President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> (D) administration has reportedly launched an investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) over its handling of alleged scandals within the church.
The SBC is the <a href="https://www.ncdemography.org/2014/06/02/religion-in-north-carolina-southern-baptists-dominate-catholicism-and-non-denominational-affiliation-rising/#:~:text=Among%20these%2C%20the%20Southern%20Baptist,a%202007%20Pew%20Foundation%20survey.">largest</a> protestant faith group in the United States and is among the most politically conservative as 64% of the church&#8217;s members are Republican, according to a <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/23/u-s-religious-groups-and-their-political-leanings/">report</a> from Pew Research Center.
&#8220;The SBC Executive Committee recently became aware that the Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention, and that the investigation will include multiple SBC entities,&#8221; the church&#8217;s executive leadership said in a statement. &#8220;Individually and collectively each SBC entity is resolved to fully and completely cooperate with the investigation.&#8221;
The news comes as the Biden administration authorized a raid on former President Donald Trump — a Republican who was Biden’s political opponent in the 2020 election — this week which has generated a significant amount of backlash over accusations of political targeting.
Democrats in Washington, D.C., are also pushing to add 87,000 new employees to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS was forced to <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/irs-deletes-job-posting-seeking-applicants-willing-to-use-deadly-force/">delete</a> a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/guns-body-armor-spy-gear-heres-what-bidens-beefed-up-irs-investigation-unit-will-pack">job posting</a> this week that stated applicants needed to be willing to “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.”
The SBC said that they were already working on addressing past alleged instances of abuse as evidenced by a recent investigation that they had completed.
&#8220;We recognize our reform efforts are not finished,&#8221; the church said. &#8220;In fact, those efforts are continuing this very moment as the recently announced Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force begins its work and as each entity has strengthened its efforts to protect against abuse.&#8221;
The letter was signed by Daniel L. Akin, President, SEBTS; Jason K. Allen, President, MBTS; Bart Barber, President, SBC; Bart Barber, President, SBC; James K. Dew, President, NOBTS; D. Hance Dilbeck Jr., President, Guidestone; Kevin Ezell, President, NAMB; Adam W. Greenway, President, SWETS; Jeff Iorg, President, Gateway Seminary; Brent Leatherwood, Acting President, ERLC; Ben Mandrell, President Lifeway; Willie D. McLaurin, Interim President, SBC EC; R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, SBTS; and Sandra Wisdom-Martin, Exec. Director, WMU.
This report has been updated to include additional information.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> is vacationing with his family at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-carolina">South Carolina</a> beachfront mansion for free thanks to the goodwill of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democratic</a> donor, according to a report from the New York Post.
The Biden family, including the president’s son <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/collections/the-hunter-biden-files">Hunter</a>, are relaxing at the nine-bedroom estate on Kiawah Island after Biden asked Maria Allwin if he could stay there, a source close to the Biden family <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/11/joe-hunter-biden-staying-for-free-at-20-million-south-carolina-mansion/">told</a> the Post. Allwin, the widow of hedge fund founder James Allwin, has made numerous contributions to Democratic causes, including a $35,000 check to the Biden Victory Fund and the Democratic National Committee, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The president has reportedly vacationed at the two-acre property before. “They’ve never paid. They’re just friends,” the source said.
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Along with spending money on Democrat causes, Allwin also recently donated to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and a PAC supporting her re-election effort, the Post reported.
Biden arrived in South Carolina with his family Wednesday and is expected to be away from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-white-house-keeps-claiming-it-learned-about-trump-raid-events-from-the-press">White House</a> for a week, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-travel-south-carolina-charleston-federal-aviation-administration-257033a31c1e02aabd9a1cf5a819797a">reported</a>. According to the AP, the Biden White House did not respond to requests for details on the president’s vacation schedule. The president and first lady Jill Biden were accompanied on Air Force One by Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen, along with Hunter’s son Beau.
The Biden family vacation comes days after the FBI raided former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s home in south Florida, a raid Republicans are calling a &#8220;double standard&#8221; for the Justice Department compared to its treatment of Hunter Biden.
&#8220;The raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime’s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves. Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic,&#8221; Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantisFL/status/1556803433939755010">tweeted</a> Monday.
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepWalberg/status/1556812317039509507">added</a>, &#8220;The raid on President Trump’s home sets a dangerous precedent and takes the targeting of political opponents to an alarming new level. It also underscores a blatant double standard with the free pass given to Hunter Biden. The DOJ has some serious questions to answer.&#8221;
The source claimed that the Allwin family is not engaged in business dealings with the Bidens, nor are they directly linked to Hunter Biden, as the president’s disgraced son is under <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/20/politics/hunter-biden-investigation-critical-juncture/index.html">federal investigation</a>. Last month, federal prosecutors were allegedly weighing charging Hunter Biden with multiple crimes ranging from various aspects of his business dealings to his lying on a background check to obtain a firearm, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critical-stage-feds-consider-charging-hunter-biden-with-multiple-crimes-including-gun-charges">reported</a>.
Officials familiar with the matter told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-probe-critical-stage-officials-weigh-possible-charges-source">Fox News</a> that the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden had reached a “critical stage” after a federal grand jury looking into the president’s son concluded its most recent term at the end of June. The source said the criminal investigation, which has been going on for four years, was still ongoing.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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Bidens Vacationing For Free At Dem Donor’s $20 Million Mansion: Report

