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Rep. Fallon in Fox News: What Can a Former KGB Agent Teach Us About What’s in Store for America?

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From the office of Congressman Pat Fallon

Originally published November 10, 2025 in Fox News Digital  We have already seen many articles and interviews from the American right (and no doubt will in the foreseeable future) that bemoan the likely downward spiral New York City will face with the election of proud communist Zohran Mamdani. History tells us their predictions will almost certainly be correct, but this response…

Comply or Collapse: Why President Trump’s Golden Dome for America Depends on Securing Operational Technology

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Published October 30 in DefenseScoop The U.S. military is the most sophisticated fighting force in modern history. However, that doesn’t mean there have not been moments of unforced failure or unexpected setbacks. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Chinese intervention in Korea, and the fall of Kabul as recently as 2021: all of these episodes were driven by a failure to…

Spending Alone Won’t Deter Chinese Aggression

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Originally published in The Washington Times.  We hear often that, in order to bolster the credibility of U.S. deterrence against China’s aggression in the Pacific, we must urgently get to work restoring America’s defense industrial base. Absent from the discussion du jour is that maintaining deterrence toward China — that is, holding Beijing’s military aggression in check — will…

National Review - For America’s Military, Personnel Is Victory

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For America’s Military, Personnel Is Victory By Rep. Pat Fallon February 4, 2025 National Review Motivated and experienced personnel will be our asymmetric advantage in a potential future conflict with a near-peer adversary. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeated multiple European coalitions despite his opponents’ numerical and resource superiority. Napoleon’s “corps…

The Hill - How mass migration is being weaponized — a lesson from Poland

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How mass migration is being weaponized — a lesson from Poland By Rep. Pat Fallon December 24, 2024 The Hill The Biden-Harris administration’s record on border security speaks for itself: Nearly 11 million illegal encounters on our border in less than four years, which amounts to five times as many as under President Donald Trump’s first term in office. What’s particularly concerning…

Washington Examiner - Space, the next battlefield for U.S.

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For America’s Military, Personnel Is Victory By Rep. Pat Fallon December 5, 2024 Washington Examiner Over the past decade, space has become the most complex warfighting domain. As Russia and China seek to weaponize it, a strong U.S. presence in space is crucial in maintaining our edge over global competitors. This is especially true in light of the disturbing reports released this…

National Review - America’s Enemies Working Together Is the Biden-Harris Foreign-Policy Legacy

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America’s Enemies Working Together Is the Biden-Harris Foreign-Policy Legacy By Rep. Pat Fallon November 3, 2024 National Review Our adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are working closer together than ever before and appear far more willing to undertake acts of aggression. In February 2021, after less than a month at the helm in Washington, D.C., the…

The Hill - America’s missile and air defense status quo is not sustainable

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America’s missile and air defense status quo is not sustainable By Rep. Pat Fallon August 23, 2024 The Hill In its April 13 attack against Israel, Iran launched a combined 170 drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles. Israeli and allied defense systems intercepted and destroyed nearly all of these, resulting in zero casualties and minimal…

Fox News - Secret Service Chief Cheatle has resigned. This is how we fix the USSS before it's too late

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Secret Service Chief Cheatle has resigned. This is how we fix the USSS before it's too late By Rep. Pat Fallon July 23, 2024 Fox News Accountability starts from the top. We must take a hard look at the failures that led to Trump’s near-assassination at the hands of a 20-year-old, untrained loner "The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13th is the…

Real Clear Politics - When It Comes to Israel, Biden’s Policy Is Politics

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When It Comes to Israel, Biden’s Policy Is Politics By Rep. Pat Fallon June 27, 2024 Real Clear Politics For the man who billed himself as the one who would “restore America’s image” on the world stage, Joe Biden’s move to withhold aid from Israel undermines America’s credibility to our allies and partners. Worse still, his actions and rhetoric are emblematic of his…