<p>The CIA and U.S. military may have employed a secret, never-before-used technology to rescue the second American airman stranded behind Iranian enemy lines.</p>
<p>On April 3, Iran shot down an F-15E Strike Eagle during Operation Epic Fury, triggering a dramatic search-and-rescue mission to save the two crew members.</p>
<p>The pilot was found and rescued in “broad daylight,” but finding the weapons systems officer (WSO) proved far more difficult.</p>
<p>For nearly 48 hours, a &#8220;<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351956955900185">seriously wounded</a>&#8221; American colonel evaded capture by scaling a ridge and hiding inside a mountain crevice as Iranian forces worked to close in on his position, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-everything-we-know-about-the-daring-mission-to-save-an-american-warfighter-in-iran">The Daily Wire previously reported</a>.</p>
<p>President Donald Trump later described the mission as an &#8220;Easter Miracle,&#8221; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/exclusive-trump-reacts-to-easter-miracle-rescue-of-downed-u-s-airman-260734533647">according to NBC News</a>.</p>
<p>Speculation about how the United States ultimately located the airman has drawn attention online. The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/us-news/ghost-murmur-a-never-used-secret-tool-deployed-to-find-lost-airman-in-iran-in-daring-mission/">reported</a> that the CIA used a classified system known as &#8220;Ghost Murmur&#8221; to detect the airman&#8217;s heartbeat from dozens of miles away. In a recent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrRJimixWEc">podcast</a>, Joe Rogan and guest Duncan Trussell discussed the technology.</p>
<p>“This is science fiction. This is full minority report, science fiction-level technology. We can find a guy&#8217;s heart rate,&#8221; Rogan said. &#8220;What sick f*ck invented this?”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Rogan: “CIA found the pilot who got shot in Iran by using classified tech called Ghost Murmur and AI that detects human heartbeats up to 40 miles away. What sick f*ck invented this. What else don’t they tell us?”<a href="https://t.co/A3L9fge3CT">pic.twitter.com/A3L9fge3CT</a></p>
<p>— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) <a href="https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/2042391861311258724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;They find this guy&#8217;s &#8230; heartbeat, he&#8217;s hiding in some kind of crevice, and then they&#8217;re able to go extract him,&#8221; Trussell told Rogan. &#8220;Heartbeat says a lot about a person — are they sleeping? Are they like in good shape, bad shape? Bet you can learn so much from a heartbeat.&#8221;</p>
<p>The classified technology &#8220;uses long-range quantum magnetometry to find the electromagnetic signal of a human heartbeat,&#8221; <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/us-news/ghost-murmur-a-never-used-secret-tool-deployed-to-find-lost-airman-in-iran-in-daring-mission/">according to the Post</a>, &#8220;and pairs the data with artificial intelligence software to isolate the signature from background noise.&#8221;</p>
<p>“It’s like hearing a voice in a stadium, except the stadium is a thousand square miles of desert,” a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/us-news/ghost-murmur-a-never-used-secret-tool-deployed-to-find-lost-airman-in-iran-in-daring-mission/">s</a><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/us-news/ghost-murmur-a-never-used-secret-tool-deployed-to-find-lost-airman-in-iran-in-daring-mission/">ource told the Post.</a> “In the right conditions, if your heart is beating, we will find you.”</p>
<p>CIA Director Jon Ratcliffe did not confirm specifics, but referenced advanced capabilities during a White House press briefing, calling the tools used in the operation &#8220;exquisite&#8221; and unlike anything possessed by other intelligence services.</p>
<p>He described the rescue as a &#8220;race against the clock,&#8221; comparing it to &#8220;hunting a single grain of sand in the middle of a desert.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ratcliffe also said the CIA carried out a deception campaign to mislead Iranian forces searching for the downed airman, adding that U.S. intelligence indicates Iran was &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; and &#8220;humiliated&#8221; by the outcome of the mission.</p>
<p>Not everyone is convinced of the government&#8217;s account or the powers behind the alleged technology.</p>
<p>Scientific American, <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-quantum-ghost-murmur-purportedly-used-in-iran-scientists/">a popular science magazine</a>, spoke to researchers with expertise in magnetic fields, who describe the story &#8220;as almost certainly not true,&#8221; claiming the described ability of Ghost Murmur &#8220;finds no support in decades of peer-reviewed physics.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chad Orzel, a professor of physics at Union College, said to detect a heartbeat, a Ghost Murmur device would have to sort through more than the Earth&#8217;s natural magnetic field, but with “the heartbeats of the sheep and dogs and jackrabbits—whatever else is running around out there,” according to Scientific American.</p>
<p>&#8220;Quantum atomic transitions obey classical antenna physics,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/AetherCzar/status/2042192828940394668?s=20">Hans G. Schantz</a>, scientist and engineer, posted on X. &#8220;Vastly superior performance, such as that attributed to Ghost Murmur, defies the known behavior of quantum systems.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quantum atomic transitions obey classical antenna physics. Vastly superior performance, such as that attributed to Ghost Murmur, defies the known behavior of quantum systems. <a href="https://t.co/1U0Ephx05z">https://t.co/1U0Ephx05z</a> <a href="https://t.co/IAqdpGaHe3">https://t.co/IAqdpGaHe3</a></p>
<p>— Hans G. Schantz (@AetherCzar) <a href="https://twitter.com/AetherCzar/status/2042192828940394668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“Somebody yanking a reporter’s chain,” Orzel told Scientific American. &#8220;It could be a &#8216;snarky, clever way to say, ‘Of course, I’m not going to tell you how we figured this out.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Daily Wire reached out to alleged Ghost Murmur developer Lockheed Martin, but we have received no reply as of publication.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING🚨: The CIA just revealed its game-changing secret weapon: “Ghost Murmur” — an AI-powered tool that can detect a human heartbeat from MILES away.</p>
<p>It was used for the first time in the field to locate and rescue the downed U.S. airman stranded in Iran, according to the… <a href="https://t.co/OmkdFDfNSq">pic.twitter.com/OmkdFDfNSq</a></p>
<p>— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) <a href="https://twitter.com/officer_Lew/status/2041646461411094841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>


