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Speaker Mike Johnson Rallies House GOP to Fast-Track Trump’s Agenda Amid Political Turmoil

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is pushing House Republicans to quickly advance former President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities, aiming to pass key elements such as tax reforms by Memorial Day. Johnson openly acknowledged the tumultuous nature of Trump’s leadership, describing it as a 'roller coaster.' At the same time, House Republicans are moving to block Democratic investigations into the Trump administration, including the recent Signal messaging scandal. Johnson emphasized that it’s 'game time' as committees begin drafting the first pieces of Trump’s agenda, signaling a rapid legislative push. The developments highlight both the urgency and controversy surrounding the GOP’s efforts to align with Trump’s policy goals.

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 @TurtleHankProgressive from California  commented…3 days3D

So much for checks and balances—Johnson and the House GOP are just steamrolling democracy to give Trump whatever he wants, no matter how shady it looks.

 @8BT56BJLibertarian from Alabama  commented…3 days3D

Honestly, this just shows how broken the whole system is. Instead of actually focusing on shrinking government or restoring individual freedoms, the GOP is just playing political games to rubber-stamp Trump’s wishlist. Fast-tracking tax reforms could be good—if they’re actually about lowering taxes and cutting spending, not just more corporate giveaways. Blocking investigations, though? That’s just more of the same swampy behavior both sides are guilty of. The last thing we need is more government secrecy and less accountability. If Johnson and the Republicans really cared about liberty, they’d be focused on limiting government power, not pushing partisan agendas and covering up scandals.

 @7293W4BTraditional Conservatism from Pennsylvania  commented…3 days3D

It’s good to see the GOP finally getting serious about advancing conservative policies and standing up to the endless partisan investigations.

 @B545ZTR from Indiana  commented…3 days3D

It's rare for something to need to be fast-tracked. It needs to be carefully thought out

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Israel Sinks Syria's Navy

Israel said Tuesday that it had destroyed Syria’s navy in overnight airstrikes, as it continued to pound targets in Syria despite warnings that its operations there could ignite new conflict and jeopardize the transition of power to an interim government.Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that the Israeli military had “destroyed Syria’s navy overnight, and with great success.” His remarks appeared to confirm Israel’s responsibility for the destruction documented in the Syrian port city of Latakia, where photos showed the smoldering remains of ships sunk at their dock.Mr. Katz said that Israel’s military “has been operating in Syria in recent days to hit and destroy strategic capabilities that pose a threat to Israel,” although he did not indicate what new or immediate risk Syria’s navy presented to Israel, which has the most powerful military in the Middle East.Israeli warplanes have conducted hundreds of strikes in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, according to war monitors. Israel has characterized its operations as defensive, saying its military was striking suspected chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria to prevent them from falling “into the hands of extremists.”“From here, I warn the rebel leaders in Syria: Those who follow Assad’s path will end like Assad,” Mr. Katz said.As the Assad government fell to the rebels over the weekend, Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border, marking their first overt entry into Syrian territory in more than 50 years. An Israeli military spokesman on Tuesday denied reports that the military was advancing on Damascus. The spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said the military was inside a buffer zone between Israel and Syria and at other points “in order to protect the Israeli border.”Earlier Tuesday, Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, called on Israel to halt its “very troubling” military operations there, and said de-escalation was needed. “We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop,” Mr. Pedersen told reporters in Geneva.

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Trump hits ‘nasty’ Michelle Obama at Atlanta rally

Former President Trump attacked former first lady Michelle Obama during his rally in Atlanta on Monday, calling her “nasty” after Obama lobbed attacks at the former president while stumping for Vice President Harris.“You know who’s nasty to me? Michelle Obama,” Trump told supporters in Atlanta.“I always tried to be so nice and respectful. Oh, she opened up a little bit of — a little bit of a box. She opened up a little bit of something. Oh, she was nasty. Shouldn’t be that way. That was a big mistake that she made,” he added.His remarks come after Obama criticized Trump during a Michigan rally on Saturday, at one point mentioning “Donald Trump’s gross incompetence.”“I hope that you’ll forgive me if I’m a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted felon, a known slum lord, a predator found liable for sexual abuse, all of this while we pick apart Kamala’s answers from interviews that he doesn’t even have the courage to do, y’all,” she said in Kalamazoo, Mich.The heated rhetoric underscores the increasingly personal tone the presidential election has taken between the two campaigns roughly one week out from the election.An aggregate of national surveys compiled by The Hill/Decision Desk HQ shows Harris slightly ahead at close to 49 percent support while Trump is at 48 percent.

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