President Donald Trump had high praises for his son Barron, who turned 19 this week, Fox News reported. The youngest of the Trump sons is wrapping up his first year at New York University at the Stern School of Business.
Donald Trump has always involved his family in his business and political ventures. Barron was largely excluded from all of that until the 2024 presidential election, which was the first time he was old enough to vote for his father.
On Election Day, proud mama Melania Trump posted a photo of Barron at the voting booth. Before that victorious day, it was Barron's input that compelled Donald Trump to sit down with popular podcasters Joe Rogan and Theo Von.
At his inaugural parade, President Trump publicly recognized Barron for helping him win the election. Recently, Donald Trump used the occasion of Barron's 19th birthday to once again praise him and his other adult children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump.
During an interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," host Laura Ingraham asked the president about Barron as he would be celebrating his 19th birthday on Thursday. Ingraham wanted to know what Donald Trump sees as Barron's strength.
"Business," Donald Trump said of his youngest son. "All of my kids, they've been very good, they're very smart, always good students, always the big schools, the good schools, hard to get into schools," Donald Trump said.
"Barron's a very smart guy, but Eric and Don, Tiffany, Ivanka -- they're smart people," the president said of the rest of his children. "I'm lucky. Look, you have to be a little bit lucky, too," Donald Trump added.
The president said that his adult children are "very smart and they're good kids" who "work hard and they love our country and they're proud of their father," Donald Trump noted. He also mentioned they all have "a very good relationship," Donald Trump said.
When it comes to Barron's future, Donald Trump believes his son has a particular knack that sets him apart from his older children. "Maybe technology," Trump said of Barron's possible career path.
"He can look at a computer" and seemingly know what to do, Donald Trump implied. "I turn off his laptop, I said, 'Oh good,'" the 78-year-old president recounted.
"And I go back. Five minutes later, he's got his laptop. I say, 'How did you do that?' 'None of your business, dad,'" the president said. "No. He's got an unbelievable aptitude in technology," Donald Trump added.
Perhaps Barron's youth and experience with the internet was the greatest contribution any of Donald Trump's children made to the campaign. As Vox noted, TikTok users skewed more conservatively during this election cycle as Donald Trump captured more of the youth vote in 2024.
Donald Trump is proud of his children, who are all successful and have never had the legal troubles of other politicians' kids. It shows that he's an involved father who has raised such upstanding individuals, including young Barron.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is cashing in on thousands of dollars of taxpayer-funded perks, including a vehicle lease, lodging, and meals, the Washington Free Beacon reported. Crockett does this after claiming last month that she's "not in the business of giving out money" to those same taxpayers after Elon Musk floated $5,000 refund checks.
President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has been slashing wasteful spending and saving taxpayer dollars. Musk, DOGE's leader, suggested returning some of that savings in the form of checks to taxpayers.
Crockett, a rising star in the Democratic Party, scoffed at that possibility. "We are not in the business of giving out money, and honestly, I don't know what $5,000 will do for you," Crockett claimed.
🚨 You Are Paying for Jasmine Crockett’s Car 🚨
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett declared in February that the government is "not in the business of giving out money." ⁰⁰Donald Trump’s proposal to send Americans $5,000 checks from the government’s DOGE savings prompted her… pic.twitter.com/uHiYJa3jq3
— Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) March 21, 2025
It's not that Crockett's objection comes because she is some fiscal conservative. On the contrary, she has no qualms about taking advantage of every benefit being in elected office has to offer.
For instance, House disbursement records indicate Crockett has enjoyed a $999.96 per month "vehicle lease" since January 2023, when she was sworn in. It's unclear what kind of vehicle Americans are footing the bill for, but the amount is sufficient for a luxury car.
Most of the lawmakers who utilize this obscure program, which is designed for those with vast districts to get around using EPA-approved vehicles, choose those that are moderately priced, sensible, and domestically produced. Well, that's true for the 15 Republicans who use the programs.
Many of Crockett's 27 fellow Democrats who use the program are leasing high-end vehicles made by Lexus, Tesla, and Volvo. It's not just that Crockett's lease is expensive but also that she has chosen to receive this benefit to jaunt around her Dallas, Texas, district that's only about 335 square miles.
When not in her home district, Crockett has taxpayers covering her expenses in Washington, D.C. In 2024 alone, she received $20,301 for "lodging" and another $2,670 to cover meals while Congress was in session.
While Crockett is being miserly with taxpayer refunds from DOGE's efforts, her use of these lawmaker perks justifies the mission of the agency she railed against. Meanwhile, there's little transparency about exactly what type of vehicles House members are driving on our dime.
Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of the watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, finds it "disturbing" that the information is so difficult to nail down. "Riding around in a taxpayer-funded Lexus and not being forthcoming with constituents raises ethical questions and is unacceptable, particularly in our current era of rising accountability over government spending," Sutherland said.
"Taxpayers have the right to know what type of vehicle they’re subsidizing to ensure this program is not being abused," she added. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) is an example of that as she utilized the program for her 77.5-square-foot district with reimbursements for her state-funded vehicle going to Lexus Financial Services.
Notably, DOGE is uncovering pockets of wasteful spending all over the government while people like Crockett attack Musk, The Washington Examiner reported. "Starting with on March 29, it’s my birthday, and all I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down. Yes!" she said during a livestream on Wednesday.
Crockett is the sort of swampy politician who takes from the taxpayer coffers while giving nothing back to constituents. This conduct will not go unnoticed, even among Democratic voters who are increasingly disillusioned with their party members, and certainly not by DOGE.
The left may be screaming bloody murder about President Donald Trump's tactics since taking office, but in many cases, they are working just as he and conservatives planned.
Case in point: the University of Maine System (UMS) has caved and will now follow Trump's ban on transgender athletes in women's sports after he paused USDA funding for universities in the system.
UMS now claims it has complied with the order since February 6, but that wasn't what it was saying just after the order came down.
USDA funding to the system's eight universities was paused temporarily last week, but was reinstated after a few days.
"After the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated a Title IX compliance review regarding federal funding, the University of Maine System (UMaine) has clearly communicated its compliance with Title IX’s requirement to protect equal opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports, as articulated in President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order," the USDA said in its announcement.
The agency was quick to say that if UMS is lying, it will be liable for the funding it falsely got.
"Any false claim by the UMaine can, and will, result in onerous and even potentially criminal financial liability," USDA added.
"The University of Maine System has always maintained its compliance with state and federal laws and with NCAA rules, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture also affirmed in a press release today," said USDA Chancellor Daniel Malloy.
"We are relieved to put the Department’s Title IX compliance review behind us so the land-grant University of Maine and our statewide partners can continue to leverage USDA and other essential federal funds to strengthen and grow our natural resource economy and dependent rural communities through world-class education, research and extension."
USDA provided nearly $30 million in research funding to UMS during fiscal 2024 and over $100 million in recent years, a letter to UMS said.
If Maine does defy the order, future funding will be in jeopardy, USDA Acting General Counsel Ralph Linden wrote.
By pushing the issue like this, Trump and his administration are showing that they mean business when they sign executive orders.
The hard line is working; liberals have no choice but to follow the rules or face funding being stripped away (as any organization would).
Anyone with male DNA and body musculature should not be competing against women in sports, period and end of story.
The Trump official who oversaw massive cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is quitting and putting DOGE in charge of the stripped-down foreign aid agency.
Pete Marocco was tasked with leading the administration's overhaul of USAID, which has been targeted by President Trump and Elon Musk as a slush fund for dubious left-wing projects. Their efforts to shutter the agency have sparked pushback from elected Democrats, government employees and partisan judges.
Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 83% of USAID programs had been cut. In an email to the State Department on Tuesday, Marocco touted a successful mission to make USAID "under control, accountable, and stable" after years of waste and abuse.
Marocco said he would return to his post as director of foreign assistance at the State Department, and place two DOGE employees in charge of USAID.
"It's been my honor to assist Secretary Rubio in his leadership of USAID through some difficult stages to pivot this enterprise away from its abuses of the past," Marocco said in the email.
"Now that USAID is under control, accountable and stable, I am going to return to my post as the Director of Foreign Assistance to bring value back to the American people."
Jeffrey Lewin, a 28-year-old DOGE employee and Harvard Law graduate who assisted in the cuts at USAID, will be the COO and Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programs at USAID.
Ken Jackson, another DOGE employee, will be USAID CFO and Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources.
But the reforms aren't over. According to leaked memos, the administration wants to move USAID's remaining 1,000 programs to the State Department, where the agency would be renamed the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance.
The shakeup, which requires approval from Congress, would narrow the focus of USAID to "ensure measurable returns to America." USAID's critics say the agency has long wasted tax dollars on a list of "woke" priorities that have nothing to do with America's national interest.
In an op-ed for RealClearPolitics touting the Trump administration's work, Marocoo said the restructuring would ensure that foreign aid is narrowly focused on serving America's national interests.
"Through this review, it has become abundantly clear that the mindset gripping foreign assistance for decades was one that prioritized funding overseas slush funds instead of delivering results for Americans," he wrote.
