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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today’s top stories shaping America and the world. In this Friday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, we cover breaking news on immigration crackdowns, a showdown in Washington DC, fireworks over vaccines, judicial activism, tariff battles, and Trump’s war on wind energy.
Quick hits to set your radar for the weekend.
Alligator Alcatraz Reopens:
An appeals court overturns a Biden judge, allowing deportation flights from Florida’s immigration facility to resume.
Guatemalan Parents Reject Their Kids:
Over half of 600 families contacted said they don’t want their children returned, preferring they keep working in the U.S.
Rubio Blocks Suspected Chinese Spies in Central America:
Travel bans hit individuals accused of spying for Beijing.
Construction Industry Hit by Deportations:
Contractors report delays but are raising wages to attract American workers.
DC Sues Trump Over National Guard:
Mayor Muriel Bowser welcomed the Guard earlier this week, but city leadership now calls it “an involuntary military occupation.”
Vaccine Fireworks on Capitol Hill:
HHS Secretary Bobby Kennedy Jr. says, “We were lied to about everything,” from natural immunity to masks. VP JD Vance added that senators pushing him are “full of S-H-I-T.”
Federal Judges Admit Activism:
NBC News reveals judges are writing rulings to block Trump out of partisanship. Obama Judge Allison Burroughs snapped at the Supreme Court for calling it defiance.
Trump’s Tariffs Head to the Supreme Court:
A looming decision could wreck U.S. finances if struck down.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Under DOJ Investigation:
Accused of mortgage fraud, Cook’s case is assigned to a Biden-appointed judge — who also happens to be her sorority sister.
Trump Axes Offshore Wind Projects:
The White House cancels multiple coastal wind farms, redirecting workers into shipbuilding instead.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
Keywords: Alligator Alcatraz immigration facility, Guatemalan parents reject children deportations, Marco Rubio China spies Central America, construction industry deportations labor shortages, Washington DC National Guard lawsuit, Bobby Kennedy Jr vaccines Capitol Hill, JD Vance vaccine remarks, NBC News judges activism, Obama Judge Allison Burroughs Supreme Court defiance, Trump tariffs Supreme Court case, Fed Governor Lisa Cook DOJ investigation, Trump offshore wind projects canceled, U.S. shipbuilding jobs
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