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Florida Republican Moves to Expel Adam Schiff from Congress

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A Florida freshman representative is taking drastic measures since the release of the Durham report.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fl.) has filed a motion to have Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) expelled from Congress.

โ€œHe used his position on House Intelligence to push a lie that cost American taxpayers millions of dollars and abused the trust placed in him as Chairman,โ€ Luna said in a statement Wednesday. โ€œThe Durham Report makes clear that the Russian Collusion was a lie from day one and Schiff knowingly used his position in an attempt to divide our country.โ€

Schiff, who was the top lawmaker on the House Intelligence Committee when Democrats the House majority, has repeatedly claimed that Trump and his campaign colluded with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election.ย 

While the Durham report did not recommend any new charges it did offer a blistering review of how the FBI launched and carried out the investigation. It caps a four-year investigation by Durham.

โ€œIโ€™m convinced when this dark chapter of our history is written, it will reflect that those Republican members who lacked the courage to stand up to the most unethical president in U.S. history, Donald Trump, consoled themselves by attacking those who did,โ€ Schiff said in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday.

The California Democrat also knocked the conclusions of the Durham report, fighting back against the idea that it proved that his claims of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia were a lie.

โ€œDurham spends four years trying to prove this deep state conspiracy theory that Trump kept telling his base was going to be proven,โ€ Schiff said. โ€œThe whole thing, of course, was a big bust.โ€

Kari Lake Calls On Arizona GOP Chair To Resign

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    Kari Lake speaking with supporters at a "Stand for Freedom" rally at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. [Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons]

    On Wednesday, Arizona GOP chairman Jeff Dewit resigned after leaked audioย appeared to show him attempting to bribe Senate candidate Kari Lake.

    On Tuesday, Lake demanded the chair resign after a recording surfaced of him appearing to offer Lake money in exchange for ending her Senate campaign.

    The recording, first reported by The Daily Mail, purports to capture DeWit offering Lake money in exchange for her staying out of politics for two years.

    โ€œThere are very powerful people who want to keep you out,โ€ DeWit reportedly told Lake in the recording, saying only that these figures were from the โ€œeast.โ€

    โ€œJust say, is there a number at which,โ€ DeWit begins, before being cut off.

    โ€œI can be bought? Thatโ€™s what itโ€™s about,โ€ Lake retorted.

    โ€œYou can take a pause for a couple of years,โ€ DeWit continued. โ€œYou can go right back to what youโ€™re doing.โ€

    Lake said she would not accept a billion dollars to leave the Senate race.

    The former TV news anchor and current rising MAGA star’s Senate campaign has been met with some hesitation from Republican strongholds who would reportedly prefer a stronger fundraiser in the race.

    She said Tuesday that she didnโ€™t have anyone in mind to replace DeWit.

    โ€œI havenโ€™t given it a lot of thought. What I want to do is make sure we get the corrupt people out,โ€ she said.

    On Monday, the chair of the Maricopa County GOP, Craig Berland, also called on DeWit to resign.

    โ€œIf this is, in fact, true, Iโ€™m asking AZGOP Chairman Jeff DeWit to resign,โ€ he said in a statement about the recording.

    Department of Justice Publishes Affidavit Used for FBI Raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort

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      Marine One lifts-off after returning President Donald J. Trump to Mar-a-Lago Friday, March 29, 2019, following his visit to the 143-mile Herbert Hoover Dike near Canal Point, Fla., that surrounds Lake Okeechobee. The visit was part of an infrastructure inspection of the dike, which is part of the Kissimmee-Okeechobee Everglades system, and reduces impacts of flooding for areas of south Florida. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) [Photo Credit: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]

      The Justice Department has officially released the redacted affidavit used to obtain the search warrant used by the FBI in its recent raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence under the direction of U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart.

      A website where the federal judge in Florida is unsealing documents relating to the FBI’s raid is repeatedly crashing because of surging demand.

      “The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the unlawful concealment or removal of government records,” the affidavit states. 

      Approximately 20 pages of the 38-page affidavit were either significantly or fully redacted.

      The FBI said it had “probable cause to believe” that records containing classified information, including National Defense Information, would be found within Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in addition to what he had previously turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration according to the document.

      Read the redacted affidavit below:

      Judge Bruce Reinhart gave the Justice Department until noon on Thursday to submit the redacted document after rejecting the Justice Department’s pressure to keep the record under seal.

      Fox News reports:

      Reinhart said that after reviewing the Justice Department’s redaction, the government “has met its burden of showing a compelling reason” and “good cause to seal portions of the Affidavit,” saying the disclosure would reveal “the identities of witnesses, law enforcement agents, and uncharged parties,” the investigation’s “strategy, direction, scope, sources, and methods, and “grand jury information” protected by federal rules. 

      Reinhart said that after reviewing the affidavit with redactions, he has determined that the Justice Department “has met its burden of showing that its proposed redactions are narrowly tailored to serve the Governmentโ€™s legitimate interest in the integrity of the ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to sealing the entire Affidavit.” 

      On Monday, Judge Reinhart wrote in a memo that he was inclined to make parts of the document public, saying it would โ€œpromote public understanding of historically significant events.โ€ The DOJ pressured Reinhart to keep the document under wraps out of concern Trump supporters would retaliate against witnesses.

      Ahead of the affidavit’s release, Trump slammed the Justice Department’s “political hacks and thugs” in a statement shared to Truth Social.

      โ€œThe political hacks and thugs had no right under the Presidential Records Act to storm Mar-a-Lago and steal everything in sight including passports and privileged documents. They even broke into my safe with a safecracker โ€“ Can you believe?โ€ Trump added. โ€œThis Act was created for a very good reason, and it works. We are right now living in a Lawless Country that just so happens to be, also, a Failing Nation!โ€

      When asked if national security could’ve been compromised by Trump’s handling of classified documents, Biden deferred to the ongoing investigation

      Trump has responded following the affidavit’s release calling for Judge Reinhart’s immediate recusal from the case.

      “Judge Bruce Reinhart should NEVER have allowed the Break-In of my home. He recused himself two months ago from one of my cases based on his animosity and hatred of your favorite President, me,” Trump wrote on his Truth social account. “What changed? Why hasnโ€™t he recused himself on this case? Obama must be very proud of him right now!

      President Joe Biden dismissed claims from Trump that he broadly declassified the boxes of White House documents he took to Florida after leaving office.

      โ€œIโ€™ve declassified everything in the world. Iโ€™m president,โ€ Biden said sarcastically, waving his hands in the air to reporters outside of the White House. โ€œCome on.โ€

      Republican lawmakers have shared harsh reactions to the substantial redactions since the affidavit’s publication.

      Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs shared a screenshot of one of the heavily redacted pages and called for more transparency on this Twitter.

      North Carolina Congressman echoed calls for transparency in his own message.

      Conservative report Elijah Schafer shared a touch-and-cheek message about the redacted document as well.

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      Ex-MSNBC Host Signals ‘Hope’ Trump Gets Assassinated

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        Gage Skidmore Flickr

        Yikes…

        Ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann drew swift criticism over the weekend when he seemed to express hope former President Donald Trump is assassinated.

        According to Fox News, Olbermann was referring to the Biden-Harris HQ X account flagging a clip of Trump saying he had been persecuted worse than any president in history, including Abraham Lincoln.

        “Trump says he has been treated worse than Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated,” the Biden campaign account posted on Saturday.

        “There’s always the hope,” Olbermann wrote, linking to the post.

        https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1769107476069097674

        One account that responded to Olbermann’s post suggested the commentator’s account should be “permanently suspended” for appearing to endorse someone killing Trump, the presumptive nominee for the 2024 Republican nomination. Trump is trying to become only the second president since Grover Cleveland to win another White House term after losing a previous re-election bid.

        Olbermann is known for his inflammatory leftist comments and has also recently called for the dissolution of the Supreme Court.

        Trump Threatens Retaliation Against Iran Following Assassination Briefings

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        Former President Donald Trump has vowed retaliation against Iran following reports that the Islamic Republic has conspired to assassinate him as he runs for president in 2024.

        During an event in Mint Hill, North Carolina, Trump made the threat while delivering a speech on manufacturing at the Mosack Group’s warehouse.

