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Judge tosses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein card — but president says it’s not over

President Donald Trump said he will refile his “powerful case” against the Wall Street Journal over a report related to Jeffrey Epstein after a judge tossed out the first filing Monday.

The report claimed that the president sent a “bawdy” greeting card to Epstein in 2003 for his 50th birthday and published an image of what it said was the handwritten message in July 2024.

‘Our powerful case against The Wall Street Journal, and other defendants, was asked to be re-filed by the Judge.’

Trump has vehemently denied that he wrote the greeting and sued the Journal for $10 billion over the story.

Federal Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed the lawsuit because the president had “not plausibly alleged that the Defendants published the Article with actual malice.” However, he allowed for Trump to refile the case and gave a deadline for the end of the month.

Gayles noted that the Journal had contacted Trump, officials from the Justice Dept., and the FBI for comment prior to publishing and had included a statement from the president.

The president said he would refile in a statement on Truth Social.

“Our powerful case against The Wall Street Journal, and other defendants, was asked to be re-filed by the Judge,” he wrote. “It is not a termination, it is a suggested re-filing, and we will be, as per the Order, re-filing an updated lawsuit on or before April 27th.”

A spokesperson for the Journal’s publisher, Dow Jones & Co., said in a statement that the publisher was “pleased” with the decision to dismiss.

“We stand behind the reliability, rigor, and accuracy of the Wall Street Journal’s reporting,” the spokesperson said.

RELATED: Trump denies report of letter and drawing sent to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, threatens to sue Wall Street Journal

A spokesperson for the president’s legal team also released a statement.

“President Trump will follow Judge Gayles’ ruling and guidance to refile this powerhouse lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and all of the other Defendants,” the spokesman said.

“The President will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in Fake News to mislead the American people,” the spokesman added.

If Trump indeed sent the card, it would have been before Epstein was officially investigated on charges of sexual assault against minors in 2006 and his 2008 conviction.

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Woman claims ICE wrongfully detained her for 30 hours — now a sheriff is suing her for defamation

A woman’s serious accusations against federal and local law enforcement officials have allegedly turned out to be a hoax, and a sheriff is suing her for defamation over the claims.

Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi said in March that she and some co-workers had been held for over 30 hours despite being U.S. citizens and got nationwide coverage from sympathetic news outlets.

‘They have not been supported by any — any — verified evidence at all.’

Twenty-eight-year-old Naqvi claimed she arrived at O’Hare airport in Chicago from Turkey on a work trip and was transported to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview and also taken to the Dodge County Jail in Wisconsin.

Her story was amplified by Democratic Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, who is a friend of the family and a critic of the president’s immigration policies.

“I don’t think they want to own up to the fact that once again they have illegally detained American citizens without due process,” said Morrison days after the alleged detention.

Her story seemed to begin falling apart after the multinational software company she claimed to work for reportedly said she was not an employee and that none of its workers had been detained at O’Hare.

Weeks after the accusations, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt filed a defamation lawsuit against Naqvi as well as Morrison and explained the evidence that contradicted her claims.

“They have not been supported by any — any — verified evidence at all,” Schmidt said at a media briefing on Friday. “At no point was Sundas Naqvi in the custody of the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.”

He released video and text messages that he claimed undermined her account and showed that she was able to leave the O’Hare airport less than 90 minutes after landing. He also cited statements made by her boyfriend to the sheriff’s office.

“I don’t have any charges here in Dodge County to bring against her. My only recourse is to make sure that the public knows that she can’t do this,” Schmidt added.

The lawsuit also includes 10 “John Doe” people accused of publication or republication of the false claims against the sheriff. Their names will be added to the suit once they are identified.

The Chicago Sun Times has also documented numerous prior alleged incidents of false accusations made by Naqvi, including a conviction related to lying about sexual assault and a stabbing.

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Schmidt is seeking $1 million in the lawsuit.

Morrison, meanwhile, has changed his previously strident tone about the case.

“It is my understanding that a lawsuit has been filed. I have not seen it. And if a suit has in fact been filed, I cannot comment on pending litigation,” he said in a statement.

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‘Only the fake news could come up with that one’: Trump deletes post of image that angered many Christians

President Donald Trump deleted a post that angered many Christians and explained his rationale to reporters on Monday.

The image seemingly showed the president depicted as Jesus Christ healing a sick man with angels behind him. Trump admitted that he personally posted it but said the image had been misunderstood.

‘It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better.’

Trump addressed the issue after receiving a DoorDash driver who had brought a McDonald’s order to the White House.

“It was me. I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with the Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which we support, and only the fake news could come up with that one,” said the president.

The post was deleted Monday after getting criticism online.

“I just heard about it, and I said, ‘How did they come up with that?'” he added. “It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better.”

The White House posted video of his response to the Rapid Response account on the X platform.

RELATED: Vatican finally responds to Trump’s invitation for Pope Leo to join Board of Peace

The biblical brouhaha came at a time when the president is also taking aim at the pope over his statements against the war in Iran.

Sharon Simmons of Arkansas was identified as the first DoorDash driver to deliver to the White House, and she said in an interview afterward that she had saved $3,000 to $4,000 in taxes because of the president’s policies. She also said her husband is undergoing cancer treatment.

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Sabrina Carpenter CLEARED of ‘Islamophobia’ after viral ululation confrontation

Pop songstress Sabrina Carpenter dared to express discontent with a different culture, and now she’s apologizing for it.

In fact, the young singer had no idea what she was making fun of at the time, but she has been properly re-educated since the incident.

‘I don’t like it.’

Swiss miss

It was Friday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, when Carpenter heard what she thought was “yodeling” from a member of the crowd.

“I think I heard someone yodel,” Carpenter said while seated at a piano. “Is that what you’re doing?” she asked.

