President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will no longer consider documents signed by President Joe Biden with an autopen valid, and threatened Biden with “perjury” charges if he said he was aware of autopen signings. “Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “The Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the UnitedStates. The Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office took the Presidency away from him,” the president added. Biden has previously rejected Trump’s accusations of the autopen being used without his awareness. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false,” he said in a June statement. Trump also wrote he was “cancelling all Executive Orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally.” “Joe Biden was not involved in the Autopen process and, if he says he was, he will be brought up on charges of perjury,” the president added. Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, praised Trump’s move, saying in a statement that “the Biden Autopen Presidency is one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history.” “Americans witnessed President Biden’s decline with their own eyes, Biden’s inner circle sought to deceive the public, conceal his condition, and take unauthorized executive actions using the autopen—actions that are now invalid,” the Kentucky Republican added in a statement. In an October report, the House Oversight Committee examined whether Biden had appropriately used the autopen, drawing on interviews with former White House staffers. The report found that “Biden allegedly made some executive decisions verbally, and withoutdocumentation indicating that they came from the president himself or that he understoodthe decisions completely,” and that “[s]enior White House officials did not know who operated the autopen and its use was not sufficiently controlled or documented to prevent abuse.” “The Biden White House’s process of ascertaining the president’s approval for decisionsand use of the autopen was inconsistent, poorly documented, and vulnerable to abuse,” stated the report. The House Oversight Committee called on the Justice Department to further investigate “all of former President Biden’s executive actions, particularly clemency actions, to assess whether legal action must be taken to void any action that the former president did not, in fact, take himself.” President Trump just declared Biden’s autopen actions NULL and VOID. Our investigation EXPOSED what went down at the Biden White House while they were covering up his mental decline. WATCH AND SHARE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE ?? pic.twitter.com/AGCzVgVFFN— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) November 28, 2025 Rep. Robert Garcia, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, denounced the report and said Republicans had conducted a “sham investigation” in an October statement. “Despite this sham investigation, every White House official testified President Biden fully executed his duties as President of the United States. The testimonies also make it clear the former President authorized every executive order, pardon, and use of the autopen,” said Garcia, D-Calif. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently announced she would resign in January, wrote in a X post, “If Autopen Pardons are repealed then prosecute [former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony] Fauci for crimes against humanity.” If Autopen Pardons are repealed then prosecute Fauci for crimes against humanity.— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? (@RepMTG) November 28, 2025 The Oversight Project, which first surfaced the Biden White House’s autopen usage in a March report, praised the president’s decision in a X post. Thank you President Trump for taking our historic Autopen investigation and findings seriously and ordering your Administration to take action. We will follow up with the relevant authorities to identify what fraudulent documents are still being treated with legal effect. pic.twitter.com/7SarJTfxEk— Oversight Project (@ItsYourGov) November 28, 2025 The post Trump: Documents Signed by Biden Autopen ‘Terminated’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If shooting fish in a barrel is unfair, exposing Democrat failures is like shooting fish after they have been fileted. It would be more sporting if Democrats made it tougher to detect their blunders. Instead, they are so desperate to “get Trump” that they don’t spend five minutes to see if their flimsy arguments can withstand five seconds of scrutiny. The so-called Seditious Six—two Democrat U.S. senators and four House members—released an instantly notorious video in which they urged American GIs to resist unlawful commands. “We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community,” the lawmakers said. “Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,” they continued. “You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.” None of these six spent five minutes to craft an answer to the most obvious question: Which of President Donald J. Trump’s orders is illegal? Margaret Brennan, host of CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” asked Congressman Jason Crow, D-Colorado, on Sunday, “Specifically what?” illegal commands have Trump made? “Send troops into polling stations,” Crow squawked. “Kill terrorists’ families. Arrest and execute members of Congress.” Wrong! Trump has issued no such orders. Fox News’ Martha MacCallum asked Crow on Nov. 19: “What specific order from the commander-in-chief, that we are asking our military to carry out, are you objecting to?” “Martha,” Crow replied, “Donald Trump has made a series of very disturbing comments and suggestions that would violate U.S. law and put our military in a terrible position.” Trump often thinks aloud. But musings are not mandates, and comments are not commands. “Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?” ABC’s “This Week” host Martha Raddatz asked Senator Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan.  “To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal,” Slotkin conceded. Flailing miserably, Slotkin then blamed Hollywood: “If you look at popular culture—you watch, you know, ‘A Few Good Men’—like, we have plenty of examples since World War II, in Vietnam, where people were told to follow illegal orders and they did it, and they were prosecuted for it.” So, the menace is not Trump. It’s a 33-year-old Tom Cruise film. Since the Seditious Six cannot identify even one illegal national security order from Trump, they should find a new hobby. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, D – Texas, on Nov. 18 exhibited severe symptoms of Ready, Fire, Aim. “Folks who also took money from somebody named Jeffrey Epstein,” she listed for her House colleagues. “As I had my team dig in very quickly: Mitt Romney, the NRCC, Lee Zeldin, George Bush, WinRed, McCain-Palin, Rick Lazio.” Sounding cockier than ever, Crockett finally got those pesky Republicans! Not so fast, Jasmine. Zeldin quickly resembled the Road Runner as Crockett recalled Wile E. Coyote, seconds after the cigar exploded in her mouth. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Zeldin, a former Republican congressman, blasted her via X: “Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine. NO FREAKIN RELATION YOU GENIUS!!!” Rather than admit error and apologize, Crockett charged forward. “I never said it was that Jeffrey Epstein,” she told CNN. “Unlike Republicans, I at least don’t go out and just tell lies.” She added with breathtaking chutzpah: “I wasn’t trying to mislead people.” You heard it here first: Jasmine Crockett is a tax-cheating, bank-robbing, bomb-making, top-secret member of Hamas. And she never makes her bed. Oh, I don’t mean the profane and reckless House member. I meant another Jasmine Crockett. I wasn’t trying to mislead people. Crockett could have avoided this fiasco if she had spent five minutes on the Federal Election Commission’s website and noticed that these donations to Zeldin were dated Feb. 7, April 24, and Aug. 31 in 2020. As luck would have it, the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10, 2019. Dead men tell no tales. And they don’t write checks, either. During the 43-day Schumer Shutdown, Democrats soiled themselves by claiming that Trump’s most-desired goal was to build the new White House ballroom. House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York moaned, “The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority. Meanwhile, the cost of living is way too high and the Republican health care crisis threatens millions of Americans.” The House Democratic Caucus complained: “So, Trump’s MAIN priority is a $300 MILLION ballroom? Not lowering costs. Not saving health care. Not reopening the government. Got it.” A Democrat National Committee press release stated, “Leavitt Admits Trump’s ‘Main Priority’ Is Building His $300 Million Gold Ballroom.” Again, a five-minute review of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Oct. 23 briefing would have found her answering a journalist’s question about whether Trump envisioned, beyond the ballroom, “any other renovations” at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.? Leavitt replied that Trump ponders “how to improve things here on the White House grounds.” But, for now, “the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.” PolitiFact ruled Jeffries’ remarks False, determined that he “twists Leavitt’s words” and incorrectly presented “Trump’s top priorities for renovating” as “Trump’s top priority among every policy.” At best, Democrats routinely blow off their homework. At worst, they recklessly disregard the truth and harbor actual malice toward Trump, Republican officials, and the 74 million Americans who elected them. 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Stephanie Dilyard is lucky to be alive. Yet last week, 7-Eleven fired the 25-year-old after she used her gun to save her own life. Private companies have every right to set rules for employee behavior, but many corporate policies that require workers to remain passive and comply with criminals’ demands rest on a deeply mistaken view of crime data. “He threatened me,” Dilyard told Fox 25 in Oklahoma City. “[A]nd said he was gonna slice my head off, and that’s when I tried to call the police. He started throwing things at me, came behind the counter. I tried to run off, but he grabbed his hands around my neck, and pushed me out of the counter space, and that’s when I pulled out my gun and I shot him.” “I had to choose between my job and my life,” she said. “And I will always choose my life because people depend on me. My kids need me here.” She survived with wounds to her neck and hands–injuries that could have been far worse. Her attacker, 59-year-old Kenneth Thompson, already had an outstanding felony warrant for a parole violation. For his latest crimes, prosecutors have charged him with assault and battery, threatening acts of violence, and attempting to pass a fake bill. For more than two years, Dilyard worked the dangerous 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift alone. Despite those conditions, 7-Eleven insisted she use only “store items” to defend herself. Unfortunately, while some in the media and many businesses may concede that passive behavior by store clerks might encourage more crime, they believe that passive behavior is still the safest course of action. In Dilyard’s case, however, passive behavior likely would have gotten her killed. And while there is a kernel of truth behind the advice to remain passive when confronted by a criminal, the claim is highly misleading. Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey shows that passive behavior appears slightly safer than all forms of active resistance combined–but that comparison lumps together very different actions. For women, the most dangerous form of resistance is to fight with their fists, because doing so often triggers a violent physical reaction from the attacker. The next most dangerous choice is to run. Escaping is ideal when possible, but women generally run more slowly than men, and being tackled can produce serious injury. Other options such as using a baseball bat or a knife turn out not to be a lot better because women are at a disadvantage whenever they come into physical contact with a male attacker. By contrast, the safest option for a woman confronted by a criminal is to have a gun. Women who rely on passive behavior are 2.5 times more likely to suffer serious injury than women who defend themselves with a firearm. Criminals are almost always men, and when a man is attacking a woman there is on average a much larger strength difference than when a man is attacking another man. The presence of a gun represents a much bigger relative change in a woman’s ability to protect herself than it does for a man. Firearms act as a powerful equalizer between the sexes. Murder rates fall when either men or women carry concealed handguns, but the reduction is especially large for women. Each additional woman with a concealed-carry permit lowers the female murder rate by roughly three to four times more than each additional male permit holder lowers the male murder rate. States that allowed women to carry concealed handguns on a nondiscretionary basis also experience about 25% fewer rapes than states that restrict or forbid concealed carry. Police are extremely important in stopping crime, but the police can’t be there all the time. The police themselves understand that they virtually always arrive on the crime scene after the crime has occurred. And that raises a real question: What should people do when they’re having to confront a criminal by themselves? As Dilyard learned the hard way, people ultimately must take responsibility for their own safety–and for women, carrying a gun is the safest option. Fortunately, Dilyard’s children still have their mother. Originally published by RealClearPolitics. The post She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her appeared first on The Daily Signal.

THE CENTER SQUARE—The Donald Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some tourism advocates but could generate hundreds of millions in extra revenue each year. Beginning Jan. 1, international tourists without an annual pass will have to pay a $100 surcharge to enter the 11 most visited national parks, on top of the parks’ standard entrance fees. The annual pass will cost foreign visitors $250, rather than the current $80 price that will stay the same for U.S. residents. The extra revenue will directly go towards park maintenance and repairs. The U.S. National Park Service estimates that the park system collectively needs $22 billion to address overdue maintenance and repairs. “President Trump’s leadership always puts American families first,” Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said. “These policies ensure that U.S. taxpayers, who already support the National Park System, continue to enjoy affordable access, while international visitors contribute their fair share to maintaining and improving our parks for future generations.” Out of the roughly 325.5 million visitors to national parks in 2023, about 14 million were international visitors, according to estimates from Property and Environment Research Center, which supports the new fees. “This is a big win for everyone who loves America’s national parks. A $100 international visitor surcharge could generate $55 million annually at Yellowstone National Park alone, more than quadrupling that park’s revenue to address deteriorating trails, failing wastewater systems, and crumbling bridges,” Property and Environment Research Center CEO Brian Yablonski said. Property and Environment Research Center has long advocated increased national park fees for nonresidents, pointing out that the practice is common abroad.  A Property and Environment Research Center paper published in Dec. 2023 estimated that even a $40 surcharge for foreign visitors could raise an extra $528 million per year, more than doubling current annual revenue.  The paper included all national parks, while the Trump administration’s $100 surcharge only applies to 11 parks. But with the new surcharge being more than double Property and Environment Research Center’s idea, plus the addition of the annual pass price hike for nonresidents, extra revenue could exceed the $528 million estimate. Some conservationists worry the new fees will simply cause the number of foreign tourists to drop.  While a $40 surcharge would only decrease international tourists by an estimated 3%, according to Property and Environment Research Center estimates, the tourism impact of a $100 surcharge on 11 of the most popular parks remains unknown. Though the Department of Interior did not name the parks in the press release, National Park Service data shows the 11 most visited parks in 2024 include: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Grand Canyon National Park Zion National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Acadia National Park Yosemite National Park Yellowstone National Park Joshua Tree National Park Cuyahoga Valley National Park Glacier National Park Olympic National Park Originally published by The Center Square. The post New Park Fee for Foreign Tourists Could Generate Hundreds of Millions appeared first on The Daily Signal.

