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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
DHS Pushing Voter Fraud Probes in 9 States Before Midterms
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to launch a new surge of voter-fraud investigations in nine states beginning Tuesday, according to internal federal guidance reviewed by CNN, as the Trump administration intensifies its election-integrity efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The initiative will be carried out by Homeland Security Investigations, the arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement that typically handles drug smuggling, human trafficking, and child exploitation. HSI offices in Washington state, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, and Connecticut are expected to take investigative action from early September through mid-October, according to the guidance reviewed by CNN. The guidance describes the effort as a "coordinated criminal voter fraud surge initiative" designed to pursue investigative leads, conduct field interviews, and support timely prosecutorial review, CNN reported Monday. The move expands an effort by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to make DHS a central force in President Donald Trump's push to identify and prosecute suspected election fraud. DHS has also sought access to state voter rolls for federal audits and has pressed states to cooperate with broader election-related reforms. The administration argues that stronger verification of voter eligibility is needed to protect election integrity and ensure that only eligible citizens participate in federal elections. The new investigative push comes as the November elections approach, making its timing particularly significant. CNN reported that Justice Department policy has historically discouraged overt investigative actions close to an election when they could affect voting, political campaigns, or the handling of election disputes. DHS, however, is a separate department from the Justice Department and is not directly bound by DOJ investigative policies. The new DHS guidance makes no reference to concerns about the timing of the investigations, according to CNN. The administration has already devoted substantial resources to investigating potential noncitizen voting. CNN previously reported that HSI agents have been assigned to investigate whether naturalized U.S. citizens registered or voted before becoming citizens. Another federal directive instructed HSI agents to coordinate with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in cases involving suspected noncitizen voter fraud, including potential immigration consequences, according to CNN. © 2026 Newsmax. All rights reserved. |
New Footage: FBI Swarms Swalwell at San Francisco Airport
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New footage from San Francisco International Airport shows FBI agents surrounding former congressman Eric Swalwell after he stepped off a plane on Aug. 15. The California Post obtained the surveillance tape, the first public look at a stop that had only been described in warrant papers until now. Swalwell can be seen in a hat, black sweatshirt, and sneakers, pulling a roll bag and wearing a backpack while travelers walk past the gate. Agents talk to him there, then walk him up an escalator and into a hallway marked “restricted area.” The hoodie-and-hat look is not subtle. The disgraced Democrat appears to be attempting to go incognito through the airport when he is swarmed by six individuals. This couldn't have happened to a less likable person.
Court records indicate agents served a search warrant and took a white iPhone, its charger, and a MacBook Pro. The warrant, as RedState's Teri Christoph reported, was issued under 18 U.S.C. § 242, a federal civil-rights statute often used against law-enforcement officers accused of abusing their authority. An FBI agent assigned to the bureau's Public Corruption and Civil Rights Squad in San Francisco certified the warrant. Swalwell was allowed to leave after the search, but his problems didn't end there. The next morning, agents searched his Washington home and took more material as part of a federal inquiry reportedly tied to multiple sexual-assault allegations. The former lawmaker has denied the allegations. Multiple women, including a congressional staffer and at least three others, came forward earlier this year with sexual misconduct and assault allegations against Swalwell. The claims included unwanted sexual advances and unsolicited explicit messages, some of which allegedly involved nude photos. Two of the alleged assaults reportedly involved the former staffer while she was heavily intoxicated and unable to give consent. Swalwell denies the accusations, but if that account is proven, it would appear to meet the definition of rape. Authorities in New York and California are also examining related claims. Swalwell resigned from Congress and quit the California governor’s race in April as the accusations piled up. But, as Christoph notes, this might run a little deeper. "Between the involvement of the FBI's Public Corruption and Civil Rights Squad and the statute that's cited in the warrant, this may turn out to be about more than just the sexual misconduct allegations," she wrote. In addition to the very considerable legal ramifications he now faces in these sexual assault probes, Swalwell has also been wrapped up in an escalation of developments in his scandal involving a Chinese spy. Newly declassified FBI files reveal that the disgraced lawmaker admitted to having a sexual relationship with Christine “Fang Fang,” a suspected CCP (Chinese Communist Party) intelligence operative, on multiple occasions.
