'...A Veteran ID Card (VIC) is a digital form of photo ID you can use to get discounts offered to Veterans at many restaurants, hotels, stores, and other businesses. Find out if you’re eligible for a Veteran ID Card—and how to apply. ...'
'Congressional Republicans have met Trump's ambitious July 4 deadline...Congress sending Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' to his desk after dramatic all-night House vote" on Thursday afternoon after back-to-back sleepless sessions for both the House and Senate. The massive agenda bill now goes to Trump’s desk to be signed into law just in time for Republicans’ self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. ...'
'...Americans ages 65 and older can claim an extra standard deduction ($2,000 for a single filer, $1,600 per qualifying spouse in a couple) on top of the standard deduction available to all taxpayers who don’t itemize. The reconciliation bill adds a 65-plus bonus deduction of $6,000, through the 2028 tax year. Join AARP’s Fight to Protect Older Americans. Unlike the standard deduction, older taxpayers can take this bonus deduction whether they itemize or not. ...'
'...The communist New York Assemblyman has created a sort of panic among many establishment Democrats in the Empire State thanks in no small part to his antisemitic views, with the most powerful New York Democrats in Congress...'
'Protesters with the group 50501 chant outside of the Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene event...Before the dinner, many LGBTQ+-affirming organizations gathered for the “Marjorie Taylor Queens Book Drive” event in the Campus 805 greenspace. It was led by Rainbow Trouble ...'
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'...From nuclear regulators to foreign policy experts to members of the intelligence community, every knowledgeable person is in agreement that President Donald J. Trump obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities. ...'
'...Both Vice President JD Vance and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged questions about the whereabouts of Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear material. ...'
'...fed up with liberal sanctuary cities like Los Angeles attempting to impede federal immigration authorities from enforcing the law, some suggesting that it is time the legislative branch intervened to pull their funding.
"We have to say, ‘Enough is enough,’" said Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala. "I don't understand why we would continue to give federal dollars to someone who doesn't abide by federal law. I mean, think about that. That is very simple."...'
'...Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who once claimed to be Israel’s “guardian” in Congress, put out a statement late Saturday night opposing President Donald Trump’s airstrike on Iran’s nuclear sites....'
'...Dystopian billboards have popped up across Manhattan urging businesses to “stop hiring human,” and some people are vowing to fight the rise of the machines.
...from Artisan AI, a San Francisco startup that sells virtual “employees” such as Ava, an AI-powered sales rep. ...'
'...The incident highlights growing concerns that dangerous individuals have long exploited weaknesses at the southern border, with the Biden administration’s lax policies now making those consequences unmistakably clear and putting American communities at greater risk....'
'LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers organization said Thursday that it asked federal immigration agents to leave the Dodger Stadium grounds after they arrived at a parking lot near one of the gates. ...U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted on X that its agents were never there.
Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said the agents were with Customs and Border Protection and that they were not trying to enter the stadium.
“This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. (Customs and Border Protection) vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement," she said in an email. ...'
'...U.S. Border Patrol didn’t release a single illegal immigrant into the interior of the U.S. last month, the New York Post reports — the latest victory in President Donald J. Trump’s relentless commitment to securing the homeland and a remarkable turnaround from the 62,000 illegals released into the country under the Biden Administration just one year ago. Promises made, promises kept. ...'
'...An analysis of 350 cases lends credence to claims that anti-Trump litigants may be strategically filing in courts where they are most likely to receive a favorable ruling. ...'
'Colorado terror attack exposes ‘national security threat’ posed by immigrant visa overstays: former FBI agent...Over 1.5 million people overstayed visas in recent years as Boulder attack suspect remained in US after visa expiration...'
'...The wife of the wounded Minnesota state senator targeted during an overnight assassination attempt shielded the couple’s daughter as the masked gunman opened fire on the family, missing the couple’s vital organs by inches, family and reports said. ...out of surgery and in stable condition. ...Officers fired at the gunman, who took cover back inside the home, before he managed to escape. ...'
'“David and Ron, I love you guys. I made some choices, and you guys don’t know anything about this, but I’m going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn’t gone this way,” Carlson read from his phone while sitting on the front stoop, video showed. ...When asked about the political leanings of Boetler, Carlson revealed that — despite once being a political appointee of the state’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz — voted for President Donald Trump, but that he was not aware of his feelings on state politics, the report stated. ...'
'...The Postal Service’s latest U.S. Flag stamp continues a tradition that began more than a century ago.
Stamps featuring the American flag have evolved to reflect changes to the nation itself.
Here are six facts about the U.S. Flag and its depiction on postage stamps:
• Flag Day was first proclaimed in 1916...'
'...“The problem goes further than violent illegal aliens. Mass migration writ large is a problem — especially illegal mass migration. And what we’re seeing in California is [that] this an occupation, this a declaration against the sovereignty of the United States of America when [illegal aliens] are waving their foreign flags, because they don’t want to be deported, because they’re here illegally,” The Federalist’s Brianna Lyman said on The Bottom Line. ...'
'...Several Middle East media outlets including the Islam Times reported the US Embassy in Iraq was under fire from Iran on Saturday morning.
UPDATE: The White House has reportedly denied the reports.
*WHITE HOUSE: U.S. EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD NOT UNDER ATTACK
Great news.
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) June 14, 2025...'
'...While the radical left burns American flags in the streets, we will wave Old Glory with patriotism and pride.
While the radical left attacks our National Guard tasked with protecting America's cities, we choose to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of our great U.S. Army and honor all men and women who serve. ...'
