Virginia officials are facing the possibility of contempt proceedings after gun rights advocates accused the state of ignoring a federal court order and quietly resuming enforcement of portions of its universal background check law. The dispute centers on a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s 2020 universal background check requirement, which mandates that most private firearm transfers be […]
The United States is reportedly discussing a significant expansion of NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangements that could eventually place nuclear-capable aircraft in Eastern European countries such as Poland and the Baltic states. According to a report from the Financial Times, U.S. officials have signaled openness to expanding NATO’s nuclear posture beyond the nations that currently participate in […]
An American tourist was killed after being caught in the middle of a violent gun battle involving Mexican troops in one of Mexico’s most popular beach destinations, authorities said. The 31-year-old California man was among five civilian bystanders struck when a firefight erupted late Saturday near the Costa Dorada neighborhood of San José del Cabo […]
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) is reminding Maine Democrats that she remains on the ballot in next week’s U.S. Senate primary, raising new questions about whether voters could turn to the veteran governor as frontrunner Graham Platner’s campaign continues to be engulfed by controversy. “People have the impression that I ‘withdrew’ or ‘dropped out,’ but I […]
It seems that public institutions in Kansas see laws as mere suggestions. At the University of Kansas’s School of Social Welfare, for example, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is still heavily injected into the curriculum, in spite of a law banning such practices. “We’re an accredited program and so we have to teach anti-racist diversity, equity, […]
Just when Americans thought the border crisis couldn’t get any more brazen, authorities have uncovered a sophisticated underground tunnel connecting Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area — complete with lighting, ventilation systems, and equipment designed to move contraband beneath one of the busiest border crossings in the United States. Mexican authorities announced the discovery […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) — TOPLINE STORY: Our military is built for the wrong century. Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over. We have assumed that if U.S. ever has to fight a war, we are going to have technological superiority; that we have military primacy in the world and […]
The FHFA director will lead the U.S. intelligence community on an acting basis despite having no prior national security experience. President Donald Trump has selected Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence, replacing departing intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard in a move that surprised many observers inside Washington. […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) has filed what appears to be the first state lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over the design and operation of the company’s artificial intelligence products, including ChatGPT. The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges OpenAI knowingly promoted products that could harm users while prioritizing profits over public safety. Florida […]
The Daily Wire recently announced a major leadership shakeup as CEO Caleb Robinson stepped down and transitioned into a board role while retaining ownership in the company. Mike Richards, who joined the company roughly a year ago as president and chief content officer, was named the new CEO. The move comes during a difficult stretch […]
The man convicted of murdering 18-year-old student Henry Nowak has been sentenced to life in prison, bringing a measure of closure to a case that sparked outrage across Britain not only because of the killing itself, but because police initially treated the dying teenager as a suspect rather than a victim. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was […]
A Dying Man’s Legos And A Utah Police Department Violating Reckless Ben’s Civil Rights
Consider a question most citizens never pause to ask. What is a police department actually for? The answer, properly understood, is narrow and demanding. A police force is the community’s delegated authority to use coercion, and that delegation is justified only when the coercion protects the rights of citizens. The badge is not a private […]