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#1 FBI Ran Secret Operation to Extinguish Biden Family Foreign Influence Scandal: Declassified Documents - Mia Cathell for The Washington Examiner, RealRobert, John Solomon, The White House, Michael Shellenberger, and Eric Daugherty on X
The FBI ran a secret operation to discredit corruption allegations against the Biden family as “Russian disinformation,” including allegations that Hunter Biden accepted money from Ukrainian interests in exchange for influence, according to intelligence documents declassified by the Trump White House. A newly released summary report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence says the covert counterintelligence operation, code-named “Round River,” began ahead of the 2020 election around December 2019, notably during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment proceedings on Democrat-initiated charges that he coerced Ukraine into digging up damaging information about his 2020 presidential opponent Joe Biden...
#2 GOA Members to Make History With First Suppressor Transfers Without NFA Registration Since 1934 - Felisha Bull for Gun Owners of America, TknItEz, SASSYCHICK, 𝔚𝔢 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔓𝔢𝔬𝔭𝔩𝔢, and Branden Langley/Andrew Branca Show on X
Gun Owners of America (GOA), along with lead plaintiff Silencer Shop, made history tonight as GOA members Brandon Herrera and Wes Virdell lawfully acquired suppressors without complying with the currently enjoined registration requirements of the National Firearms Act of 1934. The transfers took place at Silencer Shop’s new storefront in Leander, Texas, immediately after midnight on August 13th. Representative Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and GOA Senior Vice President Erich Pratt were also in attendance. GOA spearheaded the repeal of a 1934 law regulating suppressors and short-barreled firearms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
#3 At Least 22 Dem AGs Agreed to Coordinate Takedown of Trump, Keep Public in Dark Going Into 2024 Election - V. Saxena for The Western Journal/Gateway Pundit, Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social, Lara Logan, Ayn Reagan/@amuse, Politikal Kat-Tales, and TRUTH NOW/Madison Gesiotto Gilbert on X
At least 22 Democratic attorneys general signed an ominous “common interest agreement” document before President Donald Trump’s 2024 election, vowing to pursue lawfare against Trump’s future administration. The document outlined a lawfare campaign that would become known as the “Project for Federal Accountability,” according to The Center Square. The document was reportedly signed three months before former President Joe Biden exited the 2024 presidential race to make room for then-Vice President Kamala Harris...
#4 Extremism Expert Hailed as ‘Terrific’ by Ex-Biden Official Slapped With Federal Charges - Leo Briceno for Cameron Cawthorne for Fox News, Nick Sortor, End Wokeness, Eric Daugherty, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Libs of TikTok on X
Before federal charges put ex-Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official Heidi Beirich at the center of efforts to allegedly pay White supremacist informants, the left-wing Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted and praised her as an expert on extremism in the U.S. during a 2018 event. Neera Tanden, the CEO of CAP and a longtime Democratic operative who has worked for multiple Democratic presidents, including former President Joe Biden, described Beirich as among the "terrific leaders who are dedicating themselves to fighting the spread of extremism and speech online."
#5 Planned Parenthood Fraud Appeal Dismissed by Full Fifth Circuit - Daniel Seiden for Bloomberg Law, Nick Sortor, Eric Daugherty, SCOTUS Wire, The Patriot Oasis™, and
MAGA’s the Fix™on X
Planned Parenthood’s appeal of an interim ruling cannot be considered by the Fifth Circuit, the full court held Wednesday, returning the case to a federal district court that previously said the nonprofit’s attorneys aren’t immune from a False Claims Act lawsuit. The case involves Medicaid fraud claims brought by a whistleblower referred to as “Alex Doe,” who conducted an undercover investigation to determine whether Planned Parenthood and its affiliates provided fetal tissue to researchers and tissue procurement companies. Doe claims that Louisiana and Texas terminated the Medicaid eligibility of three Planned Parenthood affiliates in response to his investigation, but the affiliates continued to bill Medicaid in violation of the federal anti-fraud statute...
#6 ‘It Was a Mistake to Vaccinate Pregnant Women’: Dr. Robert Redfield - News Nation, Chief Nerd, Tom Renz/Eric Daugherty, Bo Snerdley, Neil Stone, and Peter A.
McCullough, MD, MPH® on X
A former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faults the federal government for recommending that pregnant women take mRNA vaccines during the COVID pandemic. Dr. Robert Redfield, who headed the CDC during the pandemic, joined “Katie Pavlich Tonight” to comment on revived discussion about whether the vaccine can cause miscarriages in women early in their pregnancy. He said he hasn’t seen data establishing a link, but said it made no sense to recommend the vaccine to expectant mothers...
#7 Karoline Leavitt Stepping Down as White House Press Secretary - Herb Scribner and Avery Lotz for Axios, Karoline Leavitt/Rapid Response 47, CALL TO ACTIVISM, Senator Adam Schiff/Jennifer Jacobs, Lucas Sanders, Teri Peters, and Angela Belcamino on X
Karoline Leavitt will be stepping down from her role as White House press secretary at the end of the month, President Trump announced Wednesday in a Truth Social post. The big picture: Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family, the president said. A member of Trump's team who followed him from his presidential campaign to the White House, she's been a fiercely loyal face of the White House. Driving the news: Trump said in the surprise post that Leavitt will become one of his top outside advisers and "an influential voice within the Republican Party" heading into the midterm elections...
#8 Mypillow Founder Mike Lindell Won’t Concede Losing Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Primary - Sara Dorn for Forbes, Architect (Her), John Huffma;n, Choice Canada, One Bad Dude, and Doog/Mary Moppet on X
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in Tuesday’s GOP gubernatorial primary for the state—but Lindell, a prominent promoter of President Donald Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims, refused to immediately concede. The Associated Press called the race for Demuth at 11:26 p.m. ET as the state speaker had secured 43.6% of the 93% of the votes counted. Lindell, who was backed by President Donald Trump, came a distant second with 32.3%% of the votes. Kendall Qualls, a former healthcare executive who has backed the Minnesota GOP, placed third with 21.4% of the vote...#9 Rep. Max Miller Sued by Ex-Wife Over Release of ‘Sensitive’ Photo of Child - Piper Hudspeth Blackburn for CNN, TMZ, Thomas Keepout, NewsRadio 1110 KFAB, Us Weekly, and Miss62 on X
Rep. Max Miller, the embattled Ohio congressman who is facing an uphill battle to keep his seat following abuse allegations, was sued by his ex-wife on behalf of their 2-year-old daughter Wednesday over the accidental release of a nude image of the child. The civil rights lawsuit, filed by Emily Moreno in Ohio federal court, claims that Miller “recklessly published” the image when he and his attorney, Aaron Minc, shared a link to a Dropbox folder that included the sensitive image earlier this month. CNN has reached out to a representative of Miller and Minc for comment on the new lawsuit.
#10 14-Term Rep. John Larson Ousted by Challenger Luke Bronin in Connecticut Democratic Primary - Joe Walsh for CBS News,Ultra-MAGA Gary, Defiant L's, Karly Kingsley, NewYork-Insight, and CompuChris on X
Democratic Rep. John Larson — who has represented central Connecticut since the late 1990s — lost his party's primary Tuesday to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, CBS News has projected, after a campaign dominated by debates about generational change. With just over half of the vote counted at around 10:15 p.m. ET, Bronin led Larson by just under 20 percentage points, or nearly 7,000 votes. West Hartford state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest and Hartford Board of Education member Ruth Fortune trailed the two front-runners...
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