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August 13, 2025 — Today's Conservative Cartoon

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Democrats continue to drop in the polls as they double down on the 20% side of the 80-20 issues that Americans care about. BRANCO TOON STORE CNN Poll Finds Democrat Party at Lowest Ratings in More Than 30 Years By Cassandra MacDonald – The Gateway Pundit – Jan 19, 2025 The poll, conducted for CNN by SSRS Opinion Panel, also found that the majority of people on the right believe supporting President Donald Trump is central to being a Republican. A 58 percent majority of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents reported believing the Democrat Party needs “major changes, or to be completely reformed.” This is up from just 34 percent who said the same after the 2022 midterm elections. “Over that time, the share of Republicans and Republican leaners who feel the same way about the GOP has ticked downward, from 38% to 28%,” CNN reports… READ MORE DONATE to A.F. Branco Cartoons – Tips accepted and appreciated – $1.00 – $5.00 – $25.00 – $50.00 – it all helps to fund this website and keep the cartoons coming. Also, Venmo @AFBranco – THANK YOU! A.F. Branco has taken his two greatest passions (art and politics) and translated them into cartoons that have been popular all over the country in various news outlets, including NewsMax, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and “The Washington Post.” He has been recognized by such personalities as Rep. Devin Nunes, Dinesh D’Souza, James Woods, Chris Salcedo, Sarah Palin, Larry Elder, Lars Larson, Rush Limbaugh, Elon Musk, and President Trump.

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Conservative reporter Benny Johnson asked former US attorney for Utah Bret Tolman what would the penalties look like for an average individual leaking classified information. He was referring to Adam Schiff’s recently exposed alleged crimes. Schiff is under investigation for mortgage fraud, and for leaking secret information to the press to overturn the duly elected […] The post Former US Attorney: Adam Schiff Could Face 20 Years in Prison appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Inflation remains low despite media warnings about tariffs, as the U.S. extends its trade truce with China. The fallout from President Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police intensifies, with the city’s mayor and the media clashing over the reality of the crime crisis. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu lays out his post-war plan for Gaza and pushes back on a “global campaign of lies” as international pressure mounts. It’s Wednesday, August 13, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Morning Wire is available on video! You can watch today’s episode here: If you’d rather listen to your news, today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below: Trump Economy Holds Strong as Inflation Defies Predictions Topline: New data show U.S. inflation held steady at a lower-than-expected rate in July, defying dire predictions that President Trump’s tariffs would cause prices to skyrocket. Despite warnings from many experts and media outlets, inflation held steady at 2.7% in July, below the 2.8% predicted by economists. The new numbers show that prices for key goods are falling, with gasoline down 10% and eggs down 20%, while real wages are up 1.3% compared to last year. While outlets like The New York Times have tried to frame the numbers negatively, even CNN was forced to acknowledge falling energy and grocery prices. The good news comes as the U.S. and China agreed to extend their “trade truce” for another 90 days, holding tariffs at a reduced rate while negotiations continue. The administration’s massive trade deals with the European Union, U.K., South Korea, and Japan are already paying dividends. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the new tariffs have already brought in over $100 billion and are projected to reach $300 billion by the end of the year. Fallout Intensifies Over Trump’s D.C. Takeover Topline: The fallout from President Trump’s decision to federalize the Washington, D.C., police force has intensified, sparking a furious debate between city leaders and the media over the reality of the capital’s crime crisis. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has admitted she has no legal recourse to stop the federal intervention, but claims the crime wave is a fiction, stating that the city is at a “30-year violent crime low.” She is using the federal takeover to renew her calls for D.C. statehood. That narrative has been echoed by some in the media, with a New York Times reporter referring to a “nonexistent crime crisis.” However, journalists on the ground in D.C. tell a different story. An ABC News anchor detailed multiple recent shootings near her downtown office, while a CNN contributor said he witnessed a murder in Union Station just a few months ago. The D.C. police union is backing the president’s move, saying crime is “out of control.” The union’s president blamed a 2020 law that “handcuffed police officers” for creating a shortage of over 800 officers and making it impossible to properly police the city. Netanyahu Outlines Gaza Plan, Pushes Back on ‘Lies’ Topline: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has laid out a five-point vision for a post-war Gaza and is pushing back against what he calls a “global campaign of lies” regarding the humanitarian situation in the territory. During a press conference, Netanyahu said Israel’s goal is to “free Gaza from Hamas terrorists,” not to occupy it. His five-point plan includes the defeat of Hamas and the release of all hostages, the demilitarization of Gaza, an established security zone on the border, and a new civilian administration that can live in peace with Israel. Netanyahu also pushed back on claims that Israel is causing a humanitarian crisis, stating that his country has allowed nearly two million tons of aid into Gaza. “Our policy throughout the war has been to prevent a humanitarian crisis, while Hamas’ policy has been to create it,” he said, noting that Hamas loots nearly 90% of aid trucks. A recent Daily Wire exclusive report from Kassy Akiva supported this, debunking a viral story about a Gazan boy who was allegedly killed by Israeli forces at an aid site. The comments come as international pressure on Israel mounts. Several European nations, including France, the U.K., and Canada, have recently moved to recognize a Palestinian state. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the move, saying that by rewarding the Palestinians while Hamas still holds hostages, these countries have “emboldened” the terror group and made a ceasefire harder to achieve.