"The consolidation of foreign assistance at State, along with the ongoing government-wide review of all foreign assistance programs, will establish a baseline to evaluate the effectiveness and ensure a coordinated strategy of America’s foreign assistance regime," he wrote.
President Trump made a surprising prediction about the future career of his son Barron as he turns 19 years old.
Some have wondered if Barron might follow his father into politics one day, but President Trump said his son has a knack for "technology" that might take him in a different direction.
The president's youngest son is in his freshman year of college at NYU's Stern School of Business, where he is kept under close watch by the Secret Service.
Barron's intensely private personal life has only fueled public interest in his future aspirations.
Interviewer Laura Ingraham asked Trump where he thinks his youngest child's talents are - politics or business?
“Maybe technology,” Trump responded, lauding his son's "unbelievable aptitude" with computers.
"He can look at a computer. I try I turn it off. As I turn it off I turn off his laptop. I said, oh good. And I go back. Five minutes later, he's got his laptop. I say, how did you do that? None of your business, Dad. No. He's got an unbelievable aptitude in technology," Trump continued.
Trump has frequently praised his son's intelligence, even crediting him with providing valuable political advice.
In particular, Barron has been widely praised for giving his father the idea of going on podcasts, which helped Trump win over young voters in the fall.
And according to a new book, Barron hasn't been afraid to give his father constructive criticism. Ahead of Trump's only debate with Joe Biden in 2024, Barron urged his father to reel it in after he faced criticism for his aggressive demeanor during a previous debate in 2020.
Trump was more restrained during his clash with Biden in June, which proved to be a turning point in Biden's political career as his cognitive decline was exposed in front of the world.
"Barron, now a teenager, told him [Trump] he flapped his gums too much last time and needed to let Biden do more of the talking," author Alex Isenstadt writes in Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power.
At a rally in North Carolina last year, Trump said his "wise" son encouraged him to "take it easy."
"Dad: take it easy, now. You just take it easy Dad, alright? You don’t have to go too much here. He gives me good - he’s very wise,” Trump said.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Authorities in Colorado have begun a criminal investigation into Columbine High School, known around the world for its mass shooting there in 1999, after officials there falsely claimed an underage student was homeless so that she could move in with her female teacher.
And why the school's actions all were concealed from the student's concerned parents.
A report from a local CBS affiliate says the Jefferson County sheriff's office is doing the criminal investigation.
"This is not a story, this is a nightmare," the mother told the station's Shaun Boyd.
The family's names have been withheld in reporting.
It was three years ago that the mom found paperwork in her daughter's room revealing that teachers, counselors and even the principal had developed a plan to help her daughter run away from home.
"This was deliberate, it was calculated, it was intentional," the mom explained.
The school reportedly helped the student, a 17-year-old girl, lie on a federal form declaring she was homeless, then hid it from her parents.
An investigator hired by the school confirmed the student "was involved in an inappropriate relationship with social studies teacher Leann Kearney. They say Kearney was 'grooming' the girl," according to CBS.
School emails obtained through an open records case "show counselors purposefully kept the parents in the dark while they helped their daughter declare herself homeless so she could move in with a teacher," the report said.
It continued, "While counselors helped the girl fill out the form, they say Columbine Principal Scott Christy also knew about the girl's plans and didn't tell her parents."
When the mom originally uncovered the scandalous behavior, and confronted the principal with evidence, she was told, "Kearney takes interest in helping kids navigate their sexuality."
The teacher shortly later quit, and eventually lost her teaching license. But the results included the daughter, when she turned 18, leaving her home and being found months later, with Kearney.
The CBS report said there could have been a motivation behind the school's agenda, as, "Jefferson County receives hundreds of thousands of dollars for students who are homeless."
The district denied that.
The criminal investigation is reviewing, among other things, why the school employees "filled out a federal form claiming the girl was homeless when they knew she wasn't, even discussing in emails how to conceal it from her parents by not using their contact information."
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that launched the cancellation of the Department of Education.
Critics of the move immediately promised court challenges, like the more than 100 other challenges that have been brought to mostly left-leaning judges trying to halt Trump's agenda to clean fraud, waste, and corruption out of the federal government spending.
A report at Fox News said Trump's signature fulfilled a campaign promise to return control of education policy to the 50 different state education departments.
Actually, local school districts are run by local school boards in conjunction with state standards and requirements, which was one of the reasons for dismantling the federal bureaucracy.
The order actually is expected to scale down federal operations significantly, but it would be up to Congress to actually end the department.
On the campaign trail, Trump expressed a plan to "stop the abuse of your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America's youth." In fact, many of the federal programs do take the positions of far-left advocates which become policy and practice for states then.
Indoctrination into various ideologies, like "diversity, equity and inclusions" is the result.
