Month: April 2025

Democrat lawmakers have announced plans to travel to El Salvador on Monday to demand that the President free a designated terrorist and El Salvadoran citizen from prison. 

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Monday told reporters that he will travel to El Salvador and declared that El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele must “hand over and release an innocent man, and let him come home to his family.”

“The president of El Salvador should not now take it upon himself to say that he is detaining him for one more day, because that is kidnapping,” he threatened.

Democrats refuse to mention his gang affiliations, describing him as a “Maryland man” and “father of three.”

However, the Trump Administration cites two court rulings that found the “Maryland man,” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is an MS-13 gang member, making him a designated foreign terrorist, and an El Salvadoran citizen who was in the United States illegally. His deportation was previously blocked by a judge over safety concerns if he was returned to his home country. “Under our law, he’s not even allowed to be in the United States and had to be returned because of the foreign terrorist designation,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller argues.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the United States must facilitate his return to the United States, but only if El Salvador hands him over, which likely won’t be happening.

WATCH:

Van Hollen: I saw the comments of President Bukele, and I look forward to meeting with him. I’ve requested to meet with him. I reached out to the ambassador here to ask to meet while he’s here. But I’ve also made clear if we can’t meet here, I do intend to go to El Salvador to discuss the release of this individual, who is illegally detained, a Maryland man who’s the father of three in a notorious prison in El Salvador.

And I believe the president of El Salvador will recognize why it’s important to allow him to return to the United States of America because it is absolutely unjust and illegal to have this Marylander detained one more day in a notorious prison in El Salvador. Of course, President Trump could have just said, you know, “bring him home.” Of course, he could have done that, but this is an administration that has lied about Mr. Abrego Garcia, right? The Vice President United States tweeted out that he had a criminal record. That was a lie. They’re just lying. They’ve gotten caught lying. They don’t want to admit it, and they have an obligation to bring him home.

But I will say the president of El Salvador should not now take it upon himself to say that he is detaining him for one more day, because that is kidnapping. I understand that the Attorney General said that we would provide a plane to bring him home. So, all the president of El Salvador has to do now is hand over and release an innocent man, and let him come home to his family.

Several Democrats have locked arms with Van Hollen, announcing they will join him on his ridiculous mission to make demands in a foreign country.

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) responded to Van Hollen, “I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same.” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) replied, “I’m in, we should go.”

I’m in, we should go.

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) April 15, 2025

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) also announced her intent to join her colleagues.

We need answers now. I’m ready to join Sen. @VanHollenForMD and my colleagues @MaxwellFrostFL, @RobertGarcia in El Salvador to demand Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release and get him safely back to his family. https://t.co/cS8ktLpdM1

— Yassamin Ansari (@yassaminansari) April 15, 2025

But Nayib Bukele probably won’t give in to their demands.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Bukele was at the White House on Monday, meeting with President Trump about the United States’ alien removal partnership with El Salvador. During an exchange with the press, he told off reporters for suggesting El Salvador should release Kilmar Abrego Gargia back to the United States.

He called the idea “preposterous” and responded, “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States?”

Asked if he would release Garcia from prison and into the community, he told reporters, “We’re not very fond of releasing terrorists into our country. We just turned the murder capital of the world to the safest country in the western hemisphere, and you want us to go back to releasing criminals so we can go back to being the murder capital of the world?”

President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and President Bukele tore far-left Kaitlan Collins to shreds on the topic of Kilmar Garcia.

BOOM! President Trump Shuts Down “Very Low-Rated” Kaitlin Collins During Press Conference with El Salvadorian President – Stephen Miller, Bondi, Rubio, and Nayib Bukele SCHOOL Her in Epic Exchange (VIDEO)

Van Hollen announced in a press release his plans to travel to El Salvador “if Kilmar is not home by midweek.” He also published a letter he sent to the Ambassador of El Salvador to the United States, requesting a meeting with Bukele.

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has requested a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele while he is in the United States this week in order to discuss the return of Maryland father Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Senator Van Hollen is also announcing his intent to travel to El Salvador this week if Abrego Garcia is not returned by then.

“Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia never should have been abducted and illegally deported, and the courts have made clear: the Administration must bring him home, now. However, since the Trump Administration appears to be ignoring these court mandates, we need to take additional action. That’s why I’ve requested to meet with President Bukele during his trip to the United States, and – if Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release,” said Senator Van Hollen

The text of the Senator’s letter to Salvadoran Ambassador Milena Mayorga requesting a meeting with President Bukele is available here and below.

