Another member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet is stepping down after a turbulent 13-month term at the Department of Labor.

The White House praised Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s time as labor secretary in a statement Monday announcing that she would be leaving the administration to join private industry.

‘While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn’t mean I will stop fighting for American workers.’

“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung said on social media. “She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives.”

Cheung said Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling would become acting director of the agency.

Chavez-DeRemer had been known as a pro-union Republican before she joined the Trump administration and would not have been confirmed without the help of three Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

The 58-year-old’s husband was reportedly banned from the Labor Dept. offices over sexual harassment allegations, but a criminal investigation related to those claims was closed.

In March, two of her aides were forced out of the department over allegations of misconduct that included drinking on the job and inappropriate vacation trips.

Chavez-DeRemer issued a statement on social media as well.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve in this historic Administration and work for the greatest President of my lifetime,” she wrote.

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“At the Department of Labor, I am proud that we made significant progress in advancing President Trump’s mission to bridge the gap between business and labor and always put the American worker first,” she added.

“While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn’t mean I will stop fighting for American workers. I am looking forward to what the future has in store as I depart for the private sector,” she concluded.

Trump’s cabinet has seen two other departures in the last few weeks: Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security and Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general.

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Last week during a Pentagon worship service tied to the Iran conflict, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered what he called a “CSAR 25:17” prayer for rescue crews. In this prayer, he almost word-for-word quoted Samuel L. Jackson’s famous Ezekiel 25:17 monologue in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film “Pulp Fiction,” which does not quote the actual verse but rather loosely blends parts of it with other Bible verses and additional fictional elements.

Even though Hegseth never said the prayer was actual Scripture but rather “meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17,” the mainstream media framed it as an embarrassing misquoting of the Bible, ruthlessly mocking him for not knowing the difference between Scripture and a Hollywood monologue.

Glenn Beck went searching for where this narrative originated, and what he found deeply disturbed him.

Glenn brings in his executive producer, Rikki Ratliff-Fellman, who dug into the media controversy. According to her research, it’s “a Turkish psyop account and the Russian state media that are behind amplifying this noise about Pete Hegseth.”

“This whole thing went viral on X, and it appears to have started around a Turkish account and then became mainstream news reported by Variety, Independent, [and] other outlets,” she says.

Glenn immediately sees a pattern.

“We started the week with a viral post about Donald Trump not really being a Christian because, of course, he blasphemed Jesus,” he says, referencing Trump’s now-deleted AI-generated meme depicting him in white and red robes healing a sick person, which many interpreted as him equating himself to Jesus.

In response to this post, the Iranian Embassy in Tajikistan posted an AI-generated video showing a figure resembling Jesus Christ punching Donald Trump (depicted in the same flowing robes from his own recent AI “Jesus” image) and violently throwing him into a pit of lava/hell, complete with blood effects and dramatic narration. It went massively viral on social media, racking up millions of views.

Further, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned Trump’s post as the “desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood.”

Putting all these things together, Glenn sees the big picture: “We are in a giant psyop right now.”

“You have to understand, the only way that Iran can win this war is if we tear each other apart — and Russia knows it, and China knows it,” he says.

These two nations, both of which are hurting from the Iran war, as well as the “Shia Muslim crazies — the Twelvers — who actually believe in chaos and think [America is] the great Satan,” have only one weapon, he explains: “the American people against themselves.”

Glenn pleads with Americans to see these social media scandals for what they really are: a ploy to destroy America from within.

“Please, America, wake the F up. You’re not this stupid. Understand, your social media is nothing but a weapon of mass destruction,” he warns.

“Don’t believe anything on social media. Don’t jump to conclusions on anything. Please don’t get involved in tearing everyone apart.”

To hear more, watch the video above.

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota faced intense scrutiny after revising the personal wealth she amassed in her required financial disclosure as a member of Congress.