Those files also allege Fang steered straw-donor money toward Swalwell and helped place interns in his office — all while he sat on the House Intelligence Committee. He now faces significant legal peril on what appears to be multiple fronts. RedState will update readers as new events regarding Swalwell's troubles warrant. |
CNN Forced Into Embarrassing Walkback After Host Faceplants on Trump Voting Rules
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Longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer had to do a little bit of on-air cleaning up Monday to correct some sloppy reporting he had done about President Trump's new rules for the United State Postal Service (USPS) regarding mail-in voting ballots. During an interview last Friday with Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), Blitzer falsely claimed that the new rules would prevent military troops serving overseas from voting – a falsehood Spanberger was more than happy to run with. His troubles began when Spanberger, who was appearing on The Situation Room, started to complain about the Trump administration's efforts to tighten the policies and procedures surrounding mail-in ballots ahead of November's midterm elections. She basically accused the administration of trying to scare Americans away from voting:
That's when ace journalist Blitzer jumped in with what sounded like a pretty serious consequence of Trump's order: service members, he said, especially those stationed overseas, could effectively be disenfranchised because they depend on the mail to cast absentee ballots. Spanberger immediately agreed – "True!" – and reinforced the lie by referring to Americans "serving our country, particularly those overseas."
Just one problem here: none of it is true. Blitzer had to pull a Jen Psaki and circle back to that assertion, issuing what he called a "quick note of clarification," and going on to explain that ballots from military personnel and other Americans living overseas are exempt from the Postal Service rules at issue. "I want to be clear right now: Those ballots are exempt from the Postal Service's new rules implementing the president's March executive order," Blitzer told the viewers.
There's this thing called the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), and it's the federal law that protects absentee voting access for members of the military, their families, and every other eligible American who's living abroad. In other words, the very people Blitzer and Spanberger held up as examples of voters who would be harmed by Trump's changes aren't actually subjected to those rules. Whoops. Clean up on aisle CNN. Meanwhile, Spanberger is running full steam ahead with a lawsuit challenging Trump's March executive order, arguing that the federal government is stepping on the ability of states to run their own elections. The disputed USPS rules include new ballot-envelope standards, unique mail barcodes, and voter-list requirements. A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the rules last week, and the administration is now appealing. With the midterms just two months away, expect the lies, distortions, and breathless scare stories to start flying faster and more furiously. Editor's Note: The mainstream media continues to gaslight, spin, and lie about President Trump, his administration, and conservatives. |
The Washington Post Embarrasses Itself Trying to Embarrass Me
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How can you trust regime media reporters to report anything right when they can’t even spell my name correctly? There’s a second H in Schlichter, guys. By the time you read this compendium of crap, expect a stealth edit to have fixed the egregious error. Sure, my name is a little tough for those not fluent in Deutsch, but it’s out there all over the place. After all, according to the Washington Post, I’m an important conservative influencer worthy of an exposé because I decided to continue to serve my country after retiring following 27 years in uniform. Of course, their spelling error isn’t their only error; it’s emblematic of their shoddy work in general. In fact, it’s fair to say the entire ridiculous article is complete baloney. If I had any residual trust for the regime media — and I don’t — this would’ve torpedoed it. It’s a hit piece, but it hits like a girl. Once WaPo published, a bunch of other outlets picked it up, regurgitating the original regurgitation. Oh well. I do appreciate that the regime media has now acknowledged me as an important conservative influencer. I got 300 or so new followers for @KurtSchlichter. Thanks for the validation, jerks. For those of you who missed this non-story, which would be most of you, on Sunday, WaPo decided that the fact that the Department of War (DOW) hired three retired colonels to investigate and report on the status of the military’s war colleges is a major scandal of epic proportions. Move over, Watergate! Guys who served their country continue to do so! The article claims “they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s viewpoints and attack those who scrutinize the Trump administration,” which is true to the