Pete Hegseth has been absolutely fantastic at the Department of War, both on and off the battlefield. A big thank you to a friend of mine (shoutout: Mark) for sending me this video the Dept. of War just posted. They’re making is SAFE again to be a Christian and a Christian Chaplain in the Military! They are literally leaving no stone unturned, fixing everything Obama and Biden destroyed and that is a TALL task. Watch here: FULL TRANSCRIPT: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: As I reported to you in December, in previous administrations our chaplain corps was infected by political correctness and secular humanism. The core functions of the chaplain corps were changed and watered down until they were viewed as nothing more than therapists. Faith and virtue were traded for self-help. We started correcting that drift then, and today we’re going further. The crucible of combat tests more than the body. It tests conviction, character, and spirit. The military’s chaplain corps serves as the spiritual and moral backbone of our nation’s armed forces. Chaplains help forge spiritual readiness across the force. That matters because in combat, in crisis and loss, a warfighter needs more than a coping mechanism. They need truth — big T truth. They need conviction. They need a shepherd. And as I’ve said before, spiritual health is equally important to a service member’s physical and emotional health. This update is part of our efforts to return the chaplain corps to its core mission of serving the spiritual needs of our warfighters — eighty-two percent of whom identify as being religious. Today I want to update you on two reforms we are undertaking to further make sure we’re making the chaplain corps great again. In December I told you that we were going to revamp the military’s current faith and belief coding system, renaming it religious affiliation codes. The previous system had ballooned to well over two hundred faith codes. It was impractical and unusable. Many codes were never used at all. An overwhelming majority of the military population used only six of the codes. Our internal review committee recommended that going forward the department use thirty-one religious affiliation codes. This brings the code in line with its original purpose: giving chaplains clear, usable information so they can minister to service members in a way that aligns with that service member’s faith background and religious practice. The second reform I want to tell you about today concerns chaplain rank insignia. The memo I will sign today directs chaplains — all of whom are officers — to replace the rank insignia on their uniform with their religious insignias. Their rank will not be shown. This speaks to the difficult balance of duality of a military chaplain. A chaplain is first and foremost a chaplain, an officer second. This change is a visual representation of that fact. Specifically unique to the role of a chaplain, they are first and foremost called and ordained by God. While they will retain rank as an officer, those served — their rank will not be visible. Instead it will be seen among the highest ranks because of divine calling. This reform is intended to uplift, celebrate a chaplain’s role as a chaplain. It also removes any unease or anxiety junior officers or enlisted personnel may have approaching an officer — potentially a senior officer — for guidance on sensitive matters such as addiction, relationships, or struggles with faith. These two reforms are big progress, but not even close to being done. They are the first step toward restoring the esteemed position of chaplain as moral anchors of our fighting force. Theirs is a high and sacred calling. They can only be successful if they are given the freedom to boldly guide and care for their flock. To our chaplains: You have a sacred calling. So preach the truth. Be steadfast in your faith. Shepherd the flock entrusted to you.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said during a press conference that the fire truck, which collided with an Air Canada regional jet on Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York, did not have a transponder. BREAKING: Collision Between Vehicle, Commercial Jet Forces Closure Of Major U.S. Airport – Multiple People Seriously Injured As a result, the runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before the horrific collision. BREAKING: Fire truck in deadly LaGuardia collision didn't have a transponder needed to trigger warning system, NTSB says. https://t.co/ShE8D0ncPn — The Associated Press (@AP) March 24, 2026 More from the Associated Press: While the NTSB hasn’t recommended that vehicles on airport grounds have transponders, they should, Homendy said. “Air traffic controllers should know what’s before them, whether it’s on airport surface or in the airspace. They should have that information to ensure safety,” she said. The plane carrying more than 70 people slammed into the fire truck while landing late Sunday night, killing the two pilots and injuring several passengers. Most, though, were able to escape the mangled aircraft, and a flight attendant still strapped in