Biden Family Staying At Democratic Donor’s South Carolina Mansion For Free: Report

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/irs">IRS</a> is about to go on an 87,000-employee hiring spree and many of those new tax collectors will be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/guns">packing heat</a> while they hunt for money.
The agency just got an $80 billion cut of President Biden’s <a href="https://time.com/6204537/inflation-reduction-act-whats-in-it/">Inflation Reduction Act</a>, which it will use to roughly <a href="https://time.com/6204928/irs-87000-agents-factcheck-biden/">double its ranks</a> by 2031. More than half will go to &#8220;enforcement-related&#8221; efforts, which includes hiring special agents, who the agency&#8217;s job description <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/irs-seeks-armed-accountants-ready-for-deadly-force">says</a> will “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.”
“As a Special Agent you will combine your accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes,&#8221; the description states. &#8220;Special Agents are duly sworn law enforcement officers who are trained to ‘follow the money.'&#8221;
In addition to carrying guns and badges, investigators in the IRS Criminal Investigation branch, who have carried firearms and used special equipment for years, will be outfitted with all the trappings of police officers. Other <a href="https://www.irs.gov/irm/part9/irm_09-011-003">investigative equipment</a> at their disposal includes fleet and surveillance vehicles, radio communication equipment, body armor, electronic surveillance equipment, audio and video equipment, cameras and lenses, night vision equipment, optical equipment, funds for confidential informants, and something called &#8220;padded training suits.&#8221; The IRS <a href="https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/internal-revenue-service-did-buy-nearly-700k-in-ammunition/536-0ce9f538-a372-4c26-8013-1ab4e571578c#:~:text=On%20July%201%2C%20Congressman%20Matt,of%20dollars%20worth%20of%20ammunition.">bought $700,000 in ammunition</a> earlier this year.
The new hires won&#8217;t be picked on their merits alone, according to the agency.
“Criminal Investigation Special Agents are part of a diverse workforce that mirrors the taxpaying public we serve,” the IRS vowed.
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told the Senate in an August 4 <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/commissioners-letter-to-the-senate.pdf">letter</a> that the agency&#8217;s massive expansion should not scare the middle class.
“These resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small businesses or middle-income Americans,&#8221; Rettig wrote. &#8220;As we&#8217;ve been planning, our investment of these enforcement resources is designed around the Department of the Treasury&#8217;s directive that audit rates will not rise relative to recent years for households making under $400,000.”
Observers are skeptical.
Nonpartisan watchdog Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that as much as <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/03/why-irs-80b-expansion-is-a-nightmare-for-small-business/">90% of the estimated $200 billion</a> in additional funds the IRS will collect as a result of beefing up its ranks <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/31/senate-gop-argues-data-shows-schumer-manchin-deal-raises-taxes-on-earners-under-400k/">will come from small businesses.</a>
“The IRS will have to target small and medium businesses because they won’t fight back,&#8221; Joe Hinchman, executive vice president at National Taxpayers Union Foundation, told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/10/irs-audits-will-absolutely-not-target-middle-income-americans/">New York Post</a>. &#8220;We’ve seen this play out before … the IRS says ‘We’re going after the rich’ but when you’re trying to raise that much money, the rich can only get you so far.”
“The approach here is to double the IRS workforce, take the leash off, and see how much they can collect,” Hinchman added.
Rettig&#8217;s letter to lawmakers about the aggressive growth plan included a potentially ominous sentence, at least for anyone who has ever been audited.
“I cannot be forceful enough in emphasizing that these resources will be transformative for the agency and for American taxpayers,” Rettig wrote.

