Daily Wire hosts Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh will attend President Donald Trump&#8217;s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night as guests of House Speaker Mike Johnson, who called the pair &#8220;pillars of the conservative movement.&#8221;
Shapiro and Walsh will join Johnson to hear Trump review his non-stop first month in office in a speech that is expected to focus on the economy, the southern border, and commitment to pursuing peace abroad. Trump has promised to &#8220;tell it like it is&#8221; during his speech, which is titled &#8220;Renewal of the American Dream.&#8221;
Johnson praised both Shapiro and Walsh for their work to fight against radical leftist ideology.
“I’m grateful to host Daily Wire culture warriors Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh as my guests for Tuesday’s address,” he told The Daily Wire. “As pillars of the conservative movement, both have been instrumental in confronting the failed ideologies of the left and advancing our commonsense, conservative principles.”
The speaker credited both hosts with helping to move public opinion through their platforms.
“Their crusades against radical gender ideology, antisemitism on college campuses, and the radical policies of the Democrat Party have been essential in shifting public opinion. We are honored to welcome them to the Capitol for President Trump’s historic return to Congress,” Johnson said.
Walsh and Shapiro will join Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing and hosts Michael Knowles and Andrew Klavan to appear on a Daily Wire “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/daily-wire-backstage-coming-tuesday-march-4th" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backstage</a>” show at 8:30 p.m. EST before Trump’s speech begins and will give their live reaction after he concludes.
Walsh previously met with Johnson after speaking outside a rally at the Supreme Court in December ahead of oral arguments in a suit challenging Tennessee’s law protecting children from irreversible transgender procedures.
“Had a chance to meet with Speaker Johnson yesterday after the rally,” Walsh <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattwalshblog/p/DDNF3AtPa7q/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Instagram at the time. “There’s a lot that the incoming congress can do to protect children from the trans agenda. I’m optimistic that they will act. A real sea change happening right now.”
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President Trump delivers a historic address to Congress, outlining his America First agenda—and Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh will be in DC for the historic event.
Join Backstage Live at 8:30 PM ET for a full watch party and unfiltered post-speech reaction. <a href="https://t.co/FP3YVNQOiK">https://t.co/FP3YVNQOiK</a>
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Other guests of Johnson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scoop-speaker-johnson-reveals-guest-list-trumps-big-speech-tuesday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> Trump’s border czar Tom Homan, Commonwealth LNG Chair Ben Dell, and former Hamas hostage Noa Argamani. Olivia Hayes, whose husband was allegedly killed by a drunk-driving illegal immigrant, will also be in attendance.

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The YMCA scrubbed guidance from its website saying that its campers should have access to bathrooms and cabins based on their gender identities after a campaign from a conservative parent group warned about the organization&#8217;s transgender policies. 
On Wednesday, The Daily Wire exclusively reported that American Parents Coalition had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/parents-sound-alarm-on-ymca-camps-allowing-men-in-girls-showers-and-cabins?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Parents+Sound+Alarm+On+YMCA+Camps+Allowing+Boys+In+Girls%E2%80%99+Showers+And+Cabins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> its followers that YMCA camps across the country allow boys who identify as girls into female facilities. By Friday, the YMCA had either scrubbed or restricted access to much of the content on its website related to gender ideology and diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
“After being called out for prioritizing radical, gender ideology over child safety, the YMCA is scrambling to delete and hide the evidence,” American Parents Coalition Executive Director Alleigh Marré told The Daily Wire. “The YMCA can delete and hide as many web pages as they want, but American Parents Coalition will continue to push for policies that protect girls in sports and in private spaces.”
dOne of the <a href="https://www.ymca.org/ystories/youth-teen-development/create-safe-spaces-for-lgbtq-campers">pages</a> that appears to have been removed from the website was called “How to Create a Safe Space for LGBTQ+ Campers” and was posted in 2017.  This archived <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240614040539/https://www.ymca.org/ystories/youth-teen-development/create-safe-spaces-for-lgbtq-campers">page</a> included recommendations that “all campers and staff have access to the facilities aligned with their gender identity and comfort within facility and resource limitations.” 
