NEWSNATIONNOW (Sean Noone) - Global executions hit 44-year high in 2025: Amnesty International
“The staggering rise ... was down to a handful of governments determined to rule by fear," the report said.
NEWSNATIONNOW (The Hill Staff and The Hill) - Watch live: Duffy testifies before Senate on transportation budget amid airline hikes
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will testify Tuesday afternoon before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $26.6 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Transportation Department. Duffy is also likely to face questions around the jet fuel shortage that has caused airline prices to skyrocket [...]
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (David Brady) - Trump Backs Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff against Cornyn
State of the Union: The endorsement could swing the primary away from the Lone Star State’s longtime senator. The post Trump Backs Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff against Cornyn appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday in the GOP Senate primary against longtime Senator John Cornyn. The endorsement, published on Truth Social, comes one week before a runoff election between the two candidates. “John Cornyn is a good man,” Trump wrote, “and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough.” The president had withheld his endorsement in the race, reportedly to pressure Cornyn to support eliminating the filibuster to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. In his endorsement, Trump stated that Paxton was “a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER” and the SAVE Act. Cornyn, writing in a New York Post op-ed last week,…Open
DAILYCALLER (Justin Bailey) - Ilhan Omar Faces DOJ Investigation, JD Vance Tells Daily Caller
'Something that the Department of Justice is looking at right now'
NYTIMES (Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren) - I.R.S. Prohibited From Pursuing Audits of Trump and His Family
As part of the Justice Department’s compensation fund deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax returns, that are pending.
AF (Pentagon News) - T-38 Talon operational pause
The Air Force is implementing a fleet-wide operational pause for all T-38 Talon aircraft, ensuring the continued safety of Air Force personnel and equipment during an ongoing investigation.
WAR (David Vergun) - National Defense Strategy Prioritizes America First, Leader Says
The U.S. will prioritize theaters with the greatest consequence for national interests and where only American power can play a decisive role, said Daniel Zimmerman, assistant secretary of war for international security affairs, who spoke during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.