The Senate rejected the latest attempt to rein in President Trump’s war powers in Iran on Thursday, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days.
In a 47 to 49 vote, one Republican — Susan Collins of Maine — joined Democrats in voting to advance the measure. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to oppose. Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky, who have previously supported similar war powers efforts, did not vote.
The resolution, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, would direct the president to “remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force.”
In late February, Israeli and US forces launched joint military strikes against Iran.
Earlier this month, a ceasefire agreement fell apart after Iran attacked commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and launched attacks against bases in Jordan.
On Wednesday evening, the US Military launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
18 US service members have been killed in action in the Middle East since the beginning of the Iran war.
WATCH: Leavitt Blasts NJ Gov Micki Sherrill After Discovering “Error” Registered Thousands of Illegal Voters – “Not a Coincidence… We Suspect it’s a Heck of a Lot More”
July 23, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday, Sherrill admitted that a “serious software error” in the state’s Motor Vehicle System allowed thousands of foreign nationals to register to vote between June 2023 and June 2024.
The governor further echoed these claims and more during a press conference on Tuesday, where she lashed out at the software vendor, pointing the finger at their erroneous software.
“Let me be clear: this entire situation is unacceptable. It’s unacceptable that the vendor released software with such a glaring error. It’s unacceptable that the MVC took a year to get this issue fixed, and it’s unacceptable that no one in the previous administration brought this to light, demanded accountability, or took action when it happened years ago,” Sherrill said.
“This failure didn’t occur under my watch, but accountability starts now, because the people of New Jersey shouldn’t have to wait a year for a problem to get solved or two years to learn it even happened.”
Sherill continued, “I’m taking immediate action to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again. Administrator Johnson has already started the process to replace the vendor behind the error.”
WATCH:
However, the state vendor, IDEMIA, fired back on Sherrill’s claims, saying in a statement that its system merely transmits application data collected by the Motor Vehicle Commission. “Information submitted by IDEMIA must still be validated and adjudicated by the Division of Elections,” the company said, exposing the state of New Jersey for breaking the law.
Leavitt was asked by the Daily Signal’s Elizabeth Mitchell whether the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice will prosecute New Jersey election officials over the scandal. Leavitt declined to answer whether the Department of Justice has plans to investigate, but lit the New Jersey Governor up, noting the conspicuous timing of the discovery.
“The fact that she just all of a sudden decided to put out a press release saying President Trump and Republicans have been right about noncitizens on our voting rolls is not a coincidence. I think this governor is saying this because she realizes this administration is serious about getting to the bottom of illegal aliens voting and being on our voter rolls in our country,” Leavitt said.
“The Secretary of Homeland Security, as you know, sent a letter to several states, including New Jersey, requesting that noncitizens that are on their voter rolls need to be reported to DHS and need to be removed from those voter rolls. So, that’s why, all of a sudden, she is speaking truth about the fact that this does take place in states across the country.” Leavitt added, “She says it’s 6,600. We suspect it’s a heck of a lot more, not just in New Jersey but in states across the country.”
Leavitt further emphasized the necessity of Congress passing the SAVE America Act to prevent noncitizens and illegal aliens from voting in American elections.
WATCH:
Mitchell: Secretary Mullen said that election officials that knowingly allowed non-citizens to vote could be prosecuted and fined. Is this option being considered in New Jersey after the governor revealed that thousands of non-citizens were registered to vote there?
Leavitt: Well, for any prosecutions, obviously, I would always defer you to the Department of Justice. But what I will say on New Jersey and this governor is, the fact that she just all of a sudden decided to put out a press release saying President Trump and Republicans have been right about non-citizens on our voting rolls is not a coincidence. I think this governor is saying this because she realizes this administration is serious about getting to the bottom of illegal aliens voting and being on our voter rolls in our country.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, as you know, sent a letter to several states, including New Jersey, requesting that non-citizens that are on their voter rolls need to be reported to DHS and need to be removed from those voter rolls. So, that’s why, all of a sudden, she is speaking truth about the fact that this does take place in states across the country. It is completely unacceptable to have non-citizens on American voter rolls, voting in U.S. elections, and she says it’s 6,600. We suspect it’s a heck of a lot more, not just in New Jersey but in states across the country.
