A trio of anti-Trump members of Congress will host alleged survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and Ro Khanna (D-CA), all of whom are inveterate opponents of the president, are hosts. According to NewsNation, the press conference will “discuss next steps for Rep. Khanna and Rep. Massie’s bipartisan bill, the Epstein Files Transparency Act.” On Sunday night, President Trump noted on Truth Social that he encourages the release of all the Epstein files, writing: “As I said on Friday night aboard Air Force One to the Fake News Media, House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, including our recent Victory on the Democrat ‘Shutdown.’” “The Trump Administration has done more for the victims than Democrats ever have,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson stated. “The Democrat Party did nothing about Epstein for years; they are only pretending to care about these victims now as they attempt to score political points against President Trump.” In February 2025, Massie was the sole Republican in the House to vote no on a budget blueprint that would advance Trump’s tax-cut and border/big-spending agenda (a “$4.5 trillion” plan) in a 217-215 vote. In March, Massie opposed a House stopgap spending bill/continuing resolution aimed at avoiding a government shutdown, which Trump supported. In June, Massie co-sponsored a war-powers resolution aimed at limiting the president’s authority to strike Iran without Congressional approval, against the Trump administration’s foreign-policy position. In June, he also he was one of only two Republicans to vote against the so-called “Great, Big, Beautiful Bill” (or similar bill) advanced by Republicans. On November 28, 2023, the U.S. House passed a resolution “reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist.” Massie cast the lone “nay” vote. In late May 2025, as Israel was at war with Hamas and Iran, Massie said the U.S. should “end all U.S. military aid to Israel now.” “Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, must be thrown out of office, ASAP!” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier this month. After Trump launched a strike on Iran’s nuclear sites last May, Greene slammed him, saying, “We are entering a nuclear war—the World War, the World War III, because the entire world is going to erupt.” In October, she said his plan to import Argentine beef to lower prices was “a punch in the gut to all of our American cattle ranchers.” She also attacked the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Trump, noting Greene’s opposition, wrote last week, “It seemed to all begin when I sent her a Poll stating that she should not run for Senator, or Governor, she was at 12%, and didn’t have a chance (unless, of course, she had my Endorsement — which she wasn’t about to get!). She has told many people that she is upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore, but with 219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead, I can’t take a ranting Lunatic’s call every day.” Khanna has accused Trump of “following Richard Nixon’s playbook to interfere with” the Federal Reserve. He criticized DOGE, saying, “It has really been disappointing and concerning to see the overreach and the unconstitutional actions.” He has mocked Trump’s foreign policy, declaring, “I think he is in the wrong century.”

One moment, a police officer was escorting Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade; the next, he was fighting for his life after a violent collision with a state trooper—a stark reminder of how quickly danger can strike, even in the shadow of national power. Motorcade Tragedy in Maryville: Duty Collides with Danger A routine Friday evening transformed into a harrowing ordeal for Maryville Police Officer Justin Brown, assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s protection detail. While escorting the motorcade on East Lamar Alexander Parkway at Merrit Road, Brown’s motorcycle collided with a Tennessee Highway Patrol SUV at 6:11 p.m. The impact left Brown critically injured and exposed the risks officers face, even in the most scripted security operations. https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1989802908079329787 Eyewitnesses, some of whom were just passing by, rushed to render aid, offering vital first response before paramedics arrived. Their swift intervention bought crucial time, and Chief Tony Crisp of Maryville Police publicly praised these citizens as “true heroes.” Brown was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. According to police statements, he remains in critical condition with significant injuries, and his road to recovery is expected to be long and uncertain. Public Response: Outpouring of Support, Unanswered Questions Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp reported a flood of support from across Tennessee, with hundreds sending messages, emails, and prayers. The department, deeply moved, acknowledged the emotional impact the incident had had on its ranks and the wider community. Brown, well-known locally through his CrossFit involvement, received encouragement from fitness peers and residents alike, all rallying around his family in hopes of his recovery. Despite the outpouring of support, the specifics of the crash remain under investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The trooper involved was evaluated at the scene and did not require hospitalization. Authorities have released no further details about the cause of the collision, and Vice President Vance’s office has yet to comment publicly. The silence leaves lingering questions about safety protocols and the unpredictable hazards of motorcades, even in smaller American towns. https://twitter.com/unlimited_ls/status/1990463977336258854 The Human Toll of High-Profile Security Officer Brown’s ordeal is a stark reminder of the unseen risks officers bear while protecting public figures. Security details often operate with military precision, but unpredictable factors—split-second decisions, traffic variables, or miscommunications—can upend even the most meticulous planning. For every dignitary whisked safely to an event, there are professionals like Brown whose vigilance comes at great personal risk. The incident also highlights the broader debate about the adequacy of training and inter-agency communication during high-security events. While federal and state agencies regularly coordinate these operations, this collision underscores that even the most experienced teams