Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) is reportedly planning an early retirement announcement next week — a decision that would eliminate the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. With Republicans clinging to a 218–214 edge after Democrat Christian Menefee’s recent swearing-in, the margin for error has vanished. Because tie votes fail in the House — […]
James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for his breakout role as Dawson Leery on the 1990s teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” has died at the age of 48 following a long battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. Van Der Beek was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer in August 2023 and publicly revealed his illness […]
A tense exchange unfolded Tuesday during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing when Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) pressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons to resign over the agency’s deportation operations. The confrontation marked the latest clash between Swalwell and ICE leadership. The California Democrat previously co-authored the “ICE OUT Act” with Rep. […]
TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia — At least 10 people were killed and more than 25 injured Tuesday after a “gunperson” opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence in the remote northern British Columbia town. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said officers responded within two minutes to reports of an active […]
Carbon dioxide occupies a peculiar place in contemporary policy debate. It is invisible, odorless, non-toxic at ambient concentrations, and indispensable to life on Earth. Every human breathes it out. Every green plant requires it to survive. And yet, since 2009, federal law has treated carbon dioxide as if it were a noxious contaminant on par […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi came under withering fire Wednesday as House Democrats confronted her over the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files — zeroing in on alleged redaction failures that exposed survivors’ identities. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) pressed Bondi in front of survivors who were seated in the hearing room and asked whether Bondi […]
Violent crime declined across every major category in the nation’s largest cities in 2025, according to a new report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), which represents police executives from the country’s biggest metropolitan departments. The report, which compiles data from 67 major police departments, found significant year-over-year decreases in homicides, rape, robbery and […]
Communist playbook. While the left-wing media obsesses on the manufactured anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) chaos in the streets of Minneapolis and other major blue sanctuary cities, most of them blame the Trump administration for simply sending ICE in to do its job. Few of these media outlets ask who is behind the well-organized and […]
UPDATED — 1:12 p.m. ET According to CBS News, a brief airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday was triggered by a dispute between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon over safety concerns tied to high-energy laser tests. The FAA reportedly acted unilaterally in imposing the closure without notifying key agencies: The Pentagon […]
In a striking rebuke, a bloc of House Republicans broke with party leadership Tuesday, sinking a procedural effort to shield President Trump’s trade policies from scrutiny and warning it would erode Congress’ constitutional authority. The House rejected the measure 217–214, underscoring growing fractures within the Republican conference over trade authority. Three Republicans — Thomas Massie […]
A North Carolina House Oversight Committee hearing examining local cooperation with federal immigration authorities took an unexpected turn this week when a Democratic sheriff struggled to answer basic questions about the structure of government. The hearing was prompted in part by the recent killing of Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian woman who had sought refuge […]
Robots And AI Take Center Stage In Army And Navy Overhaul
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – CNO “all ahead flank” on AI. The Navy’s ambitious vision to enable the Golden Fleet of heavily armed, high-tech manned warships accompanied by a vast network of nimble unmanned and autonomous platforms hinges on AI. Buoyed by billions in investments into robotic systems, the Navy is considering how it will […]