The Trump administration arrested the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday, describing the man as a Jordanian terrorist.
Salah Sarsour, who has lived in the United States for over 30 years, was convicted in Israel as a teenager after throwing molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli soldiers. He has also been <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/">accused</a> of helping raise money for Hamas in the 1990s. Sarsour was issued a green card under former President Bill Clinton after lying on his immigration application, Homeland Security said.
Sarsour has been the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee for the past five years. The society is the largest Islamic group in Wisconsin, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/ice-milwaukee-muslim-leader-arrest.html">reported</a>. He is also a board member of the American Muslims for Palestine, a group that has faced <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-legal-brief-against-american-muslims-palestine-and-other-radical">scrutiny</a> over alleged links to Hamas and its support for intifada in the wake of Hamas&#8217; October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.
&#8220;This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings,&#8221; DHS said.
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Today, <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> arrested a Jordanian national with a prior conviction for THROWING A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL at the homes of Israeli Forces.
He lied on his immigration application and became a green card holder under President Clinton.
This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending… <a href="https://t.co/L38liuCxVy">https://t.co/L38liuCxVy</a> <a href="https://t.co/9IXWuo0t0f">pic.twitter.com/9IXWuo0t0f</a>
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The Trump administration posted the description and photo of Sarsour on social media in response to Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers criticizing the administration over Sarsour&#8217;s arrest.
&#8220;Targeting people because of their beliefs or background is wrong,&#8221; Evers said. &#8220;This is clearly about sowing division and fear and doesn&#8217;t help make Wisconsin safer. I’m thinking of Mr. Sarsour&#8217;s family in this difficult time, and I join [Rep. Gwen Moore] 
in calling for his immediate release.&#8221;
Sarsour&#8217;s attorney said the Milwaukee Muslim leader received deportation papers from the Trump administration, which said that the State Department determined Sarsour &#8220;poses an adverse consequence to foreign policy considerations.&#8221; The man&#8217;s attorneys argued that the Trump administration is only targeting Sarsour because of his anti-Israel views, adding that Sarsour has no criminal record in the United States.
Hundreds of Muslims gathered for a rally at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee&#8217;s Salam School gym following the arrest of Sarsour, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2026/04/02/islamic-society-of-milwaukee-president-salah-sarsour-detained-by-ice/89433525007/">reported</a>. Othman Atta, the executive director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee mosque told the crowd, &#8220;They want to criminalize advocacy for Palestine. That is the only reason that he is being targeted. There is nothing else.&#8221;
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed to strip the legal status of immigrants found to be &#8220;Hamas supporters.&#8221; Last year, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-court-rules-against-mahmoud-khalils-release-from-ice-detention">arrested</a> pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who led anti-Israel and anti-America demonstrations at Columbia University after the October 7 attack. The Trump administration won a legal victory in January over its arrest of Khalil when a federal court ruled that he could be taken back into custody after a lower court ordered his release.

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A U.S. fighter jet was shot down while flying over Iran on Friday, and the U.S. military has launched a major search and rescue operation.
U.S. officials confirmed that an aircraft was shot down over Iran and that a search and rescue operation had begun, according to multiple reports. The confirmation came after Iranian state media said early Friday morning that Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a U.S. F-15 fighter jet over the Southern Tehran Province. The regime-controlled media also published photos online appearing to show parts of a jet.
Israeli journalist Amit Segal reported that the United States has <a href="https://x.com/AmitSegal/status/2040047638737809804">activated</a> &#8220;large forces&#8221; as part of a search and rescue operation. According to multiple reports, at least one of the two American pilots has been rescued. The F-15E jet that was shot down is a two-seat fighter that can carry air-to-surface weapons.
President Donald Trump was briefed on the ongoing situation, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Daily Wire Friday morning.
The Daily Wire also reached out to the War Department and Central Command, seeking comment on the reports of the downed U.S. fighter jet.
An Iranian state broadcaster told residents of the province to capture the “enemy’s pilot or pilots” and hand them over to Iranian forces for a reward, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil/f5b5f502-dd94-5c6f-ab83-df7ae611df5e?smid=url-share">reported</a>.
CENTCOM has recently refuted multiple claims that Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down U.S. aircraft. On Thursday, CENTCOM said the Iranian forces have made false claims about shooting down U.S. aircraft &#8220;at least half a dozen times.&#8221; As of Friday afternoon, however, CENTCOM has not addressed the latest reports of an F-15 fighter jet being shot down over the Southern Tehran Province.
If reports are confirmed that Iran was responsible for shooting down the F-15, it would mark the first time a U.S. fighter jet was shot down Iranian forces since President Donald Trump launched &#8220;Operation Epic Fury.&#8221;
This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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The vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was found dead at her home on Wednesday morning, and authorities later arrested her husband and charged him with premeditated murder.
Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, was discovered by police officers conducting a wellness check at around 10:00 a.m., according to authorities.
Her husband, 40-year-old Stephen Bowen, was later arrested at an apartment complex in Plantation, Florida, about 13 miles south of Coral Springs. He faces charges of premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, NBC Miami <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/husband-coral-springs-vice-mayor-accused-premeditated-murder-tampering-evidence-video/3789941/">reported</a>.
Coral Springs Police Chief Brad Mock said the case &#8220;is being investigated as a domestic violence incident,&#8221; but declined to reveal additional details as the investigation remains ongoing. According to Stephen Bowen&#8217;s arrest report, the suspect told his uncle that he shot Metayer Bowen “three times with a shotgun the previous night and then slept downstairs,&#8221; Miami outlet WPLG Local 10 reported.
Police said they found Metayer Bowen&#8217;s body on the second floor of her home lying in a bed and wrapped in blankets and garbage bags. Police also said they found three shotgun shells and burn marks on a pillow “as if it were fashioned as a makeshift silencer.”
“When asked why (he killed her), Stephen Bowen said that he ‘couldn’t take it anymore,’” the arrest report added. The suspect&#8217;s mother told police that she did not know of any marital issues between the couple, according to the report.
Stephen Bowen is being held in jail without bond in Broward County.
&#8220;To say today is a very dark day for us in Coral Springs is an understatement,&#8221; City Manager Catherine Givens <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvY2LRqMao">said</a> at the press conference. &#8220;Our hearts are truly broken.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/788468-nancy-metayer-bowen-coral-springs-vice-mayor-killed-in-shooting-husband-in-custody/">Florida Politics</a>, a friend attempted to call Metayer Bowen on Wednesday morning but was unable to reach her. After speaking with her husband, who reportedly “sounded suspicious,” the friend contacted the police. Authorities later used license plate readers to track down Stephen Bowen in Plantation, where he was detained by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.
Metayer Bowen, a Haitian American, was first elected to the city commission in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. Last November, she was tapped to serve a second term as vice mayor. She was seen as a rising star within the Democratic Party in South Florida. Metayer Bowen received a master’s degree in environmental health sciences and interned for the Obama administration, former Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
During the 2024 presidential campaign, she served as the Caribbean vote director for former President Joe Biden and later for former Vice President Kamala Harris. Last March, Metayer Bowen was tapped by the Florida Democratic Party to serve as its vice chair of Haitian American Voter Engagement.
&#8220;She had such a good heart, truly cared about people. Even when people were saying some of the most horrible things about her,&#8221; City Commissioner Joshua Simmons said.
Metayer Bowen&#8217;s family released a statement Wednesday evening confirming the politician&#8217;s tragic death.
&#8220;Throughout her years in public office, she led with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering sense of purpose,&#8221; the family said. &#8220;She believed in bringing people together, listening to those she served, and working tirelessly to create positive change in her community. To us, she was a source of strength, wisdom, and love — someone who always put others before herself.&#8221;
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UPDATE: Rising Star In Florida Politics Murdered As Police Zero In On Four Crucial Words

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Body-cam and vehicle footage released by the Martin County, Florida, Sheriff&#8217;s Office on Thursday shows the aftermath of Tiger Woods&#8217; rollover crash last week as Woods gets searched and undergoes a sobriety test.
In the body-cam video, Woods is seen kneeling on the side of the road while speaking to a sheriff&#8217;s deputy a few feet away from his wrecked Range Rover. Woods told a sheriff&#8217;s deputy, &#8220;I looked down at my phone and all of a sudden, boom.&#8221;
The deputy then patted down the legendary golfer and told him a medic would come over to check him out.
&#8220;He&#8217;s okay. I just checked for anything on his back. I didn&#8217;t feel anything,&#8221; the deputy told a colleague before he walked over to the truck and trailer that Woods had hit.
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Tiger Woods&#8217; DUI body cam footage shows the golf legend kneeling at the scene and describing what led to his rollover crash 🗣️ <a href="https://t.co/rT1Z5Sy3Jg">pic.twitter.com/rT1Z5Sy3Jg</a>
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Later, footage shows deputies conducting a field sobriety test on Woods before they search his pockets and find two pills in his pocket.
&#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s a narco,&#8221; Woods said after the deputy pulled the pills from his pocket. According to the arrest affidavit, the pills were hydrocodone, an opioid used to treat severe and long-lasting pain.
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Woods was arrested and charged with DUI with property damage. A breathalyzer test showed no alcohol in his system, but a deputy described Woods as “lethargic and slow,” with “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils, according to the arrest affidavit.
