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Alan Schoenfeld is the lawyer hired by school officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, to defend their agenda to select explicit sex books and force children as young as three or four years old to study them.
And he got triggered when a Supreme Court justice, Neal Gorsuch, expressed observations that would be typical, given the material at hand.
Schoenfeld interrupted and objected, multiple times, when Gorsuch was explaining his perception of the book, "Pride Puppy," which formerly was used in the district but apparently now isn't.
The fracas arose during this week's oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by Muslim, Christian and Jewish parents against the district's decision to force that indoctrination on children, and refuse parents their rights to opt their kids out of such offensive material.
The district does allow opt-outs for other objectionable subjects, but refused to allow parents the same rights in this situation.
Hear the confrontation:
A report at Fox News explained Gorsuch was asking Schoenfeld about the book "that tells the story of a family celebrating Pride Day when their dog gets lost."
It leads readers to hunt for and identify items starting with the letters of the alphabet, incorporating words promoting the LGBT agenda.
Responding to Gorsuch's question, Schoenfeld confirmed "Pride Puppy" was used for pre-kindergartners, but no longer is.
"That's the one where they're supposed to look for the leather and things – and bondage – things like that," Gorsuch said.
Schoenfeld, clearly upset, interrupted. "It's not bondage. It's a woman in a leather…"
Gorsuch brought up another logical observation: "Sex worker?"
"No. That's not correct. No," said Schoenfeld.
Gorsuch said, "Gosh, I read it…drag queen?"
Schoenfeld said the leather reference actually is to a leather jacket, but confirmed, "one of the words is drag queen."
A lawyer for the plaintiff parents said the school is violating the First Amendment by denying parental requests to opt their children out of indoctrination subjects that 'contradict their religious beliefs."
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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.
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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.
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Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has chosen to fight President Donald Trump's national security and closed border campaign by advocating for a state resident who has been in the United States illegally for a number of years, and was subject to deportation.
The illegal, Kilmar Garcia, was actually removed to El Salvador's famed anti-gang prison, and Trump critics have claimed he was not supposed to be sent to that country.
So Van Hollen went to El Salvador and hung around until officials let him have margaritas with the inmate, and came home to make a weekend-long round of talk shows on television.
So now four additional Democrats have made the trip, demanding to meet with Garcia, who El Salvador's president says is not being returned to the U.S.
A report revealed that one of them, Maxine Dexter, says "she's NOT LEAVING without the MS-13 gang member" who also has been suspected of human trafficking and accused of abusing his wife.
Dexter said in a video that promotes her own agenda: "Congresswoman Maxine Dexter here coming to you from El Salvador. I flew here last night with three of my colleagues to demand that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released. He is being held in violation of a Supreme Court order, expressly telling the Trump administration to effectuate and facilitate his coming home."
Actually, while the U.S. Supreme Court can issue orders to the administration, those statements have virtually no weight in El Salvador, which is not under its jurisdiction.
Dexter continued, "This is being ignored. This is not just a threat to all people in the United States who could be illegally abducted detained and transported internationally against their will but it is a fact that our president does not recognize the branches of government and the balance of power. This is what we all have been calling a constitutional crisis."
Social media reacted with: "We should send more Democrats down to El Salvador" and "Let her stay."
Another pointed out Garcia actually is a "citizen of El Salvador and "is currently 'home.'"
"Maxine Dexter's El Salvador stunt is peak Democrat delusion. The Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 1050) explicitly bars MS-13 affiliates from asylum or residency—yet she's fighting to smuggle a deported gang member with domestic abuse allegations back into the U.S.," said another.
While Van Hollen was praised by leftists across America for the stunt he pulled in having taxpayers pay for his politically linked trip to visit Garcia, he also is the target of those requesting he be investigated for violating the Logan Act, which bars those who are not president from engaging in foreign policy actions with other nations.
A report at Fox said the three other Democrats joining Dexter were Reps. Robert Garcia of California, Maxwell Frost of Florida and Yassamin Ansari of Arizona.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told Fox News: "We're not gonna spend a penny of taxpayer dollars for liberal Democrats to continue their stunts to try to appease the radical left-wing base when the American people spoke loud and clear on Election Day. They want our southern border secured, and they want criminal illegals deported, and that's exactly what Donald Trump's doing."
