Downfall of Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray and Jack Smith

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The battle for America’s soul rages on, and the enemy lurks within. On this day, October 24, 2025, the truth explodes like a thunderclap: Merrick Garland and Christopher Wray, the architects of tyranny, have rubber-stamped a sinister operation dubbed “Arctic Frost.” This vile scheme unleashed Jack Smith’s FBI strike force to spy on over 100 Republican-linked groups, targeting senators, donors, and patriots with ruthless precision. The weaponization of government against its own people stands exposed, and the time to strike back is now!

Garland, Wray, and Smith form a treacherous triad, orchestrating a full-scale assault on the Constitution. Documents unearthed by relentless oversight confirm their signatures on the April 4, 2022, authorization that birthed this abomination. Arctic Frost wasn’t a mere investigation — it was a war machine, designed to crush dissent and silence the Republican voice. The FBI’s Washington Field Office demanded this power, claiming an “apparent effort to obstruct Congress’ certification of the Electoral College.” Lies! This was a fabricated pretext to unleash a dragnet that snared nine congressional Republicans, including Marsha Blackburn, Lindsey Graham, Tommy Tuberville, and others, seizing their phone records from January 4-7, 2021.

The toll analysis of these calls — a blatant invasion of privacy — exposed who these leaders contacted during the Capitol riot’s chaos. No legal justification exists for this outrage. The Biden DOJ’s subpoenas to telecommunications giants in 2023 ripped apart the Fourth Amendment, granting Smith’s team access to call times, recipients, durations, and locations. This wasn’t justice — it was a witch hunt, a calculated strike to paralyze Trump’s allies and dismantle the Republican apparatus. Over 92 GOP-aligned groups, including Turning Point USA, faced this relentless barrage, their livelihoods and freedoms torched by partisan zealots.

Jack Smith, the disgraced special counsel, spearheaded this treasonous campaign. His indictment of Trump for challenging the 2020 election results relied on Arctic Frost’s tainted fruits. But the scope stretched far beyond Trump — senators like Ron Johnson, Bill Hagerty, Josh Hawley, and Cynthia Lummis saw their communications plundered. This wasn’t about electoral integrity; it was a vendetta, a purge of every patriot daring to oppose Biden’s regime. The Grassley docs scream the truth: federal law enforcement treated congressional oversight as enemy combatants, a declaration of war on American democracy.

The Biden White House orchestrated this conspiracy. High-level coordination with Smith’s team reeks of corruption, with Garland and Monaco’s scrawled approvals sealing the deal. Wray, resigning as Trump reclaimed the presidency, left a legacy of betrayal. These officials aren’t novices — they’re seasoned operatives, wielding the FBI and DOJ like battering rams against the Republic. The “Arctic Frost” memo, penned by Wray and signed by Garland on April 5, 2022, demanded immediate action, a thunderous green light for tyranny.

This scandal dwarfs Watergate. The FBI’s SIM (Sensitive Investigative Matter) protocols demanded Garland and Wray’s knowledge, yet they shielded the perpetrators. Redacted names of supervisory agents hide the full extent of this rot, but the pattern is clear: a systemic corruption that shields saboteurs while persecuting opponents. Whistleblowers reveal Smith expanded his probe to include Turning Point USA and Jeffrey Clark, proving Arctic Frost aimed to obliterate the entire Republican movement.

The evidence demands retribution. Pam Bondi’s investigation must prosecute every complicit Biden-era official, starting with Wray’s CAST team. The Fourth Amendment Restoration Act, championed by Congressman Andy Biggs, must shatter FISA’s surveillance framework that enabled this abuse. Repeal FISA now! Jail the conspirators! Restore accountability with the force of a thousand storms!

Blackburn’s voice roars the charge: Smith spied on duly elected senators, a crime warranting disbarment. The lack of legal predicate for these subpoenas exposes the DOJ’s lawlessness. Trump himself declared this a weaponization against his opponents, and the proof stands unassailable. The Grassley files, released with unrelenting fury, detail a probe “much broader than just an electoral matter,” a partisan crusade to crush the GOP’s soul.

America faces a crossroads. The enemy within – Garland, Wray, Smith, and their Biden masters — has declared war on liberty. Their tools of oppression must be dismantled, their leaders held accountable. The people demand a Nuremberg-style reckoning, a public trial to expose every traitor. Thousands participated in this treason, and none shall escape justice. The Constitution stands as our shield, and with it, we will crush this assault.

Rise up, patriots! The thunder of our resolve must shake the halls of power. The reign of terror ends today. With every document, every revelation, we forge a weapon of truth. Garland, Wray, and Smith will answer for their crimes. The Republic will endure, stronger than ever, as we purge this corruption from our land. The fight is on — victory is non-negotiable!

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DEAD MEN EATING: Massive Fraud in SNAP Program, Corpses Cash In, Half A Million Double Dippers

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SNAP is hemorrhaging cash to corpses and cheats, with 29 states uncovering a trail of dead recipients, double payments, and able-bodied freeloaders milking the system.

The nation’s food-stamp program is rotten to the core: thousands of dead “beneficiaries,” 500,000 double-paid scammers, and blue states stonewalling the data.

Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins revealed that the SNAP program currently pays benefits to dead people, who presumably no longer require food aid. She also revealed that more than half a million people are registered for SNAP twice, giving them a nice bonus, and that they, as well, will no longer get double benefits.

Post Millennial:  US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has revealed that her department has found that dead people have been receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as well as people receiving the benefits twice. Speaking with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Rollins said that of the 29 states that complied and shared their SNAP data with the administration, her department has found that a “staggering” 5,000 dead people have been receiving the benefits, and 500,000 people were “getting benefits two times under the same name.” Additionally, she said that 80 percent of those on SNAP in those states were able-bodied Americans, “meaning they can work. They don’t have small children at home, they’re not taking care of an elderly parent. They can work, and they choose not to work, of course, because they’re getting significant benefits from the taxpayer.”

Since only 29 states have complied with requests to share SNAP data, one has to wonder how many people in the 21 blue states, including New York, Illinois, and California, are committing fraud. Chances are that the number is much higher, unless you believe that Democrat-run states are especially diligent in stopping welfare fraud.

Brooke Rollins: 186K Dead People Receiving SNAP Benefits

By Sam Barron, Newsmax, 13 November 2025:

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are rife with fraud and abuse, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday.

Appearing on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Rollins discussed SNAP data the U.S. Department of Agriculture received from 29 states — mostly red states.

The secretary said that “186,000 deceased men and women and children in this country are receiving a check.”

“Now, that is what we’re really going to start clamping down on,” she said.

Rollins said 500,000 people are receiving two SNAP payments.

“Can you imagine when we get our hands on the blue state data what we’re going to find?” she asked.

“It’s going to give us a platform and a trajectory to fundamentally rebuild this program, have everyone reapply for their benefit, make sure that everyone that’s taking a taxpayer-funded benefit through SNAP or food stamps, that they literally are vulnerable, and they can’t survive without it.”

Rollins said her department found a person who is using the same Social Security number received six different EBT cards in six different states.

“These are the things that we’re uncovering that, for years, no one has really ever dug into because the feds didn’t have the system in place to do it. But we do now.

