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U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., had a busy Easter weekend, with at least two men offended by the congresswoman's stand against the LGBT agenda confronting her in public.
The first was Saturday as Mace shopped for some face wash in a makeup store. A man "wearing daisy dukes," the lawmaker reported, confronted her, calling her a "nasty b*tch."
Two days later, Mace spoke at a University of South Carolina Turning Point USA event and was approached by a man in a dress who had been offended by her use of the word "babe."
According to the Gateway Pundit, 20-year-old student Harley Hicks, who uses she/they pronouns, approached the stage and demanded an apology from Mace.
"Does your husband call you 'babe'?" Hicks asked Mace.
Mace responded by pointing out that she was not married. Hicks then became angrier and demanded an apology from the congresswoman.
"Even better. So I would like for you to apologize because it is derogatory," he retorted. "And second of all …"
At that moment, Mace interrupted Hicks and asked her interrogator:
"Is tranny derogatory?"
Upon hearing this, Hicks' voice suddenly changed and became deeply masculine.
"Well, yeah! Of course it f**king is!" he bellowed. Oops.
"This guy in a dress wanted me to apologize for using the word 'babe.' Told him no. That I didn't care if he was offended," Mace said on X.
"And then I dropped the word tr*ns, fast. Look what happened next."
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Warren Hern, the late-term abortionist who, now 87, retired from his abortion business in Boulder, Colorado, just weeks ago, now apparently has closed it down entirely.
Hern, who stunningly held University of Colorado "academic appointments" as assistant clinical professor, department of Obstetrics Gynecology; associate clinical professor, department of Family Practice and associate clinical professor, department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, had published his own "Abortion Practice" textbook instructing others how to destroy unborn babies.
Word of the closure of an abortion business that had been a guiding star for the abortion industry in America for more than 50 years came from the pro-life Operation Rescue, which explained the clinic's webpage now reads, "Closed. No longer schedule patients."
That's followed by an advisory, apparently from Hern himself, who wrote, "After more than 50 years of helping women to have safe abortions at my private medical practice, Boulder Abortion Clinic, we have closed and have stopped scheduling patients."
He said abortion is his "life's work."
"It has given me and others helping me great satisfaction and meaning in our lives," Hern said.
He had announced his retirement in January, promising his abortion business would continue, but that apparently has changed.
"Operation Rescue has some thirty years of history with this clinic – everything from activism on the sidewalk, documenting abortion injuries, filing complaints, and other legal efforts to expose wrongdoing, including one patient death," explained Troy Newman, chief of Operation Rescue. "We cannot praise God enough for the closure of this monstrous killing center."
The report said Hern "has likely committed hundreds of thousands of abortions since then, proudly specializing in gruesome, full-term killings." Others attributed to Hern the deaths of 42,000 unborn.
OR reported, "According to volunteers with the 40 Days for Life Boulder campaign, which has been on the sidewalk there for 17 years, there was a noticeable decline in patient activity over the last three weeks. Hern attempted to hire another abortionist, Benedict Mills, but it seems he could not handle the horrific job of a full-term abortionist."
Newman explained, "There is a devastating hardness of heart required to kill a child at nine months in the womb and only a handful of abortionists in this country have achieved that level of stone cold evil. Warren Hern is one of them, and we pray no one ever follows in his murderous footsteps."
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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he's suing the law firm of Perkins Coie for "egregious and unlawful acts," citing the conduct of an unnamed member of the firm.
Perkins Coie is a prominent law firm linked to opposition research funded by Democrats including Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race into the now-debunked "Russiagate" hoax, alleging ties between the Republican candidate and Moscow.
"I'm suing the law firm of Perkins Coie for their egregious and unlawful acts, in particular the conduct of a specific member of this firm," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
It was not immediately clear from his remarks if the commander in chief intended to file new legal action, as his administration in March asked the federal judge handling a challenge to Trump's executive order targeting the law firm to step off the case.
"The Judge assigned to this case is Beryl Howell, an Obama appointment, and a highly biased and unfair disaster," Trump continued.
"She ruled against me in the past, in a shocking display of sick judicial temperament, on a case that ended up working out very well for me, on appeal. Her ruling was so pathologically bad that it became the 'talk of the town.'
"I could have a 100% perfect case and she would angrily rule against me. It's called Trump Derangement Syndrome, and she's got a bad case of it. To put it nicely, Beryl Howell is an unmitigated train wreck. NO JUSTICE!!!"
On March 6, as WorldNetDaily reported, Trump signed an executive order "to suspend security clearances held by individuals at Perkins Coie LLP, pending a review of whether their access to sensitive information is consistent with the national interest."
The White House indicated: "President Trump's administration will not tolerate Perkins Coie LLP's unethical and discriminatory actions that threaten our elections, military strength, and national security."
