Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry was reportedly forced to resign from the State Department after a bizarre confrontation caught on video at an NBA game.

Videos obtained by TMZ show McHenry at the Washington Wizards game on Wednesday tossing a drink at a fan and then blowing a kiss at the fan twice as she leaves the section.

‘It was an unfortunate situation, and that’s why drinks were thrown.’

A source familiar with the matter told Page Six that McHenry was asked to resign as press adviser for the U.S. State Department on Thursday and that she had just been promoted to another position earlier that day.

“She was promoted and fired within 24 hours,” the source said to Page Six.

A spokesperson for the State Department told Page Six the department would not comment on internal personnel matters.

YouTuber Andrew Fenichel posted a video saying that he was with McHenry at the game and claimed that the other fan had been making misogynistic and inappropriate jokes about the players.

“It was an unfortunate situation, and that’s why drinks were thrown,” he said.

He said that McHenry ended up leaving and that he watched the rest of the game from another section.

Fenichel also felt the need to explain that he is “not MAGA” despite his friendship with McHenry.

Other witnesses told Page Six the rowdy fan tossed a drink at McHenry first and that fans then booed and chanted, “Get her out!”

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McHenry claimed in 2017 that she was fired from ESPN over her conservative views and later sued Fox News over alleged repeated sexual harassment from a co-host. They settled the case, and she left Fox Nation.

The Wizards won the home opening game 128 to 116.

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Illegal aliens do not have due process rights that entitle them to bond hearings during deportation proceedings, according to a pivotal ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Trump administration has been fast-tracking removal proceedings in order to fulfill the president’s promise of mass deportations.

‘Big win in the Fifth Circuit on mandatory detention for illegal aliens, a principle codified in 1996 legislation but ignored by the deep state for decades.’

That effort got a significant boost from a split ruling Friday that found illegal immigrants are not due their Fifth Amendment rights because they have not been admitted into the United States.

The lawsuit arose out of the detentions of three illegal aliens in Texas who were refused a bond hearing. None had criminal histories, according to the American Immigration Council.

Judge Cory Wilson wrote the majority opinion in the 10 to 7 ruling.

“Because Petitioners have never been admitted to the United States, due process does not entitle them to additional proceedings beyond what Congress has provided before they may be detained pending removal,” Wilson wrote.

“Big win in the Fifth Circuit on mandatory detention for illegal aliens, a principle codified in 1996 legislation but ignored by the deep state for decades,” responded James Percival, the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security.

Politico called it the “most consequential ruling yet” in support of the president’s deportations plan.

The American Immigration Council called the decision an “affront” to the Constitution.

RELATED: Federal court SLAPS down New York and hands victory to Trump and ICE

“The principle at stake here is simple: If the government wants to detain someone, it has to explain why depriving them of their liberty is necessary,” said AIC litigation attorney Rebecca Cassler.

“And anyone who is detained has the right to ask a judge for review of that detention. Instead, this ruling allows the government to lock people up when detention plainly serves no purpose, and without any way to challenge it,” she added.

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Humanitarian aid will be arriving for the residents of a Ukrainian city thanks to the efforts of first lady Melania Trump.

The first lady said in a press release Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to cease military action in the city of Oleshky and allow a civilian evacuation.

‘What she wants to do is save children, and that’s her focus. … She wants to see babies come back to their families.’

“The situation in Oleshky is dire. Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster. Oleshky’s remaining population is comprised primarily of elderly residents who urgently need medical attention, medicine, food, and clean water,” she said in the press release.

“The people of Oleshky have limited electricity, live amid mined roads, and endure regular military attacks,” she added. “It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible.”

The limited ceasefire will begin Thursday.

President Donald Trump responded to the agreement during a question-and-answer period with reporters in Washington, D.C.

“What she wants to do is save children, and that’s her focus,” he said. “Both sides are cooperating with her, so she’s doing a very good job.”

“She wants to see babies come back to their families. And that’s between Russia and Ukraine,” he added.

The first lady also said in her press release that the evacuation would allow people to leave for Russia as well as other parts of Ukraine.

“I have also secured an impartial American media organization to accompany and document Russian and Ukrainian teams on the ground throughout the process,” she added. “This will play a significant role in ensuring that the wishes of each family are faithfully respected.”

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The war has been ravaging Ukraine since Russia invaded in Feb. 2022.

Oleshky was captured by Russia on its first day of the invasion and has been occupied since then. At one time it had about 24,000 residents.

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From WNBA players leaving the court before the national anthem to LeBron James stretching through it — BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock sees a troubling pattern in professional basketball.

