Top Hegseth Adviser Dan Caldwell ‘Escorted’ Out of Pentagon, Placed on Leave Amid Leak Probe

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Dan Caldwell, a key adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was “escorted” out of the Pentagon Tuesday after being implicated during a leak investigation.

Caldwell was put on administrative leave for “an unauthorized disclosure,” a US official told Reuters, adding that “the investigation remains ongoing.”

A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to The Post that Caldwell had been removed from his post.

It’s unclear what material Caldwell, a senior adviser in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, is accused of leaking and to whom.

Caldwell’s removal comes less than a month after Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, ordered the director for defense intelligence (counterintelligence, law enforcement, and security) to assist in a probe into “unauthorized disclosures of sensitive and classified information across the Department of Defense.”

“Recent unauthorized disclosures of national security information involving sensitive communications with principals within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) demand immediate and thorough investigation,” Kasper wrote in the March 21 memo. (Read more from “Top Hegseth Adviser Dan Caldwell ‘Escorted’ Out of Pentagon, Placed on Leave Amid Leak Probe” HERE)

After Long Suggesting ADHD Has Biological Basis, Scientists Now Make Stunning Admission

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The medical establishment has a troubling track record of confidently stating things that just aren’t so — as became clear to Americans who suffered injuries from supposedly safe and effective vaccines during the pandemic.

There was a damning admission in New York Times Magazine over the weekend that may inspire new doubts about the credibility of the so-called experts advising the masses on matters of health, namely that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may not have a basis in biology after all.

That admission was not volunteered from some activist or critic but rather by the Dutch neuroscientist who apparently misled the world into thinking “A.D.H.D. is a disorder of the brain.”

In a piece titled “Have we been thinking about A.D.H.D. all wrong?” Paul Tough discussed the correlated explosion of ADHD diagnoses and Ritalin prescriptions in the 1990s — a trend, he noted, that was accompanied by criticism from parents and others concerned about the apparent campaign to load kids with methylphenidate and amphetamines.

“You didn’t have to be a Scientologist to acknowledge that there were some legitimate questions about A.D.H.D.,” wrote Tough. “Despite Ritalin’s rapid growth, no one knew exactly how the medication worked or whether it really was the best way to treat children’s attention issues.” (Read more from “After Long Suggesting ADHD Has Biological Basis, Scientists Now Make Stunning Admission” HERE)

Biden Swipes at Trump Without Naming Him in Social Security Speech

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Former President Joe Biden slammed his successor without naming him in a speech on Social Security that marked his first major address since leaving the White House.

“They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration, pushing an additional 7,000 employees, 7,000, out the door,” Biden said at a Chicago conference for disability advocates on Tuesday evening. “Now they’re getting ready to push thousands more out the door.”

Biden regularly refused to say President Donald Trump’s name during his speeches as president, calling him “my predecessor” or “the former guy.” He continued that trend Tuesday while amplifying claims from the Democratic Party that the Trump administration wants to cut Social Security.

After taking the stage accompanied by the Bruce Springsteen song “We Take Care of Our Own,” Biden made a speech that was similar in tone and approach to those he gave during his single term in the White House, which ended less than three months ago. (Read more from “Biden Swipes at Trump Without Naming Him in Social Security Speech” HERE)

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New Pentagon Chairman: U.S. Lacks Ability to Deter Adversaries

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The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned that the U.S. military currently is unable to deter China and other adversaries and called for urgent defense reforms.

Gen. Dan Caine, who was sworn in as chairman on Monday, stated in recent Senate testimony that the weaknesses include an inability of the military system to support and respond rapidly to a conflict.

“The U.S. does not have the throughput, responsiveness, or agility needed to deter our adversaries,” Gen. Caine stated in written answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The disclosure comes as the U.S. military is facing potential conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait where the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has said China has been rehearsing for large-scale military operations against a key U.S. partner, Taiwan.

Adm. Sam Paparo, the commander, told a Senate hearing last week that China is engaged in “unprecedented aggression” against Taiwan. (Read more from “New Pentagon Chairman: U.S. Lacks Ability to Deter Adversaries” HERE)

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Unsealed Crossfire Hurricane Docs Further Prove Russiagate Was A Hoax All Along

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Democrats and their media allies have run a lot of unsubstantiated hoaxes throughout the past several years. And while each is damaging in its own way, one of the biggest and arguably most destructive conspiracies perpetuated by these actors and Americans’ own government was the unsubstantiated narrative that Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election.

Despite a complete lack of “actual” corroborating evidence, leftists spent years fomenting delusions that the New York-born billionaire, while in cahoots with the Kremlin, had masterminded a scheme to undermine American “democracy” and deny Hillary Clinton the White House. Even worse was many of these conspiracies were aided by U.S. intel agencies like the FBI, which concocted a years-long investigation (“Crossfire Hurricane”) into Trump’s first presidency using baseless “evidence” bought and paid for by a Clinton campaign-hired law firm.

While Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 analysis of the FBI’s antics confirmed what The Federalist had reported for years — that there was no evidenciary basis for the agency’s anti-Trump probe — the damage the conspiracy had done to Americans’ trust in elections was already complete. And now, almost two years after Durham’s bombshell report, newly released documents further prove the baselessness of the scheme.

Obtained by The Federalist late last week, the nearly 700 pages of government records offer an introspective look into the FBI’s efforts to undermine Trump using its crooked Crossfire Hurricane operation.

To fully understand how the Russia collusion hoax came to fruition requires delving into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane. (Read more from “Unsealed Crossfire Hurricane Docs Further Prove Russiagate Was A Hoax All Along” HERE)

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Peak Trump: President Surges to Highest Approval Rating Since Inauguration

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President Trump’s job approval rating has surged to its highest number since he was inaugurated in January.

Currently, Trump’s job approval rating sits at 54 percent, with only 46 percent disapproving. This ties his all-time high this year (in this poll) and is a five-point boost in approval since late March.

This poll of 1,002 registered voters was taken between April 10-14, the days during the so-called stock market turmoil after the president instituted the tariff increases he ran on, which appear to have brought dozens of countries to the negotiating table.

“For all the events of the past ten days, we find the President’s approval rating unchanged and now at its joint highest ever,” pollster James Johnson told the Daily Mail.

“Among the noise and criticism, there does seem to be a simple truth,” Johnson added: “The more coverage there is of Trump’s changes, the more voters reward him for what they see as the pace and purpose that many of them voted for.” (Read more from “Peak Trump: President Surges to Highest Approval Rating Since Inauguration” HERE)

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GUILTY: Illegal Alien Could Face Life in Prison for Murder of Maryland Mother

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A Maryland jury has found an illegal alien guilty of murdering Rachel Morin, a mother of five.

Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping in Morin’s case. The jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty on all four counts.

In August 2023, Morin went missing after leaving home to exercise on the MA & PA Heritage Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. Authorities found her body off the trail in a culvert on Aug. 6.

After a lengthy investigation, authorities tracked Martinez-Hernandez to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was arrested in June 2024 as the lead suspect in Morin’s killing.

Martinez-Hernandez, 24, is from El Salvador and crossed the U.S. southern border illegally in February 2023, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler. (Read more from “GUILTY: Illegal Alien Could Face Life in Prison for Murder of Maryland Mother” HERE)

State’s Demand to Have Boys in Girls’ Sports Escalates

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President Donald Trump has fought to protect girls and women in their sporting events, as leftists try to flood the competitions with boys and men who say they are female.

One state has refused to go along with the president’s executive orders, and now is facing an escalated fight because of the agenda demanded by its governor, Janet Mills, a Democrat who publicly defied the president, threatening that she would see him in court.

Earlier, a variety of federal funding programs for the state were blocked by the president, and now the Washington Stand reports the Trump administration has taken legal action to cut off K-12 funding for the state.

It’s over the state’s promotion of transgender agenda points, in which boys and men are allowed in sports created for females.

The report explained, “The Department of Education announced last Friday that it had initiated an administrative proceeding to terminate all K-12 funding to the Maine Department of Education, ‘including formula and discretionary grants,’ over Title IX violations by allowing males who identify as female to compete against and change in front of girls.” (Read more from “State’s Demand to Have Boys in Girls’ Sports Escalates” HERE)

FBI Investigating Cybersecurity Expert Used By CBS To Verify Hunter Biden Laptop For Alleged Resume Embellishment

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A cybersecurity expert used by CBS News to verify Hunter Biden’s laptop is under investigation over allegations he lied about his credentials.

Mark Lanterman, a chief technology officer for the Minnesota-based company Computer Forensics Services (CFS), was one of two cyber investigators CBS News used to authenticate Hunter Biden’s laptop in November 2022.

(Read more from “FBI Investigating Cybersecurity Expert Used By CBS To Verify Hunter Biden Laptop For Alleged Resume Embellishment” HERE)

REPORT: Public Health Officials Make Shocking Discovery At Gene Hackman’s Home

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The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDH) reportedly discovered that Gene Hackman’s property was infested by rodents.

Authorities carried out an environmental assessment one week after the famous actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home, according to TMZ. Dead rodents and their nests found in eight detached outbuildings on Hackman’s property, the health report said. Authorities discovered rodent feces in three garages, two casitas and three sheds situated on the premises. Three detached garages held a living rodent, a dead rodent and a rodent nest.

There were two vehicles on Hackman’s property that also had indications of rodents and nests with observations of the animals noted in the health report.

Investigators located live traps installed in the outbuildings, indicating that the infestation was a continuing problem for the star, and Hackman and Arakawa were likely aware of the issue, according to TMZ.

The outlet reported that the NMDH conducted a risk assessment March 5 to ensure first responders attending the scene and family members who had made their way onto the property were not at risk. The primary residence was deemed to be low-risk, with no indications of rodents inside the home, according to TMZ. (Read more from “REPORT: Public Health Officials Make Shocking Discovery At Gene Hackman’s Home” HERE)