Drag queens and transgender-identifying persons had a sad day at the Capitol in Boise after Idaho state officials forced them to take down a Pride flag on the Transgender Day of Visibility.

Mayor Lauren McLean choked up as she read a proclamation Tuesday regarding the trans day in front of about 60 people at a special City Council meeting.

‘Let me be clear: Boise’s values have not changed, and they are not defined by any single action taken at the Statehouse.’

The removal of the LGBTQ flag from city hall marked the end of a bitter feud between state and local officials.

“Many people in this state and around this country are seeking to divide us. They’re seeking to divide us by targeting the most vulnerable among us,” the liberal mayor said. “I want the people in this room to know that I see you. We see you. You are wanted, important, and unique members of our community.”

Among the attendees were Preston Pace, the co-founder of the transgender advocacy group Trans Joy Boise; Trans Affirm founder Arya Shae; and the members of the city council.

They were also angry that Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little chose that day to sign into law a bill that would protect women and girls by prohibiting people from using bathrooms of the opposite gender in government-owned buildings and places of public accommodation.

McLean previously refused to follow the state edict against the flag but relented after officials passed a law saying violations would incur a $2,000 fine per day.

“Because the law includes a substantial penalty — one that would ultimately fall on the taxpayers of Boise to shoulder — I decided to take down the city’s official Pride flag,” reads a statement from McLean. “But let me be clear: Boise’s values have not changed, and they are not defined by any single action taken at the Statehouse.”

At a rally in front of the Capitol, a gender-queer folk singer played music and a drag queen performed in honor of the Transgender Day of Visibility.

Idaho state Rep. Ted Hill, a Republican who sponsored the bill, said it was a direct response to McLean refusing to take down the flag.

A Blaze News request for comment from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office was not immediately returned.

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McLean said the city officials are reviewing their options to fight the law and erect their Pride flag once again, but the Idaho Statesman reported that a legal analyst said the law was likely valid.

In the evening, officials lit up the city hall in the colors of the transgender flag.

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Yesterday, President Trump announced on Truth Social that the administration was parting ways with Attorney General Pam Bondi. He thanked the former Florida AG for her service and said that she would be transitioning to an unspecified new job in the private sector, while Deputy AG Todd Blanche steps in as acting attorney general.

BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales welcomed part of the news with enthusiasm.

“Finally happened. President Trump actually decided to fire some of the deadweight in his administration,” she says.

However, Sara strongly pushes back on Trump’s description of Blanche as a “very talented and respected legal mind.”

“Todd Blanche is, like, neck-deep in deep state, OK? Todd Blanche is like a Harvard elitist. Todd Blanche is not to be trusted. All of my sources within the DOJ are saying Todd Blanche is a problem,” she says.

Some of her sources have even suggested that Blanche, not Bondi, bears much of the blame for the DOJ’s perceived failures.

“Some of my sources have said that Pam Bondi is so incompetent that she just farmed everything out to Todd Blanche. Like she just handed everything over to Todd Blanche. Todd Blanche has actually already been running things, and this is how it’s going,” Sara says.

Even though Blanche is only a temporary acting AG while Trump searches for a permanent replacement, Sara warns that the damage he could do in the interim is significant.

“You could have an interim attorney general, an acting attorney general, for literal years. … If he’s here longer than five minutes, it’s going to be a problem,” she quips.

An attorney general, she argues, should be “should be competent … willing to fight … willing to go to the trenches.”

But neither Bondi nor Blanche, according to Sara, fits that bill.

Several names are now floating as potential replacements, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin emerging as the leading contender. To hear Sara’s full take on the possible candidates, watch the video above.

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Before the Artemis II mission blasted off to go around the moon, the astronauts were faced with one more earthly question about diversity and representation.

The last-ditch struggle session-style question came while the astronauts were in preflight quarantine, literally unable to escape the woke query.

‘It’s the story of humanity, not black history, not women’s history.’

Just three days before the launch on Sunday, the astronauts fielded questions, with a focus on race and gender coming from Spectrum News’ Anthony Leone. He asked, “There are so many firsts here for this mission. The first commander of a returned manned mission to the moon. The first black man, the first woman, the first Canadian to visit the moon. What do these firsts mean to each of you?”

