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Another Leak: Mike Waltz’s Staff Set Up at Least 20 Signal Chat Groups

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. . .President Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s staffers set up at least 20 other Signal chat groups to discuss Ukraine, China, Russia and more.

At least four people added to the Signal groups anonymously told Politico about the chats.

Politico reported:

National security adviser Mike Waltz’s team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to Signal chats.

Two of the people said they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats. All four said they saw instances of sensitive information being discussed.

Mike Waltz is already under fire for adding The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat group with high-ranking Trump Administration officials discussing the successful attack on Houthi terrorists in Yemen. (Read more from “Another Leak: Mike Waltz’s Staff Set Up at Least 20 Signal Chat Groups” HERE)

Trump Declares National Emergency To Impose ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

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President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Wednesday to impose a wave of reciprocal tariffs across the nation in what the White House has deemed “Liberation Day.”

Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on nations charging imports from the United States from the Rose Garden with various industry workers in crowd. Each of the reciprocal tariffs are roughly half of what they are charging the United States, an administration official told reporters, with a baseline of 10% for the tariffs.

“My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day. April 2, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America’s destiny was reclaimed and the day that we began to make America wealthy again,” Trump said.

“For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike. American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen. We have a lot of them here with us today. They really suffered gravely. They watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs,” the president said regarding the baseline tariffs that are set to go into effect on Thursday.

While the president was speaking, a White House official passed out a packet to reporters detailing about 60 countries and the tariffs being imposed on them. At the top of the list is China, who has a calculated 67% tariff on America. In return, America will impose a 34% tariff on the nation, Trump said. (Read more from “Trump Declares National Emergency To Impose ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs” HERE)

Improving Child Health: Government-Run Health Care Is No Remedy

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President Donald Trump told our new Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild” on health. Backing up Kennedy, Trump issued an Executive Order to create a special commission, chaired by Kennedy himself, to investigate, report, and recommend strategies to combat chronic disease. Importantly, the health of American children is the primary focus of this ambitious effort.

Kennedy’s task is enormous, and perhaps providential. In a major public speech, well before taking the helm of HHS, Kennedy revealed the depth of his commitment: “For 19 years, I have been praying every day when I get out of bed that God will put me in a position to end the chronic disease epidemic so we can restore health to our children.”

In his February 2025 order, Trump outlined the urgency of the problem: “In 2022 an estimated 30 million children (40.7%) had at least one health condition, such as allergies, asthma, or an autoimmune disease. Autism spectrum disorder now affects 1 in 36 children in the United States—a staggering increase from rate of 1 to 4 out of 10,000 children identified with the condition during the 1980s. Eighteen percent of late adolescents and young adults have fatty liver disease, close to 30% of adolescents are prediabetic, and more than 40% of adolescents are overweight or obese.”

President Trump orders the new commission “to aggressively combat the critical health challenges facing our citizens, including the rising rates of mental health disorders, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.”

Kennedy’s accession to leadership in health policy marks a significant shift in the national debate from access to health care coverage to the actual improvement of health itself. Doug Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office nails it: “The reality is that most of what makes us healthy or unhealthy has nothing to do with health care. The vast majority of our health, more than 80% by most estimates, is determined by genetics, environment, diet, exercise, and other factors such as the use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. If you want to improve health, this is where you should focus.” (Read more from “Improving Child Health: Government-Run Health Care Is No Remedy” HERE)

Trump Pardons Navy Veteran Convicted in Capitol Riot

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President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer, was tried alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes but acquitted of seditious conspiracy — the most serious charge brought in the Jan. 6 attack.

Caldwell’s pardon is dated March 20. Defense attorney David Fischer said he informed Caldwell of the pardon on Monday after learning about it from news reports.

“And he’s elated,” Fischer added.

A jury convicted Caldwell of obstructing Congress and of obstructing justice for tampering with documents after the riot. One of those convictions was dismissed in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. (Read more from “Trump Pardons Navy Veteran Convicted in Capitol Riot” HERE)

Trump ‘Not Joking’ About Third Term — and Notes This Apparent Loophole: ‘There Are Methods’

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By New York Post. President Trump said he’s “not joking” about serving a third term in the White House — and thinks there’s a loophole to make it happen.

Trump, 78, told NBC’s Kristen Welker in a Sunday morning phone call that “a lot of people want me to do it.”

Trump claimed that “there are methods which you could do it,” including having Vice President JD Vance, 40, run for president with Trump as his vice president. Vance would then resign to allow Trump to regain the top job.

“But there are others too,” Trump said, without elaboration.

The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, says “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice” — allowing for the potential loophole of Vance resigning in Trump’s favor.

“I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration. I’m focused on the current,” the president said. (Read more from “Trump ‘Not Joking’ About Third Term — and Notes This Apparent Loophole: ‘There Are Methods’” HERE)

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Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Running For Third Term

By Daily Caller. President Donald Trump revealed he’s “not joking” about running for a third term during a Sunday phone call with NBC News’s Kristen Welker. . .