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Guns, Body Armor, Spy Gear: Here’s What Biden’s Beefed-Up IRS Investigation Unit Will Pack

Guns, Body Armor, Spy Gear: Here's What Biden's Beefed-Up IRS Investigation Unit Will Pack

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Amid news of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remaining unchanged between June and July, top <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration">White House</a> officials argued that the economy “had 0% inflation” while overlooking persistently high <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/inflation">price levels</a> — provoking criticism from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republicans</a>.
According to the <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>, year-over-year inflation reached 9.1% in June and 8.5% in July, with the slight moderation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-starts-victory-lap-amid-slightly-less-dismal-inflation-reading">driven</a> by month-to-month declines in energy expenses even as prices for food, new vehicles, medical care, and shelter continued to increase.
President Joe Biden — who <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL">began</a> his tenure when inflation was 1.4% — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-america-had-zero-percent-inflation-in-the-month-of-july">took a victory lap</a> in reaction to the most recent price level news. “Today we received news that our economy had 0% inflation in the month of July,” he told members of the press. “Here’s what that means — while the price of some things went up last month, the price of other things went down by the same amount. The result: zero inflation last month. People are still hurting, but zero inflation last month.”
As other White House officials — including Chief of Staff Ron Klain and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre — made similar arguments, Republicans noted the disconnect between members of the administration and members of the public.
“The Biden White House is living in a fairytale while Americans are living in a nightmare,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1557397357226065921">remarked</a>.
“Sure, they&#8217;re straight up lying. But this message to voters from Joe Biden is that inflation doesn&#8217;t exist&#8230; the economy is great&#8230; there is nothing to worry about,” Republican Party Deputy Communications Director Nathan Brand <a href="https://twitter.com/NathanBrandWA/status/1557412029064810496">added</a>. “Being that out of touch just proves they don&#8217;t care about families that are struggling.”
“Inflation is at a near 40 year high — even using the fake government numbers — and the leftwing media is gaslighting us over it because they&#8217;re hacks trying to protect Biden and the Dems,” Donald Trump Jr. <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1557356114425122817">commented</a>. “Enemy of the people.”
“Our economy is broken when 8.5% inflation is celebrated as &#8216;progress,&#8217;” former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo <a href="https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1557392891730956289">said</a>. “Grocery prices are up 13% and electricity is up 15%. More spending, more IRS and higher taxes wont [sic] make things better. Ending Dem control of Congress this November will.”
Last month, the Biden administration preemptively spun a record-high 9.1% year-over-year inflation reading by arguing that the report would be outdated. “We expect the headline number, which includes gas and food, to be highly elevated, mainly because gas prices were so elevated in June,” Jean-Pierre <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/07/12/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan/">told</a> reporters at the time. “The President’s number one economic priority is tackling inflation. And looking ahead, there are a number of reasons why we expect those high prices to ease over the coming months.”
The newest inflation report occurs as the Biden administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vp-harris-breaks-tie-senate-passes-democrats-inflation-reduction-act-climate-tax-and-spending-bill">endorses</a> the “Inflation Reduction Act” — a $740 billion package that includes $369 billion in climate provisions. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaking ballot in a party-line Senate vote earlier this week.
“This bill tackles inflation by lowering the deficit and lowering costs for regular families,” Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/07/statement-by-president-biden-on-senate-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/">said</a> upon the bill’s advancement to the House of Representatives. “It addresses the climate crisis and strengthens our energy security, creating jobs manufacturing solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles in America with American workers. &#8230; It pays for all this by establishing a minimum corporate tax so that our richest corporations start to pay their fair share.”

