Month: May 2025

In a defining moment for the fiscal and moral future of the United States, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has openly voiced the frustration of millions of conservative voters who placed their trust in the promise of change under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership.

During a recent interview with friendly media outlets, MTG — as she is widely known among her supporters — was blunt: patience is wearing thin over the lack of tangible progress in defunding the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and taxpayer-funded outlets like NPR and PBS, which for decades have operated as ideological mouthpieces for the left.

“We haven’t seen the DOJ cuts or the funding cancellations sent by the White House. The Speaker of the House also hasn’t brought these bills to the floor,” Greene stated plainly.

The People Voted for Cuts, Not Delays
The conservative congresswoman emphasized that the American people voted for a clear agenda in November 2024, when President Trump was re-elected with a direct mandate: to end federal waste, stop political persecution disguised as justice, and restore power to the people above the deep state.

In that context, defunding the DOJ, NPR, and PBS isn’t just an economic issue — it’s a cultural and patriotic victory.

“Defunding NPR and PBS would be an easy and quick win to pass through the House,” she stressed. “We shouldn’t wait for a giant package. We could pass some of these items separately every week.”

Obstruction Within the Republican Party
Greene’s criticism wasn’t limited to Democrats. She directly called out fellow Republicans who have blocked key initiatives — including Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), who has conditioned his support on more aggressive tax cuts for his New York constituents.

“Mike Lawler introduced a bill in 2023 to raise the SALT cap, but now says $30,000 isn’t enough… while he attacks President Trump’s big, beautiful bill,” she noted.

The congresswoman warned that the lack of unity within the Republican caucus is stalling the fulfillment of the people’s will and weakening the conservative offensive against reckless spending and politicized institutions.

A Wake-Up Call for Congressional Leadership
Taylor Greene reiterated that she has chosen the direct route — meeting with the Speaker of the House, communicating with the White House, and working in subcommittees. But her message is clear: Republican leadership must stop acting out of fear and take control of the agenda.

“Dan, we are not passing the agenda the American people voted for in November. That has to change now,” she warned.

What’s Next?
The representative closed her remarks with a powerful call to action:

“Are we going to get these spending cuts? Can we codify them so that no one in the future wastes billions of our taxpayer dollars again? I believe we can. But we need the will.”

The Time Is Now
Congress cannot continue failing the conservative base. As Congresswoman Greene has made clear, there is no more room for half-measures or diluted negotiations. The re-election of President Trump was the people’s call to restore law, order, and fiscal responsibility. And that begins today.

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A brawl involving more than 300 youth broke out Saturday at a New Jersey mall, leading to seven arrests.

Edison, New Jersey, Mayor Sam Joshi posted Saturday night on Instagram that “over 300 youth” had gathered at the Menlo Park mall “and a brawl ensued.”

At that time, he said none of the then-four people arrested were from Edison.

Joshi reported that no weapons were displayed and that nearby police agencies helped restore order.

‘Four juveniles were arrested for a large brawl that broke out Saturday at Menlo Park Mall in Edison, according to Mayor Sam Joshi.

Joshi says over 300 young people gathered at the mall before the fight ensued.’

– News 12 New Jersey pic.twitter.com/v5TQX0Qj9P

— The Daily Sneed (@Tr00peRR) May 18, 2025

Edison Police Chief Tom Bryan said seven youths were ultimately arrested, according to MyCentralJersey.

Bryan said one Edison officer was on duty when the chaos, prompted by a TikTok post urging youth to flock to the mall, erupted.

One juvenile was charged with aggravated assault on an officer. Six other juveniles were charged with disorderly conduct. One of those six was also charged with resisting arrest.

‘Over 300 youth’ descend upon New Jersey mall, sparking massive brawl planned through TikTok: officials https://t.co/UfVI3KNcbG pic.twitter.com/icU6EGQeu4

— New York Post (@nypost) May 19, 2025

Although Joshi’s post said no one was injured in the incident, Bryan said one Edison police officer suffered a broken ankle during the chaos.

Teen behavior in New Jersey has recently led to the cancellation of a church carnival and arrests at another shopping mall this month alone, according to WKXW-FM.

“What’s up with the parents? I always knew what my kids were doing. I would never condone them going to the mall and creating havoc and chaos,” Bryan said,

The New York Post also noted that Saturday’s chaos was not the first incident of its kind.

