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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it has found the University of Pennsylvania in violation of Title IX for allowing men to compete on its women’s sports teams.

In order to resolve its violations of federal anti-discrimination law and to avoid a referral to the Justice Department for enforcement proceedings — which could lead to a loss of federal funding — the university has 10 days to take action.

The ED’s proposed resolution agreement requires the institution to: notify the university community that it will now comply with Title IX in all of its athletic programs; “restore to all female athletes all individual athletic records, titles, honors, awards or similar recognition for Division I swimming competitions misappropriated by male athletes competing in female categories”; and send a letter to each female athlete whose recognition is restored apologizing “for allowing her educational experience in athletics to be marred by sex discrimination.”

While the announcement did not explicitly reference any particular transvestite athlete, by the mention of swimming competitions, it is clear that the invasion of William “Lia” Thomas into women’s sports and spaces was at issue.

Blaze News previously reported that Thomas was a middling performer on the University of Pennsylvania men’s swimming team until he starting taking hormones in 2019 and competing against women.

Thomas, ranked 554th in the 200-yard freestyle for men, went on to crush records set by females in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Division I championships and tie with All-American swim star Riley Gaines for fifth that April in the women’s 200-meter.

According to Gaines, to whom the university must now apologize, it was around that time Thomas exposed his male genitalia in a women’s locker room.

Paula Scanlan, a former University of Pennsylvania student athlete who was listed as a senior on Penn Athletics’ Women’s Swimming and Diving Roster and swam with Thomas, initially objected to his participation anonymously but put her name on record in 2023 to fight against male infiltration of female sports.

‘I honestly don’t think that they are sorry for what they did to us female athletes.’

“Little girls who look up to Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan can find hope in today’s action — the Trump Administration will not allow male athletes to invade female private spaces or compete in female categories,” acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said in a statement.

Trainor added, “UPenn has a choice to make: do the right thing for its female students and come into full compliance with Title IX immediately or continue to advance an extremist political project that violates federal antidiscrimination law and puts UPenn’s federal funding at risk.”

Scanlan said in a video statement Monday, “I don’t think the University of Pennsylvania is going to apologize to anyone.”

“I honestly don’t think that they are sorry for what they did to us female athletes,” continued Scanlan, adding that that by all indications, the university appears to believe men belong in women’ sports.

Scanlan noted, for instance, that “the University of Pennsylvania nominated Lia Thomas for NCAA Woman of the Year. Each school gets only a few nominees and they chose Lia Thomas.”

“They also told all of us female athletes that we needed to seek psychological services if we objected to him undressing in our locker room 18 times per week,” continued the female athlete. “They continue to highlight Thomas’ achievements all over social media and they would also sell out the stands of our swim meets to media so that they could take pictures of us in our swimsuits.”

The Trump administration suspended approximately $175 million in grants and contracts to the University of Pennsylvania last month over its policies enabling men to compete in women’s sports.

In response to the funding freeze, J. Larry Jameson, the university’s president, effectively blamed the NCAA for Thomas’ invasion of women’s sports.

“For NCAA Division I sports, eligibility is governed by NCAA rules,” wrote Jameson. “Beginning in 2010, the NCAA required that transgender student-athletes be permitted to participate on college teams. Penn has never had a transgender student-athlete policy of its own. During the 2021-22 season, a student-athlete who had transitioned while on leave from Penn the previous year competed in women’s swimming, in full compliance with NCAA rules and Title IX policies in place at the time.”

Jameson noted that when the NCAA revised its policy in compliance with President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” the university followed suit.

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A former Department of Justice prosecutor whom the Trump administration fired in March is now challenging his termination, the Associated Press reported Monday.

Adam Schleifer previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles. However, he was removed from his position reportedly one hour after pro-Trump activist Laura Loomer called for his termination in a post on social media.

‘A Trump hating federal employee is now “challenging his firing” from the DOJ after I exposed his anti-Trump vitriol.’

On March 28, Loomer questioned why President Donald Trump’s administration had allowed the “Biden holdover” and “Trump hater” to remain on staff with the U.S. attorney’s office.

“Fire him. He supported the impeachment of President Trump and said he wanted to repeal Trump’s tax plan,” she wrote. “We need to purge the US Attorney’s office of all leftist Trump haters.”

Loomer shared a screenshot of Schleifer responding to a 2020 post from Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).

Schiff’s post read, “Donald Trump must be convicted and removed from office.”

Schleifer responded, “This. Proud of my former rep. … Trump erodes our constitutional integrity every day with every lie and every act of heedless, narcissistic corruption.”

He also previously shared his plans to “repeal Trump’s tax plan.”

According to a Monday report from the AP, Schleifer challenged his recent firing in a filing to the Merit Systems Protection Board. He argued that his termination was due to “unprecedented partisan and political reasons” and undermined the justice system’s “bedrock principle.”

He claimed that his firing was an unlawful retaliation for protected political speech made before he was a government lawyer.

Schleifer reportedly received a letter last month from a White House official notifying him that he had been terminated, but no reason was given.

He is seeking to be reinstated and receive back pay, as well as other relief.

The filing, obtained by the AP, read, “Nothing in Mr. Schleifer’s conduct as a private citizen would cast any doubt on his commitment to defend the Constitution and the rule of law and to advance the impartial administration of justice.”

Schleifer declined the AP’s request for comment. The White House did not respond to the news outlet.

Loomer reacted to Schleifer’s challenge.

“A Trump hating federal employee is now ‘challenging his firing’ from the DOJ after I exposed his anti-Trump vitriol,” Loomer wrote in a post on X. “Trump haters are very angry they are being exposed before they are given a chance to sabotage and obstruct the 2nd Trump admin.”

“I’m going to expose all of them!” she added.

Loomer has previously taken credit for some of the White House’s decisions to terminate staffers.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration fired the director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh, and his civilian deputy, Wendy Noble, was removed and reassigned. Several National Security Council officials were also terminated.

Loomer responded to the firings in a post on X.

“NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump. That is why they have been fired,” she wrote. “Thank you President Trump for being receptive to the vetting materials provided to you and thank you for firing these Biden holdovers.”

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Progressives routinely advance their agenda by obscuring the suffering of women and children. Every cultural revolution they champion, from redefining marriage to dismantling biological sex to flooding the country with abortion pills, demands one thing: suppression of consequences.

During the gay marriage debate, we were told it was all about adult love and equality. In reality, children paid the price.

This is the progressive playbook: Minimize harm, deny casualties, and move the Overton window.

With the transgender surge, Americans were assured it was just about “letting people pee in peace.” In reality, it meant lost female swim and track records, male rapists in women’s prisons, and irreversible surgeries on minors.

And now it’s the abortion pill. Sold as “a safe, effective, FDA-approved method for people to end a pregnancy in the comfort of their own homes,” it has quietly become one of the most dangerous medical products routinely given to American women — no doctor visit required.

