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Judges across the country are losing patience with the Trump administration and their prosecutors, and they aren't hesitating to let them know it. So far this week, two different federal judges have had to threaten prosecutors and officials with sanctions and contempt for lying in court filings about ICE detainees. Trump's people genuinely believe that they are above the law and can lie all they want, and while that may fly in the media, it isn't working in court. According to a new analysis, the Department of Homeland Security has illegally or otherwise wrongfully detained no fewer than 2,300 people in the last 6 months. This comes out to an average of a little more than 12 people being wrongfully detained each day of the second half of 2025. They have no idea what they're doing or who they are supposed to be apprehending - and the only thing worse than that is that they simply don't care. Donald Trump offered an absolutely insane, but kind of hilarious, excuse as to why he keeps falling asleep during cabinet meetings. Rather than admitting that he's up all night and just can't physically stay awake, the President decided to blame his bouts of narcolepsy on his cabinet officials. Trump said that these people are "boring as hell," and that's why he struggles to keep his eyes open during meetings - though he insisted that he's still paying attention and that closing his eyes is a "listening mechanism." Multiple agents with ICE have been caught on video since the killing of Alex Pretti where they have threatened the lives of other protesters (which also happened after the death of Renee Good.) These men feel like they can do whatever they want to whomever they want, and they are letting everyone know that. Agents have also been caught following protesters to their homes and threatening them where they live. These people are pure evil, and there is no excuse for these Nazis to be on our streets or employed by the government. The Winter Olympics are set to begin next week in Milan, Italy, and Donald Trump has already created massive problems by sending ICE agents to act as security during the event. Italian lawmakers, including the mayor of Milan, are furious that Trump has sent his "death squad" to their country, and they are speaking out. ICE has already created furor in Italy after threatening an Italian journalist who was covering the story of them even being in the country. The rest of the world sees the danger of these lunatics, so why can't more Americans see it? Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Donald Trump proudly boasted last week that he had agreed to a "framework for a future deal" with regard to Greenland, and now he's already trying to change the terms. This is likely due to the fact that most people in the US pointed out that he got nothing from his supposed deal, so now he's demanding that US military bases in Greenland be considered American territory - and Denmark and Greenland aren't happy with his demands. A documentary about the life of Melania Trump is set to release this coming Friday, and it has somehow already managed to be a box office bomb BEFORE even being released. Users on social media are pointing out that tickets at their local theaters are all still available, meaning that no one seems willing to fork over money to watch the story of a wealthy, privileged, and callous woman as they struggle to afford basic necessities. The film creators REALLY failed to read the room on this one. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed to New York Magazine who he avoids looking like a weak and pathetic coward when he's around Donald Trump. The solution to his problem is actually so much worse, because Rubio admitted that he wraps himself completely in a blanket and hides from Trump aboard Air Force One. Again, he does this so Trump doesn't think that he's weak, but there's nothing weaker than hiding from an elderly dementia patient. A judge in Minnesota has ordered the Trump administration to submit a clear and honest explanation to the court about why federal agents are crawling all over the state. Pam Bondi made it sound like the ICE invasion is because Minnesota is not giving in to her demands for the state's voting rolls, while others in the administration have suggested that it is because of the ongoing fraud investigation, and still others maintain that it is about roving gangs of Somali immigrants. The truth now has to come out, thanks to the judge's order. During his interview with New York Magazine that was published this week, Donald Trump blasted his own doctors for causing the public to discuss his failing health. Trump claimed that the only reason he had an MRI was because he was "right next to the machine" anyway, and his doctors thought that it might be fun to just do it. He and Karoline Leavitt then appeared to force one of his doctors to lie and say that he is healthier than Barack Obama ever was, and that statement alone should cost the doctor his medical license. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Conservative ideology is dismantling America right at this moment, and Republican voters have a choice - Do they pretend this is all normal even though it isn't, or do they finally own up to their mistakes and vow to never let it happen again? From both economic and humanitarian standpoints, conservatism has failed in every possible way. No one is better off today than they were before Donald Trump came back into office, but millions are far worse off. Will Republicans ever wake up and realize what they've done to the country we once had? More and more Democrats in both the House and Senate are calling for Kristi Noem's impeachment following the second killing of a civilian by her ICE gestapo. But even before Saturday's killing, a majority of Americans were already disapproving of the job that she was doing, and that's according to THREE different polls released before Saturday. The public hates her, and that hatred is only going to get worse as she and her office continue to lie about the lives that they are destroying. Immediately following the killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday, a lawsuit was brought by officials in Minnesota who alleged that federal officers had already tampered with evidence from the crime scene. A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump himself immediately granted approval for a restraining order