Human Heart

Did CIA Use Covert Tech To Find Lost Airman?

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World

<p>Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, allegedly wrote in a message to his trans-identifying boyfriend that he had an “opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it,&#8221; according to new court documents.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Robinson sent his boyfriend, whom he referred to as &#8220;Luna,&#8221; a message on the day of the shooting at Utah Valley University that said, &#8220;drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard,&#8221; according to a search warrant affidavit <a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/51481672/tyler-killed-charlie-search-warrants-detail-messages-allegedly-sent-after-kirk-killing">obtained by KSL</a>.</p>
<p>“Luna, if you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and sent an auto text. I am likely dead or facing a lengthy prison sentence. I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it,” the letter states, according to KSL.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you. I wish we could have lived in a world where this did not feel necessary. I wish I could have stayed for you and lived our lives together. I lack the words to express how much I love you, and how very much you mean to me. Please try and find joy in this life. I love you, always, -Tyler,&#8221; <a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/51481672/tyler-killed-charlie-search-warrants-detail-messages-allegedly-sent-after-kirk-killing">the letter reviewed by KSL said</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-the-disturbing-texts-between-tyler-robinson-and-his-trans-love-after-charlie-kirk-assassination">The Daily Wire previously reported</a> that Robinson’s mother told investigators that her son became more political and left-leaning over the past year, adopting pro-gay and pro-transgender views.</p>
<p>The new details shed light on some of Robinson&#8217;s last communications before being taken into custody, including a group chat on Discord where an unidentified person said, “Tyler killed Charlie!!!!&#8221; per KSL.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. I&#8217;m sorry for all this. I&#8217;m surrendering through a sheriff friend in a few moments. Thanks for all the good times and laughs, you&#8217;ve all been so amazing. Thank you all for everything,&#8221; Robinson allegedly said to the Discord group chat.</p>
<p>The unsealed documents also reveal that the state collected new DNA evidence, including &#8220;fingerprints and a smeared palm print in the vicinity of the northeast corner rooftop edge of the Losee Center building where Robinson dropped from the rooftop to the ground below,&#8221; <a href="https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/04/tyler-killed-charlie-search-warrants-detail-messages-allegedly-sent-after-kirk-killing/"><u>according to</u> East Idaho News</a>.</p>
<p>Robinson is scheduled to be back in court on April 17, and if ultimately convicted, could face the death penalty.</p>


