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White House to Vet Smithsonian to Fit Trump’s Vision

August 12, 2025 at 12:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

From a letter: “This initiative aims to ensure alignment with the president’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.”

Even George Orwell would be shocked.

Trump Law Will Push 2.4 Million Off Food Stamps

August 12, 2025 at 11:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Republican-led cuts to public assistance programs – carried out at the behest of Donald Trump’s administration – will lead to 2.4 million fewer Americans receiving food stamps, among them families with children,” The Guardian reports.

Quote of the Day

August 12, 2025 at 11:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I wish Marjorie Taylor Greene got on her knees for her lord and savior as much as she got on her knees for men who aren’t her husband. Just another fake Christian.”

— Laura Loomer, on X.


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Ammon Bundy Must Pay $52 Million Judgment

August 12, 2025 at 11:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled that anti-government activist Ammon Bundy cannot discharge a $52 million civil court judgment through declaring bankruptcy, Boise State Public Radio reports.

A Record Number Are In Immigration Detention

August 12, 2025 at 11:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The number of people in immigration detention reached a new high of more than 60,000 on Monday, breaking a modern record set during the first Trump administration,” the New York Times reports.

On ‘Federalizing’ D.C.

August 12, 2025 at 11:37 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Steve Vladeck: “The upshot of all of this is that the President does have two important authorities when it comes to ‘local’ law enforcement in the District of Columbia: He can use the (small) D.C. National Guard in circumstances in which he probably couldn’t use any other military personnel; and he can require the use of MPD ‘for federal purposes’ for up to 30 days. That’s not nothing, but it also isn’t anything close to some kind of federal takeover of the nation’s capital.”

Sherrod Brown to Run for Senate in Ohio

August 12, 2025 at 11:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) “has decided to run in 2026 for U.S. Senate, attempting a return to the office that he lost last year after a savagely fought reelection campaign,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“Brown’s decision, which comes after months of speculation about his political future, gives Ohio Democrats perhaps their best hope of unseating incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Columbus-area Republican appointed to the job earlier this year.”

The Trump-Fox News Feedback Loop

August 12, 2025 at 11:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump’s decision to federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force was reportedly sparked by an emotional reaction to a Fox News segment — and a particularly brutal image.

Advisers say Trump became enraged after seeing photos of Edward Coristine, a former DOGE staffer nicknamed “Big Balls,” bloodied and beaten after a street assault last week.

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Vladimir Putin Could Be Laying a Trap

August 12, 2025 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Jonathan Lemire: “Vladimir Putin has had a tough few months. His military’s much-feared summer offensive has made incremental gains in Ukraine but not nearly the advances he had hoped. His economy has sputtered. Donald Trump has grown fed up with Putin’s repeated defiance of his calls for a cease-fire and, for the first time, has targeted the Russian president with consistently harsh rhetoric. Last week, Trump slapped one of Russia’s major trading partners, India, with sanctions.”

“Putin needs to buy time to change the trajectory of the conflict. So the former KGB spymaster has given Trump something that the U.S. president has wanted for months: a one-on-one summit to discuss the end of the conflict. Trump leaped at the chance. But as the two men prepare to meet in Alaska on Friday, foreign-policy experts—and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—are warning that Trump could be walking into a trap that the Russian leader is setting on American soil.”

Trump Mocks Goldman Sachs

August 12, 2025 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump assailed David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, saying the bank had made a “bad prediction” about the impact of his sweeping tariff agenda on markets and consumer costs, Bloomberg reports.

Said Trump: “They made a bad prediction a long time ago on both the Market repercussion and the Tariffs themselves, and they were wrong, just like they are wrong about so much else”

He added: “I think that David should go out and get himself a new Economist or, maybe, he ought to just focus on being a DJ, and not bother running a major Financial Institution.”

A Visual Timeline of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

August 12, 2025 at 10:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN pulled together a visual timeline of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship starting in 1985, using photos, newspaper articles, and rare video.

Trump’s Earliest Supporter Announces Senate Bid

August 12, 2025 at 10:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) told Fox News that he plans to run for Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) seat in the upper chamber.

Moore was the first elected official in the country to endorse Trump during his first run for office in 2015.

Biden’s Daughter Files for Divorce

August 12, 2025 at 10:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Ashley Biden, the daughter of former president Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden, filed for divorce from her husband, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Daily Beast: “Biden celebrated the move by posting a series of uplifting quotations and songs to her Instagram Stories. This included one featuring a photo of her walking through a park giving a thumbs up with Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’ played over the top.”

GOP Lawmaker Held on Child Sex Charges Resigns

August 12, 2025 at 10:37 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R), who is in jail awaiting trial on charges he distributed sexual abuse material involving children, has resigned his seat, the Washington Post reports.

The three-term lawmaker is accused of using the screen name “joebidennnn69” to exchange 220 different files of toddlers and young children involved in sex acts.

Trump Threatens Fed Chair with ‘Major Lawsuit’

August 12, 2025 at 10:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to allow a “major lawsuit” against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to go forward, dramatically escalating his efforts to pressure the central bank leader to immediately lower interest rates, CNBC reports.

Said Trump: “The damage he has done by always being Too Late is incalculable. Fortunately, the economy is sooo good that we’ve blown through Powell and the complacent Board. I am, though, considering allowing a major lawsuit against Powell to proceed because of the horrible, and grossly incompetent, job he has done in managing the construction of the Fed Buildings.”

House GOP’s Epstein Investigation to Focus on Bill Clinton

August 12, 2025 at 10:15 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) on Monday said former President Clinton’s alleged ties to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein should be uncovered during his testimony before members of Congress,” The Hill reports.

Said Comer: “Everybody in America wants to know what went on in Epstein Island and we’ve all heard reports that Bill Clinton was a frequent visitor there, so he’s a prime suspect to be deposed by the House Oversight Committee.”

He added: “So hopefully we’ll win that court battle with that subpoena and see President Clinton in October.”

Canada Is Killing Itself

August 12, 2025 at 10:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Elaina Plott Calabro: “The country gave its citizens the right to die. Doctors are struggling to keep up with demand.”

Trump’s Remarks on the Homeless Worries Advocates

August 12, 2025 at 10:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump vowed this week to rid Washington, D.C., of homeless encampments, issuing a warning that the “homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” ABC News reports.

“Though what those plans will look like, including where people will go, is unclear, sparking concerns among advocacy groups.”

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