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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe provided damning insights last month into the apparent role that the liberal media played in perpetuating the Russian collusion hoax on the American people.

The revelations do not appear to have chastened the outlets that vigorously pushed the false narrative for years.

For example, when confronted with the newly declassified Durham annex — which detailed credible intelligence indicating that the Clinton campaign manufactured the Russian collusion hoax, seeded its talking points to the media, and ultimately furnished the FBI with a pretext to hound her opponent — the New York Times spun the declassified report as a distraction from the Epstein files; misled readers about its key findings; and downplayed its significance.

The article has neither aged well nor stood up to scrutiny.

Whereas the Times recently tried to gaslight about an old hoax, CNN — which has not covered the Durham annex — set to work this week on a new story that turned out to be a hoax.

On Tuesday, CNN published a piece titled “Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy in Wednesday meeting at Vice President JD Vance’s residence.” The article has neither aged well nor stood up to scrutiny.

CNN claimed in the initial version that Vance, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche were expected to meet at the vice president’s residence to discuss “the administration’s handling of the Epstein case, as well as the need to craft a unified response.”

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Citing two anonymous sources, the liberal publication further claimed that “the White House considers those officials the leaders of the Trump administration’s ongoing strategy regarding the Epstein files.”

CNN has since edited its article to note that Vance is not actually among those whom the White House supposedly considers leaders of the admin’s ongoing Epstein strategy.

‘Any reporting to the contrary is false.’

“The CNN story is pure fiction,” William Martin, communications director to the vice president, said in a statement obtained by Blaze News. “There was never a supposed meeting scheduled at the vice president’s residence to discuss Epstein strategy.”

When pressed for comment, the White House referred Blaze News to Martin’s statement.

Alayna Treene, the CNN White House reporter on the apparently fake story, began to backpedal on Wednesday, noting first that “administration officials familiar with the meeting said the dinner was now in flux, given its intense coverage, & it was unclear whether it would ultimately be called off, moved to another location or rescheduled.”

An hour later, Treene shared the following comment from Martin: “As we’ve said publicly, there was never a supposed meeting scheduled at the vice president’s residence to discuss Epstein strategy. Any reporting to the contrary is false.”

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The story continued to unravel, now at an accelerated pace.

Citing her anonymous sources once again, Treene indicated on X that the dinner might not be happening, but if it were, it might be happening elsewhere and would not actually be an Epstein strategy session.

“Despite talks of canceling the dinner, two officials said it could still take place, though the location may change,” wrote Treene. “They argued the focus of the meeting would likely be broader than solely discussing the administration’s handling of the Epstein case.”

‘I saw that reported today, and it’s completely fake news.’

CNN then rushed out a follow-up piece incorporating Treene’s narrative revisions — an article the liberal network also ended up having to alter.

The follow-up article, first titled “Vance dinner seen as potential way to clear the air between Bondi and Patel on Epstein scandal” and now appearing on the CNN website as “Planned dinner for Trump officials to discuss Epstein appears to have been moved amid media scrutiny,” states as a fact that the dinner was planned for Wednesday night at Vance’s residence and “was seen as an opportunity for Trump administration officials to realign amid the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal.”

Whereas previously CNN sold the supposed dinner as an Epstein strategy session, now the publication suggested it was an opportunity for Vance “to reprise his peacemaker role” and smooth things over between Bondi, Bongino, and Patel, who apparently had a falling out following the Justice Department’s conclusion that child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein did not have a client list that could implicate deep-pocketed elites.

“It’s a way to get everyone together in an informal, low-stakes situation,” an unnamed source told CNN.

Fielding a question about the supposed gathering posed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Vance said, “I saw that reported today, and it’s completely fake news. We’re not meeting to talk about the Epstein situation, and I think the reporter who reported it needs to get better sources.”

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A Scottish bagpiper has received a bounty of backlash after going viral with videos promoting Western culture in foreign countries.

At just 20 years old, Robin Alderslowe decided to travel around the world and spread Scottish music with a desire to keep his culture alive, a culture he says faces constant pressure to water down its customs and history.

‘The most core thing about fixing immigration is fixing our own attitudes toward our own self.’

The Scot visited countries like South Korea and Australia, but it was only when he began sharing content from India that he started garnering a following and, with it, a mountain of resistance.

Not only did Alderslowe start receiving social media bans, but he noticed that a lot of discontent he was generating was coming from, surprisingly, his own people.

Receptive audience

In an exclusive interview with Blaze News, the bagpiper said that while people are often “shocked” and unable to make sense of his presence in countries like India, it is not the native population that takes issue with his content.

“Normally, people think the confused faces of Indian people means they’re angry, but they’re quite pleased to have me there,” Alderslowe explained.

Instead, other Scots have labeled him a racist. Alderslowe shared a story from all the way in Australia, where he met a Scottish woman who recognized him from his viral videos. The young woman chastised him and called him an “a**hole” and a “Nazi.”

Bagpipers divided

Moreover, bagpipe players in his own country have excommunicated him from where he used to play. The thriving busking community on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, is rich in history and was born out of ex-military members playing for pay. But since his videos have pulled big numbers, bagpipers have disowned Alderslowe due to tourists constantly “asking about that ‘racist’ bagpiper.”

“I can’t play there anymore,’ Alderslowe said of his home country.

When asked if he is just trying to find his place in the world and spread his music without a message, Alderslowe confirmed, it is about culture, and it is about immigration.

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“The most important thing surrounding what it means for an immigrant to come to our country, and whether that’s good or bad, is our culture and how they’re integrating into our culture,” Alderslowe explained.

Scot free

To the young man, what’s really important, “and really upsetting,” is how Westerners are taught that being proud and happy about their own culture is wrong.

“We’re saying things like, ‘White people don’t have any culture,’ and to me, the most core thing about fixing immigration is fixing our own attitudes toward our own self, our heritage, our history, and our culture.”

He added, “Us as Europeans … can we be proud of our past, and how can we say that?”

If you ask him, much of the backlash Alderslowe is receiving is because he is not acting stereotypically “British.”

After years of being told to lessen his Scottish accent and avoid the typical image of a “shortbread tin” Scot, Alderslowe explained that being “loud” is the only way timid Scottish folk are going to be able to keep their proud culture.

“If you ask somebody in Scotland if they’re proud of their culture, they’ll say, ‘Of course I am.’ It’s about the way that I’m saying it. It’s that I’m being aggressive, and I’m being loud, and I’m being proud of it in another country,” the bagpiper described. “That’s why they’re claiming it’s ‘white supremacist’ or ‘Nazi’ and associating it with extremism because British people aren’t like that, we’re not [loud] like that.”