It noted in 2016, the law firm "hired Fusion GPS to manufacture a false 'dossier' designed to steal an election while representing failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton."
Trump indicated: "This egregious activity is part of a pattern. Perkins Coie has worked with activist donors including George Soros to judicially overturn popular, necessary, and democratically enacted election laws, including those requiring voter identification. In one such case, a court was forced to sanction Perkins Coie attorneys for an unethical lack of candor before the court."
On March 11, Perkins Coie sued the federal government over its security clearances being stripped, claiming Trump's order was an illegal act of retaliation.
The following day, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell blocked portions of the executive order, saying the president's action "sends a chilling message that lawyers can be punished for representing clients or advancing views unfavorable to the administration," the Associated Press reported.
"Such a circumstance threatens the very foundation of our legal system," said Howell. "Our justice system is based on the fundamental belief that justice works best when all parties have zealous advocates."
The law firm said the judge's ruling was "an important first step in ensuring this unconstitutional executive order is never enforced."
"We will follow the court's direction regarding next steps and will continue to challenge the executive order, which threatens our firm, our clients, and core constitutional protections important to all Americans," a Perkins Coie spokesperson said.
The order came during a court session in which Chad Mizelle, chief of staff for U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, argued on behalf of the government, saying the president has clear authority to take action against national security threats.
"If that means excluding individuals that are no longer trustworthy with the nation's secrets, that's a bedrock principle of our republic," Mizelle said.
Perkins Coie said it's already feeling financial impact from Trump's executive order, with several clients already putting an end to their legal arrangements with the firm or threatening to do so.
Dane Butswinkas, an attorney representing Perkins Coie, told AP keeping the order in place will "spell the end of the law firm."
"This executive order takes a wrecking ball to the rule of law, to the principles that promote democracy," Butswinkas said.
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The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that small businesses have failed to prove the "immediate and irreparable harm" they fear from President Donald Trump's tariffs.
The court declined to issue a temporary restraining order that the businesses had sought, which would have prevented the president's sweeping tariff program from taking effect.
A report from Fox Business explained it was "a win for the Trump administration."
It was a three-judge panel at the court that said plaintiffs in the lawsuit "failed to show a likelihood that they would suffer 'immediate and irreparable harm' as a result of the tariffs," which is the standard required for courts to issue a TROI.
The result is that the tariffs are being left in place while the dispute actually moves through the court system.
To that effect, the judges told both sides to provide information to the court by May.
"The lawsuit was brought earlier this month by the Texas-based Liberty Justice Center, on behalf of four small businesses in New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Vermont," the report said, noting those companies count on imported goods for their operations and profits.
The businesses wanted an immediate halt and claimed the president's decision based on the International Emergency Economic Powers was wrong.
They argued that the president's claim to have the authority to make executive branch decisions was "extreme."
"Any grant of such authority by Congress to the president should qualify as a major question subject to the strictest judicial scrutiny, which this claim of authority under IEEPA cannot survive," they claimed in their filings.
The decision, the report said, is "a near-term victory for Trump."
It's one of a multitude of lawsuits that mostly leftist interests have filed against the Trump administration over his efforts to balance world trade. For years, Americans and American businesses have been charged premiums to get their products into foreign countries, while producers from those nations have frequently been given an open door to access America's markets and its consumers.
The wife of former New Jersey Democratic senator Bob Menendez, Nadine Menendez, has been found guilty in the same bribery scheme that led to his conviction and resignation.
The pair was accused of selling political favors to foreign governments in exchange for gold bars, cash, and a Mercedes vehicle.
The former senator, who sat on the powerful Foreign Affairs committee, stepped down after he was convicted in August of acting as a foreign agent for Egypt and Qatar.
On Monday, a jury in New York found his wife guilty on all 15 counts, including bribery, extortion and obstruction of justice, following a trial that lasted almost a month.
One of the witnesses, who pled guilty, businessman Jose Uribe, gave Nadine a $60,000 Mercedez after she totaled her car in a crash that killed a pedestrian. She was never charged in the deadly incident.
Another participant in the scheme helped pay for Nadine's mortgage as she was facing the loss of her home.
"We are devastated by the verdict. Speaking for myself, I am devastated by the verdict. But, I want to emphasize, that we respect the criminal justice system, we respect this court," her defense lawyer Barry Coburn said.
During his own trial, lawyers for the former senator tried to blame his Lebanese-born wife, painting her as the mastermind in the foreign agent scheme.
But prosecutors said they were "partners in crime" who worked together to sell his influence.
"Nadine Menendez and Senator Menendez were partners in crime," acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said in a statement following the verdict.
"Over the span of five years, Nadine Menendez agreed to accept and accepted all sorts of bribes -- including gold bars, cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible, and a no-show job -- all in exchange for the Senator's corrupt official acts. Together, Nadine Menendez and the Senator placed their own interests and greed ahead of the interests of the citizens the Senator was elected to serve."
