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Trump Hits Jack Smith’s Lawyers With Bombshell Executive Order

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith.

Covington & Burling LLP currently represents Smith in a personal capacity and previously provided pro bono legal services to the special counsel’s office, according to White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf.

The new executive order suspends the security clearance held by Smith’s attorney Peter Koski, along with those of any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith as special counsel, pending a review of their roles, if any, in the “weaponization of the judicial process.”

It also directs the Office of Management and Budget to “terminate any engagement” with the firm.

“We’re going to call it the deranged Jack Smith signing or bill,” Trump told reporters before the signing, according to CNN. Afterward, he handed the pen he’d used to an attendee and said, “Why don’t you give it to Jack Smith?” (Read more from “Trump Hits Jack Smith’s Lawyers With Bombshell Executive Order” HERE)

The Federal Reserve Killed the Penny. Is MAGA Next?

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President Trump recently issued an executive order instructing the US Mint to stop producing pennies. The reason for this is it costs nearly four cents to produce one penny. That’s right: the US government can’t even make pennies without losing money! President Trump may have signed the death certificate, but the Federal Reserve is the penny’s true killer. Since the Fed’s creation, the US dollar has lost over 97 percent of its value!

President Trump’s hopes for a successful presidency may be the Fed’s next victim. According to the government’s data, which is manipulated to understate price inflation, consumer prices rose by 0.5 percent in January, the biggest monthly increase since August of 2023. The public’s continued anger over price inflation —and the government’s response — is reflected in recent polling data. According to a February 19th Reuters-Ipsos poll, 53 percent of Americans think the economy is on the wrong track, while a mid-February Gallup poll found that 54 percent of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the economy. A reason for public dissatisfaction with President Trump’s economic performance is that, according to an early February survey by CBS, 66 percent of Americans think the Trump administration is not focused enough on lowering prices. Unfortunately, President Trump’s tariff policies will cause the prices of many consumer goods to increase.

President Trump can turn price inflation from a losing issue to a winning issue by following the lead of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk (and 2016 Presidential candidate Donald Trump) and push for an audit of the Federal Reserve. Mr. Musk has not only endorsed auditing the Fed — he has suggested I should be in charge of the audit.

Federal law prohibits the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from auditing the Federal Reserve’s conduct of monetary policy. This means the American public and Congress are kept in the dark regarding monetary policy that impacts every American’s economic well being. The Dodd-Frank Act, which passed in response to the 2008 market meltdown, authorized a limited audit of the Fed’s response to the meltdown. The audit found that between 2007 and 2010 the Fed committed over 16 trillion dollars to foreign central banks and private companies. Imagine what a full audit would uncover — and the reaction when the American people finally learn the truth about the central bank. Allowing a full audit of the Federal Reserve requires passage of the Audit the Fed bill.

President Trump should call on the House and Senate to pass the Audit the Fed bill so he can sign it into law. President Trump and Congress should also remove a major disincentive to the use of alternate currencies by adding to the tax bill Congress will consider later this year a provision exempting precious metals and cryptocurrencies from capital gains taxes. In addition, the Fed should be stopped from monetizing federal debt via legislation forbidding it from purchasing Treasury bonds.

Inflation is not caused by labor unions, illegal immigrants, or greedy businesses. It is the inevitable result of a fiat money system managed by a secretive central bank. By passing the Audit the Fed bill this year, President Trump and Congress can take the first step toward restoring a free-market money system. (For more from the author of “The Federal Reserve Killed the Penny. Is MAGA Next?” please click HERE)

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Trump Calls for Ukraine to Hold Elections to Potentially Replace Zelensky as He Takes Swipe at President’s Approval Rating

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By New York Post. President Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine should hold elections to potentially replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine,” Trump said at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago after his US delegation finished talks with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.

Trump claimed Zelensky, who was first elected in 2019, has a “4% approval rating” — despite polls showing the Ukrainian president hovering just above 50%.

Presidential elections were scheduled for April 2024, but none were held since Ukraine has been in a state of martial law since Russia launched the largest invasion since World War II in February 2022.

Zelensky in 2023 said an election would give way to “political divides” at a time when the country should be focused on defense. (Read more from “Trump Calls for Ukraine to Hold Elections to Potentially Replace Zelensky as He Takes Swipe at President’s Approval Rating” HERE)

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Ukraine Official Says Minerals Deal Agreed With US

By BBC News. Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC.

