The Pentagon is set to announce on Wednesday framework agreements that position it to potentially acquire over 10,000 low-cost, containerized missiles over three years starting in 2027. A statement seen by Reuters ahead of its release said that the Pentagon’s agreements are with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5, and will together launch the “Low‑Cost Containerized Munitions (LCCM) program.”The assessment phase of the program will involve purchasing test missiles from all four companies starting in June 2026. The statement did not provide a cost or specify the weapons systems from the four firms, but said the agreements established the terms for future firm-fixed-price production contracts.The Army has long touted containerized weapons systems as a low-cost, mobile way to deploy missiles in standard shipping containers.A separate agreement with defense startup Castelion lays out a plan to award a two-year contract for a minimum annual purchase of 500 Blackbeard missiles, which are Castelion’s first hypersonic strike weapon, once Castelion achieves testing and validation, the statement said.It said the Pentagon was seeking authorizations and appropriations to purchase over 12,000 Blackbeard missiles over five years.RELATEDMichael Duffey, who as under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment is the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, said in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The scenes in Brooklyn this week of anti-Israel agitators flooding into a Jewish residential neighborhood to decry the Jewish state need to be a wake-up call to all of us, and we must plainly say, “Don’t make trouble where our families live.”The images of terrified Orthodox Jews on their porches watching as their treelined streets were taken over by radical progressives, several of whom were arrested for acts of violence, requires a firm response from the government which must protect our residential areas from mayhem.While the constitution protects protest, even in residential areas, such as outside the home of a Supreme Court justice, there are measures the government can take to prevent violence and intimidation in such areas.Here is how Ilya Shapiro, director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute put it:NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS ISN’T GAGGING SPEECH – HIS MASK BAN PROTECTS NEW YORKERS”The Constitution protects the right to protest, but as with speech protections more broadly, there can be time, place, and manner restrictions,” he told me. “Someone can properly be charged for disturbing the peace for using a megaphone at 2am to express his views about political leaders. More…

The Marine Corps will require all Marines — active duty, reserve, officer and enlisted — to complete a basic artificial intelligence course by the end of the year, according to a Friday Marine Administrative Message, or MARADMIN.The service’s goal is to familiarize Marines with generative artificial intelligence platforms and large language models, such as Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and xAI’s Grok, which are among the tools available through the Defense Department’s recently launched GenAI.mil platform.The requirement follows broader DoD efforts to integrate AI across training, administration and operational planning while establishing standards for responsible use of the technology.In an email, Maj. Hector Infante, the communications director for Marine Training and Education Command, said the course is intended to give Marines a “foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and its relevance to today’s operating environment.”Infante said the 45-minute online course will introduce “key AI concepts, practical application, and responsible use considerations” through interview-style segments featuring experts discussing policy and operational applications.He added that the course will “focus on how AI can support decision-making and mission effectiveness” and promote awareness of the tool rather than technical expertise. According to the MARADMIN, all Marines have until Dec. 31, 2026, to complete the course. They…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are having a hard time stomaching an eye-popping funding request that, in part, would fund security enhancements for President Donald Trump’s ballroom.Republicans in the upper chamber still aren’t completely on board with a $1 billion request from the Trump administration and Secret Service tucked into their immigration operations funding package, and many are wondering how exactly that figure was created. “It was one thing when private dollars were building it,” Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said. “If you’re asking me for a billion dollars, I have some really hard questions. If I were a businessman and an employee came and said, ‘I have a project, and it’s a billion dollars,’ I’d say, ‘You made that number up,’ right? Like, where did the number come from?”ONCE TOUTED AS PRIVATELY FUNDED, REPUBLICANS SNEAK IN TAXPAYER CASH FOR TRUMP’S BALLROOM PROJECT Curtis’ skepticism came as Republicans were headed for a closed-door briefing on the request from Secret Service Director Sean Curran, who provided a high-level breakdown of the funding in a one-pager obtained by Fox News Digital.Curran’s explanation wasn’t enough for several Republicans, who left the meeting still wanting more detailed information on exactly how…

This article was originally published by Chase Codewell at Natural News under the title: The Real Danger of Utah’s Hyperscale Data Center: A Betrayal of Democracy and an Environmental Catastrophe A Project Built on Secrecy and Complacency The Stratos hyperscale data center in Box Elder County’s Hansel Valley was approved without meaningful public input or independent environmental review. The three-member Box Elder County Commission voted unanimously to greenlight the 40,000-acre project backed by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) and celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary, as reported by the Salt Lake Tribune and 100PercentFedUp.com. [1] No public hearing was held, and the decision was rushed through in a matter of days, revealing a contempt for democratic process that should alarm every resident of Utah. [2] If nothing changes, the damage to trust in government may outlast any physical harm from the data center itself. The commission’s haste, combined with MIDA’s semi-secret authority to strip local officials of land-use and taxing powers, disenfranchises the very people who will bear the consequences of this project. [3] The secrecy surrounding the deal mirrors the hidden networks that have historically dominated large institutions – a pattern documented in Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara’s “Dark Mission,” which reveals how secret