June 26, 2026

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President Donald J Trump has been diagnosed with “chronic venous insufficiency.” It is a disease that causes a swelling of the legs that makes it difficult for the legs to send blood back to the heart. Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the diagnose.

She told the press, “In recent weeks, President Trump noticed mild swelling in his lower legs. In keeping with routine medical care, and out of an abundance of caution, this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit. The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies, bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition.”

Trump’s Diagnosis Revealed After Bruising On Hands, ‘Swelling’ In Legs– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Physicians for President Donald Trump have announced he suffers from chronic venous insufficiency, a swelling of the legs that can cause difficulty with sending blood back to the heart.

The news, announced by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during Thursday’s press briefing, landed like a shock among supporters who took to the internet with well-wishes and fears about Trump’s ability to finish out his second term.

Leavitt dismissed those concerns, characterizing the diagnosis as less serious than it appears at first.

“Many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president’s hand,” Leavitt said, referencing what appeared to be makeup on Trump’s right hand Wednesday.

In an “effort of transparency,” Trump’s doctor stated: “In recent weeks, President Trump noticed mild swelling in his lower legs. In keeping with routine medical care, and out of an abundance of caution, this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit.”

“The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies, bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition,” Leavitt read from the note.

Trump emerged from Marine One on Wednesday, answering questions with his usual zest while touting trade deals and taking aim at far-left Democrats. However, physicians who spoke with the Daily Mail speculated about whether the president had been bruised by a recent blood draw, a symptom that is common among men of his age.

Trump turned 78 this month, and he is the second-oldest president behind former President Joe Biden.

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All studies of Trump’s current health “were within normal limits,” Leavitt added.

“An echocardiogram was also performed and confirm normal cardiac structure and function. No signs of heart failure, renal impairment or systemic illness were identified.”

President Trump effectively pressured Biden out of last year’s election after furthering the narrative that his mental acuity had significantly declined while in office. Stumbles, vexed moments on stage, and other senior moments reinforced the image of Biden as unfit for office.

With his news, President Trump is now up against the gun to show Americans that he is not suffering physical side-effects after returning to the world’s most demanding job. He continues to regularly golf, an activity his physician has credited with his healthy gait and average weight for men of his age.

A Canadian resident from India was found guilty of attempting to have sex with someone who was a minor, but since he is applying for Canadian citizenship, the Judge decided to give him a “conditional discharge” so his citizenship application isn’t ruined. The pedo-supporting judge is liberal Justice Paul Thomas O’Marra, who declared, “A conviction would lead to severe collateral consequences, such as jeopardizing his immigration status, delaying his citizenship, and preventing him from sponsoring his wife, which would likely result in separation…”

Akashkumar Khant, 30, will now be let loose on the Canadian public as a fellow voter, assuring the pedophilic death cult that is Canada’s far left “Liberal” Party will stay in power for decades to come, making itself increasingly at odds with America’s values, and thus, making itself a security risk for future American generations (should we survive our own internal crisis). The pedo enabling judge is willing to sacrifice your child for his smug sense of self-righteousness.

Indian Migrant Gets “Conditional Discharge” For Sex Crimes Because It Would “Delay His Citizenship”– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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In the political pursuit to make Canada India and ensure no human is illegal, our northern neighbors have truly lost their minds.

A Canadian resident has been given a “conditional discharge” after trying to have sex with someone he believed was a minor. However, given the fact that he wants to be a citizen, the judge believes that the morally permissible thing to do is to let him off the hook, as the more evil thing would be to disrupt his immigration hearing.

It’s unclear why this judge wants predators in his country so badly, but that is up for you to decide.

According to the National Review:

In December 2023, Akashkumar Khant, 30 (plus or minus some months), made the mistake of arranging to have sex with a 15-year-old at a Mississauga Holiday Inn for $140.

Only, when he got there, that 15-year-old turned out to be a cop. He was arrested at the hotel (with $140 in cash on hand) and subsequently ended up in court — but he won’t receive a criminal record for his actions, in part because of his immigration status.

On June 25, Khant was sentenced to a conditional discharge for committing an indecent act. For three months, he will be under house arrest — during which time he can go shopping for three hours every Sunday, attend religious services, medical appointments and travel to and from work. Twelve months of probation will follow afterward. Whether Ontario will appeal remains an open question, as the province won’t reveal its plan until after July 25.

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A bombshell report by the U.S. Department of Justice reaches stunning concludes about the death of Jeffrey Epstein and the alleged client list of high-profile individuals serviced by his ring of underage sex slaves.

Working in conjunction with the FBI, the DOJ for the first time confirmed that no such list was ever compiled by Epstein, who died by hanging in 2019. Although his connections to some of the world’s most powerful leaders were vast, there is no evidence that he blackmailed associates, kept a “client” list, or was murdered, according to the memo.

