&#8220;Totally Objective&#8221; CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin took to the airwaves on Tuesday to gush over &#8220;jacked&#8221; President Obama. 
Ugh. 
During a segment on the ever-important topic, photos of the former president kite-surfing were shown on screen. That&#8217;s when Ms. Baldwin, unable to contain herself, said, &#8220;I mean, can we say on TV that President Obama is jacked?&#8221;
Like a &#8220;totally objective&#8221; giddy school girl doing the &#8220;news,&#8221; Baldwin giggled uncontrollably. 
CNN host Brianna Keilar, who was on air with Baldwin at the time, succinctly replied, &#8220;Well, you just said it.&#8221;
&#8220;He seems to have had some time perhaps to spend some time in the gym, which he did make a regular habit of that as president,&#8221; she added. 
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Well, that&#8217;s it. You had a good run, universe. But I think we can all agree this was the last straw. <a href="https://t.co/XP95CnsNX3">pic.twitter.com/XP95CnsNX3</a>
&#8212; Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) <a href="https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/829068149068853248">February 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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And the appropriate reaction provided by Red State managing editor Caleb Howe: 
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Well, that&#8217;s it. You had a good run, universe. But I think we can all agree this was the last straw. <a href="https://t.co/XP95CnsNX3">pic.twitter.com/XP95CnsNX3</a>
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 It&#8217;s nice to see the love affair between Obama and the media is still going strong. 

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Elon Musk on Saturday evening officially announced the creation of a new political party, which he called the &#8220;America Party.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-doge-is-the-monster-that-might-have-to-go-back-and-eat-elon">Musk has been at odds with President Donald Trump</a> over the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-big-beautiful-bill-at-historic-july-4-ceremony-a-triumph-of-democracy">One Big, Beautiful Bill</a>, which was signed into law on Friday. He has taken to the term &#8220;uniparty&#8221; to describe both Republicans and Democrats, claiming that neither party is willing to deal with spending.
&#8220;By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!&#8221; Musk said on X, referring to a poll the billionaire posted on Friday.
&#8220;When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste &amp; graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.&#8221;
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By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!
When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste &amp; graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy.
Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom. <a href="https://t.co/9K8AD04QQN">https://t.co/9K8AD04QQN</a>
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1941584569523732930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
Musk suggested the new party will focus on reducing debt and regulation. It will promote &#8220;responsible spending only,&#8221; free speech, and the modernization of the U.S. Military, among other political issues.
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Yeah!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1941616039827017825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
On Friday, Musk seemed to outline his targeted strategy with the new party. He said it would make sense to focus on &#8220;2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,&#8221; to effectively swing votes in Congress.
&#8220;One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,&#8221; Musk wrote. &#8220;Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.&#8221;
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One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.
Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1941125459628179641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
Musk&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-doge-is-the-monster-that-might-have-to-go-back-and-eat-elon">rift</a> with Trump started last month over the bill. Musk went so far as to publicly suggest the president had unsavory ties to Jeffrey Epstein and was repressing the release of the Epstein Files to protect himself, though Musk later said he regretted his attacks on Trump, saying some of them “went too far.”
Last week, Trump suggested he could have Musk&#8217;s brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), look into the tech billionaire and the massive amount of government subsidies he receives for his businesses.
“DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon,” the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-doge-is-the-monster-that-might-have-to-go-back-and-eat-elon">told</a> the press.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-big-beautiful-bill-at-historic-july-4-ceremony-a-triumph-of-democracy">Trump Signs Big, Beautiful Bill At Historic July 4 Ceremony: ‘A Triumph Of Democracy’</a>
The announcement from Musk comes with Trump on a roll politically. Not only has he secured a victory with Congress passing his signature legislation, but he is still riding high from negotiating peace between Iran and Israel. And on July 4, as Trump signed the One, Big Beautiful Bill into law, B-2 bombers flew overhead to honor the successful strike on Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, and remind Americans of his achievements.
The last time a third party candidate won the presidency was in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln won as a Republican.

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Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday and is facing deportation to Mexico for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.
The arrest came just days after Chávez faced off against boxer and influencer Jake Paul in Anaheim, California. Chávez lost the match.
Chávez, a Mexican citizen, has committed numerous crimes while staying in the United States and has apparent ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. He&#8217;s facing organized crime charges in Mexico.
“This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate with an active arrest warrant for trafficking guns, ammunition, and explosives was arrested by ICE,&#8221; Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
McLaughlin noted that Chávez was allowed re-entry into the United States under the Biden administration and emphasized that under President Donald Trump, cartel affiliates will not be allowed to remain in the country.
