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Knicks’ Deuce McBride unfazed by team’s prolonged coaching search following Tom Thibodeau’s firing

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: Fox News, THE NEWS

CBS blasts Trump’s lawsuit as ‘meritless’ despite recent $15 million settlement offer

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: Fox News, THE NEWS

Senate GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ On The Brink As Tax Clashes, Medicaid Cuts And Parliamentarian Delays Derail Timeline

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: THE NEWS, Zerohedge

Senate GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ On The Brink As Tax Clashes, Medicaid Cuts And Parliamentarian Delays Derail Timeline

Senate Republicans are in panic mode this week, frantically rewriting their so-called “big, beautiful bill” before a planned Thursday vote, but the trillion-dollar package is sagging under the weight of internal brawls, Medicaid landmines, and the looming judgment of the Senate parliamentarian, Politico reports.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune

GOP leaders insist they’re on track to start voting Thursday, but senators emerging from a tense closed-door briefing Monday night admitted that major parts of the megabill, including key tax language and Medicaid provisions, remain in flux, and the final text still hasn’t been released.

“I think we’ll eventually pass something, I just can’t tell you when,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said bluntly. “We’ve got a lot of stuff to work out, and the bill will be changed on the floor.”

The holdup centers on the so-called “Byrd bath,” the parliamentarian’s behind-closed-doors review of which pieces of the legislation qualify under budget reconciliation; the GOP’s only way to pass the bill without Democratic support. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s rulings could land as late as Wednesday night, just hours before the Senate’s first expected vote.

As we noted on Monday, MacDonough (D) has booted several major provisions from the Republican megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda – including language which would authorize states to conduct border security and immigration enforcement (more below). 

“Part of it right now is the Byrd bath, and it’s taking a little bit longer,” admitted Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who’s hoping for a Thursday kickoff with final passage over the weekend.

But it’s not just Senate procedure clogging the drain — it’s the substance, too.

SALT Showdown

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has been trying to broker a deal on the controversial state-and-local-tax deduction cap, or SALT. He pitched keeping the $40,000 cap that the House passed while tweaking the income threshold at which it phases out – a move aimed at soothing House SALT rebels.

Problem is, those same House Republicans already rejected that combo days ago. And after Monday night’s briefing, even GOP senators weren’t sure if Mullin had actually sealed any agreement or just tossed out “options.”

Medicaid Minefield

Then there’s Medicaid…

GOP leaders are floating a special fund for rural hospitals to ease concerns over deep Medicaid cuts in the Senate version of the bill, specifically, a plan to slash the provider taxes that many states rely on to trigger larger federal payments.

“I am absolutely happy with a rural fund; I think that would be great,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said. “Will that solve the issue? I don’t know.”

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) even handed out a printed breakdown showing how much Medicaid money states like his and Hawley’s would lose under the current proposal. Hawley also said Thune reassured senators the bill wouldn’t alter federal cost-sharing for states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, a key worry among more moderate Republicans.

But none of that is calming nerves in the House, where GOP leaders are warning that the Senate’s version could be a poison pill.

Speaker Mike Johnson has urged senators to make minimal tweaks to the House-passed bill. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-MD) put it more bluntly: “If it should pass the Senate in its current rumored form, it probably would have trouble in the House.”

Parliamentarian Potholes

Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are reeling from MacDonough’s early rulings that tossed out several major cost-saving provisions.

A proposal to penalize states for food-aid payment errors, designed to shift costs and save billions, was deemed noncompliant with reconciliation rules. Senate Agriculture Republicans are now scrambling to salvage the plan with a rewrite.

Also in the trash heap: Sen. Mike Lee’s plan to overhaul federal rulemaking and sell off millions of acres of public lands. Lee is now offering a narrower version excluding Forest Service lands and may revive the proposal as a floor amendment.

And the tax section, the heart of the GOP bill, is still under review. Finance Committee staff met with MacDonough Monday and are expected to return Tuesday to go over the language line by line. Final rulings aren’t expected until Wednesday at the earliest.

Trump Steps In

President Donald Trump is now working the phones and the White House to get fiscal conservatives on board.

On Monday, Trump met with Sens. Lee, Rick Scott (R-FL), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and urged them to support full repeal of Biden’s clean energy tax credits and to focus on slashing Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse. The trio delivered Trump’s message to House Freedom Caucus members in a private meeting Monday night.

But even with Trump leaning in, time is short and the to-do list is long.

Republicans had originally hoped to release the final version of the bill Monday. Now, insiders say it won’t drop until after MacDonough’s rulings land, leaving very little time for senators to read, debate, or amend the text before a floor vote.

Despite it all, Thune remains hopeful. “We’re pushing hard to get this done by Thursday,” he said.

Others aren’t so sure.

Tyler Durden
Tue, 06/24/2025 – 12:20

Linda Sarsour Resurfaces, Still Preaching Martyrdom While Safely Stateside

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: THE NEWS, Twitchy

Trump warns Congress GOPers ‘no one goes on vacation’ until Big Beautiful Bill is done

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: NY Post, THE NEWS

“To my friends in the Senate, lock yourself in a room if you must, don’t go home, and GET THE DEAL DONE THIS WEEK,” Trump wrote on Truth Social as he jetted off to The Hague for the 2025 NATO summit.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness finalize $250M divorce nearly 2 years after split

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: NY Post, THE NEWS

The former couple married in 1996.