Other recommendations included working to “confound gender-based assumptions,” using “gender-neutral (or self-identified) pronouns,” marketing featuring same-sex couples or transgender individuals, partnering with organizations that “serve the LGBTQ+ community,” and celebrating Pride month. 
Already at YMCA facilities across the country, women and girls have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/82-year-old-woman-sues-after-disturbing-trans-incident-at-ymca-pool" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complained</a> about the presence of males in their locker rooms and shower areas. And certain camps, such as Camp Olson in Minnesota, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/parents-sound-alarm-on-ymca-camps-allowing-men-in-girls-showers-and-cabins?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Parents+Sound+Alarm+On+YMCA+Camps+Allowing+Boys+In+Girls%E2%80%99+Showers+And+Cabins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stipulate</a> that access to restrooms and overnight accommodations be based on gender identity. 
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Another YMCA webpage that was <a href="https://www.ymca.org/ystories/y-community/affirming-lgbtq-communities-with-pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restricted</a> was called “Affirming LGBTQ+ Communities with Pride.” This page <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250120190630/https://www.ymca.org/ystories/diversity-equity-inclusion/affirming-lgbtq-communities-with-pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">directed</a> visitors to radical organizations like the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schools-across-u-s-push-kids-to-chatrooms-where-they-can-talk-transgenderism-with-lgbtq-adults" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trevor Project</a>, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Gay, Lesbian &amp; Straight Education Network (GLSEN). 
The page also recommended working “with local officials, organizations and youth groups to ensure that policies support the LGBTQ+ community.”
A <a href="https://www.ymca.org/ystories/youth-teen-development/books-to-teach-empathy-kindness#:~:text=A%20Chair%20for%20My%20Mother,chair%20for%20all%20to%20enjoy." target="_blank" rel="noopener">page</a> with book recommendations for children was also restricted. One of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241112183430/https:/www.ymca.org/ystories/youth-teen-development/books-to-teach-empathy-kindness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">books</a>, aimed at children ages 4-7, was “George,” by Alex Gino, which describes a gender-confused boy.
“When people look at George, they see a boy. But George knows she’s a girl. George thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever until her teacher announces the title of the class play. This book is the candid and heartwarming story of a transgender girl and the support of her friends,” the description posted by the YMCA reads. 
Also <a href="https://www.ymca.org/ystories/y-community/showing-up-as-my-whole-self" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restricted</a> were similar pages on the YMCA’s promotion of Pride including a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250120095842/https:/www.ymca.org/ystories/diversity-equity-inclusion/showing-up-as-my-whole-self" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog post</a> by self-described “queer transgender woman” talking about how the YMCA of Greater Boston marched together in a Pride Parade. Another similar <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250218123149/https://www.ymca.org/ystories/y-community/thank-you-my-allies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> discussed the YMCA of the USA’s National LGBTQ+ Steering Committee. 
Other DEI-themed pages and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240801054953/https:/www.ymca.org/who-we-are/our-leadership/executives/lynda-gonzales-chavez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biographies</a> of employees working with DEI roles are restricted. For example, the bio page for Lynda Gonzales-Chavez, who was the YMCA’s Senior VP/Chief Global Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Officer, is no longer visible. Her role is now described as Chief Global Relations and Community Engagement Officer at YMCA.
Marré was not impressed with the removal of the LGBT-themed content. 
“Parents deserve complete transparency and accountability when it comes to their children. Make no mistake, until the YMCA announces new policies to safeguard children, they are only concealing the evidence,” she told The Daily Wire. “As parents, we cannot stop applying pressure to these institutions. This is just the first step in protecting our children from spaces that defy biological truth.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the State Department would start to “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students. 
