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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congressional Democrats consider the Senate-passed plan to end the Homeland Security shutdown a victory, but they’re walking away empty-handed with none of their sought-after reforms to immigration enforcement.Pushing for sweeping changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of a…

Photos by Kenda Lenseigne It’s been said that you should never grocery shop while you’re hungry. That’s because you go into the store with the intention of just picking up a few things and end up walking out with a full cart. Project vehicles tend to follow the same path…

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.The U.S. military has fired over 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, The Washington Post…

Reliable communication used to be the first thing you lost the moment you stepped away from the grid. Once your cell signal faded, you were effectively on your own. Starlink, and now the Starlink Mini, have changed that reality in a way that is nothing short of game-changing. In a…

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The Navy admiral tapped as the new head of U.S. nuclear forces on Thursday endorsed a finding by the Energy Department and Pentagon that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe and reliable and there is no need to conduct nuclear warhead tests.Admiral Richard Correll’s comment comes as officials are assessing…

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.The weapons that could be redirected include…

The House Armed Services Committee voted Thursday to approve broad aviation safety legislation that includes a myriad of safety recommendations issued after a deadly 2025 midair collision between a regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. The legislation, known as the…

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New releases, testing, and practical tips for shooters and preppers

MDT (Modular Driven Technologies) has recently launched its new STS (Skeleton Traditional Stock). The new MDT STS’ premise is simple: it provides shooters and hunters the traditional “profile” of a classic rifle stock while combining the physical and performance-improving attributes that are inherent to rifle chassis systems.  As a component,…

Some Army officers will be shuttled into new job specialties or even transferred to a different service as certain jobs are eliminated, Military Times has learned.The restructuring cuts come on the heels of a service-wide officer career field review conducted over the last 10 months, Brig. Gen. Gregory Johnson, the…

Day 2 of SHOT Show is now wrapping up, with lots to talk about – but for today we’ll focus on the new for 2026 Benchmade lineup, which stars a revised version of the beloved Bugout folder and a renewed emphasis on food prep knives. Aluminum/MagnaCut Bugout Benchmade’s lightweight wonder…

“Missed Peleliu because of that damn thing.” The old 1st Marine Division veteran massaged a spot on his upper chest and grimaced. “Told us we could fire that mortar from the prone and get direct fire into Jap bunkers. I was one of the first to give it a whirl. Broke…

Girsan, through EAA, has introduced a new variant of its Witness 2311 pistol, the new Girsan CMX Witness 2311. The new CMX Witness 2311’s main feature (or lack thereof) is its omission of a grip safety. Instead, this double-stack 1911’s grip module is smooth. In addition, Girsan added an “Auto…

First seen last year at SHOT 2025, the Tyrant CNC PDW chassis for the SIG SAUER P365 has arrived! Construction consists of a patent-pending hybrid design, combining 7075 aluminum with proprietary polymer components. A spring-loaded, side-folding brace is integrated into the chassis and deploys via a rear-mounted button. The system…