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Saturday, July 25, 2026
Trump Warns Xi, Putin to Stay Out of Iran; Expert Sees Escalation Coming
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President Donald Trump on Friday issued an unusually direct warning aimed at Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring that neither nation should become involved in the Iran war. Trump said if they did, such a move would carry serious consequences. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said both leaders personally assured him they would not provide weapons to Tehran. "President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran — And that statement included Chinese Companies. Considering our relationship, I take him at his word," Trump wrote. The president added that Putin had made a similar commitment. "Likewise, President Putin ... told me that he would not sell Weapons to Iran. ... Therefore, two major Countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating," he continued. "If they did, it would be very bad for them — Certainly not in their best interests." "Trump is essentially warning Xi and Putin to stay on the sidelines," Robert Pape, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and one of the nation's leading scholars on military coercion and escalation, wrote on X in response. He added the surprise warning by Trump is a "strong indication big escalation is coming soon." Pape has long suggested the U.S. will rev up the conflict to open the Strait of Hormuz. "Brace for impact!" Pape ended his post. Trump's remarks came as the U.S. and Iran exchanged another round of military strikes and regional tensions continued to mount. The president's statement also comes amid reports of intensified military activity across the region. U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged additional strikes in recent days, with attacks extending to military installations and maritime targets, fueling widespread expectations that further military operations could occur. While there has been heightened speculation in media reports and among analysts that additional operations may be imminent, officials have not publicly confirmed any specific large-scale offensive. © 2026 Newsmax. All rights reserved. |
Pete Buttigieg Ramps Up His Renewed Effort to 'Reform' the U.S. Supreme Court
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Former Biden Transportation Secretary and Democrat presidential candidate in 2020, Pete Buttigieg is ramping up his renewed effort on pushing "reform" of the U.S. Supreme Court, most recently while appearing in an interview on Fox News' America Reports on Friday. But it wasn't just Democrats' favorite solution—court packing—that's on his agenda. Notice how he tries to push the idea that the current Supreme Court is corrupt, claiming "the legitimacy of the Supreme Court is, I believe, the lowest it's ever been in the eyes of the American people." He adds, "It's come to feel like a nakedly partisan institution." READ MORE: 2028 Panic Mode: Whitmer Out, Polls Brutal for Democrats Jeffries' New Statement About Courts Shows Just How Off the Rails Dems Are Pretty crafty, but biased. Then he starts with his first of three proposed changes: putting term limits in place. "At a minimum, term limits so that, for each presidential term, you know how many Supreme Court appointments are going to go with it," he says. His second idea: raising the number of Supreme Court justices (AKA court packing). "I also think we would be better off with a court that has something like 13 justices that would match the number of districts that we have in the federal system," he says. Lastly, he expresses support for a balanced bench proposal being floated by progressives.
Buttigieg warns that if the kinds of reforms he and other Dems are suggesting aren't put in place, it would lead to "catastrophe." It comes just about two weeks after he told an Iowa Democrat Party audience he wants the Electoral College to be abolished and U.S. Supreme Court justices to be held accountable.
