It looks like ActBlue, the Democrats’ beloved fundraising machine, is in some serious hot water. Republicans on Capitol Hill are demanding answers after allegations surfaced that the platform may have facilitated money laundering for organizations with ties to U.S.-sanctioned terrorists. If true, this would be a massive scandal, but don’t expect the mainstream media to give it the attention it deserves.
Leading the charge is Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who sent a scathing letter to ActBlue executives, calling on them to explain how they allowed donations to flow through their system from groups linked to terror networks. Issa, who serves as vice chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, pointed to troubling connections between ActBlue and organizations like the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a George Soros-funded outfit that has been linked to anti-Israel activism and blatant antisemitism.
Issa didn’t hold back. “Terror financing is an extremely serious crime, and organizations cannot be given a free pass for failed due diligence, or worse, the enabling of terrorism,” he wrote. He also suggested that ActBlue’s involvement could amount to money laundering—another felony-level offense.
Now, this isn’t just some fringe theory cooked up by conservatives. House Republicans have already subpoenaed records from the U.S. Treasury Department, trying to determine whether ActBlue knowingly accepted fraudulent payments. With Democrats always shrieking about “dark money” in politics, you’d think they’d be the first ones demanding transparency, but strangely, they’re nowhere to be found on this issue.
Adding fuel to the fire, ActBlue itself is in absolute turmoil. The once-dominant Democratic fundraising platform is reportedly on the “brink of implosion,” with a mass exodus of top leaders and internal battles threatening to rip the organization apart. Employees are now turning on the leadership, with two unions blasting the company’s board of directors for creating instability. Democrats, gearing up for 2026, must be sweating bullets.
Of course, ActBlue is trying to brush it all off. “Like many organizations, we are undergoing some transition,” said spokeswoman Megan Hughes in a desperate attempt at damage control. Right. Just your typical transition—investigations into money laundering and terror financing while your top brass jumps ship.
So what happens next? If these allegations hold water, ActBlue won’t just be facing internal chaos—it could be looking at criminal charges. Stay tuned.
A sad cavalcade of self-owns and unhinged petulance. It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained. We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to – Senator John Fetterman (D-PA).
As a lifelong Democrat, I never imagined I would watch my own party embarrass itself so thoroughly — and so publicly — as it did during Tuesday’s joint session of Congress.
From obnoxious booing to childish protest signs to a sitting member of Congress having to be physically removed from the chamber, Democrats turned what should have been a solemn, dignified event into a bad reality show.
And for what?
Democratic representatives supporting Ukraine walk out during U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025. REUTERS
To go viral on TikTok?
To book a slot on MSNBC to brag about their “resistance”?
Nothing was more disgraceful than when my colleagues refused to stand or clap when 13-year-old DJ Daniel, a brain-cancer survivor, was made an honorary Secret Service agent.
This boy beat cancer and dreamed of protecting the president.
Are we now the party that supports waste, fraud and abuse?
When Trump honored families whose loved ones were killed due to reckless sanctuary policies — policies I’ve fought to reform in New York City — Democrats couldn’t even show basic respect.
When he honored Stephanie Diller, the widow of murdered NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, it should have been a moment of unity.
Yet many Democrats offered only lukewarm applause, if any at all.
And when Trump called for the death penalty for cop killers, the silence was deafening.
Since when did standing up for the families of fallen officers become controversial?
Another disappointing moment came when President Trump called for peace in Ukraine — a goal that should have brought both sides of the aisle to their feet.
Democrats were once the party of peace, but you wouldn’t know it from the silence.
Have we really reached a point where even supporting peace is treated as partisan?
It’s a sad reflection of how far my party has drifted.
This isn’t principled resistance — it’s emotional immaturity.
It also reeks of hypocrisy: Democrats rightly condemned Republican Rep. Joe Wilson when he shouted, “You lie!” at President Barack Obama during a State of the Union.
Back then, we said such outbursts were beneath the dignity of Congress.
But Democrats’ antics on Tuesday — waving signs, heckling and walking out — were just as bad, if not worse.
