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Former NFL head coach Bill Belichick is all over the news once again, but this time it’s not for a Super Bowl win. Rather, it’s because Belichicks’s 24-year-old girlfriend appeared controlling in an interview with CBS News — which the pair are now trying to downplay.

“I agreed to speak with CBS Sunday morning to promote my new book, ‘The Art of Winning; Lessons from My Life in Football.’ Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon and Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would agree to focus solely on the contents of the book,” Belichick said in a statement.

“Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored during the interview. I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced,” he continued. “After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion.”

“She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track. Some of the clips make it appear as though we were avoiding the question of how we met, but we have been open about the fact that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021,” he added.

Belichick went on to say the clips had been “selectively edited” to “suggest a false narrative that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation.”

Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” believes that Belichick really did agree to a conversation about his book, but CBS saw a more lucrative opportunity with Belichick’s “sugar baby there.”

However, he doesn’t believe Belichick’s decision to date the 24-year-old is a wise one.

“I look at Bill Belichick’s lack of wisdom, and it’s amazing,” Whitlock says, noting that a recent New York Post article details Hudson’s $8 million real estate portfolio that she put together since meeting Belichick.

“She just started buying property in 2023 and getting loans for property, and this is all spelled out in the New York Post. And Bill Belichick saying they met in 2021. My math is right — that’s four years ago, and that makes her, if my math is correct, 20 at that time,” he continues.

“Bill Belichick would have been 69, and he met a 20-year-old on a plane, and by 2023 she started acquiring real estate property,” he adds.

Basically, Whitlock believes Belichick has fallen for Hudson’s scheme.

“I don’t know if Jordon Hudson is an escort, a pro. I do know she’s a young woman that is taking advantage of a 73-year-old man who’s in a full-blown life crisis because of his failure with dealing with the aftermath of Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots,” Whitlock says.

“This man is incredibly insecure, and this woman is taking advantage of it,” he adds.

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Hi, I’m Lauren Fix, longtime automotive journalist and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Welcome back to “Quick Fix,” where I answer car-related questions you submit to me. Today’s question comes from Don in Longmont, Colorado.

Dear Lauren:

My 2008 Toyota Tundra has a 5.7 liter engine, and I bought it new in 2008. The specs say the gas tank is 26 gallons, however, I’ve never been able to put more than 22 gallons in it, even when the gas gauge reads empty or E.

Some have said Toyota does this on purpose to keep you from running out, or keep the fuel pump covered to keep it cool, or maybe the gauge is just off. What do you think?

I think you’re on the right track, Don. You do not want your car to run out of gas completely — and not just because you’ll be stuck somewhere.

Let’s get into it in the video below:

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The legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua will be continued after a federal appeals court ruled against the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump revoked the Temporary Protected Status for the migrants as a part of his effort for mass deportations from the U.S. The administration had appealed a judge’s order to halt the revocation of legal status, but the request was rejected on Monday.

‘We need to follow the rule of law and not some advice from an activist judge who makes a foolish ruling.’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had terminated a TPS extension for 600,000 Venezuelans in January that had been issued under the former Biden administration.

In April, San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Edward Chen blocked the termination of TPS and suggested that the action was motivated by racism.

“The secretary made sweeping negative generalizations about Venezuelan TPS beneficiaries,” said Chen of DHS Sec. Kristi Noem. “Acting on the basis of a negative group stereotype and generalizing such stereotype to the entire group is the classic example of racism.”

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Boston, Massachusetts, denied Trump’s appeal of a separate and similar order from the U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama.

“The early termination, without any case-by-case justification, of legal status for noncitizens who have complied with DHS programs and entered the country lawfully undermines the rule of law,” said Talwani in her ruling.

Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, vehemently criticized the ruling that opposed Trump’s order.

“TPS isn’t meant to be decades long,” Homan said previously. “TPS needs to be temporary in nature. We need to follow the rule of law and not some advice from an activist judge who makes a foolish ruling.”

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Last week, President Trump signed an executive order defunding PBS and NPR. The move comes after the confirmation that several private media outlets were paid with government funds during the Biden administration and put out misinformation against President Donald Trump during his campaign.

Sara Gonzales says, “It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people.”

Leftists, of course, are pearl clutching, calling it “dictatorial” and “tyranny.” But their case falls flat when you consider that NPR “had a feature on a gay anteater couple for Valentine’s Day” and argued that “being healthy is a form of discrimination.”

Or how about the fact that PBS argued that Joe Biden was cognitively “quite acute” even while he was misspeaking at every event and stumbling around cluelessly.

“Your tax dollars at work, ladies and gentlemen,” sighs Sara.

However, one of the most egregious examples of bias happened in 2020, when “NPR refused to cover the Hunter Biden laptop scandal,” claiming there were too many “red flags.” NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik even pushed the “it’s probably Russia” narrative.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher, despite admitting to Congress that the network failed to adequately cover the Hunter Biden laptop and COVID-19 origin stories, is now declaring war on the executive order.