The president is hell-bent on getting to the bottom of this, and it’s also why we need to pass the Save America Act to ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in U.S. elections. And I understand the House had a great accomplishment yesterday with passing the budget resolution, which has as much of the Save America Act as possible, and we encourage the Senate to move forward with passing that resolution into law, so the president can sign it into law by the August recess. It’s of the utmost importance to this president, but also to the American people who support this bill overwhelmingly.
WATCH: Leavitt Confirms Trump’s Patience with Thune on Save Act “Running Out” After Trump Lights Him Up – Thune Responds!
July 23, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday told reporters that President Trump is “running out” of patience with RINO Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s repeated failure to terminate the Senate filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump lit up the Senate and Leader John Thune during a rally in Georgia last night, demanding, “Everybody call John Thune at the Senate. He’s the leader of the Republican Party. And tell him to get this stuff approved!”
“I have to say Mike Johnson and Congress have done a great job, but we’re having a hard time in the Senate. What they are doing, it’s just not right,” Trump said of the SAVE America Act.
“Congress is going to pass it again. They passed it three times. They are going to pass it again. It’s like the senate is a place you send things when you want them to die.”
WATCH:
When asked whether Trump’s patience with Thune is running out, Leavitt confirmed that the President will not tolerate Thune’s inaction much longer.
“The president spoke about this directly yesterday. His patience is running out. He wants to see as much of the same America passed as possible by the August recess,” Leavitt said.
“He was just traveling on the road yesterday, spoke about this, and there was a very loud applause from the people in the audience, the everyday Americans because voter ID is common sense. They want proof of citizenship in our elections, and the president feels very strongly about that.”
She continued, “I would just add, you know, the American people elected overwhelmingly Republicans to lead, not just this White House but also the House and the Senate. The House did its job. The Senate needs to do its job, too.”
WATCH:
Thune responded to Leavitt’s comments. According to Politico’s Jordain Carney, Thune said, “ Well maybe she or somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes, right? It’s 50 around here, and so instead of you know pointing the finger at Republicans, they might think about going after the people who are stopping it on the floor, which is the Democrats, and if there are Republicans that they think are gettable, get on the phone.”
Previously, Trump has called Thune out for “playing it too soft,” but has seemingly been patient with the RINO Senate Leader.
Instead of calling Thune out by name, Trump has slammed Senate Republicans collectively.
Gov. Healey-Endorsed Massachusetts LGBTQ Nonprofit Advertised Paying White Kids Less Than Black and Brown Kids to Model for Photoshoot on the Basis of ‘Racial Equity’
July 23, 2026
A Framingham, Massachusetts-based LGBTQ youth organization that was endorsed by Governor Maura Healy openly advertised a marketing photoshoot that paid White models less than “people of color” as a “commitment to racial equity.”
The organization, OUT MetroWest Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that describes its mission as building communities where LGBTQ youth “thrive through social, educational, and supportive programming.”
OUT MetroWest, in coordination with Rose Wine Photography, promoted a “Youth Photoshoot 2026” scheduled for August 12 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at its Framingham headquarters.
According to a report from Mass Daily News, the group sought 20 LGBTQ+ youth, pre-K through age 29, for photos intended for social media, fundraising, and marketing campaigns.
Participants would also have the option of free professional headshots. The sign-up page directed applicants to a Google form and media release.
The original public posting and Google form stated:
“White youth will be paid $20 for participating, and BIPOC youth will be paid $25 for participating, as we plan to use these photos for general and specific marketing. BIPOC youth are paid at a higher rate in align to our commitment to racial equity.”
After the ad went viral and the legal issues were pointed out, the organization changed the fee to $20, with a “possible bonus of $5 for photos used at a higher rate, with prime photo placement.”
OMG
LGBTQ youth org in Massachusetts advertised a youth photoshoot that pays White children LESS than BIPOC children to achieve “racial equity”
They just changed their site after backlash.
Here’s the before and after. The internet is forever.
Obviously, the revised language could still allow selective race-based handing out of the bonus.
Mass Daily News reports:
Massachusetts’s Fair Employment Practices Act (Chapter 151B) makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of race or color for any employer with six or more employees. Federal Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does the same for employers of 15 or more. Both statutes apply to wages and compensation paid for work performed. Whether an unpaid or lightly-compensated participant in a marketing photoshoot qualifies as a worker for the purpose of those statutes is the point at which the legal analysis turns.
But publicly advertising a rate card that pays participants differently based on race is ordinarily the kind of thing the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination is set up to look at, and the racial-symmetry of the two laws means the differential does not become legally invisible because it pays white participants less. Title VII and Chapter 151B are race-neutral prohibitions.
The organization claims to serve more than 375 youth and their families each year across the region, with free programs for ages pre-K through 29, participation in local Pride events, and education sessions.
Financial filings show recent annual revenue in the hundreds of thousands of dollars from private donors and foundations.
After the ad drew public attention and backlash, with many pointing out that discrimination based on race is illegal, the group changed the language.
Democrat Governor Healey continues to list the group among official state LGBTQ youth resources.
Here’s Democrat MA Governor Maura Healey ENDORSING an LGBTQ organization that racially discriminates against White children.
AOC Gets TORCHED After Getting Caught Spreading This Huge Lie About the U.S. House’s $1 Trillion Defense Bill
July 23, 2026
Screencap: AOC on X
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is getting dragged after spreading an easily-provable falsehood about the House of Representatives’ recently passed defense bill.
On Wednesday, the House passed its version of the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a 219-206 vote.
The bill allocates more than $1.1 trillion in funding for the U.S. military. It now heads to the Senate, where the path forward is murky.
The legislation also left Section 219 intact, a provision that calls for closer U.S.-Israel defense integration on a variety of critical issues.
The day before the vote, AOC asserted that Section 219 would combine the U.S. and Israel military, creating “an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy.”
“Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF,” AOC wrote on X. “This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy.”
“Every member of Congress must vote NO.”
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF.
This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy.
Every member of Congress must vote NO.
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) July 22, 2026
But unsurprisingly, AOC is spreading a massive lie to pander to her Jew-hating supporters. The bill directs the Pentagon to cooperate with Israel on a variety of defense issues, but it does not merge the two militaries or place the US under the IDF’s command.
Section 219 (House NDAA FY2027) creates the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative. It directs the Pentagon to designate an executive agent to speed up joint R&D, identify Israeli-origin tech for integration into U.S. systems/programs of record, support co-production, data fusion/network integration, and industrial cooperation in areas like drones, AI, cyber, missiles, and quantum.
It does **not** merge military commands, put U.S. forces under IDF control, or transfer decision-making authority to Israel. No joint operational structures or troop integration.
**No, AOC is not accurately describing it.**
Section 219 (House NDAA FY2027) creates the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative. It directs the Pentagon to designate an executive agent to speed up joint R&D, identify Israeli-origin tech for integration into U.S.…
Americans, led by EPA chief Lee Zeldin, quickly pounced on AOC’s lie and completely destroyed her.
FALSE. @AOC, instead of merging the part of your brain that hates Jews with the part of your brain concocting your daily lies, you should try merging the part of your brain responsible for reading bill text with the part of your brain responsible for critical thinking. https://t.co/BZeZ90k6MJ
My cat almost choked to death laughing after reading this twaddle of a tweet. Seriously, does lying come so naturally to you that you don’t even think to use a patina of realism in your lies? I suppose dumber than a box of rocks is also a possibility.
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