Life gets crazy busy, but snacking shouldn’t have to suffer. This avocado hummus is 10-minute, creamy perfection that bridges the gap between classic hummus and guacamole. It’s creamy and packed with healthy fats to keep you powered through the afternoon. Grab your favorite tortilla chips or fresh pita bread and let’s make a batch! This easy avocado hummus is a great appetizer or snack. In This Article Amy’s NotesWhat is Tahini?Key Recipe IngredientsSubstitutions & VariationsStep-by-Step Recipe InstructionsHow to Prep AheadAvocado Hummus RecipeWhat to serve with Avocado Hummus?Frequently Asked QuestionsMore To Cook and Eat View more This post may contain affiliate links, at no additional cost to you. Amy’s Notes If you’re torn between making guacamole or classic hummus for dip night, this creamy mashup gives you the best of both worlds. It comes together effortlessly and disappears from the bowl faster than you can grab chips. Freezer friendly: Freeze in airtight portions for up to 1 month. Under 10 ingredients: Simple pantry staples paired with fresh ripe avocados. Smooth and creamy: Exceptionally smooth texture thanks to a splash of ice water and fresh lemon. You can also make this Layered Hummus Dip for another easy and delicious option. Amy What is Tahini? Tahini is a smooth, creamy paste made from ground sesame seeds. Think of it a little like peanut butter, except it’s made with sesame seeds instead of peanuts. It has a rich, slightly nutty flavor and a creamy texture that works well in both savory and sweet recipes. You’ll often see tahini used in hummus, salad dressings, sauces, dips, and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern-inspired dishes. It’s also great for drizzling over roasted vegetables, adding to grain bowls, or mixing into a creamy sauce. Key Recipe Ingredients Ripe Avocados: Adds buttery richness and healthy fats. Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas): Drained and rinsed for classic hummus structure and protein. Tahini: Essential for that nutty depth and traditional flavor profile. Fresh Lemon Juice: Keeps the color bright green while balancing the creaminess. Ground Cumin: Adds warm, earthy flavor. Substitutions & Variations Spicy Kick: Add half a jalapeño or a dash of cayenne pepper before blending. (similar to our spicy Jalapeño Popper Dip). Garlic Herb: Blend in a palmful of fresh cilantro or basil. Garbanzo Swap: White navy beans or cannellini beans work great in a pinch. Step-by-Step Recipe Instructions Add all the ingredients into a food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and add seasoning as needed. For full list of ingredients and instructions, see recipe card below. How to Prep Ahead Prep Ahead: Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the hummus before sealing with a lid—this keeps air out so it stays vibrant green. Leftovers: Keep stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Print Avocado Hummus This Avocado Hummus is creamy, savory, slightly tangy, and absolutely mouthwatering. It's both healthy and yummy; one of my favorite clean snacks! Course SnackCuisine MediterraneanDiet Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Vegan, VegetarianMethod Mixing Prep Time 5 minutes minutesTotal Time 5 minutes minutes Servings 8 Calories 110kcal Author Amy Dong Ingredients1 large ripe avocado1 cup cooked garbanzo beans drained (homemade or canned)3 tablespoons real tahini sesame paste found in ethnic aisles of major grocery stores2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice depending on how lemony you want it½ teaspoon salt plus more to taste2 cloves fresh garlic peeled and halved1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil½ teaspoon paprika½ teaspoon cuminfew sprigs of fresh parsley or cilantro chopped¼ teaspoon cayenne optional InstructionsPlace all ingredients except for avocado in a food processor (or powerful blender.) Peel and halve the avocado, and add to the food processor.Process until smooth and well blended.Add more salt and/or cayenne pepper to taste, if needed.Serve with tortilla chips, pita chips, or use in place of mayo in your sandwich (delish!)Keeps well with cling wrap placed directly over the top surface of dip, in fridge. NotesStorage: Keep stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Serving: Pair this with Easy Sourdough Sandwich Bread for a fun spread, or even as a topping for Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe If you enjoyed this recipe, please come back and give it a rating. We hearing from you!  Join our Free Recipe Club and get our newest, best recipes each week!  