August 2, 2025

Illegal Border Crossings Plummet Again, BLS Chief Fired, OBBB Index, Patriot Samuel Chase, And More

By S.E. Gunn, PhD - All News Pipeline

On August 1, 2025, the White House published 3 articles:

1. “UNHEARD OF”: Illegal Border Crossings Plummet to Another New Record Low with 4,598 illegal immigrants arrested by Border Patrol. Meanwhile, deportation is ramping up (especially since they've been well-funded with the OBBB - see below). The Trump Administration DHS, ICE, and CBP, in conjunction with the military and local law enforcement (where they cooperate) have arrested almost 150,000 persons in our country illegally. President Trump is keeping his promise to remove illegal immigrant killers, rapists, gangbangers, and other violent criminals from our streets. And that is exactly what the overwhelming majority of US Citizens (both born & naturalized) want. Less illegals on our streets, less crime in our neighborhoods. [RELATED: Trump Announces 'Most Secure Border in History' As Arrests Hit Record Low in July; Trump administration’s “Ticket Home” campaign: A new approach to immigration enforcement; and Top Immigration Official Wants Tougher Citizenship Test, Overhaul of Naturalization Process.] 

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2. BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Has Lengthy History of Inaccuracies, Incompetence addresses issues with Erika McEntarfer, the now unemployed Autopen appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics who was fired by President Trump August 1, 2025. 

Records show McEntarfer consistently published overly optimistic jobs numbers which were quietly (and not well reported) revised downward later. The article cites incidents in 2024 as reported by the New York Times 6/6/2024 and 7/3/2024; The Daily Caller 8/23/2024; J.P. Morgan Wealth Management 4/8/2024 and 7/8/2024; ClearStar 3/8/2024; Bloomberg, 6/6/24 and 11/15/2024; The Heritage Foundation, 5/3/2024.

The records also show there was a plague of technical errors as well as leaks of sensitive information as reported by The Washington Post, 8/28/24. And in a press release by the Committee on Education & Workforce on December 10, 2024, they revealed:

• “In March [2024], news reports revealed a BLS economist shared nonpublic information with several Wall Street firms.”
• “On May 15 [2024], BLS accidentally loaded data files to its website 30 minutes prior to the scheduled release time of the consumer price index.”
• “On August 21 [2024], while the public waited for the release of the job numbers, some Wall Street firms got a head start as BLS released the numbers to firms that spoke to the agency by phone, potentially giving them an unfair advantage.”
• “On August 26 [2024], Chairwoman Foxx and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) called out the Biden-Harris administration for exaggerating job growth when revised BLS numbers proved an overestimate of more than 800,000 jobs.”
• “On September 25 [2024], to hold BLS accountable for its inability to ensure data is released uniformly and on time, Foxx and Good demanded answers from the Biden-Harris administration.”
• “On October 25 [2024], after BLS ignored the congressional request and additional disturbing reports surfaced in the press about BLS actions the day of the job numbers release on [August 21, 2024], the Committee reupped its oversight inquiry and sent a follow-up letter to BLS.”

It is clear that President Trump was justified in firing Erika McEntarfer on August 1, 2025. Not, as insinuated by propaganda news, because he was unhappy with the jobs report for July, but for her inability to accurately do the job she was entrusted to do as evidenced by their own reports as well as the report of the Committee on Education & Workforce from LAST YEAR! I do hope that President Trump has arranged for her entire staff to be interviewed to find out what part each played in this delusional reporting followed by termination notices for those who participated. [RELATED: President Trump FIRES Top Official]

3. President Trump Revives Iconic Pillars of American Youth explaining how President Trump's July 31, 2025 EO President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test will impact our youth (discussed in my August 1, 2025 ANP Article). The article explains that this is a "natural extension" of the Administration's goal to create health and fitness in the upcoming generations and, hopefully, end childhood chronic disease. Although they might also consider reducing the number of "vaccines" since a lot of research is showing vaccines contribute greatly to childhood chronic diseases.

