Dear Friends,
John Owen asserted, “When the Holy Spirit sanctifies believers, he does a complete work in them. He puts into their minds, wills and hearts a gracious, supernatural principle which fills them with a holy desire to live to God. The whole life and being of holiness lies in this. This is the new creation.”
1. FBI RAIDS GEORGIA ELECTION CENTER: On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant to seize 2020 election records and ballots at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, following a DOJ lawsuit against Fulton County. Both FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey and DNI Tulsi Gabbard were present for the operation.
Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon stated, “Today marks a major step toward truth and accountability… Georgians have waited years for real answers about what happened in 2020.”
VoterGA co-founder Garland Favorite explained, “It’s the uniparty. The Republican and Democratic establishments work together. Kemp was the Secretary of State before Raffensperger, and he won on these machines… Brad Raffensperger continued it… He has sold out to the most rabid anti-Trump Democrats and given them contracts… They’re all in it together.”
Attorney Mike Davis wrote, “Expect riots as distraction.”
Last week, President Trump told the World Economic Forum that the Ukraine war “wouldn’t have started if the 2020 US presidential election weren’t rigged.” Trump promised, “People will soon be prosecuted for what they did.”
Ed. Note: For more, see here, here, and here.
2. TRUMP, VANCE, ADDRESS MARCH FOR LIFE: Tens of thousands gathered for the 2026 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
In a video address, President Trump urged, “This is a battle that must be fought, must be won, not only in the corridors of power, but above all, in the hearts and souls of the people.”
In his second speech to the March for Life, Vice President JD Vance compared abortion to pagan “child sacrifice” and acknowledged that every child is “‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ by our Creator.” (Psalm 139:14)
Vance noted, “Today, the far left in this country tells our young people that marriage and children are obstacles… We know that life is a gift, we know that babies are precious because we know them, we love them, and we see the way that they can transform our families.”
In Trump’s first year, pro-lifers have praised the President for pardoning pro-lifers, defunding Planned Parenthood, stopping government-funded research on fetal tissue, halting taxpayer funding for abortion, and rolling back many Biden abortion policies. But they remain concerned over the continued availability of abortion kill pills and Trump’s support for IVF.
3. WHAT’S BEHIND THE RISE IN PRECIOUS METALS? Gold and silver have continued their parabolic rise, after gaining 66% and 150%, respectively, in 2025. On Wednesday, Gold topped at $5,600; on Thursday, silver peaked at $121.
Brandon Smith assessed, “The rush to physical assets suggests that banking institutions, governments, and 1% investors are scrambling to hedge in preparation for a crisis.”
Birch Gold Group’s Phillip Patrick observed, “This isn’t a get-rich-quick trade. It’s a repricing after decades of undervaluation… With 120% debt to GDP and trillions in deficits, the world is reverting back to real assets, and it’s accelerating.”
The American Thinker’s Peter C. Earle commented, “For years, markets accepted reassurances that inflation was transitory, debt was manageable, and monetary expansion was reversible… This is what loss of confidence looks like.”
Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio argued that the world is experiencing not de-Dollarisation, but de-fiatization; that is, people worldwide are not simply moving from the dollar to other currencies, but are trading all fiat currencies for real assets like gold and silver.
Ed. Note: On Friday, gold plummeted to $4,780 and silver to $78 before slightly rising again. It’s important to remember that precious metals corrections are normal, especially when gold and silver rise too fast, as they have done in recent weeks. Gold and silver remain positioned well for long-term success.
4. ANOTHER LEFTIST KILLED AFTER CONFRONTING ICE AGENTS: On Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed after interfering with an ICE operation. Pretti wore military-style clothing, was armed with a concealed carry handgun, and was filming ICE agents at close range. Some contend that Pretti had already been disarmed when shots rang out, while others said he was reaching for his loaded firearm.
The media claimed that ICE agents had murdered an innocent man, but ignored several key details: (1) Just one week before his death, Pretti broke a rib in another ICE confrontation, (2) Eleven days before his death, Pretti vandalized an ICE vehicle and physicaly assaulted ICE agents, (3) Pretti was part of the ICE Watch Signal chat.
5. WAS PRETTI CARRYING LAWFULLY? FBI Director Kash Patel stated, “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” President Trump insisted, “You can’t walk in with guns. You just can’t.”
But Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) stressed, “Carrying a firearm is not a death sentence; it’s a Constitutionally-protected, God-given right.”