When we act like this, we embarrass ourselves and alienate the very voters we claim to champion.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called it “a sad cavalcade of self-owns and unhinged petulance” that only made Trump look “more presidential and restrained.”
He warned that Democrats are becoming the political equivalent of a car alarm — constantly blaring, and increasingly ignored.
Voters want leaders who act like adults, who clap for good ideas, no matter who proposes them, and who show bipartisan respect for families who’ve suffered unimaginable loss.
Americans are exhausted by this nonsense.
They want leaders who solve problems, not politicians chasing retweets.
They want representatives who stand up for common sense — not political theater.
Until we get back to that, we don’t deserve to govern.
I’m not saying we should agree with everything Trump says — far from it.
However, there’s a way to disagree with dignity and class.
My fellow Democrats didn’t just miss that opportunity — they sprinted in the opposite direction.
I’m embarrassed for my party.
But more importantly, I am worried for my country.
If Democrats can’t even applaud a kid beating cancer, grieving families, saving tax dollars, securing our borders or a call for peace — what does that say about us?
Council Member Robert Holden (D) represents District 30 in Queens.
Despite how much President Donald Trump tries to downplay it, tensions between Elon Musk and the Cabinet Secretaries are on the rise, with the friction between the billionaire and Trump’s Cabinet erupting into an explosive meeting last week.
Knewz.com has learned that the Cabinet meeting saw Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Musk engage in a heated argument, where the two laid bare their thoughts about each other.
At the heart of the argument was the efforts made by the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in laying off masses of federal employees as part of its mission to scan the government for places to cut federal expenditure.
According to reports, Musk charged Rubio by saying that he had not fired anyone from his Cabinet staff, and “scornfully” added that perhaps the only person Rubio laid off was a DOGE employee.
Rubio retaliated by saying that the tech mogul was not being truthful and asked whether the 1,500 State Department officials who took early retirement in buyouts did not count as layoffs.
The Secretary of State then laid out his plans for reorganizing the State Department, although Musk was reportedly “unimpressed” with it.
It has been reported that Secretary of State Rubio had secretly been furious at Musk ever since DOGE shuttered the civilian foreign aid and development assistance agency USAID (the United States Agency for International Development) as one of its first projects, slashing its workforce from 10,000 to less than 300.Related video: Donald Trump Responds To Reported ‘Clash’ Between Elon Musk, Marco Rubio (Newsweek)
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During the argument, Musk also told Rubio he was “good on TV,” reportedly insinuating that “he was not good for much else.”
President Trump intervened in the conversation after the argument went on for an “uncomfortable” amount of time, per reports, and defended the Secretary of State.
He stated that Rubio was doing a “great job,” adding that “he is very busy, he is always traveling and on TV, and he has an agency to run. So everyone just needs to work together.”
Trump further stated that Musk and DOGE would only serve an advisory role when it comes to laying off federal staff and that the final call would be made by Cabinet Secretaries and Department heads.
Musk has said that he is on board with the President’s decision, according to reports.
This marked the first shift in the Trump administration’s approach towards Musk and the DOGE, which has enjoyed unrestrained authority regarding federal personnel and the fate of their jobs.
It is worth noting that Trump, Musk, and DOGE were sued by a coalition of 14 states, led by New Mexico, alleging that the department’s efforts to slash government spending are “unconstitutional.”
The states demanded that the court stop the tech billionaire from “making changes to the disbursement of public funds, government contracts, regulations or personnel, as well as receiving access to or altering data systems,” according to reports.
The states wrote in the filing:
“Mr. Musk’s seemingly limitless and unchecked power to strip the government of its workforce and eliminate entire departments with the stroke of a pen or click of a mouse would have been shocking to those who won this country’s independence.”
However, Trump’s latest statement seems to indicate that he intends to put the DOGE on a shorter leash.
Trump has also been trying to downplay the rising friction between the Cabinet secretaries and Musk in his recent statements, where he wrote that the “meeting with most of the Secretaries, Elon, and others” was a “very positive one.”
“The relationships between everybody in that room are extraordinary. They all want to get to the exact same place, which is, simply, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” he added.