The finding amounts to significant pushback on the long-held theory that Epstein was murdered while being held on human trafficking charges. The Trump administration is preparing the release of a new video — both in “raw” and “enhanced” qualities — that it claims confirms no individual entered the area where Epstein sat in a jail cell on the night of his death.

The two-page memo concurs with a medical examiner’s finding that he died by hanging with no evidence of foul play.

Before entering public office, FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, had been among the voices most critical of the government’s investigation into Epstein’s death. They had alluded to his relationship with the Clintons, Bill Gates, and members of the Royal Family, all of whom visited his notorious Virgin Islands compound over the years.

CNN is helping fuel unhinged leftist violence directed at ICE by publishing stories that falsely claim the Illegals being sent to “Alligator Alcatraz” have “No Criminal Charges.” A basic fact check would have let them know they were spreading misinformation, but no fact check was conducted as it didn’t fit into their violence-inciting narrative.

CNN Correspondent and anti-American activist Rafael Romo told thousands of Americans this violence inciting lie, “Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, according to an investigation by the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times, which obtained records about the migrants being held there. According to the report, Brianna, there are more than 250 people who are listed as having only immigration violations but no criminal convictions who are being held together with those accused and convicted of crimes.”

The anti-American activist is leaving out the fact that these illegals are there because of violent crimes committed in their home countries, including rape and murder. This was not an accidental omission; it was a deliberate manipulation of the truth to incite violence against ICE agents. Thanks to the Pam Bondi effect, DNC-CCP media is now free to openly incite violence against federal agents.

CNN Falsely Claims Illegals in Alligator Alcatraz Have ‘No Criminal Charges’– www.newsbusters.org
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Alligator Alcatraz, the new immigration detention center that opened in the Florida Everglades, had the left-wing media twisting the purpose of the facility. On Monday, CNN News Central featured Correspondent Rafael Romo, who made the false claim that “hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz.” What Romo was trying to mischaracterize to the CNN audience was the fact they had criminal charges filed in other countries.

On July 3rd, Alligator Alcatraz officially opened with the first group of detainees. Of course, the immigration detention center has received backlash from the liberal media, but Romo got the facts wrong when he claimed:

Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, according to an investigation by the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times, which obtained records about the migrants being held there. According to the report, Brianna, there are more than 250 people who are listed as having only immigration violations but no criminal convictions who are being held together with those accused and convicted of crimes.

The key words Romo used were “no criminal charges in the United States.” Romo failed to report that many of the illegal immigrants have criminal charges in their origin countries, not just in the United States.

An edited version of the Miami Herald article, referenced by Romo, had a statement made by the Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin that opposed their false claims:

Many of the individuals that are counted as ‘non-criminals’ are actually terrorists, human rights abusers, gangsters are more; they just don’t have a rap sheet in the U.S. Further, every single one of these individuals committed a crime when they came into this country illegally. It is not an accurate description to say they are ‘non-criminals.’

It’s worth noting that Romo tried to use President Trump’s words against him when he visited the facility, but there was an obvious truth to his statement: He said that it would very soon house some of the most menacing migrants. He said, some of the most vicious people on the planet.

Yes, Rafael, “some of the most vicious people on the planet” have origin countries that are on Earth, and they just happen to be in the United States illegally.

Romo also added a quote from Democratic Representative Darren Soto about how the architecture of the detention center could have “serious concerns” of flooding during hurricane season.

What separates this facility from prisons located along both sides of the coast in Florida?

CNN’s efforts to sympathize with illegal immigrations while opposing the Trump administration’s policies prove that they didn’t have the safety of the American people in mind. The people who were sent to Alligator Alcatraz were criminals, whether they crossed the border illegally or committed crimes in their home countries.

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CNN News Central
7/14/25
1:43:46 p.m. Eastern

BRIANNA KEILAR: Significant new details about the controversial new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. According to reporting from the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times, more than 700 migrants are either currently detained at or scheduled to be sent to the facility, nicknamed by Trump: Alligator Alcatraz. And many of them do not have criminal records. They’re listed as having only immigration violations. CNN’s Rafael Romo is with us now. Rafael, what are you learning about this?

RAFAEL ROMO: Well, Brianna, you may remember at the beginning of the month when President Donald Trump toured the migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades. He said that it would very soon house some of the most menacing migrants. He said, some of the most vicious people on the planet. But a new report published Sunday suggests that may not be the case.

Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, according to an investigation by the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times, which obtained records about the migrants being held there.

According to the report, Brianna, there are more than 250 people who are listed as having only immigration violations but no criminal convictions who are being held together with those accused and convicted of crimes. The report says, only a third of the detainees have criminal convictions, with charges that range from attempted murder to illegal reentry into the United States, as well as traffic violations. The information comes from a list of more than 700 migrants who are either already being held at the tent facility or are scheduled to be transferred there.

