‘America Is Hot Again’: A Week Of Wins For The Trump White House

President Donald Trump was in a great mood as he took the podium at a surprise White House press briefing on Friday.

His team called the briefing just after the Supreme Court upheld his executive order on birthright citizenship, ruling that lower courts do not have the authority to unilaterally block Trump’s agenda.

Not only that — the court also ruled Friday that schools violate religious liberty when they bar parents from opting their children out of classroom instruction involving LGBT-themed books, a major win for religious conservatives and for the Trump White House, which has championed parents and their right to decide what their children are taught.

Each ruling in and of itself would have been celebrated by the White House. But together, on the heels of Trump’s success negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, achieving a 5% defense pledge from NATO members, gas prices dropping to their lowest since 2021, and the stock market nearing record highs, the news made Friday “a really big day” for Trump.

“We’ve had a big week,” Trump told the clamoring reporters in the James Brady Briefing Room.”We’ve had a big week, we’ve had a lot of victories this week.”
The past week has indeed been full of wins for the president, both at home and abroad. After the United States bombed key Iranian nuclear sites with Tomahawk missiles and 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs on Saturday, the president announced a ceasefire on Monday, strong-arming the two countries into a cessation of attacks on one another with a rare, emphatic f-bomb. (Read more from “‘America Is Hot Again’: A Week Of Wins For The Trump White House” HERE)

Donald Trump Is About to Confront the Real Reason the U.S. Keeps Starting Wars

Donald Trump spent the last 10 years campaigning against “stupid wars” in the Middle East and returned to the White House in January endorsed by a retinue of so-called restrainers — advocates of scaling back America’s role as globo-cop — who took him at his word. Many were appointed to key positions in his administration.

But then, like so many presidents before him, Trump seemed to succumb to the temptations of American power, jumping into a new war of choice in the Middle East by launching air strikes against Iran.

The question many restrainers and hawks alike are asking now is this: Was the U.S. attack a one-off, or was Trump fooling us all along?

It’s difficult — perhaps impossible — to pin down Trump on any particular point of view, especially the second-term Trump who in his inaugural address pledged to be a “peacemaker” but who promptly made threatening moves toward Greenland, Panama and even Canada. In the weeks preceding the June 21 strike on Iran, the administration swung wildly from pursuing diplomacy and denying any U.S. involvement in Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites to Trump demanding “unconditional surrender” from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Read more from “Donald Trump Is About to Confront the Real Reason the U.S. Keeps Starting Wars” HERE)

Left-Wing Legal Coalition Sues Trump Over ‘America’s Most Fundamental Promise’

Hours after the Supreme Court delivered the Trump administration a major victory Friday by ruling lower courts may issue nationwide injunctions only in limited instances, a coalition of liberal legal groups filed a sweeping new class-action lawsuit in New Hampshire federal court. It takes aim at President Donald Trump’s January executive order that redefines who qualifies for U.S. citizenship at birth.

While the justices’ 6-3 ruling leaves open the question of how the ruling will apply to the birthright citizenship order at the heart of the case, Friday’s lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the Constitution by denying citizenship to children born on U.S. soil if their mothers are either unlawfully present or temporarily in the country and their fathers are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Maine, ACLU of Massachusetts, Legal Defense Fund, Asian Law Caucus and Democracy Defenders Fund. It seeks to represent a proposed class of children born under the terms of the executive order and their parents.

It is not the first legal challenge to the policy. The same group filed a separate suit in January 2025 in the same court on behalf of advocacy organizations with members expecting children who would be denied citizenship under the order. That case led to a ruling protecting members of those groups and is now pending before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, with oral arguments scheduled for Aug. 1.

Friday’s SCOTUS ruling states that lower courts can no longer block federal policies nationwide unless it’s absolutely necessary to give full relief to the people suing. The decision does not say whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order is legal, but it means the order could take effect in parts of the country while legal challenges continue. The court gave lower courts 30 days to review their existing rulings. (Read more from “Left-Wing Legal Coalition Sues Trump Over ‘America’s Most Fundamental Promise’” HERE)

Supreme Court Nukes Nationwide Injunctions Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared rogue lower courts’ universal injunctions against President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order to be unlawful.

“[F]ederal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch; they resolve cases and controversies consistent with the authority Congress has given them. When a court concludes that the Executive Branch has acted unlawfully, the answer is not for the court to exceed its power, too,” Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote.

The final decision was 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh joining Barrett in the majority. Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

Known as Trump v. CASA, Inc., the matter before the high court centers around the issuance of nationwide injunctions on President Trump’s executive order seeking to end so-called “birthright citizenship.” That is a concept in which any individual born on American soil is automatically granted U.S. citizenship under the 14th Amendment, irrespective of whether that individual’s parents are legally permitted to be in the U.S.

Following a series of injunctions blocking the order’s implementation among lower courts, the Trump administration appealed to SCOTUS, asking the high court to “‘restrict the scope’ of multiple preliminary injunctions that ‘purpor[t] to cover every person * * * in the country,’” and limit “those injunctions to parties actually within the courts’ power.” The case and Friday’s decision do not, however, determine the merits of Trump’s birthright citizenship order. (Read more from “Supreme Court Nukes Nationwide Injunctions Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order” HERE)

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Washington Post Pulitzer Prize Winner Reporter Charged With Possession of Child Pornography

A Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner was arrested and charged with allegedly possessing child pornography, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Thomas Pham LeGro made a court appearance in U.S. District Court on Friday, after being arrested on Thursday. LeGro was arrested following a search of his residence in which agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found “11 videos depicting child sexual abuse material” on his work computer, according to a press release.

Per the press release:

On June 26, 2025, FBI agents executed a search warrant at LeGro’s residence and seized several electronic devices. A review of LeGro’s work laptop revealed a folder that contained 11 videos depicting child sexual abuse material.

