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Trump Diagnosed with Blood Circulation Disease

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President Donald J Trump has been diagnosed with “chronic venous insufficiency.” It is a disease that causes a swelling of the legs that makes it difficult for the legs to send blood back to the heart. Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the diagnose.

She told the press, “In recent weeks, President Trump noticed mild swelling in his lower legs. In keeping with routine medical care, and out of an abundance of caution, this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit. The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies, bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition.”

Trump’s Diagnosis Revealed After Bruising On Hands, ‘Swelling’ In Legs– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Physicians for President Donald Trump have announced he suffers from chronic venous insufficiency, a swelling of the legs that can cause difficulty with sending blood back to the heart.

The news, announced by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during Thursday’s press briefing, landed like a shock among supporters who took to the internet with well-wishes and fears about Trump’s ability to finish out his second term.

Leavitt dismissed those concerns, characterizing the diagnosis as less serious than it appears at first.

“Many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president’s hand,” Leavitt said, referencing what appeared to be makeup on Trump’s right hand Wednesday.

In an “effort of transparency,” Trump’s doctor stated: “In recent weeks, President Trump noticed mild swelling in his lower legs. In keeping with routine medical care, and out of an abundance of caution, this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit.”

“The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies, bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition,” Leavitt read from the note.

Trump emerged from Marine One on Wednesday, answering questions with his usual zest while touting trade deals and taking aim at far-left Democrats. However, physicians who spoke with the Daily Mail speculated about whether the president had been bruised by a recent blood draw, a symptom that is common among men of his age.

Trump turned 78 this month, and he is the second-oldest president behind former President Joe Biden.

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All studies of Trump’s current health “were within normal limits,” Leavitt added.

“An echocardiogram was also performed and confirm normal cardiac structure and function. No signs of heart failure, renal impairment or systemic illness were identified.”

President Trump effectively pressured Biden out of last year’s election after furthering the narrative that his mental acuity had significantly declined while in office. Stumbles, vexed moments on stage, and other senior moments reinforced the image of Biden as unfit for office.

With his news, President Trump is now up against the gun to show Americans that he is not suffering physical side-effects after returning to the world’s most demanding job. He continues to regularly golf, an activity his physician has credited with his healthy gait and average weight for men of his age.

Pedophile Forgiven of Attempted Child Rape to Protect Canadian Citizenship Application

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A Canadian resident from India was found guilty of attempting to have sex with someone who was a minor, but since he is applying for Canadian citizenship, the Judge decided to give him a “conditional discharge” so his citizenship application isn’t ruined. The pedo-supporting judge is liberal Justice Paul Thomas O’Marra, who declared, “A conviction would lead to severe collateral consequences, such as jeopardizing his immigration status, delaying his citizenship, and preventing him from sponsoring his wife, which would likely result in separation…”

Akashkumar Khant, 30, will now be let loose on the Canadian public as a fellow voter, assuring the pedophilic death cult that is Canada’s far left “Liberal” Party will stay in power for decades to come, making itself increasingly at odds with America’s values, and thus, making itself a security risk for future American generations (should we survive our own internal crisis). The pedo enabling judge is willing to sacrifice your child for his smug sense of self-righteousness.

Indian Migrant Gets “Conditional Discharge” For Sex Crimes Because It Would “Delay His Citizenship”– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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In the political pursuit to make Canada India and ensure no human is illegal, our northern neighbors have truly lost their minds.

A Canadian resident has been given a “conditional discharge” after trying to have sex with someone he believed was a minor. However, given the fact that he wants to be a citizen, the judge believes that the morally permissible thing to do is to let him off the hook, as the more evil thing would be to disrupt his immigration hearing.

It’s unclear why this judge wants predators in his country so badly, but that is up for you to decide.

According to the National Review:

In December 2023, Akashkumar Khant, 30 (plus or minus some months), made the mistake of arranging to have sex with a 15-year-old at a Mississauga Holiday Inn for $140.

Only, when he got there, that 15-year-old turned out to be a cop. He was arrested at the hotel (with $140 in cash on hand) and subsequently ended up in court — but he won’t receive a criminal record for his actions, in part because of his immigration status.

