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BREAKING: Donald Trump is dealt a crushing defeat as Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough strips away brutal Medicaid cuts from the "big, beautiful bill" with the stroke of her pen — prompting Republicans to call for her firing.

This heroic woman is now MAGA world's number one enemy...

“Democrats are fighting back against Republicans’ plans to gut Medicaid, dismantle the Affordable Care Act, and kick kids, veterans, seniors, and folks with disabilities off of their health insurance – all to fund tax breaks for billionaires," said Senator Jeff Merkley, ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee.

"Republicans are scrambling to rewrite parts of this bill to continue advancing their families lose, and billionaires win agenda, but Democrats stand ready to fully scrutinize any changes and ensure the Byrd Rule is enforced," he added.

MacDonough rejected a scheme to cap states' ability to use healthcare provider taxes to collect more Medicaid funding, a measure that would have slashed hundreds of billions in expenditures in order make Trump's plutocratic corporate tax cuts permanent. It was a blatant effort to funnel more money to powerful companies on the backs of the American people.

The federal government would have been let off the hook for the costs, forcing already over-burdened states to shoulder the burden. Taken in tandem with Trump's efforts to gut and ultimately eliminate the Department of Education, state treasuries are being assaulted from every side by this administration.

According to The Hill, MacDonough's bold move could throw a wrench into Senate Majority Leader John Thune's plan to bring the Senate bill to a vote this week. A postponement would be a major black eye for Trump, who has been pressuring his party to pass the bill as quickly as possible. The White House is desperate for a "win" even if that win is a major defeat for the American public.

As she has done with other provisions, MacDonough ruled that the measures in question ran afoul of the Byrd Rule — which puts restrictions on what can be included in reconciliation bills — meaning that the legislation cannot be passed with a simple majority fast track vote in its current state.

If he chooses to circumvent her ruling, Thune would be establishing a dangerous new precedent for simple-majority votes on reconciliation bills, and he has already signaled a reluctance to do so.

"That would not be a good outcome for getting a bill done,” said Thune.

He realizes that it would backfire hard on Republicans the next time that Democrats seize control of Congress.

Additionally, the parliamentarian cut out Republican provisions in the bloated, ugly bill that would have restricted Medicare and Medicaid coverage of undocumented migrants — needlessly cruel measures that would have served the dual MAGA goals of denying people healthcare and inflicting suffering on immigrants.

One of the sections that she cut would have revoked Medicare eligibility for refugees, asylum seekers, and individuals who are in the country under "temporary protected status." The fact that Republicans were targeting these people in the first place shows that their xenophobic agenda isn't about getting rid of foreign criminals, it's about bringing about a white nationalist reshaping of demographics.

The Republican backlash was immediate. Hardcore MAGA Senator Tommy Tuberville — widely considered to be one of the most incompetent, ignorant members of his party — demanded that Thune fire MacDonough "ASAP" because she's "WOKE" and an example of "THE SWAMP."

As usual, these conservatives claim to be all about "law and order" until they encounter a law that they don't like. MacDonough is simply doing her job and the American people should be grateful to have her. She is standing as a powerful bulwark against the most destructive elements of Donald Trump's historically bad bill.

Yes, but Steve — he and minions are doing exactly what they wanted — to be engineers for 2025 — you know, that program the Loon didn't know existed.

BREAKING: Democratic star Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett goes after MAGA First Lady Melania Trump for coming to America on an "Einstein visa" despite having no real achievements: "It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that the math ain’t mathin’ here."

This takedown has MAGA world howling with rage...

"Let me get to what this hearing is supposed to be about: the idea that Trump and my Republican colleagues want to restore integrity and security in the visa process is actually a joke," Crockett said during a House Judiciary hearing.

"Let me be clear, integrity is not snatching lawful visa holders off the streets and throwing them into unmarked vans," she continued. "Integrity is not revoking visas based on social media posts that hurt somebody's little feelings because kids decide that they want to go after Trump or this administration. We have a thing called free speech in this country."

"And since we're talking about integrity, I'm confused as to why my Republican colleagues aren't talking about the lack of integrity when it comes to the president's family's visas," she went on.

“Let me remind y’all that Melania, the First Lady, a model — and when I say model, I’m not talking about Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford, or Naomi Campbell level — applied for and was given an EB-1 visa, and what that stands for is an Einstein visa," Crockett said.

"Now y’all that don’t know, let me tell you how you receive an Einstein visa," she continued. "You’re supposed to have some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer, being an Olympic medalist, or having other sustained extraordinary abilities and success in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics."

"Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt," she added. "It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that the math ain’t mathin’ here.