against the FBI, DOJ, and Homeland Security - and ALL of their employees - from in any way altering, manipulating, or mishandling evidence from Saturday's shooting. This is a massive step forward as it appears that even Trump's own judges have had about enough of this. Republican Senator Ted Cruz is in hot water after audio of a recent talk he gave to wealthy investors leaked to the public. Cruz was caught on a hot mic tearing apart Donald Trump and JD Vance, saying that Trump dismissed his concerns that his tariff policies were going to get Republicans crushed in the midterms. Cruz talks a big game behind closed doors, but sings a very different tune when in public. A doctor and medical professor is speaking out about the White House physicians' decision to let Donald Trump and his glaring mental decline continue unabated. Dr. Bruce Davidson said that the doctors are doing the President (and the country) an incredible disservice by allowing his symptoms to become so blatantly obvious while visibly doing nothing to get the man the help that he desperately deserves. This was less of an attack on the president and more of a plea for help directed at the doctors that are ignoring the obvious. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

During a recent focus group with Politico, Republican voters expressed their growing concerns about Vice President JD Vance running for office in the future. In short, these voters don't think for a second that Vance can win a national election and they don't even want him to try. Vance is the heir apparent of the MAGA movement, but his polls have been going down (slower than Trump's, but still declining) for months now. Joe Rogan's turnaround from a Trump supporter to one of his biggest detractors has been quite a spectacle to behold, and Rogan apparently isn't done calling Trump out yet, either. In one of his latest episodes, Rogan blasted the administration for using everything possible - from Greenland to ICE - as a distraction from the fact that they have still not released the Epstein files more than a month after they were legally required to do so. Donald Trump has been calling up Democrats in the House and Senate and proposing multiple different avenues where they could all work together on certain economic issues to ease the burden on American citizens. This is a welcome change from his horrific attitude and statements about "evil" Democrats, but we probably shouldn't trust it. Trump is terrified about losing the midterms, and he thinks that by extending an olive branch after years of abuse will solve all of his problems. Like most other Americans, leading Republican strategist Karl Rove is confused by just about everything that Donald Trump is doing. But Rove took it a step further during a recent appearance on Fox News when he openly asked the question of whether or not Trump was actively TRYING to lose the midterms for Republicans. Trump has certainly done a lot of things just in 2026 to anger his Republican base, and Rove is struggling to find his motivation. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Joe Rogan stunned his audience this week when he compared ICE under Donald Trump to Hitler's Gestapo forces. Rogan has become increasingly critical of the entire administration, and his latest comparison to one of the worst regimes in history is going to rattle the administration in ways that they aren't prepared to handle. Rogan was solidly behind Trump a year ago (and in the lead up to the 2024 election), and he brought his audience with him. During a speech in Detroit this week, Donald Trump showed the crowd just how bad his dementia has gotten by claiming that the state of Michigan - which he WON - was actually rigged. He then clarified that his race was not rigged, but another candidate on the very same ballot had his race rigged somehow. Trump didn't get into specifics about how that works, but he insisted that it was true. This is something that happens in people with dementia, as they attempt to fill in gaps with lies that they create - and they firmly believe those lies, too. Donald Trump is trying to bully Canada into ending their boycott of American alcohol, but so far all of his bullying has backfired. The country is not only NOT backing down, but a huge majority of Canadians actually support the boycotts. This is costing American producers millions and millions of dollars, with sales for some major alcohol brands falling by 60% in the first half of the fiscal year. Donald Trump sent out the creepiest email that he's ever sent to his supporters this week, begging them for money. The begging part isn't what was weird - that's standard for politicians. The weird part was that he explained to readers that he was sitting "alone, in the dark, looking at a dying laptop" and apparently thinking of them. That's not the kind of email that anyone wants to get in the wee hours of the morning, but for some reason Trump's team thought it was a great idea. Donald Trump offered up a new, far more insane reason for why he "needs" Greenland to become part of the United States. He told The New York Times that he "needs" it because it is "psychologically important" for him. He also admitted that other presidents would probably see the situation differently, which appears to be an admission that there is no intelligence to back up his other claims about Russia and China trying to take it over. But now we're supposed to believe that he needs Greenland to act as his emotional support colony? Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

