KNIVES OUT: AOC Blasts Chuck Schumer, Senate Dems After Funding Fight Fold [WATCH]

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The far left is not happy with Chuck Schumer. According to a CNN report, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has expressed frustrations with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator backed down on the CR funding bill fight. Schumer announced on the Senate floor this week that he would support funding the government to avoid a shutdown. “While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse,” Schumer said Thursday on the Senate floor. “A shutdown would give Donald Trump the keys to the city, the state and

Storming The Tower: Protesters Flood Trump Tower in NYC, Demand Mahmoud Khalil’s Release [WATCH]

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A large group of anti-Trump, pro-Palestine protesters stormed Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday afternoon to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil — the Columbia rally ringleader arrested by ICE for circulating pro-Hamas propaganda. Videos show a crowd of at least 100 from the pro-Palestine group Jewish Voice for Peace wearing red shirts with the message “Jews Say Stop Arming Israel.” From The New York Post: NYPD descended on the throng around 12:30 p.m. and started rounding up and hauling away the demonstrators, who could be seen on video being marched away in zip ties. NYPD spokespeople said

Marching Orders: Pete Hegseth to Review Military Fitness and Grooming Standards, ‘We Seek Only Quality — Not Quotas’

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a letter to senior Pentagon officials this week ordering a review of the military’s fitness and grooming standards. And, yes — beards are on the table. “We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” Hegseth said. “Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging. This review will illuminate how the Department has maintained the level of standards required over the recent past and

‘FIRST STEP’: Department of Education to Cut Half Its Staff in ‘Commitment to Efficiency’

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According to an NBC News report, the Department of Education is preparing to slash roughly half of its jobs — nearly 3,000 positions — as the Trump Administration pushes towards eliminating the department completely. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement that the layoffs reflect the department’s “commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers.” “I think [President Trump] made it very clear, that he thought that the Department of Education should totally go away — and he said that my successful job will be to put myself

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