“I am sick of serving in Congress with immoral freaks who abuse their office and bring dishonor to the institution.” —Rep Anna Paulina Luna
You have entered the season of chaos. Better get used to it. The center quit holding a long time ago, and now even the margins are quivering. Buckle up and batten down. It will probably get rougher and weirder. Struggle is everywhere.
Will Iran reopen Hormuz or not? They really only have days to stop playing games with the rest of the world. It will soon be clear whether they can negotiate in good faith. It doesn’t look good. Their theology of jihad contains a permission structure for lying to their enemies to accomplish their aim: which is, to annihilate the hated infidels (that’s us).
That is the reason for this conflict, by the way. They have promised over and over again to destroy us. Why not believe them? The thousand pounds of enriched uranium is still stashed somewhere in the country. It has only one purpose, to be made into bombs, and they’re not allowed to keep it. The message is pretty simple, but they don’t seem to get it. There are probably big fissures between the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), the secular government of President Masoud Pezeshkian, and the regular army (the Artesh). Are they even able to communicate with each other? You and I don’t know, though Mr. Trump and his people might know.
I doubt that Mr. Trump wanted to drop the hammer on Iran last Tuesday, as he vowed to do. But it might eventually be necessary to turn the lights off there if they don’t stop screwing around. Does Iran have an inexhaustible supply of missiles and drones, as some observers seem to believe? I doubt it. We blew up their factories. We have the option and the ability to track down whatever they’ve got left in storage and destroy it. One way or another, we are going to end Iran’s ability to be a problem for the rest of the world.
The American Left (the Democratic Party) would like nothing better than for Iran to thumb its nose at the rest of the world (at us especially), because the American Left has launched its own sort of Jihad. It has been waging war on the rest of us in America for ten years, and you can be sure that, as springtime blossoms over the land, they intend to ramp up the action.
Expect Act One on May Day. That is the day that the Left customarily celebrates socialism. It started off decades ago as a holiday for industrial workers. There are few enough of those left in the USA these days that they constitute less than a critical mass of all American workers. They have been replaced by grifters, fraudsters, and other parasites looking to get money-for-nothing from the rest of us without working at all. That is the Democratic Party’s raison d’ĂȘtre. They are now strictly a racketeering operation.
The Left will stage widespread demonstrations around the country on May Day. The several No Kings demos in cold weather were rehearsals for the spring and summer fun. You can expect the May Day action to turn into riots. Antifa is still very much at the Party’s beck and call for sparking that sort of thing. The idea behind it is to provoke the president into reacting forcefully to the Left’s riots so they can brand him “a tyrant.” If May Day is insufficient to accomplish that, wait until the extravaganzas around the Fourth of July when the USA ostensibly gets to celebrate our 250th birthday as a republic.
Considering that the Republican majority in Congress was unwilling to pass an election reform bill, it is also a fairly sure thing that sometime between May Day and July Fourth the president will have to issue an executive order setting out requirements for a free and fair election: voter ID, citizens only, highly restricted and tightly regulated mail-in voting, no electronic ballot-counting machines, etc. That alone will inflame the Left, who cannot win elections without ballot fraud.
Of course, Norm Eisen, Marc Elias, Mary McCord, and the lawfare ninjas will file lawsuits to negate any executive order on election procedures, and their select federal judges will issue injunctions against it. Which will provoke Mr. Trump, in turn, to go full Abe Lincoln on them and declare an insurgency requiring extraordinary executive powers to overcome the Left’s ploys — just as Mr. Lincoln had to overcome the traitorous Confederates of his time. That will get Mr. Trump branded “a super-tyrant.”
From that point, we’re really in uncharted territory. But, it being the nation’s 250th birthday and all, a great majority of US citizens may be in no mood by then for any further pranking and punking by the Left. They will be more than eager for trials, perhaps by military tribunals if the corrupt federal judiciary proves intractable.
This is the kind of thing we have to look forward to as 2026 keeps rolling out. But meanwhile, events might get even hotter over in Euroland. The joint is primed to blow. They’ve had enough jihad, too, and enough of the retarded political leadership that allowed it to be inflicted on the people of Europe. It’s already started. Ireland is about to go up in flames, a case of the government’s utter betrayal of the people. After Ireland, cue the United Kingdom. They’ve had enough of hostile Islam and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. It’s going to be a long, hot summer. They don’t call this the Fourth Turning for nothing.