This is what happens when people stop supporting law enforcement. 300 “Teens”
terrorizing the mall and this summer its only going to get worse. This happens constantly. #edisonnj #crimewatch #crimeinnj #menloparkmall #democrats #sanctuarystate pic.twitter.com/qoPzXDygrx

— ChiChi (@mydogisphat) May 18, 2025

In October, a call for teens to descend on the Kings Dominion theme park near Richmond, Virginia, instigated chaos that required 14 deputies to respond. There were no arrests in that incident.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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As I stood in line to enter the Rose Garden in April alongside steelworkers clad in hard hats and auto workers proudly sporting their union attire, I realized this would be a different kind of White House event. Absent were the powerful Wall Street icons and multinational CEOs, replaced instead by a spirited group of Trump supporters from the margins—those who flipped Pennsylvania and Michigan from blue to red. These individuals are deeply passionate about reversing our current manufacturing decline, not only to preserve and strengthen our vital middle class but also to safeguard our national sovereignty.

Yet I’m increasingly concerned that our nation, particularly its shrinking manufacturing base, has been so battered by foreign competition, stifling regulations, and shrinking margins that we’ve grown numb, if not wary, of the potential of the “new economy.” Many of the companies I meet with express skepticism toward the administration’s efforts, and, even as they yearn for their former customers, they seem uncertain about how to win them back. The bold moves by the current administration aren’t revolutionary; they’re drawn straight from textbook macroeconomic theory—concepts we’ve taught for decades. So why the hesitation?

At its core, the theory is simple. Nominal GDP grows through injections: manufacturing output, public spending, investments, and exports. It shrinks through leakages: taxes, regulatory compliance costs, and savings. But a rising nominal GDP alone doesn’t guarantee prosperity—we need real GDP growth, which adjusts for inflation/deflation accurately to measure true growth. Governments have a robust toolbox to make this happen: reducing deficits, nudging investors from equities into Treasuries with lower interest rates (easing deficit refinancing), cutting regulations and energy costs to boost manufacturing, and deploying tariffs to spark demand for American-made goods. Another side benefit of tariffs and temporary equity market contraction is that it lowers the value of the U.S. dollar, which could stimulate our export market.

With all this lined up to revive domestic manufacturing, why are American companies hesitant to jump in? Our manufacturers—and by extension, our workforce—have been conditioned to endure global pressures, lulled into complacency by decades of cheap imports flooding our markets. This influx has dulled the bravado that once defined us, luring the middle class into a false sense of security, much to the supercilious delight of the globalists. Meanwhile, firms have grown skeptical of polarized politicians “helping” with recovery schemes—cash infusions that enrich a select few cronies and pet projects, balloon the deficit, and leave the working class empty-handed.

So why the wariness toward this administration’s plan to stimulate the economy and uplift workers? It’s just textbook economics, right? True, but it’s rare to see all these tools wielded at once. The Trump administration is doing exactly that—and it’s brilliant. The U.S. holds a unique advantage: the “bully pulpit” of the world’s dominant reserve currency and, per 2023 World Bank data, roughly 26 percent of global GDP. Yet our massive deficit and national debt are at breaking points. This moment demands bold action.

How do we reignite U.S. manufacturers and ease their fears of policy flip-flops with each election? Enter one of President Trump’s executive orders, “A Plan For Establishing A United States Sovereign Wealth Fund.” According to the White House fact sheet of February 3, the secretaries of commerce and the Treasury had 90 days to design a U.S. sovereign wealth fund (SWF). These funds—common globally—amplify a nation’s assets for strategic gain. According to the White House, sovereign wealth funds exist around the world as mechanisms to amplify the financial return to a nation’s assets and leverage those returns for strategic benefit and goals.

The United States can leverage such returns to promote fiscal sustainability, lessen the burden of taxes on American families and small businesses, establish long-term economic security, and promote U.S. economic and strategic leadership internationally.

The U.S. already holds a vast sum of highly valued assets that can be invested through a sovereign wealth fund for greater long-term wealth generation. The federal government directly holds $5.7 trillion in assets. Indirectly, including through natural resource reserves, the federal government holds a far larger sum of asset value.

