~ Fentanyl deaths plummet as White House points to major shift in deadly drug fight

Del Beccaro: Among the major successes like closing the border, the immigration crackdown, the reduction in crime  and going after fraud in government, the saving of lives from fentanyl deaths are among the Trump Admins important successes. All affect the daily lives of Americans and the future of gov’t solvency.  None, however, are featured prominently in the news.

~ Vance: Senate GOP Holdouts Stymie Path for SAVE America Act

~ Top Fauci adviser’s plea deal provides possible roadmap for further conspiracy prosecutions

~ Asst. AG Harmeet Dhillon: DOJ Deploying 1,000 Election Monitors for 2026 Midterms, ‘Neutral Observers’

~ Democrats who ‘never voted Republican’ back Rogers over El-Sayed in razor-close race – El-Sayed booked for major Islamic convention alongside clerics with radical pasts

~ Ro-lling in Dough: Khanna’s Personal Money Machine Kicked Into Overdrive in 2025, Trading $165 Million at Breakneck Pace, New Disclosures Show

~ Knicks owner, who once supported Democrat Gov Hochul, now biggest GOP donor in New York

Economic Update

~ Gas prices: National average rises to $4.11 per gallon

~ California’s Wealth Tax Is Already Failing

Del Beccaro: The CA Democrats Billionaire Tax Will Fall On Its Middle Class

~ Rubio outperforms Vance in hypothetical 2028 match-ups against Newsom, Harris, AOC: poll 

~ California Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires