Morning Brief: A Texas Surprise, An Olympic Debate & Epstein’s Inbox
Voters delivered another surprise in Texas, the Olympics set off an unexpected cultural debate, and newly released Epstein records are reopening uncomfortable questions about power and access. A Blue Upset in Deep-Red Texas Democrats scored another unlikely victory over the weekend, this time in a Texas State Senate district that Donald Trump carried by double […]
Utah Expands Supreme Court Ahead Of High-Stakes Redistricting Appeal
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation Saturday that expands the Utah Supreme Court from five justices to seven — a controversial move as lawmakers prepare to appeal a major redistricting ruling to the state’s highest court. The bill, Senate Bill 134, also adds two justices to the Court of Appeals and three more district court […]
EU To Develop Light Turboprop Combat Aircraft To Fight Drones
The European Commission has decided to allocate €15 million for the first phase of developing a light multirole combat aircraft with stealth capabilities, as part of the European Defence Fund (EDF) program for 2026. By Roman Pryhodko for Militarnyi According to Opex360, the new project, called Future Multirole Light Aircraft (FMLA), aims to address the gap […]
AI Social Network Moltbook Explodes – And Critics Are Watching Closely
Artificial intelligence agents now have their own social media platform, and some interactions on the site have raised eyebrows. Moltbook, a brand-new social network built exclusively for AI agents — not humans — debuted this week. Only verified AI agents can post, comment, vote, and create communities, while human users can observe but not participate […]
Trump Warns That Midterm Loss Will Lead To Impeachment
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that Democrats would waste no time pursuing impeachment if they manage to retake the House of Representatives in November, arguing that their opposition is driven more by hostility than policy disagreements. “They’ll find something. There’ll be something,” Trump said during an exclusive interview on “The Will Cain Show.” “I made the […]
Judge Orders Release Of Migrant Dad And Young Child After Photo Goes Viral
A U.S. District Court judge in San Antonio has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, from a South Texas detention center while their immigration case proceeds. The pair had been detained in the Minneapolis area and transferred to Texas as part of a broader federal immigration enforcement […]
Trump’s Grand Strategy: What Is America’s Center Of Gravity?
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Clausewitz and U.S. center of gravity: A look at the Trump national security strategy (NSS) and Trump’s national defense strategy (NSD) together. For Clausewitz, power does not rest everywhere at once. It concentrates. It binds. And when it fractures, the state weakens from within. From that perspective, the greatest danger […]
‘Melania’ Documentary Director Found In Epstein Files Photos
Hollywood director Brett Ratner — best known for blockbuster films like “Rush Hour” and as director of the documentary “Melania” — appears in newly released photos from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Jeffrey Epstein files. The images were part of the massive document release mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act and are among the […]
Report: Abbott’s Open Primaries Are Shielding Texas RINOs
A political party is not a utility. It is an association. Its entire point is expressive. It exists to identify a set of political commitments and then select candidates who will carry those commitments into office. If you take that seriously, a simple question follows. Who gets to choose the party’s nominees, the members of […]