After someone brought it to his wife’s attention… Marvel actor Kumail Nanjiani publicly addressed and denied a bizarre internet rumor claiming he was involved in a romantic relationship with former First Lady Michelle Obama, calling the speculation entirely untrue and surreal. Nanjiani, known for his role as Kingo in Eternals and his work on the […]
Greenland did not drift into American stewardship by accident. It arrived there because Denmark dropped it. That fact is routinely obscured by euphemism and sentiment, but it is the hinge on which the entire moral and legal argument turns. In April 1940, Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany. Copenhagen fell in hours. Its government capitulated […]
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles issued a major rebuke of a recent Vanity Fair article widely condemned by the administration, calling it a “disingenuously framed hit piece” that she said omitted key context and misrepresented her remarks. Her response prompted a wave of public support from senior administration officials, Cabinet members, and members […]
A self-fulfilling prophecy? NATO expansion is again on the table as the Kremlin pushes to include it in any process to end the war in Ukraine. This, even as it conducts a massive hybrid war of sabotage, cyberattacks, and drone incursions across Europe. Is NATO enlargement the root cause of Russian aggression, or is it […]
World-famous Kentucky bourbon brand Jim Beam will temporarily pause distillation at its main production facility in Clermont, Kentucky, beginning Jan. 1 through the end of 2026, as the company shifts production to another in-state distillery and undertakes site improvements. The James B. Beam Distilling Co. confirmed the move in a statement, emphasizing that the decision […]
New crime data suggest the Trump administration’s aggressive public safety agenda is coinciding with a steep national decline in murders, marking one of the largest one-year drops on record. An analysis by crime data expert Jeff Asher shows murders fell by roughly 20% nationwide from January through October compared with the same period in 2024. […]
The modern free speech crisis does not begin with a knock on the door or a criminal summons. It begins with a letter, a bureaucratic threat, or a warning issued from abroad demanding that American companies or American speakers comply with foreign speech codes or face punishment. That is why the visa sanctions announced by […]
The leak of the Pentagon’s classified “Overmatch Brief” has produced a familiar reaction. Headlines announce that China would defeat the United States in a war over Taiwan. Pundits conclude that American deterrence has failed. Some urge accommodation. Others demand vast new military spending. Both responses misunderstand what the assessment actually shows, and more importantly, what […]
Several far-left Democratic lawmakers drew attention this week after holding a Kwanzaa celebration inside the halls of Congress, choosing to spotlight the cultural holiday rather than Christmas as the year came to a close. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Summer Lee […]
WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reportedly failed a polygraph exam intended to grant him access to highly sensitive intelligence, then placed several career staffers involved in the test on administrative leave. The episode has intensified scrutiny of leadership at the agency as it faces steep workforce losses and […]
Christmas Day Airstrikes Target Islamic State Terrorists in Sokoto WASHINGTON/ABUJA — The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in northwest Nigeria on Dec. 25, President Donald Trump announced, saying the operation was a response to what he described as brutal attacks on Christian communities in the West African nation. Trump, in […]
Utah Rare-Earth Discovery Raises Stakes In US-China Minerals Race
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Massive critical minerals deposit found in Utah. Potentially the largest in North America, it provides the U.S. with a domestic source for a full spectrum of critical minerals, all extractable using a faster, cleaner process than traditional hard-rock mining. That spectrum appears to be embedded in a geologic feature similar to […]