“This has been a bit of a tradition in the WNBA — teams not being on the court for the national anthem,” Whitlock explains, noting that while they have a list of excuses as to why they skip it, he believes it doesn’t actually have anything to do with them.

“The predominant number of WNBA players and teams do not want to be on the court during the national anthem. That’s been going on since Colin Kaepernick, since it became a fad and a trend. I think it’s a mistake,” he says.

And LeBron James has been doing it as well.

“LeBron James has a little tradition of his own that is getting more attention at the beginning of this NBA season because Game 1, night one in Madison Square Garden, his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, are playing at Madison Square Garden against the defending champions,” Whitlock explains.

“During the national anthem,” LeBron has been “doing some sort of stretching routine, some sort of golf-swing routine, some sort of free-throw or jump-shot routine during the national anthem.”

While Whitlock notes that as an older man, LeBron likely does need more warm-up time, he also believes “there’s something bigger going on.”

“What we’re seeing from LeBron James, what we’ve seen and have seen from the WNBA, is a lack of gratitude,” he says, explaining that this points to a lack of wisdom.

“As you get wise, you understand the routine of the national anthem. And you understand the mentality of gratitude. The Bible is a story that should hammer home to people like, man, we got a lot to be grateful for. No matter what country we’re living in, we have a lot to be grateful for,” Whitlock says.

And you don’t have to agree with everything the country has done in order to be grateful for what it has given you.

“We have a lot to be grateful for,” Whitlock says, “but when you live in a secular society, people aren’t filled with gratitude.”

Rather, he says, “they’re filled with complaint.”

“And even someone like LeBron James, who was born to a single mother, who — the mother was 16 years old — born in the ghetto, born into poverty, not knowing his father, was able to rise up to be a billionaire with a wife, with three kids, live in mansions scattered all across America, all across the globe,” he explains.

And Whitlock believes they’re sending out a “smoke signal” in order to let “black people that have a complaint with America” know they’re “on their side.”

“And so,” he says, “instead of expressing gratitude of any kind during those two minutes, they got to let off a complaint.”

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has faced several long-running allegations involving her immigration history, citizenship, and marriage to her former husband — who is believed by many to be her brother.

BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler breaks down the allegations that the Trump administration may be pursuing, starting with allegation number one.

The first allegation is that Ilhan Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, “lied on his asylum application — that he came to the United States through a refugee program intended to give safe passage to the people of Somalia who were being targeted by the Siad Barre regime in Somalia.”

“It was a violent Marxist genocidal regime. Nur Omar Mohamed claimed he was fleeing that regime. What he failed to disclose allegedly on his asylum application is he was actually part of that regime. He was a member of that regime,” Wheeler explains.

“He was a colonel in the regime’s army, likely specializing in propaganda, and he just failed to mention that,” she continues.

“That, of course, would have disqualified him from being granted asylum here in the United States,” she adds.

“Allegation number two,” Wheeler explains, “is that Ilhan Omar falsified her birth date on an official document.”

“Now, if this is true, this would be something that she did. This would not be a crime by her father. And the crime would be false statements or fraud on immigration paperwork,” she says.

Allegation number three is that “if Ilhan Omar’s father was not naturalized, then Ilhan Omar could not have derived naturalization from him, which she herself — this is a point worth making — she herself has been the one who has claimed that that’s how she obtained citizenship, is she derived it from her father.”

“Now, if he was not naturalized at all, if she just made that claim, then she would be lying. The crime there would be illegal procurement of citizenship or fraud misrepresentation in the naturalization process,” Wheeler says.

And the strangest allegation is number four, which is “that Ilhan Omar married her brother to get him a green card.”

“I think the feds are looking into this, because what other reason would there be for them to officially obtain her DNA?”

“Why else would they obtain it officially if not to compare it to Ahmed Elmi, her second husband, who is alleged to be her brother?”

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The Justice Department is reviewing allegations that Corey Lewandowski, a former top adviser to then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, used his power for personal financial gain.

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General referred its investigation of Lewandowski to the Justice Department after examining his role in the DHS’ $220 million advertising campaign. The probe later widened to allegations that Lewandowski shook down a company pursuing government contracts while he served as Noem’s top adviser.

‘If they’re not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted.’

Lewandowski has not been charged with a crime related to this investigation and denies wrongdoing.

The allegations involve personal financial profit tied to contracts established during Noem’s tenure as DHS secretary, a source told CBS News. The OIG shared its findings with the Justice Department in recent weeks. Fox News described the referral as “criminal.”