MixCollage-15-Sep-2025-04-51-PM-6957

Inside The Twisted Confession Tyler Robinson Is Accused Of Sending His Boyfriend

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<p>Tucker Carlson&#8217;s popularity has collapsed and is in &#8220;absolute free fall&#8221; among Republican voters as President Trump blasts the former Fox News host as &#8220;<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/us-news/trump-tears-into-tucker-carlson-over-iran-war-claims/">a low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what’s going on.</a>&#8221;</p>
<p>The commentator&#8217;s favorability rating among Republican-leaning voters has dropped by a stunning 47 percentage points over the last two years, according to a <a href="https://www.uml.edu/docs/2026-Nat-Pol-March-Topline_tcm18-417813.pdf">poll</a> from YouGov and UMass Lowell. The poll was conducted at the end of March, before Trump&#8217;s full onslaught, but well into the war in Iran.</p>
<p>In March 2024, Carlson held a +54 favorability rating with conservative voters. Two years later, that figure has cratered to just +7, the poll shows.</p>
<p>The numbers reflect a trend that began with former Congresswoman <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Marjorie Taylor Greene</span></span>, who resigned from Congress after a bitter split with the president. Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-pick-replacement-for-former-trump-ally-marjorie-taylor-greene?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=7&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Voters+Pick+Replacement+For+Former+Trump+Ally+Marjorie+Taylor+Greene">won the special election</a> Tuesday night to fill the seat.</p>
<p>CNN&#8217;s polling expert described Carlson as &#8220;electoral poison,&#8221; pointing to data showing that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would beat him by 11 percentage points in a general election. Vice President JD Vance, on the other hand, would win by 3 points over Newsom.</p>
<p>&#8220;When you go up against Donald Trump and you want to appeal to the Republican base, to quote the movie &#8216;Good Burger<em>,&#8217; </em>you&#8217;re going in the grinder, and that&#8217;s exactly what has happened to Tucker Carlson, who has absolutely collapsed among Republicans,&#8221; Enten said.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tucker Carlson has been in absolute free fall among the GOP. His net favorable has dropped by 47 points.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Trump crushes Tucker among the GOP. Trump&#8217;s net favorable is 54 pts higher than Carlson&#8217;s.</p>
<p>When you up against Trump, you in the grinder to quote Good Burger. <a href="https://t.co/oz30tsWGhW">pic.twitter.com/oz30tsWGhW</a></p>
<p>— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/2042628510729277697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Kalshi prediction markets only give Carlson a five percent chance of securing the 2028 GOP nomination, with Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio running well ahead.</p>
<p>Republican voters &#8220;choose Donald Trump basically every single time,&#8221; Enten added, a point raised by conservative commentator Meghan McCain.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how every single podcaster and influencer hasn&#8217;t realized by this time that republicans will choose Trump over them &#8211; absolutely every single time,&#8221; McCain said.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I don&#8217;t know how every single podcaster and influencer hasn&#8217;t realized by this time that republicans will choose Trump over them &#8211; absolutely every single time. <a href="https://t.co/Wi4z78YhQ5">https://t.co/Wi4z78YhQ5</a></p>
<p>— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/2042639626427375790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The fresh data comes after President Trump went scorched earth Thursday night on Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones, calling the four podcasters &#8220;low IQ,&#8221; &#8220;losers,&#8221; and &#8220;nut jobs.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;They’ve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren’t even invited on TV because nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some &#8216;free&#8217; and cheap publicity,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116376634773749603">Truth Social post</a>.</p>
<p>In response, the Tucker Carlson Network started selling &#8220;low IQ&#8221; hats, &#8220;calling all nut jobs, troublemakers, and third rate podcasters&#8221; to buy their merchandise.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Calling all nut jobs, troublemakers, and third rate podcasters! New merch just dropped: <a href="https://t.co/PICYxuIV5A">https://t.co/PICYxuIV5A</a><a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TuckerCarlson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@megynkelly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealCandaceO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RealAlexJones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealAlexJones</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mtgreenee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mtgreenee</a> <a href="https://t.co/O8s6DRpC29">https://t.co/O8s6DRpC29</a> <a href="https://t.co/XOKveI5h41">pic.twitter.com/XOKveI5h41</a></p>
<p>— Tucker Carlson Network (@TCNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/TCNetwork/status/2042614462645956621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>All four commentators have become <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-goes-nuclear-on-tucker-megyn-and-candace?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Goes+Nuclear+On+Tucker%2C+Megyn%2C+And+Candace">increasingly critical</a> of the president over his decision to launch “Operation Epic Fury” against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Earlier this week, Carlson urged U.S. military members to refuse Trump’s orders and fumed at the president&#8217;s Easter Sunday message.</p>
<p>“Who do you think you are? You’re tweeting out the f-word on Easter morning?” Carlson said. “No president should mock Islam.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Tucker Carlson slams US President Trump for mocking Islam.</p>
<p>&#8220;No President should mock Islam.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/ZnOtsLrDB6">pic.twitter.com/ZnOtsLrDB6</a></p>
<p>— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRICSinfo/status/2041312617717813468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>


Donald Trump/Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Popularity Is In ‘Absolute Free Fall’

Donald Trump

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Marjorie Taylor Greene

Politics

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Tucker Carlson

<p>NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday tried to downplay his viral description of President Donald Trump as &#8220;daddy&#8221; as a &#8220;language problem.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rutte, 59, set off a wave of memes during a June 2025 presser in The Hague when he used the term to praise Trump&#8217;s negotiating and foreign policy tactics.</p>
<p>The former Dutch prime minister used the affectionate phrase soon after Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran following their 12-day conflict, saying the two countries &#8220;don&#8217;t know what the f*ck they&#8217;re doing.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump is PISSED about the ceasefire violations.</p>
<p>&#8220;We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don&#8217;t know what the f*** they&#8217;re doing.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/DVGHuUP3Oj">pic.twitter.com/DVGHuUP3Oj</a></p>
<p>— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1937475590996775362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Rutte, sitting next to the president, said at the time, &#8220;Daddy has to sometimes use strong language.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said &#8220;daddy has to sometimes use strong language&#8221; on Wednesday, referring to comments made by President Trump about Iran and Israel fighting.</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="https://t.co/pIyCLeXNO8">https://t.co/pIyCLeXNO8</a> <a href="https://t.co/91oWCuOgf8">pic.twitter.com/91oWCuOgf8</a></p>
<p>— ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1937890485189718135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Hours later at the NATO Summit, Secretary of State Marco Rubio laughed as an international reporter asked Trump how he felt being called &#8220;daddy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I think he likes me,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;If he doesn&#8217;t, I&#8217;ll let you know. I&#8217;ll come back and hit him hard.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He did it very affectionately. &#8216;Daddy — you’re my daddy.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marco Rubio laughs as a reporter asks Trump how it felt being called “daddy” by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte <a href="https://t.co/aKBWjy8n5B">pic.twitter.com/aKBWjy8n5B</a></p>
<p>— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) <a href="https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1937898294870413654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Asked again Thursday whether he still considered the commander-in-chief &#8220;daddy,&#8221; Rutte attributed the remark to a language barrier.</p>
<p>“I have to explain to you, because it follows me a little bit,” Rutte said at Washington’s Ronald Reagan Institute forum. “In Dutch, you would say, ‘Hey, the translation of your father is daddy.’ And I would say, ‘Hey, yeah, sometimes daddy has to be angry. So I was not calling him <i>my</i> daddy. But of course, daddy has also a special connotation, and I now have to live with this for the rest of my life.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Q: &#8220;Do you still consider [President Trump] &#8216;daddy&#8217; after yesterday?&#8221;<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/SecGenNATO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecGenNATO</a> Mark Rutte: &#8220;I was not calling him my daddy, but saying—but of course, &#8216;daddy&#8217; has also a special connotation, and I have to stay with this for the rest of my life.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/sV37k00z8y">pic.twitter.com/sV37k00z8y</a></p>
<p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/2042271255018021220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Rutte struck a lighter tone as well, noting Trump had leaned into the moment.</p>
<p>&#8220;And I own it. The president owns it, because he brought out t-shirts, he made a movie, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daddys-home-team-trump-embraces-nato-leaders-remarks-with-new-merch"><em>Daddy is Home,</em></a> when he returned to the United States, it was so funny,&#8221; Rutte said. &#8220;This is why I like him so much.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 “DADDY” MERCH OUT NOW!<a href="https://t.co/YAxVOAdj8y">https://t.co/YAxVOAdj8y</a> <a href="https://t.co/08PnAHhtFX">pic.twitter.com/08PnAHhtFX</a></p>
<p>— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1938241270255915189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote>