The article names the newest members of the Presidential Council: Executive Director Catherine Granito, Chair Bryson DeChambeau, Saquon Barkley, Gary Bettman, Nick Bosa, Harrison Butker, Cody Campbell, Roger Goodell, Wayne Gretzky, Nelly Korda, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Mariano Rivera, Tony Romo, Annika Sörenstam, Tua Tagovailoa, Lawrence Taylor, Matthew Tkachuk, and Mariano Rivera.

The article cites coverage by some (they excluded ANP!) media: Associated Press, ABC News, Axios, CNN, The Daily Mail, Fox News, NBC News, Newsmax, NewsNation, Outkick, The Hill, and The Washington Post. 

President Trump's Presidential Actions published in the Federal Register to date:

• 176 Executive Orders
• 77 Proclamations
• 58 Presidential Orders, Memoranda, Determinations, Permits, and Notices

The Federal Register published President Trump's Notice on Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States which was signed on July 15, 2025. The "official" publication date is August 4, 2025. This Notice went straight to the Federal Register. This notice extends the January 20, 2025 Proclamation 10886 (discussed in my June 2, 2025 ANP Article) to include the Secretary of Homeland Security (Section 12302 of 10 USC) to support the US Coast Guard in the safeguarding of our maritime borders and approaches.

LAWFARE lawsuit tracker to date:

• 298 active cases 12 suits filed by the Trump Administration
• 46 dismissed suits or appeals
• 14 SCOTUS stays or motions to vacate of lower court orders
• 1 SCOTUS affirmation of lower court order
• 7 suits where judges ruled for the federal government
• 22 suits where judges ruled against the federal government

State of New York (et. al.) v. President Trump docket # 1:25-cv-01144 filed in District Court, SD New York on February 7, 2025 about DOGE's access to the Department of the Treasury. Defendants (Trump Administration) issued a notice of appeal on July 31, 2025 to the modified preliminary injunction. The lawsuit claimed: Count 1 - (Violation of APA § 706(2) – Exceeding Statutory Authority); Count 2 - (Violation of APA § 706(2)(A) – Contrary to Law); Count 3 - (Violation of APA § 706(2)(A) – Arbitrary and Capricious); Count 4 - (Ultra Vires); Count 5 - (Violation of the Separation of Powers Doctrine - Usurping Legislative Authority); and Count 6 - (Violation of the Take Care Clause).

New York v. Trump docket # 25-1860 filed in Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on July 31, 2025 regarding DOGE Appeal of 1:25-cv-01144 (described above) contesting Judge Vargas' opinion keeping DOGE from accessing Treasury Records. This appeal identifies all plaintiffs: States of New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This document provides a 28-page summary for the case up to the file of the appeal.

I do not understand why these states do not want fraud, corruption, and waste identified within the Department of the Treasury. What do they have to hide that they don't want the DOGE team to find?

We reached the end of the OBBB (aka Public Law 119-21) in my August 1, 2025 ANP Article. Here is a short index of where to find what in the OBBB (Click on the date to go to my ANP Article where those sections are discussed, click on the Title to go to that portion of the actual OBBB):

