Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas is urging the Senate to rename the office building that bears the late Sen. Richard Russell’s (D-GA) moniker, The Hill reported. Green noted that Russell's segregationist bent was problematic and thus necessitates the change.
Green said that the existing name "sends a powerful signal about the kind of leadership and principles our country holds in high esteem," the Texas Democrat wrote in a letter sent to every Senator. "These symbols should inspire a vision of liberty and justice for all, not the glorification of a person who fought to deny basic rights to millions of Americans and to entrench white supremacy in our democracy,” he added.
Russell served in the upper chamber from 1933 until 1971 when he died. Shortly after his death, the Senate renamed the "Old Senate Office Building" to honor Russell in a vote that went 99-1 in favor of doing so.
Like many Democrats of his time, Russell was vehemently opposed to the Civil Rights Movement and later called the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the "separate but equal" precedent in public school policy a "flagrant abuse of judicial power and a violation of states' rights." Shockingly, Russell joined other Southern senators in the "Southern Manifesto," which sought to reverse the court's decision to desegregate public schools.
Russell would eventually change his tune in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act passed urging people to "comply with the law of the land." Still, the fact that he held such reprehensible views is compelling Green to make sure his name is removed from the building.
This is not the first time Green has initiated this action in the Senate. He tried similar initiatives in July 2020, February 2022, and in June of this year. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has also attempted a name change and introduced a 2018 resolution to rename the building after GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who died that year.
Green is not asking for it to be named after McCain or anyone else, but rather that the building return to its original designation until a "worthy successor" is found. "This clarion call is not an attempt to erase history, but an effort to ensure that our prominent public spaces reflect our best ideals, not our darkest actions," Green said.
"Continuing to honor racist Senator Russell in the very halls where he obstructed civil rights legislation is an affront to all who believe we cannot glorify racism. It is long past time for the Senate to remove this racist symbol of national shame," he added.
While Green is trying to change the name of a building, his other antics have made more headlines during his time in Congress. He was censured after interrupting President Donald Trump's address to the joint session of Congress earlier this year.
Green is prone to theatrics, but he made waves during Trump's speech by interrupting the president in his first address to lawmakers. Even 10 Democrats joined in to censure Green as many denounced his actions, Fox News reported.
"Al Green's childish outburst exposed the chaos and dysfunction within the Democrat party since President Trump's overwhelming win in November and his success in office thus far. It is not surprising that 198 Democrats refused to support Green's censure, given their history of radical, inflammatory rhetoric fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome," said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) at the time.
Of course, Green was thrown out of the joint session, and Democrats later sang "We Shall Overcome" when the censure was being introduced. Green's antics have continued as he attempted to impeach Trump several times and is at it once again.
"There will be articles of impeachment filed before the Christmas break, this I will pledge to you," Green said on Thursday, according to The Hill. The Texas Democrat has tried this before, but he keeps getting accolades from his fellow leftists each time he does it which is likely what spurs him to continue the effort.
The issue of whether to keep historical names and monuments continues and is an important conversation to have. While Green may have a point since Russell was a more contemporary lawmaker who held views antithetical to American values today, it still seems like another stunt from a Washington, D.C. swamp dweller who will do anything for attention.
Former Harvard president Larry Summers has resigned from the board of directors at OpenAI following revelations of a close association with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Breitbart reported. Summers, who served as former President Bill Clinton's Secretary of the Treasury, said he was "deeply ashamed" after Epstein's emails proved their friendship.
Summers had announced his resignation from the artificial intelligence tech company after originally sharing that he was stepping back from his public-facing commitments. "Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision," the company said in a statement.
"We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board," OpenAI added. Conservative commentator Steve Guest shared an image of the correspondence in which Summers "emailed Jeffrey Epstein about getting advice about women," he captioned his post to X on Nov. 13.
Larry Summers, who was Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary and director of the National Economic Council under Barack Obama and is currently on the board of OpenAI & Skillsoft, emailed Jeffrey Epstein about getting advice about women.
"….hit on a few women 10 years ago and… pic.twitter.com/9IGF4UUayI
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 13, 2025
Summers ducked out of the company, which called his move "in line" with what he had already announced. "I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress," Summers said.
He had joined OpenAI's board in November 2023, just as it was going through growing pains under its CEO, Sam Altman, who was ousted at the time and has since been reinstated. In fact, it was Summers, in his position as a board member, who reviewed the firing that was ultimately overturned.