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NATO Chief Explains Trump ‘Daddy’ Comment And Admits It’s Not Going Away

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White House

<p>Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore is attacking his state&#8217;s largest newspaper, The Baltimore Sun, for investigating his political record and probing potential falsehoods concerning his upbringing and military service.</p>
<p>The Baltimore Sun is collaborating with sister television station Sinclair to scrutinize Gov. Wes Moore as he gears up for reelection and weighs a 2028 run for the White House, <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2026/marylands-biggest-newspaper-is-going-after-the-governors-2028-campaign?utm_medium=media&amp;utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered1&amp;utm_source=newslettercta">Semafor reported</a>.</p>
<p>The investigative series, <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/tag/spotlight-on-maryland/">Spotlight Maryland</a>, includes FOX45 News, WJLA in Washington, D.C., and The Baltimore Sun. These outlets will examine whether Moore exaggerated his military service and investigate the athletic scholarships he received in college.</p>
<p>Reporters with <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Spotlight Maryland</span></span> have exchanged tense emails with <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Wes Moore&#8217;s staff</span></span>, citing frustration over what they describe as a lack of transparency.</p>
<p>“Our news team will continue pursuing this matter until they are satisfied that there is either no story &#8211; or until further investigation shows that events did not occur as they should have,” the team wrote in one letter to Moore’s office <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2026/marylands-biggest-newspaper-is-going-after-the-governors-2028-campaign?utm_medium=media&amp;utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered1&amp;utm_source=newslettercta">obtained by Semafor</a>. “If our team finds the latter, they will report that. … We are also prepared to present our findings and concerns to the Secretary of the Army’s office; and if gets to that point, we fully expect it will have become a national level news story requiring the Army Secretary’s attention.”</p>
<p>Moore’s team has complained that the investigation is &#8220;needlessly hostile and politically motivated,&#8221; according to Semafor.</p>
<p>Then, the liberal governor ran to MS NOW.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Baltimore Sun used to be our paper of record,&#8221; Moore <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jutl4tq6nqhumm5exzk52f5t/post/3mixau63lak2m">told former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s now become the paper of the right-wing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Moore complained that in 2024, media executive David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/15/baltimore-sun-media-sold-david-d-smith/">bought the paper</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;ve seen how their readership continued to decline, but it&#8217;s happened because you&#8217;ve had a MAGA billionaire who is now currying favor for the President of the United States,&#8221; Moore said.</p>
<p>The liberal governor added that he was &#8220;deeply proud&#8221; of his military service and claimed nobody in the U.S. Army questions his integrity.</p>
<p>In 2024, The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/wes-moore-bronze-star.html">New York Times</a> reported that Moore falsely claimed on a 2006 White House fellowship application that he had been awarded a Bronze Star for his military service while deployed in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>&#8220;The soldiers I served with don&#8217;t question my integrity,&#8221; Moore said. &#8220;But we are seeing how the right wing and these right-wing billionaires like David Smith is then using his wealth to be able to manipulate local media.&#8221;</p>
<p>Spotlight on Maryland executive producer and managing editor <a href="https://x.com/candynotcandace/status/2041903427786068360?s=20">Candy Woodall called out</a> Democrats for &#8220;putting in a lot of work to discredit a series before it&#8217;s even started running.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is standard journalism to scrutinize the words and records of elected officials and candidates who hold positions of power and public trust,&#8221; Woodall said. &#8220;If you want to know more, keep reading The Baltimore Sun, a 200-year-old newspaper that has survived many governors.&#8221;</p>


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Dem Presidential Hopeful Flails At Local Newspaper For Daring To Investigate His Record

