'...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. '
'...Anti-Israel Harvard Law School students organized a workshop on the Ivy League campus earlier this month to edit the Wikipedia pages of more than a dozen prominent law firms, singling out some that threatened to stop recruiting at the school over its failure to rein in anti-Semitic activity. Harvard’s National Lawyers Guild chapter, a left-wing legal advocacy group, hosted the "Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon" on April 2 at Harvard Law’s WCC student center, according to an announcement on Harvard Law’s website. ...The edit logs show Avachat changed the term "antisemitic incidents" to "pro-Palestine protests,"... Avachat herself was involved in one incident at Harvard in which her law school classmate, Ibrahim Bharmal, accosted and shoved a Jewish student during an anti-Israel'
'...Service sources say one woman Uniformed Division officer was triggered because the officer coming to relieve at the end of her shift was late. Another well-placed Secret Service source says the replacement officer was only a few minutes late, and the woman officer who started the fight wanted a Dodge Durango, not the Ford Explorer, that the other officer arrived in. Officers apparently have a choice of cars they can check out when they go on duty -- and provide relief for shift changes. "If that's all it takes to set you off, [then this officer] is dangerous to have around," the source remarked. Secret Service agents and officers are annually trained to recognize "insider threats" -- employees who pose a danger to the agency's security, data, and operations. The officer who started the fight displays several of the "insider threat" signs. ...'
'“Do you know how many agents I’ve had to take offline from chasing down child sex predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists?” Patel fumed. ...Patel indicated that the uptick in potential threats against President Trump since Comey’s May 15 post has been so substantial that the FBI has had to redirect significant resources – including agents focused on child sex crimes and drug trafficking – to investigate them. ...'
'...Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio is giving Chinese students with visas ample warming: his office will go over all their applications with a fine-toothed comb. If we have people who are members of the CCP or studying in certain fields, they’re gone. It’s not some revamping of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The move is a long overdue purge of spies who have for too long gamed the student visa system to infiltrate our country...'
'After winning the November election and returning to the White House, he has continued with the same pledge. As recently as last week, during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity aboard Air Force One, Trump repeated it yet again: “No tax on Social Security benefits for seniors, which is so great.”...In reality, though, Trump and his congressional allies are offering Social Security recipients a mere fraction of the financial benefit they have been promising...which translates into an actual cash benefit of less than $500 for most retirees. ...'
'the Republican-led House early Thursday passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," critical to advancing President Donald Trump's tax and immigration agenda.
A smiling Speaker Mike Johnson announced the massive measure passed by a single vote -- 215-214...'
'...anti-white mayor of Chicago may now face federal prosecution for his stunning comments about his vile, racist hiring policy. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Mayor Brandon Johnson boasted that he only hires black people because they are the “most generous people on the planet.” He also labored on how blacks make up the majority of influential positions in the mayor’s office. ...'
'...Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey refused to apologize for assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Newark at a protest last week. ...Ironically, despite being pro-open borders and in support of assaulting ICE agents, Rep. McIver serves on the Homeland Security Committee in Congress. ...'
'...Major crimes consist of murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft. ...Major crime rose by an eye-popping 70% in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx and Queens district since the ‘defund the police’ socialist lawmaker took office in 2019 — more than double the citywide increase of 30% over that same span, a Post analysis of NYPD data shows.'
'...Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post is commiserating with wealthy restaurant owners who are trying to shield their lower-wage, illegal migrant workers from President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal migration....'
'...Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, the Boring Company, has agreed to “help” the government’s Federal Railroad Administration with a multi-billion dollar project to build a train tunnel in Maryland. ...'
'...President Donald Trump’s proposal to end taxation of Social Security benefits is not in the big Republican tax bill. Instead, the GOP this week is crafting legislation that would provide an additional $4,000 federal income tax deduction for lower and middle income seniors 65 and over. ...House tax-writers explained that they didn’t include the provision in the new bill because it would have a rough time passing a Senate procedural test governing what can be included in such legislation.'