A groundbreaking new study by the Ethics and Public Policy Center shatters the illusion of safety around mifepristone, the abortion drug created by Danco Laboratories and greenlighted by the FDA. Based on real-world insurance claims (versus the previous shallow clinical trials) the data shows that one in 10 women who take the abortion pill suffer a serious or life-threatening complication: sepsis, hemorrhaging, emergency surgery, hospitalization — even death.

“Simply stated,” the report says, “mifepristone, as used in real-world conditions, is not ‘safe and effective.’”

Naming the victims

The study analyzed a staggering 865,727 chemical abortions between 2017 and 2023, drawn from an all-payer insurance claims database covering private insurers, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Unlike the cherry-picked participants in controlled trials, these women represent the actual population using mifepristone today.

The EPPC found that 10.93% of women experienced serious adverse events within 45 days of their abortions — a rate 22 times higher than what the FDA reports on its drug label, which still cites outdated trials from as far back as 1983. As the authors note, those clinical trials enrolled just 30,966 people and were conducted under tightly controlled conditions. The real world doesn’t work that way.

And the real world has already buried the dead.

Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old medical assistant and mother from Georgia, died on August 19, 2022, from septic shock after experiencing complications from a medication abortion. After taking abortion pills, she developed a severe infection due to retained fetal tissue.

In 2017, 23-year-old Keisha Atkins underwent a late-term abortion in New Mexico, using mifepristone and misoprostol. She developed sepsis and required transfer to the University of New Mexico Hospital. Her condition rapidly worsened, and she died during emergency surgery.

Atkins and Thurman are not rare exceptions. Candi Miller, a 41-year-old mother, and Porsha Ngumezi, 35, also suffered fatal complications. Other unnamed victims fill the record. These women represent just a fraction of the tens of thousands who faced serious complications after taking mifepristone.

The EPPC report confirms what these stories reveal: The FDA has abandoned its responsibility to women in pursuit of politically pressured expediency.

In the name of “access,” the FDA has dismantled the original safeguards it once demanded when approving mifepristone in 2000.

Back then, patients were required to make three in-person visits. Only physicians could prescribe the drug. Pills had to be administered in a clinic or hospital setting. Providers had to be able to diagnose ectopic pregnancies and provide emergency surgical care if needed. Adverse events had to be reported.

Now? One telehealth call. Pills mailed to your house. And no obligation to report complications — unless the woman dies.

Returning to reality

In light of such overwhelming evidence of harm, the EPPC report recommends that “the FDA immediately reinstate its earlier, stronger patient safety protocols to ensure physician responsibility for women who take mifepristone under their care, as well as mandate full reporting of its side effects.”

The EPPC is right. Because the data is damning.

The study used the FDA’s own criteria to identify serious adverse events: infections, transfusions, ER visits, repeat surgeries, and psychiatric emergencies, all coded through ICD-10 and CPT medical billing systems. And while the report was cautious — tracking events within 45 days instead of the 72-day window used by FDA trial data — the outcome was still catastrophic.

“We included CTCAE Grade 3 (severe) and Grade 4 (life-threatening),” the report notes. “We did not include Grade 1 (mild) or Grade 2 (moderate).”

In other words, these weren’t headaches or stomach cramps. These were emergencies. And the women were often alone.

Chemical abortions now account for roughly two-thirds of all abortions in America. That means mifepristone is not a niche product — it’s mainstream. And yet the public has been systematically lied to about the risks, even as the federal government continues to loosen restrictions.

This is the progressive playbook: Minimize harm, deny casualties, and move the Overton window. It worked with marriage. It worked with gender. It’s working with abortion pills — unless we stop pretending.

Justice requires living in reality. And the reality is that women and children are the consistent casualties of the progressive utopia.

We owe women more than euphemisms about “empowerment.” We owe them truth, compassion, accountability — and, in this case, stricter regulations that once existed for their protection.

The EPPC’s report is only the beginning. As more real-world data emerges, the FDA and drug manufacturers will be forced to answer the one question they’ve dodged for decades: How many women must suffer and die before “safe and effective” actually means something again?

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At first glance, outsiders might expect North Dakota to have already passed both school choice and a ban on pornography in public libraries. Republicans hold overwhelming majorities — 42-5 in the Senate and 83-11 in the House — and every statewide elected official is a Republican. Yet, Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s twin vetoes of both bills have forced conservatives to wait another two years to achieve these basic red-state goals. Warnings about Armstrong’s weakness came early and often.

SB 2307 could not be simpler. “A public library or a school district may not maintain in an area easily accessible to minors explicit sexual material,” the final amended text reads. Any sane person should support this standard. The definition of “explicit sexual material” mirrors language already used in other areas of law. The bill does not even ban the books outright — it merely restricts children’s access to sexually explicit material in publicly funded libraries.

Electing more governors like Kelly Armstrong will leave conservatives with nowhere to run.

Without enforcement, any law becomes meaningless. SB 2307 addresses this by requiring local prosecutors to investigate violations. Schools and libraries found out of compliance risk losing state funding.

Despite the bill’s straightforward intent, it barely passed — just 27-20 in the Senate and 49-45 in the House — with more than a third of Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it. Last week, to the shock of party officials, Armstrong vetoed the bill.

“I don’t pretend to know what the next literary masterpiece is going to be,” Armstrong wrote in his veto message. “But I know that I want it available in a library.” In parroting tired liberal straw-man talking points, Armstrong claimed he agreed with the concerns but dismissed the bill as a “misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.”

According to Armstrong, limiting children’s access to sexually explicit material in taxpayer-funded libraries now qualifies as “censorship.”

The rest of Armstrong’s veto message trots out the usual excuses — warnings about frivolous lawsuits, handwringing over enforcement logistics, and complaints about oversight costs. But his main point could not be clearer: Armstrong opposes any effort to shield children from sexual content in public institutions.

Bought out by teachers’ unions

What can parents do when public schools flood classrooms with pornography? Send their kids to private school, of course. Unfortunately, Armstrong worked to block that option, too.

House Bill 1540 would have established Education Savings Accounts for private school students, giving them a chance to compete with just a fraction of the money state and federal governments pour into the public system. The bill passed the House 49-43 and the Senate 27-20 — the same narrow margins as the library porn bill.

In his veto message last week, Armstrong whined that public school students pay taxes, too, and griped that HB 1540 offered them nothing. Instead, he threw his support behind Senate Bill 2400, which turns school choice into another welfare program for the public education establishment. Most of the money under SB 2400 would flow straight to parents whose children already attend public schools.

But why would public school students need education savings accounts when their tuition already costs nothing? The entire school choice movement rests on a simple truth: Government pours massive sums into public education, and families need just a fraction of that money diverted to private options to have a real choice. In North Dakota, the average combined state and federal cost of public education hits about $13,778 per K-12 student. Yet under HB 1540, the proposed funding for education savings accounts ranged from only $1,100 to $4,000, depending on household income — all of it aimed at private school students.

