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Many conservatives still treat the fall of Roe v. Wade as a decisive victory. The four years since have looked more like a warning.

States passed more pro-life laws. Abortion numbers still climbed as chemical abortions expanded. Republicans hold Congress and the White House, yet their best legislative win amounted to defunding Planned Parenthood for a single year — while Washington toys with expanding IVF mandates and even hints at becoming more “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment.

When the pro-life movement treats its own argument as too radioactive to say plainly, moderates still aren’t convinced — and the base stops listening.

The biggest losses didn’t come from legislatures. They came from voters.

Across the country, abortion-rights activists have used ballot initiatives to write a “right to abortion” into state constitutions. Once voters approve those amendments, courts use them to bulldoze state pro-life laws. The trend will continue unless the anti-abortion movement rethinks its messaging — fast.

Blue states predictably enshrined abortion rights. Red and purple states did too. Voters in Missouri, Montana, and Arizona backed abortion amendments. Colorado, New York, and Maryland did as well.

In 2024, abortion ballot measures passed in seven states and failed in three. Florida stopped an amendment only because state law requires a 60% supermajority. Nebraska rejected one by 51%. South Dakota defeated its measure with 59%. All three states backed President Donald Trump by larger margins than that.

Another wave of initiatives is coming this year. Nevada voters will decide whether to provide the second affirmative vote needed to add an abortion amendment they approved in 2024. Virginia, where Democrats control state government, will vote on an abortion amendment as well. Idaho voters may consider an abortion statute that lawmakers can later amend or repeal. Arkansas could vote on a measure to make the state constitution easier to amend, which would almost certainly tee up an abortion amendment fight soon after.

The pro-life movement keeps walking into these battles with a losing playbook.

Many pro-life groups center their messaging on women who get abortions rather than the babies murdered by abortion. They assume the issue primarily drives Democratic turnout. They want to “compete” by shifting to softer language about women’s health, hoping to win moderates on neutral ground.

That approach doesn’t persuade moderates, and it often fails to mobilize the pro-life base.

Take Arizona. The pro-life coalition opposing Proposition 139 called itself “It Goes Too Far.” One of its yard signs read: “Protect Women’s Health.” It didn’t even mention abortion.

Arizona voters re-elected Trump with 52% of the vote. They also approved Proposition 139 with nearly 62%. That’s the same margin New York voters gave their own abortion amendment.

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Ohio followed the same pattern. Pro-life groups launched “Protect Women Ohio” to oppose Issue 1, which passed with nearly 57% of the vote in 2023. The messaging leaned on parental rights and transgender issues — as if linking Issue 1 to other debates would broaden the opposition.

Instead, the coalition blurred the point. Issue 1 appeared in an off-year election, one year after Roe fell. Progressive voters turned out. Conservatives stayed home.

Afterward, activists who knocked doors against Issue 1 told the same story: Pro-life voters felt confused. The campaign avoided the central issue, then wondered why the people most likely to vote against abortion never felt compelled to show up.

Abortion amendments raise other policy questions. They touch parental consent, conscience protections, and medical regulation. But the core reason to oppose them remains simple: Abortion murders babies. Pro-life messaging that refuses to say that out loud shouldn’t expect to win.

A blunt moral argument does two things that “women’s health” slogans don’t. It keeps the debate centered on what abortion is. It also activates the voters needed to defeat these measures — voters who will turn out when they understand their ballot could save lives.

Conservatives face a familiar temptation in a culture that punishes conviction: soften the message for short-term gains. Electoral politics requires prudence. It doesn’t require self-censorship. When the pro-life movement treats its own argument as too radioactive to say plainly, moderates still aren’t convinced — and the base stops listening.

If Republicans want to win ballot fights and build lasting cultural renewal, they need to speak with moral clarity. Until they do, they’ll keep losing these amendments — and babies will keep dying because of it.

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An 11-year-old boy shot to death his mother’s boyfriend after the couple’s argument last week allegedly became physical.

The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. Thursday inside a home in the 1100 block of South Peach Street in Philadelphia, WCAU-TV reported.

‘It’s disturbing and sad.’

Police told the station a 30-year-old man — identified as Jaimeer Jones-Walker of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania — was arguing with his girlfriend inside the bedroom of her home.

Police said Jones-Walker didn’t live at the home and double-parked on the street before entering his girlfriend’s house, WCAU noted.

The woman told police that Jones-Walker attacked her during their argument, the station said.

“It was verbal and possibly turned into a physical altercation,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told WCAU.

With that, the woman’s 11-year-old son grabbed a handgun and fired one shot, which hit Jones-Walker in the face, investigators told the station.

Police and paramedics arrived at the scene and found Jones-Walker unresponsive inside the second-floor bedroom, WCAU reported.

Jones-Walker was pronounced dead at 11:59 p.m., the station said.

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Police said the woman and her son remained at the scene and were cooperating with the investigation, WCAU reported.

Officials said the gun fired amid the incident is legally registered to the woman, the station said.

