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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Kelley Beaucar Vlahos) - Do Hegseth’s Reforms to Military Universities Go Far Enough?

Wokeness isn’t the only problem at war colleges and service academies. The post Do Hegseth’s Reforms to Military Universities Go Far Enough? appeared first on The American Conservative .

War Do Hegseth’s Reforms to Military Universities Go Far Enough? Wokeness isn’t the only problem at war colleges and service academies. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) In his crusade to exorcise “wokeness” from the military and imbue it with a new spirit of lethality, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is waging battles on the nation’s storied war colleges and service academies. But is he fighting the wrong war? The American Conservative spoke to several former and current instructors at such institutions, plus retired senior officers who have attended these schools. All said that Hegseth’s reforms may not go far…Open

NYTIMES (Elisabetta Povoledo and Alessandro Penso) - In a Sweltering Summer, These Italians Want Romans to Curl

By setting up a curling rink in the shadow of the Colosseum, sports officials hope to capitalize on the fresh popularity of the Winter Olympics phenomenon. Even in a heat wave and without any ice.

ABCNEWS - Trump reportedly used catering truck to sneak off Air Force One amid Iranian threats

Trump reportedly underwent an elaborate plan to hide his flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom last month using a catering food truck and a military aircraft

NPR (The Associated Press) - Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long line of volunteers.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - FDA proposed rule would require manufacturing companies to notify them of new food additives

“Nearly 60% of the American diet is made up of ultra-processed foods, and childhood obesity now affects more than one in five American children,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Senate stopgap carves out over $800B for defense amid funding freeze

The short-term funding bill the U.S. Senate passed early Saturday would provide about $843.9 billion for defense, nearly half of the about $1.7 trillion in annualized budget authority it covers, according to a new Congressional Budget.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Judge pauses Mamdani's roll-out of luxury home tax

Judge Wayne M. Ozzi of State Supreme Court granted temporary restraining orders on the tax, after New York City homeowners sued to stop its implementation. The Mamdani administration filed an appeal shortly thereafter.

DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Group Of GOP Senators Said They Would Force Vote To Delay Recess Over SAVE Act. What Gives?

Group Of GOP Senators Said They Would Force Vote To Delay Recess Over Save Act. What Gives?

JUSTTHENEWS (Katherine Pugh) - Does a Trump endorsement still move South Carolina voters? College campaign staffers are split

One Clemson University student and campaign staffer said he thinks a political endorsement from President Trump is losing weight in South Carolina.

JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Wisconsin governor race could continue socialist wave as GOP faces crucial primaries

On the Republican side, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., is expected to become the nominee as he does not face a serious primary challenger.