On June 25, Khant was sentenced to a conditional discharge for committing an indecent act. For three months, he will be under house arrest — during which time he can go shopping for three hours every Sunday, attend religious services, medical appointments and travel to and from work. Twelve months of probation will follow afterward. Whether Ontario will appeal remains an open question, as the province won’t reveal its plan until after July 25.

RINOS and Dems Join Forces to Push Illegal Alien Amnesty Bill

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Florida RINO representative Maria Elvira Salazar introduced a bill that would allow illegals to continue to work here and send money home. Salazar said the quiet part out loud when she stated in her press release, “The legislation acknowledged a key truth: most undocumented individuals are not seeking citizenship at all costs, but rather the dignity of living and working legally, contributing to society, paying taxes, being safe from deportation, and traveling to see family during the holidays.”

This is just an open admission the bill is intended to flood America with “workers” who aren’t here to join our nation, so they are here to work in the interest of a foreign country, not America, sending American dollars out of our country to the detriment of the American worker, whose jobs they have taken (at pennies to the dollar).

Amnesty Bill Will Allow Illegals To Keep Using U.S. As A Piggy Bank– thefederalist.com
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On Tuesday, a group of Republicans joined Democrats to reintroduce the DIGNITY Act, which would provide mass amnesty to illegal aliens living in the country.

“The legislation acknowledges a key truth: most undocumented individuals are not seeking citizenship at all costs, but rather the dignity of living and working legally, contributing to society, paying taxes, being safe from deportation, and traveling to see family during the holidays,” a press release from Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a so-called Republican, states.

By the bill’s own admission, “most” illegal aliens don’t want to become Americans in any real sense. They want the benefits of living here without the responsibilities of citizenship. They want access to our job market, our economy, public services, schools, hospitals — but none of the civic ties, assimilation or actual loyalty that citizens are expected to uphold, which is precisely the problem with mass migration.

Mass migration — whether legal or illegal — treats America not as a nation with a specific culture, language, heritage and people to be protected, but merely as a global economic opportunity zone for anyone who wants to cash in. There’s no concern for the cultural, social, or economic impacts on the communities forced to absorb this endless influx of illegal aliens. Which is precisely why Salazar’s statement — that “most” illegal immigrants don’t even seek citizenship — is so troubling.

Citizenship is a covenant that requires civic responsibility and obligations, which is what tethers the American people to one another and creates a sense of belonging that is worth fighting for. If citizenship is reduced to being merely an option rather than a requirement for participation and reaping the privileges of our republic, then civic responsibility will also erode. Citizenship binds people together through shared duties, loyalties and sacrifices. To live indefinitely in legal twilight — enjoying the protections, privileges, and prosperity of America without accepting the obligations of citizenship — is to hollow out the very meaning of belonging to a nation and reduces the nation down to a global marketplace.

Bombshell DOJ Report Finally Addresses Epstein ‘Client List’– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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A bombshell report by the U.S. Department of Justice reaches stunning concludes about the death of Jeffrey Epstein and the alleged client list of high-profile individuals serviced by his ring of underage sex slaves.

Working in conjunction with the FBI, the DOJ for the first time confirmed that no such list was ever compiled by Epstein, who died by hanging in 2019. Although his connections to some of the world’s most powerful leaders were vast, there is no evidence that he blackmailed associates, kept a “client” list, or was murdered, according to the memo.

The finding amounts to significant pushback on the long-held theory that Epstein was murdered while being held on human trafficking charges. The Trump administration is preparing the release of a new video — both in “raw” and “enhanced” qualities — that it claims confirms no individual entered the area where Epstein sat in a jail cell on the night of his death.

The two-page memo concurs with a medical examiner’s finding that he died by hanging with no evidence of foul play.

Before entering public office, FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, had been among the voices most critical of the government’s investigation into Epstein’s death. They had alluded to his relationship with the Clintons, Bill Gates, and members of the Royal Family, all of whom visited his notorious Virgin Islands compound over the years.

JD Vance breaks tie to advance rescissions bill targeting foreign aid, PBS, NPR | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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The rescissions package, approved by the House of Representatives last month, would eliminate approximately $8.3 billion from USAID and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

Vice President JD Vance cast two decisive tie-breaking votes in the Senate on Tuesday to advance a $9.4 billion spending rescissions package backed by President Donald Trump. The measure, which would claw back federal funding from a range of programs, including the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and public broadcasters NPR and PBS, is now headed into a marathon floor debate.

