President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the U.S. is weighing a potential drawdown of American troops in Germany, opening a new front in his escalating feud with the country’s leadership just days after he blasted Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Iran. In a Truth Social post Wednesday afternoon, Trump said the U.S. is "studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany." "The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Tuesday. "He doesn’t know what he’s talking about! If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. The president's comments were seemingly in response to Merz's speech in Marsberg Monday, where he said the U.S. was being "humiliated by the Iranian leadership." Earlier this month, Merz said he did not believe NATO should be involved in the war with Iran as Trump urged allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz. As of December 2025, there were more than 36,000 active U.S. service members stationed in Germany, more than any other European country, according to the Defense Manpower Data Center. It is unclear how much the president may slash troops. David Morens, a former NIAID employee, is facing indictment for his role in a scheme to evade Freedom of Information Act requests in connection with covid research grants. Morens is charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; and, aiding and abetting. David Morens served as a senior advisor in NIAID’s Office of the Director (“OD”) from 2006 through 2022, while Anthony Fauci led the institute as its director. Fauci was the director of NIAID from 1984 to 2022. He was issued a pre-emptive pardon by President Joe Biden in January 2025 and is currently a Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University. In 2024, Fauci distanced himself from Morens. publicly claiming that he and Morens did not work closely together and that Morens was not an adviser on institute policy or substantive issues. Now Morens has been charged for his alleged scheme to keep public records away from Freedom of Information Act requests. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison for each count of concealment of records, up to five years for conspiracy against the U.S. and up to 20 years for each count of destruction of records, The Hill reports. https://expose-news.com/2026/04/29/senior-covid-advisor-charged-with-conspiracy/ Up to 600 communist groups and other radical organizations linked to the Democratic Party are mobilizing all over the United States to demonstrate for May Day, Fox News Digital is reporting. An investigation by the outlet has identified a sprawling network with “a combined annual revenue of about $2 billion organizing some 3,000 protests and events” pushing what the outlet describes as an “anti-American agenda.” The protestors are urging Americans to skip work, school, and shopping. According to Fox Digital: At the center of the May Day mobilization, which has expanded from earlier indications, is a network of communist, socialist, Marxist, and other far-left organizations, led by chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America and a network of groups — including the People’s Forum, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, ANSWER Coalition and Code Pink — funded by an American-born tech tycoon, Neville Roy Singham, based in Shanghai, promoting the propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party. The Communist Party of the USA has rallied workers to “rise against MAGA on May Day,” promoting leaflets by the “People’s World,” its Marxist-Leninist publication. The Revolutionary Communist Party has put out a call to dismantle the “capitalist-imperialist system.” The Maoist Communist Union has summoned members to join the “Anti-Imperialist Contingent” at the New York City protests. One Democrat said the Democratic Party involvement in May Day with the radical groups comes at their own peril. “The increasing willingness of mainstream Democrats to align with extremist socialist groups is a major factor in why the Democratic Party is losing the center more and more, and why so many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless,” Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa told Fox News Digital. Former President Joe Biden’s (D) administration targeted Christians who held traditional values, according to findings in a U.S. Department of Justice Task Force report. The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias shared its findings Thursday in a lengthy report detailing how the Biden administration pursued such ends, according to the New York Post. The DOJ’s press release said the report detailed Biden’s “radical efforts to punish Christians” through prosecutions, policies, and practices that demonstrated “anti-Christian bias.” A DOJ press release quoted acting attorney general and chair of the task force Todd Blanche: No American should live in fear that the federal government will punish them for their faith. As our report lays out, the Biden Administration’s actions devastated the lives of many Christian Americans. That devastation ended with President Trump. The Department of Justice will continue to expose bad actors who targeted Christians and work tirelessly to restore religious liberty for all Americans of faith. The task force highlighted the fact that President Trump signed Executive Order 14202, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias,” and established the task force to investigate decisions made by the Biden administration. One of the DOJ’s findings was that the Biden administration “pursued aggressive prosecutions against non-violent, pro-life, Christian demonstrators under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act but responded less aggressively to violent attacks against pregnancy resource centers,” the agency’s report stated. Another finding showed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under Biden investigated and tracked Catholics who had not engaged in criminal misconduct. “The Biden Administration’s policies regularly clashed with a Christian worldview and burdened traditional religious practices. These conflicts frequently arose over abortion, gender ideology, and sexual orientation. Ultimately, the Biden Administration penalized Christians who lived in accordance with their beliefs,” the task force said Thursday. President Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to lift the filibuster on Thursday so they can pass the Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. March’s Harvard-Harris poll showed strong support on both sides of the political spectrum for key aspects of the Save America Act. The poll found that 61 percent of Democrat respondents, 90 percent of Republicans, and 73 percent of independents support proof of citizenship to vote. It further found that more than 80 percent of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents believe voting should be exclusive to U.S. citizens. Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are pushing Senate Republicans to lift the filibuster to allow a simple majority vote to determine the future of the Save America Act. Lee emphasized that “Dems are going to nuke the filibuster the next time they get the chance.”
Trump weighs pulling US troops from Germany amid clash with chancellor over Iran war:
Senior covid advisor to Anthony Fauci is charged with conspiracy against the United States:
Report: Democratic Party Planning May Day Events with Communist Groups:
DOJ Report: ‘Radical’ Biden Administration Worked to ‘Punish’ Christians Living by Their Beliefs:
Trump Calls on Senate Republicans to Lift the Filibuster: