July 15, 2025
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Supreme Court allows Trump to resume Education Department layoffs . . . The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to resume efforts to dismantle the Department of Education in an apparent 6-3 vote along ideological lines, lifting a judge's order to reinstate hundreds of employees terminated in mass layoffs. The administration's victory enables the president to move closer to fulfilling of one of his major campaign promises to oversee the elimination of the Education Department. Since entering office, the administration has sought to lay off half of the Education Department's workforce and move some of the agency's core functions, such as managing student loans, to other federal departments. The Hill
Politics
Trump sets 50-day deadline for Russia-Ukraine deal . . . President Donald Trump has promised to impose 100% tariffs on countries trading with Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to peace with Ukraine in 50 days. "I'm disappointed in President Putin because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn't seem to get there," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. "So, based on that, we're going to be doing secondary tariffs. If we don't have a deal in 50 days, it's very simple, and they'll be at 100%." Washington Examiner
Bongino Backs Down in Bitter Epstein MAGA Civil War . . . FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is back at work as President Trump tries to stave off an ongoing MAGA revolt over the infamous "Epstein files." Bongino failed to show up to work on Friday and threatened to resign after clashing with Attorney General Pam Bondi in the White House over her handling of the case. Now, Bongino has reportedly returned to the bureau—but his long-term future in the Trump administration remains uncertain. Administration insiders say the president is privately fuming that the man he handpicked to be second in charge at the FBI had set off a MAGA firestorm last week. Daily Beast
'Not our war' - Trump's Nato weapons deal for Ukraine sparks MAGA anger . . . Some conservative members of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement have reacted angrily to the president's plans to sell weapons to Nato for use in Ukraine, arguing it is a betrayal of his promise to end US involvement in foreign wars. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a key Trump ally, and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon are among those who have criticised the decision, with Bannon telling his podcast listeners that Ukraine is a "European war". BBC
First lady Melania Trump helped convince president to get tough on Russia, he says
Former DOJ Lawyers Join DNC, Left's Lawfare Against Trump . . . Media accounts have cast departing Justice Department lawyers as principled nonpartisan civil servants too conscientious to serve a politicized Trump administration. But several of these lawyers have taken up very political roles after they've left the department. Dan Freeman, the litigation director for the Democratic National Committee, touted his time in the Justice Department in a fundraising email this week, asserting the Trump administration "forced out brilliant lawyers" and "directed us to drop crucial cases." Daily Signal
'A Benchmark Of Excellence': Senate Confirms First Judge Of Trump's Second Term
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Subpoenaed over Comment Implying He Is Sheltering Illegal Alien . . . New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) was issued a subpoena over comments he made in February, implying that he was sheltering an illegal alien in his home, according to a New York Times report. Several people "with knowledge of the matter" told the outlet that U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba was "pursuing an investigation" into Murphy's comments. Breitbart
Autopen Scandal Deepens. Could Pardons Be Invalidated?
Andrew Cuomo to stay in race for New York mayor . . . Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed Monday that he will remain in the New York mayor's race as an independent. Cuomo joins a crowded field including socialist Zohran Mamdani, who beat him soundly in the June Democratic primary, incumbent Eric Adams, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Cuomo will run with a caveat: If he is not the highest-ranked challenger to Mamdani by early September, he will drop out of the race in favor of whoever is and ask other candidates to do so as well. Washington Examiner
They will need to coalesce behind one candidate to keep the Bolshevik from taking over New York City.
Meet Omar Fateh, the Next Zohran Mamdani, Running for Mayor of Minneapolis . . . Omar Fateh, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist and the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota Senate, is running for mayor of Minneapolis on a platform of pro-illegal immigration, anti-police, and anti-Israel policies. Fateh (D) once accused Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) of white supremacy for opposing taxpayer-funded college for illegal aliens. He has advanced far-left legislation, including a proposal to provide free college tuition to households earning under $80,000 a year, regardless of their documentation status. Breitbart
Is this cancer metastisizing?