'Regardless of his personal feelings on the subject, Trump must place U.S. national security interests first. ...Trump has regularly cast Red China as the greatest geopolitical adversary facing the United States. So, why is he preparing to allow its rising intellectuals to continue attending American universities?...'
'...President Donald Trump plans to issue an order to protect the farm workforce. In response to a reporter’s question, Trump said farmers are being hurt badly. “We have to do something about that; we can’t take all their people and send them back because they don’t have maybe what they’re supposed to have.” Trump also addressed the ag labor issue on Truth Social. “Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them...'
Snippet of Article: "...“Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region. Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense. President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.” ..."
Source: www.whitehouse.gov'...“For too long, agencies have faced red tape when trying to remove employees who break the public’s trust,” said OPM Acting Director Chuck Ezell. “This proposed rule ensures misconduct is met with consequence and reinforces that public service is a privilege, not a right.”
Under the rule change, agencies will be able to request that OPM take suitability actions against employees suspected of misconduct instead of following the conventional disciplinary process. It extends the same suitability standards and tools used during the hiring process to post-appointment conduct. ...'
'Death to the colonial empire,” warned Isra Hirsi, daughter of Minnesota “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar...should be resisted through violent revolution. Her post reflects a growing far-left trend of linking U.S. law enforcement to global causes like Gaza — alarming critics who see it as a veiled call for violent domestic uprising. ...'
'...“You’re a fool blaming Trump,” Voight said, talking with an American flag as background and verbally saluting Trump as “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln” in the two-minute video. “What are you doing for this destruction, these animals destroying Los Angeles,” Voight said. “Are you there? Talking calmly with them? You fool. They would burn you down like they’re burning the cars and the American flag, with no regard for humanity.” Voight insisted Trump called in military reinforcement to “help with these destructive, barbaric riots.” The actor said all Newsom did was “cause chaos for the people. You’re a disgrace.”...'
'...A judge has rejected California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) ask for an immediate order limiting President Trump’s Los Angeles troop deployment, agreeing to first give the administration a chance to defend itself at a Thursday hearing before issuing the emergency ruling. ...'
'...Leftists have apparently been burning the American flag in the streets of Los Angeles after anti-ICE protests erupted on Friday. One video shows a man spitting on a burning American flag that had been thrown on the pavement as protesters shouted in approval. Moments later, it appeared that someone dropped another American flag on top of that one and it also caught on fire. ...'
'...Our ICE enforcement officers are facing a 413% increase in assaults against them. Disturbingly, in recent days, ICE officers’ family members have been doxed and targeted as well.
These riots in Los Angeles and increased assaults on ICE officers come after Democrat politicians, including Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor Wu of Boston, Tim Walz, and Mayor Bass of Los Angeles, have villainized and demonized ICE law enforcement. ...'
'...An ugly night of vandalism, burglaries and clashes in downtown Los Angeles left city officials struggling to get the upper hand after three days of scattered unrest over immigration raids.
Some businesses were vandalized and burglarized overnight downtown, concluding hours of unrest that saw Waymo cars burned, police cruisers crushed with rocks and electric scooters and various forms of vandalism downtown and in the civic center. ...'
'... Demonstrations were largely peaceful, but tensions flared Saturday and Sunday, with police clashing with protesters near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown LA.
California National Guard members arrived in the city on Sunday after Trump signed an order to deploy 2,000 troops in response to the protests. ...'
'...The city of Huntsville expects to collect about $10.2 million less in sales taxes than it projected for its Fiscal 2025 budget. Because of the predicted shortfall, city departments have been asked to trim their budgets by 1%...'
'... 44 individuals were “administratively” arrested and another person was arrested for obstruction. “U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed to NBC Los Angeles Friday that the search warrants were served at the businesses Friday because ‘there’s probable cause that they are using fictitious documents to employ people,'” the outlet said. ...'
'...The supreme leader insisted Iran would not abandon its uranium enrichment program, saying that without enrichment its nuclear program was “useless,” and asking of the US: “Who are you to tell us whether we should have a nuclear program or not?”...'
'...pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted a national security event Monday featuring US Navy Secretary John Phelan, storming the stage during a discussion...It was not immediately clear how the demonstrators were able to get so close to Phelan. ...'
'...Witnesses said the man yelled “Free Palestine” and threw an incendiary device into the crowd, according to Mark Michalek, the F.B.I. special agent in charge. He identified the suspect in custody as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of Colorado Springs. No charges had been filed, officials said.
Here’s what to know:
The victims: The victims ranged in age from 67 to 88 and their injuries ranged from serious to minor, the authorities said. ...'
'...when new emails showed that Biden officials were warned about cancer clusters in the wake of the train derailment but opted to push the narrative that the water and air were safe, we shouldn’t be floored. We were waiting for the other shoe to drop. The emails also showed that the Biden crew didn’t test for the right chemicals, they were in the wrong locations, and their detection levels were off, too. What a circus...The federal response also lacked robust monitoring of the water supply and ignored agency policies in order to burn the harmful chemicals, according to Pacey, allowing East Palestine natives to get “very, very ill.” ...'
'...Summit of the Americas, set to be hosted in the Dominican Republic in December 2025, is shaping up to be a blatant display of anti-Trump sentiment, orchestrated by Biden-appointed bureaucrats and a Dominican government cozying up to Communist China. ...'
'If the judicial branch won’t adhere to the Constitution, then Trump must. ...By Appeasing Rogue Judges, Trump Legitimizes Leftists’ Judicial Coup...leftist-backed effort to effectively nullify the results of the 2024 presidential election via a judicial coup is destroying the country’s constitutional order. But according to the White House, President Trump doesn’t have any actual plans to stop it. '