“It’s Arab! It’s an Arab call!” an audience member can be heard yelling back.

“I don’t like it,” Carpenter firmly replied.

The 26-year-old offered an awkward smile as the audience member provided further explanation.

“It’s my culture!” they offered.

“That’s your culture, is yodeling?” the puzzled singer asked back.

Still the fan tried to culturally enrich the Quakertown, Pennsylvania, singer.

“It’s Arab, it’s a call. It’s a call of celebration,” they went on, according to 7News Australia.

Seemingly ready to end the exchange, Carpenter jumped in, “Is this Burning Man? What’s going on? This is weird.”

RELATED: Sabrina Carpenter condemns White House’s ‘evil and disgusting’ use of her song — it responds with ridicule

Trilling tales

Fortunately, the internet stepped in to educate Carpenter, noting that the ululation she heard is called a zaghrouta.

A helpful community note on X described the screams as a “pre-Islamic cultural expression of joy used by Arabs across religions, including Christians, at celebrations.”

It added, “It is not an Islamic practice, so Sabrina Carpenter’s reaction to the sound does not indicate islamophobia.”

OK, but what about … Arabaphobia? A few cultural commissars tried to make the charge stick, but for the most part, fans were happy to chalk it all up to a misunderstanding.

Carpenter offered a playful apology on her X page, saying that she would welcome any further cultural cries, or yodels, in the future:

“My apologies i didn’t see this person with my eyes and couldn’t hear clearly,” she wrote. “My reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm and not ill intended. could have handled it better! now i know what a Zaghrouta is! I welcome all cheers and yodels from here on out.”

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ICE-capades

Carpenter has not shied away from controversial interactions, especially of the political nature.

In December, she demanded the White House cease using her music in a video that showed people getting arrested, presumably illegal immigrants.

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

The singer also offered voter registration during her 2024 tour, registering more than 35,000 voters and officially engaging with more than 260,000, according to Variety.

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Sunny Hostin of ‘The View’  claims it costs $400,000 A YEAR for child care — Pat Gray loses it

“The View” is back in the headlines for spewing more ignorant nonsense.

During a discussion reacting to conservative activist Isabel Brown’s comments at CPAC, where she encouraged young women to have more children, Sunny Hostin said it was “reckless” to encourage people to have kids during the current economic climate.

“I think it’s just really reckless to be suggesting that people should have children when you now know in this country there’s this affordability crisis,” Hostin began.

BlazeTV host Pat Gray says just this statement alone is “outrageous.”

“It’s reckless to suggest people have children? Are you kidding me?” he asks in shock. “We’re already below replacement level right now … so do you want America to just disappear eventually?”

But Hostin wasn’t done.

“For a two-person household, a married household, you need over $400,000 for child care — over $400,000. Most people don’t make over $400,000,” she continued, accusing Brown of “advocating for people to be born into poverty, people not being able to feed those children, people not being able to educate those children, and people not being able to house those children at the same time when this government is cutting all of the services that would allow people to have families.”

Co-host Ana Navarro then asked a clarifying question: “$400,000 over the lifetime of the child?”

“No, it’s a year! It’s an annual income exceeding $400,000 to afford child care,” Hostin doubled down.

Pat can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of Hostin’s claim. “It’s not $400,000 a year to have a baby!” he howls.

“They are so butt stupid. It’s embarrassing. I’m embarrassed for them, and I can’t stand them.”

Pat is shocked that “The View” wasn’t forced to address Hostin’s fallacious numbers. “Is that something that the lawyer or somebody could fact-check somewhere along the lines so they come back and correct that garbage?” he asks.

But thus far, no such correction has been made.

Pat wonders how the audience of “The View” is stomaching Hostin’s lie about childrearing — “How many of their viewers have children and understand the fact that it’s not $400,000 a year to clothe them, feed them, house them?” he asks.

“They have to,” says Jeffy, arguing that “anyone with any kind of brain, even a numbskull … knows that it doesn’t take $400,000 a year for a child.”

To hear more of the conversation, watch the episode above.

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Republicans receive another grim midterm forecast

Democrats and Republicans alike are eyeing the home stretch before the 2026 primaries, but the latest forecast suggests the GOP is facing a major disadvantage.

Republicans have enjoyed a supermajority following the 2024 election after Americans elected President Donald Trump back to the White House and the GOP took back the Senate and maintained its narrow House majority. The electoral forecast is now indicating that the pendulum will swing back in favor of Democrats, with four key races shifting away from Republicans.

None of the Democrat-held seats seem to be leaning Republican.

The Cook Political Report was initially tracking Senate races for Georgia, which is held by incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff, and North Carolina, which is held by retiring Republican Thom Tillis, as toss-ups that could go either way. The same report also had the Ohio Senate race leaning Republican and the Nebraska Senate race as a solid Republican rating.

As of Monday, all of these races have shifted in favor of Democrats.

RELATED: Democrats’ latest victory in deep-red Mar-a-Lago district offers bleak midterm forecast

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The toss-up races in North Carolina and Georgia have both shifted to leaning Democrat, and Ohio, which is held by Republican incumbent Sen. Jon Husted, has changed to a toss-up race. The seat of Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska is still rated likely GOP, but nonetheless there is an evident electoral shift away from Republicans.

None of the Democrat-held seats seem to be leaning Republican. Michigan’s Senate seat, which is held by retiring Democrat Gary Peters, is rated as a toss-up. Maine’s Senate seat, held by Republican Susan Collins, is also notably rated a toss-up.

Republicans currently hold 53 seats and can afford to lose a maximum of just two Senate seats in order to maintain their majority, though Vice President JD Vance could always break any tie votes.

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