SAN DIEGO — Service chiefs from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard speaking at the WEST Conference in San Diego on Wednesday defended the necessity for continued investment in their respective services while laying out the goals they will set to achieve with present and future infusions of cash.In the wake of the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill, which allotted roughly $150 billion for defense, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric M. Smith said the financial windfall allowed the service the ability to afford the absolute necessities it needed to operate.It was expensive, yes, but essential, he said.“Everything costs what it costs,” Smith said. “I don’t want to pay four billion dollars for a ship, neither does my shipmate Daryl Caudle. But that’s what it costs to have pipefitters, steamfitters, welders, electricians build the ship.”The 2026 defense budget is $839 billion, with President Donald Trump attempting to push forward a $1.5 trillion military budget for fiscal 2027. Smith likened defense spending to the purchase of his personal Ford F-250 pickup truck. He didn’t want to pay $70,000 for it, but he needed a car that could tow 38,000 pounds (the 2026 Ford F-250 can tow up to 23,000 pounds…

Border czar Tom Homan has announced that President Donald Trump has agreed with his proposal to conclude a federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. Homan’s announcement came less than three weeks after Trump deployed him to Minnesota to run immigration operations there. Homan said that a “small footprint” of personnel will stay in the area “for a period of time” to transition command back to a local field office, and to ensure “agitator activity” does not flare back up. Minnesota has been a hotbed of contention between ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and those who consider themselves “anti-ICE” protestors. Murders have been committed by ICE enforcers, and it’s creating a rift in American culture that will be difficult to overcome at this point. Homan replaced Border Patrol commander at large Gregory Bovino three weeks ago, according to a report by CNBC. Judge, Jury, Executioner: When the Government Decides Who Lives or Dies State-Sanctioned Murder in Minneapolis: Pretti Execution and Trump’s Engineered Path to Civil War Last week, Homan announced a drawdown of 700 agents from the area encompassing Minneapolis and St. Paul, a roughly 25% pullback that still left about 2,000 officers in place. “We’ve seen a big change here…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Parent Teacher Association officials in one of the wealthiest school districts in the country hosted a training session last month instructing families on how to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.The virtual PTA session in Montgomery County, Maryland, was held on Jan. 20 and was headed by Councilwoman Kristin Mink. The meeting was titled “ICE Response & Organizing Tools for PTAs, Parents & Guardians.” According to the National Review, Mink has previously hosted multiple sessions on ways schools can equip themselves with “tools to slow ICE down and protect each other.” The training guided parents on how to escort students with illegal immigrant parents, and encouraged volunteers to monitor ICE activity during drop‑off and pickup, and introduced ways to support families affected by ICE arrests and deportations.During the session, Mink reportedly presented comprehensive “rapid response” guidance she had created and shared publicly three days earlier. In one slide, Mink outlined how “White allies” could assist and support the community, advising them not to use whistles to counter “ICE violence,” which has become a widespread form of community resistance. She argued that White individuals should avoid using a tool that, in her view,…

War has a way of changing the lives of its participants. Sometimes, it puts the main actor through a moment of decision that leads to an extraordinary feat. In the case of Ralyn Hill, it involved rushing where the average soldier would fear to tread, simply to retrieve a complete stranger from the jaws of death. Hill was born in Lindenwood, Illinois, on May 6, 1899. After the United States declared war against Germany on April 6, 1917, he enlisted in the Illinois National Guard and after training shipped out with Company H, 129th Infantry Regiment, 33rd “Prairie” Division. Once in France, the division underwent a temporary break. Although General John J. Pershing insisted that the American Expeditionary Forces be held together as entity, he and the British command were persuaded by Lt. Gen. John Monash, commander of I Australian Corps, to lend two elements for his assault on Hamel, Somme, France. Much, no doubt to Hill’s and his comrades’ chagrin, the 130nd and 131st had the honor of having their combat debut alongside the Aussies on July 4 — an added touch of timing deliberately chosen by Monash. The result was a swift victory that demonstrated Monash’s brilliant use…

