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The #HeritageAction Scorecard measures votes and co-sponsorships to show how #conservative Members of Congress are. Roger #Marshall is highly regarded for his support of the #HERITAGEFOUNDATION, #HERITAGEACTION FOR AMERICA, #PROJECT2025 goals and objectives. He works for them, not Americans.
#Noem speaks with "Face the Nation" about the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Another PR stunt đ”âđ«) Note: #KilmarAbregoGarcia has been charged with 2 counts of human smuggling and has pleaded NOT GUILTY. He is currently in ICE detention pending trial. He has not been charged with any counts.....
The #HeritageAction Scorecard measures votes and co-sponsorships to show how #conservative Members of Congress are. Mike #LEE is highly regarded for his long-term support of the #HERITAGEFOUNDATION, #HERITAGEACTION FOR AMERICA, #PROJECT2025 goals and objectives. He works for them, not Americans.
Sen. Mike #Lee (R-Utah) spent the Labor Day holiday weekend doing what he knows best: posting. An analysis of Leeâs activity over the 3-day break shows that he posted his own content, reposted other accounts, or in some cases reposted himself more than 70 times. In addition, he replied...
At Trumpâs White House Cabinet meeting this week, he boasted that: âWeâre respected all over the world â like never before, probably.â A few days earlier, pointing to evidence that only exists in his imagination, adding: âOur nation now is the most respected nation anywhere in the world, by far.â
#Noem speaks with "Face the Nation" about the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Note: #KilmarAbregoGarcia has been charged with 2 counts of human smuggling and has pleaded NOT GUILTY. He is currently in ICE detention pending trial. He has not been charged with any counts related to child abuse.
DHS #Noem accused CBS News of editing footage from her Sunday interview, cutting some of her remarks about #KilmarAbregoGarcia, the Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported and returned to the U.S. to face separate charges. In fact, she made statements that were biased and inaccurate.
The push to bar members of Congress from trading individual stocks is heading toward a moment of truth this fall, as a slew of bills and mounting public pressure appears likely to force lawmakers to confront a question they have long tried to avoid - should elected officials, who often learn...
Musk and DOGE garner most of the media attention, they arenât the only ones rooting out federal waste and bloat. Currently, #EPA Administrator Lee #Zeldin is fighting to claw back $20 billion the Biden administration allocated to the âGreenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.â #heritagefoundation #Project2025
#HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #EPA Administrator Lee #Zeldin announced the proposed repeal of the Biden-eraâs Clean Power Plan 2.0, which ruled that coal-fired and many new natural gas power plants must capture and store over 90% of their carbon emissions by the 2030sâor shut down by 2040....
The 2-1 decision from a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., vacated a lower court ruling that would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from recouping billions issued for climate-friendly projects under the Biden administration.
The #HeritageAction Scorecard measures votes and co-sponsorships to show how #conservative Members of Congress are. JD #Vance is highly regarded (93%) for his support of the #HERITAGEFOUNDATION, #HERITAGEACTION FOR AMERICA, #PROJECT2025 goals and objectives. He works for them, not Americans.
JD #Vance represents something genuinely unusual for the MAGA movement: A Republican who is deeply enmeshed with the elite world of the conservative intellectual movement â or whatâs sometimes termed for convenience as âthe New Rightâ or âthe dissident right.â #Yarvin #Thiel #HeritageFoundation
âDeRemer, as a MAGA extremist, took money from the funders of #Project2025 while claiming not to know anything about it, and now that theyâve been caught red handed, the question is if theyâll return the money and cut their ties to Project 2025,â said Erik Polyak, managing director of 314 Action....
REMEMBER THIS: According to #Noem "Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country." đ”âđ« đ«€ Only Congress has the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus â not the president.
DNI #Gabbard has fired 2 top intelligence officials who oversaw a recent intelligence assessment which contradicted #Trumpâs assertions that the gang Tren de Aragua is operating under the direction of the Venezuelan regime. It undermined the rationale for Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act #AEA..
#Venezuelan President #Maduro on Monday said his country was at âmaximum preparednessâ and ready to respond if attacked by forces that the US government has deployed to the Caribbean. His comments during a news conference come as the U.S. government this week is set to boost its maritime force...
Since sending the National Guard to LA s and DC, #Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nationâs most Democratic cities â including #Chicago and #Baltimore â claiming they are needed to crack down on crime. Though most violent crime has fallen in recent years in the cities...
