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Mid-Day Digest · February 4, 2026

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THE FOUNDATION

“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are not, let us no longer act a farce by pretending to it.” —George Washington (1785)

IN TODAY’S DIGEST

EXECUTIVE NEWS SUMMARY

The Editors

Government reopened: By a vote of 217-214, the House passed the Senate-modified funding package on Tuesday, which President Donald Trump quickly signed, thereby reopening the federal government that had been in a partial shutdown since Friday. The legislation passed with bipartisan support, as 42 lawmakers defected from their parties. A group of 21 Republicans rejected the legislation in objection to the removal of DHS funding from the original spending package, as well as wanting to include the SAVE Act. Meanwhile, 21 Democrats voted with the Republican majority to pass the funding package. Over the next two weeks, lawmakers will seek a compromise on DHS funding, with Democrats aiming to limit ICE’s immigration enforcement authority.
Iranian drone destroyed: The Iranian regime agreed to engage in nuclear and missile talks with the U.S., with a meeting scheduled for Friday in Turkey. Yet Iran continues its provocations. On Tuesday, the USS Abraham Lincoln shot down an Iranian drone that was targeting the carrier, and an American-flagged ship was chased by an Iranian gunboat, which failed to catch it after a U.S. destroyer intervened. Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House in London, surmised that Tehran’s incongruent actions indicated significant disagreement within the Iranian government, observing, “When they are under attack, all political sides in the regime work together. When there is a mediation, they sabotage each other.” The question is how much patience President Trump has with the Iranian regime if it continues this aggressive behavior.
Trump admin tries to keep families together: The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that three drugs used to combat opioid abuse will now be subsidized for families where children are at risk of entering foster care. The HHS Administration for Children and Families announced that it is expanding access to buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone to stop the breakup of families. Using Title IV-E funding, states can now receive a 50% federal match on the cost of these drugs for families where untreated addiction may lead to the separation of children from their parents. This is just one step the administration is taking to address the opioid epidemic.
Anti-ICE agitators set up checkpoint, border: Minnesota anti-ICE protesters are stopping out-of-state vehicles at checkpoints, demanding IDs, and individually clearing them for entry into a protected community. Astute readers may notice the striking similarity between this behavior and the existence of national borders. Leaving aside the blatant illegality of their actions, the irony is palpable. Protesters are so intent on protecting illegal immigrants in their communities that they’re enforcing secure borders and even building blockades similar to a border wall. The secure border appears to run from 32nd to 34th on Cedar Ave. in south Minneapolis. The Left’s ability to reinvent law and order from first principles is impressive.
Jeanine Pirro perplexes: In an interview on Fox News, U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro made a significant Second Amendment faux pas: “I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail.” Granted, Pirro was talking about how DC has gone three weeks without a homicide because authorities have gotten guns out of the hands of criminals. But that doesn’t excuse her statements regarding those who have a license to carry. DC has a concealed carry permit for non-residents, and Second Amendment rights don’t vanish upon entering the district. She attempted to walk it back, but if she is a “fellow gun owner,” she should stick to facts and not lump law-abiding citizens in with criminals.
Trump bans DEI in foreign aid: The State Department, in keeping with President Trump’s order to eliminate DEI policies from the federal government, is implementing new rules that expand Ronald Reagan’s 1984 “Mexico City” policy, which bans U.S. federal funding of non-governmental organizations that “perform or actively promote abortion.” Every Republican administration has renewed the policy ever since, and the Trump administration is now broadening it to exclude funding for U.S.-based NGOs, international organizations, foreign governments, and foreign companies from receiving U.S. aid if they promote abortion or DEI initiatives. The State Department estimates that this policy change will initially affect roughly 2,500 organizations, though Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expects “that many organizations that are current recipients of foreign assistance will come into compliance.”
Project Vault: The Trump administration has announced Project Vault, a public-private partnership to establish the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve similar to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This partnership has already secured $12 billion in funding, with a $10 billion loan coming from the Export-Import Bank and nearly $2 billion in private funding. Private partners, including General Motors, Stellantis, Boeing, and others, will commit to purchase a specified quantity of materials for the reserve at a set price and repurchase those minerals at the same price in the future. The U.S. already has a reserve of rare minerals for national defense, but this will establish a similar stockpile for private use. Investors will be able to draw on the stockpile so long as they replenish what they take. In the event of a severe supply-chain disruption, the entire stockpile will be made available.
House GOP forms caucus against Sharia: A number of House Republicans concerned about the spread of Islam in America have formed a caucus with the goal of keeping Sharia law out of the country. Dubbed the Sharia Free America Caucus, it is led by Texas Reps. Keith Self and Chip Roy. Self warned of the spread of Sharia law, which is fundamentally antithetical to the authority of the Constitution and U.S. law. “Here’s what’s happening right now. In the Lone Star State, there are multiple Muslim-only housing developments that already exist or in the planning stages, including the Meadows, Epic City right there in my district,” Self noted. “The spread has gotten so serious that on March 3, a proposition to ban Sharia will appear on the Texas primary ballot, and I encourage all Texans to go to and vote for that proposition.”
Jill Biden’s ex charged with murdering wife: Celebrity gossip — or in this case, political gossip — is always popular. That’s the reason Will Stevenson’s murder charge is national news. Will Stevenson of New Castle County, Delaware, was taken into custody Monday following a weeks-long investigation into the death of his wife, Linda. On December 28, police were called to the Stevenson home due to a domestic dispute, where they found Linda unresponsive. Ordinarily, spousal murder, while tragic, is not national news, except when the alleged murderer was formerly married to a woman who later became first lady. In 1970, Stevenson married Jill Jacobs. Five years later, they divorced. Two years after that, Jill married Joe Biden, with whom Stevenson said she had an affair.

Headlines

Clintons to appear for Epstein depositions, Comer confirms (NY Post)
Border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will leave Minnesota (NY Post)
Threat of new AI tools wipes $300 billion off software and data stocks (WSJ)
Plastic surgeon group disavows transgender surgery for those under 19 (Washington Examiner)
Bitter cold exposes the limits of Mamdani’s approach to homelessness (City Journal)

The Executive News Summary is compiled daily by Jordan Candler, Thomas Gallatin, Sterling Henry, and Sophie Starkova. For the archive, click here.

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The Great NFL Divide

Nate Jackson

It increasingly seems like there are two NFLs: one for the players and one for those in charge. No, I don’t mean the economic divide that left-wingers perpetually gripe about. I mean the divide between the faithful and those who care much more about other cultural things.

We’ll consider several strands of pre-Super Bowl news. My Kansas City Chiefs didn’t even make the playoffs this year, so I don’t really care who wins this Sunday. Having been a fairly regular NFL fan since the 1980s, though, I’m intrigued by the sport and its tangential controversies.

Let’s start with the faith angle. “Faith takes center stage ahead of Super Bowl 60,” reports NewsNation in an article about the increasing number of players sharing their faith with interviewers. It’s not new to see players point to heaven when scoring a touchdown, or to hear them thank God after a victory (or even a loss). However, it seems an increasing number of leading quarterbacks and other prominent players are becoming more vocal about their personal faith.

“I thank the good Lord” for the opportunity, said New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye after winning the AFC Championship last week. Maye regularly speaks of his faith, and his social media bio includes the name of Jesus. It’s refreshing when someone uses that name reverently instead of — like most of Hollywood — as a curse word.

Similarly, after winning the NFC Championship, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said, “I just want to give all glory to God. … Win or lose, I wouldn’t be here without him.” His social media bio says he’s a “follower of Christ.”