“We will vigorously defend our right to provide essential news, information and life-saving services to the American public. We will challenge this Executive Order using all means available,” she said in a statement.

Maher’s claim to value free speech rights, however, is undermined by the fact that NPR suspended veteran editor Uri Berliner for publishing an article in which he argued that the network had “lost America’s trust” with its left-wing bias and lack of balanced reporting.

“They punished him for telling the truth at a media organization that is supposed to just be telling the truth,” says Sara, noting that Berliner also revealed that NPR’s Washington, D.C., newsroom had 87 registered Democrats and zero Republicans in editorial positions.

“If you didn’t realize it before, you should by now. NPR and PBS, so long, sayonara, good luck getting the money somewhere else, because taxpayers don’t need to pay for your left-wing bias and your leftwing agenda.”

To hear more of Sara’s commentary, watch the episode above.

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The Trump administration announced Monday that it would end all new federal research grants for Harvard University, as the feud between the president and the university continued.

Education Dept. Secretary Linda McMahon excoriated the university in a scathing letter sent to their president, according to the New York Times.

‘Taxpayer funds are a privilege, and Harvard fails to meet the basic conditions required to access that privilege.’

The letter mocked the “embarrassing” remedial math program offered to students and the plagiarism scandals that have plagued some university officials.

“Harvard University has made a mockery of this country’s higher education system,” McMahon wrote. “It has invited foreign students, who engage in violent behavior and show contempt for the United States of America, to its campus. In every way, Harvard has failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor. It had scrapped standardized testing requirements and a normalized grading system.”

Harvard has filed a lawsuit against the administration over federal funds that were cut to the university over accusations that they had not done enough to curtail intimidation and violence against Jewish students by pro-Palestinian protesters.

“The government has not — and cannot — identify any rational connection between anti-Semitism concerns and the medical, scientific, technological, and other research it has frozen that aims to save American lives, foster American success, preserve American security, and maintain America’s position as a global leader in innovation,” reads the lawsuit.

A previous statement from a Trump spokesperson said the university did not deserve to receive the funds.

“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 spokesperson Harrison Fields. “Taxpayer funds are a privilege, and Harvard fails to meet the basic conditions required to access that privilege.”

The Times reported that federal funding accounted for about 11% of the university’s revenues in 2024, or about $687 million.

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A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested Saturday morning and accused of armed robbery of a bank, WKMG-TV reported.

Ocala police responded around 9:30 a.m. to a robbery at TD Bank on Southeast 17th Street, police said.

Thagard handed the bank teller a note stating, ‘This is a robbery, I have a gun and will shoot if any alarms or dye packs are inclosed [sic]. Fill this bag with … at least [$]50K. Big bills only. Wait 2 mins to call police.’

The suspect had fled the scene with more than $5,000 before officers arrived, police said.

Police learned that the suspect had handed a note to the bank teller stating that it was a robbery and that she was armed with a gun, police said.

Within 11 minutes, officers found the suspect — Christina Gates Thagard — driving westbound on Southwest College Road, near the College of Central Florida, police said.

Police dashcam video recorded Thagard’s arrest, as she is ordered out of a car, puts her hands above her head, and asks officers, “Oh, my God! What is going on?”

Image source: Ocala (Fla.) Police Department

Thagard was taken into custody and questioned at police headquarters, cops said, adding that evidence tied to the bank robbery — including clothing, a medical glove, the stolen money, and other items — was found in her vehicle.

Surveillance video and witness descriptions confirmed Thagard’s involvement, police said.

She was seen on surveillance video wearing a hoodie, sunglasses, a medical mask, and a glove on only one hand, WKMG said. Thagard handed the bank teller a note stating, “This is a robbery, I have a gun and will shoot if any alarms or dye packs are inclosed [sic]. Fill this bag with … at least [$]50K. Big bills only. Wait 2 mins to call police,” WOFL-TV reported.

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Thagard initially denied involvement, claiming two acquaintances had borrowed her car and may have committed the robbery without her knowledge. However, detectives noted several physical similarities between her and the suspect on video, including unique fingernail patterns and clothing.

A detective established probable cause, and Thagard was charged with robbery with a firearm and taken to the Marion County Jail, police said.

Police told WKMG they have not yet located a firearm.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Monday morning that Thagard, 40, previously worked for the agency as a deputy, WKMG reported. The sheriff’s office said it last employed Thagard in April 2016.

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President Donald Trump’s administration released a budget plan on Friday that proposed drastic cuts across the federal government, including slashing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s discretionary funding by more than 40%.

The budget referred to the federal government’s current rental assistance program as “dysfunctional.” NPR reported that it essentially called to end the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, noting that it would slash rental aid by roughly 40%.

‘It furthers our mission-minded approach at HUD of taking inventory of our programs and processes to address the size and scope of the federal government, which has become too bloated and bureaucratic to efficiently function.’

According to the administration’s budget plan, the proposal aims to empower states to provide housing assistance “by transforming the current federal dysfunctional rental assistance programs into a state-based formula grant which would allow states to design their own rental assistance programs based on their unique needs and preferences.”

If adopted, the budget would place a two-year cap on rental assistance for able-bodied adults. It would also ensure that “a majority” of the funding went toward the elderly and disabled.

“A state-based formula program would also lead to significant terminations of federal regulations,” the budget continued. “In combination with efforts related to opening up federal lands, this model would incentivize states and the private sector to provide affordable housing.”

Additionally, the budget would earmark $25 million in housing grants for individuals aging out of the foster care system.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner released a statement responding to Trump’s proposed budget, calling it a “bold … reimagining of how the federal government addresses affordable housing and community development.”

“It rightfully provides states and localities greater flexibility while thoughtfully consolidating, streamlining, and simplifying existing programs to serve the American people at the highest standard,” Turner said. “It creates the opportunity for greater partnership and collaboration across levels of government by requiring states and localities to have skin in the game and carefully consider how their policies hinder or advance goals of self-sufficiency and economic prosperity.”

He added, “Importantly, it furthers our mission-minded approach at HUD of taking inventory of our programs and processes to address the size and scope of the federal government, which has become too bloated and bureaucratic to efficiently function.”

Critics of the plan have argued that it would lead to a spike in homelessness.

Kim Johnson, policy manager with the National Low Income Housing Coalition, told NPR, “We would see, I think, homelessness escalate in a way that has been really unprecedented and unheard of.”

NLIHC argued that the budget would “decimate HUD’s vital affordable housing, homelessness, and community development funding.”

“In total, the ‘skinny’ request foreshadows a full request that will aim to slash HUD spending by 44% from FY25, including a proposal that would result in an unprecedented 43% cut to HUD’s rental assistance programs,” the nonprofit stated.

NLIHC noted that 200,000 households currently depend on the HCV program.

Others supported Trump’s move to reduce Section 8 funding significantly.

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter wrote in a post on social media, “Section 8 housing is a scam for slumlords to charge the government exorbitant rents on behalf of non-paying welfare recipients. Can’t imagine anyone OTHER THAN a slumlord defending it.”

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A former teacher in Wisconsin is facing serious accusations of having an illicit sexual relationship with an underage student that allegedly happened several years ago, according to court documents.

Rebecca Ryan, 43, was arrested on April 29 and charged with three counts of sexual assault by school staff, according to the Post-Crescent. Each charge reportedly carries a maximum prison sentence of three years and three years of extended supervision.

Sgt. Schnese of the Appleton Police Department questioned Ryan and noted that ‘she was breathing with shallow breaths’ during the interrogation.

Ryan is barred from having contact with the alleged victim or having any unsupervised contact with any children under the age of 18 that is not related to her.

Ryan is currently being detained at the Outagamie County Jail on $50,000 bond, according to jail records.

According to the criminal complaint obtained by WLUK-TV, the former student — who is now 25 years old — informed police in March that he was an alleged victim of child sex abuse by a former teacher when he was a 17-year-old student at Appleton West High School.

The alleged victim said the sexual encounters occurred during the first semester of his senior year, between September 2017 and January 2018.

The alleged victim claimed that it was Ryan who sexually abused him.

The former student told detectives that the first time he had a sexual encounter with the teacher was in a vehicle in the overflow parking lot of Appleton West High School, according to the criminal complaint. The alleged victim also claimed that he and the teacher had sex on two other occasions inside a vehicle at two different parking lots, and the last sexual encounter happened before he turned 18 years old.

Officers with the Appleton Police Department reportedly had the alleged victim call Ryan while police recorded the phone call.

When the former student asked Ryan if she was still teaching, she allegedly replied that she is no longer a teacher and is now a nanny.

The alleged victim reportedly asked Ryan if she would be willing to talk about their time together in high school.

She reportedly responded, “I mean, I guess. It depends on what. I don’t know. Ugh. I can talk to you about general.”

According to the affidavit, the alleged victim elaborated, “Like us having sex and stuff.”

Ryan reportedly replied with a nervous laugh and said, “No.”

She allegedly told the former student to “hold on a second,” and he remained on the line for about three minutes without any response from Ryan, so he hung up on the call.

The alleged victim purportedly called Ryan back, but the call was sent to her voicemail.

Sgt. Schnese of the Appleton Police Department questioned Ryan and noted that “she was breathing with shallow breaths” during the interrogation.

He wrote in the affidavit, “Shortly thereafter, Rebecca placed her head in her hands and said, ‘I did not sleep with [VICTIM 1].'”

The Appleton School District noted that Ryan had been employed by the district from August 29, 2016, through Feb. 9, 2018.

The school district added, “During her time with the district, there were no reports or allegations involving inappropriate contact with students. We are committed to partnering with the Appleton Police Department as needed to support any ongoing investigations.”

Ryan is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on May 6.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning gain-of-function research on pandemic pathogens that many believe was the true source of the coronavirus pandemic.

The research typically involves modification of existing viruses in order to make them more infectious and studying the outcomes in order to prevent and treat possible pandemics.