Shyreea Blocker, a neighborhood resident, told WCAU she heard the argument that preceded the fatal shooting. She also told the station that the couple often argued.

“Like, arguing and fighting, but that’s nothing new with them,” Blocker explained to the station. “It’s a shame. It shouldn’t be like that.”

Another neighborhood resident, Gilbert Blocker, added to WCAU that he was concerned over how the shooting might impact the boy.

“The things he’s going to suffer in his heart if he has any feelings [are] going to last him not just now but for the rest of his life,” Gilbert Blocker noted to the station.

Sources told WCAU the boy is staying with another family member.

“It’s disturbing and sad. And I feel apprehension about what is going to happen with this child, what is going to happen with his mother,” Philadelphia’s Office of Domestic Violence Strategies Director Azucena Ugarte noted to the station. “Experiencing violence in the home has long-term effects, but we know that children are resilient.”

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, WCAU said, and no charges have been filed.

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President Donald Trump made it clear that oil prices were one of his top concerns as the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran enters into an 11th day.

The president threatened Iran on Monday after it was reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had reportedly begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

‘We are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait.’

“If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before,” he wrote on Truth Social.

It is estimated that about 20% of the world’s oil moves through the strait, and any interruption leads to a spike in oil prices. Those prices skyrocketed over the weekend but have since dropped somewhat.

“If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait,” he continued.

“They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!” the president added.

Very soon after, he followed up with another post applauding the military for destroying “10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships.”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would include the “most intense day of strikes” in the war.

“We’re crushing the enemy in an overwhelming display of technical skill and military force,” Hegseth said at a media briefing. “We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.”

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State Sec. Marco Rubio had warned Iran before the strikes that the entire world would turn against the country if it mined the Strait of Hormuz.

“If they mine the Straits of Hormuz, the Chinese are going to pay a huge price,” Rubio said in June. “And every other country in the world is going to pay a huge price. We will too. It will have some impact on us. It will have a lot more impact on the rest of the world, a lot more impact on the rest of the world.”

He added: “That would be a suicidal move on their part because I think the whole world would come against them if they did that.”

Oil prices are up about 40% over the last month, which includes the beginning of the strikes on Iran.

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The Los Angeles Police Dept. was able to capture a woman they believe fired seven gunshots into the home of pop star Rihanna while 10 people were inside.

Police were called to Rihanna’s home in the Beverly Crest neighborhood on Sunday at about 1:15 p.m. on a report of gunshots being fired.

‘Are you there? … Say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at.’

Chief Jim McDonnell said Tuesday that 35-year-old Ivanna Ortiz was arrested and booked for attempted murder. Ortiz was initially held on a bail of $10.225 million, but it was later reduced to $1.875 million.

LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Ortiz was charged with one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper.

McDonnell did not indicate whether the singer, her rapper partner ASAP Rocky, or their three children were present at the home during the shooting.

He said a witness gave a description of the car that the woman fired from. Automated license plate readers and an LAPD helicopter helped police trace the car 8 miles away to the Sherman Oaks Galleria shopping center.

The woman was taken into custody without incident.

The LAPD said officers were able to recover the weapon as well as seven casings from an “assault rifle.”

They also found bizarre posts on social media allegedly from the woman accusing Rihanna of wanting to kill her.

“Are you there? … Say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at,” one post reads. Another one said she was doing “her little music thing so she can do witchcraft.”

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No one was harmed in the gunshot attack.

McDonnell said the bail was set at a very high level because there had been 10 people inside the home during the shooting, and they were all considered victims.

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“You may think that you have seen the funniest, greatest clip of a trans meltdown,” says BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales, but you’d be wrong.

On this episode of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” Sara plays what she believes is one of the most, if not the most, unhinged video of a transgender-identifying person losing their marbles on the internet.

The video, posted by self-described political commentator Ryley Niemi, captures Niemi interacting with a man pretending to be a woman. Niemi repeatedly calls the man, who has fake breasts and dresses in female clothing, “sir” while asking questions like, “What do you think of Nick Fuentes?”

This triggers an enraged reaction from the man, who repeatedly insists that misgendering is “a felony” in the state of California.

When Niemi correctly counters him by pointing out that misgendering is “not a felony,” the man responds, “You are wrong and dangerous, dangerous, dangerous wrong.”

He then begins to scream, “Felony one! Felony one! Anybody else want to commit a serious hate crime?!”

The humorous encounter reminds Sara of another viral video in which another man dressed as a woman screams, “It’s ma’am!” over and over again to a store cashier who called him sir. As he storms out of the store dropping expletives and challenging the cashier to “take it outside,” he angrily kicks over a product display.

“Total man energy,” Sara laughs, admitting that she “can’t pick” which trans rage video is the funniest.

“Trans videos are like Lays potato chips. You can’t just pick one,” she laughs.

To see the two videos plus other top contenders, watch the episode above.

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Democrats Tim Walz, Jasmine Crockett, and Pete Buttigieg have long been controversial in the eyes of the right, but there’s a relatively new Democrat on the scene — and judging by some of his beliefs, he might be the worst of them.

