Wednesday December 3rd, 2025
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World & Nation
Sen. Schmitt, VP Vance: Dems Desperate to Smear Hegseth
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., issued a forceful rebuke of Democrats – and
now even what he called complicit Republicans – for attempting to smear
War Secretary Pete Hegseth over his execution of lawful lethal
airstrikes on narco-terrorist drug boats in the Caribbean.
"And for their next act? — They want him tried for war crimes," Schmitt wrote Tuesday morning on X. "Yep — war crimes.
"They intend to prosecute another political opponent. They have lost it.
"Congressional Democrats are fueled by a radicalized Leftist base and
are hellbent on power. The rules don't matter to them. At all.
Trump Terminates All Biden Autopen Actions
President Donald Trump on Tuesday followed through on a pledge he made
last week, announcing that he has "completely terminated" every action
signed by former President Joe Biden using the autopen, declaring those
measures null and void.
"Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums,
or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized
'AUTOPEN,' within the Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr., are hereby
null, void, and of no further force or effect," Trump said in a post to
Truth Social.
"Anyone receiving 'Pardons,' 'Commutations,' or any other Legal
Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully
and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect," he added.
Tuesday's post echoed Trump's remarks from Friday, when he wrote that
"any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was
approximately 92% of them, is hereby canceling and of no further force
or effect."
Republican Wins US House Election in Tenn., Helping Protect GOP Majority
Voters in Tennessee elected Republican Matt Van Epps to fill a vacant
U.S. House of Representatives seat, Decision Desk HQ projected on
Tuesday, padding the narrow lead by President Donald Trump's party in
the chamber heading into next year's midterm elections.
Van Epps, a former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General
Services, defeated Democrat state Rep. Aftyn Behn to fill the seat
vacated by former Rep. Mark Green, who resigned in July.
The Middle Tennessee district includes parts of Nashville. Trump won
the district by 22 points in 2024, and both Trump and Green endorsed
Van Epps.
CENTCOM Launches 1st Mideast 1-Way Attack Drone Squadron
The U.S. has launched a one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle
East through U.S. Central Command, including a new task force to
oversee the effort.
"This new task force sets the conditions for using innovation as a
deterrent," Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, wrote in a release
posted to X. "Equipping our skilled warfighters faster with
cutting-edge drone capabilities showcases U.S. military innovation and
strength, which deters bad actors."
Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) was created four months after
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered an accelerated push for low-cost
drone acquisition.
The unit has already assembled a squadron of low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones.
Trump freezes immigration applications from 19 countries — and blacklist could expand to more than 30
The Trump administration formally halted immigration applications from
19 countries deemed to be a high risk for producing terrorists and
other national security threats — hours after a source told The Post
that list could grow to 30 nations or more.
In a four-page memo issued late Tuesday, US Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) directed a hold on green card and citizenship
applications from those nations, as well as requests for benefits,
“pending a comprehensive review.”
The 19 countries affected by the order were previously singled out by
President Trump for travel restrictions in a June 4 proclamation and
include Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, the Republic of the
Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen.
Republican Minnesota senator calls judge 'true extremist' after $7.2M taxpayer-fraud conviction overturned
Judge Sarah West ruled prosecutors relied too heavily on circumstantial evidence in Medicaid fraud case
A Republican state senator in Minnesota is calling one judge a "true
extremist" after she overturned a $7.2 million taxpayer fraud
conviction.
Abdifatah Yusuf and his wife, Lul Ahmed, were charged in June 2024 and
were accused of stealing $7.2 million from the state's Medicaid program
while operating a home healthcare business. The Minnesota Attorney
General's Office said the business lacked an office building and
operated for "years out of a mailbox."
The attorney general's office said Yusuf received Medicaid money by
billing for services not provided and services that lacked "any
documentation," and overbilled for services.
Court says Boasberg didn’t know Arctic Frost subpoenas hit lawmakers, Grassley calls that ‘deeply troubling’
Court official suggests Biden DOJ did not notify chief judge that Arctic Frost subpoenas targeted members of Congress
A top federal court official defended Judge James Boasberg’s gag orders
that hid subpoenas related to the FBI's Arctic Frost investigation,
saying this week that the chief judge in Washington would likely have
been unaware that the subpoenas' intended targets were members of
Congress.