‘Researchers have not acknowledged the legitimate potential for societal harms that this kind of research poses.’

After the global pandemic, many theorized that the source of the virus was a laboratory leak involving gain-of-function research, possibly at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The theory was initially ridiculed as a racist conspiracy theory by many, but has since been corroborated by more evidence.

The administration said the order would “drastically reduce” lab-related incidents involving gain-of-function research “like that conducted on bat coronaviruses in China by the EcoHealth Alliance and Wuhan Institute of Virology.”

Trump’s order ends federal funding for the research in countries like China, Iran, and others without sufficient oversight. It also orders U.S. agencies to identify such research that might imperil public safety and end federal funding for any programs.

“For decades, policies overseeing gain-of-function research on pathogens, toxins, and potential pathogens have lacked adequate enforcement, transparency, and top-down oversight,” read a fact sheet from the administration. “Researchers have not acknowledged the legitimate potential for societal harms that this kind of research poses.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was among the most prominent critics of the lab-leak theory and defended the use of gain-of-function research.

“President Trump has long theorized that COVID-19 originated from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and has consistently pushed for transparency in investigating its origins,” said the statement from the administration.

The Obama, Biden, and first Trump administrations all previously implemented policies pausing or limiting gain-of-function research.

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A professor who identified as a “social justice advocate” was arrested for allegedly streaming child sexual abuse videos at his residence in Texas.

Zaid Mashour Haddad was arrested on Tuesday after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said he was previously caught streaming an illegal video while they conducted a search warrant. The victim in the video was said to be a boy of about 7 or 8 years old.

Conversations on Telegram allegedly showed a pattern of accessing and saving links of child sexual abuse.

Haddad was a teacher at the University of Texas at San Antonio and had lectured at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was charged with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of knowingly accessing child pornography material with the intent to view it, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.

Authorities said that his conversations on Telegram allegedly showed a pattern of accessing and saving links of child sexual abuse.

The search warrant was conducted in July 2021, leading to questions as to why it took so long for Haddad to be arrested.

“What’s shocking is law enforcement. Seven- or 8-year-old being abused on his flat screen and left him in our community for four years in a role where he has access to children,” said criminal attorney Joe Hoelscher to KABB-TV.

Haddad’s profile at UTSA identified him as a “social justice advocate.”

If convicted, Haddad faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a lifetime of supervised release.

Haddad had also been an adjunct faculty member at Nevada State College. His curriculum vitae showed that he had received an “LGBTQ Lavender Faculty” award in 2016.

A photo of Haddad can be viewed on the news video report from WOAI-TV on YouTube.

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A Vanity Fair writer was ridiculed for claiming that supporters of President Donald Trump were to blame for a “protein mania” among Americans.

The article by Keziah Weir says that the “Make American Great Again” movement is fueling the demand for protein that has been building for decades. Weir cites examples from the “manosphere,” including popular podcaster Joe Rogan among the protein culprits.

‘This is undeniably one of the dumbest, most hate inspired screeds I’ve ever seen.’

The article gives a history of quack science that sold protein shakes and supplements as a solution to many health problems. It also notes that masculinity is often linked to eating meat and that popular podcasts glorify the obsession with protein.

“Whether our current protein path leads to an accidental brush with transcendence, or face down on the pavement as gunshots ricochet nearby, remains to be seen,” Weir concludes in the article.

Weir’s bizarre accusations were mocked by many on social media.

“This is undeniably one of the dumbest, most hate inspired screeds I’ve ever seen. The hard left (ie Vanity Fair & their supplicants) want you drugged, sick and sterile. What a sad, pathetic existence this must be,” read one response.

“You know things are going good when vanity fair is upset about protein,” said Trent Staggs, a Utah mayor.

“Vanity Fair doing their part to help convert Democrats to Republicans,” joked another user.

“I think We The People are kind of past this concept of dismantling the patriarchy and white men are bad and blah blah blah blah blame MAGA … LOL,” read another response.

“This trash rag can go bankrupt. This is why no one takes mainstream publications seriously anymore,” said another user.

A 2019 study claimed that Caucasian Americans contributed to global warming by having a typical diet of “environmentally intense foot items” at a higher rate than other ethnic groups.

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Tennessee state law enforcement has released bodycam footage from a November 2022 traffic stop involving the left’s darling, illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

While the traffic stop report doesn’t mention anything about human trafficking, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Trisha McLaughlin believes otherwise.

“This is textbook human trafficking,” McLaughlin said in a segment on Fox News. “I’ll remind viewers that there were eight other individuals in this car that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driving. They were driving allegedly from Texas to Maryland. That’s a three-day journey, not a single piece of luggage in that vehicle.”

“That screams of human trafficking,” she continued. “I also want to remind viewers that in 2019, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested. He was arrested with multiple other members of MS-13. He was decked out in MS-13 symbols — ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,’ which is MS-13’s logo and slogan.”

