The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ford-motor-co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ford Motor Company</a> is going full throttle toward <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/death-of-the-muscle-car-dodge-reveals-final-gas-powered-challenger-as-company-shifts-to-ev-production" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicle</a> manufacturing, but that decision will cost the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a>-based carmaker billions this year alone.
Ford said Thursday that it expects its EV division will lose $3 billion in 2023 as it pushes to produce more vehicles and build electric battery plants in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Michigan, The Financial Times <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d91c5e89-b84c-4870-b1f4-a580ded4d428" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The carmaker wasn’t surprised by the massive loss of money as it views its EV division, known as Model e, as a “start-up.” 
“Ford Model e is an EV start-up within Ford and, as everyone knows, EV start-ups lose money while they invest in capability, develop knowledge, build volume and gain share,” said John Lawler, Ford’s chief financial officer.
Despite the losses, Ford continues to push forward and hopes to manufacture two million EVs a year by 2026 and hit an 8% profit margin for its EV division. The company is chasing Elon Musk&#8217;s Tesla for EV sales in the U.S. and remains far behind the electric car giant. Tesla, which started in 2003, lost money for ten years before finally turning a profit in 2013. Musk&#8217;s company made $12.6 billion in 2022, an impressive jump from $5.5 billion in 2021.
Ford plans to explain its financials in more detail to investors and how it will stick to its goal of selling only zero-carbon emission vehicles by 2040, according to The Financial Times. Ford is relying on Ford Blue, its gas-powered vehicle production, to fund the carmaker’s transition to EVs. 
Ford Blue is expected to rake in $7 billion this year, and the company’s commercial vehicles division, Ford Pro, is expected to double last year’s earnings to $6 billion this year. Lawler blamed spending on new battery plants and battery technology for the carmaker’s EV losses. 
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Last month, the carmaker was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ford-slammed-for-teaming-up-with-chinese-company-to-build-batteries-becoming-a-national-security-threat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> for collaborating with a Chinese company to build a battery plant in Michigan. In its proposal, Ford said it would partner with the Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology on the plant that would employ 2,500 people when it begins production in 2026. 
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/youngkin-spurns-fords-proposed-3-5b-virginia-plant-over-china-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">withdrew</a> his state from consideration for the new battery plant because of Ford’s partnership with the Chinese company. Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, however, has pushed for the battery plant to come to the Great Lakes State and <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/13/whitmer-celebrates-ford-battery-plant-in-michigan/69898177007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> Ford&#8217;s decision to build the plant in Michigan. 
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Ford Projects Its EV Division Will Lose Billions This Year

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DirecTV’s 13 million customers can once again turn the channel to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-with-atts-directv-kicking-out-conservative-newsmax-and-oan">Newsmax</a> after the conservative network worked out a deal with the TV giant.
Newsmax, which claims to reach 25 million Americans each week, was removed by DirecTV in January and said it was targeted by the cable company because of its Right-wing political leanings. DirecTV, which is owned by AT&amp;T, argued that it dropped Newsmax simply due to failed carriage negotiations, but then announced on Wednesday that the companies finally reached an agreement, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/directv-newsmax-distribution-deal.html">reported</a>.
“This resolution with Newsmax, resolving an all-too-common carriage dispute, underscores our dedication to delivering a wide array of programming and perspectives to our customers,” DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, who previously <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/directv-newsmax-carriage-deal-washington-republicans-1235306761/">accused</a> DirecTV of “political discrimination and censorship,” said he was grateful for the new deal with the cable company that helped launch the network in 2014.
“Newsmax recognizes and appreciates that DirecTV clearly supports diverse voices, including conservative ones,” Ruddy said. “As a standalone company, DirecTV helped give Newsmax its start nearly a decade ago as it continues to do with upcoming news networks, which is why we are pleased to reach a mutually beneficial agreement that will deliver our network to DirecTV, DirecTV STREAM and U-verse customers over the next several years.”
After Newsmax said that it had been dropped by DirecTV in January, Republican senators <a href="https://thehill.com/media/3838578-senate-republicans-pen-letter-asking-directv-to-explain-decision-ditching-newsmax/">penned</a> a letter, asking DirecTV to explain the decision that “deeply disturbed” them. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote that DirecTV’s decision to drop Newsmax came as “collusion between Big Tech companies and Democrat officials” was being revealed. Through that collusion, conservative points of view were marked as “misinformation” and censored, the senators argued.
“The silencing of conservative speech at the request of government officials is a direct assault on free speech and a threat to democracy,” the letter said.
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Those on the Right alleged that DirecTV was attempting to silence conservative speech by dropping Newsmax and pointed to the cable company’s decision last spring to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-04/directv-to-drop-one-america-news-on-tuesday-despite-pressure">axe One America News Network</a>, another Right-wing news channel. DirecTV informed OAN that it would not renew its contract with the network after DirecTV faced pressure from some on the Left to drop OAN because they believed it was spreading “misinformation” regarding COVID and the 2020 presidential election.

