While the media continues to obsess about the fake Russia scandal or President Trump’s latest tweet, there is real news unfolding in other parts of the county.

Rep. John Conyers of Michigan is now under investigation for possible ethics violations.
The Detroit News reports:

Ethics panel: Rep. Conyers under investigation
U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit is under investigation for possible ethics violations, according to a Monday disclosure by the House Committee on Ethics that his office downplayed.

The nature of the allegations against the 88-year-old Democrat are unknown, but the committee acknowledged it is reviewing a May 11 referral from the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, which investigates potential misconduct and forwards findings if board members believe there is “substantial reason to believe” a violation may have occurred.

Ethics Committee Chair Susan Brooks, R-Indiana, and ranking Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida released a joint statement Monday indicating they have extended the previously unknown Conyers inquiry 45 days and will announce a next course of action on Aug. 9.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

That could explain Mika Brzezinski‘s rage toward President Donald Trump, according to social media observers.

The MSNBC host has been locked in an escalating feud with the president after he mocked her “bleeding face lift” this week following months of ugly personal attacks by Brzezinski.

Since then, the two have thrown petty jabs back and forth. But could Mika’s fury stem from a deep-seated, unrequited secret crush?

That’s what observers suggested on social media, pointing to old footage of the 50-year-old divorcée flirting with the billionaire mogul before he became president.

“Mika Brzezinski is a gushing ,” one Twitter user said. “Clearly, she’s got it bad for the Don, Don .
YouTuber “Godfrey Reborn” followed up by posting a video montage of Mika flirting outrageously with Trump and lovingly stroking his hair when he visited her “Morning Joe” show over the years.

Ironically, Trump had been on good terms with Mika Brzezinski and her boss/lover/fiance Joe Scarborough before falling out in recent months after the couple viciously attacked the president daily on their morning news show.

As everyone in media knows by now, trashing Trump is a ratings bonanza for cable news shows, even one as low-rated as MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Mika — who admitted she’s neurotic and pathologically insecure in her 2014 memoir— has called Trump “mentally ill,” crazy, unfit to be president, a liar, and other nasty names.

But the minute the president jabbed back, self-proclaimed feminist Mika played the “woman victim” card, and the anti-Trump liberal media piled on.

Brzezinski amped up her attacks by telling InStyle magazine she thinks Melania Trump secretly wants to leave Donald, but is staying for the sake of their 11-year-old son Barron.

The First Lady immediately smacked Brzezinski down, suggesting she’s a shriveled press whore who’s saying outrageous things against her husband for media attention.

“It is sad when people try to further their own agenda by commenting on me and my family, especially when they don’t know me,” Melania told the Daily Mail.

Most Americans across the country have already gotten a head start on celebrating Independence Day by taking advantage of the long weekend. Knowing that most people’s plans probably include a barbecue or two, you may want to think twice before getting your grilling on. Authorities have just issued an urgent warning after one man nearly died from a common item at cookouts and there could undoubtedly be more if some don’t get the message in time.

Barbecues are part of what makes summer so great but there’s something that could ruin it in a hurry if you’re not careful. Hot grills, coals, and undercooked meat are certainly all obvious dangers, but now there’s something far sneakier to be concerned about that could severely harm or kill you or anyone at your barbecue.

Chester Poole was cooking burgers for his family and had made one he was really proud of. Anticipating that first bite, he bit down into his masterpiece that had just come straight off the grill and got a sharp pain instead of the enjoyable juicy mouthful of grilled meat. Seconds later, he was screaming in pain and had to be rushed to the ER where he underwent emergency surgery.

Poole was diligent about cleaning his grill and like most people used a wire grill brush to clear off the grates. These seemingly indestructible tools can slough off more than just charred piece of food left behind, as Poole found out the hard way. Some of the tiny wire bristles had come off in the cleaning process. When Poole put his fresh meat on the grill, his patty picked up the bristle and had gotten lodged in his throat on his first bite.
CTV News reports:

Poole told CTV Atlantic on Thursday that he immediately went to the hospital where he was told to avoid drinking or eating until he could see an ear, nose and throat specialist in Halifax the next day.
“The doctor came in and he said, ‘I want to be brutally honest with you,’” Poole recounted. “He said, ‘There is one chance in 100 that I am even going to find this.”

The doctor who examined Poole’s throat, Dr. Tim Brown, said he generally sees a couple of similar cases every year.

“It is a tiny little needle and if you think of the neck as a haystack they can get lodged anywhere between the mouth and all the way down to the throat and even further, so finding it in soft tissue back there, this tiny little filament, can sometimes be almost a mission impossible,” Dr. Brown said.

