The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the DEI hiring practices at the Iowa school system that employed an illegal immigrant superintendent, who resigned from his post Tuesday.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division sent a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-opens-investigation-des-moines-public-schools-race-based-employment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Des Moines Public Schools Interim Superintendent Matthew Smith Tuesday, notifying him of the probe, which will look into whether the district “engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin.” The federal government’s latest move comes as the school district faces backlash after Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested its then-superintendent, Ian Andre Roberts of Guyana, on Friday.
Roberts, who was hired in 2023, received a deportation order in May 2024 and had weapons charges from February 5, 2020, according to ICE.
When he was hired, Roberts “stated he was a citizen” on his I-9 employment eligibility form and provided a driver’s license and social security card, Des Moines Public School board chair Jackie Norris <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/2025/09/announcements-on-detention-of-dr-ian-roberts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a recent statement. However, there was never any record that his name was run through the federal E-Verify <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-superintendent-wasnt-checked-through-federal-e-verify-system?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Illegal+Immigrant+Superintendent+Wasn%E2%80%99t+Checked+Through+Federal+E-Verify+System">system</a>, which ensures workers are in the country legally and eligible to work, before he assumed the role, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently told The Daily Wire.
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“DEI initiatives and race-based hiring preferences in our schools violate federal anti-discrimination laws and undermine educational priorities,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement regarding the Justice Department’s investigation.
“School districts must cease these unlawful programs and restore merit-based employment practices for the benefit of both students and employees,” she added.
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The DMPS website states that it requires its staff to match the student population “demographics and cultural responsivity.” The school district has also set quotas to increase “the number of teachers of color,” according to the DOJ.
As part of its staff retention strategy, the school district sets a goal to “lift up voices of our People of Color” and “create a safer environment for People of Color,” <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/StrategicPlan-Revised-4-25.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the plan.
The school district has also formed the “3D Coalition” to recruit and hire “aspiring minority teachers,” <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/news_release/dmps-drake-dmacc-forming-the-3d-coalition-to-identify-education-and-hire-more-minority-teachers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to its website.
A spokesman for the school district didn’t immediately respond to The Daily Wire’s request for comment.

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The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against six states on Thursday, following the Justice Department’s accusation that they had failed to comply with federal law by refusing to turn over voter registration records. 
The Justice Department says that the states have not provided the requested documentation to show that they maintain clean and accurate voter rolls. The lawsuits target Michigan, California, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Minnesota, and New York. 
“Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and fair elections,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi. “Every state has a responsibility to ensure that voter registration records are accurate, accessible, and secure — states that don’t fulfill that obligation will see this Department of Justice in court.”
The lawsuits <a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1415151/dl?inline">allege</a> that the states have violated provisions of the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, which give the attorney general the authority to inspect states’ voter rolls. As part of the suit, the Justice Department wants records that would include a voter’s driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. 
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“States are required to safeguard American elections by complying with our federal elections laws,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Clean voter rolls protect American citizens from voting fraud and abuse, and restore their confidence that their states’ elections are conducted properly, with integrity, and in compliance with the law.”
Michigan Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson responded to the suit by stating that state law prohibits her from disclosing personally identifiable information to the federal government.
“States can and must hold the line. Only state and local election officials – not the president, the DOJ, or any other federal agency – have the right to people’s private voter information. The people of Michigan have entrusted this department with their personal data, and I will stand up to this illegal and unconstitutional power grab,” she said. 
The other defendant states have made similar arguments, objecting to the release of their residents’ identifying information.
Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters said that the suit would be “an important step toward restoring confidence in our elections.”
“Voters deserve to know that their states are removing ineligible individuals — including the deceased, criminals, out-of-state movers, and non-citizens — from the rolls,” he said.

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The Trump administration has directed Justice Department prosecutors across the country to investigate whether George Soros’s grantmaking network has provided material support to terror groups. 
Federal prosecutors were instructed to look into bringing charges of racketeering, arson, wire fraud, and material support for terrorism against Soros&#8217; Open Society Foundations (OSF), <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/justice-trump-george-soros-foundation.html">according</a> to a copy of a directive obtained by The New York Times. The organization has long been criticized by conservatives for financially backing left-wing causes.
“Everything is on the table right now,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday when asked about the report. 
The directive was issued to U.S. attorneys in California, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit, and Maryland.
“This DOJ, along with our hard-working and dedicated U.S. attorneys, will always prioritize public safety and investigate organizations that conspire to commit acts of violence or other federal violations of law,” Justice Department spokesman Chad Gilmartin told the Times. 
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The directive cites a report from the Capital Research Center, a conservative watchdog group, which says that OSF has given more than $80 million to “groups tied to terrorism or extremist violence.”
That <a href="https://capitalresearch.org/app/uploads/Report.pdf">report</a> said that OSF funded groups that “trained activists in property destruction and sabotage during the 2020 riots,” backed the violent Stop Cop City campaign in Atlanta, and instructed “activists in the use of false IDs, blockades, and economic disruption” to protest Israel. 
In a statement, OSF said that the investigation was a “politically motivated” attack on &#8220;civil society.&#8221; 
“The Open Society Foundations unequivocally condemn terrorism and do not fund terrorism. Our activities are peaceful and lawful, and our grantees are expected to abide by human rights principles and comply with the law,” the group said. 
Calls to investigate and crack down on leftwing violence have increased after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stephen-miller-vows-to-destroy-vast-domestic-terror-movement-behind-charlie-kirks-assassination?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Stephen+Miller+Vows+To+Destroy+‘Vast+Domestic+Terror+Movement’+Behind+Charlie+Kirk’s+Assassination">said</a> that the administration would go after organizations like the Open Society Foundations that he accused of facilitating violence. 
Last month, President Donald Trump called for Soros to be prosecuted, claiming the Hungarian-born New York billionaire and his son, Alex, backed violent protests across the country. 
“George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. Be careful, we’re watching you!”

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A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday on charges of giving false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.
“No one is above the law,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.”
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No one is above the law. Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1971345371583611099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
Comey’s indictment stems from statements the former FBI head made to Congress in September 2020 when he testified regarding his handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to the <a href="https://x.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1971357752443404605">indictment</a>. Comey’s indictment comes just days ahead of a major deadline: September 30, when the statute of limitations was set to expire on claims made by Comey during the 2020 hearing.
Comey is the first former senior administration official to be indicted in connection with the Russian collusion conspiracy and the FBI investigation into false ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.
President Donald Trump reacted to news of the indictment on Truth Social, referring to Comey as &#8220;one of the worst human beings this country has ever been exposed to&#8230;&#8221;
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement after the indictment dropped that the agency has taken &#8220;another step in its promise of full accountability.&#8221;
&#8220;For far too long, previous corrupt leadership and their enablers weaponized federal law enforcement, damaging once proud institutions and severely eroding public trust,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Nowhere was this politicization of law enforcement more blatant than during the Russiagate hoax, a disgraceful chapter in history we continue to investigate and expose.&#8221;
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Today, your FBI took another step in its promise of full accountability. For far too long, previous corrupt leadership and their enablers weaponized federal law enforcement, damaging once proud institutions and severely eroding public trust. Every day, we continue the fight to…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1971347212811763992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
Comey responded to his indictment in a video on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg3-PHvKL3c">Instagram</a>, implying that the president is a tyrant, and claiming in part: &#8220;My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system, and I am innocent.&#8221;
Comey and Trump have publicly feuded for the better part of a decade. Earlier this year, the former FBI director met with Secret Service agents after he posted to his Instagram a photo that many interpreted as a call to kill Trump.
The former FBI chief <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disgraced-former-fbi-chief-deletes-86-47-post-that-got-kash-patels-attention">posted</a> on his Instagram in May a photo of a beach with a number of shells in the shape of “86 47.” The number “86” in some settings is coded language to kill.
Comey later deleted the photo and posted an apology on his social media and said he “assumed” the shells were a political message and that he “didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence.”
Comey has also broadened out his attacks to include the Republican Party at large. In May of this year, Comey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-comey-calls-gop-white-supremacist-adjacent">referred</a> to the Republican Party as &#8220;white supremacist adjacent&#8221; during an appearance on MSNBC.
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.