Rubio said that the revocations would focus on those with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in “critical fields.” Rubio’s actions come after he froze all new student visa interviews pending the development of new admittance guidelines. 
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio announced in a statement. “We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”
There are roughly 275,000 Chinese students studying in the United States. 
Chinese theft of American intellectual property has been a problem for years, and several Chinese students have been charged and convicted of espionage. 
In 2020, a Chinese woman studying at Boston University named Yanqing Ye <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/fbi-wanted-yanqing-ye-china/">fled</a> the country after being accused of working for China while studying chemistry, physics, and biomedical engineering. According to the FBI, Ye was a lieutenant in the Chinese military but did not disclose that when she applied for a student visa. She reportedly gathered intelligence on two American scientists. 
In another <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/convicted-ex-chicago-illinois-institute-technology-college-student-chaoqun-ji-part-us-china-spy-swap/15596442/">incident</a>, a Chinese student named Chaoqun Ji, who was attending the Illinois Institute of Technology, was convicted in 2023 of acting as an unregistered agent for China after gathering information on defense contractors. 
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The targeting of Chinese student visas comes as the Trump administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-freezes-all-new-student-visa-interviews-in-major-blow-to-elite-universities?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Freezes+All+New+Student+Visa+Interviews+In+Major+Blow+To+Elite+Universities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has increased vetting</a> for what foreign students are allowed into the country. On Tuesday, Rubio signed a cable directing U.S. embassies to “not add any additional student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J) visa appointment capacity until further guidance is issued … which we anticipate in the coming days.”
The pause affects all applicants for student visas while the administration reportedly prepares guidance for expanded social media vetting requirements.
Rubio also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-announces-new-visa-restrictions-for-foreigners-who-censor-americans?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Rubio+Announces+New+Visa+Restrictions+For+Foreigners+Who+Censor+Americans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took steps</a> on Wednesday to implement new visa restrictions targeting foreigners “complicit” in censoring Americans.
“Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States,” Rubio said. “It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil.”
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School districts across the country have spent millions of federal dollars meant for low-income students pushing leftist concepts in the classroom, an education watchdog found.
Defending Education released a <a href="https://defendinged.org/investigations/hijacked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> on Wednesday detailing how 55 school districts have used federal funding to push DEI, restorative justice, and Social Emotional Learning. The funds, many of which have been allocated through Title I and Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act, are meant to help schools with high percentages of students from low-income families.
Despite the intention of the funds, they often have gone toward things like racially-focused programs, training teachers to grade with equity, racial equity consulting, and other DEI initiatives. The report, which was first shared with The Daily Wire, found that $19,022,259 in federal funding, primarily through Title I, II, and IV, was spent by districts on DEI, restorative justice, and Social Emotional Learning.
&#8220;Instead of prioritizing reading, writing and arithmetic, school districts across the country have spent nearly $20 million in federal funds on organizations and consultants promoting progressive ideology in K-12 education,&#8221; Defending Education Investigative Reporter Kendall Tietz told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Programs centered on social emotional learning, as well as race- and sex-based content, often seek to influence students’ thoughts and beliefs by framing their understanding of the world through the lens of identity politics. Time and again, district spending illustrates how lucrative far-Left programming is for education activists,&#8221; she added.
The Hayward Unified School District in California in 2022 <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36030212&amp;MID=12241&amp;enIID=QwwltgiXsyTABQiud78D9A%3D%3D&amp;srch=Crescendo+Education+Group&amp;ktype=Exact&amp;Tab=Agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allocated</a> $110,000 in Title funds for the Crescendo Education Group to train teachers in &#8220;equitable grading.&#8221; This means that teachers were <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/meetings/TempFolder/Meetings/Crescendo%20Contract_263810gssymh5t4goa0bbsvvyshlxo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taught</a> &#8220;grading and assessment practices that are more accurate,&#8221; &#8220;bias-resistant,&#8221; and &#8220;motivational.&#8221;
Similarly, Jefferson Union High School District in California <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36030270&amp;MID=30931&amp;enIID=XF0tHbtuREKlVhP4rewS5w%3D%3D&amp;srch=Crescendo+Education+Group&amp;ktype=Exact&amp;Tab=Agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> nearly $300,000 in Title 1 funding for Crescendo Education to provide training on equitable grading from 2022 to 2024.
