July 9, 2025
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Supreme Court Allows Trump's 'Transformation of the Federal Bureaucracy' to Proceed . . . The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal government employee union, and other unions filed suit to block the order, and U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued a preliminary injunction blocking the order on May 22. The Supreme Court explained that Illston blocked the actions "based on [her] view" that the order and the memo "are unlawful." Yet the Supreme Court ruled that Trump's administration "is likely to succeed on its argument that the Executive Order and Memorandum are lawful." Daily Signal
Politics
FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources . . . Former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are under criminal investigation for potential wrongdoing related to the Trump–Russia probe, including allegedly making false statements to Congressl. CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred evidence of wrongdoing by Brennan to FBI Director Kash Patel for potential prosecution, DOJ sources told Fox News Digital. As for Comey, DOJ sources told Fox News Digital that an investigation into the former director is underway but could not share details of what specifically is being probed. Fox News
Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop . . . President Donald Trump leaped to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday in the face of mounting criticism from conservative influencers and internet personalities over the Justice Department's abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. When a reporter attempted to ask Bondi about Epstein at a White House Cabinet meeting, Trump headed off the questions and scolded the journalist: "Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?" Associated Press
The Trump administration has been very effective, but his cover-up has been badly mismanaged! They should have at least taken a look at what's in the files before promising to release them.
Trump White House waives executive privilege for Biden's doctor in upcoming House testimony . . . The Trump administration on Tuesday evening waived executive privilege over former White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor's upcoming testimony in front of a House panel regarding former President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline during his time as president. O'Connor is expected to testify to the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door hearing on Wednesday. Just the News
Biden's strange use of teleprompter in donor's home infuriated supporters . . . For most of the campaign, Biden only ever spoke with the assistance of a teleprompter, even for small private audiences," a new book, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," reported. "The presence of the machine made for extremely awkward interactions in intimate settings, and irked donors who had paid thousands of dollars for a personal view of the president, not expecting a canned speech they could see on TV." Fox News
Did he use a teleprompter to talk to his wife?
Biden's handlers scrambled to change his personal number after journalist reached him on his cell
Jewish Democrats in Congress sound the alarm on Mamdani . . . Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist, bested a crowded field of Democratic mayoral hopefuls last month on a message largely focused on affordability in the city. But his ascension has been accompanied by intense scrutiny of his statements related to Israel, including his support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, accusing Israel of apartheid after the Oct. 7 attack and stopping short of denouncing the saying "globalize the intifada" or calling Israel a Jewish state. The Hill
Senate Finance Chair endorses second megabill this fall . . . Fresh from passage of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo wants to pursue another party-line megabill and is tentatively eyeing fall for the next bite at the apple. "I've always been in favor of a three-bill strategy and there's a ton of things that we need to do," Crapo said in a brief interview Tuesday evening. Politico
Culture
California Defies Trump Again as State Refuses to Follow Trans Athlete Order . . . The California Department of Education sent a letter July 7 to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon informing her of the state's refusal to sign a resolution requiring California to ban all males from female sports and rescind any medals given to transgender athletes. Daily Signal
Once again, the women's groups are silent. Why? Maybe because this would be admitting that there are differences between men and women.
Leftist Fury Boils Over as Democrats Lose Power, Seek Confrontation . . . The Democratic Party establishment has been utterly discredited by four years under the Biden administration. While some of its party leaders and strategists have made a short-lived effort to rhetorically move to the "center," the base of the party seems to be having nothing of it. It wants "blood," not abundance. The Daily Signal
National Security
USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab . . . The U.S. Agency for International Development shipped thousands of viral samples to a lab in Wuhan over the course of a 10-year program even though it had no formal agreement with the lab in place, according to previously unreported documents. The documents show that USAID funded the exportation of 11,000 samples from Yunnan Province, where some of the closest relatives of the COVID-19 virus circulate, to Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic, with no apparent plan for ensuring the samples were not misdirected to bioweapons and remained accessible to the U.S. government. Daily Caller
International
Putin and Xi's plot to topple the US dollar is dead . . . As the 17th Brics Summit kicks off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this weekend, leaders of two of the most important founding nations, Russia and China, will be conspicuous by their absence. Trump's assault on the Brics appears to be paying off. Despite all the talk about "de-dollarisation", no realistic alternative has been created. And Brics members have begun to distance themselves from the idea of a common currency. In late January, Putin's spokesman Dmitriy Peskov denied that the Brics planned to create its own currency, claiming that the goal was to stand up joint investment platforms. Rebekah Koffler for The Telegraph
White House Weighs Giving Ukraine Another Patriot Air-Defense System . . . President Trump is considering sending an additional Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine after vowing in recent days to strengthen Kyiv against Russian attacks, according to two officials. Trump lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, saying "we get a lot of bulls—t thrown at us by Putin." But the administration hasn't disclosed what additional weapons it is planning to provide Ukraine in response to Putin's rebuff of Trump's calls to halt the three-year-old conflict. Wall Street Journal
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Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for the missing . . . As the search in Texas continued Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people, the full extent of the catastrophe had yet to be revealed as officials warned that unaccounted victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles. "Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for. Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list," Gov. Greg Abbott said. Associated Press
Sharp drop in police killed on duty credited to Trump-driven shift away from anti-police culture . . . Analysts chalked up the positive trend to not only better police training but also a shift away from anti-police attitudes since President Trump was reelected last year. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's midyear fatality report for local, state and federal authorities showed a 53% year-over-year drop in officers being killed in shootings, traffic incidents or a variety of other causes that occur while out on patrol. Washington Times
Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich Gets Engaged to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Lavender Field in Provence . . . The 36-year-old senior White House correspondent said "yes" to Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in a romantic proposal in France, on June 29. Heinrich tells PEOPLE that the Pennsylvania congressman, 51, popped the question at sunrise in the middle of a lavender field in Valensole, a picturesque hilltop town in Provence. Heinrich says the seeds for Fitzpatrick's proposal plan were first planted last year, when she revealed in a Boston Globe interview that it was her long-held dream to take a trip to the French Riviera. People
Guilty Pleasures
Band accused of being AI . . . The Velvet Sundown is either the hardest-working and most inspired rock group ever, or they are simply playing by different rules. The psych-rock band appeared out of nowhere two weeks ago, but managed to put out two albums and has already announced that the third will be released on Spotify soon. They already boast a respectable 500,000 monthly listeners on the popular music streaming platform and show no signs of slowing down. Oddity Central
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