“His name is James Talarico,” BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler comments. “James Talarico is about as radical leftist as you can be if you are a politician.”

And a clip of Talarico explaining his views on men in women’s sports only confirms this.

“James Talarico, as he is advocating for men to take over women’s sports, also tells us that we should allow men in women’s sports in the name of God because he says God is nonbinary,” Wheeler explains, disturbed.

“It’s blaspheming God so badly,” she adds.

“God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is nonbinary,” Talarico said in 2021 on the Texas House floor.

“I think speaking like that is the definition of speaking as an antichrist,” Wheeler comments, noting that he’s only doubled down on that position since.

“Just in case you were thinking that he was sweet and innocent and one of the good old-fashioned Democrats, James Talarico contends that science tells us, as well as God, that there are more than two biological sexes,” Wheeler says.

“Modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six, which honestly … surprised me too because I, you know, am not well-versed in this issue area. I’m not a scientist; I’m a politician — a lot worse than a scientist,” Talarico said on the floor of the Texas legislature, being one of the only ones wearing a mask.

But it somehow gets worse.

“Before we go further, I want to acknowledge that our trans community needs abortion care too. Defending trans Texans is something we have to do every day at the state Capitol. And you better believe I’ll be giving sermons on that too,” Talarico said.

“So, when I use the word woman, it should not be understood as an exhaustive term, but rather as a lens through which to understand, examine, and interrogate patriarchy, similar to how we specify anti-black racism,” he added.

“Notice that he’s standing in front of what appears to be an altar in a setting that appears to be a church, and you have to wonder exactly who is being worshipped in this church and who the sacrifices on that altar are being made to. I suspect it’s not to the same God that you and I worship,” Wheeler comments.

“This man reminds us that politics is not just a competition, it’s not just a game. It is a battle of good versus evil. And we know this for a fact because everything that comes out of his mouth is evil. It’s not just impractical. It’s not just spending too much. It’s not just engaging in forever wars. It’s not just fraud. It’s evil,” she adds.

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Actors are getting a taste of the social media game as the White House is dropping hype videos about its foreign policy.

After the administration released a video that included clips from “Top Gun,” “Iron Man,” “Breaking Bad,” “Deadpool,” and “Gladiator,” actors are demanding the content be taken down.

‘I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately.’

First, writer and actor Ben Stiller took issue with a clip from his movie “Tropic Thunder” being included in the compilation, saying “We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine.”

“War is not a movie,” he added.

System of a Downes

Much stronger verbiage was used by voice actor Steve Downes, who played the iconic Master Chief character in the beloved Halo video game series.

Downes said on X that “at least one propaganda video” was circulating that uses his voice to support the war in Iran.

“Let me make this crystal clear: I did not participate in nor was I consulted, nor do I endorse the use of my voice in this video, or the message it conveys,” Downes wrote. “I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately.”

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Music to his ears

Downes wasn’t the only Halo alumnus to comment on the video though. Marty O’Donnell, the original Halo score composer turned congressional candidate, did not exactly share the same sentiment.

“Just want you to know that, unlike Ben, I TOTALLY approve of the use of my music at the [end] of this. Finish the fight!” O’Donnell wrote.

He also responded to Stiller, calling him a “sensitive artist.”

“I, on the other hand, approve” of the video, O’Donnell added.

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Fair use

The actors are seemingly facing a harsh lesson in social media fair use, in that most platforms, such as X and YouTube, allow brief usage of copyrighted materials so long as they are being used for analysis, commentary, or are not taking profit away from the content creator.

In this instance, it is likely the latter at play since “government entities” are not included in X’s revenue sharing program.

In December, musicians Sabrina Carpenter and SZA both took issue with the White House using their music in videos that depicted illegal immigration raids.

SZA wrote, “White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring,” while Carpenter responded to a video that has since been deleted.

Carpenter said, “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”

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When former Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters discovered a disturbing flyer included in a kit allegedly distributed to union teachers across the country — he couldn’t help but sound the alarm.

“You shared this flyer that was part of an ‘everyone’s welcome here’ kit with the rainbow flag. And this was distributed to union teachers across the country,” Gonzales says, showing a photo of the flyer.

“So curious thing, when you scan that QR code, do I have this correctly, Ryan? It takes you to a website where you can book an abortion?” she continues.

“Yes. … They don’t even hide it,” Walters replies.

“I mean, it is, ‘OK, we’re going to trans your kid,’ ‘We want your kids to be gay,’ and then, ‘By the way, kids, here’s a direct line to how you get abortions,’” he explains.

While their excuse is usually just that they’re “informing” the students of their options, Walters claims that’s a lie.

“No, this goes even a step further, going, ‘We will help you get these abortions,’” he tells Gonzales.

“You see Gavin Newsom all in on this. You see the teachers’ unions all in on this, of again, what we’re pushing is indoctrination, but then also funneling you into the means to carry these things out, and again, all behind a parent’s back,” he explains.

