The Trump administration is considering an unusual proposal that would place the United States in direct control of one of its most important overseas military outposts: purchasing the Chagos Islands from Mauritius. According to a report from The Guardian, the idea is one of several options being reviewed as the White House looks for a […]
The man accused of carrying out one of the most shocking acts of political violence in modern Minnesota history has admitted his guilt. Vance Boelter on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to assassinating Minnesota House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, while also attempting to murder State Sen. John Hoffman and […]
A Louisiana man suspected of driving while impaired allegedly tried twice to evade police by fleeing into a swamp. The second attempt ended with an alligator attacking him. Victor Rivas, 40, was arrested Sunday in St. Charles Parish after what began as a traffic stop and turned into a chase involving a damaged sports car, […]
Consider the following problem. You have spent five weeks bombing an adversary’s military infrastructure with extraordinary intensity, striking more than 13,000 targets. You have sealed underground missile bases by collapsing their tunnel entrances. You have destroyed air defense batteries, weapons factories, and naval vessels. And yet, by the end of those five weeks, you know […]
Iranian state media is threatening to treat Elon Musk’s companies across the Middle East as military targets, escalating tensions after President Donald Trump vowed new military action against the Islamic Republic. According to Iran’s state-affiliated Fars News Agency, Tehran now considers “all interests related to economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia” to […]
[UPDATED — 12:52 p.m. EDT] The Pentagon returned to normal operations Thursday afternoon after a hazardous materials scare that prompted evacuations, a temporary lockdown, and a large emergency response was ultimately determined to be a false alarm. [ORIGINAL ARTICLE] The Pentagon entered lockdown Tuesday after a hazardous materials incident prompted emergency evacuations on several floors […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Hegseth rallies troops for ‘any possible contingency’ in Cuba. This, as the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and its ships are stationed in the Caribbean Sea. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Cuban American, has repeatedly condemned the island’s leadership while acknowledging last month that “likelihood” of a negotiated agreement is “not high.” […]
The University of Alabama was a flagship for DEI under President Stuart Bell, who is now the finalist to become the next president of the University of Florida. Alabama lawmakers restricted DEI activities, but undercover footage suggests Bell’s staff focused on finding ways to continue them. Despite Alabama’s ban on taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion […]
The chief executive of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing Wednesday, refusing to answer nearly every question from lawmakers — including a basic question about how she prefers to be addressed. Regina Wallace-Jones, CEO of the Democratic Party’s dominant online fundraising platform, appeared before the Republican-led House Committee […]
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Thursday, warning that the United States will launch additional military strikes if Tehran does not agree to a peace deal and declaring that the U.S. will be “taking Kharg Island,” Iran’s most important oil-export hub. In a Truth Social post, Trump declared that the United States […]
A major demographic study conducted by France’s leading public research institute has found that roughly one-third of the country’s population is either foreign-born or the child or grandchild of immigrants, offering a detailed portrait of modern France’s changing population. The findings come from the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), a respected Paris-based research organization, […]
Conservatives Urge Trump To Cut Off US Tax Dollars To UN Agency Linked To Hamas
Twenty-five U.S. Senate conservatives are publicly calling on President Donald Trump to cut off all U.S. taxpayer funded to a United Nations program whose staffers helped plan and carry out the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks that killed, kidnapped and assaulted around 1,000 innocent men, women and children. U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tom […]