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Posted by Mercedes44 4/16/2026 7:25:38 AM Post Reply
An influential Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says the bombshell evidence disclosed this week challenging the credibility and bias of a CIA analyst who prompted the Ukraine influence scandal seven years ago is so powerful that it warrants Congress expunging the 2019 impeachment vote against President Donald Trump. "I think it is time that we expunge this impeachment and get rid of it," Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told the Just the News, No Noise television show on Wednesday night. "...Historically, we need to show that we're going to stand up for the rule of law, for truth and justice. And this was unfairly done to President Trump."
Gabbard refers impeachment whistleblower
to DOJ for criminal investigation
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/16/2026 7:24:02 AM Post Reply
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday referred the 2019 Ukraine impeachment whistleblower against Donald Trump, as well as the former intelligence community inspector general, for criminal investigation by the Justice Department, officials told Just The News. The criminal referrals were sent to the Justice Department just four days after Gabbard declassified intelligence that the CIA analyst who filed against Trump that prompted the impeachment had misled the investigators who first received his whistle-blower complaint and that then-inspector general Michael Atkinson kept evidence of the whistleblowers' bias from the impeachment proceedings.
Georgia GOP candidate to replace J6 watchdog
has a Trump-critical social media history
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/16/2026 7:22:31 AM Post Reply
leading Republican hoping to replace the retiring Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., who led an investigation of the House Jan. 6 Committee, ironically has an apparent social media history of criticizing President Donald Trump over the incident. Dr. John Cowan is running for Congress in Georgia’s 11th District, hoping to succeed Loudermilk, who opted against seeking another term. The neurosurgeon's website makes no mention of Trump whatsoever, but campaign materials shared with Just the News have asserted that the district “needs a proven conservative who knows what it means to have a backbone and fight alongside President Trump.”
Ukraine impeachment was continuation of
failed Russia collusion plot to take down
Trump, docs show
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/16/2026 7:21:20 AM Post Reply
The Democrat-led Ukraine impeachment effort of 2019 was linked to and a continuation of the Russiagate saga and of the failed effort by special counsel Robert Mueller to unearth criminality by President Donald Trump, newly-declassified documents and testimony indicate. Memos declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and released by Just the News on Sunday were written by investigators for intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson, who first handled the CIA analyst's complaint. Gabbard also declassified long-secret transcribed interviews from the watchdog, and these, combined with the memos, provide further evidence that the Ukraine impeachment saga was a continuation of the Russiagate saga which had flamed out.
The Real Danger Isn’t Dumb People —
It’s Smart People Without Wisdom
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 6:16:54 PM Post Reply
Frequently, wise-sounding aphorisms get misattributed to Albert Einstein. Our favorite genius was genuinely wise in important ways; his later reflections on ethics, pacifism, and the danger of “compromising with the Devil” show real moral depth. But when we think of Einstein, we don’t think, “so wise.” We think, “he was brilliant,” intelligent, supergenius. Over and over, quoters upgrade any clever observation by slapping “Einstein” on it because, in today’s world, intelligence carries far more prestige than wisdom.
Data Breach Exposing French Gun Owners
a Warning to America
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 6:15:37 PM Post Reply
Anytime there's a list of anything, there are going to be people who want to view that list for whatever reason. As we are firmly in the 21st century, that list is going to be digital more often than not, and that means the number of people who want to get that data increases exponentially. Especially when it's something like a gun registry. Luckily, federal law bars the federal government from creating a gun registry, though let's be real here. If they change their minds, they'll repeal the law in a heartbeat. It won't stop them.
Rubio Mediates Historic Talks Between
Israel, Lebanon - With Good News and Hilarious
Comment About France
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 6:13:30 PM Post Reply
Secretary of State Marco Rubio helped to act as a mediator in talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. If they get Lebanon more on board with holding Hezbollah in check, that could incapacitate another avenue of Iranian terror and an organization involved in killing at least hundreds of Americans. As Rubio said, it was about putting a "permanent end to 20 or 30 years of Hezbollah's influence," and the damage they've caused. He helped to get them to meet for the first time in decades. If they can pull that off—neutralizing Iran as a threat or even turning it from an adversary into a partner—
Deregulation, cheaper mortgages and manufactured
homes: How Trump plans to solve housing crisis
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 9:50:38 AM Post Reply
On Monday, the White House released the 2026 Economic Report of the President prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers. It reviews Trump administration policies, including a key chapter on Protecting and Rebuilding the American Dream of Homeownership, which proposed innovative and creative solutions to past issues that led to the current housing crisis. “We’ve got a 10 million home shortfall, and we’re operating like it's 1946 instead of 2026,” Paolo Tiramani, CEO of BOXABL, told Just The News. The Housing Crisis and Its Root Causes The White House report addressed one of the root causes of the crisis,
New intel watchdog launches review of
past whistleblower complaints after bombshell revelations
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 9:48:49 AM Post Reply
The new chief watchdog for U.S. spy agencies has opened a review of several "urgent concern" whistle-blower complaints fielded by his predecessor after bombshell documents revealed that intelligence officials kept exculpatory evidence from President Donald Trump's 2019 impeachment proceedings and may have suppressed concerns about Chinese meddling in the 2020 election. Officials told Just the News that Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) Christopher Fox, who took over the job in October,
United CEO Floats American Airlines Merger:
World’s Largest Airline Incoming?
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 9:45:51 AM Post Reply
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby suggested a potential merger with American Airlines during a meeting with Trump administration officials, two sources familiar with the discussion said. The conversation, which took place on February 25 at the White House during a scheduled session on the future of Dulles International Airport, has drawn new attention after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy signaled openness to more airline industry consolidation. Duffy cautioned, however, that any deal would face tough scrutiny to ensure it would not harm competition or raise passenger fares. A combination of the two carriers would create the world’s largest airline by capacity and control nearly half the U.S. domestic market, according to industry data.
CENTCOM reports 'no ships' made it past
US blockade of Strait of Hormuz in first 24-hours
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 4:40:31 AM Post Reply
The United States Central Command reported Tuesday no ships made it past the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf within the first 24-hours of the blockade. President Donald Trump ordered the blockade after negotiations in Pakistan failed to secure a peace deal between the United States and Iran over the weekend. CENTCOM said the mission to block the Strait consists of over 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen, over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft. "During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with directions from U.S. forces —
China Moves to Protect Its Influence in
Hungary After Ally Viktor Orbán Loses
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Posted by Mercedes44 4/15/2026 4:38:19 AM Post Reply
The Chinese Communist Party offered hearty congratulations to Hungary’s expected next prime minister, Péter Magyar, on Monday following his party’s sound defeat of current Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, signaling interest in maintaining the outsized influence Beijing developed during Orbán’s 16 years in power. Orbán lost to Magyar, a former member of Orbán’s party, and his Tisza Party on Sunday in a landslide, relegating his political party, Fidesz, to the opposition. Orbán last spent eight years in leadership of the opposition after losing the 2002 election and, barring some proposed term limits, under current law can have the opportunity to run again for the prime ministership in the future.