Boker has once again renovated a traditional pocket knife for 2026. The Modern Club Knife is another historic jack knife pattern spruced up with all the modern EDC knife fixings. This “modernized traditional” concept has been an ongoing project for the prolific Solingen, Germany-based Boker. In early 2024 they created the Modern Barlow, followed by the Modern Trapper later that year. The concept is one that innately appeals to knife nerds, because most people in that demographic enjoy both the high-tech modern stuff, as well as the simple, rugged, eternally useful traditional pieces that laid the groundwork for the things to come. The pocket clip puts the Modern Club Knife nice and low The Modern Club Knife has a 2.87-inch spear point blade – the profile itself is pure traditional, and one that has been serving up super-capable everyday cutting capability for hundreds of years. Here, of course, it has been equipped with a flipper for quick one-handed deployment, and there’s no carbon still in service here; instead, Boker chose to make this one from Nitro-V, a nitrogen-enriched stainless that holds up well to both tough material and corrosive conditions. Meanwhile, the handle is a titanium frame laid with handsome,…

We all have those one or two recipes from grandma that have been passed down for generations, and they bring back so many memories of family fun around the table. However, what about old-school recipes that have been forgotten?While the depression greatly affected how people fed their families, we can’t overlook the imagination and tenacity of past generations. Many of these recipes are easy on the budget, which makes them a great choice to add to modern tables, given the recent rise in inflation at the grocery store.These old-school recipes may sound odd, but they are quite delicious! Consider trying one of these vintage recipes out, and you may even add one to your regular meal rotation.Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest!Main DishesVintage recipes were designed to be hearty and feed a crowd. Families often had a lot more kids in the house than we do these days, making it even more important to satisfy bellies and stretch the budget.Beef StroganoffThis is something my mom used to make on a regular basis, so when I grew up, I was surprised to learn that my wife and pretty much anyone I talked to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 former death row inmates to the federal “supermax” prison in Colorado, ruling the move likely violated their Fifth Amendment due process rights.The 35-page ruling from U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sets up a dispute between executive authority and prisoners’ procedural rights. Under Article II’s “Take Care” clause, the president is charged with executing federal law, and the Bureau of Prisons — overseen by the attorney general — has broad discretion to determine where inmates serve their sentences. But Kelly said the administration could not transfer the inmates without first giving them a meaningful opportunity to challenge the move.Kelly, a Trump appointee, stressed that his ruling had no bearing on the nature of the crimes committed by the ex-death row inmates, many of whom he noted have been convicted of “some of the most horrific crimes imaginable.””The placement of an inmate with a life sentence at ADX Florence raises no constitutional concerns so long as the inmate is afforded adequate process,” he said. TONY HAWK, TAIWAN AND A FLASHLIGHT: TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SUSPECT’S BIZARRE DEFENSE Instead, the ruling focused narrowly on whether…

A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials not only violated Kelly’s First Amendment free speech rights, but they also “threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.” The judge invoked an old-fashioned rebuke — “Horsefeathers!” — in response to the government’s claim that Kelly is trying to exempt himself from the rules of military justice.“To say the least, our retired veterans deserve more respect from their Government, and our Constitution demands they receive it!” wrote Leon, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President George W. Bush.Kelly, who represents Arizona, sued in federal court to block his Jan. 5 censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Leon’s order prohibits the Pentagon from implementing or enforcing Kelly’s punishment while his lawsuit is pending. The judge instructed the parties to provide him with an update in 30 days.In November, Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers appeared on a video in which they urged troops to uphold the Constitution and not to follow unlawful military directives from the Trump…

Washington should force the neighboring countries to turn their backs on Beijing, a group of democratic United States senators has said. They are suggesting that U.S. ruler Donald Trump drag both Canada and Mexico into the ongoing trade war. The U.S. has already taken several steps to keep Chinese EVs (electric vehicles) out of the U.S. market. The previous presidential administration raised import tariffs on them from 25% to 100%. The executive orders issued by Trump shortly after taking office in January 2025 brought the total effective US import tariff to 127.5%, reported RT.  Trump Finally Admits The U.S. Is In A Trade War With China According to a letter seen by Reuters, senators have called on the Trump administration to use the review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to address concerns about Chinese EVs being imported into neighboring states.  Reuters reported Wednesday, citing a letter to the US Trade Representative’s Office, that Trump should use free trade agreement talks to limit the import of Chinese EVs into both Canada and Mexico. For years, the U.S. and China have been battling it out in a large-scale trade war. The two nations have repeatedly imposed increasingly harsher tariffs on each…

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