Scott Jennings of CNN recently spoke at the Texas Public Policy Foundation Summit and gave a speech that deserves attention.

He begins by saying that he wants to tell you ‘something that you must understand about the left’ and then launches into some basic truths that must be repeated.

He talks about the left’s basic world view, the way they look at America, and then transitions seamlessly into the subject of Charlie Kirk.

Transcript via Townhall:

“Here’s something that you must understand about the left,” Jennings said. “They hate success. They hate it when people make it on their own. They hate it when you don’t need them.”

“Think about what they teach our kids. That America was founded on racism. That our country is rotten at its core. That capitalism is evil. That hard work is for suckers. That merit is a dirty word. That the nuclear family is oppressive, especially to women. That faith is for idiots and rubes for people who are from Kentucky and Texas,” he continued. “They run people for the United States Senate who think there are six genders. And that we can solve the climate crisis by taking away all of your bacon. Is it any wonder that Charlie spent his life on college campuses trying to reach young people? He saw what was happening.”

“I think when that shooter pulled the trigger and killed my friend in Utah, he thought he was ending a movement,” Jennings said. “He thought if he killed Charlie Kirk, he could kill what Charlie stood for. That the rest of us would get the message. That we would heed the warning. Silence yourselves, or we will do it for you. I think that’s what he thought. Certainly, what the people who cheered on the assassination thought. And make no mistake, there were thousands who cheered it on.”

“But in trying to silence one voice, I think they created thousands,” he said. “In trying to end a conversation that day, I think they started millions. And that is the thing we learned about faith and freedom. You can’t kill them. You can try to suppress it, and you can try to silence it. But it always finds a way. Like water finding cracks in a dam.”

Here’s the video:

Here is something that you *MUST* understand about the left pic.twitter.com/ZnKciaN2ST

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) April 13, 2026

It’s amazing that CNN has not given this man his own show on the network. It would be something actually worth watching.

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Today on CSPAN, former house speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked if she or other Democrats had any advanced knowledge of Eric Swalwell’s behavior or the things he has been accused of.

The host framed it as an accusation that Republicans are making, rather than pointing out that people all over the country are now admitting that Swalwell’s issues were an open secret for years.

Pelosi denied the whole thing, saying it is “absolutely not true.”

Here’s the clip:

A flustered Nancy Pelosi denies that Democrats knew what Swalwell was doing and turned a blind eye:

Pelosi: “Absolutely not true."

Interviewer: "You had no idea?"

Pelosi: “None whatsoever."

Sure thing, Nance. pic.twitter.com/MmVHf3Wt3x

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 14, 2026

Pelosi’s comments are in direct conflict with a new report from ABC 7 in California (emphasis is ours):

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault allegations, announcing the decision Sunday as scrutiny intensified around the Democratic primary race.

In a statement, Swalwell said he would step aside to address the claims.

“To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made – but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.”

The suspension immediately reshaped a closely watched contest in which Swalwell had held a narrow lead among Democrats.

Criticism of Swalwell has circulated in Washington for years, according to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who spoke on ABC’s “This Week.”

“Every member in Congress knows not to let any young staffer around Swalwell or Matt Gaetz, it’s not a secret there,” McCarthy said.

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said the allegations were not unexpected, citing longstanding talk among Democratic leaders.

“No, I’m not surprised frankly because there have been rumors after rumors after rumors, his colleague in Washington pretty much said that. That’s what Adam Schiff said, that’s what Nancy Pelosi said,” Brown said.

Of course, Nancy Pelosi would never lie, would she?

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Tom Friedman of the New York Times just admitted something that is true about countless people in media and Democrats. They do not want the effort in Iran to succeed because they simply don’t want it to be a win for Trump.

At least Friedman was honest enough to come right out and say it.

This is just another example of people on the left hating trump more than they love the country.

Friedman made the comments on CNN, naturally.

Transcript via Real Clear Politics:

FRIEDMAN: Yes, there’s been some leadership change. Obviously, certain people have been killed. But this is the Iranian regime. It goes right down to the mayoral level. All the institutions are the same.

Yes. I find myself, Michael, in a situation where I really want to see Iran defeated militarily because this regime is a terrible regime for its people in the region. And nothing would improve the region more than the replacement of this regime in Iran with one was focused on enabling its people to realize their full potential and integrating peacefully with other countries and stop occupying Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

So I’m all for that. The problem is I really don’t want to see Bibi Netanyahu or Donald Trump politically strengthened by this war because they are two awful human beings. They are both engaged in anti- democratic projects in their own countries. They’re both alleged crooks. They are terrible, terrible people doing terrible things to America’s standing in the world and Israel standing in the world.

And so I really find myself torn. I want to see Iran militarily defeated, but I do not want to see these two terrible people strengthened.

Here’s the video:

Don’t want Iran to lose if it means Trump wins. @TomFriedman of @NYTimes really wants “to see Iran defeated militarily because this regime is a terrible regime for its people and the region,” but on CNN’s @Smerconish he fretted “the problem is I really don’t want to see Bibi… pic.twitter.com/rgPngGXkGc

— Brent Baker (@BrentHBaker) April 11, 2026

This is the left in a nutshell today.

They are incapable of setting aside their pathological hatred of Trump, even in matters of national security. They rise and sleep seeing themselves in competition with Trump and seethe at any perceived win on Trump’s part.

Do they not realize that they lost already in November?

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Like many people in media, Brian Stelter has an inflated sense of the worth of mainstream journalists. We are used to this fact about him, but sometimes, even we are surprised by the lengths he will go to heap praise on his broken industry.

Today on the air, Stelter gave journalists the credit for ending Eric Swlawell’s bid for governor of California.

This is amazing when you consider the fact that people are coming out of the woodwork now, claiming that Swalwell’s behavior has been an open secret among Democrats and the media for years.

And by the way, don’t his victims who have come forward deserve more credit than the media?

The Blaze reported on this:

CNN’s chief media analyst is applauding the mainstream media for exposing sexual misconduct allegations against the top Democratic candidate for California governor, including an alleged rape, and now faces the wrath of online critics.

California Rep. Eric Swalwell had a tenuous lead above the other Democrats, but he has suspended his campaign in the wake of allegations of sexual assault from a former staffer and accusations from others about sexual misconduct. He has denied the claims.

On Monday, Brian Stelter of CNN said the report was a victory for journalism while ignoring that many had looked the other way for a decade about rumors of the allegations.

Stelter said it was a “testament to the power of investigative reporting” and credited CNN and the Chronicle for ending Swalwell’s gubernatorial hopes.

Watch the video of Stelter below:

Eric Swalwell ending his bid for California governor is, among other things, a testament to the power of investigative reporting pic.twitter.com/4xzUg944dt

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 13, 2026

People on Twitter/X slammed Stelter’s comments:

And all it took was seven terms in Congress and about a half-dozen victims for investigative journalists to break the news of behavior apparently everyone knew about.

— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) April 13, 2026

10 years late. Imagine how many people might have been saved from Swalwell had the media done its job at the start, rather than covering for a fellow Democrat.

