Trump Calls on Senate Republicans to Bypass Insurers with Obamacare Funds Sent Straight to Americans
President Trump called on Senate Republicans to eliminate Obamacare and redirect hundreds of billions in federal healthcare dollars from insurance companies directly to individuals, enabling them to secure superior coverage while retaining surplus funds. In a Saturday social media message amid the government shutdown impasse over funding extensions, Trump declared that the money currently flowing to “money sucking Insurance Companies” to prop up the flawed Affordable Care Act should instead empower Americans to purchase their own health plans, effectively dismantling what he described as the world’s worst health care system. This push revives longstanding Republican efforts to repeal the Obama-era law, which critics argue inflates costs and enriches insurers at taxpayer expense, as House Speaker Mike Johnson resists voting on pandemic-era subsidy extensions set to lapse by year’s end and Senate Majority Leader John Thune weighs trade-offs to resolve the deadlock. Trump also reiterated demands to abolish the Senate filibuster to streamline legislative action.
Mainstream Media Flagrantly Ignores Democrats’ Ownership of Prolonging Government Shutdown
A Media Research Center examination of 67 broadcast reports from ABC, CBS, and NBC in October 2025 uncovered that fewer than 20 percent addressed Senate Democrats’ consistent votes against stopgap spending measures to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, surpassing the 2018-2019 impasse, while the networks delivered 88 percent negative coverage targeting Republicans and President Trump for the disruptions, including halted air traffic controller paychecks and lapsed SNAP benefits affecting millions. Democrat leaders like New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed blame at Trump and congressional Republicans for inconveniences such as canceled flights, even as Senate Democrats withheld the necessary votes to advance reopening legislation, with polls from The Washington Post and NBC News reflecting public attribution primarily to the GOP amid Democrats’ demands to permanently extend enhanced Obamacare tax credits projected to cost nearly $500 billion over the next decade without accompanying reforms to curb escalating premiums. Coverage frequently highlighted sympathetic narratives, such as potential 169 percent health insurance hikes without the subsidies, and figures like House Minority Whip Katherine Clark accused Republicans of weaponizing hunger, though the administration clarified that emergency fund diversions would jeopardize aid for women, infants, and schoolchildren. MRC Vice President Dan Schneider observed that the outlets prioritized aiding Democrat congressional recapture efforts over balanced reporting, a pattern echoed in The New York Times’ framing of the crisis as a bipartisan blame game without headlines pinpointing Democrat obstruction, contributing to the party’s leverage ahead of November 4 midterm gains.
Sources: The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner
DOJ Probes Meatpackers for Alleged Collusion and Price Fixing Harming American Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into major meatpacking companies accused of illicit collusion, price fixing, and manipulation that have driven up beef prices and squeezed American ranchers, following a direct order from President Trump announced on November 7th, via social media. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the probe targets foreign-owned firms exerting undue control over the consolidated beef-processing market, amid longstanding complaints from ranchers and industry groups about anticompetitive practices that inflate consumer costs while suppressing livestock prices paid to producers. Trump’s directive underscores federal commitment to antitrust enforcement, aiming to safeguard domestic agriculture from exploitative market dominance and restore fair competition in the supply chain.
Sources: FOX Business, Reuters
Supreme Court Stays Full SNAP Funding Order in Shutdown Funding Clash
The Supreme Court issued an emergency stay Friday night blocking a Rhode Island federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to disburse full November funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, allowing partial SNAP benefits to continue for approximately 42 million low-income Americans dependent on the $8 billion monthly food aid lifeline as the government shutdown persists without congressional resolution. With the Department of Agriculture’s $4.6 billion contingency fund covering only about half a month’s needs and reserved for true emergencies like wars or natural disasters, President Trump pressed Democrats to reopen the government and pass routine appropriations rather than dip into those reserves, while the Justice Department argued the lower court’s mandate violated separation of powers by compelling executive spending absent congressional approval. Lawsuits from Democrat states including New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts—some of which had already advanced full payments based on prior guidance—highlighted the funding standoff’s immediacy, but the high court’s intervention underscored ongoing legal scrutiny over federal spending protocols during fiscal deadlocks, with partial distributions maintaining program operations pending appeals or legislative action.
