President Trump uses Commander in Chief authority to ensure troops get paid on October 15th despite Chuck Schumer's shutdown - after Democrats voted EIGHT TIMES to block military funding. Schumer says shutdown "gets better every day" while service members face missing paychecks.

A Milwaukee radio host spreads a disgusting lie claiming Republicans scheduled Charlie Kirk's memorial on October 14th to disrespect George Floyd. Problem? October 14th is Charlie Kirk's actual birthday - he would have been 32. The host was forced to apologize after getting exposed for inventing a racist conspiracy theory.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces the Trump administration is "doubling down" in Chicago - opening MORE ICE facilities despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's "ICE-Free Zones." Operation Midway Blitz has yielded over 1,000 arrests of criminal illegal aliens. Federal agents were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars, with one attacker carrying a semi-automatic weapon. A Latin Kings gang leader put a $10,000 bounty on Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino. 500 National Guard troops deployed to restore order.

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