OpenAI wasn't the only board on which Summers was featured prominently before stepping down. He also served as a paid contributor to Bloomberg TV and was a contract writer for the New York Times' opinion section, though the Gray Lady has cancelled that arrangement.
Summers served on the Budget Lab at Yale and as the chairman of the Center for Global Development's board. He was also recently released from his teaching job at Harvard University, where he had once served as president, Fox News reported.
A video captured by students in Summers' economics class, featuring his lament about his ties to Epstein, went viral. The Ivy League school's spokesperson wouldn't comment except to say that 'his co-teachers will complete the remaining three class sessions of the courses he has been teaching with them this semester, and he is not scheduled to teach next semester."
According to CNN, Epstein's emails show his reach included celebrities, high-profile businesspeople, government officials, and others. While the mainstream media has been attempting to make a big deal about his tangential connection to President Donald Trump, it's clear that Epstein was a contact point for hundreds of prominent people.
"CNN’s analysis of about 2,200 email threads found that at least 740 were exchanges between Epstein and prominent figures in academia, government, media, and business. Epstein’s correspondence with them, which also included numerous text messages, spanned a decade from 2009 to the day before his July 2019 arrest," CNN reported.
This was even after Epstein had been convicted of soliciting prostitution with a minor and had been a registered sex offender since 2008. More resignations are sure to follow after the president signed legislation demanding that the Justice Department release all files on Epstein, The Hill reported.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has been ordered to release the information in the next 30 days after the resolution passed with near unanimous support. It allows for Bondi to hold back records "would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution."
The Epstein files are sure to contain information that will ruin many lives once they're made public. The emails have already caused Summers to step away from every place of honor, and there will likely be many others like him in the months to come.
Notorious leftist activist Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has been moved out of intensive care after the 84-year-old was admitted to the unit to help elevate his blood pressure, Just the News reported. Jackson suffers from progressive supranuclear palsy and will remain hospitalized for observation.
Jackson was a mainstay in the political culture for decades due to his early association with the late Martin Luther King Jr. He founded the Rainbow Push Coalition in 1996 to fight for progressive causes, including racial justice, and the organization bills itself as "a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international membership organization fighting for social change."
The news broke Sunday that Jackson was admitted to the ICU at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital to receive the medication that is a "form of life support" for people whose bodies are unable to keep blood pressure high enough for survival, his organization shared. Jackson's son, Yusef, updated the public on Jackson's progress in a statement.
"We believe in the power of prayer, and we are grateful for the overwhelming outreach and prayers of the faithful. Our father is alert and continues to share his vision for churches and pastors to come together and reduce malnutrition during this period," Yusef Jackson said.
Although there has been some progress in his condition, Jackson will remain hospitalized due to his ongoing battle with PSP. Fellow racial justice warrior and equally notorious activist Al Sharpton also shared about Jackson's recovery in a post on X on Monday to address the rumors about the severity of the situation.
"I called in to Keepin’ It Real w/ Al Sharpton (live 1 to 4 PM ET) from Chicago as my daughter Dominique hosts the show in the studio. I shared an important update on Rev. Jesse Jackson. Reports that he was on life support are not true," Sharpton wrote.
"He is stable, surrounded by his family, and giving clear instructions on Thanksgiving efforts for ministers around the country. He still needs our prayers as he continues recovering, but he spoke with us and was fully engaged.
Sharpton included a video of his radio show call-in on the post. The 71-year-old racial activist was dressed in a suit and coat and appeared to be in the back of a chauffeured vehicle.
I called in to Keepin’ It Real w/ Al Sharpton (live 1 to 4 PM ET) from Chicago as my daughter Dominique hosts the show in studio.
I shared an important update on Rev. Jesse Jackson. Reports that he was on life support are not true. He is stable, surrounded by his family, and… pic.twitter.com/N92ByunJ9P
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) November 17, 2025
Jackson was found to suffer from PSP after first receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's syndrome in April 2013, The Hill reported. According to the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, PSP is "a rare neurological disorder that affects body movements, walking and balance, and eye movements."
The progression of the PSP usually begins in the patient's 60s and presents as Parkinson's-like symptoms. Many patients suffer from stiffness, slow movement, and loss of balance. Unfortunately, most people who contract the disorder are severely disabled in three to five years, but Jackson seems to have beaten the odds.