Hayward also <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36030212&amp;MID=14139&amp;enIID=oZpdaoyzbSn2syrxwUSYsw%3D%3D&amp;srch=woke+kindergarten&amp;ktype=Exact&amp;Tab=Agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">used</a> $200,000 in Comprehensive Support and Improvement funds for a contract with the organization &#8220;Woke Kindergarten&#8221; to push teachers to <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/meetings/TempFolder/Meetings/Woke%20Kindergarten_Contract%20Amendment_315462gssymh5t4goa0bbsvvyshlxo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adop</a>t a &#8220;healing-centered &amp; liberatory learning practices made possible by developing their understanding of teaching through an abolitionist lens.&#8221;
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In nearby San Rafael City Schools, the school board used Title IV dollars in both 2023 and 2024 to <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36030430&amp;MID=24502&amp;enIID=qCU3Hpr7yvVXtplus6VZUZBNQ%3D%3D&amp;srch=black+girls&amp;ktype=Exact&amp;Tab=Agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">create</a> a &#8220;Black Girls Group,&#8221; described as a place for &#8220;young Black girls to discuss, understand, and combat racism while fostering a sense of belonging.&#8221;
Another California school that has used federal funds to push racialized programs is West Contra Costa Unified School District, which <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36030499&amp;MID=15557&amp;enIID=2pn8i9ccAkk8QnQESUCYeg%3D%3D&amp;srch=Wayfinder&amp;ktype=Exact&amp;Tab=Agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> over $330,000 in Title I funds in 2022 and 2024 for Improve Your Tomorrow&#8217;s College Academy program, whose <a href="https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/meetings/TempFolder/Meetings/Contract%20Summary.092122_344094gssymh5t4goa0bbsvvyshlxo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mission</a> is to &#8220;increase the number of young men of color&#8221; going to college.
In Illinois, the Township High School District 211 <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/il/thsd211/Board.nsf/files/D3CHEU48303C/$file/Approval%20of%20Minutes%20--%20February%2022%2C%202024%20(03-21-24).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> $55,000 in Title II grants for professional development trainings with Courageous Conversations, an organization that <a href="https://courageousconversation.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> it wants to pursue &#8220;racial equity&#8221; by uncovering &#8220;personal and institutional biases.&#8221;
Indianapolis Public Schools has <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/indianapolis-public-schools-paid-racial-equity-consultant-1-3-million-over-10-years-including-over-680000-in-title-i-funds-adopts-equity-policy-that-calls-color-blindness-a-present-day-r/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> hundreds of thousands of Title I funding on contracts with the Racial Equity Institute, another group of consultants steeped in racial ideology. Other districts, like Lorain City Schools in Ohio, have <a href="https://filecabinet10.eschoolview.com/A37642F5-4C14-4F55-8D03-5BCCF1F87568/d37bd1be-ad61-4303-83f5-2893f8ff1a43.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> over $13,000 in Title IV on services from the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland for &#8220;services.&#8221; It is unclear what those services were.
Defending Education&#8217;s report also highlights how school districts have used federal funds to implement Social Emotional Learning concepts, pointing to contracts with organizations like Panorama Education, the Committee for Children, and Project Wayfinder.
Advocates of social emotional learning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-social-emotional-learning-is-nothing-more-than-unlicensed-therapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">say</a> that the thinking behind it is that schools teach students how to regulate their emotions, develop healthy identities, build positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
According to Defending Education, 17 school districts have used federal funding to pay Panorama Education $2,427,721 using federal grants for their survey platform or related services. Panorama Education, which has <a href="https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/introducing-panorama-for-social-emotional-learning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed</a> Social Emotional Learning techniques, says that it allows local districts to tailor use of its platforms to their own needs and that it only provides the technology and doesn&#8217;t push any ideology.
