Case Tossed on Procedural Grounds A federal judge has dismissed, at least temporarily, President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its journalists. The lawsuit centers in part on the paper’s reporting about Trump’s alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday, a George W. […]
WASHINGTON — On Friday, the U.S. House approved a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk and denounce political violence — coming less than two weeks after his assassination at a Turning Point USA event. The resolution passed 310–58, with 38 Democrats voting “present.” All opposition came from the Democratic caucus. The measure describes Kirk as a […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – It would be a huge coup if he did. Trump suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands. “We’re trying to get it back,” Trump said of […]
At a joint press conference in London with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. is looking to “get it back” — referring to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which was abandoned and quickly fell under Taliban control after the Biden administration’s chaotic 2021 withdrawal. Trump framed Bagram’s strategic […]
In a sweeping move hailed as a major victory for public health and sustainable agriculture, McDonald’s USA announced this week a $200 million investment in regenerative farming practices—the company’s largest such commitment to date. The initiative is being celebrated by proponents of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement as a turning point in the […]
A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to stop recommending the combined MMRV vaccine — measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella — for children under age 4. The vaccine advisory panel — the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — voted 8–3 to recommend that the combined MMRV vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) not be given […]
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) ignited a firestorm Thursday during a House Oversight Committee hearing on crime in Washington, D.C., after she appeared to label her Republican colleagues as “fascists”—a comment that led to an explosive response from Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). The confrontation marks the latest example of increasingly reckless rhetoric from some […]
If you blinked this yesterday, you missed a political earthquake. The left is melting down, and the old guard is crying foul — but it’s not working. OBAMA WHINES WHILE KIMMEL BURNS Former President Barack Obama is furious. Not about anything that affects the average American, but because Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended. After Kimmel […]
In a recent interview that’s raising eyebrows across the political spectrum, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) made the claim that just because someone commits a crime, it “doesn’t make them a criminal,” emphasizing that the label depends on a person’s “mindset.” Her remarks, made during an appearance with Netflix personality Jonathan Van Ness, have ignited a […]
On Thursday evening, the Republican-led Senate voted 53-45 to change chamber rules and speed up confirmation of President Trump’s executive-branch nominees. The change applies to non-judicial, non-Cabinet positions. Under the new rule, the Senate can now group together multiple nominees and confirm them in a single vote, rather than holding time-consuming individual votes. GOP senators […]
The Obamacare Subsidy Ruse, Fix CBO Scoring, Let Prices Fall
Democrats now warn that millions will face higher premiums if the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire at the end of 2025. The warnings are loud. The outrage is theatrical. The facts are simpler. Democrats wrote the sunset. They drafted the American Rescue Plan in early 2021 to turbocharge premium tax credits for two years, […]