‘Living In A Fairytale’: Republicans Plaster White House For Saying Inflation Rose 0%

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Fresh off <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-america-had-zero-percent-inflation-in-the-month-of-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring</a> economic success as the nation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-starts-victory-lap-amid-slightly-less-dismal-inflation-reading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">experiences 8.5% inflation</a>, President Joe Biden is heading to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kiawah Island, South Carolina</a>, for a vacation with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jill-biden">the first lady</a>, prompting the town&#8217;s local government to plead with residents to be &#8220;patient&#8221; due to increased heavy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/traffic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traffic</a> over the next week.
On Wednesday, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-heading-south-carolina-beach-vacation-2022-08-10/">reported</a> that a White House source confirmed that Biden would stay on Kiawah Island for the next week but did not offer any more details. Local authorities warned of road delays while the president is in town because of increased security measures.
“All relevant entities have been contacted by the President’s security team to coordinate efforts to minimize the impact of the presidential visit on the community,” officials <a href="https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/charleston-county-news/kiawah-island-encourages-patience-during-president-bidens-visit/">said</a> in a statement.
“In any case, please be patient during traffic interruptions, as the timing of the President’s movements cannot be announced beforehand for security reasons,&#8221; the statement continued.
According to the island&#8217;s <a href="https://www.kiawahisland.org/">website</a>, Kiawah is an &#8220;oasis of untouched natural beauty and renowned hospitality for those seeking a retreat into adventure and luxury. Enjoy our perfectly preserved maritime forests, sand dunes, and marshes where turtles, whitetail deer, and seabirds abound.&#8221;
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-schedule-is-heavy-on-delaware-light-on-press-interviews-11659963621">reported</a> that in the president&#8217;s first year and a half in office, he has traveled to Delaware 46 times, Camp David 18 times, while playing 15 rounds of golf. He has also conducted 17 formal press conferences and 20 sit-down interviews during that time.
 The Journal also noted that at this point in their presidencies, Biden had spent more days on personal travel than Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Biden&#8217;s August vacation in 2021 at Camp David was cut short after just three days because the Taliban had taken over Afghanistan as U.S. troops withdrew after 20 years in the Middle Eastern nation.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-camp-david/2021/08/16/979c17c8-feaf-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html">reported</a> at the time, &#8220;One close Biden foreign policy ally, who is in regular contact with the White House and the State Department, said the president’s team would never have let him leave for Camp David had they known just how quickly Afghanistan would implode amid his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops by the end of the month.&#8221;
Once Biden was back in the White House, he admitted that the Taliban&#8217;s takeover happened more rapidly than he expected and blamed the calamity on the Afghan army and political leaders.
“I stand squarely behind my decision,” Biden <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-camp-david/2021/08/16/979c17c8-feaf-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html">said</a> during an address regarding the withdrawal. “After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw U.S. forces.&#8221;
“The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated,” Biden continued. “So what’s happened? Afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. The Afghan military collapsed, sometimes without trying to fight.”
The Bidens previously visited Kiawah Island in 2009, 2013, and 2015.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> claimed on Wednesday that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-states">United States</a> experienced &#8220;zero percent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/inflation">inflation</a> in the month of July&#8221; while ignoring that the Bureau of Labor Statistics&#8217; latest Consumer Price Index Report announced inflation rose 8.5% year-over-year.
On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index Report revealed that the rate of inflation is down from June&#8217;s 9.1% inflation rate. It did show that &#8220;zero percent&#8221; inflation occurred from June to July but that the country still experienced an increase in prices overall compared to a year ago.
In reaction to the news, an elated Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-starts-victory-lap-amid-slightly-less-dismal-inflation-reading">told</a> the press, &#8220;Today we received news that our economy had zero percent inflation in the month of July. ZERO percent. Here&#8217;s what that means, the price in of some things go up, went up last month, the price of others went down the same amount — the result: zero inflation last month. People are still hurting but zero inflation.&#8221;
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Biden: &quot;Today we received news that our economy had zero percent inflation in the month of July. ZERO percent.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/fQ07bA7KCK">pic.twitter.com/fQ07bA7KCK</a>
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Ron Klain, Biden&#8217;s White House chief of staff, also <a href="https://twitter.com/WHCOS">retweeted</a> Biden&#8217;s claim.
National Public Radio&#8217;s Asma Khalid added necessary context to that idea, tweeting,  &#8220;To be clear, inflation dipped from a 40-year high. The Labor Department reported this morning that consumer prices in July were 8.5% higher than a year ago.&#8221;
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To be clear, inflation dipped from a 40-year high. 
The Labor Department reported this morning that consumer prices in July were 8.5% higher than a year ago. <a href="https://t.co/EIp5CkJut8">https://t.co/EIp5CkJut8</a>
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Klain also claimed that wages were up in July. As Oren Cass, the executive director of American Compass pointed out, that is not exactly an accurate statement either.
&#8220;I have a lot of tolerance for politicos spinning data,&#8221; Cass tweeted. &#8220;It’s their job. But saying &#8216;Wages up&#8217; shows a heckuva disdain for the reality facing working families these days. &#8216;Real average hourly earnings decreased 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, from July 2021 to July 2022.&#8217; -BLS&#8221;
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I have a lot of tolerance for politicos spinning data. It’s their job.
But saying “wages up” shows a heckuva disdain for the reality facing working families these days.
“Real average hourly earnings decreased 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, from July 2021 to July 2022.” -BLS <a href="https://t.co/ziwYM3OUEp">https://t.co/ziwYM3OUEp</a>
&mdash; Oren Cass (@oren_cass) <a href="https://twitter.com/oren_cass/status/1557369348544667652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Indeed, a look at the data shows that real wages are still <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm">down</a> from a year ago, even though they increased from June to July.
The newest inflation report occurs as the Biden administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vp-harris-breaks-tie-senate-passes-democrats-inflation-reduction-act-climate-tax-and-spending-bill">endorses</a> the “Inflation Reduction Act” — a $740 billion package that includes $369 billion in spending on climate change. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaking ballot in a party-line vote in the Senate earlier this week.
“This bill tackles inflation by lowering the deficit and lowering costs for regular families,” Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/07/statement-by-president-biden-on-senate-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/">said</a> upon the bill’s passage in the Senate. “It addresses the climate crisis and strengthens our energy security, creating jobs manufacturing solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles in America with American workers… it pays for all this by establishing a minimum corporate tax so that our richest corporations start to pay their fair share.”
Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report. 
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Biden Claims America Had ‘Zero Percent Inflation In The Month Of July’

