NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon is preparing a dramatic course correction after years of purchasing key missile-defense interceptors in relatively modest numbers — even as China built up the world’s largest arsenal of conventional ballistic and cruise missiles and the U.S. increasingly focused on the threat of a conflict in the Indo-Pacific.Following a string of missile-heavy conflicts, U.S. air defenses have been used repeatedly to protect Israel, American forces in the Middle East and Navy ships in the Red Sea, drawing down some of the Pentagon’s most sophisticated and difficult-to-replace munitions.The Pentagon’s abrupt course correction raises a question that has taken on new urgency after years of missile-intensive warfare: Why did the U.S. wait so long to build deeper interceptor magazines?US DRAINS CRITICAL MISSILE STOCKPILES IN IRAN WAR AS YEARSLONG REBUILD LOOMS The Army’s fiscal 2027 budget, reviewed by Fox News Digital, calls for a massive increase in purchases of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, part of a broader effort to rapidly expand a munitions industrial base that cannot be scaled overnight.The shift is particularly striking when compared with what the military was buying…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is Hasan Doğan Piker and Hasan Doğan Piker is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.That’s the bottom line for Michigan voters considering the race for an open United States Senate seat as they prepare for that October-November election. (Early voting in Michigan begins on October 24 and ends November 1, 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026.)El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open United States Senate seat, and Piker is a progressive Twitch commentator. A particularly vulgar, hate-filled, racist “streamer,” an online ranter who hates Blacks, Whites and women of all races with seemingly equal passion. This isn’t a hidden secret. Piker’s calling card is the endless streaming of his unhinged diatribes. I’d recommend searching for his clips on X, formerly known as Twitter, but you don’t really need that sort of unhinged radical ranting in your life. Piker is Robespierre without even a false front of education. In a major embarrassment for the El-Sayed campaign, the University of Washington was recently forced to step in and cancel a planned, university-hosted lecture featuring Piker, citing flaws in their approval process. Though the school didn’t ban him from campus grounds entirely, stripping him…

We take a quick look at 6mm Remington, aka .244 Remington, a true middle-weight heavy hitter of a cartridge.The 6mm Remington has exactly the same case dimensions as the .244 Remington. They differ only in the fact that the 6mm Remington is loaded with bullets of up to 100 grains, whereas the .244 Remington was never loaded with bullets of more than 90 grains. Ammunition marked .244 Remington can be fired in 6mm Remington chambers and vice versa. However, rifles marked .244 Remington will not always stabilize the 100-grain bullet. The difference between the two is that .244 rifles (if manufactured by Remington) have a 1:12 rifling twist, and rifles marked 6mm have a 1:9 twist.When Remington introduced the .244, in 1955, it selected the 1:12 twist as best suited to long-range accuracy with bullets of 75 to 90 grains. That was correct, except that most shooters wanted to use bullets of 100 to 105 grains to cover the range of game from varmints through deer with the same rifle. To correct this misjudgment, Remington renamed the cartridge 6mm Remington and changed to a 1:9 twist.To have retained the .244 designation and simply changed the twist would have brought on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Dallas Cowboys and veteran defensive tackle Quinnen Williams agreed to a three-year extension prior to the start of the 2026 NFL season that will make him one of the highest-paid players at his position.Williams agreed to an extension worth $105.9 million, including $101 million in guaranteed money and $63.35 million guaranteed at signing. He is also getting a signing bonus worth $31.85 million.Williams, who has made the last four Pro Bowls, was traded to the Cowboys before the deadline last season in a blockbuster deal with the New York Jets. The Jets, who were in the middle of another lackluster season, decided to trade away Williams and cornerback Sauce Gardner (Indianapolis Colts), parting ways with two top four NFL Draft choices as they continue to rebuild.Williams’ trade was interesting considering the Jets inked him to a four-year extension worth $96 million with $66 million guaranteed in 2023. The Jets acquired a second-round pick in 2026, a 2027 first-round pick and defensive tackle Mazi Smith in exchange for Williams.DALLAS COWBOYS SET THEMSELVES UP FOR INTERNET MOCKERY WITH CALEB DOWNS TROPHY WALKTHROUGHNow, the Cowboys have one of the best at the position locked…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida woman was arrested after authorities said she falsely claimed to have cancer and scammed more than 200 people out of more than $40,000 to pay off personal debts.Maribeth Ellen Jones, 51, of Bonita Springs, has been charged with grand theft between $20,000 and $100,000. She turned herself in at the Naples Jail Center this week after detectives obtained a warrant for her arrest on the second-degree felony charge, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.Jones, who worked as an activities director in the community, allegedly told residents between 2022 and 2024 that she had cancer and was undergoing treatment, leading more than 200 people to donate to her because they believed she needed help.OHIO BROTHERS WHO POSED AS MIDDLE EASTERN ROYALTY RECEIVE LENGTHY SENTENCE FOR $21M FRAUD SCHEME Detectives said she even pretended her condition was worsening and had community members cut her hair to make it appear she was preparing to undergo chemotherapy.Community members created a GoFundMe page for Jones that was linked to her personal bank account, according to the sheriff’s office. They also gave her cash and personal checks.WHAT SCAMMERS DO THE WEEK YOUR SPOUSE DIESJones had been…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci have sparked fresh questions about his handling of evolving COVID-19 evidence, according to Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst. The texts are part of an initial batch of communications from Fauci’s government-issued cellphone released Monday by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rand Paul, R-Ky. The messages shed light on private discussions between Fauci and other top health officials as they navigated evolving questions around the coronavirus pandemic.In a Monday evening interview, Siegel suggested the former White House chief medical adviser was at times too “dogmatic” and slow to adapt as the science evolved.EXPOSED FAUCI DIARY SHOWS HE ESTIMATED COVID-19 DEATH RATE TO BE MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT HE TOLD CONGRESSSiegel said Fauci was a “top immunologist” and “top vaccinologist.””And I respect that a lot,” he said, adding that he felt Fauci then ventured beyond those areas of expertise. “The other issue is flexibility. I have a feeling about Dr. Fauci that he’s too dogmatic,” Siegel told Fox News Digital, adding that Fauci would “stick to some idea he has and [follow] it through regardless of contradictory or changing evidence.”Siegel said he believed Fauci…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump secretly boarded a third, smaller U.S. military aircraft using an airport catering truck as cover to depart the NATO summit in Turkey in July while using an older Air Force One jet as a decoy, according to reports.Citing an official and other material it reviewed, The Washington Post reported that the undercover maneuver took place at Ankara airport amid a credible Iranian threat against the president.Trump had arrived in the Turkish capital on July 8 aboard a brand-new Boeing 747-8, an aircraft donated by Qatar.Following U.S. military strikes against Iranian targets earlier in the summer, intelligence officials identified a specific threat from Iran targeting the president’s movements.TRUMP TAKES INAUGURAL FLIGHT ABOARD NEW AIR FORCE ONE AHEAD OF LIBRARY DEBUT HONORING FAMED OUTDOORSMAN To counter the threat, U.S. security officials executed a ruse on the Turkish tarmac, according to the outlet.Trump walked up the stairs of the legacy blue-and-white Boeing 747 — the older Air Force One — and waved to news cameras before entering the cabin.Minutes later, Trump and a small team of aides were said to have stepped out of view into an airport catering truck that had…

