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Maine residents are more aligned with President Donald Trump than their own governor over the concept of men, even those who say they are women, participating in womens 'athletics.
Trump has declared that the U.S. government recognizes two genders, male and female, and has worked to halt the promotion of the vast range of alternative sexual lifestyle choices. He issued an executive order to bar males from girls' and women's competitions.
Maine's governor, Janet Mills, has insisted on defying Trump, and the federal Office of Civil Rights in the Health and Human Services Department, and pushing for those making those lifestyle choices to participate where they choose.
Fox News has pointed out Maine's refusal to follow the rules has left the state in "noncompliance with Title IX" and the state has been referred to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.
Now the results of a polling by the University of New Hampshire reveal that Mills is off base, when it comes to her voters.
The poll confirms that some two-thirds of the state's residents, 64%, believe transgender athletes "definitely should not" or "probably should not" participate in girls' and women's sports.
"Only 29% of Maine residents believed that transgender athletes 'probably should' or 'definitely should' compete against girls and women in sports," the report said.
Even among Democrats whose party has promoted the transgender ideology extensively during the tenure in Washington of Joe Biden, only 56% endorsed men who call themselves women in women's sprots.
Half of the poll's respondents said the enforcement of those standards should be at the federal level, another 41% said it should be up to the states.
The polling surveyed 1,057 Maine residents from March 24-30, with a margin of error of 3%.
The report described how officials in the state continue "to thumb their nose at Trump's 'No Men in Women's Sports' executive order from February.
The HHS said the state's refusal to follow the law has been referred to the Department of Justice.
Maine officials have said they are following state law, suggesting that supersedes federal law on this question.
"The situation involving the trans athlete at Greely High School attracted national attention after Maine Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby identified the athlete by name with a photograph in a social media post. Libby was later censured by the Maine legislature, and she has since filed a lawsuit to have it overturned," the report said.
OCR Acting Director Anthony Archeval explained, "What HHS is asking of the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals' Association (MPA) and Greely High School is simple — protect female athletes' rights. Girls deserve girls-only sports without male competitors. And if Maine won't come to the table to voluntarily comply with Title IX, HHS will enforce Title IX to the fullest extent permitted by the law."
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President Donald Trump on Monday increased his warning against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, indicating, "the real pain is yet to come."
"The Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists have been decimated by the relentless strikes over the past two weeks," Trump stated on Truth Social.
"Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us. We hit them every day and night – Harder and harder. Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed.
"Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation. The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you.
"Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran."
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It's true that those who run for political office, like Congress, have moderate resources when they campaign.
Often, they're lawyers, or from other professions, where they've had good salaries, or they come from state or local government, where they've collected decent paychecks.
And in government, like Congress, they earn $174,000, with bonuses for a few select officers.
So how do they accumulate vast personal wealth, in the hundreds of millions of dollars?
After all, 20 years of such salary is only about $3.5 million and that's before living expenses.
DOGE wants to know:
Elon Musk, running President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency to track down and remove fraud, waste and corruption in government spending, confirmed at a town hall in Wisconsin that he's asked DOGE team members to investigate.
A report at the Daily Mail "has long been vocal in his suspicions about ultra-wealth career politicians."
"A lot of strangely wealthy members of Congress, where I just can't, I'm trying to connect the dots of how they became rich," Musk said. "How'd they get $20 million if they're earning $200,000 a year? Nobody can explain that. We're gonna try to figure it out, and certainly stop it from happening."
Musk's own fortune estimated as some $340 billion is linked to his companies, Tesla, X and SpaceX.
The report noted members of Congress are allowed to buy and sell stocks and cryptocurrency as long as they disclose all transactions. That actually hasn't always happened.
The report said, "Musk has specifically taken aim at Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren, whose cumulative net worth is said to total an estimated $439 million in a post shared to Musk's X account."
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Colleges and universities across America have an estimated $837 billion stashed away for a rainy day if they want, in their endowments.
And Republicans in Congress are eyeing that trove as a possible source for tax revenue for the nation.
Reports say that Harvard alone has about $49 billion stashed away, and the University of Texas some $45 billion.
But members of the GOP have talked about raising the tax on those assets significantly, to help bring in revenue to balance the tax cuts they intend to create in a "sweeping fiscal overhaul," according to a report in the Washington Examiner.
"I love it. We should do it," U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said in an interview with the publication about taxing endowments.
The report explained the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, during President Donald Trump's first term, set an excise tax of 1.4% on the investment income of universities if their endowments exceed $500,000 per student.
That has raised, over the years, not even a billion dollars.