Gun Owners for America noted, “The Second Amendment protects Americans’ right to bear arms while protesting ‒ a right the federal government must not infringe upon.”
Matt Walsh clarified, “You have the right to carry a gun. You do not have the right to carry a gun and commit crimes. Alex Pretti went out repeatedly over the course of several weeks to commit crimes while carrying a loaded gun. He was an armed criminal who died in the way that armed criminals so often die.”
6. THE INSURGENCY IS ORGANIZED AND WELL-FUNDED: The New York Post reported that a “complex far-left network…helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way.”
Before any shots were fired, multiple anti-ICE agitators used encrypted chats to coordinate at the scene and disrupt law enforcement. Following the shooting, “a national network of socialist, communist and Marxist-Leninist cells in the United States leveraged the tragic fatality into a nationwide protest operation…and mobilized street protesters from New York City to Los Angeles.”
The same day, Marxist agitators tried to rip off James O’Keefe’s bulletproof vest, threw projectiles at him, and threatened to kill him if he did not leave. O’Keefe related, “I’ve never experienced anything quite like today in my life. I’ve interacted with the Cartel and have witnessed some crazy things in the desert in ‘24. But what strikes me is how organized these agitators in Minneapolis are.”
O’Keefe exposed a network of leftist groups, NGOs, unions, and international agitators, including the “Independent Socialist Group.”
One Antifa militant wearing a bulletproof vest urged others to “suit up” and resist authorities in Minneapolis. Rioters vandalized a Minneapolis hotel where they believed ICE agents were staying.
FBI chief Kash Patel said he is investigating the anti-ICE Signal chat networks exposed by journalist Cam Higby. The group is run by Tim Walz aide and campaign strategist Amanda Noelle Koehler, and includes Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as one of the admins.
Vice President JD Vance called the Minneapolis unrest “engineered chaos” coordinated by “far-left agitators working with local authorities.”
7. TRUMP SHIFTS AFTER BACKLASH FROM MEDIA, DEMOCRATS, AND RINOS: Democrats and establishment media lashed out at Trump, with former President Barack Obama stating, “Every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests in Minneapolis.”
Democrats demanded to shut down the government over DHS funding, and House Minority Leader Hakee Jeffries compared ICE agents to Nazis.
Multiple Republicans, including Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Sen. Thomas Tillis, Rep. James Comer, and Fox News host Sean Hannity, criticized mass deportations or echoed leftist talking points. Stitt claimed that Americans don’t want “every single” illegal immigrant to be deported.
On Monday, President Trump sent Border Czar Tom Homan to lead the operation, replacing Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. Trump said he would “de-escalate a little bit” in Minnesota. Encouragingly, The Guardian reported that deportation raids have not slowed down.
After Mayor Jacob Frey declared that Minneapolis “will not enforce Federal Immigration Laws,” Trump said Frey is “playing with fire.”
Homan called for “improvements,” blasted leftists for ignoring Biden’s dangerous open border policies, and affirmed, “If you’re in the country illegally you’re never off the table.” Homan said that agents can only be drawn down if local authorities cooperate with immigration enforcement.
8. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Communist Party USA said that Minnesota “has become the central battleground in the fight to save democracy in the United States from creeping fascism.”
The Oversight Project’s Mike Howell urged Trump to continue deportations and increase worksite enforcement. Howell stressed, “This is a pivotal moment that will determine immigration enforcement operations for the years to come. If a rioters’ veto is allowed to limit or redirect immigration enforcement operations, then the administration has lost control of the mass deportation agenda.”
TPUSA’s Andrew Kolvet noted, “You either shut down the Minneapolis mayhem, continue mass deportations, and mass arrest agitators, or you will embolden an even more virulent, malignant reaction in Los Angeles, Portland, and New York when the spring and summer months come.”
Ed. Note: Time will tell if Trump stays the course on deportations. Center for Renewing America’s Wade Miller notes that Trump may be using Tom Homan to more effectively conduct deportations and could be waiting for a better opportunity to invoke the Insurrection Act.
9. CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR DRASTIC ACTION TO SAVE AMERICA: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) posted, “I stand with Donald Trump… If Dems shut down the government, the House GOP and Senate GOP should nuke the filibuster and/or use reconciliation to fund the security of America without them.”
