A House That Works: Why Trump’s White House Renovations Are Normal, Not Novel

The criticism of President Trump’s latest White House renovations, including the planned ballroom addition to the East Wing, presupposes a static building that has never existed. The Executive Residence and its flanking wings are living architecture. They have been repeatedly rebuilt, expanded, pared back, and modernized so that a symbolic home can function as a […]

Trump Considering Commuting Diddy’s Prison Sentence: Report

Rumors are swirling that President Donald Trump might step in to help old friend-turned-critic Sean “Diddy” Combs — but the White House says not so fast. Combs is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence after being convicted on two counts of transporting individuals for the purpose of prostitution. Earlier this year, Trump acknowledged that Combs’ […]

Judge Who Approved Mar-a-Lago Raid Once Shared Office With Jeffrey Epstein

Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Authored by Ken Silva via HeadlineUSA (emphasis ours), U.S. Judge Bruce Reinhart, who issued the warrant for the FBI’s raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in 2022, once shared office space with deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according to newly revealed records. Some of Judge Reinhart’s links to Epstein have long been known. Reinhart […]

China’s Seaport Takeover Plan Is A Direct Threat To America

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – China’s vast network of seaports is causing alarm. China has spent two decades patiently assembling a vast port network spanning every continent except Antarctica. Chinese companies own or operate terminals at more than 90 deepwater ports worldwide. That includes 34 of the world’s top 100 busiest ports. Two massive Chinese-run ports […]

Abortion Drug Survivor Sues FDA To Stop Mail Order Abortion Pills

The Food and Drug Administration is being sued by an abortion pill survivor and Louisana’s attorney general over a scheme to mail abortion pills into pro-life states. “The State of Louisiana, led by Attorney General Liz Murrill, and Rosalie Markezich, a survivor of abortion drug coercion, filed a new lawsuit this week calling on the […]

Karine Jean-Pierre Maintains She Never Saw Biden’s Decline

Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is facing renewed scrutiny after claiming in a CBS interview that she never witnessed signs of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline — even while flying with him to the now-infamous 2024 debate that led to the collapse of his re-election campaign. In an appearance on CBS Mornings on Monday to promote her forthcoming memoir, Independent: […]

Former FBI Director James Comey Asks Judge To Toss Charges Against Him

Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s case against him, claiming he was the victim of a “vindictive” prosecution. Last week, Comey pleaded not guilty to charges linked to his 2020 congressional testimony about the bureau’s investigation into Russian ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign.  Comey is accused of falsely claiming during a hearing […]

Thune, GOP Senators Break With Trump Over Ingrassia Nomination

Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s 30-year-old nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, is facing near-certain rejection in the Senate following the leak of text messages containing racist and offensive remarks. According to Politico, the messages came from a private group chat in which Ingrassia allegedly described himself as having “a Nazi streak,” said […]

Cincinatti Police Chief Placed On Leave Following Handling Of Brawl

Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) Chief Teresa Theetge has been placed on paid administrative leave amid a growing internal investigation into her leadership, months after the backlash she received for downplaying a violent downtown brawl that went viral on social media. According to multiple local news reports, City Manager Sheryl Long announced the decision on Monday, citing the need for […]