2025-07-07 - Title I Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry §10101 to §10607
2025-07-08 - Title II Committee on Armed Services §20001 to §10013
2025-07-09 - Title III Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs §30001 to §30004
2025-07-10 - Title IV Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation §40001 to §40011
2025-07-11 - Title V Committee on Energy and Natural Resources §50101 to §50501
2025-07-12 - Title VI Committee on Environment and Public Works §60001 to §60026
2025-07-13 - Title VII Finance Providing Permanent Tax Relief §70101 to §70120
2025-07-14 - Title VII Finance No Tax on Tips, Overtime, or Car Loan Interest §70201 to §70203
2025-07-16 - Title VII Finance Trump Accounts §70204
2025-07-17 - Title VII Finance Business Tax Reforms §70301 to §70354
2025-07-18 - Title VII Finance Investing in Families and Children §70401 to §70439
2025-07-19 - Title VII Finance Ending Green New Deal §70501 to §70531
2025-07-21 - Title VII Finance Enhancing Deduction & Income Tax Credit Guardrails §70601 to §70607
2025-07-22 - Title VII Finance Medicaid §71101 to §71121
2025-07-23 - Title VII Finance Medicare §71201 to §73001
2025-07-24 - Title VIII Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Student Loans §80001 to §82005
2025-07-25 - Title VIII Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Pell Grants §83001 to §83004
2025-07-26 - Title VIII Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions §84001 to §87001
2025-07-29 - Title IX Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs §90001 to §90103
2025-07-30 - Title X Committee on the Judiciary Immigration Fees §100001 to §100018
2025-07-31 - Title X Committee on the Judiciary Immigration & Law Enforcement Funding §100051 to §100057
2025-08-01 - Title X Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Matters & Radiation Exposure §100101 to §100205

Today's Patriot is Samuel Chase who was born on April 17, 1741 in his mother's home near Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. While he was the only child of his mother (who died in 1744), he had 6 half-siblings from his father's 2nd marriage. 

Samuel was home schooled until he left for Annapolis to study law. In 1761, he was admitted to the bar and opened a law practice in Annapolis. His colleagues in the bar gave him the nickname of "Old Bacon Face."

Samuel married Anne Baldwin in May 1762. They had 7 children but only 4 survived to adulthood. Anne died in 1776. He married Hannah Kitty in 1784. They had 2 children, both survived to adulthood.

Samuel entered politics in 1764 when he was elected to the Maryland General Assembly. He served in the Assembly for 20 years. From 1774 to 1776 Samuel was a member of the Annapolis Convention. He also served on Maryland's Council of Safety in 1775. He was Maryland's representative to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was part of the 1788 Maryland Ratifying convention and ratified the proposed 1787 Constitution.

In 1786, Samuel returned to Baltimore. From 1788 to 1796 he served as Chief Justice of the District Criminal Court in Baltimore becoming Chief Justice of the Maryland General Court from 1791 to 1796. On February 4, 1796, Samuel became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the US having been nominated by President George Washington on January 26, 1796 and confirmed by Congress the next day. He would remain a SCOTUS justice until his death.

Samuel has the notoriety of being the only signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the first SCOTUS justice, ever impeached. In 1804 the House of Representatives charged him with improper judicial behavior (mostly, it is thought, for being a Federalist). The Senate refused to convict him (much like the past "impeachments" of President Trump). He is the only SCOTUS judge to ever be impeached (although during the Autopen Administration, they kept suggesting SCOTUS judge Thomas Clarence be impeached for, in my opinion, being of African heritage, a Constitutional Republican, and a Conservative).

While serving as a SCOTUS justice, Samuel's decision in Calder v. Bull 3 US 386 (1798) defined four important points of Constitutional Law in use today:

1. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action.

2. Every law that aggravates a crime, makes it greater than it was, when committed.

3. Every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment, than the law annexed to the crime, when committed.

4. Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence, and receives less, or different, testimony, than the law required at the time of the commission of the offence, in order to convict the offender.

Justice Chase noted that while all ex post facto laws are retrospective, all retrospective laws are not necessarily ex post facto. Even "vested" property rights are subject to retroactive laws. His ideas were later referred to as "substantive due process."

Samuel died of a heart attack on June 19, 1811 at the age of 70 in Washington DC. He was interred at Old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore City. Although his estate was valued at about $15,000 AND 2,500 acres of land in and around Baltimore, his debts exceeded the entire value of his estate.

The WWII Liberty Ship SS Samuel Chase was named in his honor. The ship was ordered September 12, 1941, launched February 22, 1942, served in Hawaii 1942 to 1948 with the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Wilmington, North Carolina from 1948 until sold for scrap on January 19, 1967 for $46,000, and officially removed from the fleet list on January 26, 1967.