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On April 9, 2026, the White House published the Fact Sheet Advancing the United States-Hungary Bilateral Partnership was reinforced by Vice President JD Vance's visit to Hungary. Energy cooperation was strengthened through Hungary's purchase of US crude oil, a front-end engineering study to facilitate installation of 10 Small Modular Reactors in Hungary, and a lifetime extension of Paks1 nuclear power plant. Commercial ties and AI cooperation was deepened through creation of an Oncology Center of Excellence in Hungary, arranging digital and AI training solutions for small and medium sized enterprises, and creating secure digital infrastructure for public institutions. Regional peace, security, and defense cooperation was secured through Hungary's procurement of US High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) incorporating L3 Harris communication technology ensuring interoperability with NATO and US Forces, as well as a new joint effort to develop a geosynchronous satellite capability to advance Hungary's national security.
On April 9, 2026, the White House published the release Era of Amnesty Is Over: President Trump Restores Rule of Law to Immigration Courts by removing activist judges and replacing them with professionals committed to enforcing immigration law, not undermining it. He began by authorizing 600 Judge Advocate General (JAG) military lawyers to process immigration cases. He then began removing activist judges from the immigration law bench. This has been followed by appointing new judges to the immigration law bench. These actions have caused asylum grant rates to plunge to 7% (Obama & Biden rubber stamped over 50% of cases). There has also been a 57% increase in deportations and removal orders. The addition of JAG lawyers has helped reduced the immigration court backlog with hundreds of thousands of cases being cleared since Inauguration Day 2025. The release states:
President Trump promised to end the open borders nightmare — and he is delivering on that promise with unrelenting force. The era of catch-and-release, mass releases, and activist judicial amnesty is over.
On April 9, 2026, the White House published the release CEQ Issues Guidance on Categorical Exclusions explaining to Federal departments & agencies how to establish, revise, adopt, and apply categorical exclusions (CE) IAW National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Council on Environmental Quality Chair Katherine Scarlett states:
It should never take longer to permit a critical infrastructure project than it takes to build it. Federal permitting needs to work better and the Trump administration is committed to making that happen. Today, we’re announcing guidance to help agencies identify an off-ramp from unnecessary levels of environmental review, where appropriate. By focusing analysis on where it’s truly needed, American infrastructure projects can move forward more efficiently while maintaining practical environmental standards.
On April 9, 2026, the White House published the statement Presidential Message on the Masters Tournament sending the best wishes of President and First Lady Trump on the 90th edition of the Master's Tournament in its home of Augusta, Georgia. Generations of golf champions have been issued the green jacket as they leave their mark in the history of the Master's Tournament. President Trump writes:
This week at Augusta National Golf Club, players honor the past and inspire the future game of golf. All golfers know that with every triumph, there is a setback, with every loss, there is a comeback story that personifies determination and the ability to persevere and prevail when pressure is the greatest. It is what makes a true champion. In that way, the Masters stands as a tribute to our rich history and a symbol of our bright, hopeful, joyous, prosperous, and exciting future—reflecting the same American spirit of excellence that will define our Nation’s new Golden Age for generations to come.
On the 90th playing of the Masters Tournament, Melania and I wish each competitor the very best in their pursuit of the prestigious Green Jacket. We congratulate the Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion and all the young women who displayed incredible skill this past weekend. And we send our best wishes to every American watching a “tradition unlike any other.”
On April 9, 2026, the White House published the statement Presidential Message on National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day honoring the return of every American service member who was held prisoner during times of war. The Trump Administration vows to leave no warrior behind as evidenced in the recent rescue of the downed crewmember in Iran saving him from being captured by the Iranian Army. This day differs from National POW/MIA Recognition Day (discussed in my September 20, 2025 ANP Article) in that today recognizes those who have survived captivity and returned to the US.
President Trump writes:
No one is more deserving of our Nation’s appreciation than the former prisoners of war (POWs) who put their lives on the line for freedom’s cause and survived brutality and violence beyond all comprehension for the sake of our posterity. These brave warriors endured unthinkable atrocities, torture, mental and physical abuse, separation from family, and horrendous living conditions. Their selflessness and strength deserve our everlasting respect, and as Commander in Chief, I will never stop fighting for these exceptional heroes and all of our incredible veterans.
