Federal agents announced a sweeping series of arrests Thursday in what they described as a sprawling illegal gambling and corruption probe that has ensnared several NBA figures and members of organized crime. Officials called it one of the most significant federal crackdowns on sports corruption in years. At a press conference in Brooklyn, FBI Director […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it will reopen the roughly 1.5 million‑acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska for oil and gas leasing, reversing prior restrictions. The move is part of President Trump’s broader energy‑production agenda and follows years of regulatory back‑and‑forth over the area. The […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Should the Army bring back the Pentomic Division? In the late 1950s, when everyone expected World War III to go nuclear, the U.S. Army had to contemplate operating on a battlefield sprouting atomic fireballs. This put Army planners in a dilemma. Military theory said that forces had to be concentrated […]
Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones is reportedly under investigation following allegations that he misrepresented community service hours tied to a 2022 reckless driving conviction. The inquiry — which has prompted Republican calls for Jones to withdraw from the race — centers on whether the candidate inflated or improperly logged hours meant to satisfy a […]
Conservative commentator Laura Loomer is now under police protection after receiving credible death threats laced with antisemitic hate. Officers have been posted outside her home 24/7 as the situation escalates. Police say the suspect — Nicholas Ray of Spring, Texas — was charged in Florida for making violent threats online against Loomer and other Jewish […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican‑sponsored bill meant to guarantee pay for federal workers, members of the military, and “essential” personnel working during the ongoing government shutdown, delaying relief for many and further entrenching the funding stalemate. The bill, known as the Shutdown Fairness Act and sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson (R‑WI), […]
Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. Gubernatorial hopeful Darren Bailey’s son, Zachary, his son’s wife Kelsey, and two of their children —Vada Rose, 12, and Samuel, 7 — perished when the helicopter went down. The Bailey campaign released the following statement on […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D–Pa.) is calling on Republicans to use the so-called “nuclear option” to end the filibuster for spending bills — an extraordinary step that would lower the Senate’s 60-vote threshold and allow Democrats to push through government funding without bipartisan support. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Fetterman lamented the ongoing government shutdown but directed […]
New York City once sold a simple promise, come here, work hard, join a common culture that made room for newcomers without dissolving the whole. That promise has thinned. The city that described itself as a model of the American melting pot now functions like a patchwork of parallel societies that share streets but not […]
The Trump administration’s Justice Department civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon said Tuesday that the president has full legal authority to deploy the National Guard to downtown Portland, Oregon, after city police allegedly shielded Antifa rioters during violent clashes outside a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Dhillon made the statement in response to a viral video showing Antifa activists hiding […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has no limits to its quest to rule the world, as it believes they are entitled to do. And increasingly, that quest involves developing a first-class military with cutting-edge technology and using cyberwarfare against Americans. I recently wrote about how China is hacking almost everyone and everything in our country. […]
Steven Cheung: Trump’s Political Gladiator In The West Wing
Steven Cheung’s rise to become White House Communications Director under President Donald J. Trump’s second term is not just a story of loyalty rewarded; it is the evolution of a man who treats politics like a combat sport and communication like warfare. In a White House now defined by unapologetic conviction, Cheung has become both […]