You Have To See This Flintlock Machine Gun From The 1700s

Via We Are The Mighty by Blake Stilwell In July 1813, British and Canadian forces approached the American Fort Mackinac in Michigan, surrounding it and demanding its surrender. The installation commander was Lt. Porter Hanks, who knew he was not only outnumbered but that no reinforcements could possibly arrive in time for him to hold […]

White House Begins Migrant Flights To Guantanamo Bay

The Trump administration on Tuesday began flying immigrants who entered the country illegally to Guantánamo Bay. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the first flights from the U.S. to Guantánamo Bay carrying migrants lacking permanent legal status were underway. “President Trump is not messing around, and he’s no longer going to allow America to be a […]

Trump Administration Orders Major Shuffle of Pentagon Press Corps

In a controversial move that is likely to deepen existing divisions over media access, the Trump administration has ordered four prominent left-leaning news organizations to vacate their dedicated office spaces at the Pentagon. The affected outlets—The New York Times, NBC News, NPR, and Politico—will be replaced by primarily right-leaning outlets such as The New York […]

Is It Time For Recess Appointments?

It is a rare occasion when an American president must invoke one of the more obscure, yet potent, powers embedded in Article II of the Constitution. However, given the current political reality—Democrat senators threatening to obstruct Trump’s cabinet nominees unless he bows to their demands on USAID reforms—it is imperative to consider a bold constitutional […]

DC Airport Employees Arrested After Leaking Plane Crash Footage To CNN

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) confirmed Monday that two of its workers were arrested for allegedly making an unauthorized copy of the crash footage. The footage—first aired by CNN last week—captured the moment an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet collided over the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board. Mohamed […]

Trump’s Sweeping Changes For America And Beyond

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – President Donald Trump is transforming America and the world. Trump’s tariffs fit a growing global trend of hardball migration diplomacy. It works both ways, but richer countries by and large have the upper hand. GREAT! – Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s […]

Trudeau Buckles to Trump’s Tariff War

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yielded to President Donald Trump’s demands to tackle the growing fentanyl trafficking problem and strengthen border security between the U.S. and Canada. The announcement came after weeks of escalating tension over trade and security, during which Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian goods unless the country took stronger […]

Senate Committee Advances RFK Jr’s HHS Nomination In Narrow Vote

The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday morning to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), sending it to the full Senate for consideration. The vote was a razor-thin, with Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) providing the decisive support. The vote was 14-13, with Cassidy, a gastroenterologist who […]