A number of other NFL quarterbacks are outspoken about their Christianity — Bo Nix, Josh Allen, Brock Purdy, C.J. Stroud, Lamar Jackson, Trevor Lawrence, and (my personal favorite) Patrick Mahomes are among them. Plenty of other key players are faithful, too. It’s pretty normal to see players gather for prayer before and after games. Perhaps there’s something about the somewhat war-like nature of football that reminds players of their frail humanity.

It’s very good news when so many people embrace The Good News.

What’s remarkable to me is the utter disconnect between the men on the field putting on a great show and the men in control behind the scenes. The players are the ones earning the league and the owners tons of money, generating fans. No one goes to see a game because Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones or even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell might be lurking in the suite above. (Taylor Swift, maybe, but that’s another discussion.)

But speaking of Goodell, what does he care about most in the lead-up to Super Bowl LX? It might be Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion among NFL coaches.

“We still have more work to do,” Goodell lamented after none of the 10 teams looking for a new coach hired a black one. Maybe Goodell is unaware that roughly 70% of NFL players are minorities.

The NFL’s Rooney Rule includes these requirements: “Clubs must conduct an in-person interview with at least two external diverse — minority and/or female — candidates for any GM or head coaching interview. Clubs must interview at least two minorities and/or women for all coordinator positions.”

Seriously? A female?

With all due respect, given that women don’t generally play football, it’s going to be challenging to find many who are interested in coaching it. Not unheard of, but challenging. That’s to say nothing of the challenge of her earning the respect of players.

As for color, no one goes to or skips a game because of the color of one guy’s skin on the sidelines. Fans attend because, as Martin Luther King Jr. extolled, we care about the “content of their character” — i.e., how well they play.

What else does Roger Goodell want to make sure everyone knows? That Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny “understands” that “this platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together.”

Who is Bad Bunny? His real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, and he’s the Puerto Rican, Trump-deranged, pro-illegal-immigration homosexual activist who represents the NFL’s big middle finger to the rest of us. He raps in Spanish.

Accepting the Album of the Year Award at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny declared, “ICE out” — a reference to his objection to enforcing immigration law. Goodell thinks that “unites people”?

All the unity must be why Turning Point USA felt compelled to put on an alternative halftime show for normal Americans, featuring Kid Rock of shoot-the-Bud-Light fame. The TPUSA show — put on by the organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk, a strong Christian — aims to celebrate “American faith, family, and freedom.” That’s much more in line with the trend of leading players on the field. You can find it on TPUSA’s YouTube channel beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday.

“We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath. Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible … or is it?” Kid Rock said in a statement issued through Turning Point. “He’s said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.”

The NFL has “more work to do,” alright. Just not the work that preoccupies a wokie like Roger Goodell.

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Emmy Griffin: Democrats Flip-Flop on Haiti — Haiti is beautiful if President Trump calls it a dump, but the pits of despair if he wants to send Haitians back home.
Thomas Gallatin: Surprise — NPR and PBS Still Exist — Despite Congress cutting funding to public broadcasting six months ago, almost no NPR or PBS affiliate stations have closed.
Michael Smith: 13 Rules for Rationals — Left-wing radical Saul Alinsky organizes anger. Classical liberalism organizes civilizations.
Gary Bauer: Media Malfeasance on Violent Illegal Immigrants — All the Left’s “compassion” and “empathy” for “migrants” is being used to manipulate us.
Lind Moss Mines: America 250: The Separation Begins — The French and Indian War is one of the most significant events in our country’s history. The discontent following that armed engagement directly led to the American Revolution.

BEST OF RIGHT OPINION

For more of today’s columns, visit Right Opinion.

BEST OF VIDEOS

NYC Mayor’s ‘Warmth of Socialism’ Turns Into 16 Frozen Bodies — Zohran Mamdani promised the “warmth of collectivism,” refused to break up homeless encampments, and ignored warnings. Then, a brutal winter storm hit.

SHORT CUTS

The BIG Lies

“Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there’s highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children.” —Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA)

“The SAVE Act is an abomination. It’s Jim Crow 2.0 across the country.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Non Compos Mentis

“What is really the major problem in this country today is the fascism in our streets. The attacks on American citizens by masked hoodlums. If you were attacked by a masked person, you might think you were being kidnapped. You’d be justified in shooting the person to protect yourself.” —Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY)

Huh?

“You bring a gun in the district, you mark my words, you’re going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail, and hope you get the gun back.” —U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro

Reality Check

“Look, I got all this polling on the screen going back since 2018. You’ll notice on all of it, it’s all north of 75% … and then 83% in the last year of Americans agree with Nicki Minaj. They favor photo ID to be able to vote. … We’re talking about seven in 10 Democrats agreeing with Nicki Minaj that you in fact should show a voter photo ID to vote.” —CNN’s Harry Enten

Observations

“To sum up public opinion, the proverbial people want all criminal illegal aliens deported as soon as possible, and they may even support the deportations of all 10-12 million illegal aliens who came en masse, unaudited, and with the de facto blessing of the Biden administration. But that said, they want the act of deportation of the non-criminal to be out of sight, out of mind — as if magically they can simply disappear and thus either self-deport or assemble at ICE stations eager to be sent at no cost home.” —Victor Davis Hanson

“If celebrity clown Billie Eilish believes ‘no one is illegal on stolen land,’ then she should return her $3 million home to the Gabrieleno Tongva tribe on whose ancestral land it sits.” —Mark Alexander

Re: The Left

“The new governor of Virginia, the ‘moderate’ Democrat Abigail Spanberger, has proposed a tax hike on services such as dog walking and grooming. … There is no economic reason for raising taxes in Virginia. When his single term expired last month, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin left behind numerous successes, including a large budget surplus of $572 million, above the projected forecast.” —Cal Thomas

“The Democrats circa 2026 have almost become tax-and-spend parodies of themselves. They used to pretend that raising taxes was a last resort. Now, the leftwing base regards raising taxes as a badge of honor. … When will Democrats in blue states learn you can’t tax millionaires and billionaires if they live in Palm Beach or Dallas?” —Stephen Moore

Political Futures

“The GOP isn’t just lazy, it’s scared. Keeping social and economic conservatives together in a single coalition is hard enough; why complicate it by trying to squeeze in populists as well? Trump, of course, has answered that: because it’s what’s necessary to win nationwide.” —Daniel McCarthy

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ON THIS DAY in 1789, as the newly ratified Constitution shaped the federal government, the Electoral College chose George Washington to serve as the nation’s first president.