— Chuck DeVore (@ChuckDeVore) April 13, 2026

I realize you're tying to take a victory lap here but why couldn't anyone investigate this story before last week? Apparently lots of people knew for years. Echoes of Joe Biden coverage all over again.

— John Sexton (@verumserum) April 13, 2026

It’s amazing that Stelter would give the media credit for this. We all know the real reason why they wanted Swalwell out of the race.

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A new report revealed that American officials believe China is helping Iran in the war with the United States and Israel.

According to The New York Times, U.S. intelligence agencies believe China sent shoulder-fired missiles to Iran. The weapons can be used to down low-flying planes.

The report said the intelligence has some uncertainty, and it is also not clear if Chinese missiles were used in Iran’s recent attacks on U.S. or Israeli targets.

The report said American officials believe China, which heavily controls its private sector, is allowing chemicals, fuel, and parts for weapons to be sent to Iran.

If this report about CCP supplied missiles through Pakistan to Iran is true, this is an act of war and China (and Pakistan) should be put on notice immediately and the CCP should NOT be allowed to send another 500K students to attend our U.S. colleges and universities, never… https://t.co/tPK8Kbwlpb

— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) April 9, 2026

The report noted that sending missiles to America’s foe “would be a significant escalation and an indication that at least some of China’s leaders are working actively to bring about an American military defeat in a war that has engulfed the Middle East.”

A CNN report indicated that China is planning to send the missiles to Iran, and will route them through a third-party nation to cover up the shipment’s origin.

“The intelligence also underscores how Iran may be using the ceasefire as an opportunity to replenish certain weapons systems with the help of key foreign partners,” CNN reported.

A representative of the Chinese embassy said, “China has never provided weapons to any party to the conflict; the information in question is untrue.”

“As a responsible major country, China consistently fulfills its international obligations. We urge the U.S. side to refrain from making baseless allegations, maliciously drawing connections, and engaging in sensationalism; we hope that relevant parties will do more to help de-escalate tensions,” the representative said.

U.S. intelligence sources say China is preparing to send air defense systems—MANPADS—to Iran. Some believe a MANPAD shot down our F-15E on the 3rd of this month. President Trump should impose his 50% additional tariff on Chinese goods now.

— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) April 11, 2026

China is not alone. Russia has sent the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps satellite information to help it attack American ships and installations. Russia, however, has not sent Iran any weapons, The New York Times said.

Although China is publicly neutral, it has been sending dual-use parts to Iran that are destined for weapons. By virtue of sending goods with civilian applications, China can claim it is not fueling Iran’s war effort.

The New York Times report noted that although China needs the Strait of Hormuz open in order to get the oil it needs, the war offers the chance to weaken the U.S.

China is heavily dependent on oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, and it is keen not to do anything that extends the war, according to American officials. At the same time, at least some Chinese officials are interested in supporting Tehran in a war that is seen as weakening American standing and strength.

China is Iran’s largest oil buyer and its largest economic partner.

The reports about China’s activities come as President Donald Trump prepares for a trip to China next month to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The government of Nicaragua banned at least 18 Christian groups from operating within the country as persecution from the Latin American nation’s regime worsens.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide said in a report published last month that they were able to identify 15 Protestant groups and 3 Roman Catholic groups stripped of legal status in 2025.

“Affected institutions were schools, religious radio and television outlets, and faith-based charities, including Lutheran World Relief and Food for the Hungry,” the group said.

The Independent Fundamentalist Baptists were also stripped of their legal status.

After revoking legal status, the government has in some cases taken their property.

One religiously affiliated school was allowed to operate for nine months after having its status revoked, with leadership told it would eventually be turned into a state school.

But the premises were instead used as a police station.

A Protestant nonprofit had the perimeter of their headquarters sectioned off with yellow tape, and leaders were told that the buildings and its contents thereafter belonged to the attorney general.

Any group deemed disloyal to the Nicaraguan regime faces repercussions in the country.

Christian leaders also experience severe consequences.

Some have been “questioned about the content of their sermons, prayers, and other teaching.”

“Threats were regularly reported in retaliation for statements or other forms of expression perceived as critical of the government,” Christian Solidarity Worldwide said.

In some cases, Nicaraguan Christians have been arbitrarily stripped of their citizenship upon leaving the country.

Jalder Hernandez, a Roman Catholic priest, was visiting the United States last year when he was told in an email from the airline that he would not be allowed to board the plane, and that any questions he had could be directed to the government of Nicaragua.

A journalist and Protestant pastor who wrote about religious issues faced similar expulsion.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide therefore recommended in their report that citizenship should be restored “to all those, in and outside the country, from whom it has been arbitrarily removed.”

They also suggested that the regime “reinstate the legal status of all civil society organisations which have been arbitrarily made illegal,” including by unfreezing their bank accounts.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Brian Hooker, the American man who was taken into custody after his wife, Lynette Hooker, disappeared in the Bahamas was released by Bahamian authorities on Monday without charges.

The investigation is ongoing.

“Brian Hooker, an American man who told investigators his wife fell overboard and vanished in rough waters in the Bahamas, has been released from custody without charges after being arrested and questioned in his wife’s disappearance, his attorney said Monday night,” CNN reported.

“It is unclear whether Hooker will be required to stay in the Bahamas as the investigation continues or whether he is free to leave the country.”

“Hooker was arrested Wednesday and questioned in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, who was reported missing April 5, police have said,” the outlet reported.

Fox News also reported that Brian Hooker was released without charges.

Brian Hooker was spotted as he was being released from custody.

WATCH:

BREAKING: Brian Hooker, the man arrested after his wife Lynette vanished during a boating trip in the Bahamas, is being released from jail, his attorney tells Fox News Digital. pic.twitter.com/FHEwfbcAqK

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 14, 2026

Last Wednesday, the US Coast Guard launched a criminal investigation into the disappearance of an American woman who went overboard near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas.

Last week authorities were searching for Lynette Hooker, 55, after she went overboard late Saturday night while she was on a dinghy boat with her husband, Brian Hooker.

Brian Hooker, 59, said his wife fell from the boat late Saturday night during inclement weather and rough seas.

On Wednesday, Lynette Hooker’s daughter shared a voicemail her stepfather left her after her mother disappeared.

Brian Hooker did not sound distressed or upset.

“I found the flotation device that I threw to mom after she went overboard,” Brian Hooker said.

AUDIO:

Lynette Hooker’s daughter is sharing a voicemail she says her stepfather left after her mother vanished during a boat trip in the Bahamas as she questions his account of what happened at sea. Authorities have now shifted to a recovery operation for the 55-year-old Michigan… pic.twitter.com/3WrSAZYLZ3

— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 8, 2026

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Three progressive American Cardinals, Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of San Diego, and Joseph Tobin of Newark, crashed CBS’s failing Sunday night propaganda hour “60 Minutes” to publicly flog President Donald Trump for daring to criticize the newly elected Pope Leo XIV.

This was a coordinated election-year hit job designed to fracture President Trump’s exploding Catholic voter base just months before the critical 2026 midterms.

Pope Leo XIV has already waded into U.S. politics by slamming President Trump’s decisive military action against Iran and his record-setting mass deportation operation that is finally securing our southern border.

On national television, Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin, seized the moment like seasoned Democrat operatives. They didn’t defend Catholic teaching.

