The Kuhner Report

TOPICS: Overcoming months of opposition by Republicans in Congress, President Biden on Wednesday signed a military aid package worth $95 billion that will arm Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. «When our allies are stronger, we are stronger» — Biden said in remarks at the White House. Referring to Ukraine, he added: «I'm making sure the shipments start right away — in the next few hours, literally, a few hours» — Biden said. The president also reiterated his strong backing for Israel. «My commitment to Israel, I want to make clear again, is ironclad» — the president said. He cited Iran's recent air attack on Israel, which involved more than 300 drones and missiles, though almost all were shot down and Israel suffered only minimal damage.

TOPICS: Hundreds of university campuses across the United States have become home to violent anti-semitic, pro-terrorist protests. Pro-Hamas mobs across numerous universities are chanting anti-Jewish and anti-American slogans and harassing jewish students and university staff. Where is the FBI?

TOPICS: Donald Trump was in court for the first day of one of the most high-profile criminal cases in US history. The first former president to face criminal charges, he is accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.

TOPICS: The Democrats, led by Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, now want to strip Donald Trump of Secret Service protection. This is beyond dangerous, disgusting & irresponsible. Let's be brutally honest: They want someone to kill him. And they're trying to make it easy. Agree? Also, anti-Israel agitators on Yale and Columbia Universities campus have crossed the line and become a terrorist organization amid ongoing protests at the Ivy League schools.

TOPICS: Joe Biden keeps on embarrassing himself on the campaign trail. The leftist media can't hide it anymore... Is Biden mentally unravelling? Also, What would be the best Biden campaign theme song?

TOPICS: Speaker Mike Johnson announced he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from conservative members of Congress. Overall, the bill will send $61 billion to Ukraine and regional partners, $23 billion of which will go to replenishing US stockpiles. It will also include $26 billion to Israel and $8 billion to the Indo-Pacific, according to a release from the House Appropriations Committee.

TOPICS: Hamas-supporting activists block bridges in NYC, California, halt Chicago airport traffic. Dozens arrested as pro-Hamas mobs also block roads in Philadelphia, Oregon, Sea-Tac airport and elsewhere, as part of global flashmob in solidarity with Hamas and Iranian regime. Should pro-Hamas mobs be treated as terrorists?

TOPICS: The first ever criminal trial of a former US president Trump got underway in state court in Manhattan on Monday with the difficult task of finding an impartial jury to sit for a trial that could last months. On his way in to court, former President Donald Trump said the entire trial is «an assault on America» and used social media posts to criticize potential witnesses.

TOPICS: Biden told Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call on Saturday that the U.S. won't support any Israeli counterattack against Iran, a senior White House official told. Biden told the Israeli prime minister in his phone call that he should consider Saturday a win because Iran's attacks had been largely unsuccessful and demonstrated Israel's superior military capability, a senior administration official said. The US assessed that there was «no significant damage within Israel itself», according to a senior US military official.

TOPICS: O.J. Simpson, the former football player, who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, has died, according to his family. He was 76. Will we ever find out whether he was the murderer?

TOPICS: A new rise in U.S. inflation is undermining Joe Biden's re-election message, threatening his effort to defend his economic record in a crucial phase of the campaign against Donald Trump. The 3,5% annual increase in the March consumer price index followed a 3,2% gain a month earlier, and has made it suddenly much harder for Biden to argue that inflation is continuing to move steadily downwards since hitting a multi-decade peak in the summer of 2022.

TOPICS: Hamas supporters in Michigan called for the death of the United States of America and Israel at a Friday al-Quds Day rally in Dearborn, the Middle East Media Research Institute revealed in a report on Sunday. Do we need such kind of intolerance and hate in the United States?

TOPICS: Donald Trump said Monday that abortion rights should be left to the states, offering his clearest stance yet on one of the most delicate and contentious issues in American politics. «My view is now that we have abortion where everyone wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the state» — Trump said in a video posted to his Truth Social account. Also, Biden announces new plan to cancel student loans for 30 million borrowers. Plan targets borrowers who accrued high level of interest on debt and those who have been in repayment for at least 20 years.

TOPICS: Concerns grow there'll be another disinformation campaign from the deep state to hurt Trump in November, like it was with «Russia collusion» narrative.

TOPICS: At a conference to celebrate NATO's 75th anniversary, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Ukraine will join the alliance – and that the purpose of the summit in Brussels was to work toward that membership. During the meeting, members of the Alliance praised determination and perseverance of Ukrainians and promised to continue to provide aid for the country. Yet Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed that the alliance does not consider itself directly involved in the war.

TOPICS: Earlier this year, pollster Scott Rasmussen asked voters a simple question: «Would you rather have your candidate win by cheating or lose by playing fair?» The answers he got back were «the most terrifying poll result I've ever seen». Among all Americans, just 7% said they would want their candidate to win by cheating. As Rasmussen put it, he'd rather see that number lower, but that's not bad. But more than a third of the elite 1% he surveyed would condone cheating. And among those who are «politically obsessed» – meaning that they talk about politics every day – that number shot up to 69%.

TOPICS: Former veterans shelter in Boston will be used to house illegal aliens. A plan to turn a former Boston-area veterans home into a shelter for hundreds of migrants has been slammed as disgusting by local residents, who say Massachusetts services should instead go to the nation’s heroes. Democratic Gov. Maura Healey announced last week she would convert the historic Chelsea Soldiers Home — which was vacant and scheduled for demolition — into a site for 100 illegal alien families. But the proposal comes as veterans continue to face homelessness in the state, with 545 vets experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2023, according to US Housing and Urban Development data.

TOPICS: Joe Biden said Monday that he «didn't do that» when asked about his official White House proclamation declaring March 31, the same day as Easter this year, as Transgender Day Of Visibility. In an exchange with reporters at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Biden declined responsibility for the proclamation when asked about House Speaker Mike Johnson's criticism of the action. Over the weekend, Johnson wrote in a post on Twitter that the White House «betrayed the central tenet of Easter», adding that the proclamation was «outrageous and abhorrent». «He's thoroughly uninformed» — Biden remarked when asked about Johnson's comments. «I didn't do that» — Biden said.

TOPICS: Joe Biden proclaims Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility.

TOPICS: Former President Donald Trump attended the wake of a New York City police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop. «We have to stop it. We have to get back to law and order» — Trump said outside the Long Island funeral home, after meeting the Diller family. The rising crime wave is a key issue in Trump's presidential campaign. Trump and other conservative politicial figures have regularly pointed out that Democrats are being weak on crime. The former president emphasised this view when he exited Mr Diller's wake flanked by about a dozen police officers.

TOPICS: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. Kennedy said he selected Shanahan in part because he wanted someone with whom he shares common values on agriculture, health care and Big Tech, while also aligning with Kennedy’s vision on how leaders should carry themselves. Meanwhile, The Democratic National Committee is launching a campaign to counter Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s longshot presidential bid — the latest indicator the former Democrat poses a real threat to President Joe Biden's reelection chances. The DNC has hired a team of top operatives to devise a communications strategy against Kennedy Jr. and other third-party candidates, underscoring the party's anxiety that the race is expected to be so closely contested that any voter loss could sway the election in Trump's favor.

TOPICS: Joe Biden said Tuesday he wants the federal government to bear the full cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key bridge after it collapsed in Baltimore Tuesday morning after powerless cargo ship rammed into support column. Why shouldn't the cargo company pay for it?

TOPICS: The Boston Task Force on Reparations called on «white churches» to step up and pay the black community back for racial inequities that root back to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, according to reports. In February, the Boston activists called for the city to «fully commit to writing checks» and for a $15 billion payout since the city's wealth was built on slavery. Sixteen religious leaders signed the letter and sent it to several churches in the Boston area, seeking support for reparations.

TOPICS: The House reaches a two-thirds majority reached to pass spending package – 286 voted in favour and 134 voted against while the Senate votes 74-24. Marjorie Taylor Greene initiated the process to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson as the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to avoid a government shutdown despite the objections of conservatives.

TOPICS: A video went viral showing hundreds of military-aged males pushing Texas National Guard soldiers and storming the U.S. southern border. Illegal aliens broke through razor wire and fencing and then pushed straight through the soldiers. Governor Greg Abbott gave a brief update about the incident in El Paso: «The TX National Guard & Dept. of Public Safety quickly regained control & are redoubling the razor wire barriers» — Abbott said. «DPS is instructed to arrest every illegal immigrant involved for criminal trespass & destruction of property» — he added.