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Mid-Day Digest · February 4, 2026

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THE FOUNDATION

IN TODAY’S DIGEST

EXECUTIVE NEWS SUMMARY

The Editors

Government reopened: By a vote of 217-214, the House passed the Senate-modified funding package on Tuesday, which President Donald Trump quickly signed, thereby reopening the federal government that had been in a partial shutdown since Friday. The legislation passed with bipartisan support, as 42 lawmakers defected from their parties. A group of 21 Republicans rejected the legislation in objection to the removal of DHS funding from the original spending package, as well as wanting to include the SAVE Act. Meanwhile, 21 Democrats voted with the Republican majority to pass the funding package. Over the next two weeks, lawmakers will seek a compromise on DHS funding, with Democrats aiming to limit ICE’s immigration enforcement authority.
Iranian drone destroyed: The Iranian regime agreed to engage in nuclear and missile talks with the U.S., with a meeting scheduled for Friday in Turkey. Yet Iran continues its provocations. On Tuesday, the USS Abraham Lincoln shot down an Iranian drone that was targeting the carrier, and an American-flagged ship was chased by an Iranian gunboat, which failed to catch it after a U.S. destroyer intervened. Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House in London, surmised that Tehran’s incongruent actions indicated significant disagreement within the Iranian government, observing, “When they are under attack, all political sides in the regime work together. When there is a mediation, they sabotage each other.” The question is how much patience President Trump has with the Iranian regime if it continues this aggressive behavior.
Trump admin tries to keep families together: The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that three drugs used to combat opioid abuse will now be subsidized for families where children are at risk of entering foster care. The HHS Administration for Children and Families announced that it is expanding access to buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone to stop the breakup of families. Using Title IV-E funding, states can now receive a 50% federal match on the cost of these drugs for families where untreated addiction may lead to the separation of children from their parents. This is just one step the administration is taking to address the opioid epidemic.
Anti-ICE agitators set up checkpoint, border: Minnesota anti-ICE protesters are stopping out-of-state vehicles at checkpoints, demanding IDs, and individually clearing them for entry into a protected community. Astute readers may notice the striking similarity between this behavior and the existence of national borders. Leaving aside the blatant illegality of their actions, the irony is palpable. Protesters are so intent on protecting illegal immigrants in their communities that they’re enforcing secure borders and even building blockades similar to a border wall. The secure border appears to run from 32nd to 34th on Cedar Ave. in south Minneapolis. The Left’s ability to reinvent law and order from first principles is impressive.
Jeanine Pirro perplexes: In an interview on Fox News, U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro made a significant Second Amendment faux pas: “I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail.” Granted, Pirro was talking about how DC has gone three weeks without a homicide because authorities have gotten guns out of the hands of criminals. But that doesn’t excuse her statements regarding those who have a license to carry. DC has a concealed carry permit for non-residents, and Second Amendment rights don’t vanish upon entering the district. She attempted to walk it back, but if she is a “fellow gun owner,” she should stick to facts and not lump law-abiding citizens in with criminals.
Trump bans DEI in foreign aid: The State Department, in keeping with President Trump’s order to eliminate DEI policies from the federal government, is implementing new rules that expand Ronald Reagan’s 1984 “Mexico City” policy, which bans U.S. federal funding of non-governmental organizations that “perform or actively promote abortion.” Every Republican administration has renewed the policy ever since, and the Trump administration is now broadening it to exclude funding for U.S.-based NGOs, international organizations, foreign governments, and foreign companies from receiving U.S. aid if they promote abortion or DEI initiatives. The State Department estimates that this policy change will initially affect roughly 2,500 organizations, though Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expects “that many organizations that are current recipients of foreign assistance will come into compliance.”
Project Vault: The Trump administration has announced Project Vault, a public-private partnership to establish the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve similar to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This partnership has already secured $12 billion in funding, with a $10 billion loan coming from the Export-Import Bank and nearly $2 billion in private funding. Private partners, including General Motors, Stellantis, Boeing, and others, will commit to purchase a specified quantity of materials for the reserve at a set price and repurchase those minerals at the same price in the future. The U.S. already has a reserve of rare minerals for national defense, but this will establish a similar stockpile for private use. Investors will be able to draw on the stockpile so long as they replenish what they take. In the event of a severe supply-chain disruption, the entire stockpile will be made available.
House GOP forms caucus against Sharia: A number of House Republicans concerned about the spread of Islam in America have formed a caucus with the goal of keeping Sharia law out of the country. Dubbed the Sharia Free America Caucus, it is led by Texas Reps. Keith Self and Chip Roy. Self warned of the spread of Sharia law, which is fundamentally antithetical to the authority of the Constitution and U.S. law. “Here’s what’s happening right now. In the Lone Star State, there are multiple Muslim-only housing developments that already exist or in the planning stages, including the Meadows, Epic City right there in my district,” Self noted. “The spread has gotten so serious that on March 3, a proposition to ban Sharia will appear on the Texas primary ballot, and I encourage all Texans to go to and vote for that proposition.”
Jill Biden’s ex charged with murdering wife: Celebrity gossip — or in this case, political gossip — is always popular. That’s the reason Will Stevenson’s murder charge is national news. Will Stevenson of New Castle County, Delaware, was taken into custody Monday following a weeks-long investigation into the death of his wife, Linda. On December 28, police were called to the Stevenson home due to a domestic dispute, where they found Linda unresponsive. Ordinarily, spousal murder, while tragic, is not national news, except when the alleged murderer was formerly married to a woman who later became first lady. In 1970, Stevenson married Jill Jacobs. Five years later, they divorced. Two years after that, Jill married Joe Biden, with whom Stevenson said she had an affair.

Headlines

Clintons to appear for Epstein depositions, Comer confirms (NY Post)
Border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will leave Minnesota (NY Post)
Threat of new AI tools wipes $300 billion off software and data stocks (WSJ)
Plastic surgeon group disavows transgender surgery for those under 19 (Washington Examiner)
Bitter cold exposes the limits of Mamdani’s approach to homelessness (City Journal)

The Executive News Summary is compiled daily by Jordan Candler, Thomas Gallatin, Sterling Henry, and Sophie Starkova. For the archive, click here.

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The Great NFL Divide

Nate Jackson

It’s very good news when so many people embrace The Good News.

But speaking of Goodell, what does he care about most in the lead-up to Super Bowl LX? It might be Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion among NFL coaches.

“We still have more work to do,” Goodell lamented after none of the 10 teams looking for a new coach hired a black one. Maybe Goodell is unaware that roughly 70% of NFL players are minorities.

Seriously? A female?

The NFL has “more work to do,” alright. Just not the work that preoccupies a wokie like Roger Goodell.

Follow Nate Jackson on X/Twitter.

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MORE ANALYSIS

Emmy Griffin: Democrats Flip-Flop on Haiti — Haiti is beautiful if President Trump calls it a dump, but the pits of despair if he wants to send Haitians back home.
Thomas Gallatin: Surprise — NPR and PBS Still Exist — Despite Congress cutting funding to public broadcasting six months ago, almost no NPR or PBS affiliate stations have closed.
Michael Smith: 13 Rules for Rationals — Left-wing radical Saul Alinsky organizes anger. Classical liberalism organizes civilizations.
Gary Bauer: Media Malfeasance on Violent Illegal Immigrants — All the Left’s “compassion” and “empathy” for “migrants” is being used to manipulate us.
Lind Moss Mines: America 250: The Separation Begins — The French and Indian War is one of the most significant events in our country’s history. The discontent following that armed engagement directly led to the American Revolution.

BEST OF RIGHT OPINION

For more of today’s columns, visit Right Opinion.

BEST OF VIDEOS

NYC Mayor’s ‘Warmth of Socialism’ Turns Into 16 Frozen Bodies — Zohran Mamdani promised the “warmth of collectivism,” refused to break up homeless encampments, and ignored warnings. Then, a brutal winter storm hit.

SHORT CUTS

The BIG Lies

“The SAVE Act is an abomination. It’s Jim Crow 2.0 across the country.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Non Compos Mentis

Huh?

Reality Check

Observations

Re: The Left

Political Futures

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TODAY’S MEME

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ON THIS DAY in 1789, as the newly ratified Constitution shaped the federal government, the Electoral College chose George Washington to serve as the nation’s first president.

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IT’S OFFICIAL! After 77 Years, U.S. Finally WITHDRAWS from the Globalist World Health Organization — Reclaims National Sovereignty from Unelected Bureaucrats | The Gateway Pundit

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IT’S OFFICIAL! After 77 Years, U.S. Finally WITHDRAWS from the Globalist World Health Organization — Reclaims National Sovereignty from Unelected Bureaucrats

After 77 years, the United States has officially severed ties with the corrupt, China-influenced, and globalist-controlled World Health Organization (WHO).

President Donald Trump, fulfilling a promise he made to the American people, completed the withdrawal on Thursday, exactly one year after signing the executive order that set the wheels in motion.

The controversial Ethiopian politician and Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, practically begged the United States to rejoin the UN-run agency after Trump signed the executive order.

This bold move strips away the shackles of globalist control, ending decades of U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for an organization riddled with incompetence, bias, and failures that cost countless lives during the COVID-19 catastrophe.

The WHO, long criticized as a puppet of Communist China, bungled the early response to the Wuhan virus, parroting Beijing’s lies and pushing the experimental vaccines to the entire world.

For decades, the WHO has demanded billions of American taxpayer dollars while pushing radical agendas, failed pandemic treaties, and draconian lockdowns. They wanted to control your doctor, your medications, and your ability to travel.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization — leaving the Gates Foundation and GAVI to fill the power vacuum as top funders.

My heart goes out to all remaining WHO member states… now answering directly to the vaccine cartel. pic.twitter.com/5BRhcslQgK
— Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (@NicHulscher) January 22, 2026

Trump’s first administration tried to withdraw in 2020, but globalist sympathizer Joe Biden reversed it after stealing the White House.

Now, with Trump back in charge after a landslide 2024 victory, America is finally free from the unelected bureaucrats.

Reuters reported:

According to a press release from the U.S. Health and State Departments, the U.S. will only work with the WHO in a limited fashion in order to effectuate the withdrawal.

“We have no plans to participate as an observer, and we have no plans of rejoining,” a senior government health official said. The U.S. said it plans to work directly with other countries – rather than through an international organization – on disease surveillance and other public health priorities.

[…]

“The American people have paid more than enough,” a State Department spokesperson said in an email earlier on Thursday.

The Department of Health and Human Services said in a document released on Thursday that the government had ended its funding contributions to the agency. Trump had exercised his authority to pause the future transfer of any U.S. government resources to the WHO because the organization had cost the U.S. trillions of dollars, the HHS spokesperson said.

The U.S. flag had been removed from outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva on Thursday, according to witnesses.

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700,000 Ineligible SNAP Recipients Purged After USDA Uncovers Widespread Food Stamp Fraud

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11-03-2025 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

Rollins said that the Trump administration sent letters to all governors prohibiting illegal aliens from accessing benefits, with a historic request for state data to be audited alongside the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). She said only 29 states cooperated, primarily red and some blue states.

She said her team and DOGE found some of the most shocking fraud ever, resulting in the purging of 700,000 ineligible recipients since the president’s inauguration, and arrested 118 individuals.

Some of the key findings she unveiled in the interview:

SNAP spending surged nearly 40% under Biden, linked to $100 billion in expenditures.

Thousands of ineligible illegals used EBT cards; one individual claimed benefits in six states.

About 5,000 deceased recipients were still receiving aid.

Political activist Mike Netter noted on X, “These states are stonewalling because they know the fraud is massive. When you hide the books, it’s never to protect the honest folks—it’s to cover up the rot. Meanwhile, the states that did cooperate are already exposing exactly the kind of abuse the left swears doesn’t exist.”

Rollins called for major reforms to ensure food stamps reach truly vulnerable Americans, not illegal aliens who abuse the system and act as a net drain on public resources.

Also on Sunday, Benny Johnson told Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty in a video posted on X (see here) that if tens of millions of Americans were willing to stand in line for an experimental Covid vaccine, they can just as well stand in line for to reapply for food stamps.

“My thought is shut it all down. Force everyone to reapply with American citizenship. Crack down on what is available on these programs – take the junk food off – and you’ll see the number of people applying for these programs collapse. Force them to cook their own food,” Johnson told Finnerty.

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Government Shutdown: SNAP Is Running Out of Money, Democrats Angry Illegal Aliens No Longer Qualify

Information on SNAP, TANF, and Lone Star Card programs provided by Texas Health and Human Services for recipients. — SNAP benefits education photo, courtesy of the State of Texas government, via screenshot.

The horror stories are all over the media and social platforms, and people are panicking that those receiving taxpayer-funded groceries may soon have to work and pay for their food like everyone else. Not only is President Trump not rushing to restart food stamps, but he is also auditing the program to ensure illegal aliens are no longer receiving them.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly known as food stamps, is the federal government’s largest anti-hunger program, providing monthly food benefits to roughly 42 million low-income Americans through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards. As of October 1, 2025, recipients receive maximum monthly SNAP allotments of $298 for one person, $546 for two people, $785 for three people, $994 for four people, $1,183 for five people, $1,421 for six people, $1,571 for seven people, and $1,789 for eight people, with an additional $218 for each additional person.

Now, SNAP is on the verge of running out of funding. Nearly 42 million recipients could lose their benefits as the federal shutdown continues. Funding for October was distributed to states before the shutdown began on October 1, but unless Congress restores appropriations, benefits will stop being issued on November 1.

In a letter dated October 10, 2025, USDA Acting Head of SNAP Ronald Ward warned, “If the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the nation.” Several states, including Texas, have already announced that SNAP benefits will be suspended if the shutdown extends past October 27.

The shutdown itself stems from Democrat refusal to fund the government unless President Trump reverses new eligibility restrictions that bar illegal aliens from federal assistance programs. Trump, meanwhile, is using the shutdown to audit and tighten oversight of every major welfare and benefit program, insisting that taxpayer funds must go only to citizens and lawful residents.

On April 24, 2025, USDA Acting Deputy Under Secretary John Walk issued guidance directing all state agencies to enhance identity and immigration verification practices when determining SNAP eligibility. States are now required to obtain more reliable documents to verify identity, prevent fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, and make greater use of the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database. USDA Secretary Rollins cited a Government Accountability Office report showing $10.5 billion in improper SNAP payments in fiscal year 2023, roughly 12 percent of total benefits that year, with inadequate verification of applicants’ identity and citizenship identified as a key problem.

In July 2025, the USDA expanded its data collection requirements, ordering states to provide five years of SNAP records, including all household members’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and addresses. At least 27 states have complied, turning over data that USDA is now cross-checking against DHS records through the SAVE system.

While illegal aliens are already ineligible for SNAP, many had accessed benefits through their U.S.-born children or mixed-status households, an issue the new audit aims to close.

The administration’s reform push extends beyond SNAP. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) sent directives to state administrators of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), reminding them that under Executive Order 14218 and federal law, benefits may not be extended to illegal aliens.

TANF, created under the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, provides cash assistance and support services to low-income families with children but limits eligibility to qualified citizens and lawful immigrants.

ACF Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Gradison stated, “As a TANF agency, you are responsible for ensuring that sub-recipients and contractors follow all applicable laws related to the use of TANF funds, including prohibitions against providing benefits to illegal aliens.”

The SNAP contingency fund has become one of the most contentious issues in the ongoing funding crisis. The fund, which rolls over in three-year increments, currently holds about $6 billion from appropriations in fiscal years 2024 and 2025. However, it lacks the additional $3 billion that would have been added for fiscal year 2026, as Congress remains deadlocked over that funding bill, the same impasse that triggered the current government shutdown.