her seat survived after being thrown onto the tarmac. Investigators don’t know yet whether the two people in the fire truck heard the control tower’s frantic, last-second warnings to stop before pulling into the plane’s path, Homendy said. An audio recording caught an air traffic controller telling the truck driver to “stop, stop, stop” before the collision. “Stop, stop, stop. Truck 1 stop, stop, stop,” the controller says in the clip. “Stop truck 1. Stop. Stop truck 1,” he continued. “Jet 646. Jet 646, I see you collide with a vehicle. Hold position; I know you can’t move. The vehicle is responding to you now,” the controller said. Take a listen: #UPDATE: Listen as you can hear panic as air traffic controllers try to divert everyone away from LaGuardia after a jet had collided with a fire truck numerous injuries and now Fatalities are being reported pic.twitter.com/sU7OjwB2ol — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 23, 2026 "NTSB: The midnight shift was operating under standard operating procedures at the time of the accident. There were two people in the tower cab, the local controller and the controller in charge. The local controller signed on at 22:45 local time. The controller in charge clocked in at 22:30. It is not clear who was conducting the duties of the ground controller, and there is conflicting information, the NTSB said," Breaking Aviation News & Videos wrote. "NTSB chair Homendy also mentions the truck that had requested to cross the runway. 'We do know there were other vehicles behind truck 1 that did not cross the runway.'  She says truck 1 did not have a transponder. The final 10 seconds of the CVR: 10 seconds - An electronic '10' call out was heard. 9 seconds - The tower instructed truck one to stop. 8 seconds - A sound consistent with the aircraft's landing gear touching down on the runway. 6 seconds - Pilot transfer of controls from one pilot to the other. 4 seconds - Tower again instructs the truck to stop moving. 0 seconds - Recording ends," it continued. "NTSB chair Homendy says the ASDE-X, a surveillance system at the airport using radar and other technology, did not generate an alert due to the close proximity of vehicles merging on the runway. She adds that runway status lights were functioning as normal," it added. NTSB: The midnight shift was operating under standard operating procedures at the time of the accident. There were two people in the tower cab, the local controller and the controller in charge. The local controller signed on at 22:45 local time. The controller in charge… — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) March 24, 2026 USA TODAY shared further: Officials said the fire truck was responding to another aircraft operated by United Airlines, which had reported an odor issue and aborted its scheduled takeoff. Air traffic controllers tried to stop the truck and passenger jet from colliding, according to recorded audio from before and after the crash. According to the audio, an air traffic controller cleared a fire truck to cross Runway 4 at taxiway "Delta," where the collision occurred. Shortly after, an air traffic controller repeatedly tried to alert the vehicle, saying "Stop, stop, stop, truck one, stop, truck one, stop." Following the collision, an air traffic controller can also be heard saying LaGuardia Airport is going to be closed and relaying the information to another flight. Pilots on that plane responded to air traffic control in the recording, saying "That wasn’t good to watch." Watch the press conference below:

A northern Kentucky family declined a $26 million offer to sell part of their farmland because they didn’t want it to become an AI data center. According to WKRC, Ida Huddleston and her family own approximately 1,200 acres of farmland near Maysville. “Last April, an unnamed company approached them about purchasing roughly half the property for a proposed data center,” WKRC stated. “$26 million doesn’t mean anything,” said Delsia Bare, Huddleston’s daughter. “Stay and hold and feed a nation,” Bare added. “As long as I’m on this land, as long as it’s feeding me, as long as it’s taking care of me, there’s nothing that can destroy me if I’ve got this land,” she said. Watch below: NEW: Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer to convert part of their farm into a data center despite the offer being about 10 times the going rate for farmland in the area. "If it's my way, I'll stay and hold and feed a nation. 26 million doesn't mean anything." "As long as… pic.twitter.com/eK9gTXmwq0 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 24, 2026 WKRC shared further: Despite their refusal, Bare said the company revised its plans using land from owners who agreed to sell, meaning the data center could still be built nearby. A zoning request has been filed to rezone nearly 28 agricultural parcels totaling more than 2,000 acres near Big Pond Pike, Germantown Road and Valley Pike Road. The Joint Planning Commission is scheduled to hold public meetings on March 25 and 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maysville Community and Technical College Fields Auditorium. In a similar story, an 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer turned down a $15 million offer for his land from a data center developer. Farmer Offered $15 Million For Land By Data Center Developer, Explains His Response Fox News noted: According to Cushman & Wakefield, the average data center land transaction has grown to 224 acres, up 144% since 2022. Some 40 states are offering tax incentives to attract these projects. Watch the full video coverage from WKRC:

