On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsed the Trump administration’s assertion of state secrets over details of the Tren de Aragua deportation flights. In a Monday night court filing, claims from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem show specific details of how and when Tren de Aragua gang members were deported on […]
As the U.S. faces an unprecedented egg crisis, industry experts and farmers alike are rallying behind a new initiative led by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins. The comprehensive $1 billion strategy is designed to mitigate the devastating effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, which has ravaged egg-laying flocks […]
President Donald Trump is standing by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, despite a major security lapse that exposed sensitive war plans targeting Houthi militants in Yemen. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump called the incident “the only glitch in two months,” adding, “Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man.” Trump […]
Several high-profile influencers associated with the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement have found themselves in the spotlight after being accused of accepting payments to publicly oppose a Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to remove soda from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The controversy began when Nick Sortor, a social media personality and […]
Imagine a government agency still running its core operations on a punch-card system. Absurd? Not quite. While we’ve largely dispensed with the physical artifacts of mid-century computing, the bureaucracy still labors under their ghost. This haunting is not due to a lack of software talent or political will, but rather a budgeting convention so obsolete […]
The Golden State’s blanket ban on ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. En Banc Ninth Circuit Upholds California Ammo Magazine Ban By Jake Fogleman for The Reload A divided en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s ban on […]
Guns.com and the National Association for Gun Rights are giving away a $5,000 prize package in this contest, including a custom SIG P365 Spectre, 1,000 rounds of range ammo, and a half dozen other prizes.
Trump National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to a group chat in which national security leaders discussed a military strike. Goldberg was apparently included in a Trump administration group chat on Signal in which top officials debated and then discussed details of attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly sent […]
In a landmark ruling on Friday, a federal judge sided with Missouri in its $24 billion lawsuit against China’s Communist Party, accusing the country of hoarding protective supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. This victory marks a significant moment in Missouri’s legal battle to hold China accountable for the impact of the coronavirus, which has caused […]
While China and Russia carve up Africa through mining deals and military ties, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is flipping the script. In a letter sent February 2025, President Félix Tshisekedi made a bold ask: U.S. military support in exchange for access to the country’s $24 trillion in minerals. The letter, addressed to President […]
The Justice Department revealed on Monday that the Trump administration is planning to extradite three alleged Tren de Aragua (TdA) members to Chile. The Hill reports: “Recognizing the grave threat that TdA poses to the nations it infiltrates, Chile has asked the United States to help return these men to Chile to face justice,” the […]
Trump Calls New F-47 Most Advanced, Lethal Combat Fighter Ever
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – TRUMP 47? The Pentagon has awarded the long-awaited contract for the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance future fighter jet, known as NGAD, to Boeing, now called the F-47. The sixth-generation fighter, which will replace the F-22 Raptor, is designed to face China. It will have “state-of-the-art stealth technologies [making […]