        U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly briefed Trump on the suspected Iranian plot to kill him, according to his campaign. The revelation was first reported by The Guardian:

        The briefing, from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is believed to have focused on a scheme unrelated to two failed domestic assassination attempts against the Republican nominee for president, and came amid reports suggesting that Iran is conducting an ongoing hack against Trumpโ€™s campaign.

        Steven Cheung, the Trump campaignโ€™s spokesperson, said the briefing concerned โ€œreal and specific threats from Iran to assassinate [Trump] in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United Statesโ€.

        He added: โ€œIntelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference.โ€

        This development marks another escalation in tensions between the former president and Iran, which has been implicated in assassination plots against Trump and Trump administration officials

        After surviving his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump made a jaw-dropping revelation about his dying wish.

        In a fiery statement on Truth Social, Trump shared a video clip of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and issued a bold warning regarding Iran:

        “If they do assassinate President Trump, which is always a possibility, I hope that America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the Earth. If that does not happen, American leaders will be considered โ€˜gutlessโ€™ cowards!โ€

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        Did Fauci Lie To Congress? New Investigation May Reveal The Truth.

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        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. Photo Credit: Fogarty International Center from Bethesda, MD, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

        In the wake of revelations that the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci may have knowingly lied to Congress in sworn testimony, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is asking the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation.

        Paul has asked U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Matthew Graves to open an investigation into testimony Fauci made to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on May 11, 2021, in which Fauci denied funding research at viral laboratory in China where the COVID-19 virus reportedly originated.

        โ€œThe NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology,โ€ Fauci said under oath in May.

        But a month later a June 14, 2023,  Government Accountability Office report concluded the Wuhan Institute of Virology did receieve NIH funding.

        There are concerns the COVID-19 virus โ€œmay have been genetically engineered because gain-of-function research was taking place in Wuhan before the pandemic,โ€ Paul reports.

        Now Paul wants to determine if Fauciโ€™s statements were illegal.

        โ€œI warned Dr. Fauci of the criminal implications of lying to Congress and offered him an opportunity to recant his previous statement,โ€ Paul wrote in a letter to Graves. โ€œDr. Fauciโ€™s testimony is inconsistent with facts that have since come to light.โ€

        โ€œBefore Congress, Dr. Fauci denied funding gain-of-function research, to the press he claims to have a dispassionate view on the lab leak hypothesis, and in private he acknowledges gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology to his colleagues. His own colleagues have acknowledged Dr. Fauciโ€™s inconsistency. A congressional hearing, however, is not the place for a public servant to play political games โ€“ especially when the health and well-being of American citizens is on the line,โ€ Paul writes.

        Under 18 U.S.C. ยง 1001 it is a federal crime to make โ€œany materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representationโ€ as part of โ€œany investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate.โ€

        The penalty for an offense includes criminal fines and imprisonment of up to five years.

        The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of Great America News Desk. It was first published in American Liberty News.

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        Trump Planning Paris-Style Monument In DC

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          By Jiuguang Wang - File:Arc de Triomphe, Paris 21 October 2010.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83012005

          Washington, D.C. โ€” President Donald Trump is setting his sights on a bold new symbol of American pride and accomplishment โ€” an โ€œArc de Trump,โ€ inspired by Parisโ€™s world-famous Arc de Triomphe. The proposed monument, envisioned for the edge of the nationโ€™s capital, would serve as a lasting tribute to Americaโ€™s achievements and Trumpโ€™s vision for national greatness.

          According to Axiosโ€™ Marc Caputo, three scale models of the proposed arch now sit inside the White House, where Trump has been personally studying 3D layouts of Washington, D.C., and refining the design himself. The location under consideration lies near the Memorial Bridge, connecting Arlington Cemetery to the capital โ€” a place steeped in American history.

          โ€œLetโ€™s build something like the Arc de Triomphe in that space,โ€ Trump reportedly told a White House visitor. โ€œIt would be beautiful when you drive or fly in.โ€

          A Monument to Legacy and Vision

          Those close to Trump say the idea reflects his long-standing passion for architecture, design, and symbolism.

          โ€œPresident Bush liked to paint. Trump likes to build and design,โ€ one aide said. โ€œThis is his artistic outlet.โ€

          While critics have compared the concept to grandiose European designs, Trumpโ€™s supporters see something entirely different โ€” a celebration of American achievement, not foreign imitation.

