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#1 U.S. Government Accountability Office Director Admits GAO Staff “Stole & Backed Up” Vaccine Data Allegedly Deleted by RFK Jr.’s HHS - Cristina Laila for The Gateway Pundit, James O'Keefe, Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and Don Robertson on X
CAUGHT ON HIDDEN CAMERA: U.S. Government Accountability Office Director Admits GAO Staff “Stole & Backed Up” Vaccine Data Allegedly Deleted by RFK Jr.’s HHS - Possible Violations of Federal Records, Theft, & CFAA Laws. Steven Putansu, a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Government Accountability Office & current Assistant Director, revealed a covert effort inside GAO to preserve vaccine research data. Putansu admitted on a hidden camera that GAO staff “stole & backed up” federal data to keep it outside of RFK Jr.'s control at HHS, a potential violation of several federal statutes, including...#2 Trump Opens the Door to Obamacare Subsidy Extension - Cheyenne Haslett and Sophie Gardner for Politico, Senator Mazie Hirono/Axios (community note)/Throwin' Stones, FSTV, Headlines Hub, Karen Cortez, Senator Jackie Rosen/Olivia Beavers/BeBe B, and Senator Mark Kelly/Trace on X
President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he was open to extending Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, if it would give Congress time to make changes that he supports to the federally run healthcare plan. “Some kind of an extension may be necessary to get something else done, because the Affordable Care Act has been a disaster,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, referring to Obamacare’s official name, the Affordable Care Act...
#3 Trump Backs Kash Patel After Report That He Considered Ousting the FBI Director - Jeff Mason and Kanishka Singh for Reuters, Karoline Leavitt, Piyush Mittal, Zee Business, News is Dead, Mint, and MAGA Voice/Jonathon Corcoran on X
President Donald Trump offered support to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday, after news outlet MS NOW reported that Trump was considering ousting Patel from his current role."He is doing a great job, I think," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked about the report. The White House earlier denied that Trump was considering removing Patel.
MS NOW, citing three unidentified people with knowledge of the situation, said in an online report that Trump and his top aides had grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has...
#4 Greene’s Abrupt Departure Could Reshape ‘America First’ Debate in Congress - The Hill, FOX8 WGHP, Jules, #TuckFrump, WTVC NewsChannel 9, Foreign Policy, and The New Yorker on X
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) abrupt decision to quit Congress could reshape the foreign policy debate among Capitol Hill Republicans as they grapple with the future — and the very meaning — of President Trump’s “America First” mantra. Greene, perhaps more than anyone else in the Capitol, has personified the isolationist wing of the MAGA movement that propelled Trump’s political rise, and hers along with it. Few lawmakers cheered louder when Trump cracked down on immigration, attacked NATO, bashed his predecessors for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of this year’s DOGE purge. She is a staunch critic of foreign aid, to include Ukraine and Israel, and has dubbed herself as “America Only.”
#5 Just How Closely Did Biden’s DOJ Rely on the SPLC? Jim Jordan Is on the Case - Tyler O'Neil for The Daily Signal, Breanna Morello, VOZ, Andy Ngo, ꧁𝓥𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓥𝓲𝔁𝓮𝓷29꧂, and Tyler O'Neill on X
The Department of Justice under President Joe Biden consulted with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leftist activist group notorious for comparing mainstream conservatives and Christians to the Ku Klux Klan, and Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, formally asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for all related documents. “The committee is continuing to investigate the Biden-Harris Department of Justice’s and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s weaponization of federal law-enforcement resources against conservative Americans,” Jordan wrote in the Tuesday letter exclusively provided to The Daily Signal.
#6 Pennsylvania Governor Signs Crown Act to Protect Natural Hairstyles - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, James Woods/Libs of TikTok, End Wokeness, Paul A. Szypula, and Will Tanner/Leading Report on X
Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined legislative leaders and local business owners to sign HB 439, also known as the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, into law. The legislation amends the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) to expand the definition of “race” to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, protective hairstyles, and religious creed. With the signing of this bill, Pennsylvania becomes the 28th state in the nation to prohibit discrimination based on hair texture and protective hairstyles historically associated with race, ensuring that all Pennsylvanians can live and work without fear of racial bias in their hair or appearance. According to a 2022 Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) report, 916 complaints were filed that year alone related to racial discrimination involving hair texture and protective hairstyles...#7 Chasing Birdies, Catching Disease: Golf and the Parkinson’s Link - Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, Gigi Bowman, Shipwreck/Chuck Grassley/Farmin4Ganja, Parkinson's Foundation, Joyce Carol Oates/Rob Williams and Jeffrey Guterman on X
Nestled between rolling fairways and immaculately kept greens, golf courses appear as oases of calm. Yet beyond the allure of their carefully sculpted landscapes, a quieter danger has taken root. A recent study in JAMA Network Open has raised a provocative question worth examining: could living near a golf course increase your risk of Parkinson’s disease? The answer, according to this growing body of research, is yes—and the reason (which should come as no shock) lies in the very chemicals that keep those greens so green...<Irony
#8 Trump Defends Witkoff After Leak Appears to Show Envoy Coaching Russia - Hafsa Khalil for BBC, Boris is a Russian name#FBPE, ABC 7 Chicago, Mickey McAllister, NEWS OF THE DAY, Їne Back Їversen, and Del on X
Donald Trump has defended special envoy Steve Witkoff after a leaked recording appeared to show him advising a Russian official on how to appeal to the president. Mr. Trump described Mr. Witkoff's reported approach to the Russians in the call as a "standard" negotiating procedure. It comes as a senior Kremlin official confirms that Mr. Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine pick up speed. Donald Trump has defended special envoy Steve Witkoff as doing "what a deal maker does" after a leaked recording appeared to show him advising a Russian official on how to appeal to the US president...
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#9 Military Veterans Call Out Trump, Hegseth, and Pentagon in New Video - Nick Mordowanec for Military.com, Patricia Del Favero Campbell, PhD, J/Nobody, Save America Movement/Todd Mulliner/Chris/Richard Najjarus, and Counterpoint on X
Ten military veterans of different service and rank have made their own video in support of U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly and his congressional colleagues who are caught in a back-and-forth with the Pentagon after urging active-duty members to ignore illegal orders. The new joint video, released on platforms including YouTube, features veterans and members of several national veterans' groups, including Save America Movement, Valor Media, Common Defense, Veterans for Responsible Leadership, and The Chamberlain Network. It shows veterans speaking out in support of Kelly and others amid threats from the Trump administration to court-martial the Arizona senator. They describe the move as unprecedented and a politically motivated use of Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) authority...
#10 Turkey Prices Hold Steady for Thanksgiving Shoppers Despite Surge in Bird Flu - Evan Bush and Melinda Yao for NBC News, ChiChi Greenblatt/Bad Optics, Cory Booker/The Final Cut, Dr Dan McDougall PhD, Mia R Culpepper2/Senator Patty Murray (community note), and NotFixedYet on X
Grocery stores are eating turkey costs this Thanksgiving. A surge in bird flu cases has spiked wholesale turkey prices for groceries and retailers, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows. But those price shocks aren’t being passed to shoppers, as USDA data shows advertised turkey prices holding steady compared with last year. Experts say grocery stores are stomaching the increased costs in an effort to bring customers in, though turkey dinner price projections show meal prices have held steady, as well...