“We saw the teachers’ unions in Florida, California, across the country go, ‘Hey, we’ve got to shield the parents from the information their kids are getting at school.’ I mean, they literally sued the DeSantis administration in Florida to not allow parents to see the syllabus of what’s being taught in a course,” he adds.

“What an insult to injury,” Gonzales chimes in. “You are paying our salaries, but we don’t have to report back to you what we’re teaching your children.”

“It’s the ultimate slap in the face for a parent,” Walters says.

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A former Washington, D.C., police officer has been charged with the rape of half a dozen women he met from online dating apps.

Alexandria Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter said digital evidence obtained from devices owned by 30-year-old Timothy Valentin showed that he allegedly sexually assaulted women from Maryland and Virginia.

Investigators are asking for help from the public in finding other potential victims.

Valentin was also on the list of “extraordinary” officers honored for “heroism” during the melee at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“Through the course of this investigation, detectives learned that Valentin met women through online dating platforms, taking them on a date where it was believed he could have added substance to their beverages that they were drinking, later sexually assaulting them,” said Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire.

Valentin faces 32 criminal charges over the alleged assaults:

four counts of rape by force,four counts of rape by incapacitation,two counts of adulteration,two counts of sodomy,two counts of abduction with intent to defile,one count and aggravated sexual battery by incapacitation,two counts of sodomy by force or incapacitation, and15 counts of unlawful filming.

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Currently, there is “no evidence” Valentin committed any crimes while he was an officer, according to Porter.

Valentin’s name is on the 45-page list for those honored by a commemorative plaque that was recently installed at the Capitol. He also received a ribbon of valor in 2021 from the Metropolitan Police Department.

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CNN contributor Scott Jennings obliterated his fellow panelists as they tried to argue that it was reasonable for Democrats to put the Department of Homeland Security at risk.

The partial shutdown of some parts of the government is due to the demands of Democrats that Immigration and Customs Enforcement be reformed after multiple lethal incidents during ICE operations.

‘The irresponsible Democrats continue to keep DHS shut down. Partisanship with deadly consequences.’

Jennings took on CNN host Abby Phillip and panelists Bakari Sellers, former Biden official Sabrina Singh, and Beth Sanner.

“Does anyone here believe that we should keep the Department of Homeland Security — that’s the name of it — indefinitely shut down to try to force ICE policy changes on an agency that’s already funded until 2029?” he asked rhetorically.

“When you acknowledge there are sleeper cells, when we all see radical Islamic terrorists throwing IEDs in New York City, when we saw a radical Muslim terrorist shoot up a bar in Austin, when we had tornadoes in Oklahoma and Michigan this weekend, when we have TSA lines of five hours in airports, we have all these things going on,” he added.

“Is it even remotely reasonable to keep it closed?!” Jennings said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said at the end of January that Democrats were not backing down on the restrictions demands.

“Let me be clear: Until ICE is properly reined in and overhauled, the DHS funding bill won’t have the votes to pass the Senate,” he said at the time.

RELATED: Scott Jennings obliterates liberal spin on alleged Kirk assassin: ‘Evidence… is overwhelming!’

Jennings posted video of his scorching tirade on his social media account.

“Another day of the Democrat DHS shutdown dawns on America. We have radical Islamic terrorism, tornados, and 5-hr lines at the airport,” Jennings wrote on the post.

“And yet the irresponsible Democrats continue to keep DHS shut down,” he added. “Partisanship with deadly consequences.”

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In a 2-1 ruling on Friday, a pair of federal appellate judges appointed by former President Joe Biden blocked the Trump administration from revoking Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation — a special status that not only shields over 350,000 Haitian nationals from removal but enables them to continue displacing American labor.

Apparently emboldened by the D.C.-based appellate court’s ruling, activists have filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of similarly blocking the Trump administration from ending Somalia’s special status.

The long, slow goodbye

BlazeTV host Christopher Rufo and investigative reporter Ryan Thorpe highlighted in a damning Nov. 19 report various instances of alleged and confirmed fraud perpetrated by members of the Somali community in Minnesota as well as the alleged direction of stolen taxpayer funds by members of the Somali community to terrorists abroad.

‘We are putting Americans first.’

Two days later, President Donald Trump announced that he was terminating the TPS designation for Somalia, stating, “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!”

Amid multiple investigations into the pervasive fraud within the heavily welfare-dependent Somali community, the Department of Homeland Security announced in January that the crime-ridden East African nation would be stripped of its special status effective March 17.

The DHS advised Somali nationals without legal status apart from TPS to start the process of self-deporting.

Somalia was initially designated for TPS in 1991 based on a determination that there were “extraordinary and temporary conditions” in Somalia preventing its expatriates from returning. This supposedly temporary designation was repeatedly extended over the next three decades.

RELATED: Mullin inherits a mess at DHS. Here’s how he can still save Trump’s legacy.

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A Jan. 14 notice in the Federal Register pointed out, however, that the situation in Somalia has materially changed and that the country “today shows improved national governance and security structures and now experiences localized pockets of violence rather than nationwide, generalized conflict.”