          โ€œHeโ€™s stamping his legacy on the presidency and on the White House forever,โ€ a senior adviser said. โ€œNo one can get rid of the ballroom. It will be difficult to take all of the gold away. Who would even do that?โ€

          Building on American Grandeur

          The โ€œArc de Trumpโ€ would join other ambitious redesigns and restoration projects Trump has championed, from a $250 million presidential ballroom to marble-floored corridors echoing the elegance of Mar-a-Lago. White House aides say the president has devoted extensive time โ€” as much as 20 hours โ€” to design meetings, often fitting them in between key policy discussions and diplomatic calls.

          โ€œHeโ€™s more of a Corinthian man,โ€ one official said, referring to Trumpโ€™s appreciation for ornate classical architecture.

          For supporters, the project reflects more than a love of beauty โ€” itโ€™s about leaving a tangible mark of confidence, prosperity, and strength in Americaโ€™s capital.

          โ€œThis is about honoring America with something bold and beautiful,โ€ one Trump ally said. โ€œHeโ€™s a builder at heart โ€” and this is what builders do.โ€

          Trump Administration Delivers Historic Border Security Win โ€” Lowest Apprehensions Since 1970

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          Trump at the border wall via Wikimedia Commons

          The Trump administration has closed fiscal year 2025 with a historic milestone on border security โ€” the lowest U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions in more than five decades, according to preliminary enforcement data released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

          Border agents recorded 237,565 apprehensions in fiscal year 2025 โ€” slightly above the 201,780 apprehensions in 1970 but dramatically below recent levels. The numbers represent an 87% drop compared to the average of the past four fiscal years (1.86 million apprehensions) and showcase what can happen when the federal government finally enforces immigration laws.

          This achievement came even though 72% of this yearโ€™s total apprehensions happened during the final 111 days of the Biden administration โ€” before President Trump returned to office and immediately began reversing his predecessorโ€™s โ€œopen-borderโ€ policies.

          โ€œFiscal year 2025 shows what happens when we enforce the law without compromise,โ€ said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott. โ€œFor too long, agents and officers were handcuffed by failed policies. Today they are empowered to do their jobs โ€” and the result is the most secure border in modern history.โ€


          Reversing Bidenโ€™s Border Chaos

          When President Trump took office in January 2025, he inherited what many described as a border crisis fueled by Bidenโ€™s mass-release policies. In just the first 111 days of the fiscal year, under Bidenโ€™s watch, 172,026 apprehensions occurred โ€” nearly three-quarters of the yearโ€™s total.

          But once Trumpโ€™s immigration directives took effect, the situation changed dramatically. Over the next 254 days, apprehensions plummeted to 65,539 โ€” just 27% of the fiscal yearโ€™s total.

          September 2025 alone saw only about 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border โ€” a staggering 95% decline compared to the Biden-era daily average of 5,110. It also marked the fifth consecutive month of zero illegal immigrant releases by Border Patrol โ€” a stark contrast to 9,144 releases in September 2024.

          Across all entry points, CBP recorded roughly 26,000 total encounters in September, down 89% from Bidenโ€™s monthly averages.


          Strong Action From Day One

          President Trump wasted no time taking decisive action to reestablish border control:

          • Deployed additional personnel to the southern border.
          • Ended โ€œcatch-and-releaseโ€, ensuring illegal migrants are no longer released while awaiting hearings.
          • Shut down Bidenโ€™s CBP One app parole loophole, later repurposing the app to help migrants self-deport.
          • Paused parole programs and authorized ICE to cancel parole statuses.
          • Ordered strict enforcement of existing immigration laws, restoring morale and authority to frontline border agents.

          These policies stand in sharp contrast to Bidenโ€™s approach, which relied on controversial โ€œparoleโ€ programs and insisted on new legislation instead of acting on existing laws.

          Special Prosecutor Assigned To Trump 2020 Election Case

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          President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

          A new twist has emerged in the Fulton County election interference case against President Donald Trump. On Friday, a special prosecutor was appointed to replace embattled District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who was disqualified after a court found her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor created an appearance of impropriety.

          Peter Skandalakis, executive director of Georgiaโ€™s Prosecuting Attorneysโ€™ Council (PAC), announced that after failing to find another willing candidate, he would step in personally to oversee the case.