“We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome,” the official said, without providing any further details.

Media reports say Washington has dropped initial demands for a right to $500bn (£395bn) in potential revenue from utilising the natural resources but has not given firm security guarantees to war-torn Ukraine – a key Ukrainian demand.

US President Donald Trump said he was expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington to sign the deal this week, after the two leaders exchanged strong words about each other.

Without confirming that an agreement had been reached, Trump said on Tuesday that in return for the deal Ukraine would get “the right to fight on”.

“They’re very brave,” he told reporters, but “without the United States and its money and its military equipment, this war would have been over in a very short period of time”. (Read more from “Ukraine Official Says Minerals Deal Agreed With US” HERE)

Leaked $25B Military Contractor Pitch Promises Trump 12 Million Deportations By Midterms: Report

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A group of private military contractors have pitched President Donald Trump a $25 billion plan to expedite mass deportations — leveraging military bases, private aircraft, and deputized civilians to forcibly remove 12 million undocumented immigrants before the 2026 midterm elections.

The leaked 26-page proposal led by former Blackwater executives Erik Prince and Bill Mathews has been circulating among Trump allies since December and was obtained by Politico. It reportedly details an aggressive strategy that includes a network of “processing camps” on U.S. military installations, a private fleet of 100 aircraft, and a force of civilians given federal law enforcement powers to carry out arrests.

The document bluntly states that deporting 12 million people in two years “would require the government to eject nearly 500,000 illegal aliens per month,” an undertaking it acknowledges would be impossible without outside contractors.

While it’s unclear if Trump himself has even reviewed the bid, White House spokesperson Kush Desai downplayed the proposal’s significance in a statement to Politico, stating that the administration “remains aligned on and committed to a whole-of-government approach to securing our borders, mass deporting criminal illegal migrants, and enforcing our immigration laws.” (Read more from “Leaked $25B Military Contractor Pitch Promises Trump 12 Million Deportations By Midterms: Report” HERE)

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DNI Tulsi Gabbard Moves to Terminate, Revoke Security Clearances of NSA Employees Tied to Explicit Chatrooms

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President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence is taking action against federal employees within the intelligence community for alleged ties to explicit conversations on an internal agency messaging board.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard put out a directive Tuesday to terminate the employment of and revoke the security clearances of employees who participated in obscene and explicit chatrooms on the National Security Agency’s (NSA) “Intelink” messaging platform.

“There are over 100 people from across the intelligence community that contributed to and participated in… what is really just an egregious violation of trust. What to speak of, like basic rules and standards around professionalism,” Gabbard said on “Jesse Watters Primetime” Tuesday.

Federal employees are under investigation for allegedly misusing an internal agency messaging board to dish on their sexual fantasies under the guise of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), officials say.

Chat logs from the National Security Agency’s (NSA) “Intelink” messaging platform, obtained by researchers from the conservative Manhattan Institute reportedly via sources within the NSA, revealed employees from various intelligence agencies discussing their experiences with gender-reassignment surgery, artificial genitalia, hormone therapy, polyamory and pronoun usage. Some of these agencies reportedly include the Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Naval Intelligence and the NSA. (Read more from “DNI Tulsi Gabbard Moves to Terminate, Revoke Security Clearances of NSA Employees Tied to Explicit Chatrooms” HERE)

Trump Announces ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program Costing $5 Million

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President Donald Trump announced a new visa program for investors coming to the United States on Tuesday that would cost applicants $5 million.

Trump, touting the project as a “Gold Card” program mimicking the Green Cards permanent residents get, told reporters in the Oval Office that it would be up and running in two weeks.

The announcement came as other immigration routes expanded during the Biden administration are being curtailed, particularly for those from Central and Southern America. Trump has advocated for legal immigration, particularly work-based visas, which he has said help bring money and jobs into the country.

The president said the current investor visa, known as EB-5, would be scrapped in favor of “selling a Gold Card” to those who want to invest in the U.S. (Read more from “Trump Announces ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program Costing $5 Million” HERE)

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Karoline Leavitt Announces White House Will Assume Direct Control of Daily Press Pool After Judge Denies AP’s Bid to Restore Access

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday that President Trump’s administration will take direct control of the composition of the daily press pool after winning an initial court decision Monday over its two-week exclusion of the Associated Press.