The first to answer was Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, who squashed any idea of self praise:

“We are not doing this for the superlatives. We’re doing this because it’s a unique opportunity. We are going for all and by all. This is what NASA embodies.”

Next it was pilot Victor Glover who completely rejected the premise, going viral for his response.

“I want to highlight, I guess maybe one facet of this is the tension,” Glover explained.

“This dichotomy between happiness that a young woman can look at Christina and just physicalize her, her passion or her interest, or even if it’s not something she wants to do, she can just be like, ‘girl power.’ And that’s awesome. And that young brown boys and girls can look at me and go, ‘Hey, he looks like me, and he’s doing what?’ And that’s great, I love that,” Glover continued.

However, the astronaut then revealed he has grown tired of race being the first thing mentioned about his accomplishments:

“I also hope we are pushing the other direction that one day we don’t have to talk about these firsts, that one day this is just —” Glover paused to reset for emphasis. “Listen to this: that this is the human history. It’s about human history. It’s the story of humanity, not black history, not women’s history, but that it becomes human history.”

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Glover then passed the mic to Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist. Koch did not disappoint either, telling reporters that the mission is “not about celebrating any one individual.”

“If there is something to celebrate, it’s that we are at a time when everyone who has a dream gets to work equally hard to achieve that dream … if we are not going for all and by all, we aren’t truly answering all of humanity’s call to explore. That, to me, is what’s worth celebrating.”

While the NASA astronauts all focused on the bigger picture rather than celebrating race or gender politics, the fourth crew member, Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, took a different route.

While Hansen began by saying the mission is an acknowledgment of “anybody who shows up” and is able to contribute something meaningful, he quickly pivoted to give progressives an answer to be proud of.

“I’m wearing a Canadian patch here that was designed by an Anishinaabe artist in Canada, and it just represents some of the beauty of indigenous culture and their perspective on the moon and the seven sacred laws and just the richness of doing something together and how inviting that is.”

The Anishinaabe refers to a grouping of native tribes that surrounded the Great Lakes region. Including the Algonquin and Mississauga people, as well as groups of smaller tribes, it is an oft-cited moniker favored by activists pursuing their political endeavors.

RELATED: America returns to the moon: How to watch Artemis II launch

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Glover is a devout Christian; he has been adamant about his faith and even asked for prayers regarding his moon mission. His brazen unwillingness to compromise on presenting his views has made him stand out throughout the mission lead-up.

“I want to use the abilities that God has given me to do my job well and support my crewmates and mission and NASA,” he said in a 2020 Christian Chronicle interview; in remarks to Christianity Today, Glover said that he “very intentionally” puts “God at the front” of his missions because “it’s the way I try to live my life as well.”

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The Department of Homeland Security has shut down a Democrat suggesting that an immigrant had been targeted over his skin color or religious beliefs.

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin posted an article about the detention of the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the largest mosque in Wisconsin, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

‘This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.’

The report said Salah Sarsour was a legal permanent resident of the U.S. for more than three decades. Local activists accused the Trump administration of targeting pro-Palestinian voices.

“They want to criminalize advocacy for Palestine,” said Othman Atta, another leader at the mosque, at a rally to oppose the detention. “That is the only reason that he is being targeted. There is nothing else.”

Baldwin pounced to accuse ICE of racism as well.

“Salah is here lawfully and has been a productive member of our community for 30 years,” she claimed. “This looks like ICE targeting someone because of their skin color or what they believe — and that is not the American way. This doesn’t make us safer. We need answers why ICE targeted Salah.”

Several hours later, she got those answers from DHS.

“ICE arrested a Jordanian national with a prior conviction for THROWING A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL at the homes of Israeli Forces,” DHS responded on social media.

“He lied on his immigration application and became a green card holder under President Clinton,” the department added. “This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.”

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Atta added that Sarsour’s wife and six children are U.S. citizens. He also claimed that U.S. authorities had known about the arrest by Israeli authorities since Sarsour immigrated to the U.S. in 1993.