The funding imbalance also explains the shortage of private schools across much of North Dakota. Armstrong cited the lack of private schools outside major cities as justification for pouring even more money into public schools. But with fairer funding, more private schools would emerge. In a duplicitous statement, Armstrong claimed he “strongly supports expanding school choice.” Yet, real expansion demands closing the funding gap — something Armstrong clearly opposes. His true allegiance lies with the teachers’ unions, not with parents seeking alternatives.

A pattern of reckless endorsements

The Senate bill Armstrong promoted also stuffs extra money into school lunch programs and ropes homeschooling parents into the scheme — despite the fact that North Dakota homeschoolers explicitly rejected involvement.

Conservatives had plenty of warning. Armstrong served in the leadership of the RINO Main Street Partnership during his time in Congress. Although North Dakota boasts a growing conservative bench, Trump’s premature endorsement last spring handed Armstrong the governorship in one reckless move.

If Trump keeps up his reckless endorsement habits, every deep-red state will soon struggle to pass even the most basic conservative priorities. Once Trump leaves office, Democrats won’t just revive Biden-era policies — they will escalate.

Deep-red states like North Dakota, immune from political swings in general elections, must become our last strongholds of freedom. Electing more governors like Kelly Armstrong will strip away that sanctuary and leave conservatives with nowhere to run.

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Professional football Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe was recently hit with a $50 million civil lawsuit. The plaintiff, 20-year-old OnlyFans model Gabriella “Gabbi” Zuniga, alleges over the course of their two-year relationship, Sharpe raped her twice, recorded sexual encounters without consent, and threatened her.

Even though Sharpe has denied the allegations and insisted his encounters with Zuniga were “100% consensual,” he has temporarily stepped down from his role at ESPN.

In a statement, Sharpe wrote, “At this juncture I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties. I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me. I plan to return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason.”

Jason Whitlock, however, says what’s probably going on behind the scenes is ESPN and Sharpe are engaged in a “negotiation about his exit.”

“If Shannon Sharpe quits … he surrenders all that money; if ESPN can fire him for cause, he surrenders all that money,” he says. “[Sharpe] wants ESPN to have to fire him without cause so that he can get some of that money that ESPN owes him.”

Granted Zuniga’s attorney is Tony Buzbee, who has a long history of prosecuting black celebrities, Sharpe is going to need all the money he can get.

“If he’s going to survive, even in the podcast space, he’s going to have to reach a bunch more settlements with potential accusers” because Buzbee’s MO is “[kicking] up enough dust and enough controversy that other accusers come out of the woodwork, and they all want settlements,” Jason explains.

“ESPN likely wants to fire him with cause and say, ‘We don’t owe you an additional dime.’ Shannon Sharpe wants them to fire him without cause so he can get” a portion of his salary “in a settlement, and then he can take that money and dole it out to his accusers,” he continues.

“He can then do ‘Club Shay Shay,’ and the corporations and advertisers that support ‘Club Shay Shay’ can all put the blinders back on.”

Sharpe’s claim that he’s temporarily stepping away from ESPN is most likely “a delay tactic as they negotiate his exit.”

To hear more of Jason’s analysis, watch the episode above.

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Student loans are back in the headlines as the Trump administration moves to resume collections on delinquent federal student debt.

The issue demands serious scrutiny. Borrowers should honor their obligations. Yet the federal government has become the world’s largest predatory lender, handing tens of thousands of dollars in debt to teenagers who often lack the financial literacy to understand what they are signing. No underwriting process checks their ability to repay. Unlike most other loans, student debt cannot be discharged through bankruptcy.

The Trump administration should shift its collection stance and seize the opportunity to reform the broken student lending system.

This corrupt setup has enriched colleges, universities, and their administrators while leaving young people burdened with worthless degrees and mountains of debt.

With an entire generation saddled by debt and losing faith in the American dream, the Trump administration should lead a bold reform effort to fix student lending.

A five-step plan

First, Trump should work with Congress to get the federal government out of the student loan business entirely. The government is not a bank. Borrowing money at the federal level only to shovel it out to unqualified borrowers is reckless and unsustainable.

Next, the administration should pressure universities — particularly nonprofits with massive endowments. To maintain their tax-exempt status, these institutions must justify the return on investment for their degrees, hold a stake in the loans, and offer refunds for programs that fail to deliver promised outcomes.

If a student pursues a degree leading to a $50,000 salary, a college should warn them that taking on $200,000 in debt will never produce a worthwhile return. Aligning financial incentives would push schools to prioritize real-world job skills over administrative bloat and ideological indoctrination.

Student loans should also undergo an underwriting process based on both the student’s academic aptitude and the projected market value of the degree they are pursuing. Loans for high-value degrees should be higher than those for low-value ones, forcing colleges to stay competitive. Loans should also be restricted from funding noneducational expenses like spring break trips.

Additionally, student loans should become dischargeable through bankruptcy, just like other forms of personal debt. Colleges that hold a portion of the loan would then share the risk, giving them a stake in student success.

Finally, outstanding student loans must be restructured. Interest payments already made should be applied toward the principal, and students should have the right to seek recourse against universities that saddled them with overpriced, low-value degrees.

Trump’s big opportunity

The Trump administration has already welcomed many young Americans into the center-right coalition. Tackling the real crisis of college debt — an industry siphoning wealth from the next generation while pretending to offer economic opportunity — would show young voters that conservatives stand for their future.

Fixing student lending is not only good politics; it is the right thing to do to preserve the American dream for everyone.

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A wealthy private equity executive was arrested for alleged “grotesque physical and sexual violence” against women he found online, and police believe there may be more victims.

Ryan Hemphill was indicted on 116 counts, including 24 of predatory sexual assault, various charges of rape in the first and third degrees, assault, and facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance, according to a press release from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr.

‘I’m leaving here in five minutes. If you’re not here I’m gonna f**king unleash federal hell on you. You’re gonna wish you were f**king dead.’

“We allege that Ryan Hemphill raped and violently assaulted six different women in his apartment in just five months,” District Attorney Bragg said. “Further, we allege that he threatened the women and used his position as an attorney to intimidate them and prevent them from reporting these crimes.”

Prosecutors say the 43-year-old committed the heinous acts on women between Oct. 2024 and March 2025. He would allegedly rape them at his midtown Manhattan apartment and threaten them with torture.

“He forced or tricked them into ingesting various controlled substances that rendered them unconscious or significantly impaired,” said prosecutors. “He slapped and punched them repeatedly and tied them up with handcuffs and other restraints.”

Hemphill would force some of the victims to wear a shock collar while he raped them and also used a cattle prod meant for livestock, according to prosecutors. He allegedly found his victims on websites including Craigslist and SugarDaddy, and would offer them large sums of money for companionship as well as sex.

