Police officers injured during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s controversial $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” arguing the program could improperly benefit Capitol rioters and other political allies. According to Politico, the lawsuit was filed by former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department Officer Daniel […]
Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are planning to suspend new episodes of their programs in solidarity with Stephen Colbert ahead of the final broadcast of CBS’s “The Late Show.” According to Variety, NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” will air a rerun instead of a new episode on May 21, the same […]
On Wednesday, the United States indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro. After three decades, criminal charges announced Wednesday focus on the 94-year-old Castro’s role as defense minister and alleged role in ordering the 1996 shoot down of two civilian aircraft belonging to the Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based humanitarian organization that searched […]
Pennsylvania authorities are investigating after an explosive device detonated roughly half a block from a polling location during Tuesday’s primary election, adding to ongoing concerns about threats and disruptions surrounding American elections. The Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement Tuesday that no injuries were reported and voting at the nearby polling location continued uninterrupted. […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Roses, trees, and power: Symbolism behind Trump-Xi summit. Last week’s high-level summit in Beijing between Trump and Xi achieved few traditional “deliverables” leading many observers to dismiss its singular importance. Taiwan’s president stressed that arms purchases from U.S. are “the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after Trump referred to […]
The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are urging black athletes and fans to boycott flagship public universities in several Republican-led southern states following a recent Supreme Court ruling involving the Voting Rights Act. The organizations announced Tuesday the launch of an “Out of Bounds” campaign targeting schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, […]
One of the most influential Democrats in Congress and a pioneering openly gay lawmaker… Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman who became a leading architect of post-2008 Wall Street reform and one of the first openly gay members of Congress, has died at age 86 after entering hospice care at his home in Maine last […]
A sudden resignation at the Treasury Department is fueling new questions about one of the Trump administration’s most politically explosive legal initiatives yet: a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department fund aimed at compensating Americans who claim they were unfairly targeted by the federal government during the Biden administration. Brian Morrissey, the Treasury Department’s general counsel, […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan on Monday in the increasingly competitive race to succeed her in Congress, injecting new momentum into one of California’s most closely watched Democratic primaries. The endorsement comes as Pelosi prepares to retire after nearly four decades representing California’s 11th Congressional District — a […]
Good morning. In New York, a federal judge has partially blocked a major immigration enforcement tactic after government attorneys admitted a critical factual error in court. In Washington, a controversial settlement tied to President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS is drawing scrutiny over unprecedented protections shielding tax filings from future examination. And in Texas, Trump […]
Democrat-Aligned NGOs Are Trying To ‘Save’ Memphis From Its Best Neighbor: Elon Musk’s xAI
Sarah Houston, the executive director of Protect Our Aquifer, has spent years as one of xAI’s sharpest local critics. So when she stood near the groundbreaking of the Colossus Water Recycling Plant on October 10, 2025, and called the project “a step forward and a win,” that admission deserves to be taken seriously. It came […]