But that’s not all. According to McLaughlin, Abrego Garcia allegedly had “drugs and rolls of cash on him” and in the past was accused by his wife of detaining and abusing her, as well as psychologically abusing her and her children.

“How is this the story that Democrats are willing to fight for? How is this the one thing that has captivated all of their attention in all of these media headlines right now?” Jill Savage asks independent journalist Breanna Morello.

“It’s pretty strange because one would think this would not be the person they’re putting on a pedestal when it comes to this immigration topic. Obviously, they’re trying to win over their voter base so that they feel a little bit more passionate about this argument because many people are on the fence, or they’re swinging with President Trump these days,” Morello tells Savage and Matthew Peterson.

“We’ve seen it based on the polls when it comes to immigration,” she continues, “And I just think it’s so crazy that they’re picking this person to go out there and throw their whole support behind. It makes me wonder, did they actually understand what he was doing or what he was accused of in the past? Or did they just find one person, think that they could win over the American people with him, and didn’t do any research?”

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit delivered the Trump administration a “huge victory” on Saturday, blocking the order of a lesser court that required the reinstatement of over 1,000 Voice of America employees.

Kari Lake, senior adviser for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which supervises Voice of America, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and a handful of other state-funded outfits including Radio Free Europe, called the ruling a “BIG WIN in our legal cases at USAGM & Voice of America. Huge victory for President Trump and Article II.”

“Turns out the District Court judge will not be able to manage the agency as he seemed to want to,” added Lake.

The appeals court’s 2-1 ruling, which saw Trump-appointed Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao pitted against dissenting Obama-appointed Judge Cornelia Pillard, held that “the government is likely to succeed on the merits because the district court likely lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to enjoin USAGM’s personnel actions and to compel the agency to restore RFA’s and MBN’s FY 2025 grants.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 14 aimed at reducing various “unnecessary” elements of the federal bureaucracy “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” Among the entities targeted was the USAGM.

‘Ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda.’

In a corresponding fact sheet, the White House shared links to articles criticizing the quality and neutrality of the state media outfit’s output, as well as a link to a write-up of the American Accountability Foundation’s 2022 lawsuit alleging that VOA had “been infiltrated by anti-American, pro-Islamic state interests.”

Blaze News previously reported that pursuant to the president’s executive order, approximately 1,300 VOA journalists and other employees were placed on administrative leave, and funding was suspended to VOA’s sister networks.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled against the administration on April 22, noting that its stated efforts to “ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda” were “arbitrary and capricious” and “likely in direct violation of numerous federal laws,” including the VOA’s congressionally established charter in the International Broadcasting Act.

Lamberth ordered the administration to “take all necessary steps to return USAGM employees and contractors to their status” prior to Trump’s March 14 EO; to restore VOA programming; and to restore fiscal year 2025 grants to Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. He also demanded that the administration provide him with monthly status reports “apprising the Court of the status of the defendants’ compliance with this Order.”

‘The injunction threatens its prerogative to “speak with one voice” on behalf of the United States in foreign affairs.’

The appeals court said in its Saturday ruling that Lamberth “likely lacked jurisdiction over the USAGM’s personnel decisions” as federal employees may not use the Administrative Procedure Act to challenge agency employee actions.

“Congress has instead established comprehensive statutory schemes for adjudicating employment disputes with the federal government,” noted the court.

While the dissenting Obama judge on the appeals court expressed doubt that Congress’ chosen administrative methods could properly process agency-wide claims for over 1,000 employees, the majority noted that “administrative agencies are not powerless to issue broad-reaching relief in large-scale personnel matters.”

The court said that Lamberth similarly lacked jurisdiction to restore Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks’ grants for fiscal year 2025.

“If a claim against the United States is contractual ‘at its essence,’ district courts have no power to resolve it,” wrote the majority. That authority belongs to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

The appeals court also recognized that Lamberth’s order requiring the restoration of all employees and contractors is a harmful “intrusion” that implicates the Trump administration’s foreign-affairs authority since USAGM is responsible for presenting the views of the government and supporting U.S. foreign policy.

“By depriving the Executive Branch of control over the individuals involved in its international broadcasting, the injunction threatens its prerogative to ‘speak with one voice’ on behalf of the United States in foreign affairs,” said the court.

Margot Cleveland, senior legal correspondent at the Federalist, noted that this “conclusion should have wide-spread ramifications” because many of the legal challenges brought against the Trump administration “are about employment decisions which CONGRESS said are NOT for district courts to decide.”

The appeals court’s decision landed a day after the Department of Justice notified lawyers representing VOA workers that they could return to work this week.

In a letter obtained by The Hill sent to VOA staffers’ lawyers, the DOJ wrote, “USAGM currently expects staff to begin to return to the office next week, as security, building space, and equipment issues require a phased return.”

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Even though Democrats lost the last election thanks to their progressive policies that alienated a huge portion of the country, that doesn’t mean they’re rethinking their radicalism.

A perfect example is the state of Washington, which just made a series of terrifying moves that caused Glenn Beck to say, “If you’re living in Washington state, may I just say get the hell out now!”

For example, under current Washington law, the governor has the power to declare a state of emergency without initial legislative approval. During such emergencies, the governor has broad authority to limit or prohibit various activities and may suspend enforcement of certain rules and legal obligations affecting both public and private sectors.

Senate Bill 5434 was introduced in response to concerns about former Democratic Governor Jay Inslee’s extensive use of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic. SB 5434 sought to impose limits on those powers, but the bill ultimately failed to pass.

“Remember, this is the state that was talking about building little internment camps for people who wouldn’t get vaccinated last time,” says Glenn. “If you think that they won’t do that, you’re out of your mind.”

Another scary move the state has made is the passing of House Bill 2077, also called the “Tesla tax,” that adds a 2% tax on zero-emission vehicle credits sold by automakers and a 10% tax on credits saved for later. Tesla, the main seller of these credits, is most impacted by the tax because it exceeds the 25,000-credit threshold. The bill is aimed at addressing the state’s mounting budget deficit.

Glenn slams this new tax on Tesla’s EV credits as a symptom of the state’s overspending.

“All of these states that have been spending money like crazy — California, Washington state — I’m not bailing you out,” says Glenn. “I will march to secede if this government is going to bail out the states that have been spending money out of control while our states have been responsible.”

“The Constitution is not a suicide pact, and because you are committing suicide doesn’t mean my state has to commit suicide,” he adds.

Glenn’s last example of why the state of Washington is a sinking ship is House Bill 1131, which gives illegal aliens with convictions priority for pardons over citizens.

“HB 1131 allows convicted noncitizens facing deportation to skip the front of the clemency line ahead of U.S. citizens,” co-host Stu Burguiere reads from the bill.

“Sell your house, and get out of that state!” Glenn pleads.

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A former Department of State budget analyst pleaded guilty on Wednesday to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported.

Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, admitted to stealing over $650,000 from taxpayers between March 2022 and April 2024, according to the Department of Justice.

‘As a result, anyone viewing those entries in the QuickBooks system did not see Ferrer’s name as the payee on the checks unless they accessed an audit trail.’

Ferrer was a senior budget analyst for the State Department’s Office of the Chief of Protocol. As a part of her role with the federal agency, she had the authority to print and sign checks.

According to prosecutors, Ferrer wrote 60 checks to herself and three checks to an individual with whom she had a personal relationship. Ferrer printed and signed the checks, depositing $657,347.50 into her personal accounts.

She attempted to hide the illegal activity by utilizing a State Department QuickBooks account, where she entered her name as the payee, printed the checks, and then changed the account’s listed payee to an agency vendor.

“As a result, anyone viewing those entries in the QuickBooks system did not see Ferrer’s name as the payee on the checks unless they accessed an audit trail,” the DOJ stated.

As part of her guilty plea, she agreed to pay back the embezzled funds.

Ferrer’s sentencing is scheduled for September 18. She faces up to 10 years in prison.

In response to Ferrer’s guilty plea, the Diplomatic Security Service, the law enforcement arm of the State Department, said, “At DSS, we’re doing our part to ensure accountability and uphold public trust. Thank you to our partners for their work on this case.”

President Donald Trump’s State Department has made it a top priority to root out government waste.

On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement reflecting on the administration’s first 100 days.

He noted that the department “is becoming a leaner machine, eager to deliver for the taxpayers.”

“With an impending reorganization that will unleash the Department’s talent from the ground up, the State Department is set to continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, security and prosperity of the American people over the next four years,” he stated.

On Tuesday, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture program director, Kirk Perry, pleaded guilty to participating in a kickback scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The DOJ reported that Perry and his nephew, Jamarea Grant, “conspired to bill the government nearly $400,000 for work that Grant did not actually perform.”

“Perry also had access to Grant’s bank account. As part of the criminal scheme Perry transferred approximately $125,000 of the USDA payments from Grant’s account to his own account,” the DOJ stated.

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After decades of treating Christianity as a punch line, Democrats suddenly became staunch defenders of traditionalism over the weekend — all thanks to President Donald Trump.

Late Friday, the White House’s official X account reposted an AI-generated image of Trump wearing papal vestments. The image was posted after Trump joked that he would “like to be pope,” a comment made one week before the Catholic Church’s cardinals convene the conclave to select Pope Francis’ successor.

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The AI image went not just viral but mega viral. By Monday morning, it had been viewed more than 100 million times on X alone.

Reaction to the image fell into four general buckets:

Catholics expressed outrage and offense at the image, suggesting that Trump or the White House was mocking their tradition, which could not come at a worse time as the church mourns Francis’ death and prepares to select a new pope.
Catholics and non-Catholic Christians thought the image was a joke and funny, not something to be upset about.Critics of President Trump expressed outrage — as they do over anything Trump does.
Democrats, whose public policy subverts much of Christianity’s values, pearl-clutched.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is a prime example of No. 4.

“This is deeply offensive to me and to my fellow Catholics around the world as we continue to mourn our beloved Pope Francis,” Hochul responded.

