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March 10, 2025
TECH

BREAKING: Musk Says Cyber Attack on X Linked to Ukrainian IP Addresses.

A significant cyberattack temporarily disrupted X, a social media platform owned by Elon Musk, on Monday. The source of the attack appeared to be linked to the Ukraine region, though details remain unclear.

During an interview with Fox News host Larry Kudlow, Musk confirmed that the attack led to intermittent outages. “We’re not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyber-attack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area,” Musk stated. Kudlow inquired about the platform’s current status, to which Musk confirmed that it was operational again.

Reports from Downdetector indicated that user complaints began around 6 AM Eastern Time, with an initial peak of approximately 21,000 reports. After seeming to stabilize, another surge occurred at 10 AM, involving over 40,000 users. This was followed by further disruptions at 11 AM, with over 35,000 reports before the service appeared to normalize around 1:30 PM.

On Monday afternoon, Musk tweeted, “There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X. We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved. Tracing…” Users experienced intermittent access issues throughout the day.

Meanwhile, Newsweek reported that a hacker group known as “Dark Storm” claimed responsibility for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Check Point Research, a cyber threat analysis team, noted that “Dark Storm” is a pro-Palestinian group that had been inactive for some time. The group has previously targeted nations such as the United States, Ukraine, the UAE, and Israel.

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Two FEMA Staffers Were Just Fired for the Most Disturbing Reasons.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees were terminated following an internal investigation that revealed they engaged in explicit online conversations and accessed inappropriate material on government systems.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Two FEMA employees, including one from the IT Services Division and another from the Environmental Historic Preservation office in Alabama, and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Insider Threat Operations Center (ITOC).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incidents occurred in August 2025, with investigations conducted at FEMA’s Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center near Bluemont, Virginia.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These individuals had access to critical information and intelligence and were entrusted to safeguard Americans from emergencies—and instead they were consuming pornography. In at least one case the pornography consumed was racially charged and involved bestiality.” — DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

🎯IMPACT: The investigation highlights significant security and ethical breaches within FEMA, an agency tasked with safeguarding national emergencies.

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The Trump administration has fired two federal employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following an internal investigation that revealed they had engaged in sexually explicit online conversations and accessed inappropriate material while at work. The probe, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Insider Threat Operations Center (ITOC), uncovered significant misconduct involving both employees.

One employee, a member of FEMA’s IT Services Division with top-secret security clearance, was found using Facebook Messenger on the agency’s unclassified network to exchange explicit messages with a presumed foreign national in the Philippines. Investigators discovered these conversations spanned several days in August 2025 and included plans to visit the Philippines. Monitoring also revealed the employee accessed travel-related websites for locations in the Philippines.

In a separate case, an Environmental Protection Specialist was caught accessing pornography sites on FEMA’s unclassified network and engaging in explicit chats with multiple users. The employee also uploaded inappropriate images during these chats, further breaching workplace standards and security protocols. Both employees worked at FEMA’s Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center in Virginia, a facility designed to protect the nation during emergencies, including terror attacks and nuclear threats.

“These individuals had access to critical information and intelligence and were entrusted to safeguard Americans from emergencies—and instead they were consuming pornography. In at least one case the pornography consumed was racially charged and involved bestiality,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in a statement. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are cleaning house at FEMA to make this dysfunctional agency work for the American people the way that it was intended. For decades some of these bureaucrats engaged in every act imaginable instead of safeguarding the American people from natural disasters. That ends now.”

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Politics

Is Thune Finally Standing Up to Dem Obstruction?

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will move to alter Senate rules this week to allow President Donald J. Trump’s political appointees to be confirmed in large batches to circumvent unprecedented Democratic obstructionism.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, President Donald Trump, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The U.S. Senate, ongoing through the Trump administration, with procedural changes proposed this week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “When the Senate convenes this week, I will begin the necessary procedural steps to reform the Senate’s rules. No party should be able to weaponize the confirmation process the way that Senate Democrats are doing now, in a way that has never been done before.” – John Thune

🎯IMPACT: Hundreds of vacancies remain in federal agencies, delaying the implementation of the administration’s agenda and consuming valuable Senate time. The rule change could help to quickly clear the backlog of nominees.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced on Monday that he intends to amend the Senate rules to clear the backlog of President Donald J. Trump‘s political appointments and end Democratic Party obstructionism aimed at preventing the America First leader from executing his electoral mandate. According to Senator Thune, nominees to serve in the Trump administration will now be considered in large batches, instead of individually. The South Dakota Republican notes that, unlike under any prior President, Democrats have prevented simple voice votes and forced lengthy up-or-down votes on each individual Trump appointee.

