This article was originally published by Laura Harris at Natural News.  Joe Kent resigned as head of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of the U.S. war with Iran, citing moral and strategic concerns. In his letter to Donald Trump, Kent said Iran posed “no imminent threat” and claimed the war was influenced by external pressure and misinformation. The conflict has escalated, with Tehran launching widespread retaliatory strikes on Israel, U.S. bases, and regional energy infrastructure, pushing oil prices above $100. U.S. intelligence assessments reportedly contradict the war’s justification, stating Iran was not actively developing nuclear weapons. Kent’s resignation, the first of its kind, comes amid growing bipartisan criticism, including from Thomas Massie and Mark Warner, highlighting deepening divisions in Washington over the war. Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his post in protest over the United States’ ongoing war with Iran, citing deep moral and strategic concerns about the conflict. In a resignation letter dated March 17 and addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump, Kent said he could no longer support the military campaign launched by Washington and Israel late last month. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy bashed Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom over an unfinished wildlife crossing bridge in the Golden State that is running $21 million over budget.Duffy shared a post from the X account End Wokeness showing video of the unfinished project stretching across 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway in Southern California. The video shows the incomplete bridge, which is intended to provide safe passage for animals such as cougars to cross over the highway.”Bridges to nowhere. Trains to nowhere. Leave the building to us @GavinNewsom,” Duffy wrote on X.Construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (WAWC) was supposed to be wrapped up by 2025, with the total cost of the project estimated at $92 million. That cost estimate has since jumped to $114 million. A press release from the governor’s office states the project should be completed by fall 2026.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER IN FATAL CALIFORNIA CRASH SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAD LICENSE: DOT REPORT At the groundbreaking ceremony held in April 2022, Newsom pledged $54 million of state funding to build the crossing and later added another $10 million. However, in February, the California Transportation Commission announced it was allocating…

The Department of Defense continues its search for department civilian employees to collaborate with the Department of Homeland Security in border security missions.The department persists in attempts to recruit its civilian employees to volunteer and support DHS operations, according to a Thursday email sent to DOD civilian employees that circulated on social media.“I am renewing the call for additional dedicated civil servant volunteers to meet continued mission-critical roles in support of DHS,” the email reads.The email, sent by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, first circulated on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/sno Facebook page. A Pentagon official declined to confirm or deny the authenticity of the email to Military Times on Thursday.DOD’s encouragement of civilian employees’ interagency collaboration when it comes to DHS is nothing new. Since August 2025, the department has tried recruiting civilian employees for up to six-month details in support of the southern border mission at participating DHS agencies.Last week DOD issued a release urging civilian employees to consider volunteering. Any civilian can volunteer regardless of their job or skills and no resume is required, according to the release, which states 1,000 civilians have been “added to the roster to assist DHS”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal lawyer and co-executive of his estate said he had no knowledge of a relationship the late convicted sex offender had with President Donald Trump, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Thursday. Darren Indyke made the claim in a closed-door session before the House Oversight Committee. He is the latest Epstein affiliate to testify in the panel’s sprawling probe.Comer said Democrats immediately pressed Indyke with questions about ties between the president and Epstein.”Republicans asked very substantive questions that any curious media outlet would ask, that any American who’s kept up with this story would ask,” Comer told reporters. “Then the Democrats get their hour, and they ask about Donald Trump.” “Mr. Indyke said that he was not aware of any relationship that Mr. Epstein had with Mr. Trump,” Comer added.Comer also said that Indyke told the committee that he had no knowledge of Epstein’s sexual crimes. Indyke has denied any wrongdoing and did not invoke his Fifth Amendment right when questioned by the panel.”As with all the other witnesses, they all claim they never had any knowledge before it became public that Mr. Epstein was … doing anything…

Israel is forging ahead with its incursion into Lebanon, in what it claims is a vital fight against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group. The operation, which began on Monday, is separate from the joint U.S.-Israel war on Iran, but the dynamics of each conflict zone will inevitably intersect with each other.The Israeli deployment is expected to last several weeks and is part of a broader effort to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities and eradicate its fighters in the area, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces asserted to Military Times. The offensive is intended to “remove threats and create an additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel,” the spokesperson said. President Donald Trump’s attention remains fixed on the war in Iran but a White House official affirmed to Military Times that the U.S. supports the Israeli campaign to disarm Hezbollah and other non-state actors in Lebanon, calling it “crucial” for regional stability. The U.S. also does not skimp on ensuring Israel’s security. A 2025 Congressional report noted that Washington has provided Jerusalem $174 billion in bilateral assistance and missile defense funding to date — underscoring the deep strategic ties that sustain Israeli operations. The question of Israel’s influence on…