Rep. Anna Paulina-Luna (R-FL) revealed that she is working to attach the SAVE Act “to any piece of legislation that Schumer sends back to the House. If Schumer shuts the government down, the price to reopen will be the SAVE Act. If Schumer decides to keep the government open, they will still be forced to vote on the SAVE Act. The SAVE Act on election integrity is one of the most important things to secure our elections. This is a non-negotiable.”
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) urged reform of the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act. Scott said, “We’ve got to secure our election.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) finally promised a vote.
Additionally, House Republicans introduced the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act.
10. CHRISTIAN COALITION LAUNCHES TO REVERSE OBERGEFELL: A coalition of 47 conservative groups led by Them Before Us is organizing to reverse the Obergefell ruling through pushing policy and legal action, changing public opinion, and mobilizing the church. Their core message is this: “Children are greater than equal, and it’s time we fought for their rights.”
Them Before Us founder Katy Faust stressed, “Since the redefinition of marriage a decade ago, we’ve seen the consequences: parenthood treated as replaceable, and children deprived of the unique love and guidance only a mother and father can provide. Ten years of Obergefell have shown us, loud and clear, that children deserve better and that they are greater than adult desires – and it’s time we make a change.”
Citizens for Renewing America CEO Eric Teetsel urged, “The family is the bedrock of society. Wherever marriage is honored and children are treasured, nations flourish; where they aren’t, they collapse. For this reason, family ought to be at the center of public policy.”
11. XI PURGES TOP GENERALS: Communist dictator Xi Jinping purged his second-in-command and long-time ally, Zhang Youxia, along with Chief of the Joint Staff Liu Zhenli. At least 50 of their orderlies were reportedly executed.
Zhang was accused of plotting a coup and leaking nuclear secrets to the U.S. However, analyst Arnaud Bertrand contended that the purge was more likely carried out due to “disrespect of the chain of command.”
China commentator Jennifer Zeng noted, “This is the most brutal and thorough purge in the history of the Chinese Communist Party and the international communist movement as a whole. It is also a direct manifestation of a structural collapse within the CCP’s military. The scale and intensity of Xi Jinping’s purge now far exceed those of Stalin and Mao Zedong.”
At least 60 top military officers and defense industry leaders have been removed since mid-2023.
12. INTERNATIONAL STORIES:
- Iran Intel estimated that “over 36,500 Iranians” were massacred by their government between January 8-9, in “the deadliest two-day protest massacre in history.”
- On Wednesday, President Trump warned the Iranian regime that “a massive armada” led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is speeding toward them. Trump said the U.S. will launch a strike “far worse” than the one carried out last summer, unless Iran makes a deal.
- On Sunday, Iranian authorities threatened to sink the USS Abraham Lincoln. On Friday, Foreign Minister Araghchi said his country is ready to engage in nuclear negotiations.
- Israel finally recovered the last body of a hostage taken by Islamic terrorists on October 7, 2023.
- Canada backed away from a trade agreement with Communist China after Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with 100% tariffs.
- British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a new “British FBI” to combat crime and terrorism with AI and facial recognition.
- British PM Keir Starmer became the first British leader to officially visit China since 2018. The trip came one week after Starmer allowed China to open a “mega-embassy” in London.
- Pro-China South Korean leftists introduced a measure to allow the government to shut down churches.
- Spain’s leftist government is seeking to grant amnesty to 500,000 illegals. VOX Party leader Santiago Abascal reacted, “The tyrant Sánchez hates the Spanish people. He wants to replace them… We must stop him.”
13. IMMIGRATION STORIES:
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that ICE has ended operations in Maine.
- Leftist rock star Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to deceased anti-ICE agitators Renee Good and Alex Pretti with a protest song titled “Streets of Minneapolis.”
- Healthcare workers have openly threatened to deny medical care to Trump supporters and target ICE agents.
- Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner threatened ICE agents: “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities, and we will find you.”
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) urged the Congressional GOP to force immediate votes on remittances, employment verification, and sanctuary cities. DeSantis said, “Our voters support this 80%+!”
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced her bid for Minnesota governor, following Mike Lindell’s announced run and Tim Walz’s decision not to seek reelection.
- New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D) announced a state-sanctioned ICE tracker to sabotage deportations in the state.
- Federal agents arrested Don Lemon for illegally invading Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of an anti-ICE mob.
- President Trump nominated federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to become the nation’s first assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s new National Fraud Enforcement division. Trump promised, “Together, we will end the fraud, and restore integrity to our federal programs.”
14. POLITICAL STORIES:
15. NOTEWORTHY STORIES:
- On Friday, the DOJ announced the “final “release of 3 million pages, 180,000 images, and 2,000 videos related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Ghislaine Maxwell claimed that 25 unnamed Epstein associates made “secret settlements” to avoid prosecution.
- Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher estimated that mRNA Covid vaccines killed 470,000–840,000 Americans, more than WWI, WWII, and Vietnam COMBINED. Hulscher called it “the largest unacknowledged catastrophe in history” and said, “Those responsible can’t escape accountability forever.”
- After rigorous testing, Florida discovered that 78% of popular candy brands, including Three Musketeers, Snickers, Skittles, Nerds, Kit Kats, and Jolly Ranchers, contain elevated levels of arsenic.
- A New York judge ruled that 27-year-old Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- The Federal Reserve held the U.S. interest rate steady at 3.5–3.75 percent.
- President Trump nominated former Bilderberg Group Steering Committee member and George W. Bush economic advisor Kevin Warsh to replace Powell as Federal Reserve chair.
- Amazon announced it is laying off 16,000 jobs as it increases its use of AI.
- UPS is cutting an additional 30,000 jobs, after eliminating 48,000 in 2025.
16. NOTEWORTHY QUOTES:
- “Minnesota Democrats hate ICE because they’re deporting their voters.” –Gunther Eagleman
- “To be clear, I voted for mass deportations. Not just rapists and murderers.’” –Jesse Kelly
- “On social media, in particular, it [Minneapolis] feels like 2020 all over again… Well-meaning people of all political persuasions, women above all, have succumbed to an irrational empathy that’s strangling any hope of reasoned debate on law enforcement and illegal immigration.” –Bethany Mandel
- “The reason we can make so many deals globally is we’ve made examples out of high-value targets like Assad, Khomeini, and Maduro… The reason we can’t make any deals domestically is we haven’t made any examples.” –Steve Deace
- “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” –Vladimir Lenin
- “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” –GK Chesterton
- “The welfare of the State depends absolutely upon whether or not the average family, the average man and woman and their children, represent the kind of citizenship fit for the foundation of a great nation; and if we fail to appreciate this, we fail to appreciate the root morality upon which all healthy civilization is based.” – President Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
- “If we as conservatives stand for anything, it should be to tell our young people that one of the most beautiful things you can do is get married and have kids.” –Charlie Kirk
- “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply.” –Genesis 1:27-28a
FAITH, FAMILY & FREEDOM REPORT
1. CALIFORNIANS MARCH FOR LIFE: Tens of thousands stood for the unborn in San Francisco at the 22nd Annual Walk for Life West Coast. Rally co-chair Eva Muntean stated, “When I see the enormous crowd that we had today – especially so many young people standing up with love and hope for women and children – I am filled with gratitude and hope.”
2. MORE AMERICANS PRO-LIFE: New polling found that 37% of 18-29 year olds now identify as pro-life, up by 8-11 points in the last few years. Dr. Michael New observed, “Despite an onslaught of negative media coverage about recently enacted pro-life laws, pro-life sentiment has actually remained remarkably durable.”
3. U.S. FULLY WITHDRAWS FROM PARIS AGREEMENT: The U.S. has completed the formal process of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, a key component of the globalist climate agenda. According to the State Department, “The Paris Climate Agreement undercuts American energy independence, seeks climate finance redistribution, and tries to enforce net-zero compliance pressure. [President Trump] says no more. Our taxpayer dollars will not be given to countries that do not merit financial assistance.”
4. STRONG PRO-LIFER APPOINTED IN CHILE: Chilean President José Antonio Kast appointed fierce pro-lifer Judith Marín as minister of women and gender equality. Marín, a devout Christian and conservative, has stated, “Our country is going through a spiritual, social, moral, and political crisis, and more than ever we, the children of God, need to stand up.”
5. BRAZILIAN CONSERVATIVE LEADS IN POLLS: A new poll found that Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, is favored to win in a runoff against current Communist leader Lula da Silva. The poll noted that 48% of Brazilians would vote for Bolsonaro, while only 42% would go for Lula in the case of a runoff. Breitbart reported, “Following Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat in 2022, Lula moved rapidly to weaponize the STF [Supreme Federal Court] to silence and ultimately imprison his rival.”
