Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Update: Horrifying Details Emerge About Alleged Capital Jewish Museum Shooter and His Victims
She also confirmed reports that the man and woman killed were, in fact, a couple. Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter revealed at the police press conference that the couple, who served on his staff, were soon to be engaged.
Scarborough Finally Makes a Big Admission on Biden, Tapper Embarrasses Him Even More
These people are ridiculous; they keep adding to the reasons why no one should ever trust or vote for any Democrat who had anything to do with this ever again.
Letitia James Lashes Out to 'Explain' Her Alleged Mortgage Fraud, and She Just Might Be Toast
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Suppressor Delisting in Big, Beautiful Budget Bill
The good news is that this is in the budget, but it's imperative that you contact your senators and tell them to support the Hearing Protection Act's inclusion in this bill.
Biden Officials KNEW COVID Vaccine Caused Heart Damage and Hid It From the Public
I don't believe that any of these officials wanted people to die from vaccine complications. They were just indifferent to whether they did.
Democrats Don't Need More Scandals Now, but Here Comes One
And the most damning part? Bill Clinton has never been held accountable.
Ed Martin Named the Top Three Suspects in the Biden Autopen Fiasco
Who was running this White House?
'BUT TRUUUUMP!' X Users BURY Chuck Todd for Trying to Scold Conservatives Over Biden's Decline
No, Chuck Todd. Not 'shame on us.'
Shame on YOU.
Today on Capitol Hill...
Obviously, the big news out of Capitol Hill Thursday morning is the House passing the "Big, Beautiful Bill." Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he wanted to get it done before Memorial Day, and lo and behold, they did. Now it's on to the Senate.
There are fewer meetings/hearings set for Thursday (probably just as well as there are likely some rather tired Congress critters this AM — the Senate also was up late wrangling over the passage of H.J.Res.88 - "Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 'California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision.'")
But there are a handful set, including:
White House What's Up
President Donald Trump is celebrating the BBB passage this morning. At 11:00 a.m. Eastern, he'll receive his intelligence briefing. He'll then have lunch with Vice President JD Vance. In the afternoon, he'll participate in a "MAHA Commission Event" in the East Room. He's got a private dinner Thursday evening at Trump National Golf Club.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.
Full Court Press...
On Wednesday, we brought you the story of a Massachusetts judge who was effectively blocking the deportation of eight vicious criminals to South Sudan. That case took an even more bizarre twist Wednesday evening — will have an article out on that shortly.
We should get multiple Supreme Court decisions on Thursday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.
Vice President Vance will speak at the U.S. Naval Academy graduation on Friday.
I was winding down for the evening on Wednesday when the news broke about the horrific shooting of a young couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. I wrote up the breaking news story, but I didn't process it. I still haven't. Because it hurts too much to — and I don't even have a personal connection to the victims.
But knowing they were targeted and gunned down as a result of this horrific hatred that keeps being stoked by evil that's not even attempting to hide its face anymore cuts to the core. All I can think of this morning is John Ondrasik's haunting missive:
Fairly certain this is photoshopped, but it's cute nonetheless.
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