The group, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, was reconstituted in June by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The committee has since departed from its normal evidence-based procedures and has made changes to its vaccine recommendations amid misleading claims about vaccine safety.
Coordinated ALEA–ICE Strike Force Leads to 82 Detentions, Heightened CMV Inspections, and Major Push to Protect Highway Safety and Legitimate Trucking Businesses
Since the collaboration began, ALEA has referred approximately 242 individuals encountered during Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) inspections for immigration checks. Of those, ICE detained 82 individuals, including 12 drivers with no valid driver license and others operating with out-of-state credentials.
Governor Ivey framed the operations as critical to safeguarding public safety and preserving the integrity of Alabama’s trucking sector.
New €10M grant initiative will unite Ukrainian and NATO industry teams to accelerate breakthrough defenses—from counter-UAS systems to resilient battlefield comms—in response to evolving Russian threats
The new program, UNITE–Brave NATO, will launch a pilot competition in early 2026, offering grants to industry teams drawn from both Ukraine and NATO member states. The effort aims to bring emerging technologies directly from prototype to battlefield deployment—and to strengthen long-term interoperability between Ukrainian forces and the Alliance.
Counter-UAS and Secure Comms Top Priority List
The launch comes as Ukraine continues to defend against saturation drone attacks, long-range strikes, and increasingly sophisticated Russian electronic warfare.
The program will prioritize:
These technology areas “reflect the operational realities on the battlefield today,” NATO officials said—where small drones, electronic warfare, and precision strike capabilities are shaping tactics as dramatically as artillery did in past conflicts.
Force Design 2030 update accelerates agile, distributed sustainment as III MEF expands logistics capacity amid rising regional threats
Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4) formally stood up its Headquarters, Alpha, and General Service Companies during a Nov. 14 activation ceremony at Camp Schwab, the Marine Corps confirmed. A fourth unit—Bravo Company—is expected to follow as part of the battalion’s expanding footprint in the region.
The new formations underscore the service’s sharpened focus on expeditionary logistics, an area Commandant Gen. Eric Smith has repeatedly described as essential for surviving and prevailing across contested island chains stretching from Japan to the Philippines.
Ty Simpson throws three touchdowns to Isaiah Horton, while Alabama’s defense steps up late to seal a sixth straight rivalry win and secure a trip to Atlanta.
In the 90th edition of college football’s fiercest rivalry, No. 10 Alabama (10–2, 7–1 SEC) held off a feisty Auburn squad 27–20 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, capturing its sixth straight victory over the Tigers and earning a spot in the 2025 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.
The win also made history: for the first time ever, the Crimson Tide has won three straight Iron Bowls at Jordan-Hare, anchoring a milestone night for head coach Kalen DeBoer, who improved to 2–0 against Auburn.
Simpson–Horton Connection Defines the Night
Quarterback Ty Simpson was steady when it mattered most, finishing 19-of-35 for 122 yards and three touchdowns, all to rising star Isaiah Horton, who posted:
Horton became the first Alabama receiver since Jameson Williams in 2021 to catch three touchdowns in a single game.
Simpson added 31 rushing yards, extending plays and navigating Auburn pressure at key moments — most notably on a late 4th-and-2 strike to Horton that served as the game-winning touchdown with 3:50 remaining.
Michigan’s offense held to a season-low 163 yards as the Buckeyes dominated late, outgaining the Wolverines 419–163 and reclaiming control of “The Game.”
Michigan (9–3) delivered an explosive start and grabbed early momentum, but Ohio State (12–0) showcased why it entered the weekend as the nation’s top-ranked team — overpowering the Wolverines on both sides of the ball, seizing control before halftime, and choking out the final 30 minutes with old-fashioned ground dominance.
After a first-quarter benching, Lemon delivers a game-changing touchdown, while King Miller explodes for 124 yards and two scores as the Trojans win their third crosstown showdown under Lincoln Riley.
Benched for the first quarter along with fellow top wideout Ja’Kobi Lane, the sophomore receiver re-emerged with the biggest play of the game — a 32-yard go-ahead touchdown in the waning seconds of the third quarter — lifting No. 19 USC to a 29–10 win over rival UCLA on Saturday at the Coliseum.
The victory moved the Trojans to 9–3 (7–2 Big Ten) and capped a perfect 7–0 home season, the best under Lincoln Riley since his debut campaign. And while USC’s College Football Playoff dreams evaporated with last week’s loss to Oregon, the Trojans seized Los Angeles bragging rights in emphatic fashion.
As Donald Trump’s second-term agenda accelerates, Democracy Forward and its fast-growing coalition of litigators are mounting an aggressive legal blockade — battling executive overreach, Supreme Court fast-tracking, and internal tensions on the left while reshaping the future of resistance lawyering.
As president again, Donald Trump has unleashed a sweeping wave of executive actions—from civil service purges to agency reorganizations to immigration crackdowns—at a speed that outpaces even his tumultuous first term. And Democracy Forward, the once-niche progressive legal advocacy group Perryman leads, is now positioning itself as the central operational headquarters for the legal resistance.
Midway through the meeting, the team received news they had been dreading: The administration had petitioned the Supreme Court for an emergency stay—again—this time to reverse a lower-court decision blocking the firing of the U.S. Copyright Office director. It was a reminder of the group’s two greatest adversaries: the pace of Trump’s agenda and a Supreme Court increasingly willing to greenlight it.
Welcome to the new legal battleground of Trump 2.0.
Federal courts across 35 states — including more than 20 Trump-appointed judges — say the administration’s sweeping detention order likely violates due-process rights as emergency lawsuits skyrocket past 700 cases.
The rulings, which span over 700 emergency cases, increasingly highlight the judiciary’s frustration with what courts describe as an unlawful, unprecedented effort by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain nearly all noncitizens facing removal from the United States. And in a striking development, at least 23 of the judges opposing the policy were appointed by former President Donald Trump himself.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—widely viewed by insiders as in over his head—skips critical Ukraine diplomacy while Army Secretary Dan Driscoll leads high-stakes talks with Kyiv and Moscow.
While senior national security officials shuttle between Kyiv, Abu Dhabi, and Brussels to hash out the framework for a potential ceasefire, Hegseth—the nation’s top defense official—is largely sidelined, absorbed instead in culture-war theatrics, MAGA-targeted messaging, and political score-settling that critics say confirm he is not qualified for the job.
Multiple current and former defense officials tell 'TELL IT LIKE IT IS' Defense News that the Pentagon chief appears “in over his head,” “inept,” and “a political showpiece, not a defense secretary.” One called his tenure “a joke—dangerous at worst, embarrassing at best.”
And yet, this dynamic suits the Trump White House perfectly.
Joint cyber strikes, rapid attribution teams, and surprise NATO drills move from taboo to table-stakes as Moscow escalates drone incursions, sabotage, and information warfare across the continent.
With Moscow ramping up hybrid attacks—from drone incursions to railway sabotage—senior European officials and diplomats tell 'TELL IT LIKE IT IS' Defense News that a once-taboo conversation is now taking shape inside NATO and EU capitals. The debate centers on whether the alliance should consider offensive cyber operations, coordinated attribution teams, and even “no-notice” NATO military exercises along Russia’s borders.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže summed up the emerging shift.
“The Russians are constantly testing the limits. A more proactive response is needed,” she said. “And it’s not talking that sends a signal — it’s doing.”