But Nehls is proposing a plan that would make that rate 21%, "which would bring it in line with the rate paid by for-profit corporations," the report said.
That is estimated to be able to raise $70 billion over a decade, the report said the Tax Foundation suggested.
The GOP could adopt that through reconciliation, a process in Congress that allow proposals to bypass the Senate filibuster, where Democrats could halt such an idea, and be adopted with a simple majority vote.
Universities already had been facing significant financial turmoil because of the cuts they have faced under the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to reduce fraud, waste and corruption in government spending.
Multiple grant programs have been affected.
The report explained the GOP generally likes the idea, because universities are viewed "as overrun by left-wing radicalism."
Another possible change facing universities is a plan to end the tax exemption from municipal bonds, where the interest, under current law, is excluded from taxable income.
A spokeswoman for the National Association of College and University Business Officers said the options are part of the "tools that colleges and universities use to keep costs low."
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PALM BEACH, Florida – The father of high-profile Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre is speaking out upon learning his daughter claims she has "four days to live" after being hit by a school bus, leaving her with kidney renal failure.
"I'm sick to my stomach. I feel like crying because I love my daughter more than life," Sky Roberts told the Daily Mail from his Florida home.
"If there's anything I could do, I'd do it."
Roberts was reacting to a disturbing Sunday night Instagram post from Giuffre, who wrote:
"This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won't bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can.
"I've gone into kidney renal failure, they've given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology. I'm ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.
"S**T in one hand and wish in the other & I guarantee it's still going to be s**t at the end of the day. Thank you all for being the wonderful people of the world and for being a great part of my life. Godbless you all."
Her post was somewhat mysterious, as it included no date or location of the incident.
Roberts also told the Daily Mail: "She's in really bad shape. She's very depressed … there's everything else she's been going through with the divorce and not being able to see her kids."
He said his son is "trying to get her spirits up so she doesn't just give up."
"I'm hoping she can hang on," he said.
"She's only 41. She's got a lot of life to live. She's got a lot of things left to do – she's helping people and helping other girls."
Roberts indicated he feels helpless being stuck at his home in Florida, without the funds needed to go to Australia to be with Virginia at this crucial time.
"There's nothing I can do from here," he said.
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PALM BEACH, Florida – President Donald Trump is opening up about his thought process in agreeing to having dinner with one of his fiercest political critics, Bill Maher.
In a message posted on Truth Social Sunday night, Trump indicated: "I got a call from a very good guy, and friend of mine, Kid Rock, asking me whether or not it would be possible for me to meet, in the White House, with Bill Maher, a man who has been unjustifiably critical of anything, or anyone, TRUMP.
"I really didn't like the idea much, and don't like it much now, but thought it would be interesting. The problem is, no matter how much he likes your Favorite President, ME, he will publicly proclaim what a terrible guy I am, etc., very much like the Democrats at my recent Address to the Joint Session of Congress, where I stated, correctly, that no matter what I said or did, they wouldn't stand, they wouldn't applaud, they wouldn't smile or laugh and, certainly, they wouldn't be in any way 'nice.'
"Who knows, though, maybe I'll be proven wrong? In any event, I'm doing a favor for a friend. I look forward to meeting with Bill Maher, Kid Rock and, I believe, even the Legendary Dana White will be present. It might be fun or, it might not, but you will be the first to know!"
Maher himself is looking forward to the dinner at the White House, telling Chris Cuomo:
"I'm doing it because, first of all, it was presented as … maybe this is a beginning to heal America. Now, I don't have some sort of complex where I think I can heal America. I can't! OK, let's get that clear. I'm not going to be healing America.
"But if two guys who've been at each other for so long, I mean, it's kind of a Nixon-to-China thing. I have the credential. There was nobody who was harder on Trump, or more prescient about the fact that he wasn't going to leave office voluntarily than I was. I feel like I have the credentials.
"But they also respect me because I'm honest abut the woke train to Crazytown. And I don't shrink from that, and I've also lost a lot of fans for that. The woke people have left the building and I'm willing to make that sacrifice. But it does give you a certain credibility."
"First of all it's an honor to be invited to the White House," Maher explained. "I'm impressed by it a lot. I'm impressed the f*** out of it. I get to go to the White House. And yes, that is the structure of this dinner.
"It's just, let's talk. Let's talk to each other face to face. Let's stop shouting from 3,000 miles away. So, if they expect me to be leaving in a MAGA hat, they're gonna be very disappointed, but I know they don't.
"Look it probably will accomplish very little, but you gotta try, man. You gotta try."
