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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING |
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🇮🇷 US and Iran close to a peace deal. The United States and Iran could sign a peace agreement as soon as Sunday in Switzerland, with the 14-point document reportedly including Iran's commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and the US lifting oil sanctions. |
→ The deal requires releasing half of Iran's frozen funds before final negotiations begin, all American forces withdrawing from Iran, and reconstruction plans worth at least $300 billion. Global stocks surged Friday on the news while oil prices tumbled. |
🚨 NJ Dems to jail anyone opposing abortions or sex changes. New Jersey state legislators advanced a bill criminalizing interference with abortion or transgender procedures — up to 10 years in prison and $150,000 in fines. If Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signs it, New Jersey will become the first state in the country to explicitly jail people for opposing these practices. |
⚖️ DOJ indicts three illegals in child smuggling ring. Acting AG Todd Blanche revealed federal indictments against three Guatemalan nationals who used fake documents to gain custody of unaccompanied minors. The real bombshell: investigators have now identified over 15,500 "super sponsor" cases tied to the Biden-era child trafficking pipeline. |
❌ Feds pull the plug on LA's corrupt homeless agency. The Trump administration froze all federal funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority after $1.6 billion in spending failed to put a dent in homelessness, which actually rose 12 percent. The agency owes $69 million to service providers and handed over $2 million in contracts tied to a former CEO's husband. |
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CORRECTION |
In yesterday's newsletter, we stated that Karmelo Anthony, who was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf, was Metcalf's classmate. While both attended high schools in the same Texas school district and were at the same track meet, they attended different schools and were not classmates. |
Corrections are included in newsletters for transparency. |
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WORLD NEWS |
Iranian state media threatened to treat Elon Musk’s companies in the Middle East, including a regional Starlink station, as legitimate military targets. Italy reported a 77 percent drop in illegal migration compared to 2023, with repatriations up over 40 percent since Giorgia Meloni took office. China arrested an American researcher on suspicion of "espionage and endangering national security.”
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MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER |
The biggest underreported stories on the left and right |
_WHAT THE LEFT MISSED_ |
Suspect on FBI's most wanted fraudster list taken into custody: “FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday that Said Abdullahi Ereg … had surrendered to federal authorities, marking the first person on the FBI’s new Most Wanted Fraudsters list to be taken into custody.” (Fox News) |
GOP senator makes diving catch at Congressional Baseball Game: “When it comes to the highlight of the game, you’ve gotta give that to Republican Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, who made an absolutely insane catch in the bottom of the third inning.” (Daily Caller) |
_WHAT THE RIGHT MISSED_ |
US possibly commits war crime in Iran: “Military strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, military and legal experts say.” (The Guardian) |
Trump picks new intelligence chief after revolt over Pulte: “President Trump said on Thursday that he would nominate Jay Clayton, the US attorney in Manhattan, to be the next director of national intelligence, after the president faced a revolt from lawmakers over his choice for an interim director without any relevant experience.” (New York Times) |
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HOAX TRACKER |
California’s elections were anything but clean |
A Los Angeles County woman just pleaded guilty to paying homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote — something California officials have long insisted doesn't happen. |
Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong spent nearly 20 years as a petition circulator, handing out $2 to $3 to homeless individuals to sign voter registration forms. When they didn't have an address, she put her own. This went on for two decades, as the media continues to insist that CA’s elections are completely legitimate. |
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QUICK AND IMPORTANT |
Two black teenagers robbed a children’s lemonade stand at gunpoint in Boston. A federal judge ruled that DeCarlos Brown Jr., charged with murdering Iryna Zarutska, is too mentally incompetent to stand trial. Kids’ YouTuber Ms. Rachel joined anti-ICE protesters at Delaney Hall in New Jersey for a sing-along. The most clicked link in our last newsletter was the ActBlue CEO pleading the Fifth in a House hearing.
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THE MAIN STORY |
DOJ ends transgender mutilation |
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_WHAT’S HAPPENING_ |
The Department of Justice just secured a major settlement with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation to end “gender-affirming care” and to instead set up detransition centers, so that those who regretted having sex-change operations can recover. |
The Ohio-based health giant agreed to permanently stop providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and other gender-related medical treatments to patients under 18. Cleveland Clinic will also pay $308,000 to resolve allegations of false billing and commit $2 million toward care for detransitioners. |
President Trump’s DOJ has relentlessly and successfully pressured dozens of hospitals around the country to end these harmful medical practices. |
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_THE FACTS_ |
More than 40 hospitals around the US have paused or ceased some type of transgender “care” for minors since January 2025. The Trump administration has warned hospitals that providing these services violates federal civil rights laws, putting their funding at risk. The Cleveland Clinic — one of the largest and most prestigious medical systems in America — agreed to halt gender-related medical treatments for minors. It also committed $2 million to provide medical care for detransitioners regardless of insurance coverage or ability to pay. DOJ said the Clinic “entered into agreements with the Department and the Ohio Attorney General that include a decades-long commitment” not to perform transgender medicine. Texas Children's Hospital reached a similar settlement last month, paying $10 million and establishing the nation's first detransitioner clinic. NYU Langone Health ended its Transgender Youth Health Program in February. Baystate Health, a major health system in Massachusetts, stopped prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors to protect hundreds of millions in federal funding.
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_OUR TAKE _ |
The systematic shuttering of dozens of transgender programs at American hospitals is a direct result of President Trump’s leadership on this issue. After years of the Biden administration funding and promoting the practices, the Trump administration recognizes the immense harm these practices cause, especially to minors. |
It takes courage to push back against the transgender issue. Charlie Kirk ultimately lost his life because of it. |
And while Charlie persuaded millions through reasoned argument, the federal government is now justly using its power to pressure hospitals to abandon the procedures and expand services for detransitioners seeking to reverse the effects — and ultimately heal. |
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YOUR TAKE |
Do you consider the DOJ pressuring hospitals over transgender “care” a policy win for Trump? |
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TODAY’S POLL |
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POP QUIZ |
US History: Benjamin Franklin did not want the bald eagle to represent the US. Which bird did he want? |
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POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY |
What should make someone an American citizen? |
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🏞️ Anyone born on US soil (65)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🪪 Born on US soil + legal parents (936)
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 🇺🇸 At least one US citizen parent (768)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (84) |
🏞️ Anyone born on US soil: “I believe in the Constitution and what it states about birthright citizenship. I believe in the American Dream.” — Sheryl 🪪 Born on US soil + legal parents: “Both parents have to be legal. Too many fake marriages so an illegal gets to stay because of marrying an American citizen.” — Karla 🇺🇸 At least one US citizen parent: “Parents need to have gone through the naturalization process & sworn allegiance to the American flag in order for their child to be granted the privilege of American citizenship.” — Shaun |
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