Fueled by tariff revenues, this SWF could offer a federal “guaranty policy”—an insurance mechanism of sorts, to reimburse corporate investments if future administrations reverse course. This would shield companies and lenders from political volatility, fostering a stable foundation for citizens’ financial well-being. Well-defined programs could also incentivize small manufacturers to modernize and expand, with the state guaranteeing capital investments.

We’re at the 5-yard line with the wind at our backs. Manufacturers and politicians must seize this moment, set aside partisanship, and cooperate to restore America’s greatness. The tools are proven, the strategy is sound, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. We have a mandate. Have we lost our competitive will—or are we just scared to act? The answer lies in what we do next.

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There are, roughly speaking, three schools of doctrine on nuclear defense. The first and dominant is the line of thought emanating from John von Neumann, father of the computer: “Mutual assured destruction” (MAD), the certainty of catastrophic nuclear reprisal, will deter wars between nuclear-armed powers. This has in practice been the actual frame for nuclear weapons policy since the early days of the Cold War. The second line, from the physicist Herman Kahn, posits a winnable nuclear war; in the era of the nuclear submarine, a true decapitation strike seems less viable than it did in 1960. 

The third accepts the premise of MAD, but inverts the conclusion: The threat of nuclear reprisal discourages nuclear war, but does not preclude the possibility of purely conventional conflict between nuclear-armed powers. An early and prominent exponent of this heterodoxy was the British Member of Parliament Enoch Powell, who believed that the drawdown of conventional military forces was based on a misguided trust in the security afforded by the bomb. Already in 1949, he wrote, “When atom bombs are a stock line in the principal arsenals of the world, the absolute certainty of reprisals reduces the likelihood of their being used, though it cannot, of course, eliminate the possibility. Nevertheless, the atom bomb in World War III may be like poison gas in World War II – a constant potential menace, but never an actual one.” 

More pointedly, during a 1970 parliamentary debate, he said, “I have always regarded the possession of the nuclear capability as a protection against nuclear blackmail. It is a protection against being threatened with nuclear weapons. What it is not a protection against is war.” Powell’s view was not taken terribly seriously at the time, or after; indeed, the Thatcher government was preparing to draw down its Atlantic fleet when the Falklands War broke out, an infelicitous bit of timing on the Argentine part.

As so often happens, it seems that he has been vindicated at a lag. The Russia–Ukraine war has been an interesting if hair-raising study in the potential of proxy wars between nuclear powers; for all intents and purposes, Ukraine is waging a war on behalf of NATO with NATO armaments, NATO intelligence, and NATO advisors, some of whom are directly operating weapons systems against Russian forces. (This all is conceded by the more honest sort of Ukraine hawk, who will say that we’re using cheap mercenaries to degrade a historical near-peer rival and, of course, to Teach China a Lesson.) Russia rattled its nuclear saber a bit in response to strikes on its core territory, but the bomb has pretty much been kept on the top shelf throughout the war. (Another vindicated Powellism: the observation that the “tactical” use of nuclear weapons is an absurdity.)

Even more to the point was the most frightening thing to happen this century, which, of course, promptly dropped out of the headlines of Western newspapers within 24 hours of its conclusion: the brief war between India and Pakistan that broke out on May 7. No proxy kabuki here; India lobbed ballistic missiles directly into Pakistan, including in the environs of Pakistan’s nuclear command headquarters, and Pakistan’s air force directly engaged Indian jets in Indian airspace. Swift diplomatic action kept the conflict short, but the cat is still out of the bag: Nuclear-armed powers can have conventional battles without an inevitable spiral into nuclear war.

What does it all mean, Mr. Natural? First, that nuclear proliferation—as occasionally suggested as a solution for containing China and its proxies in the Pacific—is not in fact a guarantee of peace or a deterrent to wars of expansion. Second, that, as policymakers observe these empirical limits on nuclear deterrence, we can expect to see more such conventional wars. (A handful of political scientists in the past 60 years predicted this, dubbing the dynamic the “stability–instability paradox.”) Third, that the cultivation of conventional armaments, particularly drones and the allied technologies in computing and E/M emission, will decide the national power rankings of the near future. The apparently dominant assumption in the American military–industrial complex that conventional weapons are an expensive sideshow to our well-established nuclear program—that, so long as the Tritons are out there reliably prowling the seven seas, it doesn’t matter too much that our F-35s have a combat readiness of about 60 percent or that the 400-ship navy is an impossible dream—is dangerous if a robust defense establishment is in fact an American national interest.