Trump's response? "Radical Lunatic Democrats and their Comrades in the Fake News Media are falsely making Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia out to be a very sweet and innocent person, which is a total, blatant, and dangerous LIE. Garcia has been found by two separate Courts to be a member of the violent, killer gang MS-13, was in our Country illegally, and is under a Deportation Order.
He continued, "It is despicable and unAmerican for Liberals and the Mainstream Media to hate our Country so much, and be obsessed with protecting criminals, instead of working to keep our Border, streets, and families safe. Those lying to the American People on behalf of violent criminals have to be held responsible by the Agencies and the Courts. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
The report explained Garcia, 29, was deported to El Salvador "in what it described in court filings as an 'administrative error,' and has since said that it is up to El Salvador whether Abrego Garcia returns to the U.S. Meanwhile, a federal court and the Supreme Court have instructed the Trump administration to coordinate Abrego Garcia's return so that proper deportation hearings can occur."
The report also noted the Department of Justice has revealed domestic violence allegations that Garcia's wife, Jennifer Vasquez, included in a court filing in 2021.
And a 2022 Homeland Security Investigations report charge Garcia was suspected of human trafficking.
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Though the COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread resistance to the Biden-era military's vaccine mandate, COVID isn't the only mandated shot being resisted by some service members for religious reasons.
Army Sergeant Dan McGriff (a pseudonym) spoke to WorldNetDaily on the condition of anonymity, anticipating reprisals. He emphasized that his views do not reflect those of the Department of Defense or the Department of the Army.
In the summer of 2021, during the thick of the pandemic, the non-commissioned officer "saw the writing on the wall," suspecting a COVID-19 shot mandate was on the way for military service members. So, in August 2021, he was not surprised to see the rollout of former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's now-rescinded mandate.
After conferring with his wife, he made the decision to seek exemption, not only from the COVID-19 shot, but for all future vaccines as well.
"Some people were getting responses back within 30 to 90 days at most, but mine took about six months, going all the way up to the Army surgeon general to be denied or accepted," McGriff told WND. "And in March 2022, I received my initial denial."
While the decision could be appealed, the Army sergeant said there was no guidance available. "I sent my appeal within seven days, and from that moment on, I was a ghost." He explained that even though he had approved orders for a new duty station, he was not allowed to move because he was "unvaccinated."
During this period, he was also barred from attending schools or training that could have advanced his career.
\With a large family to care for, McGriff grew increasingly worried about his future, knowing he could be separated from military service for refusing the shot. In September 2021, his fears were compounded as his appeal was denied. Subsequently, he received a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand, or GOMOR, a permanent stain on his record for so-called misconduct.
McGriff spent the next several months fighting for his career, to no avail. And on the brink of administrative separation near the end of 2022, he said the former Defense secretary suddenly rescinded the mandate on Jan. 10, 2023. "After turning in all but one uniform, my career was saved about 30 days prior to facing an administrative separation board," he recalled.
Unfortunately, his fight against being compelled to receive vaccines was far from over. As he told WND, "When my religious accommodation (RA) appeal was denied [in September 2021], the Secretary of the Army emailed a memo stating that I was denied and I could not request a blanket RA for all vaccines and had to do them case by case, or individually, even though they all went against my religious beliefs."
"With that, I exercised my rights to request not to take the flu shot" in October 2022, McGriff said. At a time when he was finally unflagged for separation, had the GOMAR removed from his permanent file, and was allowed to transfer to a new duty station, he said, "My previous duty station somehow lost my RA request for the flu vaccine."
Then in December 2023, he added, "I submitted a new one." Strangely, in January 2024, this new religious accommodation request had also been lost.
Today, Sgt. McGriff finds himself seeking a religious accommodation for the flu vaccine for a third time. There is an Army regulation in place stating he does not have to take the vaccine while waiting for approval. And though he considers it a blessing to have avoided the shot in recent years, he said, "There have been loose threats of denying leave requests for not having it."