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The L.A. meteorologist who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-meteorologist-faints-during-live-broadcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fainted during a live broadcast</a> last weekend told viewers Tuesday morning that a medical condition known as vasovagal syncope led to her collapse.
KCAL meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz joined “CBS Mornings” to give concerned viewers a positive update on her health after video of her fainting spell went viral. Carlson Schwartz, who went to the hospital and has since been released, told CBS’ Gayle King that she wasn’t feeling well prior to going on air.
&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t really until 15 minutes prior to the incident that I started to feel a little nausea,&#8221; Carlson Schwartz said. She added that she drank a lot of coffee that morning on an empty stomach, &#8220;and so most likely I was maybe a little dehydrated.&#8221;
“At that point, I thought, I’m just going to power through. I’ll be fine as I usually am,” Carlson Schwartz added. “Well, we all saw what happened.”
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She shares what she&#39;s learned about Vasovagal syncope — and <a href="https://twitter.com/DrLaPook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrLaPook</a> breaks down some of the symptoms. <a href="https://t.co/Al8UMawl0w">pic.twitter.com/Al8UMawl0w</a>
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Carlson Schwartz, who mentioned that she was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve in the past, said that initially, she thought she was having a heart attack, but “that was not the case, thankfully.”
Doctors told the meteorologist that she experienced a case of vasovagal syncope, which is when a person’s body overreacts to triggers such as the sight of blood or emotional distress, <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vasovagal-syncope/symptoms-causes/syc-20350527#:~:text=Vasovagal%20syncope%20(vay%2Dzoh%2D,blood%20pressure%20to%20drop%20suddenly." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Mayo Clinic. Signs of vasovagal syncope include sweaty palms, tunnel vision, graying out vision, and dizziness, CBS <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-vasovagal-syncope-meteorologist-fainting-alissa-carlson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;If the vagus nerve is overstimulated or inappropriately stimulated, the pulse rate can go down, the blood pressure goes down, not enough blood goes up to the head and you can faint,&#8221; CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said.
Carlson Schwartz, a former Ms. America contestant, said that after her on-air collapse, her heart was tested and the results showed that it is in “great” condition.
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&#8220;I continue to strive for ultimate health,&#8221; Carlson Schwartz said before encouraging viewers to learn from her experience. &#8220;Get enough rest, make sure you&#8217;re hydrated, and take care of yourself.&#8221;