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<p>The University of Southern California is backtracking on a policy intended to exclude men from using parts of an on-campus gym under a student-government-led program designed to make female and &#8220;non-binary&#8221; students feel more comfortable.</p>
<p>On April 6, the Student Assembly for Gender Empowerment (SAGE) launched a &#8220;new inclusive workout space&#8221; where &#8220;women and non-binary students can exercise with a sense of ease,&#8221; <a href="https://dailytrojan.com/2026/04/07/lyon-gym/">the Daily Trojan reported</a>.</p>
<p>SAGE says it is &#8220;responsible for <a href="https://engage.usc.edu/sage/home/">advocating feminist issues</a> on campus&#8221; and describes itself as a programming assembly &#8220;committed to uplifting all voices oppressed by the patriarchy,&#8221; according to the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sageusc/">group&#8217;s Instagram page</a>.</p>
<p>The program, held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., is offered in partnership with the Lyon Recreation Center, an 80,000-square-foot facility serving as &#8220;the main hub for USC Recreational Sports department operations,&#8221; <a href="https://recsports.usc.edu/rec-facilities-page/main-facilities/lyon/">according to the university</a>.</p>
<p>The group is using the Robinson Room — a &#8220;<a href="https://recsports.usc.edu/rec-facilities-page/main-facilities/lyon/">studio-style area</a>&#8221; used for various workout activities, including dance, Pilates, and yoga — as a safe haven from &#8220;male-dominated fitness spaces.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jana Alnajjar, a USC sophomore and SAGE’s advocacy liaison, said the idea came from hearing women and &#8220;non-binary&#8221; students &#8220;experience a common sense of discomfort in the gym.&#8221;</p>
<p>“I’ve heard from multiple women and non-binary students’ perspectives who want to be involved within different workout spaces, but don’t really feel comfortable being at the gym,” Alnajjar told the Daily Trojan. “Whether that means they’re getting approached regularly or people look them up and down. Over time, that discomfort leads them to stop trying to go to the gym altogether.”</p>
<p>Alnajjar added that the approval process involved “a lot of back and forth” because the room is supposed to support women and &#8220;non-binary&#8221; student groups, but remain open to all under university policy.</p>
<p>“This program is sponsored by USC’s undergraduate student government and is open to all students consistent with university policy,” USC said in a statement to The Daily Wire.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, SAGE appeared to backtrack on the program&#8217;s intended exclusion of males, saying &#8220;inclusion is a foundational value of this initiative.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;SAGE hosts a small workout space weekly to foster access and confidence in fitness settings, including but not limited to women and non-binary students,&#8221; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DW5gq3TFGPQ/?img_index=2">the group said in an Instagram post</a>. &#8220;We believe that every student deserves to feel comfortable and confident in fitness spaces, and we are proud to play a part in cultivating that environment at USC.&#8221;</p>
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<p>A Pakistani national charged with plotting an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on a Jewish center in New York City pleaded guilty on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said.</p>
<p>Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a 21-year-old Pakistani citizen living in Canada, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.</p>
<p>Khan was arrested while attempting to illegally enter the United States through the northern border. He &#8220;planned to inflict significant casualties,&#8221; <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pakistani-national-pleads-guilty-attempting-commit-isis-inspired-attack-jewish-center-new">according to the Department of Justice.</a></p>
<p>“Khan planned a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks, with the explicit goal of killing as many Jews as possible,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said.</p>
<p>Khan considered Brooklyn&#8217;s large Jewish population as the &#8220;perfect&#8221; venue for his attack, authorities said, and claimed his plan could have resulted in the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil since September 11.</p>
<p>“Muhammad Shahzeb Khan intended to come to New York City and carry out an ISIS-inspired act of terror against our city’s Jewish community,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said. “The NYPD, in close coordination with our federal partners, was able to stop this dangerous plot before it could become a devastating attack.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A Pakistani Muslim migrant named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan has been extradited to the U.S. from Canada after he was indicted for allegedly planning an ISIS mass shooting targeting a Jewish community center in New York City. <a href="https://t.co/GVhAGuC8Q0">pic.twitter.com/GVhAGuC8Q0</a></p>
<p>— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1932834242582495251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Investigators began tracking Khan in November 2023 after he posted ISIS propaganda videos on social media and openly expressed support for the terror group, according to authorities.</p>
<p>Prosecutors said Khan began plotting terrorist attacks in the United States, sharing specific details with two individuals he didn&#8217;t know were undercover law enforcement officers. During those exchanges, Khan told an undercover officer he had a U.S.-based associate and planned to use AR-style assault rifles in an unidentified city to “target Israeli Jewish chabads,&#8221; prosecutors said.</p>
<p>About a year later, authorities say Khan shifted his focus to a Jewish religious center in Brooklyn, hoping to carry out his attack around the first anniversary of the Hamas-led October 7 terror attacks against Israel.</p>
<p>On social media, Khan encouraged what he believed were co-conspirators to acquire AR-style rifles and hunting knives to <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pakistani-national-pleads-guilty-attempting-commit-isis-inspired-attack-jewish-center-new">“slit their throats.&#8221;</a></p>
<p>A month before the planned attack, Khan attempted to cross the U.S.-Canada border with the help of a human smuggler. Authorities arrested Khan near Ormstown, Canada, approximately 12 miles from the border.</p>
<p>Khan is set to be sentenced on August 12.</p>


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Inspired By ISIS To Attack A NYC Jewish Center, A Pakistani National Just Entered A Surprising Plea

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<p>DeCarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in North Carolina, has been deemed mentally incapable of proceeding to trial in the state murder case.</p>
<p>Brown was evaluated at Central Regional Hospital, and a December 29, 2025, report found him &#8220;incapable to proceed,&#8221; according to court documents.</p>
<p>Under North Carolina law, incapacity to proceed involved a court determination of a defendant&#8217;s ability to understand the proceedings and assist in their defense. A defendant who is incapable of proceeding in a criminal case cannot be tried or punished by the state, <a href="https://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/2022/12/13/incapacity-to-proceed-g-s-chapter-15a-and-incompetency-g-s-chapter-35a-apples-and-oranges/">according</a> to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.</p>
<p>On August 22, 2025, Zarutska, 23, was riding the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, looking at her phone, when Brown allegedly jumped from his seat, wielding a knife and slashing her multiple times in the neck.</p>
<p>The case sparked international outrage over the blue city&#8217;s public safety policies and Brown&#8217;s lengthy rap sheet, which includes 14 previous arrests for offenses such as armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fatal-charlotte-stabbing-highlights-the-failure-of-racial-equity-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He served five years for the armed robbery but avoided jail time in several other cases.</p>
<p>Two months after the killing, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed &#8220;Iryna&#8217;s Law,&#8221; legislation passed by the Republican-led legislature overhauling aspects of the state&#8217;s criminal justice system. The law eliminated certain forms of cash-free bail and imposed stricter pretrial release requirements for violent offenses.</p>
<p>Brown&#8217;s public defender, attorney Daniel Roberts, asked the court to delay his Rule 24 hearing to determine whether state prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.</p>
<p>Brown also <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-light-rail-attacker-federal-crime">faces a federal charge</a> alleging he committed an act of violence resulting in death on a mass transportation system.</p>
<p>In September 2025, President Trump called for Brown to face the death penalty.</p>
<p>&#8220;The ANIMAL who so violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine, who came to America searching for peace and safety, should be given a “Quick” (there is no doubt!) Trial, and only awarded THE DEATH PENALTY. There can be no other option!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,&#8221; <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115180060678818221" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump said. </a></p>
<p>Late last year, murals honoring Iryna started popping up nationwide. <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1965672043762135465?s=20">Elon Musk</a> pledged to donate $1 million to the project.</p>
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<p>The Islamic Republic of Iran&#8217;s proposed 10-point peace plan, according to versions circulating in Iranian and international media, demands acceptance of the regime&#8217;s uranium enrichment program, removal of all sanctions, and compensation payment for war damage.</p>
<p>Iran&#8217;s proposal also calls for the United States to withdraw all forces from the region and implement a ceasefire on all fronts, including Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.</p>
<p>On Truth Social early Wednesday, President Donald Trump said there will be “positive action” following the two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, but he appeared to contradict key pillars of Iran&#8217;s plan.</p>
<p>&#8220;The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change! There will be no enrichment of Uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) Nuclear &#8216;Dust,'&#8221; <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116368825638596650">Trump said.</a></p>
<p>The president, however, left the door open to sanctions and tariff relief.</p>
<p>Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116369934305888462">said</a> later on Wednesday that numerous proposed lists of demands from Iran have been reported &#8220;that have absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.A. / Iran Negotiation.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;There is only one group of meaningful &#8216;POINTS&#8217; that are acceptable to the United States, and we will be discussing them behind closed doors during these Negotiations,&#8221; he wrote on Truth Social. &#8220;These are the POINTS that are the basis on which we agreed to a CEASEFIRE.&#8221;</p>
<p>Iran&#8217;s full 10-point plan includes the following demands.</p>
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<li>1.   The U.S. must fundamentally commit to guaranteeing non-aggression.</li>
<li>2.   Continuation of Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.</li>
<li>3.   Acceptance that Iran can enrich uranium for its nuclear program.</li>
<li>4.   Removal of all primary sanctions on Iran.</li>
<li>5.   Removal of all secondary sanctions against foreign entities that do business with Iranian institutions.</li>
<li>6.   End of all United Nations Security Council resolutions targeting Iran.</li>
<li>7.   End of all International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on Iran’s nuclear program.</li>
<li>8.   Compensation payment to Iran for war damage.</li>
<li>9.   Withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region.</li>
<li>10. Ceasefire on all fronts, including Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.</li>
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<p>The 10-point framework differs from the plan that Trump said was a “workable basis on which to negotiate,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/08/world/iran-war-trump-news">according to the New York Times.</a> White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to share additional details during a Wednesday afternoon briefing.</p>
<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who has backed Trump&#8217;s operation, said he prefers a diplomatic solution &#8220;to end the reign of terror in Iran&#8221; but described elements of Iran&#8217;s reported proposal as &#8220;troubling.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Allowing this regime to enrich in the future would be an affront to all those murdered by the regime since this war started and would be inconsistent with denying Iran a pathway toward a bomb in the future,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2041871542032716010?s=20">Graham said in a post on X</a>. &#8220;The last thing I’m interested in is for Iran to be able to save face. I’m interested in a deal that will stop their maniacal drive to a nuclear weapon among other things.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Again a diplomatic solution to end the reign of terror in Iran is the preferred outcome. The supposed negotiating document, in my view, has some troubling aspects, but time will tell. I look forward to the architects of this proposal, the Vice President and others, coming forward…</p>
<p>— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2041871542032716010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Conservative broadcast host Mark Levin, another hardline supporter of the war, called the Iranian 10-point plan an &#8220;absolute disaster.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">These 10 points are an absolute disaster <a href="https://t.co/GLlDwtM5k6">https://t.co/GLlDwtM5k6</a></p>
<p>— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/2041859062820696167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The fragile two-week ceasefire hinges on the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-iranian-protests-intensify-as-citizens-demand-end-to-ayatollah-rule?author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Trump+Says+Peace+Is+Within+Reach+As+U.S.+Vows+Hands-On+Role+In+Strait+Of+Hormuz">Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan</a> asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth what Iran meant when it said it would open the strait with &#8220;technical limitations.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;What we know is that Iran is going to say a lot of things. A lot of people are going to say a lot of things, claim a lot of things. What has been agreed to, what&#8217;s been stated, is the strait is open. Our military is watching. I&#8217;m sure their military is watching, but commerce will flow,&#8221; Hegseth said.</p>
<p>The Daily Wire also asked Hegseth about reports that Iran was still launching strikes overnight.</p>
<p>&#8220;As far as shooting, we were monitoring it last night in real time. Of course, we are. Iran would be wise to find a way to get the carrier pigeon to their troops out in remote locations, to know not to shoot, not to shoot any longer,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;It takes time sometimes for ceasefires to take hold. We&#8217;re watching it.&#8221;</p>