NutritionCalories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 207mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg What to serve with Avocado Hummus? Dips You can easily pair this with our Mexican Bean Dip to make a fun snack board full of chips and crackers for dipping. Mains & Sandwiches The smooth texture of this homemade hummus pairs really well with Grilled Lemon Chicken and this Grilled Panini Sandwich. Frequently Asked Questions How do I stop avocado hummus from turning brown? Fresh lemon juice is key! The acid slows down browning. Press plastic wrap directly onto the top surface before sealing the lid. Can I freeze avocado hummus? Yes! Freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in the fridge and stir well before serving. What if I don’t have tahini? Don’t sweat it. You can substitute smooth almond butter, sunflower seed butter, or a splash of extra virgin olive oil. Can I make this in a blender? A high-speed blender works great—just scrape down the sides as needed or add an extra splash of ice water to assist blending. What are the best chips or veggies for dipping? Pita chips and sturdy tortilla chips are great here because they hold up to the creamy texture without breaking off in the bowl. If you’re going the fresh route, thick cucumber rounds, bell pepper strips, and baby carrots are amazing. How do I pick the right avocados for this dip? You want avocados that yield gently to a soft squeeze without feeling mushy or hollow underneath the skin. If they’re too firm, the hummus won’t get that ultra-velvety texture we’re after, so leave them on the counter for a day or two to ripen. More To Cook and Eat The Best Shrimp Ceviche: Fresh, zesty seafood ceviche perfect for pairing with dips. Chunky Guacamole: Simple 5-ingredient classic guacamole. Easy Homemade Salsa: Restaurant-style salsa made in minutes. Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies: A sweet treat to balance out the clean eating!

Hollywood has lost one of its most remarkable late-blooming stars. Bunny Levine, the veteran character actress who appeared in Gilmore Girls, La La Land, Law & Order and dozens of other productions, has died at 97. Her manager, Brandon Kjar, confirmed to CBS News that Levine died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Tarzana, California, on August 20. There is something especially fitting about the fact that Levine was still chasing new roles until the end. Kjar said she continued auditioning at 97 and last worked in June—just two months before her death. Her family remembered a woman who drew affection and admiration in two very different worlds: education and performance. They also pointed to the lives she shaped as a school librarian, the actors she helped through Actors Connection and a screen career that refused to obey Hollywood’s usual timetable. Levine’s agent, Mike Eisenstadt, called her fearless and kind. She reached Hollywood late in life, then kept working there for nearly four decades. Bunny Levine, a librarian-turned actress known for her roles in "Gilmore Girls" and "La La Land," dies at 97. https://t.co/A5fRTNBVPd — CBS News (@CBSNews) August 23, 2026 A Hollywood career that began after retirement Levine’s path to the screen was anything but conventional. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1928, she wanted to perform from a young age. Life took her somewhere else first. She earned master’s degrees from New York University and Columbia University, raised three children and spent roughly 25 years working as a school librarian. Then, at an age when most people are winding down their careers, Levine finally began the one she had imagined as a girl. She retired from education, started taking acting classes and went to auditions. After her husband Bernard died in 2003, she moved to Los Angeles and kept building momentum in an industry notorious for shutting older performers out. Levine was no novelty act. She became a working character actress with a résumé that stretched across decades. The Hollywood Reporter documented television appearances on Everybody Loves Raymond, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds, 2 Broke Girls, Raising Hope, Southland, New Girl, The Mindy Project, Fuller House, Shameless and Dave. That list barely scratches the surface. Levine moved easily between police procedurals, sitcoms and prestige comedies while directors kept finding new ways to use her unmistakable presence. Her first professional screen credit came in the late 1980s, when she was already nearing 60. She later played Mrs. Thompson on Gilmore Girls and found a durable niche as the sharp, funny older woman who could steal a scene in a matter of seconds. She worked on network dramas, broad comedies, prestige films and commercials. The parts were often small, but the career was enormous: more than 100 screen credits built one audition at a time. Even after turning 90, Levine kept adding new films and television shows to that list. Her final stretch included work released in 2026, and her manager said she was still going out for new parts. Bunny Levine, Actress Known for ‘Gilmore Girls,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Law & Order,’ Dies at 97 https://t.co/X1hr7plkhF — People (@people) August 23, 2026 From Adam Sandler comedies to one of 2024’s most beloved films On the big screen, Levine appeared in A