'...FEMA teams have checked in at three five-star hotels, Fairmont Kea Lani, Four Seasons, and the Grand Wailea Astoria, in Maui, as they carry out search and...'
'...MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate victory for gender-affirming care restrictions that have been adopted by a growing number of Republican-led states. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a judge’s temporary injunction against enforcing the law. ...Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall called the ruling a “significant victory for our country, for children, and for common sense.”'
'Research has found that the sharp decline in domestic production from US shale wells is worse than the industry expected. This is forcing companies to bolster their workload to prevent output from slowing and develop new strategies to maximize already expensive drilling opportunities due to federal and state red tape. ...the government preventing more supply from coming to market through intense regulatory costs, consumers and businesses pay higher prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) has surged 12% over the last three months, trading above $80 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent, the international benchmark for oil prices, has risen more than 11% since May to above $84 per barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange. With oil accounting for about half of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, motorists are paying more at the pump this year. So far in 2023, the national average for a gallon of gas is up 20% and approaching $4. Perhaps the current regime in Washington will only be satisfied when the US outsources all of its energy needs overseas or depends on unreliable windmills that are killing whales....'
'The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is now at its highest level in over 20 years, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. ...High inflation has driven the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate 11 times since March 2022. Its fed funds rate has hit the highest level in 22 years. ...'
'...A group of House liberals is pushing to officially shorten the U.S. workweek to four days, saying that the time is right following the "nearly two-year-long pandemic," in a statement this week. ..."It is past time that we put people and communities over corporations and their profits'
'"It's nuts," Bill told Fox News. "Hawaii is part of the U.S. They should get a whole lot more assistance than they’ve been given."...On Aug. 13, while in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Biden faced criticism for initially responding "no comment" when asked about the disaster's high death toll and for offering relief payments of $700 per household for Hawaiians affected by the blazes. ...'
'...Comer said email evidence implicates Joe and Hunter Biden 'without a shadow of a doubt'>/b>...'
'Cops canvassed the neighborhood looking for two other suspects, who escaped on scooters, according to sources. A security guard who works at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility at 31 Central Park North said he saw the fight between migrants and what police called a “concerned citizen.” The guard, who declined to give his name because of his job, said he saw the man being chased by several male migrants down the block until he was backed into the glass door of a six-story apartment building....'
'...scandal is that often the coverup is worse than the crime. But that is not the case in the unraveling Bidengate scandal. The alleged crime here is so bad that it is probably the worst ever committed by an American president. ...Yet the coverup should be studied, too. It deserves superlatives for its longevity, inventiveness, and sheer audacity. The strategy has been simple: deny, deflect, destroy. Deny the facts. Deflect with distractions, and when all else fails, work tirelessly to destroy Trump, who was among the first to raise questions about the Biden family’s shady dealings. At Year 5, it may be the most successful coverup in modern history, especially since so many of the facts have been in plain sight for the entire time.'
'The White House confirms he is staying on the Nevada state side of the lake. The Nevada Globe is reporting he will be staying at the Incline Village Hyatt Regency, where secret service agents have been spotted. ...Another possible Biden home base is the gated community of Glenbrook, Nevada, which is home to some of Tahoe's richest residents. '
'Democrat Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has brought disgrace to the legal profession with her indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 others...Willis, 52, was raised by her single father, John Clifford Floyd III, a onetime Black Panther with a criminal record...'
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'The Secret Service told President Joe Biden the name of the person who brought a packet of cocaine into the White House last month, according to three security sources with direct knowledge of the incident. All three sources independently told Soldier of Fortune the same name, which arose from an investigation into the incident. The sources currently work for a U.S. government agency, and are not authorized to speak to the media....'
'Huntsville, a city with a proud history of aerospace innovation, was set to welcome Space Command, until a distant force beyond its control intervened: politics. ...while the city worked to be even more central to the aerospace and military industry. It attracted legions of scientists, defense contractors and federal investment. And in the final days of the Trump administration, Huntsville was selected as the permanent home of the United States Space Command. But this week the Pentagon announced it had reversed that call...The Biden administration’s decision, said Representative Terri Sewell, the lone Democrat representing Alabama in Washington, “bows to the whims of politics over merit.”'
'As we look towards the fall, and with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, your agencies will be implementing increases in the amount of in-person work for your team. This is a priority of the President — and I am looking to each of you to aggressively execute this shift in September and October."'
'...Former President Donald Trump said Friday during a campaign stop in Alabama if he wins the presidential election in 2024, he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations made by House Republicans of criminal influence peddling schemes by Joe Biden and members of his family.
"From the first day in office, I will appoint a special prosecutor to study each and every of the many claims being brought forth by Congress concerning all of the crooked acts, including bribes from China and many other foreign countries that go into the coffers of the Biden crime family," Trump said during the Alabama Republican Party Summer Dinner in the state capital of Montgomery. "It is a crime family. He is a corrupt, corrupt person.
"The Biden crime family was taking in money from China, Ukraine, Russia, and so many more ...'
'...When the Fitch Ratings agency announced this week that it was downgrading its long-term credit rating of the United States from AAA to AA+, Biden administration officials were ready — and angry. Administration officials had been lobbying Fitch against the downgrade...The repeated debt-limit political standoffs and last-minute resolutions have eroded confidence in fiscal management,” they wrote.
