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Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. The Democratic victory, in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by about 12 percentage points last year, comes ahead of next year’s critical midterms, when Georgians will vote in closely watched races for Senate and governor. Eric Gisler, a Democrat who owns a local olive oil store, will defeat Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest in the 121st House District, in the northeastern part of the state, near the college town of Athens....

An appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s ban on “transgenders” serving in the U.S. military. The Trump administration just scored a legal victory against woke insanity and for military reform. In the case of Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. United States, D.C. Circuit Court Judges Katsas and Rao ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s transgender ban.

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The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to side with President Donald Trump and allow him to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, a provocative move aimed at upending the long-standing concept of independent federal agencies. In a significant case on the structure of the federal government, the conservative-majority court heard oral arguments on whether Trump had the authority to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter notwithstanding a law enacted by Congress to insulate the agency from political pressures. The 1914 law that set up the FTC says members can be removed only for “inefficiency, neglect of duty,...

The Talk ShowsDec 7th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.); Rep. Dan (Eye Patch McCain) Crenshaw (R-Texas); Scott Gottlieb, and CBS polling director Anthony Salvanto. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Tim co-Kaine (D-VA.) Sen. Bill Cassidy (RINO-Louis.); Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.); Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey; NASA Astronaut Chris Williams. Panel: Jennifer Griffin, Karl Rove and Roger Zakheim.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.); Sen. Adam Schitt (D-Calif.); Rep....

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear arguments in a case that will determine if President Donald Trump can undo automatic citizenship for people born in the United States. Trump, on his first day back in the White House on Jan. 20, issued an executive order that said babies born in the U.S. more than 30 days after that order were not entitled to be issued citizenship documents if their parents were temporary visitors or illegal aliens.

Federal authorities made their first arrest Thursday in connection with two pipe bombs that were planted outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The arrest marks a major step forward in a case that has vexed the FBI for nearly five years. Both pipe bombs were placed outside DNC and RNC headquarters on the evening of Jan. 5, 2021, federal investigators have said. The devices — made out of 1x8-inch pipes, kitchen timers and homemade black powder —...

Two activist judges with a track record of sabotaging President Trump’s America First agenda have just ghosted a critical Senate hearing aimed at exposing judicial overreach. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg and U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman have both turned down invitations to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week at the explosive hearing titled “Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable. Their absence should come as no surprise to anyone paying attention. These are not neutral judges, they are political operatives wielding federal robes as weapons against the will of the American people. Judge Boasberg, a Barack Obama appointee, has...

A Very Merry December, MAGAdonians ... ... bad guys, not so much

The Talk ShowsNov 3oth, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; Sen. Tim co-Kaine (D-Va.); Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio); Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, chief executive officer (CEO) of Feeding America; Former Biden admin Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy Samantha Vinograd. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Attorney General G Pam Bondi; CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google Sundar Pichai; Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.); Megan Garcia, a young mother whose son committed suicide after consulting...

President Donald Trump says the alleged shooter of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., entered the United States from Afghanistan in 2021 and asks for Americans to pray for the victims.

It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries. These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country. We are in ongoing contact with federal officials as the investigation continues. Our entire state grieves with their families, their loved ones, and the Guard community. West Virginia will never forget their service or their sacrifice, and we will demand full accountability for this horrific act.— Governor Patrick Morrisey (@wvgovernor) November 26, 2025

At least two National Guard members were shot near the White House on Wednesday. The White House is reportedly on lockdown. President Trump, who is currently at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving, has been briefed. Update: Per DC Police, one suspect is in custody. The unidentified suspect was reportedly shot and taken to a hospital. National Guard shot near White House. NTD’s @marisotsu on site where her uber window was blown from bullets pic.twitter.com/vbdN3YmTtT — Bohan Jiang (@bohansjiang) November 26, 2025 According to Newsmax, two National Guardsmen were shot. Their conditions are not known.

The Talk ShowsNov 23RD, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Seditionist Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.); Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Seditionist Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.); Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna; new national polling with Anthony Salvanto. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Mark Warner (DeepState-Va.); Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.). Legal panel: Ilya Shapiro, and Tom Dupree, both lawyers with the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Panel: Susan Page, Tiffany Smiley, Marc Thiessen and ye olde whiner Juan Williams.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker:...

A federal judge on Nov. 20 ordered the Trump administration to end its deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. Trump had said the troops were needed to deal with rampant crime and violence in Washington and support federal immigration law enforcement efforts there. On Aug. 11, the president signed a presidential memorandum, in which he said the local D.C. government “has lost control of public order and safety in the city.” “It is a point of national disgrace that Washington, D.C., has a violent crime rate that is higher than some of the most dangerous places in...

President Trump woke up this morning in an absolute rage after learning six congressional Democrats were calling for members of the military and intelligence community to commit treason against America. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Senators Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mark Kelly of Arizona, along with Representatives Chris DeLuzio of Pennsylvania, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and Jason Crow of Colorado, posted a video on Tuesday essentially ordering these professionals to betray Trump and implement a ‘soft coup,’ rendering him powerless to carry out his policies. They said the Trump Administration is pitting the military...

President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release files involving the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,” Trump wrote on social media shortly after landing at Joint Base Andrews following a weekend in Florida. Trump's statement followed a fierce fight within the GOP over the files, including an increasingly nasty split with Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had long been...

On Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was “losing his MAGA base” over the Jeffrey Epstein files.Host Kristen Welker said, “I want to turn to another big issue, you are pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Your joint bill with Thomas Massie is going to come to a vote on the House floor. It’s expected to this week. Do you think you have enough votes for it to pass?”Khanna said, “We do, and there’s nothing I have been prouder of or more meaningful than this work. The credit goes...

The Talk ShowsNov 16th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.); Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll; Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.). FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.); Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) ; Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.); Dr. Marc Siegel, medical director of NYU's Doctor Radio on Sirius XM. Panel: Mollie Hemingway, Josh Kraushaar, Comfortably Smug and Jessica Turdloaf.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC):...