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Goa for it

Calling the kilt-wearer racist for his content would be pretty far off given his track record. In February, one of Alderslowe’s social media posts made the rounds in Indian media after he and a few friends were allowed to skip the line at a popular club in Goa and get in for free.

Locals were outraged that they had to wait outside while foreigners got in immediately in order to attract a broader customer base.

These local sentiments have not been enough to keep Alderslowe out of the crosshairs of social media outlets, though.

Photo from Robin Alderslowe

Kilt-y by association

Much of Alderslowe’s communication on social sites has been stymied due to constant suspensions, restrictions, and limitation of functions from the platforms. On Instagram, he has had his ability to post and send private messages restricted for weeks, including when arranging an interview.

“I’m permanently banned from TikTok and cannot appeal,” Alderslowe also revealed.

Between “making no revenue” and booking flights to Africa, the young adult said he is looking for ways to spread his cultural message to the public. He expressed a desire to collaborate with others to help showcase their own cultures in their own countries, too.

“If we want to keep our culture the way that it is … then we have to be proud of [that] culture and say it in a loud way.”

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The police vehicles used by accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter before, during, and after the deadly shooting spree in June were originally operated by law enforcement agencies in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Blaze Media has exclusively learned.

The 2015 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUV that Boelter allegedly used to visit four homes in the predawn hours of June 14 with the alleged intention of killing Democrat lawmakers was originally owned by the Osceola Police Department in Polk County, Wis. Osceola is about 50 miles northeast of Minneapolis.

The New Hope officer thought the vehicle was a police car. … That confusion seems understandable since the vehicle was a decommissioned police car from Osceola, Wis.

According to title records reviewed by Blaze Media, the Boelters purchased the Ford SUV on May 14, 2019. According to the FBI, Vance Boelter parked the police cruiser in the driveway of the home of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) before assassinating her and her husband.

The FBI said Boelter left the vehicle running in the driveway, with its emergency light bar engaged, while he rang the doorbell of the Hortman home and shouted, “Police! Welfare check!”

Boelter was allegedly wearing a police uniform and a disguise, including a silicone mask and wig, the FBI said. After engaging in brief discussion with Mark Hortman, Boelter saw Brooklyn Park Police Department squad cars arriving and opened fire on Hortman, the FBI said.

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Police prepare to haul away the 2018 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUV owned by Vance Luther Boelter and abandoned in an alley in north Minneapolis on June 14, 2025. It is one of three retired law enforcement vehicles owned by Boelter and his wife, title records show. This unit was once owned by the Lakeville Police Department.Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Boelter allegedly shot at the Brooklyn Park officers, forced his way inside the home, and gunned down Melissa Hortman as she tried to run up the stairs, the FBI said.

Boelter is charged with six federal criminal counts, including the stalking and murder of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the stalking and shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and his wife, Yvette, and the attempted murder of the Hoffmans’ daughter, Hope. He could face the death penalty.

Boelter, who will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Aug. 7, also faces second-degree murder and attempted murder charges in Hennepin County District Court.

On his previous stop of the night of June 14, Boelter allegedly parked his SUV at the curb about a block from the home of state Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-New Hope). A New Hope police officer pulled alongside and tried to get Boelter’s attention, but he kept staring straight ahead, the FBI said.

The New Hope officer thought the vehicle was a police car parked in the location to guard the senator’s home. That confusion seems understandable since the vehicle was a decommissioned police car from Osceola, Wis., according to records reviewed by Blaze Media.

The 2015 SUV had been purchased for the Boelters’ Praetorian Guard Security Services company that never got off the ground. The company was founded in September 2018 but never took on any clients.

According to title records, the Boelters purchased three other retired police vehicles for use in their security business.

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Security video shows a disguised Vance Boelter at the front door of Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman on June 14, 2025, according to the FBI. The emergency lights on Boelter’s 2015 Force Explorer Police Interceptor are visible in the background. Photo by U.S. Department of Justice

They purchased two other Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUVs, model years 2018 and 2013. Those were originally operated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in Black River Falls, Wis., and the Lakeville Police Department in Dakota County, Minn.

In December 2014, the Boelters purchased a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor sedan originally owned by the St. Louis Park Police Department in Hennepin County, Minn., records show. The Boelters disposed of that vehicle in September 2017.

One of the other police SUVs owned by the Boelters was found in the alley behind a home in north Minneapolis where Vance Boelter rented a room. He was seen on video breaking the window of the SUV several hours after the shootings and just before he went on the lam. Police hauled that vehicle away later on June 14.

Ford has manufactured and marketed specially outfitted vehicles for law enforcement since the 1950s.

The Police Interceptor line was introduced in 1992. According to Ford, the 2025 Police Interceptor model has advanced sensors, such as a perimeter alert that rolls up windows and locks the doors if it senses an approaching threat.

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Jon Stewart needs a swear jar, stat.

The “Daily Show” host started cussing up a storm from his far-left perch years ago. Now, he just can’t stop. His reaction to Stephen Colbert’s cancellation last month? Bleepity-bleep-bleep — backed by a predominantly black gospel choir.

The ‘on borrowed time’ host of ‘The Late Show’ suggested that the left’s unhinged reaction to Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad campaign might be too harsh.

So much cultural appropriation.

Now, he’s lashing out at a Newsbusters study revealing how many liberal guests invade today’s late-night shows.

Spoiler alert: A lot. Stewart’s sputtering riposte?

The entire bulls**t of the — again, this is them trying to police and create rules that they would never follow. … That’s how Fox is popular. That’s how any of these people, you know, they all talk about “Gutfeld’s the most popular,” yet he’s not popular because he’s a both-sides guy.

The potty-mouthed pundit was just getting started.

The whole thing is f**king ridiculous and it’s, it, if you look at the social media profile, all the people that complain about the left-wing bias, they’re all right-wing influencers, they all make their money, their entire economy is based on how willing they are to attack. And defame and to crush liberals. The whole thing is bulls**t.

Spin, spin spin, Stewart. It’s not working, and before long, you’ll join Colbert on the unemployment line with a lot of other fellow liberals …

(No) kiss and tell

This isn’t remotely shocking.

Character actor extraordinaire Neal McDonough says his unwillingness to kiss any actress other than his wife on screen got him blacklisted for two straight years.

Now, McDonough has shared this story before, and it was as shocking then as it is now. The newer version still went viral, possibly because even mainstream media outlets recognize how cruel that is.

