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Happy Labor Day, Patriots!

This Labor Day, President Trump isn't just honoring America's workers, he's delivering real results for them.

The Labor Department just announced 63 deregulatory actions and $30 million in new workforce training grants to boost jobs and cut red tape.

Since January, native-born employment has surged by over 2.4 million, wages are rising faster than inflation, and trade school enrollment has hit record highs.

From apprenticeships to tax cuts, Trump is proving again why he's the most pro-worker president in generations.

The message is clear: America's blue-collar men and women aren't being sidelined anymore — they're back at the center of our nation's success.

Be sure to check out the rest of today's Trump news below and have a safe and happy Labor Day!

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🔔 Trump Declares DC a Crime-Free Zone
🗳️ Trump Announces Voter ID Executive Order
⚖️ Trump Tariffs Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
💰 Trump's Foreign Aid Cancellation Sparks Bipartisan Opposition
🔍 Trump Dismisses Health Rumors

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✅TRACKING TRUMP✅

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Happy Labor Day! President Trump is once again focusing on cities across America as part of his broader effort to tackle the wave of violence gripping the nation. After declaring success in restoring order to Washington, D.C., he now has his sights set on places like Chicago and Baltimore, cities where Democrat leaders have stubbornly resisted his calls to protect their citizens. Yet, while some leaders continue to block progress, others around the country are openly reaching out to Trump for help in addressing their crime problems.

Meanwhile, rumors over the weekend about Trump's health, even outrageous claims of his death, thankfully turned out to be nothing more than left-wing wishful thinking. In reality, the president spent his holiday golfing and enjoying time with his grandchildren, telling supporters he has never felt better. Celebrating both the holiday and his victory in D.C., Trump proudly declared the capital a "crime-free zone."

🗳️ Trump Announces Voter ID Executive Order
President Trump declared on Truth Social that he will sign an executive order requiring voter identification for "every single vote" with "NO EXCEPTIONS," while also mandating paper ballots only and severely restricting mail-in voting. Trump stated that mail-in voting should only be allowed for those who are "very ill" and "the far away military," calling the current system "totally corrupt." A federal judge previously struck down sections of a wider Trump executive order relating to voter ID requirements, ruling that Congress must deliberate on such changes rather than allowing the president to "short-circuit" the process through executive action. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote that no statutory authority permits the president to bypass Congress's deliberative process on voting legislation. Trump has long criticized mail-in ballots as corrupt, telling Breitbart News that "a mail-in ballot will always be corrupt" because "nobody has any idea where it's coming from or where it's going to."

⚖️ Trump Tariffs Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has delivered a significant ruling, declaring that most of President Trump's sweeping tariffs are unlawful under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), affirming earlier decisions from the U.S. Court of International Trade. Despite the ruling, the tariffs remain in effect temporarily as they await potential Supreme Court review. Responding via social media, Trump touted that tariffs have spurred over $15 trillion in U.S. investment and warned that overturning them would reduce the nation to "Third World" status. Independent analysts, however, have found no evidence supporting the $15 trillion figure; official totals are far lower, with roughly $2.6 trillion in announced investments and about $5.1 trillion including pledges. Economists also dispute Trump's characterization of inflation being "virtually nonexistent," noting that while inflation pressures may be easing, it has not reached negligible levels

💰 Trump's Foreign Aid Cancellation Sparks Bipartisan Opposition
The White House notified Congress of President Trump's intent to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding through a controversial "pocket rescission," which lawmakers from both parties condemned as illegal. The cuts include roughly $520 million from international organizations, over $390 million from peacekeeping activities, $322 million from the Democracy Fund, $445 million from peacekeeping operations, and over $3 billion from development assistance. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins called the move an "apparent attempt to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval," arguing that the Government Accountability Office found such pocket rescissions illegal under the Impoundment Control Act. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that this "unlawful pocket rescission package" proves Trump and Republicans are "hell-bent on rejecting bipartisanship" and could lead to a government shutdown. A White House official defended the action as removing the last vestiges of USAID and expressed confidence they would win if challenged in court, stating "we've been winning these cases in the court system as recently as the last two weeks."

