Rep. Barry Loudermilk is the latest House Republican not to seek reelection in 2026 — and his exit is fueling the sense that the House retirement wave is building faster than usual this cycle. Loudermilk, who’s held Georgia’s 11th District since 2015, says he still has strong support back home — but he’s ready to […]
Federal immigration enforcement is scaling back in Minnesota, one of America’s most influential newspapers is undergoing a dramatic contraction, and a longtime Senate power broker is sidelined by illness. Federal Agents Begin Drawdown in Minnesota After ICE Cooperation Deal White House border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that the federal government is withdrawing hundreds of […]
Ruling overturns decades-old deal at strategic waterway… PANAMA CITY — Panama’s supreme court has annulled a decades-old concession held by a Hong Kong-based company to operate two major ports at either end of the Panama Canal, a decision with sweeping implications for global trade and the growing geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China. […]
A surprising alliance (at least to me) has formed between several gun rights groups and marijuana law reform groups in the Supreme Court case United States v. Hemani, challenging the federal law that prohibits firearm possession by “unlawful users” of controlled substances under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). by Luke C. for Shooting News Weekly Both the NRA […]
Traveling with firearms can be fraught with pitfalls, especially when traveling through extremely anti-gun states. In order to travel a lot without running afoul of various restrictive state laws, a gun owner has to do his or her homework and know all the laws before ever leaving home. By Mark Chesnut for The Truth About […]
A Wyoming woman is getting her pet goat back after filing a federal lawsuit against city officials who confiscated it. The saga began when Powell resident Venus Bontadelli brought home “Porsche Lane,” a baby Nigerian pygmy goat. The real estate agent who sold Venus her home assured her she could keep a pet goat. Porsche […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Here are just a few recent examples. The Pentagon announced 25 small technology and drone companies to compete for the chance to quickly field thousands of low-cost one-way attack drones for our troops. Seattle-based defense firm Overland AI Inc. has raised $100 million in new funding to accelerate the use […]
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have unsealed court filings alleging that foreign nationals exploited Medicare and supplemental insurance programs on a massive scale, submitting more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims for medical equipment and diagnostic tests that were never delivered—and in many cases never authorized by patients or doctors. According to prosecutors, the schemes involved […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block California’s newly approved congressional map, clearing the way for it to be used in the 2026 midterm elections. In an unsigned order, the court rejected an emergency request from California Republicans and the Trump administration seeking to halt implementation of the map ahead of upcoming candidate […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that she has formally requested House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) subpoena Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to testify about his past interactions with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Last night, I watched Melinda Gates interview. I immediately asked the chairman of oversight, James Comer, to subpoena, Bill […]
Congress Must Not Allow Foreign Governments To Censor American Speech
The House Judiciary Committee’s recent findings present a simple but unsettling conclusion. American speech is being curtailed in the United States, not because Congress has changed the First Amendment, but because foreign governments have learned how to route around it. Europe’s Digital Services Act, presented as a domestic regulatory framework, has in practice become a […]