PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A 19-year-old Brown University sophomore and campus political leader was among two students killed in a shooting during a finals review session over the weekend, as questions mount about the handling of the investigation by federal authorities. Ella Cook, a vice president of Brown’s College Republicans club, was confirmed as one of […]
Rob Reiner And Wife Michele Found Dead In Apparent Homicide At Brentwood Home
LOS ANGELES — Acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead Sunday afternoon inside their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home after authorities responded to a call for medical aid, according to reports. The Los Angeles Police Department said a homicide investigation is underway. Both victims suffered fatal […]
Morning Brief: Private Talks, Public Power, And A Tragic Crash
Today’s news spans the deeply personal and the unmistakably political — moments where grief meets the public square, where power is challenged from Capitol Hill, and where questions of safety and oversight emerge from a tragic crash on an American highway. Together, these stories reflect a country grappling with accountability, restraint, and the consequences of […]
National Trust Sues To Stop Trump’s Ballroom Construction
A national historic preservation group filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to halt the Trump administration’s construction of a new White House ballroom, arguing the president lacked the legal authority to demolish the East Wing without required reviews. The National Trust for Historic Preservation asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to […]
Fifth Circuit Upholds The NFA’s Constitutionality
On December 9, 2025, a three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reissued a significant ruling in the case of United States v. George Peterson, affirming the conviction of George Peterson, a Louisiana firearms dealer, for possessing an unregistered suppressor in violation of the National Firearms Act (NFA). Chief Judge Jennifer […]
US Seizure Of Venezuelan Oil Tanker Sparks Clash With Moscow
U.S. forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday in a high-profile operation that the Trump administration says is part of its broader effort to enforce sanctions and disrupt illicit energy networks tied to national security threats. The vessel, identified as the Skipper, was boarded in the Caribbean Sea by […]
Italian Data Highlight Disparity Between Population Share And Sexual Violence Offenses
Data from Italy’s Interior Ministry for 2024 shows that foreigners commit nearly half of all rapes, while only representing 9 percent of the country’s resident population. By Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge Specifically, the graph shows they are arrested in 44 percent of cases. Sexual Violence cases, Italy, 2024 The troubling data, which was cited by Italian […]
US Still Unprepared For Large-Scale ‘Cheap Drone’ Warfare
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – A drone ‘war is more silent and more deadly’ – U.S. is behind. The Vampire drone gripped two precious pieces of cargo tightly — a bomb for Russians and a delivery of still-warm KFC for the Ukrainians in the trench next to them. What observers see on the dark, drone-infested front line […]
Country Star Jelly Roll Fights For A Pardon – And His Right To Bear Arms
Country star Jelly Roll says he’s ready to take his case to the Tennessee legislature. The chart-topping artist, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, wants a narrowly written change to state law that would let him legally own a rifle — and get back to hunting. The country artist discussed the limits of his […]
NJ Governor Murphy Using Last Months In Office To Free 31 Convicted Killers… And Promises Even More
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is using his last months in office to release dozens of inmates convicted of homicide — and says many more are coming, according to NJ 101.5. By Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge Since December 2024, Murphy has granted clemency to 283 offenders, including 31 people convicted of murder, felony murder, or aggravated […]
Michigan’s ‘Gun Violence’ Task Force Cranks Out An Anti-Gun Blueprint For 2026 Democrat Candidates
By NRA ILA for Shooting News Weekly Joe Biden has been out of office for over 300 days now, but his anti-gun legacy lingers, including in the form of a playbook left behind for anti-liberty governors (hello, Governor Gretchen Whitmer!) to consult. NRA-ILA warned of the damaging directives as they unfolded then, and their pernicious effects are still in […]

Delist The Liars: Trump Must Drop The Hammer On Chinese Fraud
President Trump was right to move carefully with China at the start of his second term. Strategy sometimes requires patience. The United States entered 2025 with dangerous vulnerabilities in rare earths, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing inputs, and supply chains that had been recklessly outsourced over decades. A sudden financial rupture with Beijing before those weaknesses were […]