The leaders of #Russia, #China, #India and seven other nations met Monday in northern China for the latest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in what could be an emerging challenge to Americaâs global leadership. The 10-member #SCO, which gathered in the port city of Tianjin...
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In the months since #Russiaâs invasion of #Ukraine, maverick journalist Glenn #Greenwald has emerged as one of the loudest anti-Ukraine voices in the American media, with all the usual themes: transparent gloating over Russiaâs apparent war gains in Eastern Ukraine; alarmism over US support for.....
As Glenn #Greenwald moved further to the #MAGA right, he tried to justify his political shift by idiotically claiming that modern right-wing #populismârepresented by MAGAâwas carrying on the economic populist principles and attacks on American militarism and the national security state .....
GIFT So far, #DHS said it has received more than 130,000 applications, and if the hiring fair in this community wedged between Dallas and Fort Worth offers any indication, plenty of people are eager to sign up. Despite polls showing that growing numbers of Americans disapprove of #Trumpâs....
Over 85 top climate scientists on Tuesday said that the #Trump Energy Department's, Chris Wright, recent climate assessment used to justify an unwinding of fed greenhouse gas rules does not meet standards of scientific integrity. #ChrisWright aligns with & supports #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation.
Temperatures have remained at record or near-record levels even after El Niño conditions faded last year â with 2024 the hottest year on record. The WMO underlined that naturally occurring climate events such as La Niña and El Niño take place against the backdrop of human-induced climate change....
#EthnicCleansing #Trump #Kushner #Gaza A plan circulating in the White House to develop the âGaza Rivieraâ as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an âinsaneâ attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the #Palestinian territoryâs population.
- #Project2025 advocate, - Endorsed by the #HeritageFoundation - Climate change denier, Supports big oil
âThere is no climate crisis, and weâre not in the midst of an energy transition either,â #Wright claimed in a video last year, contrary to scientific consensus. His selection signals a Trump administration pullback on everything from Inflation Reduction Act subsidies to carbon-capture....
Chris Wright is highly endorsed by #HeritageFoundation and is aligned with #Project2025 goals and objectives. #Energy
House #Republicans have launched an investigation into #Wikipedia, a long-standing target of conservative criticism. For months, Elon #Musk and other conservatives have waged a campaign to portray the online encyclopedia as an oppressive tool of leftist manipulation. #Project2025 #DEI #WOKE #MAGA
The now notorious #D.C. case against the man commonly known as #SandwichGuyâ â a now-former DOJ paralegal (yes, the irony) named #SeanDunn whose anger at the federal surge of law-enforcement officers backed by National Guard troops in the nationâs capital boiled over last month....
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The Voting Rights Act #VRA was proof that when the federal government enforces equality, democracy becomes stronger. VRA gave teeth to the #15thAmendmentâs promise that no American could be denied the right to #vote because of race. The results were undeniable. In places where Black voter.....
Just a reminder of those that Trump granted clemency for....
The #rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, secured a shocking double victory this year. #Trump granted them #clemency for their crimes on his first day back in the White House, and in the months that followed, he allowed his DOJ to purge many of the federal agents and .....
A federal grand jury in #DC declined to indict a woman accused of threatening President #Trump on social media, another sign of pushback from D.C. residents over the use of federal law ..... #Jones allegedly called Trump a #terrorist and a #Nazi in a voluntary interview with the Secret Service. âșïž
#India and #China are working to reset trade ties as Donald #Trumpâs steep #tariffs reshape global trade. At the #SCO Summit in #Tianjin, #Modi, #Putin and #Xi signaled a new coalition, while analysts warn Indiaâs $99 billion trade deficit with China poses persistent challenges.
Let's get grounded in reality here. Attached you will find the #HeritageAction Scorecard measurement for Roger Marshall. đ He is highly regarded by them for his support of the #HERITAGEFOUNDATION, #HERITAGEACTION FOR AMERICA, #PROJECT2025 goals & objectives, which includes an #Anti-vax stance.
Let's get grounded in reality here. Attached you will find the #HeritageAction Scorecard measurement for Roger Marshall. đ He is highly regarded by them for his support of the #HERITAGEFOUNDATION, #HERITAGEACTION FOR AMERICA, #PROJECT2025 goals & objectives, which includes an #Anti-vax stance.
