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March 25, 2025
William Upton
Corruption
Lawfare

Trump Moves to Declassify All FBI Files Relating to Crossfire Hurricane.

President Donald J. Trump is ordering the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to declassify all files related to its 2016 Crossfire Hurricane investigation into purported links between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the counterintelligence operation was ostensibly tasked with determining “whether individuals associated with [Trump’s] presidential campaign were coordinating, wittingly or unwittingly, with the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” However, the FBI investigators ultimately engaged in a gross abuse of power and helped perpetuate the Democratic Party’s Russia collusion hoax.

White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf explained that the presidential memorandum “requires the immediate declassification of all FBI files relating to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.” Speaking to President Trump, Scharf added: “This was obviously one of the instances of the weaponization of law enforcement and powers of prosecution against you and others. We believe it is long past time for the American people to have a full and complete understanding of what exactly is in those files.”

President Trump noted that the memorandum will allow the media to review the documents and compare them to claims made by FBI officials and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “You probably won’t bother, because you’re not going to like what you see,” Trump said confidently, adding: “This was total weaponization; it’s a disgrace, should never happen in this country. But now you’ll be able to see for yourselves. All declassified.”

A HOAX BUILT ON LIES.

Notably, Trump ally Carter Page was falsely targeted for surveillance by federal law enforcement after FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith doctored emails from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide false evidence to attain a FISA warrant. A report released in 2019 by DOJ Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz found the FBI made 17 errors or omissions in its FISA warrant application against Page.

Subsequently, FISA court judge Rosemary Collyer—one of the four judges to approve the FBI’s FISA warrant application against Page—issued an order stating that the FBI had “provided false information to the National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice, and withheld material information from NSD which was detrimental to the FBI’s case, in connection with four applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for authority to conduct electronic surveillance of a U.S. citizen named Carter W. Page.”

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President Donald J. Trump is ordering the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to declassify all files related to its 2016 Crossfire Hurricane investigation into purported links between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the counterintelligence operation was ostensibly tasked with determining "whether individuals associated with [Trump's] presidential campaign were coordinating, wittingly or unwittingly, with the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election." However, the FBI investigators ultimately engaged in a gross abuse of power and helped perpetuate the Democratic Party's Russia collusion hoax. show more
March 25, 2025
William Upton
News

Vice President Vance Will Join Wife on Visit to Greenland.

Vice President J.D. Vance revealed on Tuesday that he will join his wife Usha on a diplomatic trip to Greenland later this week. Usha Vance was initially slated to travel with several other Trump White House officials and attend the island’s annual dog sled race. However, with Vice President Vance now joining his wife, the couple is slated to meet with U.S. Space Force personnel stationed on the northwest coast of Greenland.

“Hey guys, it’s J.D. Vance, the Vice President, and you know, there was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself,” the Vice President said in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter). “So, I’m going to join her. I’m going to visit some of our Guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast of Greenland and also just check out what’s going on with the security there of Greenland.”

GREENLAND’S STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE. 

“As you know, it is really important; a lot of other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use its territories and its waterways to threaten the United States, to threaten Canada, and of course to threaten the people of Greenland,” Vance added. “Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world.”

Greenland sits at a strategic point in the North Atlantic and Arctic Circle, with the potential to provide critical air defense stations and naval basing for U.S. military forces. Additionally, the massive island is rich in rare earth minerals, which are increasingly becoming critical to technological development and supply chain security. Both features of the island have been motivating factors in President Donald J. Trump’s overtures to bring the island into the U.S. fold.

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Vice President J.D. Vance revealed on Tuesday that he will join his wife Usha on a diplomatic trip to Greenland later this week. Usha Vance was initially slated to travel with several other Trump White House officials and attend the island's annual dog sled race. However, with Vice President Vance now joining his wife, the couple is slated to meet with U.S. Space Force personnel stationed on the northwest coast of Greenland. show more
March 25, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Breaking

BREAKING: Trump Pardons Hunter Biden’s Former Business Partner Devon Archer.

President Donald J. Trump has pardoned Devon Archer, the former business partner of Hunter Biden, who offered testimony against the Biden family to Congress. While the Bidens have long denied former President Joe Biden was involved in Hunter’s business dealings, Archer testified that Hunter put his father on speakerphone for foreign actors “dozens of times.”

“[Archer] was prosecuted relating to a fraud investigation, but, notably, the tone and tenor of that prosecution changed dramatically after he began to cooperate with congressional investigators and serve as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family,” noted White House staff secretary Will Scharf ahead of the signing.

“Many people have asked me to do this; they think he was treated very unfairly,” Trump said before signing the document, adding that he personally regards Archer’s treatment as “a crime.”

