Earlier today, President Donald Trump told Texas Republicans in a phone call that the GOP will try to gain five more Republican congressional seats with redistricting in the Lone Star State.
The redistricting could affect who takes control of Congress in 2026.
President Trump posted the results from Texas in the 2024 election earlier today. Trump took the state by one-and-a-half million votes! It was a complete wipeout!
Trumo won the Lone Star State by 14 percentage points!
Maybe that is why he is talking about taking more congressional seats in the coming midterm elections.
Breaking news: President Donald Trump told Texas Republicans Tuesday morning that the GOP will try to draw five new red seats in the Lone Star State in time for the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump delivered the message to the Texas GOP delegation during a phone call this morning,…
Bodycam footage of Minnesota Democrat Senator Nicole Mitchell was released during the trial for her first-degree burglary charges on Tuesday.
Minnesota Democrat Senator Nicole Mitchell was arrested last April for breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home to retrieve some of her recently deceased father’s belongings.
Nicole Mitchell’s stepmother called 911 and reported a burglary at her home on April 22, 2024.
Mitchell wore all black and tried to run out of the basement as law enforcement arrived on the scene to confront her.
The Democrat was charged with first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools, CBS News reported.
The jury was seated on Monday. On Tuesday, bodycam footage of police officers confronting a beanie-clad Mitchell was released.
According to the criminal complaint, Mitchell’s stepmother called 911 to report the burglary, and Detroit Lakes police arrived to see Mitchell fleeing to the basement.
Mitchell, who police say was dressed in black, allegedly told police she had entered the home to retrieve personal items connected to her recently deceased father after her stepmother cut off contact with her and other family members.
Charges say officers found a backpack with two laptops inside, a cellphone, Tupperware, items identifying Mitchell and a sock-covered flashlight.
“Clearly I’m not good at this,” Mitchell allegedly told officers, according to court documents. “I know I did something bad.”
Mitchell pleaded not guilty and issued a statement following the arrest that she was helping a loved one with Alzheimer’s.
Whoopi Goldberg of The View went off today at Obama and Mark Cuban for their recent similar scolding of Democrats.
Obama is back out in the public square because he is trying to help the party with their massive cash flow problem. Mark Cuban is just trying to give them advice on how to win over the public.
Whoopi looks at recent crowds of protesters and believes Democrat voters are fully engaged. She is angry at Democrat leaders who she sees as weak, which is correct to a certain point.
She, like many people on the left, just doesn’t want to hear that what they are doing is not working.
Whoopi Goldberg, ‘View’ hosts lash out at Obama, Cuban for scolding Democrats
“The View” co-hosts clapped back at former President Obama and Mark Cuban’s recent criticisms of the Democratic Party on Tuesday, arguing that the voters have been doing the work and elected officials were to blame.
“So, let me remind everybody who is out in the front lines marching when we had the giant marches that went on, it was the people, the people went out,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said. “They were not navel-gazing, it was older people saying, ‘why are you touching my Social Security?’ It was not people whining. It was about people saying, ‘why are you taking these rights from my child when my child was born here?’ This has not been about Democrats laying back. This has been about y’all, because their messaging was always the same.”
Goldberg was referring in part to Obama, who urged Democrats to “toughen up” on Friday at a political fundraiser, and said success would require a “little less navel-gazing.”
“And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up,” Obama said. “Don’t tell me you’re a Democrat, but you’re kind of disappointed right now, so you’re not doing anything. No, now is exactly the time that you get in there and do something.”
Watch Whoopi’s temper tantrum below:
Whoopi RAGES over Mark Cuban saying Dems need to have a better message than just "Trump sucks." After playing a clip of Cuban, she starts shouting: "Okay. Yeah, okay. So, let me remind everybody who was out on the front lines marching when we had the giant marches that went on,… pic.twitter.com/73RIbjMPDH
Protests and marches are not going to do anything to advance the Democrats. It’s just going to remind the public that they have no new ideas. This is what Whoopi and others don’t seem to understand.
And so it happened that yesterday (14) US President Donald J. Trump took multiple steps that were widely perceived as against Russia and pro-Ukraine.
To begin with, Trump authorized $10 Billion in military aid for Ukraine in an ingenious formula: NATO (Europeans and Canada – but not the US) will pay for the American weapons.
At the same time, the US president threatened Moscow with harsh secondary sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not reach a peace settlement with Ukraine in 50 days.
[Ukrainian MPs and European officials have complained that Trump ‘gave Putin 50 days to conquer Ukraine’.]
In the runup to this announcement the USAID-media did what they do: published a story with ‘anonymous sources’ saying that during his phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump would have encouraged him to strike missiles deep into Russian territory – including on Moscow.
The Russian side refused to give credence to this report, and today (15) Trump was asked about it.
Trump responded that Zelensky should NOT target Moscow, and added that Putin ‘should agree to a ceasefire deal by a 50-day deadline or sanctions will kick in’.
“His comments came after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia.
The newspaper added that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons.
