Dear Friends,
Robert Murray M’Cheyne urged, “Use your health while you have it, my dear friend and brother. Do not cast away peculiar opportunities that may never come again. You know not when your last Sabbath with your people may come. Speak for eternity. Above all things, cultivate your own spirit. A word spoken by you when your conscience is clear, and your heart full of God’s Spirit, is worth ten thousand words spoken in unbelief and sin.”
1. 64 DEAD AFTER BLACK HAWK CRASHES INTO PLANE: All 64 individuals on an American Airlines jet and three soldiers in a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter are dead after the aircraft collided late Wednesday night above the Potomac River. The incident marks the deadliest U.S. airliner crash since 9-11.
At a press conference, President Donald Trump requested “a moment of silence for the victims and their families.” Trump blamed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for prioritizing DEI and former President Joe Biden for lowering standards for air traffic controllers.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced investigations, while Vice President J.D. Vance said the Trump FAA wants to “hire the best people.”
At the time of the crash, the air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was doing the job of two controllers.
Former Air Traffic Controller Michael Pearson said FAA wokeness began in 2010 with Obama and called the disaster “preventable.”
One retired Colonel and former Black Hawk Crew Chief assessed, “The single-greatest error in this accident was the decision to fly without a second Crew Chief on the left-hand side of the Black Hawk, who could have provided an extra set of eyes to ‘look out-and-up’ to see the approaching American Airlines Passenger plane.”
2. TRUMP ISSUES PRO-LIFE POLICIES TO COINCIDE WITH MARCH FOR LIFE: In his video message to the 52nd March for Life, President Donald Trump promised, “In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life.” Trump restored the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the federal government from funding most abortions, and the Mexico City Policy, which bans funding abortion in foreign countries. Trump promised that the administration will no longer prosecute pro-lifers under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Additionally, the United States rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a 40-nation group affirming the unborn’s right to life.
Vice President J.D. Vance told attendees, “We march to protect the unborn; we march to proclaim and live out the sacred truth that every single child is a miracle and a gift from God… I want more babies in the United States of America. I want more happy children in our country, and I want beautiful young men and women who are eager to welcome them into the world and eager to raise them. We need a culture that celebrates life at all stages…”
Live Action founder Lila Rose said, “We must urge our elected officials to abolish abortion… One million of our unborn brothers and sisters are killed every year by abortion.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said the “sanctity of life does not depend on poll results, it does not depend on which way the winds are blowing,” but it is an unalienable right “endowed by our Creator… Florida’s not only the place where woke goes to die, it’s also the place where babies go to live.”
3. HEGSETH CONFIRMED, MILITARY OVERHAUL BEGINS: Late last Friday, Pete Hegseth was narrowly confirmed as Defense Secretary by the U.S. Senate 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance providing the tie-breaking vote. RINO Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME), and Mitch McConnell (KY) voted against Hegseth.
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed four military-related executive orders: (1) Banning transgenders from serving in the military, (2) Gutting DEI/CRT programs, (3) authorizing an “Iron Dome” missile defense program for America, and (4) reinstating 8,000+ soldiers fired over the mRNA Covid injection with “their former rank and…full back pay, benefits, bonus payments, or compensation.”
The order on Military Readiness and Excellence stated, “The United States military has a clear mission: to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force. Success in this existential mission requires a singular focus on developing the requisite warrior ethos, and the pursuit of military excellence cannot be diluted to accommodate political agendas or other ideologies harmful to unit cohesion.”
As one of his first actions, Defense Secretary Hegseth revoked the security clearance and personal security detail of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and directed a review into Milley’s actions under Trump to consider whether he should keep his four-star rank.
4. BIG PHARMA ASSAULTS KENNEDY AHEAD OF HEARINGS: Attacks included a Wall Street Journal hit piece titled Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous to Public Health, a Big Pharma-funded campaign from Mike Pence that blasted Kennedy for not being “pro-life,” and an attack from his cousin Caroline Kennedy who said, “It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator.” (Caroline holds significant investments in Big Pharma companies.)
The Federalist’s Sean Davis said, “RFK Jr. is the most popular political figure in the country, and the numbers aren’t even close. There will be a significant political price to pay for senators who try to take him out.”
