Judge Indicted For Allegedly Helping Illegal Migrant Evade ICE
A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge on Tuesday for allegedly aiding an illegal immigrant in an attempt to avoid law enforcement. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested and charged with obstruction of an official proceeding last month after evidence became known that she had shielded an illegal immigrant from federal agents, according […]
Pete Buttigieg Signals Openness to 2028 Run
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is offering unusually candid reflections on President Joe Biden’s failed 2024 reelection campaign, acknowledging that the decision to run for a second term may have harmed the Democratic Party — while carefully laying the groundwork for a potential 2028 presidential bid. Speaking to reporters after a veterans-focused town hall in […]
MLB Clears Path For Hall Of Fame Consideration For Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson
A posthumous policy shift reopens doors long shut by scandal… Major League Baseball has officially reversed the permanent bans of Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson — two legendary players whose legacies have been defined as much by scandal as by performance. The decision, made by Commissioner Rob Manfred, lifts the ineligibility status for deceased […]
Infamous Colorado Late Term Abortion Clinic Closes After 50 Years
The Boulder Abortion Clinic, one of the most controversial and long-standing late-term abortion facilities in the United States, has officially closed its doors after five decades in operation, according to a report by the Associated Press. Dr. Warren Hern, the 87-year-old founder and one of the only abortion providers in the country who performed abortions […]
Venezuela Blasts U.S. Travel Warning As ‘Racist Propaganda’
Venezuela’s socialist regime lashed out Monday at the U.S. State Department’s renewed “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory, calling the warning a “racist” and “cynical” political attack, even as reports continue to surface of wrongful detentions, torture, and state-sponsored crime targeting foreigners, including Americans, inside the country. The advisory — reissued by the U.S. State […]
How Trump’s Drug Plan Saves Billions And Why Mark Cuban Is On Board
Americans have been getting ripped off. That is not hyperbole, nor a populist refrain, but a blunt statement of economic reality. The average American pays more for prescription drugs than any other patient in the developed world. This is not a function of greater access, higher quality, or more innovation. It is a product of […]
First Judge Approves Trump’s Use Of Alien Enemies Act For Venezuelan Deportations
On Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines ruled that President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged illegal immigrant gang members complies with the law. Haines, a Trump appointee with a background as a prosecutor in Pennsylvania, ruled that Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 to deport […]
India-Pakistan Clash Is Now More Serious Than Ever
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Can the two nuke powers keep a lid on it? Norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder. India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-for-tat measures that put South Asia […]

Qatar’s Plane Gift To Trump — A Bad Deal
It’s impractical, expensive, and has bad optics. In my earlier article on the potential Trump-Qatar executive airliner deal, I gave Team Trump the benefit of the doubt. I support Trump, in large part, because he thinks and acts outside the box. If I didn’t do that I’d be in perpetual outrage or counter outrage mode. […]