Rep. Pat Ryan, D-NY., argued Thursday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outdid his Saturday Night Live caricature when he reversed the punishment of two U.S. Army pilots who hovered Apache helicopters near musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee mansion in March.“Secretary Hegseth exceeded his SNL character’s ridiculousness when he made a deeply problematic and pathetic decision” to undo the pilots’ suspensions, Ryan said. Ryan made the comments while attempting to add an amendment to the House’s version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would require Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to brief the House Armed Services Committee about why the investigation into the pilots was canceled. The measure failed on a vote of 25-32.“This amendment is really just about doing the right thing, which is getting answers on both what happened but also understanding why the secretary killed this investigation. … Is there something deeper he might be hiding or covering up?” Ryan said. He described the Army flyby as “inappropriate,” “dangerous” and “a massive waste of money.”“Not to mention, it’s in the middle of a war,” Ryan said.Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., the committee chairman, encouraged committee members to strike down the proposal. “I’m not sure what we gain from…

Blade Show starts bright and early tomorrow, and one of the knives the Civivi is bringing with them will surely be the Iron Tide. Designed by a new, pirate-themed collaborator, the Iron Tide packs in all the solid EDC essentials. Pete’s Pirate Life is a brand created by Pete McKinnon, a professional photographer with tons of credits, projects, and general operations to his name. The Iron Tide isn’t even his first knife project, with several other limited run pieces rolling out over the years alongside lots of other goods – like a hand forged axe, a hand forged hammer, and a fountain pen (presumably not forged by hand). This is, however, McKinnon’s first collab with Civivi. The other color option available for the Iron Tide The 3.24-inch clip point blade implemented on the Iron Tide provides a classic, dare we say timeless, geometry for daily cuttin’, backed up by a stalwart from the Civivi stainless steel circle: 14C28N. These two elements work in tandem while the user works, providing good overall performance for the price. When it comes to getting the Iron Tide into the open position, McKinnon provided both a flipper and a pair of thumbstuds here. The handle…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police in a Chicago suburb issued a shelter-in-place order Thursday as a manhunt was underway following a reported shooting in Lansing, Illinois.FOX 32 Chicago reported that Lansing police urged residents in the area of the 2700 block of 170th Street to shelter in place as officers searched for a suspect who fled the area.Authorities described the suspect as a Black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black do-rag, black hoodie and white surgical mask while heading south from 170th Street.MAN WHO WARNED COWORKERS ‘NO ONE’S GOING HOME TODAY’ GETS PRISON TERM IN FATAL SHOOTING Dispatch audio reviewed by Fox News Digital indicated authorities were responding to a reported active shooter at a chemical plant across the street from the Lansing Police Department on 170th Street.In the audio, a man can be heard saying authorities had “a helicopter up” and were “trying to find a K9.” The man also said, “The offender shot every foreign subject in the business.”Lansing police have not publicly confirmed details contained in the dispatch audio, including the nature of the incident or whether anyone was injured.The…

The Department of Defense has filed a motion to block a June 2 court order that required it to allow recruits with asymptomatic HIV to enlist or commission into the U.S. military.Attorneys for the Pentagon filed a motion Wednesday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reconsider its Tuesday decision in the case, Wilkins v. Hegseth, which lifted a stay on prohibiting HIV-positive people whose infections are controlled by medication and who otherwise qualify from serving while the case continues.In 2024, Circuit Court Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District Court of Virginia ruled that with treatment advances — and previous court rulings that allowed infected personnel to continue serving and deploy — civilians with controlled levels of the virus should be allowed to serve. The Defense Department appealed Brinkema’s decision, and last December, the Fourth Circuit implemented a stay to new enlistments while it considered the case. In February, a three-judge panel reversed Brinkema’s ruling, but in May, the appeals court announced the case would be heard by a full panel of judges. The court clarified that the decision also lifted the stay.The announcement was met with swift response from attorneys for Defense Secretary Pete…

A quick look at .38 Super Automatic. It’s like the older .38 Auto, but with more power.Introduced by Colt in 1929 as an improved version of the older .38 Auto, the Super Auto is identical to the original cartridge, except that it uses a more powerful loading. This is a fine high-speed sporting cartridge for the improved Government Model automatic pistol, but it should not be used in the older Colt pocket models. The Thompson submachine gun was once available in a .38 Super chambering. In Spain, Llama has made pistols for it. It’s not popular in Europe, but it is very popular in Canada, Mexico and South America, where pistols in military chamberings have been prohibited.This was, for many years, the most powerful automatic pistol cartridge made in the United States, from the standpoint of both velocity and energy. It makes a good sporting cartridge for hunting small to medium game, because the flat trajectory permits accurate long-range shots. However, the original metal-cased bullet did not bring out the full potential.With good expanding-type bullets, it’s one of our better hunting cartridges for a pistol. It’s more powerful than the 9mm Luger, but both are adequate for about the same…

