NATO Ally Closes Airspace To US Military Aircraft Over Iran Conflict

Spain has escalated its standoff with the United States by blocking U.S. military aircraft involved in the Iran conflict from using its airspace, marking a significant rupture between Washington and a key NATO ally. Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed Monday that Madrid has denied both airspace access and the use of jointly operated U.S.-Spanish […]

Multiple Masterpieces Stolen From Italian Museum

Thieves stole three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near Parma in northern Italy, police said Monday. The overnight heist between March 22 and 23 lasted less than three minutes, according to local media. The suspects forced open a door at the Magnani Rocca Foundation and escaped through […]

South Carolina Republican Mounts Comeback Bid For Old House Seat

Former South Carolina Gov. and Rep. Mark Sanford has entered the race to reclaim his old congressional seat, launching a comeback bid in the state’s 1st District as a crowded primary field takes shape ahead of the 2026 midterms. Sanford, a Republican, filed on the final day to enter the June 9 primary, joining a […]

Tiger Woods Involved in Rollover Crash in Florida, Arrested on DUI Charge

Professional golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash Friday in Jupiter Island, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities reported that Woods was arrested following the accident and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and property damage, according to multiple reports. Officials said he did not suffer any injuries. The crash […]

Yes, US Can Successfully Seize Iran’s Kharg Island

It won’t be a cakewalk, but it shouldn’t be Iwo Jima either. Despite all the naysayers and doom and gloom commentary about a potential U.S. military operation to seize Iran’s  Kharg Island, which I proposed here a full week before it became topical, our Marines were deployed, or President Trump mentioned it, the mission is […]

Report: Trump Administration Scaling Back Asylum Crackdown

After months of effectively shutting down the asylum system, the Trump administration is starting to reopen the pipeline — selectively. The Trump administration is scaling back a sweeping asylum crackdown that had halted hundreds of thousands of immigration cases, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials. In late November, following the fatal shooting of […]

Is Iran War Reaching Culmination? What About Democrats’ DHS Blockade?

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): The Democrat blockade of DHS continues to weaken our ability to counter growing domestic terror threats. Even as last few days saw some escalation in the Middle East, with Iran launching missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia, injuring U.S. service members. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have also joined the fight with intensified strikes. […]