Dear Ambassador Mayorga:

I write to urgently request a meeting with President Bukele during his current visit to the United States to discuss the illegal detention of my constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Mr. Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to a prison in El Salvador. On Saturday evening in a court filing to a federal judge in Maryland, the Trump Administration confirmed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center according to Michael G. Kozak, a senior official in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. However, they did not detail steps that have been taken to facilitate his return, as mandated by the Supreme Court.

I have met with Mr. Abrego Garcia’s wife, mother and brother and, as you can imagine, they are extremely worried about his health, safety, and continued illegal confinement, as am I.

I look forward to your response.

This is a developing story. 

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Rep. Laura Friedman (Screenshot: C-SPAN)

California Democrat Rep. Laura Friedman has admitted House Democrats are coordinating every single week with far-left state attorneys general to weaponize the justice system against President Trump and his America First agenda.

Speaking to voters, Friedman bragged that House Democrats have established a so-called “litigation working group,” aka “shadow government,” comprised of approximately 75 sitting members of Congress who gather behind closed doors every week to craft legal strategies in conjunction with state AGs — the same AGs who have brought politically motivated lawsuits and investigations against Trump, his businesses, his allies, and his policies.

“Every single week, we have a litigation working group where a large group of us—and I’m talking maybe 75 members of the House—sit down with the AGs to talk about legal strategy,” said Friedman.

“This is all going on every single week behind the scenes. It is nonstop talk, nonstop introduction of bills and legislation, nonstop being on social media as much as we can without being throttled, without the crazy analytics, and doing all these things.”

WATCH:

Friedman’s admission lays bare the hypocrisy of a party that lectures about “democracy” while secretly colluding to subvert the will of the voters.

Their so-called “legal strategy” is nothing more than lawfare—a desperate attempt to cripple Trump’s ability to deliver on his promises, from restoring economic prosperity to draining the swamp. And who’s footing the bill for this circus? You, the American taxpayer.

It’s time to call this what it is: a scandal. House Democrats must be held accountable for this blatant abuse of power.

Republicans in Congress should launch an immediate investigation into this “litigation working group” and demand transparency about who’s involved, what they’re planning, and how deep this collusion goes.

The American people deserve answers, not more elitist schemes cooked up in D.C. backrooms.

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By Wayne Allyn Root

First of all, let me state the most important point about Trump’s tariffs…

I’ve supported President Donald J. Trump since the moment he came down the escalator at Trump Tower in June 2015. That was ten years ago.

Since that day, Trump has been right about every economic policy to support the great American middle class, and to make America prosperous again. He is the most brilliant businessman, CEO and economic president in history.

So, why would I lose faith in him now?

Why would I suddenly change course? Why would I listen to the lying, fake news media? Why would I listen to politicians who oppose him? When they’re all owned by China. Why would I listen to Wall Street? When they’re all either owned, or bribed by China.

Why would I suddenly assume I know more about money, economics, or creating wealth than billionaire financial genius Donald J. Trump who has always been right about the economy for ten years?

I have one obvious message to all Trump MAGA supporters- “KEEP THE FAITH, STAY THE COURSE.”

After everything we’ve been through together supporting President Trump through thick and thin these past ten years, why change now? The answer of course is, don’t question it, don’t “over-think” it…

“ALWAYS BET ON TRUMP.”

Secondly, why are Democrats and the media suddenly worried about inflation? Trump produced literally zero inflation in his first term. They never cared. They gave him no credit. Then Biden (and his boss Obama) produced the worst inflation of my lifetime, very likely the worst inflation in America’s history. They said nothing. They acted like they didn’t even notice. They said, “the economy is fantastic.”

If Democrats, the media, and Wall Street didn’t think massive hyper-inflation hurt the economy then, why would the mere possibility of inflation now be the worst threat to our existence?

Third, Trump is hitting each country with tariffs, who hit America with tariffs on our products. So, what’s the problem?

Isn’t that called SELF DEFENSE?

Last I checked, that’s not a crime. If someone hits you first, you are allowed to hit back in self- defense. If it’s good for them to hit our products with tariffs, why is it bad for us to hit them back with the same tariffs in self-defense?

We also run enormous trade deficits because of these tariffs on U.S. goods. Trump wants to reverse these trade deficits. Democrats and the mainstream media claim that’s not a problem. They claim trade deficits don’t hurt the US economy.

So, if trade deficits are just fine and dandy, and nothing to worry about, why is it a problem if the other nations of the world now run a trade deficit with America? If it’s good for the goose, it’s good for the gander.