extent that we agree with the Secretary of War; it’s funny how they whitewash leftist critics as “those who scrutinize the Trump administration.” We were lambasting lefty haters before this gig; we’ll be doing it after, only now validated by WaPo as key conservative voices. The article’s implication was that we were somehow being paid to tweet DOW talking points, which is false. But it had the predictable effect on the predictable dummies of X, who obediently morphed from screaming that I am a “Zionist Jew lover” and “Epstein protector” to a “fed.” It was all an IQ test, and a lot of people failed. The article in question is titled “Pentagon Secretly Installs Military Influencers In Civilian Roles.” But even the title is a lie. No one was secretly installed in anything. We were asked to do a very specific job within our military and civilian wheelhouses, and we did it. We didn’t make it about us, which is apparently an alien concept in D.C. Here’s what happened, and this explanation is only for the benefit of patriots. The leftists who seized on this innuendo don’t care about the truth, and it’s irrelevant whether the regime media reporters wrote garbage on purpose or because they are grossly incompetent. I don’t argue with people who, through malice or ineptitude, act in bad faith unless I’m in court. But I will use this situation as a cautionary example of why the regime media is trash and why your contempt for it is so well-deserved. Last spring, a senior Pentagon official — not from public affairs, which had zero to do with this project — reached out to me, Tom Anderson (aka @CynicalPublius), and Rob Maness (@RobManess) about undertaking a review and making recommendations about the military’s war colleges, which senior military leaders attend as colonels and Navy commanders and captains. These programs (there are about 10 of them, of various sizes and forms) have had their problems, including but not limited to the same creeping wokeness that had affected the entire military until President Trump essentially banned it. But DEI was not the focus of the project, as the WaPo implies; the focus was how to ensure these institutions are preparing future generals and admirals for the challenges of war in the 21st century. The poison of DEI was a component of the inquiry, but just one part of a complex issue. We would come on board as temporary special government employees, since we needed that status to use government information systems, access information, and perform our duties. None of our duties involved tweeting or messaging; again, the claim we were paid to publicly message is a lie. We would visit the campuses, interview people, review course materials, and prepare a report with recommendations. We began by reviewing reams of written materials. We eventually made several visits to the Pentagon and to various schools, plus had some video interactions. We each talked to hundreds of people. We conducted detailed interviews with large and small groups, including commandants, students, civilian and military faculty, administrators, and civilian and military leaders in the field. So this was not a “secret” in any sense, as the WaPo implied to paint it in a sinister light, while at the same time noting that we were talking to people in connection with the project. It’s weird that a journalist did not see the contradiction between calling it “secret” while reporting that we were doing it publicly. But, hey, Democracy Dies in Darkness or something. Maybe the reporters expected a personal email notifying them of the project; that’s the kind of arrogance we’ve come to expect from the journos. We eventually produced a report of about 17,500 words. It is up to the Secretary of War to release it or throw it in the trash as he sees fit. I will say we are proud of it and that we made recommendations we think will help train the best possible senior officers to face the challenges of the future. Every moment we worked, we were focused on one thing — making sure our young troops got the quality leaders they deserve. I know that motive is not as juicy for the regime media and their lefty friends as some fantasy influencing scheme, but it’s the truth. So why pick us? Why would three right-wing internet guys get picked for this job? Well, because we have a very special set of skills. All three of us are retired O-6 colonels, graduates of one or more of the war colleges, and we all have extensive tactical and command experience. Tom Anderson was an Army logistics officer with multiple deployments. Rob Maness was a B-1 weapons officer who was in the Pentagon on 9/11. I was a chemical and an infantry officer, serving both on active duty and — importantly — in the reserves, which make up about half of America’s military forces and are often overlooked in projects like this one. The WaPo failed to provide these important details to its readers. Why? It also failed to mention our significant civilian experience beyond our writing. Tom is a highly regarded mergers and acquisitions attorney. Rob was a senior executive at a major company. I was a 30-year trial lawyer with Fortune 500 clients who obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts and argued and tried cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts. I reviewed countless documents, wrote countless briefs, took hundreds of depositions, and conducted many investigations in my career. I’m not telling you this to show how awesome I am — WaPo did that when it painted me as a major conservative influencer — but to illustrate how the paper left out important information that would undermine the preferred narrative. It’s unclear whether they left out these key facts, all publicly available, on purpose or through incompetence, but they left them out. Again, why? It is true we are conservative, but why would it be wrong for an administration to bring in like-minded individuals to help enact its policies? The unarticulated premise of the article is that it is somehow sinister for a conservative administration to hire conservatives to effect conservative change. Of course, this is never an issue under a liberal administration. It’s as if they assume the default is leftism and anything that challenges that is somehow beyond the pale. Well, no. The American people elected President Trump on a platform that included fixing our military and eliminating DEI, and there is nothing wrong with his administration appointing people who will help rather than hinder his agenda. Before this article came out, WaPo reporter Dan Lamothe tried to get me to comment. He texted me on my cell: “Colonel, this is Dan Lamothe. Working on a story about undisclosed SGE and HQE employees for the Pentagon. You pop up in the system. Looking to touch base about it today, please.” And he DM’d me on X: “Kurt – Dan Lamothe with The Washington Post here. We’ve confirmed you appear in the Pentagon system as an HQE employee and wanted to seek clarification about what your role is. You appear under P&R, so I presume it’s possible the rumors are true that you’re working on war college-related efforts. You have continued to write on defense and immigration issues. Have you disclosed your government affiliation to readers anywhere? Thanks very much. Dan” Gee, I guess we’re on a first-name basis. Now, I know what you are thinking: “What obscenities did you reply with, Kurt?” Well, none. I did not reply. Why? 1. I don’t comment on my work. 2. I don’t talk to the regime media. 3. Screw the Washington Post. You may also note how he said I “appear in the Pentagon system” and “pop up in the system.” So what was a Pentagon reporter doing in the Pentagon personnel system? Is that where he got my phone number? He also focused on what I “disclosed.” The article provides no citation to any binding authority that requires a columnist who everyone knows is a retired colonel to disclose that he is working on evaluating the war colleges. I suppose he could be referencing his nebulous version of journalistic ethics, one that — in my opinion — does not appear to include fairness, accuracy, or objectivity. Dan Lamothe may be mad that I did not tell him of my latest endeavors, but too bad. Anyway, if I had made a big deal about it, he and his ilk would be slamming me for using a government job for my own benefit. Also, if disclosure is so important because of transparency and so forth, why did WaPo cite anonymous sources for its most obnoxious claims? Why not disclose them? And why not disclose the people who gave reporters access to our personally identifying information in the computer system at the Pentagon? Oh well, I’ll leave that to the appropriate authorities to deal with. I’m not going to play the “rules for you but not for me” game with the regime media. In any case, I did not write on the war college issue, and Townhall was aware I was doing something for the Pentagon but would not be writing about whatever it was. And I will tell you that I let the Pentagon review this column because it relates, tangentially, to my work. They did not ask for any changes. If these revelations were supposed to scandalize my fans, that’s yet another WaPo fail. The response of my readers has been delight that I am helping my country again; they understand that professionals don’t promiscuously talk about what they do. If any are upset about it, they are free to go read someone else’s writings. Maybe their wife's boyfriend will gift them a Bulwark subscription for Kwanzaa. So, three retired colonels decided to help their country one more time by using their extensive experience to help fix the military education system. We all had other things to do; we all could have made vastly more money in our civilian careers if that was our goal. We could no longer ruck up, but we could do something. And the Washington Post tried to turn our work into something shady. It failed. We have had a tremendous outpouring of support, but we don’t need it. The Washington Post, like the rest of the regime media, is a pompous joke; if you want to know why it’s dying, this fiasco is Exhibit A. We wear its hate like one of our medals. Oh, and next time you hack scribblers want to play mean girls with me, remember that “Schlichter” has two H’s. |
Why Bill Maher Was Forced to Retract a Claim About Trump After He Got This Text. Guess Who Sent It?