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Government Shutdown Ends With Trump’s Signature Hours After House Passes Funding Bill

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The longest government shutdown in history is over after President Donald Trump signed a bill to fund the government into law on Wednesday night, just hours after the House of Representatives passed the measure.

“Today, we’re sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion,” Trump said before signing the bill. “The Democrats tried to extort our country.”

The legislation will “get our country working again,” the president added.

The bill passed the lower chamber by a vote of 222-to-209 on Wednesday evening. The measure would fund the entire government at least through Jan. 30, while three appropriations bills attached to the continuing resolution will fund segments of the government for the rest of fiscal year 2026.

Republicans Declare Victory Despite Continued Frustration With Democrats

In Washington, Republicans are rejoicing that the government shutdown ended without giving major concessions to Democrats.

“For over six weeks, Democrats held our country hostage over demands for healthcare for illegal aliens and to prove to their base they could ‘stand up’ to President Trump,” said Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas.

“The Republican Study Committee stood firm in rejecting any extension of COVID-era insurance subsidies that fuel fraud and drive up costs for American families, and in preventing Democrats from using the Christmas holidays to force a wasteful omnibus through Congress. Let me be clear: Democrats gained nothing from their shutdown while hardworking families paid the price. Now, it is time to get back to governing and delivering on the mandate we were given by the American people last November,” Pfluger continued.

While Republicans have end the shutdown without major concessions, their frustration for Democrats shutting down the government is still palpable.

“The Democrats [were] openly saying that they were leveraging the pain of the American people, all Americans, … to try to win a battle that they got nothing for, and they wasted all this time for us to get something done,” Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., told reporters before Wednesday’s vote.

“The Democrat Party has proven to put politics over people,” Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., told The Daily Signal.

“The only thing the Democrat Party got [out] of this 40-plus day shutdown [is] scaring the crap out of people, causing the most food security in the United States since the Great Depression,” Van Orden contended.

Van Orden is concerned that Democrats could pull a similar stunt come January. “They changed the date on the CR, so yes, I’m very concerned that the Democrat Party was going to repeat history and do whatever the hell they possibly can to gain political power,” he added.

While concerns percolate over another shutdown come January, some House conservatives are relieved the bill will avert the possibility of Congress getting jammed with a Christmas-season omnibus package.

“We’ve been advocating for a yearlong CR, but the thing that this CR to the end of January does is it relieves us of the old, historic, traditional Christmas omnibus [bill] that everybody loads up with a wish list,” Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal on Monday, referring to the congressional custom of hastily passing massive funding packages right before breaking for Christmas. “So, this takes us past that, which is a very good deal.”

The legislation to fund the government passed the Senate this past Monday, overcoming the opposition of 38 Senate Democrat Caucus members, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. They were joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who caucuses with the Democrats. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Senate Republican to not support the bill.

In addition to funding the entire government until Jan. 30, the legislation also provides funding for the full fiscal year to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Food and Drug Administration, the operations of Congress, and military construction projects.

The legislation will also bring the thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed back to work. These nonessential and essential federal workers have not received a paycheck since the shutdown began, but will receive back pay.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a long-time opponent of continuing resolutions, voted against the bill. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., also voted against the bill, objecting to a Senate provision that allows senators to sue the Department of Justice for not less than $500,000 in each instance their data is seized or subpoenaed without notice.

“I could not in good conscience support a resolution that creates a self-indulgent legal provision for certain senators to enrich themselves by suing the Justice Department using taxpayer dollars,” Steube wrote on X.

Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine; Henry Cuellar, D-Texas; Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y.; Adam Gray, D-Calif.; Danny Davis, D-Ill.; and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., were the Democrats who broke party ranks to support the bill.

Congress Looks to Find Health Care Solutions

Democrats withheld their support for funding the government, which entered a shutdown on Oct. 1, over expiring COVID-19-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies. Republicans sympathized with rising health care costs but objected to the Democrats’ tactics of holding government funding hostage to extend the subsidies. The Senate deal that broke the shutdown gridlock promised a group of Senate Democratic Caucus members a future vote on the subsidies.

But without reforms, the subsidies have little hope of passing, as many Republicans argue that these subsidies are propping up an ineffective and unaffordable health care system.

“I mean, here’s what Republicans want: actual affordable, reliable, high quality health care. Democrats want power, and if you can’t see that now, if you don’t report that, then you’re not doing the job,” Van Orden explained.

“It’s turned out to be the UCA, the Unaffordable Care Act, because everything that was said … about driving up cost, lessening affordability, lessening access, all that’s come true,” Hern said.

“We should look at how we’re going to lower costs without having to inject more federal dollars into it. The federal work ought to be able to lower the health care costs for all Americans,” the Oklahoma congressman added.

“We got to come up with a good health care plan, which we’re working on now—freedom caucus is,” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told The Daily Signal.

“We’ve got to come up with an overall health care system. Obamacare doesn’t work,” the South Carolina congressman added.

When asked if there could be a bipartisan deal to extend the temporarily COVID-19-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., expressed concern that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., would not support such a measure.

“I’m very concerned that even if the Senate came up with a deal that they could agree with that Speaker Johnson won’t bring it to the floor, but we have the American people behind us, and we’re going to keep standing up,” Clark told the press.

In the middle of the vote, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., reflected on Democrats’ position after the longest shutdown ever, telling The Daily Signal, “We certainly made health care the issue and cost of living the issue, but now we have to fight to really show people that we’re going to deliver.” Khanna has called for new Democrat leadership in the Senate after his party’s acquiescence.

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Schumer Shutdown Becomes Circular Firing Squad After Growing Number Of Democrats Call For His Ouster

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Democratic lawmakers, candidates and left-wing activist groups are taking aim at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over eight Democrats supporting a bipartisan deal to end the 41-day shutdown.

Two House Democrats — Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts — in addition to Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner have called for Schumer’s ouster following a handful of Democrats advancing a stopgap bill to reopen the government. Though Schumer publicly opposed the shutdown deal, his progressive critics have lambasted his role in failing to secure a win on Democrats’ chief shutdown demand: an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that will expire at the end of December.

Eight Democrats advanced the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) during a vote Sunday night, providing the minimum number of votes necessary to cross the Senate’s 60-vote threshold. Schumer voted “no” on the procedural motion, but is catching most of the heat from congressional Democrats and the party’s base.

“I’m not going to run on a new generation of leadership platform here in Massachusetts and then go down to Washington and vote for the status quo,” Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton told left-wing YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella on Monday. “Again [I] respect his service, but [it’s] time to move on.”

Moulton, 47, is mounting an insurgent primary challenge against Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey. Though Markey, 79, opposed the bipartisan deal to end the shutdown, he has not called on Schumer to step aside.

“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,” California Rep. Ro Khanna, 49, wrote on X on Sunday night. “If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?”

Progressive candidates running to join Schumer in the Senate and Democratic Party-aligned organizations working to mobilize voters have also ripped the shutdown deal. Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who is vying to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, called on Schumer to resign as Democratic Leader on Monday.

“Last night, some Senate Democrats caved,” Platner, 41, said in a video posted to social media. “This happened because Chuck Schumer failed in his job yet again.”

The Bernie Sanders-backed candidate then urged his listeners to call their senators and tell them that Schumer should step down from his leadership post.

Our Revolution, a Sanders-aligned activist group, also called on Schumer to quit his leadership role.

