They built the weapons being used against them.
Brian Cole Jr. confessed to placing pipe bombs at the DNC and RNC the night before the January 6 riots in 2021. He told the FBI someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen. Pam Bondi and Kash Patel held a press conference to claim credit. They will never say the words “stolen election” in the same sentence as his motive.
In Georgia, the Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against an anonymous group spending $5 million on attack ads against Trump’s endorsed candidate for governor. They’re demanding donor disclosure and calling it a “dangerous precedent.” These are the same Republicans who fought campaign finance reform for decades. Citizens United was their victory. Now the dark money is pointed at them and suddenly transparency matters.
They’re losing by the rules they wrote and claims they made. Pay attention to who complains about the rules only when they’re losing.
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Today’s GovBrief News
State Department announces $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid, down from $17 billion historically, warns agencies to "adapt, shrink, or die" and excludes Afghanistan and Gaza from initial funding.
Source: The Independent
December 28, 2025
Trump says he "understands" Russia's opposition to ceasefire that would let Ukraine hold referendum, calls Mar-a-Lago talks with Zelenskyy progress toward peace deal.
Source: BBC
December 28, 2025
Trump claims US "knocked out" drug facility in Venezuela last week, which would be first land attack in military campaign that has killed at least 105 people at sea since September.
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
December 28, 2025
Justice Department is using False Claims Act, traditionally for billing fraud, to investigate Google, Verizon and other federal contractors for maintaining diversity hiring programs.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
December 28, 2025
Man accused of placing pipe bombs at DNC and RNC headquarters on eve of January 6 confessed and said someone needed to "speak up" for those who believed 2020 election was stolen.
Source: Newsweek
December 28, 2025
Georgia Republican Party files ethics complaint against anonymous group spending $5 million on attack ads targeting Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones without disclosing donors.
Source: The Associated Press
December 28, 2025