Trump purges Clinton's $1B woke, audit-failing volunteer agency



The Trump administration on Wednesday placed most of AmeriCorps' full-time employees on administrative leave as it moves to reorganize the Bill Clinton-era volunteer agency.

The independent federal agency was established by Congress in 1993 to connect young Americans with community service opportunities, providing roughly a $4,000 stipend, housing accommodations, food, and a higher education grant, the New York Times reported.

'It is time to admit that this is a failed program that needs a complete overhaul or elimination.'

Despite receiving about $1 billion annually, AmeriCorps failed eight consecutive audits.

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) in December accused the agency of having "a long history of abusing taxpayer dollars."

"In 2023, the AmeriCorps inspector general issued a 'Management Challenges' report detailing significant challenges AmeriCorps faces. This includes being unable to detect fraud. We have no real idea when AmeriCorps will be able to have a clean audit again. In fact, this year's audit includes 78 recommendations still open, even after AmeriCorps said it addressed 20 last year," Owens said.

He called for AmeriCorps to be on the Department of Government Efficiency's "chopping block," arguing that it should not receive more taxpayer money while "it continuously fails to meet basic accountability standards."

"We can tell AmeriCorps to modernize and reform until we are blue in the face, but nothing will change unless we recognize the system is built on a flawed idea. It is time to admit that this is a failed program that needs a complete overhaul or elimination," Owens remarked.

Like many other federal agencies in recent years, AmeriCorps has become infiltrated with woke ideology, including climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Fox News Digital reported that the agency's 2024 annual management report listed "advancing racial and economic equity" as one of its key priorities.

"AmeriCorps has a decades-long commitment to advancing racial and economic equity through national service and volunteering," the report read. "These efforts are designed to expand pathways to opportunity for all Americans. Racial and economic equity will be central to AmeriCorps' planning and implementation of all priorities, ensuring AmeriCorps members and volunteers reflect the diversity of the American people and the communities in which they serve."

While Owens supports the elimination of AmeriCorps, a Trump administration official told the news outlet that the agency will receive an operational reset but will remain in existence.

On Wednesday, the White House placed 75% of the AmeriCorps full-time employees — 535 out of 700 staffers — on administrative leave while determining how it will reconfigure the agency. Additionally, agency contracts worth approximately $250 million have been terminated.

Anything else?

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) stated on Thursday that the state would file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop its reorganization efforts.

He wrote in a post on X, "DOGE's actions to dismantle AmeriCorps threaten vulnerable Californians, disaster response and recovery, and economic opportunities."

"California will be suing to stop this," Newsom concluded.

In a separate statement, he called Trump's actions a "middle finger to volunteers serving their fellow Americans."

Earlier this week, Newsom filed a lawsuit against Trump to block the administration from imposing increased tariffs. The governor has set aside $50 million to challenge the current administration.

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Fired Insubordinate Officers Reveal Massive U.S. Military Resentment Against Elected Civilian Command

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Former Clinton strategist says Democrats are 'in ruins,' predicts major 'wipeout' in 2026 midterms



Mark Penn, a political pollster and former strategist for Hillary Clinton, predicted that Democrats will be facing another electoral "wipeout" during the 2026 congressional midterms.

In an op-ed, Penn argued that Democrats have deviated too far from their original party platform, costing them votes and popularity.

'The New Republican Party is positioned to deepen its support with these lapsed Democratic voters.'

"Democrats are facing the worst ratings in decades in my polls and others, dropping to as low as 29% favorability in the CNN poll, down from 62% in 2008," Penn said. "The reasons are pretty clear — after the 2024 election, voters re-evaluated the job that President Joe Biden did and began scratching their heads at the actions and positions of Democrats in Congress."

"Unless there is a major reset, I expect they will have an unexpected wipeout in next year's midterm elections."

Penn pointed to policies that Democrats previously held, like tough immigration policies and shrinking the government, which they have since abandoned. Since then, the Democratic Party has become the face of DEI, open borders, and hypersensitive social values that embrace unpopular issues like transgenderism and climate change.