They didn’t talk about the 70 million aborted babies since Roe. They didn’t mention the flood of fentanyl killing American families thanks to open borders. Instead, they lectured the President and, by extension, every Catholic who supports him.

WATCH:

“I hate Trump and I LOVE open borders” -D.C. Cardinal McElroy

This is a FULL TDS meltdown from a man as his Church cashes BILLIONS from trafficking illegals through Catholic Charities.

Shame on him. pic.twitter.com/9HgJEY50Uz

— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) April 13, 2026

Robert Barron, Bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester and a member of President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, also issued a statement criticizing the president:

“The statements made by President Trump on Truth Social regarding the Pope were entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. They don’t contribute at all to a constructive conversation. It is the Pope’s prerogative to articulate Catholic doctrine and the principles that govern the moral life.

In regard to the concrete application of those principles, people of good will can and do disagree. I would warmly recommend that serious Catholics within the Trump administration–Secretary Rubio, Vice President Vance, Ambassador Brian Burch, and others–might meet with Vatican officials so that a real dialogue can take place. This is far preferable to the statements on social media.

I am very grateful for the many ways that the Trump administration has reached out to Catholics and other people of faith. It has been a high honor to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission. No President in my lifetime has shown a greater dedication to defending our first liberty. All that said, I think the President owes the Pope an apology.”

The statements made by President Trump on Truth Social regarding the Pope were entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. They don’t contribute at all to a constructive conversation. It is the Pope’s prerogative to articulate Catholic doctrine and the principles that govern the…

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) April 13, 2026

Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton weighed in on X, blasting the optics of the appearance and the glaring double standard:

“America kills about 1,000,000 unborn human beings a year through abortion and yet three leading cardinals go on 60 Minutes to promote left-wing talking points on Trump, the illegal immigration invasion, etc.”

Commentator Mike Cernovich also warned that the media push appears coordinated and strategic—aimed squarely at reshaping Catholic voting behavior ahead of the midterms.

“The Catholic vote swung big for Trump in 2024… So the issue now, of course, is what can be done to bring the Catholics back to the Democrats. So you have an op coming on multiple fronts.”

Cernovich pointed to what he described as a contradiction in messaging from Church leadership:

“The Pope plays this game where he goes, well, of course a country can have a border… But then the bishops are on 60 Minutes going, these mass deportations are inhumane. Well, how can you have a border if you don’t have deportations?”

He continued, questioning the selectivity of moral outrage:

“Where’s the Pope’s moral authority when it comes to condemning official Democrat policies on abortion? You’re not seeing it. You’re seeing an op.”

Cernovich also criticized what he sees as a broader pattern of political alignment:

“Understand that we’re being attacked by false doctrine… You have to take the straight narrow path right in between that.”

WATCH:

The Pope and Bishops work with Bari Weiss and Obama-era Democrat operatives / 60 Minutes to undermine Trump’s domestic policy on immigration. pic.twitter.com/NMNK0hGzSM

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 13, 2026

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At least four prosecutors who weaponized the FACE Act under Merrick Garland and jailed Christians for praying at abortion clinics have been fired.

Nearly two dozen pro-life activists were charged with the FACE Act for praying at an abortion clinic in October 2020.

In one of the more egregious acts of abuse, the Biden DOJ convicted Paula Harlow last year of federal conspiracy against rights and FACE offenses for peacefully protesting an abortion clinic in DC back in 2020.

US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, sentenced Harlow to 24 months in prison.

She was the tenth defendant to be sentenced by the Biden Regime related to the peaceful abortion protest.

Paulette Harlow, who was 75 years old at the time, participated in a peaceful protest at an abortion clinic in 2020 and didn’t hurt anyone.

Here is video of Paulette Harlow praying and peacefully protesting in an abortion clinic:

Here is a video of the protest this poor woman is going to prison for. pic.twitter.com/xDcchPfQ7R

— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) June 3, 2024

According to Catholic News Agency, Harlow suffered from significant health issues. Her husband at the time feared she would die in prison.

Judge Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, mocked Paula Harlow’s Christian faith when she sentenced her to prison as her husband begged for mercy expressing his fear his wife would die alone in prison.

The judge taunted the elderly woman and mocked her Christian faith and told her to honor the “tenets” of her religion and not die in jail.

Four prosecutors from the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division were fired, according to CBS News.

CBS News reported:

The Justice Department has fired at least four prosecutors who were involved in prosecutions under the FACE Act during the Biden administration, a government official familiar with the firings told CBS News.

Among those fired Monday is Sanjay Patel, a longtime federal prosecutor in the Civil Rights Division’s criminal section who was placed on administrative leave last month, sources told CBS News at the time. The terminations occurred at about the same time a report on the FACE Act and the Biden Justice Department was being finalized.

Congress passed the FACE Act in 1994 to address rising concerns about threats and intimidation that women were facing at reproductive health clinics. Nonviolent and first-time offenses of the law are misdemeanors, while repeat offenses or violations that result in bodily injury or death can be treated as felonies.

The FACE Act report is being drafted by the Justice Department’s “weaponization working group,” established in the first days of former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s tenure.

A Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement that the department “has terminated the employment of personnel responsible for weaponizing the FACE Act who still remained at the department.”

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After an attack targeted at Christians rocked the nation of Syria, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox leaders within the country restricted worship on Easter to inside churches only.

According to a report from The National, assailants on motorcycles carried out an attack in late March in Suqaylabiyah, a city in western Syria.

They fired guns, damaged storefronts, and smashed cars as citizens were forced to hide — an attack which followed the expulsion of two Sunni villagers who allegedly entered the town and harassed a woman.

The inhabitants of the village are largely Greek Orthodox.

After the attack, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox authorities said in a statement that “the Patriarchs extended their blessings and greetings to the faithful, while directing that celebrations be limited exclusively to prayers within the churches.”

On the eve of Palm Sunday and Holy Week, in the ancient Christian town of Suqaylabiyah, Syria, groups of armed Islamists are attacking Christian shops, homes, and churches. The Al-Qaeda/ISIS-aligned Syrian government is encouraging these attacks and has been a catastrophic… pic.twitter.com/TPHukOiLx6

— Iraqi Christian Foundation (@iraqschristians) March 28, 2026

“With deep concern and a sense of responsibility, the Patriarchs addressed the challenges facing Syria that threaten the country’s shared coexistence between Muslims and Christians,” the statement said.

“They emphasized the urgent need to control unregulated weapons and to maintain security and stability. They also stressed the importance of safeguarding the dignity of all citizens without exception.”

The statement added that “this must be grounded in the principles of citizenship, equal rights and duties, and respect for both personal and public freedoms.”

That means Syrian Christians cannot enjoy marching bands and egg hunts in the streets — traditions which usually mark the resurrection of Jesus in their country.

Easter for western Christians was on April 5, and eastern Christians will celebrate the holiday on April 12.

BREAKING:

Armed attack on the Christian city of Suqaylabiyah in Hama, Syria.

HTS-aligned residents of Qalaat al-Madiq were seen attacking properties belonging to the Christian population in Suqaylabiyah.

They also targeted a statue of the Virgin Mary in the city.