Most importantly, tariffs are a national security issue.

We either fight this trade war now with China, or we will self-destruct as a nation in the coming years. Our economy will collapse. We will have no decent jobs left. And we will be unable to fight a war with China- A) Because we are economically weak. And B) Because China will control our entire supply chain.

China will invade and conquer Taiwan- where almost all essential computer chips are manufactured. We will have no computer chips to operate our cars, trucks, trains, planes, computers, cell phones, refrigerators, and worst of all, our military equipment.

China will cut off prescription drugs and antibiotics- now almost all made in China. Good luck treating illness and injuries in America- especially if there is a war.

We need to bring manufacturing and essential jobs back to the USA now. This minute.

This is a life and death war that needs to be fought right now. There is no choice. Only a business visionary like Trump could see it…understand how serious our problem is…and be willing to fight it, no matter the pain.

I know middle class America is on Trump’s side.

Literally every single middle class American I know is on Trump’s side when it comes to tariffs. They understand their middle-class quality of life is facing extinction, and their jobs are going the way of the Edsel. They are all with Trump.

What I didn’t know was that plenty of smart wealthy Americans are on Trump’s side too.

Then I attended a birthday party last night in Las Vegas. Everyone in the room was Vegas royalty- the richest of the rich. They not only own Vegas mansions, but homes all over America. They spend summers in Aspen, or Newport Beach, or the South of France. Outside in the parking lot was a sea of Bentleys. These are the very people you might think are against Trump’s tariffs- because they have the most to lose with stocks, bonds, and business deals all over the globe.

Well guess again.

I made it a point to speak to most everyone in the room. One after another they all said the same thing. The exact same words, “I’m with President Trump. Isn’t he amazing? What a great start to his 2nd term. If Kamala had won, America would have been finished.”

But more importantly- to a man and woman- they all added, “Trump is doing the right thing with these tariffs. Had to be done now, or we’d be owned by China in a few years. Trump is the only President in history with the cajones to do what needs to be done. I’m with him, no matter if it causes me pain, no matter if my stocks go down.”

I was a bit shocked and pleasantly surprised.

Sorry, but if anyone tries to tell you the American people are against Trump’s tariffs, they’re full of sh**t.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO, businessman, best-selling author, and national conservative TV and radio host, who has interviewed President Trump 16 times. Watch Wayne’s TV show “America’s Top Ten Countdown” on Real America’s Voice TV Saturdays at Noon ET and his video podcast “Raw & Unfiltered” at UntamedNation.com and Rumble.com daily from 6 PM to 8 PM ET. His website is ROOTforAmerica.com. Read Wayne’s latest fun book, “How Democrats Have Made America Great.” It’s 140 blank pages. The joke is on Democrats!

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Orbán is putting children’s rights above the right to peacefully assemble: ‘Pride events’ must be held indoors.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the Brussels Liberal-Globalist establishment’s ‘bête noire’, the man who almost single-handedly opposed the EU’s frankly suicidal policies.

He is the leader who once described the EU as ‘a contemporary parody of the Soviet Union’, and stated that ‘there Is Not Enough Money in the World To Force Us To Accept Mass Migration and To Put Our Children in the Hands of LGBTQ Activists’.

Now, with the historic return of his long-time ally Donald J. Trump and the surge of right-wingers and populists in Europe, Orbán is forcefully implementing his ‘common-sense’ policies, to the absolute dismay of the USAID-media.

Yesterday (14), in a development of the political decision that TGP reported back in February, Hungary’s parliament approved an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBT communities.

Associated Press reported:

“The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes for and 21 against. It was proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

[…] The amendment declares that children’s rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including that to peacefully assemble. Hungary’s contentious ‘child protection’ legislation prohibits the ‘depiction or promotion’ of homosexuality to minors aged under 18.”

Hungary’s constitutional amendment is now law.

We’re protecting children’s development, affirming that a person is born either male or female, and standing firm against drugs and foreign interference.

In Hungary, common sense matters.

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) April 14, 2025

“The amendment codifies a law fast-tracked through parliament in March that bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities, including the popular Pride event in Budapest that draws thousands annually.

That law also allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who attend prohibited events — such as Budapest Pride — and can come with fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints ($546).”

Orbán is an old-time ally of US President Donald J. Trump.

“The new amendment also states that the constitution recognizes two sexes, male and female, an expansion of an earlier amendment that prohibits same-sex adoption by stating that a mother is a woman and a father is a man.”