'...cooling slightly from the previous month and defying fears of an inflation surge in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs last month. The reading -- which marked the lowest inflation rate since 2021 ...'
'...U.S. trucking companies are undermined by lower-wage Mexican truckers who use B-1 visitor visas to snatch delivery contracts from American truckers after they deliver a load from Mexico, says a May 8 article on the FreightWaves.com website. ...'
'...SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California’s local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps on sidewalks and in parks that are the most visible signs of the crisis of people living on the streets.
The announcement of a new model ordinance for counties, cities and towns is coupled with the release of $3.3 billion in voter-approved funds the state will make available to communities to expand housing and treatment options for homeless residents, the governor’s office said in a news release. ...'
'...Police are calling for an official investigation and charges against a city councilwoman for allegedly assaulting officers and inciting a violent mob trying to stop the arrest of an illegal alien criminal suspect in Worcester, Massachusetts. ...'
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'...When you can't trust the post office
John Curtis, one of the customers who had money stolen, decided to mail payments from directly inside his local post office as opposed to simply dropping envelopes into a community mailbox. Little did he know that this seemingly safer option would backfire on him, as the $323 check that he had written to pay for his insurance was reportedly changed to $900 for “equipment.”
"I put my policy number on the bottom, all of that was gone...'
'...The 54-year-old woman had been operating a clinic called “Medical Weight Loss and Immigration Services” that served as a front for her scheme beginning in February 2021, when prosecutors said she “knowingly misused the identities of three physicians to create hundreds of fraudulent documents pertaining to medical examinations of individuals seeking to register for a lawful permanent resident (LPR) card – commonly known as a ‘green card’ – or otherwise adjust their immigration status.”
One of the doctors Woods used to create the fake medical exam documents was “deceased,” the press release stated. ...'
'Newark Liberty International Airport was the most broken airport I had ever seen in over a decade of globe-trotting as a corporate consultant. ...Now, an air-traffic controller is warning travelers to avoid Newark. Newark Liberty International Airport is “not safe” for travelers, one air traffic controller at the delay-plagued travel hub reportedly warned. “It is not safe. It is not a safe situation right now for the flying public,” the federal air safety employee reportedly told...'
'...The Israeli government says that it will carry out the operation if Hamas does not agree to a hostage deal by the end of the forthcoming visit of President Donald Trump to the region, which will be from May 13 to 16.
Military analysts describe “Gideon’s Chariots” as a classic “clear, hold, build” strategy to root out Hamas and create new, credible, demilitarized civilian authorities to govern the Palestinian communities in Gaza. ...'
'...Three janitorial companies were hit with more than $8 million in proposed fines from federal immigration authorities for employing at least 143 unauthorized workers. The penalties appear to be the largest such fines levied anywhere in the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the fines in a press release this week saying that workplace audits “uncovered widespread employment eligibility violations.”
“The employment of unauthorized workers undermines the integrity of our immigration system and puts law-abiding employers at a disadvantage...Two of the three companies could not be located by CPR News, using internet and business records searches. ...'
'...It is unethical, but more importantly illegal, to offer legal advice or assistance, representation, document drafting, or in any way appear to be giving a legal opinion to a person or entity unless you are licensed to practice in that jurisdiction. If someone were to rely on your advice, you could cause grievous harm....'
'...The man suffered a broken nose and he claimed that his attackers had identified themselves to him as members of Tren de Aragua, the notorious Venezuelan transnational criminal organization. During the assault, one of the attackers allegedly pointed a rifle at the victim and struck his head with the butt of the weapon. ...Arrested for the assault were Gabriel Jose Zerpa-Gonzalez, 31, and Rafael Simon Patino-Silva, 23 ...Athens man claims he was attacked by Tren de Aragua gang members because of Venezuelan political ties...'
'...In an order issued this week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court notes that it has “learned” that the Department of Justice has charged Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan with interference with a federal law enforcement operation and unlawful concealment of an individual subject to arrest. ...'
