The Latest Update on the Suspected Old Dominion University Terror Attack Is Infuriating

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Amy wrote about this yesterday: there was a terror attack at Old Dominion University yesterday when Mohamed Jalloh opened fire on campus. He was killed by an ROTC student who stabbed him to death. Jalloh was convicted of supporting ISIS and should never have been on the streets: 

 

Jalloh was arrested in 2016, according to a press release from the Department of Justice, "attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). According to the complaint, Jalloh is alleged to have attempted to provide services by assisting in the procurement of weapons to be used in what he believed was going to be an attack on U.S. soil committed in the name of ISIL. In addition, the complaint alleges that Jalloh attempted to provide material support to ISIL by providing money to assist in the facilitation of individuals seeking to join ISIL." Read more, see Xs and video here.

Iran’s drone swarms challenge US air defenses as troops in Middle East face rising threats

Sustained Iranian drone attacks are driving the Pentagon to expand layered counter-drone defenses, including interceptor systems and emerging laser technology

Morgan Phillips / Fox News 

Cheap Iranian drone attacks are forcing the Pentagon to rapidly expand layered air defenses in the Middle East, as thousands of U.S. troops stationed across the region face an escalating aerial threat that is testing the limits of traditional missile defenses.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Tuesday its air defenses detected nine ballistic missiles and 35 drones launched by Iran. Eight missiles were intercepted while one fell into the sea. 

Of the 35 drones, 26 were shot down and nine crashed on UAE soil, the country said. 

The engagement highlights how the battlefield is shifting. 

Ballistic missiles travel high and fast, allowing long-range interceptors such as the Patriot air defense system and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) to engage them predictably. Drone swarms, which Iran increasingly has relied on in recent exchanges, present a different challenge to U.S. forces. Read more & see video here.

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Ted Cruz Says This Threat Has 'Never Been Higher'

Jeff Charles / Townhall Tipsheet 

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sounded the alarm on the threat of Iranian sleeper cells carrying out terrorist attacks on American soil.

While speaking with a Newsnation reporter on Tuesday, he said the “risk of terrorism right now is quite high” and referred to the recent terrorist shooting in Austin, Texas and the incident involving ISIS-inspired individuals throwing explosive devices at anti-Islam protesters in New York City.

“There is a heightened danger of terrorism right now, and I will say it is particularly indefensible that Democrats have shut down the Department of Homeland Security while we are facing an enhanced terrorist risk,” Cruz said. “The Department of Homeland Security exists to guard against terrorist attacks. The danger has never been higher than right now, particularly after four years of open borders under Joe Biden.” 

"We know that radical Islamic terrorists entered this country, and there's a vulnerability all across this country. It is disgraceful and indefensible for the Democrats to vote party line not to fund the Department of Homeland Security right now. We need to open it up and fully fund it." Read more, see Xs and video here.

The February Inflation Report Is Here

Dmitri Bolt / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

Inflation held steady in February, coming in at 2.5 percent, the lowest since March of 2021, as inflation remains above the Fed's two percent target rate. 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index (CPI), which broadly measures everyday goods, rose 0.2 percent from January and 2.5 percent over the past year. However, stripping away both food and energy prices, which typically are the most volatile, prices rose only 2.4 percent. 

The price of food increased by 0.4 percent for the month and was up 3.1 percent from a year ago. Prices for meats, poultry, and fish rose 6.8 percent from a year ago, while egg prices fell 42.1 percent as the impact of an avian flu outbreak, which affected supply, has continued to wane. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables index increased 1.4 percent month over month and is 2.7 percent higher than a year ago. 

Energy prices were up 0.6 percent since January, but only 0.5 percent over the last year. Gasoline prices were up 0.8 percent month over month but were down 5.6 percent compared with last year, while electricity costs fell by 0.7 percent in February but are up 4.8 percent over the past year. Read more, see Xs and videos here. 

Where American support for Trump’s Iran strikes stand as new polls roll in

Most but not all of the latest national polls indicate majority opposition to the US military strikes Trump launched against Iran

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News 

  

A week and a half into the U.S. and Israeli

But the survey from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is the latest to indicate a wide partisan divide when it comes to support for the U.S. military operation, known as Epic Fury, which has resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the decimation of the country's military.

Fifty-three percent of voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted Friday through Sunday, said they oppose the U.S. military action against Iran, which was ordered by President Donald Trump, with 40% supporting the operation.

The Quinnipiac poll joins other recent surveys from NPR/PBS/Marist (44%–55%), CBS News (44%–56%), NBC News (41%–54%), Washington Post (39%–52%), CNN (41%–59%), and Reuters/Ipsos (27%–43%), in indicating minority support for U.S. military action.

But the latest Fox News poll, conducted Feb. 28–March 2, showed Americans split at 50% in their support or opposition to the fighting.

And three other national polls conducted over the past week and a half indicated majority or plurality support for the operation.  Read more, see chart, and video here.

DEI is Alive and Well at the UN As US Is Only Nation to Vote Against Doc That Can't Define 'Woman'

Becky Nobel / RedState 

 

It's not like we need another reason to want the United States out of the United Nations; their blatant anti-Americanism and antisemitism are more than enough. But now there is yet another reason why we should insist that they move somewhere more in line with their ideas. The latest bit of U.N. nonsense took place this week, where the U.S. was the only nation to vote against a document full of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and uber-woke ideas on gender ideology.

 

The 36 member-nations of the U.N. Commission on Women put out a yearly document that spotlights issues, including injustices, affecting women around the world. Several members of the Trump administration were at the meeting, including Bethany Kozma, Director of Global Affairs (OGA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kozma explains that the series of steps that took place was a bit suspect from the start. She stated that the document was a woke, DEI-heavy paper filled with gender ideology and vague language about "reproductive rights."...Read more, and see Xs here,