Omar had previously reported that her wealth grew from $51K in one year to at least $6 million and up to $30 million. Members of Congress are not required to report exact sums but general valuations of their wealth.

‘While anyone can make a mistake on any type of form, the scope and scale of the mistake does not pass the smell test.’

In February, Republicans demanded financial documents from Omar and her husband related to the suspicious report of a massive increase in wealth.

Months later, Omar is saying mistakes were made.

“The amended disclosure confirms what we’ve said all along: The congresswoman is not a millionaire,” said Jacklyn Rogers, a spokesperson for Omar.

Rogers added that the form was amended “as soon as the discrepancy was identified.”

The new disclosure form says Omar and her husband’s assets are worth between $18,004 and $95,000.

Economic expert and Blaze Media contributor Carol Roth explained the dubious nature of the revision in a statement to Blaze News.

“Who among us hasn’t made a $6 million to $30 million error in estimating our net worth for disclosure documents?” Roth replied.

“While anyone can make a mistake on any type of form, the scope and scale of the mistake does not pass the smell test. It seems appropriate for the appropriate governmental bodies to put forth extra scrutiny on Rep. Omar and her family’s finances, given this ‘mistake,'” she added.

RELATED: GOP demands financial docs from Omar’s husband: ‘Who’s funding this? Who’s buying access?’

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota sharply criticized Omar after the financial revision.

“Not only should her accountant be fired, but that girl should be fired and she does not deserve to be in Congress,” Emmer said.

“Quite frankly, if she is discovered to be involved in any of this fraud personally, that she benefited from it, even by her actions of promoting it and trying to resist investigations, she should be held accountable to the fullest extent,” he added.

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Nike promised it would “do better” after apparently getting complaints over a new ad in Boston.

The ad was part of a marketing campaign centered on the Boston Marathon, an elite annual race that took place on Monday. The simple text ad apparently sparked enough controversy with Nike that the company pulled the graphic almost immediately after putting it up.

‘We’ll use this moment to do better and continue showing up for all runners.’

The ad was featured in the window of Nike’s Newbury Street store in Boston, reportedly just a few hundred feet from the marathon’s finish line. It featured black text on a dark red background that read, “Runners Welcome. Walkers Tolerated.”

The ad was up for only about a day, according to multiple outlets like Marathon Handbook, which said it was put up on April 16 but was taken down by the following morning.

Nike was quick to apologize for the joke, saying, “We want more people to feel welcome in running — no matter their pace, experience, or the distance.”

“During race week in Boston, we put up a series of signs to encourage runners,” the company continued, according to Runner’s World. “One of them missed the mark. We took it down, and we’ll use this moment to do better and continue showing up for all runners.”

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Nike also released a statement to Boston.com that claimed, “We listen to the voice of the athlete.”

The media team also attached an image that appeared to be a replacement ad for the same store. The image reads, “Boston will always remind you, movement is what matters.”

Counternarratives have since emerged stating that Nike’s original messaging was not out of place given the elite level of competition at the Boston Marathon.

Jennifer Sey, a U.S. national champion in gymnastics and frequent Nike critic, said that when it comes to advertising, Nike has “one swing and a miss after another. For at least 5 years.”

“Nike can’t get anything right at the moment,” Sey wrote on X. She then called company leadership out-of-touch “egomaniacs.”

“It’s always been a douchey culture,” she added.

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“This is the Boston Marathon. … Obviously, they’re going to encourage them to run,” said runner and YouTuber Rob Tolo.

“Why are we getting offended by that, bro? This is for the elite of the elite,” he added. “This is Boston, bro. I’d love to qualify for that one day.”

Commentator Jake Heyen said he disagreed with the backlash too and that Nike’s objective was to celebrate ambition and performance.

“The messaging of this ad should not be controversial, and honestly, I would respect Nike much more if they brought the sign back today with even more hardcore messaging,” he said.

Nike stock dropped by a couple of dollars per share amid the controversy on Thursday but had recovered by Friday morning.