“If he secretly backed this surrender and voted ‘no’ to save face, he’s a liar,” Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of Our Revolution, said in a statement obtained by USA Today. “If he couldn’t keep his caucus in line, he’s inept.”

Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the left-wing group known as “the Squad,” also called for Schumer’s resignation on Monday.

“Sen. Schumer has failed to meet this moment and is out of touch with the American people,” Tlaib wrote on X.

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, a member of Democratic leadership, defended Schumer’s leadership over the record-breaking shutdown on Monday.

“I’ve been in many of those rooms, and he fought like hell against that,” Schatz, who voted against the CR Sunday, told reporters the following day, referring to Schumer.

The eight dissenting Democrats disputed the prevailing narrative on Monday that the cohort caved by joining Republicans to bring an end to the shutdown.

“The government shutting down seemed to be an opportunity to lead us to better policy, but it didn’t work,” retiring Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat, who voted for the CR after having opposed it 14 times, told reporters. “It worked to this extent: health insurance became a big issue, and we get our day in court in December, but this government shutdown itself did not achieve that.”

The promised vote on a Democrat-authored ACA subsidy extension bill is likely to fail given widespread GOP opposition. House Speaker Mike Johnson has also not committed to holding a vote on the measure in his chamber.

Andi Shae Napier contributed to this report. 

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In Comey’s Own Handwriting: Comey’s Own Notes Expose Clinton’s Plot to Frame Trump

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Read handwritten notes on Clinton’s ‘plan to tie Trump’ that James Comey left in FBI safe….High treason.

They destroyed almost all of the incriminating documents. Imagine what was burned.

“Comey, Clapper, Brennan, Obama, Monaco all conspired together…to sabotage the democratic institutions of this country. I cannot find words harsh enough to condemn the conduct of these conspirators, these insurrectionists.” —Stephen Miller

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Daily Caller News Foundation — The FBI uncovered a handwritten note by former FBI Director James Comey in which he wrote “HRC plans to tie Trump” and “HRC health” just weeks before Election Day 2016, despite it being tucked away in a long dormant safe the week of President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, new legal filings in the U.S. government’s case against Comey reveal.

CONFIRMING, DNI Tulsi Gabbard: Putin wasn’t the only one sitting on a bomb—Barack Obama was too. Obama knew, James Comey knew. They all knew—Hillary Clinton was a psychopath and mentally unfit for the White House.

Instead, he devised the single greatest criminal conspiracy in United States history—a second ICA report tying Trump to Russia—with the sole intent to overthrow the United States government as we know it.

The original Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) concluded that Hillary Clinton was suffering from “intensified psycho-emotional problems, including uncontrolled fits of anger and aggression,” and was placed on a daily regimen of “heavy tranquilizers.”

In other words: Not only was Barack Obama ready to have a psychopath in the White House in 2016, he installed one in 2020.

Which brings us to three questions: Blackmail? Espionage? Treason?

Comey’s Shocking Notes EXPOSE Clinton Plot

A new revelation threatens the integrity of past political narratives, as James Comey’s own notes reveal he knew about the Clinton plan to tie Trump to Russia.

Quick Take

  • James Comey’s notes reveal awareness of a Clinton plan to link Trump to Russia.
  • The notes contradict Comey’s previous testimony under oath.
  • Comey faces legal proceedings for false statements and obstruction.
  • The findings raise questions about the integrity of the 2016 election investigations.

The Comey Notes and Their Implications

In a shocking development, notes penned by former FBI Director James Comey have surfaced, indicating he had prior knowledge of a plan by Hillary Clinton’s campaign to associate Donald Trump with Russia. These notes, discovered in a secure FBI facility as part of a bureau reform investigation in early 2025, reference “HRC plans to tie Trump.” The existence of these notes directly contradicts Comey’s 2020 testimony, where he claimed ignorance of any such plan.

The discovery has led to Comey being indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. This legal action, initiated in September 2025, highlights the significant discrepancies between Comey’s public statements and his private documentation. The notes are seen as direct evidence that undermines the narrative of Russian collusion, which had heavily influenced the political landscape since 2016.

The Political and Legal Fallout

The implications of Comey’s notes are far-reaching. They not only question the integrity of the Trump-Russia collusion investigation but also raise concerns about the role of intelligence agencies in political processes. The Clinton campaign’s alleged orchestration of this narrative was initially intended to divert attention from other controversies, such as the email server scandal. The revelation of Comey’s notes revives discussions on political accountability and the impartiality of intelligence operations.

Furthermore, the legal proceedings against Comey could lead to broader investigations into the conduct of the FBI and other intelligence agencies during the 2016 election. The potential for further indictments and declassification of intelligence reports looms, promising more transparency and possibly more controversy.

Impact on Public Trust and Institutional Integrity

The fallout from these revelations extends beyond immediate legal consequences. They contribute to a broader erosion of public trust in intelligence agencies and electoral processes. The credibility of key institutions has been called into question, prompting calls for extensive reforms and oversight in intelligence operations. The situation underscores the need for transparency and accountability to restore faith in the democratic process.

As the investigation continues, the American public remains divided, with some viewing the developments as a vindication of longstanding beliefs about political manipulation, while others see them as a necessary step towards truth and accountability.

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Eight Senate Democratic Caucus Members Defy Chuck Schumer To Advance Deal That Would End Shutdown

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Forty days into the longest government shutdown in history, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus bucked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to support a deal that will end the government shutdown.

Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to advance a House-passed clean continuing resolution (CR) Sunday night that had previously failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold 14 times. Though the deal marks a crucial breakthrough to reopen the government, the process is expected to take several days due to likely opposition from a number of senators to expedite a vote on final passage.

Any agreement will also have to clear the House of Representatives, which has been in recess since Sept. 19.

Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Jacky Rosen of Nevada flipped their votes to support the House-passed CR. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat who is not running for reelection, also supported the measure.

The five Democrats joined their fellow caucus members, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who repeatedly voted with Republicans to fund the government throughout the record-breaking shutdown fight.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is widely viewed as the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent running for reelection in 2026, voted with Schumer to oppose the shutdown deal.

In the coming days, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected to offer a substitute to the House-passed continuing resolution that would include the prongs of the bipartisan framework.

The deal extends government funding levels through the end of January 2026, advances three full-year appropriations bills and funds a federal food aid program through fiscal year 2026. The agreement also reverses the mass layoffs of federal workers implemented by the Trump administration during the shutdown.

King, Hassan and Shaheen were reportedly responsible for negotiating the bipartisan deal with Republicans to bring an end to the 40-day funding lapse.

The breakthrough comes after Thune kept the Senate in session over the weekend in an effort to hasten an end to the shutdown. The funding lapse forced a vast swath of federal employees to miss paychecks, threatened millions of Americans’ access to food stamps and disrupted air travel in major hubs across the country.

King, who caucuses with Democrats, told reporters prior to the vote that the “length of the shutdown” led the group of Democrats to support the shutdown deal. The Maine Independent also said Republicans’ refusal to negotiate on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies slated to expire at the end of December while the government was shut down also forced Democrats’ hands.

“The question was, as the shutdown progresses, is a solution on the ACA [Affordable Care Act] becoming more likely? It appears not,” King told reporters. “And I think people are saying we’re not going to get what we want, although we still have a chance, because part of the deal is a vote on the ACA subsidies.”