A Trump-backed prosecutor quietly opened an investigation into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell in an attempt to pressure him into quitting. This move has the potential to destroy the economy as we know it, as economists and other global experts have insisted that any attack on the Fed's independence would completely destroy faith in the US economy both home and abroad, sending our currency into a tailspin and putting a halt on investments into the US. In an interview with The New York Times published this week, Donald Trump came out AGAINST the Civil Rights Act because, as he falsely claimed, it led to white people being treated "very badly." That never happened anywhere in the United States, and there was never any coordinated, state-sponsored "bad treatment" of white people. But Trump knows that he's in trouble with his base, so he's leaning back into the racism that made him their favorite candidate to begin with. The White House is furious over Kristi Noem's actions and they are now panicking because they fear she's ruined everything they've been working towards (which is to get rid of as many non-white people as they can.) Their racist agenda has been derailed over the killing of Renee Good and Noem's response to the shooting. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest ICE over the weekend, and that's not what the administration wanted to happen as they were already struggling to get the public on their side on the issue of immigration. Republican Senator Ted Cruz held a Senate hearing last week on a proposal he has to "hold rogue judges accountable." But Cruz, like many Republicans, didn't think about the future when he came up with his proposal, and analysts pointed out quickly that Democrats could use the same procedure to impeach Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon. No judge has made it more obvious that she doesn't care about the rule of law more than Cannon herself, and Cruz's proposal could be exactly what Democrats need to remove her for good. The German government came out and condemned completely false statements made recently by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The country was forced to remind people of the truth after Kennedy falsely claimed that German doctors were prosecuted for not administering Covid vaccines. The truth is that doctors were free to either give the vaccine or choose not to do so, and not a single person was punished for their decision. But Kennedy lies with impunity because that's all he can do to back up his quack claims. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

A MAGA brawl broke out on social media on Friday between Donald Trump's team and Marjorie Taylor Greene, after the administration accused Greene of setting up Trump to be confronted by protesters. The White House was referring to the episode last September when an angry citizen said "mean" things to Trump at a DC restaurant, and they're accusing Greene of leaking Trump's dinner plans to the public in order to set him up to be mildly inconvenienced for about a minute. The entire administration is just beyond insane. Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie have been forced to ask a federal judge to step in and force Pam Bondi's Department of Justice to start complying with the law. Specifically, the law is the Epstein Files Transparency Act that requires Bondi to release all available Epstein files, and she has already blown past multiple deadlines without a care in the world. The judge, and Congress, have the option to sanction Bondi in many ways over her failures, the question is whether or not they will use the tools at their disposal to hold her accountable. Experts are worried that a recession is imminent at this point, and the dismal jobs report that was released on Friday has only exacerbated those fears. The report showed that December job gains were far less than expected, and they mostly happened in low wage sectors. To make things worse, the economy only added half a million jobs throughout ALL of 2025, making it one of the worst years in recent history. Trump is wrecking the economy and the job market, and everything is about to come crashing down. The Trump administration is currently workshopping an idea to bribe citizens of Greenland with $100,000 a piece to join Donald Trump's side as he continues to push for a takeover of the territory. This sum is not only implausible considering the problems we have in the United States that could be solved with that money, but it is also incredibly insulting to residents to think that they would switch loyalty and be willing to be ruled by an authoritarian for such a small amount of money. This probably doesn't come as a shock to anyone, but Donald Trump is not sane enough to remain in office, and his diminished mental capacity is exactly why we have the 25th Amendment. But people need to really stop and think about how insane his behavior truly is - the nonstop meltdowns, the manic mood swings, the inability to distinguish fantasy from reality - all of these are things that would get the average person booted from their jobs and possibly placed in a hospital. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Following his "annexation" of Venezuela over the weekend, Donald Trump told reporter Michael Scherer of The Atlantic over the weekend that Greenland is likely going to be the next target. Trump specifically told Schere that "we need it" when discussing his long-held desire to annex the territory. Trump continues to push the narrative that Greenland is essential for national security and military purposes, but that ignores the fact that the US already has a military presence there and has for years. The Trump administration has announced that they are employing the "Trump Corollary" or "Donroe Doctrine" to the longstanding Monroe Doctrine from the 1800's. This unofficial policy is what Trump is using to go in and overthrow the governments of South and Latin American countries as he pleases, and is a continuation of the "Roosevelt Corollary" to the original Monroe Doctrine. The man is so desperate to cement his legacy that he's named the worst foreign policy move in decades after himself just so people remember him. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's campaign for governor in Minnesota is already off to a crazy start. He decided to kick things off late last week by going on Steve Bannon's podcast to talk about his platform, which consists of just putting all Democrats in jail and, of course, getting rid of all the voting machines that he can find. But it was the way that this lunatic delivered his platform that ended up making him come across as an escaped mental patient. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has always been one of the biggest war hawks in Washington, and now that he knows that Donald Trump is willing to just bomb other countries and depose their leaders, he has a wishlist of countries that he'd like to see targeted next. The first one on his list is China, followed by Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The man would gladly start World War III just for the fun of it, and he's hoping that Trump will grant his perverted wish. While most of MAGA seems delighted that Donald Trump has overthrown a foreign government without provocation, there are still plenty in the movement that feel betrayed that he's started another conflict (and that he's bombed 8 separate countries in his first year in office.) They are also angry that he's ignoring Americans, in spite of his "America First" pledge throughout all of his campaigns. In other words, they are shocked to learn that everything this man has ever said to them was a lie. In a truly bizarre appearance on Fox News recently, Kelly Loeffler, the head of the Small Business Administration, proudly proclaimed that Donald Trump will NOT ever pardon a criminal. She said this in reference to the alleged child care scam that happened in Minnesota, but that statement doesn't even apply to that situation. Furthermore, her comment is completely detached from reality, as Trump has pardoned closer to 2,000 criminals in his first year in office. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