6. ICE WINS IN COURT: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing ICE agents to arrest or use restraining measures against protestors without probable cause. A lower court had tried to block ICE from using forceful measures against protestors if needed. AG Pam Bondi responded, “This DOJ will protect federal law enforcement agents from criminals in the streets AND activist judges in the courtroom.”
7. COURAGEOUS PRO-LIFERS PROTEST AT HHS: A group of pro-lifers protested outside of the HHS headquarters in Washington D.C., bringing awareness to the grave danger of abortion kill pills. Emily Berning of Let Them Live declared, “The abortion pill is twenty-two times more dangerous than the FDA told the American people. When the truth is buried, women are the ones who bleed in silence.”
8. NIH STOPS USING ABORTED FETAL TISSUE: The National Institutes of Health announced it would no longer be using aborted fetal tissue for research, a victory for the pro-life movement. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said, “Under President Trump’s leadership, taxpayer-funded research must reflect the best science of today and the values of the American people.”
9. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDS PRESSURE ON PHARMACISTS: The Trump administration ended a Biden-era policy that pressured pharmacists to offer abortion kill pills. The HHS announced it has sought “to end the forced use of Federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion” and said the previous guidance was “not based on the best reading of the underlying statutory authority or prohibition.”
10. HUD HOUSING PROGRAM ROOTS OUT ILLEGALS: The Department of Housing and Urban Development declared that all HUD housing tenants must have verification of citizenship after the agency uncovered major fraud and illegal immigration problems. HUD Secretary Scott Turner stated, “We are proud to collaborate with DHS to execute the President’s agenda of rooting out abuse of taxpayer-funded resources.”
11. TEXAS ENDS H-1B VISAS: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered an immediate freeze on H-1B visa holders entering Texas, launching an investigation into the program. State Rep. Brian Harrison (R) celebrated, “Another massive victory! Just months after I exposed the shocking fact that the TEXAS GOVERNMENT was a top ten user/abuser of H-1Bs (out of over 3 million businesses), we’ve successfully forced the H1B program in our state agencies and universities to be halted!”
12. PAXTON LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO ISLAMIC GAMES: Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) launched an investigation into two public school districts that planned to host Islamic games sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Paxton declared, “The spread of radical Islam in Texas must be stopped, and if school districts are continuing to promote or partner with an organization tied to an FTL [foreign terrorist organization], that ends now.”
13. BABY BOX INSTALLED IN IDAHO: The Weiser Memorial Hospital in Idaho installed a Safe Haven Baby Box, the third such Baby Box in the state. The Baby Box, located near the Oregon border, is directly aimed at helping women from abortion friendly Oregon to have another option besides abortion. Hospital CEO Beau McNeff related, “If we save one baby, it is all worth it.” Regrettably, there are no abortion restrictions in Oregon.
14. HOSPITAL ENDS TRANSGENDER PROCEDURES: Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is ending transgender procedures for minors, the latest hospital to end such procedures under pressure from the Trump administration. The HHS had stated, “Nearly all U.S. hospitals participate in Medicare and Medicaid… The U.S. government will not be in business with organizations that intentionally or unintentionally inflict permanent harm on children.”
15. DJOKOVIC PLAYS IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN: The world’s most accomplished tennis player, Novak Djokovic, is back and playing in the Australian Open years after being banned from the country for refusing to take a Covid jab. A strong Christian, Djokovic said faith motivated his decision to refuse the vaccine. Life Site News reported, “If Djokovic takes home the trophy this year, it will be his 11th overall Australian title and a record-extending 25th overall Grand Slam.” Djokovic has already advanced to the semi-final round.
HYMN OF THE WEEK
Let My Faith Take Hold On Thee by Fanny Crosby
Thou who knowest all my weakness,
Thou whose eye my heart can see;
In my hour of deepest trial,
Let my faith take hold on Thee.
Firm and fearless may I ever
Tread the path designed for me!
And though thorns may sometimes pierce me,
Let my faith take hold on Thee.
Faith that smiles when skies are frowning,
Faith that mountains can remove!
Faith that purifies by suff’ring,
Calmly, sweetly works by love.
While I feel Thy presence with me,
While I feel Thy gracious hand,
Gladly will I do Thy bidding,
Only waiting Thy command!
Till the storms of life are over,
This my daily prayer shall be:
Lord, uphold me with Thy Spirit,
Let my faith abide in Thee!
Firm and fearless may I ever
Tread the path designed for me!
And though thorns may sometimes pierce me,
Let my faith take hold on Thee.
