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Bestselling author. Contributing Editor at National Review & Fellow at NR Inst. Fox News Contributor. Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney https://www.nationalreview.com

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Trump Administration Ends Minnesota Immigration Enforcement Crackdown After Making Over 4,000 Arrests | National Review The border czar stipulated that the end of the surge operation does not mean the administration is taking a step back from enforcing immigration law.

Trump Administration Ends Minnesota Immigration Enforcement Crackdown After Making Over 4,000 Arrests

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Virginiaโ€™s Gerrymandering Vandalism | National Review The Virginia gerrymander would create an extreme deep-blue House caucus in a purple state based upon winning one election cycle.

Virginiaโ€™s Gerrymandering Vandalism

13.02.2026 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Ruinous, Failed Attempt to Indict Congressional Democrats | National Review An impeachment attempt just got more likely.

Trumpโ€™s Ruinous, Failed Attempt to Indict Congressional Democrats

12.02.2026 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Vote was 218-213 with one Dem, Cuellar TX. DINO VOTE HIM OUT..
Now to the Senate

(imho) this BAD BILL SAVE ACT will never get 60 votes needed in the Senate

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After Trump's pardon, Rep. Cuellar (D) paid back the favor by siding with MAGA extremism today to pass the SAVE America Act to disenfranchise millions of voters.

It's now up to the Senate to STOP this dangerous bill, and we need you to tell your Senator to VOTE NO!

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The UAEโ€“Binanceโ€“Trump Affair: A Comprehensive Timeline | National Review How did Trumpโ€™s net worth skyrocket during his second term? The final installment in this series pieces together key events.

The UAEโ€“Binanceโ€“Trump Affair: A Comprehensive Timeline (conclusion of 5-part series):

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The Corrupt Pardon at the Center of Trumpโ€™s UAE Windfall | National Review Changpeng Zhaoโ€™s contributions to the rise of World Liberty Financial are key.

The Corrupt Pardon at the Center of Trumpโ€™s UAE Windfall

10.02.2026 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The UAE Quietly Poured a Half-Billion Dollars into Trumpโ€™s Crypto Venture Four Days Before Inauguration | National Review Timing is everything.

The UAE Quietly Poured a Half-Billion Dollars into Trumpโ€™s Crypto Venture Four Days Before Inauguration

10.02.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The EPAโ€™s Plan to Relax Carbon Dioxide Regulations Is Not a Nefarious Plot | National Review Is there a dystopian hellscape coming, or a decrease in the costs of living, major appliances, and homes?

The EPAโ€™s Plan to Relax Carbon Dioxide Regulations Is Not a Nefarious Plot

10.02.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

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Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Teslaโ€™s Kimbal Musk, emails show Elon Muskโ€™s younger brother and the woman were involved for about six months between 2012 and 2013

big thanks to @theguardian.com for making my Musk-Epstein blogging workload a little lighter with this fantastic rundown of Kimbal Musk's sordid involvement with Epstein

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Bret Baierโ€™s DC House Sells for Record $25 Millionโ€”in Cash - Washingtonian Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary pick, buys the Foxhall estate as team Trump rolls into town.

Somehow, in the attention to Howard Lutnick's lies about Epstein and his general toadying, attention has drifted away from his buying a house in DC for $25 million. In cash. From ... Brett Baier of Trump state media, aka Fox.

(We walk past its gates frequently)

washingtonian.com/2024/12/20/b...

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Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.

What Jamie Raskin saw in the unredacted Epstein files

10.02.2026 23:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TrumpflationSucks Well look at that a study shows Trumps tariffs cost households an additional $1K in 2025 and will cost families $1300 in 2026. This economy is horrible unless youโ€™re in the Epstein Class. But I thought he said other countries will pay the tariffs. ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก

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Those communications related to a watch Dr. Botstein obtained in March 2017. He is a collector, and it was a rare open-faced Swiss pocket watch from the 1920s. In February 2018, Richard Kahn, Mr. Epsteinโ€™s in-house accountant, emailed Dr. Botstein, asking him to send $51,615 for the watch, or to return it.

Those communications related to a watch Dr. Botstein obtained in March 2017. He is a collector, and it was a rare open-faced Swiss pocket watch from the 1920s. In February 2018, Richard Kahn, Mr. Epsteinโ€™s in-house accountant, emailed Dr. Botstein, asking him to send $51,615 for the watch, or to return it.

Rather than respond to Mr. Kahn, Dr. Botstein emailed Mr. Epstein directly, asking, โ€œWhat would you like me to do?โ€ Later that night, Dr. Botstein wrote another email to Mr. Epstein, saying that he could begin to pay off the watch after a personal loan he had applied for came through.

After that, Dr. Botstein sent some payments before Mr. Epstein wrote in July 2018 to say no more money was necessary. A year later, Mr. Epstein was arrested by federal authorities on sex trafficking charges. He died Aug. 10.
Dr. Botstein, 79, has said that his love of watches traces back to their role in helping save the lives of his family members during the Holocaust who could barter them in the Warsaw Ghetto. This particular watch, however, was not for him, but for Mr. Epstein, he said in his statement.

