The critics said he was a showman. They dismissed the stagecraft, the slogans, the self-assurance. They said real diplomacy could not be done with bravado and a businessman’s gut instinct. But this morning in Doha, under a canopy of economic ambition and national renewal, President Donald J. Trump proved them wrong again. Flanked by Qatari […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Sleepy Joe Biden was wheeled out for a first interview since being ejected from the White House and claimed that dropping out of the 2024 race was such a “difficult” decision because the four years he was in office were “so successful.” Exactly […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Trump’s trip this week to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, includes an agenda for Air Force One replacements, crypto deals, and the Gulf states’ desires for U.S. concessions on nuclear and microchip security restrictions. Yet lying in the background is a new reality: the Persian Gulf is quickly turning […]
Law enforcement, state leaders coordinate contingency plans as speculation grows… State and local officials in Minnesota are quietly preparing for potential civil unrest amid growing speculation that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could receive a federal pardon. Governor Tim Walz, along with the Minnesota National Guard, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Hennepin County Sheriff […]
Following a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia as the White House doubles down on regional partnerships… President Donald Trump secured a $1.2 trillion economic commitment from the State of Qatar, marking a historic milestone in a string of strategic deals aimed at deepening U.S. economic ties in the Middle East. Wednesday’s agreement comes on […]
In his first address to the global press corps since ascending to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful message on Monday defending the essential role of free speech, ethical journalism, and the responsible use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Speaking from the Vatican before a packed room of international journalists, the pontiff […]
A federal judge in New York has seized control of the city’s embattled Rikers Island jail complex, one of the nation’s largest jails, which currently holds around 7,000 inmates. On Tuesday, Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered the notorious jail and the city’s entire jail system be run by an independent officer reporting solely to the […]
President Trump’s decision to accept a Boeing 747 aircraft gifted by the government of Qatar has sparked a curiously misplaced outrage among some Israeli officials. Their indignation, vocal and unusually undiplomatic, betrays a troubling misunderstanding not only of the realities of US defense partnerships but of the asymmetries that define our relationships in the Middle […]
A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge on Tuesday for allegedly aiding an illegal immigrant in an attempt to avoid law enforcement. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested and charged with obstruction of an official proceeding last month after evidence became known that she had shielded an illegal immigrant from federal agents, according […]
It’s impractical, expensive, and has bad optics. In my earlier article on the potential Trump-Qatar executive airliner deal, I gave Team Trump the benefit of the doubt. I support Trump, in large part, because he thinks and acts outside the box. If I didn’t do that I’d be in perpetual outrage or counter outrage mode. […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is offering unusually candid reflections on President Joe Biden’s failed 2024 reelection campaign, acknowledging that the decision to run for a second term may have harmed the Democratic Party — while carefully laying the groundwork for a potential 2028 presidential bid. Speaking to reporters after a veterans-focused town hall in […]
Did The IRS Spy On January 6ers And Supporters?
A new federal lawsuit may reveal widespread and unconstitutional spying on supporters of then-former-President Donald Trump and critics of then-President Joe Biden. The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch reports it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to obtain “records related to possible improper targeting of […]