Customs and Border Protection officers broke up a scheme by two scientists from China who attempted to smuggle in deadly fungal samples that could have done widespread destruction to American crops and harm human health. Deemed an “agroterror” threat, the couple intended to reproduce the samples. At least one of the two was connected to an...
Once a low-cost haven for service members, veterans, and their families, USAA’s troubles suggest a company prioritizing leftist ideology over its mission. For almost my entire military career and beyond, USAA, the San Antonio-based insurance and financial services giant that built its reputation serving military members and their families, provided my family with auto and...
California governor calls deployment ‘purposefully inflammatory’ while federal officers face deadly attacks from protesters. Los Angeles is rioting again. Mobs, amped up by professional agitators and implicit support from Democratic elected officials, have attacked federal law enforcement officers with deadly intent. This violence, which includes hurling rocks, torching cars, launching fireworks, and assaulting federal law...
The DOJ discovered millions of dollars in fraud hidden in false food stamp reporting. President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Justice uprooted hidden millions May 29, charging an employee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and five New York residents with defrauding the federal government of “$66 million in unauthorized transactions under the Supplemental Nutrition...
On May 20, President Donald Trump launched the Golden Dome missile defense initiative. I was in college when President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative—initially mocked by its opponents as “Star Wars.” Trump named Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein as the Golden Dome project’s leader, a tell that the system will be primarily space-based. Technology in two areas...
China’s race to be a maritime superpower presents the greatest threat to the U.S. since the British burned down the White House in 1814. On April 24, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report on China’s naval modernization, noting that, “China’s navy is, by far, the largest of any country in East Asia, and sometime between...
India and Pakistan appear ready for conflict, with tensions triggered by a terrorist attack on Indian citizens on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir. India has good reason to believe that the attack originated in Pakistan from terror bases the Pakistani government knows about and supports. Prime Minister Modi of India will likely respond to the attack militarily. The...
Gavin Newsom is dusting off John C. Calhoun’s playbook from 1832, arguing his state can nullify federal law. Oh, the irony! California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the gel-haired darling of the left, has decided to play President Andrew Jackson’s foil in a modern-day Nullification Crisis. His lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs — filed with...
China’s activities in the Western Hemisphere pose a direct challenge to US interests and regional security. Why are President Donald Trump and his national security team focused on Panama and Greenland? Donald Trump understands that modern threats – China’s predatory mercantilism and its massive military buildup, including the ability to destroy our reconnaissance satellites in orbit –...
Why should we keep a moniker tied to a faded empire when America’s imprint is what matters now? On Monday, I had the privilege of testifying before the Texas Senate in favor of two bold legislative measures: Senate Bill 1717 (SB 1717) and Senate Joint Resolution 63 (SJR 63), both introduced by Republican Sen. Mayes Middleton of...
China’s got three ways to go at Taiwan: a patient choke, a lightning grab, or full chaos. On March 4, in response to President Donald J. Trump’s strategy of using tariffs to bring manufacturing back America and restore fair trade, the Chinese embassy ominously warned that China was ready for any “type of war” with...
Too many Americans — lawmakers included — are falling for Chinese propaganda disguised as ‘discrimination’ concerns. I sat in the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on March 6 watching a parade of witnesses — roughly 30 people, all but four were likely naturalized citizens or green card holders from China — rail against SB 17,...