Are the circumstances surrounding his objection to the flu vaccine a coincidence, or have they been deliberate? Either way, he feels that "when it comes to Christians, our religious freedoms are being trampled on while wearing the uniform."
In McGriff's opinion, "All vaccines should be optional and not mandated." However, as it stands today, if a service member is not up to date on immunizations, that service member is not considered deployable.
"Do our religious rights count for anything?" he asked WND.
Apart from his religious objection to vaccines, he also pointed out that "with mRNA vaccines being the future, things are going to get very scary very fast." After all, mRNA COVID-19 shots have been widely associated with a well-documented risk of serious side effects, including but not limited to cardiac issues and cancer.
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'The choices before Khamenei are no longer between good and bad – or even bad and worse. They are between disaster and catastrophe'
The second round of negotiations between Iran and Western powers is unfolding amid escalating internal tensions within the Islamic Republic. At the heart of this internal strife is a clan known as the "hard core of the regime," which is no longer merely at odds with rival political factions, but seems at times openly defying Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei himself. This comes after Khamenei expressed tacit support for the talks and the Iranian negotiating team in a recent speech.
This "hard core" comprises elements of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, plainclothes security forces and key branches of the intelligence apparatus. Though numerically in the minority, they represent the foundation of the Islamic Republic's power structure. These forces are responsible for widespread repression in the streets and for orchestrating acts of violence and executions within the country's prison system.
From its inception, the Iranian regime has based its identity on rigid religious dogma with roots in medieval theology. It has projected this identity outward through slogans like "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," while simultaneously enforcing brutal repression at home. The IRGC was created to serve this dual mission: exporting terrorism abroad and quelling dissent domestically.
Leveraging this ideological hostility, the regime succeeded in consolidating a loyal base of repressive forces internally, while building a network of proxy militias across the region. Yet now, the very regime that once dubbed the United States "the Great Satan" and "enemy of the revolution" finds itself seated across from its former nemesis – negotiating and shaking hands.
Two diverging paths before the regime
Today, the Iranian regime faces a stark binary choice:
Engage in negotiations with the United States and Western allies, which would require abandoning its nuclear program, halting support for proxy forces and stepping back from military interference in the region.
Or, refuse to yield, risking airstrikes on nuclear sites, the full reimposition of maximum sanctions and a scenario comparable to the dismantling of Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Reports from political circles in Tehran suggest that senior IRGC commanders, along with high-ranking officials – including newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian – have warned Khamenei that the second path, which entails escalating international pressure and military confrontation, could lead to the inevitable collapse of the Islamic Republic.
It is worth recalling that on March 2, at the onset of Ramadan, Khamenei addressed a gathering of current and former IRGC and government officials, declaring that negotiations with the United States were "neither wise" "nor honorable," and "not rational."
The ideological origins of the regime's hard core
According to an investigative report by the semi-official Etemaad website, the "hard core" of the regime – also called the "ideological-security circle" – consists of factions that define their legitimacy through unwavering allegiance to the revolution's founding ideology: implementing sharia law, rejecting Western engagement and sustaining permanent hostility toward the United States.
This faction emerged in the 1990s and has since remained ideologically rigid. For its members, any compromise – whether on hijab enforcement, foreign policy or diplomatic relations with the West – is viewed as a direct existential threat to the regime.
Historically, their relationship with Khamenei has been one of mutual reinforcement. He saw them as the regime's shield against internal dissent – "the force that paralyzes opposition from within" – and in return, they defined their mission as the "unconditional defense of the Supreme Leader."
Reformists vs. the hard core?
If negotiations proceed, it is expected that so-called moderate and reformist factions will gain momentum, while the hard core will lose influence. "Reformists" oppose measures such as strict hijab enforcement in public that could ignite new waves of civil unrest. They view such policies as accelerants to regime collapse. Still, despite their reformist rhetoric, these groups have largely remained silent amid the rising tide of executions, failing to issue clear condemnations or take meaningful action.