Several elected officials and members of Congress had access to the migrant detention center on Saturday for the first time since it opened earlier this month. This is what two of them had to say about the facility.

[Cuts to video]

REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (D-FL): They should not put humans in cages in the middle of swampland in the Everglades. It’s outrageous. It’s inhumane. It’s unlawful.

REP. MAXWELL FROST (D-FL): What is the hurricane plan? What is the plan with flooding? We want to see the medical unit. We want to see what the segregation unit looks like. We want to see where the law library is. We want to see all this and make sure that it’s up to the standards of what a federal facility is.

[Cuts back to live]

ROMO: And Brianna, Wasserman Schultz also said that migrants are packed into what she described as cages with 32 people inside each holding unit and only three toilets available. In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem dismissed the claims, saying ICE detention centers are generally better than most county jails or federal prisons across the United States.

[Cuts to video]

SEC. KRISTI NOEM: Well, our detention centers at the federal level are held to a higher standard than most local or state centers, and even federal prisons. The standards are extremely high.

[Cuts back to live]

ROMO: One final point, Brianna. This is rather important. After touring the detention center Saturday, Representative Darren Soto, a Democrat, said lawmakers also witnessed evidence of flooding, highlighting serious concerns of what could happen to detainees if there’s severe weather. During what forecasters say may be a very busy hurricane season. Brianna.

KEILAR: Rafael Romo, thank you so much for that.

Insurrectionist rogue U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, a Barack Obama appointee, took the law into her own hands in an effort to protect the child murder corporation, Planned Parenthood, from being defunded. The law in question comes from a congressionally passed and presidentially signed law that defunds Planned Parenthood, in essence.

The Judge blocked the provision for 14 days. No arrests have been made following this egregious, unconstitutional ruling. Judgefare continues to erode Americans’ sense of Rule of Law. Pam Bondi remains silent.

Federal Judge, in Planned Parenthood Dispute, Attempts To Override Congress, Trump on Abortion Funding – The New York Sun
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Federal Judge, in Planned Parenthood Dispute, Attempts To Override Congress, Trump on Abortion Funding  The New York Sun

President Donald J Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced a new plan to get arms to Ukraine by having NATO member countries give arms to Ukraine and replace their arms by buying them from the U.S. The President also informed Putin he has 50 days to come to a ceasefire agreement or face stiff tariff retaliation. Putin has responded by launching a major missile and drone assault on Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin unleashes huge attack on Ukraine day after Donald Trump’s ’50 days’ threat | World | News– www.express.co.uk
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Russian forces pounded cities across Ukraine overnight in a massive barrage of missiles and drones — just 24 hours after US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin he had 50 days to strike a peace deal or face devastating tariffs. Explosions rocked Kyiv and multiple other regions in the early hours of July 16, with Ukraine’s Air Force issuing repeated warnings of drone and missile strikes across the country, including western oblasts far from the front lines.

The onslaught came after Mr Trump gave Moscow what critics described as an extended window to continue its bombing campaign. Speaking on July 15, he said: “I didn’t think 50 days is very long,” when asked why he had not imposed immediate sanctions on Russia. In Kharkiv, at least 17 explosions were recorded in just 20 minutes, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. A civilian enterprise in the city’s Kyivskyi district was hit by Shahed drones, sparking fires and injuring at least three people.

Further south, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the city of Kryvyi Rih was struck by waves of drones, causing widespread power outages, reported the Kyiv Independent. A 17-year-old boy was reported injured, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration.

Vinnytsia Oblast was also targeted in the overnight barrage. Eight people were wounded and hospitalised following drone strikes which set two industrial facilities ablaze and damaged four residential buildings, according to the State Emergency Service.

During the Covid-19 era, Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church stood tall and kept his church open, defying civil law in favor of God’s law. His pastorship goes back decades and his impact on American Christianity has been significant, with many top Pastors today citing MacArthur as one of their biggest influences.

While MacArthur planned on coming back after a recent bout with illnesses, that would prove not to be the case. The Pastor caught pneumonia and died at the age of 86. MacArthur’s central gospel message was one he spoke until the end. Speaking of the job of Pastor, MacArthur said, “Being a pastor means you’re a truth-teller. The whole purpose of the Christian message is to confront the sinner’s sin so you can call the sinner to repentance and forgiveness… The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.”

John MacArthur: A fearless preacher who never wavered– www.theblaze.com
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Los Angeles megachurches often resemble their Hollywood neighbors — grand stage sets with top-tier lighting and sound, carefully produced services complete with scripts, soundtracks, and a live audience. They usually plant themselves in the “nice parts of town” — Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica, Pasadena. Perfect if you’re after a Sunday pep talk and a little feel-good music to carry you through the week.

But that was never Grace Community Church with John MacArthur at the pulpit.

MacArthur never chased applause or tailored sermons to flatter the mood of the age.

