Marco Rubio Receives Standing Ovation After Speech About Western Civilization
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message of reassurance to European leaders at the 62nd Annual Munich Security Conference on Saturday, emphasizing that the United States remains deeply committed to its transatlantic alliance despite recent tensions. Addressing policymakers and defense officials in Munich, Rubio underscored the historical, cultural, and strategic bonds between the […]
Morning Brief: Civilization, Election Security & A Sudden Switch Up
From the grand halls of Bavaria to the fevered battlegrounds of U.S. election law, this weekend offered a study in shifting alliances, sharpened rhetoric, and political recalibration. In Munich, American leaders past and present wrestled publicly with the meaning of “the West.” Back home, President Donald Trump signaled a new confrontation over voting rules ahead […]
Top Jack Smith Deputy Announces Run For Office
J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to special counsel Jack Smith in the Biden-era Justice Department, has launched a Democrat bid for Congress in Virginia — centering his campaign on his role in prosecuting President Donald Trump. Cooney announced his candidacy in a post on X, writing: “I was fired by Donald Trump’s Department of […]
Trump-Hating Celebrity Returns To United States After Moving Abroad
After moving to Ireland following President Donald Trump’s re-election, longtime Trump critic Rosie O’Donnell has quietly returned to the United States — at least temporarily. In a recent interview with Chris Cuomo on “SiriusXM’s Cuomo Mornings,” the 63-year-old actress revealed she spent two weeks back home visiting family. O’Donnell moved to Ireland with her teenage […]
Gallup Announces End To Presidential Approval Tracker After 88 Years
Gallup, one of the nation’s oldest and most recognizable polling institutions, announced this week that it will stop tracking and publishing presidential approval ratings after more than 80 years of doing so — a move that is already raising eyebrows across the political spectrum. The public opinion agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday that […]
Zombie Draconian Hawaii Knife Ban Bill Deferred Indefinitely
By Doug Ritter Ammoland In Hawaii, another zombie bill from last year shuffled out of the graveyard and was heard in the Senate Committee on Safety and Military Affairs yesterday. Last year, early intervention by Knife Rights resulted in the bill not even getting a hearing, but this year, we were unable to accomplish that. Fortunately, one […]
UK Investigators Say Texas Father Unlawfully Killed British Daughter After Row Over Trump
A 23-year-old British woman was shot and killed by her father while visiting him in Prosper, Texas, on Jan. 10, 2025, following an argument earlier in the day about U.S. politics and gun ownership, according to testimony presented at an inquest in England. Lucy Harrison, of Warrington, Cheshire, had traveled to Texas with her boyfriend, […]
Are Unelected NGOs With $14 Trillion In Assets Running The Show?
The Federal Reserve recently disclosed a figure that should stop any serious observer of American public life in his tracks. As of Q2 2025, U.S. NGOs hold $14.12T in assets. That balance sheet is larger than the combined 2025 GDP of Japan, Germany, and India by roughly 5%. This is not a slogan or a […]
Why The Pentagon Must Rethink How America Wins Wars
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – A cost-per-effect blueprint for the future force. Should the U.S. buy more destroyers or develop bases, munitions, and software? The War Department confronts these dilemmas every year when building its budget. Yet the Pentagon’s process still lacks a clear way to answer the most fundamental question: Which force structure delivers the greatest […]