Left-wing dark-money megadonors, including George Soros, contribute $20M to groups funding protests against Trump’s DC crime crackdown

WASHINGTON D.C. - Several lefty, dark money organizations, including George Soros’, contributed more than $20 million to groups funding protests against President Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, DC.

Free DC, a “fiscally sponsored special project” of progressive nonprofits Community Change and Community Change Action, brought 150 demonstrators near the White House Monday to protest Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops in the district and federalize the city’s police department.

“Do not obey in advance” and “Take up space” are among Free DC’s “guiding principles,” and the group urges supporters to “go outside at 8:00 PM and bang pots and pans, sing, chant, or make noise for five minutes” every night “of this occupation.”

Free DC has scheduled multiple events since Monday’s anti-Trump protest, including a “Cop Watch Training,” suggesting further protests are planned amid Trump’s effort to make DC the “safest, cleanest and most beautiful cities anywhere in the world” by ramping up law enforcement efforts and removing homeless encampments from public places. Click here to read more.

 

Over 100 crumbling bridges at high risk of CLOSURE after Gretchen Whitmer prioritized corporate welfare, pet projects

Seven years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised to “fix the damn roads,” more than 100 bridges across Michigan are crumbling with a high risk of closure in the next decade.

Michigan Department of Transportation bridge engineer Rebecca Curtis told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Local Transportation on Wednesday that 280 state-owned bridges are in poor condition, with more than 100 poised to close by 2035.

Seven years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised to “fix the damn roads,” more than 100 bridges across Michigan are crumbling with a high risk of closure in the next decade.

Michigan Department of Transportation bridge engineer Rebecca Curtis told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Local Transportation on Wednesday that 280 state-owned bridges are in poor condition, with more than 100 poised to close by 2035.

“Even though we are doing all the right things, the funding is not there to help us move the needle enough,” Curtis said. “There are a little over 100 trunkline bridges that are at risk of closure.”

A MDOT bridge closure risk analysis showed that when viewed on a 20-year time frame, “it shoots up to about 1,200 bridges at risk of closure,” she said. Click here to read more.

 

Trump’s Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime

When 10 juveniles brutally attacked former Department of Government Efficiency whiz kid Edward Coristine—nicknamed “Big Balls”—in an attempted carjacking that left him bloodied, Washington, D.C.’s ciolent crime rate exploded into a political flashpoint.

President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the Washington police and bring in FBI agents and the National Guard to fight crime has upset liberals who attack it as “unnecessary” and the media who fact-check Trump’s statements on crime as false.

“I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before,” Trump vowed on Truth Social. “The criminals—you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.”

On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in Washington by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control. Click here to read more.

 

Supreme Court allows Miss. social media law requiring age verification for children

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern.

The justices rejected an emergency appeal from a tech industry group, NetChoice, that is challenging laws passed in Mississippi and other states that require social media users to verify their ages. The court had been asked to keep the law on hold while a lawsuit plays out.

There were no noted dissents from the brief, unsigned order. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote to say that NetChoice could eventually succeed in showing that the law is indeed unconstitutional.

Kavanaugh said he nevertheless agreed with the court’s decision because the tech group had not shown it would suffer legal harm if the measure went into effect as the lawsuit unfolded. Click here to read more.

 

Church Wins Case Against Gay Married Musician in Traverse City

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – On Wednesday, August 13, Thirteenth Circuit Judge Charles Hamlyn dismissed Fred “Mr. Fred” Szczepanski’s discrimination lawsuit against St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Traverse City and the Diocese of Gaylord. He cited the church and diocese’s legal exemption from employment discrimination laws as religious organizations.

Szczepanski was terminated as the music director of the church in October of 2024 after serving St. Francis Church for 35 years. Many parishioners believe that it was done because he married his longtime partner in 2020 as we reported on last year. The lawsuit was filed in January of 2025. Click here to read more.

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Telehealth Services could end unless Congress acts

When the Trump administration loosened telemedicinei restrictions for Medicare patients in March 2020, the move was seen as temporary.

The COVID-19 pandemic was in its early days.

Making it easier for seniors to seek care virtually — whether through a video conference or an old-fashioned phone call — seemed like a straightforward way to maintain access during a crisis.

Five years later, telehealth has become an integral part of our nation's healthcare infrastructure. In many cases, it can be a more convenient, lower-cost, and equally effective alternative to in-person care.

Lawmakers have heard as much from their constituents --- and have extended Medicare's telehealth flexibilities repeatedly, most recently through the American Relief Act, which was signed into law in December of 2024. Click here to read more.

 

Michigan lawmaker asks for $25 million taxpayer money for invisible group

Rep. Cynthia Neeley, D-Flint, has submitted a $25 million earmark request from Michigan’s next budget for an organization that has no physical presence, IRS recognition or online footprint.

“This $25 million capital and program investment will support the redevelopment of a major community facility to serve inner city K-12 grade students of color and adult learners who need GED services including coaching and mentoring,” Neeley wrote in her request.

A search of the IRS database for tax-exempt organizations shows no record for MYhub Life Empowerment Center. A search of Michigan’s business registry also returned no results, suggesting that the entity is not registered in the state.

“The project does not violate Article IV, Section 30 of the Michigan Constitution, as it serves a demonstrable public purpose,” the request form states. Click here to read more.

 

DC Police falsified crime data

DC Fraternal Order of Police chairman Gregg Pemberton said in July that Metropolitan Police Department leaders pressure officers to falsify data and artificially deflate crime statistics

After President Donald Trump announced a federal crackdown on lawlessness in Washington, D.C., mainstream media outlets and Democratic politicians claimed violent crime in the nation’s capital has "fallen sharply" and has reached a "30-year low." Their claims, though, rest on questionable police data that local leaders are accused of falsifying to play down the city's violent crime problem. The Metropolitan Police Department recently suspended a commander for allegedly manipulating that data, a fact the mainstream reports excluded.

Politico reported Monday that "crime in Washington hit a 30-year low last year" despite the president "declaring a public safety emergency in the District" and attempting to "cast the city as dangerous. Click here to read more.

 

ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Convicted Killers, Child Abusers, Rapists

On the same day an illegal alien MS-13 gang member was sentenced to life in prison without parole for raping and murdering Rachel Morin, a mother of five children, in Maryland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested convicted killers, child abusers, and rapists.

“Just yesterday, Rachel Morin’s murderer — an illegal alien from El Salvador — was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The same day, ICE arrested a murderer, pedophiles, and sexual predators,” the Department of Homeland Security’s Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement:

ICE law enforcement is working around the clock to protect Americans from vile criminals who should have never been in our country in the first place. Yesterday’s arrests are yet another example of how President Trump and Secretary Noem continue to prioritize Americans over criminal illegal aliens. [Emphasis added]

Among those illegal aliens arrested by ICE agents are 69-year-old Gabriel Figueroa-Gama of Mexico and 50-year-old Rodolfo Sagastume-Avolos of Guatemala. Click here to read more.

 

3 things teachers unions don’t want teachers to know

Thousands of Illinois teachers have opted out of their unions in recent years.

But union myths keep many teachers from knowing the truth about how their unions spend money and what it means to opt out of membership.

Here are three things unions don’t want their members to know:

1. Teachers unions admit in their own federal filings to spending little on representing teachers.

2. Employers must treat everyone the same, regardless of union membership.

3. Government unions wrote the laws that require them to represent all workers, so their claims of “free riders” are false.

Interested in opting out? Read on for information the union doesn’t want you to know.

Teachers’ unions admit in their own federal filings to spending little on representing teachers

Illinois teachers unions spend very little on representing teachers. Click here to read more.