5. KENNEDY TESTIFIES IN HEATED SENATE HEARINGS: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before two Senate hearings to discuss his nomination to lead the $2 trillion Department of Health and Human Services. Below are several highlights:
America’s health disaster: Kennedy stated, “The United States has worse health than any other developed nation, yet we spend more on healthcare. Last year, we spent $4.8 trillion, not counting the indirect costs of missed work. That’s almost one-fifth of GDP. It’s tantamount to a 20% tax on the entire economy.” Kennedy contended, “There is no such thing as Republican children or Democratic children – these are our kids. 66% of them are damaged… I’m not here for a position. I don’t need this, I have a great life. I want to do this because we need to fix it.”
“Conspiracy theories”: When asked if he was a “conspiracy theorist,” Kennedy said, “That’s a pejorative that’s applied to me to keep me from asking difficult questions about powerful interests.” When asked if he was “anti-vaccine,” Kennedy said, “I am neither; I am pro-safety.”
Abortion and transgenderism: When asked about abortion, Kennedy said, “Every abortion is a tragedy” and promised to “implement” Trump’s policies. Kennedy pledged to rescind the Biden HHS rule mandating doctors prescribe puberty-blocking drugs and transgender procedures on minors.
Big Pharma: Kennedy called out Senators on the Health Committee for taking millions from Pharma, telling Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), “Bernie, you have accepted millions of dollars from the Pharmaceutical industry. In 2020, you were the single largest receiver of Pharmaceutical dollars. $1.5M.”
Criticism: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) demanded Kennedy “reassure mothers” that vaccines “do not cause autism,” while Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) claimed confirming Kennedy could “get people killed.”
Lawsuits: Following the hearings, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) warned, “He may bankrupt the vaccine manufacturers, and then no one gets a vaccine.”
Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes commented, “Today’s hearing did the Democratic Party major damage, and they don’t even know it.” Ed Dowd said, “These RFK Jr. Senate confirmation hearings are absolutely fantastic for the American people to witness. They are seeing Pharma shills exposed in real-time.”
Ed. Note: RFK Jr. is the most critical Trump appointee, as he understands Deep State conspiracies and Big Pharma’s threat to health.
6. PRESS ROOM DEMOLISHES MSM MONOPOLY: For its first press briefing, the White House restored 440 reporters whose credentials were revoked by the Biden regime and welcomed new reporters from Breitbart and Axios. Karoline Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in U.S. history, announced, “We are also opening up this briefing room to new-media voices who produce news-related content and whose outlets are not already represented by one of the seats in this room. We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators to apply for credentials to cover this White House.”
Charlie Kirk said, “The media landscape has forever changed. It’s about time coverage of the White House was flipped on its head. Good!”
Several days later, Leavitt said the White House has received over 10,000 press applications from “new media” thus far.
7. FLORIDA RINOS UNDERMINE DEPORTATION EFFORTS: After convening the special immigration session called for by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the Florida legislature immediately adjourned, called its own session, and introduced an alternative bill much weaker than DeSantis’ original proposal. DeSantis warned the bill removes immigration enforcement authority from the governor to the agricultural commissioner and fails to “put an enforceable duty on state and local law enforcement to fully cooperate on illegal immigration enforcement.”
One House Republican and six Senate Democrats voted against the bill, which DeSantis has vowed to veto. DeSantis said, “This is a unique moment in American history. We are either going to reclaim our sovereignty, uphold the law, and protect our citizens, or allow this moment to slip away… The Legislature’s bill is a bait-and-switch tactic trying to create the illusion of an illegal immigration crackdown when it does anything but. It is an insult to name such a weak bill after President Trump, who has been so strong on this issue.”
Talk show host Steve Deace said the GOP establishment resents that “both Trump and DeSantis forced them to take actions they had long avoided.”
8. TRUMP DEPLOYS TARIFFS: After refusing to accept deportation flights, Columbia’s Marxist President Gustavo Petro reversed course, following Trump’s threat of “sanctions” and 25%-50% tariffs. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “President Trump has made it clear that under his administration, America will no longer be lied to nor taken advantage of.”
Several days later, Petro asked all Columbian illegals to return home “as soon as possible.” Geiger Capital reacted, “It’s very simple… 29% of Colombia’s exports go to the U.S.…0.8% of U.S. exports go to Colombia. Trump has more leverage, and he knows it.”
Trump announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada due to trade deficits and both countries’ refusal to stop the flow of illegals and fentanyl into America. Also, Trump said tariffs would soon be coming for China.
9. GABBARD FACES OFF AGAINST INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE: Trump Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard called to “end the weaponization and politicization of the intelligence community” in her testimony before the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee. Senators urged Gabbard to unequivocally support warrantless FISA surveillance and demanded she call NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor.”
Gabbard said of opposition accusing her of being a “puppet” for Putin, Assad, or other foreign leaders, “What truly unsettles them is I refuse to be their puppet.” She said of Snowden, “Edward Snowden broke the law… But he also released information that exposed egregious, illegal, and unconstitutional programs that are happening within our government…”
Ahead of the hearing, former “Communist” and CIA Director John Brennan demanded Senators reject Gabbard because she could “skew” intel and only “give to President Trump what he wants to hear.” After the hearing, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) criticized Gabbard for refusing to call Snowden a “traitor.”
10. PATEL TESTIFIES IN CONFIRMATION HEARING: Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI head, clashed mostly with Democratic Senators on the Judiciary Committee, as they grilled Patel over supporting January 6 patriots and claimed Patel would weaponize the FBI for “political retribution.”
Patel said, “The only thing that will matter if confirmed is a deweaponized, depoliticized system of law enforcement, completely devoted to rigorous obedience to the Constitution and a singular standard of justice.”
When asked if the 2020 election “was stolen,” Patel said, “Joe Biden was the President of the United States.” Patel promised to uncover pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein’s client list and to “make sure the American public knows the full weight of what happened in the past.”
Before the hearing, Former Trump officials John Bolton, William Barr, and Mike Esper urged Republicans to reject Patel. Victor Davis Hanson said leftists fear Patel because he helped expose the FBI’s Russiagate hoax, and he has been targeted by the corrupt FBI.
11. CHINESE AI MODEL DEEPSEEK SHOCKS THE STOCK MARKET: On Monday, tech stocks lost around $1 trillion (chip-making company Nvidia lost nearly $600 billion) after the release of China’s DeepSeek-R1 AI model. The open-source model reportedly uses 45x less computational power than U.S. competitors and functions without massive data centers. Its training reportedly cost around $5 million, compared to $100 million for OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called DeepSeek’s R-1 “an impressive model,” tech investor Marc Andreessen called the launch “AI’s Sputnik moment,” and Billionaire Ray Dalio said that “no country can lose the AI” war. President Trump said it should be “a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused on competing to win.”
Financial analyst Chris Martenson warned that DeepSeek could help burst the $16 trillion AI stock market bubble, similar to 2008’s Great Financial Crisis.
The Epoch Times reported that the app shows a “heavy bias in favor of the Chinese Communist Party.” Center for Security Policy’s Frank Gaffney warned, “With half our country literally hooked on China’s TikTok political warfare app, the danger posed by DeepSeek and other inbound Chinese AI systems can hardly be overstated.”
Economist Jeffrey A. Tucker said recent events “remind us of the absurd presumptions of the masters of the universe and how they so easily set themselves to be smited by new and unexpected forces from the outside…”
12. TRUMP SEEKS TO TRIM FEDERAL WORKFORCE, SPENDING: On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget announced a temporary spending freeze on all federal grants, loans, and assistance programs, including funding to left-wing NGOs. On Wednesday, the OMB rescinded the memo after a court order, but Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the freeze would continue.
Mike Benz noted, “The NGOs are the Hired Hitmen the government pays to do dirty work it doesn’t want to get caught doing.”
On Tuesday, the Trump administration emailed most government workers, offering that all who resign before February 6 receive full pay through September, as part of a “deferred resignation.” The memo, titled “A Fork in the Road,” mirrored one sent by Elon Musk to Twitter employees with the same title in 2022.
One Trump official estimated that 5-10% of federal employees would quit, saving $100 billion yearly. As Trump requires all government employees to return to the office, more bureaucrats are expected to quit.
13. TRUMP AGENDA:
- The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem (Homeland Security), Scott Bessent (Treasury), Sean Duffy (Transportation), Lee Zeldin (EPA), and Doug Burgum (Interior).
- When asked how many illegals have criminal records, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “All of them. They illegally broke our nation’s laws, and therefore, they are criminals.”
- Border czar and lifelong Catholic Tom Homan criticized Pope Francis for denouncing deportations while having a “wall around the Vatican.”
- A new Trump executive order allows deportations for pro-Hamas international students.
- President Trump terminated over one dozen DOJ employees who worked with former special counsel Jack Smith and fired 17 Inspectors General.
- Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for an anti-Trump insurrection, stating, “We’re going to fight it legislatively. We’re going to fight it in the courts. And we’re going to fight it in the streets.”
14. NOTEWORTHY STORIES:
- World Economic Forum elites said they left Davos with a sense of “cautious optimism.”
- Former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez (NJ) was sentenced to 11 years in prison, after becoming the first U.S. Senator convicted of being a foreign agent.