The Committee for Children told The Daily Wire that its SEL programs &#8220;are evidence-based and focused on helping young people develop skills to support safety, well-being, and academic success. They are not political or ideological in nature. They are welcomed and actively used across thousands of communities in all 50 states, just as they have been for more than 40 years.&#8221;
The Education Department has indicated that it may be scrutinizing schools&#8217; implementation of Social Emotional Learning concepts to ensure that it is not being used as a workaround for restrictions on DEI. In an <a href="https://www.ed.gov/media/document/frequently-asked-questions-about-racial-preferences-and-stereotypes-under-title-vi-of-civil-rights-act-109530.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAQ sheet</a>, the Education Department said that some schools have looked to use SEL to push DEI through other means.
&#8220;Other schools have sought to veil racially discriminatory policies with terms like &#8216;social-emotional learning&#8217; or &#8216;culturally responsive&#8217; teaching. But whether an initiative constitutes unlawful discrimination does not turn solely on whether it is labeled &#8216;DEI&#8217; or uses terminology such as &#8216;diversity,&#8217; &#8216;equity,&#8217; or &#8216;inclusion,'&#8221; the departments wrote in February.
The Trump administration has directed all federal funding to be cut from schools receiving federal money if they push racial and gender ideologies on students. Already, the Education Department has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-deals-blow-to-taxpayer-funded-leftist-activist-training-program?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Deals+Blow+To+Taxpayer-Funded+Leftist+Activist+Training+Program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taken action</a> to cut off funding for entities pushing radical ideology, including $1 billion in &#8220;mental-health grants,&#8221; many of which were going toward training leftist activists.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Canada was &#8220;considering&#8221; becoming the 51st state in exchange for free participation in his Golden Dome missile defense program.
Trump, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reveals-new-details-about-golden-dome-missile-defense-system-to-protect-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last week that his administration had developed a draft architecture for the Golden Dome project, said Canada would have to pay around $61 billion to join the program but not become a state. While Trump has frequently suggested that Canada could become a state, Canadian leaders have consistently rejected the idea.
&#8220;I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State,&#8221; Trump posted on Truth Social. &#8220;They are considering the offer!&#8221;
The Golden Dome, which is projected to cost around $175 billion, is supposed to protect America from hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles. Last week, Trump said he expects the program to be &#8220;fully operational&#8221; by the end of his term.
“Once fully constructed, the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world, and even if they are launched from space, and we will have the best system ever built,” Trump said. “We will truly be completing the job that President Reagan started 40 years ago forever ending the missile threat to the American homeland.”
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Last week, he said that Canada was in talks to join the program, but would have to pay their &#8220;fair share &#8221; if they wanted in. Prime Minister Mark Carney <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4ee9jmk17o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> that he was in talks with the Trump administration about the Golden Dome.
&#8220;Canadians gave the prime minister a strong mandate to negotiate a comprehensive new security and economic relationship with the United States,&#8221; Carney spokeswoman Audrey Champoux said. &#8220;These discussions naturally include strengthening NORAD [North American Aerospace Defense Command] and related initiatives such as the Golden Dome.&#8221;
Carney has consistently said that Canada would never become part of the United States, telling Trump during a visit to the Oval Office earlier this year that his country would not be open to the suggestion.
&#8220;As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,&#8221; Carney <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mark-carney-canada-meeting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re sitting in one right now, Buckingham Palace that you visited, as well. And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign the last several months, it&#8217;s not for sale, it won&#8217;t be for sale, ever. But the opportunity is in the partnership and what we can build together.&#8221;
The first $25 billion for the Golden Dome is included in the House budget bill, which passed last week.