Police said they found a cattle prod as well as handcuffs at his apartment. They also found heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, and fentanyl.

Prosecutors are also looking for other possible victims, as videos of “dozens” of women were found on devices at Hemphill’s apartment.

They included images of texts allegedly sent by Hemphill.

“I’m leaving here in five minutes. If you’re not here I’m gonna f**king unleash federal hell on you. You’re gonna wish you were f**king dead,” the messages read.

If convicted, Hemphill could be sent to prison for life.

Video from the case can be viewed on the news report from WNYW-TV on YouTube.

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Nike’s latest advertisement at the London Marathon was lambasted as tone-deaf and completely disrespectful.

The red-colored sign read, “Never again. Until next year.” It was supposed to refer to the spirit of runners finishing a trial and returning the next year, but many took it as an insult to the victims of the Holocaust.

‘We did not mean any harm and apologize for any we caused. The London billboards were part of a broader campaign …’

Among the critics was billionaire investor Bill Ackman.

“The idea that @Nike would make light of the holocaust using Hitler-red imagery in a post-October 7th world is stunning. Heads need to roll. WTF Nike?” he posted.

“I assume that this was unintentional, but it is hard to imagine that there was no one at @Nike, on the marketing team, at their advertising firm, banner manufacture etc. who didn’t know or who didn’t think to Google the words ‘Never again,'” he added in a second tweet.

“I’m guessing it’s not super fun in the halls of @Nike right now. So many unforced errors. Never again? WTAF was this marketing person thinking?? A purge of mid level marketers must be underway. Plus some high level ones,” replied XX-XY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey.

“What on earth was @Nike thinking? They posted this enormous billboard in London for the London Marathon, just days after Holocaust Remembrance Day, but not for Holocaust Remembrance Day,” wrote pro-Israel author Aviva Klompas.

“I don’t believe for a second there was any ill malice, but please understand the concern with using the words ‘Never Again,’ what they represent and why this was in poor taste,” responded human rights attorney Arsen Ostrovsky.

Nike released a statement to CNBC apologizing for the offensive ad.

“We did not mean any harm and apologize for any we caused. The London billboards were part of a broader campaign titled ‘Winning Isn’t Comfortable,’ built on runners’ insights and designed to motivate runners to push past what they think is possible,” the company said.

“A series of billboards with taglines such as ‘Remember why you signed up for this,’ ‘This is bloody tough’ and ‘Never again until next year’ were placed along the route to inspire runners and the copy was based on common phrases used by runners,” they added.

The iconic shoe company had been criticized by many on the right when they signed on the controversial former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a spokesperson after his national anthem kneeling protests.

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I spent much of last week in Washington, D.C., where I sat down for a remarkable interview with President Donald Trump. But what happened off the air left an even deeper impression on me.

I had interviewed the president before, but this trip was different. It marked my first visit to the White House during his second term. Washington moves at a dizzying pace, and nothing replaces being on the ground — speaking directly with the people pulling the levers — to grasp the full scale of what the Trump administration is achieving.

Behind all the headlines and controversies, a man is walking those halls who still can’t believe he gets to do so.

After our interview, the president invited my wife, Tania, and me into the Oval Office. To my surprise, he left us alone there for five whole minutes. No one gets left alone in the Oval Office — ever. I joked that we should look for that little hidden puzzle piece from the National Archives. But in all seriousness, we were sitting next to the original Declaration of Independence. It was surreal, like stepping into a sacred space of American history.

When he returned, the president smiled and said, “Nobody sits in here without me or someone else. But I knew you’d want to look around. I figured you’d be more comfortable by yourself.” That alone speaks volumes about how the president sees these moments — not as power trips, but as opportunities to share America’s story.

Visiting the Lincoln Bedroom

We talked about Abraham Lincoln, and when I told him I’d never been to the Lincoln Bedroom, he said, “Want to go?” He was already being summoned to a meeting with the National Security Council, but he turned to his aides and said, “Let them wait. I’m taking them upstairs.”

And he did.

He didn’t just take us upstairs — he took us on a full tour, room by room, through the White House. Every hallway, every portrait, every inch had meaning. But when we finally reached the Lincoln Bedroom, I was blown away. It’s not just a room. It’s a time capsule.

Lincoln’s original writing desk is there, along with one of only four handwritten copies of the Gettysburg Address. Two of those copies include the phrase “this nation under God” — one of those was in that room. Standing there, next to the bed Lincoln slept in and the words he wrote during America’s darkest days, I felt something spiritual. Something sacred.

As we were leaving, I said, “I know you’re Donald J. Trump, but …” And before I could finish, he looked at me and said, “Every day.” He knew what I was going to ask. “Every day, Glenn. I wake up and say, ‘I can’t believe I’m in this house.’”

Say what you will about the man, but that’s humility. That’s reverence for the office. It’s a side of him the media won’t show you.

A hidden restoration

He didn’t tell me this directly, but word has it that Hillary Clinton removed some of the antique glass doorknobs from the White House before leaving. President Trump not only replaced them, but he also paid out of pocket to restore and upgrade much of the residence. The craftsmanship is stunning. And no, he’s not going to get credit for it. They might even remove those fixtures when he leaves again. But the truth is that he’s invested in preserving the dignity of the building.

In a time when politics has become performative and devoid of historical grounding, Trump is the president we need. He’s reading. He’s studying the presidents. He’s reflecting. He’s becoming a historian in his own right. And he’s still in awe of the place he occupies.

This wasn’t just a tour. It was a reminder that behind all the headlines and controversies, a man is walking those halls who still can’t believe he gets to do so. And in a world that rarely stops to appreciate the weight of history, I think that matters.

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Joy Reid offered a bizarre reading of history in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies while appearing on a YouTube show.

The former MSNBC host told Wajahat Ali that the U.S. was composed of many communities, often comprising those who survived through adversity and tumult, but that this character was threatened by politicians opposing diversity.

‘Keep voting for people like Trump, because we can be the Roman Empire.The Roman Empire had a high, and then baby it fell. The end.’

“We’re a nation of the strongest parts of each community on Earth. If you take that away and try to distill us just down to white folks, we’ll be like Europe, an aging, slowly dying former empire,” Reid said.

“The Roman Empire didn’t survive because it didn’t have enough strength in its diversity. It suppressed its diversity, and it died. If the U.S. wants to be the Roman Empire, keep voting the way you voting, y’all,” she added. “Keep voting for people like [President Donald] Trump, because we can be the Roman Empire.The Roman Empire had a high, and then baby it fell. The end.”

“Amen! Joy Reid unleashed, don’t you love it? Are you not entertained?” responded Ali.

She went on to say that the U.S. was headed toward becoming a Latin American nation.

“We are essentially a Latin American country, and we’re going to look more like Latin American countries, which we kind of are, right?” she continued. “We’re going to look more like our region where most people will be brown, and the majority will not be white. Texas is already there. California is already there. The whole country is going in that direction.”