🔍 Trump Declares He's Never Felt Better
President Trump responded to leftist social media speculation about his whereabouts and baseless death rumors by posting on Truth Social that he has "NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE." Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker had mockingly asked Trump for "proof of life" on social media, while various social media users spread unfounded rumors, with one offering $50 to anyone who liked a tweet claiming Trump was dead. Gen Z Democrat influencer Harry Sisson questioned Trump's absence, writing that "Donald Trump hasn't been seen publicly in 3 days" and asking "Where is Donald Trump???" White House correspondent Reagan Reese debunked the claims, stating she had interviewed the president for an hour on Friday afternoon when people were "freaking out that Trump's sick or dead." The New York Post reported that Trump was seen leaving the White House on Sunday morning and arriving at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, effectively ending the speculation about his health and whereabouts.

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🔔 Trump Declares D.C. a Crime-Free Zone 🔔

President Trump has declared Washington, D.C. a "crime free zone" on Truth Social, celebrating the results of his federal crackdown in the nation's capital. The declaration came after his administration placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deployed around 800 National Guard troops to the streets. Within the first 13 days, federal authorities reported around 550 arrests and preliminary data showed a 40% drop in robberies and auto break-ins.

Trump's daily updates reveal substantial enforcement activity, with 76 arrests and five firearms seized in a single day. Among those arrested was an El Salvadorian national and MS-13 gang member, along with individuals charged with assault on a federal officer and threats against the president. By late summer, aggregated data indicated over 700 arrests and 91 illegal firearms had been seized, demonstrating the scope of the federal intervention.

The president has repeatedly signaled that Chicago will be his next target for federal intervention. At a recent Oval Office event, Trump described the city as a "mess" and said residents were calling for federal action. The Labor Day weekend violence in Chicago provided additional ammunition for his argument, with five people killed and 35 wounded over the holiday period.

Trump escalated his confrontation with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, calling him "weak and pathetic" after the governor rejected federal assistance. In a Truth Social post, Trump warned Pritzker to "straighten it out, fast, or we're coming," citing six people killed and 24 shot over a weekend. The president has consistently portrayed Chicago as a symbol of Democratic failure, noting the city has led the nation in total homicides for 13 straight years.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responded by signing an executive order prohibiting city police from collaborating with National Guard troops or federal agents. The order specifically bars Chicago officers from assisting with patrols, arrests, immigration enforcement, checkpoints, or traffic stops tied to federal operations. Johnson declared the city would not accept what he called "an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation."

Pritzker has warned that Illinois would "not stand idly by" if the National Guard were deployed without state consent, calling Trump's approach "authoritarian overreach" and "un-American." The governor has pointed to state data showing Chicago homicides down by more than 30 percent in the past year. Johnson has cited similar statistics, including shootings dropping by nearly 40%.

House Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged that sending the National Guard to Shreveport, Louisiana "may be necessary" to address crime problems in his home district. The Speaker noted that his city has an FBI violent crime rate higher than Washington, D.C., blaming a Democrat district attorney who "has not been prosecuting crime" and was "Soros funded." Johnson emphasized the need to address crime in large cities but wanted to take things "one city at a time."

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana welcomed federal assistance "in a skinny minute," telling reporters he would gladly accept National Guard help in his state. Kennedy's response came after California Governor Gavin Newsom challenged Trump to send troops to Louisiana and Mississippi, claiming those Republican-led states have higher murder rates than California.

Newsom deployed California Highway Patrol officers across his state while simultaneously criticizing Trump's federal deployments, calling the president's actions "de facto militarizing American cities." Newsom accused Trump of hypocrisy and dared him to address what he called "unconscionable wave of violence" in Republican states.

