Bill Gates Cancels Keynote Speech Following Epstein Drama
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 […]
Morning Brief: Cracking Coalitions, Royal Under Arrest & Fraudulent Funding
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 […]
US Women Defeat Canada In Overtime To Win Olympic Gold
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 […]
Governor Drops Biggest 2028 Campaign Hint Yet
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 […]
Watch Tenn. Trooper’s Dramatic Grab To Rescue Woman Threatening To Jump Off Bridge Over River
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 […]
Iran-Russia Naval Drills Raise Stakes As US Forces Build Up Nearby
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 […]
Trump’s Glyphosate Order Sparks Rift With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Allies
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to expand domestic production of phosphorus and glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. The order frames both chemicals as essential to American agriculture, crop yields, and food security. It also signals legal backing for manufacturers, including Bayer, which faces more than […]
Millionaire Philanthropist Murdered In Assisted Living Facility
A prominent Maine philanthropist and retired Navy reserve officer was shot and killed at an assisted living facility in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. The Montgomery County Department of Police in Maryland responded to an early-morning emergency call on Feb. 14 at Cogir Potomac Senior Living. First responders found Robert Fuller Jr., 87, suffering […]
Europe’s No-Go Zones: A Warning America Shouldn’t Ignore
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? […]