&#8220;So at this time, I do believe your normal faculties are impaired,&#8221; one of the deputies told Woods as she placed handcuffs on him. &#8220;And you&#8217;re under the unknown substance, so at this time, you&#8217;re under arrest for DUI.&#8221;
The body-cam footage also shows the deputy talking to the driver of the truck involved in the wreck. The truck driver told the deputy that he was stopped in the road and about to turn into a driveway when Woods plowed into the trailer. It appears that one of the trailer&#8217;s tires was damaged in the collision.
&#8220;I&#8217;m fine. It hit the trailer,&#8221; the truck driver said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;m going to be able to drive it out of here.&#8221;
The sheriff&#8217;s office also released <a href="https://www.tcpalm.com/videos/news/2026/04/02/watch-tiger-woods-bodycam-footage/89433940007/">footage</a> of inside the sheriff&#8217;s vehicle as Woods is hauled off to jail.
Woods refused to comply with a urine test, which resulted in an additional charge of refusal to submit to a lawful test, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek.
Woods has dealt with significant injuries throughout his career, including multiple back surgeries and serious leg injuries from a 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. He told authorities that he takes “a few” prescription medications, but said that he was distracted by his phone and radio before the crash.
Earlier this week, Woods entered a plea deal in the DUI case, and a judge granted his request to travel outside of the United States after the golfer&#8217;s attorney cited his need to get into an &#8220;intensive, highly individualized and medically integrated program.&#8221; Woods <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-breaks-silence-after-dui-arrest-pga-tour-also-issues-statement">said</a> on Tuesday that he would be &#8220;stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m committed to taking the time needed to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time.&#8221;

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After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on President Donald Trump&#8217;s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, law professor and commentator Jonathan Turley pointed out that the court&#8217;s three liberal justices sounded like Constitutional originalists when approaching the issue.
Turley told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that a &#8220;hilarious aspect&#8221; of the oral arguments was &#8220;to hear the liberal justices, who rarely allow the language of the Constitution to stand in the way of a preferred interpretation.&#8221; Turley added that the court&#8217;s three liberal justices &#8220;seemed to be channeling&#8221; the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia when they pushed back on the Trump administration&#8217;s arguments.
Turley said liberal Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson often argued on Wednesday that the court must look at &#8220;original intent.&#8221;
&#8220;That obviously played to the conservative justices,&#8221; Turley continued, arguing that the way the arguments played out &#8220;is benefitting the Left here.&#8221;
The high court appeared skeptical of the administration&#8217;s defense of Trump&#8217;s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Even conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett pushed back on some of Solicitor General John Sauer&#8217;s arguments.
The case centers on the Trump administration’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment, with the White House arguing that the amendment “has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof.&#8217;”
The groups challenging Trump&#8217;s executive order on birthright citizenship argued that the 14th Amendment&#8217;s exclusions for birthright citizenship only apply to children of foreign diplomats and babies born to enemy invaders or occupiers. The White House views the phrase &#8220;subject to the jurisdiction thereof&#8221; as providing a more expansive definition of who is excluded from birthright citizenship.
Trump, who attended the oral arguments on Wednesday, said, “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!” Birthright citizenship often benefits migrants who cross the border illegally and give birth to children on U.S. soil.
Turley agreed with Trump&#8217;s assessment, calling America&#8217;s birthright citizenship policy &#8220;perfectly insane.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s why very few countries accept birthright citizenship,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The difficulty with this case is that it&#8217;s hard to really justify the policy when you look at what&#8217;s happening. In China alone, hundreds of these tourism sites are sending people over for the sole purpose of having children here. Only a moronic nation would allow that type of industry to flourish.&#8221;
Much of Wednesday&#8217;s arguments focused on the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, in which the court ruled 6-2 that a man born in the United States to Chinese-citizen parents automatically became a U.S. citizen under the 14th Amendment. While the 1898 ruling went in favor of applying the 14th Amendment to babies of foreigners, the Trump administration has argued that the court&#8217;s decision in Wong Kim Ark set up a clear distinction between legal “resident aliens” and illegal immigrants who are domiciled in a foreign nation and subject to deportation.

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A U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday pushed back Luigi Mangione&#8217;s federal trial one month despite the prosecution expressing concerns that any delay could add fuel to Mangione&#8217;s cult following.
Judge Margaret Garnett said the trial&#8217;s start date will move from the beginning of September to October due to “paramount issues” related to Mangione&#8217;s ability to participate in each part of the trial, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/nyregion/mangione-weinstein-trial-manhattan.html">reported</a>. Mangione is also facing a state trial in New York over the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the suspect&#8217;s defense team raised concerns that the beginning of the federal trial would overlap with the state trial, which is set to begin in June.