The notice stated further that “requiring Somali nationals to return to Somalia would not pose a serious threat to their personal safety as there are areas within Somalia where Somali nationals may live in safety.”

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stated, “Allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. We are putting Americans first.”

The lawsuit

African Communities Together — an activist group that has challenged the Trump administration’s efforts to repatriate various temporarily welcomed African migrant groups — joined the California-based Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans and four Somalis in filing a lawsuit on Monday, accusing the administration of violating the Administrative Procedure Act as well as the Fifth Amendment.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, downplays Somali criminality in the U.S., claims that the migrants’ homeland is not as safe as the U.S. government has said, and states that the status termination was “motivated by racial, ethnic, and national-origin discrimination.”

This theme — that the Trump administration and Trump’s popular deportation agenda are racist — continues throughout the lawsuit and appears to be based on a presumption of racial animus on the part of the Trump administration.

The lawsuit presumes, for instance, that race was a factor when the administration left protections in place for Ukrainians but not for Somalis and Haitians. The complaint makes no mention of Ukraine’s ongoing war with a nuclear power which has so far resulted in over 1.2 million casualties.

“The Trump administration has long embraced an anti-immigration agenda, which includes an objective of eliminating or severely restricting access to TPS for non-white, non-European immigrants,” the complaint reads, “targeting them with racist rhetoric and attempting to use any mechanism possible to remove them from the country.”

One example of supposedly “racist” commentary cited in the lawsuit was Trump’s statement during a Nov. 27 press conference that “Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They’re ripping us off for a lot of money.”

The lawsuit also referenced Trump’s commentary during a Dec. 2 Cabinet meeting, specifically his statement, “I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks, and we don’t want them in our country. I can say that about other countries too.”

In addition to characterizing the administration as racist, the lawsuit complains that without the special status, former TPS beneficiaries will lose employment eligibility and benefits, which supposedly amounts to “severe” harm.

DHS did not respond to Blaze News’ request for comment.

The Trump administration announced over the weekend that it intends to pursue an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court to see through its termination of Haiti’s TPS, Reuters reported.

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New York City police said an unidentified individual approached an 83-year-old man from behind on a Manhattan subway platform Sunday morning and shoved the man onto the tracks.

Police said the same individual moments prior also shoved a 30-year-old man onto the tracks.

‘I get panic attacks just thinking about getting on the subway.’

The culprit fled on foot to parts unknown, police said. A WABC-TV video report characterized the attacks as random.

The station Tuesday morning said a person of interest was picked up overnight in Brooklyn, and while his identity was not yet known, charges against him are pending.

The below video report aired prior to the arrest of the person of interest:

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Both victims of the attack were taken to a hospital, the station said, adding that the 30-year-old victim was said to be stable, while the 83-year-old man was in critical condition.

John Rodriguez, the younger victim, told WABC in a previous story that he’s recovering from an injured shoulder and neck as a result of falling onto the tracks after the shove.

Rodriguez, a Queens resident, told the station he was on his way to work when the completely unprovoked attack took place: “I panicked, I started asking for help, not only for me but for the other man that was pushed.”

Rodriguez started recording as a good Samaritan tried to help him, WABC reported, adding that was the moment when police said the elderly victim was shoved.

NYPD officers flooded the subway and boarded trains to search for the suspect, the station said.

Rodriguez added to WABC that he’s not exactly looking forward to riding the trains again: “I get panic attacks just thinking about getting on the subway.”

The NYPD said nine subway shoves have occurred so far in 2026, which is up compared to three this time last year, the station said.

Police said those with information about this incident should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public also can submit tips by logging on the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, on X @NYPDTips.

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Neuroscientist Dr. Debra Soh’s new book, “Sextinction,” addresses an alarming trend she’s noticed: Why are so many young adults not dating, not getting married, and not having children?

And Soh isn’t the only one looking for answers.

“We’re not having children. … And part of that is because we’re not having sex, and people aren’t even dating anymore. What the hell is happening to us?” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck asks Soh on “The Glenn Beck Program.”

“We definitely are experiencing a sex recession. So there’s been studies coming out since 2016 basically showing that people are having less sex. This is happening across the globe. In America in particular, this is happening among married people, single people, it doesn’t matter,” Soh explains.

“It’s happening in Western countries, Eastern countries, all age cohorts, but it’s especially pronounced among younger generations. So among Millennials and Gen Z. And what we find consistently is that roughly one in three men and one in five women have not had sex in the past year,” she continues.

One reason Soh points to is the convenience of “sexual outlets” like pornography, AI companions, or even sex dolls.

“I also think there are factors like endocrine disruptors and environmental toxins that are affecting us and men in particular at a hormonal level, lowering their testosterone levels. So that is also affecting their drive and their desire to pursue women,” Soh explains.

“And then we also have social and cultural factors like ‘me too’ that have made it very difficult for men to want to approach women because they’re afraid of potentially having their lives ruined. And then we have also initiatives like DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion, that are actively penalizing men for no reason other than the fact that they are men,” she continues.

