MAGA Insider: Top Political Stories for Patriots— September 24, 2026

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1: CRACKDOWN: Trump’s DOJ Sends HISTORIC 1,000 Monitors to…

With the November midterms six weeks away, Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said the Justice Department and other federal agencies will keep taking “aggressive actions to protect our elections.” He spoke at a September 22 press conference.

The largest piece of the effort is a record monitoring operation. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the Civil Rights Division, says the department will deploy about 1,000 monitors in November, which she called probably a historic number for a Republican administration. READ MORE

2: BREAKING: Former ABC News Correspondent Reveals The Network Refused To…

Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran says he tried to report on then-President Joe Biden’s declining health in late 2023 or early 2024, but network leadership shut the effort down. The claim is notable because Moran is no conservative and has been openly critical of President Trump.

Moran made the remarks on The Daily Beast podcast. He said it was clear by late 2023 and early 2024 that Biden was fading quickly. He was describing what he saw in front of him, not a rumor from the political fringe. READ MORE

3: ‘SHAMEFUL’: Hegseth Rips NATO Allies Who Refused U.S. Bases…

The Pentagon is weighing a plan to pull planes, ships, weapons and tens of thousands of U.S. troops from Europe. Reported options range from roughly 25,000 troops to as many as 40,000 of the roughly 80,000 now stationed there. No final decisions have been made.

If carried out in full, it would be the most significant scaling back of the U.S. presence in Europe since the aftermath of the Cold War in the 1990s. That is a large shift, and the administration is treating it as a deliberate policy choice, not a sudden one. READ MORE

4: ‘WISH HE WAS HERE’: Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Named for…

President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in the Oval Office on Friday, September 18, giving the White House a sweeping new set of economic tools. The measure, designated H.R. 5334, is aimed at one goal: raising the cost of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

The law authorizes and expands sanctions, tariffs and prohibitions on Russia, and it extends existing sanctions on Iran. It also sanctions Vladimir Putin personally, along with other Russian officials, banks, and a shadow fleet of tankers that helps Russia move energy around existing restrictions. READ MORE

5: Trump Bypasses the Fake News — Launches His Own 24/7 Channel

The White House this week launched a new around-the-clock streaming channel called Trump TV, giving Americans direct, unfiltered access to President Trump’s speeches, remarks, and administration announcements without having to rely on legacy television networks that critics say have spent a decade distorting his record.

The channel, officially titled Trump TV: The Essentials Station, began broadcasting Monday evening on YouTube and through a live window embedded on the official White House website. READ MORE

6: “America Is Stronger Than Ever”: Trump Delivers Forceful Address to United Nations

President Donald Trump stood before the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered one of the most combative addresses of his second term, telling world leaders that American strength has returned after years of what he described as global drift and weakness.

The speech, which ran for the better part of forty minutes, hit nearly every major theme of his presidency: peace through strength, an aggressive posture toward hostile regimes, skepticism of globalist institutions, and pride in an economy he insists is roaring back to life. READ MORE

7: MELTDOWN INCOMING: lIlegal Alien Flees ICE in Austin, Democrats Fumes

A Venezuelan migrant with a reported final order of removal was shot by an ICE officer in North Austin on Sunday after authorities said the encounter involved an attempt to flee and a brief foot pursuit.

The shooting quickly triggered protests and, expectedly, a political meltdown from Democratic officials who began attacking ICE before investigators had released body-camera footage or a complete account of what happened. READ MORE

MAGA Insider: Top Political Stories for Patriots— September 24, 2026

Welcome to MAGA Insider, the go-to source for the latest political news for proud Trump supporters! Ditch the Fake News Media and join MAGA Insider today!

1: CRACKDOWN: Trump’s DOJ Sends HISTORIC 1,000 Monitors to…

With the November midterms six weeks away, Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said the Justice Department and other federal agencies will keep taking “aggressive actions to protect our elections.” He spoke at a September 22 press conference.

