Rob Reiner And Wife Michele Found Dead In Apparent Homicide At Brentwood Home
LOS ANGELES — Acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead Sunday afternoon inside their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home after authorities responded to a call for medical aid, according to reports. The Los Angeles Police Department said a homicide investigation is underway. Both victims suffered fatal […]
Morning Brief: Private Talks, Public Power, And A Tragic Crash
Today’s news spans the deeply personal and the unmistakably political — moments where grief meets the public square, where power is challenged from Capitol Hill, and where questions of safety and oversight emerge from a tragic crash on an American highway. Together, these stories reflect a country grappling with accountability, restraint, and the consequences of […]
National Trust Sues To Stop Trump’s Ballroom Construction
A national historic preservation group filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to halt the Trump administration’s construction of a new White House ballroom, arguing the president lacked the legal authority to demolish the East Wing without required reviews. The National Trust for Historic Preservation asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to […]
US Seizure Of Venezuelan Oil Tanker Sparks Clash With Moscow
U.S. forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday in a high-profile operation that the Trump administration says is part of its broader effort to enforce sanctions and disrupt illicit energy networks tied to national security threats. The vessel, identified as the Skipper, was boarded in the Caribbean Sea by […]
US Still Unprepared For Large-Scale ‘Cheap Drone’ Warfare
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – A drone ‘war is more silent and more deadly’ – U.S. is behind. The Vampire drone gripped two precious pieces of cargo tightly — a bomb for Russians and a delivery of still-warm KFC for the Ukrainians in the trench next to them. What observers see on the dark, drone-infested front line […]
Country Star Jelly Roll Fights For A Pardon – And His Right To Bear Arms
Country star Jelly Roll says he’s ready to take his case to the Tennessee legislature. The chart-topping artist, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, wants a narrowly written change to state law that would let him legally own a rifle — and get back to hunting. The country artist discussed the limits of his […]
Attack On Joint US-Syrian Patrol Near Palmyra Leaves Troops Wounded
[UPDATED — 12:12 p.m. ET] Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed Saturday during an ambush carried out by the Islamic State group in central Syria, according to U.S. Central Command. Three additional individuals were wounded in the attack. The assault marks the first time U.S. troops in Iraq have suffered casualties […]
Collective Bargaining Or Soft Coup? The Real Stakes Of Federal Unions
On December 10, the House of Representatives voted 222 to 200 to advance the so-called Protect America’s Workforce Act, a bill drafted to repeal President Trump’s executive order that stripped roughly 1M federal workers of collective bargaining rights at key national security and service agencies. Thirteen Republicans crossed the aisle to join Democrats in forcing […]
Delist The Liars: Trump Must Drop The Hammer On Chinese Fraud
President Trump was right to move carefully with China at the start of his second term. Strategy sometimes requires patience. The United States entered 2025 with dangerous vulnerabilities in rare earths, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing inputs, and supply chains that had been recklessly outsourced over decades. A sudden financial rupture with Beijing before those weaknesses were […]