As one would expect, AP is deeply hurt by the new legislation and complains that ‘the declaration provides a constitutional basis for denying the gender identities of transgender people’, ‘ignoring the existence of intersex individuals’.

BREAKING: Hungary’s National Assembly has passed the 15th amendment to the Fundamental Law. The sweeping changes prioritize children’s rights, affirm biological gender in law, protect the right to cash payments, and allow new safeguards for national citizenship and community… pic.twitter.com/gDbBmoShgw

— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) April 14, 2025

Government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on X social media platform:

“BREAKING: Hungary’s National Assembly has passed the 15th amendment to the Fundamental Law. The sweeping changes prioritize children’s rights, affirm biological gender in law, protect the right to cash payments, and allow new safeguards for national citizenship and community self-defense. The amendment also limits government emergency powers without a supermajority, and lays the groundwork for action against foreign-funded networks seen as threats to sovereignty. With today’s vote, the governing parties say they are reinforcing Hungary’s identity, stability, and constitutional clarity.”

Read more:

Hungarian Government Under Orbán Chases ‘Gay Pride’ Away From Budapest’s Streets To Protect the Children – Event Must Be Held Indoors at a ‘Closed Space’

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WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief the press this afternoon amid another busy week for the Trump Administration. 

This comes after El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele visited the White House on Monday to meet with President Trump on the two countries’ alien removal partnership.

The meeting was wrapped in controversy over the Trump Administration’s policy of deporting  terrorist foreign gang members to El Salvador’s CECOT supermax prison. Democrats are pushing another hoax, claiming that Trump deported an “innocent” Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and must return him from El Salvador.

However, they refuse to mention his ties to the MS-13 gang that Trump has designated a foreign terrorist organization, his status as an illegal alien, or his El Salvadoran nationality.

Democrat Leader Threatens Trump Administration: Bring Back MS-13 Illegal Alien Gangbanger to US or Activist Courts Will Need to Hold Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi in Contempt

On Thursday, President Trump will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and they are expected to discuss tariffs and international trade.

Leavitt will likely be pressed by the far-left media on Garcia Abrego’s deportation and court rulings that they must facilitate his return if El Salvador chooses to release him from Prison.

She is also expected to address the President’s massive 145% tariffs against China and his reduced tariffs on other countries. White House officials say that over 75 countries have contacted the White House seeking a trade negotiation.

The press briefing is now expected to begin at 1:20 pm.

Watch live below:

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, photo via Murray Osorio PLLC immigration law firm.

Judge Paula Xinis is setting the stage to hold Trump officials in contempt.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia demanded the Trump Administration ‘comply’ with the Supreme Court order and release the MS-13 gang member from the CECOT prison.

In a new court filing on Tuesday Abrego Garcia’s attorneys said the Trump Administration has to at least request his release from the CECOT prison and help ‘facilitate’ his return from El Salvador.

The attorneys said, “There is no evidence that anyone has requested the release of Abrego Garcia.”

“To give any meaning to the Supreme Court’s order, the Government should at least be required to request the release of Abrego Garcia. Id. To date, the Government has not done so,” the attorneys wrote.

The Trump DOJ is currently arguing the meaning of ‘facilitate’ as it relates to immigration cases in response to the Supreme Court order.

Trump’s Justice Department trolled Judge Paula Xinis in a Monday night court filing in the case of deported MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Judge Xinis, an Obama appointee, slammed the Trump Administration during last Friday’s hearing and demanded ‘daily updates’ on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts.

The judge said the Trump Admin has made “no meaningful effort to comply” with her order demanding the physical location and custodial status of Abrego Garcia.

In Monday’s filing, the DOJ didn’t answer Judge Xinis’ questions on Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts. They linked to El Salvador President Bukele’s Oval Office comments on Abrego Garcia.

In Monday’s Oval Office meeting, Bukele said he will not return alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Bukele if he plans to return Abrego Garcia after an Obama judge ordered him to be released from the CECOT prison and brought to the US.

“How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I’m not going to do it. The question is preposterous,” Bukele told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office on Monday.

WATCH:

President Trump and President Bukele both made clear in the Oval Office today that they do not intend to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S. following the Supreme Court’s ruling. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I’m not going to do it.… pic.twitter.com/FZbvEySzmk

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 14, 2025

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Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first public speech of his post-presidency on Tuesday evening, along with former Democratic leaders.

Speaking in Chicago, the 82-year-old dementia patient plans to address Social Security and DOGE cuts as President Trump. Democrats are pushing the narrative that the Trump Administration is planning to take people’s Social Security and Medicare benefits, but the administration maintains that this is not the case.