The largest piece of the effort is a record monitoring operation. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the Civil Rights Division, says the department will deploy about 1,000 monitors in November, which she called probably a historic number for a Republican administration. READ MORE

2: BREAKING: Former ABC News Correspondent Reveals The Network Refused To…

Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran says he tried to report on then-President Joe Biden’s declining health in late 2023 or early 2024, but network leadership shut the effort down. The claim is notable because Moran is no conservative and has been openly critical of President Trump.

Moran made the remarks on The Daily Beast podcast. He said it was clear by late 2023 and early 2024 that Biden was fading quickly. He was describing what he saw in front of him, not a rumor from the political fringe. READ MORE

3: ‘SHAMEFUL’: Hegseth Rips NATO Allies Who Refused U.S. Bases…

The Pentagon is weighing a plan to pull planes, ships, weapons and tens of thousands of U.S. troops from Europe. Reported options range from roughly 25,000 troops to as many as 40,000 of the roughly 80,000 now stationed there. No final decisions have been made.

If carried out in full, it would be the most significant scaling back of the U.S. presence in Europe since the aftermath of the Cold War in the 1990s. That is a large shift, and the administration is treating it as a deliberate policy choice, not a sudden one. READ MORE

4: ‘WISH HE WAS HERE’: Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Named for…

President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in the Oval Office on Friday, September 18, giving the White House a sweeping new set of economic tools. The measure, designated H.R. 5334, is aimed at one goal: raising the cost of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

The law authorizes and expands sanctions, tariffs and prohibitions on Russia, and it extends existing sanctions on Iran. It also sanctions Vladimir Putin personally, along with other Russian officials, banks, and a shadow fleet of tankers that helps Russia move energy around existing restrictions. READ MORE

5: Trump Bypasses the Fake News — Launches His Own 24/7 Channel

The White House this week launched a new around-the-clock streaming channel called Trump TV, giving Americans direct, unfiltered access to President Trump’s speeches, remarks, and administration announcements without having to rely on legacy television networks that critics say have spent a decade distorting his record.

The channel, officially titled Trump TV: The Essentials Station, began broadcasting Monday evening on YouTube and through a live window embedded on the official White House website. READ MORE

6: “America Is Stronger Than Ever”: Trump Delivers Forceful Address to United Nations

President Donald Trump stood before the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered one of the most combative addresses of his second term, telling world leaders that American strength has returned after years of what he described as global drift and weakness.

The speech, which ran for the better part of forty minutes, hit nearly every major theme of his presidency: peace through strength, an aggressive posture toward hostile regimes, skepticism of globalist institutions, and pride in an economy he insists is roaring back to life. READ MORE

7: MELTDOWN INCOMING: lIlegal Alien Flees ICE in Austin, Democrats Fumes

A Venezuelan migrant with a reported final order of removal was shot by an ICE officer in North Austin on Sunday after authorities said the encounter involved an attempt to flee and a brief foot pursuit.

The shooting quickly triggered protests and, expectedly, a political meltdown from Democratic officials who began attacking ICE before investigators had released body-camera footage or a complete account of what happened. READ MORE

Former President George W. Bush is stepping back into Republican politics to help raise money for a group of GOP Senate candidates fighting to preserve the party’s majority in November, marking a relatively rare campaign appearance for the former president.

Bush appeared as a special guest Monday evening at a Dallas fundraiser hosted by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, benefiting six Republican Senate candidates running in some of the country’s most closely watched races.

The fundraiser benefits Maintain the Majority, a new joint fundraising committee established to support Republican Senate candidates as the party battles to retain control of the chamber.

The committee is supporting Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Jon Husted of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, all of whom are seeking reelection.

It is also raising money for three Republicans seeking open or Democratic-held seats: Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa, former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan and former Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire.

The event highlights the increasing focus on Senate fundraising with Election Day approaching and both parties directing money toward a relatively small number of competitive races.

Republicans currently hold the Senate majority, but contests across the country have created an expensive fight over control of the chamber.

Among the races drawing significant attention are Maine, Michigan, Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa, Alaska, Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia.

CBS News recently identified a dozen races as potentially significant in determining control of the Senate.