The attack… pic.twitter.com/tEm1C6mdbX

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 27, 2026

Christians in Syria have faced heightened persecution since the end of Bashar Al Assad’s regime at the end of 2024.

Assad was an Alawite — an offshoot of Shia Islam — meaning that religious minorities were treated relatively better under his governance.

The population of Suqaylabiyah has declined from 20,000 to 16,000 after the new Sunni Muslim government took over, which prompted Assad loyalists in the town to flee.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The ‘good’, old socialist corruption.

The socialist Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez leads one of the most scandalous governments in Europe, and it’s getting worse.

Just imagine a head of government whose wife, brother, and all top party officials are under investigation for corruption, and whose party is sinking under multiple accusations of sexual assault.

Now, the situation has escalated further, as Sanchez’s wife Begoña Gómez is to face trial for influence peddling and bribery.

This comes as a hard blow to the premier in runup to the 2026 elections.

BBC reported:

“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court ruling.

Gómez is accused of using her relationship to advance her private career through a position at Madrid’s Complutense University. She is also accused of using public resources to advance private interests.”

“She was charged with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds, the ruling said. It is now up to the courts to decide whether she will stand trial.”

PM Sanchez dismissed the allegations as ‘an attempt by the right-wing to undermine his coalition’.

“When the investigation started, Sánchez suspended public duties for five days to ‘stop and reflect’ on whether to remain in the job due to ‘the mud’ that the right and far-right were trying to drag politics into.”

Read more:

In the Documents That Javier Milei Has Just Released – Related to Nazi Criminals Who Fled to Argentina After WW2 – A Chance for the South American Nation To Come to Terms With Its Past

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It appears there is a backroom deal going on.

Shortly after Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress on Monday, GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announced his retirement.

Rep. Gonzales was also facing expulsion from Congress after it was revealed he was having an affair with a staffer who died by suicide.

“There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas,” Gonzales said.

There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.

— Rep. Tony Gonzales (@RepTonyGonzales) April 13, 2026

Recall that it recently came out that Tony Gonzales had an extramarital affair with a staffer who took her own life.

Last year a report came out that revealed Gonzales’ staffer who died in September after she caught on fire in her home, doused herself in gasoline and set her body on fire.

After reviewing surveillance video, authorities determined Regina Santos-Aviles was in her backyard alone when she caught fire on September 13.

Santos-Aviles was alive when first responders arrived at her home late in the evening on September 13; however, she passed away the next morning.

Firefighters also had to put out burning gas cans, according to the report obtained by Uvalde Leader-News.

Texas officials did not disclose whether Santos-Aviles deliberately set herself on fire; however, her family insists it was an accident.

“Her last words were, ‘I don’t want to die,’” a family member previously told KSAT.

Last month, Tony Gonzales admitted to having an extramarital affair with his staffer.

“I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,” Gonzales said on “The Joe Pags Show” last month. “Since then, I’ve reconciled with my wife, Angel. I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has, and my faith is as strong as ever.”

“When you make mistakes like this, it’s never easy. It humbles you,” he said.

BREAKING…please check back for updates.

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Viktor Orbán’s concession on Sunday following Hungary’s parliamentary election removes the most consistent single-state obstacle to EU consensus on Ukraine, and in doing so raises the probability of European escalation in a conflict the continent lacks the military capacity to sustain without American backing.

Orbán conceded defeat after early results showed the opposition Tisza party on course for a two-thirds majority, with Tisza projected to win 135 of 199 seats and Fidesz taking 57. Voter turnout surpassed 77%, the highest since the fall of communism in 1989. Tisza’s leader, Péter Magyar, a former Fidesz insider who founded the party two years ago, will become prime minister.

Orbán had functioned as a structural brake on EU Ukraine policy. For more than a year, joint EU summit communiqués on Ukraine carried an asterisk noting the position “was firmly supported by 26 heads of state or government” rather than all 27, because Orbán refused to sign any statement backing Kyiv. He vetoed a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine, tying the bloc to a dispute over a damaged pipeline carrying Russian oil. He also blocked a 6.6 billion euro lethal aid package from the EU’s European Peace Facility, satellite image sharing with Ukraine, and EU accession talks for Kyiv.

Magyar stated Monday that Hungary would maintain its opt-out from participating in the €90 billion (approximately $100 billion) loan financially but would not veto it, allowing the EU to proceed. His personal reservations about weapons transfers and Ukraine’s EU accession bid are structurally irrelevant. Measures requiring unanimity were blocked by Orbán. Magyar will not block them. The brake is gone.

The significance of Orbán’s removal is that, without a veto blocking consensus, the EU is more likely to agree on additional weapons, money, and equipment transfers to Ukraine. That trajectory increases the probability of a Russian reaction. The question is whether European leaders have accurately calculated the risk.

European behavior suggests they have not. Countries that genuinely believe they must confront a nuclear-armed adversary, the world’s number-two military power, alone would be pushing for negotiations, not escalation.

The fact that Europe continues to increase support for Ukraine and celebrates Magyar’s victory indicates European leaders privately calculate that American intervention remains available despite the Trump administration’s rhetoric. That calculation may be wrong. When the Strait of Hormuz was threatened, and European energy security was directly at stake, Europe did not mobilize a naval coalition to support the U.S.

Even if they did not want to support Trump, they should have been willing to fight for their own oil and their own self-interest, but they were not. A bloc unwilling to deploy forces to the Strait of Hormuz and face Iran, which lacks a navy, in order to protect its own oil supply, is not a bloc prepared to fight Russia, the world’s number-two military power, over Ukrainian territory.

Trump has considered withdrawing the US from NATO and has stated he no longer wants involvement in the Ukraine war. The only basis on which Europe might still expect American intervention in a full-scale war with Russia is Article 5. But Article 5 is a collective defense obligation triggered by an external attack on a member state. It does not apply if NATO member actions provoke a Russian response.

If escalating weapons transfers or intelligence support crosses Russian red lines and Moscow retaliates, the legal and political basis for invoking Article 5 becomes contested. Russia has already argued that Western weapons used to strike Russian territory constitute co-belligerence. A substantial number of European countries are not NATO members, and Russia could strike any of them without triggering Article 5 at all.

There has been a lot of hollow talk from Canada and Europe about going it alone without the U.S. Most European militaries spent three decades configured for peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, not peer warfare. Their doctrine, training, and institutional culture reflect that.

In Afghanistan, at the peak, roughly 40,000 of the 130,000 troops were non-American, the majority European. Many were restricted by their own governments from engaging in combat and instead focused on reconstruction, training, base security, and logistics. British combat deaths exceeded those of 26 other EU nations combined.

The UK suffered 454 deaths, including 404 killed in action, along with 615 seriously wounded and 2,187 wounded in action, with troop levels peaking at 9,500. In total, more than 850 non-U.S. NATO personnel were killed in Afghanistan, compared to over 2,400 Americans.

The Texas National Guard alone deployed approximately 23,000 personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan, maintained 3,000 to 5,000 troops in theater each year in an almost continuous cycle from 2001 onward, held divisional-level command in both wars, and operated without national caveats restricting combat. That is a single American state’s part-time force.