That response, too, went viral, not because Hochul is perceived to be a coherent defender of Christianity and the Catholic faith but precisely the opposite: While she now wants to posture online to win brownie points with her progressive base, she has repeatedly mocked many of Christianity’s most important values.

Hochul, for example, supports radical abortion measures and has taken steps to reduce abortion regulations — even just weeks ago. Hochul has tried to force Catholics to violate their conscience, condemning them as “right-wing extremists,” Hochul opposes traditional marriage, supports trans-ing children, and weaponized Jesus to force people to get the COVID-19 shot.

But suddenly a meme is a moral crisis?

The truth is: Democrats treat Christianity — traditional, conservative, orthodox Christianity — as something to be mocked, condemned, and sidelined. That’s why Hochul’s sudden outrage doesn’t land; it’s not reverence but opportunism.

If a member of the LGBTQ community posted a picture of a drag queen in papal vestments, would Hochul be similarly outraged? She’d probably call it brave.

This is yet another example of a Democrat using Christianity to score political points. If Hochul truly respected Christianity and the Catholic tradition, her policies and values would reflect it.

In the end, it’s clear Trump wasn’t mocking the church. But he did manage to expose just how performative (and hypocritical) the left’s outrage is — and for that, we can be thankful.

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Dominique Alexander, president of the race-obsessed Next Generation Action Network, released a video explaining why he had the father of Austin Metcalf removed from his press conference with the family of Karmelo Anthony. Anthony, who is black, is being charged with the murder of Metcalf after he allegedly stabbed the white student in the heart at a high school track meet.

Alexander said he and Anthony’s parents at first did not know Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, was in attendance at the press conference until a security guard for NGAN asked him to move out of a pathway reserved for the family to leave once the press conference was finished.

“[Jeff] looked back at him like he was entitled or like he didn’t have to move, whatever it may be. We didn’t even know who he was at this time. We just asked him to step back,” Alexander explained.

Alexander said a member of the media informed him that was the father of Austin.

It has been reported … Anthony confessed to the killing before asking the officer if he could claim self-defense.

“I said, ‘I know you lying. Like, what? He can’t be here.’ So what we initiated is making sure that we secured the facility. Let me make this very clear: The Anthony family didn’t even know he was here. But how do we know what he came here for? He didn’t come and ask. … We didn’t know if he was going to pull out a [gun]. We didn’t know what we didn’t know,” Alexander insisted.

The social activist said he was not going to wait to let something happen before having the elder Metcalf removed from the press event.

Alexander got upset recounting how Metcalf would not leave the premises when he was asked by security and plainclothes Dallas police officers.

“We were asking him repeatedly to leave, and literally he wouldn’t even talk. He wouldn’t even say anything. He felt like he could just stand there! That’s not right! It was very upsetting to me. It’s not right!” Alexander said, adding Metcalf did not seem to be there with good intentions since he would not speak.

Alexander said the press conference was not about the case per se but to clear the air over the money donated to Anthony’s family and how it has been spent.

The Anthony case started when Austin Metcalf and his twin brother asked Anthony to leave the tent space. An altercation ensued before the stabbing.

It has been reported at the time of the arrest that Anthony confessed to the killing before asking the officer if he could claim self-defense.

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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States is moving to impose a hefty tariff on foreign flicks to save the nation’s struggling film industry.

Trump stated in a post on Truth Social that he had authorized the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative “to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.”

‘The key concern, of course, will be how this might affect U.S. movie sales around the world.’

“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,” Trump wrote. “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat.”

He argued that the foreign films pushed “propaganda.”

“WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” Trump declared.

The president told reporters that “Hollywood is being destroyed.” He, in part, blamed “grossly incompetent” California Governor Gavin Newsom (D).

“Other nations have been stealing the moviemaking capabilities from the United States,” he stated. “If they’re not willing to make a movie inside the United States, then we should have a tariff on movies that come in.”

In response to Trump’s tariff announcement, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick confirmed that the administration is “on it.”

In January, Trump named actors Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight Hollywood’s “special ambassadors,” tasked with bringing filmmaking back to the U.S.

“They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK — BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!” Trump stated.

At the time of Trump’s announcement, Gibson told Variety, “I got the tweet at the same time as all of you and was just as surprised. Nevertheless, I heed the call. My duty as a citizen is to give any help and insight I can.”

A Friday report from Deadline stated that Voight has been meeting with union representatives and studio executives to better understand Hollywood’s challenges.

In April, Voight’s manager, Steven Paul, told NBC News that Voight planned to soon present Trump with a list of ideas to revive the nation’s movie industry. Those proposals reportedly include incentives for infrastructure investments, job training, and tax code alterations.

According to Politico, state Sen. Ben Allen (D) and “a person close to the White House” have attributed the foreign film tariffs to Voight.

Allen told the news outlet, “To be honest, at first blush I generally see this as a positive development. Unlike a lot of the other items on Trump’s tariffs list, we know that TV and movies can be made 100% in the USA right now and at a very high caliber.”