It’s just part of the conservative blacklist, the unofficial punishment right-leaning stars face in La La Land. Ask Dean Cain … or James Woods … or Kevin Sorbo or dozens of faceless souls who know they better keep their conservative views to themselves if they ever want to work again.

Coppola bares all

Sometimes, the story behind the story is better than the, well, story in question.

That could be the case with “Megadoc,” a documentary capturing the tumultuous creative process behind Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” The famed director sunk millions and millions of his own money into a labor of love that crashed and burned in theaters last year.

He has no regrets. Nor did he handcuff fellow director Mike Figgis, who was embedded in the film’s production and captured all of the chaos around it for a documentary X-ray.

Could “Megadoc” revive the source material’s fortunes? Or will it stand on its own, capturing a legendary filmmaker whose grasp exceeded his reach? Stay tuned …

Too crazy for Colbert?

It finally happened. The left got too crazy for Stephen Colbert.

The “on borrowed time” host of “The Late Show” suggested that the left’s unhinged reaction to Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad campaign might be too harsh.

Maybe. Sort of.

“Now, some people look at this, and they’re seeing something sinister, saying that the genes-jeans denim wordplay in an ad featuring a white blond woman means American Eagle could be promoting eugenics, white supremacy, and Nazi propaganda. That might be a bit of an overreaction — although Hitler did briefly model for Mein Kampfort Fit Jeans.”

Whoa.

That’s partly why “The Late Show” is going the way of the pager. Instead of tearing into the insane progressive reaction to a jeans ad, he merely suggested its critics might be wrongheaded.

And in doing so, he missed some slam-dunk laughs. Perhaps he needs to hire even more writers to get that job done (at least while he still can) …

Burr’s burn

Remember the “funny” Bill Burr?

He made hilarious Netflix specials and proved you could poke fun at woke culture without taking political sides. That Burr has been missing for a while. In his place? An angry comic who shares creepy opinions, like “Free Luigi,” and mocks journalists for reminding him of his own words. Oh, and he defended California Democrats for their atrocious handling of this year’s wildfires.

Now, he’s lashing out at critics, like Ben Shapiro, who claim he went woke, a fair argument given his recent public posturing.

“Racists. They’re racists. They send pictures of monkeys to me and my wife [Nia Renee Hill, who is black]. They’re f**king horrible people. And they’re cowards, and they never say it to your face.”

In Burr’s defense, there are plenty of dumb people who share racist material online. It’s the downside of free speech. That said, his political leanings are becoming clearer by the day. And if he’s so truthful and brave, I’m sure Shapiro would be happy to debate him.

Don’t hold your breath on Burr taking up that invitation.

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The Arizona Department of Child Safety is facing intense scrutiny after a 10-year-old girl was allegedly murdered with disturbing signs of torture.

On July 27, Rebekah Baptiste was found unresponsive with “severe injuries” in Holbrook, a small city in northeastern Arizona. She was hospitalized and died three days later.

‘She was black and blue from her head to toe. She had two black eyes, and they’re thinking the cause of death was because of a hemorrhage.’

The girl’s father, Richard Baptiste, and his girlfriend, Anicia Woods, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in relation to her death. On Monday, the couple appeared in court, and prosecutors presented some of the shocking evidence in the case.

Doctors who examined the girl said she was malnourished, dehydrated, and appeared to have been tortured. Prosecutors said she had bruises all over her body, had been starved, and had some toenails missing.

“The above findings are highly concerning for child physical abuse, sexual abuse, and torture, which is a surprisingly shocking, strong word for a medical doctor,” a prosecutor said, according to KPHO-TV.

Family members of the girl are demanding accountability from DCS, which they claim was repeatedly warned about signs of abuse and could have prevented the girl’s death.

“She spent the last four days in the hospital by herself, and the only thing DCS can say is, ‘I’m sorry you weren’t informed,'” said Damon Hawkins, the girl’s uncle.

“She was black and blue from her head to toe. She had two black eyes, and they’re thinking the cause of death was because of a hemorrhage,” he added.

Hawkins also said that a medical examiner told him the final results would take up to a year.

“I made it clear to the investigator and DCS that the system failed her,” he added. “We have logs and logs of the times … where they’ve been contacted of the worry that we had. We got word of sexual abuse about a year and a half ago, and they [DCS] turned a blind eye to it.”

KPHO said Rebekah and her two younger brothers had attended Empower College Prep until May and that the school told them they had reached out to DCS a dozen separate times. The school said DCS did not take any meaningful action.

“We firmly believe that this child’s death could have been prevented. The lack of timely and effective response from the Department of Child Safety demands accountability. We owe it to this child, and to every child in our community, to ask difficult questions and expect better from the systems designed to protect them,” reads the statement from the school in part.

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DCS released a statement to KPHO saying it was cooperating with the police investigation and reviewing its policies in relation to the case.

The couple were held on a $1 million bond.

The Apache County Sheriff’s Office lists a slew of charges against Richard Baptiste, including murder, child molestation, child abuse, sexual assault, endangerment with imminent death, sexual conduct with a minor, kidnapping, and dangerous crimes against children, all felonies.

Defense said during court that the two boys in the home were in the custody of DCS.

Holbrook has a population of about 5,000 residents.

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Don’t threaten me with a good time, Texas.

If you are going to issue arrest warrants for the Democrat traitors, then somebody better get arrested. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

If we don’t fight for the good, the true, and the beautiful, we risk far more than elections

We’re not just living through political dysfunction — we’re slogging through a cold civil war. And it’s time we started acting like it. Just war theory demands it.

Living ‘not of’ this world

Augustine developed the theory for a Christianized Roman empire that needed to distinguish the rules of the “City of God” from those of the city of man. Today, America must reclaim that tradition — not to excuse evil for the sake of good, but to return to our foundational, God-ordained principles.

To what degree can we become the shining city on a hill that the founders intended while being mere sinners? Since the values that defined such a city existed long before the American experiment was ever tried, we were clearly meant to rely on the rigorous application of self-evident truths — not to reinvent the wheel.

We have a duty to defend the integrity of our worldview — contrary to what your sweater-vested beta-male pastor may have told you. When the laws of nature and nature’s God are under attack, we are biblically called to offer up reasons for the hope that is in us.

When we don’t, we don’t just forfeit hope; we invite its opposite — despair — which has so often been the case in recent years. We must choose: the way of men or the way of cowards.

Yes, Trump won in 2024, and life is indeed better than it was a very short while ago. But make no mistake: We are still under attack.