The #HeritageAction Scorecard measures votes and co-sponsorships to show how #conservative Members of Congress are. Lori #Chavez-DeRemer is recognized for her support of the #HERITAGEFOUNDATION, #HERITAGEACTION FOR AMERICA, #PROJECT2025 goals and objectives. She works for them, not Americans.
âEducators & working families across the nation will be watching ... as she moves through the confirmation process,â Pringle said in a statement, âand hope to hear a pledge from her to continue to stand up for workers & students as her record suggests, not blind loyalty to the #Project2025 agenda.â
Pro-Science Group Asks GOP Candidate DeRemer To Return Donation Over Ties To Project 2025 Keep in mind that #DeRemer is aligned with and supports the #HeritageFoundation, #Project2025 "Mandate for Leadership: A CONSERVATIVE Promise"
Rep. Jamie #Raskin, a Jewish member of #Congress and among the most influential of all Democratic representatives, joined 38 Democratic House members in agreeing to co-sponsor the so-called âBlock the Bombs Actâ bill that, if passed, would restrict the U.S. from sending certain weapons to #Israel...
Seriously? -Giuliani was ordered to pay $148m to Moss/Freeman over claims of ballot tampering in GA -Trump refused to pay Giuliani $2 Million in Legal Bills, -Giuliani was disbarred in DC as part of 2020 election lies fallout. What a joke!
As head of the #FHFA, who joined #Trumps crusade to reshape the Federal #Reserve, #Pulte has publicly touted mortgage fraud investigations into Sen. #Schiff (D-Calif.), NYAG Leticia #James and Fed Reserve Governor #Cook, a Biden appointee. Bill Pulte publicized a criminal referral to the DOJ .....
Hunter #Miranda is a Democratic candidate seeking to represent CA's 47th District. This sparked my interest because Hunter is challenging Dave #Min, an incumbent, with a political career and backing from the #DNC. Hunter is also one of the youngest candidates to campaign for a seat in the CA..
In a recent interview, NYT and Atlantic contributor Peter Wehner did not mince words about #Trumpâs dismantling of the #USAID and slashing of funding for the Presidentâs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief #PEPFAR. âThis to me was an act of wanton cruelty,â Wehner said. âYou really had to go out of...
For years, a claim has spread online that U.S. President Trump scored 73 on an IQ test during his first year at New York Military Academy. Snopes first addressed the rumor in May 2019, but it has repeatedly resurfaced in the years since and our readers have often contacted us to ask if it's true.
#Vance claimed every major conflict has ended with negotiations. That's NOT true While Vance did not specify what he considered a "major conflict" or what "negotiations" entails, his claim was false by most definitions.
In summer 2025, posts on social media sites such as X and Facebook shared a copypasta (text repeatedly copied and shared verbatim online) claiming that #Melania #Trump, the U.S. first lady, worked as an escort before she met her now-husband, President Donald Trump. The copypasta also claimed....
With the #Trump administration assaulting both the spirit and the letter of the US Constitution on multiple fronts, President Trump has also become increasingly vocalâand combativeâin his plans for US #election administration. After nearly a decade of federal and state investment in election.....
Trump's golfing buddy scrambled Monday to deny multiple claims that a photograph showing the two over the weekend was an AI-generated fake â and that the president was actually seriously ill. It comes amid wild speculation that a mysterious announcement scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday was to .....
SCOTUS UPDATE
President #Trump has clawed back billions in congressionally approved spending during his second term, a move that some lawmakers fear could set a #SCOTUS backed precedent lasting for generations. âIâm worried,â said Sen. #Merkley (D-OR), a top Democrat and member of the Senate Appropriations....
The internet burst into speculation late Monday over a White House communication teasing an "announcement" from #Trump to come Tuesday afternoon. The White House issued its daily guidance and press schedule, with Trump expected to make an announcement from the Oval Office at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
We are in a life-or-death situation in America right now, & if you donât believe me, why not let IA-R Sen. #Ernst tell it. Ernst defended #Trumpâs Big Beautiful Death Bill & his elimination of #Medicaid at a town hall meeting by belittling her constituents, telling them: âWE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.â
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Josh Hawleyâs 'huge win' already wreaks pain on voters in his home state
Itâs only been a few weeks since the #Trump administration and lawmakers like MO Senator #Hawley succeeded in derailing the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage transmission line that would have brought clean energy to much of the upper Midwest. Itâs not clear whether the project will go forward....