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<p>Congressional Democrats called for impeachment, invoking the 25th Amendment, and accused President Donald Trump of threatening genocide before and after the White House agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the Islamic Republic of Iran.</p>
<p>The deal is contingent on the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-iranian-protests-intensify-as-citizens-demand-end-to-ayatollah-rule?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Trump+Says+Peace+Is+Within+Reach+As+U.S.+Vows+Hands-On+Role+In+Strait+Of+Hormuz">pushed down oil prices</a> and lifted stock futures early Wednesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE,&#8221; <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116365796713313030">Trump posted on Truth Social.</a> &#8220;The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East.&#8221;</p>
<p>Announced hours before his 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline, the ceasefire followed a morning threat that &#8220;a whole civilization will die&#8221; without an agreement, drawing outrage from Democrats who questioned the president&#8217;s mental fitness and urged the U.S. military to ignore unlawful orders.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted,&#8221; Congresswoman Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) said.</p>
<p>&#8220;To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat. This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted. To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted.</p>
<p>To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat. <a href="https://t.co/mTUddja5og">https://t.co/mTUddja5og</a></p>
<p>— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/2041563794787193194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>News of the ceasefire &#8220;changes nothing,&#8221; AOC later said, arguing the president launched a war without congressional authorization and is leveraging the threat of genocide.</p>
<p>&#8220;Whether by his Cabinet or Congress, the President must be removed from office. We are playing with the brink,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Rep. Melania Stansbury (D-NM) urged administration officials to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would allow the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare the president unfit to serve.</p>
<p>&#8220;Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment,&#8221; Stansbury wrote.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/25thAmendment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#25thAmendment</a></p>
<p>— Rep. Melanie Stansbury (@Rep_Stansbury) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2041652214821757390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>More than 85 House Democrats have called for President Trump&#8217;s removal from office, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/08/trump-impeachment-25th-amendment-iran-democrats">according to Axios.</a></p>
<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) accused Trump of &#8220;threatening mass death if he doesn&#8217;t get his way.&#8221; She urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to reconvene the chamber.</p>
<p>&#8220;Congress needs to pull the emergency brake now,&#8221; she said in a social media video. &#8220;Every Republican who votes to let this war continue bears a portion of the responsibility for what is happening in Trump&#8217;s war.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We don’t know what will happen tonight: if Trump will back down or commit war crimes.</p>
<p>But I do know that Congress has the power to stop this.</p>
<p>Republican Leader John Thune must call the Senate back into session immediately.</p>
<p>And Congress needs to vote to stop Trump’s war NOW. <a href="https://t.co/LctRHZj4dm">pic.twitter.com/LctRHZj4dm</a></p>
<p>— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/2041615549797470590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>For Republicans like Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), the Truth Social threat was part of a broader negotiating strategy.</p>
<p>It’s called The Art of the Deal for a reason, panicans and leftists,&#8221; Fine said. &#8220;Nobody does it like President Trump.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s called The Art of the Deal for a reason, panicans and leftists.</p>
<p>Nobody does it like President Trump. <a href="https://t.co/3uxC0lF8LA">pic.twitter.com/3uxC0lF8LA</a></p>
<p>— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepFine/status/2041657521220317503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>