Studies indicate that the disorder occurs in about 5-6.4 people per 100,000 worldwide. The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society’s official journal said the prevalence of the disease could be higher than what is currently recorded, as "enhanced global collaboration" would be required to capture the full scope.
Jackson is a Baptist minister who was prominent in the Democratic Party on the periphery as an activist. However, he ran twice for the Democratic presidential nominee, coming in second to former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1988 and third behind former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart and second to former Vice President Walter Mondale, who won the 1984 nomination before losing the general election.
Many people have called Jackson a grifter and an agitator, and perhaps those labels are well earned. However, he is also an elderly man who is very sick, and his family cares deeply about his well-being. He deserves only sympathy and prayers at this time.
President Donald Trump has reversed course to call for House Republicans to "vote to release" the files of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Breitbart reported. The president hopes this will allow the nation "to move on from this Democrat Hoax" that has been used to smear Trump as an alleged associate of his.
Republicans have been demanding the files that are thought to contain the names of Epstein's clients who may have abused the trafficking victims. Trump seems to have reversed course on this issue after getting blowback from both sides for dismissing the importance of this information.
Now, Trump is urging the vote to release the files and hopes to take the issue off the table. He said as much in a post to his Truth Social on Sunday to reiterate remarks he made on Friday about the next steps for Congress.
Trump had told reporters aboard Air Force One that he was in favor of the GOP voting to release the Epstein files "because we have nothing to hide and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party," the president charged. Trump claimed it was all an effort to distract from Republican successes.
The president went on to say that "thousands of pages" were already released by the Justice Department on "operatives," including former President Bill Clinton, Democratic donor Reid Hoffman, and others with a "relationship to Epstein." Trump said moving on was imperative so that Republicans could get back to their job fighting the insanity of the left.
"All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT, which is the Economy, ‘Affordability’ (where we are winning BIG!), our Victory on reducing Inflation from the highest level in History to practically nothing, bringing down prices for the American People, delivering Historic Tax Cuts, gaining Trillions of Dollars of Investment into America (A RECORD!), the rebuilding of our Military, securing our Border, deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, ending Men in Women’s Sports, stopping Transgender for Everyone, and so much more!" Trump went on. He then p;ointed out Democratic hypocricy on the issue.
"Nobody cared about Jeffrey Epstein when he was alive and, if the Democrats had anything, they would have released it before our Landslide Election Victory. Some 'members' of the Republican Party are being 'used,' and we can’t let that happen. Let’s start talking about the Republican Party’s Record Setting Achievements, and not fall into the Epstein 'TRAP,' which is actually a curse on the Democrats, not us. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump concluded.
This reversal comes after Democrats attempted to use the files against Trump by insinuating he was somehow involved in Epstein's seedy behavior because the financier referred to him in his private emails, CNN reported. Of course, Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who committed suicide in April, never implicated Trump despite having worked as a locker room attendant at Mar-a-Lago.
With Trump's blessing, the files could soon be released as the House and Senate have both agreed to do so. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said as much in a statement on Tuesday. "Once the House passes the bill to release the Epstein files today, I will move for the Senate to immediately take it up and pass it — period," Schumer said.
"Republicans have spent months trying to protect Donald Trump and hide what’s in the files. Americans are tired of waiting and are demanding to see the truth," Schumer added.
Perhaps the elderly senator can be excused for forgetting that Trump has only been in office since January. Epstein has been dead since 2010, so there was no legal reason to hold off on releasing the files while then-President Joe Biden was in office, and yet Democrats like Schumer were not so adamant to have them released.
It's also suspicious that the left tried to throw everything at Trump while he was running for president, but they never could pin any of the Epstein crimes on him. Now they think they will get him this time, and Trump has decided to release the files to take the issue off the table.
Trump is wrong that only the Democrats care about this issue, but he's right to go ahead and release the files. The American people are demanding answers, and even if it's phony support, there's no bipartisan agreement that the time has come. Whether we'll finally get any real answers or revelations is another matter entirely, unfortunately.
During an appearance to promote her new book "The Look" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Michelle Obama complained that America wasn't ready for a female president and called out supposed sexism for being behind the loss of Kamala Harris to Donald Trump in 2024.