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As kids prepare to head off to summer camp, a conservative group is warning parents that their daughters may not be safe at YMCA facilities across the country.
The American Parents Coalition on Wednesday urged parents to &#8220;beware&#8221; that the YMCA determines access to overnight cabins, locker rooms, and showers on the basis of gender identity. The coalition says that many YMCA facilities may not inform parents that boys could be bunking or showering with female campers, raising safety and privacy concerns.
“Parents deserve the truth — especially when it involves the possibility that their children could be put in a situation where they’re expected to share private spaces with members of the opposite sex,&#8221; American Parents Coalition Executive Director Alleigh Marré told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Too many YMCA branches are putting gender ideology ahead of child safety by allowing locker rooms, showers, and cabins to become a free-for-all. This is unacceptable. Parents must question their local YMCA to ensure their child’s safety and advocate for sex-based spaces where they do not exist.”
Nationally, the YMCA <a href="https://www.ymca.org/ystories/youth-teen-development/create-safe-spaces-for-lgbtq-campers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recommends</a> that &#8220;all campers and staff have access to the facilities aligned with their gender identity and comfort within facility and resource limitations.&#8221; The recommendations also suggest including transgender-identifying individuals in camp marketing.
YMCA camps and facilities across the country have adopted these guidelines, allowing females to be exposed to males in bathrooms or bunk with a person of the opposite sex. For example, Camp Olson in Longville, Minnesota, says access to facilities is based on gender identity, not sex.
&#8220;Access to gendered spaces (e.g. restrooms, overnight accommodations) should be based on gender identity. Sex assigned at birth, physical characteristics, or presentation should not dictate the use of gendered space. Trans individuals may select either restroom,&#8221; the camp&#8217;s <a href="https://campolson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/LGBTQ-Inclusion-Policy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guidelines</a> say. &#8220;Requiring someone to use a bathroom or other gendered space of the gender they do not identify can be detrimental to an individual&#8217;s well-being and safety and puts Camp Olson at risk for discrimination complaints.&#8221;
The policy adds that if a female is uncomfortable using the same facility as a male identifying as female, then the female should use an alternate space, saying that &#8220;no one should be required to use an alternative restroom because they are trans.&#8221;
Rooming assignments at Camp Olson are also based on &#8220;gender identity,&#8221; with &#8220;requests taken into account for comfort and safety. All campers will be asked to select a cabin gender where they will feel most comfortable for that session upon registration.&#8221;
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The guidelines also stipulate that the camp does not need to inform parents if a camper decides to identify as transgender at the camp.
&#8220;If an individual comes out and/or chooses to be their authentic self at Camp Olson, this means they feel safe and brave enough to share a personal part of themselves that others may not see, understand or accept. It is crucial to note that an individual should not be outed without their permission, whether intentionally or accidentally, to other participants, staff, or their own families,&#8221; the camp says.
The Lakeland Hills YMCA in New Jersey, the Door County YMCA in Wisconsin, and the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit have similar policies, the American Parents Coalition says.
The Door County YMCA <a href="https://www.doorcountyymca.org/sites/doorcountyymca/files/2023-09/Locker%20Room%20Guidelines%209.19.23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that all guests &#8220;have the right to use the locker room facilities that correspond with their gender presentation (physical presentation) AND gender identity.&#8221; The policy adds that those &#8220;who are not fully transitioned&#8221; should use the Universal Locker Room. The Daily Wire reached out for clarification on what &#8220;fully transitioned&#8221; meant.
Lakeland Hills YMCA <a href="https://lakelandhillsymca.com/about/terms-policies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that its gender identity policy was adopted in part because of New Jersey state law. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination bans most entities from <a href="https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcr/downloads/fact-Gender-Discrimination-03.06.17.pdf">requiring bathroom use</a> to be dictated by sex, not gender identity.
The American Parents Coalition recommends that parents reach out to their local YMCAs to ensure that they are notified if their child may be forced to share a bathroom or locker room with someone of the opposite sex.
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In recent years, the YMCA has seen controversy break out after customers have complained about the presence of males in female spaces. Julie Jaman, an 82-year-old woman from Washington, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/82-year-old-woman-sues-after-disturbing-trans-incident-at-ymca-pool" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was banned</a> for life from her local YMCA after she spoke out after seeing a man in the women&#8217;s changing area.
Jaman said that she saw a man watching two young girls. After complaining about the presence of a male in the female locker room, Jaman was told by pool staff that her language was “discriminatory&#8221; and was later blocked from ever returning. In an ongoing lawsuit, Jaman says that the facility violated her First Amendment rights to free speech.
Other incidents have occurred across the country, from <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/male-claiming-to-be-female-under-investigation-for-indecent-exposure-in-ymca-womens-locker-room-honey-im-a-woman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Missouri</a> to <a href="https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/fairborn-transgender-woman-not-guilty-in-xenia-ymca-indecent-exposure-case/HON655VOQZA2TNBHAPFP46YJAQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio,</a> where women and girls have complained about being exposed to naked males in the female locker rooms.

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The Trump administration is pushing for all federal agencies to cancel or transition away from contracts with Harvard University by June 6.
Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum wrote in a Tuesday letter to all federal agencies to take steps to end any contract they might have with Harvard, accusing the university of engaging in racial discrimination in admissions and other discriminatory behavior. The contracts total approximately $100 million.
&#8220;We recommend that your agency terminate for convenience each contract that it determines has failed to meet its standards, and transition to a new vendor those contracts that could be better serviced by an alternative counterparty. Going forward, we also encourage your agency to seek alternative vendors for future services where you had previously considered Harvard,&#8221; Gruenbaum wrote in a letter obtained by The Daily Wire. &#8220;We look forward to assisting you with terminating or transitioning these contracts.&#8221;
The letter cites numerous examples of how the Trump administration believes Harvard violated federal law.
&#8220;As relevant here, GSA (U.S. General Services Administration) understands that Harvard continues to engage in race discrimination, including in its admissions process and in other areas of student life. The statistical evidence of Harvard’s racial discrimination in their admissions — as revealed in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard — is shocking, to say the least,&#8221; Gruenbaum wrote. 
The letter noted that admissions rates for the top academic performance varied widely by race. The administration said the admission rates for the highest academic decile were 56% for African Americans, 31% for Hispanics, 15% for whites, and 13% for Asians.
&#8220;Harvard has shown no indication of reforming their admissions process — to the contrary, Harvard now has to offer a remedial math course, which has been described as &#8216;middle school math,&#8217; for incoming freshmen. These are the direct results of employing discriminatory factors, instead of merit, in admission decisions,&#8221; Gruenbaum wrote. 
Gruenbaum added that Harvard was suspected of having racial preferences not only in admissions, but also in hiring.
&#8220;Harvard is suspected of engaging in a pattern or practice of disparate treatment in hiring, promotion, compensation, and other personnel related actions,&#8221; he wrote. 
He also cited &#8220;discriminatory practices&#8221; at the Harvard Law Review, which reportedly include expedited review for minority authors. The Trump administration previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-launches-probe-into-harvard-law-review-over-treatment-of-white-contributors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opened up</a> a probe into the journal last month.
The Trump administration has also taken issue with Harvard&#8217;s handling of anti-Israel protests, including the awarding of a $65,000 fellowship to a protester accused of assaulting a Jewish student.
&#8220;Harvard’s ongoing inaction in the face of repeated and severe harassment and targeting of its students has at times grounded day-to-day campus operations to a halt, deprived Jewish students of learning and research opportunities to which they are entitled, and profoundly alarmed the general public,&#8221; Gruenbaum wrote. 
More than $2 billion in federal funds for Harvard have been frozen as the university has pushed back on the Trump administration&#8217;s actions to crack down on DEI and campus activism.

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