Some analysts, particularly our own Sumantra Maitra, have argued that the Cold War world system is giving way to an older style of international relations, the concert of powers. As the horror show of nuclear war has lost its power as a threat, slowly at first and then quickly two weeks ago, those analysts are looking more right than ever. Defense policy must follow, or the laggard powers will find themselves left totally behind. 

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All eyes were on President Donald Trump last Tuesday when he touched down in Riyadh for a four-day, three-country tour of the Middle East. But by the end of Trump’s big trip, a more momentous Mideast event was unfolding about 1,000 miles northwest, in the Gaza strip.

There, the Israeli military was laying the groundwork for Operation Gideon’s Chariots, a campaign to flatten Gaza, conquer the strip, and concentrate all civilians in small areas of the enclave. As Trump toured opulent Gulf states, Israel escalated strikes on the beleaguered Gazans, killing hundreds on Thursday and Friday alone. On Saturday, one day after Trump departed the region, Israel announced it had launched its planned operation.

Just before the president’s trip, many analysts, detecting a rift between Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had expected (and hoped) that the U.S. president would push Israel to halt its war rather than escalate it. Rumors arose that he might even formally recognize a Palestinian state. While Trump did make some noises about the hunger crisis in Gaza, he did not implore Netanyahu to cease fire, and, indeed, he renewed his call for the U.S. to participate in the Gaza takeover.

This was a serious error by the president, the only person outside Israel with the power to stop the carnage in Gaza. While Trump has signaled a desire to put some policy daylight between the two nations, he hasn’t suspended military aid to Israel, nor even threatened to do so (though some in his inner circle may have conveyed such a threat in private). Unless that changes, the Gaza war likely will rage on toward a grim finale, namely, ethnic cleansing. That would be a catastrophe for the Gazans themselves, obviously, and would further destabilize the Middle East. But it could also, in the long run, put the people of Israel in grave danger, leaving their nation isolated and despised on the world stage. 

A small country with under 10 million people—around one-tenth the population of Iran, its chief adversary—Israel is weaker than it seems and dependent on the U.S. for its security needs. Washington not only sends Israel billions of dollars in military aid each year, but positions U.S. forces to deter Israel’s enemies, scrambles to thwart attacks on Israel when deterrence fails, and runs diplomatic cover for Israel at the United Nations. 

There are signs, however, that Israel’s superpower shield won’t be around indefinitely.

Like much of the world, Americans are turning against Israel—with a majority of U.S. adults, especially younger ones, now disfavoring the country—and increasingly don’t want their tax dollars to fund the war in Gaza and Israel’s related antagonisms in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran. Other Western nations—including Italy, normally a vocal supporter of Jerusalem—have soured on Israel and are calling for an end to hostilities in Gaza. Meanwhile, Antonio Guterres, the UN chief, has been doubling down on harsh condemnations of Israeli actions. 

As Israel’s expansionist militarism alienates Western allies and the international community, it’s also inflaming the antipathy of neighbors and rivals in the Middle East, which is why Saudi Arabia has put on hold plans to normalize bilateral relations. This is a perilous dynamic. If 10 years from now a new generation of Western leaders withdraw assistance, Israel could experience pronounced military vulnerability, deep unpopularity globally, and near-total diplomatic isolation. Trump should cut Israel off now before it finds itself in that unenviable circumstance.

An ancient text sheds light on the ethics of America’s continued military aid to Israel. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates imagines a scenario in which a man has borrowed weapons from a friend who subsequently goes mad. Should the man give back the weapons, as pledged? Socrates believed that he should weigh the debt obligation against the potential harms of returning what was owed. In this case, as Socrates sought to show his interlocutors, justice requires withholding weapons from a friend who poses a danger to himself and others.

The same logic applies to America’s military aid to its ally Israel, which has acted with a degree of violent recklessness in Gaza lacking any precedent in modern times. Indeed, this real-world case is clearer cut than the one imagined by Socrates, since the U.S. does not “owe” Israel any weapons at all. The munitions that Washington sends abroad are funded by American taxpayers and delivered to foreign nations at the discretion of the White House and Congress, however entitled to them some recipients, including Israel, have come to feel.