“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,” she told the audience. "That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not.”
“You know, we’ve got a lot of growing up to do,” she continued. “And there’s still, sadly, a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman, and we saw it.”
The complaints built on previous comments she made during other book tour appearances that she had been under a "white hot glare" as first lady, a reference to her being the first Black first lady.
She said,
Let me be clear, these were our people who were going after me. This started when we were running against our party. The beginning of turning me into an angry shrew who diminished her husband, who didn’t love her country, who was unpatriotic…These people are lying. They’re making stuff up because they’re trying to win.
“I had to be smarter than them. I had to outsmart everyone and that came to everything I did, including what I wore," she added.
The book is about fashion, but Obama is proving her ability to turn absolutely everything into a race issue.
She wrote a book about fashion, then argued that the political world judges more on women's outward appearance than on their qualifications and accomplishments.
Kind of doesn't make sense that she would write a fashion book if she were trying to be taken seriously then, does it?
Also, when you consider that she was on the cover of Vogue three times and current First Lady Melania Trump has been snubbed by that publication, it pretty much destroys her argument.
It's ludicrous to think that Kamala Harris's race was why she lost the election to Trump.
She sounded like almost as much of an idiot (or maybe more in some ways) as then-President Joe Biden, she never had good polling numbers except for the two weeks after she was selected (not elected) as Biden's replacement, and people just knew that she would be a worse president than Biden, even with his dementia.
Furthermore, I believe, along with many Republicans including Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), that Michelle Obama could have run away with the 2024 election if she had wanted to run.
Either there's something super nasty in her past, or she just likes to complain about her victim status a lot more than actually do anything for her country. For whatever reason, she refuses to prove herself wrong. And I'm very glad she does, because we don't need another radical Democrat president, irrespective of their gender or race.
President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon all those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, unrest at the U.S. Capitol has been a source of endless controversy and debate, drawing the particular ire of Democrats, and additional clemency moves made by the administration late last week may add fuel to that fire.
As the Daily Mail reports, Trump granted a second pardon on Friday to Dan Wilson, a man who received a prior grant of clemency for his presence at the infamous Jan. 6 protest, clearing his record again in a felony firearm case.
Trump had already pardoned Wilson earlier in the year for his role in the Jan. 6 demonstration, but he remained incarcerated due to gun crimes discovered back in 2022, offenses to which he pleaded guilty.
It was during a probe of the Kentucky man’s involvement in the Jan. 6 unrest that authorities found six weapons and approximately 4,800 rounds of ammunition at his residence, possession of which was rendered unlawful by his past felony convictions, as NPR explains.
After a court battle related to whether the Jan. 6 pardon rightly encompassed the firearms conviction, the White House ultimately contended that the discovery of the guns and ammunition would never have happened absent the raid on Wilson’s home, which stemmed from his involvement in the D.C. protest.
“Because the search of Mr. Wilson’s home was due to the events of Jan. 6, President Trump is pardoning Mr. Wilson for the firearm issues,” a White House statement declared.
Wilson had been destined to remain in prison until 2028, but Friday’s pardon resulted in his immediate release, with his attorney stating that his client “can now reunite with his family and begin rebuilding his life.”
Wilson was not the only Jan. 6-related pardon issued by Trump last week, with Suzanne Ellen Kaye of Florida also receiving the nod, as NPR further notes.
Kaye had spent a year and a half in prison as a result of social media threats against federal agents who visited her home in 2021 to probe what they thought was her involvement in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol, as the Miami Herald explained.
Having suggested on social media that she would shoot any agent who arrived at her home, Kaye later testified at trial that she did not actually own any guns and did not intend to threaten federal officials.
She also stated that she was not even present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and she was never charged with any crimes related to the events of that day.
In discussing Kaye’s pardon, an unnamed White House official stated that she suffers from “stress-induced seizures” and that her case was one “of disfavored First Amendment political speech being prosecuted and an excessive sentence.”
There has been no shortage of debate regarding Trump’s decision to grant sweeping pardons to those involved in the Jan. 6 unrest, particularly in cases of individuals accused of engaging in physical violence on that day and also in those involving largely unrelated -- yet incidentally discovered -- offenses.
Even so, the administration is standing firm in its decisions, with Edward Martin, special pardon attorney at the Justice Department, stating emphatically on X that “President Trump is unwinding the damage done by Biden’s DOJ weaponization, so the healing can begin.”