Biden Claims America Had 'Zero Percent Inflation In The Month Of July'

Albuquerque police arrested a Muslim from Afghanistan in connection with at least two of the four Muslim men who have murdered in the area in recent months.
Police arrested 51-year-old Muhammad Syed and said that he would be charged with murdering two of the men and was a suspect in the murders of the other two. The first Muslim man was killed in November 2021 and the other three were all killed in the last two weeks.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/us/albuquerque-muslim-killings.html">reported</a> that Syed, a Sunni Muslim, might have targeted the men because they were Shiite Muslims and he was reportedly angry that his daughter married a Shiite Muslim.
President Joe Biden issued a statement at the start of the week on the matter, before the arrest was made, that suggested that the murders were hate crimes.
&#8220;I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque,&#8221; Biden said in a statement. &#8220;While we await a full investigation, my prayers are with the victims’ families, and my Administration stands strongly with the Muslim community.
&#8220;These hateful attacks have no place in America,&#8221; Biden added.
Syed, an immigrant from Afghanistan who has previously faced domestic violence charges, was taken into custody during a traffic stop more than 100 miles away from Albuquerque. Multiple firearms were recovered in the vehicle and home.
The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-religion-pakistan-new-mexico-albuquerque-86dc44b0546834282ac9b171b37b32f7">reported</a> that the men who were killed were Naeem Hussain, 25, from Pakistan; Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, from Pakistan; Aftab Hussein, 41, from Pakistan; and Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, from Afghanistan.
&#8220;As detectives prepared to search Syed’s home in Southeast Albuquerque on Monday, Syed drove from the residence in the Volkswagon [sic] Jetta that detectives believe was used in at least one of the murders,&#8221; the police department <a href="https://www.cabq.gov/police/news/apd-fbi-arrest-primary-suspect-in-murder-of-muslim-men">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;Detectives detained Syed and searched his home and the vehicle. They discovered additional evidence that further tied Syed to the murders.&#8221;
&#8220;Syed is being charged with two of the homicides – the July 26, 2022 murder of Aftab Hussein, and the Aug. 1, 2022 murder of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain. Detectives connected those homicides using bullet casings found at the scenes. The gun used in those shootings was discovered during the overnight search of his home,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;APD Chief Harold Medina said detectives will continue to work with the District Attorney’s Office on potential charges for the other two homicides – the Aug. 5, 2022, murder of Naeem Hussain, and the Nov. 7, 2021 murder of Mohammad Zaher Ahmadi.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house">White House</a> Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> denied that the White House knew about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a> raid on former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump&#8217;s</a> home during a Tuesday press briefing, claiming that President Joe Biden was not given any notice beforehand.
The press secretary responded to reporter questions about the Monday raid by insisting that such &#8220;investigations should be free from political influence.&#8221;
Asked if the White House is concerned about the appearance of an attack on another president, Jean-Pierre said that Biden has been &#8220;unequivocal&#8221; in his belief in the rule of law, and refused to comment on &#8220;any ongoing investigations from here.&#8221;
&#8220;And to Republicans who say it reeks of politics?&#8221; asked a reporter.
Jean-Pierre insisted that the White House &#8220;learned just like the American public did, yesterday,&#8221; adding, &#8220;and we did not have advanced notice of this activity.&#8221;
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&#8220;President Biden has been very clear from before he was elected president, and throughout his time in office, that the Justice Department conducts its investigations independently,&#8221; she added. &#8220;He believes in the rule of law and [that] we are a nation of law, and again, we defer any incoming on this particular incident yesterday to the Department of Justice.&#8221;
The White House press secretary steadily refused to address Republican criticism of the incident or whether Attorney General Merrick Garland &#8220;signed off&#8221; on the raid.
“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fbi-raids-trumps-home-at-mar-a-lago">Trump said in a statement</a> on Monday when he announced that FBI agents had raided his home. “After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate.”
The White House has not responded to requests for comment from The Daily Wire.

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White House Claims Biden Was Not Aware Of Trump Raid Before It Happened

'Investigations Should Be Free From Political Influence': White House Claims It Did Not Know Of FBI Raid On Trump

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Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) dodged addressing the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a> raid of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump&#8217;s</a> home as he took questions Tuesday from reporters in Kentucky.
McConnell had traveled to Kentucky, his home state, following deadly flooding in the eastern part of the state. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden also visited Kentucky on Monday.
&#8220;I&#8217;m here today to talk about the flood and recovery from the flood,&#8221; the Kentucky Republican responded. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
His response prompted strong criticism from conservatives, who pointed out that McConnell has yet to weigh in on the shocking FBI raid.
&#8220;Mitch McConnell is an anti-American POS,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1557077440064806913">tweeted</a> X Strategies CEO Alex Bruesewitz. &#8220;Any &#8216;Republican&#8217; that supports this guy is either on his payroll, a coward, or a traitor.&#8221;
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&#8220;The GOP Senate leadership is still silent about the FBI’s raid on Mar-A-Lago. If we don’t take the Senate it’s on McConnell and his lackeys,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1557008906769113097">tweeted</a> host Mark Levin. &#8220;They’re absolutely awful.&#8221;
Critics on social media pointed out that disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo weighed in on the raid before McConnell did.
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The guy who killed all the old people condemned the raid on Trump&#39;s home before Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell. <a href="https://t.co/IT0VF0RogG">https://t.co/IT0VF0RogG</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1557035572023230467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Mitch McConnell has said NOTHING about the Biden regime storming the home of a Republican President. 
It’s been 20 hours.
McConnell *voted* to confirm Merrick Garland to the Biden DOJ. 
It is fair to assume McConnell supports &amp; endorses the Gestapo actions of the FBI. <a href="https://t.co/AnKMoRm4oq">pic.twitter.com/AnKMoRm4oq</a>
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Others pointed to McConnell&#8217;s remarks following the January 6 Capitol riot, in which he denounced Trump&#8217;s actions preceding the riot as &#8220;a disgraceful dereliction of duty,&#8221; adding, “there is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.&#8221;
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&#8220;President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office, as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations has run, still liable for everything he did while in office, didn&#8217;t get away with anything yet – yet,&#8221; he said at the time. &#8220;We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one.&#8221;
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Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderMcConnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeaderMcConnell</a>: do you or do you not support the FBI raid? Your silence will be taken as your approval of it. <a href="https://t.co/1vETX4oxmf">https://t.co/1vETX4oxmf</a>
&mdash; Ned Ryun (@nedryun) <a href="https://twitter.com/nedryun/status/1557090576322936835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Mitch McConnell Slammed For Failing To Address FBI Raid On Former President Trump