Thousand Words and the Oscar-winning La La Land. She also worked with Adam Sandler in You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, Sandy Wexler and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Her career did not fade as she entered her 90s. Levine appeared in The Invisible Raptor in 2023, followed by Sacramento and Thelma in 2024. She also had credits in 2026 projects, including the final season of The Upshaws and The Cure. That longevity was not an accident. She kept showing up, kept auditioning and kept treating the next role as something worth pursuing. Her agent, Mike Eisenstadt, remembered her to CBS News as fearless, kind and a performer who lived an exceptionally full life. Levine’s family said her work in both education and entertainment inspired affection and admiration. It is hard to imagine a cleaner description of a woman who spent one career helping children learn and another proving that reinvention does not come with an expiration date. Bunny Levine, an actress who appeared in Gilmore Girls, You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, Thelma and numerous other TV shows and films, has died. She was 97. https://t.co/xaUcFVgA2K — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 23, 2026 A legacy that reached far beyond the screen Levine also helped create opportunities for performers who came after her. In 1991, she and her husband founded Actors Connection in New York City. The organization became a place where actors could meet industry professionals, develop their craft and find a way forward in a difficult business. Actors Connection credited Levine’s passion with helping launch countless careers and remembered the vibrant community she built for fellow artists. That may be the most complete picture of Bunny Levine: librarian, mother, actress, mentor and proof that a deferred dream does not have to become an abandoned one. She is survived by her children, Marty, Francie and Joe, and her grandchildren, Robin and Jeffrey. Levine waited decades to pursue Hollywood. Once she arrived, she never really stopped. What a life—and what an encore. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post Hollywood Legend Dead At 97 appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

A unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just handed President Trump’s administration a significant win in its fight to keep immigration enforcement from being boxed in by sweeping federal injunctions. In a brief order filed Monday, the three-judge panel said the district court failed to use the correct legal analysis before granting prospective relief against federal immigration officials. The appeals court sent the case back for one specific reason: the lower court must properly determine whether the plaintiffs have standing to seek an injunction governing future Border Patrol operations. WOW! In a huge victory, the U.S. 9th Circuit has BLOCKED activist judges from stonewalling ICE raids based on past “harms” This throws a WRENCH into leftist attorneys’ and judges plans to try and block deportations Keep deporting, boys! Law and order will prevail pic.twitter.com/ENrhfW9Flz — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 24, 2026 The case is United Farm Workers of America v. Mullin, No. 25-4047. According to the Ninth Circuit docket, the federal government appealed an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The dispute grew out of a three-day Border Patrol operation in Kern County in January 2025. The plaintiffs alleged that agents stopped people without reasonable suspicion and made warrantless arrests without probable cause to believe those people were likely to escape. The appeal was opened in July 2025 and remained active while the parties briefed the reach of the injunction, whether the named plaintiffs could seek relief on behalf of broader classes, and whether a federal court could impose future restrictions based on the encounters described in the complaint. Monday’s order came from Judges Mary Schroeder, Morgan Christen, and Danielle Forrest. All three agreed that the standing question had to be reconsidered before the case could move forward on its existing foundation. The district court’s preliminary-injunction order imposed prospective restrictions on those practices and provisionally certified two classes. That meant the order reached beyond the individual encounters already alleged and sought to control how agents would operate going forward. That future-looking relief is where the administration found its opening. The district judge’s order required agents to have reasonable suspicion before making vehicle stops and probable cause to believe a person was likely to escape before making certain warrantless arrests. It also required agents to document the facts supporting those decisions. The order treated the challenged operation as evidence of a broader policy and concluded that similar encounters could recur. The government attacked that leap on