The change sets aside decades of historical deference to the White House Correspondents’ Association, but it’s unclear to what extent the move actually will change the mix of reporters given close access to Trump.

“It’s beyond time that the White House press operation reflects the media habits of the American people in 2025, not 1925. A select group of DC-based journalists should no longer have a monopoly over the privilege of press access at the White House,” Leavitt said at a press briefing.

“So by deciding which outlets make up the limited press pool on a day-to-day basis, the White House will be restoring power back to the American people who President Trump was elected to serve.”

DC US District Judge Trevor McFadden declined to grant the AP a temporary restraining order Monday restoring the outlet to the pool, from which it was barred by Trump officials for declining to update its influential Stylebook to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” pursuant to Trump’s official renaming. (Read more from “Karoline Leavitt Announces White House Will Assume Direct Control of Daily Press Pool After Judge Denies AP’s Bid to Restore Access” HERE)

Despite Democrats’ DOGE Meltdown, Turns Out Americans Want to Cut Government

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More than 6 in 10 voters believe President Donald Trump and Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency will significantly reduce federal government spending over the next year.

The new polling from the Napolitan News Service, conducted by Scott Rasmussen at RMG Research, adds fresh evidence of DOGE‘s popularity despite unrelenting attacks from Democrats and the legacy media.

The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted Feb. 20-21, and found 62% are confident that DOGE will find savings in the federal government. Even among Democrats, 45% say Trump and DOGE are likely to significantly reduce spending, while 42% say it’s unlikely.

Just 39% of voters say Musk has gone too far with DOGE’s cuts, compared to 47% who disagree.

Trump on Saturday encouraged Musk to “get more aggressive” in a Truth Social post. “Remember,” the president added, “we have a country to save, but ultimately, to make greater than ever before.” (Read more from “Despite Democrats’ DOGE Meltdown, Turns Out Americans Want to Cut Government” HERE)

Associated Press Loses Its First Court Battle With the Trump White House

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The Associated Press’ war with the Trump White House suffered its first loss when a judge declined to restore its Oval Office and Air Force One access. This legal scuffle is in no way over, but for now, the AP and their fake news reporters are barred from certain events at the White House. Still, the judge’s opinion also carried a warning that the White House was skating on thin ice (via NYT):

A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for the White House to continue barring The Associated Press from covering news events with President Trump, extending a legal fight over freedom of speech and press access, which Mr. Trump has long sought to challenge.

The Associated Press sued several top Trump administration officials last week, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by barring its reporters from press events. The White House began turning away the wire service’s reporters this month, raising objections to its editorial decision to continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage, rather than calling the body of water the Gulf of America.

Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who was appointed by Mr. Trump, said The Associated Press’s circumstances were “not the type of dire situation” that would require emergency intervention against the White House, in part because the organization could still report the news through shared reports sent out to all media organizations in the White House Correspondents’ Association.

(Read more from “Associated Press Loses Its First Court Battle With the Trump White House” HERE)

Report: Trouble Brews After ‘The View’ Hosts Told to Cool Anti-Trump Rhetoric

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There is reportedly trouble on the set of ABC News’s The View, where the hosts have loudly voiced their criticisms of President Donald Trump — whom the show hosted years ago.

The New York Post said Friday the hosts have been pressured to cool it with their rhetoric against Trump, while morale is also apparently suffering after layoffs and decisions to cut costs.

The Post article read:

One source close to the show’s co-hosts — Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro — said the fear and loathing is partly because Brian Teta, executive producer of the daytime gab-fest, spoke to staffers about “going easy” on Trump-related commentary in the days leading up to the 47th president taking the oath of office.

The directive followed an embarrassing moment in November when the co-hosts were forced to issue four “legal notes” or disclaimers during a broadcast while discussing allegations leveled at several of Trump’s cabinet nominees.

However, a source reportedly denied the hosts have been told to calm their rhetoric, stating that the show is popular because no one on the show hides their opinions. (Read more from “Report: Trouble Brews After ‘The View’ Hosts Told to Cool Anti-Trump Rhetoric” HERE)