The Department of Justice has indicted Kat Abughazaleh, a progressive congressional candidate who previously worked for Media Matters of America, with forcibly impeding, intimidating, and interfering with a federal agent during a chaotic protest in Broadview, Illinois.

Five other people involved in the incident were also indicted.

Blaze News was present at one of the protests where Abughazaleh filmed herself appearing to be part of a mob that impeded a federal vehicle with a federal agent inside.

Abughazaleh is a candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 9th congressional district but has been consistently protesting at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility outside Chicago. Broadview is not located inside the 9th congressional district.

Abughazaleh has been seen in multiple videos, including video she has posted herself, appearing to attempt to stop federal vehicles from leaving or entering the facility.

Blaze News was present at one of the protests where Abughazaleh filmed herself appearing to be part of a mob that impeded a federal vehicle with a federal agent inside. The agent continued to drive at a slow pace, and the people did not get out of the way, video showed.

ICE agents stationed by the perimeter fired pepper balls at the crowd to get them to stop their attacks.

— (@)

Abughazaleh posted on X her response to the charges, claiming the Trump administration is trying to stifle dissenting views.

RELATED: ‘Shoot the f**kers!’ Anti-ICE agitators caught on video apparently calling for violence in wake of deadly Dallas shooting

Photo by Blaze News

“This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protests and punish anyone who speaks out against them. That’s why I’m going to fight these unjust charges,” she said, painting her and other protesters’ actions as standing up to “masked men” who are “abducting our neighbors.”

The facility in Broadview has been a consistent target of anti-ICE agitators since the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Midway Blitz. DHS had to install a temporary security fence to prevent rioters from having easy access to the building, but a judge later ordered the fence to be taken down.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

​Politics 

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon had previously defended the trans-identifying community, but he undermined that activism when he used the term “trans” as an insult.

Lemon was being interviewed on the “Clip Farmers” podcast when they started mocking the ladies of MAGA. When they arrived at former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, he unleashed the T-word.

‘I thought that you couldn’t tell if someone is trans. Can’t be all about identity and then use it as an insult.’

“I think she looks trans,” said Lemon to the shocked hosts.

“Let’s end on that note,” said one of the podcast hosts.

“She looks clockable,” he added, which is a term to deride trans-identifying people who do not pass for the gender they choose.

The video was widely circulated on social media, where many lambasted Lemon over his comments.

“Don Lemon commenting on how women look? Peak absurdity,” replied Charles Gasparino.

“Don Lemon is unbearable to listen to. No wonder he’s been fired from every company he’s been lucky enough to get hired by and had to start a YouTube channel of his own and it’s awful too,” read one response.

“I thought that you couldn’t tell if someone is trans. Can’t be all about identity and then use it as an insult. Funny,” said another detractor.

“Asking Don Lemon if a woman is hot is like asking a vegan to recommend a good steakhouse,” joked another user.

RELATED: Transgender activists insult beloved ‘Harry Potter’ actor after his death because he once defended JK Rowling

Lemon had characterized conservative bans on pornographic books in public schools as transphobic in comments from 2023.

“So let’s just be real. These book bans are rooted in anti-blackness and transphobia and queerphobia,” he said at the time.

He also criticized bills restricting drag shows and defended trans-identifying activist Dylan Mulvaney during the Bud Light woke controversy.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

​Don lemon, Megyn kelly, Transgender as an insult, Liberals mock transgenders, Politics 

An 11-year-old Florida girl was arrested Monday after writing a “kill list” at her school desk, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said.

Staff at Riverview Learning Center in Ormond Beach notified a deputy about the “kill list,” which contained four names, officials said.

‘I was still playing with dolls at 11.’

The suspect said she was just playing, officials said.

RELATED: Florida sheriff’s office under fire for posting 9-year-old male’s mug shot on Facebook after his felony arrest

Image source: Volusia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office

Still, the girl was charged with making a written threat to kill — a second-degree felony — as well as violating her probation.

The sheriff’s office posted video after the girl’s arrest showing deputies perp-walking her into a jail cell. A deputy is heard asking her if she had been there before, and she replied in the affirmative.

RELATED: Blaze News original: The disturbing trend of females as young as 12 who’ve been accused of brutal physical attacks

Image source: Volusia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office

Commenters on the sheriff’s office Facebook page were taken aback not only by the arrest but also by the suspect’s age — as well as the additional charge of a probation violation:

“It’s the probation at 11 that has me reading the post twice,” one commenter wrote.”Glad I wasn’t the only one who had to re-read about the probation … at 11!” another user added.”Can we back up a minute,” another commenter interjected. “Did I just read that an 11-year-old is already on probation???””I was still playing with dolls at 11,” another user reacted.”The parents have failed the child. Not the system,” another commenter offered. “It is the parents who are responsible for getting the child the help she needs. There are plenty of services available — many at no cost. The school/system can’t force therapy, stabilize home life, enforce curfew, and monitor friends. Stop blaming the system/community. Parents need to look in the mirror.”