European naval capacity presents the same problem at sea. Europe fields six aircraft carriers on paper, two each for the UK and Italy, one each for France and Spain, but realistically 2-3 are operational at any given time. The Royal Navy operated without a carrier from 2014 to 2021. Spain decommissioned its dedicated carrier without replacement.

The number of UK Type 23 frigates available for operations at any given time fluctuates between five and six hulls out of eight nominally in service. During the 2011 Libya operation, against a military that was not a peer adversary, European coalition members quickly exhausted their supply of naval cruise missiles.

European nuclear submarine capacity is concentrated entirely in two countries. The UK operates 10 nuclear submarines, comprising 4 Vanguard-class ballistic missile boats and 6 nuclear attack submarines, with a sixth Astute-class commissioned in 2025 and a seventh expected in 2026. France operates 10, comprising 4 Le Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarines and 6 Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarines, with all six to be delivered by 2030 and approximately 4-5 currently operational.

Every other European country operates zero nuclear submarines. Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, and Portugal rely entirely on conventional diesel-electric boats that must surface or snorkel regularly, have limited range, and cannot sustain prolonged open-ocean operations. Europe’s total operational nuclear submarine force is approximately 18-20 vessels, split between two countries. The US Navy alone operates more than 50 nuclear submarines.

Even if Europe had the submarines, aircraft carriers, manpower, weapons, and munitions to take on Russia, European defense continues to depend on American logistics, intelligence, satellites, and nuclear deterrence. In short, Europe doesn’t stand a chance against Russia without U.S. backing.

Europe is making political decisions that increase the probability of conflict with a military power it cannot independently confront. With Orbán gone, there is no longer an institutional mechanism inside the EU to slow that process down.

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Florida Senator Rick Scott has celebrated the defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary.

Orban, a conservative stalwart who protected his country from the globalist forces trying to take it over, lost yesterday’s general election after 16 years in power.

Posting on the X platform, Scott said that Orban’s defeat meant that Hungarians had “chosen freedom by rejecting Putin.”

He wrote:

Congratulations to Peter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary!

The Hungarian people have chosen freedom by rejecting Putin and standing with their western allies here in the United States and in Europe.

This marks the beginning of a new chapter in the U.S. and Hungary relationship.

Together, America and Hungary can work together to build a STRONG, PROSPEROUS, and FREE future for both our countries.

Congratulations to Peter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary!

The Hungarian people have chosen freedom by rejecting Putin and standing with their western allies here in the United States and in Europe.

This marks the beginning of a new chapter in the U.S. and Hungary…

— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) April 13, 2026

His comments come despite the fact that Orban was vociferously endorsed by President Trump.

Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Hungary last month, Trump described Orban as a “strong leader who’s shown the entire world what’s possible when you defend your borders, your culture, your heritage, your sovereignty and your values.”

US President Donald Trump just threw his full support behind Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán ahead of the elections, sending a strong message to CPAC.

“Viktor Orban has mu complete and total Endorsement – They are attacking him as they attacked me.” pic.twitter.com/1ExHY0dmaH

— Global Dissident (@GlobalDiss) March 21, 2026

Hungary’s election was won by former Orban ally Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party.

Magyar has styled himself as a staunch globalist who will end Hungary’s relationship with Russia and restore warm relations with the European Union.

Orban, meanwhile, conceded shortly after the polls closed.

“I congratulated the victorious party,” Orban told supporters in Budapest. “We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well.

Orbán’s defeat and his immediate concession both cut against the repeated claim that Orbán is a fascist strongman, a narrative left-wing critics have falsely pushed for years.

He has since pledged to “regroup and continue fighting for the Hungarian people.”

The work begins now. We will regroup and continue fighting for the Hungarian people! pic.twitter.com/3PKz3UTOrR

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) April 13, 2026

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Guest Post by Pro-life Leader Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life

Protecting our children, always a priority for people with a conscience, has been thrust into our awareness more than ever by tragic events in the news.

So what would you do if you knew of a child who was being abused by cruel parents, kept hidden from the world because her infirmities were an embarrassment?

If you lived early in the 13th century in Italy, would you have stood up for St. Margaret of Castello, patron saint of the unwanted?

Her story is almost too hard to contemplate. Born around 1287 blind, lame and apparently with dwarfism, her socially prominent parents, who had wanted a boy, were horrified thinking word would get out that their baby was less than perfect. They spread the lie that she had died at birth.

They gave her to a servant who loved and cared for her, but the servant slipped up once and almost let guests at her parents’ castle catch a glimpse of Margaret. To ensure that never happened again, her father had a single-room cell built next to a church in the forest and walled her into it. An interior window allowed Margaret to hear Mass; another window on an exterior wall let servants pass food into the girl.

The priest there discovered Margaret had a fine mind and loved God, so he spent time teaching her the faith. When her family fled from their home when she was a teenager, they took Margaret with them, only to lock her away in an underground vault near their new home.

A year later, her parents brought her to a tomb in Castello where people were said to be receiving miraculous cures of various ailments. But when their daughter was not healed, her parents literally and physically abandoned her there.
Instead of despairing, Margaret was taken in by the poor people of the city. She chose to live a life of deep faith, eventually joining the Third Order of St. Dominic, a lay religious community. She was canonized a saint on April 24, 2021.

Had they known their daughter would be born less than physically perfect, they may well have ignored the Church’s strong condemnation of abortion and sought out one of the ways to kill the child in her mother’s womb. The world never would have known St. Margaret of Castello, and we all would be poorer for it.

But if we had lived in St. Margaret’s time, and were aware that she was spending her life banished to a single-room cell, would any of us have spoken up for her? Might we have kept vigil outside her window, praying for her deliverance, or challenged her parents to end this cruel charade?

Or would we have done what so many do today both in the civil and ecclesiastical arenas, and stepped back in silence, paralyzed with fear of the elite and powerful?

It’s a key fork in the road, and it doesn’t require the drama of a 13th century saint for this choice to present itself to us. It’s there more often than we’d like, whether it’s speaking up against abortion, the Islamic terrorism of the deranged Iranian regime, transgender mutilation, the tyranny of the Democrat Party, or the complicity of compromised bishops.

What happens with this fork in the road is not hard to understand. When we see the injustice, a voice of protest (a well-formed conscience) arises within us. “No!” it shouts, “this is unjust and cannot be tolerated!”

Then, either we heed the voice and do something about it, keeping in mind that we will suffer as a result, or we mute the voice of protest and begin giving ourselves all kinds of reasons why we cannot intervene.

And in either case, the choice we make becomes easier to make the next time we face such a decision.

The Church canonizes saints in order to have us follow their example of heroic virtue, and Margaret of Castello is no exception. But when I think of this Patron of the Unwanted, it seems to me that the challenge flows even more from considering what was done to her, and what the appropriate reaction to it should have been.

Because we face that fork in the road every single day.

Prolife Leader Frank Pavone (@frfrankpavone) is the National Director of Priests for Life, the President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and the Pastoral Director of Rachel’s Vineyard and Silent No More. See www.ProLifeCentral.org.

For detailed information on the Bible’s teaching on abortion, see www.TheBibleAndAbortion.com, a website of the author and of Priests for Life.