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Bill Maher is a comedian who admits he doesn’t take himself that seriously; he doesn’t want to be, or seek to be, someone who can change the mood, so to speak. Which is why he rolled his eyes when liberals spewed their hatred at him for dining with President Trump. He has a show, has guests, discusses politics, and isn’t afraid to invite anyone on. Still, the exaggerated claims he made about Trump’s endorsements losing steam did catch the ear of someone: President Donald Trump. And he texted Maher about it, forcing the comedian to retract his statement last week. He provided Maher with all the information needed, to which the HBO host admitted Trump was right and that he overstated it.
The fact that Maher and Trump text will also drive progressives insane, but as the comedian said, he’d rather have communication. He also made a funny joke about Lake America, turning it back on woke leftists who play linguistic gymnastics to fit their political ends. |
WH announces 9 new agreements with pharma manufacturers aimed at slashing prescription drug costs for Americans
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| US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Richard Ascroft, CEO North
America of Sun Pharma, during an announcement on Healthcare
Affordability in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on
August 31, 2026. In a major policy milestone for healthcare reform, President Donald Trump announced nine new agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers aimed at slashing prescription drug costs for Americans. Under these voluntary deals, manufacturers agree to align U.S. drug pricing with the lowest prices paid by other developed countries, a framework known as the most-favored-nation (MFN) price model. The latest expansion brings the total roster of pharmaceutical companies participating in MFN pricing to 26, collectively representing roughly 89% of the domestic branded drug market. The nine newly added mid-sized manufacturers include Alcon, Astellas Pharma, BeOne Medicines, BridgeBio, CSL, Kyowa Kirin, Sun Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals and UCB. Their addition “extends price caps across a broad spectrum of critical treatment categories, spanning oncology, hemophilia, Parkinson’s disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and chronic dermatological conditions,” according to the White House. Officials emphasize that every state Medicaid program nationwide will immediately gain access to MFN pricing for these manufacturers’ products, yielding billions in aggregate public savings while closing structural loopholes that previously permitted foreign nations to leverage U.S. drug innovation at lower costs. Beyond direct price reductions, the newly signed agreements tie international market access to substantial investments in domestic healthcare infrastructure. The nine manufacturers have collectively pledged at least $19.6 billion in near-term U.S. manufacturing investments and agreed to donate significant quantities of essential active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) — including crucial antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and immunosuppressants — to the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve to safeguard national drug supply chains against foreign disruptions. Building on initial executive actions and major manufacturer deals signed since last year, the GOP administration continues to position the MFN program alongside its direct-to-consumer TrumpRx platform as the cornerstone of its drug affordability strategy. The administration projects broader statutory MFN rules and foreign pricing negotiations will generate up to $600 billion in domestic health savings over the coming decade. Simultaneously, President Trump also renewed calls for Congress to pass the Great Healthcare Plan to permanently codify MFN protections into federal law.