          โ€œSeveral prosecutors were contacted and, while all were respectful and professional, each declined the appointment,โ€ Skandalakis said in a statement. โ€œOut of respect for their privacy and professional discretion, I will not identify those prosecutors or disclose their reasons for declining.โ€

          The move came just as a judge-imposed deadline loomed for PAC to name a new prosecutorโ€”or risk seeing the entire case dismissed.

          Skandalakis explained that while โ€œit would have been simpleโ€ to let the deadline expire, he believed โ€œthat was not the right course of action,โ€ citing the publicโ€™s interest in ensuring the matter is resolved properly.

          The Georgia courtโ€™s decision to remove Willis cast major doubt on the future of the case, which accuses Trump and several allies of racketeering and other charges related to challenging the 2020 election results. Trump and most of his co-defendants have pleaded not guilty, maintaining that they did nothing wrong in questioning the outcome of the election. Four others accepted plea deals.

          With Willis out, Skandalakis now has full discretion over whether to continue pursuing the case or to drop the charges entirely.

          โ€œMy only objective is to ensure that this case is handled properly, fairly, and with full transparencyโ€”discharging my duties without fear, favor, or affection,โ€ he said.

          This isnโ€™t the first time Skandalakis has been involved in a high-profile matter stemming from Willisโ€™s conduct. After she was previously barred from investigating Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) due to her involvement in a political fundraiser against him, Skandalakis also took overโ€”and ultimately declined to bring charges.

          Citing that past experience, he said his familiarity with similar issues makes him the best candidate to take over the Trump case.

          The original indictment accused Trump and more than a dozen associates of an โ€œunlawful conspiracyโ€ to challenge President Bidenโ€™s 2020 victory in Georgia. The case is one of several politically charged prosecutions targeting Trump during his campaign to return to the White Houseโ€”the first criminal cases ever brought against a then-former U.S. president.

          Trump was previously convicted in New York on business record charges tied to a 2016 hush money payment. Meanwhile, his two federal prosecutionsโ€”for alleged election interference and mishandling classified documentsโ€”were dismissed following his reelection to a second term.

          PAC officials had confirmed as late as Thursday that no replacement had been found, suggesting the decision came together quickly.

          On Monday, Skandalakis addressed Trumpโ€™s recent presidential pardons for several allies charged in the Georgia case, saying his office had โ€œdiligentlyโ€ worked on the matter since Willisโ€™s removal and would continue to do so โ€œwithout being influenced by matters outside the scope of our assigned task.โ€

          He also clarified that Trumpโ€™s pardons apply only to federal charges, not state cases.

          โ€œTherefore, the task before my office remains unchanged,โ€ Skandalakis said.

          Former ABC News Anchor Suggests Replacement For Ousted National Security Official

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          Former ABC News journalist Mark Halperin suggested a replacement for President Trump’s National Security Council after Thursday’s shakeup.

          Halperin said Trumpย special envoyย Steve Witkoffย was Waltzโ€™s likely replacement.

          Trump administration National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and other staffers are out at the National Security Council, sources confirmed to Fox News.

          Watch:

          Fox News confirmed Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong were purged Thursday. 

          Waltz, who previously served as a Florida congressman, has come under fire from Democrats and critics since March, when the Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published a firsthand account of getting added to a Signal group chat with top national security leaders, including Waltz, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, while they discussed strikes against Yemen terrorists. 

          Waltz took responsibility for the inclusion of a journalist in the group chat in April, telling Fox News’ Laura Ingraham: “I take full responsibility. I built the group. โ€ฆ It’s embarrassing. We’re going to get to the bottom of it.”

          Alex Wong served as Waltz’s principal deputy national security advisor, who was detailed in the Signal chat leak earlier this year as the staffer charged with “pulling together a tiger team” in Waltz’s initial message sent to the Signal group chat in March, the Atlantic reported at the time. 

          White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital earlier Monday when asked about reports claiming Waltz and other would be shown the door: “We are not going to respond to reporting from anonymous sources.”

          President Donald Trump held a meeting with members of his Cabinet Wednesday, following his 100th day back in office on Tuesday, with Waltz attending the meeting.