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#1 Trump Slams Democrats for ‘Shutting Down’ Government, Demands It Reopen ‘Tonight’ - Sarah Fortinsky for The Hill, Let's Go Brandon, Regime Spotlight, abc27 News, Abu Hayat Mahmud, and Bishop Richard Ministries on X
President Trump on Monday called on Democrats to reopen the government, saying he will only discuss a potential deal on extending health care tax credits once they support the GOP funding proposal. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump appeared to shift from his earlier comments on Monday, when he signaled he was open to a deal with Democrats on health care, an issue at the core of the shutdown debate. “Democrats have SHUT DOWN the United States Government right in the midst of one of the most successful Economies, including a Record Stock Market, that our Country has ever had. This has sadly affected so many programs, services, and other elements of Society that Americans rely on — and it should not have happened,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday evening...
#2 CDC Officially Adopts Vaccine Panel’s Recommendations on COVID, Chickenpox Shots - Sara Moniuszko for CBS News, HHS.gov, Eric Daugherty, Leading Report, Election Wizard, Insider Paper, Derrick Evans, and E X X ➠A L E R T S on X
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially updated guidelines for COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccines based on recommendations made last month by the agency's vaccine advisory committee, whose members were hand-picked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year. In a news release Monday, the CDC said it updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply "individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination." It also now recommends that toddlers receive protection from varicella, or chickenpox, as a standalone immunization, rather than in combination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination...
#3 Jack Smith Faces Arrest Calls Over ‘Arctic Frost’ Investigation - James Bickerton for Newsweek, CJ Pearson, Chuck Grassley, Senator Bill Haggerty, C3, Tom Cotton, and Fox News on X
Prominent influencers within President Trump’s MAGA movement have called for former special counsel Jack Smith to be arrested after the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee published documents indicating the FBI targeted the cell phones of eight GOP Senator’s as part of its ‘Arctic Frost’ investigation. This formed the basis of Smith’s special counsel investigation into Trump, which in turn led to criminal charges. Smith’s team claimed Trump and key allies broke the law when attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, though charges were dropped after Trump won the 2024 presidential election in November...
#4 Illinois Sues to Stop National Guard Deployment as Trump Escalates Clash With States - Nate Raymond and Dietrich Knauth for Reuters, US Homeland Security News, The Washington Times, CuriousCats.ai - Breaking News, Mermaid, and Sollencia on X
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas headed to the nation's third-largest city. Trump then escalated the widening clash with Democratic-led states and cities over the domestic use of military forces, threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act as a means to circumvent court restrictions on deploying troops where they are unwanted by local officials...#5 Trump Floats Insurrection Act Use Amid National Guard Standoff With States - Julianna Bragg for Axios, Johnny St.Pete/David Copley, Rep. Pramila Jayapal/ Donnie Detroit, Rustic Man, Toni Young, and Doug Silhavy/Spencer Hakimian on X
President Trump suggested Monday he may use the Insurrection Act if courts continue to bar him from deploying the National Guard to cities across the U.S. Trump would be the first president in more than 60 years to use the 1807 Act that allows the deployment of U.S. troops to quell domestic unrest without state approval. Trump came close to invoking the Act earlier this year, when he sent some 700 Marines to Los Angeles to respond to ICE protests against the will of California officials...
#6 Watch Live: Attorney General Bondi Testifies in Senate Oversight Hearing - PBS News, EJW, Politico, Barbara J Braley, NBC Montana, Viking Resistance, and Vicki Lynn/Laura Loomer on X
Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before Congress on Tuesday for the first time since her confirmation hearing in January. After nine months as head of the Justice Department, Bondi is likely to face questions from lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on a number of controversial decisions made by the agency. That includes the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, which came days after President Donald Trump directly called on Bondi in a social media post to prosecute Comey and other perceived political foes...
#7 The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake - Mary Harris and Mark Joseph Stern for Slate, Kristen Waggoner, Do No Harm, Andrea Piccotti-Bayer, Rick Berke, and Abiel on X
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement: bans on “conversion therapy” for gay and transgender minors. These laws, now on the books in more than half the states, prohibit licensed counselors from attempting to change a client’s sexual orientation or gender identity if they are under 18. Lawmakers enacted them in response to overwhelming evidence that conversion therapy is both ineffective and dangerous, especially for children and teenagers. Now, however, conservative lawyers are on the verge of undoing these legislative achievements by persuading the Supreme Court that restrictions on this discredited “therapy” violate the free speech rights of counselors...#8 Mark Sanchez Now Facing Felony Charge of Battery Involving Serious Bodily Injury - Emily Shapiro for ABC News, Gooch, 102.5 The Game, Kahoun Alex, Court TV, Mike's Random Thoughts, and Vinyl Word on X
Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports color commentator Mark Sanchez, who was arrested for multiple misdemeanors following a physical altercation this weekend, is now facing a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury, prosecutors in Indianapolis announced. The more serious charge was added after investigators learned of the severity of the victim's injuries, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said at a news conference on Monday. “This was a situation that did not need to occur,” Mears said...
#9 US Weighs Selling Parts of $1.6T Federal Student Loan Portfolio - Newsmax, DMac, Lauren Ashley Davis - OG Meidas Might, Polymarket Intel, and Dark Mischief on X
President Donald Trump's administration is mulling options to sell off parts of the federal government's $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market, Politico reported Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House, the Treasury, and the Department of Education did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. The discussions are said to have taken place among senior Department of Education and Treasury officials, and have focused on selling high-performing portions of the government's massive portfolio of student debt owed by about 45 million Americans, the report added...
#10 President Trump Shows off New White House Bling in Social Media Video: ‘Best Oval Office Ever’ - Alex Oliveira for New York Post, Eric Daugherty/Truth is Freedom, Beard Vet/Dan Scavino, JustLikeGizmo, Gavin Newsom, 𝕂ҼⅰԵⅰ™, and William “DS5 This Month” Metz on X
President Trump showed off the latest gold trimmings to adorn the Oval Office in an odd social media post — insisting world leaders “freak out” when they walk in and see the bling. “Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday. “Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, ‘freak out’ when they see the quality and beauty. Best Oval Office ever, in terms of success and look!!!,” he wrote, signing the post “President DJT.”
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