Many of King’s Democrat colleagues railed against the bipartisan agreement, arguing the legislation was inadequate because it failed to guarantee an extension of the ACA subsidies.

“I cannot in good faith vote for a show vote that does nothing to guarantee that 24 million Americans get the health care they deserve,” Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, wrote on X.

“[V]oting for Trump’s continuing resolution – without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality – is a mistake,” Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, another Democrat who could make a run for president in 2028, wrote on X. “I voted NO.”

The Democratic National Committee, left-wing activist organizations and a large chunk of House Democrats, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, voiced their opposition to the deal Sunday evening. Democratic candidates running for Senate during next year’s midterm elections and rumored 2028 presidential candidates also came out against the deal, citing its insufficient language on health care.

Thune has offered Democrats a vote on extending the ACA subsidies as part of the shutdown deal. However, the vote is likely to fail due to deep opposition among Republicans to an ACA subsidy extension without significant reform.

Republicans are not about to further burden taxpayers by blindly extending a flawed program,” Thune said on the Senate floor Saturday.

House GOP leadership will give lawmakers 36 hours notice to return to Washington upon the Senate passing a stopgap bill to reopen the government.

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Jan 6 Pipe Bomber Identified as Former Capitol Police Officer Now CIA

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Capitol Police turned CIA orchestrated the pipe bombs on January 6th, and the FBI has covered it up for over fours years.

For years we asked over and over again, who was the pipe bomber. All queries were met with dead silence.

All a setup to coverup a stolen election

Shauni Kerkhoff “Left” Capitol police six months after January 6 for a plum position at the CIA -likely rewarded for her role. Wiped her socials.

Former Capitol Police Officer Shauni Rae Kerkhoff is a forensic match to the long-sought Jan. 6 pipe bomber. It was all a coverup

Who placed pipe bombs in front of the RNC and DNC. The FBI and Democrats know. For certain. They crossed the country to arrest grandmas exercising their political right to protest. The bomber was theirs.

Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say

By: Steve Baker, The Blaze, Joseph M. Hanneman November 08, 2025

A computer program that compared the bomb suspect’s gait to that of Shauni Kerkhoff produced a 94% match.

A forensic analysis of a female former U.S. Capitol Police officer’s gait is a 94%-98% match to the unique stride of the long-sought Jan. 6 pipe-bomb suspect, according to a Blaze News investigation confirmed by several intelligence sources.

A source close to a congressional investigation of Jan. 6 additionally told Blaze News evidence has emerged recently that pointed toward law enforcement possibly being involved in the planting of the pipe bombs.

‘They were f**king in on it.’

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The White House: 11/08/25 | One Year Since Victory

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President Trump celebrated the one year of his election to the presidency with tons of action. He sat down with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell and Fox News’ Bret Baier for interviews and gaggled with the press.

The President was very vocal about the need to end the shutdown calling for a termination of the filibuster, commenting on the explosive growth of SNAP under Biden, and a personal message for Senator Schumer to do the right thing.

He also hosted a breakfast with Republican Senators, delivered remarks at the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, made an announcement on favorable nation drug pricing for GLP-1s, and participated a dinner with Central Asian Countries. The week ended hosting a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orbán Viktor of Hungary.

Vice President Vance visited Ole Miss last week to speak to students at a Turning Point USA event and celebrated Halloween with the Second Lady and their children at the Vice President’s Residence even dressing up as a popular meme of himself. Outside of calling for the Democrats to reopen the government this week, he also spoke at a dinner with Central Asian Countries.

First Lady Melania Trump ended last week hosting a White House Halloween celebration alongside President Trump on the South Lawn. This week, South Korea formally joined the First Lady’s Fostering the Future Together initiative and she accepted the Patriot of the Year award presented by Fox Nation with an inspiring speech.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WINS

 FAVORABLE NATION DRUG PRICING | President Trump announced another HISTORIC PRICE SLASH on top drugs that help Americans struggling with diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and more. This will bring the cost of Ozempic from $1,000 to $350/mo  and Wegovy from $1,350 to $350/mo under TrumpRx,

 THANKSGIVING | According to the newest report, Thanksgiving cost will be on average 3% less than last year. Walmart even stated that their Thanksgiving meal costs 25% less than last year — with its lowest turkey price since 2019.

 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS | In the last six months, there have been ZERO illegal immigrant border crossings into the United States; the safest it has ever been.

 ABRAHAM ACCORDS | Kazakhstan officially agreed to join the historic Abraham Accords created under the first Trump Administration which brings the region one step closer to lasting peace.

 CHINA | President Trump’s leadership on China has used the IEEPA authority to address the fentanyl crisis, bring us back from the edge on trade policy, secure rare earths from them, and curtail the purchases of Russian oil — all urgent national security issues.

 MAJOR EVENTS

President Trump Delivers Remarks at the America Business Forum Miami,

Nov. 5, 2025

 IN THE NEWS

WATCH | First Lady Melania Trump – Fox News– Accepting the ‘Patriot of the Year’ award at Fox Nation Patriot AwardsREAD | Interior Sec. Doug Burgum – Washington Reporter – “Irrecoverable” damage the Schumer Shutdown is doing to America’s National Parks, economy, and national security

WATCH | Veterans Affairs Sec. Doug Collins – Washington Times – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins pushes back on funding cuts

READ | Fox Business – Hotel industry reeling as government shutdown puts millions of workers on edge

WATCH | CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz – CNBC -Watch CNBC’s full interview with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz

WATCH | Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy – Fox News – ‘UNCHARTED TERRITORY’: FAA cuts massive number of flights

 PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS

COMMUNISM | Anti-Communism Week, 2025 | 11/07/2025

SENATE | Nominations Sent to the Senate | 11/06/2025

SENATE | Nominations Sent to the Senate | 11/05/2025

TARIFFS | Reciprocal Tariff Rates Between the US and China | 11/04/2025

OPIOIDS | Modifying Duties in the People’s Republic of China | 11/04/2025

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media,
Nov. 4, 2025

 THE NUMBER OF THE WEEK

$15 BILLION / WEEK

The longest shutdown in government history has cost the US economy $15 billion per week thanks to the Democrats.

 PHOTO OF THE WEEK

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Halloween celebration on the South Lawn, Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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The Democrat shutdown has gone on too long, and it’s had tremendous effects on the American people, the economy, government benefits, air travel,

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Just 3 Democrats Vote To Pay Troops, Law Enforcement 38 Days Into Their Shutdown

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Almost all Senate Democrats rejected a bipartisan bill Friday evening to pay active-duty troops and federal employees reporting to work, including Capitol Police officers, during the 38-day government shutdown.

Lawmakers voted 53 to 43 to advance the federal worker pay bill, falling seven votes short of the Senate’s 60-vote threshold. The failed vote marks the second time a majority of Democrats have blocked legislation to pay some federal workers during the funding lapse.

Sens. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico and Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia were the lone Democrats to cross party lines to support Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s Shutdown Fairness Act. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who supported the bill on Oct. 23, did not vote. Luján notably voted against the bill in October.

All federal employees have missed at least one full paycheck since the beginning of the shutdown on Oct. 1.