“And this is especially the case for white and Asian men and men who are straight. So all these factors combined, I think have created this situation in which there’s a smaller pool of very successful men in society who have tons of sex, plenty of partners, no problems there,” she says.

“But for the vast majority of men, especially younger men, they’re really struggling,” she adds.

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President Donald Trump is postponing his endorsement in the Texas Senate Republican primary to pressure Republican senators to pass the SAVE America Act, Politico reported, citing two anonymous people described as close to the White House.

Neither incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) nor Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) received at least 50% of the vote during last week’s primary election, triggering a runoff race on May 26 before the winner faces off against Democratic nominee James Talarico.

‘I think that was a very smart strategy because it bought time.’

Both Cornyn and Paxton have been vying for Trump’s endorsement. The president stated on Thursday that he would endorse one of the candidates “pretty soon.” He expects the candidate who does not receive his support to drop out of the race.

Last week, the Atlantic and Axios reported that Trump was expected to endorse Cornyn.

Paxton responded to rumors of a Cornyn endorsement by declaring that he would not withdraw from the race, even if Trump refused to support him.

Trump told Politico on Thursday that Paxton’s remarks were “bad for him” and that they may push him to select Cornyn after all.

RELATED: ‘That is bad for him’: Trump hints at final endorsement in Paxton vs. Cornyn Senate runoff

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Paxton then walked back his comments, stating that he would “consider” withdrawing from the race if the Senate passed the SAVE America Act.

Trump has described this piece of legislation as the Republican Party’s “No. 1 priority” ahead of the midterms, adding that if it does not pass, it could spell “big trouble” for GOP candidates.

Politico reported that Paxton’s move appeared to stall Trump’s endorsement by highlighting a shared issue between them, while also revealing the tension between the president and Senate Republican leaders, who back Cornyn. Two sources close to the White House told the news outlet that Paxton’s strategy changed the dynamics.

“I think that was a very smart strategy because it bought time. Because now, if you’re the White House or Trump, why would you now weigh in?’’ a Republican operative told Politico. “Trump has remained very steadfast that he wants this done, and that is a huge priority, and he’s getting pissed off at these members and at [Senate Majority Leader John] Thune.”

RELATED: Trump to intervene in Texas’ Senate race, anoint his preferred candidate

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An anonymous Paxton campaign aide told the news outlet that “the grassroots donor community in Texas did not believe or realize how close Trump was [to] endorsing Cornyn.”

“Once they realized that the threat was real, they went very hard in the paint,” the aide added.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

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The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks will not be permitted to celebrate a strip club at an upcoming home game.

The team’s “Magic City Monday” game against the Orlando Magic was set for March 16 in an effort to celebrate local nude dancing venue Magic City with wings, musical performances, and podcasts.

‘Can we just not be tied to a strip club?’

While multiple Hawks executives promoted the night — and the strip club — as a celebration of Atlanta’s cultural fabric, the promotion drew ire from at least a couple of NBA players, including San Antonio Spurs player Luke Kornet, who asked the league to protect women, not denigrate them.

Despite the Hawks telling the New York Post that the event will go on as planned and Magic City telling TMZ there would be no nudity at the arena, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced on Monday the league was canceling the event.

“When we became aware of the Atlanta Hawks’ scheduled promotion, we reached out to Hawks leadership to better understand their plans and rationale,” Silver wrote, per NBA Communications.

Silver went on, “While we appreciate the team’s perspective and their desire to move forward, we have heard significant concerns from a broad array of league stakeholders, including fans, partners, and employees.”

“I believe canceling this promotion is the right decision for the broader NBA community,” the commissioner concluded.

RELATED: ‘A form of art’: NBA star Draymond Green defends strip-club night at Hawks game as ‘inclusive’ promotion

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The Hawks told TMZ in response that they are “very disappointed in the NBA’s decision to cancel our Magic City Night promotion.”

Although they respect the league’s decision, the team added that they remain committed to “celebrating the best of Atlanta — with authenticity — in ways that continue to unite and bring us all together.”

The team will still move forward with a performance by rapper T.I. on the night in question, though.

Magic City, on the other hand, did not complain, said it was “hyped to team up with the Hawks,” and that it was “an honor just getting picked” by the team for a celebration.

RELATED: Atlanta Hawks strip club promotion called out by Catholic NBA player: ‘Protect and esteem women’

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Fox Sports Radio personality Rob Parker said on Monday that he disagreed with the decision to cancel the promotion and asked why the themed night would be announced in the first place if the NBA was going to cancel it.

“Horrible public relations by the NBA to cave; 100%. Never should have got to the stage of this without the league at least signing off on something of this magnitude. I don’t believe that people are doing their own thing and the NBA doesn’t know anything is going on,” Parker said on “The Odd Couple” show.

Parker said that he largely disagreed with the cancellation because people had already bought their tickets and because the Hawks were planning to celebrate a legal establishment.

“The league probably had no real position on it until all the pushback started, and then that’s when the league got involved,” he added.

Co-host Kelvin Washington disagreed, saying, “The NBA is a massive corporation, billions and billions of dollars that’s tied to other massive corporations.”