Mangione&#8217;s lawyers asked Garnett to move the federal trial&#8217;s start date to January 2027, but they&#8217;ll now have to accept the one-month delay. Mangione threw a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/luigi-mangione-erupts-in-courtroom-outburst-after-judge-sets-state-trial-date?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Luigi+Mangione+Erupts+In+Courtroom+Outburst+After+Judge+Sets+State+Trial+Date">tantrum</a> in state court in February after the judge set his trial date for June.
The prosecution likely isn&#8217;t too pleased with Garnett&#8217;s decision either. Assistant U.S. attorney Dominic Gentile argued before the judge that it was necessary for the federal trial to &#8220;proceed as the court has already scheduled&#8221; because of the concerning wave of support for Mangione. Gentile told the judge that just outside of the courtroom there was a crowd of demonstrators “who follow this defendant and believe what he did was right.”
Mangione has been lifted up as a type of vigilante hero by radical leftists who are incensed by the health insurance industry. Some of Mangione&#8217;s supporters, often donning hats and costumes of the Super Mario Nintendo character Luigi, have gathered outside of the courthouse in New York for each of his court appearances.
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Thompson, a 50-year-old father and husband, was in New York City for UnitedHealthcare&#8217;s annual investor conference when he was gunned down from behind on December 4, 2024. After arresting Mangione, authorities found a diary on him that included passages raging against the health insurance industry and also contained a line about taking out &#8220;the CEO at the annual parasitic bean counter convention.&#8221;
Garnett said the state trial limits the options for the federal court, stating, &#8220;Whether we like it or not, we are at the will of the state case,&#8221; NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangiones-federal-trial-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-pushed-back-rcna266248">reported</a>.
&#8220;It’s the nature of dual prosecutions,&#8221; she added.
Earlier this year, Garnett threw out the federal murder charge that made Mangione eligible for the death penalty. Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty. Mangione now only faces two stalking charges in the federal case. He faces a charge of second-degree murder in the state case.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning heard arguments on President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
Trump attended part of the hearing, becoming the first sitting president in history to sit in on Supreme Court oral arguments. Trump sat in the hearing while Solicitor General D. John Sauer presented the administration&#8217;s argument and then left the Supreme Court once Sauer finished his argument.
&#8220;We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow &#8216;Birthright&#8217; Citizenship!&#8221; Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after the conclusion of the oral arguments.
The case centers on the Trump administration&#8217;s interpretation of the 14th Amendment, and the president&#8217;s attempt to clarify who qualifies as a person born in the United States and &#8220;subject to the jurisdiction thereof.&#8221; The White House argues that the 14th Amendment &#8220;has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not &#8216;subject to the jurisdiction thereof.'&#8221;
Based on this understanding, Trump&#8217;s executive order states that a baby born to parents who were not American citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of the birth should not automatically be granted citizenship. Trump&#8217;s order also states that a baby born to parents who were in the United States lawfully, but only on a temporary tourist or student visa, should not be granted citizenship.
The three liberal justices quickly signaled their opposition to Trump&#8217;s executive order, and Chief Justice John Roberts, along with conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, expressed some skepticism about the Trump administration&#8217;s historical arguments.
Roberts said he was confused by some of the Trump administration&#8217;s arguments, adding that Sauer was relying on &#8220;very quirky&#8221; exceptions to birthright citizenship, such as children born to enemies during an invasion or occupation or children born to foreign diplomats.
Roberts also pushed back on Sauer after the solicitor general argued, &#8220;It&#8217;s a new world where eight billion people are a plane ride away from having a child who&#8217;s a U.S. citizen.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s a new world; it&#8217;s the same Constitution,&#8221; Roberts replied.
Conservative Justice Samuel Alito signaled agreement with some of the Trump administration&#8217;s historical argument related to birthright citizenship questions addressed in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark. In that case, justices ruled 6-2 that a man born in the United States to Chinese-citizen parents automatically became a U.S. citizen under the 14th Amendment. While the 1898 ruling ruled in favor of applying the 14th Amendment to babies of foreign citizens, the Trump administration has argued that the court set up a clear distinction between legal &#8220;resident aliens&#8221; and illegal immigrants who are subject to deportation.
At one point during the hearing, however, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed skepticism about the administration&#8217;s arguments on Wong Kim Ark.
&#8220;I am not sure how much you want to rely on Wong Kim Ark,&#8221; Gorsuch said.
Justices Gorsuch and Samuel Alito pressed ACLU lawyer Cecillia Wang on important questions around the term &#8220;domicile,&#8221; which was mentioned many times in Wong Kim Ark. The Trump administration argues that the Constitution&#8217;s framers understood that a person had to be domiciled in the United States for the 14th Amendment to apply to his children.
Alito also acknowledged there is confusion around the phrase in the 14th Amendment, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
“‘Subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ is the puzzle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mystery,” Alito said.