- A new report from Barna Group and Pure Desire Ministries finds that pornography use is up 11% over the past eight years, with 75% of Christian men and 40% of Christian women consuming porn at least occasionally. Half of professing Christians say they are comfortable with it.
- A new paper published in Nature Biotechnology found that the lip nanoparticles used in mRNA vaccines could circulate to all parts of the body, including the heart.
- Reclaim The Net reports, “Russia is preparing to launch a comprehensive facial recognition payment system by 2025, aiming to create one of the largest biometric payment networks in the world.”
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the drones flying over New Jersey were authorized by the FAA for “research and various other reasons.”
- Every single candidate for Democratic National Committee Chair said Kamala Harris lost due to “racism and misogyny.”
15. TRUMP 2.0 QUOTES:
- “GOP voters should not have to wait around and guess whether Republican senators – especially those from ‘red’ states who voted for many of Joe Biden’s radical nominees – will be supporting the appointees of a Republican president. The fact that they do is an indictment of the pathetic state of the Republican Party, whose members conservatives can always count on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.” –Shawn Fleetwood
- “There’s ‘anxiety’ in Washington D.C., but widespread optimism across the nation.” –Pollster Rich Baris
- “Trump…no longer cares what ‘they’ say –who would after a decade of lawfare, impeachments, collusion/disinformation hoaxes, and two assassination attempts?” –Victor Davis Hanson
- “America needs a Truth Commission which only begins with the ‘release’ of whatever the Intel Community has left in the JFK, RFK, and MLK files.” –Diana West
- “[The CIA has] been resisting full disclosure since the day President Kennedy died… It’s not going to stop just because President Trump said something on a piece of paper.” – Jefferson Morley
- “By acting so decisively and quickly, President Trump has effectively overwhelmed the media’s ability to form and dictate a news cycle.” –Charlie Kirk
- “We are now getting the Trump many on the Right hoped for, and the Left feared.” –Steve Deace
16. NOTEWORTHY QUOTES:
- “UK can emerge as biggest Strategic threat to USA in 20 years. What happens if the UK falls into the hands of Muslim fundamentalism, our legal system gets substituted by Sharia law, and our nuclear capabilities Islamised?” –Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman
- “A man’s reasons for not wanting his country to be ruled by foreigners are very like his reasons for not wanting his house to be burned down; because he could not even begin to enumerate all the things that he would miss.” –G.K. Chesterton
- “The illegal aliens that Joe Biden brought into our country are not full stop doing farm work. They are not the illegal aliens he brought in from Venezuela, from Haiti, from Nicaragua… They are in our cities collecting welfare. As for the farmers, there is a guest worker program that President Trump supports.” –Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller
- “It’s hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” –Thomas Sowell
- “In churches, 80–85% of the kids have been indoctrinated by the secular (anti-God) education system to doubt and not believe the Word of God beginning in Genesis – but to believe the pagan religion of evolution as fact. Public schools have become churches of atheism…” –Ken Ham
- “We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.” –Psalm 78:4
FAITH, FAMILY & FREEDOM REPORT
1. TRUMP CUTS FUNDING FOR TRANSGENDER DRUGS AND SURGERIES: President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending federal support for transgender drugs and surgeries for minors. Per the order, “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another…and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.”
2. WALSH PRAISES THE ORDER: Matt Walsh wrote, “Donald Trump’s EO on child mutilation is without exaggeration one of the greatest executive orders ever written. An absolute death blow to the gender butchers. One of the few things left to do is to investigate confessed criminals who are circumventing the bans by sending castration drugs illegally through the mail. Hopefully, the DOJ will look into this and hold these admitted felons accountable.”
3. POLITICAL PERSECUTION ENDED FOR EITHAN HAIM: The Trump DOJ dropped all charges against Texas Children’s Hospital whistleblower Eithan Haim. The Washington Stand noted, “The judge decided that the charges brought against Haim by Biden’s DOJ were bogus.” Haim had been prosecuted for blowing the whistle on TCH’s illegal transgender procedures for minors.
4. CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST PRO-LIFERS: California has dropped the remaining charges against pro-lifers David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who exposed the abortion industry’s illegal activities starting in 2015. Daleiden responded, “After enduring nine years of weaponized political prosecution, putting an end to the lawfare launched by Kamala Harris is a huge victory for my investigative reporting and for the public’s right to know the truth about Planned Parenthood’s sale of aborted baby body parts. ”
5. LAKEN RILEY ACT BECOMES LAW: President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, a bill requiring the deportation of illegal aliens who have committed theft or assaulted law enforcement. Laken’s mother, Allyson Phillips, tearfully stated, “There is no amount of change that will ever bring back our precious Laken. Our hope in the Lord is that her life saves lives. We are so thankful that her passion for helping others and her legacy of doing good in the name of Jesus Christ will carry on.”