“The key concern, of course, will be how this might affect U.S. movie sales around the world,” he added.

A rep for Voight did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Rolling Stone.

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Rogue judges and politicians have been hindering the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens, and in a recent conversation with a reporter, border czar Tom Homan wasn’t shy about how they may be planning to fight back.

“The president signed an executive order just this week threatening to defund sanctuary cities for their policies. Why not just arrest the leaders who are harboring and shielding illegal aliens, actually, terrorists, from deportation?” the reporter asked Homan.

“Wait till you see what’s coming,” Homan responded, as a smug smile broke out across his face.

Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” is thrilled by Homan’s clear confidence.

“Ordinarily I’d be like, ‘No, they’re not going to do anything,’ but with Tom Homan, I don’t know, man, I take him pretty seriously,” Gonzales says, noting that Homan has “the greatest smirk” she’s ever seen.

BlazeTV contributor Jaco Booyens can attest to the very real trouble these judges and politicians are now in.

“Exactly 24 hours ago today, I was sitting in front of Secretary Kristi Noem in a conference room, where she said something very similar, where you have to read between the lines,” Booyens explains. “Remember, Tom answers up to Secretary Noem.”

“There’s so much in that statement,” he continues, adding, “Yes, I believe there’s a lot coming.”

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Amber Ruffin is the perfect political comic for our age. That’s not a compliment.

The former late-night host (does anyone remember her Peacock show?) is now the new voice of the resistance alongside Colbert and co.

Lucas wasn’t shoe-horning progressive platitudes into his movie or lecturing audiences on Jedi privilege. He cared about the franchise first and foremost.

Ruffin gained attention after she was hired and later fired from being the comic host of last month’s White House Correspondents’ Association D.C. gala. The not-so-august body realized Ruffin’s hard-left shtick wouldn’t mesh with its laughable attempt to play the “we don’t choose sides, y’all” card.

Ruffin has never been THAT funny.

Now, she’s riding that cancellation wave to accidentally remind us the WHCA got it right the second time. She’s too unhinged even for late-night TV (but not “The View”).

First, she promoted the “very fine people” hoax to smite President Donald Trump, as if everyone with a functioning brain didn’t know it’s been repeatedly debunked, even by the liberal Snopes.

Now, she’s warning us on, where else, “The View” that President Trump will keep “disappearing” people who cross him. She also suggested Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will start abducting autistic children.

Even “The View” producers must have blinked hard on that twofer. Here’s betting the show’s legal team brewed a few extra pots of joe that day …

‘Sith’ happens

“Star Wars” fans once hated franchise creator George Lucas so much they made a movie about it. The 2010 documentary “The People vs. George Lucas” let fans take Lucas to the nerd woodshed. They roasted the filmmaker for replacing the original film trilogy with an “updated” version that messed with core parts of the saga.

Google “Han shot first” to get the gist of the debate. The trio of underwhelming prequels Lucas delivered added fuel to the fire.

Now? Well, after a decade of Disney-produced “Star Wars” content, some, if not all, is forgiven. The 20th anniversary rerelease of “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” (written and directed by Lucas) made a shocking $25 million last weekend. That’s more than many new films earn in their opening frames.

Why? “Sith” was better than we remember, for starters. Plus, “woke” wasn’t even a thing back in 2005. Lucas wasn’t shoe-horning progressive platitudes into his movie or lecturing audiences on Jedi privilege. He cared about the franchise first and foremost. That’s all. Now, that’s more than enough.

Maybe, the one sequel we need is “The People vs. George Lucas 2: The Apology” …

Off-key

Neil Young can’t stop embarrassing himself.

It’s bad enough that the former free speech warrior tried to get Joe Rogan canceled for sharing the “wrong” pandemic views on his Spotify platform. It got worse when Young ripped his music off the platform in protest and, later, quietly put it back in.

Now, Young is barking at Elon Musk’s EV company Tesla via song, and both the lyrics and the message couldn’t be more muddled.

“Come on Ford, come on GM / Come on Chrysler, let’s roll again … China’s way ahead, they’re making clean cars,” Young sang at a recent concert. Guess he hasn’t heard about China’s affinity for not-so-clean coal plants.

Need more lyrics?

“If you’re a Democrat, taste your freedom / Get whatever you want, taste your freedom.”

Oh, and the song calls Telsa owners “fascists.”

We’ve lost David Crosby, sadly, but can’t the surviving members of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young stage an intervention?

Whoopi’s whoopsie

Another day, another unhinged conspiracy on “The View.”

This time, Whoopi Goldberg got the ball rolling by suggesting President Donald Trump fixed the 2024 presidential election. Quick! Get Robert Mueller on line one! The walls are closing in!

I want to remind people that [Trump] took credit for Biden’s economy — BOOMING economy, claiming investors knew he was going to win. I think he should stop saying that because you’re going to make somebody investigate how investigators would know you were going to win. I’m just putting that out there. You know.

Hey, she’s just asking questions. And since it’s “The View,” the questions remain nuclear-grade dumb.

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