On Thursday, Trump explained, "Everybody knows it's right, and we have to get our children educated. We're not doing well with the world of education in this country, and we haven't for a long time."
Actually, despite massive hikes in spending for schools, student test scores have been plunging.
Fox reported, "A White House fact sheet on the executive order said, the directive aims to 'turn over education to families instead of bureaucracies,' and instructs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to 'take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.'"
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explained Pell Grants and student loans still will be managed by the remaining department.
The report noted a Gallup Poll from last month confirmed "Americans' satisfaction with education has dropped significantly in the past decade. The poll found that only 24% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of education in the U.S. as of January 2025, in comparison to 37% in January 2017."
The bureaucracy was created in 1979.
Already, plans were announced to reduce the staffing in the ranks of the department by half, from 4,000 to about 2,000.
National Education Association President Becky Pringle claimed with the changes, college would become more costly for families and that students with disabilities would suffer.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Under the regime of Joe Biden, transgenderism was a top priority, to be promoted everywhere across the federal government's presence in America and around the world.
He tried to change the definition of the word "sex" in 60-year-old nondiscrimination statutes to promote the transgender agenda. He tried to require schools and public facilities to expose young girls to nude men who said they were women in showers and lockers.
But when President Donald Trump took office he simply stated a scientific fact, that there are two sexes, male and female, and that's what the U.S. government recognizes, an announcement that undermined virtually every transgender argument across the nation.
Now even the far-left 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which rarely supports a conservative concept, has done just that.
According to the ADF, that appeals court has voted to uphold an Idaho law "that protects the privacy, safety, and dignity of all K-12 students in public school locker rooms, showers, restrooms, and overnight stays."
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, with the ADF, had asked the 9th Circuit in December to uphold a district court decision affirming the law while the case proceeds.
"Idaho's law reflects common sense and biological reality, protecting all students' privacy and safety in spaces like locker rooms and showers," explained Labrador. "Every day, we see more examples of the harms of gender ideology, particularly to women and girls. We applaud the court's decision to allow our state board of education to continue its job of preserving each student's privacy, dignity, and safety and providing a quality education for Idaho's children."
Erin Hawley, for the ADF, said, "Idaho's law protects every student's dignity and worth by respecting their privacy and safety in locker rooms, showers, restrooms, and overnight stays. Girls and boys each deserve a private space to shower, undress, use the restroom, and sleep, and they shouldn't have to worry about sharing these spaces with a member of the opposite sex. Girls and boys are biologically different, and we agree with the court's decision to protect young students' privacy and dignity by upholding Idaho's law that recognizes their differences and accommodates each unique student."
The state law, adopted last year, protects children's privacy by ensuring that sex-specific facilities in K-12 public schools like showers, locker rooms, restrooms, and overnight accommodations remained sex-specific. The law also allows for single-user facilities.
However, extremists supporting the transgender ideologies promoted by Biden sued the state, insisting that public schools force girls to share those private spaces.
The law already had been affirmed by a lower court but activists insisted that the 9th Circuit give them an injunction, which it did.
However, the latest opinion reverses that decision, so the law now can take effect.
The appeals court said it saw 'no argument at this stage that [Idaho law's] mandatory segregation of [showers and overnight stays] on the basis of 'biological sex' is not substantially related to the State's interests in: (1) not exposing students to the unclothed bodies of students of the opposite sex; and (2) protecting students from having to expose their own unclothed bodies to students of the opposite sex."
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday dissolving the Department of Education, Fox News reported. This is yet another campaign promise fulfilled as Trump said the department was overrun with "radicals, zealots and Marxists."
Democrats are beside themselves about the possibility that Trump will "turn over education to families instead of bureaucracies," as the White House fact sheet stated about the move. It explained that "the agency has failed American students."
Journalist Christopher Rufo shared an invitation to X, formerly Twitter, for a ceremonial signing at 4 p.m. on Thursday. "This is the culmination of a long campaign. Republicans have promised to abolish the Department of Education for almost fifty years, but only President Trump is getting it done. An incredible moment in history," Rufo wrote.
This is the culmination of a long campaign. Republicans have promised to abolish the Department of Education for almost fifty years, but only President Trump is getting it done. An incredible moment in history. pic.twitter.com/AHUYemueKx
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) March 20, 2025
The Department of Education has been an abject failure and the test scores prove it. Even in the past two years alone, there has been no improvement in math for eighth graders and a two-point loss in reading scores for fourth and eighth graders.
"NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) scores reveal a national crisis — our children are falling behind. Over the past four years, Democrats have allowed millions of illegal minors into the country, straining school resources and diverting focus from American students," White House principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields said to Fox News.