Sources: SCOTUS Blog, NewsMax
Former Capitol Police Officer Shauni Kerkhoff Identified as January 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect
Shauni Kerkhoff, a 31-year-old former U.S. Capitol Police officer from Alexandria, Virginia, has been identified through forensic gait analysis as the suspect who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democrat National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 5th, 2021, prompting the Capitol’s lockdown and suspension of electoral vote certification the following day ahead of any protester actions. A software algorithm rated her walking pattern—including knee flexion, hip extension, speed, step length, cadence, and variance—at a 94 percent match to surveillance footage of the hooded figure, with a veteran analyst estimating 98 percent based on visual review, as confirmed by multiple intelligence sources. Kerkhoff, who served four and a half years with the Capitol Police, testified in the 2022 trial of January 6th defendant Guy Reffitt as the government’s first witness, recounting firing 30 to 40 pepper balls at him and others advancing on the west side after they ignored commands, yet she departed the department in mid-2021 for a campus security position at the Central Intelligence Agency, where officials verified her employment. The FBI’s nearly five-year probe remains unresolved despite a $500,000 reward offered in 2023 and reports of corrupted identification data blamed on a service provider, with Director Chris Wray declining congressional questions on the matter; additional details include Kerkhoff’s use of a neighbor’s transit card for D.C. travel on the bombing dates and subsequent scrubbing of her social media accounts.
Sources: The Gateway Pundit, The Blaze
Pelosi’s Stock Portfolio Yields a 16,930% Return on Investments Over Congressional Career
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi amassed more than $130 million in stock profits throughout her nearly four-decade tenure in Congress, representing a 16,930% return on investments that began with a portfolio valued between $610,000 and $785,000 upon her entry to office in 1987, far outpacing the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 2,300% increase over the same timeframe, as detailed in a New York Post report drawing from financial disclosure forms and estimates by Quiver Quantitative. The couple’s current stock holdings stand at $133.7 million, bolstering their overall estimated net worth of $280 million, amid Pelosi’s recent announcement at age 85 that she will forgo re-election following the conclusion of her present term in 2027.
Sources: FOX News, The New York Post
US Army Ramps Up Drone Arsenal to Secure American Supremacy
The United States Army, guided by Secretary Daniel Driscoll, plans to procure at least one million drones over the next two to three years—a twentyfold increase from the current 50,000 annual acquisitions—to reinforce military readiness against lessons drawn from drone-intensive conflicts like Ukraine, where low-cost systems have proven decisive against advanced defenses. This strategic buildup, supported by reallocations from outdated programs and partnerships with domestic commercial manufacturers, seeks to establish a resilient American supply chain for components like sensors and batteries, curtailing reliance on China-dominated production and enabling the treatment of drones as abundant, expendable munitions for frontline dominance. Driscoll underscored the imperative, stating the Army anticipates a production surge to millions annually thereafter, aligning with Pentagon directives to equip every squad with attack drones by fiscal 2026 and invest in countermeasures, ensuring U.S. forces retain unchallenged technological edge in an era where such systems redefine warfare.
Sources: Breaking Defense, Reuters
Ilhan Omar Entangled in Student Loan Collection Amid Watchdog Scrutiny
A conservative watchdog group, the American Accountability Foundation, has raised alarms over Democrat Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar’s federal student loans, reporting she remains in collection proceedings for an outstanding balance between $15,001 and $50,000 serviced by Nelnet, with the debt guaranteed by the U.S. government and thus posing a potential burden to taxpayers in the event of default. According to her May 2024 financial disclosure, the loans date back to October 2005, and despite her $174,000 annual congressional salary, AAF President Tom Jones detailed in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson that Omar allegedly leverages her office to pressure the Department of Education against enforcing past-due payments, prompting demands for the impoundment of her salary until the account is settled. The foundation, citing prior analyses of Omar’s disclosures revealing up to $100,000 in credit card debt alongside emerging assets valued at $288,000, has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to uncover any related correspondence, underscoring longstanding questions about congressional fiscal accountability raised since at least 2023.
Sources: The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit
New York Citizens File Federal Lawsuit Against AG Letitia James Over Voter Intimidation and Election Irregularities
Ordinary New Yorkers, including volunteers from the New York Citizens Audit Civic Fund represented by RealAmerica.Vote, have filed a federal lawsuit in Albany’s U.S. District Court on October 16th—case number 1:25-cv-01447—accusing Attorney General Letitia James and state election officials of violating First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights through retaliatory actions against those auditing the 2022 election for irregularities such as erroneous voter rolls, unreconcilable tallies, and a reported cyber breach documented in public records and a peer-reviewed Journal of Information Warfare study. The plaintiffs, comprising moms, retirees, and small-business owners who identified up to 25% error rates in voting procedures contravening state and federal laws, charge officials with defaming auditors as “malicious” and “anti-democratic,” launching a criminal probe under the Ku Klux Klan Act implying racial motives, and sending menacing letters that intimidated over a thousand participants into withdrawing amid fears for their families, all while suppressing evidence of misconduct that undermines Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution requiring accurate election records for representative government. Demanding a court-mandated independent audit by a certified external firm akin to standards in banking and infrastructure, the suit underscores persistent calls for accountability, as echoed by plaintiff Marly Hornik: “We’re not going away. And we’re not asking for permission to hold our government accountable,” and a volunteer noting, “I just wanted my grandkids to grow up in a country where their voice matters.”