In a statement on Sunday, March 9, Trump said, “I don’t think the tensions are high… Elon’s a very special person and and these Cabinet people are special people. I think they have a fantastic relationship to Elon.”
However, he did admit that there has been a little difference of opinion between Trump’s cabinet and Musk: “That doesn’t mean they don’t have a little bit of an argument here and there about something.”
Regarding how the Trump administration intends to handle DOGE, Trump wrote on Truth Social:
“It’s very important that we cut levels down to where they should be, but it’s also important to keep the best and most productive people. We’re going to have these meetings every two weeks until that aspect of this very necessary job is done.”
Trump further stated:
“I have instructed the Secretaries and Leadership to work with DOGE on Cost Cutting measures and Staffing. As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go. We say the “scalpel” rather than the “hatchet.” The combination of them, Elon, DOGE, and other great people will be able to do things at a historic level.”
“I want the numbers but I also want to keep the good people,” the president explained to reporters in the Oval Office.
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Rubio and Musk shouldn’t bring their inter-personal problems into a meeting with the President, especially, about firing/hiring employees. Why not conduct IQ tests on the Federal employees if you aren’t to find out who is qualified and the ones who agree to work within the President’s agenda. As a leader, Rubio, knew there had to be a lot of firings because you don’t want what happened in the President’s first term with people stabbing him in the back. So, be careful keeping the Democrats, at all.
After all, the people voted TO CLEAN THE SWAMP and we hold Rubio to that – don’t get cold feet at this point. This has to get done. Musk needs to give Rubio the number of people he recommends to meet the Presidents plans and then Rubio in return needs to tell him the one’s who are keepers; but, they should all take an IQ TEST.
Just add an ‘h’ to the above – it is an interesting read.
Reading the info on Open AI bothers me in that the owners are all Democrats (do the Clinton’s have an interest in this and Gates does have an interest). If they have any input in the government – we will be back where we started with them stealing from the government. We can’t allow that.
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The Democrats are trying to make DOGE’S Elon Musk stop his findings. We must continue uprooting all of this Democrat corruption.
DOGE has proved that starting with Clinton/Obama/Biden Democrats have been stealing the taxpayers money for years. The people should never vote for a Democrat until we have a system in place to keep their mitts from stealing from the people. DOGE has found hidden cash in every department of the government and to foreign entities.
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Nothing dominates headlines today as much as President Donald Trump and his administration’s rapid pace of policy change across every nook and cranny of the U.S. government. In this article, our team at 24/7 Wall St. focuses on one of the big targets of the Trump administration: our national debt.
In recent months, the Trump administration has taken steps to reduce government spending and tackle America’s debt. A major effort has been the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk. DOGE is focused on cutting unnecessary costs, leading to staff cuts across federal agencies. For example, NASA has started reorganizing, closing three departments, and laying off 23 employees. Similarly, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) eliminated 83% of its programs and significantly reduced its staff, marking a big change in how the U.S. provides aid to other countries.
To address the rising national debt, now at $36 trillion or more than 120% of GDP, the administration is also considering unusual solutions, such as selling U.S. residency permits for $5 million each. In addition, the administration has proposed large tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada. Although these measures aim to improve finances, economists have expressed concerns about whether they are practical and how they could affect the economy.
But how did the United States get to where we are today with our debt?
Using data from the U.S. Treasury Department, 24/7 Wall St. determined how the national debt changed under each of the U.S. presidents who took the oath of office in the 20th or 21st centuries. For each presidential administration, we calculated the compound annual growth rate of the national debt, from their first year in office to their last. Annual debt measurements used in these calculations are for the end of each government fiscal year and are not adjusted for inflation, therefore the numbers don’t match up perfectly with each president’s days in office. It’s also important to note that data President Biden, whose term just concluded in January 2025, only includes 3 years of debt growth. Presidents are ranked from the largest average annual decrease toward the national debt to the largest increase, which helps to address any differences in term lengths between presidents.
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updated version of a previously published article that reflects new national debt data and a change in administration)
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