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Dodge introduced the latest and final version of its Challenger on Monday as the carmaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dodge-ending-production-of-iconic-muscle-cars-to-push-forward-with-electric-vehicles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shifts</a> from wowing drivers with its iconic gas-powered muscle cars to producing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/electric-vehicles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicles</a>.  
The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon will be the last V8 car that Stellantis, which owns Dodge, will produce, and it will also be its most powerful, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/dodge-challenger-srt-demon-resurrected.html">reported</a>. The new Challenger boasts a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 with 1,025 horsepower and 945 foot-pounds of torque, ripping to 60 mph in 1.66 seconds, making it the fastest production car in the world, according to Dodge.
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Dodge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dodge-ending-production-of-iconic-muscle-cars-to-push-forward-with-electric-vehicles">announced</a> last summer that it would begin to transition away from gas-powered vehicles and toward EVs by the end of this year due to strict government emissions regulations. CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/15/dodge-challenger-charger-to-be-discontinued-in-2023.html">reported</a> that Dodge’s parent company Stellantis, formerly known as Fiat Chrysler, ranks at the bottom among U.S. car manufacturers for fuel economy and carbon emissions.
Dodge said goodbye to the muscle cars that helped give the company a name by selling seven special-edition Dodge models, the last of which is the 2023 Challenger SRT Demon. The SRT Demon will hit the market at $96,666 but could cost up to $120,000 once fees and options and accessories are factored in. 
Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis was brutally honest about the car’s fuel economy, calling it “horrible,” but he later said the SRT Demon would be “eco-friendly” because it will run on E85 ethanol blend fuel. Because of the immense power the SRT Demon produces in its rear wheels, the car will be capable of popping wheelies, CNBC reported. 
Kuniskis said that while making the car, engineers were “blowing up” engines as they tried to get the best possible performance, resulting in the SRT Demon’s reveal being pushed back. 
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“You have to celebrate this end,” the carmaker’s CEO told CNBC.  
Car enthusiasts or those who want to get in on the end of the Dodge muscle car era can order the Challenger SRT Demon on March 27. Potential buyers will have to move fast as Stellantis only plans on building 3,000 vehicles for the U.S. and another 300 for Canada.

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Death Of The Muscle Car: Dodge Reveals Final Gas-Powered Challenger As Company Shifts To EV Production

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The U.S. announced Monday that it will send <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> an additional $350 million in ammunition, weapons, and military vehicles as Chinese President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/xi-jinping" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Xi Jinping</a> meets with Russian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vladimir-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vladimir Putin</a> for peace talks in Moscow this week. 
As the U.S. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-aid-ammunition-riverine-boats-91b4aa084c7e00bd7c93ef8b857b1509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> its latest handout to the Ukrainians to bolster their war effort against Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that “the world should not be fooled” by Xi’s peace talks with Putin. Blinken claimed that China and Russia’s plan is to “freeze” territorial gains made by Russia since its invasion over a year ago. 
“The fundamental element of any plan for ending the war in Ukraine and producing a just and durable peace must be upholding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” Blinken said, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/blinken-warns-of-a-xi-putin-peace-plan-to-freeze-russian-gains?srnd=premium">according</a> to Bloomberg. 
Xi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/xi-hails-new-era-as-he-arrives-in-moscow-in-bid-to-broker-ukraine-peace-deal">arrived</a> in Moscow Monday on a “mission of peace” signaling that China-Russia relations are growing stronger as the West lines up in opposition to Putin’s war in Ukraine. Blinken’s comments echo statements made by another Biden administration official last week regarding China’s peace talks with Russia. 
“While that sounds perfectly reasonable and it sounds like a good thing, a ceasefire right now would basically ratify Russia’s conquest,” U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “Russia would basically be free to use that ceasefire to further entrench its positions in Ukraine, to rebuild their forces, refit them, re-man them, retrain them so that they can then restart attacks at a time of their choosing.”
So far, the Biden administration has sent around <a href="https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$50 billion</a> in military aid to Ukraine, including 31 Abrams tanks and advanced long-range missile systems. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for the U.S. and its allies to give Ukraine fighter jets, but so far, the Biden administration has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/politics/ukraine-russia-poland-fighter-jets/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a>. Blinken, however, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-aid-ammunition-riverine-boats-91b4aa084c7e00bd7c93ef8b857b1509">pledged</a> America’s unwavering support for Ukraine on Monday, saying that Russia “could end this war today,” but until it does, “we will stand united with Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
According to Monday’s <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3334472/dod-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a>, additional munitions the U.S. is sending to Ukraine include: 
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<li>Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">155mm artillery rounds;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">25mm ammunition;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">81mm and 60mm mortar systems and mortar rounds;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">AT-4 anti-armor weapon systems;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Grenade launchers, small arms, and associated ammunition;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Demolition munitions and equipment for obstacle clearing;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Mine clearing equipment;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Heavy fuel tankers;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders; </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Riverine patrol boats; </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Testing and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair; </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Spare parts and other field equipment.</li>
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U.S. Sending Another $350 Million To Ukraine; Blinken Warns, ‘World Should Not Be Fooled’ By China-Russia Peace Talks

