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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Donald Trump Signs Laken Riley Act

Free Beacon: The law requires federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants accused of theft, burglary, or assaulting a law enforcement officer, and allows states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused by illegal immigration. The act is named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in February 2024 by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant with multiple prior arrests, including for shoplifting and child endangerment. The legislation is part of a broader Republican push to strengthen border security following record-high illegal crossings. Under the Biden administration, an estimated 8 million migrants entered the United States illegally, and more than 13,000 migrants convicted of murder remain at large (Free Beacon). Graham Allen: My heart is absolutely broken for Laken Riley family. I will always be praying for them (X). Katie Pavlich: The Laken Riley Act is officially the law of the land (X).

Josh Hawley (R-MO) Re-introduces Legislation Allowing Harmed Minors to Sue All Parties Involved in Providing Gender Surgeries

Josh Hawley: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) re-introduced his Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act, legislation that would allow those who were harmed by gender-transition procedures as minors to bring lawsuits against the participating individuals and entities. Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order that expressly calls for this legislation. “Our children should no longer suffer from irreversible and dangerous child mutilation procedures, which the Biden administration enabled and promoted,” said Senator Hawley. “I welcome President Trump’s strong action to reverse this child abuse and look forward to working with his administration to advance legislation that protects our kids” (Senate). Ryan Anderson: Thank you to Josh Hawley for reintroducing legislation that “would allow those who were harmed by gender-transition procedures as minors to bring lawsuits against the participating individuals and entities.” A perfect follow up on yesterday’s EO (X).

Trump Issues Executive Order to End Indoctrination in Schools

White House: Parents trust America’s schools to provide their children with a rigorous education and to instill a patriotic admiration for our incredible Nation and the values for which we stand. In recent years, however, parents have witnessed schools indoctrinate their children in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blocking parental oversight. Such an environment operates as an echo chamber, in which students are forced to accept these ideologies without question or critical examination. In many cases, innocent children are compelled to adopt identities as either victims or oppressors solely based on their skin color and other immutable characteristics… These practices not only erode critical thinking but also sow division, confusion, and distrust, which undermine the very foundations of personal identity and family unity (White House). Charlie Kirk: President Trump has officially signed the “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” executive order This makes the last 12 years of work at Turning Point USA all worth it (X).

Trump Offers to Buy Out Millions of Federal Employees

Daily Wire: The Trump administration is offering to buy out millions of government workers if they resign ahead of plans to bring dramatic reforms and cuts to the sprawling federal bureaucracy. The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday sent out an email to two million federal workers offering to pay them until September 30 if they resign by February 6. The message from OPM suggested that significant cuts were on the horizon and that it could not guarantee that everyone’s position would still be in place with incoming reforms… The message sent to the workers was titled “A Fork in the Road” and discussed four major “pillars” around which the Trump administration planned to build the federal workforce. These pillars included working in an office, focusing on excellence, cutting the size of federal agencies, and increasing standards of conduct (Daily Wire).

Pete Hegseth Moves to Eliminate DEI from Military

Hill: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday moved to strike race and sex as considerations for military promotions, with plans for a new Pentagon task force to promote “merit-based, color-blind policies” throughout the U.S. military. In a new memo with the subject line “Restoring America’s Fighting Force,” Hegseth writes that the Defense Department’s (DOD) mission is to “win the Nation’s wars.” To do this, the department requires “a lethal fighting force that rewards individual initiative, excellence and hard work based on merit” (Hill). Daily Wire: The secretary said that the strength of the U.S. military comes from its unity and shared purpose (Daily Wire).

Trump Looks to Hold Up to 30,000 Violent Illegal Immigrants in Guantanamo Bay

Wall Street Journal: President Trump said Wednesday he plans to order the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to construct a facility for holding as many as 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. Navy base in Cuba would be used to “contain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump said. He didn’t offer further details… The Biden administration also used the facility to house a small number of migrants so they could be resettled to third countries… The Cuban base is better known for its prison built to hold suspected terrorists. There are currently 15 prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, ranging in age from 45 to 63. Opened just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the prison held nearly 800 people at its peak (Wall Street Journal). Katie Pavlich: Trump confirms plans to send the worst and most violent illegal aliens, from countries not trusted to keep them from reentering the U.S. if deported, to Guantanamo Bay (X).

DOGE is Already Saving the Government $1 Billion Daily—With a Goal of $3 Billion a Day

Townhall: The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appears to be pretty busy since President Donald Trump took office on January 20. The initiative, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk, is dedicated to slashing government spending by eliminating unnecessary agencies and doing away with regulations. The agency has been documenting its progress in posts on X. The group recently claimed it is saving the federal government about $1 billion per day by “stopping the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations” (Townhall). Department of Government Efficiency: A good start, though this number needs to increase to over $3 billion/day (X). In 10 days, DOGE has already saved the United States $34 billion (US debt clock).

RFK Jr. Concludes First Day of Senate Confirmation Hearings

Wall Street Journal: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he supports vaccines and vowed to lessen the burden of chronic diseases during fiery questioning from senators who will decide whether to confirm him as President Trump’s health secretary. Members of the Senate’s finance committee questioned Kennedy on the first of two days of testimony before a vote to install him as Health and Human Services secretary. He can only afford to lose backing from three Republicans in the Senate unless some Democrats back him (Wall Street Journal). Charlie Kirk: RFK JR: “The first thing I’ve done every morning for the past 20 years – is get on my knees and pray to God that He would put me in a position to end the chronic disease epidemic and to help America’s children.” This is exactly the man we need at HHS (X).Live Action: RFK Jr on abortion: “Every abortion is a tragedy.” “We cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year.” “President Trump has told me that he wants to end late-term abortions… and that he wants to end federal funding for abortions here and abroad” (X).

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Bribery Scheme

Fox News: Judge Sidney Stein sentenced disgraced former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, concluding his trial for a “long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity.” Prosecutors had requested a 15-year sentence for Menendez, 71, after he was convicted on July 24 on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He is the first U.S. Senator in American history to be convicted of working as a foreign agent. His co-defendents, Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, were also sentenced to 8 years and 7 years respectively (Fox News). Court reporter Molly Crane-Newman: New York Federal Judge Sidney Stein just said he’s sentencing Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison for engaging in a sweeping bribery scheme while head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Somewhere along the way, you became, I’m sorry to say, a corrupt politician” (X).

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Senate Bill in Utah Proposes Changing the Sex Offender Registry to Allow Pedophiles to Be Removed After 10 Years

Fox 13: A proposed Utah Senate bill would move certain criminal offenses from the list of those requiring lifetime registration on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry to a list requiring just a 10-year registration requirement (Fox 13). Libs of TikTok: Utah State Senator Todd Weiler wants to change the sex offender registry so sex offenders are required to be on for shorter and can request early removal. Under his proposal, the following offenses would require 10 years on the registry instead of lifetime: Sexual abuse of a child, Human trafficking for sexual exploitation, Sexual exploitation of a minor (child porn). This is his 3rd or 4th attempt at updating the registry. Imagine focusing all your energy on covering for pedos (X).

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