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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Biden Sends Letter to Capitol Hill Stating He is Staying in 2024 Race

Katie Pavlich: After a number of congressional Democrats called for him to exit the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden is pushing back in a letter sent to his party on Capitol Hill. In the letter, published Monday morning, Biden vows to stay in the race and claims he’s the man to beat former President Donald Trump in November (Townhall). Joe Biden: This morning, I sent a letter to my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. In it, I shared my thoughts about this moment in our campaign. It’s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump (X).

President Biden Comes Out Against Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship in Order to Vote

Daily Caller: Democrats are against a House Republican-sponsored bill requiring voters to prove they’re U.S. citizens before casting a ballot. Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to protect U.S. elections from the millions of illegal immigrants flooding our border every year under the Biden administration (Daily Caller). Greg Price: After spending the last three years flooding the country with millions of illegals, the Biden admin just came out against the SAVE Act, which would require documentary proof of United States citizenship in order to vote in American elections (X). Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX): 81% of Americans want ID verification to vote. It’s pretty straightforward. Democrats are assaulting American Citizenship on a daily basis – elections, open borders, fiscal health, welfare to noncitizens. It’s time to stand up for AMERICANS and pass the SAVE Act (X).

Russia Launches Barrage of Missiles at Kyiv, Killing 36 Civilians and Damaging Children’s Hospital

Reuters: Russia rained missiles down on cities across Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 36 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest air strike in months, officials said. Parents holding babies walked in the street outside the hospital, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial attack. Windows had been smashed and panels ripped off and hundreds of Kyiv residents were helping to clear debris (Reuters). CBS: The Ukrainian Air Force said the attack included Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, one of the most advanced weapons in the Russian arsenal. Hypersonic missiles can fly at far greater than the speed of sound, making them very difficult to detect and interset using the missile defense systems available today…. Russian forces have repeatedly targeted the capital with massive barrages since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and the last major attack on Kyiv with drones and missiles was last month (CBS).

Biden Refuses to Make Cognitive Test Public

Katie Pavlich: Throughout his presidency, the White House has refused to make President Joe Biden’s physician available to reporters for questioning. Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre has repeatedly and falsely claimed the administration has been “transparent” about Biden’s health by releasing summaries of his annual physicals. But after Biden’s disastrous debate against former President Donald Trump, he’s again refusing to take a cognitive test (Townhall). Fox News: BIDEN V DEM ELITES: Angry Biden uses liberal squawk box to rail against calls for withdrawal, dodges question on cognitive test. Watch the president’s unannounced interview with MSNBC (X).

IDF Initiates Operation in Gaza Near UNRWA Headquarters

Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces launched a new operation early Monday morning in southern neighborhoods of Gaza City, following what it said was intelligence of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad infrastructure and terror operatives in the area. Palestinian media outlets reported that Israeli ground forces advanced into Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, following a large wave of airstrikes. Tel al-Hawa is located in the south of Gaza City, close to the Netzarim Corridor, where the military maintains a semi-permanent presence. In a statement on Monday morning, the military said it was also operating at UNRWA’s headquarters, located near the Rimal neighborhood, where the IDF previously found significant Hamas tunnel infrastructure and killed and captured numerous gunmen (Times of Israel). Jerusalem Post: The military also said that from the outset of the operation, it had alerted civilians regarding the operation in the area and would open an exit route to enable the evacuation of uninvolved civilians (Jerusalem Post).

Pro-Choice Advocates in Massachusetts Attempt to Leaverage Law Against Pregnancy Centers

National Review: Across the country, charitable organizations that exist to provide free resources and support to pregnant women are under intense attack. Far-left politicians who claim to champion women and choice are relentlessly leveraging their political power to discredit and destroy nonprofits that serve both. Sadly, these attacks will harm vulnerable women and families the most. Massachusetts is ground zero for these attacks. Pro-abortion elected leaders in our state are waging war not just against the women who seek support during an unexpected pregnancy, but also against the pregnancy-resource centers that selflessly open their doors to provide them with unconditional love and resources. The same politicians who often speak about choice are intent on taking away a woman’s ability to choose life by stripping away the pregnancy-center-support network. In 2022, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) led the charge to “crack down” on pregnancy-resource centers and “shut them down” in Massachusetts and beyond. This May, Massachusetts attorney general Andrea Campbell led a group of at least 17 other Democratic attorneys general to create a “reproductive rights working group,” which, among other goals, aims to persecute pregnancy-resource centers in Massachusetts and all across the country (National Review).