It may now be fall, but that doesnât mean #Congress finished its summer homework. After taking August off, Congress returns this week to face basically the same teetering stack of unfinished business that was on its plate at the end of July. A government #shutdown looms, even as the #Epstein...
Former CDC directors say RFK Jr.'s actions should alarm every American' The nine former directors, who served under both Democratic and Republican presidents, wrote the public needs to `rally to protect the health of every American.'
Every American should be alarmed at whatâs happening to the nationâs public health system under HHS Secretary Robert F. #Kennedy Jr., 9 former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention #CDC are warning. In an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Sept. 1, the former ...
#ICE agents face burnout and frustration amid #Trump's aggressive enforcement As ICE launches a #recruitment effort to hire 10,000 more officers, existing staff struggle with long hours, growing public outrage.
Under President Donald #Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement #ICE agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants, bolstered by record funding and new latitude to conduct raids, but staff are contending with long hours and growing public outrage over the arrests.
It's my kids' first day of school for the year, so let me share with you a summary of the empirical literature I share with them: School can feel like hard work, but it makes you healthier, wealthier, and happier.
Several #victims, in letters from their lawyers, have balked at the departmentâs approach, saying it âsmacks of a cover up,â calling aspects of it âcowardly,â and arguing that it demonstrates the #Trump administration considers the victims âat best, an afterthought.â
#Victims of #Epstein and #Maxwell are alarmed over the #DOJâs effort to unseal grand jury testimony in their cases and its cooperation with Maxwell, a convicted sex offender. Several victims, in letters from their lawyers, have balked at DOJ's approach, saying it âsmacks of a cover up,â calling ...
Letter from Comer to Bessent to release SARs to the committee by September 15. Tracking unusual financial activity.
Victims of #Epstein are preparing to meet with House lawmakers on Tuesday amid a deepening congressional probe into the DOJ's handling of the deceased pedophileâs prosecution, which recently included a records... #Bessent was asked in the missive to turn over all SARs to the committee by Sept. 15.
News conference with Epstein's victims will be 'explosive,' lawmaker predicts
An upcoming news conference with victims of convicted sex offender #Epstein could be âexplosive,â 1 of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts. Rep. Ro #Khanna, D-CA, said the victimsâ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring the #DOJ to release...
Passing a #BUDGET: Is a shutdown likely?
Democrats know they have a fair amount of political leverage over Republicans for the first time since March. It remains to be seen, though, whether they can get Republicans to grant any of their demands â or if #budget brinksmanship may lead the American #economy into another government #shutdown.
A key #inflation measure watched closely by the #FederalReserve â the core personal consumption expenditures index, which leaves out food and energy â also rose 0.3% for the month as #tariffs on imports raised the prices of some goods. The gauge increased to 2.9% year-on-year, its fastest pace...
Buried deep in President #Trumpâs sweeping âOne Big Beautiful Billâ #OBBB is a provision making most #studentloan forgiveness #TAXABLE again starting in 2026. This means that more than 12 million borrowers on income-driven repayment (IDR) plans will start paying taxes on their forgiven debt..
The tale of breached #voting equipment in one of the countryâs most important political battleground states involves a bail bondsman, a attorney tied to former Pres #Trumpâs attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential #election & a cast of characters from Coffee County that rarely draws notice.....
The lifetime return to college remains enormous: four years of study adds more than a million dollars to expected earnings. And that yields a funny conclusion that I like to remind my students about: It may not feel like it, but these might be the highest earning years of your career.
đđ My Newsletter: Toni Bellon âRead my books and you will find a kernel of my truth in each of them. You will also find lies and humor. Iâm not going to tell you what is true and what is not. preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73
Seems like as good a time as any to reshare my story on the Coffee County voting system breach, which details the key role Giuliani played in Trumpâs effort to overturn the 2020 election. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
DC MUSIC FESTIVAL HAPPENING NOW 9/1
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Isn't that quaint, #Trump wants to renew his friendship with Woody #Allen. FYI - Woody was a friend of Jeffery #Epstein's as well. Maybe the House Committee on Oversight and Government, Rep #Comer should interview Woody as well.
The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the worldâs leading #democracy, has tipped over the edge into #authoritarianism and #fascism. In the end, faster than I imagined possible, it did happen here. The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that .....
#China is preparing for one of the most anticipated and politically charged military events in recent years. On September 3, in #Tiananmen Square, China will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over #Japan in #WorldWarII with a spectacular military parade that is not only a ritual of ...
