A person was shot and is in critical condition following an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Pima County, Arizona, on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 a.m. near milepost 15 on West Arivaca Road. Fire and medical crews from the Santa Rita Fire District and American Medical Response treated […]
President Donald Trump has made clear that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not be stepping down amid mounting criticism of controversial federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, White House officials said. Trump, speaking to reporters Tuesday, confirmed that he still has confidence in Noem’s leadership and has no plans to ask her to resign. […]
“The View” co-hosts pressed Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday to respond to claims made by former Vice President Kamala Harris about him during the 2024 presidential campaign vetting process. Shapiro recently disclosed in his memoir, Where We Keep The Light, that members of Harris’ vetting team asked him whether he was a “double […]
On Monday, Republicans appealed a ruling that reshaped the last remaining New York City congressional district held by a Republican. Just days earlier, New York Judge Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that New York’s 11th Congressional District violated the voting rights of Black and Hispanic residents by allegedly diluting their voting power. He ordered the state’s bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission […]
The Department of Justice has quietly backed away from seeking an arrest warrant against former CNN anchor Don Lemon over a disruptive protest inside a Minnesota church — but the case isn’t dead. According to CNN, federal prosecutors withdrew their request after multiple judges refused to approve criminal complaints tied to a Jan. 19 disruption […]
Elon Musk recently asked a question that millions of Americans have been asking for years: “Who sends them their instructions!? Real question.” He was reacting to a familiar spectacle, within minutes or hours of an event, leading Democrats, left-leaning pundits, and drive-by media outlets suddenly begin using the same phrase, the same framing, sometimes almost the same […]
Contrary to earlier reports, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will not be wearing a dress during his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance, according to a new report. Initial reports published Friday claimed the artist — whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — planned to wear a dress during the halftime show as a […]
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican who represents Florida’s 16th Congressional District, announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a two-decade career in the U.S. House of Representatives. Buchanan has served in Congress since 2007. His retirement will open a competitive race for his safely Republican southwest Florida district. Buchanan represented Florida’s 13th […]
A West Virginia woman was arrested in Ripley over the weekend after authorities said she used social media to issue threats against President Donald Trump. Police arrested 39-year-old Morgan L. Morrow and charged her with making terroristic threats. Investigators allege Morrow attempted to recruit others online to help carry out violence against the president. (RELATED: […]
Minneapolis attorney and Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel has ended his campaign, citing opposition to how national Republicans have approached federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Madel, who entered the race in December 2025 as part of a crowded Republican field seeking to succeed Governor Tim Walz, said in a video posted to X on Monday […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s daughter, Hope Walz, derided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a social media video Saturday, calling the agency a “horrible Gestapo” and urging lawmakers not to fund it following a fatal Border Patrol agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Hope Walz: “This horrible Gestapo cannot be funded. It is deplorable at this […]
Trump Shifts Focus Of ICE Defense As Approval Drops
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows. The Trump administration has dropped its familiar “deny and attack” playbook after initially using it when federal agents killed anti-ICE activist Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Within 24 hours, as various videos of the shooting circulated online, it became clear that the White […]