War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that American forces conducted a lethal strike on a maritime vessel in the Pacific linked to narcotics‑trafficking activities, marking a further expansion in the administration’s campaign against drug cartels. Hegseth stated that the boat — located in international waters off the coast of Colombia — was carrying “substantial amounts of […]
NEW YORK — Author and journalist Michael Wolff has filed a lawsuit against First Lady Melania Trump, marking the first time a sitting first lady has been sued in her individual capacity. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan, follows threats from Trump’s legal team to pursue more than $1 billion in defamation damages against author Wolff. […]
51 of the United States Senate’s 53 Republicans have signed a letter warning of the extreme danger to women after the Trump administration approved a new generic abortion pill while continuing to mail abortion pills into pro-life states. Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approving a new generic abortion drug last week,” the pro-life […]
A man was arrested Tuesday night after driving his vehicle into a security gate at the White House complex, the United States Secret Service (USSS) announced. According to the agency, at approximately 10:37 p.m. on October 21, the individual drove his vehicle into the Secret Service vehicle gate located at 17th and E Streets NW […]
Emotions running high… Hunter Biden revealed was “furious” with former President Barack Obama for leading then-President Joe Biden offstage with a guiding hand at a June 2024 fundraiser, according to a new book from ABC News’ host Jonathan Karl. An excerpt from the book, obtained by Axios, details how Biden’s son claimed Obama had disrespected and embarrassed the […]
In Utah, university staffers are working to keep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming alive despite a new state law banning it. To do this, they’re hoping to market DEI differently and slip it into academics, where there’s less red tape. “It’s complicated,” explained University of Utah Education Coordinator Lucas Alvarez while speaking with Accuracy […]
A former Democrat mayor in Massachusetts was seriously injured Monday evening after being stabbed outside the cannabis dispensary he owns. Will Flanagan, 45, who served as the Democratic mayor of Fall River from 2010 to 2014, was attacked outside his business around 5 p.m., according to the Fall River Police Department. Officials said Flanagan sustained […]
The Biden years left American families with a stubborn fact, beef stayed expensive while the cattle herd shrank. Trump’s second term confronted that reality directly, first by telling the truth about supply and price, then by using trade tools to rewire where our supplemental beef comes from. The announced beef arrangement with Argentina fits that […]
While most people, especially the perpetual lefty Trump critics, are focusing on President Trump’s military strikes on narco boats and submersibles in the Caribbean — part of a growing counter-narcotics strategy — most are missing the bigger reason for those strikes and the military buildup near Venezuela. (RELATED: US Strike On ‘Narco Sub’ Exposes Expanding […]
Graham Platner, a leading Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine challenging Republican incumbent Susan Collins, is under renewed scrutiny today thanks to a tattoo on his chest that resembles a decorative symbol commonly associated with the Nazi Schutzstaffel, or SS. The tattoo depicts a skull and crossbones design that eerily resembles the Totenkopf, or “death’s […]
Despite a unanimous 9-0 defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Wisconsin is doubling down on its effort to deny Catholic Charities Bureau (CCB) a tax exemption previously afforded to other religious groups — and now, state officials are trying to eliminate the exemption altogether for all religious nonprofits. The legal battle stems from Wisconsin’s refusal to grant Catholic […]
Yes, Drug Cartels Are A National Security Threat
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – New militarized war on drugs — time to view cartels as national security threats? In recent months, the Trump administration has sharply escalated its campaign against drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) and other transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). This includes designating multiple cartels and street gangs as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs); ramping up intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance […]