The Trump Economy: U.S. GDP Blasts Past Expectations, Rising to 4.3 Percent
'...we now have the numbers for the GDP for Q3, and they've exceeded expectations, coming in at +4.3 percent. ...'
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'...we now have the numbers for the GDP for Q3, and they've exceeded expectations, coming in at +4.3 percent. ...'
'...The Department of Homeland Security is now offering $3,000 to illegal migrants who voluntarily self-deport from the U.S. before the new year, it is being reported. ...eligible participants will also receive free airfare to their home countries and may have certain civil fines or penalties waived if they leave voluntarily. ...'
'...Randon Sprinkle, a former finance chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party, has been charged federally with a horrendous crime...a forensic examination of Sprinkle’s computer uncovered two archived files containing child pornography. '
'...Oz was among the first and most adamant to declare that fraud in programs he oversees will not be tolerated, recently warning Walz about the potential loss of Medicaid funding unless he fixed the alleged fraud.
“If we’re unsatisfied with the state’s plans or cooperation, we’ll stop paying the federal share of these programs,” Oz wrote. “The message to Walz is clear: either fix this in 60 days or start looking under your couch for spare change, because we’re done footing the bill for your incompetence.”...'
'...U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Donald Trump instructed her to suspend the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the diversity visa (DV1) program. Portuguese national Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, is suspected of being the shooter who killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday. ...'
'...Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X that the Justice Department and FBI "prevented what would have been a massive and horrific terror plot in the Central District of California," which encompasses Los Angeles and Orange County. FBI Director Kash Patel wrote that four people had been arrested in connection to the alleged plot in California. ...suspects were allegedly planning "coordinated IED bombing attacks" targeting five locations across Los Angeles on Dec. 31. ...'
'...There are “multiple deportations coming” in relation to the Somali fraud scandal, Trump border czar Tom Homan revealed, noting that a fraud investigator informed him there was certainly immigration fraud involved with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as well.
Homan, who appeared on Newsmax, was asked about President Donald Trump’s claims that Omar allegedly married her brother. ...'
'...Following the shooting of two national guardsmen in D.C. by an Islamic terrorist, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor to warn of the growing threat of Radical Islam. Senator Tuberville called on the Trump administration to take immediate action to deport all Islamic terrorists. ...'
'...The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced a major government-wide modernization effort to consolidate more than 100 outdated, duplicative federal human resources systems into a single, modern Core Human Capital Management (Core HCM) platform. This initiative, central to President Donald Trump’s priority of eliminating waste and inefficiency, is projected to deliver billions of dollars in savings for the American taxpayer while dramatically improving the federal government’s ability to manage its workforce. For decades, agencies have operated dozens of standalone HR platforms that cost taxpayers...'
'...Scholarship for "students of color" changed to "historically marginalized communities" hours after news report. ...By excluding employees from "professional and community-building opportunities on the basis of race" and "foster[ing] division among staff," the district created an environment that "normalizes" segregation and "undermines equal access to district-sponsored benefits."'
'...There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a desire to develop the AI ecosystem with American companies such as chipmaker Nvidia....'
'...Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the U.S. is having a "very strong holiday season," noting that consumer spending has held up "across the income cohort." ...'
'...Employees who received reduction in force (RIF) notices before the government shutdown, but were on track to be officially separated from their agencies during the shutdown, say layoff protections included in the Nov. 12 continuing resolution mean they should get their jobs back. ...'
'A former Drug Enforcement Administration official has been arrested on charges of narcoterrorism, terrorism, narcotics distribution, and money laundering. ...unsealing of an Indictment charging Paul Campo and Robert Sensi with narcoterrorism, terrorism, narcotics distribution, and money laundering charges. ...'
'...Sun told her Chinese commie bosses that Hochul was "much more obedient" than Andrew Cuomo. ...'
'...While this move by the judge in Florida is a step forward, other requests for Epstein-Maxwell case documents to be unsealed are still pending in NY, Fox News reported in the story linked above, adding that the Justice Department can decide how and when it will release the transcripts and other materials from the Sunshine state cases. The new law requires their release within the next 30 days. Stay tuned!...'
'...EPIC City allegedly marketed itself as a Muslims-only community, a move Texas officials say violates state law...EPIC City as the "epicenter of Islam in North America."...Paxton is asking the court to halt all fundraising tied to the project, freeze assets, appoint a receiver, correct public statements and impose civil penalties of up to $20,000 per violation. The suit also seeks the return of investor funds.'
'...The U.S. plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday. ...'
'...More than 400 employees of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) accused Gov. Tim Walz of failing to act on widespread fraud warnings and retaliating against whistleblowers.
The Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees account, which says it consists of more than 480 current staff members at the Minnesota DHS, wrote on X that Walz is "100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota."...'
'...Republican Matt Van Epps held off Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tuesday’s hotly contested special election for Tennessee’s 7th District House seat, giving the GOP a much-needed electoral victory...“Congratulations to Matt Van Epps on his BIG Congressional WIN in the Great State of Tennessee,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “The Radical Left Democrats threw everything at him, including Millions of Dollars. ...'
'...The Transportation Department said Monday that it plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days. The targeted schools must notify students that their certification is in jeopardy. Another 4,500 schools are being warned they may face similar action....'
'...“As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland,” Hegseth said Friday evening in a post on the social platform X.
“As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be ‘lethal, kinetic strikes.’ The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization,” he added. ...'