The Trump administration argues that the Constitutional phrase means that people who travel to the United States from foreign countries remain subjects of their home government, meaning their children should be exempted from birthright citizenship. Those challenging Trump&#8217;s order agree that &#8220;subject to the jurisdiction thereof&#8221; sets up exceptions for birthright citizenship, but those exceptions are limited to children of foreign diplomats and babies born to enemies during an invasion.
Trump&#8217;s birthright citizenship order was one of the many moves he made on his first day back in office last January to address illegal immigration. The president has argued that migrants often take advantage of birthright citizenship by giving birth to children on American soil after crossing the border illegally.
The 14th Amendment, which was ratified just three years after the end of the Civil War, clarified that the children born to African slaves were American citizens.
&#8220;Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China, and the rest of the World, who want their children, and hundreds of thousands more, FOR PAY, to ridiculously become citizens of the United States of America,&#8221; Trump said on Monday. &#8220;It is about the BABIES OF SLAVES!&#8221;
The president&#8217;s order was never allowed to go into effect, as it was blocked by federal courts around the country immediately after Trump signed it. Groups opposed to Trump&#8217;s interpretation of the 14th Amendment argue that birthright citizenship has always been understood to apply to anyone born in the United States.
This is a developing story and will be updated.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday afternoon aimed at securing mail-in voting and ensuring that only eligible voters are allowed to cast ballots in federal elections.
While states are responsible for the election process, including their mail-in voting systems, Trump&#8217;s order seeks to use the power of the federal government to verify that mail-in ballots are only sent to American citizens who are eligible to vote. The order, which was first <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/31/trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order-save-america-act-midterms/">reported</a> by The Daily Caller, requires the Department of Homeland Security to create a list of American voters and tasks the United States Postal Service with ensuring that absentee ballots are only sent to people on the list.
&#8220;The right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for citizens of the United States under the Constitution and Federal law,&#8221; Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/">order</a> states. &#8220;Federal statutes explicitly prohibit non-citizens from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections and impose criminal penalties for violations.&#8221;
Under the order, the federal data on eligible voters would be shared with state election officials, who would see who is on the list of eligible voters in their jurisdictions. States would receive the list of confirmed voters no fewer than 60 days before each federal election, the order stipulates. The order also requires that absentee ballots are placed into envelopes that have specific barcodes to make them easy to track.
In the order, Trump instructs the attorney general to prosecute state and local officials and any public or private entities that issue ballots to ineligible voters.
Immediately after signing the order, the president acknowledges that a federal judge would likely challenge his action.
&#8220;You may find a rogue judge, you have a lot of rogue judges — very bad, bad, people, very bad judges. But that&#8217;s the only way that can be changed, and hopefully we&#8217;ll win on appeal if it is,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2039097783420887348">said</a>. &#8220;I don&#8217;t see how anybody can challenge it.&#8221;
Trump is attempting to address concerns around mail-in voting through executive action as the Republican-led Senate sits on the SAVE America Act, legislation pushed by Trump that would impose more restrictions on mail-in voting and require voters to provide ID and proof of citizenship when they register.
Trump has pressured Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, but the bill would have to overcome the 60-vote filibuster threshold that Democrats are relying on to block the voter ID legislation. Trump has argued that the SAVE America Act is vital to maintain trust in U.S. elections, and his push for stronger voter ID and mail-in ballot laws comes just months before the important 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats have already condemned Trump&#8217;s order as &#8220;unconstitutional&#8221; and argue that the president&#8217;s action would disenfranchise voters. Democrats are also united in their opposition to the SAVE America Act, with the party claiming that stricter voter ID and citizenship requirements would prevent tens of millions of people from voting.

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The Chicago Bulls released guard Jaden Ivey on Monday after Ivey posted multiple videos on social media, calling out the NBA&#8217;s celebration of LGBT &#8220;unrighteousness&#8221; and speaking about his Christian faith.
Ivey, who is averaging over eight points per game this season, was dropped by the Bulls just a month after he arrived in Chicago due to a trade with the Detroit Pistons. In one video Ivey posted on Instagram on Monday, the guard ripped the NBA for celebrating LGBT &#8220;Pride&#8221; month.
&#8220;The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right?&#8221; Ivey <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/2038738011270316391">said</a>. &#8220;They proclaim &#8216;Pride Month&#8217; in the NBA. They proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say, &#8216;Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.&#8217; They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it on the streets. Unrighteousness.&#8221;
In another video that Ivey recorded while on an airplane, he called out NBA star Stephen Curry and questioned Curry&#8217;s Christian faith.
&#8220;He&#8217;s not even surrendered and y&#8217;all believe he&#8217;s a Christian. Y&#8217;all believe he&#8217;s a Christian because he wrote Philippians 4:13. Ya&#8217;ll think he&#8217;s a Christian, but he&#8217;s cursing just like the world. &#8230; He don&#8217;t know Jesus and I pray he comes to the truth,&#8221; Ivey said.
