Years back, I wrote a policy piece advocating for covert U.S. operations in Iran to leverage the country’s many ethnic divisions. I described numerous (often) armed Iranian ethnic groups opposed to the regime that would be happy to fight the Mullahs and help bring about the regime’s downfall. Among them are the Kurds in northwestern […]
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding she testify before lawmakers regarding the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The subpoena intensifies the growing conflict between Congress and the Justice Department over transparency and accountability. Lawmakers say Bondi’s testimony is necessary to comprehensively review […]
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Texas Republican Senate primary should come to a swift conclusion, urging the candidate who does not receive his endorsement to exit the race once he announces his decision. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said he plans to announce his endorsement in the coming days and argued […]
Via Shooting News Weekly by Lee Williams Gannett’s flagship, USA TODAY, actually warned its shrinking readership that gun owners may call out its staffers for using fake mass shooting data in their reporting. In a story published Monday, reporter C. A. Bridges, who writes for the USA TODAY NETWORK, first claimed there have been six mass […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – U.S. has shown China and Russia “who really is a military power,” says Trump’s ex-commerce secretary. Don’t expect them to get involved in Iran. Both Russia and China have condemned the military action that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, but haven’t provided any support for their ally beyond that. What’s […]
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), an 11-term congressman known for repeatedly pushing to impeach President Donald Trump and being removed from multiple State of the Union addresses, is headed to a runoff election after failing to secure a majority in his Democratic primary, according to Tuesday night’s results. Green, who has represented Texas’ 9th Congressional District […]
Left-wing political streamer Hasan Piker faces backlash today after comments made during an online appearance, where he discussed how inexpensive commercial drones could be turned into explosive devices and argued that it was more effective than suicide bombing. Piker — a popular Twitch streamer and online political commentator with millions of followers — made the […]
A stash of newly released documents reveals FBI, Secret Service, and other officials noted a suspicious person carrying bags and scouting security measures in the hours before a sniper attempted to kill President Donald Trump in Butler, Penn., but no one seems to have taken any action to investigate. The nonprofit public interest law firm […]
Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana confronted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a Senate hearing Tuesday, accusing her of attempting to shift responsibility onto White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for controversial statements about the death of Alex Pretti. Kennedy questioned Noem about reports suggesting she blamed Miller for […]
Former CNN host Jim Acosta voiced concerns after Paramount Global reportedly won a bidding war to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN. According to CNBC, Netflix withdrew its efforts to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after being outbid by Paramount Skydance. The potential deal would place CNN under the same corporate […]
The public conversation about the conflict with Iran has focused on missiles, oil prices, and military escalation. That focus is understandable. Wars are usually measured in weapons and territory. But there is another system that reacts to geopolitical shocks long before armies move. It is the global insurance system that quietly underwrites international trade. To […]
If Thune Will Not Move The SAVE Act, The Conference Must
The Senate is often described as the world’s greatest deliberative body. The phrase conjures images of long speeches, careful argument, and legislators wrestling openly with difficult questions. But today the Senate faces a simpler problem. A bill with majority support sits idle. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, S.1383, commonly called the SAVE Act, has […]