China Building Up Military at Rapid Pace as It Eyes Taiwan Takeover, US Admiral Says

A top U.S. admiral said on Wednesday that China is rapidly ramping up its military capabilities to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan by 2027.  “All indications point to the [People’s Liberation Army] meeting President Xi Jinping’s directive to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. The PLA’s actions indicate their ability to meet Xi’s

Complaint Alleges University of Wisconsin DEI Czar, Husband of Harvard’s DEI Chief, Has Decades-Long History of Research Misconduct

The chief diversity officer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, LaVar Charleston, who also teaches at the university’s school of education, has a decades-long track record of research misconduct, according to a complaint filed with the university on Wednesday and a Washington Free Beacon analysis. That misconduct includes presenting old studies as new research, which he

Berkeley Chancellor Declined Invitation To Introduce Israeli Lawyer Whose Speech Last Month Was Derailed by Violent Protesters

When violent student protesters prevented Israeli lawyer Ran Bar-Yoshafat from speaking at the University of California, Berkeley, last month, the school’s chancellor, Carol Christ, decried the move as an “attack on the fundamental values of the university.” So, when Jewish students invited Bar-Yoshafat to return to campus earlier this week, in a test of whether

Poll Shows Larry Hogan With Double-Digit Lead Over Democrats in Maryland Senate Race

A poll released Wednesday shows former Maryland governor Larry Hogan (R.) leading his potential Democratic opponents by double digits in the state’s Senate race.  If the election was held today, Hogan would win the seat left vacant by the retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D., Md.), beating the leading Democratic candidates Rep. David Trone (Md.) and

Just a Third of Senate Dems Say They Back Schumer’s Call for New Israeli Elections

Virginia’s Tim Kaine becomes latest to dissent from Schumer’s views, telling the Free Beacon that ‘decisions regarding Israel’s leadership should be made by the Israeli people’ Tim Kaine, Chuck Schumer (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Nearly a week after Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) called on Israelis to depose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just a

GOP Budget Proposal Touts Toughest Iran Sanctions in History and Eradication of ‘Woke’ Military Programs

A federal budget proposal released by the House’s largest Republican caucus on Wednesday “would implement the toughest package of sanctions on Iran ever proposed by Congress” and eradicate funding for “all woke programs and priorities in the military,” according to a copy of the fiscal package provided to the Washington Free Beacon. The Republican Study

Embattled Dem Senators Call on Biden to Recognize Palestinian State

A group of Democratic senators, including two up for reelection in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Ohio, called on President Joe Biden to increase pressure on Israel for a ceasefire and to take steps to “recognize a nonmilitarized Palestinian state” in the West Bank and Gaza. “Given the severity of the current crisis, this moment