The feeble old man is expected to flame out, ramble incoherently, and lie as he usually does.

Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team have released several bombshell findings, including stolen identities of over 400,000 Americans through social security fraud, millions of noncitizens receiving Social Security numbers and benefits.

Biden is expected to deliver his address between 4:45 pm and 6 pm CT.

Per ABC:

Biden is expected to fight back in an early evening speech to the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago. While Biden has made a handful of public appearances in recent weeks, Tuesday’s high-profile address focuses on a critical issue for tens of millions of Americans that could define next year’s midterm elections.

“As bipartisan leaders have long agreed, Americans who retire after paying into Social Security their whole lives deserve the vital support and caring services they receive,” said Rachel Buck, executive director of the ACRD. “We are thrilled the president will be joining us to discuss how we can work together for a stable and successful future for Social Security.”

Trump almost immediately began slashing the government workforce upon his return to the White House, including thousands of employees at the Social Security Administration.

Biden will be joined in Chicago by a bipartisan group of former elected officials, including former Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., former Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and former Social Security Administrator Martin O’Malley.

Biden is reportedly expected to remain in his basement in Deleware to live out his final years at his Deleware home and make few public appearances. Still, he has an office in Washington, DC.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump revoked Biden’s security clearance and barred him from receiving daily intelligence briefings.

“He set this precedent in 2021, when he instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to stop the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy provided to former Presidents,” Trump reasoned. “The Hur Report revealed that Biden suffers from ‘poor memory’ and, even in his ‘prime,’ could not be trusted with sensitive information. I will always protect our National Security — JOE, YOU’RE FIRED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

“JOE, YOU’RE FIRED”: Trump Revokes Biden’s National Security Clearance and Stops His Intelligence Briefings

The Gateway Pundit will provide updates on Biden’s speech tonight. 

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Genius architect Gaudi is on the path to canonization.

The Vatican has recognized the ‘heroic virtues’ of ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudi, the creator of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica, in the first step of process that would culminate in his sainthood.

Gaudi has long been venerated by many who point to his piety and the religious symbolism woven ‘through his soaring spires, colorful ceramics and undulating lines’.

The Guardian reported:

“Now it seems the Vatican may be ready to make it official. It said on Monday that Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica, had been put on the path to sainthood.

The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis had recognized Gaudí’s “heroic virtues” during the 88-year-old’s first official appointment after weeks of illness with life-threatening pneumonia.”

It’s been nearly a century since Gaudí’s death, and this declaration marks the initial stage in the process towards sainthood.

Gaudi will have to first be beatified before he can pass to the last step of canonization.

The Nativity portal of the Sagrada Familia.

Many point to how the awe-inspiring Sagrada Família had helped convert many to Catholicism.

“’There are no serious obstacles’, the architect and then-president of the Gaudí Beatification Society, José Manuel Almuzara said in 2003. He described the society as a movement of 80,000 people worldwide who prayed to Gaudí, beseeching him to perform miracles.”

The Catholic church has begun considering his canonization in the early 2000s.

“Construction of the Sagrada Família began in 1882. More than 140 years later, it remains the largest unfinished Roman Catholic church in the world, despite Gaudí devoting the last 12 years of his life to the project.

Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the building in 2010, when he praised ‘the genius of Antoni Gaudí in transforming this church into a praise to God made of stone’.”

Interior of the Sagrada Familia.

In an audience with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the Pope authorized the promulgation of the Decrees concerning Gaudi and other these five people — moving them on the path to sainthood.

Vatican News reported:

“Born in 1852, Antoni Gaudí i Cornet accepted the task of directing the project of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona in 1883. His focus was making art a hymn of praise to the Lord and he considered it his mission to make God known and bring people closer to Him.

On June 7, 1926, he was struck by a tram. Not recognized, he was taken to the Hospital de la Santa Creu, the city’s hospital for the poor. After receiving the last sacraments, he died three days later, on June 10. Around 30,000 people attended his funeral.”

Read more:

Copenhagen Mayor Begs Tourists Not To Buy Pot at Christiania Freetown, After Deadly Shooting – The Problem? Half a Million of Them Visit Every Year for Exactly That

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Elon Musk, Head of DOGE. Photo courtesy of NDTV World.

President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, announced new contract terminations on Tuesday, saving American taxpayers $2.6 billion in wasteful spending.

The agency highlighted presumably the most outrageous expenses, which total over $350,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “plant maintenance” and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) social media programs.