The crumbling pillar of power
Should the regime proceed with an agreement that includes halting its nuclear and missile programs, it will likely weaken the foundational power base that has supported it for decades.
This would empower the so-called reformists or moderates, who believe that negotiating with the United States is not just permissible but essential for the regime's survival. However, these factions appear blind to a critical truth: Any serious engagement with the West will, inevitably, lead to demands for political openness and reform.
And this would come at a perilous moment. In the most recent presidential election, only about 8% of eligible voters participated, many under pressure and amid an atmosphere of intimidation. Such a lack of public legitimacy could become the final accelerant in the regime's collapse.
Can Khamenei really be unaware?
Is it possible that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is unaware of these dangers? It is difficult to believe so. Indeed, Khamenei is acutely aware of the consequences of nuclear compromise and the decline of the regime's hardline base. During the second term of President Hassan Rouhani, from 2016 to 2020, Khamenei directly obstructed progress in the nuclear talks. Not only did he halt negotiations, but he later defended that move with pride. Today, he seems to lack the same power and authority.
Disaster or catastrophe?
The choices before Khamenei are no longer between good and bad – or even bad and worse.
They are between disaster and catastrophe.
Because none of the available options guarantee his survival.
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Ruling represents apocalyptic loss for LGBT activists
The Supreme Court in the United Kingdom, which has been at the heart of a lot of left-leaning precedents for citizens there, stunningly has decided that men who say they are female are not "women."
The Telegraph called it a "landmark" ruling and quoted "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, who has been badgered and bludgeoned by those in the transgender agenda for her criticism of the movement, saying it would protect "the rights of women and girls across the U.K."
It's an apocalyptic loss for the LGBT activists, especially those pushing the transgender agenda, as Joe Biden did for four years while he was president in the United States.
The court ruling, a unanimous decision, said "woman" and "sex" in the 2010 Equality Act referred to biological sex, not a belief expressed by a male that he is suddenly female. In fact, following the science, changing gender does not happen, as being male or female is embedded in the human body down to the DNA level.
The ruling comes in a years-long legal war between campaign group For Women Scotland and the Scottish government over the definition of a woman.
The ruling said, "The unanimous decision of this court is that the definition of the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
Further, that ruling adopted what President Donald Trump recently, by executive order, concluded about sex in America: It is binary.
He, in fact, said the American government recognizes two genders, male and female.
The UK court's 88-page decision said the "concept of sex is binary" under the Equality Act 2010.
The report noted "Labour Women's Declaration, a gender-critical group, called on Sir Keir Starmer to take concrete action to ensure the judgment is fully reflected in all public sector guidance."
The group said, "The government now needs to instruct all government departments to bring their policies, training and guidance into line with the judgment. The 'clarity and confidence' the ruling brings must also be applied to all positive action initiatives and associations for women within the Labour Party, such as women's branches and committees."
Mermaids, promoters of the transgender lifestyle, claimed the ruling could have "harmful implications."
"We are deeply concerned at the widespread, harmful implications of today's Supreme Court ruling. As LGBT+ organizations across the country, we stand in solidarity with trans, intersex and non-binary folk as we navigate from here…"
Amnesty International claimed, "The ruling does not change the protection trans people are afforded under the protected characteristic of 'gender reassignment,' as well as other provisions under the Equality Act."
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins pointed out, "Supreme Court rules that a woman is legally defined as … a woman. … Yes, the science was settled in the Precambrian [era]. Nice that the law has finally caught up."
The Scottish Parliament created the disaster in 2018 by adopting quotas for transgenders on public sector boards.
Rowling said, "It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they've protected the rights of women and girls across the U.K.. For Women Scotland, I'm so proud to know you."
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said, "Women are women. We didn't need a court to tell us that. But here we are. It took a Supreme Court decision to confirm what we all know: that a piece of paper cannot make a man a woman. For too long the price has been paid by individual women taking action to uphold the law, at great personal cost."
John Swinney, first minister for the Scottish government, said, "The Scottish Government accepts today's Supreme Court judgement. The ruling gives clarity between two relevant pieces of legislation passed at Westminster. We will now engage on the implications of the ruling. Protecting the rights of all will underpin our actions."