A bombshell new report claims that Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida sent women to Jeffrey Epstein's home for years, allegedly to give him massages. The women that were sent to Epstein's home warned others about his dangerous behavior, so if this story is accurate, that means there's little to no chance that Mar-a-Lago didn't know exactly what was going on. This week, Donald Trump vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have created a pipeline to deliver clean drinking water to more than 50,000 Colorado residents. This didn't sit well with longtime Trump ally Lauren Boebert - a representative from Colorado - and she tore into the President, accusing him of vetoing the pipeline out of anger over her insistence on releasing the Epstein Files. There are a couple other reasons this likely happened, but Boebert's vote on the files certainly played a role. During a segment on Newsmax this week, Kari Lake demanded that the Department of Justice go after Donald Trump's political enemies - as if they haven't been trying, and failing, at doing that for the past year. Lake went totally off the rails in the segment, reminding everyone that she might be the most mentally unstable member of the Trump administration, even though she remains one of the most irrelevant members of the administration. MAGA fanatics who forked out $500 for a tacky "Trump Phone" nearly a year ago are going to have to wait even longer for their garbage to arrive, as the Trump Organization announced that the phones were being delayed AGAIN. This isn't the first time that the company has failed to deliver at their promised deadline, as they have pushed back the release multiple times in just the last few months. There's a chance the phones never arrive at all, and MAGA will just have to come to terms with the fact that they keep falling for such obvious swindles. Republican lawmakers know that 2026 is probably going to be a very bad year for them, and they have just one request of Donald Trump: Don't make it worse! Unfortunately, Trump isn't capable of doing that, and Republicans in Congress have now lost faith with Trump because they view him as far too "out of touch." It isn't just that he can't or won't work on economic issues, it is that he won't stop the stupid vanity projects that are angering the public while going out on tour and bragging about how great he is. The Democratic Party ended 2025 with another massive victory in an area of the country that they typically can't win in. This particular win happened in an election in Iowa, where Democrat Renee Hardman pulled off a stunning victory to prevent Republicans in the state from having a supermajority in the Senate. This is more proof that the Trump Effect is real, and voters are turning against Trump and the Republican Party in ways we couldn't have expected a year ago. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Donald Trump's physical and mental health are both deteriorating at a rapid pace, and we've seen signs of his cognitive decline through his unhinged rantings that no longer seem to have a filter. But therein lies the problem - He's not just more unfiltered with what he says, but also with the actions that he's taking. As his health continues to decline, we're seeing him take more dramatic actions to radically reshape the country in his image (literally.) Hundreds of victims of 2024's Hurricane Helene in North Carolina have been waiting for over a year to hear a word back from FEMA after applying for their hazard mitigation grant program that offers disaster victims the full pre-disaster value of their homes that were destroyed. And in spite of North Carolina sending more than 800 requests to FEMA 13 months ago, they haven't heard a word and not a single person's request has been approved. This all comes down on Kristi Noem and Donald Trump, who promised to "slash through every bureaucratic barrier" to make these peoples' lives whole again earlier this year. During a press conference earlier this week, Donald Trump said that he's considering suing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for "incompetence." While that's not actually something that Trump can do, his threat alone is enough to send the economy into a tailspin - which could be catastrophic if Trump actually attempts to file such a lawsuit. Economists, bankers, and others on Wall Street have been warning for months that Trump's attacks on the Fed's independence threaten the entire economy, and now those fears could become reality. Republican Representative Mike Johnson has been Speaker of the House for a little over two years, and Republicans in the House are beyond ready for him to be out of a job. Johnson has drawn the wrath of his fellow Republican lawmakers, who recently spoke about his many problems to The Atlantic, for being a "weak" and spineless leader who acts more like an extension of Donald Trump. The situation is so bad that some Republicans admit that they would much rather have Nancy Pelosi as Speaker because at least she was a competent leader. There are almost countless things from Donald Trump's first year back in office that Democrats need to investigate if they retake the House, and one of the most overlooked items is the "pardon mill" that his administration is running. New reports have confirmed that lobbyists are being paid and offered as much as $6 million from people who are seeking pardons, and the administration seems more than willing to listen to what the lobbyists have to say. Could there be some highly illegal kickbacks involved in all of this? Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Photos emerged over the weekend showing visibly bruising and bandages on BOTH of Donald Trump's hands, with one photo showing a puncture mark, likely from a needle, in the center of one of the bruises. This has completely destroyed the administration's talking point that these injuries are from shaking hands, and MAGA is losing their minds trying to defend Trump's visible decay. MAGA lunatics took to social media to downplay the new evidence, but no one was buying their garbage. Harmeet Dhillon, Donald Trump's assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's civil rights division, went on an unhinged and profane tirade against MAGA influencers for criticizing the Trump administration. Dhillon seems to have completely lost her mind over the fact that the people who blindly supported Trump for years are not as willing to do so now, so she used a derogatory slur to attack all of them. This didn't sit well with the people she insulted, and is probably going to have the opposite effect of what she intended. A proposed piece of legislation in California would impose a moderate wealth tax on billionaires in the state, forcing them to pay 5% on their net worth over $1 billion. In other words, this is a tax on excessive wealth that billionaires can easily afford. But the tech executives in California are freaking out over it, and they've banded together and are openly plotting ways to remove powerful California Democrats like Ro Khanna. They are going to spend more money trying to buy elections than they would in taxes. Overseeing record numbers of job losses is never something that a President wants to do, but Donald Trump actually seems to be enjoying it. He got on social media recently to BRAG about the record number of government jobs that he has cut since taking office, even though those job losses have helped exacerbate a growing problem of rising unemployment across the country. Republicans have zero empathy for the people whose lives are being ruined by these cuts, and that only makes the problem worse. According to multiple new polls, both domestic and international, Donald Trump is viewed by a majority of Americans and our closest allies as being weak, crazy, and a destabilizing force around the globe. These are not exactly the qualities that anyone - here or abroad - wants to see in the President of the United States, but that's where we are after nearly a year of having Trump back in office. The chances of things getting better are slim to none, so we can expect these already horrific numbers to fall even lower in the future. Donald Trump claims that filing for bankruptcy for his own personal businesses was a smart move (just like when he admitted not paying taxes,) but his penchant for causing bankruptcies is no longer limited to his own companies. Thanks to his trade war, bankruptcies for American businesses have now hit their highest levels in 15 years, putting us back at the levels we saw during the Great Recession. Businesses are closing their doors left and right, even as Republicans keep telling us that they care so deeply about small business owners. Those people are suffering, and Trump and his Republicans remain completely silent. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Donald Trump's approval rating on every issue continues to plummet, as does his support among every demographic, and that has left Fox News hosts in a tough spot to try to spin their way out of it. But they haven't given up. On Friday's episode of The Five, one of the hosts suggested that Trump's low numbers were not only "expected," but they were due to him being a "victim of his own success" because voters hold him to a higher standard than other human beings. These folks' brains are melting in real time. Staffers in the Trump administration don't have a shortage of excuses ready to go for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bizarre behavior and nonstop costume play, but they are sick and tired of having to give them out. According to a new report, Trump officials are growing exhausted by Noem's behavior and they are ready for her to be gone from the administration. Reports have previously suggested that Trump wants Noem gone himself, and that she is looking for a way to exit before being fired. The planned bailout for American farmers was supposed to be Donald Trump's way of buying their loyalty for another election cycle, but these farmers have been through this song and dance far too many times now to fall for it. They are now speaking out about being used as "political pawns" by the man that they helped put back in office, and they are tired of being abused over and over again by him. And they aren't the only Trump supporters speaking out about his presidency. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives broke a LOT of really bad records this year, the most obvious of which was presiding over the longest government shutdown in American history. But in addition to that grim milestone, this Congress also passed the fewest number of bills EVER, while also seeing a record number of members announce that they are retiring (most of them being Republicans.) This is officially the most "do-nothing Congress" in history. Joe Rogan was absolutely ecstatic when Donald Trump won the 2024 election, as he had spent months trashing Joe Biden while promoting Trump. But just a year later things are completely different, and Rogan has apparently come to the realization that Trump is an unhinged lunatic who can't do anything right. On his podcast on Friday with guest Shane Gillis, Rogan tore into Trump about multiple recent issues that Trump brought upon himself, including his disgusting response to Rob Reiner's murder. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

After nearly two decades with Ring of Fire, I officially stepped away from the program at the start of December — and almost immediately, speculation began to swirl. Let me set the record straight. With Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party already weakening, many are beginning to wonder what happens to the MAGA movement once Trump is no longer in office—or no longer alive. Is MAGA a lasting political force that will simply transfer its loyalty to a new figure, or is it something far more fragile and dependent on one man? Looking at declining self-identification numbers, growing voter regret, and the absence of any clear successor, the evidence suggests MAGA may already be in serious decline. After years of nonstop scandals, chaos, and outrage, many Americans are experiencing what’s become known as “Trump fatigue.” While the constant barrage of news can feel impossible to ignore, there are moments when the sheer volume becomes overwhelming and people simply tune out altogether. So how does someone who covers Donald Trump and right-wing politics every day avoid burning out completely? And what can regular viewers do to protect their own mental health without disconnecting entirely from reality? Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