“When the Senate convenes this week, I will begin the necessary procedural steps to reform the Senate’s rules. No party should be able to weaponize the confirmation process the way that Senate Democrats are doing now, in a way that has never been done before,” Thune wrote on Monday. He continued: “This total obstruction simply cannot be the standard moving forward—both in principle and in practicality. We must return to the Senate’s traditional confirmation process that existed before this unprecedented blockade.”

The Democratic Party’s obstructionism has forced the Senate, Leader Thune says, to have “taken more votes than any Senate has at this point in more than 35 years. We’ve taken more roll call votes in eight months than most Senates take in 12.” Notably, while Congress usually vacates Washington, D.C. in the summer, the Senate remained in session into August to continue appointee confirmations.

“We’ve also spent more hours in session through August than any Senate in more than 15 years. All that to be slightly behind pace of the last two administrations’ confirmation rates,” Thune notes.

Shockingly, the Senate Majority Leader revealed that if the upper legislative chamber does not move to confirm nominees in batches, the Democratic Party’s obstructionism would require “than 600 additional roll call votes to clear the nominees who are currently in the pipeline.” Additionally, Thune contends that without batch confirmations, there would likely be hundreds of vacancies for appointed positions by the time President Trump’s term of office ends.

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Politics

Dems Tap Russia Hoax Leaker for New January 6 Committee.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) nominated Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to serve as the top Democrat on the new January 6 panel.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcement made Monday; panel will operate under the House Judiciary Committee.

💬KEY QUOTE: “House Democrats will continue to forcefully and aggressively push back, as we did with Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the work done by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.” – Hakeem Jeffries

🎯IMPACT: The eight-member panel will investigate January 6 events and issue a final report by 2026.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday nominated California Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to be the top Democrat on the new Republican-led January 6 committee, tasked with investigating the Capitol riots and subsequent actions of the corrupt, Democrat-led select committee. The National Pulse reported in December of the last year that Swalwell—along with then-Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA)—were identified by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General as having leaked classified materials to the media to push the Russia hoax narrative against President Donald J. Trump during his first term in office.

“Instead of lowering costs for everyday Americans, House Republicans are once again trying to rewrite history and corrupt our electoral system,” Rep. Jeffries said in a statement, adding: “House Democrats will continue to forcefully and aggressively push back, as we did with Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the work done by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.”

Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) will chair the new select subcommittee, formed under the House Judiciary Committee. During the previous Congress, Loudermilk oversaw House Republican-led inquiries into the riots and the defunct January 6 Select Committee initiated under former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

Joining Swalwell as Democratic members of the new select subcommittee are Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). While Crockett is known for being a highly partisan Democrat and prone to ostentatious political stunts, Moskowitz does have a track record of bipartisan legislating. Notably, while Democrats are allowed the seats on the committee, the picks must receive final approval from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Speaker Johnson has yet to name the three House Republicans who will join Chairman Loudermilk on the select subcommittee, though the selections are expected to be announced soon. Under its authorizing resolution, the committee is charged with releasing a final report on its findings by the end of next year.

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Science

FDA Will Probe Child Deaths Linked to COVID Vaccine.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports of child deaths following COVID-19 vaccination, according to Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and families of affected children.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcement made late last week, with findings to be released in the coming weeks.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We do know at the FDA, because we’ve been looking into the [Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System] database self-reports, that there had been children who have died from the COVID vaccine.” – Dr. Marty Makary.

🎯IMPACT: The investigation may lead to greater transparency and data regarding vaccine safety for children.

IN FULL

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will investigate reports of child deaths after COVID-19 vaccination. According to FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, “We do know at the FDA, because we’ve been looking into the [Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System] database self-reports, that there have been children who have died from the COVID vaccine.”

