The Department of Defense has been directed to draft plans for substantial budget reductions, aiming to cut approximately 40% of military spending by 2030. The cuts, mandated by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, will be phased in at an annual rate of 8% over the next five years. Strategic Realignment Amid Growing Global Threats The […]
On Wednesday, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann (R) experienced a terrifying medical episode while presiding over the Senate chamber. In the video circulating online, Hosemann can be seen collapsing face-first to the ground as onlookers appeared shocked and terrified. WATCH: Staffers quickly attended to the fallen elected official and the session was called into recess. According to WJTV-12 […]
President Donald Trump has sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator without elections” following Zelensky’s complaint about Ukraine’s absence from diplomatic talks between the United States and Russia earlier this week. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer a scathing rebuttal, mocking Zelensky’s background as a “modestly successful comedian” and […]
Crumbling from the inside out… CBS News president of editorial and newsgathering Adrienne Roark announced her departure from the network on Wednesday. Roark is leaving the embattled network to join local news juggernaut TEGNA, Fox News Digital has confirmed. Roark’s exit was announced internally to CBS News staffers on Wednesday, according to an employee in attendance. Roark, who […]
The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization marked a turning point in American jurisprudence, but its judicial significance was overshadowed by an unprecedented event: the leak of a draft opinion weeks before the ruling was finalized. Never before had such a breach occurred in the modern history of the Court. […]
The American military and CIA are apparently ramping up aerial surveillance of deadly Mexican drug cartels inside of Mexico. The Pentagon has been deploying various reconnaissance aircraft along the border, while the Agency has been using unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones. Officially, all this reconnaissance is reportedly being done in partnership with the Mexican government outside […]
Teachers at schools in Utah have the option of opting into gun training and being trained to “shoot to kill.” It’s part of a move in the state to protect against potential school shootings. By Matthew Wilson for Wide Open Spaces Schools in the state also deployed a guardian program, which sees an armed guardian patrolling the hallways […]
Tragedy has struck the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) community as Captain Rebecca Marodi, 49, was discovered with multiple stab wounds in her Ramona, California, residence on the night of Feb. 17. Despite prompt response efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is treating […]
A midair collision occurred at Marana Regional Airport near Tucson, Arizona, on Wednesday resulting in at least two fatalities. The incident involved two small aircraft, a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II, which collided under circumstances that are currently under investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
President Donald Trump rapidly intensified his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, labeling him a “dictator without elections” and suggesting that Zelensky’s actions were responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a recent statement, Trump asserted that Zelensky “should never have let that war start,” implying that diplomatic failures on Ukraine’s part […]
Is Armed Neutrality The Least Bad Option For Ukraine?
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Russia, US agree to work towards improving ties and ending Ukraine war after talks that reflected an extraordinary about-face in US foreign policy under Trump. Volodymyr Zelensky complained that peace talks are taking place without his country’s participation and seemingly to Russia’s benefit. Meanwhile, Trump seemed to blame Ukraine for […]