The fall of former President Bashar Assad‘s regime in Syria creates a new wrinkle in a long-standing U.S. security concern: the thousands of detained Islamic State fighters held in prisons controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces. Several current and former defense officials warned prior to the fall of Assad that the prisons, along with the […]

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Bo Hines, a former college football player who twice ran for a North Carolina House seat, will be the executive director of his newly created Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, or “crypto council.” Trump announced the selection in a statement posted on Truth Social. “Bo Hines […]

President-elect Donald Trump has continued to solidify his administration with just under a month to go until Inauguration Day, announcing various picks for top positions in the Defense Department. While his pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has been trying to court senators who will need to back his bid after allegations of sexual […]

Former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz hinted Sunday that he may enter the race for Sen. Marco Rubio‘s (R-FL) seat in the upper chamber of Congress, which will likely be vacated after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rubio for secretary of state. Speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmFest in Phoenix, Arizona, Gaetz said he has received […]