A new ‘just war’ theory

That’s why we need a renewed just war theory for America’s current plight.

Whereas the spirit of the age — via its primary political vehicle, the Democratic Party — has willfully broken the social compact that once bound us together as a people;

And whereas that same spirit has made clear through both policy and rhetoric that it has no interest in restoring that compact;

Therefore, we no longer owe deference to any tradition, legal fiction, or gesture toward comity that no longer binds us. To pretend otherwise is to either lose the cold civil war or start a hot one that our children will be forced to fight.

We won’t do that to them. We will do the hard things now so that they may live free.

Therefore, our new rules of engagement are as follows: We will do everything it takes to win, other than what the ultimate judge of our fates explicitly forbids in his word. But short of that, we will do everything else to the greatest degree and with maximum prejudice when necessary.

We prefer cold civil wars when our side wins and the other side loses.

No more furrowed-brow “nicer-than-God” poses from the Mike Pence school of surrender. No more ackshuallys. No more arguing like the earth is flat.

Our domestic enemies hate us. They want to enslave our children. We must defeat them — without apology.

Our enemies are prowling

Remember that iconic line from “Independence Day”?

You will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution — but from annihilation. We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist. … We will not go quietly into the night!

If the fictional American president played by Bill Pullman in “Independence Day” could get us out of our seats with such a message, maybe it’s time we recommit ourselves to such a message possibility in real life.

That’s the prime directive. And after taking a bullet to the face and rising to shout “Fight, fight, fight!” it’s one that Donald Trump has recommitted to — body and soul.

Every tactic and strategy must now be filtered through that lens.

Because if we don’t fight for the good, the true, and the beautiful, we risk far more than elections. We risk our eternal souls.

RELATED: What Texas Dems are now saying after arrest warrants were issued for fleeing the state

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Our enemies are deadly wolves, and they know what they are doing. Elizabeth Warren didn’t just accidentally find herself next to a foreign-born, communist, Islamic rainbow jihadist in New York and decide to brand him as the new face of her party.

She did it because she is making plans for your destruction.

So yes, we need to start arresting traitors in Texas. And that should only be the beginning of what we’re prepared to do because we love God, our children, and our future.

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In a bold move, some Texas Democratic state representatives have fled the state in order to block a vote on a congressional map that would redraw Texas voting districts to create five more areas likely to elect Republicans. Despite Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s threats of arrests and removal from office, all but two Democrats have remained in other states, specifically Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts, claiming that the redistricting vote is full of Republican gerrymandering.

To find out what can be done about the Texas Democrats’ refusal to return for the redistricting vote, Glenn Beck invited Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to “The Glenn Beck Program.”

“It’s pretty ironic that they’re going to Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts – three of the most liberal states and some of the most gerrymandered states in the country,” says Paxton.

His preference would have been for Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) to “shut the doors” and force a vote. “Once the doors are locked, you can’t get out, and you spend the night there, and you vote,” Paxton tells Glenn.

But now that that ship has sailed, Texas is forced to choose from inferior options.

Option one is “arrest them,” but this poses complications as Texas is “not going to get help from jurisdictions like Illinois [or] Boston.”

“So arresting them is not a likely scenario until they come back,” says Paxton.

Option two, which Paxton says has proved successful in the past, is to “[wait] them out.”

“Ultimately, many of them have to come back. They have jobs, they have families. They’re not going to live in Illinois,” he says.

“So they come back, and we vote, and every time we’ve ultimately been successful.”

Option three is to employ something called quo warranto, which is a legal action used to challenge someone’s right to hold a public office or position.

“It might be a way to take existing members out of their positions if they fail to show up to perform their duties,” says Paxton.

“[If] you take them out of the positions … then there has to be a special election, so you can’t go right to vote, right?” asks Glenn.

Paxton confirms that this would likely delay voting, as the quorum – the minimum number of people needed to be present for a vote to take place – would change.

There’s a chance Gov. Abbott, however, could make special appointments to fill the vacant seats until a special election is arranged, says Paxton.

“It’s definitely not a fast process, although we’re trying to figure out a way to fast-track it,” he tells Glenn.

“Either way, in the end, we know how this is going to turn out because Governor Abbott is not going to back down, and he’ll just keep calling them back until they show up.”

To hear more of the conversation, watch the full interview above.

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The United Steelworkers union has been the most outspoken opponent of foreign investment in American steel — at least up until two weeks ago.

The saga started in 2023, when U.S. Steel began to court a purchase offer from Tokyo-based Nippon Steel. United Steelworkers sided with U.S. Steel’s competitor, Cleveland-Cliffs, which had put in its own bid to buy U.S. Steel for $35 per share.

The open market is the best option for everyone — especially with the 25% tariff Trump has imposed on steel.

By comparison, Nippon’s initial $14.9 billion offer valued U.S. Steel at $55 per share. Yet Cleveland-Cliffs and United Steelworkers argued that a domestic purchase of U.S. Steel would be better for national security and American jobs, increasing domestic steel production capacity and reducing emissions.

In spite of their efforts to torpedo the deal, President Donald Trump signed off on Nippon’s purchase in May, with a total value above $25 billion.

Changing their tune

It didn’t take long for Cleveland-Cliffs to learn its lesson. At the end of July, Cleveland-Cliffs announced its plans to use the Nippon deal as leverage to win some foreign investors of its own. CEO Lourenco Goncalves has said the company may sell three idled plants that could be used for data centers and will also consider overseas investments in core assets.

The decision is little wonder. The company is carrying $7.7 billion in debt and reported a $483 million loss in the first quarter of this year. Its financial woes have necessitated massive cuts to operations, including idling several plants, ceasing production of a transformer plant in West Virginia, and laying off more than 1,500 workers.

Cleveland-Cliffs needs cash, and it’s running out of options.

Where are the United Steelworkers’ outraged press releases now? Probably hiding with the free-market principles that took me years to learn in a master’s program that the union somehow seemed to have learned in just a few weeks.

An all-around win

Who can blame the union? Nippon’s purchase paid a 40% premium on U.S. Steel’s shares, bringing billions of dollars into the U.S. economy. It strengthens our position in the global steel market against China and preserves more than 11,000 jobs — with the potential to create at least 14,000 more.

Even in the short term, the deal put cash in workers’ pockets. Nippon paid out $5,000 bonuses to employees upon purchase. The gains will continue in the long term, as Nippon plans to build at least one manufacturing training facility in Western Pennsylvania.

As a free-market economist, I stand with Cleveland-Cliffs and the U.S. Steelworkers union circa summer 2025. The open market is the best option for everyone — especially with the 25% tariff Trump has imposed on steel.