At the recent Turning Point conference, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson finally started to sound the alarm bells about Republicans' chances in next year's midterms. Johnson warned that Democrats could take over (which is almost guaranteed at this point), and that if they do, they'll go out and impeach Donald Trump again. He's trying to scare Republicans into submission, but doing so by arguing that the least popular president in modern history is in danger isn't exactly going to get people energized. Kevin Hassett, the chief economic adviser to Donald Trump, panicked when questioned by CBS's Margaret Brennan about when Americans can expect to start receiving their $2,000 tariff rebate checks that Trump has repeatedly promised. Hassett tried to say that Congress has to do that because it is a budget issue, and then immediately pivoted away from the topic in order to distract the public from that rather shocking admission that proves that Trump is a total liar. Elise Stefanik is quitting. Cynthia Lummis is retiring. Marjorie Taylor Greene and several other House members have either already announced their retirements or their resignations. The Great Republican Resignation movement has officially begun, as many analysts had predicted. But to see such high profile members like Stefanik and Greene bail out was likely not on anyone's 2025 Bingo cards. Old man Trump tried his hand at another rally in a sleepy town last Friday, and things somehow went even worse than his previous rally in Pennsylvania the week before. Trump couldn't stay on topic for more than a few minutes, and went on so many wild tangents that no one could keep track of what he was even supposed to be talking about. At one point, he went into disturbing detail about how he "thinks" his wife cleans her underwear and organizes her underwear drawer. Donald Trump reportedly talked with infamous Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz about the possibility of serving a third term in office, something that Dershowitz has now written a book about, laying out the legal possibilities that could make it happen. Trump is clearly not just "joking" about a third term, as Susie Wiles said in her recent Vanity Fair issue. But just because he's not joking doesn't mean we should take it seriously. A former manager at Donald Trump's Bedminster golf resort in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against the club for wrongful termination, but the lawsuit has a lot more information than just being fired for things that weren't her fault. The manager details harassment, misogyny, discrimination, and the most disgusting kitchen details you could imagine. She claims in the suit that even Donald Trump himself was disgusted by the state of the club, which included "maggots", "mold", and a terrible "fly infestation." Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

With the new agreement between TikTok and the Trump administration being approved (final signing will happen in January), Donald Trump is now in charge of one of the most powerful and influential social media platforms on earth. Trump's good friend and donor Larry Ellison will be given most of the control over both the algorithm and the data of all users, giving Trump an unprecedented grip over Americans. Lindsey Halligan, the disqualified US Attorney that Trump installed to prosecute his political enemies, is still refusing to leave her office even after the courts told her that she doesn't have a job. That has to be embarrassing for her, especially since she can't even spell the word "Virginia" correctly. It was recently brought to the attention of a delighted internet that Halligan's signature included an embarrassing misspelling that left people shocked and laughing. Donald Trump is already planning on issuing preemptive pardons to members of his administration, according to sources inside the administration who recently spoke with reporters. This isn't shocking at all, but it does provide clear evidence that accountability is forever going to remain a stranger for the liars and cheats that Trump has packed into his cabinet (including himself.) Donald Trump's "economic" address to the country last week was so bad that it has left Republicans scrambling to figure out how to properly do damage control. Reports say that Republicans were sickened by the event and now they fear that they have even bigger problems on their hands than before Trump went on the air. He definitely didn't do anyone any favors with that address. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Republican voters in red states are in a full blown "revolt" against Donald Trump as they continue to get crushed by his policies. From the staffing and budget cuts made by DOGE to the trade war and immigration raids, red states are feeling the pain even worse than the blue states that Trump has vowed to punish. Republican voters are always the hardest hit by the politicians that they keep supporting. Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, admitted on live television that he (and other members of the administration) are only feeding Trump flattering numbers about the economy that make him feel better. In other words, they are giving him fake and incomplete data to paint a much rosier picture of the economy. This is incredibly dangerous for many reasons, the most obvious being that they can't fix problems that they are pretending don't even exist. The White House apparently thought that it would be a good idea to publish their list of "Naughty" reporters and news organizations all over social media and their own official website, but they quickly deleted the entire thing after massive public backlash. As many users on social media pointed out, this was nothing short of an authoritarian attempt to shame the media into submission, or perhaps even to put targets on their backs for MAGA fanatics to take aim at. Either way, this was an enemies list and the administration isn't trying to hide the fact that they have one ready to deploy. Republicans are running out of ideas to get Donald Trump to wake up to the economic disaster that he has single handedly caused for hundreds of millions of Americans, and so far they've had no luck getting him to focus on real problems. To make matters worse, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, admitted this week that the bulk of the inflation we're seeing right now is because of Donald Trump's tariffs. There is no escaping blame at this point. The Trump administration finally got around to releasing the federal jobs data that they had been delaying for weeks on Tuesday, and there's a very obvious reason why they waited so long. The numbers are not just horrible - they are actually the worst we've seen in four years, meaning that Trump's economy in ONE YEAR is already worse than anything we saw under President Biden. Jobs numbers for previous months were also ALL revised downward, showing major job losses for three of the past six months. Elon Musk has decided to break his promises to both stay out of politics and to start his own political party, and he is now pledging to give truckloads of money to conservative candidates in next year's midterm races. Elon clearly didn't learn his lessons from this year about how much he is universally despised, and he seems to think that enough time has passed to make everyone forget about what a wretched piece of trash he is. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

The Republican Party leadership has officially lost all faith in Donald Trump as we approach the midterm election year, with Trump's hand-picked RNC chair declaring recently that they are preparing for major losses in the 2026 elections. This statement shows a complete lack of faith that the President is even capable of turning things around for the country in the next year after spending an entire year breaking everything down. Donald Trump's own fanbase was left sickened and shocked by his comments on Monday about the death of Rob Reiner and his wife. Trump claimed that Reiner was a sick individual suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and went on to repeatedly attack the actor and director. Trump's hardcore fans couldn't stand it, and they didn't hold back in calling out the man that they love for such a disgusting response. Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't been shy about bashing her own Party as she prepares to leave Congress for good early next month, but reports say that she's also got one more trick up her sleeve before she exits. Though Greene denies it, reports say that she is trying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson before she leaves as one final giant middle finger to her Party. She doesn't need that many votes to do it, either. The Trump administration is trying to play the victim in a court filing while trying to deny rights to people with hearing impairment. The administration argued in court that providing a sign language interpreter for Donald Trump's speeches and addresses is somehow a hindrance, and that it prevents him from being himself. That makes absolutely no sense and has no basis in reality, but the fact that this administration is fighting to take away such a basic necessity for people with disabilities is another new low for them. The National Trust For Historic Preservation has filed a massive lawsuit against Donald Trump over his tacky, gilded ballroom that he's building after bulldozing the East Wing of The White House. The lawsuit argues that all construction on federal lands is supposed to be approved by Congress, which this project obviously was not. The lawsuit lists out plenty of other violations that Trump allegedly committed as he forced this project into motion, and he stands a good chance of not being able to finish it if the lawsuit is successful. Donald Trump and his administration seem to be hellbent on making "regime change" happen in Venezuela, and that will likely mean a US invasion of the country. He claims that this is due to the drugs coming from Venezuela to the United States, but that's the most flimsy excuse possible. The real reason is much simpler, and it is the Number 1 reason that wars have started throughout human existence - Venezuela has something that Donald Trump desperately wants so that he can profit from it. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

The Trump administration has reportedly sent $45 billion to the Taliban in Afghanistan, after telling us for years that they were a dangerous terrorist organization that President Biden allowed to take over the country. This move even infuriated Republican lawmakers who called out the administration for this disgusting action. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had a mini meltdown during a recent appearance on CNBC while trying to convince the American public that they are overreacting to the dramatic price increases we've seen this year. Lutnick nearly yelled "nothing bad is happening!" at the audience watching back home, showing how desperate this administration is to convince us that reality is not actually reality. Recently unemployed former Trump lawyer Alina Habba had a meltdown on Friday after another Trump appointee abruptly withdrew her name to become a US Attorney. Habba proclaimed that "this can't keep happening" and accused Democrats in the Senate of undermining the authority of the Executive Branch. But the reality is that Trump is putting up horrible people that have no business being in positions of power, and everyone in Washington is starting to realize that. There has not been a single poll in recent months that has given Republicans a reason to celebrate or even be slightly optimistic, and the election results of this year have been even more depressing for the GOP. In spite of this, Republicans have no clear message or strategy as we head into a midterm election year, and pollsters are now warning that Republicans aren't fooling anyone by claiming that things aren't as bad as they seem (which is Trump's message to voters, too.) Donald Trump had a full blown freakout over his horrible poll numbers late last week, and he decided to attack the voters instead of changing how he behaves. Trump made it seem like voters are simply too stupid to understand that he's doing a fantastic job and (according to him) that they aren't actually paying the higher prices that they are paying. These attacks on the people who are sick of him are certainly NOT going to help his lagging poll numbers. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

