The United States economy grew more than expected over the summer, shattering expectations and marking a two-year high of economic growth. The long-anticipated third-quarter GDP numbers — whose autumn release was delayed due to the government shutdown — dropped Tuesday, an early Christmas gift to President Donald Trump and his administration. “Q3 GDP came in at 4.3%, BLOWING PAST expectations,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Economists got it WRONG, but “TRUMP,” and some other Geniuses, got it right.” “The SUCCESS is due to Good Government, and TARIFFS,” the president added. “Consumer spending is STRONG, Net Exports are WAY UP, Imports and Trade Deficits are WAY DOWN, and there is NO INFLATION! Because of my Tax Bill (THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL) and TARIFFS, INVESTMENT IS SETTING RECORDS. The Trump Economic Golden Age is FULL steam ahead — ‘You haven’t seen anything yet!’ Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” The 4.3% growth rate beat forecasted growth by 1.2%, marking the strongest quarter of economic growth since 2023. The surge stemmed from increases in consumer spending, exports, and government spending. Imports fell, a notable factor because imports are subtracted from GDP. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted this degree of growth earlier this month, saying, “The economy has been better than we thought,” Bessent said. “We’ve had the 4-4% GDP growth in a couple of quarters. We’re going to finish the year, despite the Schumer shutdown, with 3% real GDP growth.”  Americans spent more on vehicles and prescription drugs in the third quarter, two sectors directly impacted by the Trump administration’s policy this year. Earlier in 2025, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced a $50 billion investment in the United States, reinforcing the administration’s push to reshore drug manufacturing. Meanwhile, the administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” introduced a tax break on interest for loans on American-made vehicles, branded as “No Tax on Car Loan Interest.”  Bessent has pledged to reduce deficit spending to 3% of GDP, a target he believes is achievable with the right monetary leadership. Central to that vision, he argues, is a Federal Reserve chair willing to let growth accelerate. Trump is expected to appoint a new chair in the coming weeks. It remains to be seen whether Q3 momentum translated into Q4. A robust fourth quarter could reinforce the Trump administration’s vision of sustained economic expansion cultivated under policies with American-made production and a forward-thinking Federal Reserve, potentially setting the stage for a  “bountiful” 2026. But until then, the White House will likely continue trumpeting this economic win well into the new year. “The doubters, naysayers, panicans, and liberal media have been proven wrong — again,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X Tuesday. “Trust in Trump. The President’s pro-growth policies are working, and the best is yet to come!”

Former Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, adding that he is “gonna die.” Sasse, a 53-year-old husband and father of three, announced the tragic news in a lengthy social media post, saying that the diagnosis is a “death sentence.” “Friends- This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die,” Sasse wrote. “Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do.” Sasse, who represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate for eight years, resigned from his seat in 2022 and, shortly after, was appointed the president of the University of Florida. He stepped down from leading the University of Florida in July of 2024 after revealing that his wife was dealing with a serious medical condition and had suffered an aneurysm and a series of strokes. During his time as president of Florida, Sasse took a strong stance against anti-Israel protesters in the wake of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel and said the university would “draw a hard line at unlawful action.” Sasse was a staunch pro-life advocate in the U.S. Senate and constantly pushed the U.S. government to remain tough on China. He has also been a strong critic of President Donald Trump since Trump first stepped into the political spotlight in 2016. The former Republican senator said on Tuesday, “I’ve got less time than I’d prefer. This is hard for someone wired to work and build, but harder still as a husband and a dad.” Sasse added that he is relying on his Christian faith to get him through his recent cancer diagnosis. Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “There’s not a good time to tell your peeps you’re now marching to the beat of a faster drummer — but the season of advent isn’t the worst. As a Christian, the weeks running up to Christmas are a time to orient our hearts toward the hope of what’s to come,” he said. “Not an abstract hope in fanciful human goodness; not hope in vague hallmark-sappy spirituality; not a bootstrapped hope in our own strength (what foolishness is the evaporating-muscle I once prided myself in). Nope — often we lazily say ‘hope’ when what we mean is ‘optimism.’ To be clear, optimism is great, and it’s absolutely necessary, but it’s insufficient. It’s not the kinda thing that holds up when you tell your daughters you’re not going to walk them down the aisle. Nor telling your mom and pops they’re gonna bury their son.” “I’ll have more to say. I’m not going down without a fight,” he continued. “One sub-part of God’s grace is found in the jawdropping advances science has made the past few years in immunotherapy and more. Death and dying aren’t the same — the process of dying is still something to be lived. We’re zealously embracing a lot of gallows humor in our house, and I’ve pledged to do my part to run through the irreverent tape.”

The Department of Justice is suing Washington, D.C.’s police department over the city’s firearms laws, saying they incriminate legal gun owners. The lawsuit argues that it goes against the Second Amendment for the capital city to ban AR-15 rifles and other types of firearms, according to a press release. Specifically, the DOJ alleges that the local police department “routinely arrest[s] law-abiding citizens for possessing firearms that are protected under the Second Amendment but not registerable in D.C.” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that the lawsuit is part of the DOJ’s new Second Amendment Section, saying it “underscores our ironclad commitment to protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.” “Washington, DC’s ban on some of America’s most popular firearms is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment — living in our nation’s capital should not preclude law-abiding citizens from exercising their fundamental constitutional right to keep and bear arms.” Gun owners in the district are required to register their firearms through the Metropolitan Police Department, and the lawsuit points out that people cannot register “semi-automatic rifles,” which the DOJ argues incriminates people who “possess these firearms in the home for lawful purposes.” “If a law-abiding citizen possesses a Second Amendment-protected firearm that is not registerable in D.C. in the home for the lawful purpose of self-defense, that individual faces anything from an administrative fine to a criminal misdemeanor conviction punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine,” the lawsuit reads. Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, Harmeet K. Dhillon, said in a statement that “The newly established Second Amendment Section filed this lawsuit to ensure that the very rights D.C. resident Mr. Heller secured 17 years ago are enforced today — and that all law-abiding citizens seeking to own protected firearms for lawful purposes may do so.” Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships The lawsuit comes as federal agents and the National Guard continue to patrol the streets of D.C., following President Donald Trump’s August order to crack down on crime. MPD Chief Pamela Smith resigned from her position amid accusations from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee that she “deliberately manipulated crime data.” “Let’s be really clear about one thing: Never would I, never will I ever compromise my integrity for a few crime numbers,” Smith said last week, according to NBC 4 Washington. Interim Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll now leads the department. The Metropolitan Police Department told The Daily Wire it “does not comment on pending litigation.” The mayor’s office and the city attorney’s office did not respond to requests for comment.

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