'...Experts said accountability for employers for hiring unauthorized workers has vexed officials for decades, including both Democratic and Republican administrations.
There are several reasons why business owners are rarely charged for employing undocumented immigrants. ...tools that would enable more scrutiny of employees’ work status aren’t widely enforced. The largest program, E-Verify, which is run by the Department of Homeland Security, is not federally required and most states don’t mandate its use for all employers, including many Republican-led states, such as Texas.
And even if those requirements became stricter, many businesses work off the books and employers can shift the burden to contractors to protect themselves from civil penalties or criminal prosecution.'
'...The far-left Nation used the Thanksgiving holiday to recast the Pilgrims and Puritans as “radical Protestant doomsday groups” whose “cultish” ideology, it argues, “became the foundation of American culture...'
'...cowardly, dastardly act targeting the best of America," Hegseth told the media.
"It will not stand, and that's why President Trump has asked me, and I will ask the secretary of the Army to [tell] the National Guard to add 500 additional troops — National Guardsmen — to Washington, D.C.," he continued. ...'
'...shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members by an Afghan immigrant has validated his prior warnings about unvetted refugee resettlement. ...The suspect was identified as Rahmanullah Lakamal.
The 29-year-old suspect, an Afghan national, entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration program..."It was a clarifying moment. They shouldn't have been in our country."
Vance urged swift political action. ...'
'...The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, which has taken in hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, is warning on its website about the "whiteness pandemic," accusing "white people" of perpetuating "systemic racism" and calling on adults to "re-educate" themselves. ...'
'...The PAUSE Act would deliver on every conservative immigration priority of the last decade — if the GOP has the nerve to pass it. ...At a minimum, Trump should return to his original 2015 promise: Pause immigration and restore sanity to a system voters believe is broken beyond recognition.
Last week, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced exactly that fight.
What the PAUSE Act does
Roy’s PAUSE Act freezes all legal immigration — except'
'...Social Security recipients could see their benefits increase by $200 a month under a new proposal from a group of Democratic Senators. ...'
'...Her attacker, Brianna J. Rivers, was arrested and charged with felony assault, but Bragg’s officer later downgraded the charge to a misdemeanor — and then flubbed the “onerous” discovery requirements, leading the case to be tossed. ...'
'...President Trump announced Friday that he will end temporary protected status for “Somalis in Minnesota” over rampant fraud in the state, which he attributed to “Somali gangs.” ...“Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota...'
'...Verizon is laying off more than 13,000 employees in mass job reductions that arrive as the telecommunications giant says it must “reorient” its entire company.
The job cuts began on Thursday, per to a staff memo from Verizon CEO Dan Schulman. ...A spokesperson confirmed that the layoffs announced Thursday account for about 20% of the company’s management workforce, which isn’t unionized. ...'
'...On Friday, USPS filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission asking for the price adjustment for certain shipping products. There are no increases planned for mailing services and the price of First Class stamps will remain the same.
Stamp prices rose from 73 cents to 78 cents in July.
How much are shipping prices increasing?...'
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the President signed into law:
H.R. 4405, the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” which requires the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.
'...Abbott and other GOP state officials launched investigations into the development tied to the East Plano Islamic Center, saying the group is trying to create a Muslim-exclusive community that would impose Islamic law. ...In his proclamation, Abbott cited a law he signed this year that he said prohibits “foreign adversaries” from purchasing or acquiring land. The Republican author of that bill praised the governor’s declaration.
“Today proves exactly why that law was needed,” Republican state Rep. Cole Hefner posted on X. ...'
'...wo days after Trump's abrupt about-face, the House of Representatives passed the measure with a vote of 427-1, sending a resolution, opens new tab requiring the release of all unclassified records on Epstein to the Republican-majority Senate, which swiftly approved it. The bill could now go to Trump for his signature as soon as Wednesday. ...'
'...immigration enforcement operation surge in the Charlotte area resulted in the arrest of over 130 illegal aliens in just two days. Among those taken into custody are 44 criminal illegal aliens whose criminal records include aggravated assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault on a police officer, battery, driving under the influence, and hit-and-run. Arrests also included two known gang members. “There is absolutely no excuse to continue allowing criminal illegal aliens to terrorize our American communities,” said a DHS spokesperson. “...'
'...roughly 1.4 million federal employees who went unpaid during the government shutdown that began October 1—whether they remained on the job or were furloughed—are to be paid full back pay “as soon as possible,” OPM has directed agencies.
While the OPM memo sets no date, there have been reports of special pay distributions to be made on Saturday (November 15), beginning with OPM and GSA personnel, and Monday – Wednesday for the remainder of agencies. However, it remains to be seen ...'
'... hearing next Wednesday that will include discussion about whether members of Congress should be allowed to trade individual stocks. ...may be effective in reining in some of the controversial profits that members of Congress have earned through alleged insider information. '
'...On January 6th, 2021, in the events that unfolded around the Capitol, one of the more concerning aspects was the discovery of two pipe bombs, one near the Democratic National Committee building and another at the Capitol Hill Club. ...a computer forensics program has identified the January 6th, 2021, pipe bombing suspect as a former Capitol Police Officer. The report claims that the software, analyzing video released by the FBI, returned a 94 percent match...the finding has been reportedly confirmed by "several intelligence sources."...Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, 31, of Alexandria, Va., as a 94% match to the bomb suspect shown on video from Jan. 5, 2021. '