โ€œEpstein suggested he might want to buy himself an antique watch,โ€ Dr. Botstein said. โ€œI helped him locate one.โ€

Rather than respond to Mr. Kahn, Dr. Botstein emailed Mr. Epstein directly, asking, โ€œWhat would you like me to do?โ€ Later that night, Dr. Botstein wrote another email to Mr. Epstein, saying that he could begin to pay off the watch after a personal loan he had applied for came through. After that, Dr. Botstein sent some payments before Mr. Epstein wrote in July 2018 to say no more money was necessary. A year later, Mr. Epstein was arrested by federal authorities on sex trafficking charges. He died Aug. 10. Dr. Botstein, 79, has said that his love of watches traces back to their role in helping save the lives of his family members during the Holocaust who could barter them in the Warsaw Ghetto. This particular watch, however, was not for him, but for Mr. Epstein, he said in his statement. โ€œEpstein suggested he might want to buy himself an antique watch,โ€ Dr. Botstein said. โ€œI helped him locate one.โ€

Dr. Botstein added that Mr. Epstein had changed his mind, and so he had โ€œfelt obliged to make the parties whole, and purchased the watch for myself with my own resources.โ€

Dr. Botstein added that Mr. Epstein had changed his mind, and so he had โ€œfelt obliged to make the parties whole, and purchased the watch for myself with my own resources.โ€

New documents show that @bardcollege.bsky.social president Leon Botstein purchased a $51,615 rare watch; Botstein says he bought the watch on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein. But when Epsteinโ€™s accountant demanded that Botstein pay for the watch, Botstein did so. I guess out of the goodness of his heart.

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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epsteinโ€™s sordid menโ€™s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

the Guardian appears to be running with a โ€˜hire more women paedophilesโ€™ angle on Epstein www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children

A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children

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Homan to Minneapolis residents who are setting up ICE roadblocks: "What are you doing? Do you really think you're gonna stop ICE and CBP from doing their job? It's a joke. Stop.

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Tom Homanโ€™s Deft Handling of Mayor Freyโ€™s Refusal to Enforce โ€˜Federal Immigration Lawsโ€™ | National Review Heโ€™s staying focused on creating a template for collaborative federal-local enforcement efforts.

Tom Homanโ€™s Deft Handling of Mayor Freyโ€™s Refusal to Enforce โ€˜Federal Immigration Lawsโ€™

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Our Radical Momentโ€™s Antecedents | National Review So much of the tumult around us has its roots in the 1970s, the subject of Jason Burkeโ€™s new study.

Our Radical Momentโ€™s Antecedents

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The Troubling Trend of Combat-Uniform Creep | National Review What law enforcement officers wear matters.

The Troubling Trend of Combat-Uniform Creep

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NPR and PBS Never Needed Your Taxpayer Dollars | National Review โ€˜Vanishingly fewโ€™ stations have shuttered so far. Surprised?

NPR and PBS Never Needed Your Taxpayer Dollars

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Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival Maxwell Alejandro Frost says attacker โ€˜told me Trump was going to deport meโ€™ as police say suspect arrested

Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival

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Vance: "We have so many people here that we do not want to have here. I do not want so many ICE officers in Mpls. I mean, good lord, it's really really frickin' cold outside. But they're here not even to enforce immigration laws but to protect people from rioters. That's an absurd state of affairs"

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Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.

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Donald Trump called up Greg Abbott and demanded more MAGA seats in Congress.

He thought weโ€™d be good little Democrats and respond with an op-ed.

Not this time, buddy.

FAFO.

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Donald Trump spread lies and conspiracy theories to his followers to make them believe the 2020 election was rigged against him, then incited an angry mob to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop the election certification.

These are Special Counsel Jack Smithโ€™s findings.

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Why Fret About Greenland If Thereโ€™s No Prospect of Congressional Approval? | National Review Trump would need a gargantuan congressional appropriation, and a treaty requiring supermajority Senate approval. Does anyone think heโ€™d get it?

Why Fret About Greenland If Thereโ€™s No Prospect of Congressional Approval?

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CNNโ€™s Kaitlan Collins Calls Out Trump Election Lie After Confrontation At White House Kaitlan Collins called out Trumpโ€™s revival of his election lies after a confrontation at the White House over the probe into the killing of Renee Good.

CNNโ€™s Kaitlan Collins Calls Out Trump Election Lie After Confrontation At White House

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Trump Administration Now Holds Stakes In 5 Public Companies: Here's A Listโ€”INTC, MP, LAC And More In a significant shift in U.S. industrial policy, the Donald Trump administration has acquired direct ownership stakes in five major publicly traded companies. This series of interventions, framed as ...

Trump Administration Now Holds Stakes In 5 Public Companies: Here's A Listโ€”INTC, MP, LAC And More

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