However, shares have fallen by more than 27% in 2026, averaging out to a 17% drop since April 2025. Value peaked at nearly $80 per share last August before plummeting to just over $46 per share at the time of this writing.

The company’s all-time high was around $170 per share in 2021. Nike is currently back down to 2015 numbers.

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The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether religious institutions must set aside their core beliefs in order to participate in a state-funded program.

The St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy case, broadly speaking, is a challenge to the Archdiocese of Denver’s requirement that families and staff support Catholic beliefs. The state takes issue with this requirement when considering whether to allow Catholic schools in the archdiocese to participate in the Universal Preschool Program.

‘Colorado promised free preschool for all, then slammed the door on families who chose a religious education for their children. After three losses in religious freedom cases at the Supreme Court, Colorado should know better.’

The archdiocese requires staff and families to sign statements to “affirm that they will support the teachings of the Catholic Church” and that “all Catholic school families must understand and display a positive and supportive attitude toward the Catholic Church,” according to Fox News.

Colorado officials, however, argue that these requirements are not inclusive of all children.

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“All participating providers — whether religious or secular — must ensure that children have equal opportunity to enroll in and receive preschool services regardless of those children’s (or their families’) religious affiliation, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, lack of housing, income level, or disability,” the state said.

The state’s universal preschool program covers all types of schools and offers 15 hours of free preschool each week in the year before the child enters kindergarten.

Nicholas Reaves, senior counsel at Becket and attorney for the families and preschools, told Blaze News, “Colorado promised free preschool for all, then slammed the door on families who chose a religious education for their children. After three losses in religious freedom cases at the Supreme Court, Colorado should know better. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that states cannot exclude families from government benefits because of their faith. We’re confident the Court will say the same thing here and put a stop to Colorado’s no-Catholics-need-apply rules.”

Families in the case remain hopeful that the Supreme Court will side with their appeal.

“All we want is the freedom to choose the best preschool for our kids without being punished for our faith,” Dan and Lisa Sheley, Catholic parents of seven and Becket clients in the case, said in a statement provided to Blaze News. “Colorado promised families a universal preschool program, then cut out families like ours because we chose a Catholic education. We pray the Supreme Court will remind Colorado that universal means everyone.”

“Colorado is punishing young religious families. In a state that loudly preaches inclusion, it’s shocking to see Colorado go out of its way to exclude families like mine,” Erika Navarrete Nagle, a Catholic mother of three whose children attend St. Mary’s, told Blaze News. “I hope the Supreme Court will make it clear that no family should be targeted for what they believe.”

The Supreme Court will hear arguments for this case in the fall.

Editor’s note: The author attended St. Mary Catholic Parish and School.

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A “planned fight between two young” individuals on Monday led to a mass shooting where at least two people were killed, say North Carolina police.

Winston-Salem police said on social media that the fight began at about 9:52 a.m. at Leinbach Park, which is only about 400 yards away from Jefferson Middle School on Sally Kirk Rd.

‘Several individuals — both victims and suspects — have been identified and located.’

While police were on their way to the park to respond to the fight, a shooting broke out.

Police said several people shot at each other, and later the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation confirmed that at least two people had died in the incident.

“Several individuals — both victims and suspects — have been identified and located. Due to the number of people involved, efforts are ongoing to account for everyone. At this time, some of those involved in the incident are juveniles,” said police.

The shooting led to lockdowns at several schools.

WGHP-TV reported a massive police presence in the area, with many businesses and streets closed down as the investigation continues.

Police called for the community not to use personal drones in the area to avoid interfering with police drones searching for other possible suspects and victims.

RELATED: VIDEO: Heroic high school principal saves the day, stops shooter in his tracks

Although police said schools were returning to their normal schedule, some parents showed up to pick up their children.

This is a developing story.

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Another progressive, anti-Israel Democrat is set to be sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives after the pro-Israel lobbying firm AIPAC accidentally boosted her campaign.