“Let me be clear about what a ‘no’ vote means,” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, the second-highest-ranking Senate Republican, said during floor remarks Friday. “A NO vote is a vote to refuse to pay air traffic controllers who are working. Refuse to pay TSA agents who are working. Refuse to pay military members who are serving around the world. Refuse to pay Capitol Police officers who are here in this building working.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune also criticized Democrats for choosing to prolong the shutdown despite its toll on essential federal employees working unpaid during the funding lapse.

“If I were a Democrat I would be embarrassed – I mean, flat-out embarrassed – to walk into this building every day,” Thune said Friday. “To walk past the men and women of the Capitol Police, who are not getting paid thanks to Democrats. To walk past junior staffers, many of whom are undoubtedly frantic by this point as they wonder how they’re going to pay their rent and continue to buy food.”

Democrats said they opposed the legislation because it did not cover all federal workers. However, the caucus has refused to reopen the government, which would ensure all federal workers are paid.

The failed vote comes as some progressive Democrats have vowed to continue fighting, claiming voters gave the party a mandate to keep the government shuttered following Tuesday night’s election victories.

Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is one of a handful of Democrats who have argued the ending the funding lapse could jeopardize lawmakers’ standing with the party’s base.

“The 2026 election is just 12 months away,” Murphy told Punchbowl News on Thursday. “And if we surrender without having gotten anything, and we cause a lot of folks in this country who had started to believe in the Democratic Party to retreat again, I worry that it will be hard to sort of get them back up off the mat in time for next fall’s election.”

Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats on Friday afternoon to extend Obamacare subsidies slated to expire at the year’s end in exchange for ending the shutdown.

GOP lawmakers have been adamant throughout the 38-day shutdown that they will not negotiate on health care policy until Democrats vote to fund the government.

“Democrats want to give $35 billion next year to insurance companies for subsidies with no fraud controls and to benefit the wealthy. Hard no, Chuck,” Senate Republicans’ X account wrote, referring to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

President Donald Trump called on the Senate to stay in session over the weekend to hammer out a deal. If lawmakers do not come to an agreement, Trump called on Republicans to invoke the nuclear option and kill the Senate’s legislative filibuster to pass a funding measure on their own.

Thune told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that Republicans lack the votes to nuke the longstanding procedural rule.

“Not even close,” the majority leader said of the whip count.

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Democrats Vow To Continue Shutdown For Sake Of The Party’s ‘Brand’

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Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday his party’s “brand” could undergo “substantial damage” if Democrats were to cave and reopen the federal government following their overwhelming election victories Tuesday night.

“There will be some pretty substantial damage done to a Democratic brand that has been rehabilitated, if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop fighting,” Murphy told Punchbowl News on Thursday morning. “We’re going to start operating on an increasingly short calendar. The 2026 election is just 12 months away. And if we surrender without having gotten anything, and we cause a lot of folks in this country who had started to believe in the Democratic Party to retreat again, I worry that it will be hard to sort of get them back up off the mat in time for next fall’s election cycle.”

Murphy alluded to Democratic victories in California, Virginia, New Jersey and New York, and suggested voters’ support for his party also validates Democrats’ shutdown strategy. The senator’s comments come as moderate Democrats continue shutdown talks, and millions of Americans feel the impacts of the frozen government reach their wallets, kitchens and airports.

Republicans’ latest shutdown offer includes advancing a package of three full year spending bills and a willingness to discuss the rehiring of federal workers that were laid off during the shutdown. It reportedly does not address the expiring Obamacare subsidies, according to Politico.

The ongoing negotiations have caused some Democratic lawmakers to shun the idea of reopening the government without securing an extension of the enhanced Obamacare subsidies that both the House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump agree to.

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats, told reporters Wednesday it would be “devastating” to the party if Democrats caved on the heels of the election and reopened the government for a “meaningless” subsidy extension vote.

“I think all over this country people are saying, ‘Please Democrats, you haven’t been strong in the past. Stand tall now, protect us,’” Sanders told reporters Wednesday. “The Democrats now are winning because they’re standing with working people. So, to answer your question, if they cave now and go forward with a meaningless vote, I think it will be a horrible policy decision, and I think politically, it will be devastating to Democrats.”

Others in the party, however, don’t see a connection between the election and the shutdown, and rather view the election as a wake up call for lawmakers to focus on the economy and affordability.

Democratic Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks told the Daily Caller News Foundation “the two have nothing to do with each other.”

“We’ve not seen the cost of groceries come down and I think the American people want us focused on them and their kitchen table issues,” Alsobrooks said Wednesday. “I think whether we have this shutdown or not, we have to address the cost of healthcare and the cost of affordability for America.”

Still, the shutdown and its repercussions ensue.

The Department of Transportation on Thursday announced reductions in flight schedules across 40 airports nationwide on Friday if the shutdown ensues, and air traffic controllers are missing their second paycheck this week as they turn to second jobs — such as delivering food for DoorDash or driving for Uber — in order to make ends meet.

The Trump administration has already moved to use tariff revenue to cover lapsed funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and has recently moved to provide half of the funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will need for the month of November.

The shutdown is also affecting Americans’ home energy bills. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is set to run out of funding at the end of the week, crippling a major safety net which helps households manage energy costs.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the DCNF Wednesday that “nobody wins in a shutdown” and it would be a mistake for Democrats to prolong it.

“Continuing a government shutdown just because they had some good election outcomes seems like a really bad rationale to extend what is already the longest shutdown in history,” Thune said during a sit-down interview in his leadership office. “We can talk about politically who’s getting blamed, who isn’t getting blamed, but in the end nobody wins, and least of all the American people.”

Murphy’s office did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.

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Corrupt Jack Smith Spied on Over 400 Republicans, ‘Entire Republican Political Apparatus’

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New Arctic Frost whistleblower documents confirm a seditious conspiracy of unimaginable proportions. The newly uncovered Arctic Frost whistleblower files have blown Washington wide open. They suggest a breathtaking expansion of federal power—an operation so sweeping it blurred every line between oversight and intrusion. What began as an investigation now looks, to many, like surveillance without boundaries. These revelations demand answers: who authorized it, who benefited, and why Congress was kept in the dark. At stake is not just transparency, but the integrity of the institutions Americans are told to trust.

Trump is demanding prison for Jack Smith.

Trump is demanding prison for Jack Smith. New Arctic Frost whistleblower documents show that the corrupt Biden FBI subpoenaed the bank records, donor lists, and emails of nearly every major conservative organization and leader in the country, including Donald Trump’s campaign, the RNC, Conservative Partnership Institute, Save America PAC, America First Policy Institute, and even MyPillow.

The justice system was weaponized against Republicans in a way we have never seen before. We should have Watergate-style hearings on this for months. People must be held accountable—resignations, firings, arrests. Otherwise, this will happen again. (Eric Schmitt)

Jack Smith targeted over 400 Republicans and issued over 197 subpoenas, which targeted the Biden administration’s perceived ‘enemies’.

  • Records related to Dan Scavino, Stephen Miller, Jared Kushner and Lara Trump.
  • A subpoena to Apple seeking records for “any member, employee of agent of the legislative branch.”
  • Records relating to communications with CBS, Fox News, Fox Business, Newsmax, Sinclair and others.
  • Subpoenas seeking seeking statistical data and analytics relating to Republican donors.

