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Democrats attending President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday entered the room with frowns, consulted each other with pursed lips and glares at the GOP majority, and held signs expressing their politics, which often was at odds with what the American people have chosen.
But the real test of what they are for, and significant, what they are against, came in their actions during Trump's speech.
For example, the declined to applaud when Trump announced the capture of the terrorist who masterminded the Abbey Gate attack during Joe Biden's ill-executed withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. It left 13 American service members dead.
They refused to applaud a young boy fighting brain cancer as he was made an honorary member of the U.S. Secret Service.
They declined to applaud a call for lower taxes for middle-class Americans.
The White House took note of their performance, explain, "Tonight, President Donald J. Trump delivered bold, forward-looking remarks before a joint session of Congress — highlighting the historic accomplishments already achieved in his second term and setting the course for four years of prosperity and strength.
"Unfortunately, Congressional Democrats were too consumed by their own hatred of President Trump, refusing to show support for lowering taxes, fighting childhood cancer, capturing terrorists, protecting women and girls in sports, or law and order — to name only a few."
The White House statement noted the comment from former White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, now a network commentator, who said, "The Democratic Party still has no common sense. They have no ideas and they have no heart. They couldn't even stand for the most inspiring moments of the speech."
The rest of the White House list of topics where Democrats, by and large in unanimity, remained silent:
Social media took note:
One commenter concluded the Democrats were "demons" and "gremlins."
One Democrat, Al Green, was ejected by the sergeant at arms for belligerently badgering the president while he was trying to speak.
Mark Halperin, a political analyst, pointed out the especially egregious refusal by Democrats to stand when Trump honored a 13-year-old boy fighting cancer. Trump's address noted that D.J. Daniel would be made an honorary Secret Service agent.
Halperin explained Democrats' attacks on Trump lose credibility when they act in an "aberrant" way.
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A $30 million lawsuit against the federal government over the death of Ashli Babbitt, who was summarily shot and killed by a police officer during the protest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2001, apparently is in settlement talks.
That's because the defendants and plaintiffs, the estate of Babbitt and her husband, Aaron Babbitt, jointly have asked a court to delay a hearing on a motion to dismiss part of the case, as well as a motion for discovery.
Columnist Paul Bedard at the Washington Examiner posted online a copy of the details in a joint status report by the parties to the U.S. District Court in Washington.
The report described it as "the latest indication that the Trump Department of Justice wants a truce in former President Joe Biden's war on those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot."
That is that federal lawyers "for the first time have signaled support for settlement talks" in the wrongful death case.
Babbitt was shot and killed by officer Michael Byrd, who had a reputation for misbehavior including once leaving his loaded service firearm unattended in a public restroom.
Byrd shot Babbitt as she was entering the House Speaker's lobby off the House floor amid the protest, and some rioting that day, by those who held doubts about the legitimacy of the 2000 presidential election.
In fact, the course of that election was altered by several undue influences, including Mark Zuckerberg's decision to hand out $400 million plus to leftist local elections officials who often used it to recruit Democrat voters, and the FBI's decision to interfere in the vote by falsely claiming that details of Biden family scandals contained in Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop were Russian disinformation.
"The parties have agreed to work in good faith to narrow or resolve issues in this case," the new filing states. It was submitted jointly by federal lawyers as well as lawyers for Judicial Watch, which brought the case on behalf of Babbitt.
The reversal by the DOJ in the case follows President Donald Trump's actions to pardon hundreds of individuals who were pursued, arrested, charged and convicted by the federal government sometimes for no more than walking through an open doorway into the Capitol that day.
Judicial Watch spokesman Tom Fitton told the Examiner, "All we want is justice and we hope the Justice Department under President Trump would share that goal ultimately."
Police actually tried after the shooting to conceal Byrd, who later was promoted by Capitol Police.
The damage lawsuit charges, "Ashli remained conscious for minutes or longer after being shot by Lt. Byrd. Ashli experienced extreme pain, suffering, mental anguish, and intense fear before slipping into pre-terminal unconsciousness. The autopsy report identified the cause of death as a 'gunshot wound to left anterior shoulder' with an onset interval of 'minutes.' The fact that Ashli was alive and conscious in extreme pain and suffering is documented in videos of the shooting. Furthermore, nothing about the wound track described in the autopsy report would be expected to result in immediate death or instantaneous loss of consciousness, and Ashli's lungs contained blood, further confirming that she was alive and breathing after being shot. Ashli was pronounced dead at Washington Hospital Center at 3:15 p.m. The medical examiner determined that the manner of death was homicide."
Earlier, the court scheduled a trial for the case on July 20, 2026.