Sources: Democracy Docket, Citizens Voting NY
California Freshman Rep. Derek Tran Does a 180 on Campaign Vow on Corporate PAC Funds
California’s Rep. Derek Tran, a Democrat who narrowly captured the 45th Congressional District in 2024 by just 653 votes after pledging twice in October 2023 via social media to “not accept a dime of corporate PAC money” as a workers’ rights advocate committed to holding corporations accountable, began receiving such donations in March 2025, amassing at least $46,500 from 30 corporate PACs by the third quarter according to Federal Election Commission records. Among the contributors were PACs affiliated with Boeing, Amazon, Walmart, Google, Honeywell International, Pacific Life Insurance, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Home Depot, Nike, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Coinbase, Microsoft, CVS Health, Hims & Hers, and Cigna—firms often targeted by labor groups for workplace practices like Amazon’s alleged delivery quotas leading to a 2023 lawsuit over driver conditions. Tran’s campaign had highlighted his stance against corporate abuses in a January 2024 Orange County Register interview, vowing to combat unethical tactics blocking unionization, yet his office offered no response to inquiries about returning the funds or addressing the apparent reversal, even as endorsing group End Citizens United, which touted his pledge in May 2024, viewed reports of the contributions multiple times without comment while maintaining outdated promotions on its site. With Tran now eyed as one of the most vulnerable House Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms, recent voter approval of Proposition 50 enables potential Democratic redistricting advantages in the state.
Sources: The Washington Free Beacon, US Federal Election Commission
Victims of Communism Memorial Day Commemorates Over 100 Million Victims of Communist Tyranny
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, in partnership with the Hungarian American Coalition and the National Monuments Foundation, convened the annual Victims of Communism Memorial Day observance titled Roll Call of Nations at the Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta on November 7th, drawing community members to reflect on the profound human cost of communist regimes that claimed more than 100 million lives worldwide. This gathering, aligned with Georgia’s state resolution establishing November 7th as Victims of Communism Memorial Day, featured registration at 6:30 p.m. followed by a program commencing at 7:00 p.m., where speakers including foundation President and CEO Eric Patterson, Hungarian American Coalition President Andrea Lauer Rice—daughter of a 1956 Hungarian freedom fighter—Cuban refugee and former University System of Georgia regent Jose Perez, and acclaimed children’s author Carmen Agra Deedy shared accounts of resilience and escape from oppression. National Monuments Foundation President Rodney Mims Cook Jr. also addressed the assembly, emphasizing the imperative of historical remembrance amid ongoing global struggles for liberty, culminating in a poignant Roll Call of Nations ritual in which representatives from nations once or still under communist control laid floral tributes to the fallen and the enduringly captive, before concluding with a reception at 7:45 p.m.
Sources: The Epoch Times, Global Atlanta
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Google News Elevates Qatari-Funded Al Jazeera Amid Persistent Anti-Israel Coverage
A Media Research Center analysis from October 6th to 31st, revealed that Google News featured Al Jazeera content 15 times on its homepage, far outpacing competitors like AOL News, MSN News, and Yahoo News, which included the outlet sporadically or not at all, particularly in coverage of Israel’s conflicts with Hamas and regional peace efforts including Trump’s recent negotiations. The Qatari-state-funded network, criticized for employing Hamas propagandists and airing antisemitic content—such as downplaying the Holocaust in reinstated videos and framing Israel’s actions as “genocide” in October 7th, 2025, live updates—has drawn accusations of bias from Israeli officials, with headlines decrying the Abraham Accords as mere normalization and Trump’s Jerusalem embassy move as inflaming tensions despite its basis in a 1955 congressional act. This pattern aligns with Google’s history of left-leaning tendencies, including hiring an executive in 2018 with antisemitic blog posts, its AI Bard dodging Hamas terrorist classifications in 2023, and Gemini disputing Jerusalem’s status as Israel’s capital in June 2025, prompting MRC Executive Director Dan Schneider to note ongoing congressional and regulatory scrutiny of the tech giant’s radical agenda in news aggregation.