As the Wrap reported, Bill Maher laid into Republicans during his "New Rules" segment on Friday's "Real Time," which he started by explaining to people who ask why, if he roasts "the woke nonsense peddlers, why don't you go all the way and join" the right wing.
"Let me give you the short answer," Maher said. "Because I don't want to live in North Korea."
"Republicans dance like Trump now. They may name weapons systems after him. They've even dressed like him with the trademark suit and tie, available exclusively at Banana Republic," he added. "All these super macho guys eating the a** of another man."
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A toddler has been targeted by, and kicked out of, a nursery school, for being "transphobic."
A report at Fox News explained the child was 3 or 4, but the school was not identified, in the documentation about the dispute.
It had been the Telegraph that confirmed the disciplinary action was taken by school officials because the little child allegedly was "transphobic."
While the actual definition of such a word would mean an unreasoning fear of transgenders or their agenda, the contemporary application often means no more than someone who objected to, criticized or rejected the transgenderism that is surging among leftists.
A Department of Education official said in the report that "all pupils and staff should feel safe and protected at school and should never face violence or abuse."
It's not the first such case, the report said, as 94 students at primary schools in the U.K. have been suspended or "permanently excluded for transphobia or homophobia."
In an interview with the Telegraph, Helen Joyce, of the Sex Matters organization, charged, "Every once in a while, the extremes of gender ideology throw up a story that seems too crazy to believe, and a toddler being suspended from nursery for so-called transphobia or homophobia is one such example."
She continued, "Teachers and school leaders involved in this insanity should be ashamed of themselves for projecting adult concepts and beliefs onto such young children."
Author J.K. Rowling commented, "This is totalitarian insanity. If you think small children should be punished for being able to recognize (sic) sex, you are a dangerous zealot who should be nowhere near kids or in any position of authority over them."
Even before he assumed the role of secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was more than clear about the transformation he hoped to see at the agency he now leads.
The strong, sometimes controversial positions Kennedy has taken on issues ranging from food additives to vaccines have caused no end of concern among the D.C. establishment, and they have reportedly now led to the departure of Dr. Peter Marks from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as Fox News reports.
Fox News cited a report in the Wall Street Journal claiming that due to his disagreement with Kennedy, particularly on matters related to vaccines, Marks, currently serving as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, was given the option of either resigning from his role or being fired from it.
Specifically, Marks took issue with Kennedy's outspoken positions on vaccine safety, including what he believes are the HHS head's dangerous views.
A resignation letter reportedly submitted by Marks did little to quell rumors of a fundamental – and apparently intractable -- conflict with his new boss.
“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” the letter states.
The resignation of Marks, who served as a key figure in the first Trump administration's COVID-19 vaccine development program known as Operation Warp Speed, will become effective on April 5.
Reacting to the impending departure of Marks from the FDA was Dr. Paul Offit, a noted vaccine expert working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Offit was clear in his belief that Marks was wrongfully forced out of a job by Kennedy and that his ouster represents a significant loss for the agency, as the Associated Press reports.
“RFK Jr.'s firing of Peter Marks because he wouldn't bend a knee to his misinformation campaign now allows the fox to guard the hen house. It's a sad day for America's children,” Offit lamented.
Also reacting to the news was former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who said that Marks' resignation letter itself “should be frightening to anyone committed to the importance of evidence to guide policies and patient decisions.”
Califf continued, “I hope this will intensify the communication across academia, industry and government to bolster the importance of science and evidence.”
Despite his critics, Kennedy is moving full steam ahead on reforming HHS, as The Hill notes, standing in support of the Trump administration's recently announced decision to cut 10,000 jobs at the agency as he works to fulfill the promise to attack America's illness epidemic.
“We're not cutting front-line workers, we're cutting administrators, and we're consolidating the agency to make it more efficient,” Kennedy said on Thursday,” adding that his goal is to “focus the mission so that everybody who is at HHS is going to wake up every morning and say, 'What am I going to do today to Make America Healthy Again,'” and that is a position with which millions can get on board.
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Concerns over Communist China's navy and the threat it poses to U.S. interests have increased at alarming rates through the years, with multiple reports revealing that China is outpacing the United States in both naval and commercial ship production.
For the U.S., the shipbuilding industry is unquestionably vital to its economy and its national security. For this reason, on March 4 President Donald Trump announced in a joint address to Congress that he would "create a new office of shipbuilding in the White House and offer special tax incentives [for the sector]."
WorldNetDaily interviewed Col. Grant Newsham, USMC-Ret., who once served as the first Marine liaison officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. According to Newsham, "The Chinese shipbuilding industry and its dominance didn't come about by coincidence," adding, "The Chinese Communist Party placing priority on shipbuilding is just one segment of the strategy of [becoming] the world leader in manufacturing."
"Shipbuilding," Newsham noted, "is a 'big ticket' industry. It's immensely profitable when you dominate a market – especially one that provides products – ships in this case – that all other nations depend on, either directly or indirectly." It is that dependency, he stressed, that "gives China leverage over countries it regards as rivals and even enemies."
"All in all," he said, "the CCP views shipbuilding as one front in the 'economic warfare' it conducts against the USA and the West – and it has been hugely successful in strengthening itself and its relative position while beating down its adversaries."
For Newsham, resurrecting America's shipbuilding industry, both military and commercial, is a must. The economic benefits cannot be disputed. "Control and independence" are essential to the international trade network, he said, explaining that "a trading nation with global interests like the United States needs to have its own commercial fleet."
And with trading activity comes the need for security. "Enemies will try to interdict your trading activities, and your commercial ships," Newsham pointed out. "This requires a large enough navy to protect trade," which he asserted is "literally the lifeblood of the United States." For Newsham, "A powerful Navy and a large commercial fleet go hand in hand for a country like the United States."
Thus, a build-up of the U.S. Navy is "indispensable," according to Newsham. "Without a large enough and powerful enough U.S. Navy," he warned, "the United States could easily become a second-rate nation dominated by enemies with powerful navies that can – either individually or collectively – dictate how what and with whom America trades."
What's more, in a warfighting capacity, the retired Marine Corps officer said, "You have simply got to have enough ships to deploy as needed far-and-wide and [the ability] to concentrate them in force as needed."
"Technology does not make up for numbers, except perhaps if you're fighting pirates off of Somalia or Nigeria," he argued. "Even then the bad guys are getting technology that can cause even a modern Navy considerable trouble. We're seeing this phenomenon play out against the Houthis in Yemen."
"Even with Iranian help," Newsham explained, "the Houthis are a third- or fourth-rate force, but you can see how we need U.S. Navy ships in adequate numbers in order to defeat them and re-open a key global trade artery." For Newsham, it's worth noticing that "our European allies that have shrunken navies are basically of no help and would, by themselves, be unable to keep the Red Sea open."
"The lesson here: You must have numbers, and Mr. Trump is right to try to revive U.S. commercial and military shipbuilding capabilities."
Newsham is the author of the 2023 book "When China Attacks: A Warning to America."
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PALM BEACH, Florida – President Donald Trump is again blasting left-leaning judges who are taking extraordinary measures to thwart his deportations of violent criminal illegal aliens.
"People are shocked by what is going on with the Court System," Trump said Sunday on Truth Social.
"I was elected for many reasons, but a principal one was LAW AND ORDER, a big part of which is QUICKLY removing a vast Criminal Network of individuals, who came into our Country through the Crooked Joe Biden Open Borders Policy!
"These are dangerous and violent people, who kill, maim and, in many other ways, harm the people of our Country. The Voters want them OUT, and said so in Record Numbers.
"If it was up to District Judge Boasberg and other Radical Left Judges, nobody would be removed, the President wouldn't be allowed to do his job, and people's lives would be devastated all throughout our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
The president has previously pushed for the impeachment of Judge James Boasberg, labeling him a "troublemaker" as the federal judge unsuccessfully ordered deportation planes in the air to return criminals back to the U.S.
Trump on Sunday also reposted a message by Mike Davis, the former chief counsel for nominations to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and founder and president of the Article III Project, which defends constitutionalist judges and the rule of law.
Davis urged Trump: "Please revoke Judge Boasberg's security clearance. He has demonstrated he cannot be trusted with keeping secrets."
Davis also noted:
Here is the fatal flaw with DC Obama Judge Jeb Boasberg's order:
Even if these designated foreign terrorists are entitled to individual court review before their deportation, which is disputed, the DC court is not the proper court.
Judge Boasberg did not, and does not, have the power to do what he is purporting to do. For this reason alone, everything he is doing is lawless. But it is much worse; it is also dangerous.
Judge Boasberg ran to his courtroom to hold a Saturday hearing, even though he was not even serving as the emergency judge that weekend. (How did he get this case?) He publicly exposed an ongoing U.S. military, intelligence, and law-enforcement operation with an American ally dealing with the most vicious terrorists (Tren de Aragua) and international gang member (MS13) in the Western Hemisphere.
That public exposure put American and allied lives in grave danger.
Stunningly, Judge Boasberg even ordered the President to turn around planes full of terrorists over the Gulf of America, without knowing the fuel levels, the security footprint back in America, or other crucial operational details.