How Constitutional Carry Is Reshaping America: What The Data Really Shows About Concealed Carry Permit Holders

For years, concealed carry permit numbers were the clearest, most reliable indicator of how many Americans were taking responsibility for their own safety. But that landscape has changed — dramatically. By Mitch Goerdt for Concealed Carry A brand-new analysis from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that concealed carry permit holders have declined for the third year in a row. And […]

Tim Walz Makes Direct Appeal To Trump After Insurrection Act Threat

On Thursday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) begged to President Donald Trump to “turn the temperature down” hours after the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if the state’s lawmakers don’t “stop” ongoing ICE protests. The Democrat governor took to X to send out a direct message to President Trump, asking him to ‘stop this campaign of retribution.” President […]

Human Remains Identified As Missing Mayor 20 Years After Disappearance

Skeletal remains that washed up on a Washington beach nearly 20 years ago have been identified as a former Oregon mayor who was declared dead in 2006, officials said. On Tuesday, the Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office announced that remains found on a beach in the village of Taholah in 2006 were identified as Clarence […]

ICE Deputy Director Resigns To Run For Congress

Madison Sheahan, the deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is resigning from her post to launch a Republican campaign for Congress in Ohio. The resignation was announced Thursday morning, the sources said. Sheahan is entering the race for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, which is represented by Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman […]

One Military, Many Fronts: Can The US Keep Up Worldwide?

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Some say NO. The U.S. military can’t do everything at once. Even with a nearly $1 trillion budget, we can only do so much. Some Pentagon officials are privately warning that we may not be able to threaten Venezuela’s regime, support protesters seeking to topple Iran’s government, and protect its interests in […]