The estimated cost of November’s nationwide SNAP benefits is $8 billion, meaning the contingency fund alone cannot cover the full amount but could provide partial payments to help low-income Americans offset food costs.

On Friday, the USDA announced it will not use the contingency fund to pay November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues beyond October 31. The agency said the fund was created for emergencies such as natural disasters, not for political or budgetary disputes, and therefore cannot be used under current law.

Critics argue this move is intended to increase pressure on Senate Democrats to approve the GOP spending bill that would reopen the government.

Legal and policy experts disagree on whether the USDA’s position is lawful. Sharon Parrott, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said the administration is legally obligated to use the contingency funds to pay November benefits and should have prepared weeks in advance to do so. Policy analyst Katie Bergh echoed this point, arguing that SNAP is an entitlement program, meaning the USDA must provide funding and could legally reallocate money as it has done for the WIC nutrition program.

The dispute also has a history of accounting irregularities. On September 19, 2023, the USDA shifted its accounting practice by using fiscal year 2023 funds to pay for October 2023 benefits, which were due in fiscal year 2024.

The Government Accountability Office later ruled that both the previous and revised methods violated the recording statute and that the September 19 change further violated the bona fide needs statute by using funds from one fiscal year to pay obligations from another.

When asked by The Hill why the USDA refuses to use the contingency fund, the department did not address the question directly. Instead, an agency spokesperson reiterated Secretary Rollins’s earlier stance, saying the responsibility lies with Democrats in Congress. “We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats,” the spokesperson said. “They must decide whether to continue holding out for the far-left wing of their party or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive timely WIC and SNAP allotments.”

The irony is that this shutdown exists precisely because Democrats oppose the verification measures and eligibility restrictions implemented under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Their refusal to accept these reforms triggered the shutdown. Now, that same shutdown is causing federal programs to run out of money while simultaneously giving President Trump the opportunity to remove illegal aliens from taxpayer-funded benefit programs across the board, once and for all. The democrats finally saved the taxpayers some money.

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“We Want Our Entitlements”: In November, Food Stamp Money Will Run Out For 42 Million Very Angry Americans | The Economic Collapse

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What do you think is going to happen when tens of millions of impoverished Americans suddenly stop getting their food stamp money from the government? It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that a lot of them will be extremely angry. Unfortunately, if the current government shutdown stretches into the month of November, we really will be facing a nightmare scenario. Vast numbers of extraordinarily frustrated people will be demanding their money, and if they don’t get it I have a feeling that we could see rioting and violence.

I haven’t written much about the government shutdown because I was hoping that it would be resolved quickly.

Sadly, that has not happened.

Neither the Democrats or the Republicans are budging, and House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning that we are potentially facing “one of the longest shutdowns in American history”…

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday the country is “barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history.”

As the funding crisis hits the two-week mark, lawmakers still don’t appear any closer to a compromise. The longest shutdown happened during President Trump’s first term and was largely related to disputes over a southern border wall. It lasted for 35 days.

The pain that is caused by this shutdown will only increase the longer that it persists.

For example, Axios is reporting that there won’t be enough money to pay food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues past the end of this month…

The Trump administration is warning states that there will be “insufficient funds” to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the government shutdown extends past October, Axios has learned.

So for now, people are still getting their food stamp money.

But a letter has already gone out that clearly warns state agencies that “there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits”…

“As stated in our lapse of appropriation correspondence dated October 1, 2025, SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October,” Ronald Ward, the acting associate administrator of SNAP, said in a letter to state agencies viewed by Axios.
“However, if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation.”

Considering how tense things already are in our nation, what will happen if 42 million poor people suddenly no longer have enough money for food?

I hope that we don’t find out.

If the government did try to find money to pay food stamp benefits in November, that could actually violate federal law…

“Considering the operational issues and constraints that exist in automated systems, and in the interest of preserving maximum flexibility, we are forced to direct States to hold their November issuance files and delay transmission to State EBT vendors,” the letter says.
A person familiar with the matter told Axios that, if the cards were loaded up, it could violate the Antideficiency Act, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress.

So I think that we are facing a very hard deadline.

And that is really bad news for tens of millions of Americans that are deeply dependent on government assistance. One of those individuals is a young mother in Minnesota named Barbie Anderson…

Barbie Anderson is trying to conserve the milk her three young children drink in case she doesn’t get her WIC benefits on October 15 as scheduled.

Though Anderson and her husband both work, they have depended on the federal food assistance program to stretch out their grocery budget since their older son was born nine years ago. The money is especially important because the prices are very high at the closest supermarket to their rural northern Minnesota home, with a gallon of milk costing more than $5.

If the money dries up, what is she supposed to tell her children?

What would you tell your children?

For a moment, let’s assume that there is a miracle and our politicians in Washington are able to come to an agreement to end the shutdown.

Even if that is the case, millions of Americans will still lose their food stamp benefits in the months ahead due to major changes to the program that were made by the “Big, Beautiful Bill”. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people will lose their food stamp benefits in the state of New York alone…

In July, President Donald Trump signed his “Big, Beautiful Bill” into law, enacting over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap, also known as food stamps). Drastic changes to snap were expected to roll out starting next year, including expanded work requirements projected to cause hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to lose eligibility.

On October 3, the federal agency that oversees snap announced it would hasten that timeline by terminating waivers that have allowed dozens of states, including New York, to largely suspend work requirements. Those requirements limit recipients to three months of snap benefits over a three-year period, unless they continually certify they have worked, volunteered, or studied in school at least 80 hours per month. New York’s waiver was set to expire at the end of February, allowing officials to delay the implementation of work rules until March; it is now set to be cancelled in the first few days of November.

So one way or another, large numbers of Americans are about to lose their food stamp benefits.

Many of those impoverished individuals will turn to our nation’s food banks, and right now those food banks are bracing for the worst…

Across the country, food banks are stocking up on provisions and community service organizations are telling at-risk clients to warn their lenders of the potential for missed payments, leaders of the groups told The Washington Post. Small-business owners are keeping a close eye on their foot traffic. Federal workers are preparing their families for some financial belt-tightening.

Unfortunately, food banks all over the country have already been dealing with record high demand.

One food bank executive in Philadelphia told the Washington Post that he has “never seen our warehouse as empty as it has been in the last three months”…

In Philadelphia, serving the hungry has gotten more difficult for one of the region’s largest food banks, said George Matysik, the executive director of Share Food Program.

Before the shutdown, demand for Share’s services had already gone up by 120 percent, Matysik said, as the nonprofit saw $8.5 million worth of federal resources vanish under the Trump administration’s cuts to federal spending.

“I have never seen our warehouse as empty as it has been in the last three months,” Matysik said. “And on top of all this, we’re now layering a shutdown.”

I don’t think that I could overstate the gravity of the crisis that we are facing.

Homelessness in the U.S. is at the highest level ever, demand at food banks is at the highest level ever, and hunger is exploding all around us.

And now food stamp benefits are about to be cut off for 42 million Americans.

If all of this sounds eerily similar to what I have been warning about, that is because it really is eerily similar to what I have been warning about.

I wish that this wasn’t true, but our society simply would not be able to handle an extended government shutdown.

When people get hungry, they get angry.

And we do not want to see millions of very hungry people take to the streets.

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NIH Could Be Directed To Study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

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05-18-2025 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Steve Watson

Ohio Republican Rep. Warren Davidson has presented the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) Research Act of 2025, intended to shed light on what has been a serious cultural affliction.