A tariff buffer

This tariff hits small businesses and auto manufacturers especially hard, driving up prices that ultimately hurt consumers. To put this in perspective, the average middle-class American family will pay close to $1,700 per year on all the tariffs Trump has imposed during his first year in office.

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The other reason I support Cleveland-Cliffs finding similar opportunities is that it creates domestic and global competition. Nationalist posturing creates good headlines, but the best way to score points against a business rival is to prove value.

Of course, that may be the real reason the United Steelworkers union opposed Nippon’s purchase — it was trying to bury the fact that many union workers supported the purchase. They recognized the economic opportunity, and union leaders couldn’t have that!

A free-market victory

Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers spent over a year noisily sowing fear and confusion about Nippon’s acquisition of U.S. Steel. It’s clear that their arguments didn’t sway public opinion or change how workers understood the economic realities. If that were the case, Trump wouldn’t have approved the acquisition.

And good for them. Now that their self-interest seems ordered toward foreign investment, they’ve seen the free-market light.

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The Trump administration canceled more than half a billion dollars’ worth of federal funding for the University of California in Los Angeles over claims that they did not do enough to shut down anti-Semitism on campus.

The college said they were in negotiations to preserve the $584 million dollars in federal research funds frozen by the administration, according to a letter shared with Politico.

‘The extensive work that UCLA and the entire University of California have taken to combat anti-Semitism has apparently been ignored.’

“If these funds remain suspended,” UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk wrote in the letter Wednesday, “it will be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the nation.”

University of California President James Milliken told Politico that the school had agreed “to engage in dialogue with the federal administration” and said its goal was to restore the millions in funding as quickly as possible.

Milliken criticized the decision and defended the UC system from the accusations of discrimination.

“These cuts do nothing to address anti-Semitism. Moreover, the extensive work that UCLA and the entire University of California have taken to combat anti-Semitism has apparently been ignored,” he said.

The cuts came just days after UCLA agreed to pay $6 million to Jewish students who said the university did not do enough to protect them from anti-Israel protesters.

“We are doing everything we can to protect the interests of faculty, students, and staff — and to defend our values and principles,” Frenk said in the letter, “as we actively evaluate our best course of action.”

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The Trump administration has cited anti-Israel protests on various campuses in order to rescind funding from colleges and universities.

In March, the administration slashed $400 million worth of grants and contracts to Columbia University and cited “harassment” of Jewish students from protesters. The university later agreed to some oversight and paid $200 million.

In April, the administration froze $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard over anti-Semitism claims. The university has denied the allegations and filed a lawsuit against Trump.

“The gravy train of federal assistance to institutions like Harvard, which enrich their grossly overpaid bureaucrats with tax dollars from struggling American families is coming to an end,” said White House spokesperson Harrison Fields at the time. “Taxpayer funds are a privilege, and Harvard fails to meet the basic conditions required to access that privilege.”

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A sixth Cincinnati mob attack suspect has been arrested, WXIX-TV reported.

Aisha Devaughn, 25, was charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, the station said, citing Cincinnati police.

Police said its Fugitive Apprehension Unit took Devaughn into custody around 9 a.m. Wednesday, WXIX added. She remained behind bars Wednesday evening, jail records show.

The station noted that sources said Devaughn is the “woman seen in the viral video wearing a white bodysuit, stomping and kicking a victim on the ground.”

WXIX embedded two screenshots from the video — which you can view here — in its story. The clip allegedly shows Devaughn in action.

Around the 9-second mark, a woman dressed in a short, white bodysuit comes into frame, and she delivers at least three stomps upon a male victim lying in the street.

But around the 17-second mark, someone pulls the woman away — and what appears to be a wig is ripped from the top of her head.

At the 1:27 mark, the woman in the white bodysuit reappears — with the wig back on — and she’s seen apparently making physical contact with the mob attack victim we’ve come to know as Holly. The physical contact comes just after another female punches Holly in the back of the head — and just before a male punches Holly in the face, knocking her flat on her back.

Holly told WXIX the following after Devaughn’s arrest: “I am so thankful our police and everyone out there who are helping to save other lives by arresting these felons. Who knows how many other people they’ve been doing this to and attacking our innocent, for God knows how long, that no one even knows about. I feel blessed. Our loved ones are now a little safer.”

Holly also spoke at a Wednesday news conference:

With Devaughn’s arrest, all six of the so-far charged suspects in connection with the mob attack have been taken into custody.

Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested Monday in Fulton County, Georgia, and has been charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, Cincinnati police told WLWT-TV. The station said Rosemond is the male “accused of hitting the victim named Holly.”

Patrick RosemondImage source: Fulton County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office

Vivek Ramaswamy — who’s running for Ohio governor — shared a disturbing close-up image of Holly’s face after she hit the ground; her eyes are wide open, and her body is motionless. Video shows a few people soon trying to help her up.

The fourth suspect — Dominique Kittle, 37 — was arrested Friday night and charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, WLWT said in a separate story.

Dominique Kittle. Image source: Fulton County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office

WLWT reported that during Saturday’s hearing, the prosecutor’s office said Kittle “approached the victim … struck him from behind, [and] attempted to take a wallet from him. When he was unable to do that, he started to walk away, and then turned around and knocked the prosecuting witness out.”

Kittle’s bond was set at $150,000, the station said.

The other three arrested suspects are 39-year-old Jermaine Matthews, 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon, and 34-year-old Montianez Merriweather.

(L to R) Jermaine Matthews, Dekyra Vernon, Montianez Merriweather. Image source: Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office, composite

Police said Matthews is seen on video “punching and stomping on [a] victim with his hands and feet attempting to cause serious physical harm,” WXIX-TV reported, citing a criminal complaint. Matthews also is accused of dragging an unconscious person into the middle of the street and punching and assaulting a victim, the station said.

Matthews turned himself in last Tuesday on one count each of aggravated riot and assault, WXIX reported, adding that Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Michael Peck set his bond at $100,000 during his Wednesday arraignment. The station said Matthews returned to court Thursday on two new counts of felonious assault and one for misdemeanor assault, after which Peck set new bonds that increased the total amount to $270,000 — and WXIX said Matthews bonded out of jail.

Merriweather was “identified on video punching [the] victim while co-defendants are stomping the victim in the head,” WXIX reported, citing criminal complaints. He was arrested last Tuesday.

Merriweather also has been in trouble with the law before.