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A CBS News meteorologist in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> lost consciousness and fell to the floor during a live broadcast Saturday morning.
Alissa Carlson Schwartz was set to report for KCAL’s 7:00 a.m. broadcast, but when morning news hosts Nichelle Medina and Rachel Kim kicked it over to her, she fainted, causing KCAL to abruptly cut to commercial.
Video shows Medina and Kim laughing as they direct the viewers to Carlson Schwartz, who appears on a split screen. Carlson Schwartz is seen standing behind a desk before she begins to slump and her eyes roll into the back of her head before she falls to the floor.
The hosts apparently were not in the same room as the meteorologist since they did not notice anything was wrong until they heard the sound of Carlson Schwartz hitting the floor after she passed out.
“Oh!” Kim says, looking confused after hearing Carlson Schwartz fall.
“You know, we’re going to go ahead and go to break right now,” Medina says before the broadcast cuts out.
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Carlson Schwartz posted an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alissa.carlson2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">update</a> on her Facebook page Saturday afternoon, thanking her friends and followers for their &#8220;texts, calls, and well wishes,&#8221; and saying she would &#8220;be ok.&#8221; In 2014, Carlson Schwartz, a former Ms. America contestant, experienced a health scare when she vomited on set, leading to her being diagnosed with a leaky heart valve, TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/18/cbs-los-angeles-kcal-meteorologist-alissa-carlson-faints-tv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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The news channel aired pre-recorded shows before broadcasting the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for the rest of the day, according to TMZ.
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The director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at a California college said she was “harassed and bullied” out of her job because she wanted to consider the perspectives of people from all races equally. 
Dr. Tabia Lee, who is black, told <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/dei-director-harassed-by-school-for-questioning-policies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a> that faculty at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, labeled her a “white supremacist” after she pushed to “create safe spaces for everyone.” Lee said that during her review for tenure, she was denied and will be out of a job on June 15. 
“Some people wanted me to create spaces that were just safe for them, and that’s not my mission as an educator,” Lee said. “That’s not what I’m here to do.”
Lee worked for years as a middle school teacher and adjunct professor before she landed the job as the DEI director at De Anza in 2021. In that position, one she described as a “dream come true,” Lee focused on designing workshops to promote inclusion, the Post reported. But after starting at De Anza, Lee said she was subject to “daily, endless harassment right from the start.” 
On one occasion, Lee said she questioned why school communications capitalized “Black” but not “white.” She pointed to recommendations from the National Association of Black Journalists, which advises that all racial groups should be capitalized. 
“For that, I was accused of being a white supremacist,” she said. “These constant accusations of calling people racist or calling them a white supremacists or saying that they’re aligned with right wingers — that’s such ridiculousness. It’s very damaging.”
Lee attempted to set up a summit to address anti-Semitism after Jewish students and faculty came to her, saying they experienced anti-Semitism on campus, but she said some co-workers argued that an event for Jewish people wasn’t important because they too are white oppressors. 
The DEI director also said she received flak from her co-workers after she declined an invitation to join a campus socialist network.
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“I do not identify as a liberal or a conservative or a Republican or a Democrat or a libertarian or socialist or a communist or a feminist,” she told the Post. “I don’t identify with any of those labels, so I just had no interest in being a part of that.”
Lee said there are others like her in DEI positions who “are trying to do it in an inclusive way … actually being inclusive,” but she lamented that “those people are targeted for elimination and neutralization … by people who are working from extreme ideologies.” 
Lee has not ruled out taking legal action against the college. 
De Anza’s Coordinator of Communications Paula Norsell responded to Lee’s accusations, telling the Post that “faculty members have comprehensive due process and appeal rights both under the law and negotiated through their bargaining unit.”

