'...When pressed on whether the shooting was a "failure" of the agency, Mayorkas confirmed that it was. "When I say that something like this cannot happen, we are speaking of a failure...'
'...Trump’s campaign has also accepted cryptocurrency payments, a first for a major US political party, raising hopes of a departure from the US regulatory crackdown on the industry seen in recent years. ...'
'...In the aftermath of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, foreign countries are coming out against the Biden Administration for provoking the attack.
Russia accused the Biden White House of inciting violence by creating an “atmosphere” of opportunity for such an attack. ...'
'...Even Trump’s children immediately responded to the near-murder of their father with a sense of triumph rather than shock. “He’ll never stop fighting to Save America,” Donald Trump Jr. posted online, with a picture of his father, fist raised, face bloodied and surrounded by Secret Service, an American flag in the backdrop. ...'
'...The biggest danger facing the American economy for years has been inflation. Now, another problem is emerging as a credible threat on the horizon: Unemployment. ...'
'...Over the past year, the IRS has significantly increased penalties on underpayment of both estimated tax payments and federal income withholding from salary and retirement income. Individuals who are required to make quarterly estimated payments (due dates each year are April 15, June 15, September 15 and the following January 15) include those individuals with large amounts of investment income such as interest, dividends and capital gains that is not subject to federal income tax withholding. Also included among individuals who should consider making estimated tax payments are retirees who have no or little federal income tax withholding from their pension income. There are federal employees with sizeable amounts amount of investment income who are paying too little or no federal estimated tax payments. There are also federal retirees who have too little federal income tax withheld from their CSRS or FERS annuities and /or Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) withdrawals...'
'...Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its jobs report for June 2024. The report showed 206,000 new jobs were created in June, 12,000 less than were created in May. The unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent, the highest level since ...'
'...the stench surrounding all things Biden. Donald Trump might not be a choirboy or a moral leader, but he ain't got nothin' on the apparent corruption that runs deep to the core of the Biden administration. Comer pointed to an increasing number of Americans questioning Biden’s "ability to lead the country," saying his committee has been investigating circumstances surrounding O’Connor’s February assessment of the president in which O'Connor wrote Biden "is a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency." ...'
'Joe Biden just stuck up his middle finger and told Americans everywhere: Screw you. ...In a taped interview that lasted only 22 minutes, the President insisted his dire poll numbers weren't real — 'fake news', if you will — that the Democratic party has no concerns about his fitness to lead, and that the only way he would exit the race is 'if the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me'. ...Make no mistake: Joe Biden, for all his hackneyed talk about 'battling for the soul of America', cares not one whit for that. He cares about staying in power. Full stop. ...'
'...Reading the comments, Americans are not fooled by this extreme left sham to pretend mentally compromised president is not a danger to democracy and the defense of America. Most realize the interview is a heavily edited, glossy false impression of the real Joe we saw at the Trump/Biden Debate that clearly identified he is unable to protect and run America. A vote for Joe is a vote to finalize the Democrat destruction of this once great country. Are you that naive to fall for this? The Democrats and the Democrat controlled media are counting on it. ...'
'...It’s clear the best news reporters in Washington have failed in the first duty of journalism: to hold power accountable. It is our duty to poke through White House smoke screens and find out the truth. The Biden White House clearly succeeded in a massive cover-up of the degree of the President’s feebleness and his serious physical decline, which may be simply the result of old age. Shame on the White House press corps for not to have pierced the veil of secrecy surrounding the President. ...'
'X owner Elon Musk ripped Vice President Kamala Harris for "lying" on Monday about former President Trump’s position on a national abortion ban. Harris declared in a post on Musk's site that "Donald Trump would ban abortion nationwide."...users posted information from CNN, BBC, The Associated Press, The New York Times, and Trump’s own Truth Social account that went against Harris’ claim. ...TRUMP VOWS HE 'WILL NOT BLOCK' ABORTION PILLS OR MEDICATION IF ELECTED, SAYS HE BELIEVES IN 'EXCEPTIONS'' ..."They’re all making their own decisions right now and right now the states control it," Trump said. "That’s the vote of the people."
Snippet of Article: "... 6 to 3 vote. Applies equally to all Presidents. ...A federal grand jury indicted former President Donald J. Trump on four counts for conduct that occurred during his Presidency following the November 2020 election. The indictment alleged that after losing that election, Trump conspired to overturn it by spreading knowingly false claims of election fraud to obstruct the collecting, counting, and certi- fying of the election results. Trump moved to dismiss the indictment based on Presidential immunity, arguing that a President has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions performed within the outer perimeter of his official responsibilities, and that the indict- ment’s allegations fell within the core of his official duties. The District Court denied Trump’s motion to dismiss, holding that former Presi- dents do not possess federal criminal immunity for any acts. The D. C. Circuit affirmed. Both the District Court and the D. C. Circuit de- clined to decide whether the indicted conduct involved official acts. Held: Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclu- sive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presump- tive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts. Pp. 5–43. (a) This case is the first criminal prosecution in our Nation’s history of a former President for actions taken during his Presidency. Deter- mining whether and under what circumstances such a prosecution may proceed requires careful assessment of the scope of Presidential power under the Constitution. The nature of that power requires that a former President have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office. At least with respect to the ...READ FULL OPINION"
Source: www.supremecourt.gov'...Cory Alvarez, who had been held without bail since his March arrest, was freed on a measly $500 bail on Tuesday after the Plymouth County Superior Court ignored a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep the suspect in custody...'
'President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated a temporary amnesty program to more than 300,000 Haitian nationals...ensuring they are not eligible for deportation and can hold American jobs. Late last week, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 309,000 Haitian nationals living in the U.S. who would otherwise be eligible for deportation....'
'...Sure, there’s talk about how to replace Biden, but that ship sailed months ago. Democrats are now stuck with an impossible situation because not even that little rally in North Carolina the following day, where Biden was livelier, can repair the damage that’s been done. In the aftermath, the Biden White House is leaking like a sieve, with aides chirping that the president is only functional during a six-hour window (via Axios): ...'
'Within 10 minutes of the CNN-hosted event’s start, some of even Biden’s most loyal supporters found themselves asking if the nomination was, in fact, settled. ...His campaign team tried to mask the disaster but there was no denying things did not go as planned. ... At times seeming to seize up and at others appearing confused, Biden rambled his way through a 90-minute session against former President Donald Trump. ...“He gets paid by China. He’s a Manchurian candidate,” Trump said.'
'...If the debate was the president’s best chance to turn around a tight race with Trump, which has him in deep peril of losing reelection, it was a failure. Biden ended the night with the Democratic Party in crisis with serious conversations taking place behind the scenes among senior figures over whether his candidacy is now sustainable, two months before the Democratic National Convention. ...'
'...The index, covering all nine census divisions, reported a 6.3% annual gain for April...'
'Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index declining to 100.4 from 101.3 (revised from 102.00) in May. ...while the Expectations Index fell to 73.0 from 74.9. ...material weaknesses in the labor market appear, Confidence could weaken as the year progresses."'
'..."We have to get him out or this country is not going to survive," said Trump. "According to the much better National Crime Victimization Survey, there has actually been a 43% increase in violent crime since I left office, including a 58% increase in rapes and 89% increase in aggravated assaults, and a 56% increase in robberies." Trump promised that the minute he takes office...'
'The debt outlook never gets better. The annual deficit is likely to hit $1.9 trillion for 2024, according to the latest estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. That’s up from an estimate of $1.5 trillion just four months ago. ...The real outlook is worse than the CBO numbers suggest. ...'
'...The Biden administration, using broad powers created by the Trump administration, on Thursday will announce plans to bar the sale of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in the United States, a person familiar with the matter said, citing the firm's large U.S. customers including critical infrastructure providers and state and local governments. The company's close ties to the Russian government were found to pose a critical risk, the person said, adding that the software's privileged access to a computer's systems could allow it to steal sensitive information from American computers, install malware or withhold critical updates. ...'
'Democrats always accuse Republicans of what they are doing themselves. ...Now they’re worried, with the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House, that they may get a treated themselves the way they’ve been treating us. ...In this case in particular, I’m talking about Joy Behar and Rachel Maddow. J'
'Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to ratchet up public pressure on the Biden administration over “withholding weapons.” ...The announcement of the hold on the weapons shipment was met with mixed reactions, including strong condemnation from Israeli officials and some US lawmakers of both parties....'
'...American college graduates are losing jobs and opportunities in President Joe Biden’s high-migration economy, admits the Washington Post. “Despite strong labor market, new college graduates struggle to find employment,” says the June 16 article, which continues: Hiring in professional and business services — which includes jobs in tech, consulting, finance and media that are popular among new grads — has fallen 12 percent, according to federal data … Today’s recent graduates ages 22 to 27 have a higher unemployment rate — 4.7 percent, as of March — than the overall population, according to an analysis by the New York Fed. ...'
