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Indeed, it’s beneficial that this information is coming to light, as it may prevent a similar occurrence in the future. However, such revelations should have been made public during the 2024 election season.

The audacity of these individuals is astounding. The decline in mental faculties was evident daily, and arguably, there has never been a more unsuitable occupant of the Oval Office. Yet, they continue to try to navigate through the situation with bravado, even at this point.

Ancora Holdings is attempting to create chaos for U.S. Steel, as opposed to truly helping the company.

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There are still a ton of questions left unasked, which is a problem if we’re going to wrap our head around these charges.

The difference now is that we have an administration chock-full of folks who are unafraid to speak up when they don’t see it.

This encompasses a lot—the true narrative of the Crusades, the forgotten Christian regions, the lasting impact of invasions, and the historical accounts that mainstream media often ignore.

The exclusionary, illiberal, and outright insane demeanor of Democratic base voters has driven white working-class, Hispanics, and non-white working-class voters into the GOP fold.

And yet they were all perfectly fine with running him for president AGAIN.

WHAT’S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill…

It’s Markup Day on the Hill, so that’s where the House’s energies will be focused.

All of the chairs’ marks of these bills are out. Here’s Energy and Commerce, here’s Ways and Means and here’s Agriculture. But these bills could change significantly during the next 12 to 24 hours.

The Senate, meanwhile, is holding several hearings/meetings, including:

• Senate Foreign Relations — Hearings to examine East Africa and the horn, focusing on a turning point or breaking point
• Senate Judiciary — Hearings to examine competition issues in the prescription drug supply chain, focusing on pharmacy benefit manager power play
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee — Hearings to examine the insurance industry’s claims practices following recent natural disasters
• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Hearings to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on conservation
• Senate Armed Services, Strategic Forces Subcommittee — Hearings to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program

White House What’s Up

President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday morning. He’ll participate in a state visit at the Royal Court at noon. Later in the afternoon, he’ll participate in a Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum at King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center. In the evening, he’ll attend a state dinner at Diriyah At-Turaif.

Keeping Up With the Cabinet

Sec. Treasury – Scott Bessent — Bessent described the “substantive discussions with Chinese officials” in Geneva to address the flow of precursor drugs fueling the fentanyl epidemic. 

Sec. Defense – Pete Hegseth — Hegseth is among the Cabinet members with Trump in Saudi Arabia. 

Sec. Interior – Doug Burgum — Burgum announced Interior’s expedited permitting for a major energy project at the Velvet Wood mine in Utah. 

Sec. Agriculture – Brooke Rollins — Rollins met with her UK counterpart on Monday to discuss “advocating for U.S. farmers, producers, ranchers, & agricultural exporters to have a fair & level playing field for U.S. exports to the UK market.”

Sec. Labor – Lori Chavez-DeRemer — Chavez-DeRemer announced that McDonald’s is planning to hire 375,000 workers nationwide. 

Sec. Health & Human Services – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Kennedy championed Trump’s executive order aimed at lowering drug prices for Americans. 

Sec. Transportation – Sean Duffy — Duffy pinpointed the source of Newark’s ongoing air traffic control issues in a Monday presser, noting that decisions made by the Biden administration played a significant role. 

Sec. Energy – Chris Wright — Wright is also part of the Middle East Cabinet contingent. 

Sec. Education – Linda McMahon — McMahon responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) “invitation” to participate in a public forum. 

Sec. Veterans Affairs – Doug Collins — Collins shared some of his recent testimony before Congress regarding efforts to improve the VA. 

Admin. Environmental Protection Agency – Lee Zeldin — Zeldin made some fans when he announced that the EPA would be “fixing” start/stop technology in cars. 

Admin. Small Business Association – Kelly Loeffler — Loeffler attended the Select USA Business Investment Summit. 

Dir. Federal Bureau of Investigations – Kash Patel — Patel kicked off Police Week by spending time with the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Dir. National Intelligence – Tulsi Gabbard — Gabbard is calling for an end to the Biden era “domestic terrorism” policy. 

Dir. Office of Management and Budget – Russ Vought

U.S. Trade Rep. – Jamieson Greer — Greer touted the success of the negotiations with China in Geneva. 

Full Court Press…

The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is proceeding in the Southern District of New York. Opening statements were presented on Monday, along with testimony from two witnesses.

The Trump administration notched a win on Monday in the D.C. District Court, when Judge Dabney Friedrich declined to issue a preliminary injunction in a case challenging the sharing of taxpayer information by the IRS to the Department of Homeland Security.