Unlike many pastors leading congregations of similar size, MacArthur, who died Monday at the age of 86, didn’t preach to people hoping to make them “feel better” about themselves. He preached to dying souls, convinced he held the only message that could save them: the gospel — the real, unvarnished gospel of Scripture.

In another blow to the perception of Rule of Law, The Federalist has discovered a memo that reveals the D.C. Judicial Conference in March turned into a cabal to undermine President Trump, introducing inherent biases into their judgements before a case ever came before them. At the center of the cabal is Chief Justice John Roberts and insurrectionist D.C. Circuit Judge James Boesberg, who said the quiet parts out loud.

From the memorandum obtained by The Federalist, “District of the District of Columbia Chief Judge James Boasberg next raised his colleagues’ concerns that the Administration would disregard rulings of federal courts leading to a constitutional crisis.” Given Boesberg’s recent disregard for the Law in his attempt to sabotage a sitting President, this writer hopes the Trump administration is thoroughly investigating the judges that took part in this de facto cabal to plot to overthrow the will of the people through illegal rulings.

Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Predisposed Against Trump Admin– thefederalist.com
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Federal judge James Boasberg advised Chief Justice John Roberts and some two dozen other judges that his D.C. colleagues were “concern[ed] that the Administration would disregard rulings of federal courts leading to a constitutional crisis,” according to a memorandum obtained exclusively by The Federalist. That Judge Boasberg and his fellow D.C. District Court judges would discuss how a named Defendant in numerous pending lawsuits might respond to an adverse ruling is shocking. Equally outrageous is those judges’ clear disregard for the presumption of regularity — a presumption that requires a court to presume public officials properly discharged their official duties.

During the week of March 11, 2025, members of the Judicial Conference met in Washington, D.C., for the first of its two regular meetings. As the U.S. Court’s webpage explains, “[t]he Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policymaking body for the federal courts.”

The Judicial Conference consists of Chief Justice Roberts, who presides over the body, as well as the chief judge of each judicial circuit, the chief judge of the Court of International Trade, and one district judge from each regional circuit, making for a group of approximately thirty judges. While the Judicial Conference mainstay is considering “administrative and policy issues affecting the federal court system,” and “mak[ing] recommendations to Congress concerning legislation involving the Judicial Branch,” a side conversation at the group’s most recent meeting revealed a disturbing detail — the predisposition of supposedly unbiased judges against the Trump Administration.

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his insistence the Jeffrey Epstein Client list doesn’t exist and that the whole obsession with Epstein is not good. He wrote “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents, the Laptop from Hell, which the Dems swore had come from Russia (No, it came from Hunter Biden’s bathroom!)”

“… Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bullshit,” hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.”

Trump calls Epstein case a hoax and lashes out at Maga critics – live updates | Trump administration– www.theguardian.com
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In a lengthy Truth Social post earlier, Donald Trump has dismissed the furious Maga backlash over the Jeffrey Epstein case as a “scam” perpetuated by Democrats and accused his so-called “past supporters” – who have called for more transparency around documents related to the case – of “doing the Democrats’ work” by buying into the “hoax”.

Trump’s base has been in uproar over the justice department’s recent decision to halt further disclosures related to Epstein, including the alleged client list, as well as its finding that he died by suicide.

“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bullshit,’ hook, line, and sinker,” Trump wrote. “They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.”

However, it is very much his current – and prominent – supporters who are leading the calls for the so-called Epstein files to be released, including members of Congress like key Trump ally House speaker Mike Johnson, and influential Maga figures like far-right activist Laura Loomer.

House Democrats have been telling anyone that will listen that their own constituents are talking violent revolution, with some describing their supporters as commanding them to “get shot, get violent, get arrested, even storm the white House.” One anonymous lawmaker told Axios “Our own base is telling us that what we’re doing is not good enough… [that] there needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public.”

Another House Democrat said, “What I have seen is a demand that we get ourselves arrested intentionally or allow ourselves to be victims of violence, and … a lot of times that’s coming from economically very secure white people. Not only would that be a gift to Donald Trump, not only would it make the job of Republicans in Congress easier if we were all mired in legal troubles … [we are] a group that is disproportionately people of color, women, LGBTQ people — people who do not fare very well in prison.”

What their base fails to realize is Americans are more than ready to meet blood with blood, which might not be the best outcome for any of us. What began with “punch a Nazi” quickly escalated to the place we are at now, “might makes right.” When you don’t share the same values, it increasingly becomes a question of force, not verbal persuasion.

“Storm the White House”: House Democrats Say Their Trump Deranged Supporters Are Urging Them to Get Shot, Get Violent, Get Arrested to Stop President Trump | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Axios reported a crazy story Monday morning about what House Democrats are saying their supporters are urging them to do to resist President Donald Trump: Get shot, get violent, get arrested, even storm the White House.