"Step by step, Democrats drifted from these policies that produced near 75% approval ratings for Clinton," Penn said. "Tax and spend came back in the Obama years as tax rates went up and Obamacare kicked in, and he moved decisively to the left in the last two years of his presidency."

What used to be considered radical became commonplace in the Democratic Party. This ideological shift crescendoed with the election of former President Joe Biden, who Penn says "seemed to abandon virtually every position he ever took in his over 50 years as a moderate senator."

"By the time he departed the Oval Office, the left, and a set of extreme policies, had remade the Democratic Party from a working-class and middle-class party to a coalition of elites and Black voters," Penn said.

As a result of this tremendous shift, President Donald Trump swept all seven swing states and secured the popular vote. Penn predicted that his historic victory in November 2024 will have a trickle-down effect in the 2026 midterms.

"The result is a Democratic Party in ruins which will have to wait for the next Bill Clinton to come along and reset it again and return it to its common-sense, middle-class roots," Penn said. "Otherwise, the New Republican Party is positioned to deepen its support with these lapsed Democratic voters."

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Democrats say they fight for you — while laughing all the way to the bank



Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) the other day said what every Democrat truly believes: Your money isn’t yours. In a recent interview, the Texas Democrat dismissed the idea that Americans should keep $5,000 of their own earnings, scoffing, “Americans do not need $5,000.” She went even farther, saying, “We are not in the business of giving out money.”

That kind of detached arrogance could only come from a career politician — someone who has never had to budget, sacrifice, or work outside the D.C. bubble. But her words go beyond tone-deaf. They are a direct insult to millions of working-class families for whom $5,000 is not spare change. It can mean the difference between paying rent or facing eviction, keeping food on the table or going hungry, fixing a car or losing a job.

For years, Democrats have convinced voters that they are the party of the working class. But the mask is off. They serve elitist grifters, billionaire donors, and government insiders.

Meanwhile, taxpayers foot the bill for Crockett’s $999-a-month luxury car lease. While she enjoys that perk, she tells struggling families that $5,000 is meaningless. Maybe to her, it is. But for most Americans, it’s a lifeline.

At a time when inflation and economic uncertainty are squeezing households, she is chauffeured around on the taxpayer's dime, mocking the idea that people should have even a little more breathing room in their bank accounts.

And here’s the truth the media won’t say: The Democratic Party serves the wealthy. More than that, Democrats thrive on keeping Americans poor — because poverty means control.

Democrats claim to fight for the working class, but their bank accounts tell a different story. Bill and Hillary Clinton entered the White House broke and left worth hundreds of millions. Barack Obama was drowning in student debt before politics; now, he’s buying oceanfront mansions while warning about climate change. Kamala Harris, a career civil servant, is suddenly raking in millions. And then there’s Nancy Pelosi, whose stock trades have outperformed Wall Street’s top investors while she helps shape market-moving legislation.

These aren’t public servants. They are parasitic profiteers. The more Americans struggle, the more power — and wealth — they gain.

This is why they despise the Department of Government Efficiency. For the first time, someone is exposing how taxpayer money vanishes into slush funds and fraudulent programs, enriching the very politicians who claim to serve the people. Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative isn’t just about efficiency — it’s about cutting off the endless cash flow that keeps these politicians wealthy. That’s why they are in full meltdown mode.

Democrats have no interest in fixing this. They rely on a bloated, corrupt, and inefficient system that lets them funnel taxpayer money wherever they want — activist groups, left-wing nonprofits, billionaire donors, and even their own pockets.

Meanwhile, Americans foot the bill for their lavish lifestyles.

We’re paying for Nancy Pelosi’s luxury travel while she profits from suspicious securities trading. We’re paying for Jasmine Crockett’s $999-a-month car lease. We’re paying for D.C. elites to party while they laugh at our struggles.

And they have the nerve to tell you $5,000 is meaningless.

Life has only gotten worse under their leadership. Gas prices have doubled since Trump left office in 2021. Food costs are at record highs. Home ownership is out of reach for most young Americans. Yet the same politicians keep voting to raise their own salaries, expand their travel budgets, and fund more luxury perks for themselves.

And then they have the audacity to claim that giving you a tax cut, letting you keep more of your money, or making the government less wasteful is somehow dangerous.

