Hegseth shreds Soviet-style bureaucracy and ‘five-year plans’ governing Pentagon

War Secretary Pete Hegseth tore into the Pentagon’s entrenched acquisition bureaucracy in a fiery address Friday, comparing the department’s planning culture to Soviet-style central planning that he says has crippled innovation, risk-taking and the nation’s ability to prepare for war. Speaking to a group of defense industry executives, Hegseth opened by invoking the specter of […]

Florida cites mafia law, hits Planned Parenthood with suit over claim abortion pill ‘safer than Tylenol’

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told Fox News Digital on Friday it is “blatantly false” to claim that a popular abortion-inducing drug now under federal review is “safer than Tylenol,” launching a multimillion-dollar lawsuit and citing RICO statutes. Mifepristone, a pharmaceutical that blocks pregnancy hormone progesterone, is often utilized as part of a two-drug process […]

Iran-directed plot to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico thwarted, officials reveal

A plot by Iran to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico has been thwarted, officials revealed Friday. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was allegedly trying to kill the ambassador starting late last year, but that effort was neutralized, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official. “We thank the security and law enforcement services in Mexico for thwarting […]

Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million to restore federal research funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement Friday. The New York-based university will pay $30 million directly to the U.S. government and another $30 million toward agriculture and farming research programs. The agreement upholds […]

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