Chuck Schumer Lays Groundwork For Government Shutdown

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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is signaling he could plunge the country into a partial government shutdown if Republicans move forward with rescinding just a fraction of a percent of government spending.

The Senate is expected to vote on a request from the White House to claw back $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding and $8.3 billion in foreign aid next week. Schumer has threatened that Democrats will reject a government funding deal for the upcoming fiscal year if Republicans pass President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescission package, which could trigger a partial government shutdown at the end of September.

“Ask the Republicans why they are heading on this path,” Schumer said at a Senate Democratic leadership press conference Wednesday in response to a question citing his previous warnings about the alleged harmful effects of letting government funding lapse. “We are doing everything we can to keep the bipartisan appropriations process going. And they’re undermining it with rescissions, with pocket rescissions, with impoundment and every other way.”

Schumer’s implicit shutdown threat is a noticeable departure from his decision to avert a lapse in government funding in March by supplying the votes to pass a Trump-backed stopgap spending bill. The Democratic leader’s decision to avoid a government shutdown earlier in the year infuriated the party’s base, leading Schumer to postpone a scheduled book tour. Elected Democrats across the country criticized his leadership.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune criticized Schumer’s recent remarks appearing to use the rescissions package as leverage in the anticipated government funding showdown later this year. Schumer wrote a “Dear Colleague” letter Tuesday warning of “consequences that will be felt far beyond the halls of power” if Republicans claw back funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid. (Read more from “Chuck Schumer Lays Groundwork For Government Shutdown” HERE)

Biden Doctor’s Refusal To Answer A Single Question Blows Up The ‘Doctor-Patient Privilege’ Excuse

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Joe Biden’s White House doctor refused to answer a single question during a congressional interview on Wednesday, raising more concerns about efforts to conceal the former president’s decline while in office.

According to House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., Biden physician Kevin O’Connor pled the Fifth at his previously scheduled deposition with House lawmakers. The revelation came a day after the Trump administration waived executive privilege for O’Connor to sit down with members of the committee for the transcribed interview.

According to a House Oversight Committee official, O’Connor did not simply plead the Fifth on questions related to doctor-patient privilege, but on any and all prospective queries posed by lawmakers.

“The American people demand transparency, but Dr. O’Connor would rather conceal the truth,” Comer said in a statement. “Dr. O’Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden’s health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States. Congress must assess legislative solutions to prevent such a coverup from happening again.”

As John Williams Sr. previously wrote in these pages, O’Connor oversaw three official annual examinations of Biden throughout his presidency, and “When comparing these exams side by side, the common themes of omission, deflection, and misdiagnosis emerge, while issues of concern are painted in the best light possible.” (Read more from “Biden Doctor’s Refusal To Answer A Single Question Blows Up The ‘Doctor-Patient Privilege’ Excuse” HERE)

Christian University Rejects Massive Grant Meant To Turn Churches Gay After Backlash

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Baylor University announced Wednesday it has returned a $643,401 grant from a liberal nonprofit meant to foster “inclusion and belonging in the church” for LGBT individuals after receiving backlash from the university’s supporters.

In a now-deleted June 30 announcement, Baylor said the grant, awarded by the left-leaning Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, would “help us better understand the disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women within congregations to nurture institutional courage and foster change.” The Christian university is now saying it has entirely rescinded its acceptance of the grant after witnessing “concern and confusion” from the school’s community, partners and supporters.

“We remain committed to providing a loving and caring community for all – including our LGBTQIA+ students – because it is part and parcel of our University’s mission that calls us to educate our students within a caring Christian community,” the university’s Wednesday announcement reads. “As we reviewed the details and process surrounding this grant, our concerns did not center on the research itself, but rather on the activities that followed as part of the grant. Specifically, the work extended into advocacy for perspectives on human sexuality that are inconsistent with Baylor’s institutional policies, including our Statement on Human Sexuality.”

The Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation “supports progressive, inclusive, nonprofit organizations that reflect the love of Christ,” according to its website. The grant was intended to go to Baylor’s Center for Church and Community Impact. (Read more from “Christian University Rejects Massive Grant Meant To Turn Churches Gay After Backlash” HERE)

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Numerous Secret Service Agents Suspended for Conduct During Trump Assassination Attempt

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By Breitbart. As many as six U.S. Secret Service agents have been suspended for conduct during the assassination attempt on President Trump.

A U.S. Secret Service official confirmed the suspensions to ABC News, noting that they came just four days shy of the one-year anniversary on July 13. On that fateful day, the bullet fired by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks grazed the president’s ear. Firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed in the attack, while others were injured.

Following the shooting, an independent review by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determined that the U.S. Secret Service made mistakes that left the president vulnerable to assassination[.] (Read more from “Numerous Secret Service Agents Suspended for Conduct During Trump Assassination Attempt” HERE)
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Americans need full answers on the Secret Service’s Trump assassination-attempt failures

By NY Post Editorial Board. The timeline of what went wrong that day is damning: Crooks, armed with a rifle, was somehow able to get onto the roof of the the AGR building just 400 feet from the stage from where Trump would speak — a building the Secret Service had already identified as a security concern, yet somehow failed to secure.

Nearly 30 minutes before the shooting, local cops raised alarms that a suspicious man with a rangefinder was spotted hanging around the building. And two minutes before, the Secret Service Security Room was told that someone was on the roof.

Yet with all of that information, agents failed to act in time to stop Comperatore from being killed and Trump from very nearly being killed.