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<p>Voters in Georgia&#8217;s 14th Congressional District on Tuesday elected Republican Clay Fuller to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.</p>
<p>With 68% of the vote reported, Fuller, a district attorney and former lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, leads Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army officer, by double digits (56.1% to 43.9%). <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/2041668332965794200?s=20">DecisionDesk</a> called the race at 8:03 p.m. ET.</p>
<p>The conservative win expands House Republican majority to 219–214, with the midterm elections just eight months away.</p>
<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s early endorsement helped Fuller consolidate the Republican vote in a crowded field of eleven other conservative candidates. On Monday night, <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116360767027115214">Trump urged Republicans</a> to get out and vote.</p>
<p>Located in the northwestern corner of Georgia, bordering Alabama and Tennessee, the district strongly favors Republicans. President Trump carried the district in 2024 with 68% of the vote, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/georgia-special-congressional-runoff-election-ga14-clay-fuller-shawn-harris-2f157161753e9360f255dc4ae5922b14?utm_source=chatgpt.com">according to the Associated Press</a>, outperforming Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s 64%.</p>
<p>Greene <a href="http://%E2%80%9CI%20am%20withdrawing%20my%20support%20and%20Endorsement%20of%20%E2%80%98Congresswoman%E2%80%99%20Marjorie%20Taylor%20Greene,%20of%20the%20Great%20State%20of%20Georgia,%E2%80%9D%20Trump%20said%20in%20a%20November%2014%20Truth%20Social%20post,%20adding%20that%20%E2%80%9Call%20%5Bhe%20sees%5D%20%E2%80%98Wacky%E2%80%99%20Marjorie%20do%20is%20COMPLAIN,%20COMPLAIN,%20COMPLAIN!%E2%80%9D">resigned from Congress</a> in January after a bruising falling-out with the president, who pulled his endorsement from one of his formerly most loyal supporters.</p>
<p>“I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia,” Trump said in a November 14 Truth Social post, adding that “all [he sees] ‘Wacky’ Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!”</p>
<p>Greene grew critical of the president over a range of issues, including the Epstein files, whether to extend Obamacare subsidies, and, more recently, the war with Iran.</p>
<p>On Easter Sunday, the former MAGA firebrand accused Trump administration officials of being &#8220;complicit&#8221; and said the president himself  has &#8220;gone insane.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump’s madness,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2040789438494585175">she wrote on X</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">On Easter morning, this is what President Trump posted.<br />
Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump’s madness.<br />
I know all of you and him and he… <a href="https://t.co/DgR74YjPQf">pic.twitter.com/DgR74YjPQf</a></p>
<p>— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2040789438494585175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p data-start="0" data-end="312">President Trump, who branded the former congresswoman as &#8220;Marjorie Traitor Greene,&#8221; has not acknowledged her in recent weeks.</p>
<p data-start="0" data-end="312"><a href="https://clayfullerforgeorgia.com/#priorities">Fuller ran on mass deportations</a>, cracking down on crime, protecting the Second Amendment, and prioritizing an &#8220;American First Economy&#8221; — promising to stand against the &#8220;Socialists, Democrats and weak Republicans in Washington.&#8221;</p>
<p data-start="0" data-end="312">The platform was enough to sway former Congresswoman Greene, who signaled support for the Republican candidate, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/politics/georgia-special-election-marjorie-taylor-greene-shawn-harris-clay-fuller">telling CNN</a>, “This district will not elect a Democrat.&#8221;</p>


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Voters Pick Replacement For Former Trump Ally Marjorie Taylor Greene

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<p>A new poll sponsored by the California Democratic Party shows two Republican candidates still leading the governor’s race, increasing pressure on Democrats to consolidate their support or risk being shut out of the November general election.</p>
<p><a href="https://cadem.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4.7.26-CA-Voter-Index-Tracking-Survey-I-Topline.pdf">The EVITARUS poll</a>, released Tuesday, April 7, has Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and conservative commentator Steve Hilton each receiving 14% of likely voters.</p>
<p>April&#8217;s poll mostly mirrors the <a href="https://cadem.org/cadem-chair-rusty-hicks-releases-new-california-voter-index-poll-results/">Democratic Party&#8217;s March survey</a>, with Hilton slipping two points to tie with Bianco.</p>
<p>Bay Area Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) leads the Democratic field with 12% of the vote, with billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer right behind at 11%. Former Orange County Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) is winning 7%. The four other Democratic candidates each hold 4% of the vote or less.</p>
<p>24% of voters remain undecided.</p>
<p>The poll surveyed 1,200 likely California primary voters between March 31 and April 5, well before President Trump endorsed Steve Hilton.</p>
<p>“Steve can turn it around, before it is too late, and, as President, I will help him to do so!” Trump said. “With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before!”</p>
<p>Bianco criticized the endorsement in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWzXeNHEpY9/?hl=en">a post</a> on social media Monday.</p>
<p>“For too long, politicians and insiders from Sacramento to Washington have tried to pick our leaders for us,” Bianco said. “That’s not leadership. That’s a coronation. And it&#8217;s exactly how we ended up with the failed leadership Californians are living with today.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The Hilton campaign celebrated the MAGA endorsement.</p>
<p>&#8220;With President Trump’s full backing and federal support, we are going to take California back and make it better than ever before,&#8221; the campaign wrote.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP JUST GAVE STEVE HILTON HIS COMPLETE &amp; TOTAL ENDORSEMENT FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA! 🇺🇸</p>
<p>In his powerful statement, President Trump said:</p>
<p>“I have known and respected Steve Hilton… for many years. He is a truly fine man… Steve can turn it around, before… <a href="https://t.co/gZnuOeH80y">pic.twitter.com/gZnuOeH80y</a></p>
<p>— Steve Hilton For Governor (@TeamSteveHilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamSteveHilton/status/2041036642925113671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>If Republican voters consolidate behind Hilton, a &#8216;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-makes-california-pick-and-little-known-primary-rule-could-change-everything">Democratic lockout</a>&#8216; appears less likely. Under the jungle primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the November general election.</p>
<p>A majority of respondents &#8212; 51% &#8212; said California is on the wrong track, a point the president raised in his <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116356081038721731">Truth Social endorsement</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Gavin Newscum and the Democrats have done an absolutely horrendous job. People are fleeing, crime is increasing, and Taxes are the highest of any State in the Country, maybe the World,&#8221; Trump said.</p>
<p>California’s primary election is set for June 2, 2026.</p>


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