Cornyn has been particularly vocal about directing Republican resources toward races where he believes the money could have the greatest impact.

The Texas senator, a former chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, recently warned that Republicans face difficult decisions about how to distribute their resources during the final weeks of the campaign.

“Pouring another $100 million in Texas jeopardizes other races, and I think the most important thing in the end is that Republicans maintain the majority in the Senate,” Cornyn told Semafor.

One notable Republican was absent from Monday’s fundraising effort: Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton.

Paxton, who was endorsed by President Trump, defeated Cornyn earlier this year following an expensive and contentious Republican primary. Although Cornyn subsequently said he would support the Republican ticket in November, Paxton was not included among the candidates benefiting from the Maintain the Majority fundraiser.

The omission is particularly notable because the Texas Senate contest has emerged as a major destination for Republican spending.

Paxton is running against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. Trump-affiliated organizations and Republican Senate groups have committed tens of millions of dollars to advertising in the state, while Cornyn has publicly questioned whether that money might be more effective elsewhere.

Cornyn and Paxton fought one of the most expensive Republican Senate primaries in the country before Paxton secured the nomination.

Bush also had financial ties to Cornyn during the primary.

Federal campaign records previously showed the former president contributed $5,000 to Cornyn’s campaign.

The Texas Tribune reported that it was Bush’s first contribution to a federal candidate in Texas since the 2022 election cycle.

Bush has largely avoided day-to-day partisan politics since leaving the White House in January 2009, making his involvement in Monday’s event particularly noteworthy.

His appearance also underscored his longstanding relationship with Cornyn. Both men rose through Texas politics during the same period. Bush served as governor from 1995 until becoming president in 2001, while Cornyn served as Texas attorney general before winning election to the U.S. Senate in 2002.

The Dallas fundraiser also drew prominent figures from the Republican establishment. According to reporting on the event, participants and invitees included former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican donor Harlan Crow and Harriet Miers, who served as White House counsel under Bush and was briefly nominated by him to the Supreme Court.

Two other Republican Senate candidates facing significant contests — Michael Whatley in North Carolina and Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia — were also not included in the fundraising committee.

Republican leaders have acknowledged difficult strategic decisions are approaching as they determine where to concentrate resources.

Two moderate House Democrats broke with their party Tuesday and helped Republicans pass a narrowly divided procedural vote during Congress’ final stretch before the November midterm elections.

Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington sided with Republicans on the rule governing consideration of several measures, including a major Russia sanctions bill.

The rule passed 214-211, with Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez providing the only Democratic votes in favor.

Two Republicans opposed the rule, meaning the Democratic defections were decisive in allowing the package to move forward.

Procedural rule votes are typically treated as tests of party unity because the minority party generally votes against rules written by the majority.

Golden’s office said his decision was driven by his support for legislation targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine.

His spokesman said Golden did not want the sanctions bill to die on a procedural vote after it had already received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate.

Gluesenkamp Perez offered a similar explanation and pointed to the large Ukrainian community she represents in southwestern Washington.

“I’ll always stand with my community’s values,” she wrote while saying the vote moved Congress closer to enacting additional sanctions on Russia.

She said she planned to support the underlying legislation when it reached a final House vote.

The sanctions measure passed the Senate 86-11 and would expand economic pressure on Russia while also giving President Donald Trump additional tariff authority against countries purchasing Russian energy.

The legislation also targets Russian energy and defense interests, sanctions-evasion networks and Iran.

Some House Democrats support stronger sanctions on Moscow but have raised concerns about provisions granting Trump broader discretion over tariffs and waivers.

Those disagreements helped turn what might otherwise have been a broadly bipartisan foreign-policy measure into a more complicated procedural fight.

The vote also revived tensions between Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez and House Democratic leadership.

Both lawmakers broke with their caucus on another rule vote earlier this month, prompting an unusually sharp response from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic leaders.

