The Iran war is placing new strain on America’s ability to deter China in the Indo-Pacific, as the conflict draws military assets, munitions, and attention away from the region. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln and its usual cadre of smaller ships to the Middle East. However, recent reports regarding […]

War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s increasing presence on the 2026 campaign trail is sparking rumors about his political future. Hegseth was in Iowa on Monday to campaign for Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), a two-term lawmaker representing a battleground district House Republicans must win if they hope to keep the majority. Hegseth and Nunn appeared together at […]

Adding to the polling industry’s growing list of problems is a company that has admitted to releasing fake polls as a “social experiment” to see what kind of impact the misinformation could have. The problem is this is exactly what many skeptics think normal pollsters are up to when the polls miss in key races, […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) may not have announced a 2028 campaign yet, but California activists and interest groups are already treating him like a presidential candidate — and increasingly taking their fights with him beyond the state’s borders. With Newsom entering the final months of his governorship, groups battling him over labor, artificial intelligence, transportation […]