Christopher Holton is a policy analyst and advocate who works to conservatively influence national security policy—especially at the state and local level—through research, legislation, and public engagement. He and Greg visited at the Alabama Statehouse on issues that been controversial and debated in Alabama and beyond. -Open
US-Israel-Iran war: Trump claims ‘good talks’ with Iran, declares a 5‑day reprieve. Pause now, full ceasefire next? On Panel: Iranian Analyst Roxana Chegini, US Analyst Richard Sanders, Security Expert David Wurmser -Open
It remains unclear where we stand regarding hostilities with Iran. The President says we are involved in discussions with Tehran, and there is some hope of a negotiated peace. The Iranians say no such talks are underway. Maybe someone is lying. Maybe at this stage, Iran is no longer a unified entity, and the left and right hands are no longer communicating. In any event, it is not too early to begin to have a conversation about how we got here. We launched a war on the assumption that the Iranian regime would, one way or the other, collapse quickly. It did not. We are now on the brink of a much larger, much more damaging conflict unless negotiations can lead to some kind of off-ramp. How did this happen? Who advised the President that the…Open
State of the Union: Right-wing Israelis had called for a “revenge campaign” after a settler was killed in a car accident. The post Israeli Settlers Carry out Pogrom in West Bank appeared first on The American Conservative .
Israeli settlers carried out more than 20 attacks across the West Bank overnight Saturday into Sunday morning, setting fire to Palestinian homes, buildings, and vehicles. Eleven Palestinians were reported wounded, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. In the village of Jalud, CCTV footage recorded on Saturday evening shows a large mob of settlers entering the area before attacking homes and setting fires , in what Palestinians and human rights observers described as an attempted pogrom. In the village of Qaryout, Israeli settlers torched homes and cars in what residents described as an attempt to burn families alive. The same village saw two Palestinians killed just two weeks ago. A message which circulated before the attacks in…Open
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning will weigh the legality of asylum claims from migrants who have not physically crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. President Trump has defended an immigration policy known as "metering," which dates back to the Obama administration and was rescinded under former President Biden. Under the measure, border officials would turn back noncitizens before they could cross into the U.S. Federal law only guarantees migrants who arrive in the U.S. the ability to apply for asylum. Trump, who expanded metering during his first term, is hoping to bring the practice back. The oral arguments come as Trump prepares to swear-in Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security after ousting DHS…