The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):
1. Director Patel Takes DOGE to Gun-Regulating Agency, Plans to Cut 1,000 Jobs
President Trump promised to drain the swamp, and this move represents exactly the kind of structural reform voters demanded. Career bureaucrats across Washington are dusting off their résumés.
The FBI’s new leadership is bringing the same efficiency-minded approach to one of the most controversial agencies in America. FBI Director Kash Patel—who also serves as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)—plans to cut approximately 1,000 ATF agents, according to a CNN report. That’s nearly a third of the agency’s current field force being reassigned to the FBI.
For decades, the ATF has operated with relatively stable staffing levels—approximately 2,600 agents and over 5,000 total employees—despite being a constant source of frustration for Second Amendment supporters. The agency has long been criticized by gun rights advocates for what many see as regulatory overreach and direct infringement on constitutional freedoms.
Gun Owners of America celebrated the news on social media, highlighting that the cuts represent “a nearly 40% decrease” in ATF personnel. The organization has frequently challenged ATF rules and regulations, viewing the agency as openly hostile to lawful gun ownership.
This restructuring represents the most significant reduction in ATF personnel in modern history, signaling the Trump administration’s commitment to reining in agencies perceived as exceeding their proper authority and waging regulatory war on Americans’ constitutional rights.
2. Federal Appeals Court Heard Trump Demands on Immigration, Opposition to Activist Judge
The judicial overreach is finally getting the scrutiny it deserves. The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments Monday on whether a lower court judge can properly interfere with President Trump’s constitutional authority to remove dangerous aliens from American soil.
The Trump administration has been crystal clear about what is at stake here. They have described Judge Boasberg’s original March 15 order as:
[A] massive, unauthorized imposition on the Executive’s authority to remove dangerous aliens who pose threats to the American people.
This is not hyperbole—this is exactly what is happening.
The administration attempted to use a 1798 wartime authority to expedite the deportation of Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the notoriously violent Tren de Aragua gang. Rather than supporting efforts to remove these threats from our communities, Judge Boasberg issued an immediate halt to any planned deportations.
What’s particularly interesting about Monday’s appeals hearing is the composition of the three-judge panel. Two judges—Karen Henderson and Justin Walker—were appointed by Republican presidents (Bush Sr. and Trump, respectively), while Patricia Millett was appointed by Obama. The math seems to favor common sense, but We the People have been disappointed before.
The Constitution gives the executive branch clear authority over immigration enforcement, but apparently Judge Boasberg missed that day in law school.
The Trump administration has repeatedly emphasized the judge’s demands for sensitive information could “hamper negotiations in the future” and compromise national security. This is not about transparency—it is about a judge micromanaging diplomatic and security decisions that are constitutionally reserved for the President.
When the administration naturally expressed concerns about sharing sensitive information that could impact national security, Boasberg’s response was to slam them for “evading obligations” and call their submission “woefully insufficient.” Because clearly, a district court judge knows more about international security than the entire executive branch, right?
Meanwhile, the Trump DOJ said it is exercising the State Secrets Privilege and informed Judge James Boasberg it will no longer provide him with any information related to deportation flights.
3. IRS Partners with ICE, Uses Tax Records to Find Illegal Aliens
In a move that has immigration activists clutching their pearls, the IRS is preparing to help ICE locate illegals who have already been ordered deported.
This is a significant policy shift. For years, the IRS has maintained a firewall between tax information and immigration enforcement. In fact, they have actively encouraged illegal immigrants to file tax returns using special Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs), allowing people without Social Security numbers to pay taxes and provide the government with their addresses, family information, and employment details.
The agreement appears carefully crafted to navigate legal restrictions on sharing taxpayer information. Rather than handing over a database of addresses, ICE would submit specific names and addresses to the IRS, which would then simply confirm whether that information matches their records.
Right on cue, immigrant advocacy groups are rushing to the courthouse. Two Chicago-based organizations have already filed lawsuits seeking to block the IRS from sharing any information with immigration authorities.
These legal challenges claim federal law “forbids” the IRS from giving data to immigration authorities. But the administration appears to have anticipated this, designing a verification system rather than a wholesale data transfer.
Let us be crystal clear: We are talking about people who have already received due process through our immigration courts and have been lawfully ordered to leave. These are not random roundups—they are the enforcement of existing deportation orders that have been ignored for far too long.
4. Sen. Blackburn Speaks Out Against the Left: ‘Disappointing’ They Call for Tesla Violence
We the American people are disgusted with actions like this, and many voters mentioned when they went to the polls in November 2024 and voted for President Donald Trump—they are tired of two tiers of justice.
Sen. Blackburn (R-TN):
They were tired of government being weaponized against political opponents and what they wanted to see was equal access, equal treatment.
Further:
So now, when you see this type of violence, people are saying something needs to be done about this. This needs to be stopped.
And:
It’s one thing to say don’t buy a certain product or don’t support a certain organization or a certain position, but it’s another thing to execute and carry out political violence and destruction.
In the midst of the Leftists’ #TeslaTakedown campaign, the Tennessee senator said it’s important that “we stand up and support Tesla, Tesla drivers and owners, and also make certain that people know we stand against this type of political violence.”
She continued:
People are tired of a wasteful, out-of-control government with out-of-control spending, and they want this to be reined in.
And:
People that are protesting [Elon Musk] are protesting saving your taxpayer dollars and providing good stewardship of those dollars.
Blackburn also commented on the proposed impeachment of judges who are hamstringing President Trump’s agenda:
We will see some action at Senate Judiciary through legislation that Sen. [Chuck] Grassley [R-IA] has that will focus on constraining judges to doing orders that deal with their district, but they do not have the ability to take that order … and apply that nationwide.
5. Scott Jennings Masterfully Dismantled Atlantic Story About Signal Chat Breach between Top Trump Officials
Monday night Scott Jennings weighed in on the Atlantic hit piece about the Signal chat breach and masterfully dismantled it.
Click HERE to view (1:23 min).
Berman was disgustingly smug at the end concerning SecDef Hegseth’s comments, but Jennings had just said there is a dispute over whether Jeffrey Goldberg is exaggerating the term ‘war plans.’
NOTE: Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday morning that no ‘war plans’ were actually discussed in the encrypted chat.
