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Comey Indictment Shows Danger of Subservient Prosecutors

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Oct 6

Those who stand up for the integrity of our elections will be attacked by a DOJ increasingly becoming a political tool.

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Oct 6

James Comey’s indictment is as far as it could be from the facts and the law. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance explains why: bit.ly/46TyPOR

The political prosecution of a presidential enemy has left the government with a seemingly unwinnable case — and a justice system tainted by politics.

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Oct 5

Killing people is wrong.

US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast killing four, Defense Secretary announces | CNN Politics

The US military carried out another strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean officials deemed to be a “narco-trafficking vessel” on Friday morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a ...

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Oct 4

Democrats didn't shut down government to fund health care for 'illegal aliens.' Here's context

Immigrants in the country illegally are not eligible for federal health care insurance plans. The Democrats' proposal does not change that.

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Oct 3

"Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours."

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Oct 2

Guess who will be most impacted by more lack constrains on hazing.

'No more walking on eggshells': Hegseth vows to lift guardrails on military hazing, harassment

ABC News obtained memos filed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that showed he is reviewing military policies on hazing and harrasment.

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Oct 2

Are we great yet?

Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital

A visual journalist hit his head on the floor after ICE agents pushed one journalist off a public elevator and shoved another to the floor, according to video and witnesses.

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 20

'Sen. Ted Cruz on his podcast Friday admonished Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr for demanding ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show over comments regarding Charlie Kirk — calling Carr’s actions “dangerous as hell” and “right out of ‘Goodfellas.’”'

'Dangerous as hell': Cruz blasts FCC's Jimmy Kimmel takedown

The Texas Republican called Brendan Carr's actions “right out of ‘Goodfellas.’”

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DOJ removed study from website showing most domestic terrorism is right-wing

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 19

"Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives,"

The study was still on the website as of Sept. 11, 2025, but was removed by the following day, two days after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.

Republicans Block Senate Vote to Release Epstein Files

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 15

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 15

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed.

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed

An advocate for homeless people said Kilmeade’s remark was “completely devoid of all humanity.”

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 13

Political violence is wrong. Our POTUS not saying that when some are attacked and not others is like pardoning someone who does violence. It is an implied endorsement of of particular acts of violence.
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Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, but not for Melissa Hortman

Hortman, a Democrat who had served as speaker of the Minnesota House, was assassinated in June 2025.

House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 13

Signs of life from the House?

It's unclear if the repeal will end up in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which still has to get through the Senate.

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Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 10

Trump is used to shaking off criticism. The Epstein saga is different

While there is no suggestion of criminal wrongdoing by Trump, the political consequences of the Epstein saga on the US president are very real

Poland says it shot down Russian drones after airspace violation

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 10

Fascists do not stop themselves.

Nato jets were also deployed to respond to drones that entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.

Donald Trump's tariffs put US manufacturing revival hopes to the test

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 8

"Now nine months into the president's term as the tariffs take hold, the gulf between Trump's rhetoric, which boasts of investments pouring into the country, and the reality on the ground in places like Fall River, is starting to show."
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The gulf between Trump's rhetoric and the reality on the ground is starting to show.

Unpacking reports White House said Republicans signing Epstein files petition is a 'hostile act'

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 4

"Then they came for me..." - disagree with them and you will be a criminal too.
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky filed a petition that would force a vote on compelling the Justice Department to release more Epstein files.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping begin talks in Beijing

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Sep 3

While POTUS attacks his own people, the leadership of the U.S. erodes.
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The two leaders are seeking to promote "a more just and reasonable global governance system".

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Aug 29

"It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area."

Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

www.seattletimes.com

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Aug 14

"Wholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential sign that inflation is still a threat to the U.S. economy, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed."

Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, much more than expected

The producer price index was expected to show a 0.2% increase for July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

www.cnbc.com

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Aug 14

"The U.S. government's gross national debt has climbed past $37 trillion, a record-breaking milestone that underscores the rapid growth of America's fiscal obligations and the mounting cost pressures on taxpayers."

US debt reaches $37 trillion years before expected

In January 2020, the CBO estimated that gross federal debt would not surpass $37 trillion until after fiscal year 2030.

www.newsweek.com

Von Welch @vwelch.com · Aug 13

"We found it to be likely true that the volume of violent crime reported to law enforcement was at or near a 50-year low in 2023-24."

Trump said DC police can 'do whatever the hell they want'

The president deployed the National Guard after declaring a crime emergency in Washington, D.C, in August 2025.