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Black DEI Director Says She Was ‘Bullied’ Out Of Job, Called A ‘White Supremacist’ For Considering Perspectives Of All Races

Black DEI Director Says She Was 'Bullied' Out Of Job, Called A 'White Supremacist' For Considering Perspectives Of All Races

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mexico" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mexico</a>’s president blamed “a lack of love” in American families for the deadly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fentanyl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fentanyl</a> crisis ravaging the U.S. 
President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador</a> said in a Friday news conference that the deterioration of values in American households has caused the drug crisis that claimed 70,000 American lives last year. 
“There is a lot of disintegration of families, there is a lot of individualism, there is a lack of love, of brotherhood, of hugs and embraces,” López Obrador said, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-lopez-obrador-fentanyl-united-states-drugs-3545ba238c3ea3aef4157de94b45705e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. “That is why they (U.S. officials) should be dedicating funds to address the causes.”
The Mexican president has <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162584753/president-obrador-disputes-mexico-fentanyl-crisis-republicans-outraged" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied</a> that fentanyl is produced in Mexico and said that people in his country don’t consume the drug, but <a href="https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/DEA_GOV_DIR-008-20%20Fentanyl%20Flow%20in%20the%20United%20States_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Mexican transnational criminal organizations are “increasingly producing wholesale quantities of illicit fentanyl pills and smuggling them into the United States.” The DEA said that Mexico’s two largest cartels, the Sinaloa and the New Generation Jalisco, “are likely the primary trafficking groups responsible for smuggling fentanyl into the United States from Mexico.”
In December, Customs and Border Protection <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/train-caught-at-border-transporting-over-700000-fentanyl-pills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caught</a> a train heading into Arizona from Mexico transporting 700,000 fentanyl pills. The DEA reported that 50.6 million fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder had been found in the U.S. last year.
López Obrador’s deflection and criticism of the U.S. comes after he threatened to meddle in American elections after Republican politicians called for using the U.S. military to go after Mexico’s powerful drug cartels. Controversy around the issue erupted after four Americans were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-americans-kidnapped-in-mexico-found-dead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kidnapped</a> by a cartel in Mexico last week and two of them were murdered. 
“Starting today, we are going to initiate an information campaign (aimed at) Mexicans who live and work in the United States, and all Hispanics, to inform them about what we are doing in Mexico and how this initiative from the Republicans, besides being irresponsible, is an offense against the people on Mexico,” López Obrador said at a press conference last week. 
“A lack of respect for our independence, for our sovereignty,” he continued. “And if they do not change their attitude and think that they are going to use Mexico for their propagandist, electioneering, and (dirty) political purposes, we are going to call for them not to vote for that party, (due to its being) interventionist, inhumane, hypocritical, and corrupt.”

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Local authorities and state governments in the northeast U.S. are asking the federal government for more help as they deal with an influx of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigrants</a> crossing from Canada into the U.S. 
Between October 1, 2022, and February 28 of this year, around 2,000 Mexican migrants illegally crossed the Swanton Sector, a 24,000-square-mile stretch of border between Canada, New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Authorities recorded only 200 such crossings during the same time period of the previous year, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/border-crossings-canada-new-york-vermont-nh-up-tenfold-rcna75087" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, and the spike is causing alarm among Americans who live near the northern border. 
“People are scared,” a Champlain County, New York, resident said. “It’s the fear of the unknown. They’re [neighbors] worried about their safety, because they don’t know these people.”
Another New York resident told NBC that illegal immigrants have shown up at her home, leading her to set up security cameras. 
“It’s not something I would usually do,” she said. “But it makes me think twice. And with the kids and the family, I gotta install cameras.”
Due to Canada changing a <a href="https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/brfng-mtrls/prlmntry-bndrs/20200621/037/index-en.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> in 2016, Mexican migrants can fly to the country without visas. The migrants then attempt an illegal crossing from the north instead of trying to walk across the southern U.S. border, believing that will be an easier route to enter America illegally. The northern border only has 2,000 Border Patrol agents for a 5,000-mile stretch while the U.S.-Mexico border has 16,000 agents for 2,000 miles of border, according to NBC. 
Attempts to cross the northern border, however, can also be treacherous, especially in the middle of winter. The border along the Swanton Sector is heavily wooded and has limited access to emergency services, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-hampshire-governor-more-can-should-done-address-alarming-rise-northern-border-crossings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Last month, a Mexican migrant died while attempting to cross into Vermont from Canada. 
Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-hampshire-governor-more-can-should-done-address-alarming-rise-northern-border-crossings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> a letter earlier this week to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, requesting more federal agents to assist with the situation at his state’s border with Canada or for permission for state authorities to take more action to stop the illegal crossings. 
&#8220;The Biden Administration has cut funding and hindered the state’s ability to assist in patrolling the northern border,&#8221; Sununu wrote. &#8220;If the Biden Administration truly believes that securing the border is a priority, I hope you will partner with the State of New Hampshire to make this a reality.&#8221;
Earlier this month, DHS sent 25 additional Border Patrol agents to the northern border to help states handle the spike in illegal crossings.