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) did not mince words when he pulled back the curtain on where some American tax dollars are going this past week.

In an interview with radio host Jesse Kelly, the Tennessee Republican described a system that sounds less like foreign aid and more like a revolving door of wasted cash and fraud.

Burchett said billions are flowing through so-called non-government organizations and international bodies with little to no transparency.

He pointed directly to the United Nations and a sprawling network of NGOs as conduits for that money.

Millions are sent to the Taliban’s Central Bank every week. The bill to stop the cash flow is stalled in the Senate. Urge @SenJohnBarrasso to pass the No Tax Dollars For Terrorists Act. He’s the Majority Whip. He can bring this bill to the floor for a vote. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/quMF3KZM2E

— Legend (@realLegendAfg) April 8, 2026

According to Burchett, the total is staggering and still growing, and the spending has the total support of Democrats in the Senate.

He cited a State Department memo estimating that more than $5 billion has been sent out.

Burchett’s most striking claim should evoke concern if not anger.

He said roughly $40 million per week is effectively making its way into Taliban-controlled territory.

That is American money, collected from working taxpayers, ending up in the hands of people who openly despise them and want them dead.

The congressman tied this issue to his own bill, the No Tax Dollars For Terrorists Act, which has been sitting dormant in the Senate for about a year.

Seven months ago, the House passed Rep. Tim Burchett's No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act to STOP sending $40 MILLION EVERY WEEK to the TALIBAN.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune & Senate GOP have done nothing with it.

We need new Senate leadership NOW. pic.twitter.com/AVarkuhICe

— Mila Joy (@Milajoy) February 11, 2026

It is a bill that should be a political no-brainer for Senate Republicans.

Stopping money from reaching terrorists should be anything but controversial, yet here we are.

Why would anyone object to stopping taxpayer dollars from reaching hostile regimes?

Burchett even pointed out that passing his simple bill would be an easy messaging win for Republicans, but that assumes Republicans are willing to act.

This is why the story becomes less about Democrats and more about the GOP.

Senate Republicans have had repeated opportunities to pass meaningful legislation, such as the SAVE Act, but refuse to do anything.

Why would we expect Senate Majority Leader John Thune to schedule a vote that stops funding Islamist fanatics?

To be fair, not every dollar sent to Afghanistan is probably landing in the hands of terrorists.

Some of it is likely filtered through aid programs and administrative layers and ultimately laundered back into the U.S to Democrats and their allies.

Maybe some of that cash is also benefiting Republicans who refuse to stop sending it.

What other explanation could there possibly be for not voting to pass this bill immediately?

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The House Ethics Committee on Monday launched an investigation into Democrat Eric Swalwell amid allegations of sexual assault.

Via the House Ethics Committee:

Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:

The Committee, pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a), has begun an investigation and will gather additional information regarding the allegations that Representative Eric Swalwell violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his responsibilities, with respect to allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, including towards an employee working under his supervision.

The Committee notes that the mere fact that it is investigating these allegations, and publicly disclosing its review, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred. No other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules.

Eric Swalwell on Sunday evening dropped out of the California Governor’s race amid allegations of sexual assault.

Swalwell apologized to his family, staffers, and supporters and vowed to fight the “false allegations” against him.

Statement from Swalwell:

I am suspending my campaign for Governor.

To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.

I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.

I am suspending my campaign for Governor.

To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.

I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 13, 2026

The Manhattan District Attorney has also launched an investigation into Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell over serious allegations of sexual assault.

The San Francisco Chronicle on Friday published a story about a woman who claimed that Democrat Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her twice.

The woman, who worked as a staffer in Swalwell’s office for two years, told The San Francisco Chronicle that Swalwell began pursuing her just weeks after she was hired at the age of 21 in 2019.

After the San Francisco Chronicle dropped its bombshell report on Swalwell, three additional women spoke to CNN and provided evidence about alleged additional misconduct by the California Democrat.

The Swalwell staffer said she was sexually assaulted by Swalwell in 2019.

The staffer also said Swalwell raped her years later in 2024 after she left his employment.

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Talk about a dangerous invasive species.

Today, Colombian officials agreed on a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through the country.

The huge African beasts occupy a fertile and humid region in the center of the country, and there they are a menace to villagers and are displacing the native species.

Colombia will launch a plan in the second half of 2026 to control its invasive hippopotamus population, including euthanizing an initial 80 animals, Environment Minister Irene Velez said on Monday. https://t.co/vJcB9kSo2j https://t.co/vJcB9kSo2j

— Reuters Science News (@ReutersScience) April 13, 2026

Associated Press reported:

“Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos. Vélez said that up to 80 hippos would be affected by the measure. She did not say when the hunting would begin.

‘If we don’t do this, we will not be able to control the population’, Vélez said. ‘We have to take this action to preserve our ecosystems’.”

Only in Colombia will you find a wild hippo population outside of Africa.

These fearsome beasts are the descendants of four animals from Pablo Escober’s private zoo in Hacienda Nápoles.

Hay preocupación por la presencia de hipopótamos en municipios de Antioquia, en Barrancabermeja (Santander) y hasta en Santa Marta. Las autoridades ambientales advierten sobrepoblación de estas especies.

Siga la señal de Noticias Caracol en vivo aquí: https://t.co/IUJUaJy1R3 pic.twitter.com/U7qiAwzht7

— Noticias Caracol (@NoticiasCaracol) April 7, 2026

“A study published by Colombia’s National University estimated that around 170 hippos were roaming freely in the country in 2022.

Recently, hippos have been spotted in areas that are more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of the ranch, where Escobar initially introduced the water-dwelling pachyderms.”

Read more, from February 2024:

COCAINE HIPPOS: Brought Into Colombia by Drug Lord Pablo Escobar 40 Years Ago, the ‘Invasive Species’ Is Breeding Out of Control and Has Started Attacking People

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Eric Swalwell is DONE. Out of the California governor’s race in a stunning collapse. But that’s not enough. Not even close. I’m calling for his immediate expulsion from Congress.

Because the real story is just beginning.

A mysterious video. Swalwell. An alleged sex worker. And a shadowy man no one can identify… yet. Who is he? Why was he there? And why does no one in the media seem interested in asking the obvious questions?

We are.

The hunt is on and what we’re uncovering could blow this wide open.

And then there’s the Catholic Church. Once a pillar of moral clarity. Now? Three archbishops and the Pope attacking Donald Trump, condemning deportations, and weighing in on war with Iran. Since when did the Church abandon law, order, and common sense?

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On Monday, President Trump ordered DoorDash to the Oval Office to highlight his ‘No Tax on Tips’ policy as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

DoorDash driver Sharon Simmons, AKA, “DoorDash Grandma” delivered McDonald’s to the Oval Office during the President’s surprise remarks to celebrate Simmons’ tax refund as a result of the bill.

On July 4th, 2025, President Trump made history by signing the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” delivering what many politicians have promised but never achieved: true tax relief for the middle class.

White House projections suggest a family of four could save between $10,000 and $13,300. A distributional analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the bill provides over $600 billion in middle-class tax relief, with the largest proportional benefits going to households earning under $50,000.