This year, as we celebrate 250 glorious years of American independence, we are reminded that this milestone is possible only because brave men and women from every generation answered the call of liberty when it was in peril. As our American Flag flies high over a Nation made free by their sacrifice, the POW/MIA flag flies at federal sites just below it—a requirement I was proud to sign into law during my first term—to serve as a constant reminder of those still missing in action and our duty to account for them and bring them home.
As we pause today to celebrate the POWs who returned home, we also acknowledge their families who lived for months and years in a prison of uncertainty and fear while awaiting news of their loved ones. This unimaginable sacrifice deserves our utmost gratitude, admiration, and awe.
Our returned POWs represent the best of America. They understand what it means to serve a cause greater than self, and their names and stories should never be forgotten by a people forever in their debt. Today and every day, we honor their extraordinary sacrifices, courage, patriotism, and resilience.
On April 9, 2026, the Office of the First Lady published the statement First Lady Melania Trump’s Statement providing a transcript of her statement to the press (video below):
Good afternoon. The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.
The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect. I do not object to their ignorance, but rather, I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation.
I have never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.
To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell. My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence. My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trivial note.
I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband, by chance, at a New York City party in 1998. This initial encounter with my husband is documented in detail in my book, MELANIA.
The first time I crossed paths with Epstein was in the year 2000, at an event Donald and I attended together. At the time, I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings.
Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you believe. These images and stories are completely false.
I am not a witness or a named witness in connection with any of Epstein’s crimes. My name has never appeared in court documents, depositions, victim statements, or FBI interviews surrounding the Epstein matter.
I have never had any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims. I was never involved in any capacity—I was not a participant, was never on Epstein’s plane, and never visited his private island.
I have never been legally accused or convicted of a crime in connection with Epstein’s sex trafficking, abuse of minors, and other repulsive behavior.
The false smears about me from mean-spirited and politically motivated individuals and entities looking to cause damage to my good name to gain financially and climb politically must stop.
My attorneys and I have fought these unfounded and baseless lies with success and will continue to maintain my sound reputation without hesitation. To date, several individuals and companies have been legally obligated to publicly apologize and retract their lies about me, such as The Daily Beast, James Carville, and Harper Collins UK.
Now is the time for Congress to act. Epstein was not alone. Several prominent male executives resigned from their powerful positions after this matter became widely politicized. Of course, this doesn’t amount to guilt, but we still must work openly and transparently to uncover the truth.
I call on Congress to provide the women who have been victimized by Epstein with a public hearing specifically centered around the survivors. Give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress, with the power of sworn testimony. Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public, if she wishes, and then her testimony should be permanently entered into the Congressional Record.
Then, and only then, will we have the truth.
On April 9, 2026, Day 54 of the Democrat's Partial Federal Government Shutdown, while Federal DHS workers continue to go without a paycheck but are still required to work (like the Coast Guard, FEMA, and others), the Senate is still on vacation. The House met for 3 minutes 49 seconds (to keep President Trump from making any recess appointments) where they did NOTHING to end the Democrat's shutdown nor did they do ANYTHING to make US elections safer. Here's what they actually did:
11:30:00 AM The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
11:30:35 AM The Speaker designated the Honorable Christopher H. Smith to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
11:30:55 AM Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben.
11:32:27 AM SPEAKER'S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL - Pursuant to clause 13 of Rule I, the Journal of the last day's proceedings was approved.
11:32:36 AM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
11:33:15 AM Commission on the National Defense Strategy - Pursuant to section 1095 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2026 (Public Law 119-60), the Democratic Leader appointed the Honorable Jane Harman of Venice, California.
11:33:49 AM The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to clause 13 of Rule I. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on April 13, 2026.
