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WATKINS: The Constitution and the drug boat strikes

December 26, 2025 William J. Watkins Jr.

Since September, the U.S. military has conducted 22 strikes and killed 87 people in operations against Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels. The Trump administration has labeled the drug traffickers as “foreign terrorist organizations” and justifies these attacks […]

MURDOCK: Democrats blame Republicans for multiple Democrat failures

November 22, 2025 Deroy Murdock

A key reason Democrats make so many Republicans grind our molars is that they will not take responsibility for their own gargantuan failures. Instead, Democrats blame the GOP for the damage that they inflict on […]

Sen. Chuck Schumer, 2025 Government Shutdown

Deal to end government shutdown on track but faces hurdles

November 10, 2025 Lisa Mascaro

WASHINGTON — A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to break the impasse in what has become a deepening disruption of federal programs […]

KRAWIEC: DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency

November 22, 2024 Sen. Joyce Krawiec

The Department of Government Efficiency is surely an oxymoron. There is no efficiency in government anywhere. President-elect Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up this new department. He could not have […]

Sheriff: Suspicious package at Sen. Paul’s home is non-toxic

May 25, 2021 Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A suspicious package sent to the Kentucky home of Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul appears to contain a non-toxic substance, the local sheriff’s office said. Paul, a libertarian-leaning former presidential candidate, tweeted […]

Protesters disrupt RNC attendees following Trump speech

August 28, 2020 North State Journal Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Donald Trump’s speech accepting the Republican Party’s nomination on Thursday night from the White House, many of the speech’s attendees reported harassment from protesters when leaving the venue. “It was […]

Wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr passes away suddenly at age 39

June 17, 2020 The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr expressed “profound grief” Wednesday over the unexpected death of his 39-year-old wife at their home in Kentucky the night before. His initial statement provided no details about a […]

Rand Paul is 1st senator to report positive test for virus

March 22, 2020 Matthew Daly, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Sunday that he had tested positive for the disease caused by the new coronavirus, becoming the first member of the Senate to report a case of COVID-19. […]