Senate Minority Leader McConnell Dodges Question On FBI Trump Raid

January 6

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly">Megyn Kelly</a> had two words to describe what happened with the raid on former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump’s</a> private residence by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a>, calling it &#8220;bulls***,&#8221; and more.
During Sirius XM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j7bvRCmYvzWRcIfiOIW2g?si=0868b71e7dc9404c">Tuesday</a>, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly">host</a> opened her show with a rant against Attorney General Merrick Garland and the reported claim that the FBI raid was to find &#8220;classified documents&#8221; that Trump allegedly took from the White House. She said this is about January 6, and if you believe it&#8217;s not, then &#8220;your head is in the sky.&#8221; It can be heard from the top of the show <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j7bvRCmYvzWRcIfiOIW2g?si=0868b71e7dc9404c">here</a> where it also airs on Spotify.
&#8220;Some 30 plus agents descending on Mar-a-Lago before sunrise reportedly seeking classified documents that he [Trump] allegedly took from the White House when he left office back in 2021,&#8221; Kelly explained in her opening segment. &#8220;And in a word, my response to that is: bulls***. Bulls***. There is no way that&#8217;s what they were searching for. There&#8217;s no way. I watched all the coverage last night … this is about January 6th.&#8221;
&#8220;This is about January 6 and the never-ending desire to get Donald Trump on something,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They don&#8217;t want him to run for election again. They want him behind bars. They want him disqualified under the Presidential Records Act or whatever they can possibly find. They don&#8217;t care.&#8221;
&#8220;They&#8217;re mad he did not get convicted on the first or the second impeachment,&#8221; the former Fox News host continued. &#8220;They&#8217;re mad that he did not get pursued criminally by the New York [District Attorney]. They are mad that Russia-Gate fell apart. And they are mad that he&#8217;s leading in the polls. He&#8217;s crushing [FL. Gov. Ron] DeSantis. His candidates of choice all made it into office, virtually all of them last week.&#8221;
The host said the &#8220;Democrats play dirty&#8221; and slammed Merrick Garland, who she said &#8220;is very clearly willing to go along with that. He’s been moving in the concentric circles toward Donald Trump over the past several weeks.&#8221;
Kelly then listed all the people in Trump&#8217;s circle who have been subpoenaed, and noted &#8220;we&#8217;ve seen close Trump advisors in handcuffs.&#8221;
&#8220;This is really getting alarming,&#8221; the podcast host admitted. &#8220;And the American public deserves answers. Did Attorney General Merrick Garland personally sign off on this? Hello, yes, he did. There is zero chance that he didn’t.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-issues-warning-to-democrats-after-biden-backs-move-to-nationalize-abortion-law">Kelly</a> admitted we don&#8217;t &#8220;know for sure,&#8221; but repeated the line that there&#8217;s &#8220;zero chance he didn&#8217;t.&#8221;
She also blasted the White House&#8217;s initial reponse that they learned about the raid from Twitter: “Sure they did.&#8221;
&#8220;Sure, okay,&#8221; Kelly stated. &#8220;Just like they had no idea that that letter from the school boards was coming out asking the DOJ to label parents domestic terrorists. The White House had no idea. Oh, really? They orchestrated the whole thing. We found that out later thanks to some records requests by some well-meaning citizens.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/give-me-a-fing-break-megyn-kelly-calls-aoc-a-congressional-kardashian-after-congresswoman-heckled-as-big-booty-latina">former NBC News host</a> then called for the proof of “FBI&#8217;s justification for this raid,” noting that &#8220;it’s 90 days before a mid-term election; show the American public what did the former president allegedly do.&#8221;
She also questioned how it is that Trump gets raided, but &#8220;Hunter Biden doesn&#8217;t get raided, and Jim Biden doesn&#8217;t get raided, and Hillary Clinton never get raided.&#8221;
She closed out her opening segment by slamming the &#8220;politicization of our law enforcement agencies,&#8221; calling it &#8220;deeply disturbing&#8221; regardless of whether you hate Trump or not.