"Coupled with the rise of anti-American CRT and DEI indoctrination, this is harming our most vulnerable. President Trump's executive order to expand educational opportunities will empower parents, states, and communities to take control and improve outcomes for all students," Fields added.
Trump wants to return the responsibility to the states and to parents. "I want every parent in America to be empowered to send their child to public, private, charter, or faith-based school of their choice," Trump said.
"The time for universal school choice has come. As we return education to the states, I will use every power I have to give parents this right," Trump added.
The Department of Education has been around since 1980 and has demonstrably made things worse despite spending copious amounts of taxpayer money. In fiscal year 2024, the agency's budget was $79.1 billion as students were learning less.
Still, the left is protective over every government bureaucracy that funnels taxpayer dollars its way. Predictably, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and current vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, railed against Trump's move, according to The Hill.
"We should be focused on helping our kids with math and reading — the basics they need to succeed. Absolutely no one is asking for three out-of-touch billionaires to rip apart the Department of Education over some deranged far-right culture war," Murray said.
"In taking a wrecking ball to the department, Trump is making it harder for students to get help getting financial aid, jeopardizing the funding schools and families count on every day, and making it easier for predatory businesses to rip students off," she charged. Of course, the assumption is that the government is entirely above board and benevolent.
Although Trump may ultimately need Congress to abolish the Department of Education, his resolve to do something about it is commendable. It's time the people and those they elect hold these institutions accountable, even if it means their destruction.
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is considering a significant political move as he contemplates running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election. Jeanne Shaheen, the current Democratic incumbent, has announced she will retire at the end of her term, opening an opportunity that Sununu is exploring.
Sununu, a Republican who has twice won re-election as governor, is in talks with national GOP leaders about launching a campaign to capture Shaheen's Senate seat, which is seen as a vital win for the party, Fox News reported.
Shaheen, notable for being the first woman in the United States elected both as a governor and as a senator, has decided not to seek a fourth term, giving Republicans hope of gaining ground in New Hampshire, a state often considered a key battleground. Despite previously stating that a Senate run was not part of his future plans, Sununu has expressed renewed interest in the role, citing the chance to work with the broader national GOP agenda and a potential endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
Sununu has been a prominent figure in New Hampshire politics, having served four consecutive two-year terms as governor. His visibility on cable news networks and Sunday talk shows has amplified his national profile, setting the stage for a Senate bid that could substantiate Republican aspirations for a stronger Senate majority.
The GOP's interest in expanding its current Senate majority adds strategic significance to Sununu's potential candidacy. With the party currently holding a 53-47 advantage, every open seat, particularly one in a swing state like New Hampshire, is crucial in maintaining and bolstering Republican influence in the Senate.
Sununu's consideration comes amid broader strategic planning by Republican leaders looking to leverage his political experience and recognition.
For Sununu, the decision to run requires careful consideration, yet he expresses confidence in his prospects. “I have no doubt I can win,” he has stated, underscoring his belief in his chances should he decide to enter the race. His engagement with national Republican leaders indicates this potential Senate bid could come to fruition sooner than later. Sununu anticipates making his decision known in the upcoming weeks.
Historically, New Hampshire has played a critical role as a swing state, not only in Senate races but also in presidential elections. With Shaheen's retirement, the political dynamics are particularly fascinating as they align with Republican efforts to shift the balance of power.
Sununu's dialogue with GOP figures suggests a shared enthusiasm for the electoral opportunity at hand.
As he's engaged nationally, Sununu’s prospects of running have increased, amplified by former President Trump’s expected backing—despite Sununu's past criticisms of Trump. Sections of the Republican base in New Hampshire might find comfort in this alignment, given Trump's continued popularity within many Republican circles.
Eager to explore the potential of a 2026 race, Sununu's evolving stance presents a significant alteration from his previous position. In 2023, he confidently ruled out any Senate plans, dismissing such prospects by stating it wasn't on his agenda.
As Sununu weighs his options, the emphasis remains on strategic calculations, popular sentiment, and the dynamics of New Hampshire's electorate. With Shaheen's departure, the Republican opportunity to flip the seat aligns with broader themes of national political shifts and regional power plays.
Sununu’s past office tenure in New Hampshire not only boosts his recognition but also ignites voter interest due to his track record in the state. The former governor has managed to navigate various challenges through his terms in office, showcasing his ability to engage with diverse political landscapes.
Support for his potential Senate run seems plausible, and Sununu's discussion with GOP leaders signifies a preparation for harnessing Shaheen’s departure as a Republican gain. His intent to announce a decision soon keeps the national spotlight on his deliberations.