UCB is planning to invest $2 billion to construct a manufacturing facility near its U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. “Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that global biopharmaceutical giant UCB, Inc. is planning a significant investment of $2 billion in Georgia to establish its first U.S. pharmaceutical biologics manufacturing facility,” Gov. Kemp’s office stated in a release. “The investment will generate 330 new jobs over the next several years at the Rowen Foundation’s state-of-the-art, 2,000-acre science and learning campus in Gwinnett County,” the release continued. “UCB will invest $2 billion to establish their first U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing facility right here in the Peach State!” Kemp said on social media. “This historic decision will further Georgia’s position as a hub of innovation in healthcare and life sciences,” he added. BIG WIN FOR GEORGIA! UCB will invest $2 billion to establish their first U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing facility right here in the Peach State! This historic decision will further Georgia's position as a hub of innovation in healthcare and life sciences.… pic.twitter.com/DHr3pQyhob — Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) March 24, 2026 Fierce Pharma shared further: The 460,000-square-foot factory will sit on a 79-acre plot of land in the Rowen innovation district, a mixed-use development designed to attract corporate investment. The project is modeled after North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP). Officials from Gwinnett County signed off on UCB’s application on Tuesday afternoon. It becomes the largest investment a company has made in county history, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The site is near Dacula, Georgia, which is 35 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. UCB’s U.S. headquarters is in Smyrna, which is in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs, about 45 minutes away. UCB said that the plant will create a financial impact of $5 billion. The facility, which will be the size of eight football fields, will create 330 permanent jobs. UCB is one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry, logging a 26% revenue increase last year to 7.74 billion euros ($8.7 billion). In June of last year, UCB revealed its plan to build a large-scale manufacturing facility in the U.S. but didn’t say where it would be located. The company’s other major facilities are in Belgium, Switzerland and Japan. In 2024, UCB sold a plant in China, along with its aging allergy and neurology businesses, to two investment firms. “When we met with UCB leadership earlier this year in Belgium, we discussed how the Peach State would be the right partner for their visionary plans in the U.S. that will benefit both patients and hardworking Georgians,” Kemp said. “UCB’s announcement is also a significant milestone for our life sciences industry, representing one of the largest investments in state history and establishing both the Rowen facility and Georgia as a true hub of innovation in this field,” he continued. The White House announced last year that UCB would open a $5 billion U.S. factory. TRUMP EFFECT: Belgium-based drugmaker UCB to open $5B U.S. factory "The move comes as a growing number of drugmakers expand their U.S. investments as the Trump administration threatens to impose tariffs on drug imports."https://t.co/bbHYc0MzSf — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 13, 2025 More from Kemp’s office: A global biopharmaceutical company based in Belgium, UCB’s North American headquarters are located in Smyrna and currently support more than 400 jobs. UCB’s expertise spans neurology and immunology. “This decision reflects our confidence in UCB’s long-term growth and our deep-rooted commitment to the United States,” said Jean-Christophe Tellier, CEO of UCB. “By investing in Georgia, where our U.S. headquarters have been based for more than three decades, we are strengthening our biologics manufacturing capabilities, supporting our innovation pipeline, and creating high-quality jobs in a state that offers outstanding talent, a strong manufacturing tradition, and an ecosystem designed for sustainable, long-term success. This project is expected to generate approximately $5 billion in total economic impact, reflecting the broader value it will create for the region and its communities.” UCB’s new manufacturing footprint will be located at Rowen, serving as an anchor tenant for this 2,000-acre planned community in metro Atlanta designed to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation. The cutting-edge campus will use a digital-first approach by leveraging AI, robotics, and automation while also prioritizing efficiency in the use of any natural resources.