Makary indicated that the agency would release a report in the coming weeks detailing how many deaths were caused by the vaccine. He also confirmed that the FDA is engaging with family members of the deceased children, reviewing autopsy reports, and having physicians conduct thorough reviews.

“We think the public deserves to have that information,” Makary said. He also highlighted that male children face an increased risk of myocarditis following COVID vaccination. For males aged 17 to 24, the incidence rate could be as high as one in 2,600.

Additionally, Makary criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for blocking requests for data related to myocarditis cases. “It was those individuals who resigned from the CDC, that were in leadership, that gave us the hard time about getting the data,” he said. He emphasized the importance of providing accurate data to allow individuals to make informed risk-benefit analyses.

“We shouldn’t be using dogma to say everybody should get [a COVID vaccine], and regardless of your circumstance,” Makary concluded.

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Immigration

ICE Has Initiated ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ Against Illegals in This Sanctuary City:

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in Chicago to detain illegal immigrants with criminal histories.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D), and ICE.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced on Monday, September 8, 2025, targeting Chicago, Illinois.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets.” – DHS

🎯IMPACT: Over 1,000 arrests have been made in Chicago this year, with the operation focusing on reducing crime and enforcing immigration laws.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has initiated ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in Chicago, Illinois, as part of President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to remove millions of illegal immigrants who entered the United States under former President Joe Biden. The operation aims to detain illegal immigrants with criminal records, targeting those who have been protected under Illinois’ sanctuary policies.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the operation on Monday morning, stating that it would focus on individuals who have taken advantage of the state’s policies to evade federal immigration laws. DHS specifically criticized Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) for shielding “criminal illegal aliens” and allowing them to remain on American streets.

“This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” DHS stated on X (formerly Twitter). The operation was launched from a naval base on Lake Michigan several miles north of Chicago. The effort comes in the wake of the tragic death of Katie Abraham, who was killed in a drunk driving hit-and-run by a Guatemalan illegal immigrant.

“DHS is launching Operation Midway Blitz in honor of Katie Abraham, who was killed in Illinois by a criminal illegal alien who should have never been in our country. This operation will target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in Chicago,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. She added: “For years, Governor Pritzker and his fellow sanctuary politicians released Tren de Aragua gang members, rapists, kidnappers, and drug traffickers on Chicago’s streets—putting American lives at risk and making Chicago a magnet for criminals. President Trump and Secretary Noem have a clear message: no city is a safe haven for criminal illegal aliens.”

ICE has reported over 1,000 arrests in Chicago so far this year. The city is home to an estimated 150,000 illegal immigrants, representing about eight percent of households. Gov. Pritzker has vowed to challenge the federal government’s actions in court, while President Trump has hinted at deploying National Guard troops to support ICE agents and address crime in the city.

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Politics
Religion

Trump Vows to Strengthen Prayer Rights in Public Schools.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced new measures to protect students’ rights to pray in public schools.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, students, and the Department of Education.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Monday, at the Museum of the Bible.

💬KEY QUOTE: “For most of our country’s history, the Bible was found in every classroom in the nation, yet in many schools, today’s students are instead indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda and some are even punished for their religious beliefs.” – President Trump

🎯IMPACT: The announcement aims to bolster religious liberty in schools and address challenges faced by students practicing their faith.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump announced on Monday, during the second official hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, that he intends to take action to ensure the right to prayer in public schools. The hearing focused on religious liberty and public education, with testimony from students who shared stories of their religious beliefs being undermined.

“For most of our country’s history, the Bible was found in every classroom in the nation, yet in many schools, today’s students are instead indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda and some are even punished for their religious beliefs,” Trump said, highlighting the case of Hannah Allen, a young girl from Texas who was reprimanded for praying with classmates during lunch. “To support students like Hannah, I’m pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our public schools.”

The specifics of the guidance remain unclear as of the time of publication, but the announcement aligns with a recent Supreme Court decision in favor of a high school football coach disciplined for leading voluntary prayers after games. Additionally, the Trump administration introduced an “America Prays” initiative, encouraging Americans to meet weekly in groups to pray for the nation.