“I’m not shocked the Hawks wanted to do this and went ahead. I kept telling you I was shocked the NBA was OK with them doing this,” Washington said.

“Magic City, for you to say ‘this institution’ — and actually it is in Atlanta — but it is also, at the end of the day, a strip club,” Washington put it bluntly.

“Like, that’s what it is,” Washington concluded.

“The NBA may want to say, and their sponsors say, ‘Eh, can we just not be tied to a strip club?'”

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The Small Business Administration has announced a policy change that many are surprised even needed to happen — and others are already calling for more action.

On Monday, the SBA, headed by Administrator Kelly Loeffler, announced a new policy that will ban foreign nationals and all noncitizens from accessing SBA-backed small business loans.

‘The Trump SBA is committed to driving economic growth and job creation for American citizens.’

The policy change is a continuation of another change implemented on March 1, which made small businesses owned or co-owned by a foreign national ineligible for two of the main SBA loan programs.

“The Trump SBA is committed to driving economic growth and job creation for American citizens,” Loeffler said.

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“Last month, we made it clear that SBA would not allow foreign nationals to access our core small business loan programs — and today, we are expanding that policy to include all SBA-guaranteed loans. With our lending authority capped annually by Congress and amid record demand for access to capital, our responsibility is clear: The limited resource of SBA financing must prioritize American citizens who are building businesses and creating jobs here at home.”

These changes affect the Surety Bond and Microloan programs, which were revised earlier in the month.

Citing data from the SBA, Fox News reported that the agency has 3,300 loans for small businesses partially owned by lawful permanent residents, largely under the Biden administration. That number represents 4% of the agency’s total loans, currently at 85,000.

These changes revealed a system arguably more broken than many people would guess possible. Some X users expressed their surprise at the announcement: “Why this wasn’t already policy is mind boggling.”

Others, however, saw much more room for improvement.

“Retroactively make all loans issued to foreign nationals due immediately and in full,” Andrew Beck demanded.

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Virginians are quickly learning the fruits of electing Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger and other Democrat legislators as the legislative session draws to an end in the commonwealth.

On Monday, Democrats in both chambers passed a sweeping gun control law that will soon land on Spanberger’s desk.

‘These are simply semiautomatic firearms that law abiding citizens own.’

The bill, HB217, places a ban on new sales of “assault firearms” and makes it illegal to possess high-capacity magazines exceeding 15 rounds of ammunition.

Virginia law defines an “assault firearm” as “any semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol which expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine which will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock.”

RELATED: Virginians oppose Richmond’s war on the Second Amendment: Poll

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Sponsored by Del. Dan Helmer (D), the bill would make these offenses a Class 1 misdemeanor. Class 1 misdemeanors are punishable by “confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both,” according to Virginia law.

Spanberger’s office did not immediately reply to a request for comment from Blaze News.

Chris Stone with the Virginia-based Gun Owners of America said, “Semiautomatic weapons, as they would like to call them, ‘assault weapons,’ have been owned by the public for years, and rifles of any kind are very rarely used in the commission of a crime. We don’t even like to use the term ‘assault weapon,’ because it’s just made up. These are simply semiautomatic firearms that law abiding citizens own.”

Another proposed bill would impose a civil penalty of up to a $500 fine for persons who store their firearms in their vehicle. The vehicle could also be towed for “safekeeping.”

Stone pointed out the catch-22 that lawful gun owners would find themselves in if that bill ever became law.

“Because of the litany of ‘gun free zone’ laws that we have in this state, if you go to somewhere where you can’t legally bring your firearm in, law-abiding citizens who have a concealed handgun permit are going to leave that firearm in their car,” Stone said.

Helmer has been busy sponsoring other bills as well, including a “first of its kind” bill that dictates that school instruction must “not describe, portray, or present as credible a description or portrayal of the actions precipitating or involved in the events of the January 6, 2021, insurrection as peaceful protest.”

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The Jan. 6 Select Committee’s various improprieties and its prioritization of narrative over facts have been exposed. Nevertheless, key participants in the Democrat-led lawfare campaign have so far managed to evade consequence. That might soon change.

House Republicans have reportedly referred Jan. 6 committee star witness Cassidy Hutchinson to the Department of Justice for criminal charges.

The USSS agents … directly refuted the fundamentals of her story.

A pair of sources reportedly familiar with recent developments told CNN that Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk (Ga.), the chairman of the Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, recently made the referral, which was co-signed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

The referral reportedly accuses Hutchinson — who milked her time in the limelight for a book deal — of lying to Congress in her public testimony in June 2022.

This is undoubtedly good news for President Donald Trump, who claimed Hutchinson “made up” stories about him during her testimony.

“Our great Secret Service has totally CRUSHED Cassidy Hutchinson’s (who I barely knew) made up (FAKE!) stories about me roughing up Secret Service Agents from the back seat of the Beast (Limo),” Trump noted in March 2024. “Has she now changed her testimony? Will she be prosecuted for what she did and said?”