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Trump's Bold Move: Lake Ontario Renamed "Lake America
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President Trump took the unusual but unmistakable step of signing an executive order directing that the part of the Great Lakes known as Lake Ontario be referred to in U.S. government usage as “Lake America.” The order, issued on August 27, 2026, requires the Interior Department to update federal geographic names and applies to U.S. materials and databases rather than changing what other countries will call the body of water. This move did not come out of nowhere; it is wrapped up in a fast-escalating trade dispute with Canada, where Ottawa has responded with retaliatory tariffs on billions in U.S. goods. What some in the media treat as a gimmick is in fact a piece of a larger economic strategy that the administration says is designed to protect American industry and jobs. The cultural flashpoint widened when tech platforms began adjusting their own maps for U.S. users, and the administration confirmed outreach to major companies to align digital services with federal naming. Google reportedly displayed “Lake America” for U.S. users, and the Interior secretary said President Trump personally asked Apple to make the same change on Apple Maps. Whether you like the tactic or not, the administration is using every lever it can to press its point. Let’s be clear about what this is: a symbolic assertion of sovereignty paired with economic pressure. Critics dismiss it as petty theater, but symbolism matters in geopolitics — names shape narratives, and narratives influence policy and bargaining leverage. The order is a domestic administrative action and will not force international bodies or Canada to follow suit, which makes it an effective, low-cost statement of American resolve. Those who howl at the name change are quick to declare themselves guardians of decorum while ignoring a long history of ideological rebranding from the other side. For years, activists and left-leaning institutions have pushed to rename buildings, teams, and landmarks to suit a political agenda, and yet when a president reclaims a name to reflect national interest it is portrayed as unhinged. That double standard is exactly why bold actions resonate with people tired of being lectured by elites. Whatever one’s view of tactics, this episode reveals a basic truth: power in Washington is not just about tariffs and memos, it is also about who gets to set the terms of the story. If the administration believes changing a label will protect workers, defend industries, or shift leverage in trade talks, conservatives should judge it by results, not by the predictable outrage of coastal commentators. The choice now is whether the nation will stand firm for its interests or defer to the reflexive mockery of partisan opponents. |
Paxton Defies GOP Establishment in Fight for Texas Heart and Soul
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Ken Paxton is no polished country-club politician; he is a fighter who has been through the legal and political mud and come back swinging. The impeachment that rocked Austin ended with acquittal, and the long-running securities case produced a negotiated outcome rather than a conviction, but the narrative of scandal sticks in the minds of insiders and opponents alike. That history is exactly why the establishment sours on him even as grassroots conservatives cheer his willingness to take on the swamp. Still, Paxton overcame the machine in the Republican primary, defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn after securing President Trump’s high-profile endorsement, a move that reshaped the dynamics of Texas politics overnight. The same ghoulish blowup that helped him win the base now has the establishment gnashing teeth, because he is exactly the sort of unconstrained, unapologetic conservative they say they want but don’t actually want governing. There is a real tension between the populist energy Paxton brings and the risk-averse insiders who calculate in polls and donor spreadsheets. On the other side, Democrat James Talarico is not some back-bench also-ran; he has poured extraordinary money into this contest and surged in competitive polls, forcing even Republican strategists to blink. Talarico’s campaign war chest and ad cadence have turned the race from “safe” to at least competitive, and national ratings services have tightened their outlook because of it. That reality flips the usual script: this is now a must-fight showdown, not a routine hold for the GOP. Here is the uncomfortable truth the elite whisper about in private: when a nominee is that raw and that hated by donor class operatives, Washington’s power brokers sometimes prefer the opposition’s predictability over a disruptive ally. Republican leaders reportedly warned that if Paxton carried the nomination, they would be on the hook to spend big to clean him up for a general election — a tacit admission that preserving the institution matters more to them than winning with a fighter who will upset the apple cart. That kind of inside-baseball calculation smells worse than any leftwing attack; it betrays the very voters who swept Paxton into prominence. Patriots should not cede the field to timid technocrats or to Democrats who masquerade as plausible governors of our traditions. If the establishment is secretly rooting for a safe, malleable opponent, then it is all the more important for grassroots conservatives to turn out, muscle up the ground game, and make clear that America-first convictions matter more than donor lists. The people who say the victim’s family in the Hoffman affair are “tired of being used” underscore how ugly and personal this fight has become, and why ordinary Texans must decide whether they will be ruled by elites or represented by true believers. |
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