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President Donald J. Trump has pardoned Devon Archer, the former business partner of Hunter Biden, who offered testimony against the Biden family to Congress. While the Bidens have long denied former President Joe Biden was involved in Hunter's business dealings, Archer testified that Hunter put his father on speakerphone for foreign actors "dozens of times." show more
March 25, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Crime

‘Cut His F***ing Head Off’ — AOC, Bernie Rallygoers Call for Trump’s Torture and Execution.

At a rally headlined by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), attendees unleashed a torrent of violent threats at President Donald J. Trump. Video footage captured the chaos as several individuals openly called for his torture and execution.

One rallygoer, brandishing a sign showing President Trump’s severed head, was unequivocal when a reporter asked if they were “calling for his death,” affirming: “Yes, I am. I believe it’s time the people straight cut his f***ing head off.”

Another in the throng proposed a grisly alternative, advocating for Trump to be strung up by his ankles from a lamppost. “The only good fascist is a dead fascist,” he declared, likening President Trump to Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini.

A third rallygoer insisted violence is now the only option. “It’s the only thing they’re going to listen to,” the attendee argued. “I feel like we’ve done the rallies… If violence is what we need to do, then that’s what we need to do.”

The rally, meant to energize progressive supporters, instead spotlighted a dark undercurrent of aggression on the political left. Last year, Trump was subject to two assassination attempts in Florida and Pennsylvania, the latter of which saw the America First leader shot in the ear, two of his supporters critically wounded, and a third, Corey Comperatore, murdered.

President Trump has said he believed the Democrats’ extreme rhetoric against him has inspired the attempts on his life, arguing, “I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. They talk about democracy; I’m a ‘threat to democracy.’ They’re the threat to democracy.”

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At a rally headlined by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), attendees unleashed a torrent of violent threats at President Donald J. Trump. Video footage captured the chaos as several individuals openly called for his torture and execution. show more
March 25, 2025
William Upton
Health
Politics

New CDC Nominee Is a Career Govt Scientist Backed by Biden COVID Advisor.

Dr. Susan Monarez has been tapped as the new nominee to serve as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the abrupt withdrawal of Dr. Dave Weldon’s nomination earlier this month. While Weldon—a former Republican Congressman from Florida and medical doctor—was seen as a skeptic of the public health establishment and the pharmaceutical industry’s influence over government, the decision to replace him with Dr. Monarez raises concerns that serious reform of the CDC is being abandoned.

Currently the acting director of the CDC, Dr. Susan Monarez does represent a slight departure from traditional director nominees in that she is not a medical doctor. Instead, the federal government scientist holds a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology.

Additionally, Monarez—who joined the federal government in 2006—has not worked in traditional public health policy roles. Instead, the government scientist has primarily worked with the National Security Council, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Before moving to the CDC, Dr. Monarez was the deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), where she oversaw research into artificial intelligence (AI) and health technology.

A SWAMPY CHOICE.

Monarez’s resume objectively suggests she is an unusually ‘swampy’ choice to be elevated to a position that will require spearheading significant policy reform. Her potential ties to entrenched intelligence community and technology interests could draw scrutiny from lawmakers during her Senate confirmation hearing. Additionally, her nomination has received concerning praise from public health officials tied to the former Biden government’s COVID-19 response, notably from Dr. Tom Inglesby of Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Inglesby, who directs the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, advised the Biden government on its COVID-19 response and consulted with the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Defense (DoD). After Monarez’s nomination as CDC Director was announced yesterday, Inglesby praised the choice, calling Monarez “a very good scientist and a very capable person.” He added: “She’s very committed to public health and good government. Politics is not her thing… I think she will be a strong leader for the CDC.”

Ultimately, Dr. Monarez’s nomination likely resulted from her being a safe choice following Senate Republican resistance to the Weldon nomination over his views on potential links between vaccines and autism. In a statement on the withdrawal, Weldon said he believed opposition from Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) likely sunk his nomination.

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Dr. Susan Monarez has been tapped as the new nominee to serve as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the abrupt withdrawal of Dr. Dave Weldon's nomination earlier this month. While Weldon—a former Republican Congressman from Florida and medical doctor—was seen as a skeptic of the public health establishment and the pharmaceutical industry's influence over government, the decision to replace him with Dr. Monarez raises concerns that serious reform of the CDC is being abandoned. show more
Biden Border
March 24, 2025
Immigration

Trump Admin Accelerates Termination of Fraud-Plagued Biden Migrant Parole Program.

The Trump administration has announced the termination of a Biden-era parole program that allowed approximately 530,000 foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the United States. The decision to end the CHNV program was disclosed in a memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), citing the program’s inconsistency with the current administration’s policy objectives and its failure to substantially benefit the public interest or effectively manage illegal immigration.

“DHS has determined that it is now appropriate and necessary to terminate the CHNV parole programs,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem states in the directive. “These programs do not serve a significant public benefit, are not necessary to reduce levels of illegal immigration, did not sufficiently mitigate the domestic effects of illegal immigration, are not serving their intended purposes, and are inconsistent with the Administration’s foreign policy goals.”