In fact, Merriweather was indicted July 10 on four felony charges after investigators said he was found in possession of a stolen firearm, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Court records indicate he was charged with carrying concealed weapons, receiving stolen property, improper handling of firearms in a vehicle, and weapons under disability, the paper noted. The weapons under disability charge stems from a 2009 felony conviction for aggravated robbery, the Enquirer added, citing documents.

But after his July 10 indictment, Merriweather was released upon posting 10% of a $4,000 bond, the paper said.

“He never should have been out,” Ken Kober, Cincinnati police union president, told the Enquirer.

Merriweather’s bond in connection with his mob attack charges was set at $500,000, the Enquirer reported.

Vernon was charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot in connection with the mob attack. She is alleged to have “struck [the] victim in the face with a closed fist prior to the victim becoming unconscious from the attack,” WXIX reported, citing criminal complaints. Vernon’s bond was set at $200,000, and she remained behind bars Tuesday, according to jail records.

You can view cellphone videos of the mob attack here, here, here, here, and here.

The next court date for Kittle, Matthews, Vernon, and Merriweather is scheduled for Friday.

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The Associated Press faced fierce backlash after publishing what appeared to be a sympathetic portrayal of the terrorists who were injured in the acclaimed Israeli pager attack.

The AP interviewed Syrians and Lebanese people injured in the Israeli operation that involved remotely detonating explosives in beepers and walkie-talkies that were used by members of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Sept. 2024.

‘Their moral compass must’ve blown up with the beepers.’

While the operation was praised for its cleverness and accuracy by defenders of Israel, others pointed to the civilian injuries to accuse Israel of a war crime.

“Ten months later, survivors are on a slow, painful path to recovery,” the AP reported. “They are easily identifiable, with missing eyes, faces laced with scars, hands with missing fingers — signs of the moment when they checked the buzzing devices. The scars also mark them as a likely Hezbollah member or a dependent.”

Many online were incensed at the AP article and lambasted the news outlet.

“Hezbollah provided @AP with eight people to talk to for this story. Of the eight, two were children, two were women, and one was a preacher. Hardly a representative sample of the vast majority of those affected by the operation who were high enough on the Hezbollah food chain to warrant receiving a pager in the first place,” argued Jewish Insider editor Melissa Weiss.

“Depraved AP ‘report’ sympathizing with the Hezbollah terrorists. Just outrageous,” replied Rebeccah Heinrichs of the Hudson Institute.

“Ho-Lee Crap. The AP literally just ran an article about the poor Hezbollah terrorists who were injured in Operation Grim Beeper. A new low, even for the AP,” responded writer Eitan Fischberger.

“Was there an editor or management level employee at @AP who stopped and asked if they should really publish a puff piece article to gather sympathy for the Hezbollah terrorists who were injured in the pager operation? Their moral compass must’ve blown up with the beepers,” said Newsweek opinion contributor Joel Petlin.

“You know how biased the AP really is when they show more empathy for injured Hezbollah terrorists than for Israeli hostages,” responded author Hen Mazzig.

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“Terrorist simping hits new levels at the @ap,” replied commentator Katie Pavlich.

“AP: Won’t someone PLEASE think of the terrorists?!” joked Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia.

Others pointed out that the report confirmed that the majority of those injured by the operation were Hezbollah terrorists.

The AP report said the operation wounded 3,000 people and killed 12, two of whom were children.

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Unsurprisingly, the Democrat Party hasn’t been this unpopular in over 30 years.

A poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research revealed that Americans aren’t too happy with Democrats, with 63% of voters holding negative views of Democrats.

And within the Democrat Party, 35% attributed negative traits to their fellow party members, like “weak,” “ineffective,” and “generally bad.”

“Only 23% have positive attributes. Now, you might say everyone hates their own party, yeah, but not really the case as much with the Republicans. Republicans have positive attributes at 41% and negative at 19%. What they say about their party are ‘generally good,’ ‘conservative,’ ‘pro-America,’ ‘common sense,’” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere explains on “Stu Does America.”

“There are some negatives as well. ‘Generally bad’ and ‘greedy’ have come up in the text, but there’s not that much. Basically, Democrats don’t really like their party right now,” he continues, asking, “Why is that?”

Burguiere then pulls up a graph from Gallup, which shows Democrat voters becoming far more liberal in the past decade.

“They’ve gone from about 48% very liberal to 55%. Moderates stayed about the same, but very conservative or conservative Democrats have dropped from the mid-teens down to below 10%, to 9% of voters,” he explains.

The issues that they’ve chosen as very important have increasingly been issues like immigration and Palestinian statehood, which Stu believes is telling.

“So things are really bad. Democrats are terrible,” he says.

“That’s true, that’s true, and it’s important to understand that, because it provides a real opportunity for Republicans to do real good.”

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An up-and-coming fashion brand founder was discovered dead on board a boat at a luxury yacht club on Long Island, according to police.

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra — a 33-year-old fashion entrepreneur from Manhattan — was found dead around midnight on Tuesday aboard a boat named “Ripple” docked at the Montauk Yacht Club, police said. The Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives have launched an investigation into the alarming death.

‘There’s going to be a lot of conversation out of this.’

The Suffolk County Police Department said in a statement, “East Hampton Town Police responded to a 911 call from a man reporting a woman unconscious on a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club, on Star Island Road, at approximately 12 a.m.”

Police noted that “Good Samaritans” attempted to perform CPR on the woman, but it was unsuccessful. Nolan-O’Slatarra was pronounced dead on the boat by first responders.

The Suffolk County Police Department stated, “The preliminary investigation and exam were inconclusive regarding the cause of death, which will be determined by an autopsy conducted by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.”

Adding to the mystery of Nolan-O’Slatarra’s death, crime scene investigators and a van from the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory reportedly remained at the Montauk Yacht Club until after 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

However, the Suffolk County Police Department said on Wednesday that the woman’s body “did not show evidence of violence,” according to the New York Post.

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An unidentified member of the Montauk Yacht Club told the New York Post that other members and captains heard screaming from the docks late Monday night.

“She was well-known in the community. She was very friendly. Always smiling,” the member said. “There’s going to be a lot of conversation out of this.”

A spokesperson for Montauk Yacht Club told Fox News, “We are saddened to learn of the incident that took place. Our team is cooperating with law enforcement in their ongoing investigation and remains committed to the safety and well-being of our guests and staff. We have no further comment at this time.”

The clothing entrepreneur — who went by the name Martha Nolan professionally and in social circles — was a founder of her fashion brand East x East, according to her LinkedIn.

