Estonia denies authorizing Ukrainian drones to use its airspace for attacks on Russia.

As Russia and Ukraine exchange middle and long-range missile and drone strikes, we have been following here on TGP the disturbing trend that sees stray breaches of the airspace of Baltic nations.

Today (19), we learn that a Romanian NATO military jet shot down a stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia, the latest airspace violation amid relentless Ukrainian attacks on Russia.

BREAKING: Estonia has for the first time shot down a drone that entered its airspace

The military also sent SMS alerts to the public warning of a possible aerial threat.

Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said it could have been a Ukrainian-made kamikaze drone that was heading… pic.twitter.com/1uXeICJzon

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 19, 2026

Reuters reported:

“Nearby Latvia also issued an air threat alert after a drone entered Latvian airspace on Tuesday, telling residents near the Russian border to stay indoors, with NATO Baltic Air Police jets summoned to the area.

Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russia, including around the Baltic. Since March, several Ukrainian military drones have strayed into the airspace of NATO members Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which all border Russia.”

NATO jet shoots down intruding drone over a lake in Estonia — the first confirmed such incident in Estonian airspace

‘It was most likely a Ukrainian drone’ — Chair of Estonian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Cmte pic.twitter.com/ODTWuZn2r4

— RT (@RT_com) May 19, 2026

To give an idea of just how dangerous this situation has become, the prime minister and the whole Latvian government resigned last week over their handling of the Kiev drone incursions.

“It was shot down by a Romanian NATO fighter jet on a training flight at 12:14 local time (0914 GMT), with a single missile.

‘The incident occurred under the conditions of heavy electronic warfare, including GPS spoofing and jamming, by

NATO has confirmed that a Romanian jet shot down the drone over Estonian airspace and said that ‘an investigation was ongoing’.

Thank you to our allies Romania and Latvia – together we keep our skies safe. We received early info from Latvia about a stray drone, and Estonia tracked the drone until Romanian Baltic Air Policing jets shot it down. #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/NzojCoUqbs

— MoD Estonia (@MoD_Estonia) May 19, 2026

RT reported:

“Estonia did not give Ukraine permission to use its airspace.

Defense chief Hanno Pevkur spoke with Ukraine’s Defense Minister immediately after drone was shot down over Estonia.

He clarified that it wasn’t allowed for Ukraine to use Estonian airspace to carry out attacks.”

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Rep. Chip Roy has introduced new legislation to stop Chinese Communist Party members, radical Islamists, and other designated foreign adversaries from purchasing homes and real estate in the United States.

In an announcement on Tuesday, Roy declared that American property should belong to American citizens, not to geopolitical foes who seek to undermine the country from within.

The bill would explicitly prohibit individuals affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, Islamist groups, or other designated adversaries from acquiring residential property.

NEW: Rep. Roy introduces The Ban Chinese Communist and Islamist Home Ownership Act, legislation which would ban foreign adversaries from buying American homes.

“‘American homes belong to American families — not the Chinese Communist Party, foreign Islamists, or our…

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) May 19, 2026

“American homes belong to American families — not the Chinese Communist Party, foreign Islamists, or our geopolitical foes,” Roy told the Daily Caller. “While Americans struggle to afford housing, hostile regimes are buying up our land and neighborhoods.”

“This bill slams the door on foreign adversaries owning American housing and forces them to sell what they already control,” Roy added. “We’re putting America’s homes back in American hands.”

Housing affordability is a top issue for American families struggling with high prices and limited inventory, while foreign entities, especially from China, continue to snap up homes and farmland in strategic locations.

The Daily Caller reports:

As of the end of 2024, foreign ownership in America totaled almost 46 million acres of land and over $86 billion in value, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under Roy’s legislation, up to 338,000 acres of that land owned by foreign adversaries could be eligible for divestiture, totaling up to $1.1 billion in property, according to documents reviewed by the Caller.

Roy’s home state of Texas has one of the highest rates of foreign ownership, with over 5.6 million acres of land reportedly owned by non-Americans. If the legislation is enacted, land in 20 Texas counties totaling up to 124,000 acres could also be eligible for divestiture, according to documents reviewed by the Caller.

Rep. Roy also recently introduced the Measures Against Marxism’s Dangerous Adherents and Noxious Islamists (MAMDANI) Act, which would dramatically expand immigration enforcement by allowing the deportation, denaturalization, denial of entry, or denial of citizenship to any alien who is a member of or advocates for socialist, communist, Chinese Communist Party, or Islamic fundamentalist ideologies.

The MAMDANI Act, introduced in April, targets individuals who do not share American values and instead seek to import ideologies hostile to the Constitution.