Federal Government to Spend $892 Billion on Interest Payments Alone

Coingape: As reported by CNN, next year’s interest payments are expected to surpass $1 trillion, reflecting the strain of managing a national debt exceeding $30 trillion. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has painted a grim picture, forecasting U.S. debt to reach 122% of GDP within the next decade. By 2054, this federal budget figure could escalate to 166% of GDP, potentially stifling economic growth. Economists have long debated the impact of high U.S. debt, but consensus suggests that debt levels around 150% to 180% of GDP could inflict severe economic and societal costs (Coingape). Unusual Whales: In the United States, the federal government will spend $892 billion in the current fiscal year on interest payments — more than it has earmarked for defense and approaching the budget for Medicare, health insurance for older people and those with disabilities (X).

Boeing Agrees to Guilty Plea in Fatal 737 MAX Crashes, Agrees to Pay $487 Million in Fines

CNN: Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States for its role in two fatal 737 Max crashes, the Justice Department said in a court filing Sunday evening. It represents yet another black eye for the company after a series of embarrassing safety blunders, but the agreement avoids what could have been more serious consequences. It will pay up to $487 million in fines — a fraction of the $24.8 billion that families of crash victims wanted the aircraft maker to pay. The families of victims of two fatal crashes of the 737 Max oppose the deal, the department said. Beyond the fatal crashes of the 737 Max jets, the company has faced a series of questions about the safety and quality of its planes. In January, a door plug on a 737 Max flown by Alaska Airlines blew out early in a flight, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet and further damaging Boeing’s reputation (CNN). CNBC: If the deal is accepted, it could complicate Boeing’s ability to sell products to the U.S. government as a felon, though the company could seek waivers. About 32% of Boeing’s nearly $78 billion in revenue last year came from its defense, space and security unit. An independent compliance monitor would also be installed to oversee compliance at Boeing for three years during a probationary period. Boeing would also have to invest at least $455 million in compliance and safety programs, according to a court filing (CNBC).

France Must Lie in the Bed They Made

PJ Media: While Marine Le Pen’s conservative National Rally performed unexpectedly well in the first round of voting, Sunday’s second-round results were a disappointment — dangerously so. While the pro-business bloc joined forces with French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition, it still came in second to the far-left New Popular Front. None of the coalitions that came together against Le Pen won big enough to form a government, but the New Popular Front will certainly be a part of it since French elites would rather die than partner with Le Pen’s National Rally. The Wall Street Journal described the NPF as “a diverse coalition whose most powerful faction is a polarizing, far-left party, France Unbowed.” Macron’s coalition wants to continue the same ‘business as usual” approach that led to Le Pen’s first-round upset. Neither opposes the ongoing Islamification of France (PJ Media). Washington Post: The alliance wants to lower the retirement age, which Macron raised last year, and vastly expand government spending on social welfare, environmental protection and health care (Washington Post).

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Largest Teacher’s Union Staff Begins Strike During Union Convention

Education Week: Tensions between the nation’s largest teachers’ union and its staff reached a boiling point July 5, as staff members went on strike—halting the four-day representative assembly where thousands of delegates from across the country vote on the union’s budget and priorities. Union delegates were sent back to their hotels. NEA said it would not cross its staffers’ own picket line. A work stoppage at the NEA’s core event appears to be unprecedented, and effectively ends the assembly. Held this year in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, the strike also throws a wrench into the political aims of the union as its leadership works to rally members in support of their choice in the November presidential election, President Joe Biden (Education Week). National Review: The last labor contract between the NEA and the union expired at the end of May, and the NEASO had voted to authorize a strike in April. There had already been a one-day walkout at the NEA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters on June 20. President Biden was supposed to address the convention on July 7, the same day the NEA announced it would be locking out NEASO members. According to the NEA, the current average salary for NEASO members is $124,000. The NEA’s offer would raise that to $133,000. But the NEASO says that’s not enough. The average annual wage for an elementary school teacher, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is $70,740. The NEASO says the NEA has denied employees holiday pay despite requiring them to work on July 4 for the annual convention. The staff union also says the teachers’ union has outsourced work to nonunion contractors (National Review).