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US taps Musk, Luckey and Gingrich to guide future warfare planning
The US Department of Defence has launched Project Meridian to identify the technologies and weapons it may need for future wars, with Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich leading the work. The initiative could influence what the military develops and fields, while the leaders’ links to defence contracting raise questions about conflicts of interest…
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Trump may have found his own answer to panda diplomacy in Sino-US relations… discover the unlikely ‘secret weapon’ charming Xi Jinping and causing a stir on Chinese social media in the free DC Insider newsletter
The article teases an unusual Trump family connection that may help Donald Trump build rapport with China’s leadership. It says the person or connection has charmed Xi Jinping, drawn praise from Chinese officials and attracted attention on Chinese social media, and suggests it could matter as Trump manages relations with Beijing. The piece links the…
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DANIEL HANNAN: Spoiler alert! Britain will NOT rejoin the EU. Here are some of the many reasons why…
Daniel Hannan argues that Britain is unlikely to rejoin the EU, despite polls showing strong support for doing so among Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green voters. He says that backing for rejoining could weaken during a referendum campaign, as voters reconsider the status quo and scrutiny turns to the EU’s problems. Hannan argues that a…
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Fox News Poll: Michigan voters split between El-Sayed and Rogers
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leads Republican Mike Rogers by one point, 50% to 49%, among likely voters in Michigan’s US Senate race, according to a new Fox News poll. The contest is close amid concerns about both candidates: some voters worry Rogers is too close to President Donald Trump, while others consider El-Sayed too liberal. The…
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Major League Baseball desperately needs to fix its terrible postseason scheduling practices
A wild card playoff game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies featured a dramatic late-game home run by Austin Riley that gave Atlanta a series lead. However, the broadcast revealed thousands of empty seats at the stadium, creating poor optics for Major League Baseball as it attempts to grow the sport’s popularity against the…
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Fired-up Pete Hegseth goes on unhinged rant to US service members… as he unveils terrifying new ‘autonomous’ battlefield revolution plan
Pete Hegseth used a speech to senior military leaders in Virginia to criticise US news organisations, accusing them of politically motivated coverage of the Iran war and calling it a “national betrayal”. He also announced a new Pentagon command focused on autonomous warfare, intended to help the US develop and deploy drones and robotic systems…
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Writer sues US government over suspected phone data copying at border
Thomas Kennedy, an Argentinian-American writer and immigration advocate, has sued the US government, seeking deletion of data he believes border agents copied from his phone when he returned to Miami earlier this month. He says a Customs and Border Protection agent searched his bags, questioned him about his reading and work, and took his phone…
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MAGA governor steps on a rake with anti-welfare ad targeting a conspicuously unlikely welfare queen… but she doubles down despite backlash
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has faced unexpected backlash from fellow conservative supporters over a welfare-to-work campaign advertisement featuring a young white man lounging on a sofa. The ad, released as part of her reelection campaign, depicts a character named Brad playing video games whilst living on welfare, and culminates with him eventually getting a…
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Wealthy residents of homes on once-quiet Virginia cul-de-sac now only hear distressing hum from multiple data centers plopped feet from their backyards
Residents of Statesboro Place in Loudoun County, Virginia, say the constant hum from nearby Amazon and Microsoft data centres has disrupted their once-quiet neighbourhood. Their complaints highlight the local impact of rapid data-centre expansion, driven in part by demand for artificial intelligence computing, even as the facilities bring substantial tax revenue to the county. Residents…
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Stewart expects Schumer, Jeffries to disappoint if the Dems win back the House and Senate
Jon Stewart argued that if Democrats regain control of Congress in the midterm elections, Senate leader Chuck Schumer and House leader Hakeem Jeffries will face pressure to deliver tangible results. He said opposing Donald Trump would not be enough: they would need an urgent plan to address the economy and affordability, and he expressed doubt…