Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is arriving in Washington on Tuesday after requesting that a previously scheduled February 18 meeting with President Trump be moved forward, following public comments by the president about progress in U.S. talks with Iran. Trump said last week that U.S. envoys had held “very good talks” with Tehran and that […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism after becoming the first sitting mayor in decades — and possibly ever — to skip the installation ceremony of the city’s Roman Catholic archbishop, a longstanding civic tradition dating back at least to the 1930s. Ronald Hicks, 58, was formally installed Friday as the 11th archbishop […]
The U.S. Air Force is quietly executing one of its largest short-term airlift surges in years, moving an unusually high number of C-17 Globemaster III transports into the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to rise. Open-source flight trackers estimate that up to 112 U.S. C-17s have deployed toward the region since mid-January. In […]
The Minnesota Republican gubernatorial race was abruptly reshaped Saturday night after candidate Jeff Johnson suspended his 2026 campaign following the death of his daughter. Johnson announced he would suspend his campaign indefinitely after his 22-year-old daughter, Hallie Marie Tobler, was found fatally stabbed in her St. Cloud apartment. Her husband, Dylan Tobler, 23, was also […]
A newly unsealed Justice Department document indicates that President Donald Trump privately condemned convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as early as 2006, according to statements made by a now-retired law enforcement official to the FBI. The document, released Monday by the Department of Justice, summarizes an October 2019 FBI interview […]
From newly released Epstein files to a high-profile offer from Elon Musk to shield accusers from legal retaliation, accountability and transparency are back at the center of the national conversation. As fresh disclosures ripple through conservative circles, lawmakers ramp up oversight, and foreign adversaries exploit the digital workplace, today’s headlines point to a common question: […]
Democratic Texas State Rep. Gene Wu is facing renewed scrutiny after racially charged remarks he made during a December 2024 podcast resurfaced on social media over the weekend. Wu’s comments came from a Dec. 31, 2024 episode of the podcast “Define American with Jose Antonio Vargas” and were reposted Saturday night on X by the […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – After the first U.S. warship visited the Chinese-built Ream Naval Base on the south coast of Cambodia last week, analysts warn the U.S. should brace for a response from Beijing. “We can expect China will try to neutralize U.S. influence in Cambodia and teach Cambodia a lesson or two in […]
North Korean spies are exploiting remote work arrangements to get hired to sensitive positions within major U.S. companies and carry out espionage operations. The U.S. House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection reports Chairman Andy Ogles (R-TN) “sent letters to LinkedIn, Amazon Web Services, and Palo Alto Networks requesting that each company designate a senior […]
Prominent conservative voices erupted on social media to start the week after newly released documents from the Epstein files revealed previously undisclosed interactions between former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and the late convicted child sex offender and human trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. The disclosures have sparked fresh debate on the right about Bannon’s past […]
A Fox News panel was visibly taken aback Saturday night after former NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro floated a startling theory about the silence surrounding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Mauro suggested that the suspected kidnappers’ lack of communication — including no proof of life — may be intentional, not accidental. He argued the suspects could […]
China’s Starlink Killers Can’t Kill Elon Musk’s Satellite Network
Starlink is often discussed as if it were merely a commercial internet service, a constellation of satellites meant to stream movies and route emails. That framing misses the deeper logic of its design. From its earliest public descriptions, Starlink was conceived as a system that could continue functioning in the presence of attack, interference, and […]