By Luke McCoy USACarry BRIDGEVIEW, IL – A late-night confrontation outside a suburban Chicago pool hall ended in a gunfight early Saturday morning, leaving one man dead and a legally armed concealed carry license holder seriously wounded. Police responded around 2:11 a.m. to reports of a shooting outside Que Ball Sports Bar located at 7735 S. […]
Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to President Trump, is recounting what he called an “utterly surreal” escape from the Middle East after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered retaliatory attacks across the region. Bruesewitz said he was in Doha, Qatar, “just as the Iranian attacks erupted, leaving me stranded amid the chaos,” according to a Monday […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – France will expand the size of its nuclear arsenal and implement a policy of “advanced deterrence” that could include deploying nuclear-capable forces to the territory of European allies, President Emmanuel Macron said. This follows recent Trump-led U.S. equivocation about its role as NATO’s ultimate nuclear guarantor. Still, President Emmanuel Macron […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a state court order that would have required New York to redraw its congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections, preserving the current boundaries of the state’s only Republican-held seat in New York City. The high court granted an emergency stay requested by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and other […]
DERIDDER, La. — Misty Clanton Roberts, the former mayor of DeRidder, is back in court this week as her second criminal trial moves forward in the 36th Judicial District Court. Roberts, 43, faces charges of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles. She has pleaded not guilty. The case […]
A new public opinion poll shows Republican voters overwhelmingly oppose President Donald Trump’s policy of mailing do-it-yourself abortion pills through the United States mail, without a doctor’s supervision, even to states that ban abortion. The poll comes after Trump both federally approved cheaper generic abortion pills and admonished Republicans to be “flexible” on the […]
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) over allegations that she may have engaged in “improper reimbursement practices” and violated House rules. In a statement Monday, the committee said it had received a referral from the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC), which reviews allegations of misconduct against members of Congress. The […]
Sun Tzu wrote “The Art of War” as a manual for winning without wasting blood, time, or treasure. It is not a book about rage or destruction. It is a book about discipline, foresight, deception, and leverage. Its central idea is simple. The highest form of victory is achieved before the fighting begins. When force […]
INTELLIGENCE REPORT: Long overdue. Much needed. Moving fast! Here is a brief summary of the initial joint U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend, followed by what the second wave of larger strikes, already begun, may and should include. As of March 3, 2026, the U.S. and Israel have launched intense, coordinated military strikes against […]
Iranian state television reported Monday that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, the wife of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died after being injured in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that also killed her husband over the weekend. In a post on the social platform X, the state-run outlet Press TV said Khojasteh was wounded during Saturday’s strikes and […]
WASHINGTON / MISSOULA, Mont. — U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, citing health complications stemming from prior military service and surgeries. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL and Interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first term, said the condition is not life-threatening but requires additional procedures and […]
Tillis Blasts Noem In Hearing, Threatens To Block DHS Picks
A tense Senate Judiciary hearing on Tuesday exposed something deeper than a Republican rift. It revealed the structural problem at the heart of modern American governance: too much power concentrated in too few hands, with too little accountability. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) did not mince words when it was his turn to speak. Citing reports […]