Many American politicos, including in the Trump administration, have lost sight of this basic asymmetry at the heart of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, during a recent meeting with Israeli families, explained why the U.S. wouldn’t force Israel to end its war. “We’re not the Israeli government,” Witkoff said. “The Israeli government is a sovereign government. They can’t tell us what to do, we can’t tell them what to do.” 

Witkoff’s insistence that Israel “can’t tell us what to do” is encouraging, but his comments also reflect a misconception of the U.S.-Israel relationship. The White House, in fact, has every right to demand an immediate end to the Gaza war, since it is being fought with American weapons. Israel, of course, would then have every right to refuse—in which case American assistance should cease. And honestly, when has the U.S. ever declined, on principle, to tell other countries what to do?

The actual reason the Trump administration isn’t pushing Israel to end the Gaza war pertains not to the principle of non-interference in the politics of other nations, but to the fraught politics of America, where the Israel lobby remains a powerful force. While a split seems to have developed between Trump and Netanyahu—the former declined to visit Israel during his Middle East trip, has struck bilateral deals with Israel’s enemies Hamas and the Yemeni Houthis, is pursuing a nuclear deal with its arch-nemesis Iran, and lifted sanctions on Syria over Israel’s objections, among other moves—the president has been reluctant to challenge Israel publicly. 

Indeed, Trump has dismissed the claim that private tensions exist. During a Saturday interview on Fox News, Trump denied that he was “frustrated” with Netanyahu. “No, look, he’s got a tough situation,” Trump said. “You have to remember, there was October 7 that everyone forgets.” Until Trump takes a harder line, Netanyahu will continue to brush aside White House concerns. 

To be sure, criticisms from Trump and other officials secured Israel’s decision Sunday night to permit a small amount of food aid into Gaza. But the U.S., despite its enormous leverage, is failing to halt the military campaign that makes such aid depressingly necessary. Because of this lack of progress, some commentators have questioned whether an actual rift between Trump and Netanyahu has even emerged. 

My own view is that the rift is real, but narrower than many believe and with more limited consequences. Amid the deterioration in bilateral relations, White House officials have cancelled trips to Israel and exhibited real frustration with Netanyahu, notwithstanding the president’s denial. But they’ve also taken pains not to highlight or even acknowledge the discord in public. 

After Vice President J.D. Vance called off a Tuesday visit to Israel, he cited “logistics” as the reason, though the decision was reportedly motivated by Netanyahu’s escalation in Gaza. Like the Biden administration, which routinely grumbled about Netanyahu behind closed doors, Trump officials haven’t given the Israeli leader much reason to think that U.S. assistance is conditional on good behavior.

Time is running out for the White House to change tack. While most Israelis favor striking a ceasefire agreement that brings the hostages home and enables normalization with Arab nations, Operation Gideon’s Chariots represents a different, darker path forward. If Israel carries the operation through, its reputation on the world stage will suffer irreparable damage, and Western leaders will grow increasingly reluctant to sustain assistance to the Jewish state. In that possible future, Israel’s geopolitical position will be precarious.

Trump, in his inaugural address, vowed to govern as a “peacemaker and unifier.” Ahead of the election in November, he presented himself as Israel’s “big protector.” The White House regularly says that the president will continue to be the greatest “friend” Israel has ever known. But as Socrates knew, sometimes giving weapons to a friend who is expecting them isn’t the right thing to do. The president should suspend military aid to Israel now—for its own sake.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spun an astounding lie while speaking to the press today.

A reporter asked Jeffries, “Given the revelations with Biden’s cancer diagnosis, and the release of the Hur recording, why were Democrats not more open to talking about President Biden’s age in 2024?”

Not only does Jeffries not answer the question, he completely ignores it.

First, he talks about thoughts and prayers for Joe Biden. Then he launches into a ridiculous rant about how cruel Republicans are spreading conspiracy theories.

To make matters worse, he then advances fake news about Republicans cutting healthcare for Americans.

Watch:

JUST IN: Hakeem Jeffries rips Republicans for spreading “conspiracy theories” about Biden’s declining health following Biden’s cancer announcement.

Reporter: Why were Democrats not more open to talking about President Biden’s age in 2024?

Jeffries: Republicans are literally… pic.twitter.com/iAlTn5Fd68

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 19, 2025

Democrats and the media used to call Joe Biden’s diminished mental state a conspiracy theory. How did that work out?

You know what’s very telling about this clip? There is no mainstream media reportage on it. None. Zero. Why do you suppose that is? Could it be because the media knows that every single thing Jeffries says here is pure deflection or an outright lie?

People responded to the clip on Twitter/X:

Oh look!!! The party that hid a cancer diagnosis, propped up a mentally declining president, and gaslit the nation for years is now offended we noticed. Call it a conspiracy all you want, reality didn’t get the memo.

— The Undercurrent (@NotTheirScript) May 19, 2025

It is like he exists in a different reality than the rest of us

— Old School Eddie (@Old_SchoolEddie) May 19, 2025

Democrats keep refusing to live in the REAL World. They will be lost deeply in the wilderness for 250+ yrs.

— Sara Welch (@SaraWel28967384) May 19, 2025

They lied to us for 4 years and now they want to call it a conspiracy theory. What a bunch of clowns.

— Jimmy (@jimomics) May 19, 2025

This could possibly end the Democrat party. At a time when the American people know that we have been lied to for years, this is the best Democrats have to offer? Part of their problem is that they never get challenged by the media, so they fall back on these lazy canned lines, but that’s just not going to cut it anymore.

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A majority of the American people view the economy as ‘strong’ for the first time since July of 2021, according to a new Harvard/Harris poll.

This is bad news for the completely useless Democrat party and great news for everyone else.

Note the timing. The last time people felt this good about the economy was shortly after Trump left office in 2021. Now, he’s back in office for just a few months and people are feeling good again. That is not a coincidence. It’s the Trump Effect in action.

Biden was horrible for the economy and everyone knows it.

BREAKING: For the first time since July 2021, a majority of Americans rate the economy as “strong,” according to a new Harvard/Harris Poll pic.twitter.com/ez9FwmKheA

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 19, 2025

THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA IS HERE

According to a new Harvard/Harris Poll, a MAJORITY of Americans rate the economy as “STRONG” for the first time since July 2021.

Donald Trump is making America great again. pic.twitter.com/b1cpZG7FwE

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2025

Newsweek reported on this and they STILL tried to spin it as bad news for Trump:

Americans’ View of the Economy Reverses Four-Year Trend in New Poll

Amajority of Americans view the state of the economy as “strong” for the first time in nearly four years, according to a new Harvard University/HarrisX poll.

Why It Matters

The poll marks the first time in years that optimism has outpaced pessimism on the economy in one of the pollster’s surveys, representing a significant reversal in public sentiment during a period of inflation, interest rate hikes and pandemic aftershocks. A stronger view on the economy could reshape consumer spending and investment confidence after years of turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A return to net-positive views of the U.S. economy could have political implications for President Donald Trump, whose administration has faced criticism over some of his economic policies such as tariffs.

The poll, conducted by the Harvard University Center for American Political Studies and HarrisX, found that a slim majority of Americans now view the economy as strong.

The best is yet to come. Let the media try to spin it if they want to, the American people obviously know better.

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US District Court Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, said to hell with the Supreme Court and still ordered the Trump DOJ to turn over documents related to its decision to revoke protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants.

Judge Chen said the Supreme Court’s ruling today is not a factor and insisted on a deadline tonight for the Trump DOJ to turn over the documents.

UPDATE: Judge Chen in SF insists on deadline tonight for Trump administration to turn over documents related to decision to curtail TPS for Venezuelans. #SCOTUS ruling today not a factor, judge says. Earlier: https://t.co/vD2PW3lIfX pic.twitter.com/TbjCz8mUqj

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) May 20, 2025

The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s block on President Trump’s order to revoke ‘protected status’ for hundreds of thousands of migrants living in the US.

The high court allowed the Trump Administration to strip approximately 350,000 Venezuelans currently in the US of their ‘protected status.’

Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone Supreme Court justice to dissent.

In March, San Francisco-based Judge Edward Chen issued a stay on Trump’s order to revoke Temporary Restricted Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who arrived to the US on Biden’s parole program.

Judge Chen, temporarily paused Trump’s plans to end Biden’s TPS program.