“He is being deported because he’s exercising his right of freedom of speech,” Atta added.

Sarsour also owns at least three furniture stores in the Milwaukee area and was called a pillar of the community by his adult son.

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Chinese illegal aliens were arrested by the Department of Homeland Security after their son allegedly brought an explosive device to an Air Force base and their daughter allegedly helped him cover his tracks.

Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng were denied asylum and were residing illegally in the United States. Their children Ann Mary Zheng and Alen Zheng are U.S. citizens.

‘Her brother … had attempted to damage government property by fire or explosion,’ the DOJ alleges.

The Department of Justice charged Ann Mary for allegedly assisting Alen after he allegedly planted the explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base visitor center in Tampa.

Alen has been charged with attempted damage of government property by fire or explosion, unlawful making of a destructive device, and possession of an unregistered destructive device. Ann Mary has been charged with evidence tampering and assisting after the fact.

Ann Mary and Alen fled to China on March 12. Ann Mary was arrested when she returned to the United States on March 17, while her brother is believed to still be in China.

The DHS arrested their parents on March 18 for illegal entry, and they remain in ICE custody, according to the Daily Wire.

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“Ann Mary Zheng, knowing that her brother, Alen Zheng, had attempted to damage government property by fire or explosion, assisted him in order to hinder and prevent his apprehension, trial, and punishment,” a DOJ press release reads.

“The indictment also charges Ann Mary Zheng with corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating, and concealing a 2010 black Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 with the intent to impair its integrity and availability for use in the federal prosecution of Alen Zheng.”

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A Democrat candidate who is running to flip a U.S. House seat in Texas once toured with an accordionist who had been convicted for indecent conduct with a child.

Bobby Pulido won two Latin Grammys as a Tejano music performer, but a New York Post report found that he performed many concerts with a child sex offender who also played the accordion.

‘Despite being caught on tape admitting he knew of this man’s criminality and praising him as recently as November, Mr. Pulido now falsely claims to have been unaware of his crimes.’

Frankie Caballero was sentenced to four years in prison for the second-degree felony with an 8-year-old girl in 2014.

The Post documented that Pulido performed with Caballero at concerts in Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Tucson, and other places between 2018 and 2021.

In addition, the accordionist still identifies himself as the accordion player for Pulido on Facebook.

Pulido’s campaign manager, Abel Prado, told the Post that Pulido did not know about the child sex crime conviction.

“Bobby was never made aware of Caballero’s sex offender registration and would never knowingly associate with anyone with that kind of history,” Prado said. “Bobby extends his deepest sympathies and support to all of the victims involved.”

The report also notes that the court records of the conviction in 2014 were not public because the victim was a minor, but the charge, sex registry status, and the sentence are all available on an official website for the Texas Dept. of Public Safety.

Booking records at the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s website indicate that Caballero was booked on four counts related to indecent sexual contact with a child.

Pulido’s Republican opponent, Rep. Monica De La Cruz (Texas), released a statement accusing the musician of being less than truthful about what he knew.

“My heart goes out to the children who were sexually abused by a close friend and professional associate of Bobby Pulido. For three decades, Mr. Pulido brought a child predator into our neighborhoods with multiple convictions for sexually abusing children in Hidalgo County, including an 8-year-old girl,” reads the statement from De La Cruz.

“Despite being caught on tape admitting he knew of this man’s criminality and praising him as recently as November, Mr. Pulido now falsely claims to have been unaware of his crimes,” she added. “These are not South Texas values. As both a mother and a congresswoman, I want the families of these sexually abused children whose suffering Mr. Pulido ignored to know that I am here for you.”

She went on to ask the victims’ families to contact her office for federal resources of support.

RELATED: Democratic challenger in pivotal Texas election portrayed pervert who masturbates in public in music video

Prado also said that Pulido learned about Caballero’s criminal history in 2021 and immediately fired him.

De La Cruz trounced her Democrat opponent in the 2024 election by more than 14 points. President Donald Trump also won the district easily.

Prior to the revelations about his touring with a child sex offender, Pulido tried to gain media attention by asking 15-year-old Latinas to invite him to their birthday parties.

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