Similarly, DOGE recently revealed that minor routine website maintenance for the VA cost $380,000 PER MONTH.

“That contract has not been renewed, and the same work is now being executed by 1 internal VA software engineer spending ~10 hours/week,” the department said.

DOGE Finds VA Contract Paying $380K a Month for Minor Website Maintenance

According to DOGE.gov, the department has saved taxpayers an estimated $155 billion so far in asset sales, contract/lease cancellations and renegotiations, fraud and improper payment deletion, grant cancellations, interest savings, programmatic changes, regulatory savings, and workforce reductions.

This amounts to nearly $1,000 per taxpayer.

The official DOGE X account shared the update this morning:

Contract update!

Agencies terminated 180 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $3.3B and savings of $2.6B, including a $85.5K @EPA contract for “live plant maintenance services” (the internal EPA team will water them going forward) and a $265.5K @HHSGov contract for “social media monitoring subscription, training, and platform setup”.

Contract update!

Agencies terminated 180 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $3.3B and savings of $2.6B, including a $85.5K @EPA contract for “live plant maintenance services” (the internal EPA team will water them going forward) and a $265.5K @HHSGov contract for… pic.twitter.com/Al8VmNckuC

— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) April 15, 2025

Democrats are furious that Elon Musk is saving the American taxpayer from their scams and misuse of our money.

There are currently nearly a dozen lawsuits challenging DOGE over its authority, data access, and privacy laws.

There is also a secret resistance agreement between 14 states to conduct coordinated lawfare against DOGE and Elon Musk.

Musk’s role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is formally designated as that of a Special Government Employee (SGE), a status that limits his service to 130 days within any 365-day period. His tenure is expected to end around late May 2025, when that cap is reached.

However, as The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump may have several options if he wants to keep Musk leading DOGE past the expiration date.

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Arizona will be combing its voter registration rolls with an eye to removing non-citizens, which could impact up to 50,000 people now eligible to vote in federal elections.

The state went for President Donald Trump in 2024 after narrowly backing former President Joe Biden in 2020 amid claims of voting irregularities.

After a lawsuit launched by America First Legal, the state has agreed that it will partner with the Department of Homeland Security to review voting rolls to verify that all residents on the rolls are American citizens, documents related to the suit said, according to Newsweek.

The lawsuit was filed last year.

The lawsuit was dismissed on Wednesday after a settlement was reached when the 15 counties being sued agreed “to ask DHS to begin responding to requests …  to verify the citizenship of each county’s federal-only voters.”

Kinda crazy that Arizona Democrats needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls

But this is who we’re up against

Democrats will cheat any way they can, whether it’s with illegal aliens voting or shutting down half the election machines on… https://t.co/pEoao8mGxc

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) April 13, 2025

In legal papers filed during the suit, Arizona’s Coconino County said it had not asked DHS about voters’ citizenship status.

“The Office is seeking assistance to verify the citizenship status of registered voters who have not provided Documentary Proof of Citizenship (DPOC). This action aligns with Arizona law and underscores the Recorder’s responsibility to maintain accurate voter registration rolls,” Arizona’s Maricopa County said in a statement, adding that it had “initiated communications” with DHS.

“This settlement is a great result for all Arizonans,” America First Legal senior counsel James Rogers said, according to Fox News.

“This will help County Recorders find and remove any aliens on their voter rolls,” Rogers said.

“It will also potentially enfranchise federal-only voters whose citizenship is confirmed, which would allow them to vote in state and local elections. AFL congratulates each of Arizona’s 15 county recorders for taking this bold and important step for election integrity in the state,” he said.

AFL argued in the lawsuit that counties were not following state law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

Arizona residents are still required to provide proof of citizenship to vote in state and local elections.

It’s a pyrrhic victory knowing Arizona had to be sued into submission before agreeing to follow the law, & take upwards of 50K illegal voters off its rolls

I’m happy to see our elections getting fixed, but I want people held responsible for breaking themhttps://t.co/M0jTiRBuPh pic.twitter.com/BApevToXzn

— Kari Lake (@KariLake) April 13, 2025

Arizona’s law requires that counties confirm the citizenship of “federal-only voters,” about 50,000 voters who can vote in federal elections due to federal rules, but not state and local elections because they have not provided proof of citizenship.

The lawsuit said counties were not using all the resources at their disposal, as required by law, which led to the agreement to check names on the “federal-only” list with DHS.

Those who are not citizens can be removed from the rolls.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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