Further, court documents show, "Byrd later confessed that he shot Ashli before seeing her hands or assessing her intentions or even identifying her as female. Ashli was unarmed. Her hands were up in the air, empty, and in plain view of Lt. Byrd and other officers in the lobby."
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Conservatives can no longer afford to play by outdated rules while the left fights to win at all costs. In this powerful discussion, Elizabeth Farah of WND speaks with Will Chamberlain, senior counsel at the Article 3 Project, about the urgent need for "wartime conservatism" – a strategy that rejects passive bipartisanship and demands bold action to secure victories.
Chamberlain exposes the myth of an independent DOJ, stressing that the president has full authority over it, and details how his organization is confirming conservative judges, pushing back against leftist lawfare, and holding the judiciary accountable.
Elizabeth underscores the high stakes, questioning why Republicans hesitate to wield power effectively while Democrats relentlessly push their agenda.
They highlight immigration, Big Tech censorship, and election integrity as the real battlegrounds – issues that determine who holds power long-term. With urgency, they call on conservatives to stop fearing Democratic retaliation, eliminate weak norms like the filibuster, and take decisive legal and political action.
Drawing from his recent trip to Israel, Chamberlain points to its bold nationalist policies as a model for fighting back. The message is clear: if conservatives don't act now, they risk permanent political marginalization.
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A Minnesota public school's scheming for a student trip that would go full racist and exclude whites because of their skin color has been exposed. And the trip has been canceled.
The plan for the trip for only students who "identify as a person of color" was named in a federal civil rights complaint against Highland Park High School.
Mark Perry, a retired professor, spotted the racist plan on social media and took action.
"They maybe should have understood this was a problem before, but at least once it was brought to their attention," said in an interview with a local television station.
"That's the least I can expect then, that then they would do the right thing and comply with federal Civil Rights Laws – which in this case was cancelling the program or maybe it was too late to open it up to all students," he said.
A report in the Daily Mail explained he was told the trip was canceled within hours of having filed the complaint.
The report said the trip was intended to expose students to "digital marketing and advertising careers."
Perry told a Minnesota publication that the plan violated Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act, as well as the district's own non-discrimination policy.
"Just as it would be illegal and objectionable for [Highland Park Senior High School] to offer a field trip that explicitly excluded students of color… it's equally illegal and objectionable to host a racially segregated field trip exclusively for 'students of color,'" Perry had told school Principal Winston Tucker and BrandLab, the agency organizing the trip, in a letter.
Perry is not unfamiliar with the federal law, as he works with Do No Harm as a civil rights advocate.
"There is no 'good' form of discrimination, regardless of your intentions. It's all bad and illegal when it violates the law," he explained in a website statement.
A district official said, in a statement, "St. Paul Public Schools values our partnerships with community organizations like the BrandLab and the opportunities they provide for our students. The district remains committed to providing post-secondary and career-related opportunities to all of our students to pursue their passions."
Spokeswoman Erica Wacker explained that the district tries to follow the rules, explaining that while the district's National African American Parent Involvement Day is "designed for a specific group," it actually is "open to anyone."
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Just two weeks ago, DOGE chief Elon Musk drew attention to the fact federal employees' retirements are still processed by hand and on paper in a Pennsylvania limestone mine that is home to millions of documents and files.
Musk said the unique location and process were something "out of a time warp."
"There's a limestone mine where we store all the retirement paperwork," Musk told reporters inside the Oval Office. "The limiting factor is the speed at which the mine shaft elevator can move determines how many people can retire from the federal government."
Apparently, the agency that processes those retirements, the Office of Personnel Management, was challenged by Trump administration officials to digitize the process. And, in something that contravenes the usual slowness of government work, the agency claims to have done so in a mere week.
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WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit President Trump at the White House on Friday. Trump made this announcement when speaking to the media in the Cabinet Room ahead of his first official full-Cabinet meeting of his second term.
The president seemed optimistic that a deal could be done that will benefit all nations invested in seeing an end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
"The previous administration put us in a very bad position," said Trump of the Biden administration's inaction on a diplomatic solution to the war.
"Taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill more than Europe is paying," he said. "We are going to sign an agreement that will be a very big agreement," that "will be about rare earths and other things." Trump was noncommittal on whether that deal will be signed on Friday or what else the visit by Zelensky will accomplish.
During his media availability in the Cabinet Room, Trump also praised DOGE, saying it is "one of the most important initiatives," of his administration.
The president then allowed Elon Musk to give an update on the department's work. Musk told reporters that in order to reach a goal of ridding the government of $1 trillion in wasteful spending, "We must save $4 billion a day."
