Germany to Allow Army to Shoot Down Drones

This post was originally published on hereGermany to allow army to shoot down drones: On Saturday, the country’s interior minister announced plans to grant the armed forces legal authorization to shoot down hostile aircraft, a power previously reserved for domestic security agencies. This decision is in response to recent drone incursions. Since World War ii,…

Moldova Votes: We Choose Europe

This post was originally published on here Observers worldwide were closely watching Moldova’s parliamentary elections yesterday. Eastern Europe was once thought of as a backwater; now it is a battleground between Russia and the West. Sunday’s vote was a crucial fork in the road for Moldova. Moldova chose Europe. Voters elected the pro-EU Party of…

Trump Administration Torpedoes Useless Survey Used to Inflate SNAP Usage

This post was originally published on here The Trump administration has canceled a data collection program used to measure “food insecurity.” This program, managed by the Economic Research Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was quietly shuttered shortly after the One Big Beautiful Bill was imposed, resulting in more discipline on the Supplemental…