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The Pentagon wants to replenish depleted arsenals amid concerns over a potential confrontation with China The Pentagon has announced plans to acquire more than 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles alongside up to 12,000 inexpensive hypersonic weapons as part of a major push to rebuild US stockpiles after several high-intensity conflicts.The effort will rely heavily on emerging defense firms rather than traditional contractors, whose sophisticated weapons systems are often criticized for being expensive and slow to produce.The Department of War said on Wednesday that framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, and Zone 5 “will launch the Low-Cost Containerized Missles [sic] (LCCM) program.”…

Internal polling conducted by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has suggested that it is set to unseat over a hundred Labour Party MPs at the next general election, including five sitting cabinet ministers. Following last week’s historic local election results, in which Reform saw major gains in both Conservative Party heartlands and traditional Labour Party strongholds, internal polling conducted by the party based on the results has shown that it is on course to take over 110 Labour seats in the House of Commons at the next general election, The Telegraph reported. Top members of Sir Keir Starmer’s government, including…

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) told Breitbart News that now is the time to pass the Clarity Act to set a light-touch regulatory structure for the crypto industry, saying Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) may try to “kill” the industry if Democrats take power again. The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, more commonly known as the Clarity Act, a bill that would establish clear rules of the road for the burgeoning crypto industry. The bill advanced out of the committee 15-9, with two Democrats, Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), voting…

Most Tennessee House Democrats have been stripped of their committee assignments for “instigating and encouraging disruptions” in coordination with “paid protestors and attendees” and using “prohibited props and noisemakers on the House Floor.” “Speaker of the TN House Cameron Sexton just removed me and every Democrat,” Tennessee state House Rep. Justin Pearson (D-District 86) said in a Tuesday X post, before bizarrely implying the punishment was due to race, noting that “every black elected official in the state legislature” was stripped from their committees. The Tennessee state House Representative was reacting to an X post by Daily Memphian reporter Julia Baker, who announced…

The House Ethics Committee officially announced it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Chuck Edwards. The leaders of the bipartisan panel said Thursday they were probing whether the North Carolina Republican “created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of the Code of Official Conduct or any other applicable standard of conduct.” Edwards, in a statement Thursday, said he “welcome[d] any investigation and plan[ned] to comply fully with the Committee.” He added, “I am confident the investigation will expose the facts, not politically motivated fiction.” POLITICO previously reportedthat Edwards was under investigation…

Earlier comments by Vancouver head Kem Sim about digital assistants handling government work have sparked a data-security debate The mayor of the Canadian city of Vancouver, Ken Sim, has clarified that artificial intelligence systems are not used to make municipal decisions after remarks about digital assistants handling parts of his workload sparked debate online, local media reported. The backlash began after Sim told a technology conference earlier this week that he has “11 AI agents” running “a lot” of his work “in the background.” Critics, including mayoral challenger Kareem Allam, questioned how sensitive information is handled and warned of potential data…

A significant number of jobs are on their way to rural states as the AI boom has prompted the need for more raw materials and electricity, according to Build American AI executive director Nathan Leamer. Leamer explained how the difference between the first internet boom and the relatively new AI boom has impacted the job market at Breitbart News’s “Energy Dominance and AI” policy event in Washington, DC, on Monday that also featured Interior Secretary and Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council Doug Burgum and Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA). “The difference between AI and the Silicon Valley boom is…

Cannes (France) (AFP) – Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year. “The rich and famous burning through scarce fuel to get to a film festival isn’t just tone deaf, it’s obscene,” said former Air France pilot Anthony Viaux, one of several to have signed up to the call. With the war in the Middle East sparking a global fuel crisis, research by environmental group Transport and Environment (T&E) said 750 private jet flights…

Authorities said a newborn baby was found abandoned on Tuesday near a public park in Stafford County, Virginia.  The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said a bystander discovered the newborn in the area of Coriander Lane and Embrey Mill Road near Embrey Mill Park, WTOP reported. Authorities said they are looking for the child’s parents. Authorities said the child is in good health and said they are looking for the baby’s parents. “We can confirm the baby is safe and is currently receiving care and support from medical professionals,” sheriff’s office spokesperson Jackson Arnold said. “It’s still an ongoing investigation, but…

A senior House Democrat with close ties to top leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed carving up majority-minority districts to ensure Democratic redistricting gains ahead of the 2028 elections. “I’m supportive of winning and being in the majority,” Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.) said in a Thursday interview. “I think we can do that. I’m supportive of preserving our Democrats in the South, which is important, and I think that we can win and do what we need to do in other districts.” “Trump changed the rules,” he continued. “I don’t like those rules, but we’re going to do what we have to…