Despite the slim odds, Dr. Brown was able to locate and remove the pin-sized metal bristle from Poole’s throat.
Authorities are warning of what to look for so this doesn’t happen to you or anyone else you know. While they encourage cleaning the grill, they say to be sure to check the bristles on your wire brush on a regular basis. Over time, they can become rusted, loose, or sparse and will stick to your grill without you realizing it. Since they are so small, you may not even see them on the grill and won’t even know it’s there until it gets in your food and into your body where it will certainly be felt.

Poole contends that his barbecue brush wasn’t even that old or well-worn when he swallowed the bristle, CTV News reports. “If you’re not concerned about yourself, I think you should be concerned about your kids, grandkids, even church groups that have church barbecues,” he said.

The Yarmouth man said he won’t be using another wire barbecue brush in the future and has since switched his previous one with a wooden scraper instead.

There is no shortage of things to be concerned about when trying to enjoy yourself this summer and especially this Independence Day. While these things shouldn’t hold you back, you need to be aware of the dangers as to avoid anything that could ruin your good time and our nation’s birthday. Spending time with those you love is the most important, which is better spent outdoors rather than in a hospital.

President Trump simply can’t stop winning.

The brilliant thing about Trump is that most of his winning stems from his amazing ability to negotiate.

He’s now using the same business savvy that made him a successful billionaire to negotiate with world leaders in the best interests of America.

In his latest victory, German Chancellor Angela Merkel caved to Trump’s pressure and has significantly reduced her G20 Climate Plan.

American strength.

We love it!

From Breitbart

Germany has ‘massively weakened’ its climate action plan for next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg in order to appease Donald Trump.

According to a shocked report in the green, EU-linked propaganda outlet Climate Change News this represents a disastrous cultural surrender which

“….shows the degree to which the German presidency has bent to the will of the Trump White House.”
In public, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has been talking tough on climate change, promising to put it at the forefront of the G20 summit and making none-too-subtle swipes at any world leaders out there who happen to dissent from her position.

Without naming him, Merkel appeared to lament U.S. President Donald Trump’s uncertainty about human-induced climate change, saying, “We can’t, and we won’t, wait until the last person on Earth is convinced of the scientific evidence for climate change.”
Behind the scenes, however, it would appear that Merkel’s negotiating teams have been bending over backwards to tone down the climate action plan and avoid an embarrassing rejection by Donald Trump.
This can be seen by comparing the two draft climate action plans for the summit, one from March and the revised one from May. According to Climate Change News, American negotiators have watered it down considerably.

“The US massively weakened the language in the energy part of the action plan,” one source with knowledge of the negotiations said. “It pushed for references to so-called ‘clean’ fossil fuels and made it less explicit that the energy transition has to be built on energy efficiency and renewables.”
“It also provided cover to some other G20 members – such as the Saudis and Russia – to weaken some climate sections of the document, including the pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.”
Here are some of the elements which have been removed from the original draft:

“Psycho Joe” and “low I.Q. Crazy” Mika posted an op-ed in rebuttal to President Trump’s recent tweets, which were directed at them.

The two claim that they’re neither shocked or offended by Trump’s comments, but clearly they plan on capitalizing on this for their own gain.

In the op-ed, Mika and Joe addressed Mika’s facelift, which she claims wasn’t a lift, but only some light chin work.

Right…

From The Daily Caller
A noteworthy tidbit is this: They say the National Enquirer threatened to publish something “negative” about them, unless they “begged” Trump to have the story “spiked.” They refused.

And that face-lift?

The TV couple reported that Mika never had one.

“She did have a little skin under her chin tweaked, but this was hardly a state secret,” Joe’s voice said in the op-ed.

“Her mother suggested she do so, and all those around her were aware of this mundane fact.”

Sean Hannity, like the rest of America, is sick and tired of the vitriol from MSNBC’s anti-Trump sycophants on Morning Joe.

The two “lovebirds” have been viciously attacking President Trump for months now, spreading rumors and fake news, as a way to garner ratings and destroy our America First president.

Enough was finally enough, and President Trump, always the “counterpuncher,” fired back at the gruesome duo and delivered a knockout punch.

Now, Hannity is saying he’s sick of the attacks against Trump too, and is getting close to “going there” with Mika and Joe.

Grab your popcorn, this is bound to get GOOD!

From Washington Examiner

Fox News host Sean Hannity expressed his negative feeling towards MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski on Saturday amid Trump’s controversial three-day feud with the couple that has gained nationwide attention.
Hannity tweeted Saturday saying he was very close to going “there” with the show hosts because he “is sick of their BS.”

We can all agree on one thing — the Islamic State is a huge danger to every single free country in the world. Luckily, after relentless barrages, another HUGE victory for Trump and the rest of the free world just took place.

Jihad Watch announced the victory as it described how the Islamic State now controls an area that is about the same size as Belgium. Thanks to a recent LARGE victory, the size of their territory has dropped a staggering 60%, and it’s all due to Trump’s takedown of an ISIS caliphate. That’s more than Obama EVER did!

