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The iconic reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, has been drained to fix damage done by vandals, President Donald Trump said Monday. The president wrote in a Truth Social post “We drained the beautiful ‘Reflecting Pool’ today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago.” “We wanted to wait until after the July 4th Weekend. The slashes were 300 yards long, and the floor of the pool was cut and then pulled upward, with great force, by these thugs. The Parks Department had to empty the water in…

Vice President JD Vance did little Wednesday afternoon to calm fiscal hawks concerned about House GOP leadership’s current plans to ram through a party-line policy and military spending bill that would not be fully paid for. Inside a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, Vance pressed House Republicans to vote in favor of a fiscal blueprint for a $95 billion package, which the House Budget Committee is scheduled to mark up Thursday morning and which Speaker Mike Johnson wants the full chamber to advance next week. He framed the filibuster-skirting budget reconciliation process as a must-do endeavor, stressing it was the…

If you are wondering whether Argentine Vice President Victoria Villaruel was over the Falklands War, you can save yourself the suspense; she is not. In a blistering attack on her country’s former opponent in the bitter war over the Falkland Islands, and their current opponent in the World Cup semi-final match on Wednesday, Villaruel branded the English “usurping pirates” and “invaders.” “Tomorrow we play against the usurping pirates,” the Argentine VP wrote on social media. “This isn’t just another match. “I’m not going to be politically correct or cold-hearted; against the English, it’s always something more. It’s the Malvinas (Falkland Islands),…

During an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) predicted that the rise of the so-called Democratic Socialists would result in the demise of the Democratic Party. Gill rejected the claim that the Tea Party movement was a net negative for Republicans, in the same way that the socialist movement is for the Democratic Party. “Congressman, is it not true that the Republican Party, since the Tea Party, has gotten stronger and stronger and stronger,” host Laura Ingraham said. “I mean, that presaged the entire Trump movement, did it not? So that comparison is ludicrous.”…

The last time the House Budget Committee had a crucial blueprint for a high-stakes party-line bill hanging by a thread, Chair Jodey Arrington called the question — forcing his panel’s fiscal hawks to go on the record and vote down a major priority for President Donald Trump. Arrington said Wednesday he doesn’t expect to be so bold this week, as he and top House GOP leaders seek to muscle through a fresh budget reconciliation framework. “I don’t know that I would squeeze my guys at this point. I don’t think I would. Not right now. Not the way I did…

The US president has reportedly pressed the Israeli PM to withdraw forces from both countries amid a widening rift US President Donald Trump has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli troops from Syria and begin redeploying forces from southern Lebanon, Axios has reported, citing US and Israeli officials.The reported appeal is the latest sign of a widening rift between the two leaders, with Trump pressing Israel to scale back its military deployments while Netanyahu’s government continues to insist on maintaining them indefinitely.According to Axios, Trump warned Netanyahu during a phone call on Thursday that Israel’s military presence…

President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA, on Wednesday, July 15. The summit, which brings together “America’s leading defense and technology leaders, including senior military commanders, industry CEOs, investors, innovators, workforce developers, and entrepreneurs, to accelerate innovation and strengthen America’s defense industrial base,” is hosted by Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick (R), who spoke with Breitbart News on Tuesday about the event. Breitbart News also spoke with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, and others at the summit on Wednesday. Read the full article here

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday threatened to cut off all supplies of Middle Eastern oil to the rest of the world, in retaliation for the restored U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. “The enemy should know that now that its pirates have blocked the route for exporting oil and gas to the world from the Indian Ocean, a route that threatens the economic interests of America’s rivals, they should expect other export routes for oil and gas, which benefit America and its allies, to be closed as well,” read a statement carried by Iran’s state-controlled Islamic Republic of…

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) cast doubt on a photo shared by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of himself and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, in the hospital, stating that he heard it “was an older photo. During an interview on Real America’s Voice Bolling! with host Eric Bolling, Johnson was asked if he believed the photo of McConnell was recent. Johnson acknowledged that while he has not spoken to McConnell, who is reported to have been hospitalized since June 14, he heard from a source that it “was an older photo.” “Now, Mitch McConnell. Can we talk a little…

The incoming chair of the Senate Budget Committee said he expects a fight over paying for a new party-line spending bill as House Republicans move forward with a plan that does not offset $95 billion in proposed spending with cuts elsewhere. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is expected to soon inherit the Budget gavel from the late Sen. Lindsey Graham — and with it a key role in managing the budget reconciliation process Republicans intend to use to sidestep Democratic opposition to their latest legislative proposals. Johnson noted in an interview Wednesday that he has long been one of the…