brotherhoods quietly steer decisions behind a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Tom Kean Jr., a GOP lawmaker who has been absent from Washington for more than two months, will miss votes again this week, his office confirmed to Fox News Digital. “Congressman Kean is still attending to a personal health matter, and we appreciate the outpouring of support,” Dan Scharfenberger, Kean’s chief of staff, said in a statement Monday. “He will be returning to a regular full schedule soon.”Kean, 57, has not specified when he plans to return to work or the nature of his health issue. His office has insisted for weeks that he would resume his congressional responsibilities “soon.” The New Jersey Republican has not voted since March 5, according to GovTrack, a website that monitors congressional activities. During that time, he missed all 70 roll-call votes in the lower chamber, including legislation to end the government shutdown and extend a critical warrantless surveillance tool. JOHNSON WARNS HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO ‘STAY HEALTHY’ AS GOP MAJORITY SHRINKS TO THE EDGEKean’s absence has an outsize impact on House Republicans’ razor-thin majority as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can afford to spare just a handful of votes on party-line bills. Democrats have also struggled to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When President Trump traveled to China in 2017, he handed Xi Jinping a list of names he wanted freed. My parents were on it.That moment mattered. As China’s internment campaign in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region was beginning, my parents were vulnerable because I had spoken out in the United States about the Chinese Communist Party’s abuses. Their names, placed directly before Xi by the President of the United States, sent a signal that they were not invisible.But a name on a list matters only if a president keeps pressing. My mother remained trapped by Beijing for nearly two decades — leverage against my human rights advocacy, a hostage to the assumption that I would eventually go quiet. Cabinet secretaries raised her case. Diplomats pressed it repeatedly. None of it moved Beijing. She came home on Thanksgiving Eve 2024 only after President Biden raised her case directly with Xi.DAUGHTER OF DETAINED CHINESE PASTOR SAYS SHE HAS ‘HOPE’ AFTER LEARNING TRUMP MAY RAISE CASE WITH XI JINPINGMy father did not make it. He died in April 2022 at eighty-three, after years of enforced isolation. Because Beijing had sanctioned me personally for my advocacy,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Streaming giant Netflix’s push into live sports has ranged from the WWE and Formula 1 to select MLB and NFL games.While the initiative has drawn some criticism, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the strategy is not aimed at securing full-season rights packages for any sports league.””We’re not bidding on whole season of sports, including the NFL,” Sarandos told Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” on Tuesday. So far, Sarandos’ comments have held true with Netflix prioritizing marquee events, including Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and the New York Yankees’ opening-day shutout of the San Fransisco Giants. Sarandos holding a firm line on the company’s stance comes amid ongoing federal scrutiny into NFL, and more broadly, the trend of sports rights growing more fragmented. Some have argued the trend makes its most costly and ultimately difficult for fans to view games.NFL FACES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROBE AFTER FANS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION WITH STREAMING PIVOT: REPORTHowever, federal scrutiny into sports fragmentation has brought the topic of live sports on streaming services to the forefront.”Remember, most folks are paying for television through pay-television packages that are much more expensive than Netflix,” Sarandos said, suggesting that despite being…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing Wednesday for high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the world’s two largest powers prepare to negotiate about Taiwan, trade and a fragile U.S.-China relationship increasingly shaped by military tension and economic rivalry.The meeting comes at a volatile moment for Washington, as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran faces mounting strain following recent military exchanges in and around the Strait of Hormuz.Trump is expected to press Xi on China’s economic and strategic support for both Iran and Russia, including oil revenue, dual-use components and potential weapons transfers, according to senior administration officials.Top U.S. business leaders also are traveling with Trump to Beijing, including executives from Apple, Boeing, Tesla, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, highlighting the administration’s focus on securing economic deals alongside strategic talks. TRUMP TO CONFRONT XI AT HIGH-STAKES SUMMIT OVER CHINA BACKING FOR IRAN, RUSSIAThe White House also previewed discussions on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and China’s rapidly expanding nuclear program — areas where officials acknowledged deep mistrust and limited progress despite ongoing communication channels.On the economic front, the administration is focusing on more targeted trade arrangements, including a proposed U.S.–China…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump and hundreds of aides, security personnel and officials prepare to travel to China, many will leave behind one of the most basic tools of modern government: their everyday cellphones.Instead, officials entering China often travel with stripped-down “clean” devices, temporary laptops and tightly controlled communications systems designed to minimize the risk of surveillance, hacking or data collection in what U.S. officials consider one of the world’s most aggressive cyber environments.The precautions can transform even routine tasks into logistical headaches. Messages that would normally travel instantly through encrypted apps or synced devices are instead routed through controlled channels, temporary accounts or relayed in person. CHINA-LINKED HACKING GROUP TARGETS PHONES BELONGING TO TRUMP FAMILY, BIDEN AIDES: REPORTContacts disappear. Cloud access is limited. Some officials operate for days without their normal digital footprint.Current and former officials say the measures reflect a longstanding assumption inside the U.S. government: anything brought into China — phones, laptops, tablets or even hotel Wi-Fi connections — should be treated as potentially compromised. “China is a mass surveillance state,” said Bill Gage, a former Secret Service special agent and now director of executive protection for Safehaven Security Group. “Briefings…