The East x East website states: “Our sustainable resort wear brand was founded on the belief that fashion should not come at the expense of our planet. Our founders, natives of New York City and The Hamptons, were inspired to create a line of stylish and sustainable sunglasses, swimwear, and resort wear for men and women.”

Nolan-O’Slatarra’s East x East partner wrote a heartbreaking tribute to her on Instagram.

“We dreamed big together, laughed harder than anyone else could understand, and built so much from nothing,” Dylan Grace said. “I’m truly blessed and grateful to have had you in my life. Love you so much Mar. Fly high girl.”

In a February 2024 interview with the Irish Independent, Nolan-O’Slatarra talked about moving from Ireland to the United States.

“Carlow is a small town. I was the small-town girl who needed to get out to achieve her big dreams,” Nolan-O’Slatarra stated. “I always knew I wanted to be successful, that I was money-driven, business-driven — and that fashion is a tough industry and it would be a slow road.”

Anyone with information regarding the concerning death is urged to contact Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.

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While President Donald Trump has been cracking down on the implementation of DEI at publicly funded universities since he got into office, not all schools are listening — and the Oversight Project is sniffing them out.

“We sent a FOIA request to UNC Chapel Hill, which is a public university, and we did the unthinkable. We asked for the syllabus of a number of professors, focusing basically on whether or not they were still teaching DEI and other garbage like that in defiance of President Trump’s executive order,” Kyle Brosnan tells BlazeTV hosts Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson on “Blaze News: The Mandate.”

After one professor responded by throwing “what can only be described as a hissy fit” on LinkedIn, the Oversight Project was able to get its hands on the syllabi.

“And guess what? It’s full of DEI garbage. You know, it contains classes and lectures on why diversity programs fail and about white guilt and things like that,” Brosnan explains.

“I’ve taught at universities,” Peterson chimes in. “The syllabus is not a top-secret document, you know? This is something that, in fact, you want to share to the world. … So, how do they even make this argument? Like, what’s the argument here?”

The professor and “his buddies on the left” claim it’s “intellectual property.”

“If you even think about it for a second, that’s crazy. I mean, particularly at these public universities, they’re funded by taxpayers,” Brosnan says.

“You’re right, though, Matt,” he continues. “You as a professor are trusted to endow your knowledge upon your students and show off your research that you do. You should be shouting that from the rooftops. You should be wanting students to see your syllabus.”

“But the fact that they’re putting barriers up and actually pretending to be the victim of a transparency organization is just crazy,” he adds.

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A Connecticut couple was arrested after they reportedly performed sex acts in front of children during a flight to Florida from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to authorities.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 19, a woman with two children allegedly approached a JetBlue flight attendant. The mother told the flight crew member that there were two passengers engaging in sexual activity in their seats, according to the probable cause affidavits obtained by People magazine. The woman reportedly stressed that her children witnessed the alleged sex acts.

‘This behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by JetBlue.’

“After he was informed of the acts, the flight attendant walked to Ms. Reilly’s seating area and witnessed her making up-and-down movements with her head while she was face down on Mr. Arnold’s lap,” the affidavits state.

The affidavits claim that the two children witnessed Reilly “performing oral sex and jerking off Mr. Arnold.”

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Approximately an hour later, the JetBlue airplane landed at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Upon touching down at the airport, 42-year-old Christopher D. Arnold and 43-year-old Trista L. Reilly were arrested by officers with the airport police. The suspects were each charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition, according to information from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.

The couple — from Danbury, Connecticut — was released from custody on their own recognizance on July 21, according to Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office jail records.

JetBlue told People magazine, “This behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by JetBlue.”

“Immediately upon receiving the report, our crew members acted swiftly to engage JetBlue’s security team and law enforcement,” JetBlue said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with the investigation, and these customers are no longer welcome to fly JetBlue.”

According to arrest records from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Arnold and Reilly are scheduled to be arraigned on August 15. There is no clear information on whether they’ve retained legal representation.

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Arizona state Sen. Analise Ortiz (D) has been using her social media platforms to alert illegal aliens of federal immigration enforcement operations in the state, and she remains committed to continuing the practice.

On X, Libs of TikTok posted a screenshot from Ortiz’s Instagram story, where she shared the date, time, and address of suspected activity from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In response to LOTT’s call for the federal government to charge her, Ortiz replied, “Yep. When ICE is around, I will alert my community to stay out of the area, and I’m not f**king scared of you nor Trump’s masked goons.”

‘It appears she may be in violation of federal law.’

Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) said he would be filing an ethics complaint against Ortiz for putting law enforcement in danger.

“Bring it on, Jake. ICE alerts keep people away from the area since these lawless thugs are gleefully disappearing people, including U.S. citizens and lawful residents. You try to spin a false narrative, but the people know the real threat to our safety is Trump,” Ortiz said.

Ortiz would go on to compare her alerts to the alerts the Waze app sends to users of police cars on their route.

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“I spoke with the U.S. attorney for the district of Arizona and referred this matter to his office to investigate, as it appears she may be in violation of federal law. Arizona Senate Republicans stand firmly in support of ICE and the important work they do to uphold our nation’s immigration laws and protect our communities,” Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R) said in a statement. “Senator Ortiz is fortunate the legislature is not currently in session, as her remarks would no doubt face significant scrutiny from her colleagues.”

The Arizona attorney general, Democrat Kris Mayes, then accused Petersen of threatening Ortiz for exercising her freedom of speech.

Assaults on federal agents in departments like ICE are up over 800% as members of the public and illegal aliens have increased their resistance to apprehensions.

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A Spirit Airlines pilot reportedly was arrested at an airport amid accusations involving alleged underage victims.

Dominic A. Cipolla — a 40-year-old pilot with Spirit — was arrested July 17 while he was working at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the Guardian reported.

‘The pilot was removed from duty pending our investigation into the matter.’

A Spirit spokesperson informed the paper that the airline was “aware of a matter involving a pilot at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport … which was unrelated to the performance of their job duties.”

“The pilot was removed from duty pending our investigation into the matter,” the spokesperson stated. “And we arranged for another pilot to operate the flight.”

According to a July 11 criminal complaint out of Kansas, Cipolla is accused of stalking two children in Olathe.

Citing the complaint filed in Johnson County District Court, the New York Times reported that Cipolla was charged with two counts of stalking the minors with “reckless conduct causing fear.”

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The criminal complaint offers no specifics about the alleged behavior, only stating that the incident occurred “on or about” Aug. 5, 2024.

The Guardian added that the birth dates of the alleged victims listed in court documents indicate “they are approximately 12 and 17 years old.”