Issue a judicial declaration that the Challenged Provisions of the EO are unconstitutional and void because they are ultra vires and violate both the separation of powers and the States’ sovereignty and authority over elections under the United States Constitution;
Preliminarily and permanently enjoin all Defendants, except President Trump, from implementing or enforcing the Challenged Provisions of the EO;
Award Plaintiff States their reasonable fees, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees; and
Grant any other relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
State plaintiffs are represented by the Attorney Generals of their state and Josh Shapiro is represented by the Counsel for the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This lawsuit makes the 5th lawsuit against President Trump's EO Ensuring citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections (discussed in my April 1, 2026 ANP Article). The previous 4 lawsuits are:
DSCC [additional plaintiffs include DCCC, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, and House Minority Leader Jeffries] v. Trump docket # 1:26-cv-01114 (discussed in my April 4, 2026 ANP Article)
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts [additional plaintiffs include League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters Lotte E. Scharfman Memorial Education Fund, League of Women Voters of the United States, League of Women Voters Education Fund, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, U.S. Vote Foundation, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.] v. Trump docket # 1:26-cv-11549 (discussed in my April 4, 2026 ANP Article)
League of United Latin American Citizens [additional plaintiffs include Secure Families Initiative, and Arizona students' Association] v. Executive Office of the President docket # 1:26-cv-01132 (discussed in my April 4, 2026 ANP Article)
NAACP [additional plaintiffs include Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, Black Voters Matter Fund, Inc., and BVM Capacity Building Institute, Inc.] v. Trump docket # 1:26-cv-01151 (discussed in my April 9, 2026 ANP Article)
The war is over.
The Rebels are our Countrymen again.
- Message from General Ulysses S Grant April 9, 1865
On April 9, 2026, the White House published America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Surrender at Appomattox recognizing the surrender of General Robert E Lee to General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 bringing the US Civil War to an end. By April 1865, General Lee's troops, the Army of Northern Virginia, were hungry, exhausted, and being relentlessly pursued by General Grant's Army of the Potomac. The Civil War pitted brother against brother tearing families and the Nation apart. General Lee's troops were entirely surrounded and cut off from reserves and supplies with no hope of success. Generals Lee and Grant met in a home in the Virginia countryside to put an end to the Civil War and begin the process of re-uniting the Nation that began in 1776. President Trump writes:
To this day, the surrender at Appomattox stands as an enduring testament to the resilience of a divided Nation, the strength and resolve of the American people, and the sacred ideals at the heart of our national identity. Today, we recommit to the eternal truth that the United States of America is blessed from on high; bound together by justice; and was, is, and will forever be one Nation under God.
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Democrat attorney Marc Elias voiced his fear of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday, calling him a “dangerous” threat to democracy.
Blanche erupted at reporters during a Tuesday press conference, rebuking what he described as the media’s double standard on political prosecutions after years of “sitting there” as Democrats targeted President Donald Trump, “his family, his administration, the agents that protected him,” and more. Trump named Blanche acting Attorney General on Thursday, saying Attorney General Pam Bondi would be “transitioning to a much-needed and important new job in the private sector.”
Elias, who has extensivelyrepresented Democratic Party interests in election-related legal battles and elsewhere, warned host Symone Sanders-Townsend on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight” that Blanche is a threat because he is able to “sound entirely reasonable.”
“These prosecutors are career individuals. They were assigned to this case, a case that was opened because of questionable conduct by the president of the United States that resulted in a basis for an investigation,” Sanders-Townsend said, with Elias responding, “Look, Todd Blanche is dangerous because he’s an unusually good liar. I mean, he is able to lie and make it sound entirely reasonable.”
“I mean, as you point out, the prosecutors who he is criticizing, these are — these were line prosecutors who were assigned by their boss to do tasks that they were given,” Elias continued. “And in many instances, they were not even, like, in court lawyers. They were just lawyers who were processing evidence or reviewing documents.”
On multiple occasions in 2025, the administration fired Justice Department personnel who worked on the investigations of Trump led by special counsel Jack Smith during the Biden administration. Smith secured indictments over Trump’s handling of classified materials and efforts to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election, but the cases were dismissed after Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
Elias, who was involved in creating the now-debunked Steele dossier during his time working at the Perkins Coie law firm, fretted about the fate of “democracy” with Blanche in charge at the Justice Department, as Trump has not nominated a replacement for Bondi.
“It’s a very, very, very dangerous day in democracy here,” Elias, who in the aftermath of the 2020 election sought to overturn two narrow election victories by Republicans in races for seats in the House of Representatives, claimed. “It is not just that we have a madman conducting our foreign policy. We have a dictator surrounded by sycophants who are using the power of the state, the power of the federal government to target his political opponents and his political adversaries. And as we head towards elections, we should just expect a lot more of this.”