President Trump also addressed a recent attack at a Catholic school in Minnesota by a transgender mass shooter, vowing to take action against political violence and hate crimes. “The Trump administration will have no tolerance for terrorism or political violence, and that includes hate crimes against Christians, Jews, or anybody else,” he said.

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SCOTUS

Supreme Court Authorizes Expanded ICE Raids.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday to allow the Trump administration to continue immigration raids in Los Angeles, California.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the Supreme Court.

📍WHEN & WHERE: September 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C., relevant to the Los Angeles area.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Immigration stops based on reasonable suspicion of illegal presence have been an important component of U.S. immigration enforcement for decades, across several presidential administrations.” – Justice Brett Kavanaugh

🎯IMPACT: The decision allows ICE to continue its operations while an appeals court reviews the case.

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The United States Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to resume large-scale immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, California. In July, U.S. District Court Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong—appointed to the bench by former President Joe Biden—issued an order preventing ICE from conducting raids at L.A.-area Home Depots, car washes, warehouses, and other commercial facilities without demonstrating probable cause to do so.

Monday’s ruling stays the District Court order, which had been previously upheld by a federal appellate court, effectively allowing ICE to resume raids based on broad demographic criteria such as the prevalence of Spanish-speaking workers.

“Immigration stops based on reasonable suspicion of illegal presence have been an important component of U.S. immigration enforcement for decades, across several presidential administrations,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in his concurring opinion to the six-to-three court majority. “The interests of individuals who are illegally in the country in avoiding being stopped by law enforcement for questioning is ultimately an interest in evading the law. That is not an especially weighty legal interest.”

The majority opinion stressed that the Immigration and Nationality Act specifically allows U.S. immigration officials broad authority to determine whether a foreign national is legally allowed in the country. This broad authority, according to the high court, includes the use of factors such as race, ethnicity, specific locations like bus stops, the type of work performed, and speaking Spanish.

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Economy
Immigration

Trump Tells Foreign Firms to Employ and Upskill Americans After Hyundai Raid.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump told companies operating in the U.S. to only use foreign labor to train American workers following the largest single-site immigration enforcement operation in Homeland Security history, which saw hundreds of South Korean illegal workers arrested at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Hyundai, South Korean nationals, and President Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The operation took place last Thursday at a Hyundai battery plant under construction near Savannah, Georgia. President Trump’s comments came late Sunday in a post on Truth Social.

💬KEY QUOTE: “What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: President Trump floated a possible policy change where some high-skilled foreign labor would only be authorized in order to train American workers in the battery and computer manufacturing sectors.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump says foreign companies operating in the United States should only use foreign workers to train their American employees. The comments were made in a late Sunday night post on Truth Social, following last Thursday’s largest single-site enforcement operation in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) history, which detained hundreds of South Korean illegal immigrant workers at a Hyundai battery plant under construction near Savannah, Georgia.

“Following the Immigration Enforcement Operation on the Hyundai Battery Plant in Georgia, I am hereby calling on all Foreign Companies investing in the United States to please respect our Nation’s Immigration Laws,” Trump wrote, continuing: “Your Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people, with great technical talent, to build World Class products, and we will make it quickly and legally possible for you to do so. What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers.”

“Together, we will all work hard to make our Nation not only productive, but closer in unity than ever before,” the America First leader added.

The operation resulted in the detention of 475 workers, most of whom were South Korean nationals. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials stated that some had entered the country illegally, while others had overstayed visas or violated visa waiver conditions that prohibited employment. None of the detained workers were charged with crimes, according to Steven Schrank, the lead Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent in Georgia.

South Korea’s government expressed concern over the detentions, with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun planning to travel to the U.S. to discuss the matter. On Sunday, South Korea announced that more than 300 detained workers would be released and repatriated via charter plane. Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, confirmed that negotiations with U.S. officials had been finalized.

The incident has raised tensions between Washington and Seoul, coming just months after South Korea committed $350 billion in U.S. investments as part of a broader economic agreement. Trump, speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday, suggested that the U.S. and South Korea could collaborate to allow their nationals to train American workers for roles in battery and computer manufacturing.