'...thanks to former President Barack Obama lending a hand. Yet, the clip going viral about this event isn’t about anything either man said, but the closing moment here where Joe Biden might be aloof again. Obama must carry him off stage, holding his hand:...“Biden is senile and decrepit but not sure Obama needed to lead him away,” wrote Hume on Twitter. “Biden had been applauding moments earlier and then stood there absorbing the applause for a bit when Obama reached out and grabbed his wrist. I bet White House staff is annoyed with Obama.” Then again, maybe Biden did short-circuit again. Who knows, but we can expect these moments to come a dozen at a time as the summer continues.'
'...The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that it was declining to prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland after the House of Representatives voted to hold Garland in contempt of Congress concerning his refusal to comply with Congressional subpoenas....'
'President Biden pulled another “absent-minded” wander-away Thursday, this time on the world stage; count it as one more reason to publicly release the tape of his conversations with special counsel Robert Hur, so voters can get a take on his mental fitness. ...The transcripts (cleaned up to some extent by Merrick’s minions) are already public, but the Biden team has asserted executive privilege to keep the audio under wraps. ...'
'...withholding a mandated report on Iranian sanctions — along with any waivers on Iranian sanctions — from Congress. The report is required from the Treasury Department through a provision in the national security supplemental legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this year. Included by Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC), the report must identify all Iranian and Iran-linked assets worth $5 million or more held outside Iran and was due within 30 days of the president signing the legislation. ...'
'...administration prepares potential new benefits for others without legal status ...Biden had not been presented with the proposal for his final approval, adding to the uncertainty for the timing of any announcement.'
'...While those with high-incomes thrive, most consumers face recession, undermining prospects for US gasoline demand this summer, argues Phil Verleger. ...'
'...For the elite establishment Democrats, this is all still about politics. For the American people, it’s about survival. Economically, Biden’s destructive policies make life more expensive. Culturally, people are sick of radical dictates that denigrate religious liberty and seek to indoctrinate children against the will of their parents. Finally, as a matter of safety, Americans realize that Biden does not have the knowledge, ability, or wits to defend our nation against our adversaries. ...'
'...the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group — raised concerns Tuesday about "manipulation." Nunes wants to investigate whether "Wall Street insiders" are engaged in "naked" short selling of the stock, which trades under the DJT ticker. Illegal naked short sales involve shares that haven't actually been borrowed. He and Trump Media have been trying to crack down on short-sellers who've been betting against Truth Social — whom many of its supporters have blamed for its bumpy performance. ...'
'...Despite President Joe Biden touting his economic “accomplishments,” a new report reveals that there are more foreign born workers in the United States than American workers. New Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this week found that there are 637,000 non-American citizen workers in the country. On the contrary, nearly 300,000 native-born Americans lost their jobs. ...'
'... the migrant influx from the porous southern border is "wreaking havoc" on U.S. schools. "Right now, that we know of, 10 million illegals have entered the country illegally under Joe Biden for the last three years. We say 'we think we know.' We really don't know," he said. "Because now there's a term … gotaways. We believe that approximately 500,000 illegal children are now in this country. And one of the very first places we feel the impact of illegal immigration is our K-12 schools."...'
Snippet of Article: "...80th anniversary of D-Day.
The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of the war. The assault began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by around 1,200 aircraft that carried airborne troops. As dawn broke, Allied forces started bombing German coastal defenses and shortly after that vessels began putting troops ashore on five codenamed beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. By the end of the day, nearly 160,000 Allied troops had landed in Normandy, although there were thousands of casualties.
Few witnesses to history’s biggest amphibious invasion remain alive today. ..."
'...If you want to know why the Department of Justice is doing everything it can to block Joe Biden's special counsel interview from seeing the light of day...Yeah, it's that bad, and the crescendo of the President of the United States challenging the interviewing reporter to a fight is proof enough of that. ...As TIME's fact-check points out, nothing the president said there is true. Wages have not outrun inflation over Biden's term. ...Biden is senile, and those around him are too scared to keep him out of the spotlight. That's a bad combination. '
'...President Joe Biden’s executive order ensures one migrant can cross the United States-Mexico border for every two American births. ...The order permits thousands of migrants to cross the southern border between Ports of Entry and still claim asylum until a threshold of about 17,500 migrants over a week is met. ...'
