PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – SpaceX’s ascent from commercial launch provider to indispensable national security asset marks one of the most significant shifts in America’s defense industrial base in decades. As Elon Musk’s company extends its reach deeper into military space operations, traditional defense contractors are being forced to confront the reality that DOD increasingly […]
A major gun rights organization is calling on Congress to use federal budget procedure to end a federal tax used as a major gun control scheme. Gun Owners of America (GOA) reports it is “leading a coalition of top firearms manufacturers and industry leaders in urging Congress to repeal the unconstitutional gun taxes imposed under […]
There is something grotesque in the quietude with which our political and academic class has met the increasingly clear signs that a foreign adversary, with the ambition and resources to supplant the United States as the world’s leading power, has been operating intelligence assets inside one of our most prestigious research institutions. It is not […]
For the first time in Florida’s history, Republicans now outnumber Democrats in Miami-Dade County—long considered one of the bluest counties in the state and a Democrat stronghold for generations. According to a report from Florida’s Voice, as of the most recent voter roll update, 464,370 Republicans are registered in Miami-Dade, compared to 440,790 Democrats. This […]
A country cannot defend democracy by destroying it. Nor can it combat interference by becoming the chief saboteur. These are not paradoxes. They are the political reality of post-election Romania in 2025, where the will of the people has been trampled by a union of technocrats, foreign intelligence pressure, and judicial fiat. This is not […]
On May 19, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine would “immediately” commence negotiations aimed at ending their ongoing war. This declaration followed a two-hour phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Trump described as “excellent.” Subsequently, Trump held a joint call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders from […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is speaking out following the arrest of a South Carolina teen accused of threatening to kill her — a development observers say highlights a troubling rise in political violence against elected officials. The suspect, 19-year-old Samuel Theodore Cain of Greenville County, who also identifies as Roxie Wolfe, was arrested last Thursday […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000 Venezuelans, lifting a legal block and potentially opening the door to deportations. TPS is a federal program designed to grant legal residency and work permits to nationals from countries suffering armed conflict, natural disasters, […]
A new report from The Wall Street Journal reveals a sophisticated and deeply entrenched alliance between Mexican drug cartels and Chinese money laundering networks operating within the United States — a partnership that is moving hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit drug proceeds into the hands of Chinese nationals. At the heart of the […]
The President Wasn’t There: Biden’s Autopen Presidency
“If he approves, he shall sign it.” These words, found in Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution, frame the president’s role in the