The Senate twice deadlocked at 50-50 on procedural votes to begin debate on the controversial bill. In both instances, Vance stepped in to break the tie and push the measure forward. The rescissions package, approved by the House of Representatives last month, would eliminate approximately $8.3 billion from USAID and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

CBS News Abets Illegal Immigration, Pushes ICE Tracking App– www.newsbusters.org

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The beleaguered forces of CBS News appear to have completely given themselves over to open-borders advocacy. In an outrageous report, correspondent Lilia Luciano showcases an app designed to track ICE activity, thus helping illegal aliens evade detention and deportation.

Watch as Luciano uses a sympathetic alien in order to sell the app to viewers:

LUCIANO: Oscar works legally in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status, driving horses across the country. He says TPS offers little protection from the threat of an ICE arrest and indefinite detention.

OSCAR: I feel like somebody is behind me, even I don’t do nothing wrong.

LUCIANO: To do his job, Oscar relies on this app called Coqui that shows him if ICE agents are nearby.

OSCAR: ICE presence in 15 minutes from here right now.

LUCIANO: He spotted ICE activity as he was hauling horses from New York City to South Carolina.

OSCAR: In this case I just have to take another road.

LUCIANO: Coqui is one of several apps developed recently to let immigrants know when ICE agents are nearby. Deputy Director of ICE Madison Sheahan told us she thinks the apps are dangerous.

MADISON SHEAHAN: Our issue becomes- is when they become violent and are asking people to go cause violence.

LUCIANO: So the apps are used to alert immigrants where ICE is. Those people are not going to be targeted.

SHEAHAN: Well, if it is impeding a law enforcement effort, that’s where that line comes in, as well.

LUCIANO: So who is behind developing these apps? We came to one farm in New York State to meet with an unlikely founder.

PETER: People feel like they’re being hunted.

LUCIANO: Peter, who asked us not to use his last name, runs an animal rescue and developed the Coqui app. Why did you decide to create this app?

PETER: There is the desire to protect the people that you love, but there’s also a very practical reason. We need help here, and we need workers to get to work.

LUCIANO: People weren’t showing up to work?

PETER: Correct. The people were scared to leave their homes.

Political tides may be turning as Democrats eye a 2026 blue wave– www.dailykos.com

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A number of developments this week indicate that a blue wave may swell in the 2026 midterms.

From Democrats landing top-tier recruits in critical races, to Republicans in competitive races retiring or forgoing bids, to the fact that President Donald Trump is desperately trying to rig House districts, sign after sign shows that the wind is at Democrats’ backs.

First, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina seems close to entering the Senate race following GOP Sen. Thom Tillis’ abrupt and unexpected retirement.

Cooper, who left office after two terms with a positive approval rating, would perhaps be the best Democratic nominee in the race. His entrance into the contest would give Democrats an exceptional opportunity to pick up a critical Senate seat, bringing the party one step closer to taking control of the chamber.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina

That’s especially true if Republicans nominate a wackadoodle, which they could very likely do as Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump seems poised to run—something Tillis is warning Republicans not to do.

HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr fires two top aides; senior Trump official ousted, interim chief appointed– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has dismissed two top aides of the department, marking a sudden leadership shift just months into his tenure.Chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and deputy chief of staff for Policy Hannah Anderson were removed from their roles this week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The possible reason behind the move remains unclear. An HHS spokesperson confirmed the changes and announced that Matt Buckham, the department’s White House liaison, will take over as acting chief of staff.“He brings valuable experience in personnel strategy and organizational management to this new role,” the spokesperson said as quoted by CNN. “Secretary Kennedy thanks the outgoing leadership for their service and looks forward to working closely with Mr. Buckham as the Department continues advancing its mission to Make America Healthy Again,” he added.Kennedy has not yet chosen permanent replacements.The leadership overhaul comes as HHS faces mounting scrutiny over its efforts to revise vaccine policies and push forward key health and food initiatives.Flick was one of Kennedy’s most seasoned Washington insiders, having held multiple senior roles at HHS during the Trump administration, including acting general counsel, acting secretary for administration, and senior adviser to then-Secretary Alex Azar.Anderson came to HHS with a background as a Republican staffer on Capitol Hill, where she served as a health policy adviser on the Senate’s primary health committee. Most recently, she led health care policy at the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute.

