| | | | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🚨 Trump cut funds for chemical and surgical gender mutilation for minors. President Trump signed an executive order banning taxpayer funding for sex change procedures on children, calling them a "dangerous trend [that] will be a stain on our Nation's history." The order directs federal agencies to cut grants to institutions promoting puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries while protecting whistleblowers who exposed these procedures. | 🔪 A man was arrested at the Capitol trying to kill Treasury Sec. Bessent. A Massachusetts man was arrested near the US Capitol on Monday after admitting he was there to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and was found carrying Molotov cocktails and knives. Police discovered more incendiary materials in his vehicle, and the man told police he was prepared to die as a message against the "Nazis" in the Trump administration. | 🤝 Trump's envoy met with a senior Palestinian adviser in Saudi Arabia. President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, held a meeting in Riyadh with a senior adviser to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, the first such dialogue since Trump's re-election. The meeting, brokered by Saudi Arabia, comes as the administration seeks to end the Israel-Hamas war and negotiate a Saudi-Israeli peace deal. | 💼 Trump to offer buyouts to federal workers resisting return-to-office policy The Trump White House will announce a plan to pay federal employees who refuse to return to the office through September 30 — but only if they resign by February 6. The buyout program is expected to save taxpayers up to $100 billion annually, and the White House expects five to ten percent of federal workers to accept the offer. |
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| *Indicates content from our sponsors | | | MY THOUGHTS | Fork in the road | Good morning. Trump came in and told federal bureaucrats their permanent work-from-home policy is over. Government buildings are empty, productivity is abysmal, and it's time to get back to work. | Knowing the backlash was coming, the Trump administration sent out an email to all federal employees titled "A fork in the road," offering them a choice: return to the office or resign with a generous severance package — pay through September — by simply replying "resign." | How did the bureaucracy respond? By suing to block the Trump administration's new mailing system, which allows direct communication with federal employees — cutting out the bureaucratic middlemen. | (By the way, Elon Musk sent out a nearly identical "fork in the road" email to Twitter employees when he bought the company in 2022.) | |
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| | | TODAY'S FEATURED STORY | Homan takes the spotlight leading deportations | | What's happening: President Donald Trump's administration has launched massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the country, with a recent operation in New York City rounding up violent criminals, including a ringleader of the Tren de Aragua gang. After just one week, ICE reported 3,500 arrests nationwide. | Coming along for the ride: Newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal agents during early-morning NYC raids, and Dr. Phil joined border czar Tom Homan on raids in Chicago. "Dirtbags": Secretary Noem posted a video of federal authorities hauling off a "criminal alien with kidnapping, assault & burglary charges," promising "dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets."
| Sanctuary policies: In the Chicago raid attended by Homan and Dr. Phil, ICE arrested a child sex offender who was in the US illegally from Thailand. Homan suggested that this man could have been deported while he was in jail, but Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) instead chose to "vilify ICE" and protect illegals. | Local defiance: Many local leaders and governors — like Pritzker — have vowed to protect illegal migrants and refuse cooperation with federal authorities. This prompted the House Oversight Committee to summon the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and NYC to testify on their policies. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) characterized their policies as an "abject failure to comply with federal law." | Especially online, Tom Homan has become the face of mass deportations, cheered on by his conservative fans. Viral videos have circulated of him shutting down reporters' accusations against him and ICE, even portraying him (positively) as a gangster for his no-nonsense approach. | | Why it matters: The policy issue that arguably won Trump the presidency is now represented by a bulldog determined to carry out mass deportations without fear from the media or his political opponents. Knowing they have the American people on their side, Trump and Homan are full steam ahead on their mission to clean up the Biden-Harris migration mess. | | 360 Media View | | From the left: Illegal migrants' "anxiety and fear" was highlighted by CNN as they reported some children fear they will be deported while at school. Homan has pointed out that many violent gang members are between the ages of 15 and 17 and attend high school, so ICE must have the authority to make arrests there… | | | 🔒 360 Media View: Members-Only | See how different media outlets across the spectrum are framing this story. | |
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| | | THE DAILY DEBATE | 📊 Do you think ICE should be permitted to make arrests in churches and schools?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter | | | POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | What do you think is the best new military change? | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✂️ Slashing DEI (581)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Ban (197)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 💉 COVID Reinstatements (255)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🚀 Iron Dome for America (178)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💬 Other (126) | ✂️ Slashing DEI: "I served 30 years in the Marine Corps. I never looked at race and gender. I just wanted the best Marine regardless! It's time to get back to common sense and focus on the mission…" — Rich 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Ban: "I had soldiers trying to enter my unit so that the military would pay for their transition surgeries… What a disgusting misuse of resources." — M.N. 💉 COVID Reinstatements: We need men and women in the military who will stand up, not bow down." — Madeline 🚀 Iron Dome: "It has kept Israel safe from enemies. We may come to the point that we need it here!" — Mona 💬 Other: "All of them are essential to restore our military to greatness." — May | | | | 1,337 votes |
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