BREAKING: Russ Vought just dropped the hammer on Schumer and Jeffries!$18 BILLION in New York funding is now frozen.The Hudson Tunnel project and the Second Avenue Subway extension, the crown jewels of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries’ New York empire, are suddenly on ice.
Why? Because Vought made it crystal clear: federal dollars will not be spent on projects warped by unconstitutional DEI mandates.
For decades, Democrats have treated the federal treasury like their personal piggy bank.
They demand billions for “infrastructure” in New York City, then quietly lace the contracts with race based quotas, equity requirements, and woke nonsense that has nothing to do with pouring concrete or laying steel.
It has always been about power, patronage, and ideology.
And every time, taxpayers from Iowa to Ohio foot the bill.
Not this time.
Vought’s move landed like a thunderclap.
Billions that Schumer and Jeffries were counting on just vanished overnight.
Projects they bragged about back home are now stalled because their gravy train runs on DEI fuel.
And when the watchdogs furloughed by the shutdown cannot rubber stamp the spending, the money does not move.
Cue the outrage.
Governor Kathy Hochul is already screaming about “political payback.”
Schumer and Jeffries are panicking because they know their constituents will blame them when the subway extension stalls and the Hudson Tunnel grinds to a halt.
But let us be clear.
This is not sabotage.
This is accountability.
This is what happens when you build billion dollar projects on an unconstitutional foundation.
The Left has grown comfortable with shutdown theater.
They threaten chaos, point fingers, and then quietly cash their checks while the rest of America pays the price.
But this time the script flipped.
Vought did not blink.
He froze their money and told them: if you cannot build without woke ideology, you do not get to build at all.
And that is why this moment matters.
It is proof that conservatives do not have to sit back and complain about waste and woke overreach.
With the right leadership, we can choke off the slush funds, dry up the equity mandates, and put America First in how our money is spent.
So let the Democrats howl.
Let the media rage.
At the end of the day, $18 billion is locked up, New York’s political machine just got kneecapped, and Schumer and Jeffries are left explaining to their voters why their pet projects are stalled.
The message is clear.
UNLEASH RUSS VOUGHT!
In the quiet stillness of early Sunday morning, the Mountain View neighborhood near Hickory, North Carolina—known more for its tree-lined streets than headlines—was shaken awake by the unmistakable sound of gunfire.
What began as a summer kickoff pool party ended in heartbreak, bloodshed, and unanswered questions.
Shortly after 12:45 a.m. on June 1, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting on Walnut Acres Drive.
Nearly 100 people, including teenagers and young adults, had gathered for what should have been a night of music, laughter, and celebration. Instead, chaos erupted as gunshots rang out across both the front and back yards, spilling even into a neighboring property.
When the smoke cleared, one person lay dead, another clung to life in critical condition, and eleven more were injured, many rushed to nearby hospitals.
According to law enforcement, multiple firearms were involved—though no suspects have yet been identified, and no arrests have been made.
Investigators now face the grim task of piecing together what went wrong at a party that drew far more people than the home could reasonably hold. Eyewitnesses describe a sudden burst of panic—screams, people ducking for cover, others fleeing into the street as bullets flew.
The scene that deputies encountered was sprawling and chaotic: bullet casings scattered across yards, personal belongings abandoned in haste, and victims being tended to by terrified friends before paramedics could reach them. The State Bureau of Investigation has joined local law enforcement to assist with the case, treating it as both a criminal investigation and a public trauma.
As investigators comb through physical evidence and eyewitness accounts, the community of Mountain View is left reeling. This neighborhood, known for its stillness and sense of safety, has been jolted into a harsh new reality. Parents are asking how minors ended up at an unsupervised party of this size. Neighbors are wondering how a night of celebration turned into a scene of carnage.
The Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone with information to come forward by contacting 828-464-3112.
This was more than just a party gone wrong. It was a devastating rupture in the fabric of a community. One life has been stolen. Others are forever changed—by grief, by trauma, by bullets that tore through more than flesh.
As the investigation unfolds, what’s needed most is not just answers, but action. Vigilance. Healing. Accountability. Because behind every statistic is a story, a family, a life interrupted.
Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and everyone in Mountain View whose sense of peace was shattered in an instant. May justice be swift—and healing, however long it takes, be possible.