The caliphate was initially taken over on June 29, 2014, and was retaken exactly three years later. Now, we have to start thinking about where these terrorists are going to go. We all know the left will GLADLY invite them here, and that has us thinking.

Left-wingers tend to think we should just open our borders, and let anyone in, whether they have paperwork or not. It might sound nice to them — to appear like caring and deep people. In their ignorance, they’ve forgotten — or just don’t care — about the risk thrown onto the REST of us because of their foolish mentality.

The symbolic victory came when Iraqi government troops marched into the “capital” of the Islamic State, Mosul. The troops battled in Mosul for days, fighting the savages, and scrapping for control of the city.
Finally, ISIS was defeated, and the Iraqis took back the Great al-Nuri Mosque. That’s where the Islamic State initially announced their takeover. It’s a huge victory we ALL needed.

It looks like President Trump’s plan is all coming together. When he went on his first tour of the world, he spoke with Middle Eastern leaders about the issue of terrorism. Trump explained that NO NATION should have to deal with terrorists on their soil.

Our president went on to say that, essentially, the only way we’re going to stop these savages is if we corner them, and leave them with NOTHING. Looking at the actions of the Iraqi government, it seems safe to assume that they listened to Trump — and are now enjoying the fruits of their victory.

It’s about time we started to see a major change in this “War on Terror.” This could be the biggest victory it’s seen since before Obama was in office. All Obama did was cater to terrorists, and made life difficult for the rest of us. Now that we have a real president in office who wants to improve the world, we’re seeing changes occurring at a drastic pace.

Things got tense this week when former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta appeared on Fox Business Network and was asked about 75,000 shares of stock he allegedly owns in a Kremlin-backed company.

Fox News reported that host Maria Bartiromo asked Podesta to explain what he did with the 75,000 shares of stock in Joule Energy he was given and failed to disclose when he joined Barack Obama’s White House as an advisor to the president.

“It’s not a Russian company,” Podesta said.

“It’s backed by the Kremlin,” Bartiromo shot back.

“I did not have any stock in any Russian company, so go back and get your facts straight, Maria,” Podesta snapped. “I was on the board of an American company that did business here and only here. The Russian company had a small investment in that company.”

On Tuesday, Podesta testified on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed hearing. During the 2016 election, Wikileaks released tens of thousands of the Clinton campaign chair’s emails after Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee.

While she was Secretary of State, Clinton let a Russian company to acquire 20 percent of the U.S.’ uranium capacity. After doing this, she was awarded $100 million from the Russian company, Uranium One.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the infamous “Obamaphone” program, meant to provide low-income Americans phone and internet service, is riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse.

A three-year investigation into the controversial Lifeline Program, requested by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), says some 10.6 million Americans have an Obamaphone and more than 3.8 million or 36 percent of them may not be eligible.

GAO investigators sampled the program’s population and found that it had been paying for nearly 6,400 phones for people whom the government has listed as deceased; another 5,500 people were enrolled for two phones, and another group of people couldn’t prove they were eligible to receive their free phone.

“A complete lack of oversight is causing this program to fail the American taxpayer — everything that could go wrong is going wrong,” McCaskill said in a statement. “We’re currently letting phone companies cash a government check every month with little more than the honor system to hold them accountable, and that simply can’t continue.”

Originally conceived during the Reagan administration, Lifeline was initially meant to provide poor people with a phone in case of an emergency or, as time went on, to apply for a job.
Administered by the Federal Communications Commission, Lifeline requires telecommunication companies (At&t, Verizon, Sprint) to pay a percentage of their voice service revenues into a pool called the Universal Service Fund that is administered by an independent nonprofit company called the Universal Service Administrative Company. Telecom companies pass on the cost of their contributions to consumers, whose monthly bill includes a “universal service fee” charge.

The three-year GAO investigation found that the program has put away more than “$9 billion, as of September 2016 outside the Department of the Treasury in a private bank account.”

A spokesman for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who had already put the dubious program under review, said the “GAO report confirms that waste, fraud, and abuse are all too prevalent in the program.”

“Chairman Pai looks forward to working with his colleagues to crack down on the unscrupulous providers that abuse the program because every dollar that is spent on subsidizing somebody who doesn’t need the help by definition does not go to someone who does,” Pai’s spokesman added.

A Chicago Cubs outfielder disrespected Donald Trump in a truly vile way on Wednesday during an Oval Office meet-and-greet with the World Series champions. Unfortunately for him, however, he quickly learned there are big consequences to making such a disgusting move towards the president of the United States inside the Oval Office.

Daily Mail reported that Albert Almora, Jr, the Cubs center fielder, blatantly extended his middle finger while standing just feet away from Trump as he sat at his desk. Almora’s hands were in his pocket, but his left middle finger was clearly and purposely extended.