National Security

Nobody understood the concept of “peace through strength” better than President George Washington. During his first annual address to Congress, the former commander-in-chief of the Continental Army spoke of the role a nation’s military…

You would think that the people who are routinely briefed on the problem China, the United States’ primary foreign enemy, poses to Americans and the Republic would guard themselves against any attempt at infiltration or espionage, but think…

This week marked the third solemn anniversary of the botched, deadly pullout from Afghanistan. Vice President Kamala Harris was nowhere to be seen. President Joe Biden was on his second vacation. The families of the 13 servicemembers who…

Did the head of the embattled U.S. Secret Service lie to Congress when he testified that all manpower requested to protect former President Trump had been approved for the event where the GOP presidential nominee came within centimeters of…

The U.S. Navy isn’t just for fighting overseas or protecting the homeland. It’s also a basic tool of force projection, diplomacy, and protecting and regulating international trade. But today’s Navy is too small to meet the demands placed on…

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), meeting behind closed doors, recently pulled “Draft Our Daughters” out of the legislative dustbin. SASC Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., “sweetened” this year’s version with a…

President Joe Biden formally announced in a letter on Sunday that he will indulge Democrat politicians’ and donors’ soft coup-like demands to “stand down” and hand the reins of his 2024 reelection campaign to Vice President Kamala Harris.…

MILWAUKEE — The embattled U.S. Secret Service chief can run, but she can’t hide from the agency’s fatal failures leading up to and in the moment of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett,…

This is a rough transcript from “The Federalist Radio Hour” episode with Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle and Ken Valentine, former Secret Service special agent and author of the book Cheating Death: Three-Time Presidential Secret…

Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service, said she will not resign from her role after what she called the “unacceptable” assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania. …