&#8220;It is shocking the previous administration flagged this criminal illegal alien as a public safety threat, but chose to not prioritize his removal and let him leave and COME BACK into our country,” she said. “Under President Trump, no one is above the law — including world-famous athletes.&#8221;
&#8220;Our message to any cartel affiliates in the U.S. is clear: We will find you and you will face consequences,&#8221; McLaughlin added. &#8220;The days of unchecked cartel violence are over.”
Homeland Security <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/03/dhs-announces-ice-arrest-mexican-boxer-sinaloa-cartel-affiliate-active-criminal">said</a> in a press release that Chávez is being processed for &#8220;expedited removal from the United States.&#8221; The boxer has an &#8220;active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives,&#8221; the department added.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday that she hopes Chávez &#8220;will be deported and serve the sentence in Mexico.&#8221;
Chávez&#8217;s B2 tourist visa expired in February 2024. Two months later, he filed an application for Lawful Permanent Resident status, based on his marriage to an American citizen, who is connected to the Sinaloa Cartel.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in December 2024 made a referral to ICE that Chávez is an &#8220;egregious public safety threat.&#8221; However, he was still allowed reentry and was paroled into the U.S. under the Biden administration.
Homeland Security said it determined on June 27 that Chávez was &#8220;in the country illegally and removable,&#8221; following multiple fraudulent statements on his application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident.
The department noted the following from Chávez&#8217;s rap sheet:
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<li>On January 22, 2012, California Highway Patrol arrested Chavez and charged him with DUI alcohol/drugs and Driving Without a License. On June 23, 2012, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, convicted Chavez for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 13 days in jail and 36 months’ probation.</li>
<li>On January 14, 2023, a District Judge issued an arrest warrant for Chavez, for the offense of organized crime for the purpose of committing crimes of weapons trafficking and manufacturing crimes, in the modality of those who participate in clandestinely bringing weapons, ammunition, cartridges, explosives into the country; and those who manufacture weapons, ammunition, cartridges, and explosives without the corresponding permit.</li>
<li>On January 7, 2024, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested Chavez and charged him with Illegal Possession of Any Assault Weapon and Manufacture or Import Short Barreled Rifle. The court convicted Chavez of these charges.</li>
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UPDATE: At least 51 bodies, including 15 children, have been recovered from the flooding that started on Friday in Texas.
Meteorologists say it was once-in-100-years rainfall in a very flash flood-prone area. The Guadalupe River reportedly rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes.
Rescue efforts are still underway for those missing, including 27 girls from Camp Mystic, a private Christian all-girls camp along the Guadalupe River.
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UPDATE: The record-breaking flooding in Texas has already claimed 43 lives, Texas officials confirmed on Saturday evening.
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Every press conference update is a gut punch.
43 confirmed dead from Guadalupe flood
4 dead from this morning&#8217;s flood in Travis County
Search and rescue for the missing continues for both disaster areas
— Avery Tomasco (@averytomascowx) <a href="https://twitter.com/averytomascowx/status/1941641807965597900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
Additionally, officials have revealed more details about the flooding near Camp Mystic, a private all-girls Christian camp located near the Guadalupe River. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the camp was packed with 750 girls, and young camp counselors helped usher hundreds of girls to safety during the night. &#8220;There was heroism, yesterday, everywhere,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;We&#8217;re not gonna give up looking for them,&#8221; Patrick added, noting that 27 girls are still missing.
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Texas Lieutenant Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/DanPatrick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanPatrick</a> shares harrowing flood survival story from Camp Mystic: &#8220;The water was at the door. The camp counselor took a rock and smashed out the window. They climbed out the window in bare feet and nothing but a night gown on, in neck high water.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/mRQZDk06Xr">pic.twitter.com/mRQZDk06Xr</a>
— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1941626691350143312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
UPDATE: Texas officials on Saturday afternoon confirmed that 32 people have been confirmed dead from the dangerous flooding in Texas. Fourteen of the victims have been identified as children.
Five bodies of the recovered adults and three children remain unidentified, officials said.
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🚨 BREAKING: The deathtoll from the Texas floods is now up to 32, including 14 children
This is absolutely devastating.
These poor families need every single prayer you can muster. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. <a href="https://t.co/FS4JBt0uPf">pic.twitter.com/FS4JBt0uPf</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1941599442299244916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
The number of fatalities is expected to rise.
UPDATE: At least 27 girls from a Christian summer camp called Camp Mystic are still unaccounted for after record-breaking flooding in Texas, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/05/us/texas-floods">according</a> to The New York Times. The initial estimate of missing girls hovered somewhere around 20 on Saturday morning.