We don't need to build another political system, of course. And the ideas he and others are entertaining are contrary to the Constitution, most likely, The progressives are still sore over Louisiana v. Callais, Citizens United, and other SCOTUS rulings that have helped level the playing field for Republicans and Conservatives during elections. These are the people the Democrats have to appeal to, though. They keep giving us reasons why they should never hold the reins in D.C. again. Luckily, some things in the courts have been going Conservatives' way, including for the midterms. READ MORE: SCOTUS Hands GOP Major Win, Strikes Down Limits on Party Spending With Candidates Promises Made: Maricopa County Recorder Shares 'Unprecedented Milestone' in AZ Primary Election What makes this especially important is that Buttigieg has been talked about as part of the Democrats' 2028 presidential field, although the first contest in that election season is about a year-and-a-half away. But a new poll reported Wednesday of likely New Hampshire Democratic voters, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, shows why Buttigieg might be gearing up his radical leftist crazy talk. The numbers showed Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) was favored by 22 percent, while Mayor Pete had 21 percent. For now, he's going the clever route. |
Bombshell Biden Memo Reveals Push to Shield 3.1 Million Noncitizens From Trump Deportations
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A newly obtained Biden White House memo shows senior advisers putting a list of last-minute immigration moves before the former president that could have made more than 3.1 million additional noncitizens eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) just days before President Donald Trump returned to office. The memo, released Thursday by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), detailed requests from Democratic lawmakers, mayors, and immigration advocacy groups to expand TPS before Biden left office. Those protections would have allowed eligible applicants to obtain work permits and remain in the United States while shielding them from deportation. The document is dated January 2, 2024, but references Trump as president-elect and discusses remarks he made in October 2024, an apparent dating error. Schmitt obtained it through a special-access request in his role as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. Schmitt did not mince words when releasing it: The memo acknowledged that TPS applications took an average of six months to process, meaning anyone made newly eligible during Biden's final weeks would not have received a decision before Trump took office. Biden could expand the pool, but Trump's administration would inherit the backlog. According to the senator’s posts, the requests arriving at the White House went well beyond routine extensions:
The reason for the rush was spelled out: Stakeholders argue that granting TPS will potentially protect many vulnerable people from President-elect Trump’s planned mass deportations, including some who live in “mixed status” families with U.S. citizens. They argue that these protections are likely to hold in court, and they are prepared to litigate efforts to terminate or slow down the implementation of TPS for specified nations by the Trump Administration. The memo noted that litigation had blocked Trump's first-term TPS rollbacks, but conceded those cases prevailed largely because his administration had failed to build a sufficient factual record, a correctable mistake. The appendix put numbers behind the requests: The memo predicted Republicans would argue that redesignating Venezuela amounted to amnesty for Tren de Aragua gang members, and while the document did not say gang members would automatically qualify, Schmitt argued the expansion risked shielding them from deportation. The largest proposals were never implemented. Biden did not create new designations for Ecuador or Guatemala, though his administration did extend protections for nearly one million Venezuelan, Salvadoran, and Ukrainian nationals one week after receiving the memo. Read More: SCOTUS Hands Trump Major Immigration Win - Says Courts Can't Second-Guess Most TPS Decisions GOP Defections Spark Lawmaker's Push to End Temporary Protected Status The broader Democratic strategy of using courts to protect TPS has since taken a serious hit. In June, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that most statutory challenges to TPS terminations cannot be reviewed by federal courts, giving Trump greater authority to end the protections without years of lower-court interference. Schmitt later took to the Senate floor and described the cycle that allowed supposedly temporary protections to become increasingly difficult to end:
Biden’s team did not secure the full 3.1-million-person expansion. The memo still records exactly what stakeholders wanted placed in Trump’s path: broader TPS coverage, an application backlog Biden knew his administration could not finish, and another round of lawsuits prepared by immigration advocates. |
USA Today Once Again Eats Pavement Over This Tweet About Caitlin Clark
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This didn’t happen again, did it? It did. USA Today attempted to criticize Caitlin Clark twice and failed both times. First, this absurd op-ed by Nancy Armor, who honestly should be assigned a different beat because sports and social issues aren’t her strong points. Sorry, the whole op-ed sounded like it was written by someone who doesn’t watch sports, and the comparisons were downright comical. She compared Clark fandom to white supremacy, adding that the hostility directed at other players over this issue with one of the WNBA’s star players is like Emmett Till or something. Clark has been targeted aggressively, with officials missing numerous calls on what are clearly hard fouls.
Armour issued a media apology that was more of a non-apology, which protected her account. Now, the same publication tried to criticize Clark for not attending the WNBA All-Star Orange Carpet event, only to have to eat crow because the Indiana Fever star wasn’t there—she was hosting a charity dinner.
Dear Lord, folks. |
Trump Roasts the Media, RFK Jr., and Nikki Minaj at WHCA Dinner. Here's What You Missed.
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President Donald Trump addressed the second go-around of the White House Correspondents Dinner on Friday night, stressing that “in America, we do not yield to political violence.” The last dinner was cancelled before the president could address the media due to an attempted assassin firing shots at the Washington Hilton. Friday’s event was at a smaller venue at the Waldorf Astoria, a former Trump Organization property. “As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump said. “Just like my presidency, the second time is always better — and a third time will be better yet,” he said, adding that he was “only kidding about running for a third term. Trump said that the attempted shooting was an “assault on our democracy itself,” saying people like Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller exhibited “extreme bravery.”
