Joseph M. Hanneman

1 month ago | theblaze.com | Joseph M. Hanneman |Joseph M. Hanneman

Retiring U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger took some parting shots at the late Ashli Babbitt on his way out the door, claiming in a May 2 internal memo that she “attacked the U.S. Capitol” and ignored police orders to stay out of the Speaker’s Lobby hallway where she was shot to death by Lt. Michael Byrd. The two-page letter was read at all roll calls, posted on bulletin boards, and distributed by email.

1 month ago | catholicworldreport.com | Christopher R. Altieri |Joseph M. Hanneman

Cardinals at the Vatican in May 2018. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Coup de théâtre, as the French say, or colpo di scena in Italian, is an unexpected turn in a play or a film, often applied to real life when surprising developments unfold suddenly and to dramatic effect, making life imitate art. The recent movie, Conclave, went for one of these—and it’s tough to say whether it was trying too hard or a little too dans le nez, or perhaps, paradoxically, a little of both—and fell flat, if you ask me.

Jan 8, 2025 | theblaze.com | Steve Baker |Joseph M. Hanneman

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden told colleagues that he and the Department of Defense authorized use of directed-energy weapons against June 2020 rioters at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., a highly placed source told Blaze News. – First in a series on directed-energy weapons – Retired Gen. Mark A.

Jan 3, 2025 | theblaze.com | Joseph M. Hanneman

Federal law enforcement agencies responding to reports of two pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, were guilty of “egregious safety and security failures” for not securing the crime scenes and allowing the House speaker and vice president-elect to come within feet of one of the devices, a U.S. House of Representatives investigation concludes.

Dec 19, 2024 | conservativereview.com | Joseph M. Hanneman