The political conflict behind the recent federal government shutdown and consequent suspension of SNAP benefits has led to a larger debate. Given the fiscal burden of public benefits, welfare dependency, and entitlement, Americans are rightfully questioning whether foreign nationals – especially illegal aliens – should be receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. These are extremely important conversations; particularly […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection systems have been under scrutiny since their launch several years ago, prompting many to question whether these systems are effective and worth the investment. Last month, an example of the shortcomings of the system involved a complete police response to a Baltimore County high school over a bag of Doritos. […]
A new bill by U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and seven colleagues, titled the “Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act,” would “close loopholes allowing foreign nationals to quietly spend millions to influence American elections,” lawmakers announced in a statement. “After years of hysteria over Russiagate and alleged foreign influence in American elections, it turns […]
Going from bad to worse… A Harvard University student recorded the moment Professor Larry Summers began his economics class by addressing his “shame” at his past involvement with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The video captures Summers addressing newly public emails that revealed his continued contact with Epstein even after the financier’s 2008 conviction. He told students: Some […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Washington National Guard simulated drone attacks on Seattle’s Lumen Field in an exercise before the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Nov. 5 rehearsals, part of the Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Summit, were hosted by Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington’s adjutant general and homeland security adviser. The summit’s key event was a tabletop […]
President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor is under sharp scrutiny after acknowledging Wednesday that the full grand jury in the case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed the final version of the indictment. Only the foreperson and a deputy signed off on the revised charges, a departure from standard procedure that has already drawn a […]
Unidentified gunmen killed seven men during a horse race in southern Chihuahua this past weekend, an attack Mexican police attribute to an ongoing feud between two criminal groups. By Julian Resendiz for Border Report The late Saturday afternoon shooting at Carrill Santa Teresa in Parral, Mexico, prompted authorities to deploy dozens of police officers to rural […]
Democrats are being accused of deploying heavy political machinery to flip Tennessee’s thoroughly Republican 7th Congressional District. According to The Daily Caller, an “independent” candidate in the race is receiving support from a Democratic-aligned PAC known as Your Community. The effort appears aimed at siphoning votes from Republican Matt Van Epps in the Dec. 2 […]
Benevity is not a household name, yet thanks to reporting by Tyler O’Neil, a senior editor at The Daily Signal, we now know it wields extraordinary influence over billions of dollars in corporate giving. Nearly one thousand companies, including most of the Fortune 500, rely on its platform to manage charitable donations, employee volunteer hours, […]
A central claim often raised to challenge the prosecutions of opponents of President Donald Trump will face its most significant test on Wednesday, as former FBI Director James Comey seeks to convince a federal judge that the charges against him should be thrown out. Comey argues that he is the target of a “selective and […]
In pursuit of his unending need to be a contrarian “conservative” jack*ss, Tucker Carlson now insulted a whole lot of Christians who revere Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor during World War II who was imprisoned, and later killed, for helping Jewish Germans escape to Switzerland. His hanging by the Nazis in 1945 at a concentration camp […]
Why Tariffs Are America’s Smartest Negotiating Tool – And A Lifeline For Local Agriculture
When most people hear the word “tariff,” they imagine higher prices at the checkout line. But tariffs, when used intelligently, aren’t blunt taxes on trade — they’re strategic levers of negotiation. Properly applied, they rebalance trade relationships, restore reciprocity, and strengthen America’s industrial and agricultural foundations. For farming and winegrowing regions like Sonoma and Napa, […]