Zac Whitmore, designer of the award-winning Civivi Yonder, has partnered with the shop again for a larger sequel. The Over Yonder, as it’s called, brings the winningly simple design of its littler predecessor forward, just scaled up. The first Yonder arrived in 2024, and was warmly received not only by users in general but by the judges at Blade Show in Atlanta, where it took home the Best Buy of the Year award. It is the kind of knife Civivi does best: a no-funny-business user with handsome, albeit understated styling, made to the exacting standards all Civivi (as well as sibling brands We Knife Co. and Sencut) products are. And, as with the similarly-spec’d Elementum, the Yonder’s popularity eventually lead to a larger version. You don’t often see aluminum foil G-10 in the sub-$100 price bracket Larger, yes, but by no means enormous: the Over Yonder’s blade length is listed at 3.35 inches, so it is still comfortably within the EDC dimension for most users. The blade shape has been carried forward, which is that rarest and most uncomfortable-to-think-of-the-origins-of blade shapes, the spey (look it up if you must). Good belly, a low but usable tip, and some straight edge…

A clandestine Iranian unit has a warning for United States politicians, after using drones to buzz the homes of War Department chief Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s homes. Those in power in the U.S. “will no longer be safe anywhere in the world,” Iran threatened. Multiple drones have buzzed Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, DC, within the past ten days, according to three Washington Post sources familiar with the matter. The sightings come after the US and Israel assassinated numerous top Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran Has Confirmed The Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tehran has promised a “decisive” response to what it described as illegal attacks. If The U.S. Attempts An Assassination of Khamenei, Iran Will Declare War Following Khamenei’s killing, the elite Quds Force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which specializes in clandestine ops, warned that US and Israeli officials “will no longer be safe anywhere in the world, not even in their own homes.” The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28th, killing several high-profile rulers in the country. Tehran immediately responded with attacks on U.S. assets in the Middle East. A senior administration official…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “The View” co-host Joy Behar called out Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., during the show on Thursday for voting to support Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to head the Department of Homeland Security.”I think he’s terrible,” Behar said of Mullin. “And as I said before, Fetterman was the deciding vote to say yes to this guy. With Democrats like that, who needs Republicans?”Fetterman voted to advance Mullin’s confirmation as Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted against the Republican DHS pick on Wednesday.’TELL ME TO MY FACE’: TOP MOMENTS IN MULLIN’S HEATED CONFIRMATION HEARING TO BE TRUMP’S NEXT DHS CHIEF Co-host Sunny Hostin also slammed Mullin and said Republicans could have come up with someone better. She also blasted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), referring to the agency as “masked bandits.” “He was a professional MMA fighter,” she said. “I just don’t think that even with his government experience, someone with that sort of fighter mentality who has been so aggressive should be heading a lawless band of masked bandits. I just don’t think that makes a lot of sense.”Mullin worked as a plumber and was a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter before being elected to Congress.KRISTI…

U.S. service members will now be granted religious exemptions from grooming standards only on “sincerely held religious beliefs,” according to a recent Pentagon memorandum.Current service members and those applying for military service who request an exception for religious reasons must provide “a sworn written attestation affirming the requester’s belief is sincerely held and religious in nature,” according to the March 11 Department of Defense memorandum. In their requests, service members must provide statements describing the specific religious beliefs that are held and explanations of how the current clean-shaven grooming standard conflicts with their exercise of religion, per the memo.Troops must also provide evidence that their religious beliefs are “sincerely held,” such as personal testimonies or corroborating statements from religious leaders or community members. False statements can be subject to disciplinary action under Article 107 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice or denial of ascension, the statement says.The memo, signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, first circulated on the unofficial U.S. Army Subreddit r/Army page Tuesday. Task & Purpose was the first to report on the memo. A Pentagon official confirmed the memo’s authenticity to Military Times on Thursday.Previously, the military granted shaving waivers for facial hair for a…

Here are a few things you should consider when choosing or building home defense guns.When things go bump in the night, there are of course some things to consider before you start bumping back. The gun community has been a mixed bag of sorts lately with products and technology coming out at a blistering rate thanks to changes in legislature and the expansion of the broader consumer base. There are more gun owners on a much wider spectrum of diversity than ever before, and this has inadvertently led to less tribal knowledge, less general understanding of technology and a “too many cooks in the kitchen” situation with the spread of information.Something I’ve paid a great deal of attention to in the past few years has been the growing number of so-called experts who are little more than entertainers in tactical kit. Somehow, each of these guys is former special forces, a SEAL team member, SWAT sniper … whatever. I know and work closely with all of the aforementioned characters, and most things being promoted by entertainers are just straight-up fictional, and in many cases, simply there to encourage people to buy their snake oil.Self-defense isn’t a cookie-cutter thing, and a…