The Bulls announced on Monday afternoon that the team was releasing Ivey &#8220;due to conduct detrimental to the team.&#8221; Bulls head coach Billy Donovan told reporters shortly after the team&#8217;s decision that he didn&#8217;t want to get into details about Ivey&#8217;s social media posts. Donovan added that in his conversations with Ivey, the player has been focused on trying to rehab after suffering a knee injury and said the team hoped Ivey would be part of the roster for the &#8220;long term&#8221; after he was traded from Detroit.
&#8220;Organizationally, there’s certain standards I think we want to have as an organization and live up to those each and every day,&#8221; Donovan <a href="https://x.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/2038751592057294936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2038751592057294936%7Ctwgr%5Ee795ca8f1b3bb021752081dacccc890210ee6a36%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fwhat-happened-jaden-ivey-bulls-release%2F2bd343bb5e15d6d88ce54c84">said</a>, adding, &#8220;Everybody comes with their own personal experiences, right? But we have to all be professional, there has to be a high level of respect for one another, and we&#8217;ve got to help each other and be accountable to those standards.&#8221;
Ivey responded in another social media video after the Bulls dropped him.
&#8220;They said my conduct is detrimental to the team, right? Why didn&#8217;t they just say we don&#8217;t agree with his stance on LGBTQ? Why didn&#8217;t they say that?&#8221; Ivey <a href="https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/2038800068837359978">asked</a>. &#8220;How is it conduct detrimental to the team? What did I do to the team? What did I do to the players? I did nothing but practice with them, play with them, pass the ball to them, [be] a good teammate to them.&#8221;
&#8220;So why is it that the NBA and the Chicago Bulls say I&#8217;m detrimental to the team? How? Because I believe in the truth? Because I know Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life?&#8221; he added.
Some Christian athletes have come out in defense of Ivey after he was released by the Bulls. Patriots star running back TreVeyon Henderson <a href="https://x.com/TreVeyonH4/status/2038786657608941846">reposted</a> a clip of Ivey&#8217;s comments about gay &#8220;Pride&#8221; alongside a Bible verse from Matthew 5:10, which states, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Henderson&#8217;s coach, Mike Vrabel, was <a href="https://x.com/LosTalksPats/status/2038994093905485826">asked</a> about the running back&#8217;s support for Ivey and told reporters that he wants players like Henderson to express what they believe, but added that he wants to &#8220;make sure that they’re educated.&#8221;
&#8220;We want to be inclusive. Everything we want to do, we want to provide an environment for people to feel comfortable, but also to share their personal beliefs. And also, we represent the team, and we represent the organization,&#8221; Vrabel added.
New York Jets cornerback Azareyeh Thomas also posted support for Ivey and his stance against LGBT &#8220;Pride&#8221; celebrations.
&#8220;The world will try to make sin look normal and righteousness look strange. Believer or not, every single person on earth will soon have an appointment before Jesus. So if living for Christ makes us look crazy or &#8216;weird,&#8217; that&#8217;s okay because it isn&#8217;t strange to Christ. When it’s all said and done, we’ll give an account to an audience of One. (Romans 14:12, 2 Cor. 5:10),&#8221; Thomas <a href="https://x.com/Azareyehthomas/status/2038740853229850794">wrote</a>. “&#8217;Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness…&#8217; Isaiah 5:20.&#8221;
Miami Dolphins long snapper Blake Ferguson also publicly <a href="https://x.com/blakeferguson48/status/2038830950403158285">backed</a> Ivey after the Bulls player was released.
Former New Orleans Saints tight end and outspoken Christian Benjamin Watson <a href="https://x.com/BenjaminSWatson/status/2038798555259818143">said</a> he expects the Bulls to clarify what exactly led to Ivey&#8217;s release.
&#8220;Conduct detrimental covers a host of actions. It’s a catch all term for everything from being late to curfew, to saying the wrong thing to the media, to fighting in the locker room. It allows clubs to discipline players without specifying certain actions. I expect the Bulls to clarify if it also includes using the term &#8216;unrighteousness.&#8217; If so that’s an even bigger problem,&#8221; Watson said.
Ivey has recently become more outspoken about his Christian faith and has even opened up about his struggles with depression this season. After Ivey was kept on the bench for an entire month despite being healthy in February, the guard told reporters that because of his faith, he &#8220;wasn&#8217;t the same player as he used to be.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not the J.I. I used to be. The old J.I. is dead,&#8221; Ivey said. &#8220;I&#8217;m alive in Christ no matter what the basketball setting is.&#8221;
Ivey also <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7159179/2026/03/30/jaden-ivey-waived-bulls-nba-pride-month/">faced criticism</a> for some of his responses to people who commented on his Instagram videos. In one instance, a person asked the NBA player about going to confession, and Ivey replied by writing, “Catholicism is a false religion. And is not the true Doctrine of Christ. [It] does not lead to salvation in Jesus Christ.”