The president also specifically honored Secret Service agents, including Officer Vincent Victor Gonzales, who was hit in the chest with a bullet during the shooting. “Oh, that was gonna be a doozy. I was so liked,” he said of his original speech, noting that he changed the tone of his remarks given the April incident. The president notably used the address to make the case for supporting the White House ballroom project. Despite the occasional seriousness of the night, Trump did not hold back with his jokes. He said that when Secret Service shouted “get down,” the rapper Nikki Minaj, who was a guest at the first dinner, started twerking. "How the hell did you not see that coming?" Trump said of Oz the Mentalist, the entertainment at the dinner for one of the initial events, and the do-over. Additionally, he said that “this place is the really the largest group of Trump derangement syndrome people ever put together at one time, I suspect.” "Some of you are lucky that our last dinner was cut short because I had brought with me what would possibly have been. I'm telling you, I had something I was going to go after you,” Trump continued. He also poked fun at Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a “piece of work.” Noting the beef tenderloin served at the dinner, the president said that Kennedy “personally ran over the cow with his car.” "He also suggested an appetizer featuring his favorite cut of male raccoon roadkill,” Trump quipped.
The president also clarified that the time when then-President Barack Obama roasted him at the 2011 dinner was not when he decided to run for president, as the moment has frequently gone viral for implying it was a turning point in Trump's decision to run. Trump noted that he may return to the event next year, as he has always skipped the dinner while president, with this year being the exception. Toward the end of his remarks, he put on a Trump 2028 hat and quipped that the night was "far worse than he actually thought" while also thanking the press and saying that it is the "golden age of America."
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DHS: Govt. has issued $84B in civil fines to illegal aliens who remain in U.S. after receiving final orders of removal
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has already issued more than $84 billion in civil fines to illegal aliens who remain in the United States after receiving final orders of removal. According to the agency, federal authorities have levied over 103,000 total fine notices against non-citizens and illegal aliens since the start of the Trump administration’s crackdown. The dynamic relies on “revived statutory penalty authorizing fines of up to $998 per day” for individuals who refuse to voluntarily depart the country after a deportation order becomes final. The statutory framework permitting civil monetary penalties for failure to depart was originally established under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. However, according to analysts, the provision was rarely utilized by prior administrations due to the reality that most of these individuals subject to removal lacked the assets to pay. To overcome these challenges, the DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have reportedly “overhauled the enforcement framework.” Under rules enacted in mid-2025, federal authorities eliminated a mandatory 30-day notice of intent, authorized immigration officers to mail direct fine notices via standard mail and shortened the window for individuals to contest or appeal penalties to just 15 business days. Individual penalties issued under the policy are now much more steep, accumulating daily up to the five-year statutory limit, which can yield total personal fines exceeding $1.8 million per individual. To collect on these debts, the federal government has employed an approach involving civil lawsuits filed by the DOJ in federal district courts, wage garnishment, seizure of tax refunds and partnerships with private debt collection agencies. Officials emphasize that these measures are intended to incentivize compliance with federal court orders, describing the financial penalties as an alternative to voluntary departure. Alongside the financial measures, the Trump administration has structured an exit mechanism tied to its “CBP Home” app. Under current regulations, undocumented individuals who agree to self-deport using the app are granted complete forgiveness of all accrued civil fines, provided with a free return flight to their country of origin and issued a $2,600 exit bonus.
