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afn.net > politics-govt > 03/18/2026 > national-security-expert-says-kent-s-resignation-leaves-lots-of-questions

National security expert says Kent’s resignation leaves lots of questions

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (704+ words) Philosophical differences are for each man or woman to decide for themselves. But the Tuesday departure of Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), is murky on the surface, his critics say. Wading deeper into Kent's stated…...

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afn.net > medical-health > 03/18/2026 > malone-slams-activist-judge-after-legal-setback-on-vaccine-schedule

Malone slams 'activist' judge after legal setback on vaccine schedule

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (601+ words) Pictured: The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is pictured at its December 2025 meeting." The controversial federal judge, whose ruling Monday blocked a new Health and Human Services (HHS) policy on childhood vaccines, is being blasted as a proven left-wing…...

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afn.net > national-security > 03/18/2026 > regime-loses-more-leaders-but-basij-keeps-it-glued-together

Regime loses more leaders, but Basij keeps it 'glued together"

4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (414+ words) A national defense analyst says it's great that Israel has taken out two more Iranian bad guys, but it'll take more than that to bring down the regime. Earlier this week, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that top Iranian…...

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afn.net > israel-middle-east > 03/18/2026 > for-us-homeland-attackers-it-s-about-clearing-the-path-for-muhammad-s-successor

For U.S. homeland attackers, it’s about clearing the path for Muhammad’s successor

7+ hour, 15+ min ago  (831+ words) As attacks against Iran continue, are recent attacks in the American homeland connected? Absolutely, but perhaps not in the way many people think. There were two such attacks last week. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a Lebanon-born U.S. naturalized citizen, drove a truck…...

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afn.net > israel-middle-east > 03/17/2026 > islam-makes-iran-a-different-battlefield-than-venezuela

Islam makes Iran a different battlefield than Venezuela

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (310+ words) A pro-Israel activist says the "religious factor" makes swift success in Iran unlikely. Iran continues to lash out at its Arab neighbors, including the United Arab Emirates, where a drone recently struck a fuel tank and started a fire at'Dubai…...

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afn.net > politics-govt > 03/17/2026 > political-winds-suggest-trump-could-help-himself-with-save-america-act

Political winds suggest Trump could help himself with SAVE America Act

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (670+ words) While the Trump administration focuses on saving the world from a nuclear Iran, it could be the SAVE America Act that becomes Donald Trump's political undoing. And the president may have a closing window of time to get things done,…...

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afn.net > politics-govt > 03/17/2026 > conservative-activist-calls-for-christian-voter-indifference-to-end-today

Conservative activist calls for Christian voter indifference to end 'today"

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (360+ words) Considering the number of Muslims who won American elections last year, a national security expert is concerned about conservative voters' apathy heading into the upcoming midterm elections. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been quick to prove that he…...

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afn.net > national-security > 03/17/2026 > news-site-alters-interview-narrative-to-put-hegseth-in-bad-light

News site alters interview narrative to put Hegseth in bad light

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (385+ words) The Daily Mail, a British tabloid with a liberal slant, claims its reporter "rattled" Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with a simple question. A tactic known as clickbait headlines claims that so-and-so destroyed or devastated or crushed their ideological opponent…...

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afn.net > culture > 03/17/2026 > sharia-free-caucus-can-cite-ominous-new-reasons-for-crackdown-on-radical-islam

Sharia-Free caucus can cite ominous new reasons for crackdown on radical Islam

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (618+ words) Pictured: Mohamed Bailor Jalloh A controversial new caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives is getting more attention, and promising tough legislation, in light of a military campaign to defeat Iran's murderous regime and back-to-back terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. AFN reported…...

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afn.net > opinions > robert-knight > 03/17/2026 > gop-should-force-democrats-to-filibuster-save-america-act

GOP should force Democrats to filibuster SAVE America Act

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (878+ words) Pictured: Senate Majority Leader John Thune Robert Knight is a columnist for The Washington Times. His latest book is "The Battle for America's Soul." I rarely find myself disagreeing with the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, which is reliably conservative…...