‘No, he shouldn’t target Moscow’, Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House when asked if Zelenskiy should attack the Russian capital.”
Watch: ‘I’m here to try and get us OUT of that mess’
.@POTUS: “I’ve been very disappointed with President Putin. I’ve solved a lot of wars in the last three months, but I haven’t gotten this one yet. This is a Biden war; it’s not a Trump war. I’m here to try and get us OUT of that mess.” pic.twitter.com/Q7bz4jh0yg
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 15, 2025
“Asked if he was now on the side of Ukraine, Trump said, ‘I am on nobody’s side’, and then declared he was on ‘humanity’s side’ because ‘I want to stop the killing’.”
Watch: ‘I want to stop the killing’
Trump says he’s on ‘NOBODY’S SIDE’ in Russia-Ukraine conflict
President Donald J. Trump holds up the “One Big Beautiful Bill” after signing it into law on July 4th, delivering historic tax relief to middle-class. (Image: Composite by Antonio Graceffo / Public domain sources)
In recent years, several liberal state governments have pursued educational policies that have disrupted traditional K-12 education outcomes. New York stands as a key example, where elected officials have advanced policies that restrict school choice and redirect education funding into ideological initiatives. These changes come at a significant cost to academic performance, educational equity, and opportunities for students in underserved communities.
New York City Democratic Mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, argues that charter networks divert resources from traditional public schools and primarily benefit more affluent families. He claims that vouchers are often used by students who were already enrolled in private schools and that these programs lack sufficient accountability. Mamdani proposes an alternative: a fully funded public school system. Yet such a system already exists in New York, which spends over $36,000 per student annually, and despite this massive investment, it continues to produce poor academic outcomes.
Data from the Success Academy network, New York City’s largest and most scrutinized charter school system, provides a sharp rebuttal to Mamdani’s claims. The school network enrolls a student body that is 98% minority and overwhelmingly from low-income households. In 2023, 96% of Success Academy students passed the state math exam, while 83% passed the English Language Arts exam. These figures stand in stark contrast to the citywide proficiency rate, which lingers around 49%.
This disparity highlights a simple truth: charter schools are not undermining public education—they are outperforming it. Restricting their growth only serves to limit access to high-quality education for the students who need it most.
Rather than focus on academic achievement, Mamdani has prioritized political messaging in their budget proposals. The 2025 “People’s Budget” includes $8 million for teacher diversity initiatives and over $250,000 for racial and cultural inclusivity programs and conventions. While the goal of a diverse teaching workforce is laudable, the city already employs a staff that is approximately 42% Black—almost double the proportion of Black residents in the city.
These diversity-driven expenditures come at a time when chronic absenteeism in the New York City public school system nears 40%, and statewide K–12 outcomes remain below national averages.
School choice programs, particularly those that provide scholarships for private education or support for charter schools, have shown measurable success in states such as Florida and North Carolina. Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program, established in 2001, awards scholarships to more than 120,000 students annually. These scholarships are funded entirely by private donations incentivized through state tax credits. The 2024–25 cap for these tax credits is more than $1 billion.
Notably, eligibility restrictions for the program were recently lifted, though priority is still given to students from low-income households or foster care. The program is expanding to include 100,000 personalized education plans for students who remain in public schools but require specialized resources.
Recently, the Trump Administration has signed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes the most ambitious national school choice initiative to date. The bill provides a $5 billion federal tax credit program designed to support Scholarship Granting Organizations. These organizations would distribute privately funded scholarships to low- and middle-income families, allowing them to pursue charter, private, or specialized education options. Because the funding is derived from private donations, the program does not diminish public education budgets and does not impose federal mandates on school districts.
The proposal also includes reforms to 529 education savings accounts, previously capped at $10,000 annually for K–12 tuition. The new plan would allow families to use 529 funds for tutoring, online learning, test preparation, and even homeschool materials.
Vocational and technical education is another key focus of the proposal. Under the expanded 529 rules, families could fund training in high-demand fields like HVAC repair, nursing assistance, and cybersecurity. These programs cost between $1,800 and $10,000—far less than traditional four-year degrees—and lead directly to workforce participation. The bill recognizes that modern education must align with labor market realities, not outdated academic models.
In addition to advancing the Big, Beautiful Bill, the Trump administration achieved a major legal victory this week: the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Department of Education to be dismantled. Under the Biden administration, the Department spent billions of dollars promoting controversial programs such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Critical Race Theory (CRT). These initiatives would likely continue under any future Democratic administration, posing a continued threat to academic standards and parental rights. Closing the Department of Education would allow federal funds to be redirected away from bloated bureaucracy and toward school choice programs that empower families and prioritize student success.
Liberal states are failing their students by clinging to ineffective models and prioritizing ideology over outcomes. The Trump Administration offers an alternative that is data-driven, family-centered, and financially sustainable. It provides the tools families need to pursue meaningful educational success, especially those who have long been left behind by the traditional system. If America is serious about improving education, then the answer lies not in more bureaucracy, but in more choice.