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Two pilots involved in the downing of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea earlier this week were honored by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russian</a> government, the country&#8217;s Defense Ministry announced Friday. 
A $32 million U.S. MQ-9 Reaper spy drone was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-military-reaper-drone-over-black-sea">harassed</a> by Russian pilots, who dumped fuel on it before one of the Russian fighter jets collided with the surveillance drone’s propeller — causing U.S. forces to bring the drone down in international waters. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu celebrated the pilots’ actions on Friday, claiming they prevented the drone from flying into an airspace claimed by Russia The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-drone-intercept-ukraine-war-award-e44a71e10df71ac9f1af8d42487c8d1a?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=RelatedStories&amp;utm_campaign=position_02">reported</a>.
U.S. officials released <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-releases-footage-showing-russian-jets-harassing-drone-before-collision">footage</a> of the incident on Thursday showing a Russian Su-27 flying close to the U.S. drone. The footage also revealed damage to the drone’s propeller after the Russian jets flew next to it. 
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“Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023,” U.S. European Command said in a statement. “Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.”
 Some Russian officials have accused the U.S. of conducting surveillance flights to help the Ukrainians strike Russian targets, the AP reported. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev charged that the American surveillance drone’s actions this week were proof of increasingly hostile actions the U.S. has taken toward Russia over the course of Moscow’s war with Ukraine. 
“The Americans keep saying that they are not participating in hostilities,” Patrushev claimed during a press conference. “This is yet another confirmation that they are directly involved in these events, in the war.”
The White House called Russia’s actions “reckless” but said it has not determined if the Russian pilots intentionally downed the U.S. drone. 
“Incidents happen,” said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “And clearly we do not seek armed conflict with Russia and I believe at this point we should investigate this incident and move on from there.”
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Student-activists at the University of Pittsburgh are outraged that Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-knowles-doubles-down-on-trans-cpac-comments-that-set-internet-ablaze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Knowles</a> is scheduled to appear on campus and take part in a debate on transgenderism next month. 
The students called on the school officials to protect &#8220;LGBTQIA+ individuals&#8221; on campus from “language” that “directly threatens violence against trans individuals.” The Student Government Board also released a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CpwE0BSs6ZU/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> condemning Knowles’ planned appearance, along with other conservative events, as “transphobic hate.” 
Dylan Mitchell, president of the College Republicans at Pitt, the group hosting Knowles on April 18, told The Daily Wire that he is concerned the university will give in to leftist pressure and cancel the event. 
“It&#8217;s incredibly disappointing to see so many students at the University of Pittsburgh who are so averse to the concept of free speech. As college conservatives, we know there will always be backlash to our beliefs because we go against the tide of the majority, but that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so important that we stand up for ourselves and refuse to back down,” Mitchell said. 
Knowles was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wh-spokesperson-karine-jean-pierre-repeats-false-claim-michael-knowles-called-for-eradication-of-transgender-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener">harshly criticized</a> after multiple news outlets falsely reported that he called to eradicate transgender people during a recent speech, leading some people to accuse Knowles of calling for “genocide.” The Daily Beast edited its original headline, which claimed Knowles called for the “transgender community” to be eradicated, to reflect that the podcast host called for eradicating “transgenderism,” not people who identify as transgender. Rolling Stone made a similar update.
Despite Knowles clarifying that he was not calling for harm to be done to transgender people, a student at Pitt started a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/hold-the-university-of-pittsburgh-accountable-in-protecting-lgbtqia-individuals?redirect=false">petition</a> last week, telling the university that allowing people like Knowles to speak on campus is “unacceptable and against the values of this University.” 
Former college swimmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/swim-champ-riley-gaines-drops-shocking-claims-about-lia-thomas-on-crain-co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a> and Daily Wire Senior Editor Cabot Phillips, who are speaking to the Turning Point USA chapter at Pitt in the coming weeks, were also mentioned in the petition, which referred to them as “transphobes.” The petition has received more than 9,000 signatures.
So far, Pitt has not canceled any event hosted by the campus Republicans or Turning Point USA. The university released a <a href="https://www.communications.pitt.edu/services/media-relations/latest-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last week reaffirming the rights of campus groups to host “provocative” speakers. The administration’s statement, however, agreed with leftist students that “these events are toxic and hurtful for many people in our University community” and doubled down on its “unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.”
“Some members of our community have expressed concerns about Michael Knowles’ viewpoints, including Knowles’ recent statements about transgender people,” the statement said. “The University affirms its deep commitment to and support of all Pitt community members including our trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming community members.”
The Pitt College Republicans are standing their ground and still plan on hosting Knowles despite the backlash.
“We are not afraid,” Mitchell said. “We will stand up and represent those who are afraid of the backlash, and we&#8217;ll continue to stand up until conservatism is accepted on campus and nobody has to fear sharing their beliefs. Petition or not, we will certainly not be canceling this event, and we will be hosting more conservative voices in the future.”

