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One of the nominees, Megan Benton, is the daughter of Eighth Circuit Judge Duane Benton, who announced a little over a week ago that he was retiring and giving Trump another powerful court of appeals seat to fill. Interesting timing.
New: President Trump has named three new district court judge nominees, including a former law clerk to conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a lawyer pursuing litigation over the participation of transgender athletes in women's college sports. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
One of the nominees, Megan Benton, is the daughter of Eighth Circuit Judge Duane Benton, who announced a little over a week ago that he was retiring and giving Trump another powerful court of appeals seat to fill. Interesting timing.
Megyn Kelly Defending Predators is UNACCEPTABLE
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The Trump admin is an organized crime operation that has control of the US government.
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Trump admin is an organized crime operation that has control of the US government.
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What an easy governing philosophy Republicans have. Just blame every problem on Biden, Democrats, and migrants. Then you never have to solve anything and can blame all your failures on other people. This is especially useful when you are grossly unqualified for your position.
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
What an easy governing philosophy Republicans have. Just blame every problem on Biden, Democrats, and migrants. Then you never have to solve anything and can blame all your failures on other people. This is especially useful when you are grossly unqualified for your position.
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Whether it’s putting up new signs at the Pentagon, doing pushups and pull ups, adorning the halls with photos of his wife, renaming bases, talking rides in jets, firing female commanders, or blowing up boats, Hegseth is always working hard for you with hair and makeup on point.
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Whether it’s putting up new signs at the Pentagon, doing pushups and pull ups, adorning the halls with photos of his wife, renaming bases, talking rides in jets, firing female commanders, or blowing up boats, Hegseth is always working hard for you with hair and makeup on point.
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Senate Republicans don’t want to bring in Jack Smith to testify before the American people to ask him why he subpoenaed limited phone data on 8 co-conspirators to overturn the election, they just want a quick $1 million check from the taxpayers instead.
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Senate Republicans don’t want to bring in Jack Smith to testify before the American people to ask him why he subpoenaed limited phone data on 8 co-conspirators to overturn the election, they just want a quick $1 million check from the taxpayers instead.
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House Republicans take another day off today after briefly returning to work for a couple days after their two-month vacation, ready to enjoy another long weekend at taxpayer expense.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
House Republicans take another day off today after briefly returning to work for a couple days after their two-month vacation, ready to enjoy another long weekend at taxpayer expense.
Trump’s OWN DOJ LEAKS War Memo as World TURNS AGAINST Him
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Trump's Complicity in Epstein Crimes REVEALED
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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November 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
In the 2011 email, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police. wapo.st/43rVKQr
House Democrats release Epstein email that claimed Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
In the 2011 email, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by polic...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In the 2011 email, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police. wapo.st/43rVKQr
How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Plans
Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Plans
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November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Plans
Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
he uptick in whooping cough, which is especially contagious in children, has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for the illness, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
he uptick in whooping cough, which is especially contagious in children, has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for the illness, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
Why the Democrats Finally Folded
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end. The Democrats who flipped their votes concluded that the shutdown wasn’t worth the damage it was causing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end. The Democrats who flipped their votes concluded that the shutdown wasn’t worth the damage it was causing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Why the Democrats Finally Folded
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Why the Democrats Finally Folded
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end. The Democrats who flipped their votes concluded that the shutdown wasn’t worth the damage it was causing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end. The Democrats who flipped their votes concluded that the shutdown wasn’t worth the damage it was causing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@nicollewallace.bsky.social Kudos to Judge Michael Wolf for resigning and spilling the beans on the Trump Admin, and Kudos to you for having him on your show. We need many more truth tellers to check the blight wrecking this country.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social Kudos to Judge Michael Wolf for resigning and spilling the beans on the Trump Admin, and Kudos to you for having him on your show. We need many more truth tellers to check the blight wrecking this country.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sydney Powell and all others involved in fake elector scheme [opening the doors for a repeat w/o consequence www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and over 75 others involved in fake elector scheme
Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s disbarred and disgraced former attorney, joins other Trumpworld loyalists in receiving an unconditional pardon
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sydney Powell and all others involved in fake elector scheme [opening the doors for a repeat w/o consequence www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The high court rejected an appeal from Kim Davis, the former county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Davis asked the court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Supreme Court rejects challenge to landmark same-sex marriage decision
Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges appealing damages she owed a gay couple after she denied them a marriage license.
www.usatoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The high court rejected an appeal from Kim Davis, the former county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Davis asked the court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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A U.S. appeals court denied the Trump administration’s efforts to stop the release of full funding for November’s SNAP payments as ordered by a lower court judge.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
Appeals court denies Trump effort to halt full SNAP benefits for November
Back-and-forth court rulings have led to confusion and frustration over SNAP subsidies that help 42 million recipients pay for groceries.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A U.S. appeals court denied the Trump administration’s efforts to stop the release of full funding for November’s SNAP payments as ordered by a lower court judge.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
The Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market
The Pardon for Pay President medium.com/@carmitage/t...
The Pardon for Pay President medium.com/@carmitage/t...
The Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market
The Pardon for Pay President
medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market
The Pardon for Pay President medium.com/@carmitage/t...
The Pardon for Pay President medium.com/@carmitage/t...
Trump’s ‘guns-a-blazing’ threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s ‘guns-a-blazing’ threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides
President Trump’s threat to go “guns-a-blazing” into Nigeria concerned U.S. military officials in Africa and surprised even those who had been pushing the issue.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump’s ‘guns-a-blazing’ threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.
The judge, who was appointed by Trump, said the attempted deployment in Portland exceeded the president’s authority. wapo.st/494Yc33
Judge blocks Trump from deploying National Guard in Oregon
The judge, who was appointed by Trump, said the attempted deployment in Portland exceeded the president’s authority.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The judge, who was appointed by Trump, said the attempted deployment in Portland exceeded the president’s authority. wapo.st/494Yc33
The White House denied that Trump was dozing during the Oval Office event and suggested the question was inappropriate. wapo.st/4oTia5k
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
wapo.st
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The White House denied that Trump was dozing during the Oval Office event and suggested the question was inappropriate. wapo.st/4oTia5k
FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail newrepublic.com/post/202897/...
FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was sentenced to six years in jail.
newrepublic.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail newrepublic.com/post/202897/...
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The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
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I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.