A Biden-appointed federal judge in Chicago is reportedly considering an extraordinary order that could force Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release thousands of illegal migrants, including individuals arrested during recent enforcement operations targeting criminal offenders. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings, who serves in the Northern District of Illinois, said he is weighing “equitable relief” […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Amid growing concerns of a renewed war over its continuing nuclear program, Iran says it has more missiles now than it had during the 12-Day War with Israel. This, in an effort to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses, which were degraded during the war. If there is another war, “they hope […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a temporary order allowing the Trump administration to continue withholding full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, pausing a lower court ruling that had ordered full distributions to around 42 million Americans. The emergency hold remains in effect through Thursday night, leaving the nation’s largest anti-hunger program […]
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released three newly-obtained emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that mention President Donald Trump, adding to a growing cache of material the minority has been publishing this fall. The redacted messages were posted to DocumentCloud on Wednesday. What the emails say 2011 email to Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein refers […]
In today’s edition: a new immigration rule tests the limits of “self-sufficiency,” a Democratic governor faces a transparency fight over immigration enforcement, and Chinese-linked land near a nuclear bomber base sparks national security alarms. Health and the Visa Line: Trump Expands “Public Charge” Rules The Trump administration is rolling out a sweeping new immigration directive […]
In what could ignite a bitter ideological battle within the Democratic Party, New York City Councilman Chi Ossé, a self-described progressive and ally of mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, is reportedly preparing to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the 2026 Democratic primary. According to a New York Times report published Monday, Ossé — who represents […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Nov. 10, 2025 — The National Center for Police Defense (NCPD) issued strong support Monday following the acquittal of three former San Antonio Police Department officers — Eleazar Alejandro, Alfred Flores, and Nathaniel Villalobos — charged in the 2023 fatal shooting of Melissa Perez during a mental health crisis call. Officers […]
The German government has disclosed that a total of 135,668 crimes have been committed by Syrian suspects between 2015 and 2024, amounting to one every 39 minutes over the past 10 years. By Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge The figures, released by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in response to a parliamentary inquiry from […]
Police in Juarez, Mexico, on Friday surrounded a house near the Rio Grande where they believed men who shot at the U.S. Border Patrol earlier in the day were hiding. By Julian Resendiz for Border Report It was the second of two shootings happening hours apart and allegedly targeting Border Patrol, or heard and reported by […]
The threat of people and companies tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) inside the United States is a real problem. I have written about the danger of Chinese-owned farmlands near strategic U.S. military bases and facilities. They pose a major cyber, […]
Retire The Blue Slip, Let President Trump Field His Team
The Senate’s blue slip began as a courtesy, not as a rule, and surely not as a constitutional command. In 1917, the Judiciary Committee started sending literal blue slips of paper to home-state senators to solicit their views on nominees who would serve in their states. The animating thought was simple. A senator might know […]