Trump cultists

“Can we normalize putting White people back in TV commercials? If you don’t have white people in your commercial, I am not buying your product. I am tired of DEI commercials. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I have been like ‘wow are there any white people in commercials anymore?’ The only time they ever show …

Politico reports: Special tax breaks for venture capitalists, Alaskan fisheries, spaceports, private schools, rum makers and others — together costing tens of billions of dollars — quietly caught a ride on Republicans’ sprawling domestic policy megabill. The legislation is primarily designed to prevent $4 trillion in looming tax increases set to hit at the end of this year. But, shortly …

“Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system! Should we create the America Party? One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts. Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) claimed on Thursday that a post celebrating that “18 million kids just lost school meals” and 17 million people “lost health care” was made in error. After the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill” passed both the House and Senate, one social media user protested, “17 million people just lost health care. 18 million kids …

The Huffington Post reports: “The irony is just too much.” “Irony is really and truly dead.” “Beyond parody.” Those were just some of the withering comments posted online in the wake of new remarks from Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins on Fox News that were also mocked as “delusional” and spectacularly self-unaware. Rollins appeared on air during the conservative network’s coverage …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton who say they were fired after reporting their boss to the FBI. This years-long legal saga reached its conclusion on Wednesday, when Paxton dropped his appeal of the April judgement. The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay …

TMZ reports: Caitlyn Jenner’s longtime friend and manager, Sophia Hutchins, is dead following a tragic ATV accident near Caitlyn’s home, TMZ has learned. Sophia was pronounced dead Wednesday morning in Malibu, according to law enforcement and family sources. We’re told Sophia was riding the ATV on the road where Caitlyn lives when she struck the bumper of a moving car …

The Meidas Touch reports: During a recent White House Faith Office conference call, Donald Trump suggested that disruptions to the call’s audio might have been part of a deliberate effort to sabotage the event. On Monday, Trump posted about the call struggles on Truth Social, calling out AT&T in the process and demanded the “boss of AT&T” get involved. Trump …

The Hill reports: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) urged Interior Secretary Doug Burgum today to “explore the addition” of President Trump’s likeness to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, citing “the scale and scope of recent achievements,” including the president’s domestic policy megabill that Congress passed Thursday and his administration’s ongoing border security efforts. In a letter to Burgum on Thursday, Ogles …

Nexstar reports: Within the several hundreds of pages of the megabill is $40 million for a “Garden of Heroes” to help celebrate America’s upcoming 250th birthday. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revive plans he outlined during his first term to have a “National Garden of American Heroes” built. Under his 2020 executive order, Trump …

Here’s why the Freedom Caucus caved: Hard-line House conservatives said President Donald Trump assured them his administration would strictly enforce rules for wind or solar projects to qualify for the tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act — a pledge that persuaded them to back the party’s megabill. “What he’s going to do is use his powers as chief executive …

CNN reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Donald Trump’s policy agenda bill will make the country “stronger, safer and more prosperous” in remarks ahead of a House vote on the president’s bill. “In just a few moments, we will remind the world why the American experiment still endures today and why its best days are still ahead of us,” …

The Associated Press reports: A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on charges that he was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court records show. Edward Kelley was one of the first rioters to …

CNN reports: Dr. Phil’s TV network, Merit Street Media, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and sued Christian television giants Trinity Broadcasting Network and TCT Ministries for allegedly harming its business and contributing to its financial woes. The lawsuit, filed by Fort Worth-based Merit Street with the US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, claims that TBN, the network’s …

ABC News reports: Up all night, House Republicans voted pre-dawn Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, recouping after GOP leaders worked almost around the clock trying to persuade skeptical holdouts as they race to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline. A roll call that started late Wednesday finally closed …

The New York Times reports: Senior Justice Department officials are exploring whether they can bring criminal charges against state or local election officials if the Trump administration determines they have not sufficiently safeguarded their computer systems, according to people familiar with the discussions. The department’s effort, which is still in its early stages, is not based on new evidence, data …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was roasted on social media over a series of videos where she traveled to Washington, D.C. to vote on President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. In the various videos, Mace traveled in her pajamas to D.C. and made pit stops at Waffle House and a Wawa to stock up on Red Bull. AC/DC’s “Highway …

Raw Story reports: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) pushed back hard Wednesday on the notion that Republicans always caved to President Donald Trump’s demands amid mounting pressure from the White House for House Republicans to fall in line in supporting the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” “The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment,” Van Orden said …

Law & Crime reports: Michael Flynn, the first national security advisor for President Donald Trump who twice pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI about his conversations with a Russian agent, is once again suing the federal government claiming he was wrongfully prosecuted. The case was initially filed in July 2023 and dismissed by a federal judge in …

Media Matters has the transcript: CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): And so, Benny, kinda taking a step back here and covering socialism for quite some time, what is the driving force of Mamdani and how do we defeat him? BENNY JOHNSON (GUEST): Yeah. Well, Trump told me yesterday he’s just gonna put him in jail. So there’s that. But that’s because Mamdani …