All Members of Anti-Semitic UN Commission of Inquiry Resign– gellerreport.com

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UN Watch: a watershed moment of accountability for those carrying out the UN’s institutionalized bias against the Jewish state.  “This week, the dominoes are falling,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch. “First, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the historic decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN’s pro-Hamas rapporteur, in wake of a massive campaign led by UN Watch. Now the architects of the UN’s anti-Israel inquisition are fleeing the ship. The tide is turning” (UN Watch).

The UN is a terrorist organization that has abandoned the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and adopted the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights (sharia law). More on the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI).

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Born in the ashes of World War II and established to ensure that a Holocaust would never happen again, the United Nations has not just horribly failed in its mission, it has become the very thing it was created to oppose and defeat.Just as the League of Nations was dissolved because it failed in its primary purpose to prevent world war, the United Nations has failed in its primary purpose and should be dismantled.The United Nations “should cease to exist except for the sole purpose of the liquidation of its affairs.” They have devolved to an arm of the jihad force.

The League of Nations was established at the end of World War I as an international peacekeeping organization just as the United Nations was founded over seventy years ago in the wake of the Holocaust to ensure “never again.” Democracies, both nascent and well-established, comprised the majority of the founding nations of the UN. America was confident that the UN would be an organization which would work in tandem with American national interests in promoting the welfare of humankind and the basic rights of every human spirit.

7 In 10 College Energy Courses Focus On Climate Change– thefederalist.com

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Some 60 percent of youth attend college after high school, some of them destined for leadership roles. Unfortunately, the things they’re taught aren’t grounded in reality, which ends up creating adverse consequences years down the line.

The National Center for Energy Analytics (which I have the honor of overseeing as part of my work at the Texas Public Policy Foundation) recently released a study on the instruction of collegiate energy courses illustrating this point.

In “Energy Education: Foundational or Aspirational? A Survey of Top 50 U.S. Universities,” Mark P. Mills, executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) and Shon R. Hiatt, PhD, director of the USC Marshall Business of Energy Initiative at the University of Southern California, reviewed 1,425 energy classes among the top 50 U.S. universities from the 2024-2025 school term using a keyword search.

If “energy is needed for every activity, product, service, business, and even every means of exchange,” then how professors teach students about energy matters. At first glance, the AI-driven study’s results were rather reassuring. Among five categories of departments — Law/Public Policy, Engineering, Business/Economics, Art & Sciences, and Other — 42 percent of classes depended on economics, while only 15 percent focused on climate, 8 percent on renewables, 4 percent on policy, 3 percent on fossil fuels, and the remaining 27 percent were non-classified (Other). This appears rather benign.

Pro-Life Arkansas Offers $2 Million to Groups Helping Pregnant Moms– www.lifenews.com

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The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Pregnancy Help Organizations Grant Program.

In April, Gov. Sanders signed Act 1006 budgeting $2 million in funding for grants to pregnancy help organizations.

Under Act 1006, grant money can go to pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes, adoption agencies, and other charitable organizations that provide material support to women with unplanned pregnancies.

The State of Arkansas also can award funding to charities that promote infant and maternal wellness and reduce infant and maternal mortality by:

  • Providing nutritional information and/or nutritional counseling;
  • Providing prenatal vitamins;
  • Providing a list of prenatal medical care options;
  • Providing social, emotional, and/or material support; or
  • Providing referrals for WIC and community-based nutritional services, including food banks, food pantries, and food distribution centers.

 

Georgetown President Says He’s ‘Very Proud’ of School’s Relationship With Hamas-Friendly Qatar– freebeacon.com

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Georgetown University’s interim president, Robert Groves, told Congress he is “very proud” of the school’s financial relationship with Qatar and defended his decision to award a presidential medal to a Qatari royal who openly celebrated Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.

“I’m very proud of our mission in Qatar,” Groves said Tuesday during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing. “It’s completely consistent with the Jesuit animation of working at the frontiers of serving groups that are not served easily in Washington.”

Republican lawmakers at the hearing—which also featured University of California, Berkeley, chancellor Rich Lyons and City University of New York chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez—focused much of their attention on Georgetown’s financial relationship with Qatar, through which the university has received approximately $1 billion from the Gulf state since 2005.