"Nevertheless, what Republicans are doing with this reconciliation process, the travel bans and revoking visas jeopardizes our national security," said Crockett. "It threatens our communities, our higher education, and our economy. Visas like the largely vetted J Visas for higher education and M Visas for trade training attract the next innovators, medical providers, researchers, and educators that we need to build on American success."

Conservative backlash was immediate. The New York Post accused Crockett of regularly employing "incendiary rhetoric" and cited random X users accusing her of being "jealous" of the First Lady. Fox News ran a breathless segment on Crockett's remarks and had on a MAGA congressman who said he would never "dare" question Melania and called for Americans to "ignore" the congresswoman's comments.

The truth is that MAGA supporters don't care if Melania came to the United States legally because she's on their team. They believe in viciously exploiting the law to attack their political opponents but believe that Republicans should be above the law. What's more, Melania could never truly be an "illegal immigrant" in their eyes because she's white.

In the FAAFO stage for sure.

BREAKING: MAGA Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has a meltdown after Donald Trump's illegal bombing of Iran comes into doubt — accuses the news media of trying to "manipulate the public mind" and tells them that their "DNA" and "blood" are to blame.

The alleged alcoholic is really tuned up over this one...

"Because you. And I mean specifically you the press. Specifically you, the press corp. Because you cheer against Trump so hard," Hegseth said in a bizarre staccato cadence at a press conference. "It's like in your DNA and in your blood to cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad, you have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes."

"You have to hope maybe they weren't effective," he continued. "Maybe the way the Trump administration is representing them isn't true. So let's take half-truths, spun information, leaked information, and then spin it, spin it in every way we can to try to cause doubt and manipulate the public mind over whether or not our brave pilots were successful."

In truth, journalists have simply been trying to inform the American public. Donald Trump prematurely claimed that his strikes, undertaken without Congressional approval, "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program. A leaked Pentagon report revealed that in reality the program may have just been set back a few months. Trump has been freaking out over the report nonstop and just today, he called for the reporters involved to be fired.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, admittedly not a man known for his honesty, said today that Trump "exaggerated" the success of the strikes, adding that they "could not achieve anything significant." At this point, the extent of the damage is unclear which is exactly why we need our news outlets investigating the story.

"How many stories have been written about how hard it is, I don’t know, to fly a plane for thirty-six hours? Has MSNBC done that story? Has Fox? Have we done the story?" asked Hegseth.

"How about how difficult it is to shoot a drone from an F15 or 16 or F22 or F35? Or what it’s like to man a patriot battery or how hard it is to refuel mid-air?" he added.

The stories Hegseth suggested would not be news. They would be puff pieces designed to distract the American people. We have a right to know if these strikes were successful, if Trump actually accomplished what he set out to do when he violated the Constitution. This administration has no patience for real journalism. They want mindless pro-regime propaganda pumped out by every outlet in every report.

Later in the disgraceful press conference, Hegseth's former Fox News colleague Jennifer Griffin asked him about concerns that the Iranians managed to transfer their enriched uranium out of the Fordo site before the bombs hit.

NBC News previously reported that the “extent of the damage to the deeply buried facility at Fordo” as well as the sites at Isfahan and Natanz has yet to be determined. Roughly 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium is still “publicly unaccounted for.” The New York Times reports that it would be enough uranium to make nine or ten atomic bombs.

Rather than allay the concerns, Hegseth went after Griffin personally.

"Of course we're watching every single aspect but Jennifer you've been about the worst," snapped Hegseth. "The one who misrepresents the most intentionally. What the presidents says— I'm familiar."

"I reported about the ventilation shafts on Saturday night. And in fact I was the first to describe the B-2 bombers, the refueling, the entire mission with great accuracy so I take issue with that," she said.

Every new day with this administration is a new low. These strikes were never about keeping the United States safe, they were designed to score Trump a cheap political win with his base. Now that the success is in doubt, the entire administration is in panic mode. If they were truly confident in their success, they wouldn't be launching these deranged attacks on the press.

Retching — profusely.

Exactly what I would expect to hear from A-kissing Petey boy. He (after accepting a position from Trump and now always being in arrears to him). As to complex — I have extremely serious doubts and in 'history' is another super major stretch totally straining credibility.

Resounding success —- we don't even need to go there. Maybe to above ground damage, but that's about it.

The Loon is lucky so many stupid maga's exist because they for sure don't question. They will eat up what ever three sheets to the wind little Petey says about his orange boss. All hail the Cabinet stooges.

Professional and learning even more from the orange lunatic.

I think I will never get over some of the rank a**hol*s in this world. McConnel has always been close to the top and still there.