President Donald Trump claims he has "no idea" what doctors were looking for during his recent MRI that was included in his physical in October, The Hill reported. Although his physician at Walter Reed Military Medical Center signed off that Trump was in "excellent overall health," the president mentioned that he also had a diagnostic test.
The fact that Trump had the test could indicate he's experiencing a problem, as it isn't a routine part of a checkup. Trump was asked about this on Friday while on board Air Force One as he was headed back to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
"I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That’s it," Trump told reporters in a clip shared to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That’s it.” pic.twitter.com/aeTLXSngyK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 15, 2025
While Trump reiterated that the results were great, he never disclosed what prompted the test, except to say that it was part of his regular health screening. "I have no idea what they analyzed. But whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they’ve ever seen," Trump claimed.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about it on Wednesday and similarly noted that Trump "remains in exceptional health" following the test. "As stated in the memo provided on Oct. 10, President Trump received advanced imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his routine physical examination," Leavitt said in the briefing room.
"The full results were viewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agree that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health, which I know all of you will see with your own eyes this evening when he opens up his dinner to the press," Leavitt added. Magnetic resonance imaging is often used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool when something is wrong, rather than a simple screening, The New York Times reported.
Without a reason given for the test, it's challenging to know what health problems the 79-year-old may be experiencing, though Trump maintains that he was given a clean bill of health. Nevertheless, Trump was not about to let this opportunity to troll the press go without making the most of it.
The president said that he "would love to" serve a third term, which is an impossibility given the constitutional two-term limit for presidents. Trump knows that, but it makes the press lose their minds when he says that he'll run again. In fact, when Steven Bannon said "Trump is going to be president in ’28," which is factually accurate considering that the new president is sworn in in 2029, they were apoplectic.
Trump is not a young man, and it stands to reason that he will experience at least some health problems in the coming years. It's essential for the American people to be informed about the current state of the president's health, but the media did not hold the same standard when it came to then-President Joe Biden.
As Fox News reported, those closest to him covered for him until it was impossible to do so. Some, like former Vice President Kamala Harris, continue to keep up the ruse that Biden was entirely in control of his faculties.
"Many people want to spin up a narrative of some big conspiracy at the White House to hide Joe Biden’s infirmity. Here is the truth as I lived it," Harris said in her book, 107 Days, which was released to exonerate herself from the massive failure that was her presidential campaign.
"Joe Biden was a smart guy with long experience and deep conviction, able to discharge the duties of president. On his worst day, he was more deeply knowledgeable, more capable of exercising judgment, and far more compassionate than Donald Trump on his best. But at 81, Joe got tired," Harris wrote.
Whatever the issue was, Trump said he received a clean bill of health. He has been performing all of his usual duties, and he seems to be completely capable of keeping up with his rigorous schedule as president. When there is something to worry about, Trump will tell the American people, unlike his predecessor.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has confirmed that President Donald Trump's administration will deploy U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Charlotte, North Carolina, the Washington Times reported. McFadden was told by two officials that federal immigration enforcement would show up in North Carolina's largest city on Saturday.
Trump has already sent the National Guard and other federal agents into cities that refuse to enforce immigration law. This happened in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., after the Democrat-majority governments decided to flout federal immigration law.
Now it appears that Charlotte, which is also a Democratic-run metropolis, will become the latest to receive such treatment, though the Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin would not confirm that fact when asked. "Every day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country," she said Thursday.
We do not discuss future or potential operations," McLaughlin added. However, local officials are now bracing for impact as federal agents make their way to the southern city that has a population of 150,000 foreign-born people.
Trump has cited the killing of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska as evidence that the crime problem is out of control in the city and needs to be addressed at the federal level. The 23-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death with a pocket knife on a Lynx Blue Line light rail in August by Decarlos Brown Jr., Fox News reported.
Brown now faces the death penalty after the man with a robust criminal record was allowed to roam the streets of the city to allegedly commit the random attack on the unsuspecting victim. This horrific attack never should have happened except that law enforcement is severely lacking.
Now, Trump has decided to use his power to clean up the illegal immigration problem, and that has outraged many in the city. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has already claimed that its hands are tied as it "has no authority to enforce federal immigration laws," but others are objecting to Trump's plans to send agents who do have that power.