are vulnerable to split-second mishaps. As the community waits for answers, many hope the investigation will yield insights to prevent such tragedies in the future. https://twitter.com/mjfree/status/1989871031129980993 Community Resilience and the Road Ahead Brown’s slow but steady improvement has become a focal point for hope in Maryville and beyond. Chief Crisp’s updates on Brown’s progress—however incremental—are met with relief and gratitude from supporters. The CrossFit Pistol Creek community, among others, continues to champion his recovery efforts, spotlighting both his athletic achievements and his dedication as an officer. The crash’s aftermath has galvanized discussion about the sacrifices law enforcement officers make and the importance of community readiness in emergencies. The resilience shown by local citizens and Brown’s fellow officers reflects a shared commitment to service and recovery, even as the final chapter of this story remains unwritten. As the investigation continues, Maryville—and the nation—watches, waiting for both answers and healing. Sources: Daily Mail: Police officer working JD Vance’s motorcade is left fighting for his life after crash with state trooper

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Allegaeon is one of the most technically gifted and intellectually driven metal bands to emerge from the United States in the twenty-first century. Formed in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2008, the band quickly made a name for itself within the melodic death metal scene through a fusion of blistering technical precision, complex songwriting, and deep lyrical themes rooted in science, philosophy, and human existence. The group’s founding lineup consisted of guitarist and songwriter Greg Burgess, vocalist Ezra Haynes, bassist Corey Archuleta, and drummer Jordan Belfast. From their earliest days, Allegaeon stood apart because of their musicianship and their willingness to The post Complete List Of Allegaeon Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

An incredible new glass cabin will let mountaineers shelter from high-altitude perils with the same chic taste as a Milano office high rise. Designers have created the cabin ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, where it will be showcased in the city before being airlifted to its permanent location in the Alps. Called […] The post Incredible Glass Cabin Will Let Mountaineers Shelter from High-Altitude Peril in the Alps–LOOK appeared first on Good News Network.

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Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S.—or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and given rudimentary health exams. They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet Ellis Island’s successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes. Americans will never know how many immigrants swarmed the southern border between 2021 and 2025, when former President Joe Biden and his impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas destroyed federal immigration law as we once knew it. By design, they allowed between 10 million and 12 million foreign nationals to make a mockery of federal immigration laws by swarming the southern border. Many crossers grew violent at any sign of even meek efforts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enforce the law. Border Patrol officers were often mocked, threatened, and assaulted by arriving illegal aliens. Officers were unsure as to what was worse: the occasional violence from illegal immigrants or retaliation from the Biden administration if they sought to enforce federal law and block illegal entrants. So the Biden administration pulled off the near impossible. In a mere four years, it had invited in almost as many illegal immigrants as had entered through Ellis Island legally over seven decades. But unlike past immigrants, we now witness organized violence against ICE officials. We see Orwellian scenes of mobs burning the American flag—the flag of the country they demand to stay in—while waving the flags of the countries they have no desire or intention of returning to. In sum, three generations ago, a smaller, poorer, but wiser America properly solved its immigration problem at Ellis Island—welcoming in immigrants orderly and legally with health and background screenings. In contrast, during the Biden years, we, in our arrogance and affluence, engaged in a great experiment—or rather misadventure. Never in our history has the U.S. been home to roughly 53 million foreign-born residents. Never have immigrants comprised nearly 16% of the population. Never has California had 27% of its residents not born in the U.S. Never have we allowed in up to 10,000 aliens a day, with little concern for whether they carried fentanyl, had criminal records, were sick, were unvaccinated, were traffickers, or belonged to violent gangs. Worse still, the Biden administration made zero effort to acculturate, integrate, and assimilate this massive influx. In fact, they did the very opposite of Ellis Island’s protocols, which fostered pro-American values, melting-pot integration, and respect for American history and culture. Once upon a time, new arrivals were all expected to become Americans—or why else had they come? Now, the moment an illegal alien has entered the U.S., he likely senses that his ethnicity or race will be essential to his identity. In the minds of the ruling diversity, equity, and inclusion commissariat, claiming a tribal identity offers an easy pathway to generous housing, food, healthcare, legal, and educational entitlements. So, under Biden’s immigration non-policy, almost all illegal immigrants were immediately categorized as victims in the Marxist binary ledger that now divides America into the oppressed vs. the oppressors. If one devised a plan to damage America, he could not have done better than further dividing us by tribal chauvinism, overwhelming our fragile social services so essential to struggling Americans, and fueling the already dangerous neo-Confederate state and local nullifications of federal law and the growth of “sanctuary cities.” Daily, we witness performance-art mayors and governors boasting of how they “resist” federal law enforcement. These modern rebels pose as if they are our own era’s versions of mini-Confederate states. They now brag of states’ rights as they dare the federal government to protect its own property and enforce federal laws within their parochial jurisdictions. Why did Biden—or whoever was making policy in his place—destroy the border? What was his utterly mad intent? To alter the nation’s demography by importing future Democrat constituents dependent on state largesse? To bow to the demands of his DEI base? To mindlessly do the opposite of the prior Trump administration, which had closed the border and returned to legal-only immigration? Virtue signaling while waving illegal aliens across an open border is easy. But trying to close the border and return millions who entered unlawfully to their homelands is nearly impossible. It is surreal that those who claimed moral superiority while systemically destroying federal law now condemn as immoral those striving to restore it.