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Leftist Students Melt Down Over Upcoming Michael Knowles Appearance At Pitt; University Says Event ‘Toxic,’ ‘Hurtful’

Leftist Students Melt Down Over Upcoming Michael Knowles Appearance At Pitt; University Says Event 'Toxic,' 'Hurtful'

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-stepping-down-from-committees-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) filed paperwork for a re-election bid on Tuesday, signaling the controversial Republican will fight for another term in office as he faces an ethics investigation and calls to resign from within his own party. 
Santos has already raised more than $5,000, meaning he had to file for re-election with the Federal Election Commission by the deadline on Tuesday, but the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/george-santos-2024-paperwork/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filing</a> does not mean Santos must run in 2024. The freshman congressman has been embroiled in scandals even before being sworn into office in early January. 
The House Ethics Committee launched an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congress-launches-investigation-into-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation</a> into Santos earlier this month after he made numerous false statements about his past and allegedly engaged in unlawful activity during his 2022 campaign. Santos allegedly “failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office,” according to a statement from the House Ethics Committee chairman and ranking member. 
Santos has admitted to lying to voters about his resume, including where he attended college and that he worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. The Republican congressman also claimed that he started an animal charity and saved thousands of dogs and cats between 2013 and 2018, but there is no evidence the charity existed. 
The Nassau County Republican Party, which represents most of Santos’ district, has pledged it would not support a re-election campaign by the congressman, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-14/george-santos-files-paperwork-for-2024-reelection-bid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“Whether or not George Santos indicates he will run for reelection has no bearing on the position of the Nassau County Republican Committee,” said Nassau County Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo Jr. “He will not receive the Nassau GOP’s endorsement for reelection in 2024. If he decides to run, we will oppose and beat him. He has no place in public service and I again call on him to do the very first honorable thing in his Congressional career — resign!”
Last month, after indicating he could step down if enough of his constituents wanted him to, Santos appeared to backtrack, tweeting, “I’m not leaving, I’m not hiding and I am NOT backing down.”

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