However, class-action lawsuits filed in federal court argue that the penalties “violate the 8th Amendment’s protection against excessive fines,” as well as “5th Amendment due process rights,” citing alleged instances where notices were sent to outdated addresses or applied to individuals with pending status applications. Despite the litigation, the DHS has since maintained its position that the legal authority to assess penalties is grounded in statute, signaling that fine collection efforts and targeted lawsuits will “remain a pillar of federal immigration policy.” |
CBS Betrays Trump by Airing Manifesto of Alleged Attacker
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The attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a shocking reminder that America faces real threats, not the phony moral panic manufactured by elite journalists. Federal prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Cole Allen in the attack, and the facts are grim: he approached a security checkpoint with multiple weapons and intended to target administration officials. This wasn’t theater — it was a real attempt on lives that should have united every American in condemnation and resolve. President Trump agreed to a candid 60 Minutes interview to explain what happened and to push back on how the story was being framed by the press corps that routinely cheers for his enemies. During the sit-down, CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell read excerpts from the suspect’s alleged manifesto on air, a decision that immediately sparked fury from the president and his supporters for amplifying a violent message. The transcript and news coverage make clear why the president felt betrayed by a network that opted to quote an alleged attacker verbatim instead of holding the press to higher standards. Trump’s response was fiery and direct — he called out O’Donnell and the network for what he called disgraceful behavior, and he did not mince words about the broader rot at CBS that allowed such a moment to air. Conservatives watching saw a president finally naming the problem: a media class that covers for its pals while weaponizing tragedy against political opponents. That fury was both political and personal, because when the media normalizes the words of a would-be murderer it cross a line between reporting and enabling. This showdown did not happen in a vacuum. CBS News has been in upheaval since last year’s ownership shakeup that installed a politicized editorial regime and turned the network into a battleground between old-school journalists and partisan operators. High-profile moves — including the appointment of Bari Weiss as a top editor and the ensuing newsroom turmoil — have left viewers wondering whether the network answers first to ratings and ideology rather than truth. Those changes help explain why a network would air dangerous material with so little apparent concern for consequences. Americans who still believe in accountability shouldn’t be quiet about this. The same institutions that lecture ordinary citizens about responsibility must be held to account when they mishandle national security and public safety stories. If the press wants its privileges as a free press respected, it must stop acting like an activist wing of one party and start behaving like the watchdog it claims to be. Let this be a wake-up call to hardworking Americans tired of double standards: demand better from our media, insist on fair reporting, and back leaders who will protect the public rather than coddle the powerful. President Trump may be blunt, but bluntness is sometimes the only thing that wakes a sleeping elite. The lesson is simple and patriotic: defend free speech, but never confuse it with reckless amplification of violence or partisan propaganda. We owe it to the victims, to the agents who stopped the attack, and to the country they swore to protect to insist on a press that serves America first. |
Hansen and Kelly Expose Predators: Time to Protect Our Kids Online
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Chris Hansen’s recent sit-down with Megyn Kelly was the kind of patriotic journalism too few outlets still practice: a straight-shooting conversation about the real harms facing American children online and the hard work it takes to stop predators before they strike. Hansen laid out his decades-long mission — from Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator to his modern Takedown projects — and Kelly gave him the space to explain why confronting these criminals matters, not just for ratings but for public safety. Long before the cancel culture crowd cried foul, Hansen and his teams helped expose a nationwide, ugly underworld that preys on kids in chatrooms and gaming lobbies; Dateline’s investigations featured dozens of sting operations across the country and led law enforcement to hundreds of suspects who otherwise would have been hidden. Those operations weren’t perfect, and they stirred controversy, but they did produce convictions, registrations, and a chilling deterrent effect that kept predators off the streets. Americans who put their children first should applaud anyone who shines a light on monsters instead of coddling them. Yes, there were tragic and complicated moments — including the suicide of a target and sharp criticism over tactics — and conservatives should never hand-wave mistakes. That said, too many on the left and in the media reflexively condemn sting projects while applauding soft-on-crime policies that let predators roam. The right answer is simple and tough: learn from legitimate criticisms, refine methods to protect due process, but never abandon the work of exposing predators and helping prosecutors bring them to justice. Hansen also warned on Kelly’s show about the modern playgrounds of predators: kids’ gaming platforms and encrypted chat apps where identity is hidden and danger is one click away. He’s produced new investigations like “Dangerous Games” and brought renewed attention to how platforms such as Roblox and Discord have become hunting grounds for criminals who exploit children’s trust. Conservatives who value family and order should demand that these tech companies stop treating childhood as collateral damage for profit and start building real safeguards. The policy implications are obvious: Congress and state lawmakers need to stop bowing to the Silicon Valley lobby and hold platforms accountable for facilitating criminal contact with minors, and prosecutors must be empowered — not hamstrung — when dealing with online predators. Parents, too, must reclaim responsibility: monitor devices, insist on privacy settings, and actually talk with their kids about online risks instead of outsourcing safety to failing Big Tech or woke schools. If we’re serious about protecting children, we’ll back investigators like Hansen, demand tougher enforcement, and restore common-sense family authority. At the end of the day this is about courage and clarity: Americans who love their kids and cherish decency should stand with journalists and law enforcement who expose evil rather than those who excuse it. Megyn Kelly’s interview with Chris Hansen was a reminder that watchdog journalism still matters and that protecting children is not a partisan afterthought but a national duty. Let’s stop the hand-wringing and start the hard work of defending our children and punishing those who try to harm them. |
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