“I’m focused on the current,” the president continued.

“I’m not joking,” Trump clarified. “But I’m not — it is far too early to think about it.”

“There are methods which you could do it,” Trump added, responding to a question on if he has embraced plans to seek reelection for a third term. Seeking a third term, however, is prohibited by the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution.

“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,” the amendment states. (Read more from “Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Running For Third Term” HERE)

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How Congress Can Kick Illegal Immigrants off Medicaid — and Save U.S. Billions

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With one stroke, Congress can deliver on three of President Trump’s biggest priorities: Discourage illegal immigration, reform a broken welfare program and save taxpayers billions.

It can all be done if Republicans roll back Medicaid for illegal aliens in their coming reconciliation bill.

As we show in our new report for the Foundation for Government Accountability, migrants have been allowed and even encouraged to abuse Medicaid — at enormous cost to Americans.

Medicaid was created for low-income citizens and lawful residents. But for more than a decade, and especially under Joe Biden, states have corrupted the program by letting it cover illegal immigrants, too.

This creates an obvious incentive to enter the US illegally, since foreigners know they can get health care on the taxpayers’ dime.

It also pushes vulnerable Americans, including the elderly and people with disabilities, to the back of the line for care. Often, they’re stuck behind able-bodied adults who shouldn’t be in this country at all. (Read more from “How Congress Can Kick Illegal Immigrants off Medicaid — and Save U.S. Billions” HERE)

Woman Whose MAGA Hat Meltdown, Subway Wipeout Went Viral Is an ‘Extremely Liberal’ Luxury-Brand Specialist, Dual Citizen

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The woman who received “instant karma” after berating a President Trump supporter on the subway — and then face-planting on the platform after trying to grab his “Make America Great Again” hat — is an increasingly “agitated” creative director for several luxury brands, The Post has learned.

Alberta Testanero, a 55-year-old dual Italian-American citizen, went viral for the caught-on-video incident on the 6 train in Midtown last week after branding the MAGA fan “uneducated” and a “racist.”

Testanero has gone off the deep end when it comes to politics, a former colleague claimed. “She and I stopped being friends a while ago, as she became extremely liberal and very agitated,” the one-time coworker told The Post. . .

A freelance creative director and branding specialist who has worked with posh outfits like Tiffany & Co., Coach, Bergdorf Goodman and Kate Spade, Testanero prides herself on “maintaining the highest standards,” according to her online profiles. . .

[During the subway confrontation last week, some] bystanders urged Testanero to leave the guy alone. “That’s why he won, because of people like you,” a rider chimed in. (Read more from “Woman Whose MAGA Hat Meltdown, Subway Wipeout Went Viral Is an ‘Extremely Liberal’ Luxury-Brand Specialist, Dual Citizen” HERE)

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Trump, DOGE, American People Win Big, Activist Judges Take the ‘L’

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Another major win just dropped—and this one’s a direct hit against activist judges trying to play lawmaker from the bench and a huge victory for DOGE.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a stay on a lower court’s activist ruling that tried to block Elon Musk and others from exposing corruption inside USAID. So, what does this mean? Well, it’s was a very big “not so fast” to judicial overreach—and a solid victory for President Trump’s DOGE plan and mostly the American people who deserve a country free from fraud and bloat. . .

This latest decision is more than just a legal technicality—it’s a total slapdown of the radical activist bench that’s been running wild, inserting progressive politics where law and order should rule. The Fourth Circuit didn’t dance around the issue. They got straight to the heart of the problem: these lower court judges are assuming powers they don’t have and stepping way outside the limits of Article III.

(Read more from “Trump, DOGE, American People Win Big, Activist Judges Take the ‘L’” HERE)

Trump’s Letter To Brutal Regime Provokes Accusations Of Causing ‘Breach Of Promises’

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Iran’s president on Sunday rejected the idea of direct negotiations with the U.S. in the Islamic regime’s first public response to the letter President Donald Trump previously sent to the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“The response by the Supreme Leader to Trump’s letter was delivered to the U.S. contact in Oman by our brother Dr. Araghchi. In that response, direct negotiations have been rejected,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said. “But, regarding indirect talks, Iran has always been involved in such talks and the Supreme Leader has emphasized that indirect talks can still continue.” (Read more from “Trump’s Letter To Brutal Regime Provokes Accusations Of Causing ‘Breach Of Promises'” HERE)

President Trump Hits Zelensky With Stern Warning as He Threatens to Back Out of Rare Mineral Deal

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to back out of a critical minerals deal, warning the Ukrainian leader would face big problems if he did.

“He’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal and if he does that he’s got some problems, big, big problems,” Trump told reporters.

“He wants to be a member of NATO, but he’s never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that.” (Read more from “President Trump Hits Zelensky With Stern Warning as He Threatens to Back Out of Rare Mineral Deal” HERE)