The decision even was applauded by organizations for lesbians, who long have sought to exclude males who say they are female.
A statement from Reem Alsalem, the United Nations "special rapporteur" on violence against women and girls, praised the decision.
"It represents the triumph of reason and facts based deliberations and the return of common sense. Congratulations to For Women Scotland and all their allies that have supported them in their quest to uphold the rights of women to equality and non-discrimination. The ruling is a recognition that the erasure of the ordinary meaning of sex in law and in policies has rendered it impossible to upholding the protection [of] women, including lesbians on the basis of the characteristic of sex. Beyond the U.K., I hope other jurisdictions are paying attention to this groundbreaking ruling."
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President Donald Trump has been at odds with many players in America's profitable higher education industry for some time already.
Those campuses frequently were the scenes of anti-Israel protests, even protests in support of the Hamas terrorists in Gaza, who slaughtered 1,200 Israeli citizens in their war-launching attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
That's resulted in accusations of anti-Semitism and a demand from Trump that officials running those lucrative institutions balance the equation and protect Jewish students.
Harvard is among those where officials have simply refused to cooperate.
And Trump now has responded.
"Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist-inspired/supporting "Sickness?" Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!" he wrote.
Trump already has frozen some $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts with Harvard, which has been unrepentant.
Harvard President Alan Garber, in fact, said, "No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue."
The Washington Examiner pointed out that Harvard's endowment now is in the range of $50 billion, working as a nonprofit.
"Losing tax-exempt status would be another financial blow to Harvard, which receives tax-exempt donations from rich alumni. However, it's unclear if Trump has the power to make that determination on his own," the report said. "Almost all colleges and universities in the United States accept federal funding, making them dependent on the government for operations. Trump has sought to use that fact to gain leverage over how they address protest activity and other functions."
"The showdown will likely continue for at least the next several weeks, if not longer. Two organizations representing the Harvard faculty sued the Trump administration last week over its threats to cut federal funding."
On social media, thousands already had commented, with:
"Then stop taking federal money."
"Harvard can teach what it wants. It just can't do it on the taxpayer\'s dime while discriminating against Jews."
"Be private"
"Then, you can feel free to turn down the $9 billion in funds from the taxpayer."
"DEAL — no federal funding for Harvard, use your own endowment. Let's get it done."
"Adios federal funding. Enjoy your independence."
"No one is telling you what you can and can't teach. Donald Trump is just saying we will not fund it. Why would we fund something that does not align with government policy? Teach what you want. You're not getting our money."
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Political rhetoric over the past few years has been littered with warnings about a "constitutional crisis."
That's been one of the Democrats' go-to talking points to attack President Donald Trump.
After all, they accused him of planning to set himself up as a dictator, to order the jailing of his political opponents, and even to use the military for his own political purposes.
To a much lesser degree, there have been reports of a "constitutional crisis" that has come about since he took office because of a long list of federal district judges, those in black robes at the entry level for the federal court system, taking over various responsibilities of the executive branch, including foreign policy, the border security and such.
But now an analysis at the Federalist pinpoints the actual trigger behind a "constitutional crisis": The Supreme Court.
For its refusal to rein in those judges, deliver a mandate that they are not to interfere with the president's constitutional rights, duties, and responsibilities.
The analysis is by Margot Cleveland, a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize—the law school's highest honor. She also has served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She also is of counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance.
She explains, "The Supreme Court has interceded six times in less than three months to rein in federal judges who improperly exceeded their Article III authority and infringed on the Article II authority of President Donald Trump. Yet the high court continues to issue mealy-mouthed opinions which serve only to exacerbate the ongoing battle between the Executive and Judicial branches of government."
The problem is about to get worse, she explained, as, "Now there is a constitutional crisis primed to explode this week in a federal court in Maryland over the removal of an El Salvadoran — courtesy of the justices' latest baby-splitting foray on Thursday."
The fight is over an order from Paula Xinis, who told the Trump administration to "facilitate and effectuate the return of Plaintiff Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States by no later than 11:59 PM on Monday, April 7, 2025."