Another user opined that “publicly shaming this child goes against what research shows us is more effective in preventing this behavior and ultimately protecting others. To not only release the name of a child, but to create a video of her arrest typically creates worse future outcomes.”

The aforementioned sentiment was a main issue in a Blaze News story published earlier this month about another Florida sheriff’s office that was under fire after posting a 9-year-old male’s mug shot on Facebook after his felony arrest.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

​Girl, 11-year-old girl suspect, Arrest, Perp walk, Charge, Volusia county sheriff’s office, Florida, Florida crime, Kill list, Making a threat to kill, Second degree felony, Probation violation, Crime 

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is claiming that he has no interest in going on Joe Rogan’s unbelievably popular podcast after demanding to be invited.

The governor was being interviewed on CNN’s “The Story Is with Elex Michaelson” when he made the comments criticizing Rogan. Newsom is widely considered to be campaigning for president since he will soon be termed out of the governor’s office.

‘With all due respect, if he has a big audience but he doesn’t have big enough confidence — I didn’t go there — to have me on.’

“For years and years he’s been attacking me, and it’s one way, and he won’t have me on. He’s consistently not having me on,” Newsom said. “By the way, I’m moving on. I have no interest. Joe Rogan is the Facebook of podcasting.”

Michaelson responded that Rogan has an enormous audience.

“With all due respect, if he has a big audience but he doesn’t have big enough confidence — I didn’t go there — to have me on,” Newsom responded.

“These guys, they all have something in common. It’s one way. They attack, they belittle, they demean, they take things out of context, but this is a serious thing. And so often we just sit back and go, ‘I really would love to go on.’ ‘Oh, if Kamala Harris just went on Joe Rogan, she would have won.’ It’s so much deeper than that,” he added.

“The unwillingness for a guy like that to even have the common courtesy to attack someone,” Newsom continued, “and not have the decency to say, ‘You know what? Why don’t you have a chance to come on? Let’s have a civil dialogue.'”

Video of the exchange was posted to social media, where it went viral with millions of views.

Rogan, who moved from Los Angeles to Texas over crime, the homeless crisis, and taxes, has used his platform to bash the liberal governor over his presidential ambitions.

“He’s a good bulls**t artist. … The things that he says when he gets confronted with anything — ‘We have the highest this and the highest that!'” Rogan replied.

“Like, everybody’s leaving! You have the highest unemployment,” he added. “You have the highest homelessness. Money’s missing. You killed Hollywood. Like, Hollywood doesn’t exist anymore. It’s literally gone!” he continued. “You mandated vaccines for kids that didn’t need them. You guys, he did horrible s**t!”

RELATED: DHS has a fiery message for Newsom after he bans masks for ICE: ‘We will NOT comply!’

Newsom previously accused Rogan of not being brave enough to have him on his show.

“Joe Rogan is too [chicken] to have me on his show and expose his listeners to the truth,” he posted on social media earlier this month.

“Invite me on any time,” he added.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

​Newsom vs rogan, Joe rogan, California failure, Newsom 2028, Politics 

There have been calls from both sides of the aisle for NYC Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa to drop out of the race, as he continues to lag far behind front-runner Zohran Mamdani.

While the argument from many is that Curtis Sliwa’s base would then vote for Andrew Cuomo — who they view as the lesser of two evils — BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler doesn’t think they’re right.

“While on paper, Andrew Cuomo is clearly less of a radical than Zohran Mamdani, might seem like he’s the lesser of two evils, that’s actually just hypothetical because Zohran Mamdani, even though he verbalizes these extremely radical, dangerous, anti-American viewpoints, he hasn’t been terribly effective in doing any of that stuff,” Wheeler explains.

“He just says it, and he has a large platform, and words matter. But his policies haven’t yet hurt people. But Andrew Cuomo’s have,” she continues, noting that Cuomo “presided over the tyrannical disaster of COVID in New York City.”

“Over 10,000 senior citizens in New York City were essentially sent to their deaths by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo because he forced them to go back to nursing homes, and they died of COVID there,” she says.

“And his record, Andrew Cuomo’s record, even if his words are less radical than Zohran’s, is Andrew Cuomo’s record not more deadly? And so, when I hear this argument coming from some people on the right that Curtis Sliwa should drop out, I’m like, ‘No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You’re thinking about this all wrong.’”

Wheeler believes Andrew Cuomo should drop out, not Curtis Sliwa.

“Andrew Cuomo’s voters obviously reject Zohran Mamdani. That’s why they’re choosing the independent Andrew Cuomo over the Democrat Zohran,” Wheeler says. “So, if Andrew Cuomo drops out, would his voters not migrate to Curtis Sliwa?”

Want more from Liz Wheeler?

To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

​Sharing, Free, Upload, Video, Video phone, Camera phone, Youtube.com, The liz wheeler show, Liz wheeler, The blaze, Blazetv, Blaze news, Blaze podcasts, Blaze podcast network, Blaze media, Blaze online, Blaze originals, Curtis sliwa, Zohran mamdani, Andrew cuomo, Nyc mayoral race, Nyc mayoral campaign, Andrew cuomo covid record, Covid-19, New york city, Covid-19 tyranny