Donald Trump went off the rails this week on Truth Social by suggesting that anyone reporting on his failing mental and physical health was committing treason. We have never in the history of this country seen a President attack our Freedom of Speech the way that Trump has, and his suggestion is not just a passing thought - his administration would gladly lock all of us up for daring to criticize or question their cult leader. Donald Trump doesn't plan on taking responsibility for any of the bad things that he's done since taking office, and instead he's going to continue blaming all of his problems on President Biden. Aides have reportedly been begging him to stop doing this, but their pleas are falling on deaf ears. Trump's ego, narcissism, and possible dementia all prevent him from being able to own up to the fact that he's not good at this job, so he'll keep trying to convince a skeptic public that everything he does is somehow Biden's fault. Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law this week that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal agents - including ICE - if their rights have been violated. This is a groundbreaking law that will protect the citizens of Pritzker's state, while also sticking it to the Trump administration and their unlawful actions. This is what real leadership looks like, and Democrats across the country need to be taking notes on what Pritzker is doing. Republicans in Washington are panicking as the cost of health insurance is set to rise in January, and after 15 years of promising us that they'd release their healthcare alternative to Obamacare at any given moment, they still have nothing to show for it. But this week they unveiled their "concepts of a plan", and what they're proposing to do is actually going to INCREASE the cost of healthcare for millions of people, mostly lower-income Americans. Earlier this month, Donald Trump signed an order declaring that certain files related to the Capitol Riot were covered by executive privilege and could not be viewed by anyone outside of the administration. This information came out in a court filing this week, where DOJ lawyers told the courts that they can't release the documents that were requested by a group of police officers who are suing after being injured in the riot. Trump is hiding the truth from the public, just like he is doing with the Epstein files and Jack Smith's final report. The Department of Homeland Security under the guidance of Donald Trump has instituted a new policy where they are charging people a $5,000 "apprehension fee" for being caught by ICE. This penalty is on top of all of the other usual fines and penalties that migrants can be hit with, except with one important difference: The new policy applies to children as young as 14-years old, too. They are charging children thousands of dollars for being rounded up by Trump's gestapo forces. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en

According to a foreign policy and political analyst, Donald Trump appears to realize that he doesn't have much time left on earth due to his failing health, and Trump is making moves that show he knows the end is near. For example, his attempts to name buildings after himself suggests that he's now obsessing over his legacy, along with his desire to win awards (even fake ones) to showcase for years after he's gone. As Americans are cutting back on their grocery purchases due to the skyrocketing cost of food, the First Lady of the United States is hawking luxury handbags through her social media accounts. The purses cost thousands of dollars a piece, and Melania Trump didn't think that it was in poor taste to not only try to sell them, but to do so while Americans are blaming her husband for the rising costs of everything. This is the ultimate "failure to read the room" moment. Donald Trump has been trying to get late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air for years, and he almost succeeded a few months ago. Unfortunately for Trump, the viewers made it clear that they want Kimmel to stick around for a while, and Disney/ABC rewarded Kimmel with a contract extension this week, guaranteeing that he'll be on the air for the rest of the time that Trump is in office. That has to sting for Trump, as he sees his influence waning across the board. The Trump administration has an evil new plan for more immigration raids ahead of the holidays - and they're using Trump's promise to migrants to trick them into getting themselves deported. The plan involves putting hordes of ICE agents at the border in order to catch people who are VOLUNTARILY leaving the country to go visit their families for the holidays. This means that anyone who takes up Trump's offer of $1,000 to "self-deport" would be swept up in these raids and lose out on the promised money. During one of the most bizarre interviews that Donald Trump has ever given, he claimed that his fix for healthcare will "work like magic." His so-called fix is literally just doing the same thing that is being done right now, but somehow he said things are just going to magically be fixed. This is coming from the leader of the Party that has been promising a healthcare plan alternative to Obamacare for a decade and a half, and now we have to trust them to use "magic" to fix the problem? Donald Trump is allowing (and encouraging) his administration to commit war crimes in order to (allegedly) stop the flow of drugs into the United States. He's even preparing to launch a war in Venezuela over drug dealers. But the reality is that no one is flooding the streets with more dealers than Trump is, as he has pardoned or granted clemency to over 100 people charged with drug crimes since retaking office in January. Trump talks a big game, but the reality is that no one is allowing more criminals to roam our streets than he is. Text and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron’s content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalanced Follow Farron on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalanced Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalanced TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=en