THE CENTER SQUARE—Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,153% in 11 months, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  As ICE officers continue to arrest the most violent criminals nationwide, U.S. citizens have increasingly obstructed their efforts, including physically attacking them and threatening to kill them, according to multiple reports nationwide. The most recent death-threat-related arrests were of a Virginia high school assistant principal and his brother.  Earlier this month, DHS and the Virginia Beach Police Department launched an investigation into brothers John Wilson Bennett and Mark Booth Bennett, after an off-duty Norfolk Virginia Police Department officer overheard them discussing plans to “kill police officers and ICE agents,” DHS said.  The brothers are U.S. citizens and Virginia residents. The officer claims he overheard Mark Bennett tell his brother that he was “planning to meet with likeminded individuals in Las Vegas to purchase firearms with explosive rounds to carry out the attacks,” DHS said. He was arrested at the Norfolk International Airport, where he was booked on a flight and scheduled to depart to Las Vegas, DHS said. His brother, John Bennett, was arrested in Virginia Beach on the same day. John Bennett is the assistant principal of Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach. He is still employed by the school; his photo and contact information are still on the school website. He is reportedly on leave, according to local news reports. Both were charged with a state crime of one count of conspiracy to commit malicious wounding. “It’s chilling that a human being, much less a child educator, would plot to ambush and kill ICE law enforcement officers—offering such specifics as to getting a high caliber rifle that would pierce the law enforcements’ bullet proof vests. Thanks to Homeland Security Investigations and our partners, these men are behind bars,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.  They weren’t behind bars for long and were released on a $25,000 bond, with GPS monitoring. They claimed they were “joking around” and the Las Vegas trip was preplanned to attend an F1 race, WAVY 10 News reported. Their next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 23. Law enforcement took the claims seriously, as assaults against ICE officers up now by 1,153% in just 11 months. From Jan. 21 through Nov. 21, 2025, 238 assaults were reported against ICE officers, up from 19 reported during the same time-period last year, DHS said.  That’s an increase of 1,153%. At the same time, the number of death threats made against ICE officers have increased by 8,000%, The Center Square reported.  ICE and U.S. Custom and Border Protection and Border Patrol officers have also experienced a surge of targeted vehicular attacks. Vehicular attacks against CBP and Border Patrol agents are up 58%; attacks against ICE officers are up by 1,300%, The Center Square reported. DHS blames Democrats for increased violence and threats of violence. “After months of Democrat politicians comparing ICE to Nazis, the Gestapo, slave patrols, and even encouraging illegal aliens to resist arrest, our brave ICE law enforcement have been assaulted 238 times,” McLaughlin said. “Our law enforcement officers have had Molotov cocktails and rocks thrown at them, been shot at, had cars used as weapons against them, and been physically assaulted. Sanctuary politicians need to tone the rhetoric down before a law enforcement officer is killed. They should be thanking these brave law enforcement officers who risk their lives every single day to arrest pedophiles, rapists, murderers, gang members, and terrorists from our neighborhoods.” Examples of assaults include hitting, spitting, kicking, biting, attempted strangulation, drive by shootings and cartel bounties, The Center Square reported. Despite these threats, ICE officers are prioritizing arresting violent criminals, including those with removal orders from federal immigration judges. The overwhelming majority being arrested, 70%, have criminal convictions or pending charges, ICE says. The 70% figure excludes those wanted for violent crimes in other countries, including those with INTERPOL notices and human rights violators, among others, ICE says. ICE is encouraging Americans to report suspicious criminal activity, threats against ICE officers and their family members, as well as doxxing, by calling 866-DHS-2-ICE or submitting a tip online.  Originally published by The Center Square. The post Assaults Against ICE Up 1,153% In 11 Months appeared first on The Daily Signal.