The world's richest man also gave a more complete picture of the role DOGE plays in the Trump administration, saying, "DOGE is a support function for the president and for the agency and the department to find those savings. And we bring the receipts."
When the Cabinet was asked by Trump if anyone was unhappy with Musk, they all gave the Tesla founder a round of applause as a show of support. The president himself showed support for DOGE's email campaign, claiming that the goal is to root out any workers who should not be receiving a salary from the government.
Musk further explained, "The emails were mistakenly thought of as a performance review. They're not. They're a pulse check review […] What we are trying to get to the bottom of is we think there are a number of people on the government payroll who are dead."
President Trump touched on many other topics including the dramatically reduced number of illegal border crossings, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the evolving hostage-release situation between Israel and Hamas from the Cabinet Room.
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WASHINGTON – A change is coming to the storied White House "press pool." The pool covers events in tighter spaces – such as the Oval Office or aboard Air Force One – when all reporters who cover the White House cannot be accommodated.
The White House Correspondents' Association has traditionally maintained the rotating roster of reporters who take part in the pool each day. Radio, television, print, and newswire services are each represented in the pool, with one outlet from each medium taking part for a single day before passing duties on to another in their field for the next day.
As part of her effort to modernize the press briefing room, Leavitt announced today the White House press office will be taking over the assigning of the pool rotation. She will also be expanding it.
"Legacy outlets who have participated in the press pool for decades will still be allowed to join, fear not," Leavitt explained. "But we will also be offering the privilege to well-deserving outlets who have never been allowed to share in this awesome responsibility."
A few quietly excited exclamations of "yes!" could be heard in the briefing room as she shared the news.
This decision comes on the heels of a victory for the Trump White House as a federal judge denied a motion by the Associated Press seeking to be allowed back into the pool for the Oval Office and Air Force One while the legacy organization's lawsuit over being barred from those privileged locations is ongoing.
The organization was banned from those two points by the Trump administration for refusing to recognize that the administration has changed the name to the Gulf of America, from the old name Gulf of Mexico.
A graphic showcasing the word "Victory" stamped over a Gulf of America map could be seen by reporters entering the press briefing room on Tuesday.
"The judge's ruling upholding our decision to deny the Associated Press such privileged access reinforces the truth," Leavitt told reporters. "Asking the president of the United States questions in limited spaces, such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, is a privilege […] It is not a legal right for all."
The second Trump administration continues its mission to be the most accessible administration in history. President Trump answers questions from the press corps on an almost daily basis, and the White House press team has been known to let more journalists into events which are usually restricted to the pool.
"A select group of D.C.-based journalists should no longer have a monopoly over the privilege of press access at the White House. All journalists, outlets, and voices deserve a seat at this highly coveted table," Leavitt said.
The WHCA reacted strongly and negatively. In a statement attributed to association president Eugene Daniels, the group said the move. "…tears at the independence of a free press." They promised to "…never stop advocating for comprehensive access, full transparency and the right of the American public to read, listen to and watch reports from the White House."
Daniels also claimed the WHCA was not given a heads up on the decision, despite his being seen leaving the press office space shortly before the briefing began.
The White House Correspondents' Association's statement reads in full:
"This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps.
"For generations, the working journalists elected to lead the White House Correspondents' Association board have consistently expanded the WHCA's membership and its pool rotations to facilitate the inclusion of new and emerging outlets.
"Since its founding in 1914, the WHCA has sought to ensure that the reporters, photographers, producers and technicians who actually do the work – 365 days of every year – decide amongst themselves how these rotations are operated, so as to ensure consistent professional standards and fairness in access on behalf of all readers, viewers and listeners.
"To be clear, the White House did not give the WHCA board a heads up or have any discussions about today's announcements. But the WHCA will never stop advocating for comprehensive access, full transparency and the right of the American public to read, listen to and watch reports from the White House, delivered without fear or favor."
However, Leavitt indicated these shakeups were an addition to the status quo, not a complete overhaul. She promised legacy television networks, radio, and the print rotation will remain a part of the pool.
"By deciding which outlets make up the limited press pool on a day-to-day basis, the White House will be restoring power back to the American people who President Trump was elected to serve," Leavitt said.
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The lawyers at the American Center for Law and Justice have released a list of exactly what President Donald Trump's order protecting Christians will do.
Trump signed an executive order titled "Eradicating anti-Christian Bias" just days ago.
Its goal was to end the weaponization of federal government against Christians, such as the use by the Joe Biden administration of the law against Christians trying to protect the lives of the unborn.
The organization reported on the "top five unlawful attacks on Christians" the order will end.