Rather than banding together to eliminate the crime problem, faith leaders, activists, and officials are warning illegal immigrants of what's coming. They have taken to sharing information that could help them evade law enforcement, including a conference call organized by CharlotteEast that drew 500 participants on Wednesday.
The organization's executive director Gerg Asciutto told residents that they should network with each other and organizations that will help them through the crackdown. "The purpose of this call was to create a mutual aid network," City Councilmember-Elect JD Mazuera Arias said.
There is already a sense of foreboding and hysteria about supposed plainclothes agents infiltrating. Pro-illegal immigration groups, such as Indivisible Charlotte and the Carolina Migrant Network, are sharing tips on spotting federal agents and will teach volunteers about their rights during these interactions.
"They’re not always wearing vests that say ‘ICE,'" Indivisible Charlotte spokesman Tony Siracusa warned. He also said that residents are "not freaking out, but definitely concerned" about what's to come for the city.
Meanwhile, groups are also considering whether to plan potential "pop-up protests," but are concerned about agitators being arrested. Of course, opposition to immigration enforcement comes with the usual narrative about who will be targeted and what will happen if illegal immigrants are arrested.
Daniela Andrade, communications director at the Carolina Migrant Network, said that a local Hispanic heritage festival was canceled for fears of targeting and that others are going into hiding. "It’s the concern of family separation, of being removed from a community where many people have lived here for years," Andrade said.
Nobody wants to see people suffer or families separated, but these illegal immigration crackdowns are meant to remove criminals from city streets. While some individuals who enter the U.S. without proper documentation may be hard-working, they are also lawbreakers who have jumped the line ahead of others who followed the rules. That's not only wrong, it's also criminal.
A protester named "Jihad" was arrested on charges of assault and robbery following a brutal confrontation at a Turning Point USA rally at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday, Breitbart reported. The dustup between Antifa and conservative attendees occurred on November 10, marking the two-month anniversary of the organization's founder, Charlie Kirk.
The man in custody allegedly stole a necklace from someone in the crowd, which led to a fight. Both the victim, who was wearing a red shirt emblazoned with "Freedom" like the one Kirk wore on the day he died, and the alleged perpetrator, Jihad Dphrepaulezz, were left bloody from the confrontation.
"Officers determined that one of the men — Jihad Dphrepau" lezz — had stolen the other man’s chain from around his neck. The other man was attempting to get his chain back from Dphrepaulezz," a spokesman for the Berkeley Police Department said. This was backed up by citizen journalist Andy Ngo, who shared photos of the victim and the suspect, whom he called a "Muslim far-left extremist" on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.
A Muslim far-left extremist who severely beat a TPUSA attendee on the face after robbing him at UC Berkeley has been identified as Jihad Dphrepaulezz.
The 25-year-old listed @CAPublicHealth as his employer. Dphrepaulezz is a rapper known as "A.R. The Believer." He tried… https://t.co/dRA0r3X0Fa pic.twitter.com/P87w60iebJ
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 11, 2025
Several protesters showed up to agitate at the event and attempted to cause their usual chaos and violence. "Antifa is breaking through police barricades, and threatening our event attendees!" wrote Mikey McCoy, Turning Point USA chief of staff, in a post to social media.
According to Fox News, the protesters, many of whom were clad in keffiyehs, were chanting phrases like "UCPD KKK" to taunt police officers. They also repeated phrases such as "Turning Point has got to go," "fascists are not welcome here," and "Trump must go now."
Arguably, the worst of their rhetoric involved taunts about Charlie Kirk during an event planned two months to the day of his assassination. "Charlie Kirk went to hell… all the fascists will as well," a protestor said into a megaphone.
Fortunately, as Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, pointed out, this did not deter those who were there to honor Kirk's memory and mission with the event. "Despite Antifa thugs blocking our campus tour stop with tear gas, fireworks, and glass bottles, we had a PACKED HOUSE in the heart of deep blue UC Berkeley. God bless these brave students," Kolvet wrote on X Tuesday.
Despite Antifa thugs blocking our campus tour stop with tear gas, fireworks, and glass bottles, we had a PACKED HOUSE in the heart of deep blue UC Berkeley.
God bless these brave students.