The Guardian said the charge involving the younger alleged victim is a felony because of the person’s age and carries a prison sentence of up to three years. The other charge is a misdemeanor that carries a sentence of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

On Saturday, Cipolla was taken to the Johnson County Jail in Kansas. According to jail records, he was released the same day after posting a $12,500 bond.

Cipolla is scheduled to make his initial court appearance next Tuesday, according to records.

As part of the terms of his release, Cipolla is not permitted to leave Kansas without the approval of the Johnson County District Court. He also is forbidden to make any contact with children.

Court records say Cipolla is a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, which is roughly 22 miles north of Olathe.

Citing a now-deleted LinkedIn account, the New York Times reported that Cipolla has been a first officer with Spirit Airlines since 2022.

The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, which brought the charges against Cipolla, did not immediately respond to Blaze News‘ request for comment.

But attorney Brandan Davies said in a statement on Cipolla’s behalf that he’s “a two-time combat veteran with not so much as a speeding ticket on his record,” the Guardian reported, adding that Cipolla “denies the allegations against him and asks that the media allow the court process to take place.”

As Blaze News recently reported, federal agents reportedly stormed the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines plane and dragged a pilot off the commercial airliner. The pilot was hit with 24 charges related to sexual assault of a child 10 years or younger.

The ex-girlfriend of the arrested Delta Air Lines pilot also was arrested and charged in the disturbing case that allegedly involves her young daughter, according to officials.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday that her agency is addressing the limitations in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention space and staffing to enhance enforcement efforts.

A press release from the DHS revealed a new partnership with Indiana to increase ICE’s detention space by 1,000 beds. The agreement with the Indiana Department of Correction will allow the federal immigration agency to use beds at the Miami Correctional Facility.

‘Our recruitment efforts to hire 10,000 new ICE officers has been extremely successful.’

The DHS dubbed the detention space the Speedway Slammer, adding that the partnership was made possible by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which secures funds for 80,000 new beds for ICE.

According to reports from January, ICE had the capacity to detain roughly 41,000 per day. Border czar Tom Homan has previously stated his intention for ICE to more than double its beds to 100,000.

The Speedway Slammer marks the second state agreement, after Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz, to increase ICE detention space.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun (R) announced partnerships with the federal government last week.

RELATED: CNN confirms Trump’s immigration crackdown is having historic effects

Indiana Governor Mike Braun. Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images

“Indiana is not a safe haven for illegal immigration. Indiana will fully partner with federal immigration authorities as they enforce the most fundamental laws of our country,” Braun said.

He stated that the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Indiana State Police had reached a 287(g) agreement with ICE, which authorizes designated state officers “to perform immigration enforcement functions such as arrests, issuing detainers, taking and maintaining custody, and operating as a joint task force with ICE.”

“Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention bed space by 1,000 beds,” Noem stated. “Thanks to Governor Braun for his partnership to help remove the worst of the worst out of our country. If you are in America illegally, you could find yourself in Indiana’s Speedway Slammer. Avoid arrest and self-deport now using the CBP Home App.”

On Wednesday, Noem revealed that the DHS had waived age limits for new ICE applicants to ensure that “even more patriots will qualify.”

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The DHS credited the One Big Beautiful Bill Act again for allowing ICE to offer “a robust package of federal law enforcement incentives,” including up to $50,000 signing bonuses and student loan repayment and forgiveness options.

Noem told Fox News on Wednesday, “Our recruitment efforts to hire 10,000 new ICE officers has been extremely successful.”

She stated that over 80,000 applicants have applied to join ICE.

“People and patriots across this country that say, ‘We want to join. We want to help and be a part of this effort.’ It’s overwhelming to see the amount of response and support that our ICE officers have gotten and people who want to join their ranks,” Noem said.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents operating in Los Angeles have come up with a novel way to avoid detection as they approach areas where illegal immigrants are known to gather.

Far-left groups in Southern California have been posting federal vehicle models and license plates to their followers on social media to alert illegal immigrants, if they see those vehicles. On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot parking lot and caught suspected illegal aliens by surprise by arriving in a box truck.

The name of the operation was Operation Trojan Horse.

The unmarked vehicles used by federal agents are usually SUVs and sedans.

Fox News correspondent Matt Finn was embedded with Border Patrol for the operation. He posted video to X of the moment the agents jumped out of the truck. Once people in the parking lot realized what was happening, some started to run away.

“DHS says MS-13 has a chokehold on this area, which is one reason they’re carrying out the highly optic immigration raids. 16 taken into custody,” Finn reported. Just as quickly as the agents arrived, the operation ended before any protesters or bystanders could interfere.

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The Home Depot where the operation took place is located near MacArthur Park, where another high-profile operation took place as a show of force to both illegal aliens and Democratic leaders in the state. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) showed up to the scene shortly after the operation started and demanded to speak to the agent in charge before leaving.

In a statement to Blaze News, a DHS spokesperson confirmed that “Border Patrol conducted a targeted raid, dubbed Trojan Horse, in Los Angeles at a Home Depot that resulted in the arrest of 16 illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua.”

After hearing reports that one of its vehicles was used in the operation, Penske released a statement promising its customers that the company was not made aware of agents using a vehicle for an operation beforehand and “did not authorize this.”

“Penske will reach out to DHS and reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future,” the company added.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into a group organized by Beto O’Rourke for possibly providing illegal funds for Democrats who fled the state to thwart a legislative vote.

Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts in order to gain five more seats in the U.S. House ahead of the midterms, but state Democrats have thwarted the vote by preventing a quorum from being called.

‘These jet-setting runaways have already lost public trust by abandoning our state, and Texans deserve to know if they received illegal bribes to do it.’

“I just launched an investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s radical group for unlawfully funding runaway Democrats,” wrote Paxton on social media. “Any Democrat coward breaking the law by taking a Beto Bribe will be held accountable.”

The press release said that Power to the People was the top provider of funds to the Democrats who abandoned their seats, according to campaign filings. Paxton said he has made a request to examine documents and communications to determine if the Democrats have violated financing laws.

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Paxton said Democrats might be guilty of bribery, coercion of a public servant, and abuse of office. He has given Democrats a deadline of Friday to return to the legislature before he takes aggressive legal action.

“Texas cannot be bought. I look forward to thoroughly reviewing all of the documents and communications obtained throughout this investigation,” Paxton added. “These jet-setting runaways have already lost public trust by abandoning our state, and Texans deserve to know if they received illegal bribes to do it.”

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