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Feds Confirm Knife Attack on Reflecting Pool, Won't Name Suspects
NPS court filing admits liner was slashed with a razor; authorities stonewall on who's responsible.
June 25, 2026
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Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump Mail Ballot Verification Order
Injunction freezes citizenship checks, USPS tracking, and state election investigations through November midterms.
June 25, 2026
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Trump Launches Patriot Games for 250th, Dares Youth to Define Patriotism
Scholarship contest and National Mall fair kick off the 250th anniversary the establishment wanted buried
June 25, 2026
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Music Elites Bail on America's 250th, Trump Headlines
Entertainers boycotted the country's 250th birthday, so Trump took the stage himself and declared America back.
June 25, 2026
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Luna Forces 2% Student Loan Cap Vote, Bypassing GOP Leadership
Using a discharge petition, the Florida Republican breaks her own party's blockade on relief for 42 million Americans trapped in education debt.
June 25, 2026
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Rand Paul, Cassidy Cave on Iran War Powers After White House Pressure
Senators surrender Congress's constitutional war authority to the executive branch.
June 25, 2026
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White House Uses Farmers, Ebola as Cover for $87.6B Iran War Bill
Domestic priorities are just the leverage for another massive Pentagon blank check.
June 25, 2026
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GOP Rebels Freeze House Floor Over Citizen-Only Voting Bill
Luna, Roy, and Trump demand the Senate pass the SAVE America Act — and the establishment scrambles.
June 25, 2026
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Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Proof-of-Citizenship Voting Rule
Obama-appointed judge rules president can't require citizenship proof to vote; Democratic AGs celebrate as SAVE Act stalls.
June 24, 2026
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Mamdani's Wife Pushes DSA Slate as Free-Bus Model Collapses
Kansas City's fare-free transit goes bust; Mamdani's wife rallies for socialist congressional slate
June 24, 2026
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Trump Kills Housing Bill Signing, Demands Save America Act First
Bipartisan swamp celebration shelved — a federal judge just made the Save America Act the only path forward.
June 24, 2026
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CA Water Agency Penalizes Residents Refusing Smart Meters, Installs Anyway
A Santa Clarita homeowner rejected a "smart" water meter and got hit with fees—then the agency installed it on her property anyway.
June 24, 2026
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Kennedy Heir Crushed In NY Primary, Voters Reject Dynasty
Jack Schlossberg's 10.8% finish in New York proves a famous last name can't buy a seat in Congress.
June 24, 2026
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Six Arrested in Reflecting Pool Vandalism as Press Rushes to Downplay
Trump announces arrests and citations for $14M Reflecting Pool damage; press that cheered 2020 rioters now cries 'no evidence.'
June 24, 2026
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Biden Judge Blocks ICE Arrests of Illegals at Immigration Courts Nationwide
One unelected judge reinstates courthouse safe zones for illegal aliens while Americans wait for enforcement
June 24, 2026
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358-32: House Passes Gutted Housing Bill, Spares Wall Street
Congress celebrates a bipartisan spending spree after stripping the provisions that actually threatened Wall Street.
June 24, 2026
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Mamdani Won't Condemn Brooklyn Shop That Banned Goldman for Pro-Israel Views
NYC mayor dodges after coffee shop brands Goldman a 'genocide enabler' and denies him service over pro-Israel stance
June 23, 2026
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Supreme Court Shields Prison Guards Who Violate Religious Rights
A devout Rastafarian inmate was handcuffed and forcibly shaved. The Court says he cannot sue the guards responsible.
June 23, 2026
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Senate Housing Bill Caps Wall Street at 350 Homes, Kills Forced Sell-Off
Bipartisan deal drops the provision that would have forced institutional investors to unload properties, tacks on a CBDC ban, and pats itself on the back.
June 23, 2026
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$600M White House Ballroom: Trump Remodels on Your Dime
White House gets luxury upgrades as housing costs crush working Americans
June 23, 2026
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39 Shot in Chicago Weekend, Trump to Pritzker: Call Me
Trump offers to end Democrat-run Chicago's carnage 'fast and permanently' — Pritzker mocks instead of calling
June 23, 2026
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Rejected by Texas GOP Voters, Lame-Duck Cornyn Turns on Trump
After years of courting Trump's favor, the Texas senator is using his final months in office to settle scores.
June 23, 2026
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Comer Rips Media on Iran While Trump Waives $60B in Sanctions
The Kentucky Republican says the press roots against America, but Trump's own administration just gave Tehran a two-month oil sanctions holiday.
June 22, 2026
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House GOP Threatens Contempt After ActBlue Hides 400+ Docs
The Democratic fundraising giant is claiming privilege over internal foreign-cash warnings—and the GOP is finally threatening contempt to get answers.
June 22, 2026
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