6. TRUMP TO SEND ILLEGALS TO GUANTANAMO BAY: President Trump announced an executive order “to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay.” Trump said, “We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people. Some of them are so bad, we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back.”
7. TEXAS SCORES VICTORY OVER BIG PHARMA: Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) reached a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma over their actions in creating the opioid crisis in the United States. Paxton declared, “While nothing can restore the damage done, this settlement will provide Texans valuable resources to help prevent more opioid abuse. I will never stop ensuring that justice is secured for those affected.”
8. TARGET PULLS BACK ON WOKENESS: Journalist Robby Starbuck explained, “Target will no longer participate in the HRC’s woke Corporate Equality Index or any other DEI index. Target will not market Pride merchandise to kids going forward. Target will end their 3-year DEI goals. Target will end their Racial Equity Action and Change (REACH) initiatives in 2025.”
9. TRUMP PROPOSES END TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX: President Donald Trump told supporters, “If the tariffs work out like I think, a thing like that could happen, if you want to know the truth. Years ago, 1870 to 1913, we didn’t have an income tax. What we had was tariffs.”
10. FEDERAL RESERVE WITHDRAWS FROM GREEN BANKING COMMITMENTS: Days before Trump’s inauguration, the Federal Reserve Board announced, “[We have] withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)… The work of the NGFS has increasingly broadened in scope, covering a wider range of issues that are outside of the Board’s statutory mandate.”
11. JIM ACOSTA DEPARTS CNN: Longtime Trump-hater and CNN anchor Jim Acosta is leaving the news network after it removed him from his 10 AM showtime and offered him a slot starting at midnight. Oliver Darcy reported, “The program would have aired at a time in which cable news viewership is at its lowest levels. They want to get rid of Acosta to throw a bone to Trump.”
12. VOTERS TRUST TRUMP MORE THAN MEDIA: A new poll found 44% of voters trust President Donald Trump compared to just 41% for mainstream media. John Nolte commented, “Young people aged 18-39 trust Trump over the media by a stunning 13 points, 45 to 32 percent. Those aged 65+ trust Trump more than the media by six points, 48 to 42 percent…By a jaw-dropping margin of 20 points, Hispanics trust Trump more than the media, 51 to 31 percent.”
13. CHILEAN LAWMAKERS OPPOSE ABORTION: A group of Chilean lawmakers from several political parties signed a Commitment for Life, opposing the government’s consideration of legalized abortion. Rep. Stephen Schubert said, “We are very pleased to report that parliamentarians from different parties have signed a cross-party commitment for life. Life is a fundamental right that must be protected.”
14. MISSIONARIES RESCUED IN HAITI: Rescuers from Project DYNAMO evacuated a missionary family in gang-riddled Haiti, risking their own lives and working with the Dominican Republic to bring the family to safety. Dianne Ellis, the mother of one of the missionaries, said, “We had family, friends, and neighbors praying for a successful outcome, and with God’s help, everyone made it to safety. My entire family is so grateful to Project DYNAMO and their team.”
15. CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CONTINUES IN CALIFORNIA: Christian churches and organizations are providing aid to those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, and pastors are seeing an increase in church attendance. Pastor Steve Wilburn explained, “We’re seeing people come into the church, and we’re seeing hurting people. It’s been said…if you’re going to speak to hurting people, you’re never going to run out of people to speak to. But we’re seeing people make commitments to Christ…”
HYMN OF THE WEEK
Press The Battle On By George W. Howard
O Jesus, Lord, my life, my way,
My heart’s delightful song!
For Thee I’ll labor night and day,
And press the battle on.
In Jesus’ might we’ll go and fight
Until the vict’ry’s won!
The pow’rs of hell we’ll put to flight,
Until He says, “Well done!”
O Jesus, Captain, lead the way,
And we will follow on!
We hail the bright, supernal day,
And shout the victor’s song.
Although the battle waxes hot,
In Jesus we agree
To overthrow each hellish plot,
That captives may be free.
Though men and devils do assail
Our faith with fiendish blight,
In Jesus still we stand agreed,
And storm their forts by right!
In Jesus’ might we’ll go and fight
Until the vict’ry’s won!
The pow’rs of hell we’ll put to flight,
Until He says, “Well done!”