🚨 BREAKING: HOUSE PASSES IT BY THREE VOTES. 214-211. 🇺🇸
The gavel just slammed. The resolution is ADOPTED.
House Republicans just rammed through the rule to: 🔥 Stand up a National Fraud Enforcement Division at DOJ 🔥 Supercharge federal-state crackdowns on fraud in federal… pic.twitter.com/5piusnftrC

— CONSTITUTION X 🇺🇸 (@ConstitustionX) September 15, 2026

🚨 JUST IN: The US House has just PASSED H Res 1530 which tees up legislation to solidify a National Fraud Enforcement Division at the Department of Justice

2 DEMOCRATS joined Speaker Johnson to make this pass: Golden and Gluesenkamp, and it passed BECAUSE OF THEM

HAKEEM… pic.twitter.com/CnB0miTBvJ

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2026

At the time, Democratic leaders called the move a “significant breach of trust” and said the caucus’ rules committee would review the matter.

No publicly announced punishment had followed before Tuesday’s second defection.

Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez have both cultivated reputations as members willing to separate from Democratic leadership on selected votes.

Golden is retiring from Congress at the end of his current term, reducing the political consequences he personally faces from another intraparty dispute.

Gluesenkamp Perez is seeking reelection in a Washington district that supported Trump in 2024, making her voting record a major feature of her campaign.

Tuesday’s vote does not itself enact the Russia sanctions legislation.

Instead, the rule establishes the procedures allowing the House to debate and vote on that bill and several other measures.

The sanctions legislation is expected to receive a separate final vote as lawmakers attempt to complete business before leaving Washington ahead of the midterms.

For Jeffries, the episode provided another example of two members refusing to follow Democratic leadership on a procedural vote, Fox News reported.

For Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez, the explanation was equally direct: they believed advancing the Russia sanctions bill mattered more than maintaining party unity on the rule.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved to fire a U.S. Foreign Service officer after the diplomat was caught on hidden camera admitting that he concealed a romantic relationship with a Chinese national whose father had ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

The officer, identified in the undercover footage as Daniel Choi, acknowledged that he was required to disclose the relationship to State Department security officials but chose not to do so.

“I defied my government for love,” Choi said in the video released by O’Keefe Media Group.

Choi also said the woman’s father was either a provincial or federal education official in China and described him as “straight-up Communist Party.”

Asked whether his girlfriend could have been involved in espionage, Choi responded that she “could have been a spy,” while adding that he did not know whether she actually was.

The video was originally published in August 2025.

After reviewing the matter, Rubio recommended Choi’s removal. The White House subsequently reviewed the case and approved the termination, according to State Department statements reported by multiple outlets.

A State Department spokesperson said Choi had admitted concealing a relationship that he was obligated to report.

“The Foreign Service Officer admitted to concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national,” the department said, adding that Choi himself had acknowledged the woman “could have been a spy” and that her father was affiliated with the Communist Party.

The department said Choi’s dismissal was carried out under authority reinforced by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14211, signed in February 2025.

The order, titled “One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations,” states that federal employees responsible for implementing U.S. foreign policy operate under presidential authority and that failure to faithfully implement that policy can result in professional discipline, including dismissal.

According to the State Department, Choi’s case marked the first time the department had used the executive order as the basis for terminating a Foreign Service officer.

State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the department would maintain a “zero-tolerance policy” toward employees whose conduct jeopardizes national security.

The underlying concern in Choi’s case was not simply that he was dating a foreign national, but that he allegedly failed to report a relationship involving someone with potential connections to a foreign government regarded by U.S. officials as a major counterintelligence threat.

Foreign Service personnel with security clearances are subject to disclosure requirements concerning certain close and continuing relationships with foreign nationals. Such rules are intended to allow security officials to assess whether a relationship could expose an employee to pressure, coercion or intelligence recruitment.

In the undercover recording, Choi acknowledged that he knew he was supposed to report information about the woman.

“I was supposed to, whatever, sort of report what I knew about her,” Choi said, while explaining that he considered the requirement unfair.

The video did not establish that the woman was a Chinese intelligence operative, and Choi did not claim to have evidence that she was engaged in espionage. His remark that she “could have been a spy” was speculative.

