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 Trending Politics: Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, fired out of the gate Thursday morning, telling a packed committee hearing that she intends to overhaul a U.S. intelligence community that has been weaponized against her would-be boss throughout his political tenure. The attacks on Trump began even before he defeated Hillary Clinton, Gabbard said in her opening statement. “The American people elected Donald Trump not once but twice, and yet the American intelligence agencies were politicized by his opponents to undermine his presidency and falsely portray him as a puppet of Vladimir Putin,” Gabbard said in between resolute looks at members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee. With stark detail, the former Democratic congresswoman laid out a litany of offenses she pointed to in arguing for a systemic transformation at the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other clandestine intelligence-gathering services. By abusing Section 1 of the Fo...

 Newsmax: US Ban on Gun Sales to Adults Under Age 21 Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court held on Thursday, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights. The ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marked the first time a federal appeals court has held that the prohibition violated the right to keep and bear arms enshrined in the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. The appeals court had previously upheld that same ban in 2012. But that was before the 6-3 conservative majority U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in 2022 that established a new test for assessing modern firearms laws. ... The U.S. Department of Justice during Democratic former President Joe Biden's tenure had defended the ban. But Jones said it put forth "scant" evidence to show that the gun ...

 Headline USA; ‘Arctic Frost’: Internal Records Reveal Code-Name of FBI Operation to Target Trump 'Was Trump still removed as an investigative subject?  If so, which Justice Department and FBI officials—other than Jack Smith—later added him for prosecution?...' ... ... This attempt to use the FBI to throttle the Trump campaign for president should be investigated by Congress.  At this point, it looks like a threat to the democratic election process by operatives who opposed his candidacy.  See also: 7:17 Now playing Victor Davis Hanson: Get Me Kash Patel The Daily Signal 391K views   1 day ago New    

 Newsmax: Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem has halted government funding for progressive groups that assist migrants, citing concerns over taxpayer dollars being used to "facilitate illegal immigration," Breitbart reported . Noem has suspended federal funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide aid to migrants pending a 90-day review, announcing the decision Wednesday during an appearance on Fox News' "The Will Cain Show," saying the grants had been misused to enable illegal immigration. "It's amazing to me the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been spent by the federal government that has been sent to NGOs to facilitate this invasion of our country," Noem said. The funding freeze comes amid heightened debate over immigration policy and border security, key issues in President Donald Trump's campaign promises. Noem, a staunch Trump ally, argued that the move was necessary to safeguard taxpayer dollars. "So, I...

 DC Daily Journal: In a recent MSNBC appearance, former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams made a pointed remark about Vice President JD Vance, calling him a “DEI graduate.” This comment came during a conversation on air about the impacts of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, which have been a subject of heated debate in American politics. The conversation began with a discussion of President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on January 20, 2017, which mandated an end to DEI efforts within the federal government. Abrams was responding to MSNBC host Joy Reid’s claim that Trump was being influenced by authors of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 — a conservative initiative that aims to reshape American governance. While Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 during his 2024 campaign, Abrams used this as a segue to criticize the Republican Party’s stance on DEI and its implications for American society. ... But it was her comments on DEI...

  Newsmax: Longtime TV host and bestselling author Bill O'Reilly told Newsmax on Thursday that "human error" and "incompetence" will prove to be the two causes behind the plane crash that killed 67 people outside of Washington, D.C. Whether President Donald Trump is correct in his assessment earlier Thursday that the lowering of standards due to diversity, equity, and inclusion hires in the Biden administration is also to blame, O'Reilly said that will require "more investigation." O'Reilly joined "Finnerty" to talk about the collision Wednesday night between an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and its three occupants at Ronald Reagan National Airport. "I think there's human error here, of course. There's no other explanation for it. Air traffic control is responsible, particularly in that area. So I think that that will unfold that way. There...

 Headline USA: DOJ Signals Charges for Sanctuary Officials After Releasing Immigrant Guilty of Assault 'We will use every tool at our disposal to prevent sanctuary city policies from impeding and obstructing lawful federal operations...' ... ... The idea that cities can decide whether illegals can have sanctuary in their city is idiotic.  These cities are facilitating illegal conduct in the US and endangering their own citizens.  The Federal government should be arresting the illegals and anyone who harbors them.  See also: Trump’s border blitz proves past presidents refused to enforce laws And:   Meet The Criminal Illegal Aliens Captured In ICE’s Sunday Raids The rogues' gallery includes cartel members, a drug and weapons trafficker, and one man in possession of child pornography    

 American Action News: House Republicans plan to introduce a bill that would officially designate several major Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), legislation that would make President Donald Trump’s executive order more permanent. The Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act calls for labeling the Sinaloa Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste and the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion as FTOs, according to legislation obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The legislation would additionally require the State Department to issue a report to Congress on these criminal organizations and any other cartels that meet the standard of an FTO designation. “The cartels have spent the last four years exploiting our border to profit off of misery, fear, and death,” Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, the sponsor of the bill, said in a statement provided to the DCNF. “Now that their open-borders cash flow is about to dry up, they have resorted to p...