The bill’s name is a pointed reference to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a naturalized U.S. citizen and democratic socialist.

Roy’s office has framed both pieces of legislation as essential national security measures that address gaps in current law that have allowed foreign adversaries to gain footholds in American communities through real estate ownership and unchecked immigration.

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Vice President JD Vance will fill in for Karoline Leavitt at a White House Press Briefing this afternoon as negotiations to end the war in Iran continue. 

Trump Administration officials are slated to fill in for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave.

Today’s briefing with the Vice President comes amid Trump’s threats to resume the war with Iran at a moments notice due to stalling negotiations.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump on Monday was planning to end the ongoing ceasefire and resume the war after rejecting a Sunday proposal from Iran.

Following intervention by mediators in the Middle East, Trump canceled planned strikes, which he said were scheduled for today. Still, he warned that a “full, large scale assault of Iran” remains ready “on a moment’s notice.”

(VIDEO) Trump Says Iran Ceasefire on “Life Support” After “Garbage” Proposal from Iran

Trump went on to tell reporters that he was preparing a “very major attack,” but he’s held back “for a little while, hopefully, maybe, forever.”

WATCH:

Meanwhile, Vance has taken the mantle of combating Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the US as chairman of the White House’s Fraud Task Force.

Vance announced last Wednesday that the federal government is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California.

The press briefing is scheduled to begin at 1 pm ET.

Watch live below:

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President Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Republican primary and passed up John Cornyn.

Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in March, there is a runoff election for the Republican Senate race.

Trump previously said he would ask the candidate that he doesn’t endorse to drop out of the race.

On Tuesday, President Trump said Cornyn is a “good man,” but noted that Cornyn was not supportive of him when times were tough.

Trump’s full statement:

The Highly Respected Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, an America First Patriot, and someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT, is running for the United States Senate, to represent a place I love and WON, BIG, three times, with 6.4 Million Votes in 2024 (The Most Votes in the History of the State, BY FAR)!

I know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER and, very importantly, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, something which polls at 87%, including Dumocrats, and yet can’t seem to get approved. Perhaps Ken can help move these important elements of Government forward because with the Filibuster, as an example, the Democrats will terminate it on their First Day in Office, giving us two extra States, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and a greatly enlarged Supreme Court of the United States, probably going with their Dream Number of 21 Justices from the 9 that we currently have — And these new Justices will be Radical Left Lunatics! Two years ago, our Country was DEAD — Now we have the “HOTTEST” Country anywhere in the World — And I want to keep it that way. Ken Paxton will help me do that, MAKING AMERICA BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!

Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate. He will tirelessly fight to continue the Great Growth of our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations (I just delivered the Largest Tax and Regulation Cuts in American History!), and Advance MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Champion Texas Oil & Gas, Advocate for our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Promote School Choice, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Incredible Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment.

John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough and, despite having the Most Successful Economy in the History of our Country during my First Term and, with all of the many other things that I accomplished (Secure Border, Military Dominance, Space Force, All Time High Stock Markets and 401(k)s, Record Job and Economic Growth, and so many other things that would be impossible to readily list!), which are considered by many to be legendary, John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency, itself, both of which were Landslide Victories and, more importantly, gave us the Country that we have today — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA (and when we finish up with Iran, which will not be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon, you will see numbers that have never been generated by our Country before!), as opposed to the DISASTER of the previous Administration.

Ken Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN. Our Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness. We can never allow what happened to the United States of America during the Corrupt Biden Administration, to happen again. In Texas alone, just look at the Border, with the Highest Level Criminals allowed to run through your State, totally unvetted and unchecked, through an Open Border Policy that was a Laughingstock all over the World. I came in, and fixed it, IMMEDIATELY. I will not permit those dark and dangerous days to come back! WE HAVE ALREADY MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, BUT NOW, WE WANT TO MAKE OUR NATION BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. Therefore, Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Paxton responded to Trump’s endorsement.

“I am incredibly honored to have President Trump’s COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT,” Paxton said.

I am incredibly honored to have President Trump’s COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT.

No one has ever fought harder for the American people than President Trump, and I look forward to championing his America First agenda in the Senate!

Texas, get out and VOTE! pic.twitter.com/vGcWH4ZwaD

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) May 19, 2026

Ken Paxton, a staunch conservative and MAGA favorite

Paxton is well known for fighting election fraud in the state of Texas.

Ken Paxton also filed the lawsuit in 2020, contesting the election in four states where Biden reportedly defeated President Trump with mysterious late-night ballot drops. 126 US representatives supported Paxton’s case. 23 states joined Paxton and Texas in the lawsuit.

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