Less than a year into his second term, President Donald Trump’s work on the international stage has earned him commendations for the Nobel Peace Prize from multiple world leaders. The president has this year received formal nominations for the award from two foreign leaders, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a foreign government, Pakistan. Last week, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pledged at a peace summit at the White House to write a joint recommendation letter for Trump. The Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be announced on October 10. The president has denied “politicking” for the award and cast doubt on his viability to win it as he is “of a certain persuasion.” Regardless, the president has built up a resume to compete and has endorsements from world leaders backing his nomination. The Abraham Accords Carrying through on work he began in his first term, Trump has moved forward with the Abraham Accords to normalize relations between Israel and its surrounding Arab neighbors.  Bahrain, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates signed bilateral agreements with the Jewish state in 2020. Discussions have begun with Syria to enter the accords after the fall of the Assad regime, while the Trump administration is still making efforts to bring Saudi Arabia into the partnership. The accords have reshaped dynamics in the Middle East, threatening to isolate Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terror, from its Arab neighbors. Hamas, an Iranian-backed terror group in Gaza, attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, which forced Saudi Arabia to pause efforts to join the Abraham Accords. Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program The progress on the Abraham Accords is separate from the Trump administration and Israel’s joint destruction of Iran’s nuclear program. Following years of attacks from Iranian proxies and direct attacks from Iran itself, Israel struck back at Iran and launched the 12-Day War on June 13. Over the course of nearly two weeks, Israel waged an almost entirely one-sided war against Iran that devastated the terror state’s military and nuclear program. The United States capped the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program on June 21, bombing three key sites at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. The Pentagon has estimated that the strikes by the United States and Israel have set Iran’s nuclear program back years. Pax Trumpana Trump has helped broker five peace agreements or ceasefires since taking office in January, in addition to two other conflicts in which he intervened during the final year of his first term. Last week, Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House. Azerbaijan President Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan signed a peace deal, and both leaders expressed optimism in ending 35 years of hostilities. “Now they’re friends, and they’re going to be friends for a long time,” said Trump. In the past three months, the White House has claimed victory in de-escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia and between India and Pakistan. Trump was also instrumental in brokering ceasefires between Rwanda-backed militants and Congo, as well as between Israel and Iran. In 2020, the first Trump administration intervened between Serbia and Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008 but has yet to be recognized by Serbia as an independent state. Trump’s intervention led the two parties to sign an economic normalization agreement in a White House ceremony in September 2020. That same year, Trump intervened in a dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over a dam project that had Egyptian leaders concerned about the impact on the Nile River. The Ethiopian project has yet to be resolved, though the White House has said Trump’s continued negotiations with the two sides have staved off open conflict. Before the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is announced in October, Trump also has a chance to help wrap up two more major conflicts. The president has secured a meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin to take place in Alaska this week on ending the war in Ukraine. Trump has backed Israel in its war against Hamas while also brokering talks to free hostages from the terror group’s grasp and supporting the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) with U.S. funds to feed Palestinian civilians in Gaza. While the GHF undermines Hamas’ control of Palestinians in Gaza, Israel has made progress on destroying the terror group and ending the conflict.