Reid was fired from MSNBC in February, and her show was canceled after a disastrous election for Democrats. She responded by posting a tear-filled video decrying the dismissal but promising to continue her mission against Trump. He replied by mocking her.

“Based on her ratings, which were virtually non-existent, she should have been ‘canned’ long ago, along with everyone else who works there,” he wrote on social media.

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An Ohio woman was caught on police bodycam video telling a mother that she hopes her 11-year-old girl dies, after she reportedly smashed the child’s head into a metal slide at a public park.

Citing a police report, WOIO-TV reported that 20-year-old Destany Scott attacked an 11-year-old girl on April 18 at a playground in Stark-Wayne Schrader Park in Canton, Ohio.

‘Go ahead, hit me …’

The child’s mother, 34-year-old Paige Dishong, claimed Scott “repeatedly slammed her head off the metal portion of a slide,” according to the police report.

The Canton Repository reported that Scott accused the child of first slapping her in the face.

Citing the police report, WKYC-TV reported that Scott “did cause physical harm to the juvenile victim by hitting her head against a metal platform.”

WOIO obtained police bodycam video of the arrest of Scott.

“All I did was smack her in the face and start smacking her around,” Scott is heard saying on the police bodycam video.

The officer asks if she did anything else beyond slapping, and Scott says, “No.”

The police officer then informs Scott that he has seen a video showing her attacking the child at the playground.

Scott was arrested, and Dishong was watching from nearby.

Police bodycam footage shows Scott being led away in handcuffs, when she threatened Dishong that people were “coming after” her.

Then Scott is heard taunting the mother.

“And I hope your daughter dies,” Scott says in the bodycam video. “Go ahead, hit me …”

Video shows the mother charging at Scott and attempting to physically assault her with police officers all around.

The mother was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.

Dishong is scheduled to appear at Canton Municipal Court at 9 a.m. on May 2.

Scott was arrested on a warrant on April 22 and booked at the Stark County Jail. Scott was charged with misdemeanor charges of assault and disorderly conduct, plus felony counts of felonious assault and aggravated assault.

The judge set Scott’s bond at $95,000.

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Former President Joe Biden made some seriously woke DEI policy changes that have left President Trump with quite the rainbow mess to clean up. And he must make his own lasting policy changes that will change American culture for the better.

“Nobody wants to discriminate on the basis of race,” Trump policy strategist May Mailman tells Matthew Peterson of “Blaze News Tonight,” adding, “How can you change the Overton window and change the culture in order to cement some of these things in?”

While these Biden-era woke policies are fighting to stay alive under Trump, the president has wasted no time making an example out of America’s Ivy League institutions leading this fight.

“Harvard was issued a list of very reasonable demands, like stop discriminating against your students,” Mailman explains, noting that these policies encouraged anti-Semitism. “Anti-Semitism is a symptom. It shows that there’s a problem, but it is not itself the disease.”

“If you treat white people as hierarchically worse than other people, that will result in anti-Semitism. So the things that we’re asking them to do are actually what the Supreme Court has asked them to do, and Harvard decided to say, ‘Get lost,’” she continues.

However, Harvard has quickly learned that starting a fight with the federal government will not end well for them.

“The federal government gives you things. That’s all it does. It just gives you things,” Mailman says of the government’s relationship with universities.

“Ultimately, it’s going to be a very clear choice. Do the right thing, do well by your students, and continue to have access to research money and other benefits, or don’t,” she continues, adding, “You can’t discriminate against people, and you’re going to start seeing that more and more and more.”

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Democrats and progressives have gone all out to voice their anger at the Department of Justice for arresting Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan after she allegedly obstructed federal agents who were trying to arrest an illegal alien.

Federal agents have accused Dugan of trying to eject them from the courthouse while they waited for Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national charged with three counts of battery locally, to leave her courtroom.

Witnesses inside the courtroom said Dugan moved to have the case not be heard that day, and when Ruiz went to leave through a public hallway, Dugan allegedly told him and his lawyer to go out a door reserved for jurors that leads to a non-public hallway. Despite Dugan’s alleged actions, Ruiz was taken into custody outside the courthouse after he attempted to flee.

The Trump administration has made it clear that anyone who interferes with immigration enforcement will be arrested and charged.

‘What Judge Dugan apparently did was what all of us should be doing.’

Once Dugan’s arrest was made public, a firestorm of outrage came from leftists, who say Trump is going too far by arresting a sitting judge.

“Donald Trump’s DOJ just arrested a sitting judge, Hannah Dugan, for standing up for due process for immigrants. This is why we’ve been sounding the alarm on authoritarianism. It’s happening and it’s extremely dangerous. Speak up,” said Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.).

On MSNBC, former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele, a staunchly anti-Trump Republican, said the most disturbing part of the arrest is “you have American citizens applauding it and wanting more and having Republican members of Congress saying arrest more.”

Host Symone Sanders added, “Judges are not above the law. … There have been judges that have committed crimes, that have broken the law. It seems the facts that we have on the table, that the government has put forward, are loose at best! They are trying to charge these folks with felonies.”

Democrat social media influencer Harry Sisson echoed many other liberals by saying, “Trump is now arresting sitting judges and we’re less than 100 days into his term. This is EXACTLY what dictators do.”

A radical Wisconsin state representative called for all Americans to follow in Dugan’s footsteps.

“What Judge Dugan apparently did was what all of us should be doing: Standing up for folks in our communities who need support right now against the Trump regime,” Ryan Clancy said.

Despite the hysteria, CNN legal expert Elie Honig explained that what Dugan has been accused of doing is “textbook obstruction” and that if the accusations are proven true, then her arrest is more than justified.

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Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent Jeffrey Epstein accusers, died by suicide at her home in Australia on Thursday, according to her family.

Giuffre’s untimely demise sparked many unanswered questions and fueled speculation, even from her lawyer, who questioned the reported cause of death.

On March 30, Giuffre made headlines when she posted on social media that she had been hospitalized after her vehicle was struck by a school bus.

The 41-year-old claimed that doctors had told her she had only days to live.

‘When lies catch up to you, there’s no way out.’

“This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won’t bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can,” she wrote. “I’ve gone into kidney renal failure. They’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.”

Giuffre assured her followers that she was “ready to go,” requesting only to see her children a final time.

However, she was accused of exaggerating the severity of the collision. The bus driver reportedly said Giuffre had “blown it out of proportion.” He and police described the incident as a “minor” collision with no reported injuries.

Giuffre also claimed that her husband of 22 years, Robert, with whom she shared three children, had physically abused her.

In early April, Giuffre told People, “I was able to fight back against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, who abused and trafficked me. But I was unable to escape the domestic violence in my marriage until recently. After my husband’s latest physical assault, I can no longer stay silent.”

