WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🏳️⚧️ Trump shooter appears to have been a violent leftist. New reporting reveals Butler, PA, shooter Thomas Crooks used they/them pronouns on an online account and left an extensive digital footprint showing violent threats. Despite previous FBI testimony claiming no clear motive, investigators have documented Crooks' shift from pro-Trump to violently anti-Trump between 2019 and 2020.
🗂️ Trump calls on House Republicans to release Epstein files. President Trump has changed his tune, now urging House Republicans to vote in favor of releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, insisting he has "nothing to hide" and calling the controversy a "Democrat hoax."
⚖️ Supreme Court reviews Trump-era asylum policy. The Supreme Court will hear a case on Trump's 2018 "metering" policy, which turned away migrants before they entered the US. Lower courts ruled it illegal, but Trump's team argues that presidents need the authority to block entry when border conditions demand it.
💰 Wikipedia funds liberal activist editing campaigns. The Wikimedia Foundation paid over $1 million in grants to liberal groups hosting mass-editing events aimed at introducing feminist and racial justice perspectives into Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia stated that they are “not here to push a point of view,” despite evidence to the contrary.
INSIDER RADAR
Rep. Don Bacon on America’s top threat
Insiders behind the paywall: Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Mark Alford, The War Department, and a federal judge.
QUICK AND IMPORTANT
The DOJ opened a mortgage fraud probe into Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
President Trump announced the US will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia.
President Trump defended Tucker Carlson's interview with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
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INSIDER EXCLUSIVE
Olympics moves toward a trans ban
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is preparing to ban transgender-identifying individuals from competing in women’s events…
THE MAIN STORY
New docs expose Democrats’ tight relationship with Epstein
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a House Democrat from the US Virgin Islands, texted convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing…
_FACTS AND INSIGHTS_
The texts show Epstein messaging Plaskett during Michael Cohen’s February 27, 2019, testimony before Congress.
The real-time texting between a House Democrat and Jeffrey Epstein may only hint at how deep his ties to Congress truly ran.
Exclusive analysis and uncensored facts behind the paywall: What the text messages between Plaskett and Epstein reveal, the corrupt relationship between the two, and how the congressional ties to Epstein may go deeper.
_JOIN THE DISCUSSION_
Do you think Epstein was a larger power player in Congress than previously known?
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame a House Democrat texting Epstein
Mentioned behind the paywall: The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Caller, and The New York Post.
_THE DAILY DEBATE_
POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Do you support Trump sending $2,000 checks to Americans?
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 👍 Yes (722)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👎 No (775)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (215)
👍 Yes: “If the US is saving money again, the effects should be felt by the taxpayers who have been suffering for the past two decades.” — Gess
👎 No: “There is no such thing as surplus money when the country is drowning in debt.” — Shelley
🤔 Unsure: “While the income from tariffs should help the American people who are struggling under its crunch, the timing seems like a bribe.” — Carol
💬 COMMENT OF THE DAY
“The US must keep pressure on and be vigilant of Mexico in order to deter, control, and steer problems away from the US. There are many things the US can do indirectly to accomplish this. We can't just ignore the situation, hoping it will go away; it will not.” — Jorge
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_POP QUIZ_
What is Trump selling to Saudi Arabia?
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