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‘This Is About January 6’: Megyn Kelly Calls ‘Bulls***’ On Trump Raid

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President Joe Biden ignored questions from reporters Tuesday regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation&#8217;s raid on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-A-Largo home.
The president can be seen walking by reporters and ignoring their questions on the topic the day after agents raided the former president&#8217;s Florida residence.
&#8220;President Biden, what did Attorney General Merrick Garland tell you about the Trump raid?&#8221; a reporter can be heard yelling to the president as he posed for a photo and &#8220;God Bless America&#8221; plays in the background.
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&#8220;Did you know about it in advance?&#8221; CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins can be heard asking as he leaves the room. Biden continues smiling and walks right by Collins and a slew of other reporters without responding or stopping.
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Trump announced the raid in a lengthy statement on Monday, decrying the FBI&#8217;s actions as politicized and targeted.
“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump wrote. “Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.”
A senior administration official has <a href="https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1556790991570538496">reportedly said</a> that the White House had &#8220;no advance knowledge&#8221; of the raid, adding that &#8220;Some learned from old media some from social media.&#8221;
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Daily Wire.
Agents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-emerge-about-fbi-raid-on-mar-a-lago-what-they-took-from-property-report">reportedly took numerous boxes</a> and documents from Trump&#8217;s home as part of an investigation into whether he mishandled classified national security information. The former president&#8217;s Secret Service agents were made aware of the raid only moments before it took place, and though Trump was in New York City when it occurred, his lawyers were present.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-sends-blistering-message-to-bidens-attorney-general-over-fbi-raid">warned</a> Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday evening to prepare for Republicans to win back control of the House, warning that Garland will have to answer to Congress about the raid.
“I’ve seen enough,” McCarthy said in a statement. “The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization. When Republicans take back the House, we will conduct immediate oversight of this department, follow the facts, and leave no stone unturned.”
“Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar,” he added.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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‘Did…Merrick Garland Tell You?’ Biden Ignores Questions About Trump Raid

President Biden Ignores Questions About The Trump Raid

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Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott slammed New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams Monday for complaining about the small number of illegal aliens that have been bussed to the city while Texas has been forced to bear the brunt of the border crisis that has erupted under President Joe Biden.
Adams, who greeted a group of <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/07/migrants-bus-texas-new-york-city/">roughly</a> 40 illegal aliens who arrived from Texas on Sunday, has requested help from the federal government in dealing with the illegal aliens that have been dropped off in his city.
“This is horrific when you think about what [Abbott] is doing,” Adams <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-horrific-nyc-mayor-slams-texas-for-sending-illegal-aliens-to-big-apple">said</a> during a press conference. “New York is a city that has always represented democratic values. Showing our values. That’s what we’re doing today.”
“It is unimaginable what the governor of Texas has done,” he claimed. “When you think about this country, a country that has always been open to those who are fleeing persecution and other intolerable conditions.&#8221;
&#8220;We’ve always welcomed that. And this governor is not doing that in Texas. But we are going to set the right message and the right tone of being here for these families,” Adams added.
Abbott responded to Adams&#8217; remarks in a fiery statement Monday afternoon, mocking the first-term mayor for being &#8220;hypocritically upset.&#8221;
&#8220;What&#8217;s horrific is the thousands of illegal immigrants overrunning and overwhelming our border communities with populations smaller than a New York City borough, and Mayor Adams is hypocritically upset about welcoming a few dozen into his sanctuary city,&#8221; Abbott said. &#8220;These migrants willingly chose to go to New York City, having signed a voluntary consent waiver, available in multiple languages, upon boarding that they agreed on the destination.&#8221;
&#8220;If the mayor wants a solution to this crisis, he should call on President Biden to take immediate action to secure the border-something the President continues failing to do,&#8221; Abbott continued. &#8220;The Biden Administration is allowing historic levels of illegal immigrants, weapons, and deadly drugs like fentanyl to surge into our state and dumping migrants in our border towns with little to no help provided.&#8221;
Abbott noted that he has deployed Texas National Guard soldiers and DPS troopers to the border in an attempt to slow down the massive influx of illegal aliens pouring into his state from Mexico.
Abbott also highlighted that the state is &#8220;building our own border wall, busing migrants to sanctuary cities Washington, D.C. and New York City to provide relief to our local partners, and now sending illegal immigrants back to the border.&#8221;
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NEW: Texas Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregAbbott_TX</a> responds to NYC Mayor Eric Adams calling his decision to bus migrants from the southern border to NYC “horrible”, “cruel”, and “anti-American”. 
“Mayor Adams is hypocritically upset about welcoming a few dozen into his sanctuary city.” <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/68GZa8KTib">pic.twitter.com/68GZa8KTib</a>
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