During the execution of the search warrant agents observed what appeared to be fractured pieces of a hard drive in the hallway outside the room where LeGro’s work laptop was found.

(Read more from “Washington Post Pulitzer Prize Winner Reporter Charged With Possession of Child Pornography” HERE)

Tucker Just Dropped a Bombshell About His Final Days at Fox News

When Fox News abruptly fired Tucker Carlson in April 2023, the timing wasn’t just suspicious; it was glaring. Red flags were waving everywhere. It all started around the time he was airing never-before-seen footage from January 6th, exposing cracks in the official narrative.

At the time, many suspected Tucker’s termination wasn’t just about ratings or contracts; it was about control. Now, thanks to Tucker himself, we know those suspicions were dead on. Maybe more so than you ever realized.

    According to Tucker, right after he was fired, Rupert Murdoch approached him and asked him to run against President Trump.
    Sounds crazy, right?

    If true, that’s not “business as usual.” That’s backstabbing sabotage, plain and simple. And it would show just how deep Fox News’s disdain for Trump runs and how desperate they were to stop him.

    Watch:

    (Read more from “Tucker Just Dropped a Bombshell About His Final Days at Fox News” HERE)

Iranian Supreme Leader Emerges From Hiding To Declare Victory Over Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced the Islamic Republic won the twelve-day war between Iran and Israel in his first public comments since the cease-fire Thursday.

Khamenei released the pre-recorded statement after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire Monday, signaling that Iran considers the war concluded by declaring victory.

He remained in hiding during the war, according to the Associated Press. He was sheltered in a “secret location,” the outlet reported.

“I extend my congratulations to the great Iranian nation for its victory over the Zionist entity,” Khamenei said, as translated by the Hindustan Times. “Despite all the claims and hype, the Zionist entity was almost crushed and collapsed in the face of the Islamic Republic strikes.”

Khamenei continued by thanking God, whom he claimed aided Iran’s forces “as they penetrated the advanced multi-layered Zionist defenses and raised many of their civilian and military sites to the ground.” (Read more from “Iranian Supreme Leader Emerges From Hiding To Declare Victory Over Israel” HERE)

GOP Senators Present Evidence China Bankrolls Environmentalist Lawsuits To Cripple U.S. Power

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced the Islamic Republic won the twelve-day war between Iran and Israel in his first public comments since the cease-fire Thursday.

Khamenei released the pre-recorded statement after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire Monday, signaling that Iran considers the war concluded by declaring victory.

He remained in hiding during the war, according to the Associated Press. He was sheltered in a “secret location,” the outlet reported.

“I extend my congratulations to the great Iranian nation for its victory over the Zionist entity,” Khamenei said, as translated by the Hindustan Times. “Despite all the claims and hype, the Zionist entity was almost crushed and collapsed in the face of the Islamic Republic strikes.”

Khamenei continued by thanking God, whom he claimed aided Iran’s forces “as they penetrated the advanced multi-layered Zionist defenses and raised many of their civilian and military sites to the ground.”

(Read more from “GOP Senators Present Evidence China Bankrolls Environmentalist Lawsuits To Cripple U.S. Power” HERE)

Hamas Is Preparing Attacks on American Contractors Helping Distribute Aid in Gaza

Hamas is surveilling and preparing to attack American contractors working for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a source familiar with the group’s operations.

A senior Trump administration official confirmed that threats from Hamas against the contractors are a growing concern.

“While the GHF has so far provided upwards of 40 million meals, Hamas is threatening violence — this time to humanitarian workers, which includes Americans, at the GHF sites themselves,” the official told The Daily Wire.

Concerns about a potential Hamas attack come after Hamas assassinated around a dozen Palestinian GHF workers earlier this month while they were taking a bus to aid distribution sites ahead of their first day of work. Seriously injured survivors were reportedly denied treatment at Nasser Hospital, according to GHF.

The senior official warned that Hamas should “be careful not to miscalculate.” (Read more from “Hamas Is Preparing Attacks on American Contractors Helping Distribute Aid in Gaza” HERE)

If Trump Doesn’t Reject Judicial Supremacism, His Presidency Is Finished

Since returning to office, President Trump has faced what can only be described as a judicial coup. Through the use of overreaching nationwide injunctions, predominantly Democrat-appointed judges have gleefully granted requests from left-wing activists to block enforcement of the agenda 77 million Americans voted for last year.

Yet, despite this egregious affront to America’s constitutional framework, Trump and his administration are neglecting to stop it.

The latest example of the administration’s refusal to uphold separation of powers is its ongoing battle with a Massachusetts-based federal judge over the president’s deportation of illegal aliens to so-called “third countries.” After District Judge Brian Murphy placed a sweeping injunction blocking the policy’s enforcement, the administration appealed to the Supreme Court, which temporarily stayed the Biden appointee’s order on Monday.

In a stunning act of rebellion against the justices, Murphy — seemingly believing his power usurps that of SCOTUS — issued a separate edict hours after the high court’s ruling in which he declared his initial order “remains in full force and effect.” The judge further claimed, “The District Court’s remedial orders [were] not properly before the [Supreme] Court because the Government has not appealed them, or sought a stay pending a forthcoming appeal.”

So, what did Trump and his administration do?

While U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer correctly characterized Murphy’s power grab as a “lawless act of defiance,” the administration continued to grant the rogue judge’s order legitimacy it doesn’t have. Instead of implementing the president’s policy and telling Murphy to pound sand, team Trump went running back to SCOTUS to ask the justices to “clarify” their Monday stay on the judge’s initial injunction. (Read more from “If Trump Doesn’t Reject Judicial Supremacism, His Presidency Is Finished” HERE)