It&#8217;s also been confirmed that the death toll has risen to 29, including at least nine children.
UPDATE: President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the devastating flooding in Texas, offering the support of his administration and his prayers.
&#8220;The Trump Administration is working with State and Local Officials on the ground in Texas in response to the tragic flooding that took place yesterday,&#8221; the president posted to Truth Social. &#8220;Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will be there shortly.&#8221;
As secretary of the Department of Homeland Security secretary, Noem oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
&#8220;Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!&#8221;
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UPDATE: On Saturday, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said the total number of confirmed deaths from the flooding is 27, including nine children. About 850 people had been rescued so far, according to authorities.
Additionally, one 13-year-old camper from Camp Mystic <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/kerrville-texas-flooding-camp-girls-missing-guadalupe-river-flood-waters-hit-mystic-least-27-dead/16970067/">said</a> the facility was &#8220;completely destroyed&#8221; by the flooding. &#8220;A helicopter landed and started taking people away. It was really scary,&#8221; the teen, Elinor Lester, said.
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Breaking: Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha says the number of fatailities in Kerr County has increased to 27. 18 are adults, and 9 are children. At this time, 6 of the adults remain unidentified, and 1 child remains unidentified.
— Matt Stringer (@WestTxStringer) <a href="https://twitter.com/WestTxStringer/status/1941514058097885228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
Original post:
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph" data-uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmcq550ex0003356nu34gfdty@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-article-gutter="true">First responders continue to search for at least 20 girls from a private Christian all-girls summer camp in Texas, amid record-setting flooding in the state.
The camp, called Camp Mystic, is located near the Guadalupe River. In less than two hours, the water levels reportedly rose more than 20 feet.
Journalist Nick Sortor posted on X early Saturday morning that two girls from the camp have been found dead.
&#8220;Words cannot begin to describe how heartbroken I am to report this,&#8221; Sortor wrote. &#8220;The bodies of multiple children from Camp Mystic have now been recovered from the floods here in Texas.&#8221;
&#8220;I’ve been sitting on this news for a few hours so that families could be notified,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;There are still 20 girls missing from the camp. Absolutely devastating. PLEASE keep praying. And Rest in Peace, Sarah Marsh, Janie Hunt, and the other victims lost tonight.&#8221;
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Words cannot begin to describe how heartbroken I am to report this.
The bodies of multiple children from Camp Mystic have now been recovered from the floods here in Texas.
I’ve been sitting on this news for a few hours so that families could be notified.
There are still 20… <a href="https://t.co/JiSziRTJ1w">pic.twitter.com/JiSziRTJ1w</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1941391391214444630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
A mother named Serena Aldrich <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/weather/mother-rescued-girls-camp-mystic-flooding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NewsNation on Friday that her two daughters, ages 9 and 12, were found unharmed after attending Camp Mystic.
“They’re glad to be home and worried about their friends. They are strong,&#8221; Aldrich said, adding that she feels &#8220;blessed&#8221; and &#8220;grateful&#8221; to have her girls back.
It&#8217;s unclear how many girls remain missing from the camp, though some reports pin the number at 23 to 25 girls, while other reports indicate 20 girls remain unaccounted for.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said they are notifying parents about their daughters and working hard to find the girls. “We will do everything humanly possible 24/7, looking in every tree and turning over every rock, to find your daughter or son,” he <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/camp-mystic-summer-camp-flooding/">said</a>. “The 500 people in the field are looking for your daughter.”
At another girls camp, called Heart O’ the Hills, it&#8217;s been confirmed that camp director and co-owner Jane Ragsdale died in the flooding.
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph" data-uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmcq5e4m30009356nvawbgi7m@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-article-gutter="true">“We have received word that Jane Ragsdale did not make it,” the camp <a href="https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/texas-flooding-07-05-2025-hnk">said</a> about Ragsdale&#8217;s death. “We are mourning the loss of a woman who influenced countless lives and was the definition of strong and powerful.”
Throughout Kerr County, more than 230 people have been rescued or evacuated, according to CNN. The county sheriff said on Saturday that at least 24 people have been confirmed dead.

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Dozens of top staffers in the Trump administration are earning nearly $200,000 a year, with average pay hovering around $114,000 annually.
The Trump administration has far fewer staffers on the payroll compared to the Biden administration, however, average pay in the Trump White House is about $5,000 higher.
The highest paid White House staffer is Jacalynne B. Klopp, a senior adviser earning $225,700, <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/white-house-salary-list-reveals-top-earners-here-is-how-much-president-trump-earns/3902044/">according</a> to the White House&#8217;s annual salary report. Following behind Klopp is Edgar Mkrtchian, associate counsel, who earns $203,645 per year.