That’s why they are panicked over the DOGE. Once Americans see how much of their hard-earned money is wasted — once they understand exactly how the system is rigged — the backlash will be unstoppable.

Jasmine Crockett didn’t just misspeak. She revealed the Democratic Party’s entire strategy: Keep Americans struggling, keep them dependent, and keep them too poor to fight back. That’s how they stay in power.

For years, Democrats have convinced voters that they are the party of the working class. But the mask is off. They serve elitist grifters, billionaire donors, and government insiders who don’t care if you suffer — as long as they keep getting richer.

So the next time a Democrat claims he's fighting for “the people,” ask him how much his car lease costs. Ask him how his net worth tripled while in office. Ask him why he is so outraged that Elon Musk is exposing government fraud.

Because the answer is simple: Democrats are getting rich from your struggle. And they intend to keep it that way.

Which elites might be on the Epstein list? Glenn Beck’s top 3 predictions.



Now that Kash Patel has been confirmed as the new director of the FBI, everyone is holding their breath for the release of the Epstein list.

Glenn Beck included.

“I’m hoping, as today is his first full day in office, it will be released today,” he says, noting that last Friday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that the list was currently sitting on her desk and ready for review.

“If he pulls out that list today and hands it to the world, we're not just talking about names on a page; we are talking about a seismic shift. … This is a reckoning that could rip the mask off of the elites that have hidden behind their wealth and their power,” says Glenn.

The obvious question is which elites?

Glenn has some theories.

Number one on Glenn’s list for people likely to be in Epstein’s black book is obviously Bill Clinton, who “flew on the Lolita Express,” Epstein’s jet.

Number two is Prince Andrew.

“He’s had pictures taken with the accusers,” says co-host Stu Burguiere.

“With the bed behind them,” adds Glenn.

Number three? Bill Gates.

“I buy that,” says Glenn, and “so does his wife, by the way.”

For now, only one thing is certain: The fact that we still don’t know who’s on the list is evidence that there are big names on it. That’s why it’s been protected all these years.

“If it was a bunch of truck drivers on that list, don't you think we'd know all of their names?” asks Glenn.

To hear more, watch the clip above.

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Biden’s bureaucrats scramble to protect their taxpayer slush fund



Democrats love to preach about “fiscal responsibility” — but only when it involves raising taxes. The moment someone suggests cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, they panic like a cornered animal. That’s exactly what’s happening now with the Department of Government Efficiency.

This new initiative aims to do something any rational person should support: eliminate wasteful spending and root out fraud in Washington. Yet, Democrats treat it like a personal attack. Why? Because waste isn’t a flaw in their system — it’s the foundation of their political machine.

Now that the DOGE is daring to ask, 'Should we maybe stop setting money on fire?' Democrats are in full meltdown mode.

For decades, the left has built its empire on a bloated, unaccountable government that burns through taxpayer dollars with no regard for efficiency, effectiveness, or common sense. Every redundant program, every duplicate agency, and every absurd study — like researching shrimp on treadmills or “equitable tree planting” — isn’t just a mistake. It’s a jobs program for the Democrats' allies and a slush fund for their agenda. They don’t want a lean, effective government. They want an ever-expanding bureaucracy that secures their power.

The numbers don’t lie. Every year, Washington wastes hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on blatant fraud and inefficiency. This isn’t about minor accounting errors — it’s about reckless spending. Examples include $2.1 million for a climate change video game, $6 million to boost Egyptian tourism, and $28 million for forest camouflage uniforms for Afghan soldiers — in a country that is 99% desert.

These aren’t isolated incidents. This is standard operating procedure in Washington. Now that the DOGE is daring to ask, “Should we maybe stop setting money on fire?” Democrats are in full meltdown mode.

Protect the bloat, launder money

This is the part where Democrats insist that cutting waste means slashing “essential programs” for the poor. It’s the same lie they use every time someone suggests fiscal responsibility. They’ve played this game for years — protect the bloat, fund their allies, then cry poverty when called out.

