President Donald Trump said Friday that he is “considering” authorizing a limited U.S. military strike on Iran as part of an effort to pressure its leaders into reaching a deal over the country’s nuclear program. “I guess I can say, I am considering that,” Trump said during a breakfast with governors at the White House. […]
“Slow-motion regime change” should be the goal, and “Raulito” should listen and “make a deal,” as President Trump has said. While these talks may not produce the wholesale, immediate regime change many of us have always wanted, it may be the best way toward a transition to democracy and free markets in Cuba, without chaos, violence, […]
A 6-3 ruling limits emergency powers on trade The Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of President Donald Trump’s second-term tariffs, ruling 6-3 that the White House overstepped its authority by using a decades-old emergency law to impose sweeping trade levies. The decision invalidates roughly 70% of the tariffs Trump put in place in […]
Dr. Shawn DeRemer, the husband of U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, has been barred from entering the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., after at least two female staff members accused him of sexually assaulting them inside the building. The incidents are alleged to have occurred at the Labor Department’s main headquarters, […]
Bill Gates withdrew from a scheduled keynote appearance at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, following renewed scrutiny over his prior association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Hours before Gates was set to deliver his address, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released a statement announcing that he would no […]
Today’s briefing moves from American farm fields to Buckingham Palace to the machinery of online political fundraising. At stake in each: how power is protected — through federal authority, royal tradition, or election law — and who gets to challenge it. Trump Invokes Defense Production Act for Farm Chemicals President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed […]
There is a familiar rhythm in public debate. First comes the report. Then comes the denial. Finally comes the euphemism. The controversy over Islamic no-go zones in the West follows precisely this pattern. The phrase itself is contested. The underlying phenomenon is not. We should begin with clarity. What is meant by a no-go zone? […]
Team USA rallied from behind to defeat Canada, 2-1, in overtime to win the gold medal in the women’s hockey final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Canada opened the scoring in the second period when Kristin O’Neill tallied a shorthanded goal to give her team a 1-0 lead. With just over two minutes remaining […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) suggested Thursday that he may be moving closer to a decision about a potential 2028 presidential run, acknowledging that what he once viewed as his final campaign may not actually be the end. Beshear appeared on CNN’s The Situation Room with Pamela Brown, where he was pressed about his plans […]
Body camera footage captured a daring rescue by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper, who grabbed a woman in distress standing on the ledge of a bridge over the Holston River and pulled her to safety. Joe Vince Officer.com What to know A Tennessee trooper made a dramatic rescue Friday when he grabbed a woman threatening […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – As the U.S. flows assets toward the Middle East, including the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group now reportedly off the Moroccan coast, and USS Abraham Lincoln strike Group already there, Iran, China, and Russia will hold their recurring joint naval training exercise in the Strait of Hormuz. Moscow and Tehran see […]
International Law Isn’t About Law – It’s About Power
On January 3, 2026, Vladimir Putin condemned President Trump’s arrest of Nicolás Maduro as a “violation of international law.” The complaint sounds grave. It also sounds familiar. For nearly four years, the same phrase has been repeated about Russia’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine. Most of the world says Russia violated international law. Putin says […]