Garcia was deported to his native El Salvador after a court ruled he could not be deported to that country. Mitigating that mistake was the fact that the court order also concluded Garcia, as an alien illegally present in the United States, was subject to removal under federal law — just not to El Salvador.
Garcia's demands for asylum and other relief were rejected.
So followed the order from Xinis.
While the process found Garcia was "wrongly" sent to El Salvador, the Trump administration explained simply that Xinis didn't have the authority to intervene in international relations and order Trump to "facilitate and effectuate" the return of Garcia.
Garcia is a member of MS-13, a designated terrorist organization.
The Supreme Court granted a brief stay, then ordered the judge to clarify the order, specifically the demand to "effectuate" Garcia's return because that might "exceed the district court's authority."
Xinis then changed the order to have the administration "facilitate" Barcia's return, and further to file daily reports on where he is, and the administration responded with, "Foreign affairs cannot operate on judicial timelines, in part because it involves sensitive country-specific considerations wholly inappropriate for judicial review."
Garcia's lawyers then demanded the U.S. send someone to accompany him back to the United States on a special flight the government would arrange, and provide all documentation for him to enter the U.S.
The Supreme Court, the analysis confirmed, is facing the facts presented by the Trump administration that, "The federal courts have no authority to direct the Executive Branch to conduct foreign relations in a particular way, or engage with a foreign sovereign in a given manner."
That is, the administration said, "the 'exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations.'"
"The justices should have foreseen this standoff and defused the situation last week by clearly defining the limits of the lower court's authority. The Supreme Court's continuing failure to do so is wreaking havoc on the reputation of the courts — and our constitutional order," said the analysis.
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President Donald Trump is serious about protecting sporting events that are intended for women or girls against men or boys who simply say they are female.
As officials in USA Fencing are finding out.
A report from Fox explains that the Trump administration now is investigating USA Fencing for punishing a woman who refused to compete against a man who said he was a woman.
Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon said, on Friday, "We have a special Title IX investigations team that is going to be investigating anyone who was associated with this to make sure that this doesn't continue to happen. The president has made crystal clear that he is not going to tolerate men being able to compete in women's sports, he signed an executive order, and we're upholding Title IX."
She said the special investigators will be probing the USA Fencing event where officials punished women's fencer Stephanie Turner for not competing against a man.
She was disqualified from the event and "escorted out of the venue," the report said.
The scenario prompted ridicule of the man in the women's competition, online:
According to Fox, an official with the Department of Education confirmed that the University of Maryland, where the event was held, also has a "responsibility" for the attack on Turner.
That official told Fox, "The nation watched as a female competitor bravely took a knee and forfeited an inherently unfair fencing match after discovering that her opponent was a male. No woman should have to recuse herself from a match that she trained diligently for because she fears for her safety. As a tournament host, the University of Maryland has a responsibility to follow Title IX by not allowing males to compete in female competitions and occupy female-only intimate facilities."
Officials said Wagner College also could be in trouble because it failed its responsibility to not allow men on women's rosters.
The Title IX investigations team, newly formed, is a work of the Departments of Education and Justice.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has explained, "Protecting women and women's sports is a key priority for this Department of Justice. This collaborative effort with the Department of Education will enable our attorneys to take comprehensive action when women's sports or spaces are threatened and use the full power of the law to remedy any violation of women's civil rights."
From the Department of Justice came blame for Joe Biden for the problem.
"Women across America have spent the last four years disenfranchised by the Biden administration that allowed men to compete in girls' sports – jeopardizing their safety, stealing their scholarships, and stripping them of hard-earned awards. The Title IX Special Investigations Team will continue to go after bad actors who continue to endanger young women with woke gender ideology and will leverage every legal resource available to ensure states and organizations follow Title IX to protect women's civil rights and competitive sports," the DOJ statement said.
USA Fencing officials have doubled down, insisting they want to have men compete against women.
They call their agenda "an inclusive, respectful community."
The organization, however, repeatedly has gone political with its sports events, even insisting that it will prefer locations without abortion restrictions for events.