Category Archives: GOP

Trump Threatens Chicago With Federal Crackdown On Crime

You know, I’d actually just leave Chicago and the other Democrat run cities alone. Let their Dem voting citizens suffer under what they voted for Trump says Chicago next up for federal crime crackdown President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago will be the next city that his administration targets for a federal crackdown on […]

Politico: Trump World Is Not Happy About Trump’s Zelenskyy Reset

So, big things are happening when it comes to trying to end the war in Ukraine. How did Trump World react? Inside Trump world’s reaction to the Zelenskyy reset For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday began with a diplomatic whirlwind. It ended with a great sigh of relief. Hours of meetings in Washington — Zelenskyy […]

Lindsay Graham Knows Exactly How To End Ukraine War Or Something

I mean, it’s a rough outline of a sketch of a plan, but, it also leads to WWIII Lindsey Graham has a strategy to end Russia’s war in Ukraine Fresh off President Donald Trump’s Friday summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Sen. Lindsey Graham thinks the next phase of American diplomacy over the war in […]

Trump D.C. Crime Crackdown Already Seeing Hundreds Arrested

One question now is “will they be held and tried for their crimes, or, will left wing loon judges release them with a slap on the wrist?” Hundreds arrested as Trump’s Washington, DC, crime crackdown hits full stride The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests […]

Trump To Decide On Whether To Dispatch National Guard In D.C.

The Washington Post seems a bit upset that Trump wants to *checks notes* reduce crime in the nation’s capitol (using the MSN copy, since you can read the whole thing. WP article here.) FBI dispatching agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard The FBI has begun dispatching agents in overnight shifts to […]

Bummer: Tenacious Swiss Finance Minister Tried To Stand Up To Trump

See, here’s the problem And Tenacious Swiss Leader Stood Up to Trump — It Backfired on Her Karin Keller-Sutter admires the grit of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and as Swiss president is known as technocratic and tenacious. Those traits look to have backfired when she faced off with Donald Trump and led her […]

Trump Warns DC Over Violent Youth Gangs, May Federalize D.C.

Here’s a good question: has Congress delegated any power to the Executive Branch to do this? Because Congress has delegated authority for some of the day to day work to local government, but, ultimately, Congress has with plenary legislative authority over the federal district Trump threatens to federalize DC after ex-DOGE employee ‘Big Balls’ violently […]

Surprise: 2nd Quarter GPD Grew 3%

Let’s start with the NY Times U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data Underlying economic growth remained solid in early 2025, but tariffs and uncertainty are expected to cause a further slowdown. The chaotic start to President Trump’s second term roiled the economy at the beginning of the year, […]

NY Times Seems Upset That Trump Made A Big Deal With The EU

One would think that Democrats and the NY Times would be happy for America to get a great trade deal. Nope Europe Cuts a Trade Deal With Trump, Worried About Other Global Issues Survive and advance. That phrase, favored by sports teams in big tournaments, sums up Europe’s approach to the trade negotiations it just […]

$9 Billion Rescission Bill Heads To Trump’s Desk

It’s amazing how much caterwauling this minor cut, at least in terms of the federal budget, is causing among Democrats and a few squishy Republicans Congress sends bill clawing back $9B in foreign aid, public media funds to Trump’s desk House Republicans late Thursday night approved the first batch of cuts made by the Department […]

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