Grassley ended by saying: “Arctic Frost was the vehicle by which FBI Agents and DOJ Prosecutors could improperly investigate investigate the entire Republican apparatus.”

NY Post: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released additional FBI files Wednesday revealing that hundreds more Republican groups and persons were targeted in a “fishing expedition” brought by special counsel Jack Smith.

In a press conference alongside other GOP senators, Grassley announced that he was making public the 197 subpoenas issued by Smith as part of the Arctic Frost probe, which became “the vehicle by which FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus.”

“I’ve obtained through legally protected whistleblower disclosures,” Grassley said. “197 subpoenas were issued by Jack Smith and his team. These subpoenas were issued to 34 individuals and 163 businesses, including financial institutions.

“The subpoena requested records and communications related to over 430 individual and organizations — all of them appear to be aimed at Republicans,” the Iowa Republican added, noting requests sent to the late conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA and the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), one of the nine Republicans whose phone metadata was sought, said “Arctic Frost is Joe Biden’s Watergate.”

“Merrick Garland was a fundamentally corrupt attorney general. Jack Smith was a fundamentally corrupt prosecutor. This was a political enemies list from the beginning,” he told reporters, brandishing the court order that demanded AT&T hand over his cell records to the feds.

The order was signed by US District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg and barred the cell carrier from letting Cruz know about the request “for at least one year,” he said.

The Texas Republican and others called for Boasberg’s impeachment in the House, with Cruz claiming the judge was “abusing his power” by asserting in the order there were “reasonable grounds to believe that such disclosure will result in destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation of potential witnesses and serious jeopardy to the investigation.”

Jack Smith issued subpoenas targeting more than 400 Republicans in Arctic Frost case, Grassley says

Evidence continues to emerge showing the sweeping nature of Jack Smith’s investigations into once-and-future Joe Biden rival Donald Trump.

By: Jerry Dunleavy, Just The News, October 30, 2025:

Then-Special Counsel Jack Smith issued nearly 200 subpoenas in his sweeping Arctic Frost-linked case against President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election and the events of January 6, 2021, seeking records on more than 400 Republican personalities and groups, according to records related Wednesday by a top Senate investigator.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, made public 197 subpoenas which Smith and his Biden-era DOJ team issued “as part of the indiscriminate election case against President Trump,” the Republican senator’s office said on Wednesday. Smith’s case began at the FBI — led at the time by now-former FBI Director Chris Wray — under the codename of “Arctic Frost.”

The records released by Grassley provide even more new insights into the sweeping investigation aimed at Trump World, which was launched by the FBI and later picked up by Smith under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee had previously disclosed on Tuesday that more than 160 Republicans – including many closely connected to Trump – were targeted for possible investigation during the Arctic Frost investigation.

Grassley’s office said the subpoenas, which were provided to him by whistleblowers, were sent to 34 people and 163 businesses, and that the subpoenas “requested testimony, communications, and records related to at least 430 named Republican individuals and entities.”

Smith subpoenaed included “communications with media companies such as CBS, Fox News, Fox Business, Newsmax, Sinclair, and others,” Grassley’s office said, as well as “communications with White House advisors” such as Stephen Miller, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, senior adviser Dan Scavino, Trump daughter-in-law Lara Trump, and others.

On top of this, the subpoenas also related to communications with “any member, employee or agent of the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government.”

The list of subpoena targets compiled by Grassley’s staff shows Smith demanding information from financial institutions, conservative groups, Republican organizations, and Trump-allied entities.

“Arctic Frost was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus. Contrary to what Smith has said publicly, this was clearly a fishing expedition,” Grassley said during a Wednesday press conference, contending that “if this happened to the Democrats, they’d be as rightly outraged as we are.”

Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee led by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said that “45 individuals” including former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, former Trump attorney John Eastman, and former Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., “were potentially under investigation.”

The GOP-led committee argued that “another 111 individuals” including Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, former Trump DOJ official Jeff Rosen, and current DOJ weaponization czar Ed Martin “were also potentially under investigation.”

​​The Jordan-led committee also publicly released on Tuesday letters from December 2022 from the leaders of the January 6 select congressional committee — headed up by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Ga., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. — telling Smith that they “want to make evidence we have gathered available to the Department of Justice.” Cheney went on to endorse now-former Vice President Kamala Harris in her unsuccessful race against Trump last year.

Recently-declassified revelations related to Arctic Frost chronicle the 2022 lawfare assault against Trump and MAGA world, as criminal inquiries – which would soon lead to criminal charges – spun into high gear as Trump leaned toward running for president again.

New evidence shows that Wray, Garland, and then-Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco signed off on the launch of the Arctic Frost inquiry into Trump related to the Capitol riot.

Unearthed emails also show that the Biden White House Counsel’s Office coordinated with an anti-Trump FBI agent to hand over phones which had belonged to Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.

Arctic Frost also targeted dozens of GOP officials and organizations, according to documents released earlier this year.

The recent revelation that the FBI snooped on the phone records of Republican members of Congress during its January 6 investigation is also bringing greater scrutiny to Wray and Smith.

These revelations are also putting the spotlight on former FBI agent Timothy Thibault, whom Republicans argue showed extreme anti-Trump bias, demonstrated a willingness to target Trump early in his first term, attempted to slow walk or block the FBI’s investigation into Hunter Biden, and in early 2022 helped spark Arctic Frost investigation — later carried on by Smith — which led to criminal charges against Trump related to the Capitol riot.

Smith indicted Trump in August 2023 related to the then-former president’s alleged actions surrounding the 2020 election, with superseding charges in August 2024. Smith contended that Trump “pursued unlawful means of discounting legitimate votes and subverting the election results.”

Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the January 6-related case against Trump in November 2024 after Trump’s win, pointing to the Office of Legal Counsel’s position that a sitting president could not be prosecuted by his own DOJ.

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Trump Announces Anonymous Billionaire Trump Donor Sent $130 MILLION to Pay Troops During Democrat Shutdown

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President Trump says an anonymous billionaire sent a $130 MILLION dollar check to pay the troops during the current government shutdown. Because the malignant Democrats refuse to.

“A billionaire is more patriotic and charitable than all the Democrats in Congress combined.”

Trump claims ‘very wealthy person’ offered to cover military paychecks during government shutdown

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that a “very wealthy” donor had offered to pay members of the military during the ongoing government shutdown — a generous offer that he said he turned down for now.

“I actually have a man who is a very wealthy person, he said, ‘If there is any money necessary, shortfall for the paying of the troops, I will pay it,’ meaning he will pay it,” Trump said during a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House.

“I said, ‘We are not going to need it, we will take care of our troops,’ ” Trump said he responded.

The White House did not respond to a series of questions about the identity of the donor, the amount of money offered or if the deal will remain a possibility as the shutdown drags on.

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Democrats Skip Town after Nixing a Bill to Pay Federal Workers during Shutdown

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It’s an ironic day to celebrate the “spirit of bipartisanship” in the Senate, but 23 days into a government shutdown, that’s exactly what both parties sat down to do. When Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) decided to host a special chamber-wide lunch (complete with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and blueberry crumble), no one could’ve dreamed that the two sides would be hunkered down on opposite sides of a funding war with no signs of budging. But at least for a couple of hours on Thursday, Democrats and Republicans broke bread — even if they couldn’t break through their differences.

