23 MAY 2025: Headline Brief: Major Court Ruling for Trump // Bond Markets Hate Us Budget Deal // Harvard in Crisis // Peace in Gaza, War in Ukraine // Taiwan Drones // Vitamin D Research — And Peppers!
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 23 May 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, for The Wright Report: Friday Headline Brief—heavy on news, light on analysis—bringing you the top stories shaping America and the world.
Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power Over Federal Agencies – In a landmark decision, the Court rules Trump can fire appointees from “independent” agencies like the NLRB, reshaping executive authority and possibly opening the door to major reforms—including spending control.
Trump’s Budget Bill Passes the House—Markets Shudder – The “Big, Beautiful Bill” narrowly clears the House, cutting green subsidies and boosting border spending. But the $3T in new debt spooks bond markets and sets up a GOP clash in the Senate.
China Deemed Greatest Threat in U.S. History – CIA Deputy Director calls China the top existential threat America has ever faced. Despite this, Trump’s tariff rollbacks continue as U.S. companies scramble with rising supply chain costs.
Retailers React to Tariffs: Walmart Warns of Price Hikes, Target Stays Quiet, Nike Raises Prices – As stacked tariffs hit, companies split on their messaging. Trump urges retailers to “eat it”—the costs, that is.
Tucker Carlson Calls Trump Middle East Dealings ‘Corrupt’ – On his podcast, Carlson agrees with guest Shawn Ryan that Trump’s Qatar jet gift and real estate ventures abroad “seem like corruption.” The White House has yet to respond.
Disney, Harvard Face Trump’s Immigration Crackdown – Disney places Venezuelan workers on unpaid leave, and Trump’s DHS revokes Harvard’s right to host international students over ties to anti-Semitic and pro-communist activity.
Putin Rejects Ukraine Peace Deal, Trump Pulls Back – After a call with Putin, Trump begins stepping back from negotiations. Vance says it’s time to recognize this as “Biden’s war.”
France and Saudi Arabia Push Hamas to Disarm – With Hamas leadership decimated, new talks aim to shift the group to a political role only. Meanwhile, a U.S. Leftist kills two Israeli diplomats in DC, further inflaming tensions.
China Eyes Diego Garcia, Trump Approves UK Transfer – Beijing-linked satellite images of U.S. forces raise alarms. Trump backs a UK deal transferring island sovereignty to pro-China Mauritius, baffling allies.
Taiwan Ramps Up Drone Defenses Against Invasion Threat – The island nation forms its first military drone units to reinforce deterrence against a Chinese invasion.
Medical Science: Vitamin D3 Slows Aging; Spicy Food Curbs Calories – New studies show vitamin D3 reduces telomere shortening, while spicy food could help reduce calorie intake and fight obesity.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." – John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's May 23rd. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:08.2 | A good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Wright Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.6 | It's Friday's headline brief, heavy on news, lighter on analysis, launching us into the weekend with events that, as ever, are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:32.0 | We begin with domestic news this morning, starting with major, major news from the Supreme Court about the power of the |
| 0:39.4 | presidency. NBC News reports that the court ruled yesterday that President Trump has the executive |
| 0:44.7 | power to fire members of what are called independent federal agencies. Now, in this case, |
| 0:49.8 | it was about firing two Biden appointees at the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems |
| 0:55.2 | Protection Board. But the ruling yesterday is about far more than just those two people or |
| 1:00.7 | just about some dry piece of news of firing bureaucrats. No, no, no. This ruling may change |
| 1:06.3 | the entire Trump presidency. Let me read for you the ruling from the justices and explain why exactly |
| 1:12.9 | this is such a big deal. Quote, our judgment is that the government is likely to show that the two |
| 1:18.8 | federal agencies involved in this case exercise considerable executive power and that by allowing |
| 1:25.0 | the two appointees, the Biden appointees, to remain in service, |
| 1:28.8 | the government faces greater risk of harm by allowing them to continue service than the two |
| 1:33.9 | officers face from being unable to perform their statutory duty, end quote. |
| 1:38.3 | So translated, that means that these two so-called independent federal agencies and their Biden |
| 1:43.4 | appointed leaders, |
| 1:45.2 | they still have to submit to the will of the president, whoever that might be, and the executive |
| 1:49.4 | branch. But again, not just those two appointees. We are looking at all independent appointees |
| 1:55.2 | and agencies, except for the Federal Reserve. The Supreme Court said they're a little bit different. |
| 2:01.9 | In short, folks, it is big news connected to a case from all the way back in 1935 called Humphreys |
| 2:08.4 | Executor versus the United States. |
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