"Today's verdict sends the clear message that the power of government officials may not be put up for sale, and that all those who facilitate corruption will be held accountable for their actions," he added.
Initially, Menendez and his wife were going to be tried together, but their prosecutions were split up after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Nadine will be sentenced in June, the same month that her husband is scheduled to begin his 11-year sentence in federal prison.
The White House dismissed "fake news" about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after left-wing NPR claimed the administration is looking to replace him.
"This @NPR story is total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X. “As the President said this morning, he stands strongly behind @SecDef.”
Trump has stood by Hegseth since his contentious Senate confirmation battle, which saw Hegseth overcome a flood of anonymous attacks on his character as Democrats and a handful of Republicans questioned his qualifications.
President Trump and his allies are rallying behind Hegseth once again as Democrats make fresh demands for his resignation, citing what they say is his careless handling of sensitive information.
The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources, that Hegseth included his wife and brother in a Signal chat that included details about an attack on Houthi rebels. The chat reportedly happened around the same time as the previously reported Signal conversation that included a left-wing journalist, leading to criticism of the Trump administration in March.
"Here we go again. Just a waste of time. He is doing a great job," Trump said of Hegseth on Monday. "Ask the Houthis how he's doing."
In addition to the Signal controversies, Hegseth has faced turmoil on his staff as he cracks down on leaks. The Pentagon fired three top Hegseth staffers last week for allegedly sharing information with the press, although the fired staffers deny the claims.
The latest anonymous report concerning Hegseth - from NPR - claims that the White House has lost confidence in him and is looking for a new Defense Secretary.
But Trump and Hegseth have put on a united front, dismissing the latest anonymous reports as a coordinated smear campaign.
The White House says Hegseth, who came to his role as a disruptor to the status quo, is facing backlash from D.C. insiders resistant to change.
“This is what happens when the entire Pentagon is working against you and working against the monumental change you are trying to implement," Leavitt told Fox and Friends.
Meanwhile, Hegseth upped the ante on Tuesday as he warned that "leakers" could be prosecuted.
"If we think you are leaking to the press, that's a very real problem. We take that very seriously at the Pentagon," Hegseth told Fox and Friends. "Disgruntled former employees are peddling things to try to save their a--, and ultimately, that's not going to work."
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A screaming pro-Palestinian protester apparently was trying to take over a town meeting assembled by U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican running for governor in his state, by screaming at him for minutes.
But he had the microphone and she lost.
"What you're doing is yelling now and you're being disrespectful. You, ma'am, you are being disrespectful. And I will respect you. And I will honor the fact that you are here trying to get answers. But if you're gonna hold this thing up and be disrespectful, then it's time for you to be removed. You can leave," he said.
She was escorted out of the room, still screaming, "Free, free, Palestine!"
The woman began shouting at Donalds about the Middle East conflict. It was the terror group Hamas, from Gaza, that dispatched soldiers to invade Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. They slaughtered, often in horrific fashion, some 1,200 Israeli civilians, and took hundreds more hostage.
Since then, Israel has been pursuing the terrorists on-again, off-again depending on the nature of ceasefire negotiations, to protect its civilians and prevent future terror atrocities.
Donalds responded, "The Palestinians have voted for Hamas and they have not done anything to remove Hamas. So you want to have a shouting match with me? Let's have a shouting match on the facts. The truth is, is that Hamas held elections one time. One time. And they never held elections again. Because they would prefer to keep the Palestinian people under their boots."
According to the report, he continued, "So if you're going to ask who has blood on your hands, it is Hamas and it is the people that empower them…. That's the truth. If you want to continue to have a shouting match with me at least come with the facts. Next question."
The protester, not identified, refused, however, to let others move on their questions. Eventually, she was removed, still screaming, "Free, free, Palestine."
Donalds also was challenged because of the work being done by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency.
He explained, "You can boo if you want to, but those are the facts. Because if you go back in time, back to 2009, then-President Obama famously said that he wanted to examine the efficiencies or lack thereof in the federal government. Elon Musk is doing the exact same thing."
Donalds said, "When it comes to what Elon Musk is doing, he's everything that he does right now is in the auspices of being a special employee under the presidency of Donald Trump. So how this works is the president's allowed to have special employees. Every president basically had these special employees. They're tasked with specific duties, specific responsibilities. Some of them have been tasked with going overseas, trying to negotiate climate policy. That was John Kerry when he was the climate czar under President Biden. And this instance, Elon Musk is essentially the head of the DOGE that Donald Trump has set up in his administration."
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The Supreme Court's schedule for Tuesday included oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case, which essentially involves a decision by school officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, to impose their ideological agenda on children and families by force.
They are doing this by requiring young students to be subjected to LGBT indoctrination, and giving parents no opportunity to opt their children out of the offensive lessons.
Parents charge that's a violation of their legal and constitutional rights. But even before the arguments, a constitutional expert and legal scholar has expressed his opinion: that such mandatory ideologies in public schools have gone way too far.
"Teachers and boards are killing the institution of public education by treating children and parents more like captives than consumers," explained Jonathan Turley, law professor and popular commentator.
He's also testified as an expert before Congress on constitutional issues, and has represented members in court on constitutional disputes.
"They are force-feeding social and political priorities, including passes for engaging in approved protests," he explained. "As public schools continue to produce abysmal scores, particularly for minority students, board and union officials have called for lowering or suspending proficiency standards or declared meritocracy to be a form of 'white supremacy.' Gifted and talented programs are being eliminated in the name of 'equity.'"
He explained when parents have a "choice" in education, then "these teachers lose a virtual monopoly over many families. They are no longer a captive audience."
He said the Maryland fight is over officials requiring children "to participate in instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes."
He said at the heart of the issue is the fact that "parents object to the use of public schools to advance social and political agendas."
He explained while the school insists on using the ideological books to recognize "diversity," it is the parents who "have the stronger argument." And he said a ruling for the parents "could prove one of the most important victories for parental rights in decades."
He noted the Supreme Court already has recognized in Wisconsin v. Yoder that it was "beyond debate" that parents have a First Amendment right "to guide the religious future and education of their children."
He warned of the consequences of teachers and administrators "destroying public education by elevating agendas over academics."
He said, "There is an irony in the position before the Supreme Court by public educators. A reversal may be a critical change in slowing the departure of families from public schools. One of the families discussed in this case sold their house to afford private schooling for their children. By limiting such mandatory programs, some families may be less likely to seek alternatives to public schools. These families want to send their children to public schools while retaining their role in instilling religious values for their children. Montgomery County is forcing a choice that few parents will make against their family values."
He said, "Democrats will find that this is not partisan; it is primal for parents."
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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that there is progress on President Donald Trump's agenda to get fair international trade standards for American manufacturers and consumers alike.
The president launched a series of tariff battles because for years American producers have had to pay high tariffs to get their products and services into other nations, while those nation's often have been given virtually free access to American markets.
The imbalance is what has caused America's large trade deficit and other financial complications.
Trump's tariffs have been producing results, she said.
"We're doing very well in respect to a potential trade deal with China. There have now been 18 proposals and more than 100 countries around the world who are wanting to make a deal with the United States of America," Leavitt confirmed.
"The president and administration are setting the stage for a deal with China. … We feel everyone involved wants to see a trade deal happen — and the ball is moving in the right direction."
The Daily Mail pointed out the Dow Jones Industrial Average rocketed up 600 points on the announcement. Actually, the market surged about 1,000 points on the news.
Fox News reported she continued, "You have Secretary Bessent, Secretary Lutnick, Ambassador Greer, NEC Director Hassett and Peter Navarro, the entire trade team meeting with 34 countries this week alone. We are moving at Trump speed to ensure these deals are made on behalf of the American worker and the American people."
Reports confirmed that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the same time was telling an investor summit he believes the tariff impasse between the U.S. and China will de-escalate soon.
Reports also have cited progress on deals major trading partners like Japan, Indian and more.
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Take a confirmed superstar in the entertainment world, Carrie Underwood, who has won multiple Grammys and sold millions of tunes, and add a song from the 1800s, and you get this:
It is what RedState confirmed as "unforgettable."
Her performance was of "How Great Thou Art," a Christian church hymn that started out as a poem, "O Store Gud," by Swedish poet Carl Boberg in 1885 whose words were wedded to a traditional Swedish folk song tune and first sung in a church in 1888.
RedState explained it came during an appearance on the "American Idol – Songs of Faith" special.
"At one point, the camera panned to the judges, who appeared to be just as moved by the performance as the audience. Social media users noted that they got goosebumps, chills, and more listening to Underwood share the powerful words," the report said.
Also on the show were singers CeCe Winans, Brandon Lake, "American Idol" alum Roman Colins, country star Jelly Roll and more, the report said.
"The "American Idol' faith-focused show comes at a time when audiences seem to be sending the message to Hollywood for stories and shows about faith," it said. "One example of that is the success of Angel Studios' new animated biblical movie 'King of Kings.' Going into its second weekend, the movie remained in the top 5 at the box office, coming in second place behind the monster hit 'A Minecraft Movie.'"
Underwood started her path to superstardom by winning the fourth season of "American Idol" in 2005. She later judged the show.
She's been topping various song charts since she launched her career, has won multiple Grammys, has sold records at a figure approaching 100 million, and was called by "Billboard" the top female country artist of the 2000s and 2010s.