One project the university built with its influx of Qatari cash is the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), situated within Georgetown’s prestigious School of Foreign Service. Groves pointed to the ACMCU as one example of the school’s efforts to address “interfaith conflict.”

Iowa’s Pro-Life Laws Could Shut Down Planned Parenthood Centers Statewide– www.lifenews.com

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, said pro-life legislation passed in the state during her time in office could help close Planned Parenthood facilities in Iowa for good.

Local ABC affiliate KCRG reported that Reynolds mentioned the legislation during a speech at The Family Leadership Summit, a July 11 pro-life event where she celebrated her terms as governor. Reynolds announced in April that she will not be seeking reelection next year because she wants to spend more time with her family.

According to KCRG, she said the state’s heartbeat law was particularly instrumental in closing several Planned Parenthood facilities. Signed in 2023, the law protects unborn life after a heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks of pregnancy. Reynolds said that there is “no effort she is prouder of,” KCRG reported, adding that abortions in Iowa have fallen more than 60% since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

 

KALLAS COMPLAINS: Top EU Diplomat Gripes That US Is Not Paying for New Weapons for Ukraine, Thinks 50-Day Ultimatum for Russia ‘Is Too Long’ | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas wants the US to help pay for the weapons for Ukraine.

The new NATO initiative to arm Ukraine rubs Kallas wrong.

Not everyone is thrilled by the new plan devised by US president Donald J. Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to send weapons to Ukraine.

The novel initiative will see NATO countries (Europeans and Canada) to cede equipment to Ukraine, and buy back from the US to replenish their arsenals.

This plan sees Trump shifting the financial burden of the war to the warmongering EU powers that want to keep it going.

‘We have spent about $350 billion on the Russia-Ukraine war. And we would like it to end.’

Donald J. Trump

Court Rules States Can Ban Abortion Pills, Protect Babies From Abortions– www.lifenews.com

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In a closely watched case, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld West Virginia’s ban on the abortion drug mifepristone, marking a major legal win for the state’s pro-life stance and reinforcing state authority in the post-Dobbs era.

The July 15 ruling came in response to a challenge by GenBioPro, a Nevada-based manufacturer of mifepristone, which argued that the FDA’s approval of the drug should override the state ban. The court rejected that claim in a 2-1 decision, affirming West Virginia’s authority to regulate abortion within its borders.

“As Dobbs makes clear, that judgment belongs with the people and their elected representatives,” Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson wrote in the decision. “At a time when the rule of law is under blunt assault, disregarding the Supreme Court is not an option.”

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who defended the law while serving as attorney general, celebrated the ruling on X.

“Big win out of the 4th Circuit today,” Morrisey said. “I defended this law as Attorney General and am proud to see a victory in this case. West Virginia can continue to enforce our pro-life laws and lead the nation in our efforts to protect life. We will always be a pro-life state!”

According to Reuters, the decision marks the first time a federal appeals court has ruled that states may restrict access to the drug.

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In a closely watched case, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld West Virginia’s ban on the abortion drug mifepristone, marking a major legal win for the state’s pro-life stance and reinforcing state authority in the post-Dobbs era.

The July 15 ruling came in response to a challenge by GenBioPro, a Nevada-based manufacturer of mifepristone, which argued that the FDA’s approval of the drug should override the state ban. The court rejected that claim in a 2-1 decision, affirming West Virginia’s authority to regulate abortion within its borders.

“As Dobbs makes clear, that judgment belongs with the people and their elected representatives,” Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson wrote in the decision. “At a time when the rule of law is under blunt assault, disregarding the Supreme Court is not an option.”

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who defended the law while serving as attorney general, celebrated the ruling on X.

“Big win out of the 4th Circuit today,” Morrisey said. “I defended this law as Attorney General and am proud to see a victory in this case. West Virginia can continue to enforce our pro-life laws and lead the nation in our efforts to protect life. We will always be a pro-life state!”

According to Reuters, the decision marks the first time a federal appeals court has ruled that states may restrict access to the drug.

The ruling could have broader implications for state-level regulation of abortion drugs. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 28 states currently have some form of restriction on their use.

