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Congress Goes War-Mode as Trump Quietly Grabs Culture Levers
Defense cash, foreign “peace,” and blue-city radicals show where power is really shifting.
4 hrs ago
An Update on The Ledger
I want to be direct with you.
18 hrs ago • Scott Hughes
Somali Fraud, Media Kid Gloves, and the Crackdown They Pretend Isn’t Happening
Washington tightens the screws — and suddenly the press forgets how to ask questions.
Dec 13
Omar Calls Trump Adviser a Nazi — Media Shrugs
A Jewish White House official gets smeared on CBS, and nobody blinks.
Dec 12
Trump Turned Their Impeachment Addiction Into Background Noise
Democrats tried to light Trump up again. Instead, they lit up their own split screen of weakness while he kept governing like a wartime president.
Dec 11
The ‘Innocent Fisherman’ Meltdown Hits Full Spin Cycle
Democrats yell “war crimes,” the White House laughs, and the media reenacts the Maryland Man hoax in real time.
Dec 11
Washington’s Strike Doctrine Collides With a Manufactured “Fisherman” Narrative
Democrats cry “war crimes” while the White House calls their story the next Maryland Man hoax — and the real battle is over who controls America’s rules…
Dec 11
Trump Wanted Cuts — The Fed Blinked
Third rate cut of 2025: Trump turns up the pressure, Powell pretends it’s “data,” and the real fight over who runs the economy just went public.
Dec 10
THE EVIDENCE DROP THAT SHIFTED THE MANGIONE CASE
NYC prosecutors didn’t just release photos — they released a narrative, and the defense is already losing the framing battle.
Dec 10
THE PHASE TWO GAMBIT HITS WASHINGTON
A stalled Gaza plan, a nervous Pentagon, and a White House quietly tightening its grip on the post-war map.
Dec 10
Trump’s GOP Just Drew the Battle Lines
From Obamacare subsidies to Ukraine’s elections to who owns Hollywood, Trump and his allies spent the day forcing real choices: freedom vs control…
Dec 9
Biden Didn’t Lose the Border — He Chose This Crisis
New receipts show the warnings were clear, the fallout was predictable, and the White House ignored both.
Dec 9
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