'hey wade down the Rio Grande, probing the shores for a break in the razor wire now strung along the shore. Illegal migrants by the thousands ...Texas has greatly extended Operation Hold the Line...It’s become a war: Texas actually enforcing the law, and the Biden administration fighting it at every step. ... the governor also is installing the first thousand feet of a mid-river marine barrier designed to keep immigrants from even reaching the Texas riverbank. But there’s a flaw in the plan: River crossers have learned that, while Abbott’s tan uniformed men foil their American dreams, Biden’s green uniformed men deliver them [ILLEGALS] on a silver platter.'
'...Republicans criticized the Biden administration for “fixing” the loan forgiveness plan just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned an earlier Education Department scheme to cancel $400 billion in student debt. “The Biden administration’s blatantly political attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court is shameful,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who chairs the House Education and Labor Committee, said in a statement. “The Biden administration is trampling the rule of law, hurting borrowers, and abusing taxpayers...'
'The Secret Service’s recently concluded investigation into who left cocaine at the White House proves there was “just not a desire” to find the culprit, Megyn Kelly said. ...'
'...House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) held a markup of several bills aimed at reforming government spending, addressing regulatory burdens, and improving cybersecurity. Chairman Comer released the following statement after passage of these bills: “The American people deserve a government that is transparent, efficient, and effective. These bills bring solutions to modernize our government, root out inefficiencies, target waste, fraud, and abuse, and hold the Biden Administration accountable for overreach. ...'
'...the New York Times reported that his officials usually adjust the president's schedule to ensure he does not become too physically worn down, given his age. An official was quoted as saying: "In private, some officials acknowledge that they make what they consider reasonable accommodations not to physically tax an aging president. "His staff schedules most of his public appearances between noon and 4pm and leaves him alone on weekends as much as possible." ...'
'If you thought censorship of a laptop was the extent of the deep state’s 2020 election rigging on behalf of the Biden family, think again. ...the regime’s deep-state footsoldiers are perhaps the most egregious offenders. Their censorship and legal malpractice to shield the Biden family were in-kind campaign contributions to the now-president — who likely wouldn’t hold that title without their help. ...'
'The White House is closely monitoring the upcoming labor talks in the US auto industry, negotiations that could put it at odds with the traditional support of a major union. So President Joe Biden is tapping a trusted adviser, Gene Sperling, to serve as the administration's point person in upcoming labor negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and the nation's three unionized automakers. ...'
'...On Wednesday, Biden laughed and again ignored questions about the cocaine found at the White House, as the administration tried to distance the first family and staff from the shocking discovery by suggesting it was a visitor. ...'
'...The new federal law, which will be enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, mandates that employers with a minimum of 15 employees must provide “reasonable accommodations” to workers who require them due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The term “related medical conditions” extends the law’s protection...'
'...Fauci will also hold an appointment in the university’s school of public policy. ...accused the former NIAID head of misleading the public about the effectiveness of masks and pushing school lockdown measures that have had negative effects on schoolchildren.'
'...The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for Trump in a 2024 election rematch...'
'...our enemies are waging war on faith and freedom, on science and religion, on history and tradition, on law and democracy, on God Almighty himself. They are waging war. "That's not a war they're going to win." Trump denounced Democrats, saying, "They lie, they cheat, and they steal. "The radicals are setting fire to our Constitution, abolishing free speech, attacking religious belief, erasing our borders, corrupting our elections — and we have corrupt elections — and trying to impose their blasphemous creed and woke communism on every American man, woman, and child...'
'...Committee chairman Jason Smith (R., Mo.) said the whistleblowers testified about tactics used by the DOJ to “delay the investigation long enough to reach the statute of limitations.” The two IRS agents told the committee they pushed for felony charges against Hunter Biden in the tax probe and that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss wanted to bring charges against the younger Biden in the District of Columbia and Southern California last year but was denied by DOJ officials both times. ...'
From the article: "...Justice Kagan clarifies, the government can seek dismissal of an FCA claim as long it has intervened during the litigation. The opinion goes on to direct district courts to handle such dismissals under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), which governs voluntary dismissals of federal lawsuits.
Justice Clarence Thomas filed a dissent, emphasizing the importance of the timing of the government’s intervention, saying:
This case requires us to decide whether the Government enjoys the same panoply of procedural rights when it takes over an action during the seal period and when (as here) it intervenes in the action “at a later date” after the relator has “proceed[ed] with the action.” quoting §3730(c)(3).
Justice Thomas suggests that the language of the FCA does not make clear that the government has broad dismissal power. Justice Thomas also claims that the FCA may conflict with Article II of the constitution..."
'...A report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), completed in January 2022 but just declassified last week, looks at the relationship between the intelligence community and private sector data brokers. As it turns out, it's worse than you may have thought. ...the American Civil Liberties Union obtained thousands of records showing that Department of Homeland Security agencies were purchasing "huge volumes of people's cell phone location information" and "sidestepping our Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable government searches and seizures."'
'...Within Google's settlement agreement, settlement class members can receive an equal share of the net settlement fund. The amount of money that each settlement class member is expected to receive is not much - only about $7.70. ...that $7.70 per person amount is only an estimate and not a guaranteed income for anyone. ...If you think you're owed money from Google, you can file a claim by going to the settlement website and filling out the required online form or...'
'...Law enforcement officials are calling it “burglary tourism”, in reference to the ESTA visa waivers the Chileans are taking advantage of to get into the United States. The ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) visa waiver allows ...'
'...press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (KJP) responded to special counsel allegations that she had violated the Hatch Act on Tuesday, saying the White House "didn't know" it had made a violation. The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) accused KJP of violating the Hatch Act...'