The truth is, government waste isn’t helping struggling Americans. It’s lining the pockets of left-wing nonprofits, corrupt contractors, and activist organizations that exist solely to keep Democrats in power.

Look at the grift. Teachers’ unions, “climate justice” groups, and woke diversity consultants rake in massive taxpayer-funded grants and contracts. Then, miraculously, they donate millions right back into Democrat campaign coffers. This isn’t governance — it’s money laundering. The system is designed to take your money, hand it to Democratic donors, and have those donors funnel a cut back to the politicians who keep the racket alive.

That’s why the same politicians who claim to fight for the working class will prioritize a taxpayer-funded gender studies program in Pakistan over helping American workers. These programs don’t exist to help people. They exist to expand the federal government, create more Democrat voters, and funnel more money to the ruling class. The moment you try to stop it, you become their enemy.

That’s exactly what’s happening with the DOGE. The moment the Department of Government Efficiency started investigating wasteful spending, bureaucrats and Democratic politicians began working behind the scenes to undermine it.

A program designed to stop fraud and waste should have bipartisan support. Instead, Democrats are sabotaging it at every turn.

Democrats accuse DOGE of being “politically motivated,” which is laughable coming from the same people who weaponized the FBI, Justice Department, and nearly every federal agency against their political enemies. They claim it will “harm essential programs” — a tacit admission that these so-called essential programs are riddled with fraud and waste. They whine that the DOGE is a “power grab,” when in reality, it’s the first serious effort in decades to cut off the ruling class from its unlimited taxpayer-funded piggy bank.

Bureaucracy on defense

It’s not just politicians who are panicking. The unelected bureaucrats who run Washington like their personal kingdom are scrambling to stop the DOGE from doing its job. The permanent D.C. establishment isn’t just packed with Democrats — it’s a revolving door of career operatives cycling between government jobs, left-wing nonprofits, academia, and the media. These people depend on government bloat to maintain their influence. Cut the waste, and you cut their power. That’s why they’re mobilizing to block the DOGE from delivering the accountability Americans expect.

What’s truly infuriating is that Democrats have the audacity to claim cutting waste is “anti-government.” No, what’s anti-government is creating a system so dysfunctional, corrupt, and wasteful that Americans lose faith in it entirely. That’s exactly what the left has done to Washington. Leftists turned the federal government into a money pit that funds everyone except the people it’s supposed to serve. Now that someone is finally trying to fix it, they’re throwing a tantrum.

Meanwhile, they’re funneling hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to Ukraine with no oversight. They’re ignoring billions in welfare fraud while hiring 87,000 new IRS agents to shake down small business owners and working Americans. At the same time, Medicaid fraud alone drains over $100 billion a year from taxpayers. Where is their concern for fiscal responsibility when it comes to their own spending?

Nowhere — because this was never about responsible government. It’s about power, control, and keeping their political machine well-funded.

The same people who demand “fairness” and “transparency” in government never want to discuss where the money goes. They don’t want you asking why Soros-backed nonprofits keep receiving federal grants. They don’t want you questioning why the Clinton Health Access Initiative has received millions from USAID. They don’t want you to notice how taxpayer money is laundered through activist groups and handed out like candy to political allies. Because once you do, their entire narrative collapses.

The American people are fed up with seeing their hard-earned money wasted on corruption, fraud, and leftist activism disguised as government programs. The DOGE is finally doing what no one in Washington has dared to do — demand accountability. That’s why the left is panicking. Once Americans see how much of their money has been stolen, wasted, and funneled into the Democratic machine, the backlash will be relentless.

Democrats aren’t worried that the DOGE will cut “essential programs.” They’re terrified it will expose how much of their political power depends on fraud. They know that once Americans see the truth, they won’t just demand cuts to wasteful spending — they’ll demand the removal of every corrupt politician who enabled it.

And that reckoning is long overdue.

Joe Biden, Worst Living President

Joe Biden, sometimes referred to as "Sleepy Joe," appears destined to live out his final days as one of the most widely reviled figures in American politics. According to a recent Gallup survey, just 39 percent of Americans said they had a favorable opinion of Biden, compared with 57 percent who said they had an unfavorable opinion. He is the least popular living president by a considerable margin.

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