Described as an “intense, irrational hysteria” triggered by the mere mention of President Trump, TDS has become a catch-all for the unhinged reactions of his critics— whether it comes in the form of spittle-flecked blue hair rants, protest effigies, or social media meltdowns.

Co-sponsored by Alabama Rep. Barry Moore, the research will look to explain why leftists lose their collective minds at the sight of a red hat.

Davidson’s legislation defines TDS as “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons” reacting to Trump’s policies, presidency, or very existence, manifesting in “verbal expressions of intense hostility” and even “overt acts of aggression and violence” against his supporters.

The bill points to real-world consequences, citing two assassination attempts on Trump in 2024 as evidence of TDS’s toxic grip.

“This isn’t just about hurt feelings,” Davidson said in a statement, adding “TDS has divided families, fueled nationwide violence, and turned dinner parties into screaming matches.”

“The NIH needs to study this so we can find solutions,” he further urged.

Immediately proving the entire point of the bill, Leftists accused Republicans of weaponizing mental health against supporters of their political opponents.

This isn’t the first time TDS has made legislative waves. In March 2025, five Minnesota Senate Republicans pushed a bill to classify TDS as a mental illness in state law, defining it as “Trump-induced general hysteria” that clouds the ability to distinguish policy disagreements from “psychic pathology.”

That effort, led by Sens. Eric Lucero and others, crashed and burned amid backlash from Democrats, who called it “possibly the worst bill in Minnesota history” and an affront to free speech.

One co-sponsor, Sen. Justin Eichorn, later resigned after a scandal involving charges of soliciting a minor, which didn’t exactly help the bill’s optics.

The Supreme Court’s Confidence Game: The Lie of “Judicial Supremacy”: The Theft of Power and Control From “We the People” | The Gateway Pundit

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The Supreme Court’s Confidence Game: The Lie of “Judicial Supremacy”: The Theft of Power and Control From “We the People”

Since President Trump’s resounding election victory and inauguration, RADICAL leftist U.S. District Court Judges have produced a deluge of stays, preliminary injunctions, and other orders designed to reverse his election victory and neuter his Presidency.

These judges were handpicked by leftist Presidents because they would instantly violate their oath of office and make claims of judicial supremacy that violate the U.S. Constitution.

These judges have fraudulently exceeded their judicial power which only extends to cases in “Law and Equity” arising under our Constitution.

They have usurped and infringed on the Executive power of the President who is the only person vested in the Constitution to manage the United States of America.

These unethical justices, for instance, entered orders blocking the executive power of the President to dismantle USAID and its fraudulent programs, stopping deportations under established law, the Alien Enemies Act, and stopping DOGE’s review of Social Security records, among many others. The unconstitutional judicial goal here is to vitiate President Trump’s and America’s election victory.

The assumed constitutional power behind these orders inevitably traces back to the 1803 Supreme Court case known as Marbury v. Madison.

Most lawyers were taught in law school that the case stands for the proposition that the courts may determine the constitutionality of a statute or action by the government and issue an order remedying any violation—and that the courts claiming “Supremacy” have the last word on the matter!

This unconstitutionally places the Judicial Branch in a dictatorial position over the Executive and Legislative Branches of America’s government. Like the Left’s “generally accepted science of global warming,” the fact that a proposition is generally accepted does not mean it is correct.

U.S. courts do not have the enforceable constitutional power to require the Executive, a separate branch of government, to do or not do anything! They especially do not have the power to force the executive to abide by any unconstitutional order.

The Judicial Branch’s real authority is like that of a baseball referee who calls a foul ball, but the judicial referee cannot enforce the call. The truth is that the Judicial Branch cannot enforce its decisions or make laws.

The branch merely has judgment and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the Executive Branch even for the enforcement of its judgments.

The Judicial Branch’s only function is to adjudicate cases or controversies and decide if they are lawful within the framework of the law and the U.S. Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution, written by We the People, rules all courts just as it rules the Legislature, and other departments such as the President and state governors.

James Madison warned in the Federalist Number 47 “The cumulation of all powers, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” This is where we are today, living under JUDICIAL TYRANY.

America’s Congress has the constitutional duty and power to check and counterbalance the courts, and they have been totally negligent. To roll back this judicial overreach, Congress must exercise their power over the courts, or else they violate their oath of office.

There is no longer any room to perch on the fence. The Executive and Legislative Branches of government must either exercise their constitutional duty or knowingly aid and abet the destruction of our Republic for which we stand.

The U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of every state restrict the judicial branch from making laws and enforcing their decisions.

For this reason, lawmaking is given only to the elected representatives of the people, and enforcing those laws is the duty of the Executive Branch of government. If this were not true, America would not be a Republican form of government, it would be a judicial dictatorship.

Thankfully, we have a Republican form of government, and for it to function smoothly each branch must operate within its constitutional authority thereby coordinating with the other branches.

The Constitution for the United States of America at Article 1 establishes Congress, Section 8 authorizing Congress to create courts inferior to the Supreme Court.

Article 2 establishes the Executive Branch, Section 4 stating that all civil officers may be removed by impeachment and defines the basis for impeachment.

Article 3 establishes the Judicial Branch and states at Section 1 that judges may hold their office during “good Behavior”, which is an additional ground for impeachment beyond the terms which apply to others.

Article 6 defines the Constitution and laws made pursuant to it as the supreme law of the land and requires that government officers be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution.

As we all know, the Constitution assigns the law-making function to the Congress, with the President’s agreement (Article 1); the administrative function to the President (Article 2); and the judicial function to the courts (Article 3). Congress holds the sole power to impeach.

The restraint upon this power, and it is a major restraint, is that the House must vote to impeach, and then a 2/3 majority of the Senate is required to convict.

The President has no role in an impeachment (unless he is the target) and is specifically prohibited from granting a reprieve or pardon which applies to an impeachment.

The Constitution, then, is detailed concerning all matters it addresses and is the ultimate final authority.

While judicial review of the constitutionality of a statute was recognized at the time the Constitution was adopted, there is nothing in the Constitution which provides the courts with the authority to issue an order, stay or injunction directed at the Executive Branch.

The courts have no constitutional authority to require or force the President and his administration to do anything. Thomas Jefferson wrote “to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions: a very dangerous doctrine indeed and one which would place us under the despotism of an Oligarchy.”

The Constitution at Article 2. Section 1 states: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”

The Constitution does not install the judiciary as a co-pilot or co-President, so the judiciary has no power to review the President’s exercise of his executive power.

Even so, given the current situation, President Trump needs to do nothing more than IGNORE orders of the courts. Constitutionally, the courts depend upon the President to enforce their orders.

If, after analyzing such order the President determines such order to violate the Constitution, having sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, he is duty bound to ignore such order

It is critical for all Americans to understand this information about our Constitution and how it applies to what we are seeing unfold in front of us in real time. President Trump is fulfilling his promises to the American people.

He must ignore the judicial insurrection with its unconstitutional orders. It is also time for our congressmen and women to enforce their oath of office to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

For a more complete analysis of how America finds itself in its current mess and a look at the possible endgame, check out our book: The Supreme Court’s Confidence Game: The Lie of “Judicial Supremacy” on Amazon for only $15. Click HERE.

You will be truly amazed!

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David Howard served Montana in the House of Representatives and Montana Senate from 2009 to 2022. He is a minister, and founder of Foxhole Ministry with a national radio program The Voice of Truth’s Wake-up Call. He is also the author of The Silent Church is Watching America Die, The Christian Art of Verbal Chess, and Attack on Christianity subtitled 10 Strategies Christ Used to Fight the Culture War. David is a Vietnam veteran, former FBI agent, and an authority on crime and workplace violence prevention. David is married to Carla, and they have six daughters and eighteen grandchildren.

He can be reached at: SenDavidHoward@gmail.com

James Rigby, Attorney at Law, practiced bankruptcy law in Seattle, Washington from 1980 through 2020 and he is now retired from the practice of law. His family has made Montana their home since 2014, where he and his wife homeschool their two daughters.

He can be reached at: James@RigbyLawFirm.com.

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Republicans Prepare Plan C to Avoid Government Shutdown — Will Include Three Separate Bills | The Gateway Pundit

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Republicans Prepare Plan C to Avoid Government Shutdown — Will Include Three Separate Bills

In a last-ditch effort to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) and Republican leaders are advancing a new strategy involving three separate bills.

This move comes after previous Schumer-Johnson and Trump-endorsed proposals failed to secure sufficient support.

According to FOX News host Harris Faulkner, Republicans are working on Plan C to avoid a government shutdown.

The proposed plan divides the spending package into three distinct components:

Short-Term Federal Funding: A measure to extend funding for federal agencies for three months, maintaining government operations until March 14.
Disaster Relief: Allocation of over $100 billion to support disaster-stricken areas, addressing immediate needs arising from recent natural calamities.
Farm Aid: Provision of $10 billion in assistance to farmers, ensuring stability in the agricultural sector amid ongoing economic challenges.

Harris Faulkner: We’re making news now on that situation with the possible government shutdown.

Republicans now are strategizing in different ways to force lawmakers to pass a spending bill, a CR, Continuing Resolution, before tonight’s deadline.

Sources are telling Fox News, House Republican leaders are expected to present three bills. One, a clean funding CR. Two, disaster relief. You know how many storms we’ve had, hurricanes, so on and so fourth, and three, a farm aid. You know I’m a big component for that. I want there to be a farm czar when Trump gets into office.

And they want a handshake agreement on acting on the debt limit and spending cuts next year. They want to break out those emergency portions of that giant bill that came in from Democrats, that 1,500 plus page bill that got shrunk last night to 116 pages and still could not pass.

They want to break off the farm aid and the storm bill, basically the emergency funding for people, and have that passed separately. Put those priorities first. One Republican lawmaker also is telling Fox they will be on the Hill all night long. The deadline, 11:59:59, they’ll go beyond that to try to get this done.

The Gateway Pundit has received confirmation from House GOP sources that votes are not expected until later today, possibly midnight.

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Sen. Durbin SNAPS at CNN’s Manu Raju After Being Confronted About Why Congress Deserves a Pay Raise Based on Their Abysmal Performance | The Gateway Pundit

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Sen. Durbin SNAPS at CNN’s Manu Raju After Being Confronted About Why Congress Deserves a Pay Raise Based on Their Abysmal Performance

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) lashed out at CNN’s Manu Raju when pressed on the justification for lawmakers giving themselves a pay raise despite Congress’s abysmal performance.

The confrontation occurred as lawmakers are negotiating a gargantuan 1,500-page stopgap funding bill that includes a controversial provision granting Congress its first pay increase since 2009.

The irony is glaring: Congress, which has failed to secure the border, rein in runaway spending, or provide meaningful solutions for everyday Americans, is poised to reward itself with a raise while the public foots the bill.

Meanwhile, Durbin, the second-highest-ranking Senate Democrat, admitted he wasn’t even aware of the pay raise provision in the bill—a damning admission of how out-of-touch and disorganized Democrat leadership has become.

During CNN’s Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Raju confronted Durbin about the proposed raise, asking whether Congress deserved more taxpayer dollars while Americans struggle under the weight of their failures. Durbin’s response? Deflection and an attack on the media.

Jim Acosta: Understand that part of this year and spending package, the stopgap continuing resolution, as it’s called, apparently has a provision in there that gives lawmakers their first pay raise since 2009. Is that correct? What’s the latest on that?

Manu Raju: Yeah, From what we understand, this is a massive bill, roughly 1500 pages that came out just yesterday. They’re trying to jam this through Congress by the end of the week to prevent a government shutdown.

This would extend funding until mid-March, but it also includes a whole wide range of other issues, one of which is to increase the members pay for has not been increased since 2009, but the language in there would allow them to get their first pay increase since then.

Right now, members make the rank and file make about $174,000 a year. I just caught up with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin about this issue. I asked him if it was appropriate for lawmakers to give themselves a raise.

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Manu Raju: The members are giving themselves a pay raise. Do you guys deserve a pay raise?

Sen. Dick Durbin: Well, that’s news to me. It’s good news! (LAUGHTER) You know, what is it been ten years or 14 years and no COLA? No change at all. I think it’s about time something’s done.

Manu Raju: You support giving yourselves a pay raise.

Sen. Dick Durbin: Well I don’t know what it is. How would I not know about a pay raise–?

Manu Raju: But I mean, people look at the performance of Congress, say, why should we give them more money?

Sen. Dick Durbin: What about the media? Think about that for a second.

Manu Raju:We’re not paid by public money.

Sen. Dick Durbin: I know you’re not. But I mean, half of your listeners are not there anymore. You’re still getting the same paycheck? What’s going on?

Manu Raju: Well, I mean, you’re taxpayer money, I mean, do you guys deserve a raise?

(END VIDEO CLIP).

Manu Raju: And Durbin essentially said that, yes, they should give themselves a raise. And it also was notable, Jim. He wasn’t aware that this was in the provision and he’s the number two Senate Democrat.

Just shows you how this was negotiated among a handful of members. And they’re going to have to vote on this. And members will really want to have time to read it either, Jim.

Jim Acosta: Unreal! But Manu, I have to say, you are worth every penny! Manu Raju up on Capitol Hill.

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Kachelman: America’s Existence Depends Upon a Government of Laws, and not of Men | The Gateway Pundit

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Kachelman: America’s Existence Depends Upon a Government of Laws, and not of Men

America’s Existence Depends Upon a Government of Laws, and not of Men
John L. Kachelman, Jr.

I could say much to express my utter chagrin at the way the Democrat Brand has raped the Rule of Law in our nation and then gaslight by their self-righteous declarations of following the Law. The most irritating thing is the way Democrats have ignored, revised, imagined, and flagrantly scoffed at the Rule of Law that undergirds our nation. Instead of governing by the US Constitution, they boastfully rule by “phone and pen”! Everyone branded with “D” ignores the Law in favor of Man. Why? Their handlers/whips/leaders have them marching in goosestep! And there is not even a whimper from the dutiful submissive minions as they acquiesce to their political handlers. Look at their votes!

Listen to this head-scratching perplexity from one, long-ago, irritated by those who sought to damage our nation’s Republic:

“These are what are called revolution principles. They are the principles of Aristotle and Plato, of Livy and Cicero, of Sydney, Harrington & Locke—The principles on which the whole government over us, now stands. It is therefore astonishing that those who call themselves friends of government, should in this age and country be so inconsistent with themselves, so indiscreet, so immodest, as to insinuate a doubt concerning the principles.” (NOVANGLUS)

The perplexity arose because “friends of government” failed to accept a critical point: Our Republic must be “a government of laws, and not of men.” Such behavior (lip service to the Rule of Law but no action to uphold the Law) was an egregious position disrespecting the blood of Patriots and those oppressed by the cruelties of evil beings focused upon themselves.