This benefits approximately 4 million workers in jobs like waitressing, barbering, hairstyling, and taxi driving. Additionally, the bill increases income for more than 80 million hourly workers by up to $1,750 by eliminating income taxes on the overtime pay premium.

President Trump noted, “The reason for this is the fact that I heard you picked up an extra $11,000 that you didn’t think you’d get because the tax bill was so big, the refund was the biggest you’ve ever had, is that a correct statement?”

Simmons responded, “It definitely was. I saved over $11,000 by not having to claim.”

The President asked, “Was that surprising to you, actually?”

She replied, “It was very surprising.”

Watch:

WATCH IN FULL: @POTUS receives a @DoorDash delivery to the Oval Office.

“I have your @DoorDash order for you, Mr. President!” pic.twitter.com/lwFHbHmYVk

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 13, 2026

In July 2025, the grandmother of 10, who has completed more than 12,000 deliveries, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee at a field hearing in Las Vegas on pro-worker tax relief.

She shared how the policy (which includes Dashers and other delivery drivers) would let her keep hundreds to thousands of extra dollars annually from tips/earnings.

She said during the hearing,“That’s why I’m very excited that Congress took action to include Dashers and other independent contractors in the No Tax on Tips.”

“For someone like me, that means hundreds or potentially thousands of dollars that stay in my pocket every year.”

“I plan to use these tax savings to cover follow-up medical visits for my husband and to travel to Missouri to see my mom, my kids, and my grandchildren.”

You can read her testimony here.

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By Wayne Allyn Root

Folks, as I keep saying, we need a “Great American National Divorce.”

Admit it. You know I’m right. It’s just not working anymore. We can’t live with people this radical, reckless, dangerous and just plain crazy.

I’m referring to Democrats, of course.

They hate America…they hate Republicans…they hate normal people- like fathers, mothers, families, churchgoers…they hate anyone who has achieved success and wealth, or who owns a business…they hate police and military…they hate white people….and they reserve the most hate of all for American citizens (anyone born in the USA).

To Democrats, if you’re American, a law-abiding citizen, and normal, you are the enemy.

Sorry, but there is no way to compromise with people this crazy. We need a separation, followed by an official divorce.

I’m talking about a divorce between the good daddy (The Red States of America) and the crazy liberal mommy with the pink pussy hat (The Blue States of America).

As bad as The Peoples Communist Republic of California is…and it’s bad…

New York, Colorado and Minnesota proved this week they are in fierce competition for the title of the worst, most radical, most weird, most communist, unAmerican state in America.

And the sad part is, I haven’t even mentioned Illinois.

If the things you’re doing are so bad, and weird, and evil, that Illinois doesn’t even enter the conversation- man, are you spiraling to the bottom!

Here are just a few stories from this past week that showcase the evil and insanity of the left…

In New York City, communist and radical Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani is proposing new taxes on white neighborhoods- to make sure white people, upon death, won’t be able to pass their life’s assets onto their children. I kid you not.

If you’re white, and you have worked your ass off your entire life, and achieved even a small measure of success, Mamdani and his communist comrades want what’s yours. They believe your life’s work and wealth belongs to government, not your children.

Especially not white children.

By the way, this new tax violates the US Constitution. No law, or tax, or government edict, can ever be based on race.

But even that pales in comparison to how New York is now treating its police officers. A veteran police sergeant was sentenced last week to up to 9 years in prison because he killed a drug dealer racing away from his crime.

The brilliant, brave and creative police sergeant made a split-second decision, to protect innocent bystanders. The drug dealer crashed his motorcycle and died. The cop- a married father of three- is now going to prison for up to 9 years for manslaughter. You know what happens to a cop in prison? This hero is being sent to hell.

All NYPD police officers need to retire or resign immediately. No cop can do his job in New York anymore.

If I were Mayor, I’d have given this cop a medal, a promotion, the key to the city, and a ticker tape parade down Broadway!

Then there’s Minneapolis, Minnesota- “the land of a thousand lakes” is now “the land of gay Somali immigrants having public sex.”

Gay bathhouses were banned 38 years ago because they spread AIDS. Now 38 years later, crazy Minnesota is bringing back gay bathhouses where gay men can legally have sex in public. But the really crazy part is- they’re doing it just to appease gay Somali immigrants.

Think of what kind of mass disease this will lead to- perhaps a perfect super bug of AIDS, monkey pox and syphilis, mixed with Covid. Yuck.

Finally, we come to perhaps the worst story of all.

We all know Colorado is bad. But I never imagined “worse-than-California-bad.” I believe the evil, vile, criminal communists who run Colorado are rigging and stealing their elections. It’s just my opinion, but it’s clear to me they’ve figured out how to steal elections with a combination of rigged voting machines and illegal alien voting.

Colorado Election official Tina Peters witnessed the rigged machines. So, she saved the proof. For this she was arrested, convicted and sent to prison for 9 years. NINE YEARS. For a Gold star mom in her seventies- while she has cancer.

But that’s not the worst story out of Colorado.

As of March 30th, it’s now the law- every attorney in Colorado must sign a radical anti-ICE pledge under penalty of perjury, that they will never use or share any information from court records to assist ICE.

And this isn’t aimed only at immigration attorneys. It applies to all lawyers in Colorado- corporate lawyers, divorce lawyers, personal injury lawyers, estate planning lawyers. All of them.

If you want to practice law in Colorado, you must agree under penalty of perjury that you WILL break the law, protect illegal alien criminals, aid and abet felons, and violate the US Constitution. If not, kiss your legal career goodbye.

So, Colorado is demanding all lawyers become criminals!

Folks, all of these stories from this past week prove that Democrats hate cops, and laws, and the US Constitution, and normal people, so much, they are willing to send cops to prison…and lawyers to prison…and Gold Star moms to prison…

ANYTHING necessary to protect illegal aliens, gay illegal aliens, drug dealers, and rigged, stolen elections.

New York, Minnesota and Colorado are trying desperately to surpass California for the title of the worst, most radical, most weird, most communist, unAmerican state in America.

And that my friends, is why we need a “GREAT AMERICAN NATIONAL DIVORCE.”

I don’t know about you, but I can’t live with these people anymore.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO, businessman, best-selling author, and national conservative TV and radio host, who has interviewed President Trump 16 times. Watch Wayne’s TV show “America’s Top Ten Countdown” on Real America’s Voice TV Saturdays at Noon ET/9 AM PT, and his 2-hour daily video podcast “WAR Zone Live presented by The Gateway Pundit” daily from 6 PM to 8 PM ET at TheGatewayPundit.com. His website is ROOTforAmerica.com. Read Wayne’s latest fun book, “How Democrats Have Made America Great.” It’s 140 blank pages. The joke is on Democrats!

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The FBI on Monday morning raided the home of the 20-year-old suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home.

The 20-year-old suspect, identified as Daniel Moreno-Gama, threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home last Friday morning.

Moreno-Gama was taken into custody last week.

Nobody was hurt.

According to OpenAI, Moreno-Gama also made threats outside of its San Francisco headquarters very early Friday morning.

The FBI raided Moreno-Gama’s Texas home on Monday morning.

According to Fox News, Moreno-Gama had a manifesto document on him at the time of his arrest.