“Regarding previous arguments or determinations that these programs were consistent with the requirement of ‘urgent humanitarian reasons’ for granting parole, DHS believes that consideration of any urgent humanitarian reasons for granting parole is best addressed on a case-by-case basis consistent with the statute, and taking into consideration each alien’s specific circumstances,” Sec. Noem continues, concluding: “These reasons, independently and cumulatively, support termination of the CHNV parole programs.”

WIDESPREAD FRAUD.

Introduced initially for Venezuelans in October 2022 and subsequently extended to include Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Cubans in January 2023, the CHNV program aimed to address the surging crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. It provided a two-year stay and work authorization for eligible entrants who had not previously entered the U.S. illegally and met other criteria. Despite this, the initiative faced significant challenges, including widespread fraud, which led to a temporary suspension in August 2024 after an internal audit flagged substantial security concerns.

As a result of the program’s termination, individuals currently in the U.S. under the CHNV program will need to seek alternative legal methods to remain in the country, voluntarily depart, or face potential deportation proceedings. The program’s cessation is set to impact all participants by the end of April, as outlined in the DHS memo.

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The Trump administration has announced the termination of a Biden-era parole program that allowed approximately 530,000 foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the United States. The decision to end the CHNV program was disclosed in a memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), citing the program’s inconsistency with the current administration's policy objectives and its failure to substantially benefit the public interest or effectively manage illegal immigration. show more
March 24, 2025
William Upton
News

REVEALED: U.S. Govt Pays DEI-Obsessed German Firm Influencing Corporate America.

There is an ongoing push for President Donald J. Trump to cut ties between federal financial regulators and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The foreign-owned financial services company acts as a proxy advisory firm, providing proxy voting services and data to corporate shareholders—and pushes radical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

Proxy voting is a practice in which an outside advisory company, like ISS, is hired to act on behalf of institutional shareholders in various companies. Essentially, ISS is contracted to act on behalf of the shareholders, including executing votes on corporate policies and executive leadership in the companies in which the corporate client holds shares. JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has criticized the practice—and specifically the actions of ISS— calling the firm “incompetent” and arguing they are “owned by the NGOs” beholden to leftist policy interests.

ISS AND THE SEC.

ISS’s primary federal relationships are with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which has paid the firm an estimated $1.3 million since 2009 for access to proxy vote data and other financial information. Additionally, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has paid out thousands of taxpayer dollars for access to ISS’s risk metrics database. 

While federal access to the financial data provided by ISS is important, the financial services company’s decision to promote far-left policies within American corporates and its partial ownership by the German-based financial services conglomerate Deutsche Börse Group raises serious concerns. In addition, ISS controls roughly 48 percent of the proxy advisory industry, with their only other actual competitor being Glass Lewis, which holds roughly a 42 percent market share. This unusual market situation suggests the federal government, rather than doing business with the foreign-owned ISS, should instead be looking to regulate the company, as the market currently lacks any significant competition.

ANTITRUST AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE.

Notably, the U.S. House of Representatives subpoenaed ISS executives in 2023 over allegations the firm colluded with Glass Lewis to essentially “fix” the proxy advisory market, ensuring no other competitors could gain any significant market share against the two firms. This behavior is a classic antitrust situation that would normally necessitate federal action. However, ISS’s business with the SEC raises concerns of undue influence.

ISS maintains an entire ESG practice, pushing these policies in proxy shareholder votes when corporations select new board chairmen or CEOs. Additionally, the fact that ISS is foreign-owned raises concerns that the company could be exerting undue foreign influence over American domestic financial policies—especially with its net-zero carbon agenda.

Congress has asked the U.S. Treasury Department-led Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to investigate the Deutsche Börse Group’s acquisition of ISS and whether it poses a threat to American national and economic security. Notably, the Deutsche Börse Group is alleged to have questionable business ties to China and critics contend the German conglomerate pushes policies seen as favorable to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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There is an ongoing push for President Donald J. Trump to cut ties between federal financial regulators and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The foreign-owned financial services company acts as a proxy advisory firm, providing proxy voting services and data to corporate shareholders—and pushes radical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. show more
March 24, 2025
William Upton
Politics

This Governor Just Returned Nearly $1 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to U.S. Treasury to Boost DOGE Efforts.

Nearly $1 billion in American taxpayer dollars is being returned to the United States Treasury by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), due to the ideological policy requirements imposed by the former Biden government on using the federal funds. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Gov. DeSantis revealed that Florida’s state government had struggled to find a method to return the funds until DeSantis consulted with Elon Musk, who serves as an administration special advisor overseeing President Donald J. Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“For years, Florida has been trying to return federal funds to the federal government due to the ideological strings attached by the Biden Administration—but they couldn’t even figure out how to accept it,” Gov. DeSantis wrote, adding: “Today, I met with [Elon Musk] and the DOGE team, and we got this done in the same day. Other states should follow Florida in supporting DOGE’s efforts!”

