Commentary: America’s Fourth Coast Could Help Close the Shipbuilding Gap with China

by | Apr 14, 2026 | Commentary, National, News, Policy

by Christopher Carroll   In 2024, Beijing’s largest ship maker produced 250 ships. Combined, these ships could carry the weight of the total number of ships America has produced since World War II, according to the Center for Strategic and International...

Military Authorized to Detain Illegal Immigrants in New Mexico

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 22, 2025 | Justice, National, News

Military members have been given additional authorities that include the ability to detain illegal immigrants in the New Mexico National Defense Area. This area spans 170 square miles, located along the border between New Mexico and Mexico. U.S. Northern Command...

DOD Memo Mandates Same Fitness Standards for Men and Women

by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 31, 2025 | National, News, Policy

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo instructing military department secretaries to develop sex-neutral physical standards for troops. The memo says that physical fitness standards must be the same for men and women. “In establishing those standards, the...

Hegseth Orders Troops to Start Patrolling Southern Border

by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 26, 2025 | National, News, Policy

The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that American military members at the southern border can start patrolling. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent the directive to the Joint Task Force Southern Border last week. This task force “oversees subordinate...

Senator Ernst Says She Will Support Hegseth Nomination

by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 15, 2025 | National, News, Politics

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) said she will vote for Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, according to a video posted to Trump War Room’s X account. “He was adequately able to answer all of my questions,” Ernst said in the video posted Tuesday. “He pointed out all of...