Exclusive — Energy Secretary Chris Wright: Price of Oil Vindicates ‘Trump’s Agenda of Energy Dominance’

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: Breitbart, THE NEWS

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday walked through what the U.S. has done to become “energy dominant” under the leadership of President Donald Trump, explaining that the price of oil is a “great testament” to this agenda.

The post Exclusive — Energy Secretary Chris Wright: Price of Oil Vindicates ‘Trump’s Agenda of Energy Dominance’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Reimagining the Fourth – from Fireworks to Meaning

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: Breitbart, THE NEWS

Inspired by Dennis Prager’s vision, PragerU created “The Independence Day Ceremony”—a downloadable guidebook that offers families a way to engage meaningfully with July 4.

The post Reimagining the Fourth – from Fireworks to Meaning appeared first on Breitbart.

Rogue federal judge says his deportation agenda to protect criminals, overturned by Supreme Court, still stands

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: THE NEWS, WND

(Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash)

(Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash)

Instances of anarchy in the American judiciary are self-evident. There’s Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who is on video diverting federal ICE agents and apparently helping an illegal alien criminal escape.

She is arguing in court now that she has absolute immunity for anything she does in her courtroom, or even her courthouse.

Just like the kings of civilizations past.

Moving to the national level, leftists long have complained that President Donald Trump disagrees with and doesn’t follow the rulings of the federal court system.

On the first point, they’re right, and Trump never has concealed his disagreements with some of the outlandish rulings – like the order to turn jets deporting illegal alien criminals around while they were in the air to return to America. And other entry level judges who claim to control the executive branch’s decisions nationwide.

On the second point, wrong. As Trump does follow even the rulings to which he has legitimate objections.

But now a leftist and “activist” judge in Boston has decided the Supreme Court rulings don’t apply to him and his court, and the outrage from leftists would compete with crickets for silence.

But the fireworks soon are expected.

WTF? An activist judge in BOSTON decided the Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump to deport illegals to third countries like Sudan DOES NOT APPLY to them.

Stephen Miller: We will hold the judge accountable TOMORROW – expect FIREWORKS.

GOOD!

pic.twitter.com/RQlGs6XLws

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 24, 2025

It was in a 6-3 decision on Monday that the high court gave Trump’s administration a huge victory: deciding that illegal aliens could be deported via “third countries” without requirements that they be allowed to present their case against that.

The fight is over what Trump’s officials have called “the worst of the worst,” violent criminals accused of crimes in America but who were refused permission to return to their home countries.

Several leftist organizations in America fought in the courts on their behalf, claiming they could not be moved to third countries. A leftist judge, the Biden-nominated Brian Murphy, agreed, but the Supreme Court stayed that order.

Some of the criminals have been held in a makeshift room in Africa, guarded constantly by federal officers, because the Trump administration is not allowed to finish the deportation process there.

At the Western Journal was a commentary: “Remember how President Donald Trump’s administration was supposed to listen to judges when they issued injunctions, even if said judge didn’t have jurisdiction over the entire nation? Well, as it turns out, that was all bogus. There is one court that has jurisdiction over the entire nation — the Supreme Court, for all you dullards out there who don’t get the point — and it handed down a ruling in a controversial case. A judge appointed by President Joe Biden is deciding he can ignore that ruling — and the crickets from the left are more deafening than anything you’ll hear in the late, muggy hours of a countryside summer night.”

Tricia McLaughlin of the Department of Homeland Security said the ruling was a victory “for the safety and security of the American people.”

Murphy, instead, insisted, his order “remains in full force and effect, notwithstanding today’s stay of the Preliminary Injunction.”

The Gateway Pundit noted Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller held an opinion on that.

“Yes, this is an incredible victory — the Supreme Court win. It allows President Trump, as the law has long said but the courts have blocked, to send illegal aliens convicted of rape, murder, homicide, assault, battery, and crimes against children to any country around the world that is willing to accept them. Whether that be South Sudan, Somalia, or Ethiopia — any country in the world that is willing to accept these monsters — we can get them out of our country and be free of them forever. The only thing I have to share tonight, Sean — and this is a bit of breaking news — is that the district court judge in Boston has said he’s going to defy the Supreme Court’s ruling. So expect fireworks tomorrow when we hold this judge accountable for refusing to obey the Supreme Court.”

This leftwing radical Biden judge got jammed through the Senate in December, in the lame-duck session after Democrats lost the White House and Senate.

Six months into the job, Massachusetts U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy is now openly defying a Supreme Court order.

Impeach. https://t.co/IPZXvq01Gd pic.twitter.com/0tLkwqMRHk

— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) June 24, 2025

WH Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller says to expect “fireworks tomorrow” after a Boston U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy defied the Supreme Court’s ruling which allows the administration to deport dangerous illegal immigrants to countries other than their… pic.twitter.com/QpkqKRXdAt

— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) June 24, 2025

Supreme Court gives Trump major victory in deporting ‘worst’ illegal aliens

Scandal-plagued former Gov Andrew Cuomo aims to pull off political comeback in the nation’s biggest city

June 24, 2025 Ogghy Filed Under: Fox News, THE NEWS

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