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Reclaiming the Balance of Power in America By CIB-173RDABN Reclaiming the Balance of Power in America Over the last several decades, America’s federal government has slowly drifted away from the constitutional balance of power intended by the Founders. The system we live under today isn’t always governed by our elected officials, but increasingly by unelected bureaucrats, activist judges, and defiant state governments. This shift didn’t happen overnight — it was allowed, piece by piece, as Congress became lazy, states ignored federal law, and the courts replaced interpretation with ideology. President Trump — whether by design or by instinct — appears...

VIDEONepo Baby Jack Kennedy Schlossberg has accomplished NOTHING in his life except act like a complete FOOL in public. In the latter category was his jealous obsession with the late great Charlie Kirk. Why the obsession? It was a reflection of his jealousy of someone younger than him who on his own, without a famous family, had accomplished great things. And now Nepo Baby Jack wants to run for Congress. Too bad for him he has a long pathetic video record of himself online including his jealousy of a man of true greatness---Charlie Kirk.

Republicans jammed through a change to Senate rules on Thursday that will allow them to more quickly confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees. The move came over the objections of Democrats after bipartisan negotiations collapsed. The rules change will allow nominees to be considered en bloc, or as a group, as tensions have grown over several months between the two parties over the backlog of President Donald Trump’s nominees awaiting Senate confirmation. The vote was 45-53. Bipartisan negotiators worked furiously Thursday to reach an agreement that would head off Republicans from using the so-called nuclear option to allow the...

“Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) went on a cruel rant about murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, scoffing at the notion that his core mission was to have a civil debate on politics. “There are a lot of people who are talking about him [Kirk] just wanting to have a civil debate,” Omar sneered to progressive outlet Zeteo. “These people are full of s— and it’s important for us to call them out while we feel anger and sadness” Omar groused that the TurningPoint USA founder downplayed George Floyd and opposed Juneteenth. “There is nothing more f—ed up than to pretend...

If you, by chance, believed that congressional committees were helmed by elected officials who did their homework and were trying to do more than get face time on the evening news, you certainly learned this week what a farce these hearings can be. Here’s Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, members of which are richly financed by the pharmaceutical companies that have made mountains of money on vaccines: [video at link] If you didn’t realize before this that the CDC needs a thorough housekeeping after it mandated -- with no scientific basis -- six-foot distances and...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that he is “confident” that President Donald Trump’s tariff plan “will win” at the Supreme Court, but warned his agency would be forced to issue massive refunds if the high court rules against it. If the tariffs are struck down, he said, “we would have to give a refund on about half the tariffs, which would be terrible for the Treasury,” according to an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He added, however, that “if the court says it, we’d have to do it.” The Trump administration last week asked the Supreme Court for...

US District Judge Amir Ali, a Biden appointee, blocked President Trump from cutting billions of dollars in USAID and foreign aid that Congress authorized. Trump will immediately appeal Judge Ali’s ruling. “President Trump has the executive authority to ensure that all foreign aid is accountable to taxpayers and aligns with the America First priorities people voted for,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement to Reuters. Reuters reported:

A political dynasty may inherit Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-NY) soon-to-be empty seat, with former President John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, mulling a run. The 32-year-old Schlossberg told The New York Times that running for Nadler’s seat is “certainly a possibility.” As Breitbart News reported, Nadler announced he would be retiring after three decades in Congress, saying that the fallout from Joe Biden’s presidency indicated the time has come for generational change within the Democrat Party. “Nadler’s departure will open a rare Democratic primary contest in Manhattan, where his district stretches from Union Square through Central Park and includes major...

Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese sat down with Trump for an hour in the Oval Office Friday afternoon. A March Pew Research Center Poll that found support for Israel among young Republicans is slipping. The president acknowledged that he was aware of this trend, and explained to the Caller that Israel’s ironclad support in Congress is a thing of the past.

Democratic congressman Ro Khanna says the House will be compelled to vote on legislation to release the Epstein files if two more Republicans sign on to a petition he has introduced along with Republican congressman Thomas Massie. “We need just two more signatures to force the release,” Khanna said. So far, they have received the signatures of 212 Democrats and four Republicans: Massie, Nancy Mace, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert. Those lawmakers are some of the most conservative in their party, but Khanna praised their support of the discharge petition, which can force a vote on legislation in the...

It’s filed. Your congressman can now sign the discharge petition to force a vote on binding legislation to release the Epstein files.

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar told the press months ago, that it was right wing misinformation to classify her as a millionaire. Then people started looking into her financials and she is right, she is not a millionaire. She is a multi-millionaire. Omar, who makes a salary of less than $200,000 per year, is suddenly, somehow, worth upwards of $30 million. How can this be? Also, isn’t Omar part of the ‘down with the rich’ crowd that embraces the politics of Bernie Sanders? The Washington Free Beacon broke the story: Ilhan Omar Said It’s ‘Categorically False’ To Call Her a...

Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY) will not be seeking reelection, according to The New York Times. The 78-year-old lawmaker said that someone younger will do a better job right now as the Democrat party tries to court the younger generation. Nadler, who spent 34 years in Congress, is the longest serving House member in New York. The New York Times reported:

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the most radical member of the far-left squad, once again put her hatred for America and Israel on full display this weekend. Speaking at the People’s Conference for Palestine, a gathering packed with open Hamas sympathizers. Tlaib delivered a speech dripping with defiance, rage, and vulgarity.

Two congressmen are reaching across the aisle in try to stop nitazenes — a deadly new Narcan-resistant synthetic opioid that is already causing a “new wave” of overdose deaths. The Nitazene Control Act, introduced by Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) and Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), seeks to get ahead of the problem by legally classifying it as a drug with no medical use and high overdose risk. The bill would also close a loophole that allows some versions of the drug to fall outside laws banning synthetic opioids.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million in bribes, has died. He was 83.

Whether in Washington, D.C., or back in their home states, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten of Michigan and Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee are constantly on guard. "Mr. Burchett and I are both people of strong faith, so I can say I put faith over fear every single day, and I continue to do this job," Scholten told CBS News when asked if she feels safe. "No, I don't feel safe. But my head is on a swivel all the time," Burchett added. "Trust, but verify." Nearly 9,500 threats and concerning statements were made against Congress in 2024, according to...

Andy Hopper @AndyHopperTX The Texas House Republican caucus just voted against holding the Dems who fled accountable in any real way. This motion did NOT pass by the required majority.

Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race when Republicans in the state Legislature agreed to move forward with rewriting their congressional lines at the insistence of President Trump.Now, as Democrats in California look to counter Texas with their own redistricting plan, the GOP is setting its sights on states from Florida to Indiana to Missouri, signaling a new phase of the fight.“There’s not much more Democrats can do at this point, which is kind...

The Democrats’ hackneyed falsehood that Republican gerrymandering in Texas is racist and will end American democracy is not only hysterical – it’s hypocritical. While gerrymandering is ethically impaired, it has been part of U.S. politics for more than 200 years, and a mainstay of Democratic Party ...... According to Article I, “[t]he Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations….” The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment provides that “[n]o State shall...