The administrative office for the federal courts indicated that the
chief judge in D.C. routinely blindly signed gag orders when the
Department of Justice requested them, including during Arctic Frost,
the investigation that led to former special counsel Jack Smith
bringing election charges against President Donald Trump.
The administrative office's director, Robert Conrad Jr., provided the
explanation on behalf of Boasberg to Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a letter first obtained by Fox News
Digital.
Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar
The Justice Department under the Biden administration had indicted Cuellar and his wife
President Donald Trump announced a "full and unconditional pardon"
Wednesday for Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife, Imelda.
"For years, the Biden Administration weaponized the Justice System
against their Political Opponents, and anyone who disagreed with them.
One of the clearest examples of this was when Crooked Joe used the FBI
and DOJ to ‘take out’ a member of his own Party after Highly Respected
Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and
the Biden Border ‘Catastrophe,’" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman’s
wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH. It is unAmerican
and, as I previously stated, the Radical Left Democrats are a complete
and total threat to Democracy! They will attack, rob, lie, cheat,
destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda,
an Agenda that, if left unchecked, will obliterate our magnificent
Country," Trump continued. "Because of these facts, and others, I am
hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas
Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you
can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"
Trump says Americans may soon pay ‘no income tax’ as White House explores alternative revenue streams
President makes comments during cabinet meeting press gaggle about tariff-driven revenue potential
Former White House Council of Economic Advisers acting chair Tomas
Philipson calls the Dell family’s $6.25 billion pledge to children a
‘tremendous effort’ and chimes in on President Donald Trump’s income
tax proposal on ‘The Bottom Line.’
President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Americans may "not even
have income tax to pay" in the near future, saying tariff-driven
revenue could allow for the historic elimination of the federal income
tax under his tenure.
Trump told a press gaggle after his cabinet meeting that "at some point
in the not too distant future you won’t even have income tax to pay,"
arguing that revenue the government is collecting under his
administration is now "so great… so enormous."
If enacted, abolishing income tax would mark the most ambitious
overhaul of the American tax system in more than a century. Trump’s
repeated public support for replacing income tax with tariffs makes
this the most explicit endorsement yet.
ABC, NBC, CBS evening newscasts ignore widening Minnesota fraud case on Tim Walz's watch
Walz under scrutiny for massive fraud scheme happening on his watch in Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is at the center of a widening scandal as
federal prosecutors continue to unravel one of the nation’s largest
COVID-era fraud cases, but anyone who relies on evening newscasts on
ABC, NBC and CBS for information would have no idea.
The Justice Department announced new charges last week against the 78th
defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which prosecutors say
involved more than $300 million in stolen funds from a federally funded
child nutrition program and has already resulted in over 50
convictions. Many of the individuals charged come from Minnesota’s
Somali community, and critics have pointed at Walz.
A group of Minnesota state employees said they wrote to former Vice
President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
multiple times "warning them" about Walz and what they described as his
"incompetence, fraud scandals and retaliation." Walz was Harris'
running mate on the failed Democratic 2024 ticket.
Hidden in hangars, the Navy’s FA-XX could decide the China fight — if Trump moves now
All that President Trump has to do now is take this opportunity to pick the best plane for the Navy
In March, President Donald Trump announced the Air Force’s new
F-47 stealth fighter, built by Boeing. So where is the Navy’s secret
new carrier plane?
Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Navy read the signals from China and
secretly started development of a long-range, stealthy plane to launch
from aircraft carriers. The Navy’s newest bird is more like a
fighter-bomber, with the AI smarts to lead drones into combat and
enough range to scare China.
Today that plane – known only as F/A-XX or fighter attack, experimental
– is ready to go. Both Boeing and Northrop Grumman have flown test
planes. Their prototypes are waiting in the wings; or rather, in
discreet guarded hangars, most likely in Missouri and Florida.
I asked if Trump Derangement Syndrome is real: I got the death threats in reply proving it is
Last month, when I published a column asking “Is ‘Trump Derangement
Syndrome’ Real?” in The Wall Street Journal, I expected it to spark
lively debate.
I didn’t anticipate a live demonstration of the very pathology I’d described.
My column outlined a pattern I see in my psychotherapy practice every week.
I call it “obsessive political preoccupation,” a presentation that
resembles an obsessive-compulsive pattern in which one political figure
becomes the center of intrusive thoughts, heightened arousal, and
compulsive monitoring that takes over a person’s mental bandwidth.
