WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: -------------------------- Additional reading: Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent said he resigned from the job in protest of the Iran war, which he accused President Donald Trump of waging due to “pressure from Israel.” Before his resignation, it turns out, Kent was facing a “months-long” FBI investigation into allegations that he improperly shared classified information, Semafor reported. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth live on an Army base in Washington, D.C., due to security concerns. Multiple drones have recently been spotted flying over that base, and officials “have not determined where they came from,” according to the Washington Post. Hegseth led a briefing Thursday on Operation Epic Fury, revealing that the United States has sunk more than 120 Iranian naval vessels, including 11 submarines, which make up more than a third of Tehran’s fleet. “We’ve decided to share the ocean with Iran. We’ve given them the bottom half,” he quipped. “Their surface fleet is no longer a factor. The submarines they once had, 11 are gone.” California’s Eric Swalwell cofounded a political AI company with his former chief of staff described as “ChatGPT for your own campaign database.” It has taken tens of thousands of dollars from Swalwell’s Democratic allies in Congress, including his self-described “best friend,” Arizona senator Ruben Gallego, NOTUS reported, raising questions as to whether Swalwell is using his official position to drive business, something House ethics rules prohibit. Happy Friday, our full lineup is below. ‘Dezionize Jewish Consciousness’: Columbia-Affiliated Seminary Picks Up Anti-Israel Academics Who Abruptly Resigned From Harvard Pete Hegseth Is Having a Good War ‘We’ve Decided To Share the Ocean With Iran. We’ve Given Them the Bottom Half’: United States Has Sunk More Than 120 Islamic Republic Ships, Hegseth Says EXCLUSIVE: Charter Schools Dominate New York City’s Top 100 Public Schools by Math and English Test Scores Zohran Mamdani’s Wife Celebrated Palestinian Terrorists, Including Plane Hijacker, In Social Media Posts From Early Adulthood Yes, He Did: Another Democratic Darling Exposed as Serial Sex Pest Indiana University’s Muslim Philanthropy Gave Fundraising Advice to ‘Sham Charity’ Bankrolling Hamas Iranian Intelligence Minister Who Led Assassination Plots Against US Officials Eliminated In Israeli Strike, IDF Says Thanks for reading the Washington Free Beacon! Subscribe for free to receive new posts. S