The Steele dossier was a key source used to justify the FBI’s investigation into allegations that the Trump campaign engaged in election interference with Russia in 2016 that included wiretaps of Carter Page, a Trump associate, and others tied to the 2016 Trump campaign.
Fallout from the probe led to former FBI Director Robert Mueller being named special counsel to further investigate the allegations. Mueller eventually found no evidence Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
Special counsel John Durham released a report on May 15, 2023, on the origins of the FBI investigation of allegations that Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia that found that the FBI “did not and could not corroborate” the claims from the now-discredited dossier.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released documents and a memo in July, detailing what she called a “years-long coup” against Trump after he defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race.
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. . . a budget procedure used by lawmakers to cancel or limit funding in order to meet budget goals. It can be intended as an enforcement mechanism to discourage lawmakers from violating a specific budgetary goal or to encourage lawmakers to enact legislation that achieves a desired budgetary outcome. A potential sequestration was most recently included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) and could be triggered depending on when Congress completes the appropriation process for [the] fiscal year. . . . Sequestration is a blunt tool used to hold lawmakers accountable to reach their budgetary goals and reduce deficits. However, when used as a long-term budgeting mechanism instead of the failsafe that it is designed to be, there are significant limitations to sequestration’s effectiveness with unpredictable or undesired impacts on government spending and the economy at-large. For lasting fiscal sustainability, lawmakers will need to target drivers of the debt to address the long-term, structural imbalance between spending and revenues.
Last year, we did not hear about this budget procedure because of the "Elon Musk steps down" saga (discussed in my May 31, 2025 ANP Article). This year, sequestration is overshadowed by the Iran Conflict (that is currently in a tentative ceasefire).
Speaking of the Iran Conflict, on April 8, 2026, the White House published the release Peace Through Strength: Operation Epic Fury Crushes Iranian Threat as Ceasefire Takes Hold refers to President Trump's Clear and Unchanging Objectives (discussed in my April 2, 2026 ANP Article) stating these objectives have been achieved in just 38 days. The release goes on to list how many bombs were used and how many targets were struck during the operation but no where do they mention how many American service members lost their lives or were injured during this conflict.
The GENIUS Act, signed into law in July 2025 (discussed in my July 19, 2025 ANP Article), requires stablecoin issuers to maintain reserves backing outstanding stablecoins on at least a one-to-one basis. Reserves may only consist of certain specified assets, including US dollars, federal reserve notes, funds held at certain insured or regulated depository institutions, certain short-term Treasuries and Treasury-backed reverse repurchase agreements, and money market funds. It also prohibits stablecoin issuers from offering any form of interest or yield to stablecoin holders, but does not explicitly prohibit affiliate or third-party arrangements that might offer interest-bearing products. Some variants of the proposed CLARITY Act would close this channel. One rationale for prohibiting yield is that if stablecoins were to offer competitive returns, households may shift dollars out of traditional bank accounts and into tokens. Since stablecoin reserves are fully backed rather than fractionally lent, this could reduce bank lending. Some analyses estimate the effect on lending in the trillions of dollars (Nigrinis 2025). We build a simple model to evaluate these claims.
At baseline calibration of CEA’s model, eliminating stablecoin yield:
Increases bank lending by $2.1 billion and has a net welfare cost of $800 million. That translates into an increase in lending of 0.02% and a cost-benefit ratio of 6.6.
Large banks would conduct 76% of this additional lending, while community banks—which have assets below $10 billion—would lend the remaining 24%. In our baseline, that adds up to $500 million in additional lending from community banks, meaning their lending rising by 0.026%.
Even stacking every worst-case assumption, the model produces only $531 billion in additional aggregate lending, which corresponds to a 4.4% increase in bank loans as of 2025Q4. That figure requires the stablecoin market to grow to roughly six times its current size as a share of deposits, all reserves to be locked in unlendable cash rather than treasuries, and the Federal Reserve to abandon its current monetary framework. Even under those implausible conditions, community bank lending only rises by $129 billion, corresponding to an increase of 6.7%. The conditions for finding a positive welfare effect from prohibiting yield are similarly implausible. In short, a yield prohibition would do very little to protect bank lending, while forgoing the consumer benefits of competitive returns on stablecoin holdings.