With Republicans holding the White House, both houses of Congress and a 6-3 (sometimes) conservative majority on the Supreme Court, Democrats are powerless to stop much of the Trump agenda.

With Trump and his administration racking up win after win in Congress, the Supreme Court, the economy, foreign policy and especially the culture, Democrats dropping the F-bomb and other swear words in everyday messaging, giving marathon speeches and holding “No Kings” protests aren’t working to satisfy the masses of Democrat voters consumed by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They want blood.

Washington DC Black Lives Matter Antifa Riots at the White House, screen image via Samantha Jo Roth Twitter/X May, 31, 2020.

In the first four years of the Trump administration, Republicans were shot, Trump supporters attacked, Trump was investigated and impeached (twice!) on phony charges drummed up by the Deep State and rioters tried to storm the White House.

In the four years after his first term, Democrats jailed Trump supporters, tried over and over to jail Trump, tried to bankrupt him and keep him off the ballot.

In 2024, two would be assassins were inexplicably able to get close to Trump, with one assassination attempt wounding him and two supporters while killing supporter Corey Comperatore.

All those efforts to stop Trump have failed, so now Democrat voters are demanding elected Democrats sacrifice themselves.

Excerpt from the Axios report (via MSN):

What we’re hearing: The grassroots wants more. “Some of them have suggested … what we really need to do is be willing to get shot” when visiting ICE facilities or federal agencies, a third House Democrat told Axios.

“Our own base is telling us that what we’re doing is not good enough … [that] there needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public,” the lawmaker said.

A fourth House Democrat said constituents have told them “civility isn’t working” and to prepare for “violence … to fight to protect our democracy.”

A fifth House Democrat told Axios that “people online have sent me crazy s*** … told me to storm the White House and stuff like that,” though they added that “there’s always people on the internet saying crazy stuff.”

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Many lawmakers said these voters tend to be white, well-educated and live in upscale suburban or urban neighborhoods.

“What I have seen is a demand that we get ourselves arrested intentionally or allow ourselves to be victims of violence, and … a lot of times that’s coming from economically very secure white people,” said an eighth House Democrat.

“Not only would that be a gift to Donald Trump, not only would it make the job of Republicans in Congress easier if we were all mired in legal troubles … [we are] a group that is disproportionately people of color, women, LGBTQ people — people who do not fare very well in prison.”

Please read the entire Axios article at this link for more.

It always comes down to race and ‘privilege’ for the Democrats.

But this report speaks to a dangerous tide within the Democratic Party. Will their supporters be satisfied with peaceful resistance and elections, or will their Trump Derangement Syndrome turn terminal and lead to bloodshed?

It is becoming increasingly obvious to most Americans that President Joe Biden was, in fact, a committee president, not an individual. More evidence is emerging that shows President Biden wasn’t involved in much of the decision-making process during the autopen process. Now, President Trump has ordered a formal investigation of the illegal and treasonous action.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explained the order to Fox News, saying, “Joe Biden was the worst, most incompetent, and senile president in our country’s history. It has been widely reported that Joe Biden handed the power of the presidency to an autopen controlled by unelected leftist staffers, who were allowed to make terrible decisions that destroyed our country. The Trump White House is committed to finding the answers to the many outstanding questions the American people still have about how business in the Biden White House was conducted.”

Biden Admits Not Approving Autopen-Signed Pardons Individually– slaynews.com
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In a startling confession, former President Joe Biden has admitted that he was unaware of many of the pardons signed by his autopen.

Biden made the confession to the New York Times.

He told the newspaper that he did not approve many of the controversial pardons that he nominally signed at the end of his term.

Biden defended his administration’s frequent use of an autopen as perfectly “legal,” and insisted that he made “every decision.”

However, he also conceded that he delegated the details of the pardon process to his staff because there were too many to sign.

“We’re talking about a whole lot of people,” he said.

Biden’s frequent use of the autopen has fueled doubts about his authority over the White House and the legitimacy of the actions he took as president.

The controversial pardon spree of his final days in power has especially come under the spotlight.

Biden granted clemency to 4,000 inmates, including nearly every federal prisoner on death row.

He also gave pre-emptive pardons to members of his own family.

According to the Times, Biden “did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons that applied to large numbers of people, he and aides confirmed.”

Biden only approved the basic criteria that were used for three sets of mass pardons, the Times reported.

A fourth set of pardons involved high-profile Trump critics like Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Biden insisted that he discussed their cases individually.

“We know how vindictive Trump is, and I’ve no doubt they would have gone after Mark for no good reason,” Biden said.

“The general, you know.

“So they may read off his name — what’d I want?

“I told them I wanted to make sure he had a pardon because I knew exactly what Trump would do — without any merit, I might add.”

The White House used a multi-step process to record the proof of Biden’s involvement.

Senior advisers like chief of staff Jeff Zients would relay Biden’s decisions to assistants to be written down.

