Today in Politics, Bulletin 420. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

BREAKING: Republicans just FAILED to secure enough votes for the “Take Care of America’s Veterans Act” in a massive win for the Veteran Community. The bill would have cut benefits for 1.5 million veterans by changing disability ratings for common conditions like tinnitus and sleep apnea.

"Oh, so it's illegal to own a home now? Is that what the libs are saying?"

I mean…

"Encouraging men to get more testosterone, hormone replacement therapy, is gender affirming care" Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) about Sec. Pete Hegseth's program for servicemen meidasnews.com/news/rep-bal...

"When asked very simple direct questions, that's when you see that butthole clench up real tight." @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social break down Todd Blanche's Freudian slip during his confirmation hearing and discuss the total self-abasement required to remain in Trump’s orbit.

WOW. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship. She says after the shooting he called asking her to vouch for him — instead, she went to the press.

Making matters worse, the guy was a total rookie. ICE hired him in 2026. He's a veteran who had been bouncing around a series of jobs for short periods of time, often just 1-2 years. In 2025 he was fired from a job as a volunteer firefighter for getting into shouting fights with leadership.

ICE has been hiring so fast that they're getting people on the force before the background check is even complete. apnews.com/article/ice-...

Another reason to hate the Blue Angels www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...

"If you have a president who is insistent that nothing is wrong… then Americans can't be can't have any confidence that he's going to fix it. You can't fix a problem that you refuse to acknowledge even exists."

We live in THE most insane timeline.

The president can keep fighting for his voter suppression bill all he wants. We’ll keep fighting to stop it in its tracks for good.

Never lose sight of the utter stupidity of Trump whining that anytime he or a Republican loses, it was rigged, yet any time or a Republican wins, there's nothing wrong with the election.

🚨🚨🚨 UPDATE 🚨🚨🚨 EVERY SENATE REPUBLICAN present voted to use AI to deny health care to seniors on Medicare! SHAMEFUL.

Sen. Alsobrooks tells Vought "I have been waiting for the opportunity to come face to face with you" and repeatedly calls his actions "depraved" and "evil"

Call me a radical leftist, but the courts determining the President of the United States is a rapist should be grounds for immediate removal. Post anything here: interactink.vercel.app

The President of the United States is a liar.

70 billion of our dollars went to murdering you and not healthcare. #ICE

E. Jean Carroll spent nearly a decade in court fighting one of the most powerful men in the world. She fought with tenacity and grace — and she won. She is one of my personal heroes. We all owe her a debt of gratitude.

Did you hear, Fox News dropped 19% in total viewers and 43% in key demo across primetime? MS NOW is the only major network to GROW its audience compared to June 2025. I don’t watch mainstream media, but this is an excellent start. I’m not keen on MS Now either, but it’s better than Fox News.

Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.

No matter which conspiracy theories Trump peddles tonight, we know he's just trying to come up with an excuse for unprecedented election sabotage. Trump is desperate, and the GOP will do everything they can to cling to power. The way we stop them is by getting into election protection formation.

The Maine ICE shooter’s ex-wife has come forward and said that he asked her to lie for him. She also said that he has mental health issues and was abusive. And NOTHING about this information surprises me. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/16/i...

The payment is an admission of guilt. This should be the biggest news on every platform.

Any vote approving Blanche is a vote approving Epstein.

It's been exactly four weeks since he said this.

Hillbilly Excellency. God forbid his kids take an armored SUV to their golf lessons instead of a military helicopter. Operating the helicopter costs taxpayers between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour!

Trump claimed during the 2024 campaign that he wanted to leave abortion to the states. His pick for Attorney General, and his former personal lawyer, just said a nationwide abortion ban is on the table

The question we asked Todd Blanche after today’s confirmation hearing He would not answer

Sure, Jan.

A vote to send $3.3 billion of taxpayer money to fund additional weapons of war to Benjamin Netanyahu is unconscionable. Enough.

P.S.

Today Would Be A Great Day To RELEASE THE FREAKIN EPSTEIN AND CHUMPSTEIN FILES, TODD !

The president of the United States is a court adjudicated rapist.

Wishing a Happy 80th Birthday to my favorite member of the 1970s #Dodgers, Linda Ronstadt!

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice wants to intervene in a lawsuit to force a massive voter roll purge in California. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.

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The President of the United States is a liar.

So, the same “vandals” who were able to cut a “350 foot long”, apparently invisible to the naked eye, slash in the reflecting pool, somehow also managed to turn ALL of the “50 year” American flag blue paint… grey? Wow.