Consider a slice of early American History…

“Early in 1776, John Adams dove into constitutional deliberations in the Massachusetts General Court. He authored the proclamation adopted in January 1776 and summoned citizens and civil officers to constitutional deliberations intended to realize the happiness of the people as the sole end of government. Not long thereafter, he penned his “Thoughts on Government”…principles were that ‘happiness is the end of government,’ ‘consent the means,’ and ‘sovereignty of the people’ were the foundation.”

Adams’ philosophy of government is summarized with this critical sentence: “A government of laws, and not of men.” This philosophy emphasizes an unbiased system of governing. No favoritism because of status, relationships, political cronyism, etc. It was, admirably, a governing by Law not man!

The pretense of patriotism was exposed by Adams’ statements. Those wishing to rule by “Man” and not “Law” care little for the citizens. Their pompous acts highlight their delusionary elitism. In reality such are nauseating cretins destroying the government to feed their own belly!

In stark contrast to Adams is Biden’s quip, “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances.” The immediate answer should have been, “NO! America was built on Law and not Man!” Supporting Biden’s imagined revision of our nation’s foundation is Leader Schumer’s rationalization that Biden’s actions are justified by “love.” Wow! Here is the “D Brand” embracing national governing by Man and not Law—a nebulous “love” is superior to the Law! Anarchy is thus embraced by the Democrat Party Brand!

If one is excused from heinous disrespect of the Rule of Law because of “love,” then look back at all people who were tried, jailed, or executed. Schumer joins Biden (and by association) and ALL Democrats in issuing a blanket pardon for despicable crimes and even treason! Adams would be aghast!

Adams’ philosophy (‘A government of laws, and not of men’) is revealing in our current political clime. Listen to one source:

“A government of laws, and not of men.” This statement by John Adams encapsulates the essence of a fair and just society, where the rule of law serves as the foundation. By emphasizing the importance of laws over the influence and whims of individuals, Adams highlights the significance of an impartial system that governs societies. Simply put, it means that no one should be above the law, and everyone should be subjected to its power. This principle ensures equality, protection of rights, and the prevention of tyranny.

“In contrast to a government of laws, a government of men would be based on the subjective judgments, biases, and personal values of individuals in power. This would create a system where rules are arbitrary, inconsistent, and easily influenced by personal interests. Such a government would be prone to corruption, injustice, and the oppression of its citizens. On the other hand, a government of laws ensures predictability, stability, and provides a framework for individuals to exercise their rights and freedoms with confidence.

“Therefore, the importance of a government of laws cannot be overstated, as it helps to maintain the social contract between citizens and their governing bodies. To truly embody a government of laws, there must be a commitment to upholding justice, equality, and the protection of individual rights.”

A nation’s foundation upon Law and not men is a nation emphasizing the divine pattern for civil governing.

Another source highlights bullet-points of Adam’s philosophy. Here are a few:

The goal of politics is to promote happiness, and this depends on the structure of government.
Happiness is the central goal of government so we ought to consider what is the end of government, before we determine which is the best form.
Virtue is a key ingredient.
A republic is the best form of government, a government of laws, not arbitrary rule.
Representative government is a core feature of a republic.
A successful republic must divide political power.
Power should also be lodged in an independent judiciary, which might check the other two branches.
A good government inspires the people themselves to be better.
“You and I, my dear Friend, have been sent into life at a time when the greatest lawgivers of antiquity would have wished to have lived. How few of the human race have ever enjoyed an opportunity of making an election of government more than of air, soil, or climate, for themselves or their children” (Adams).

The United States of America was founded being “a nation of laws.” This dramatically separated the United States from other nations. Universal awe is held regarding our nation because law, not people, rule! Everyone is governed by the same laws. Regardless of wealth, political connections, bureaucratic tenure, elected position, etc., ALL are held accountable to the Rule of Law! No one is above the law; no one is excused from obeying the Law.

Our Founding Fathers rejected the tyranny and oppression of King George III. The British King was incensed that “his subjects” would dare assert individualism. He did all he could to punish those desiring freedom from Man and seeking a Rule by Law.

This historic fact is not isolated to the 1700s. It is threatening our current time!

A nation of laws will neither permit, tolerate nor excuse any person who corrupts the Law. It is amazing that the Democrat Party has given lip-service to Adams’ philosophy but acted just the opposite. The Democrat Party has elevated “Man” above the “Law.” It is not just a recent event.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared, “We’re a nation of laws, not of men and women.” He condemned one of his constituents for not obeying the law, but he violated his oath of office and terms of the Constitution, without penalty.

Attorney General Eric Holder directed prosecutors to pursue shorter prison sentences for drug crimes before new guidelines for sentencing had been approved. Rebutting Holder’s haughty disrespect was this comment by Judge William H. Pryor, Jr.: “The law provides the executive no authority to establish national sentencing policies based on speculation.” Holder believed the law is valid only when government officials believe they are important.

Barack Hussain Obama (who embodies the image of a nation ruled by Man and not Law) boasted that he rules by executive order with pen and phone and NOT the Law and his opinion of the US Constitution is that it is an archaic document needing replaced!

HRC’s historic weaponization of the USDOJ to persecute political opponents is the most memorable example of the Democrat Party’s sneering opinion of the Law! HRC’s deplorable character epitomizes the “D” Party Brand as exalting Man above the Law.

“The sad truth is that the United States is not functioning as a nation of laws today. That status must be restored, and soon, or our very freedom is at risk.”

The failed Legislators of our Nation elevates Man over the Law! Here are a few of the current examples and the list can be greatly expanded…

–House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) approves Biden pardoning Marilyn Mosby, who was indicted and convicted on perjury and false mortgage application charges.

–The left-wing climate justice group The Sunrise Movement, insisted the supportive reaction to the killing “isn’t shocking” arguing that “CEOs commit mass murder.” They justify anarchy as an inevitable result of decades of systemic inequities and climate inaction.

–President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were placed on home confinement and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of crimes. The dysfunctional Democrat Party says, “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances.” Biden, “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate in daily life and contribute to their communities, and taking steps to remove sentencing disparities for non-violent offenders, especially those convicted of drug offenses.”

The nefarious pardon of Wendy Hechtman, sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing surged overdoses and deaths by manufacturing and distributing carfentanil, illustrates the Democrat Party Brand’s arrogance. People were dying and overdosing; families were destroyed on a daily basis because of Hechtman’s choice. Hechtman was switched to home confinement and expressed that having her sentence commuted would be “an absolutely indescribable relief.” The Democrat Party gave her that “relief” as “Man not Law” governs our nation.

–The evil surrounding the J6—committee, Capitol Police, the Gulag

–Biden’s Federal Government Weaponized the ‘Bank Secrecy Act’ to Spy on Americans

Adams offered other insights regarding our nation:

–“A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”

–“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”

–“The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.”

–“It is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.”

Our Republic’s existence depends on our nation’s choices. Sarte commented, “We are our choices.” A nation’s Rule of Man is a rule in an unaccountable society; where rules change from ruler to ruler. It is a rule of one political party, one person, or a group of persons ruling with the fickleness of the Party’s Rulers. The Rule of Man is the absence of a Rule of Law!

Our nation should applaud and urge our elected Congressional delegates to support President Trump’s objective: “We will now restore the Rule of Law for all Americans.” This is the only assurance that our Republic will survive.

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