BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Syrians currently living in Germany will no longer be considered eligible for asylum, arguing the Syrian civil war has ended. He also signaled that his government will begin encouraging returns — and potentially deportations — as the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) surges in the polls […]
The once-vaunted partnership between Barack Obama and Joe Biden — a political alliance Democrats long marketed as a model of loyalty and respect — has reportedly fractured beyond repair. According to veteran ABC reporter Jonathan Karl, the relationship between the former presidents has become so strained that the two pointedly ignored each other when they […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – What lesson is it for drones? U.S. lost the war against IEDs or improvised explosive devices. Despite technological innovation, training, and tactical brilliance, attacks persisted. Tactical adaptations failed to prevent strategic defeat. Most critically, countermeasures never closed the risk-cost imbalance. Special Operations Command want a contractor to train its forces […]
BOSTON — Senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, a 1985 appointee of Ronald Reagan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, announced his voluntary resignation from the bench, stating that he can no longer abide by the restrictions placed on judges’ public speech while observing what he described as the “assault […]
A legal shift with global reach — and few guardrails… A top-secret memo from the Department of Justice is redefining the war on drugs. According to two individuals familiar with its contents — including a Member of Congress — the memo claims that fentanyl and similar synthetic opioids can be classified as chemical weapons under […]
President Trump’s decision to welcome Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House stunned much of the world. Here was a man once described by U.S. intelligence as an al-Qaeda operative, now shaking hands with the American president under the chandeliers of the East Room. Critics saw betrayal, a surrender of moral principle for […]
This is the U.S. Army M4 bayonet (with an M8/M8A1 scabbard) that was personally owned by Elvis Presley during his time in the military, stationed in Germany. By Ben Branch for Silodrome It appears to be in decent condition given the age – Elvis was stationed in Germany from 1958 until 1960 when he returned stateside, bringing […]
Russia collusion. Not only was the guy a despicable abuser and trafficker of often underaged women, but we also now learn that Jeffrey Epstein offered himself to Russia as an informant against President Trump ahead of his summit with Vladimir Putin in 2018 in Finland. And he had candid conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.N. […]
The Democratic Party’s identity crisis found a new low this week — and it happened on the floor of a California event hall, where left-wing radio host Stephanie Miller literally knelt down and kissed the sneaker of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), proudly broadcasting the humiliating display to her social-media followers. Miller, a former actress turned […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused a member of Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) office of falsely claiming to be an attorney to help secure the release of a previously deported illegal immigrant. In a letter sent Wednesday to Duckworth, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons detailed how the senator’s staffer […]
Trump Should Pardon Tina Peters And Force The Supreme Court To Settle The Limits Of Pardon Power
The question is simple, although its implications reach deep into the structure of the American constitutional order. Is the president’s pardon power confined to violations of federal statutes, or does it extend to state criminal offenses when the underlying conduct implicates the national interest? Many scholars assume the narrow view without argument. Yet the text […]