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The American Watch Dog

Pentagon Loans Military Heat Ray Weapon to DHS for Border Testing — And Officials Once Eyed It for George Floyd Protests

The U.S. military is lending a powerful directed-energy weapon to the Department of Homeland Security for testing near the U.S.-Mexico border — a move that would mark an unprecedented expansion of military-grade crowd control technology in domestic immigration enforcement.

Cartoon and Viral Video Spotlight Religious Intolerance — and America’s Founding Promise

Religious intolerance is not a new phenomenon in America — but how a society responds to it says everything about its values. A recent political cartoon and a viral video have reignited a conversation about one of the most fundamental promises the United States made to itself at its founding.

Trump Ties Camp Lejeune Victim Payments to Midterm Outcome, Raising Questions About Political Leverage Over Veterans’ Relief

For thousands of veterans and military families still waiting for justice over the toxic water crisis at Camp Lejeune, a recent statement by President Donald Trump at a campaign rally has raised a deeply unsettling question: Should federal compensation for sick and dying Americans depend on who wins a partisan election?

How the U.S.-Iran Standoff Is Hitting American Families at the Gas Pump — and the Doctor’s Office

When war disrupts the world's most critical oil shipping lane, the pain doesn't stay in the Middle East — it travels straight to the gas pump, the grocery store, and the doctor's office. The ongoing standoff between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz is doing exactly that, and American families are beginning to feel it in their wallets and in their access to the care they need.

Two Weeks Out: Billions Flood Into Midterms as Kitchen-Table Issues Drive Voters Across the Country

With just two weeks left before Election Day, the 2026 midterms are shaping up to be one of the most expensive and consequential in modern history — and for millions of American families already stretched thin by high prices, tariffs, and the cost of everyday life, the results could determine who actually speaks for them in Washington.