For Charlie 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EGgiH2wplF
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) November 11, 2025
Unlike previous instances when these clashes have occurred, President Donald Trump's administration is not about to let it go unpunished. As CNN reported, at least three were arrested during the violent protests, as the Justice Department has promised to pursue those causing mayhem.
The DOJ's Civil Rights Division and the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force have promised to investigate the incident further. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division have pledged to pursue the criminals to the fullest extent of the law.
They have launched an investigation that Dhillon said will be "a deep dive into all the potential criminal and civil aspects of this horrific situation, including our concerns about UC Berkeley’s history of not protecting conservative speakers on its campus." The administration has ordered the UC Berkeley Police Department to preserve its records from the event.
"The violent riots at UC Berkeley last night are under full investigation by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force. We will continue to spare no expense unmasking all who commit and orchestrate acts of political violence," Bondi posted to X. She called Antifa "an existential threat to our nation."
It's ridiculous that violence would break out at an event just two months after Kirk's death. However, the good news is that the administration is taking care of it and will punish those who seek to hurt Turning Point USA revelers. Surely, Kirk's family is grateful that justice will be done.
Democrats are calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to resign after the shutdown dragged on for weeks before they ultimately caved to Republicans' demands, Newsweek reported. After the longest shutdown in U.S. history, one independent and seven Democrats joined the GOP to end it without the healthcare subsidies Democrats demanded.
The shutdown lasted 40 days and disrupted services such as air traffic control and SNAP food subsidies as both sides blamed the other. The Democrats were looking to extend Affordable Care Act handouts that are set to expire in January, while Republicans opposed more entitlements.
Neither side was budging until some Democrats jumped ship and joined Republicans to reopen the government, with the promise that another vote in December would re-examine the possibility of extending healthcare handouts. This ultimately rendered the shutdown completely useless.
Now, some are looking to Schumer to find out why he didn't know there would be so many defectors to undermine their effort. The deal has been struck, and Democrats subjected their constituents to ongoing closures and benefit denials to ultimately roll over in the end anyway.
As usual in Washington, D.C., there is a long list of people waiting to jump into Schumer's political grave should he be ousted. Some of those poised to take over for him include Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who has been positioning himself to raise his profile within the party.
In April, Booker engaged in a 25-hour filibuster, which broke a Senate record and made headlines. Booker is undoubtedly ambitious, but he might have his sights set even higher, while others, like Amy Klobuchar, seem to be in the sweet spot.
The Minnesota Democrat is chair of the Steering & Policy Committee, which is often a stepping stone to party leadership. She has also been in front of the press during the government shutdown and was pushing for Democrats to hold steady on the fight for healthcare subsidies. Of course, there's always Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who has tried and failed several times to elevate her position.
However, some believe that Sen. Tammy Baldwin may be a strong contender after her powerful speech on sticking to the subsidies. "I am not willing to just go along with this government funding bill that does nothing to address health care costs skyrocketing. That’s why I went to the floor to try to add a one-year extension to the Affordable Care Act tax breaks. This fight is not over," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, with a video of an impassioned speech during the shutdown.
I am not willing to just go along with this government funding bill that does nothing to address health care costs skyrocketing.
That’s why I went to the floor to try to add a one-year extension to the Affordable Care Act tax breaks.
This fight is not over. pic.twitter.com/Qz5ig9BJxT
— Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) November 11, 2025
According to The Hill, there is a growing number of Democrats who support leadership change for the 76-year-old. "Squad" member Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts said that it was time for Schumer to vacate the position, as she is mulling her own Senate run.
"I’m very disappointed. I think that we find ourselves in an unprecedented moment, and that unprecedented moment demands new leadership, a different approach. But I am again, very disappointed in the eight Democrats that did not hold the line in keeping with what was the demands of the people in the communities who sent them there," Pressley told Politico.
Similarly, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan also chastized Schumer, especially when it came to his lack of support for Gaza in the war with Israel. During the shutdown, she blamed Schumer for potentially ruining the midterm elections for Democrats in 2026.
"Sen. Schumer has failed to meet this moment and is out of touch with the American people. The Democratic Party needs leaders who fight and deliver for working people. Schumer should step down," Tlaib said in a post to X.
The government shutdown was supposed to hurt Republicans, but it seems to have backfired on Democrats. Since Schumer was the head of it all, he will be the one that they scapegoat. One thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on is that it's about time that the elderly politician steps down anyway.