President Donald Trump is handing out a big red card to FIFA’s bosses, warning soccer’s top execs they’d be out of their minds to dump embattled president Gianni Infantino.Taking to Truth Social, Trump went to bat for Infantino, who faces an all-out revolt from global soccer leaders after a disastrous scheme to sell off a chunk of the men’s World Cup to private equity investors.”FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump posted.TRUMP ADMIN TAUNTS LEFT FOR ‘PRAYING’ FOR WORLD CUP DISASTER AS DOT TOUTS RECORD NUMBERS”He is fantastic, having just presided over the most successful World Cup, by four times, ever presented. If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again!”Trump has is on the money concerning, well, the money. The 2026 World Cup across America was a total monster as it packed stadiums and smashed revenue records. Say what you want, but nobody puts on a sports spectacle quite like the USA.Yet the president’s defense comes as Infantino’s internal trouble reaches a boiling point.EUROPEAN SOCCER’S GOVERNING BODY FLIPS SPORT UPSIDE DOWN WITH BOYCOTT OF FIFA, FUTURE WORLD CUPSThe Swiss-Italian soccer boss ignited a…

The Pentagon revoked a former U.S. Air Force secretary’s security clearance, alleging that he shared classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities to a news outlet.Frank Kendall, who served as the 26th Air Force secretary from 2021 to 2025 during former President Joe Biden’s administration, recently spoke with news outlets and has been quoted in their stories concerning the Qatari-donated jet’s security features.Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a Friday social media post that Kendall’s access to classified information and his ability to hold any “sensitive” position is forfeit, effective immediately. “This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities to a media outlet,” Parnell said in the post.“Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty,” he continued. “Those who violate that trust forfeit the privilege of access and any role requiring it.”Former high-ranking officials, such as Air Force secretaries, usually retain access to sensitive information after leaving their posts, allowing them to serve as consultants to the current administration or as contractors as needed. Following his departure as Air Force secretary, Kendall now serves as a national director on the Air & Space Forces Association board and as a nonresident senior fellow at the…

The WNBA’s silence regarding DiJonai Carrington, who declared “White privilege” after her ejection during Saturday’s game against the Indiana Fever after smacking Sophie Cunningham in the face, meant she could play Monday night for the Chicago Sky against the Seattle Storm. With the league not announcing any discipline for the veteran guard after her Flagrant 2 foul against the Fever over the weekend, Carrington checked into the game with 5:21 left in the first quarter. There was a loud cheer coming from the Storm crowd, but it’s unknown if it was because Carrington was checking into the game, or if they were cheering on rookie center Awa Fam entering for Seattle.  With around two minutes left in the first quarter of Saturday’s 90-86 win for the Fever, Cunningham had a breakaway toward the hoop with Carrington trying to track her down to avoid an easy two points for Indiana. Carrington’s hustle led to a meeting at the rim, but instead of swatting the ball, she hit Cunningham hard in the face, sending her to the floor as officials quickly blew the whistle. DIJONAI CARRINGTON DECLARES ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ AFTER EJECTION FOR SMACKING SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IN THE FACECunningham was livid, getting up from the hardwood and…