(C)2025 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Confronting Anti-Ellis Island Immigration appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Had the government shut down in 1958, when Dwight Eisenhower was in office, how many people would have been at risk of losing their federal food stamp benefits? None. There was one good reason for this: There was no federal food stamp program at that time. Now, America is a nation where politicians in both parties argued during this year’s government shutdown that politicians in the other party were guilty of depriving people of receiving food stamp benefits from the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., held a press conference on the last day of October in which he blamed Senate Democrats for blocking funding for the food stamp program by refusing to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government. “If there was any way to fund SNAP during the Democrat shutdown, you can be assured that your commander in chief would do it,” said Johnson. “But we are now reaching a breaking point thanks to Democrats voting no on government funding, now, 14 different times. “SNAP benefits for millions of Americans are drying up,” Johnson said. “It’s about one in eight people in this country who rely upon this to literally put food on their table. And the blame for this lies 100% with the senators sitting over there in the Democrat Party.” “And now I want you to think about that,” said Johnson. “You’re going to have real people, real families, you’re going to have children who will go hungry beginning this weekend when those resources dry up.” Three days after Johnson made this argument, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.—who led his party into causing the government shutdown—joined most Senate Democrats in proposing a resolution demanding that President Donald Trump resume full funding of the SNAP program despite the shutdown. “The Trump administration should stop weaponizing hunger for 42 million Americans and immediately release full—not partial—SNAP benefits,” Schumer said. “As the courts have affirmed, [the U.S. Department of Agriculture] has and must use their authority to fully fund SNAP. Anything else is unacceptable and a half-measure. The Senate must pass this resolution, and Trump must end his manufactured hunger crisis by fully funding SNAP.” As Schumer noted, the food stamp issue was also being fought out in the federal courts—with the Trump administration appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling of a federal district, which an appeals court had let stand, that would require the government to pay full food stamp benefits even during the shutdown. The real problem here is that the food stamp program has made a substantial number of Americans dependent on the federal government for one of their most basic needs. For most of this nation’s history there was no federal food stamp program. The first such program was started in 1939 during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. “The program ended in the spring of 1943,” says an online history page posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “‘since the conditions that brought the program into being—unmarketable food surpluses and widespread unemployment—no longer existed.’” In 1959, Congress enacted legislation authorizing a second temporary food stamp program. “On Sept. 21, 1959, PL 86-341 authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to operate a food stamp system through Jan. 31, 1962. “The Eisenhower Administration never used the authority,” says the USDA history of the program. But, it says, “President Kennedy’s first Executive Order called for expanded food distribution and, on Feb. 2, 1961, he announced the initiation of Food Stamp pilot programs.” Then came Lyndon Johnson. “On Jan. 31, 1964, President Johnson requested Congress to pass legislation making the (Food Stamp Program) permanent,” says the USDA history. When the House debated this legislation on April 8, 1964, an amendment was unsuccessfully offered to put the program under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare rather than the Department of Agriculture. The argument for this was simple: Food stamps are welfare. “This food stamp plan is a welfare measure and should not be mistaken for an agricultural program,” said former Rep. Mark Andrews, R-N.D., who supported the amendment. Former Rep. Harold Cooley, D-N.C., who opposed the amendment, nonetheless agreed that the proposed food stamp program was welfare. “I am not going to argue with anybody who says it is a welfare program, because largely it is a welfare program,” said Cooley. “It is a program to feed hungry Americans, poor people.” Johnson signed the bill on Aug. 31, 1964. By 1969, there were 2,878,000 people participating in the SNAP program, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2013, SNAP participants hit a peak of 47,636,000. In 2024, there were 41,703,000. That exceeded the 2024 population of California (39,431,000, according to the Census Bureau) by more than 2 million. Nor is participation in the food stamp program evenly distributed around the country. In Johnson’s Louisiana, according to USDA data, 17.4% of households participated in SNAP in 2023. In Schumer’s New York, it was 16.2%. But in Iowa only 8.7% of households participate; in Kansas, only 6.8%. Moving people into government dependency through programs like SNAP has not been a positive trend for America. A free and independent people who want to remain free and independent should not depend on the government for something as fundamental as the food they eat. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post This Welfare Program Has a Bigger Population Than California appeared first on The Daily Signal.