Dozens of other staffers, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Border Czar Tom Homan, Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller, and Trade Counselor Peter Navarro, each make $195,200.
President Joe Biden&#8217;s White House employed 564 people in 2024, compared to just over 400 under President Donald Trump. The average Trump White House staffer earns $114,194 per year, compared to $109,166 for Biden staffers.
Most deputy assistant positions make $155,000-$175,000, and presidential speechwriters earn between $92,500-$121,500 during Trump&#8217;s second term, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/02/white-house-salaries-trump-administration-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com">per</a> Axios. More than 108 other employees earn between $59,000-$80,000.
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Some White House staffers under Trump do not receive compensation from the White House, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who holds a number of positions in the administration, including national security advisor. Rubio, like Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, receives pay from the State Department.
President Trump in theory receives an annual salary of $400,000, plus additional money for expenses, entertainment, and a redecorating allowance &#8212; totaling around $569,000. However, Trump donated his salary his first term in office.
His Quarter 1 salary during his first term, for example, was donated to the Department of Interior, specifically the National Park Service to aid in its goal of preserving our country’s national security, <a href="https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/president-donald-j-trump-donate-salary-department-education/">according</a> to the White House. <a href="https://www.aol.com/alligator-alcatraz-florida-everglades-photos-192012169.html">According</a> to Forbes, Trump donated at least $1.4 million to various federal agencies during that term.
Trump will donate his salary this term, too, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-reveals-highest-paid-staffers-8-taking-no-salaries">according</a> to Fox News.

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It seems the whole world is rethinking the transgender procedures for kids.
Peer-reviewed studies show their long-term harm. European countries are moving to ban the practice. And just last week, the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Skrmetti that Tennessee&#8217;s law banning trans procedures for minors could stand. That landmark decision opens the door for future bans, and even caused The New York Times to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/magazine/scotus-transgender-care-tennessee-skrmetti.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QE8.7tVl.6ppovQTiJISu&amp;smid=url-share">warn</a> that the case may have &#8220;set the movement back a generation.&#8221;
But one group simply refuses to back down: the American medical establishment.
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently reaffirmed its commitment to performing transgender procedures on minors, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-largest-medical-association-sides-with-child-mutilation-after-scotus-ruling">The Daily Wire</a> recently chronicled.
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They&#8217;re joined by a coalition of groups that essentially represent the entirety of the American medical establishment — including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — to say nothing of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which has long been at the forefront of the effort to make transgender procedures available to children.
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The AMA&#8217;s new president, <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/bobby-mukkamala-sworn-ama-president-william-underwood-iii-chosen-president-elect">Dr. Bobby Mukkamala</a>, condemned Skrmetti, <a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/ama-press-releases/ama-statement-united-states-v-skrmetti">saying</a> without a hint of irony that “all patients deserve access to high-quality, evidence-based medical care.” He added that decisions about medical treatment “must be made through a shared decision-making process between the patient and their physician.”
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Though the AMA has new leadership, the support for transgender procedures for children goes back years. About a year and a half ago, the AMA hosted a conversation on “what doctors should know&#8221; about so-called trans teens. The conversation was jarring, with one doctor claiming a child can know their gender is apparently wrong by age four. 
&#8220;What we know about gender formation for all human beings is that young people really do know their gender by about age four,&#8221; Dr. M. Brett Cooper <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOdEIdwTZY">said</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s that young female assigned at birth that says, &#8216;Mom, I am a boy,&#8217; or, &#8216;Mom, I&#8217;m like my brother. I&#8217;m a boy too.&#8217; And they keep saying that, over and over and over again. Those are the folks that likely, but not always, will have a very firm gender diverse identity.” 
Notably, in October 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-stops-texas-doctors-who-illegally-gave-children-gender-transition-drugs">sued</a> Cooper, as well as other doctors, for prescribing “gender transition” drugs to dozens of Texas children in violation of Texas law.
In 2023, the AMA passed a resolution to commit to working with legislators to oppose policies that curb access to these treatments or prioritize parental rights. The resolution also promised collaboration with other organizations to “educate the Federation of State Medical Boards about the importance of gender-affirming care.”
The group also enthusiastically supported Dr. Rachel Levine’s nomination as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden. Levine, a male who identifies as a woman, is a proponent of all types of trans drugs and procedures for minors, and once talked about children going through the “wrong puberty.” 
