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It’s time to start treating Mexico like a hostile foreign power. From: John Daniel Davidson/The Federalist. We’re never going to have peace and security on our southern border until we deal with the corrupt and criminal elements that run Mexico.
⭐️ Victor Davis Hanson: Mexico — friend, enemy, neutral, or something else? From: American Greatness. After years of U.S. appeasement, Mexico exploits open borders, drug trade, and remittances — it's time for America to enforce real consequences and reclaim control.
Kash Patel: How I’ll rebuild public trust in the FBI. From: Wall Street Journal. Two foundational steps are necessary: First, let good cops be cops. Second, transparency is essential.
🎯 Dismantling the administrative state is a critical task requiring great effort. From: Anony Mee/American Thinker. Everyone wants the voracious, feral regulatory state defanged, declawed, drugged into a stupor, and chained in a cage, if not killed outright.
Trump to offer buyouts to all federal workers. From: Zero Hedge. We're five years past COVID and just 6 percent of federal employees work full-time in office.
👍 Trump’s assault on DEI will bring us closer to a post-racial America. From: Joel Kotkin/Spiked. The biggest winners from an end to racial identity politics will be ethnic minorities themselves.
Trump’s decision to end Biden’s home appliance micromanagement is good news for Americans. From: Juan Londono/Real Clear Energy. The Trump administration is making the right call in its effort to repair the damage done and roll back Biden’s guidelines.
🔎 The Democrats’ governance problem. From: Ruy Teixeira/Liberal Patriot. They’re bad at it and getting worse.
Half of voters oppose taxpayer dollars going To NGOs. From: Napolitan News. 50% of voters want to prevent the government from giving taxpayer dollars to Non-Governmental Organizations.
😬 Meet the criminal illegal aliens captured in ICE’s Sunday raids. From: Lindquist & Olohan/Daily Wire. The rogues' gallery includes cartel members, a drug and weapons trafficker, and one man in possession of child pornography.
Trump tells military to ready Guantanamo Bay for 30,000 migrant detentions. From: Lauren Taylor/Straight Arrow News. “We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump said.
🚩 American kids' latest reading scores are dismal. From: Sarah Schwartz/Education Week. There's been no post-pandemic turnaround.
Banning phones in schools shouldn't cost a dime — just do it! From: NY Post Editorial Board. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants the state to spend $13.5 million to help schools implement a cellphone ban.
👉 Across all ages & demographics, test results show Americans are getting dumber. From: Chad Alderman/The 74. In the last decade, achievement scores have been falling — and gaps have been widening. Why is a huge unanswered question.
Nicole Shanahan plays hardball as RFK Jr is grilled. From: Rob Quinn/Newser. Shanahan threatens to fund primary challenges against senators who don't vote to confirm him.
🔦 US prosecutor opens probe of DOJ's Jan. 6 cases. From: Zachary Stieber/Epoch Times-Zero Hedge. The probe will look into why prosecutors brought a felony charge against hundreds of people.
Los Angeles Sheriff misused confidential database thousands of times to run concealed carry background checks. From: C J Ciaramella/Reason. Public records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show how sensitive police databases are used and abused.
🇦🇷 John Stossel: The chainsaw president. From: Creators. Javier Milei promised to take a ‘chainsaw' to Argentina's government. It's working.
Why Trump pardoned the creator of “the Amazon of drugs.” From: Lewellen & Bolonon-Rosen/Vox. Journalist and author Nick Bilton explains the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace.