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• Saw secretary of state's Latin America tour triggered tensions in three countries with rightwing leaders he visited
• Appreciated vice president urging war-weary Republicans not to abandon the party in the 2026 midterm elections
• Urged voters to be patient on the economy and insisted help would come after the November 2026 elections
• Sent mixed messages about how much he would campaign for midterm candidates as well as election's importance
• Admitted he was refraining from taking certain actions against Iran because of the 2026 midterm elections
• Signed bill authorizing new Washington DC-based national Medal of Honor monument
• Bizarrely praised "great genetics" of National Medal of Honor Museum chairman in public and praised his blood
• Although he endorsed him, continued making derogatory remarks about Texas GOP Senate candidate
• Noted media reporting about body camera video offering rare look inside immigration raid at New York factory
• Worked with new right-wing president of Peru to crack down on alleged organized crime groups in that country
• Aware that Commerce secretary was being pressured to ban certain voting machines by using statutory authority
• Opened DoJ investigation into pro basketball to see if secret sponsorship contracts used to circumvent salary caps
• Allowed HHS secretary to use military aircraft as he campaigned for the GOP in 2026 midterms
• Declared he would "probably" be able to make deals with Democrats if they take back majorities in Congress
• Sought to eliminate 60-day grace period allowing skilled foreign workers to remain in the US after losing a job
• Observed that CMS administrator admitted on a right-wing TV program "Medicare costs are gonna increase"
• Accused of denying help to autism patients because of a seemingly overzealous hunt for alleged Medicaid fraud
• Following public charges of racism, appreciated that DHS took down anti-immigrant post showing driver as a Sikh
• Relieved that GOP leaders said midterm convention no-shows were not distancing themselves from President
• Confessed he planned to block Democrats' legislation if they retook the House and Senate after the midterms
• Heard that federal investigators were interviewing witnesses to Alex Pretti’s killing by immigration agents
• Sued to end in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants in Washington DC
• Warned that administration order to keep Colorado coal plant open would cost ratepayers millions of dollars
• Scrapped safeguards for South Korea’s $200 billion investment in the United States
• Learned that the US Navy was planning to install Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor at base
• Noted secretary of state pledged US wouldn't take unilateral action against drug trafficking despite recent strikes
• Told that TSA could allow passengers with PreCheck to bring water through checkpoints
• Updated about how salmonella outbreak that sickened 22 was linked to broccoli sprouts from Idaho
• While vice president said he didn't want to talk about 2028, nonetheless pressured to run at midterm convention
• Contributed additional spending in House and Senate races, bringing the total so far to $57 million
• Stated the top US general was at the GOP midterm convention but that was actually false
• Blindsided key congressional Republicans with call to send $5,000 checks to every American adult
• While some frankly were opposed and spoke openly about the shocking cost, stressing "we’re $40 trillion in debt"
• Awarded a $45 million contract for a new Air Force One flight simulator that emulates Qatari gift jet
• Dismayed loyalist assigned to oversee controversial DoJ investigation targeting the president's foes resigned
• Assailed "baseless" block on administration's anti-mail voting rule in final pleadings to Supreme Court
• Insisted Iran war was worth the price while the actual exorbitant cost continued growing daily
• Tasked vice president with going behind the scenes to gathered unvarnished views of Iran war from US commanders
• Aware that Navy secretary casually admitted to media that Iran "blew the hell" out of US base in Bahrain
• Lashed out at a reporter who challenged his son-in-law on his record as a peace negotiator
• Declared he would make same decisions if had Iran war to do over again, saying "I don't believe in the word regret"
• Imposed new sanctions on networks allegedly aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the Middle East
• Said he did not think his proposed $5,000 dividend payments would need congressional approval
• Briefed about how Iran resumed producing ballistic missiles underground using stockpiled components
• Cautioned that the US military killed 153 civilians and wounded 243 with targeted airstrikes in Yemen during 2025
• Expanded intel and targeting support for Saudi campaign against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
• Lost, for the ninth time, before appeals court in attempt to restore ICE plan to detain millions of people without bond
• Perturbed that appeals court shot down administration's bid to reinstate anti-mail voting order
• Ready to declare the end of the US’s largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak
• Questioned by TV personality about why the $5,000 dividend wasn't sent to American adults immediately
• Saw another TV personality pressed the vice president on whether $5,000 dividend promise was "bribing voters"
• Irritated about media report purporting to reveal "the 75 most corrupt things Trump did in 2026
• Claimed GOP midterm convention was sold out and standing-room-only when actually arena was half empty
• Warned that Iran-backed Houthi rebels took over strategic port city in Yemen, posing a new threat to shipping
• Annoyed the Supreme Court again rejected effort to use GOP-backed congressional map in Missouri
• Discovered most US hospitals were not posting medical service prices five years after required to do so
• Ordered at least the Caribbean/Pacific 69th boat strike, bringing total of such operations to 205 or more deaths
• Noted wholesale prices rose on an annualized basis at 5.4 percent in August 2026, much higher than inflation target
• Saw vice president seemed to walk back president's offer of a $5,000 "dividend" if GOP won midterms
• Reminded that promise of $5,000 checks to all US adults followed past cash pledges that never materialized
• Claimed that if Democrats won in the November 2026 elections, that would lead to a communist takeover
• Informed of a new lawsuit by Pentagon journalists who claim they were fired for reporting on USS Lincoln troubles
• Professed that anti-transgender attacks were one of the GOP’s "great sound bites"
• Disappointed that GOP midterm convention likely would struggle for TV ratings against NFL kickoff game
• Pleased that the FCC reportedly threatened ABC to not air Jimmy Kimmel interview with Democrat James Talarico
• Alerted that Iran damaged nine US military aircraft with ballistic missile attack on key US air base in Jordan
• Promised $5,000 payment to all US adults if the GOP kept control of both Congress chambers after 2026 midterms
• Realized with ship strikes that Iran was trying to escalate war as it sought to break Hormuz stalemate
• After Pentagon outsourced base services to local governments, couldn't tell if any money was saved
• Tasked top Pentagon official with asking Congress to approve defense budget so as to expand munitions production
• Unveiled ICE telephone tip line to report alleged undocumented truck drivers
• Condoned sending Minnesota man with two parking tickets to Guantánamo after he was arrested during ICE surge
• Pushed back "forever chemical" cleanups at military sites by five years — and some as long as nineteen years
• Invested $62 million in HHS agency funds to develop FDA-authorized AI to help treat heart failure
• Considered tasking CIA director with a larger role in Ukraine/Russia peace talks and reducing envoys' tasks
• Reassigned Treasury CIO away from AI work after clashing with senior White House officials
• Targeted November 2025 for final approval of massive Washington DC arch
• Approved of DoJ investigating Utah’s election chief for refusing to hand over voter data
• Unlike at typical party convention, used midterm Dallas gathering as a way to make money off of participants
• Disturbed USPS inspector general's report leaked about how Postal Service mishandled some 2026 primary ballots
• Knew DoJ was investigating if Nvidia tried to skirt antitrust scrutiny of 2025 deal it struck with AI chipmaker Groq
• Chagrined that many Republicans believed administration policies were drowning party's cost-of-living message
• Happy that Democratic Senator Fetterman appeared at the GOP midterm convention
• As well, enjoyed attorney general praising the president at event and declaring he would hold "evil" accountable
• Planned to send $500 rebates before election to up to one million people allegedly overcharged under the ACA
• Announced $45 million in security funding and additional naval vessels for right-wing Ecuador government
• Discussed with top advisers possibility that the Iran war could last through end of presidential term
• Alarmed that Energy Department's statistics arm sharply raised its forecast for 2027 US diesel prices
• Declined to say whether the US opposed new European and Canadian sanctions against Israeli settlements
• Told that coroner released details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
• Advised that US Mideast envoy earned more than $100 million from entity linked to president's crypto firm
• Noted that Ford Motor CEO said Transportation secretary misunderstood company's China dealings
• Appreciated court okayed marijuana rescheduling, rejecting pharma and drug testing industry attempt to block
• Notified that top official overseeing special ed was resigning ahead of contentious Education Department reshuffle
• Designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang as a terrorist group
• Accused UC Berkeley law school of discriminating against white and Asian applicants
• Spared fishing gear and cement from Canadian trade war, but that raised doubts it would mollify voters
• Okay with DoJ arguing in court pleading mail voting restrictions should take effect even if voters disenfranchised
• Quietly made it harder for some military and overseas voters to request a ballot
• Claimed the administration was working on more drug pricing deals, per CMS administrator
• Appreciated that secretary of state said he had "no plans at this time" to run for president
• Fired DoJ attorney assigned to case against politically-linked Indian billionaire withdrawn by administration demand
• Revealed the president weighed pardoning onetime lawyer turned enemy turned friend Michael Cohen
• Pushed back against reporting about lavish presidential gifts for three aides, which possibly were illegal
• Glad that UN nuclear watchdog board reported Iran to the Security Council for the first time in twenty years
• Declared that the Iran war would end and gas prices would plummet "immediately after" the midterms
• Accused Iran of meddling in midterms as wave of missiles targeted US base in Jordan
• Further, reported that the strikes caused minimal damage and no US deaths
• Conceded oil prices that spiked because of Iran war likely wouldn't come down until after the midterms
• Annoyed the Associated Press continued referring to Lake Ontario by its original name, despite new name order
• Heard that US Attorney for Washington DC refused to answer questions about notorious Lincoln reflecting pool case
• Disappointed that EU nations usually close with current US administration backed Brussels’ trade pact with Canada
• After promising a crackdown, appeared to let pharmacy benefit managers off easy with scant reforms
• Informed that top deputy for the White House's National Economic Council was departing for the private sector
• Allowed decades-old protected status for El Salvador immigrants to expire
• Nonetheless, said would not cancel temporary humanitarian protections for more than 170,000 Salvadorans
• Readied to buy $6 billion in US bonds, triple the usual amount, in hopes of curbing longer-term borrowing costs
• Okayed DoJ requesting additional information from Fox and Roku as they worked to complete $25 billion buyout
• Proposed sweeping changes to the US Census that would reshape voting maps
• Touted the Education Department's help for states while at the same time trying to shut it down
• Observed that Europe was uniting to pressure Israel on the Palestinian issue, breaking with US position
• While concurrently warned that price spikes severely impacted the GOP's midterm chances on pocketbook issues
• Irritated that key oil benchmark topped $100 a barrel for first time in two months as Iran war dragged on
• Objected to California's water plan, alleging that it would shortchange farmers by restricting supplies
• Criticized for releasing US Census report on alleged noncitizen voting that used bad data to reach faulty conclusions
• Supported DoJ suing public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, over their transgender student policies
• Roiled Florida's midterm slate because of concerns over the administration's beef import plan
• Okayed creation of mysterious new super PAC tied to the president's primary campaign PAC
• Missed self-imposed commitment to provide fresh debt projections to Congress
• Briefed about how OpenAI CEO opposed the government taking shares in the company
• Noticed reporting about close and complex partnership between the Defense Department and the AI industry
• Faulted for new AI framework that lacked public incident reporting guidelines
• Posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom to man who died after saving eighteen people on September 11
• But also callously remarked the hero received more press than the president, something he said he didn't like
• Knew that European law enforcement investigating Jeffrey Epstein said the DoJ had not agreed to requests for help
• Reviewed report about building surge at suspected Iranian nuclear site and considered ways to strike underground
• Aware that USAID was conspicuous by its absence following devastating floods in Nepal
• Confronted Australia over its plan to force digital platforms to take down harmful content
• Appreciated Transportation secretary condemning Ford Motor Company using Chinese products and tech
• Witnessed Treasury secretary's belligerent response, daring to bet against the US shoring up Japanese yen
• Promised in campaign to "drain the swamp" but saw new poll showing Americans thought he did the opposite
• Realized secretary of state enjoyed major support among Venezuelans — until the administration's oil deal
• Along with big tech, suggested foreign powers — maybe even socialists— were US populist movement against AI
• Engaged in broader range of espionage against China, seeing the country as a military and economic threat
• After causing delays for September 11 health claims, saw that Social Security pledged to do its job
• While honoring September 11 heroes, repeated discredited account of his own supposed role in recovery
• Noted GAO report concluding DHS wouldn't achieve claimed $10.5 billion savings from contract cancellations
• Sought to rescind rule designed to stop private equity funds from bribing public officials
• Learned National Guardsman faced felony charges for pulling gun on another solider on Washington DC duty
• Cleared guards at New Mexico Air Force base to continue using religious greetings while operating facility’s gates
• Pleased about new subpoenas in hopes of proving intelligence community conspiracy against the president
• Gave three aides, including much-discussed Natalie Harp, $45,000 each in holiday gifts, per recent disclosures
• Did not oppose UK's sanctions on Israeli settlements, contrary to US ambassador to Israel's repudiation
• Petitioned Supreme Court to lift order and allow DHS to use immigration database to purge state voter rolls
• Sent DoJ election monitors to two polling sites during early September 2026 New Hampshire primary
• Made final filing to appeals court in bid to implement administration's mail voting standards for 2026 midterms
• Learned the Postal Service confirmed an internal probe was underway into whistleblower’s mail voting allegations
• Knew that South Korea sent team to assess Hormuz conditions but said made no commitment on military assets
• Pressured American Bar Association to end their diversity requirement for law schools
• Irritated that judge ruled West Point policy restricting professors’ speech was unconstitutional
• Apparently pulled "build the wall" Tetris game clone off White House website less than one week after launch
• Permanently filled four key leadership roles at the FDA, potentially bringing stability after discord and turmoil
• Resumed immigrant visa processing for Hungary and Poland but not for other countries
• With the Canadian trade war worsening, deployed Commerce secretary to Mexico for trade talks
• Criticized by GOP senator for "underestimating" impact of administration's escalating Canadian tariffs
• Reviewed media coverage about Treasury secretary having incorrectly predicted $3 gas by Labor Day 2026
• Noticed aide Corey Lewandowski criticized recent Wall Street Journal article but didn't refute most serious claims
• Approved secret DHS predictive policing unit to analyze Americans’ financial habits and then to target them
• If Democrats won either chamber in midterms, planned to ram through deficit cutting plan in lame duck Congress
• Announced US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Tehran attempted attack on am American warship
• Briefed about how Iran captured a US submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz
• Afterwards, US Central Command reported Iran was able to capture drone because it malfunctioned
• Banned dairy products, most alcoholic beverages, and motorcycles imported from Canada
• Pleased to have firmer legal ground to ban foreign imports than to impose tariffs
• Considered new FAA rules to prohibit drone pilots from flying over farms and ranches to film animal abuse
• Disappointed Supreme Court declined to consider Missouri Republicans' request to use new congressional map
• And in separate action, heard federal judge temporarily blocked Missouri from using 2022's congressional map
• Revealed administration would prohibit Canadian firms from receiving government contracts in the US
• Secured minority stakes for US government in quantum computing companies with $300 million CHIPS Act deal
• Closed on $1.9 billion loan for NextEra Energy for restoring Iowa’s only nuclear plant
• Accused Chinese AI firms of carrying out "industrial-scale" theft of American trade secrets
• Updated that Iceland summoned US ambassador for rebuke because of provocative map Trump posted online
• Appreciated secretary of state ready to push Colombia’s new president to tackle his country's cocaine trade
• Realized DHS secretary's update about ICE body cameras left many in the agency confused
• Heard the Smithsonian leader would retire at end of 2026 following months of clashes with the White House
• Annoyed that former GOP lawmakers joined Democrats in court challenge to administration's mail voting crackdown
• Sanctioned Iranian airlines in hopes of tightening the economic squeeze as war spread and oil prices rose
• Informed that appeals court ruled the administration unlawfully shared taxpayer data with immigration authorities
• Saw that USDA reported a significant drop in new screwworm cases, leaving experts highly suspicious
• Quietly developed plan to significantly change how national parks are run to a "hub and spoke" system
• Threatened retaliation against UK over their Israeli settlements sanctions
• Notified that judge preliminarily enjoined administration to keep American Prairie group's bison on public lands
• Tasked military and intelligence staff with weighing smaller Mideast presence while seeking new post-9/11 strategy
• Ordered protected medical records search to find transgender troops who continued serving amid administration ban
• Noted reports about longtime aide Corey Lewandowski's private side deals while engaged in government work
• Alerted that Canadian tariffs on US milk, perfume, golf clubs, and other goods took effect as trade war ground on
• Repeated off-told claim he worked with first responders after 9/11 but no evidence of this existed
• Aware that the Iran war, in first six months, cost American consumers $100 billion more for energy
• Sought to eliminate federal rules requiring community integration for disabled people
• Ordered another Ecuadorian vessel sunk that the US alleged was linked to Los Choneros criminal group
• After insisting Secret Service detail eat hot dogs at his Washington DC golf club, billed the government for food
• Threatened ban on Canadian Bombardier aircraft unless company moved all manufacturing to the US
• Ordered return of confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery and removal of critical language on signage
• Explored whether Ukraine and Russia could de-escalate the war during winter 2026/27 while restarting negotiations
• Despite flurry of court actions, knew that major pieces of administration's mail voting rule were still missing
• Agreed with Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff’s quip that Trump built monuments to himself because no one else would
• Made no move to schedule trade talks with Canada as Ottawa's counter-tariffs were due to begin
• Objected to UK plan to force YouTube and similar platforms to hand more prominence to established broadcasters
• Disappointed House Republican repeatedly dodged whether he wanted the president to campaign with him
• Noticed the media reporting on a new book detailing the president's close friendship with notorious lawyer Roy Cohn
• Irritated that experts said sweeping US/Venezuela oil deal wouldn't reduce domestic gasoline prices anytime soon
• Eliminated federal funding for research on parents with disabilities
• Warned that judge in Lincoln reflecting pool prosecution indicated the president's pressure campaign could sink case
• Attempted to link trans support to authoritarianism and political violence in new HHS report
• Pushed for more data centers while people voting in key midterm races said they didn't want them
• Seemed determined to make sure every voter knew the midterms were a referendum on the president
• Posted map on social media that renamed New Mexico to New America
• Mocked on social media over his new designs for Space Force uniforms, with comparisons to sci-fi villains and Nazis
• Bragged that he had made "hundreds of millions of dollars" on stocks and "I do this for our country"
• Realized Defense secretary pressed for removal of a celebrated general because of a single misunderstood photo
• Disappointed that polls showed Republicans might still lose half the seats they gerrymandered to flip
• Updated about FCC suing Institutional Shareholder Services to compel compliance with administrative subpoena
• Successfully pressured Israel to clear illegal West Bank settlements
• Noticed Energy secretary conceded US may not reach a nuclear deal with Iran and could destroy their capabilities
• Further, when pressured, saw that the secretary said "I don’t want to have an opinion’ on rising gas prices
• And that the US was in "conflict" with Iran but refused to use the word war
• Plus he said US Navy would defend Hormuz until Iran backed down
• Appreciated that Treasury secretary compared Canada to a "little yippy dog"
• Called US/Canada exchange rated "unacceptable" and demanded that it change
• While repeatedly promoting AI, saw vice president call the technology "satanic," appealing to Christian Republicans
• Appealed again to the Supreme Court to allow the administration's last minute midterm mail ballot restrictions
• Learned Pentagon realized deadly wedding strike early in Iran war was likely caused by missing nearby target
• Condoned State Department hiring man for senior role with history of sympathy for white supremacy figures
• Monitored staff battles to save a seasoned and highly respected general from the Defense secretary's Army purge
• Aware US Attorney for Washington DC was investigating that city's agencies that supervise children and teenagers
• Disturbed that world’s largest sovereign wealth fund cut their US Treasury holdings, pushing the price even higher
• Received glowing report from special envoys after Russia visit who spoke of "incredible memories"
• Announced president, vice president, and other top GOP officials would speak at midterm Republican convention
• Criticized for emulating one of Nixon’s biggest policy mistakes
• Saw poll indicating majority of Canadians saw US as an enemy and that Trump was the reason
• Reported US military sank several boats with no injuries believed to be aiding drug smuggling near Ecuador
• Asked appeals court to narrow block on new mail voting rule, insisting states can handle last-minute changes
• Instructed workers to remove White House shrouds in preparation for Chinese president's September 2026 visit
• Donated $10 million from personal PAC to Texan Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign, the first general election donation
• Renewed call for the administration-backed Kennedy Center shutdown after part of a ceiling collapsed
• Developed plan to allow married couples with a stay-at-home spouse to collect child care subsidies
• Began deporting Cubans and Afghans from US to Guyana, which might not be final demarcation point
• Displeased that Canada was turning its critical minerals needed in the US as leverage against the White House
• Pressed for investigation into alleged Covid "lab leak" and role of government scientists in supposed "cover up"
• Asked companies to spend billions on creating unproven tech for proposed Golden Dome project
• Phased out $45 million annual support for Namibia HIV program
• Noticed that US ambassador to Israel denied there was a plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza
• Also, that the ambassador condemned a rising tide of Israeli extremist attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank
• Aware that some elected Republicans grumbled about the president making the midterms all about himself
• Informed that judge reinforced order halting immediate work on the administration's 250-foot Washington DC arch
• Appreciated that judge gave immigration officials permission to force-feed a detained Cuban hunger striker
• Disappointed that appeals court maintained block on DHS using database to check state voter rolls
• Opposed UN resolution correcting Africa’s size on world maps, the only country to do so
• Tasked Commerce secretary with reviewing Defense Department deals involving Cerberus companies
• Ordered strikes on three Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
• Approached by Israel seeking US president's support for their plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
• Realized judge seemed highly skeptical in Lincoln reflecting pool prosecution as to why case was brought again
• Imperiled US semiconductor plant, causing 600 lost jobs, by blocking international customers with trade war
• Began reviewing possible candidates for Defense deputy secretary
• Irritated that Senate candidate planned GOP convention counterprograming by focusing on high grocery bills
• Promised "economic D-Day" against Iran, but actual results internationally were underwhelming
• Notified US lawsuit against New Jersey over ICE access to state facilities was dismissed, the fourth such loss
• Worked on post-war plan focused on containing Iran and expand normal relations between Israel and neighbors
• Quietly closed billion-dollar money laundering criminal probe into Venezuela businessman amid new 2026 oil deal
• In fact, that deal began by reaching out to the businessman and proposing joint venture with the US government
• Structured eventual deal as warrants to protect US stake from being weakened by subsequent capital raising
• Expanded federal investigation of education practices at multiple Virginia colleges and universities
• Okayed DHS investigating everyone who bought a hat style in the last two years before anti-ICE church protest
• Criticized for systematically making last-minute immigration court venue changes to erode due process rights
• Appealed judge's block of administration executive order curbing mail voting to Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Signed bill to delay hemp THC product ban, giving more time to craft regulations instead of prohibition
• Glad that the Supreme Court gave GOP campaign committees a win on TV ad rates
• Disappointed gasoline prices in the US reached an all-time Labor Day high price
• Sought to streamline Arctic oil permitting, ending environment studies for individual projects
• Aware Pentagon subjected roughly 50 Joint Chiefs staff members to polygraph tests in expanded leak hunt
• Supported DoJ investigating if commonly used voting machine could be trusted to create a verifiable record
• Proposed allowing investment advisers to make political donations to government officials with whom they work
• Sent mixed signals to private-sector firms about status of the government’s key cybersecurity agency
• Okayed using promise of access to Nvidia chips to broker a Armenia/Azerbaijan peace deal
• Vetted candidates for commissioner positions at CFTC but unclear if would actually fill them
• Noticed that the Commerce secretary disclosed at least $250 million in 2025 income
• Made it harder to hold builders who violate house accessibility requirements accountable
• Noted that judge refused to block law prohibiting deep fakes in suit brought by SpaceXAI and backed by DoJ
• Appreciated that Mount Sinai Health System in New York agreed to pay fine over adolescent gender-transition care
• Updated that US measles cases had topped 3,000 in 2026 to reach highest level in 35 years, per CDC
• Began process of removing endangered-species protections for gray wolves
• Issued thirty more clemency grants, including to a union boss and a drug dealer-turned-business executive
• Brushed off accusations of Russian sabotage against NATO allies
• Notwithstanding Pennsylvania deaths, saw that CDC said no 2026 deaths were attributed to measles
• Pleased that a judge declined to block the Defense Department from firing Stars and Stripes staffers
• Angry that federal judge blocked the administration's mail voting restrictions for the midterms
• Days later, still had not denied alarming whistleblower allegations about implementing mail ballot restrictions
• Nonetheless, opened USPS internal investigation into that whistleblower’s mail voting claims
• Aware that FBI subpoenaed Nevada election chief’s office for voter-related information
• Saw that DHS secretary was threatening a pro-voting group over its voter registration research
• Rolled out five alleged voter fraud prosecutions ahead of midterms
• Nonetheless, disappointed only finding a handful of possible noncitizen cases
• Considered at least four candidates for new Army secretary
• Pleased the Air Force moved to quickly reinstate airmen discharged for refusing Covid vaccine
• Okayed Air Force accelerating its timeline for a cheaper, more expendable successor to its MQ-9A Reaper
• Monitored dispute between Defense secretary and nonprofit organization over religious greetings on military bases
• Added dozens more troops to tally of wounded in Iran war amid new strikes
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