Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! Gallup released a new poll that asked how proud people are to be an American, by political party…

• 🔴 Republicans: 92% proud

• 🔵 Democrats: 36% proud

Dems hate America… Shocker. 🤣 

• 📈 S&P and Nasdaq closed at all-time highs

• 🐊 Trump to visit Alligator Alcatraz opening today

• 🛐 58% support religious chaplains in public schools

• 📉 Young Americans' shopping dropped 13% from 2024

^{Sources: Yahoo Finance, Reuters, AP, WSJ}

Shooter in firefighter ambush identified

Two veteran firefighters were killed and a third wounded Sunday in what authorities say was an intentional ambush in Idaho. The suspected gunman, 20-year-old Wess Roley, was found dead nearby with a shotgun.

The details: The firefighters were responding to a blaze that investigators now believe Roley intentionally set on Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d’Alene as part of a planned attack. Roley opened fire around 2 PM on Sunday, 30 minutes after crews responded.

💔 The victims were Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison, with a combined 46 years of service. Engineer Dave Tysdal was injured and remains in the ICU.

Social media post: Authorities released a disturbing social media post [pictured above] from the Roley, where he's seen in a picture wearing black face paint and camouflage clothing with a Björk song called “Hunter” playing the lyrics “I’m going hunting” just hours before his rampage.

MAGA shooter? Leftists on social media have pointed to pictures of the shooter’s parents wearing MAGA hats. However, there is no indication that Wess was himself a Trump supporter.

Real talk from G: It’s honestly too soon to say, but I’m going to say it anyway. Photos of this young man online look effeminate to me. Plus, who listens to Bjork? Something is off. We’ll keep an eye on it.

[Source: Axios, NY Post]

Senate removes provision to cut Medicaid for illegals

The Senate voted to strip a provision of the ‘Big, Beautiful’ spending and tax bill that would have prevented illegal aliens from receiving Medicaid.

The details: The Senate voted 56-44 to block the measure, which would have barred federal Medicaid funding for millions of illegal aliens.

Back up: The vote came after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Friday that several immigration-related provisions in the bill would require 60 votes to pass.

Why 60 votes? This bill is being passed as a “reconciliation” package, which only requires a simple majority in the Senate – great for a GOP Senate with a 53-47 majority. The downside is that reconciliation can't include non-budget policy provisions. The Senate Parliamentarian decided that the ‘no Medicare for illegals’ provision didn’t meet that standard.

WTF is a Senate Parliamentarian? It's an unelected position that advises on Senate procedures and unilaterally decides what qualifies under reconciliation.

• MacDonough was appointed over a decade ago by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat.

• Can she be replaced? Yes. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can replace her.

Real talk from G: I’m not a fancy “Senate Parliamentarian,” but removing wasteful spending to non-citizens sounds like a budget provision to me.

The last word goes to Senator Tommy Tuberville, who wrote on X: “Unelected bureaucrats think they know better than U.S. Congressmen who are elected BY THE PEOPLE. Her job is not to push a woke agenda. THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN SHOULD BE FIRED ASAP.”

[Source: Breitbart]

🤦‍♂️ Elon Musk threatened to form a third party called the 'America Party' and vowed to fund primary challengers against GOP lawmakers who supported Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' Read more.

🤡 The Senate voted 56-44 to reject a measure on President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill that would have removed millions of illegal aliens from Medicaid. Read more.

🇮🇷 Iran's top Shiite cleric issued a "fatwa" against President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Read more.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is accused of lying to Congress after he denied that a $2.5 billion revamp of the Fed’s HQ would load the facility with lavish amenities. Read more.

🇨🇳 China claims its new "blackout bomb" can knock out enemy power stations within a 10,000 square mile radius. Read more.

🆘 An 82-year-old woman has died following a Molotov cocktail attack by an illegal alien against a peaceful demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, last month. Read more.

🧊 CNN promoted an app called ICEBlock that tracks ICE agents and alerts users to their whereabouts. Meanwhile, there’s been a 500% increase in assaults on ICE agents. Read more.

📱 President Trump says he has a group of “very wealthy people” ready to buy TikTok. Read more.

💩 The U.S. revoked visas for the UK-based punk band Bob Vylan after their Glastonbury performance featured chants calling for the death of the Israeli military. Read more.

🏫 The Trump administration found that Harvard’s treatment of both Jewish and Israeli students violated federal civil rights law and threatened to pull federal funding unless "adequate changes" are made. Read more.

🫡 TSA plans to roll out a new security lane for active-duty service members and TSA PreCheck discounts. Read more.

🎥 Hero dad jumps off Disney cruise ship after his daughter fell overboard. Watch.

🎥 AOC says she's from the Bronx. This wealthy suburb is where she really grew up. Watch.

🎥 Karoline Leavitt reads Trump's harsh handwritten message to Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Watch.

🎥 Disgraced comedian Kathy Griffin posts video of Trump's decapitated head on her wall. Watch.

🎥 Here is NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani saying his goal is "seizing the means of production." Aka Communism. Watch.

🎥 RFK Jr. tells Tucker about Marco Rubio's "incredible transformation." Watch.

🎥 RFK Jr. says the CDC hid data showing a connection between Hep B vaccines and Autism. Watch.

🎥 CNBC reluctantly admits the success of Trump's tariffs. Watch.

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