Her husband’s attorney stated, “Unfortunately, as the issues you raise are before the Courts in Australia, both he and anyone associated with the case including Ms Giuffe or her agents are prohibited from discussing or utilising the media. Therefore, there is no comment.”

Her husband reportedly secured a restraining order against her in January, claiming she had become violent with him. She was accused of violating the order by texting him in February.

Despite claiming that recent physical trauma had put her on her deathbed, Giuffre was reportedly released from the hospital nearly a week later.

According to Giuffre’s family, she took her own life on Thursday “after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”

While her death is still being investigated, authorities reported that “early indication is the death is not suspicious.”

Giuffre’s lawyer, Karrie Louden, questioned Giuffre’s cause of death.

Louden told the Sun, “She was in a lot of pain, but she was looking forward to things in the future. She wanted to renovate this house and all sorts of things like that.”

“When I got the phone call, I was like, ‘Are you joking?’ Because there was no sign that that was something she was considering,” Louden said.

According to the news outlet, Giuffre overdosed on medication.

Louden questioned whether her suicide was intentional or accidental.

“We’ve got big question marks over it,” she said. “There’s suicide and then there’s misadventure.”

“I didn’t see her in the room. I wasn’t in there. The family said what the family has said, but I’m not going to speculate whether it was suicide or accidental,” Louden added.

‘I am making it [publicly] known that in no way, shape or form am I [suicidal].’

Giuffre had previously claimed Epstein had forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was only 16 years old. Both Epstein and Prince Andrew denied the allegations.

In 2021, Giuffre sued Prince Andrew, and the two reached an out-of-court settlement the following year, which some reports indicate was roughly $12 million.

Giuffre’s lawyer in that case, David Boies, stated Prince Andrew should “say sorry and come clean” following her death.

“I’d like to have him say he’s sorry,” Boies said. “Even if he doesn’t remember what happened.”

“I think he needs to recognize that he had, clearly, had sex with young girls with Jeffery Epstein,” he added.

Andrew previously released a statement amid Giuffre’s accusations.

“Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre’s character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks,” the statement read. “It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years. Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein and commends the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others.”

Victoria Hervey, Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend, responded to Giuffre’s death with some harsh words.

“When lies catch up to you, there’s no way out,” she remarked.

Hervey appeared to walk back her comment, which some slammed as “cruel,” “vile,” and “despicable.”

She wrote, “I have taken the decision to pause my posts on Virginia Giuffre at this time.”

“Irrespective of the circumstances, suicide in anyone at any time is tragic, and in a young mother who has children, even more so,” Hervey added.

A 2019 social media post from Giuffre resurfaced following her death.

She wrote, “I am making it [publicly] known that in no way, shape or form am I [suicidal]. I have made this known to my therapist and GP — if something happens to me — in the sake of my family do not let this go away and help me to protect them. Too many evil people want to see me [quieted].”

Giuffre’s father called for authorities to investigate his daughter’s death.

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Democrat Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, though the effort would be a long shot in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.

Thanedar is facing numerous primary challenges, partly over his support of Israel. The 70-year-old was first elected to Congress in 2022 and was born in India before immigrating to the U.S. and becoming a citizen in 1988.

‘His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service.’

On Monday he said that he would support the impeachment of Trump based on seven articles.

“Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as president and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s constitution and our democracy,” said Rep. Thanedar in a press release.

“His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service,” he added. “We cannot wait for more damage to be done. Congress must act.”

Among the articles were obstruction and abuse of executive power, abuse of trade powers, violations of the First Amendment, bribery, “tyrannical overreach,” and corruption.

“This is not about partisanship. It’s about protecting our democracy and ensuring that no one, not even a president, is above the law,” he added.

The Democrat is facing two primary challenges in 2026, including from a candidate backed by Justice Democrats, the organization that backed the rise of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). He has been criticized widely for his support of Israel.

In 2023, Thanedar renounced his membership in the Democrat Socialists of America over their support of the Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel.

“After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, which included the indiscriminate murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent men, women, and children, I can no longer associate with an organization unwilling to call out terrorism in all its forms,” he said at the time.

In February, Democrat Rep. Al Green of Texas called for Trump’s impeachment only 16 days after the president got back into office.

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A Chinese national accused of voting in the 2024 election in Michigan now faces a bench warrant after he failed to attend a hearing last week.

Haoxiang Gao, a 20-year-old Chinese national with a green card, was supposed to show up for a hearing in district court on Thursday but never appeared, prompting Judge J. Cedric Simpson to issue a bench warrant for his arrest. Simpson decided to issue the bench warrant after conferring with Gao’s lawyer, K. Orlando Simón.

‘We have copies of the voter registration form that both includes a checked box and an affirming statement of citizenship.’

Gao’s legal ordeal began back on October 27 at the University of Michigan, where he apparently registered to vote and cast a ballot on the same day. He used his UM student ID card to prove local residency, Michigan Enjoyer learned after submitting several public information requests about the incident.

He must have had some misgivings about his actions because he then called the Ann Arbor clerk’s office, inquiring about whether green-card holders were eligible to vote. When the staff member explained that green-card holders were ineligible to vote, Gao allegedly claimed he knew of someone who had voted using their green card at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Gao then called the clerk’s office back 20 minutes later and admitted that he was the person who had voted and that he had “lied on the forms and attested to being a U.S. citizen,” according to an email from Ann Arbor clerk Jacqueline Beaudry.

“We have copies of the voter registration form that both includes a checked box and an affirming statement of citizenship,” Beaudry wrote. “We have the application to vote as well.”

The following day, Gao arrived at the clerk’s office looking “very upset” and claiming to have fessed up to local law enforcement, Beaudry added. Staff at the office claimed they couldn’t do anything for him and suggested he find legal counsel.

It was sage advice. Gao was later charged with perjury and being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote, both felonies. At his arraignment in November, Gao “stood mute,” meaning he did not enter a specific plea, the Detroit News reported at the time.

Now with a bench warrant against him, law enforcement officers are compelled to arrest Gao, should they encounter him. As of Friday, no follow-up hearing for Gao had been scheduled.

At the moment, it’s unclear where he is. Both Simón, Gao’s attorney, and the University of Michigan’s Student Legal Services declined a request for comment from Votebeat, while UM and the Washtenaw County prosecutor’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

‘This young man’s case is what showed our entire nation the giant loophole in Michigan’s election laws that allow non-citizens to vote.’

Gao is one of 16 noncitizens believed to have voted in Michigan last fall, according to an audit. Leftists like Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson — now running to replace Gretchen Whitmer as governor — celebrated the results of the audit as evidence that the system works as designed.

Such instances “represent 0.00028% of the more than 5.7 million votes cast by Michiganders in the presidential election,” Benson insisted, even though she testified before Congress in September that “there is no evidence that noncitizens are voting.”

However, focusing solely on the presidential election, as Benson and others have done, basically ignores the more competitive races down ballot where noncitizen votes could have greater impact. In fact, a 2024 state race in Maine was decided by just a single vote, and dozens of other state-level races across the country were decided by 100 votes or fewer.

State Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) — who has already proposed a constitutional amendment that would require prospective voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register and when they go to cast a ballot — believes Gao’s case represents a much wider problem regarding election integrity in Michigan.

“This young man’s case is what showed our entire nation the giant loophole in Michigan’s election laws that allow non-citizens to vote,” Posthumus said in a statement to Blaze News.

“We now know definitively that non-citizens have voted in our elections and are voting in our elections. Law enforcement will handle this fugitive, while my part will be to close the gap by amending our state constitution to require proof of citizenship.”

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The persecution of Christians is described throughout scripture. Jesus warned about it in John 15 when he told the disciples, “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” In Matthew 5 during the Sermon on the Mount, he said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” In 2 Timothy 3, Paul wrote, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”

History has proved their words true time and time again. From Emperor Nero to Maoist China to present-day Syria, Christians have been brutally persecuted for their faith.

On a recent episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” former U.S. Army Special Forces sniper Tim Kennedy said the Christian genocide we’re seeing unfold in the Middle East, Haiti, Congo, and other parts of Africa is a dire warning sign of major instability to come.

“There are some brilliant companies that are able to do predictive modeling using literally every public and classified source of information, and there’s these events that are pretty predictable. They predicted what was going to happen in Afghanistan, predicted what was going to happen in Ukraine,” says Kennedy.

According to these companies, “on the very near horizon, as soon as late summer, we are going to see some real instability throughout CENTCOM and the Indo-Pacific region.”

The fact that Christians are currently being massacred in several predominantly Muslim regions foreshadows this widespread instability to come.

Thankfully, the Trump administration, specifically Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel, is working overtime to get ahead of this impending doom.

“If we look at the first 95 days of the president in office and our intelligence community, specifically the Tulsis and the Sebastian Gorkas, going to work with Kash Patel … and Pam Bondi, 45 Americans that have been illegally detained abroad [were] brought home,” says Kennedy.

“We are knocking on the door of a hundred radical terrorists wanting to do harm against Americans — dead. We are trying to get ahead of what we know is coming,” he adds. “Every time one of these places starts becoming less secure and stable, that is the breeding ground for radical adversarial groups that are funded by our adversaries, like China and Iran, to then conduct attacks on Americans.”

“Next year is going to be a tough year all the way around,” Glenn agrees. “What he’s saying is coming is coming.”

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A former Florida teacher faces up to 105 years in prison for his alleged grooming and sexual abuse of a teen girl, which resulted in her suicide attempt.

Damian Conti is a 36-year-old former Advanced Placement English teacher at the SouthTech Academy, a charter school for students in grades 9 through 12 in Boynton Beach.

‘She’s alive by miracle.’

According to investigators, Conti began messaging a 16-year-old female student through text, Instagram, and school email in August 2023.

Conti allegedly offered to be the girl’s academic mentor.

The teacher reportedly would meet the student on a daily basis near her locker after school ended.

Attorneys for the alleged victim’s family said Conti met the teen at Starbucks and visited the teenager at her job — and even brought his 4-year-old son with him. He also allegedly gave the teen gifts.

Conti purportedly persuaded the girl to join the volleyball team, which he coached.

He allegedly made excuses to remove her from volleyball practice and take her into his classroom alone, according to investigators.

The Palm Beach Post reported, “The student said he confided in her about his work and home life and encouraged her to vent her own frustrations. As their trust deepened, he began sharing intimate secrets about his marriage and sex life.”

The girl allegedly told investigators that Conti told her he “liked her” in October 2023.

Shortly after, Conti began to sexually abuse the minor, according to the teen. The alleged sexual assaults occurred in a shopping plaza parking lot, his classroom, and in storage closets at SouthTech Academy.

The former teacher allegedly gave the girl driving lessons.

In January 2024, an administrator at the SouthTech Academy reportedly emailed Conti a warning about driving the underage student around in his car after a video of the girl entering Conti’s car began to circulate on TikTok.

“I want to remind you that you should not be transporting students in your car,” assistant principal Erin Kurtz wrote to Conti. “If you are transporting them for a field trip, the appropriate paperwork should be on file, and there should always be a minimum of three people.”

Citing court records, the Post reported that Conti told the alleged victim that Kurtz had questioned him about inappropriate conduct with a different teenage girl a year prior. Conti allegedly bragged about how quickly he had convinced the assistant principal that the allegations were unfounded. However, he reportedly continued to sexually assault the first alleged victim.

Conti and the second alleged victim reportedly told investigators that their last sexual encounter happened on Feb. 5, 2024 — the same day as his wedding anniversary, according to divorce documents Conti’s wife filed three weeks later.

‘Scared of death.’

The next day, a classmate — who had access to her social media accounts — wanted to “mess with her” by logging into her Instagram and messaging her from there. The classmate allegedly told detectives that he also logged into her Instagram to see if she was “talking smack” about him.

“Lo and behold, she was talking smack about me,” he told police.

The male classmate also said he noticed “curious” messages in the girl’s private messages between her and an account seemingly belonging to Conti. The classmate took screenshots of the conversations between the teacher and student and then reportedly shared them with school administrators.

Eileen Turenne — the now-former principal of SouthTech Academy — suspended Conti after seeing the messages. The principal summoned the teen girl, who allegedly told deputies that Conti instructed her to delete the messages between the pair, which she did.

The student refused to answer any of the principal’s questions and demanded an attorney, according to court records.

The teen claimed that Turenne asked her to vacate the campus, despite not having approval from the girl’s parents, which school policy requires.

A school receptionist allegedly asked Turenne to confirm that the student should be released from the campus, despite not having parental approval.

“Yes,” Turenne reportedly replied. “Get her out of here.”

According to court documents, when the receptionist asked a second time about releasing the student, Turenne responded, “I will deal with it later. Just tell (Jane Doe) to sign on behalf of her parent.”

The girl’s attorney, Victoria Mesa-Estrada, said, “The school waited for the water to spill before they took any action to protect her. And when they pushed her out, they basically turned her into the hands of the predator.”

Turenne reportedly retired from SouthTech Academy three days later.

‘This case is much more than just the sexual abuse of a minor by a teacher.’

The teen left SouthTech Academy on Feb. 6 and reportedly met Conti at a Home Depot near Lake Worth Beach, according to surveillance cameras at the hardware store.

According to court documents, the teen selected 30 feet of rope and 15 feet of chain. The teen allegedly told an employee that she was building a tree house.

However, the rope reportedly was to be used for the teen and Conti to commit suicide.

A civil lawsuit the girl’s parents filed against SouthTech Academy and Conti claimed he initially agreed to the suicide pact but later changed his mind.

The teen told investigators Conti touched the rope and then said he was “scared of death.” He then allegedly told the teen not to commit suicide.

The pair then walked out of the Home Depot store together and “went their separate ways,” according to court records.