Sources: Newsbusters, The Media Line
Trump Halts US Participation in South Africa G20 Over Afrikaner Rights Violations
President Trump has directed that no American government officials attend the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22th-23rd, underscoring longstanding concerns about the targeting of Afrikaner farmers through killings, slaughter, and unauthorized land seizures that echo historical European settler legacies. Initially set to dispatch Vice President JD Vance in his stead after opting out in September, Trump escalated the position via social media, labeling the venue a “total disgrace” amid persistent human rights infringements, while affirming plans to host the 2026 gathering at his Miami golf resort to prioritize secure, productive international forums. South Africa’s foreign ministry dismissed the assertions as regrettable and factually baseless, emphasizing the nation’s democratic evolution from apartheid toward themes of solidarity, equality, and sustainability, yet tensions persist from prior Oval Office confrontations with President Cyril Ramaphosa over anti-white farmer policies, alongside recent US measures slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 annually with preferences for white South Africans and imposing 30 percent tariffs on Pretoria, compounded by disputes over South Africa’s International Court of Justice action against Israel regarding Gaza.
Sources: France24, Deutche Welle
Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim Addresses European Parliament on CCP Threats to Democratic Stability
Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim delivered a historic address to European Parliament lawmakers in Brussels on November 7th, during the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China summit, emphasizing the urgent need for international democracies to bolster trade and security partnerships with the self-governing island amid escalating military pressures from the Chinese Communist Party. Hsiao highlighted that peace in the Taiwan Strait remains vital for global economic continuity and stability, announcing Taiwan’s commitment to raising defense spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2030 as a direct response to Beijing’s intensifying aggression against the democratic nation. In her remarks, she called on the European Union to deepen collaboration to safeguard shared values of freedom and rule of law, underscoring the broader implications of CCP expansionism for international order.
Sources: The Epoch Times, Channel News Asia
Kari Lake Terminates US Funding for Hungarian Radio Service Undermining Viktor Orban
Acting CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media Kari Lake notified congressional committees that the agency is ending taxpayer funding for Szabad Europa, the Hungarian-language branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, after determining its programming conflicts with American national interests by opposing Hungary’s elected Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his nationalist government, a key NATO ally and partner in regional peace efforts. In her letter, Lake emphasized that USAGM resources will no longer support content aimed at destabilizing allied nations or advancing European Union agendas, redirecting focus to priorities aligned with the administration’s foreign policy, including collaboration with Orban on stability initiatives. This decision follows Lake’s prior testimony on agency mismanagement and builds on consultations with the Department of State, marking a shift away from what the letter describes as efforts to undermine staunch US partners through media operations originally justified in 2019 but now deemed misaligned with taxpayer obligations.
Sources: European Conservative, Breitbart
China Strengthens Naval Arsenal with Fujian Carrier Commissioning Under Xi’s Modernization Drive
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy achieved a key operational benchmark this week by formally commissioning the Fujian, its third aircraft carrier and the first fully designed and constructed domestically, during a ceremony presided over by President Xi Jinping in Hainan province. Displacing 80,000 tons and featuring advanced electromagnetic catapults for launching J-35 stealth fighters, the conventionally powered Fujian surpasses the ski-jump systems of predecessors Liaoning and Shandong, enhancing Beijing’s capacity for extended-range strikes and power projection across the Indo-Pacific to offset American naval superiority, where the U.S. maintains 11 carriers amid ongoing freedom-of-navigation patrols near contested waters. This step advances Xi’s directive for comprehensive PLA modernization by 2035, including naval reforms to extend operations beyond regional confines, as evidenced by recent U.S.-China military dialogues led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to mitigate escalation risks, while analysts underscore that China trails in carrier expertise and global deployment experience despite rapid fleet expansion.
Sources: Defense News, US Naval Institute
Vietnam Bolsters South China Sea Claims with Rapid Artificial Island Expansion
Vietnam has intensified its construction of artificial islands in the Spratly chain of the South China Sea, reclaiming over 2,200 acres of land since 2021 to fortify its territorial assertions amid longstanding disputes with China and other claimants, according to satellite analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. This surge, encompassing 21 features equipped with ports, a two-mile airstrip capable of handling large military aircraft, munitions depots, and defensive fortifications, positions Hanoi to match or exceed Beijing’s earlier 4,000-acre buildup across seven islands initiated in 2013, reflecting a strategic push to safeguard vital maritime routes that carry more than one-fifth of global trade and abundant fisheries and hydrocarbon resources essential to regional stability and international commerce. While China’s prior seizures of key outposts like the Paracel and Spratly features through naval clashes in 1974 and 1988 underscore its assertive posture, Vietnam’s accelerated efforts since early 2025 on eight previously undeveloped sites signal a resilient defense of sovereignty without altering the waterway’s fundamental power dynamics, as experts note that mobile naval and air assets remain the true arbiters of projection in this contested domain critical to freedom of navigation and economic security.
Sources: The Eurasia Times, Malay Mail