DC Watchdog

Chicago’s weekend bloodshed has reopened a hard question: will leaders protect the public, or keep talking while families bury the dead?

Quick Take Chicago police said at least seven people were killed and 38 were wounded in weekend shootings. Initial reports showed at least 24 shooting incidents since Friday evening. President Donald Trump renewed his call for military ...

The Supreme Court just turned a tragic cold case into a warning shot about how much power judges still have to second‑guess a jury — and how much they no longer do.

Story Snapshot Supreme Court reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s murder conviction for the 1979 disappearance of 6‑year‑old Etan Patz. A federal appeals court had tossed the conviction over bad jury instructions abo...

A young Florida man allegedly walked into a pro-Israel office with an AR-15-style rifle and a silencer, and the building was empty—but the legal and moral fallout is anything but.

Story Snapshot Federal grand jury indicts Forrest Kendall Pemberton for an alleged attempted mass shooting targeting Jewish victims. Prosecutors say he carried an AR-15-style rifle with a silen...

A new U.S. strike on an alleged narco‑terrorist boat raises fresh questions about how far Washington should go in a secretive war at sea.

Story Snapshot U.S. forces hit a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 and leaving 6 survivors. The Pentagon calls the targets “narcoterrorists” but again offers no public proof of drugs on board. This campaign has now ...

A foreign-donated jet is now flying as “Air Force One,” and the media is racing to turn a patriotic stopgap into an ethics scare.

Story Snapshot The Air Force calls the Qatari 747 a temporary bridge until Boeing delivers two new presidential planes in 2028 [1][3]. Officials say the jet has completed modifications and testing for presidential use and was unveiled at Joint...