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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote.
Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Senate GOP Rejects War Powers Resolution After Trump Meeting Senate Republicans who were criticized by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. "Wow! The Senate just changed its vote on Iran from 50-48 against, to 50-47 for. Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy changed. Thank you to Leader John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno, and all. This vote puts Iran on notice!" the president posted on Truth Social after the vote. Trump criticized GOP senators during a face-to-face meeting earlier in the day over allowing a vote to block his war in Iran on Tuesday, adding to tensions that have diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber's business to a halt. He exchanged particularly harsh words with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of four Republicans who had voted with Democrats on the measure.
'As long as it takes': Trump allies freeze House floor to pressure Senate on voter ID bill Rep Anna Paulina Luna says the group will hold up every piece of legislation until SAVE America Act passes A group of conservatives is vowing to grind the House floor to a halt until Republicans pass the SAVE America Act. "There's going to be no votes this week, and it's going to be as long as it takes," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who is leading the effort, told Fox News Digital in an interview. The hardball tactics led House Republican leadership to pull a series of votes on Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected to put legislation that had already been teed up for a vote Thursday, but it is unclear whether he will be able to convince Luna and other conservatives to end their blockade, effectively freezing the House floor. "The president's been very clear," Luna told Fox News Digital. "He's not playing these games anymore, and I'm going to fully back him, and I have the votes to do it." Supreme Court rules Trump can turn back asylum seekers at US border in major immigration win The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can turn away migrants who show up at the US-Mexico border before they apply for asylum, in a victory for the White House’s immigration crackdown that prompted a tense exchange between two justices. The high court ruled 6-3 in favor of a policy known as “metering,” in use during President Trump’s first term as well as Barack Obama’s administration, which capped the number of people who could apply for asylum each day. Immigration advocates had claimed that aliens should be considered to “arrive” in the US once they reached the border and argued the policy violated federal law stating that migrants can apply for asylum upon entry, regardless of whether they did so legally or illegally. Supreme Court strikes down blue state's 'vampire rule' in major win for gun rights The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Hawaii's concealed-carry restrictions violate the Second Amendment The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of Hawaii, granting concealed carry holders a huge victory in the blue state in a 6-3 decision Thursday. The Supreme Court sided with the plaintiff in Wolford v. Lopez, who contested Hawaii's state law requiring a property owner's explicit permission to allow lawful gun owners to bring firearms into public businesses. "Hawaii's law at issue here violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms," Justice Samuel Alito wrote. "This regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives." The ruling reverses a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which had upheld Hawaii's restrictions after the state enacted them in response to the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision. After Bruen struck down New York's "proper cause" licensing requirement and held that Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense, Hawaii overhauled its firearms laws. Supreme Court hands Trump two major immigration victories Justice Samuel Alito wrote both opinions, also holding that TPS recipients cannot block revocation of their status The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump two major immigration victories on Thursday morning, both having to do with his administration's efforts to reduce asylum claims. In the first case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the court held that migrants who are turned away at the border before entering the United States are not entitled to apply for asylum. In the second case, Mullin v. Doe, the court ruled that Haitian and Syrian nationals in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could not receive judicial relief postponing the revocation of their status while they challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke it in court. Writing the opinion in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, Justice Samuel Alito argued that a migrant who reaches the southern border but is turned away before entering has not, for legal purposes, "arrive[d] in" the United States. The holding is significant because current law provides that anyone who "arrives in the United States" has the right to apply for asylum. Supreme Court clears way for restrictive immigration policy...