The manifesto had a list of other AI CEOs and their investors with their names and addresses, according to Fox.

Federal charges against Moreno-Gama will be filed today.

Fox News is also reported that Moreno-Gama’s attack was driven by “anti-AI views.”

#EXCLUSIVE: Fox News is exclusively on the ground as the FBI raids the Texas home of a 20-year-old suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco.

Sources close to the investigation tell me was driven by his anti-AI views had a… pic.twitter.com/4UQ6Fr73Pz

— Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) April 13, 2026

Per Fox News reporter Brooke Taylor:

Sources tell me Daniel Moreno-Gama traveled from his home in Texas to San Francisco to try and kill Altman.

He was found with a manifesto document on him when he was arrested, expressing his strong views against AI and also had a list of other Ai CEOs and investors with their names and addresses. Fox is told federal charges will be filed this afternoon.

WATCH:

#SCOOP: Fox was here as FBI agents swarmed the home of the 20-year-old suspect who threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAi CEO Sam Altman’s house. Sources tell me Daniel Moreno-Gama traveled from his home in Texas to San Francisco to try and kill Altman. He was found with a manifesto… pic.twitter.com/xQy82AdM7e

— Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) April 13, 2026

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President Donald Trump is once again taking heat from the media and even some allies after posting an AI-generated image that critics rushed to label “blasphemous.”

The controversy erupted after Trump shared an image on Truth Social depicting himself in flowing robes, appearing to heal a man, imagery that many in the media immediately framed as “Christ-like.”

The since-deleted image was shared on Orthodox Easter Sunday right after Trump torched the weak-on-crime, America-bashing Pope Leo XIV for criticizing U.S. and Israeli policy in Iran.

Riley Gaines, a vocal supporter of Trump wrote on X:

“Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this? Either way, two things are true. 1) a little humility would serve him well 2) God shall not be mocked”

Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?

Either way, two things are true.

1) a little humility would serve him well
2) God shall not be mocked https://t.co/GViHqWeDEr

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 13, 2026

When asked by reporters about the post and the backlash, Trump responded:

Reporter:
Mr. President, did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?

Trump:
Well, it wasn’t depicted—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. So I had—I just heard about it, and I said, “How did they come up with that?” It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better. And I do make people better—I make people a lot better.

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“It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better!” pic.twitter.com/x526mPp2ME

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 13, 2026

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Sound can’t travel through space.

But on the Orion spacecraft, which carried Artemis II astronauts around the moon, at least one Christian song was playing inside the capsule.

Christian singer-songwriter TobyMac revealed on Facebook that “Good Morning,” a song he wrote with the late singer Mandisa, woke up the astronauts on the sixth day of their mission.

The chorus of the song says, “You give me strength, you give me just what I need, and I can feel the hope that’s rising in me, it’s a good morning.”

TobyMac said that it was “an honor” that the song was played in the heavens — and that his deceased friend in the highest heaven would be honored as well.

He said of Mandisa, who passed away in 2024, “I know she’s smiling up there right now!”

Also on day six, the four Artemis II astronauts heard the voice of the late Jim Lovell, who piloted the Apollo 8 mission which orbited the moon in 1968.

He recorded the message last year before passing away from cancer at 97 years old.

“Hello Artemis II! this is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell,” he said in the message, per a report from CBS News.

“Welcome to my old neighborhood. When Frank Borman and Bill Andrews and I orbited the moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity’s first up close look at the moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world,” he added.

“I’m proud to pass that torch on to you as you swing around the moon and lay the groundwork for missions to Mars, for the benefit of all. It’s a historic day, and I know how busy you’ll be, but don’t forget to enjoy the view.”

But TobyMac and Mandisa were not the only Christian artists to cross paths with the astronauts amid their journey.

The Christian Post reported that the National Anthem was sung at the launch ceremony by Christian singer Anne Wilson.

Wilson likewise reflected on the moment via social media.

“What an incredible honor it was to sing the National Anthem at the Artemis II launch!!! This moment feels so full circle for me,” the 24-year-old wrote.

“There was a time in my life when I dreamed of becoming an astronaut,” she continued. “After walking through deep loss in my family, my path changed in ways I never expected. And yet, standing here now, getting to be a small part of something so historic, I’m just overwhelmed by God’s goodness.”

“He writes stories far greater than we could ever imagine, and I’m so grateful to be living in His,” she concluded.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

Florida-based US District Judge Darrin Gayles, an Obama appointee, gave President Trump a chance to refile the lawsuit.

Trump’s legal team told Fox News that it will refile the lawsuit.

“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 President will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in fake news to mislead the American people,” a spokesman for Trump’s legal team told Fox News Digital.

Fox News reported:

President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a story on his ties to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was dismissed by a federal judge on Monday.

Trump filed the lawsuit last year after The Wall Street Journal published a July article claiming Trump signed a sexually suggestive letter that was included in a 2003 album compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday. The letter was subsequently released publicly by Congress, which subpoenaed the records from Epstein’s estate.

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Florida wrote in the order that Trump had failed to make the argument that the article was published with the intent to be malicious, but he gave the president a chance to file an amended complaint.

Last July, President Trump filed a libel lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street Journal reporters after the Wall Street Journal dropped a Jeffrey Epstein hit piece.

The case was filed in a Miami federal court.

The Wall Street Journal dropped a ‘hit piece’ on President Trump last summer.

According to the hit piece published by The Wall Street Journal, President Trump wrote Jeffrey Epstein a “bawdy” letter for his 50th birthday depicting a naked woman.

President Trump denied he wrote the letter.

Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly prepared a ‘special gift’ and collected letters written from Trump and other people.

President Trump on Monday issued 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. 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. President DONALD J. TRUMP” Trump said on Truth Social.

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President Trump on Monday made a surprise announcement from the Oval Office.

The President took questions from reporters amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Trump had McDonald’s delivered to the Oval Office amid his surprise remarks.

President Trump invited DoorDash driver Sharon Simmons, AKA, “DoorDash Grandma” to celebrate her tax refund because of the “no tax on tips” from Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

President Trump DoorDash

Trump invited delivery worker Sharon Simmons to the White House to celebrate her getting $11,000 in her tax refund all thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill.

Simmons thanked President Trump for his 'No Tax on Tips' move and said it changed her life. pic.twitter.com/JN95ncPAbG

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 13, 2026

Here is a recap of President Trump’s remarks:

President Trump vowed to never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, and we’re going to get the dust back. We’ll get it back. We’ll get it back from them, or we’ll take it,” Trump said.

President Trump addressed the US Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

“We’ve been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal. They would like to work a deal,” Trump told reporters.

The reporter asked Trump if other countries will assist in the blockade.

“Yeah, other countries are going to also. We don’t need other countries, frankly, but they’ve offered the services. We’ll let it be known probably tomorrow,” Trump said.

Trump defended his Truth Social post criticizing Pope Leo.

“I think he’s very weak on crime and other things,” Trump said.

“You could not have a nuclear Iran. And Pope Leo would not be happy with the end result. You have hundreds of millions of people dead,” Trump said.

The president also warned Iran to strike a deal or else.

“It won’t be pleasant for them. Let me put it that way,” Trump said.

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