Another person commented on Ivey&#8217;s video and wrote, &#8220;Sending prayers. Detroit misses you.&#8221; Ivey responded to that comment, writing, &#8220;God does not hear your Prayer if you are a sinner.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump spoke to Tiger Woods after the golfer&#8217;s rollover crash and DUI arrest in South Florida last week, saying on Tuesday that Woods is &#8220;doing great&#8221; despite suffering &#8220;a lot of pain.&#8221;
“He tested negative for alcohol, as you know, and he is under a tremendous physical pressure from his various ailments, you know, the back and the leg,” Trump <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/sports/trump-on-tiger-woods-florida-rollover-dui-crash-tells-the-post-vanessas-boyfriend-endures-a-life-of-pain/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost">told</a> The New York Post. “He lives a life of pain. He has a lot of pain. He’s an amazing guy. He’s an amazing athlete. He does have pain.”
Trump has previously talked about his close relationship the 15-time major champion who is dating Trump&#8217;s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump. Vanessa is the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. and the mother of the president&#8217;s granddaughter, Kai, who committed to the University of Miami to play golf.
Woods was arrested last Friday and charged with DUI after he crashed his Range Rover into a truck that was towing a power washer trailer. According to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-crash-affidavit-details-what-was-found-in-his-pocket">arrest affidavit</a>, a sheriff&#8217;s deputy searched Woods after the crash and found two hydrocodone pills in the golfer’s pants pocket, TMZ reported on Tuesday. Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid that is typically taken for severe and long-term pain.
Authorities said a breathalyzer test showed no alcohol in his system, but a deputy described Woods as “lethargic and slow,” with “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils. Woods told the deputy that he takes “a few” prescription medications but said he was distracted by his phone and radio before crashing.
&#8220;He doesn’t have an alcohol problem,&#8221; Trump told the Post. &#8220;But he does have pain.&#8221;
Woods has undergone multiple surgeries for back issues he dealt with during his decades-long career at the top of the golf world. He also suffered serious leg injuries in a car crash in Los Angeles in 2021.
In recent months, Woods has been working to return to professional golf and had initially set his sights on playing in the 2026 Masters, which begins next week.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been trying,&#8221; Woods <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YahooSports/posts/tiger-woods-wants-to-return-to-the-masters-barring-his-recovery-from-back-surger/1542548150567269/">said</a> last week about the work he&#8217;s been putting in to recover and prepare for the Masters. &#8220;This body just doesn&#8217;t recover like it was when it was 24, 25.&#8221;
While Woods took a breathalyzer test after the crash, he refused to take a urine test, according to the arrest affidavit. Woods was charged with DUI, property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He is scheduled to appear in a Martin County, Florida, court for an arraignment on April 23.

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Tiger Woods had two opioid pills in his pocket when he crashed his SUV in South Florida last week, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/31/tiger-woods-had-pills-in-pocket-during-dui-arrest/">TMZ</a>.
A sheriff&#8217;s deputy said when he searched Woods, he found two hydrocodone pills in the golfer&#8217;s pants pocket. Woods told authorities he takes &#8220;a few&#8221; prescription medications but said he was distracted by his phone and radio before crashing into a truck that was towing a pressure washer trailer.
Hydrocodone is a potent semi-synthetic opioid that is typically taken for severe and long-term pain. The painkiller is <a href="https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2014/08/21/dea-publish-final-rule-rescheduling-hydrocodone-combination-products">classified</a> as a Schedule II controlled substance by the U.S. government, which warns that hydrocodone is among &#8220;some of the most addictive and potentially dangerous prescription medications available.&#8221;
Woods, 50, is widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. He has dealt with significant injuries throughout his career, including multiple back surgeries and serious leg injuries from a 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. He previously pleaded guilty to reckless driving in 2017 after being found asleep in his vehicle, and later admitted he had been taking prescription medications following back surgery.
After Woods clipped another vehicle and flipped his Range Rover in Jupiter Island, Florida, last Friday, he was charged with DUI with property damage. Authorities said a breathalyzer test showed no alcohol in his system, but a deputy described Woods as &#8220;lethargic and slow,&#8221; with &#8220;bloodshot and glassy&#8221; eyes and &#8220;extremely dilated&#8221; pupils, TMZ reported.
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Woods refused a urine test after the crash, which resulted in an additional charge of refusal to submit to a lawful test, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek. The sheriff added that Woods &#8220;did explain the injuries and the surgeries that he had.&#8221;
Woods&#8217; ex-wife Elin Nordegren expressed concern for her former husband, with whom she shares two children, People <a href="https://people.com/tiger-woods-ex-wife-elin-nordegren-concerned-after-another-car-crash-exclusive-source-11937262">reported</a> on Monday.