appeal, arguing that a past event involving particular people during a limited operation could not automatically justify an injunction dictating future field decisions across an entire region. Federal courts cannot issue prospective injunctions simply because someone says a past violation occurred. A plaintiff seeking that kind of order must show a real and imminent threat of being harmed again, rather than a possibility resting on speculation. The government’s reply brief on appeal argued that the lower court blurred that distinction. It said the plaintiffs relied largely on encounters during one limited operation and had not established the concrete likelihood of future injury required by Article III of the Constitution. The Ninth Circuit agreed that the wrong standing analysis had been used. “We agree and remand to the district court for the limited purpose of addressing standing,” the panel wrote in the order displayed above. The government also argued that later agency guidance and training undercut claims that the alleged conduct was likely to happen again. It challenged the breadth of class-wide restrictions covering people who had never encountered the agents involved in the January operation. Those arguments go directly to judicial power. If the named plaintiffs cannot establish a personal, ongoing threat that a federal court is capable of remedying, the court lacks constitutional authority to maintain prospective relief—regardless of how sharply the parties disagree about the earlier encounters. The panel has not yet issued a final ruling on every allegation in the case. It did not declare all of the challenged conduct lawful or decide once and for all that the plaintiffs lack standing. But it is still a meaningful victory. The government persuaded a famously liberal appeals court that the foundation for this prospective injunction had not been properly established. The district court must now confront the threshold constitutional question before its restraints on future enforcement can stand. If the plaintiffs cannot show a sufficiently concrete and imminent threat of future harm, the federal court cannot keep issuing forward-looking relief on the strength of past encounters alone. The plaintiffs’ case page describes the lawsuit as an effort to stop what they call unlawful stops and arrests during immigration sweeps. Their position is that farmworkers, UFW members, and other residents remain vulnerable to the same practices. Now they will have to prove that claimed future threat under the correct legal standard. OVER 1,300 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED. In just two weeks, the brave men and women of @ICEgov removed criminals including sexual assailants, drunk drivers, and robbers from Maryland and Virginia. By arresting and REMOVING these illegal aliens from our communities, we will make… pic.twitter.com/JYW6LOxo3D — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 24, 2026 The ruling lands as the Trump administration continues a broad immigration-enforcement push across the country. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that ICE had arrested more than 1,300 illegal aliens in Maryland and Virginia over a two-week period, including people accused or convicted of serious crimes. ICE has also argued that sanctuary policies force agents to make more difficult arrests in the community after local jurisdictions decline to honor immigration detainers. When officials don’t honor detainers and choose to release criminal aliens into their own communities, Americans are less safe. In sanctuary jurisdictions, ICE officers must pursue the alien in the community. These at-large arrests are more dangerous for the public, aliens and… pic.twitter.com/5Iy6DVoFBl — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) August 23, 2026 That is the practical backdrop here. Every nationwide or class-wide injunction can shape how federal officers operate far beyond the original plaintiffs and the original incident. The case now returns to the district court with a threshold question it should have answered first: Do these plaintiffs have the constitutional standing required to obtain prospective relief at all? For President Trump’s administration, getting that question reopened by a unanimous Ninth Circuit panel is rare, important, and potentially decisive. The next move is back in the district court. This time, the injunction’s legal foundation will have to survive the correct test. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. 