The DOJ argued that the parole programs were discretionary and it is up to the government to decide when it can cut the program.

It was previously reported that President Trump was set to strip the status of 532,000 migrants living in the United States who were flown in on Joe Biden’s parole program.

Recall that Joe Biden brought in more than half a million migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on his CHNV program.

CBP data found that over 1 million illegal aliens have been allowed into the US through what the Biden Regime defined as “legal” means.” The Biden-Kamala admin used the CBP One App and the CHNV program to allow illegals entry into the US.

These numbers are not included in the millions of illegals that have entered the US under Joe Biden’s watch.

It was previously reported that 81% of the Haitian migrants from Biden’s parole program – 362,000 out of 448,000 – were flown into red states.

Earlier this year it was reported that one of the Haitians who entered the US on Biden’s parole program was charged with triple murder, including two children.

President Trump revoked the migrants’ legal status and told them that if they don’t self-deport, they will be arrested.

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Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver released a statement after the Justice Department announced federal charges against her for assaulting ICE agents.

US Attorney Alina Habba announced federal charges against Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver for assaulting ICE agents.

“Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” Alina Habba said on Monday evening.

“No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise,” Alina Habba said.

Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/TV00uwRtKq

— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) May 19, 2025

ICE bodycam footage showed Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver verbally abusing and physically assaulting federal agents at a detention facility in Newark.

Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver (woman in the red jacket) physically attacked ICE agents at Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday.

Democrat members of Congress and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka went to ‘inspect’ the Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey when a violent altercation broke out amid a breach.

Rep. Monica McIver was seen laying hands on agents during the altercation and chaos.

“I touch whoever I want motherf*cker!” McIver shouted.

WATCH:

BREAKING: I have obtained exclusive ICE officer body cam footage clearly showing Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver verbally and physically assaulting federal agents in New Jersey after illegally entering an ICE detention facility.

In the video you can see indisputable evidence of… pic.twitter.com/msAQBz23oJ

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 10, 2025

Rep. McIver released a statement on Monday evening and the charges against her are “purely political.”

The New Jersey Democrat also blamed ICE agents for the violent altercation at the Delaney Hall facility.

“Earlier this month, I joined my colleagues to inspect the treatment of ICE detainees at Delaney Hall in my district. We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short. Instead, ICE agents created an unnecessary and unsafe confrontation when they chose to arrest Mayor Baraka. The charges against me are purely political — they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight. This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court,” McIver said.

My statement on the charges filed against me: pic.twitter.com/urxCAt1ZEc

— Rep. LaMonica McIver (@RepLaMonica) May 20, 2025

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer actually tried to blame the Trump administration for the Mexican Navy accident over the weekend, where a tall training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.

This is definitive proof that Schumer’s criticisms of Trump have just become a reflex that is cartoonishly stupid.

He tried to imply that DOGE related cuts at the U.S. Coast Guard were somehow to blame. Watch:

Mexican Navy ship loses control and rams into a bridge.

Chuck Schumer: Trump and DOGE must be held accountable.

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— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 19, 2025

The Coast Guard has responded, and they have completely rejected this idiocy.

FOX News reports:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency may be at least partly responsible for a Mexican navy tall ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night.

Schumer made the claim in a press release on Sunday, saying he had been briefed on the details of the deadly crash, which left two people dead and over a dozen more injured. Schumer argued that a U.S. Coast Guard system may have been operating at partial capacity due to a DOGE hiring freeze at the Department of Homeland Security, but the Coast Guard itself says the system was “fully functional during the incident.”…

The Coast Guard rejected Schumer’s claim in a statement of its own. Furthermore, there were no other ships involved in Saturday’s crash that would have involved the VTS.

The Coast Guard told Fox News Digital that VTS was “fully functional during the incident and operating in accordance with established procedures to manage commercial traffic and facilitate safe navigation.”

Schumer even posted this stupidity on Twitter/X and still hasn’t taken it down.

With the Brooklyn Bridge strike last night:

I’m fighting for answers about whether Trump and DOGE have impacted water traffic control.

We know they’ve been meddling with U.S. Coast Guard staffing.

Trump relieved Admiral Linda Fagan as Commandant of the USCG, and that position…

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 18, 2025

This is just embarrassing. Do Democrats realize they are being led by deeply unserious and stupid people?

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