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Politics

BREAKING: French Government Collapses… Again.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: French Prime Minister François Bayrou has lost a confidence vote in the French legislature, bringing down another government.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: François Bayrou, French President Emmanuel Macron, and opposition parties, including Marine Le Pen’s National Rally.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The confidence vote took place on Monday in France’s National Assembly.

💬KEY QUOTE: “What’s the point of bringing down the government? These are political groups that not only don’t agree on anything but, far worse than that, are waging open civil war against each other,” Prime Minister Bayrou complained before he was ousted.

🎯IMPACT: Macron may need to appoint a fifth prime minister in less than two years, or attempt to dissolve the lower house and call early elections.

IN FULL

France is plunging into political chaos again, with Prime Minister François Bayrou losing a confidence vote in the National Assembly. Having called the vote himself to galvanize backing for his 2026 budget plan, Bayrou’s government was instead brought down, 364 to 194.

Bayrou, appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in December, recently voiced his exasperation with France’s fractured political landscape in an interview, complaining: “What’s the point of bringing down the government? These are political groups that not only don’t agree on anything but, far worse than that, are waging open civil war against each other.”

The gridlock in the French legislature is a result of far-left and establishment parties attempting to shut out the populist National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, despite the fact that they became the single-largest party in the National Assembly after Macron called a snap legislative election last year.

Bayrou must now tender his resignation to Macron, who faces two options: attempting to appoint a successor, who will struggle to maintain a majority in the legislature, or attempting to dissolve the National Assembly and call another early election. Macron is reluctant to call another snap election, considering the last one resulted in the far left and populists overtaking the previous establishment party centered on his Renaissance party, formerly En Marche!

France’s sovereign debt stands at about $3.685 trillion, or nearly 114 percent of GDP. Public spending accounted for approximately 57 percent of GDP last year, driven in part by expansive welfare spending—much of it absorbed by migrants and their descendants.

The National Rally (RN) is now the strongest force in French politics. Some polls suggest that Marine Le Pen’s populists could win a majority if new parliamentary elections are held. Despite being banned from running for office after being convicted in a dubious embezzlement case, Le Pen herself is pushing for fresh elections.

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Religion

Trump: ‘You Hear About Anti-Semitic, But You Don’t Hear About Anti-Christian.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump delivered a speech at the Museum of the Bible, emphasizing the role of faith in America and the growth of anti-Christian hatred.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, the White House Religious Liberty Commission, and the Museum of the Bible.

📍WHEN & WHERE: September 8, 2025, at the Museum of the Bible.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I created the first-ever Department of Justice task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias. And for those people that are a little bit naive, or not well read, there is a tremendous anti-Christian bias. We don’t hear about it. We don’t think about it. You hear about anti-Semitic, but you don’t hear about anti-Christian.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: Trump’s speech highlights the issue of anti-Christian bias and his administration’s ongoing efforts to stamp it out.

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President Donald J. Trump addressed the White House Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Monday, emphasizing the growth of anti-Christian hatred and bias and his efforts to address it. “I created the first-ever Department of Justice task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias. And for those people that are a little bit naive, or not well read, there is a tremendous anti-Christian bias,” he told his audience. “We don’t hear about it. We don’t think about it. You hear about anti-Semitic, but you don’t hear about anti-Christian.”

President Trump stressed that there is a “strong anti-Christian bias,” but that his administration is “ending that rapidly,” adding: “We’re in a much different world today than we were one year ago.”

Infamously, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the former Biden-Harris government distributed the so-called Richmond Memo to over a thousand employees, describing traditional Catholics as “Radical Traditionalist” ideologues and linking them to “racially or ethnically motivated” violence.

Speaking more broadly, President Trump affirmed that “America was founded on faith, as we know, and I’ve been saying it for a long time, when faith gets weaker, our country seems to get weaker.”

The America First leader announced that he had donated his family Bible to the Museum of the Bible, remarking that the Christian holy book has “[f]or thousands of years… shaped civilization, ethics, art and literature, and it’s brought hope, healing, and transformation to untold millions and millions of lives.”

He also addressed his previously expressed desire to take federal action to crush crime in Democrat-run cities like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, similar to his takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., saying, “We’d love to go into Chicago and straighten it out.”

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