This was no run-of-the-mill ball-dropping by one or two agents, but deadly incompetence on every level. . .

Getting to the facts is no impossible task; it starts with grilling each and every agent on duty that day, and the chain of command above them about each of their decisions: Give the public a complete accounting of who left the security team so undermanned; exactly how communications failed so badly; why information about a clear threat didn’t bring the appropriate response. (Read more from this story HERE)

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WATCH: Epstein Rape Victim Goes Scorched Earth on ‘Liar’ Trump

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A former model who says she was raped at least three times a day on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island is now going scorched earth on President Donald Trump after his Justice Department this week reneged on its pledge to release files including names, flight logs and co-conspirators of the convicted pedophile.

In a video she posted Tuesday on X, Juliette Bryant of South Africa targeted Trump by name, the same day the president blasted a reporter for asking a question about “this creep” Epstein.

“Wow! Donald Trump! American government. Your government kidnapped me,” Bryant began.

“You promised the Epstein list. Victims are being found dead. Hello! I mean the whole reason you gained presidency, Trump, was because of promising the Epstein list. Are you as much of a liar as them?

“Thank goodness for Elon Musk for actually standing up for what’s right. It’s funny how only South Africans stand up, because where are the other 200 Epstein victims? Although maybe they’re too frightened to speak up because of the American government.

(Read more from “WATCH: Epstein Rape Victim Goes Scorched Earth on ‘Liar’ Trump” HERE)

CNN: Trump Threatened to ‘Bomb’ Moscow to Prevent Attack on Ukraine

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President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to “bomb” Moscow as part of an effort to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine, according to CNN.

Trump’s comments were reportedly made during a 2024 “private gathering of donors,” audio footage “provided” to the outlet showed.

In addition to threatening Putin that he would bomb Moscow if he went “into Ukraine,” Trump reportedly also issued a “similar warning” to Chinese dictator Xi Jinping regarding Taiwan.

“With Putin I said, ‘If you go into Ukraine, I’m going to bomb the s**t out of Moscow. I’m telling you I have no choice,’” Trump said during the event.

CNN reported that Trump’s comments came as he was making “his case for a second term.” (Read more from “CNN: Trump Threatened to ‘Bomb’ Moscow to Prevent Attack on Ukraine” HERE)

He Went to Prison for Sharing Anti-Hillary Clinton Memes – Now He Has Been Vindicated

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A man who was convicted for sharing memes during the 2016 election is about to be set free after being sentenced to seven months in prison.

Douglass Mackey was found guilty of conspiracy for disseminating memes suggesting that Democrats could vote for then-candidate Hillary Clinton through text messages, social media, and other invalid methods. Prosecutors argued that Mackey conspired with others to post the fraudulent messages on X between September and November 2016.

One of the memes featured an “African Americans for Hillary” sign and suggested that voters text “Hillary” to 59925 to “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home.” Another meme was in Spanish, asking Hispanic voters to do the same. About 4,900 people texted the provided number before November 5, 2016.

Now, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed Mackey’s conviction. “On appeal, Mackey argues, inter alia, that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he knowingly agreed to join the charged conspiracy. We agree,” the court’s ruling read.

(Read more from “He Went to Prison for Sharing Anti-Hillary Clinton Memes – Now He Has Been Vindicated” HERE)

Trump Announces New Appointments, Tariffs, and Endorsements

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President Trump made three announcements tonight relating to tariffs, endorsements, and new appointments. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is following the path of Secretary of State Marco Rubio in holding multiple positions—Trump has named him interim NASA administrator. The president also wished Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) a happy birthday and urged South Carolina voters to re-elect him. Trump also endorsed Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) for re-election.

(Read more from “Trump Announces New Appointments, Tariffs, and Endorsements” HERE)

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Whoa: Elon Musk Says This Trump Pal Is in the Epstein Files

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Elon Musk is taking another HUGE shot across the bow.

Of course, the Tesla mogul has been all over his former (?!) friend Donald Trump regarding the president’s purported appearance in the infamous Jeffrey Epstein files. Elon went after the POTUS last month by sending a since-deleted post on X (Twitter) accusing Trump of showing up in the unsettling files — implying he was part of the teen sex-trafficking ring! He said THAT was “the real reason they have not been made public.” . . .

The Trump-led FBI claimed that no, they actually have zero Epstein client info. None at all. Nope. No client list, not a single shred of evidence against anyone. Please change the subject and look the other way, thanks!

On Tuesday, Elon returned to X to name-and-shame… Steve Bannon.

Replying to a post from another infamous former Trump adviser, Roger Stone, who pointed out how Bannon had coached Epstein on how to appear “sympathetic” on TV. Musk responded simply:

“Bannon is in the Epstein files.”

(Read more from “Whoa: Elon Musk Says This Trump Pal Is in the Epstein Files” HERE)

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Supreme Court Hands Trump Another Major Win

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The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with plans to reduce the federal workforce.

The majority lifted a lower court’s injunction that blocked implementation of Trump’s executive order directing agencies to prepare “large-scale reductions” in the workforce.

“Because the Government is likely to succeed on its argument that the Executive Order and Memorandum are lawful—and because the other factors bearing on whether to grant a stay are satisfied—we grant the application,” the Supreme Court’s order states.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued the sole dissent, calling the majority’s decision “hubristic and senseless.”

“I see no basis to conclude that the District Court erred—let alone clearly so—in finding that the President is attempting to fundamentally restructure the Federal Government,” she wrote. (Read more from “Supreme Court Hands Trump Another Major Win” HERE)

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