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Ok folks, I thought this might be fun. Most people know President Trump’s Secret Service code name is “Mogul.” Very fitting, right? But do you know Melania’s? How about JD Vance? Or Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and all the rest? I’m betting you probably don’t know most of these. So I decided to document the publicly known Secret Service code names for every President starting with Harry Truman, along with each Vice President and First Lady. And some of them are absolutely perfect. “Rawhide” for Ronald Reagan? “Lancer” for John F. Kennedy? “Mogul” for President Trump? Those are tough to beat. A quick bit of history before we get to the list… The United States Secret Service was founded on July 5, 1865, but its original mission was fighting counterfeit currency after the Civil War. Presidential protection came later, following the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. The modern presidential code-name tradition is generally traced to Harry Truman. That means Presidents George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt do not have reliably documented presidential Secret Service code names in this system. And despite what we call them, these names are not really “secret” anymore. They were especially useful when government radio traffic was easier to intercept. Today they remain useful because they are short, distinctive and difficult to misunderstand over a radio. Here is the full list of publicly documented names, arranged so each presidential family and administration stays together: Presidency Secret Service Code Names 33 — Harry S Truman1945–1953 President: Harry S TrumanCode name: General Vice President: Vacant from 1945–1949; Alben Barkley from 1949–1953Code name: No reliably documented code name for Barkley First Lady: Bess TrumanCode name: Sunnyside 34 — Dwight David Eisenhower1953–1961 President: Dwight David EisenhowerCode name: Providence; Scorecard is also reported as an alternate or later name Vice President: Richard NixonCode name: No reliably documented vice-presidential-era name; Searchlight came later First Lady: Mamie EisenhowerCode name: Springtime 35 — John Fitzgerald Kennedy1961–1963 President: John Fitzgerald KennedyCode name: Lancer Vice President: Lyndon B. JohnsonCode name: Volunteer First Lady: Jacqueline KennedyCode name: Lace 36 — Lyndon Baines Johnson1963–1969 President: Lyndon Baines JohnsonCode name: Volunteer Vice President: Vacant from 1963–1965; Hubert Humphrey from 1965–1969Code name: No reliably documented code name for Humphrey First Lady: Lady Bird JohnsonCode name: Victoria 37 — Richard Nixon1969–1974 President: Richard NixonCode name: Searchlight Vice Presidents: Spiro Agnew; briefly vacant; Gerald FordCode names: Pathfinder; none during the vacancy; Passkey First Lady: Pat NixonCode name: Starlight 38 — Gerald Ford1974–1977 President: Gerald FordCode name: Passkey Vice President: Initially vacant; Nelson Rockefeller from December 1974Code name: Sandstorm First Lady: Betty FordCode name: Pinafore 39 — Jimmy Carter1977–1981 President: Jimmy CarterCode names: Deacon; Dasher during the 1976 campaign; Lock Master is also documented as a later or alternate name Vice President: Walter MondaleCode name: Cavalier First Lady: Rosalynn CarterCode names: Dancer; Lotus Petal is also documented 40 — Ronald Reagan1981–1989 President: Ronald ReaganCode name: Rawhide Vice President: George H.W. BushCode name: Timberwolf First Lady: Nancy ReaganCode name: Rainbow 41 — George Herbert Walker Bush1989–1993 President: George Herbert Walker BushCode names: Timberwolf; Sheepskin was used during an earlier campaign period Vice President: Dan QuayleCode names: Scorecard; Supervisor is also documented First Lady: Barbara BushCode names: Tranquility; Snowbank was also used during an earlier period 42 — Bill Clinton1993–2001 President: Bill ClintonCode name: Eagle Vice President: Al GoreCode names: Sundance; Sawhorse is also documented First Lady: Hillary ClintonCode name: Evergreen 43 — George Walker Bush2001–2009 President: George Walker BushCode name: Trailblazer; Tumbler was his earlier name while protected as President George Herbert Walker Bush’s son Vice President: Dick CheneyCode name: Angler First Lady: Laura BushCode name: Tempo 44 — Barack Obama2009–2017 President: Barack ObamaCode name: Renegade Vice President: Joe BidenCode name: Celtic First Lady: Michelle ObamaCode name: Renaissance 45 — Donald Trump2017–2021 President: Donald TrumpCode name: Mogul Vice President: Mike PenceCode name: Hoosier First Lady: Melania TrumpCode name: Muse 46 — Joe Biden2021–2025 President: Joe BidenCode name: Celtic Vice President: Kamala HarrisCode name: Pioneer First Lady: Jill BidenCode name: Capri 47 — Donald Trump2025–present President: Donald TrumpCode name: Mogul Vice President: JD VanceCode name: Bobcat First Lady: Melania TrumpCode name: Muse When “Bobcat” was assigned to JD Vance in 2024, the news traveled quickly: JD Vance gets Secret Service nickname ‘Bobcat’https://t.co/1XtvoMrIjo — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) July 28, 2024 Another contemporary post explained the personal connection behind the name: The Secret Service has given JD Vance the codename “Bobcat.” “Bobcat” has personal significance. It’s associated with both Ohio University and Breathitt County High School in Jackson, Kentucky – locations tied to Vance’s family and his bestselling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy".… — ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) July 28, 2024 A few of these have especially strong confirmation in the historical record. The Washington Post reported during the 1992 campaign that President George Herbert Walker Bush was “Timber Wolf,” Bill Clinton was “Eagle,” and the words were used by protective agents speaking into their radios around the candidates. The report explained that the White House communications operation selected the names while the Secret Service wanted words that could be pronounced quickly, heard clearly and understood without confusion. It also documented Bush’s earlier 1980 campaign name, “Sheepskin,” before he became “Timber Wolf” during the 1988 campaign, showing that one protectee could receive different identifiers during different periods. The names might sound colorful or personally meaningful, but the practical requirement was much simpler: an agent needed to say one unmistakable word during a noisy, crowded or fast-moving security operation. That explains why the names tend to be short, vivid and hard to confuse with each other. The Reagan records provide a striking real-world example. During the 1981 assassination attempt, agents used “Rawhide” for President Reagan and “Stagecoach” for his limousine while urgently redirecting the motorcade to George Washington University Hospital. These names were more than fun nicknames sitting unused on a government list. Agents actually relied on them when every second mattered. TIME documented the modern names when President Trump received protection during the 2016 campaign, after Trump had joked during a televised debate that he would choose the deliberately ironic name “Humble.” He did not get Humble; he received “Mogul,” a name reflecting the business empire and public identity he had built long before entering presidential politics. The same report identified Barack Obama as “Renegade” and the younger President Bush as “Trailblazer,” two names already widely associated with their respective presidential security details. Bush had previously been called “Tumbler” while protected as his presidential father’s son, an important distinction because Tumbler was a family-era identifier while Trailblazer was the name connected to his own presidency. Joe Biden kept “Celtic,” the name connected to his Irish heritage that he had already used as Vice President. He even publicly confirmed it during the Boston Celtics’ 2024 White House visit. The archived White House post from that Celtics visit captured the moment: In 1963, President Kennedy welcomed the Celtics as the first NBA champions to visit the White House. I've had the honor to continue that tradition, celebrating the power of sports and the values these champions share: Hard work.Respect.And the character to keep the faith. pic.twitter.com/IcuxOwtwZT — President Biden Archived (@POTUS46Archive) December 1, 2024 So yes, these names are public. And sometimes the person carrying one will tell you himself. Now, did you catch the truly strange detail in the very first row? Harry Truman had no Vice President for nearly four years. Yes, you read that correctly. Franklin D. Roosevelt began his fourth term on January 20, 1945, with Truman as his Vice President. Then FDR died on April 12, only 82 days later. Truman immediately became President, which left the Vice Presidency empty. And under the Constitution as it existed at that time, there was no procedure allowing Truman to nominate a replacement. None. The office simply stayed vacant until the next presidential election. Congress’s Constitution Annotated shows just how normal these long vacancies once were: before the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, the Vice Presidency became vacant 16 times for a combined total of more than 37 years. Eight vacancies happened because a President died and the Vice President moved into the White House, while the others followed the death or resignation of a sitting Vice President. The constitutional problem went far beyond an empty office: there was no procedure empowering a President or Congress to put a replacement into it before the next election. The country therefore continued without a Vice President, sometimes for years, even though the office carried Senate responsibilities and represented the first line of presidential succession. But the result was always the same: there was no constitutional machinery to install a replacement. The country simply continued without a Vice President until voters chose a new ticket. That meant no Vice President to preside over the Senate, cast tie-breaking votes or stand immediately behind the President in the succession line. It sounds almost unthinkable today. For much of American history, however, that was the system. But Truman’s situation created another huge question: What would happen if Truman died too? Under the succession law then in effect, the Secretary of State came