Mifepristone, now used in more than half of abortions nationwide, has faced renewed scrutiny after several of its longstanding safety restrictions were loosened under the Biden administration.

Earlier this month, CatholicVote and more than 100 other pro-life organizations sent a joint letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging them to restore the previous safety requirements on mifepristone.

LifeNews Note: Elise DeGeeter writes for CatholicVote, where this column originally appeared.

Wall Street benefits from Trump trade war with record revenue surge– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Wall Street experienced a record-breaking revenue surge in the year’s second quarter, investment bank Goldman Sachs announced Wednesday morning, following the market uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs in April.

Goldman Sachs’s trading revenue for the second quarter was $4.3 billion, $600 million higher than expectations and $100 million above the first quarter’s total, which was also a record. The company’s total revenue jumped 15% to $14.58 billion, a billion dollars more than what analysts expected. A similar upward trend was seen in the bank’s profit, which rose 22% to $3.72 billion.

“The economy and markets are generally responding positively to the evolving policy environment,” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said. “But as developments rarely unfold in a straight line, we remain very focused on risk management.”

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley also reported sizable increases in trading revenue, indicating that Wall Street has benefited from the tariff upheaval, despite market volatility.

After Trump’s tariffs took effect in early April, the stock market index S&P 500 took a drastic dive within minutes. Once an erroneous report indicated Trump was considering a 90-day pause on his “Liberation Day” tariffs, the S&P 500 added $3 trillion within 10 minutes. The White House quickly denied the report, calling it “wrong” and “fake news.”

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Wall Street experienced a record-breaking revenue surge in the year’s second quarter, investment bank Goldman Sachs announced Wednesday morning, following the market uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs in April.

Goldman Sachs’s trading revenue for the second quarter was $4.3 billion, $600 million higher than expectations and $100 million above the first quarter’s total, which was also a record. The company’s total revenue jumped 15% to $14.58 billion, a billion dollars more than what analysts expected. A similar upward trend was seen in the bank’s profit, which rose 22% to $3.72 billion.

“The economy and markets are generally responding positively to the evolving policy environment,” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said. “But as developments rarely unfold in a straight line, we remain very focused on risk management.”

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley also reported sizable increases in trading revenue, indicating that Wall Street has benefited from the tariff upheaval, despite market volatility.

After Trump’s tariffs took effect in early April, the stock market index S&P 500 took a drastic dive within minutes. Once an erroneous report indicated Trump was considering a 90-day pause on his “Liberation Day” tariffs, the S&P 500 added $3 trillion within 10 minutes. The White House quickly denied the report, calling it “wrong” and “fake news.”

Once traders learned of the denial, the S&P 500 lost $2.5 trillion in five minutes. A similar pattern was seen in the Nasdaq and Dow Jones.

Soon after the higher “Liberation Day” tariffs took effect, Trump implemented a 90-day pause that ended earlier this month. The pause was made to allow time for foreign trading partners to negotiate with the United States on trade deals.

Trump has so far announced trade deals with the United Kingdom, China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

The president’s pattern of threatening tariffs and then pausing them or extending the deadline to negotiate has caught the attention of traders, who have created the “Trump always chickens out,” or TACO, strategy to capitalize on it.

Trump disputed TACO, which holds that Wall Street should “buy the dip” following immediate panic caused by a new tariff announcement, considering the perception that Trump will back off on his tariff threats. Trump said his strategy is simply a negotiation tactic.

“We have the hottest country anywhere in the world … Six months ago, this country was stone-cold dead. We had a dead country. We had a country, people didn’t think it was going to survive, and you ask a nasty question like that,” he told reporters in May.

EU DELAYING RETALIATORY TARIFFS AHEAD OF TRUMP’S AUG. 1 DEADLINE

“It’s called negotiation. You set a number. And if you go down, if I set a ridiculous high number and I go down a little bit, a little bit, they want me to hold that number, 145% tariff. Even I said, ‘Man, that really got up,’” Trump said, adding he brought down the said tariff rate after negotiations.

Trump is proceeding with implementing his next phase of tariffs on Aug. 1, including a 30% tariff imposed on the European Union. The 27-member bloc delayed its retaliatory tariffs this week amid negotiations with the U.S. in the hopes of reaching a trade deal before the new tariff deadline.