Shortly after, Conti claimed to have called his therapist for advice on what to do. The therapist allegedly told him to immediately call 911, which he did. Conti allegedly told police of the girl’s suicide plans but reportedly did not inform police that he was with her at the hardware store when she purchased the rope.

Upon receiving news of the suicidal teen, police launched an immediate search for the girl. With the assistance of the girl’s parents, who tracked her location through their phone, deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reportedly found the teen hanging from a tree behind a church less than an hour after the 911 call.

Officers cut the rope and resuscitated the girl before rushing her to the pediatric intensive care unit of St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The teen seemed to be in such grave condition that her mother nearly fainted when she saw her daughter, a deputy said.

The alleged victim reportedly has made a slow recovery from her injuries.

The same day — Feb. 6 — Conti was arrested. Police said Conti admitted to having a sexual relationship with the girl.

Conti allegedly told the arresting deputy there were “feelings that shouldn’t have been there,” and “I should have stopped it.”

Conti was fired from SouthTech Academy the following day.

‘He’s facing a whole lot of hurt.’

Investigators discovered thousands of messages between the teacher and student, which lawyers claim contain “highly inappropriate and/or explicit sexual content.”

WPEC-TV reported that Conti initially was charged with six counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

During a hearing last October, prosecutors allegedly offered Conti a plea deal that would give him a 25-year prison sentence. Conti rejected it.

Earlier this month, prosecutors hit Conti with an additional charge of attempting to assist in self-murder.

If convicted, Conti faces up to 105 years in prison.

Assistant State Attorney Alexa Ruggiero reportedly told Assistant Public Defender Lily Boehmer in an email, “This case is much more than just the sexual abuse of a minor by a teacher. Some of the most upsetting evidence includes the defendant taking this young girl to the store to buy materials to end her life.”

Ruggiero noted that there is additional evidence “to corroborate his involvement with her attempted suicide.”

Mesa-Estrada stated, “We’re not only talking about a sexual predator, but someone who aided and abetted her suicide attempt. She’s alive by miracle.”

Former Palm Beach County state attorney Dave Aronberg told WPBF-TV, “The one fact in his favor is that he said that he called 911, and that is how they found her, was able to save her life. That’s the kind of thing that could help him at trial, but still, he’s facing a whole lot of hurt.”

Conti’s jury trial is scheduled to begin June 23.

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The Federal Communications Commission received a formal complaint on Oct. 16 from the Center for American Rights requesting an investigation into possible
news distortion at CBS News. Weeks later, President Donald Trump filed a giant lawsuit against CBS, claiming $10 billion in damages and accusing the network of “partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference.”

At issue: Bill Whitaker’s “60 Minutes” interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, which
apparently underwent significant edits to make the Democrat appear intelligible and concise — possibly with the intention of misleading viewers ahead of the 2024 election.

Last month, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr rejected CBS’ bid to dismiss the “news distortion” complaint concerning its Harris interview. On Monday, he delivered the network some more bad news, noting that the FCC is actively investigating the allegation of “news distortion” and that “all options remain on the table,”
reported Reuters.

‘We’re just going to apply the law.’

Some “options” could prove a real headache for CBS owner Paramount Global, which is seeking regulatory approval for its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. The FCC could, for instance, block the merger.

“We’re simply focused on the record that’s before us,” said Carr, who reopened the probe in January. “We’re just going to apply the law and the facts.”

Reuters indicated that CBS did not immediately provide comment.

While Paramount faces scrutiny from without, it also faces resentment from within.

“60 Minutes” talking head Scott Pelley opined Sunday on the April 20 resignation of the show’s executive producer, Bill Owens, and
complained on air about changes at Paramount amid its talks with Trump to settle the lawsuit and attempts to complete the SkyDance merger.

“It was hard on [Owens] and it was hard on us,” said Pelley. “But he did it for us — and you.”

‘No one here is happy.’

Blaze News
previously reported that Owens noted in a memo to staff that he could no longer run the show in an “independent” fashion.

“Over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ’60 Minutes,’ right for the audience,” wrote Owens.

Pelley, continuing with his brief hagiography of Owens, said, “Stories we’ve pursued for 57 years are often controversial: lately, the Israel-Gaza war and the Trump administration. Bill made sure they were accurate and fair. He was tough that way.”

“But our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” said Pelley. “None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”

The talking head noted that “no one here is happy” about Owen’s departure, claiming that his departure demonstrated “he was the right person to lead ’60 Minutes’ all along.”

‘They should lose their license!’

The New York Times
reported that representatives for Paramount and President Trump are engaged in settlement talks and that mediation is expected to kick off this week.

Trump noted in an April 13 post on Truth Social, “I am so honored to be suing 60 Minutes, CBS Fake News, and Paramount, over their fraudulent, beyond recognition, reporting. They did everything possible to illegally elect Kamala, including completely and corruptly changing major answers to Interview questions, but it just didn’t work for them.”

“They are not a ‘News Show,’ but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised as ‘News,’ and must be responsible for what they have done, and are doing,” continued the president. “They should lose their license! Hopefully, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as headed by its Highly Respected Chairman, Brendan Carr, will impose the maximum fines and punishment, which is substantial, for their unlawful and illegal behavior.”

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A Wisconsin judge said she is planning to protest the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan by boycotting her duties in the court.

Democrats expressed outrage after Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel announced Friday that Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit judge, had been arrested for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant avoid detention by immigration enforcement officials.

‘I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp, especially without due process.’

Wisconsin Circuit Judge Monica Isham responded by saying she would stop hearing court cases in order to avoid putting her staff or herself in harm’s way if they were called on to do the same as Dugan.

The email, entitled, “Guidance requested or I Refuse to Hold Court,” was obtained by Wisconsin Right Now, which published screenshots of the rest of the email.

“I have been in this position for less than 2 years. I was elected as the first woman, first Native American, first minority all together [sic], to serve as a circuit judge in Sawyer County,” she wrote. “I have sworn an Oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.”

She went on to claim that she had been disrespected in court by those questioning her authority based on her ethnic identity.

“Yesterday, Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee County stood on her Oath in the very building she swore to uphold it and she was arrested and charged with felonies for it. Enough is enough,” she added.

“I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp, especially without due process as BOTH of the constitutions we swore to support requires. Should I start raising bail money?” Isham asked.

“I will not put myself or my staff who may feel compelled to help me or my community in harms [sic] way,” she concluded.

Dugan is accused of intentionally misdirecting federal agents in order to help an illegal immigrant escape detention after he was charged with three misdemeanor battery counts. At a pretrial hearing, she allegedly instructed him and his attorney to leave via a side door as officials came for him.

The refusal of some states and cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials has led to a national debate over the extent of federal power over local governments. Supporters say local officials should aid immigration enforcement efforts, while opponents claim the executive branch is overstepping its authority and infringing on local and states’ rights.

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