'Republicans' Lead Is Gone': GOP Pollster Describes How Elon Musk's America Party Changes Midterms . . . Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson said on CNN Monday that the emergence of Elon Musk's America Party could upend Republicans' slim advantage in the upcoming midterm elections. Musk said he's launching a third political party. He also said that "when it comes to bankrupting" the country "with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy." Daily Caller
Trump insults former Texas governor, Energy secretary: Not 'the smartest bulb' . . . President Trump on Monday ridiculed former Energy Secretary Rick Perry and blamed him for suggesting the 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that eventually led to Trump's first impeachment. "I told that secretary, who wasn't the smartest bulb — Rick Perry. You don't want him on your debate team, let me put it that way," Trump said during a luncheon with business leaders hosted by the White House Faith Office. The Hill
Culture
Justice Department to enforce English as official US language: 'Assimilation over division' . . . Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday set forth guidelines for implementing President Donald Trump's executive order declaring English the official language of the United States, saying the guidance is "transformative" and aimed at fostering "a more cohesive and engaged nation." "The Department of Justice will lead the effort to codify the President's Executive Order and eliminate wasteful virtue-signaling policies across government agencies to promote assimilation over division," Bondi said. Washington Examiner
One language, one nation. My grandparents didn't get to vote with a Yiddish ballot. They learned English, and they proudly assimilated.
Professor punished for arguing classical music isn't racist gets massive settlement . . . More than four years after suing the University of North Texas for punishing him in a spat over alleged racism in classical music, distinguished research professor Timothy Jackson accepted a $725,000 settlement with the taxpayer-funded school in a legal fight that pitted embattled state Attorney General Ken Paxton against former state Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell. Just the News
National Security
ICE memo reveals Trump's plan to scrap bond hearings to keep millions of illegal migrants locked up . . . Millions of migrants who entered the United States illegally will be forced to remain behind bars while their deportation proceedings continue for months or even years under a new Trump administration policy. The acting director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd M. Lyons, told agents in a July 8 memo that migrants will no longer be eligible for a bond hearing and should be detained 'for the duration of their removal proceedings.' Daily Mail
Trump Administration Sets Deportation Record . . . During President Barack Obama's eight years in the White House, about 3 million illegal aliens were deported from the U.S., with the highest number of removals in fiscal year 2013 at 432,334, averaging more than 36,000 a month. Between being sworn in on Jan. 20 and June 30, more than 239,000 illegal aliens have been deported under President Donald Trump, according to Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary. On average, about 47,000 illegal aliens have been deported each month since Trump took office, breaking Obama's record. Daily Signal
International
Netanyahu's coalition rattled as ultra-Orthodox party announces exit over military draft law . . . An Israeli ultra-Orthodox party that has been a key governing partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Tuesday it was leaving the coalition government, threatening to destabilize the Israeli leader's rule at a pivotal time in the war in Gaza. United Torah Judaism's two factions said they were bolting the government over disagreements surrounding a bill that would codify broad military draft exemptions for their constituents, many of whom study Jewish texts instead of enlisting to the military. Associated Press
I've never understood how they are exempted from defending the country. Are they going to hit Hamas over the head with Torahs?
World's 'oldest' marathoner dies at 114 in hit-and-run . . . Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car in India at the age of 114. Police say Singh was crossing a road in the village where he was born in Punjab when an unidentified vehicle hit him. Locals took him to hospital, where he died. Singh, a global icon, set records by running marathons across multiple age categories, including when he was over 100. He began running at 89 and ran nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013, when he retired. BBC
Money
How the AI Revolution Is Straining American Energy . . . Electric bills for millions of Americans are expected to rise by more than 20 percent in the coming months. The number of power grid blackouts could double by 2030. Electricity demand in that same time period will skyrocket, far surpassing current levels. It's all part of the rapid development of data centers, which contain fast-working, electricity-hungry computer systems that support artificial intelligence technology. Washington Free Beacon
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Soros-backed prosecutor to release Colorado sex offender deemed unfit for trial . . . A Colorado prosecutor with ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros plans to release a sex offender accused of trying to kidnap a boy at a school after the man was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. "Bottom line: When a defendant is found incompetent to proceed, we are legally obligated to dismiss charges," a spokesman for the office said. Washington Times
Guilty Pleasures
House Republican to be evicted from DC apartment after failing to pay months of rent . . . Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) will be evicted from his Washington, D.C., apartment after failing to pay several months' rent, records show. Mills's landlord filed papers in court to evict him after alleging he failed to pay $85,000 in rent since March. According to the landlord's ledger, Mills had been paying his monthly rent 18 times late, and he's paid over $850 in late fees over the course of his stay. Mills told Sollenberger that he hadn't paid his rent since March because his online payment link had broken. Washington Examiner
Back in school, Mills was known for claiming that his Beagle had eaten his homework.
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