Senior Diplomat Warns Iran Will Use Full Force If US Strikes
Iran warned it would respond “with everything we have” if the United States launches another military attack. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said protests in Iran began peacefully before being hijacked by “foreign and domestic terrorist actors,” prompting a violent crackdown and a near-total shutdown of internet and communications […]
House Advances DHS Funding Bill With 7 Democrats Breaking Party Line On ICE
WASHINGTON — A small but pivotal bloc of House Democrats broke with Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday and joined Republicans to pass a DHS funding bill that keeps ICE fully funded — even as many Democrats demanded tighter controls on the agency after the fatal shooting of Renée Good in Minneapolis and a wave of viral […]
JD Vance Debunks Viral Lie About ICE Detaining Child
Vice President J.D. Vance disputed a viral claim that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a five-year-old boy in Minnesota, characterizing the allegation as a distortion that spread rapidly through social media and was amplified by Democratic lawmakers. The claim gained traction after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) shared a local news report citing Columbia […]
Morning Brief: Legal Setbacks & Escalating Oversight
From a judge halting prosecutors in a high-profile protest case, to the federal government spotlighting a surge in self-deportations, to Congress moving closer to a historic contempt showdown with the Clintons, yesterday’s stories reflect a moment when law, enforcement, and accountability are colliding across the country. Judge Blocks Initial Charges Against Don Lemon After Church […]
Tennis Star Shuts Down Liberal Reporter
American tennis star Amanda Anisimova shut down a politically loaded question during a press conference at the 2026 Australian Open, refusing to be baited into criticizing the United States while discussing her career. The exchange began when a reporter shifted the focus away from tennis and toward American politics, asking Anisimova how it feels to […]
The Inside Story: Trump Strikes ‘Framework For Future Deal’ On Greenland
And security for the entire Arctic region. As the Greenland crisis was heating up, a surprise development occurred. During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump said he reached a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland, which he wants to buy. Ice- and snow-covered Greenland, the world’s largest […]
Russian Military Uses African Mercenaries As Kamikazes To Break Through Ukrainian Fortifications
The Russian military “armed” an African mercenary with an anti-tank mine and sent him to storm Ukrainian positions at gunpoint. He was supposed to serve as a “can opener” — blow himself up to “open” a Ukrainian bunker. By Dmytro Shumlianskyi for Militarnyi The video of the “kamikaze” training was published by the Exilenova+ Telegram channel. The […]
Global Shipping Braces As US Zeroes In On Strategic Chokepoints
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Red Sea attacks and Arctic ice melt are now part of the same story: as one corridor has become a live-fire risk for seafarers, planners sketch a Nordic-Arctic bypass that could weaken networks the U.S. relies on for leverage. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have transformed a vital Asia-Europe trade […]
Disgraced Jack Smith’s Speedy Trial Theory Collides With The Constitution
The House Judiciary Committee hearing offered a moment of accidental clarity. Disgraced former special counsel Jack Smith, defending his decision to force a criminal trial of President Trump onto an accelerated pre-election calendar, asserted that the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial does not belong exclusively to the defendant. He claimed instead that it […]