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), a former collegiate football coach, proposed legislation aimed at the “transfer portal chaos” that has transformed the landscape of college sports in recent years. Tuberville introduced the ‘Student Athlete Act of 2026,’ which aims to limit the number of times a student athlete can transfer without sitting out a season. “The transfer portal has made it easier than ever for athletes to move from one program to another, and repeated transfers have contributed to a system that often resembles unrestricted free agency rather than amateur competition,” Tuberville said about the bill, according to OutKick. “The transfer portal has screwed up college sports. My bill is simple: you get 5 consecutive years to play 5 seasons and you get 1 transfer. After that, if you transfer again, you sit out a year. This will fix 80% of the issues in NIL today,” Tuberville said. The transfer portal has screwed up college sports. My bill is simple: you get 5 consecutive years to play 5 seasons and you get 1 transfer. After that, if you transfer again, you sit out a year. This will fix 80% of the issues in NIL today. https://t.co/Ei8DfGHXg5 — Tommy Tuberville (@CoachForGov) March 24, 2026 OutKick explained further: The conversation around college sports has tamped up in recent months, with President Donald Trump earlier this month assembling a group of leaders in the arena to discuss ways to fix the problems. The President is also working to design an executive order pertaining to NIL and other components, like the portal and how to strengthen rules against 3rd party collectives. Tuberville’s proposal is looking at one of the biggest issues — the movement of athletes between schools. Such movement is creating problems for programs that are trying to find stability, while at the same time struggling with the option players are currently given regarding leaving a program after a single season. “Sixty to seventy percent of them (college programs) don’t even look at high school athletes, they look at the portal and say ‘How can we win now? How can we bring players in?’. It’s going to bring the price down on a lot of these players in which to me, it’s ok because they’re going to be making money anyway. I’m all for them making money,” Senator Tuberville told OutKick’s Hot Mic during an appearance on Tuesday. “But for them to keep selling themselves for $50,000 to $100,000 more, I think it’s creating a huge problem.” In this era, creating a bidding-war for athletes has obviously become the go-to move for some player-reps, who are using the portal essentially as a tool to drive up the price. Now, plenty will argue that this is what the NCAA signed up for when they allowed multiple transfers to begin with. But, schools are fighting to keep players around, in some instances inserting a very large buyout in their rev-share contracts that will at least provide the previous school with some type of financial cushion if a player decides to leave after one season. “March Madness is in full swing, and Americans are once again coming together to cheer on their favorite college teams. But we have GOT to do something about the transfer portal because it’s out of control,” Tuberville said. “Last year, nearly 4,000 men’s and women’s basketball players entered the portal. Transferring every year interrupts a student’s education and is bad for team morale. That’s why I’m introducing a bill that would allow student-athletes to transfer 1 time without penalty, no questions asked. After that if you choose to transfer, you sit out a year. It’s simple,” he continued. March Madness is in full swing, and Americans are once again coming together to cheer on their favorite college teams. But we have GOT to do something about the transfer portal because it’s out of control. Last year, nearly 4,000 men’s and women’s basketball players entered the… — Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) March 24, 2026 To provide a glimpse of the transfer portal’s impact on men’s college basketball, the graphic shared below shows every Sweet 16 team in this year’s NCAA tournament and where its starting lineup began their collegiate careers. Where every Sweet 16 Team's Starting-5 began playing college basketball.(Try to figure out which teams are which) pic.twitter.com/L8VqdWpe8E — NCAA Buzzer Beaters & Game Winners (@NCAABuzzerBters) March 23, 2026 1819 News noted: Tuberville continued, “I’ve talked to President Trump about it, he knows it and understands it. We can’t get into all the antitrust, the agents, we can’t do that.” “That’s got to be handled by the NCAA. But one thing we can do is stop this transfer every year, and give these kids the chance to get a degree, and one time transfer if they have a death in the family, circumstances or don’t get along with the coaches,” Tuberville told the outlet. “But, if you use it, it’s over with. But if you use it, you have to sit out a year, though most of them won’t do that anyway.”