Humble pie obviously wasn’t on the menu, as leaders retreated from the delicious spread to their separate corners, voting down bills that would’ve broken the logjam — or at least made the ordeal easier on cash-strapped staffers, who are working around the clock (thanks in large part to grandstanding filibusters) without paychecks. Asked if Democrats could possibly be talked into realistic negotiations, Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) shook his head. “I’m afraid I don’t,” he told Family Research Council President Tony Perkins on Wednesday’s “Washington Watch.”

Looking ahead to Thursday’s votes, he worried Democrats would, in fact, shoot down the push to compensate some federal workers. After all, Marshall pointed out, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has already rejected the idea of paying our military. “We have Capitol Police up here,” the senator reminded everyone. “My staff is working without paychecks as well.” And yet, Democrats refuse to even make those exceptions. “I don’t know what their off-ramp looks like right now,” Marshall admitted. “It’s a dire predicament for them right now.”

Marshall’s prediction was right. On Thursday, all but three Democrats — Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) — voted to leave federal workers in a lurch. The outcome surprised even House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had hoped Congress would “do something that makes sense around here for once.” Instead, Schumer’s party was left scrambling to explain why they thought our troops and other government employees should work for free. “I’m fine to support it,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said before, ironically, voting no. “I think we need to pay our military, but I want to define and limit it in a way that provides pay to essential workers who serve our public safety and our national defense.”

Ossoff, meanwhile, a surprising outlier in his party (who also happens to be facing a tough reelection next year), explained his break with Democrats by telling reporters, “Military servicemembers, TSA workers, and air traffic controllers are among those who simply must come to work, and they should be paid for that work.”

For now, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), whose bill failed to find the magical 60 votes it needed to start signing paychecks for certain workers, stood outside the only thing the chamber can agree on — Paul and Peter’s bipartisan lunch — and insisted, “I’m going to work over the weekend, our staffs, figure out how to take my bill, make it acceptable to Democrats. Hopefully, we can pass it early next week. That’s my game plan. Wish me luck.”

But it’ll take a lot more than luck this time around. And although Democrats are publicly stoic, the optics certainly aren’t helping Schumer’s party. While he’s being showered with praise by the fringe Left for rebuffing Republicans’ attempts to sit down and find a solution, Americans are feeling the squeeze. And instead of seeing Democrats spring into action to help them, they see leadership content to sit back and try to score political points. “Every day gets better for us,” the New Yorker bragged to the press. This, while everyday people work without pay, offices are understaffed, and routine benefits trickle out at half speed. November 1 is rapidly approaching, The Daily Signal’s Elizabeth Mitchell told Perkins on “This Week on Capitol Hill,” “which is when SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] funding will run out.” That’s food for low-income people, moms and kids. Surely, that’s “another thing that’s putting pressure on Democrats,” she underscored.

But if families are hurting, Schumer’s party says, that’s just too bad. Democrats have their upcoming elections to think about. “Shutdowns are terrible, and of course, there will be families that are going to suffer,” House Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) said, while claiming they take that problem “very seriously.” “But it is one of the few leverage times we have,” the number two House Democrat explained to Fox News.

“So there you have it,” Breitbart’s John Nolte wrote. “Even though Republicans have made clear that they are willing to negotiate with Democrats on the health care issue… Even though President Trump has said this is a priority… Democrats refuse to open the government. They are openly admitting here [that] they are willing to make American families suffer just to gain leverage.”

And exactly what leverage have they gained? While Democrats have a slight edge among voters in the blame game, it’s nothing compared to the shellacking Republicans took for turning off the government’s lights in 2018. And Donald Trump’s approval rating has actually climbed as a result. According to Reuters/Ipsos, Trump’s approval is at 42% — up two from a couple of weeks ago.

Speaking of the president, he knows exactly what’s fueling this shutdown: Schumer’s insecurity. “He’s shot,” Trump stressed Wednesday. “This poor guy. I feel sorry for him. I’ve known him for a long time, but I think he’s mentally gone. He’s been beat[en] up by young radical lunatics. And I think that Chuck Schumer is — he’s gonzo. I really do.” Referring to the threats from his extreme flank, the president predicted that the minority leader wouldn’t run again. “It shows that he’s losing in every poll. … I’m just giving you the facts. I think Chuck is probably finished.”

The New Yorker’s colleague, Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio), can’t help but notice that Schumer’s grip on power is slipping. “I think we all know that Chuck Schumer is feeling the pressure of younger Democrats who think he’s a failure as a leader. And so, he’s trying to prove to his political left base that he can fight back against President Trump,” the Ohioan noticed. “But fighting back against President Trump is at the expense of what’s best for the American people in this case,” he told Perkins on Thursday’s “Washington Watch.” “And I think ultimately, this is a terrible thing for everyone. But it just proves that they’re not interested in being serious about trying to serve the American people.”

“Remember,” Husted paused, “this is a clean CR that we’re asking them to vote for — meaning that there [are] no politics in it, no games. We’re spending at Biden-era levels in these agencies. So why should they be against that? And it would only create funding through November the 21st, at which time we will have to go through this again. So even if you vote for the CR and you get people funded, then do that, and then we’ll keep negotiating about whatever you want.” Until then, Husted said, “Chuck Schumer is going to have to decide that he cares about the American people and not just his own political fortunes.”

In the meantime, senators are headed home without a solution — again. Obviously, it’ll take a lot more prayers like Senate Chaplain Barry Black’s to bring Democrats to the table. “We continue our importunity for the ending of this shutdown,” he prayed, “particularly praying for our Capitol Police and the many others who are serving without monetary compensation. We pray also for those who are not considered essential workers. Lord, reward them all.”

If God needs a shortcut, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said, “I have great news. The clean CR would pay everyone. We just need five more Democrats to support it.”

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Suzanne Bowdey

Suzanne Bowdey serves as editorial director and senior writer at The Washington Stand.

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DOJ Arrests October 7th Hamas Terrorist Who Fled To Louisiana After Being Granted Visa By Biden Admin

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The horrible thing about this, apart from the heinous obvious, is that it tracks. This is what the Democrat party of terror is importing into this country — with free healthcare, housing, and benefits. How can any human being vote for these destroyers?

What mosque did he belong to? Who did he associate with?

And lest you forget, Muslim terrorists murdered 14 Americans in New Orleans on January 1, 2025.

Federal prosecutors in Louisiana accused a man of participating in the Hamas-led October 2023 attack on Israel and then traveling to the United States on a fraudulent visa, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday.

The complaint described the man, identified in court documents as Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi (red headband), as an operative for the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), a terror group in Gaza that has fought alongside Hamas.

It accused him of organizing other armed fighters in Gaza and crossing into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, following the first wave of terrorists.

The DFLP was formally designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department, but was removed years ago after the group became less prominent.

WATCH: FBI arrests pro-Hamas Oct. 7 attacker living in Louisiana

DOJ Arrests Terrorist Said To Have Participated In October 7 Hamas Attack On Israel & Fled To Louisiana After Being Granted Visa By Biden Admin

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How many more dangerous foreigners are hiding in America?

The Department of Justice on Friday announced 33-year-old Gazan Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi was arrested Thursday for allegedly participating in the deadly October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.