An Arkansas law shielding kids from transgender medical procedures passed four years ago can now be enforced after a federal appeals court overturned a block on the legislation.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday in an 8-2 decision to allow the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act (SAFE) to go into effect. The law prohibits doctors from performing transgender procedures on kids and blocks them from referring kids for such procedures.  “The question is whether this Nation’s history and tradition, as well as its historical understanding of ordered liberty, support the right of a parent to obtain for his or her child a medical treatment that, although the child desires it and a doctor approves, the state legislature deems inappropriate for minors. This court finds no such right in this Nation’s history and tradition,” the majority wrote in their opinion.  The ruling comes just weeks after the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in June upholding Tennessee’s ban on transgender procedures for kids. The justices pointed to the Tennessee case multiple times throughout their opinion.  The law blocks procedures like removing the breasts of girls who identify as boys, genital procedures, and prescribing kids puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. These procedures have been shown to cause irreversible consequences for bone density, fertility, and development. Arkansas was the first state to pass such a law, and now over two dozen states have enacted similar legislation.  The law was first blocked by a district judge in July 2021 by a lawsuit from four minors living in Arkansas and two medical professionals. The suit claimed that the law violated the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection and Due Process clauses.  “To the contrary, the Act does not classify based on transgender status. Like the Tennessee law upheld by the Supreme Court, the Act effectively divides minors into two groups,” the judges wrote. “In one group are minors seeking drugs or surgeries for the purposes that the Act prohibits. In the other group are minors seeking drugs or surgeries for purposes the Act does not prohibit.” The ruling was celebrated by Arkansas Republican officials who defended the law.  “I applaud the court’s decision and am pleased that children in Arkansas will be protected from experimental procedures,” Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said.  “This is a win for common sense — and for our kids,” Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders posted on X. “Arkansas’ first-in-the nation law to protect kids from life-altering gender experiments is back in effect!”

Dogs can be rather intelligent creatures. That said, there are some aspects of life that are simply too complicated for them to fully understand… if at all. For example, just like human babies, dogs often see themselves in a mirror and think the have spotted another dog. As the pet owner in the video below has learned, the same can be true of shadows. Allow me to introduce you to Max. This super adorable puppy recently made a new “friend” his owner calls Shadow. Although they have only just met, Max already does not trust this second “dog.” This second pup does keep doing the exact same thing as Max, after all. You have to admit that is pretty sketchy. Needless to say, Max is not the biggest fan. Witness this sweet pup in action in the video below! @lee_401 Max made a new friend named “Shadow”. #shadow #puppy #fyp ♬ Welp, Didn't Expect That – Yu-Peng Chen & HOYO-MiX “Your black lab is just as fast as your other dog,” someone jokingly points out in reply to this viral video. Other clever commentors add, “This would make a great Pixar short” and “Ok but in fairness it took me a hot minute to realize there was only one dog.” This Fascinated Puppy Simply Can’t Get Over His New and Mysterious Shadow Friend Perhaps Max and his Shadow friend will make amends once he gets older. On the contrary, there is a good chance he will always have a rivalry with this mysterious “friend” of his. In any case, Max’s owner is certainly amused by this rather silly ordeal — and she is far from the only one. There are plenty of other pet owners who understand what Max is going through. Just take a look at this adorable Labrador who seems endlessly amused by a mysterious shadow friend of his very own. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Puppy Makes A “Shady” New Friend & You Can’t Help But Chuckle At The Antics That Ensue appeared first on InspireMore.