News Brief: Jack Smith’s Allegations, Bongino’s Exit Signs, And A Courtroom Clash
Washington opened with a trio of developments that underscore just how turbulent the political and legal landscape remains as the 2026 cycle begins to take shape. Jack Smith Breaks His Silence — And Drops a Bombshell In rare closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill, former Special Counsel Jack Smith told House Judiciary Committee members that investigators […]
Report: Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino Weighs Exit, Eyes Return To Conservative Media
Possible Departure Within Weeks Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is reportedly preparing to leave the bureau, with signs pointing to a possible departure within weeks as he considers a return to conservative media ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. According to The New York Times, Bongino has told associates that his exit could come “as […]
Sports Reporter And Husband Found Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
An Alabama sports reporter and her husband were found dead Tuesday in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide, according to police. Christina Chambers, a former WBRC FOX6 sports reporter, and her husband, Johnny Rimes, were discovered with gunshot wounds inside their home in Hoover around 9 a.m., WBRC reported. Police said a family member […]
Appeals Court Allows Trump-Ordered National Guard Deployment In DC To Continue
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the National Guard deployment ordered by President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., to remain in place while a legal challenge proceeds, temporarily blocking a lower-court ruling that would have required the troops to withdraw. The decision keeps more than 2,000 Guard members on duty in the capital as […]
China Hits Republican Lawmaker With $50B Retaliation Lawsuit
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said Tuesday that he has no plans to apologize to Chinese institutions that filed a $50 billion lawsuit against him, calling the action retaliation for litigation he pursued against China while serving as Missouri’s attorney general. In an appearance on The Ingraham Angle, Schmitt dismissed the lawsuit as unfounded. “It’s totally […]
Trump’s DC Intervention Exposed The National Crime Data Illusion
Crime statistics occupy a privileged place in public debate. They are treated as neutral facts, as if they simply fall out of reality fully formed. But crime data is not discovered. It is produced. It is the output of human judgment, institutional incentives, and political pressure. When those pressures intensify, accuracy collapses. What unfolded inside […]
Report: Elon Musk Begins Funding Republicans For 2026 Elections
Business leader Elon Musk has begun directing significant financial support toward Republican candidates in the 2026 House and Senate races, Axios reports. According to two sources familiar with the matter, Musk has already written sizable checks to bolster GOP efforts and has indicated that more donations are on the way as the election cycle ramps […]
Centrist Republicans Break With Leadership To Force Vote On Obamacare Subsidies
Highlighting growing tensions inside the GOP… Shortly before a procedural vote Wednesday on a Republican-backed health care bill, four House Republicans broke ranks with party leadership to force action on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The lawmakers signed a Democratic-led discharge petition that would compel a floor vote on extending enhanced Obamacare premium tax credits […]
US Wants To Launch Troops And Cargo By Rocket From Space
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Space Marines? Why (and how) the U.S. military wants to resupply troops from space. Air Force and Space Force are spending millions researching a concept called “rocket cargo,” where they shoot a capsule full of troops or supplies into orbit and land it anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes or less. Ninety […]