Allows White House to Block Asylum Seekers at Border... Ends Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians... Russia humiliated as Ukraine blows up 60,000 tons of Putin's ammo in savage strikes The Ukrainian armed forces executed a devastating strike on the Baltic Fleet's ammunition depot near St. Petersburg, Russia, obliterating more than 60,000 tons of munitions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the operation on Wednesday, crediting the Ukrainian Defense Forces with the assault. Zelensky further revealed that Ukrainian operations targeted Russian installations manufacturing radio electronics and other vital military equipment. "First of all, we discussed the implementation of the plan for our long-range sanctions against Russia for this war and the steps necessary to bring peace closer. In particular, among the recent effective strikes on the territory of Russia, it is worth noting the liquidation of more than 60,000 tonnes of ammunition at the Baltic Fleet arsenal near St. Petersburg," Zelensky posted on Telegram on Wednesday. Fetterman warns Democrats 'drifting firmly into communism' after socialist primary wins Far-left wins in NYC, Los Angeles and other primaries signal progressive wing's growing grip on the Democratic Party Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., delivered a blistering rebuke of the Democratic Party's progressive wing, arguing the party is "drifting firmly into communism" after socialist-backed candidates scored major victories in New York. "It was a huge night for the dirtbag left last night in New York City, without a doubt," Fetterman told "The Will Cain Show." Fetterman said Wednesday the Democratic Party is increasingly embracing candidates who are "anti-Israel," "anti-American" and opposed to core institutions like immigration enforcement and prisons. WH Seeks $87 Billion for Iran Costs, Farmers, Ebola Fight The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. conflict against Iran, submitting the request to Congress as Republican and Democrat lawmakers have objected to any further military action. The Office of Management and Budget sent the supplemental spending request on Wednesday. The request is mostly for expenses incurred by the War Department as part of Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation targeting Iran's political leadership and military infrastructure.
US Ready to Help Quake-Hit Venezuela President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "ready, willing, and able to help" Venezuela after the country was struck by powerful back-to-back earthquakes Wednesday evening. Trump announced on Truth Social that he had directed federal agencies to prepare an immediate response after the devastating quakes, which left at least 164 people dead and hundreds more injured. Officials warned the death toll was expected to rise. "The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths," Trump wrote. "The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends. Early reports are not good!!!" Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the president's message Thursday, extending condolences to the Venezuelan people and announcing the rapid deployment of American assistance. James Carville: Don't Seat Socialist Dem in Caucus Self-described democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democrat nominee for a New York U.S. House seat, should not be seated in the party's caucus if she wins, longtime Democrat strategist James Carville said. Appearing Wednesday night on NewsNation's "Elizabeth Varghas Reports," Carville blasted Chevalier following her upset Democrat primary victory over Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District, arguing her views place her well outside the party’s mainstream. "They should not seat her in the caucus," Carville said. "Her views are totally against anything that any Democrat has. We believe in pluralism." Carville added that Chevalier "is not a Democrat" and suggested she should launch her own political movement instead of running under the Democratic Party's banner. Team Trump is exposing billions in fraud — even as Democrats keep actively encouraging it By New York Post Editorial Board
Team Trump’s fraud crackdown is turning up billions in stolen taxpayer money, even as Democrats do their best to ignore, deny and even enable it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s announcement Tuesday of a massive takedown — 455 perps collared across nearly every US state and territory — roped in a whopping $6.5 billion in scams. The operation marked “the greatest combined federal and state effort combating health-care fraud in history,” Blanche noted. Is Team Trump right to target health-care fraud? Individual brazen crooks in these jaw-dropping cases siphoned millions meant for people truly in need, and spent it on luxury items for themselves: an $865,000 Bulgari necklace, a $594,000 Ferrari and — get this — a $4.6 million Philippines beach resort. Miranda Devine: Bruce Blakeman is the antidote to the anti-American poison emanating from Albany and City Hall — but voters must hit the polls By Miranda Devine
OK. Once we’re all done setting our hair on fire and wringing our hands about the latest crop of anti-American, Jew-hating, Communist revolutionaries who’ve just grabbed political power, let’s look at the upside. Hardly anybody voted for them. And they give Republicans a golden opportunity — if the party can get its act together, and if conservatives and sensible centrists can be persuaded to get off their couches and actually vote — and vote strategically. No more sitting on the fence. In the bid to save New York — and the nation — apathy is as much the enemy as the DSA, for Democrats and Republicans alike. |
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