A Los Angeles-area man pleaded guilty Thursday to felony harassment charges for sending fake ransom notes while posing as a kidnapper of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother. Reuters reports Derrick Callella, 42, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of harassment by telecommunications device, marking the only criminal conviction to date stemming from […]
July 3rd – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 530
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The Birthright Citizenship Decision Will Not End the Birthright Citizenship Debate
There was never much doubt that the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara would be issued at the very end of the Court’s term, or that Chief Justice Roberts would save the opinion-writing duties for himself. Nor was there much serious doubt that the Court would reject President Trump’s Executive Order seeking to redefine […]
Donny Deutsch: ‘Democrats Have Gone off the Rails’
Thursday on MS NOW’s “Money, Power, Politics,” panelist Donny Deutsch said, “Democrats have gone off the rails” with anti-American socialism. Host Stephanie Ruhle said, “Even though voters are unhappy with Trump, they’re still leaning Republican. Do you think that if the economy doesn’t improve by November, it can change? Do Democrats need to figure out […]
Jack Smith to States: ‘Initiate Litigation’ to Protect the Elections from Trump
Thursday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” former special counsel Jack Smith urged state attorneys general to “be proactive” and “initiate litigation” to protect the upcoming elections from President Donald Trump. Host Nicolle Wallace asked, “Do you agree that we are covering in real-time an assault on our elections, the upcoming ones?” Smith said, “I’m very concerned […]
Feds attack Minnesota over victim-backed pardon for man set to be deported
The pardon of a Minnesota immigrant convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, is getting attention from the Department of Homeland Security.In 2005, Tou Lue Vang pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, in a plea deal that kept him from going to prison. Last month, the Minnesota Board of Pardons granted a reprieve to […]
Feds Nab Alleged Member Of “Sprawling” Cuban Communist Subversion Network Linked To Hasan Piker’s Havana Trip
Readers have been well ahead of both the federal government and the mainstream news cycle in asking whether there is a “Cuba connection” behind the radicalization of the Democratic Party and its aligned billionaire-funded nonprofit universe.What was once dismissed as speculation is now beginning to look more like a foreign influence operation, one tied to […]
Two Politically Pretentious Canadians Interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra
I’ve said it before, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is the most underpaid U.S. emissary sent to a hostile nation and constantly surrounded by threats, bitterness, anger and hatred. It would be easier to be U.S. ambassador to North Korea. There is so much nuance inside this interview, it is remarkable. Ambassador Hoekstra tries […]
Democrats demand HHS reinstate cancelled teen pregnancy prevention grants
Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding the Trump administration reinstate tens of millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) grants that were suddenly cancelled last week. In the House, 79 Democrats, led by members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, sent a letter Thursday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy… […]
Tillis: SAVE America Act is ‘dead’ as time has run out to implement new voting rules
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says the SAVE America Act, President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority, is “dead” on Capitol Hill because there is not enough time to change election laws before the midterms — even if Senate Republicans muster 60 votes for the legislation, which is unlikely. “Unless they do the work to get to… […]
