PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – For all the new capabilities the B-21 Raider stealth bomber will bring as an individual aircraft, the Air Force’s top bomber officer says he is most excited about the sheer numbers of those aircraft that are set to enter service. The Air Force plans to acquire at least 100 B-21s, but senior […]
Federal prosecutors have indicted Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins on two counts of extortion. The indictment alleges Tompkins pressured an executive from a Boston-based cannabis company to provide him with $50,000 in company stock. Tompkins, who has served as sheriff since 2013 and oversees roughly 1,000 employees responsible for Boston’s correctional facilities, was arrested in […]
The effort to redraw congressional districts in Texas has moved from political maneuvering to constitutional confrontation. At its core is a fight over whether a minority faction can paralyze a legislative chamber by fleeing the state to deny a quorum. The Texas Supreme Court now holds that question squarely in its hands, and given the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky firmly declared Saturday morning that Ukraine will not surrender any territory to Russia — underscoring that such concessions are prohibited under the Ukrainian Constitution — even as a U.S.–Russia summit looms. The statement comes just days before President Donald Trump’s scheduled meeting with Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska. Trump […]
James Arthur “Jim” Lovell Jr., a U.S. Navy captain turned NASA astronaut, best known for commanding the Apollo 13 mission passed away on August 7, 2025, at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age of 97. Lovell was among NASA’s pioneering astronauts, flying on four missions: Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, and Apollo 13. Apollo 8 marked […]
Project Veritas has published a new report alleging that former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr actively worked to prevent Donald Trump from returning to political power following the 2020 election. The accusations come from whistleblower Patrícia Lélis, a former Brazilian journalist who says she attended numerous confidential meetings while working for Howard Stirk Holdings—a
Outrage is mounting after a Baltimore judge sentenced a man convicted of violently assaulting two elderly pro-life activists to no prison time, instead giving him a year of home detention and probation. Patrick Brice, 28, was convicted in February on two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment after viciously attacking 73-year-old […]
President Donald Trump has removed Billy Long as Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, ending his tenure less than two months after his Senate confirmation. The White House offered no official reason for Long’s sudden dismissal. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as Acting IRS Commissioner until a permanent successor is nominated and confirmed. Long, a former […]
In 1950, the United States produced 80 percent of the world’s maple syrup. Today, it produces just 25 percent. What happened in the intervening decades was not the result of natural climate shifts, cultural disinterest, or a lack of maples. No, what happened was the emergence of a government-blessed
A Senate Republican is targeting public officials who use their position to get rich. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is bringing forward legislation that would establish harsher penalties for public officials who commit federal bank fraud, tax fraud, or loan or mortgage fraud. Cornyn’s Law Enforcement Tools to Interdict Troubling Investments in Abodes (LETITIA) Act is named […]
Chick-Fil-A’s Secret? Serendipity, Pressure Fryers, And Pickles
The creation of the Chick-fil-A sandwich was not a corporate brainstorm or the product of market research. It was, fittingly, an accident. More precisely, it was an economic oddity, a surplus of poultry breasts too large to fit into Delta Airlines’ narrow airline trays, and a man named Truett Cathy who saw potential where others […]