Democrat Analilia Mejia won the New Jersey special election last week to replace former Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who was elected governor in November 2025. Mejia is expected to be sworn in Monday afternoon, allowing Democrats to regain one seat after being down a vote following Sherrill’s resignation last fall.

This miscalculation was unprecedented for the lobbying group.

In the lead-up to the race, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee dumped millions of dollars into the Democratic primary against former Rep. Tom Malinowski for criticizing the Israeli government. The campaign attempted to liken Malinowski’s track record to President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, successfully ousting the congressional hopeful.

But in eliminating Malinowski’s candidacy, AIPAC inadvertently boosted Mejia, whose criticisms of the Jewish state go much further.

RELATED: Did AIPAC accidentally elect the next Squad member?

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AIPAC likely calculated that its ad campaign would boost Democratic Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way, a staunchly pro-Israel candidate in the overcrowded primary. Instead, the group elevated Mejia, who echoed the criticisms of Congress’ most progressive members and accused the state of Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

“Congress must end the blank check for Trump and Netanyahu,” Mejia said in a post on X on April 10. “The United States must include Lebanon in a real ceasefire and stop giving Israel a blank check to escalate. From Cuba to Venezuela to Lebanon, we must end wars of choice. This war must end now.”

This miscalculation was unprecedented for the lobbying group. AIPAC has enjoyed a string of successful primaries, booting candidates who did not sufficiently support Israel or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This includes several former “Squad” members like Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, who both lost their primaries to AIPAC-funded candidates.

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Frederick Douglass claimed the Declaration of Independence for black Americans in 1852. Martin Luther King, Jr. did it again in 1963. Now, Reverend Al Sharpton wants to give it back.

At the National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary Convention this month, Sharpton proclaimed that America’s 250th anniversary “is not our celebration.” He called it “crazy” for black Americans to wear a birthday hat at someone else’s party. He is wrong, and the history he is invoking actually proves it.

The Declaration of Independence is not a monument to what America was. It is a promise about what America must become.

On July 3, 1776, slavery was ubiquitous and unquestioned. Slaveholding was as old as civilization itself. No government on earth was organized around the belief that all men were created equal. Theocracies, monarchies, and feudal regimes were the sum and substance of the world’s political order.

On July 4, 1776, that changed forever.

The Declaration did not resolve the contradiction of slavery. But it detonated it. From that moment forward, every American who held another in bondage was standing in direct defiance of the nation’s stated founding principle. That tension could not hold. And it didn’t.

What Sharpton omits is telling. Among the 28 grievances in the Declaration, the very first targeted the slave trade. Virginia, yes, slaveholding Virginia, had attempted to severely limit the slave trade through taxation. The king vetoed it. Jefferson called that out by name. Jefferson also drafted the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance that permanently banned slavery across more than five future states, and he signed the federal law that finally ended the slave trade. History is more complicated than the caricatures some prefer.

Even the Founders, too weak to live up to their own ideals, knew what they were doing was wrong. Jefferson wrote that he shuddered at the thought of a just God bringing retribution on the nation. Washington emancipated his slaves upon his death. The founding generation set a fuse. The Civil War was the explosion. Over 600,000 men died to settle the discussion around slavery. That would not have been possible without Independence Day.

Sharpton is not wrong to name the hypocrisy of the founders. But he is completely wrong about what July Fourth means. The suffragettes rewrote the Declaration to include themselves. Frederick Douglass wielded it as a sword against slavery. King stood on it at the Lincoln Memorial. The civil rights movement, the women’s movement, and nearly every subsequent push for equality in American history have returned to that founding document as their source and authority.

The Declaration of Independence is not a monument to what America was. It is a promise about what America must become. For those whose ancestors were enslaved and oppressed, it is not someone else’s birthday. It is the origin of their liberation.

The 250th anniversary is almost upon us. All Americans, especially those whose families fought hardest and waited longest to claim its promise, should mark it well.

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