In a letter informing the Treasury Department of the return of the federal funds, the Florida Goveror’s office wrote: “At the direction of Governor DeSantis and following his meeting with Elon Musk today, the State of Florida is formally returning $878,112,000 in taxpayer dollars to the federal government as part of DOGE’s efforts.” Notably, the federal funds being returned pertain to monies allocated to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), including $320,386,861 in funding for the former Biden government’s Carbon Reduction program.

Additionally, $557,725,139 in federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for refugee resettlement services is being returned to the Treasury. In the letter, Gov. DeSantis requests confirmation from the Treasury Department that the funds already disbursed have been returned and received. Meanwhile, the Florida Governor also requests that any future disbursements be withheld.

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Nearly $1 billion in American taxpayer dollars is being returned to the United States Treasury by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), due to the ideological policy requirements imposed by the former Biden government on using the federal funds. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Gov. DeSantis revealed that Florida's state government had struggled to find a method to return the funds until DeSantis consulted with Elon Musk, who serves as an administration special advisor overseeing President Donald J. Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). show more
March 24, 2025
Politics

Lawyer Claims Rescinded Trump Order Would Have ‘Destroyed’ Firm.

The chairman of the powerful Paul, Weiss law firm says the firm would have been “destroyed” had President Donald J. Trump not rescinded his executive order barring its lawyers from access to federal officials and business. The presidential directive had targeted Paul, Weiss due to lawfare activities against, for instance, individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol protests, and its association with lawyer Mark Pomerantz, who investigated Trump’s so-called hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.

“The executive order could easily have destroyed our firm. It brought the full weight of the government down on our firm, our people, and our clients,” Paul, Weiss chairman Brad Karp wrote in a letter to staff, noting the firm had faced “an existential crisis.” However, he insists the Trump administration “is not dictating what matters we take on, approving our matters, or anything like that.”

While Karp insisted the firm considered filing a lawsuit against Trump over the executive order, he argued that such an action would not have solved the overall problem faced by the law firm. “[I]t became clear that, even if we were successful in initially enjoining the executive order in litigation, it would not solve the fundamental problem, which was that clients perceived our firm as being persona non grata with the administration,” Karp added.

The order was rescinded after Paul, Weiss agreed to “acknowledged the wrongdoing” of Pomerantz, cease any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) style hiring practices, and carry out tens of millions of dollars in pro bono work, among other concessions.

The executive order was not isolated to Paul, Weiss; other firms like Perkins Coie also encountered similar decrees and criticism from Trump related to their diversity policies and ties to the Russia hoax.

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The chairman of the powerful Paul, Weiss law firm says the firm would have been "destroyed" had President Donald J. Trump not rescinded his executive order barring its lawyers from access to federal officials and business. The presidential directive had targeted Paul, Weiss due to lawfare activities against, for instance, individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol protests, and its association with lawyer Mark Pomerantz, who investigated Trump's so-called hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. show more
March 24, 2025
William Upton
Lawfare

Obama Judge Refuses to Lift Order Blocking Trump’s Deportation of Tren de Aragua Gangsters.

Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg is refusing to lift a temporary restraining order (TRO) against President Donald J. Trump’s administration that bars it from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador. In an order issued Monday, Judge Boasberg rejected a motion by the Trump White House to vacate the TRO, asserting that the plaintiffs in the case have shown “a high likelihood of suffering significant harm” under the deportation orders.

At the heart of the issue is whether President Trump has the power to deport illegal immigrants believed to be members of Tren de Aragua to the country of El Salvador, where they are being detained in a prison facility built to house violent criminals and organized crime elements.

“There may well also be independent restrictions on the Government’s ability to deport class members—at least to Salvadoran prisons—even if they do fall within the Proclamation’s terms,” Judge Boasberg writes, noting it is his belief that the plaintiffs have a high likelihood of succeeding in their appeal, which justifies keeping the TRO which bars their deportation in place.

Boasberg—appointed to the bench by former President Barack Obama—has previously warned the Trump administration of “consequences” should it ignore his restraining order on the deportations. Earlier this month, the judge attempted to order several plans carrying Tren de Aragua members to turn around and return to the U.S. However, the flights had already departed and were over international waters at the time Boasberg’s order was filed.

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Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg is refusing to lift a temporary restraining order (TRO) against President Donald J. Trump's administration that bars it from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador. In an order issued Monday, Judge Boasberg rejected a motion by the Trump White House to vacate the TRO, asserting that the plaintiffs in the case have shown "a high likelihood of suffering significant harm" under the deportation orders. show more