RELATED: Judges violated the law by keeping pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. jailed, attorney tells appeals court

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Blaze News has reached out to the Department of Justice and Loudermilk’s office for comment. CNN indicated that Hutchinson’s current and former lawyers did not respond to multiple inquiries.

Loudermilk released a congressional report in March 2024 alleging that the Jan. 6 Select Committee — manned by outspoken critics of President Donald Trump — erased records; hid numerous transcribed interviews; failed to turn recordings over to GOP lawmakers; and suppressed evidence that failed to conform to Democrats’ preferred narrative.

The report, penned by the House Administration Committee’s oversight subpanel, also impeached Hutchinson’s character and testimony.

Hutchinson, who served as assistant to Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, sat for six transcribed interviews and one publicized hearing with the committee.

The report noted that on June 20, 2022, in her fourth transcribed interview with the Jan. 6 committee, Hutchinson told a previously unheard tale about how on January 6, 2021, Trump allegedly got into a scuffle with a Secret Service agent and attempted to wrest control of the presidential limousine after his speech at the Ellipse.

Hutchinson’s allegations pertained to supposed incidents to which she was not an eyewitness.

The Jan. 6 committee didn’t bother interviewing either of the two Secret Service agents referenced in Hutchinson’s testimony who were actually present at the time of the alleged events or anyone else implicated prior to her testimony.

When the committee put questions to the USSS agents some four months after Hutchinson’s testimony, they directly refuted the fundamentals of her story.

In December 2024, Loudermilk released another damning congressional report, this time alleging that:

former White House employee Alyssa Farah Griffin back-channeled with former Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee, to help Hutchinson change her story; Hutchinson had secret conversations with Cheney without her attorney’s knowledge; and”Hutchinson committed perjury when she lied under oath to the Select Committee.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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The Texas Senate Republican primary is heating up after neither John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton secured a majority of the vote, and President Trump — who previously declined to endorse either candidate — may be about to make a decision.

And that decision will likely be influenced by Paxton’s announcement that if the Senate passes the long-awaited SAVE Act, he will drop out of the race.

“The Republican Primary Race for the United States Senate in the Great State of Texas, a State I LOVE and won 3 times in Record Numbers … cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer. IT MUST STOP NOW,” the president wrote in a post on Truth Social.

“We have an easy to beat, Radical Left Opponent, and we have to TOTALLY FOCUS on putting him away, quickly and decisively! Both John and Ken ran great races, but not good enough. Now, this one, must be perfect!” he continued.

“I will be making my Endorsement soon, and I will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!!!” he concluded.

“Of course, Ken Paxton is a Texan patriot,” BlazeTV host John Doyle says on “The John Doyle Show.” “So Senate Majority Leader John Thune encouraged Trump to endorse pro-amnesty John Cornyn, and the rumors are essentially that John Thune is using the SAVE Act, a policy by the way that is supported by 80% of Americans, as a kind of leverage of Trump.”

“Essentially like extorting him into endorsing this Cornyn character. So basically, he’s saying he’s not going to pass the SAVE Act unless Trump personally intervenes to endorse, like, literally this establishment RINO pro-amnesty,” he continues.

Doyle also points out that Thune has “been an extremely ineffective Senate leader.”

“He’s passed the fewest bills ever. He’s blocked Trump’s recess appointments. Generally, just slowed down the administration, right? He’s failed on the SAVE Act despite promising repeatedly to pass it,” he says, adding, “This is literally the most important thing that could ever be done, literally ever.”

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A male broke the window of a Pennsylvania home after midnight Monday and demanded to be let in. But the awakened homeowner warned him he had a gun — and then pulled the trigger when the intruder kept advancing.

State police said in a news release on X that troopers were called to a home on Locust Street in Somerset Township around 2 a.m. for the reported shooting, KDKA-TV reported. Somerset Township is about 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

‘Another one bites the dust.’

Investigators found one person dead near the rear of the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, the station said.

State police said the homeowner told investigators he woke up when a male demanding to be let in the residence was banging on his kitchen window, KDKA said.

The station, citing the news release, reported that the male soon broke a window and tried to enter the home.

The homeowner told authorities he warned the male that he was armed and then shot him when he continued trying to enter the home, KDKA said.

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While the homeowner was detained and taken to the state police barracks in Somerset, a preliminary investigation found that the homeowner was acting in self-defense, the station said.

The identity of the fatally shot male was not released as of Monday evening, KDKA said.

No other information was released Monday, the station said, adding that those with information can contact the state police barracks in Somerset at 814-445-4104. State police told KDKA the investigation is continuing.

Somerset County District Attorney Tom Leiden previously reported that no charges have been filed at this time, and there is no danger to the public, according to WJAC-TV.

Commenters under WJAC’s Facebook post about the incident seemed pleased with the outcome:

“Good for the homeowner,” one commenter wrote. “Defending his property & his life.””It’s exactly what people will do to protect themselves and their families from harm from people that have no business being there,” another user said. “99% would do the same thing.””Another one bites the dust,” another commenter declared.

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