The assistants, who were not present for Biden’s meetings, would then send their notes back to Biden’s advisers for approval before sending them off to staff secretary Stefanie Feldman, who had the autopen.

If revisions were made to the pardon list, staff would run the final versions through the autopen without asking Biden to sign again.

On the final night of his presidency, Biden decided to pre-emptively pardon his family members.

However, Zients had the final sign-off.

In an e-mail at 10:31 p.m. on January 19, he wrote:

“I approve the use of the autopen for the execution of all of the following pardons.”

READ MORE – Ex-White House Staff Admit Several Pardons Signed by Autopen Without Biden’s Knowledge

RINO Governor Kelly Ayotte made it clear to her constituents that children are NOT safe under her regime after the New Hampshire Governor vetoed a bill that would stop leftists from putting sexually perverse materials in public school libraries. Her defense of pedophilia is this, she doesn’t believe the state “needs to, nor should it, engage in the role of addressing questions of literary value and appropriateness.”

The Marxist teachers’ union approved her message, and so did the child groomers currently “teaching” in New Hampshire.

Ayotte vetoes GOP book ‘banning’ proposal– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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(The Center Square) — In a split with fellow Republicans, New Hampshire Gov Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have authorized parent-led efforts to ban books and other “inappropriate materials” from the state’s public schools and libraries.

The legislation, which passed the GOP-controlled state Legislature earlier this year, called for creating a new process for banning books in New Hampshire schools by allowing parents and other individuals to file complaints challenging specific titles in libraries they believe are inappropriate.

It specifically lists materials they deem “harmful” to minors, including nudity, sexual conduct, sadomasochistic abuse, as well as other “patently offensive” subject material that lacks “value” to students.

But Ayotte said the state already has a process for parents through their local school district to “exercise their rights to ensure their children are not exposed to inappropriate materials.”

“As a parent, I understand and appreciate the concerns parents have about their children being exposed to age-inappropriate or objectionable materials in schools,” she wrote in her veto message.

But Ayotte said she doesn’t believe the state “needs to, nor should it, engage in the role of addressing questions of literary value and appropriateness” given that the measure called for financial penalties based on “subjective standards” of indecency.

The Republican said she also has concerns that the proposal, if approved, would lead to “extensive civil action” over materials in the state’s schools, which she said “could open the door to unnecessary litigation from out-of-state groups.

“If the Legislature determines that [the current statute] is not being implemented or enforced adequately, the more suitable and narrow way to address these concerns would be to modify that statute,” Ayotte added.

The state’s largest teachers union was among those who praised the governor for rejecting the proposal and “standing up for the freedom to read.”

“Every student deserves to see themselves reflected in the pages of their books,” Megan Tuttle, president of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Education Association, said in a statement. “We hope this book ban bill veto represents a changing tide at the State House and call on lawmakers to listen to Granite Staters who overwhelmingly oppose classroom censorship efforts.”

The debate over the measure comes amid a nationwide uptick in “book challenges” by parent groups, conservative organizations and lawmakers across the country who are pushing to remove certain books in schools and libraries, especially those dealing with LGBTQ and racial themes.

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Critics argue that efforts to ban books are being driven largely by racism and homophobia, and are harming students and stifling free speech, with many of the challenges focusing on titles with themes of race, sexuality and gender identity.

But conservative groups claim public and school libraries are being infiltrated by left-wing groups who want to push a radical agenda on youth. They say parents should have more control over the titles their children have access to in public schools, particularly when it comes to sexually explicit material.

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A number of developments this week indicate that a blue wave may swell in the 2026 midterms.

From Democrats landing top-tier recruits in critical races, to Republicans in competitive races retiring or forgoing bids, to the fact that President Donald Trump is desperately trying to rig House districts, sign after sign shows that the wind is at Democrats’ backs.

First, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina seems close to entering the Senate race following GOP Sen. Thom Tillis’ abrupt and unexpected retirement.

Cooper, who left office after two terms with a positive approval rating, would perhaps be the best Democratic nominee in the race. His entrance into the contest would give Democrats an exceptional opportunity to pick up a critical Senate seat, bringing the party one step closer to taking control of the chamber.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina

That’s especially true if Republicans nominate a wackadoodle, which they could very likely do as Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump seems poised to run—something Tillis is warning Republicans not to do.

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Georgetown University’s interim president, Robert Groves, told Congress he is “very proud” of the school’s financial relationship with Qatar and defended his decision to award a presidential medal to a Qatari royal who openly celebrated Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.

“I’m very proud of our mission in Qatar,” Groves said Tuesday during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing. “It’s completely consistent with the Jesuit animation of working at the frontiers of serving groups that are not served easily in Washington.”

Republican lawmakers at the hearing—which also featured University of California, Berkeley, chancellor Rich Lyons and City University of New York chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez—focused much of their attention on Georgetown’s financial relationship with Qatar, through which the university has received approximately $1 billion from the Gulf state since 2005.

One project the university built with its influx of Qatari cash is the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), situated within Georgetown’s prestigious School of Foreign Service. Groves pointed to the ACMCU as one example of the school’s efforts to address “interfaith conflict.”

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President Trump has doubled down on his claims that the Epstein files were created by former FBI Director James Comey, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.

Last week, in a disappointing post, Trump downplayed the Epstein files and claimed Democrats created them.

Trump wrote, “For years, it’s Epstein, over and over again. Why are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden Administration.”

Now he has repeated those claims while addressing reporters outside the White House.

The reporter asked Trump, “Did Bondi tell you your name appeared in the Epstein Files?”

He responded, “She’s giving us a very quick briefing, and in terms of the credibility of the different things they’ve seen.

“I would say, these files were made up by Comey, made up by Obama, and made up by Biden.”

Trump concluded that whatever Bondi thinks is credible, she should release them.

 

Biden.”

Trump concluded that whatever Bondi thinks is credible, she should release them.

ABC reported more on Trump’s comments on the Epstein files:

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on Jeffrey Epstein as he faces pressure from his MAGA supporters.

Trump, speaking to reporters as he left the White House, said he received a “very quick briefing” on the Justice Department and FBI review of the Epstein files. The briefing took place before the release of the DOJ and FBI memo last week.

The review found no evidence the deceased financier kept a “client list” of associates and no further charges are expected. The department also released hours of footage as part of its review, which officials say further confirmed Epstein died by suicide while in custody in his jail cell in Manhattan in 2019.

ABC News’ Katherine Faulders asked the president what Bondi told him about the review, “specifically, did she tell you at all that your name appeared in the file?”

“No, no, she’s — she’s given us just a very quick briefing,” Trump responded before making baseless claims the files were created by some of his political foes.

“And in terms of the credibility of the different things that they’ve seen, and I would say that, you know, these files were made up by Comey, they were made up by Obama, they were made up by the Biden — and you know, we and we went through years of that with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, with all of the different things that we had to go through,” Trump said.

“We’ve gone through years of it, but she’s handled it very well, and it’s going to be up to her,” Trump said of Bondi. “Whatever she thinks is credible, she should release.”

Here’s the moment he said it here:

Here is how users on X, reacted:

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that calls for a special counsel to investigate all the Jeffrey Epstein material were “just a diversionary tactic.”

Jeffries said, “At the end of the day the American people deserve to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as it relates to this whole Jeffrey Epstein matter. Donald Trump and his MAGA extremist allies have fanned the flames of this conspiracy theory for years. So there’s only two options at this point, either Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and that whole crew have been lying to the American people over the last several years about what is actually in the Jeffrey Epstein files, or alternatively, Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and his allies in the Trump administration are hiding something from the American people right now. So we’re determined to get to the bottom of this on behalf of the American people who deserve transparency from their government.”

Host Chris Hayes said, “Reporter Annie Karni who was just on in the last block, said that the line from Republicans in the House today were talking about appointing a special counsel. I wonder if that’s something that you would support or other Democrats would support?”

Jeffries said, “Seems to me that a special counsel is just a diversionary tactic. If the files exist, produce them and produce them now to the American people.”

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President Donald Trump has ordered a formal investigation of his predecessor’s use of autopen signatures to sign a number of key documents throughout his tenure, including pardons. In total, the investigation is set to review more than one-million documents signed during the Biden presidency.

Officials familiar with the probe told Fox News that they already are reviewing tens of thousands of documents turned over by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The White House Counsel’s Office is taking the lead on the probe, while the Department of Justice is also assisting.

A senior administration official told the outlet that they are not yet able to discuss findings of the investigation, though NARA has confirmed that more than 27,000 records have already been turned over to investigators.

“Joe Biden was the worst, most incompetent, and senile president in our country’s history,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Tuesday. “It has been widely reported that Joe Biden handed the power of the presidency to an autopen controlled by unelected leftist staffers, who were allowed to make terrible decisions that destroyed our country.”

“The Trump White House is committed to finding the answers to the many outstanding questions the American people still have about how business in the Biden White House was conducted,” she said.

 

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President Donald Trump has ordered a formal investigation of his predecessor’s use of autopen signatures to sign a number of key documents throughout his tenure, including pardons. In total, the investigation is set to review more than one-million documents signed during the Biden presidency.

Officials familiar with the probe told Fox News that they already are reviewing tens of thousands of documents turned over by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The White House Counsel’s Office is taking the lead on the probe, while the Department of Justice is also assisting.

A senior administration official told the outlet that they are not yet able to discuss findings of the investigation, though NARA has confirmed that more than 27,000 records have already been turned over to investigators.