The White House has signaled that it intends to hold a ceasefire agreement with Iran as long as no American troops are killed. United States ruler Donald Trump made the comment on his social media platform, Truth Social, while simultaneously blasting the four Republicans who voted the night prior to limit war powers as “GRANDSTANDERS” and “unpatriotic”. The vote, however, was largely symbolic, with most mainstream media outlets reporting that it has no real teeth to hold Trump back from using military force in Iran. A bigger issue for the US is that Iran continues to claim that no negotiations are even taking place. The House war resolution vote occurred after a big flare-up this week in new tit-for-tat fighting, which involved Iran sending more missiles and drones at Gulf states, especially Kuwait. The reference by Trump to “final negotiations” was possibly a ploy, and enough of one to get oil prices to react, with a drop in crude. ZeroHedge reported that Trump’s new strategy appears to be nothing more than waiting things out. President Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, U.S. officials said, insisting that the weekslong pause in airstrikes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NBA is reportedly investigating two courtside fans who allegedly directed profane remarks at New York Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson during Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night.The two fans were allegedly calling out Brunson for flopping with vulgar remarks, according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes. The taunts started coming with 20 seconds left in the game, when the Knicks had taken a substantial lead.Brunson, 29, approached referee Scott Foster after the game concluded to let him know what was happening and asked him to do something about it, according to the report. Foster was in earshot of the fans and heard the derogatory remarks. The ABC broadcast of the game showed Brunson talking toward the fans. Foster stepped between Brunson, and teammate Jose Alvarado pulled Brunson away from the scorer’s table.After making a shot in the fourth quarter, Brunson was seen pointing toward the fans.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! While the fans certainly irritated the Knicks’ captain, the Spurs’ defense in the fourth quarter did not. Brunson scored 13 of his 30 points in the…

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LeBron James gifted Nelly Korda a custom pair of golf shoes for this week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club, and while the World No. 1 gave the kicks a shot, they didn’t appear to be up to her standards.Korda’s opening round on Thursday got off to a bit of an up-and-down start. Beginning on the back nine, Korda made par on the tricky par-4 10th hole and followed it up with a birdie on the 11th hole, but then carded back-to-back bogeys. After six holes and sitting at 1-over par in the early stages of the tournament, Korda was seen ditching her custom LeBron shoes and putting on her normal pair of Nike gamers.Golf Channel’s Amy Rodgers reported from Riviera shortly after the shoe swap that the LeBron shoes that Korda began her round with were “a little bit too loose” and may have been a culprit for “issues with her swing.”NELLY KORDA ROCKS USA SOCCER JERSEY ON COURSE AT US WOMEN’S OPEN, DELIVERS PATRIOTIC MESSAGE Korda’s trainer, who was outside the ropes following her group, was the one who went back to the locker room, grabbed the pair of her normal golf shoes and swapped them out…

The USS Carl Vinson has been awarded the 2025 aircraft carrier Battle Effectiveness award, the Navy recently announced Wednesday.The Battle “E” is awarded to U.S. Navy commands that display “superior performance during operations, inspections, certifications, assessments and training events in a competitive cycle, assessing their proficiency and overall effectiveness in all phases of operations,” according to the Navy. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier returned to port in August 2025 after a nine-month deployment which saw the Carl Vinson operating in the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operations, including providing support to Operation Rough Rider, a large-scale military campaign that launched air and naval strikes against Iran-backed Houthi Rebels.By the time the Carl Vinson homeported in San Diego, California, the aircraft carrier had completed more than 10,000 sorties, 23,000 flight hours and sailed over 275,000 nautical miles combined. “The Carl Vinson team displayed unrelenting perseverance and superior performance as they successfully carried out sustained operations at sea throughout 2025,” Capt. Joshua Wenker, commanding officer of Carl Vinson, said in a release.“Our sailors worked together to successfully execute a wide range of missions while operating in the Western Pacific and the Middle East, once again setting the standard for courage…