&#8220;The kids are close with Tiger, so of course Elin cares too,” a source told the outlet. “She wants him to be well. Both kids are great and love spending time with their dad. Elin&#8217;s concerned that he had another car crash and got arrested.”
President Donald Trump also commented on the crash, calling Woods &#8220;an amazing person, amazing man, but [he&#8217;s had] some difficulty.”
Woods is dating Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

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The man who targeted the largest Jewish Reform synagogue in Michigan earlier this month was directed by Iranian-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah and had watched footage of an Iranian fatwa for &#8220;total jihad against the U.S. military&#8221; shortly before carrying out his attack, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old Lebanese national, purposefully targeted the Jewish community when he drove his vehicle into Michigan&#8217;s largest synagogue and opened fire on March 12. The Department of Justice said at a press conference on Monday that Ghazali was directed by Hezbollah, which was confirmed by an investigation into his electronic devices and online activity.
&#8220;This man acted under Hezbollah&#8217;s direction and control,&#8221; said Jerome Gorgon, Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen some odd attempts to explain away or even lessen this terrorist attack by claiming that he was an isolated lone wolf, but that is misleading. Terrorist propaganda is designed to activate the so-called lone wolf to act on behalf of the terrorist organization, and it makes no legal difference if the current leader of Hezbollah himself, Naim Qassem, called this man and told him to attack Temple Israel, or whether he simply heeded Hezbollah&#8217;s call to kill Jews, and in his words, &#8216;burn there world.'&#8221;
Ghazali was killed after exchanging gunfire with security guards at Temple Israel. If Ghazali had survived, Gorgon said he is confident a jury would convict the terrorist of providing material support to Hezbollah.
The FBI said that Ghazali drove his through the doors of Temple Israel &#8220;at a high rate of speed&#8221; and continued 200 feet down the hallway before he appeared to set off fireworks that were inside his vehicle. A photo shared by the FBI at the press conference show the attacker&#8217;s vehicle come to stop just a few feet from a baby stroller. Temple Israel houses a daycare and dozens of small children were present when Ghazali carried out his attack.
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&#8220;This evidence shows that the attacker meant to cause a significant amount of harm to the members and the children of Temple Israel,&#8221; FBI Detroit Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan said.
One of the security guards was injured after he was struck by Ghazli&#8217;s vehicle, but no one else was harmed in the attack.
While the terrorist sat in his vehicle in the parking lot of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, before carrying out his attack, he sent numerous videos and posts to his sister in Lebanon that the FBI said reaffirmed his commitment to carry out a terrorist attack on behalf of Hezbollah. Some of the posts referenced martyrdom and his desire to carry out an attack on &#8220;the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan.&#8221; One of the posts Ghazali sent to his sister stated that &#8220;jihad is the gateway to heaven.&#8221;
Ghazali also mentioned his family members who were recently killed in an Israeli strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to the Israel Defense Forces, Ghazali&#8217;s brother was a Hezbollah commander, and President Donald Trump&#8217;s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard <a href="https://x.com/KassyAkiva/status/2034278249958940838">confirmed</a> earlier this month that the synagogue attacker had &#8220;familial ties to a Hezbollah leader.&#8221;
The FBI said on Monday that even before some of Ghazali&#8217;s family members were killed in Lebanon, he was consuming Hezbollah propaganda. The attacker had searched pro-Hezbollah content online since January of this year, including following breaking news and statements from Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. Ghazali also recently watched an Iranian fatwa for &#8220;total jihad against the U.S. military,&#8221; according to Runyan.
On March 9, three days before he attacked Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Ghazali began viewing websites of synagogues in his area. Ghazali worked and lived in Dearborn, a majority-Muslim city in Michigan. Later on March 9, the terrorist attempted to purchase weapons from two different people, but they eventually turned him down. Ghazali then went to a gun store in Dearborn Heights, where he purchased an AR-style rifle, 10 magazines, and around 300 rounds of ammunition.
&#8220;Throughout the night of March 9, the assailant began visiting numerous different web pages of Jewish cultural, educational, and religious centers all throughout the Detroit-metro area,&#8221; Runyan said. &#8220;And even viewed multiple pages of upcoming events at Temple Israel.&#8221;
Over the next few days, Ghazali searched online for &#8220;the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan,&#8221; &#8220;orthodox synagogues,&#8221; &#8220;Israelis near me,&#8221; and &#8220;what time is the Trump rally in Michigan.&#8221; The FBI said that the terrorist tried to delete his online searches, but authorities &#8220;were able to recover them.&#8221;
Ghazali went to a gun range to practice firing with his new weapon two days before the shooting and purchased around $2,200 worth of fireworks from a local vendor.

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