Lewandowski served at the DHS as a special government employee and acted as Noem’s senior adviser and de facto chief of staff. He left the department in March after President Donald Trump removed Noem as secretary following questions about her lavish spending and Lewandowski’s role in choosing contractors.

Current DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified at his March confirmation hearing that the inspector general was reviewing the advertising contract.

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The probe is also examining allegations that Lewandowski demanded money from GEO Group, a company pursuing unrelated government contracts, in exchange for lobbying for its interests in Washington.

A Lewandowski spokesperson denied that account in March.

“This is absolutely false and did not happen — Mr. Lewandowski never demanded any payment or compensation from the GEO Group, at any time,” the spokesperson said.

Noem publicly acknowledged that she personally approved the ad contracts and said Trump was aware of her involvement. Trump said otherwise after her removal.

“I wasn’t thrilled with it,” Trump told reporters at the time. “I spent less money than that to become president. I didn’t know about it.”

Under Noem, contracts, grants, and funding obligations above $100,000 required her personal written approval, according to CBS. Some officials said the policy created significant backlogs, especially within the Federal Emergency Management Agency and disaster relief funding generally.

Trump addressed the investigation Thursday.

“I heard something about it, but I don’t know exactly what it is,” Trump told reporters. “All I know is I want my people to be honest, and if they’re not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted.”

“I will never do anything to stop the prosecution of someone who’s dishonest,” Trump said.

He went farther in remarks reported by Fox News.

“They are stealing from me,” Trump said. “So I want my people to be honest. And if they’re not honest, I’ll have my DOJ go and do whatever they have to do.”

Lewandowski’s attorney, Adam Trigg, responded in a statement posted to Lewandowski’s X account.

“Mr. Lewandowski has not been contacted by the Justice Department regarding any investigation, and he denies any wrongdoing when he was proudly serving his country in a voluntary capacity,” Trigg said.

Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone weighed in on X.

“I hired him. Probably the biggest mistake I ever made. He’s a talentless piece of human garbage.”

Lewandowski managed Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign until he was fired that June. He later advised Trump’s 2020 and 2024 campaigns.

No inspector general report has been made public.

The Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and Lewandowski’s lawyers did not respond to requests for comment.

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Political attack ads are nothing new, but Vivek Ramaswamy’s latest one in Ohio’s gubernatorial race takes things to a whole new level.

The ad features Amy Acton’s own mother urging voters not to elect her.

“My name is Donna Arthur, and I’m Amy Acton’s mother. I worked at Children and Family Service Association, building one of the first two sexual abuse programs in America. I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent, it’s not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a serious problem,” Arthur began in the ad.

“She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life. My daughter needs help, and she can’t help you if she needs help herself,” she claimed.

“People can change, but first they have to tell the truth,” she continued. “And my daughter still isn’t doing that. Don’t vote for people who lie. Don’t let her become your governor.”

“If you think she’ll make your life better, you’re fooling yourself. It will only get worse,” she added.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ad like that before. It’s brutal,” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere says.

“It’s very powerful,” co-host Dave Landau agrees.

“And you even listen to her, even though she comes off like a woman who you’d have at Christmas that you would ignore,” he adds.

Stu points out that despite the “powerful” ad, there are “complications” to the backstory.

“Reporters are very upset about this. Like they immediately have taken sides in this inter-family dispute. You can say we shouldn’t air these inter-family disputes in the middle of a campaign. That’s a plausible opinion if you want,” Stu says.

“But what’s interesting about what the media has done,” he adds, “is they’ve just immediately embraced Amy Acton’s side of the story, right?”

Stu plays a clip of Ramaswamy addressing the ad, admitting that it is “an ad from our campaign.”

“And the thing that I want to say is that I would love for this race and this election to be about the substantive issues that impact Ohioans. And unfortunately, Amy Acton has been hiding from those issues. She won’t debate me,” he explained.

“She doesn’t allow cameras at her events. And I think her record of continuously, certainly during this campaign, I would say spreading some defamatory, disparaging lies about me and my family that does deserve to be scrutinized,” he continued.

“I’ve never met Amy Acton, which is a regret. I wish I’d met at least my opponent. I’ve also never met her mother. She was not compensated. I asked my team that question because we’ve got the question,” he added.

“Now look, there is a complicating circumstance,” Stu comments. “I did want to bring this up because I think it’s an important part of the story. The reason why there’s all this outrage is the split between Amy Acton and her mom is a terrible, terrible story.”

“Including claims of abuse. The claim was that Amy Acton was abused by her stepfather, and basically the mom sided with the stepfather,” he adds.

“Well, there’s three sides to every story, Stu,” Dave says.

“There’s one side, another side, and then there’s the truth,” he adds.

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