What proved consequential for his employment was his admission that he knowingly failed to disclose the relationship despite security rules requiring him to do so.

Rubio, a former Florida senator who became secretary of state at the beginning of Trump’s second administration, has made countering Chinese influence and espionage a major component of the department’s national-security policy.

Trump’s February executive order also gave Rubio broader authority to revise Foreign Service personnel procedures, including recruiting, performance, evaluation and retention policies, in an effort to ensure that employees carry out the administration’s foreign-policy directives.

The Choi case provided an early test of that authority.

After Rubio initiated the removal process and the White House reviewed the circumstances, the State Department terminated Choi’s employment.

The department characterized the decision as both a personnel matter and a national-security action, arguing that Foreign Service officers entrusted with sensitive information must comply with disclosure requirements involving relationships that could create counterintelligence vulnerabilities.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved to fire a U.S. Foreign Service officer after the diplomat was caught on hidden camera admitting that he concealed a romantic relationship with a Chinese national whose father had ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

The officer, identified in the undercover footage as Daniel Choi, acknowledged that he was required to disclose the relationship to State Department security officials but chose not to do so.

“I defied my government for love,” Choi said in the video released by O’Keefe Media Group.

Choi also said the woman’s father was either a provincial or federal education official in China and described him as “straight-up Communist Party.”

Asked whether his girlfriend could have been involved in espionage, Choi responded that she “could have been a spy,” while adding that he did not know whether she actually was.

The video was originally published in August 2025.

After reviewing the matter, Rubio recommended Choi’s removal. The White House subsequently reviewed the case and approved the termination, according to State Department statements reported by multiple outlets.

A State Department spokesperson said Choi had admitted concealing a relationship that he was obligated to report.

“The Foreign Service Officer admitted to concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national,” the department said, adding that Choi himself had acknowledged the woman “could have been a spy” and that her father was affiliated with the Communist Party.

The department said Choi’s dismissal was carried out under authority reinforced by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14211, signed in February 2025.

The order, titled “One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations,” states that federal employees responsible for implementing U.S. foreign policy operate under presidential authority and that failure to faithfully implement that policy can result in professional discipline, including dismissal.

According to the State Department, Choi’s case marked the first time the department had used the executive order as the basis for terminating a Foreign Service officer.

State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the department would maintain a “zero-tolerance policy” toward employees whose conduct jeopardizes national security.

The underlying concern in Choi’s case was not simply that he was dating a foreign national, but that he allegedly failed to report a relationship involving someone with potential connections to a foreign government regarded by U.S. officials as a major counterintelligence threat.

Foreign Service personnel with security clearances are subject to disclosure requirements concerning certain close and continuing relationships with foreign nationals. Such rules are intended to allow security officials to assess whether a relationship could expose an employee to pressure, coercion or intelligence recruitment.

In the undercover recording, Choi acknowledged that he knew he was supposed to report information about the woman.

“I was supposed to, whatever, sort of report what I knew about her,” Choi said, while explaining that he considered the requirement unfair.

The video did not establish that the woman was a Chinese intelligence operative, and Choi did not claim to have evidence that she was engaged in espionage. His remark that she “could have been a spy” was speculative.

What proved consequential for his employment was his admission that he knowingly failed to disclose the relationship despite security rules requiring him to do so.

Rubio, a former Florida senator who became secretary of state at the beginning of Trump’s second administration, has made countering Chinese influence and espionage a major component of the department’s national-security policy.

Trump’s February executive order also gave Rubio broader authority to revise Foreign Service personnel procedures, including recruiting, performance, evaluation and retention policies, in an effort to ensure that employees carry out the administration’s foreign-policy directives.

The Choi case provided an early test of that authority.

After Rubio initiated the removal process and the White House reviewed the circumstances, the State Department terminated Choi’s employment.

The department characterized the decision as both a personnel matter and a national-security action, arguing that Foreign Service officers entrusted with sensitive information must comply with disclosure requirements involving relationships that could create counterintelligence vulnerabilities.