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Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Levine — who transitioned *as an adult* — dismisses the question of why children can’t wait until they turn 18 to pursue sex change surgeries:
“Adolescence is hard and puberty is hard. What if you’re going through the wrong puberty?”
This… <a href="https://t.co/vJAIwKE6Vl">pic.twitter.com/vJAIwKE6Vl</a>
— Nicki Neily (@nickineily) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickineily/status/1681291320755617797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
Meanwhile, the gap between the American people and the medical establishment is continuing to widen. According to a recent New York Times and Ipsos <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/trump-policies-immigration-tariffs-economy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">poll</a>, 71% of Americans believe children under the age of 18 should not be prescribed puberty blockers or hormones. 
Fortunately for them, medical professionals who disagree with their profession&#8217;s trade groups are speaking out, and forming organizations that call for evidence-based medicine.
One group, <a href="https://donoharmmedicine.org/gender-ideology/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20707841002&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAo-mml2sQ9TwnUgwBn1NT5HLq5klM&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwmenCBhA4EiwAtVjzmuvg61iE0bzkY3AdFxTDzjFXzrKJNEneUCsvx5AOfI8JSZ7LRQu5yxoCM_4QAvD_BwE">Do No Harm</a>, has 16,000 members and is fighting to “curtail the unscientific and individually harmful practice of so-called ‘gender affirming care.’” The Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, meanwhile, researches and questions trans procedures for minors and promotes non-invasive approaches for gender confusion, like psychotherapy. 
These groups have a strong ally in President Donald Trump, who ran on this issue, and gained massive support for opposing trans procedures for minors and protecting girls&#8217; sports. During his second week in office, Trump signed an executive order stating the United States will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support gender transitions for children. 
Now, his administration is joining the fight. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr-rescission-february-20-2025-notice-guidance.pdf">rescinded</a> Biden-era guidance that promoted trans procedures for minors. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a memo in April that the Department of Justice would consider prosecuting doctors for mutilating children under the guise of “trans care.” 
And, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-federal-trade-commission-is-setting-its-sights-on-transgender-procedures-on-kids">The Daily Wire</a> exclusively reported, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop in July on transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers.
An FTC memo said there’s reason to believe some doctors and medical providers are pushing these treatments on minors while “knowingly deceiving parents by exaggerating ‘benefits’ and downplaying&#8230;harmful side effects.”
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<p class="wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy" dir="null" data-apitype="text" data-contentid="7BU43BIRSBANNPPEFSXUVKFJDQ" data-el="text" data-scroll-pos="0" data-scroll-measured="true">A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editor has been charged by the federal government with possession of child pornography.
<p class="wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy" dir="null" data-apitype="text" data-contentid="7BU43BIRSBANNPPEFSXUVKFJDQ" data-el="text" data-scroll-pos="0" data-scroll-measured="true">Thomas P. LeGro, 48, was arrested on Thursday after authorities allegedly found 11 video files of child pornography on LeGro&#8217;s work laptop, which was located at his home in Washington, D.C.
The journalist faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/27/legro-post-child-pornography-possession/">said</a> in a statement that it “understands the severity of these allegations, and the employee has been placed on leave,” but refused to comment further.
LeGro&#8217;s Washington Post profile says he was &#8220;part of a team of Post reporters who were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Senate candidacy of Roy Moore and a subsequent effort to discredit The Post&#8217;s reporting&#8221; in 2018. &#8220;As Deputy Director of Video, Tom oversees an award-winning team of video journalists who work across the newsroom, including in National, Climate, Metro, Style and Technology,&#8221; the profile adds.
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A press release from the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office in the District of Columbia <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/award-winning-journalist-arrested-and-charged-possession-child-pornography">said</a> LeGro made his first appearance in U.S. District Court on Friday.
&#8220;LeGro, a journalist at the Washington Post and resident of the District of Columbia, was arrested [Thursday] and taken into custody following a search of his home,&#8221; the office said.
The charges were announced by Jeanine Pirro, interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
&#8220;On June 26, 2025, FBI agents executed a search warrant at LeGro’s residence and seized several electronic devices,&#8221; the press release said. &#8220;A review of LeGro’s work laptop revealed a folder that contained 11 videos depicting child sexual abuse material.&#8221;
&#8220;During the execution of the search warrant agents observed what appeared to be fractured pieces of a hard drive in the hallway outside the room where LeGro’s work laptop was found,&#8221; it continued.
&#8220;This case is being investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which is composed of FBI agents, along with other federal agents and detectives from northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. The task force is charged with investigating and bringing federal charges against individuals engaged in the exploitation of children and those engaged in human trafficking.&#8221;

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