next after a vacant Vice Presidency. Truman did not like that arrangement. His argument was simple: a President should not effectively get to choose his own possible successor merely by appointing a Secretary of State. He wanted an elected official next in line. So Truman asked Congress to change the law. The U.S. Senate’s history of the Presidential Succession Act explains that Truman wanted congressional leaders restored near the front of the line because the existing system placed an appointed Cabinet secretary immediately behind the empty Vice Presidency. Truman argued that the Speaker was elected to Congress by voters and then chosen to lead the House by the nation’s elected representatives, giving that office a democratic legitimacy a Cabinet appointment lacked. Congress ultimately agreed and established an order beginning with the Vice President, followed by the Speaker, the Senate’s President pro tempore and eligible Cabinet secretaries in the order their departments were created. Truman signed the measure on July 18, 1947, changing who would take over if the President died or became unable to serve while the Vice Presidency remained vacant. Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 on July 18 of that year. The new law placed the Speaker of the House immediately behind the Vice President, followed by the Senate’s President pro tempore and then the eligible Cabinet secretaries in the order their departments were created. That basic structure remains in effect today. But in Truman’s case, the change produced one especially awkward political reality. That meant Republican House Speaker Joseph Martin became one heartbeat away from the Presidency while Democrat Harry Truman remained in office without a Vice President. Think about that for a moment. Truman finally won a full term in the famous 1948 election, with Kentucky Senator Alben Barkley as his running mate. Barkley was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1949, ending a vacancy that had lasted approximately three years and nine months. The country did not establish a way to fill a midterm Vice Presidential vacancy until the Twenty-Fifth Amendment was ratified in 1967. That new process was eventually used to install Gerald Ford as Vice President after Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973, and then Nelson Rockefeller after Ford became President in 1974. Pretty incredible history, isn’t it? Now I want to know which code name you think is the best. For me, it’s hard to beat Rawhide, Lancer and Mogul. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post Bet You Don’t Know All The Historic Secret Service Code Names For Trump And All Past Presidents appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

This is a huge win for President Trump with the midterms just over two months away. The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower-court injunction that had blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with major new safeguards for mail-in ballots. The lawsuit continues, yet the immediate consequence is unmistakable: the legal roadblock stopping the administration from finalizing and implementing President Trump’s plan is gone while the case moves through the appeals courts. That distinction matters. The White House can now move forward on a system built around citizenship verification, state voter lists and unique auditable identifiers for ballot envelopes—unless another court order gets in the way. MAJOR BREAKING: The US Supreme Court has sided with President Trump, LIFTING a lower court’s order that blocked President Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions to go into effect Trump’s order requires: – Each USPS envelope to have a unique barcode with tracking– DHS & SSA… pic.twitter.com/jLDP6q0m4l — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 24, 2026 What the Supreme Court just did The Supreme Court’s official docket says the justices granted the administration’s emergency application in Trump v. California, No. 26A124. The Court stayed the injunction entered by a federal judge in Massachusetts while the case continues in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. If the dispute returns to the Supreme Court through a timely petition, the stay remains in place while the justices decide whether to take the case. The ruling came in an unsigned per curiam opinion. Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a dissent joined by Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson filed a separate dissent. In plain English: the administration won the right to keep moving while the courts fight over the ultimate legality of the order. BREAKING: The Supreme Court clears the way for President Trump to move ahead with an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterms. pic.twitter.com/kYGCxSnuj4 — Fox News (@FoxNews) August 24, 2026 The election-integrity plan at the center of the fight President Trump signed Executive Order 14399 on March 31. It directs the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration to help compile state-specific lists of confirmed U.S. citizens who will be at least 18 by the next federal election. States would still control voter registration under their own laws. The federal list is designed as a citizenship-verification tool, with a process for people to review and correct their records and for states to submit updates. The order also directs the Postal Service to establish uniform standards for federal-election ballot mail. Outbound ballot envelopes would need official election-mail markings, automation compatibility, an approved design and a unique Intelligent Mail barcode that creates an auditable record. States choosing to use the system would provide lists of eligible mail voters, and USPS would transmit ballots only to the individuals enrolled on those state-specific participation lists. President Trump framed the order as a way to prevent ineligible voting, create a verifiable chain of custody and give election officials a uniform method to track ballots moving through the mail. USPS already has the machinery in motion An official Federal Register notice explains that USPS proposed a new records system to support the ballot-mail rule. The system would hold names, addresses and the unique barcodes assigned to outbound and return ballot envelopes. The data would be tied to each state’s Mail-in and Absentee Participation List. State election officials—or authorized providers working for them—would supply the information, while privacy rules and use agreements would govern how it is handled. The notice also provides a correction path for the system and makes clear that the records would support both outbound and return ballot envelopes. That creates a matched chain of custody from the state list to the envelope identifiers moving through the mail. That means Monday’s decision is not a victory over a plan that exists only on paper. USPS had already moved through rulemaking and data-system preparation before lower courts froze implementation. Now the administration has room to turn that preparation into action. Why this could matter in November The Associated Press reported that Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia sued to stop the order, arguing that the Constitution gives states and Congress—not the president—the power to set election rules. A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the plan in those jurisdictions, and the First Circuit left that injunction in place. The Justice Department then went to the Supreme Court, arguing that the states had sued before the administration’s policies were final and before any concrete harm had occurred. The AP also noted that the clock is tight. Some states are only weeks away from sending the first ballots to military and overseas voters, so every day lost in court reduces how much of the new system can realistically be deployed before November 3. There is another complication: a separate lower-court order in a voting-rights lawsuit may still block parts of the USPS plan nationwide. The administration may need additional relief before every piece of the program can take effect. BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of midterms. https://t.co/FDJnPdmoBw — The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2026 A major win—but the legal war is not over The Supreme Court did not issue a final ruling that every part of President Trump’s order is constitutional. What it did was still enormously important. The justices took away the injunction that had tied the administration’s hands in the case brought by California and other Democratic-led jurisdictions. That gives the White House, DHS, SSA and USPS the ability to keep building and implementing the election-integrity system while the appeal continues. The Court’s official order in No. 26A124 remains the controlling document. It keeps the stay in place through the First Circuit appeal and any timely Supreme Court petition. If the justices deny review, the stay ends automatically. If they agree to hear the case, it lasts until the Court sends down its judgment. The order also records that Justice Sotomayor dissented with Justice Kagan and that Justice Jackson wrote separately. Those dissents underscore the legal fight ahead, but they do not change Monday’s immediate result: the Massachusetts injunction in the states’ case is no longer stopping implementation while the appeal proceeds. For President Trump, the immediate result is exactly what his administration asked for: permission to move forward instead of waiting for the entire lawsuit to end. With control of Congress on the line in November, that is one very big election win. Read the full Supreme Court order here: Trump v. California, No. 26A124. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post BREAKING: Supreme Court Gives President Trump Huge Election Win For Midterms! appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.