First listed in an ACLJ column by Jared Austin is that unjust prosecution of pro-life advocates.
"Just days after taking office, President Trump issued pardons for 23 pro-life advocates who were imprisoned after the Biden DOJ secured unjust convictions. This news resonated with me personally because six of them were convicted just a few miles outside my home in Nashville. If they can target and convict pro-life advocates in the Bible Belt, then they can do it anywhere," he said.
In fact, the ACLJ still is defending a pro-life advocate to was unjustly prosecuted for sharing a pro-life message outside an abortion industry business in Ohio.
Next is the "unlawful attacks" on Christian charities and churches.
"Trump's executive order referenced 'more than 100 attacks' that far-Left radicals perpetrated against churches, charities, and pro-life pregnancy centers. He condemned the fact that the 'Biden Department of Justice largely ignored' the violence. His Administration will not turn a blind eye to such attacks," the report said.
One such attack was the "insane" state supreme court decision that a Catholic charity should lose its tax exemption "because serving the poor isn't a 'typical' religious act," the report said.
Then there was Biden's agenda to classify school parents at "threats."
This happened routinely when those parents didn't approve of, or even worse actively opposed, the DEI, the racism, the gender dysphoria ideology that was included in the indoctrination by schools of children.
"The Biden DOJ went after Christian parents who objected to the sexually explicit content being propagated by radical school boards. Parents who voiced their concerns about attacks on Judeo-Christian values were labeled as 'domestic terrorists' by AG Merrick Garland and followed by the FBI," the report said.
Next was the "unlawful removal of religious accommodations."
"A far-too-common attack on Christians is unlawfully removing their religious accommodation to attend church. Even though Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees' right, it comes under fire time and time again. One current ACLJ case involves the TSA cutting a federal worker's pay for attending church. Our legal team sent a demand letter reminding the TSA of our client's right to a religious accommodation. The TSA has continued to harass our client, and the ACLJ is appealing to the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations," the report said.
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Famous "The Harbinger" author Jonathan Cahn has delivered a prophetic message to members of Congress – and others – during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
It's a call for revival across America.
"We have this chance. We have this window that we may never have again," he explained.
He said the "window" that has opened is the re-election of President Donald Trump.
"This is our moment. This is our window."
He cited the warning from America's first president. "The propitious smiles of heaven, he said, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained."
And now, he judged, "We have turned away from God, we have disregarded His eternal rules of order and right. We have profaned the holy and we have sanctified the profane. We have celebrated evil and condemned and canceled the good."
But Trump, he said, likening the president to the Old Testament king Jehu.
He said Jehu was "wild, impulsive and unpredictable," he forged an alliance with religious conservatives, he contended against a former national leader, and then overturned the nation's temple of Baal and "moved with lightning speed."
Just like Trump.
He said this time is the window and called for prayers to "let revival fall upon this land."
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PALM BEACH, Florida – Legendary comedian Steve Martin is clowning about recent political controversies, as he delivered the opening monologue Sunday during a 50th anniversary special for "Saturday Night Live."
"I'm Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live's newest diversity hire," the comic began.
"Now I can't believe I even made it here in time. It was only a few days ago that [SNL boss] Lorne [Michaels] told me I was doing the monologue," Martin continued. "I was actually vacationing on a friend's boat down in the Gulf of Steve Martin."
The comic also mocked SNL's age while also calling the monologue "traditionally the weakest part of the show."
"A fun fact," Martin said. "A person born during the first season of Saturday Night Live could today be easily dead of natural causes."
Regarding the show's signature host monologue, Martin clowned it's "like a rent-controlled tenant: It's not going anywhere, even though it stinks."
Martin was joined by fellow comedian Martin Short, who was introduced as "the only Canadian who wasn't in Schitt's Creek."
Short's time on stage was literally cut short as the Canadian actor was asked if he had his passport handy before ICE was called. He was then rushed off stage by two people sporting ICE uniforms.
Martin said about his colleague, "Marty and I have worked together for so long that we can actually finish each others … careers."
Meanwhile, John Mulaney, a popular host and a former longtime writer on the show also joined Martin on stage.
"I believe that the heart and soul of this show is the celebrity hosts, many of whom are in this room tonight," he said.
"As I look around, I see some of the most difficult people I have ever met in my entire life. Over the course of 50 years, 894 people have hosted Saturday Night Live, and it amazes me that only two of them have committed murder."
Mulaney never specified to whom he was referring, but he likely was "alluding to the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, who hosted the show in 1978, and actor Robert Blake, who hosted the show in 1982 and was found liable for murdering his second wife in civil court in 2005," according to NBC5 in Chicago.