The White House dismissed local Democratic opposition as publicity stunts, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson stating that if Democrats "focused on fixing crime in their own cities instead of doing publicity stunts to criticize the President, their communities would be much safer." Trump officials have advanced plans to use Chicago's Great Lakes Naval Station to support upcoming immigration enforcement sweeps, prompting additional pushback from Illinois Democratic leaders.

Local voices in Chicago remain divided, with businessman and former mayoral candidate Dr. Willie Wilson welcoming additional law enforcement resources, arguing that public safety transcends partisan divides. However, Johnson maintains that the administration's focus on Chicago reflects "a disdain for working people" and has threatened legal challenges if federal deployment proceeds.

Trump's federal crime crackdown represents a significant expansion of presidential authority in urban law enforcement, building on his D.C. success to threaten similar interventions nationwide. The president's ability to federalize local police departments and deploy National Guard forces without local consent has created constitutional tensions with Democratic governors and mayors who view such actions as federal overreach. As Trump continues to tout his Washington success story, the battle lines are drawn for potential federal interventions in cities across America, with Republican lawmakers welcoming assistance while Democratic leaders prepare legal and political resistance.

There was much social media speculation about whether President Trump was still with us until photos emerged on Saturday of the president with his grandchildren.

🍟 Quick Bite News 🍟

🏭 President Trump used Labor Day weekend to tout "nearly $10 trillion" in new investments for American workers. The administration cited corporate pledges as evidence, including NVIDIA's $500 billion for chipmaking, Apple's $500 billion for factory expansion, IBM's $150 billion for AI research, and SoftBank's $700 billion infrastructure project, with Trump claiming over $8 trillion pledged since the election. The economic messaging came amid a drop in gas pricess, averaging at $3.15 a gallon and marking the cheapest holiday weekend at the pump since 2020

⚖️ Attorney General Pam Bondi fired Department of Justice paralegal Elizabeth Baxter for multiple incidents of inappropriate conduct toward National Guard service members in Washington, D.C., including making obscene gestures and shouting profanities. According to Bondi, Baxter admitted to a DOJ security guard that she made an obscene gesture toward a National Guard member at Metro Center station, with surveillance footage showing her repeating the gesture outside the DOJ building and shouting profanities at guardsmen. Bondi confirmed the termination on social media, stating that anyone who opposes the mission and disrespects law enforcement "will no longer work at DOJ," marking the second such firing after another paralegal was dismissed for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer.

🛡️ The Trump administration is preparing to use Chicago's Great Lakes Naval Station as a base for immigration enforcement sweeps in Chicago and Illinois, with the Department of Homeland Security requesting the Navy facility provide "limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs." Border czar Tom Homan told reporters the administration plans to dedicate a "large contingent" of forces to Chicago and other sanctuary cities like New York, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle that "refuse to work with ICE." Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker have both opposed the enforcement efforts.

🏛️ Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso is ready to "roll over" Democrats with rule changes to confirm Trump's nominees after talks fell apart when Trump rejected funding demands from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, leaving 145 pending nominations on the executive calendar. Barrasso told reporters that Republicans need "either get a lot of cooperation from the Democrats, or we're going to have to roll over them with changes of the rules that we're going to be able to do in a unilateral way, as well as President Trump making recess appointments." ."

🎵 Liberal rock star Neil Young released a new song titled "Big Crime" attacking President Trump's D.C. crime crackdown, singing "There's big crime in D.C. at the White House" and "Don't want soldiers walking on our streets," despite Mayor Muriel Bowser admitting the federal intervention has resulted in an 87% reduction in carjackings. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson dismissed Young's song as "cringe," suggesting he should talk to D.C. residents who haven't been victims of violent crime thanks to Trump's actions that have reduced violent crime by 44%. Young's song calls for "No money to the fascists, the billionaire fascists" and argues it's "Time to black out the system," while even some liberals privately acknowledge the crime improvements in the nation's capital.