The research concludes:
The yield prohibition in the GENIUS Act—and its proposed reinforcement through the CLARITY Act—may be motivated by the concern that competitive stablecoin returns will draw deposits out of the banking system and contract lending. Our model shows that this concern is quantitatively small. Most stablecoin reserves recirculate through the banking system as ordinary deposits: only the 12% held in bank accounts is truly locked >out of the credit multiplier (if banks apply a 100% reserve requirement), and even that fraction is further attenuated by prudential reserve requirements and voluntary bank liquidity buffers. At baseline calibration, eliminating stablecoin yield increases bank lending by $2.1 billion, which represents a net increase of 0.02% of total loans. Producing lending effects in the hundreds of billions requires simultaneously assuming the stablecoin share sextuples, all reserves shift into segregated deposits, and the Federal Reserve abandons its ample-reserves framework. It takes similarly implausible assumptions for the welfare effect of yield prohibition to turn positive.
We already have a variety of digital payment options with which to pay for what we want to buy. We already do the majority of our transactions digitally. I do not see how "Stablecoin" is any better than anything we already have and in a lot of ways it's worse because it's backed by the unbacked USD. In addition, there will be fees to 'buy' and 'use' stablecoin (i.e., obtain them then use them for payments or return them for cash). As to not-trackable transactions. Well, I think there's no such thing as "not-trackable" in the digital world.
On April 8, 2026, Day 53 of the Democrat's Partial Federal Government Shutdown, Congress is still closed for "vacation." However, some Congressional lawmakers have been getting together to produce an amnesty law allowing illegals who entered the country before 2021 to become automatic citizens. President Trump has said he won't sign it but it does have 20 sponsors from each side of the aisle (40 total). Thing is, they've been trying to make illegals citizens INSTEAD of working to fix the DHS budget, pay Federal employees the pay they have earned over this last 53 days, and fully re-open government. Priorities. Theirs is illegals. Ours is American Citizens. I sure hope people remember this come November!
Declare that the President’s orders in Exec. Order §§ 2(a), 3(b), 4(a), and 4(c) are ultra vires and legally void;
Declare that the President’s orders in Exec. Order §§ 3(b) and 4(a) violate the constitutional separation of powers and are not enforceable;
Declare that the President’s orders in Exec. Order §§ 3(b) and 4(a) violate the vertical separation of powers and the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and are not enforceable;
Declare that the President’s orders in Exec. Order §§ 2(a), 3(b), 4(a), and 4(c) violate the First and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and are not enforceable;
Declare that the President’s orders in Exec. Order §§ 2(a), 4(a), and 4(c), and any agency action taken to implement those provisions, violate the Administrative Procedure Act and the Privacy Act, and are “not in accordance with law,” “in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations,” and “without observance of procedure required by law,” 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C), (D), including because they require the unlawful collection, use, and disclosure of records in violation of 5 U.S.C. § 552a;
Preliminarily and permanently enjoin implementation of the Executive Order;
Award attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses in accordance with law, including the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and any other applicable laws; and
Grant all such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
Plaintiffs are represented by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (DC); Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (WA); and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (MD).
This makes the 4th lawsuit against President Trump's EO Ensuring citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections (discussed in my April 1, 2026 ANP Article). The first 3 were discussed in my April 4, 2026 ANP Article. They are:
DSCC [additional plaintiffs include DCCC, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, and House Minority Leader Jeffries] v. Trump docket # 1:26-cv-01114
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts [additional plaintiffs include League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters Lotte E. Scharfman Memorial Education Fund, League of Women Voters of the United States, League of Women Voters Education Fund, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, U.S. Vote Foundation, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.] v. Trump docket # 1:26-cv-11549
League of United Latin American Citizens [additional plaintiffs include Secure Families Initiative, and Arizona students' Association] v. Executive Office of the President docket # 1:26-cv-01132
It's amazing how many groups are claiming that proving they are a legal Citizen of the US is oppressive and designed to keep them from voting, yet ALL of them can provide ID to do the following (and more!):
In addition, look how many demand mail-in voting (which was done nationwide for the first time in the 2020 election) as if it were not only a right but a necessity! Democrats used to be against mail-in balloting because it was "too easy to cheat" using mail-in ballots. We saw that in the 2020 results when compared to 2016 and 2024, where 2020 had around 20 MILLION more votes than the year before or the year after (all for democrats, of course).
Some states even counted more votes in 2020 than they had registered voters!
Congress needs to pass the SAVE America Act. And they need to codify this EO!
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