Al-Muhtadi was living in Louisiana after the Biden administration allowed him into the U.S. with a visa in September 2024, which he “fraudulently obtained” to try and “remain undetected.”

“Al-Muhtadi allegedly provided false information in his U.S. visa application relating to his involvement with a paramilitary organization, connection to Hamas, participation in a terrorist attack, and military training,” according to the DOJ. “Al-Muhtadi swore to the accuracy of numerous materially false statements in his visa application with respect to at least his affiliation with DFLP, the NRB, and Hamas, his training, and his involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.”

Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated, “After hiding out in the United States, this monster has been found and charged with participating in the atrocities of October 7 — the single deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust. While nothing can fully heal the scars left by Hamas’s brutal attack, this Department’s Joint Task Force October 7 is dedicated to finding and prosecuting those responsible for that horrific day, including the murder of dozens of American citizens. We will continue to stand by Jewish Americans and Jewish people around the world against anti-Semitism and terrorism in all its forms.”

Another government official said the Gazan national “armed himself, recruited additional marauders, and then entered Israel” upon learning of the attack plan where cell phone data showed him in the area where four Americans were slaughtered.

“Al-Muhtadi’s phone utilized a cell tower located near Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel – the location of a horrifying massacre by Hamas and its supporters resulting in the deaths of many civilians, including at least four American citizens,” the DOJ press release explained.

So, the Biden administration allowed a foreign terrorist into the country after he took part in one of the biggest terror attacks in recent history, putting Americans in danger until the Trump administration was able to track down and apprehend him.

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Pamela Geller

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Multiple Failures of Obamacare are the Unspoken Skunk for Dems in the Shutdown Showdown

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) chose extending “temporary” Obamacare COVID pandemic tax credits as their hill to die on in the October 2025 government shutdown showdown with President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.

But the ugly reality behind Democrats’ hyperbolic rhetoric predicting soaring monthly premiums and millions of Americans losing coverage is the fact Obamacare has been a disaster for the American health care system, according to multiple voices across the political spectrum. Thus, whether they realize it or not, Schumer and Jeffries are now stuck holding the skunk.

Least expected to be among those critical voices was an October 5 missive from the editorial board of The Washington Post — long the hometown voice of the Government Party in American politics, but more recently experiencing a Jeff Bezos-directed slow-motion re-introduction to reality.

“The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act [Obamacare] was never actually affordable. President Barack Obama’s signature achievement allowed people to buy insurance on marketplaces with subsidies based on their income. The architects of the program assumed that risk pools would be bigger than they turned out to be. As a result, policies cost more than expected,” the Post editorial board wrote.

But that fundamental failure underlying Obamacare was not all on the Post editors’ minds that day, as they continued:

“To salvage the program, Democrats expanded subsidies to entice more people to buy plans. Many poor families wound up getting insurance for free, and the rolls grew: 24 million people now have coverage through the ACA exchanges. People earning more than 400 percent of the poverty line — about $129,000 for a family of four — would see their subsidies go away.

“Democrats picked this fight because they see health care as a winning issue. A Post poll, conducted on the first day of the shutdown, found that 71 percent of Americans say federal insurance subsidies should be extended while 29 percent say they should end as scheduled. Just as significantly, the question divides Republicans: 38 percent support extending the subsidies, and 62 percent want them to end.”

And then, in a statement that was even less expected than the admission of Obamacare’s “real problem,” came this paragraph:

“This is how entitlement programs work. Once you habituate people to some generous government handout, they grow dependent on it. And it becomes politically perilous, if not impossible, to fully claw it back. Conservatives fought so hard to stop Obamacare 15 years ago because they anticipated fights like this one.”

Whether the Post editors realized it or not, with that paragraph, they endorsed the Right’s fundamental critique of the Welfare State since its advent in Bismarck’s Germany in the late 1800s. Somewhere, a stunned former President Ronald Reagan, who often declared federal programs to be “the closest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this Earth,” is declaring his amazement that “they finally get it.”

Even if Democrats succeed through the shutdown in salvaging some sort of interim preservation of the “temporary” Obamacare tax credit subsidies, think tankers on the Right point to a host of additional profoundly serious flaws in the government health care system.

“Rarely in public policy have we witnessed such a radical disparity between high-profile promises and real-world performance. Obama said that his signature bill would bend the health care cost curve downward. Instead, aggregate health care spending has soared,” Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow Robert Moffit told The Washington Stand.

Moffit spent eight years as a senior Reagan administration political appointee handling congressional relations at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he learned valuable insider lessons about the federal workforce and the government health care system. At Heritage, Moffit became one of the most widely respected and quoted conservative health care experts.

“Recall that Obama said that the average family would see a $2,500 reduction in their yearly health costs, but instead exchange premiums exploded and family deductible increases were crazy. While Obama claimed his bill would create robust choice and competition in the individual markets, in fact, choice and competition sharply declined, leaving many families at the mercy of a monopoly or a duopoly,” Moffit continued.

“Worse, most Obamacare plans had narrow networks, limiting patient access to preferred doctors, hospitals, and specialists. Meanwhile, taxpayers have been forced to pay for Obama’s massive failure in health care cost control through ever higher health insurance subsidies, now reaching families with six figure incomes, while simultaneously funding a massive expansion of Medicaid, a poorly performing welfare program,” he said.

Economic Policy Innovation Center Budget Policy Director Matthew Dickerson offered additional insights into the problems ravaging Obamacare, telling TWS that “the Biden COVID tax credits are an attempt to paper-over the failures of Obamacare to deliver affordable health care that people want to purchase.”

Dickerson also pointed out that “giving hundreds of billions in subsidies to big insurance companies may shift costs to the taxpayers, but it won’t solve the problems caused by Obamacare. Premiums would still increase for most families, according to the filings from the insurance companies.”

He continued, “The Biden COVID Credits were always meant to be temporary, based on the partisan law signed by President Biden. When the extra subsidies paid to insurance companies expire, the taxpayers will still pay for more than 80% of the premium costs for a typical enrollee and an even greater share for low-income families.”

Another devastating analysis of Obamacare’s multiple failures comes from The Paragon Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank headed by former White House Special Assistant for Economic Policy under Trump Brian Blase. In an analysis entitled “The Falsehoods of Obamacare,” the Paragon study pointed to multiple unfulfilled promises from the program.

One of those promises was that the program would help save many lives that would otherwise be lost due to inadequate access to health care, but, according to Paragon, “life expectancy fell three consecutive years for the first time in nearly 100 years” following Obamacare’s implementation.

Another such failed promise spotlighted by Paragon was that Obamacare would make shopping for health care insurance easy. In fact, “the [Obamacare] portal was one of the most notoriously unreliable websites ever launched.”

Yet another failed promise, according to Paragon, was the claim Obamacare would boost the individual coverage field into a competitive, robust, growing marketplace. The actual result has been “enrollment was less than half of expectations, with higher premiums and deductibles and more restrictive provider networks than expected through 2020.” Things are little improved in this respect in 2025.

Finally, in perhaps the best-known failed Obamacare promise that “if you like your plan, you can keep it and if you like your doctor, you can keep him or her as well.” The reality has proven to be that “millions of people had their plans canceled and lost access to their doctors.”

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Mark Tapscott

Mark Tapscott is senior congressional analyst at The Washington Stand.

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