“Joe Biden was the worst, most incompetent, and senile president in our country’s history,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Tuesday. “It has been widely reported that Joe Biden handed the power of the presidency to an autopen controlled by unelected leftist staffers, who were allowed to make terrible decisions that destroyed our country.”

“The Trump White House is committed to finding the answers to the many outstanding questions the American people still have about how business in the Biden White House was conducted,” she said.

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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of major layoffs at the Department of Education Monday. It’s a huge win for those who believe the department was a failure and in need of a huge reduction in size.

McMahon v. State of New York was a 6-3 decision, with the liberal justices dissenting. The case had been brought against Education Secretary Linda McMahon by a variety of lawsuits after she removed 1,400 employees from the Department of Education’s staff.

Specifically, the Supreme Court ruled that a lower-level federal court could not block the firing of Department of Education employees while the case was ongoing.

“Today, the Supreme Court again confirmed the obvious: the President of the United States, as the head of the Executive Branch, has the ultimate authority to make decisions about staffing levels, administrative organization, and day-to-day operations of federal agencies,” McMahon said in a statement.

President Donald Trump, who signed the executive order that led to the Department of Education layoffs, also celebrated the decision.

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New reports have revealed that the U.S. Secret Service shut off all access to the North Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. Officials also ordered all members of the press to take shelter in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.

The lockdown was first reported by local media outlets, with posts on X revealing the actions of the Secret Service sometime around 11:00 a.m. A short time later, it was reported on social media that an “all clear” had been given.

According to the Dallas Express, another report emerged indicating that a tourist tossed an item over the White House fence, prompting the Secret Service’s response. However, the lack of official clarification on the matter has sparked speculation that a much more serious breach of security occurred.

Typically, when this sort of situation unfolds, the Secret Service will whisk protectees away to secure locations. One such place is the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. As of this report, no information has been released concerning the whereabouts of President Donald Trump at the time or the nature of the threat.

Later in the day, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in a statement that, “Somebody threw their phone over the fence.” No additional details were given concerning the lockdown.

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a “discharge petition” to force the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

A discharge petition in the House of Representatives is a mechanism for members to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote.

Discharge petitions may cover only a single introduced measure, not multiple bills.

It requires the signatures of a majority of the House (218 members).

“We all deserve to know what’s in the Epstein files, who’s implicated, and how deep this corruption goes. Americans were promised justice and transparency,” Massie said.

 

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… The White House has launched an investigation into the Biden autopen scandal. The investigation is being led by the White House Counsel’s Office; however, they are coordinating with the Justice Department.

[S]enior administration officials telling Fox News Digital that they already are reviewing tens of thousands of documents turned over by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). [….]

A senior administration official told Fox News Digital that they are not yet ready to discuss any discoveries, but said NARA already has provided more than 27,000 records to the White House.

The White House is reviewing the communications and the procedures in place around the use of the autopen. But there’s a lot to go through.

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… The White House has launched an investigation into the Biden autopen scandal. The investigation is being led by the White House Counsel’s Office; however, they are coordinating with the Justice Department.

[S]enior administration officials telling Fox News Digital that they already are reviewing tens of thousands of documents turned over by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). [….]

A senior administration official told Fox News Digital that they are not yet ready to discuss any discoveries, but said NARA already has provided more than 27,000 records to the White House.

The White House is reviewing the communications and the procedures in place around the use of the autopen. But there’s a lot to go through.

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… The White House has launched an investigation into the Biden autopen scandal. The investigation is being led by the White House Counsel’s Office; however, they are coordinating with the Justice Department.

[S]enior administration officials telling Fox News Digital that they already are reviewing tens of thousands of documents turned over by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). [….]

A senior administration official told Fox News Digital that they are not yet ready to discuss any discoveries, but said NARA already has provided more than 27,000 records to the White House.

The White House is reviewing the communications and the procedures in place around the use of the autopen. But there’s a lot to go through.

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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly advanced key legislation making good on President Donald Trump’s promise to defund publicly funded media outlets like NPR, but not without overriding opposition from three Republicans who almost derailed the bill.

Conservatives focused their anger on the three holdouts who bucked their party, forcing Vice President J.D. Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of stripping PBS and NPR of taxpayer funds. It was the sixth time this year that Vance had to intervene to avoid a defeat in the Republican-controlled chamber.

The vote came as Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) works feverishly to shore up several of Trump’s agenda items before Congress breaks for its annual August recess.

The 51-50 vote saw Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who is up for reelection in 2026, break with her party over a bill that sought to claw back public funds from both media outlets. Still, she voted to advance the legislation to the floor for its final vote.

“The rescissions package has a big problem — nobody really knows what program reductions are in it,” Collins said in a prepared statement released after the procedural vote. “That isn’t because we haven’t had time to review the bill. Instead, the problem is that (the Office of Management and Budget) has never provided the details that would normally be part of this process.”