 Fox News: Trump moves to prepare Guantanamo Bay for 30,000 'criminal illegal aliens' Trump says, 'It's a tough place to get out of' President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he would instruct the Pentagon to prepare Guantanamo Bay to detain 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens." ... "Some of them are so bad, we don’t even trust their countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back," Trump said. "We’re going to send them to Guantanamo." He added, "It’s a tough place to get out of." ... It does raise the question of why the Biden administration thought it was OK to let these criminals into the US.  Did they think they were going to be Democrat voters?  See also: Colombia Agrees to Trump’s Terms on Taking Back Illegal Migrants, U.S. Pauses Sanctions, Tariffs And:  Feds raid makeshift nightclub in Colorado and discover nearly 50 illegal migrants including dozens connected to notorious Tren de Aragua gang And:   Governo...

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 DC Daily Journal: ... In the wake of President Donald Trump’s first executive orders, the focus has swiftly turned to dismantling the regulatory framework established by the Biden administration. While Trump’s early directives have set the stage for a strong pushback against the so-called “whole-of-government” approach championed by Biden, unwinding the extensive network of regulations and policies tied to climate change, racial equity, and social issues will be a time-consuming and complex endeavor. Biden’s legacy of regulatory action, which extends across a range of sectors from health care to environmental policies, is not easily reversible. Repealing these regulations will require a combination of legal challenges, congressional interventions, and a lengthy process of rewriting or rescinding specific rules through formal procedures. ... As Sarah Parshall Perry, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, shared with...

 Headline USA: Trump Pulls Plug on Taxpayers’ $50 Million in CONDOMS to Gaza 'You can buy 500 million condoms with that kind of cash. That’s enough to give every guy in Gaza 1,000 condoms...' ... ... This is one of the craziest expenditures ever. 

 Washington Examiner: Former President Joe Biden’s green light to federal regulators resulted in a historic increase in costs and red tape that landed on everyone. According to a new audit of the regulations and rules unleashed by the Biden bureaucracy, the one-term Democratic president broke all records in total costs and added paperwork. “According to the aggregated collection of self-reported estimates from federal agencies, the cumulative total of regulatory costs under the Biden administration added up to more than $1.8 trillion — far exceeding any preceding administration on record,” the report from  American Action Forum  noted. What’s more, the regulatory watchdog found that Biden added 356 million new hours of paperwork to Wall Street and Main Street. ... This is more evidence of what a disaster the Biden presidency was for Americans.   The Trump election saved the country from runaway spending.

  American Action News: A Democratic councilman called on the Trump administration Tuesday during a Newsmax segment to levy criminal charges against Democratic officials who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. Amid widespread ICE raids targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records, Democratic New York City council member Robert Holden voiced support for ICE’s crackdown and accused fellow Democrats of “plotting against Trump” and actively seeking to hinder law enforcement efforts. Holden further criticized his colleagues for their lack of support in promoting safer streets and reducing crimes. “They’re actually plotting against Trump. They started from day one,” Holden told Rob Schmitt. “The state level, the far left, the socialists, are drafting legislation as we speak to try to put up more obstacles and prevent ICE from doing their job.” ... Holden advocated for using stringent measures against what he perceives as sabotage against federal law e...

  Red State: Remember all the violence and hate that pro-Hamas students and outside agitators brought to a number of our nation’s universities in their twisted response to Hamas’ savage Oct 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel that left over 1,200 brutally murdered? When Israel retaliated for the atrocity and started a just war with the terrorist organization in Gaza, the activist class went nuts at Columbia University, Harvard, Cornell, UCLA, and so many other institutions. It was an embarrassment to our country. Donald Trump noticed, and now that he is back as president, he’s  taking action : President  Donald Trump  ordered a law enforcement crackdown on antisemitism on college campuses, including removing pro-Hamas activists with student visas from the country, Fox News has learned. Trump's directive gives all federal agencies a 60-day window to identify civil and criminal authorities available to combat antisemitism and deport anti-Jewish activists who broke any laws...

 The Federalist Wire: ... According to the New York Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 308 illegal aliens, including an attempted m*rderer, on President Donald Trump’s first full day in the White House. According to a senior official in the Trump administration, on January 21, a coordinated coast-to-coast operation targeted criminal migrants in and around sanctuary cities such as Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, and Miami. The operation involved multiple agencies and marked the beginning of the mass deportations Trump had promised during his campaign. In Silver Spring, Maryland, ICE agents apprehended Edward Marlon Rauda-Aldnada, a 56-year-old s*x offender from El Salvador. Meanwhile, in Colorado, officers with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detained Jose Barco-Chirino, a Venezuelan national, at Colorado State Prison. Barco-Chirino, convicted of attempted m*rder and other violent offenses, will remain in ICE custody until depo...

 Newsmax: President Donald Trump, in a post on social media early Thursday, criticized the control tower workers and the crew of a Black Hawk military helicopter involved in a deadly midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the helicopter over the Potomac River Wednesday night. Wednesday night, the passenger jet, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with the Army helicopter while attempting a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport, resulting in a large search-and-rescue operation in the Potomac River. "The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport," Trump posted on Truth Social . "The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. "This is a bad situation...