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President Donald Trump voiced his displeasure with former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday, telling reporters that Comey was a &#8220;sick person&#8221; who had done &#8220;terrible things at the FBI.&#8221;
Trump&#8217;s remarks, made from the Oval Office alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, come just hours after news broke that Comey was likely to be indicted in the coming days in relation to his Capitol Hill testimony on his role in investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &#8220;I can only say that Comey is a bad person. He&#8217;s a sick person&#8230; He did terrible things at the FBI, but I don&#8217;t know. I have no idea what&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/tpzsuwmKMy">pic.twitter.com/tpzsuwmKMy</a>
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&#8220;Well, I can&#8217;t tell you what&#8217;s going to happen because I don&#8217;t know. They are very professional people, headed up by the Attorney General,&#8221; Trump said, referring to the prosecutors working on the case and mentioning several of those involved by name. &#8220;They&#8217;re going to make a determination, I&#8217;m not going to make that determination — I think I&#8217;d be allowed to get involved if I want, but I don&#8217;t really choose to do so.&#8221;
Pivoting to talk about Comey specifically, he added, &#8220;I can only say that Comey is a bad person. He&#8217;s a sick person, I think he&#8217;s a sick guy actually. He did terrible things at the FBI, and — but I don&#8217;t know. I have no idea what&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221;
News of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-expected-to-indict-former-fbi-director-james-comey">potential indictment</a> was reported on Wednesday, and MSNBC investigative correspondent Carol Leonnig explained that the reason Justice Department officials were moving ahead was that the statute of limitations was about to run out on the alleged crimes they intended to use to charge him.
“They are arguing that Comey — there is evidence to suggest Comey lied to Congress in his testimony on the Hill in September of 2020,” Leonnig explained. “And for viewers out in the audience who may not be legally as nerdy as me and Ken, I’ll just say that there’s a statute of limitations to charge people with the charge of lying to Congress or perjury, and that’s five years. The five-year statute runs [out] this month.”

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A 25-year-old former member of the National Guard is accused of attempting to provide 3D-printed weapons to someone he believed was a member of al-Qaeda, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Wednesday. 
While serving in the National Guard, Andrew Hastings of Tulsa, Oklahoma, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-and-charged-attempting-provide-al-qaida-weapons">allegedly</a> shipped more than one hundred parts for weapons to an undercover agent with the intent of assisting the radical Islamic terrorist group. He is charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization and illegal possession or transfer of a machine gun.
Hastings first came under FBI scrutiny in June 2024 after he was found to be “discussing committing acts of violence against U.S. civilians in furtherance of global jihad” on a social media app, according to the Justice Department. At the time, he worked as an aircraft powertrain repairer and held a national security clearance.
On social media, Hastings allegedly encouraged others in a group chat discussing acts of terrorism to develop cyberspace skills and start physical training. He allegedly offered to provide Army manuals related to tactics and the manufacture of weapons and expressed interest in creating a nuclear weapon. 
According to the complaint, Hastings then began conversing with an undercover agent who claimed to have ties to al-Qaeda. Surveillance footage cited in court documents reportedly shows Hastings dropping off boxes at a post office to ship 3D printed machine gun conversion switches, two 3D printed lower receivers for a handgun, a handgun slide, and other handgun parts for “al-Qaida for use in terrorist attacks.”
Investigators also stated that he took an overseas trip without reporting it to his superiors as required. Hastings voluntarily left the National Guard on June 6, 2025, as the investigation was ongoing. 
The FBI, the Army, the ATF, and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. 
“The successful arrest of this Soldier is a testament to the strong partnership between Army Counterintelligence Command and the FBI,” said Brig. Gen. Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command, adding that the Army remained committed to ensuring that “individuals who support terrorist organizations are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

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The Justice Department is expected to move forward with an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey in the coming days, several outlets reported on Wednesday.
MSNBC anchor Katy Tur said that several &#8220;sources familiar&#8221; with the inner workings of the Justice Department had told the network that an indictment was in the works, and senior investigative correspondent Carol Leonnig joined her to clarify the reports.
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BREAKING: MSNBC just confirmed that Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted within DAYS!
We&#8217;ve only been waiting for YEARS to see this crook get held accountable.
There are many more who have to be indicted! <a href="https://t.co/Q1Y0KIVRQS">pic.twitter.com/Q1Y0KIVRQS</a>
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1970935568143089763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Leonnig explained that an indictment had been in the works for some time and appeared to be looming closer due, in part, to a statute of limitations. Any indictment is likely to be tied to his 2020 congressional testimony regarding his handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
&#8220;They are arguing that Comey — there is evidence to suggest Comey lied to Congress in his testimony on the Hill in September of 2020,&#8221; Leonnig explained. &#8220;And for viewers out in the audience who may not be legally as nerdy as me and Ken, I&#8217;ll just say that there&#8217;s a statute of limitations to charge people with the charge of lying to Congress or perjury, and that&#8217;s five years. The five-year statute runs this month.&#8221;
CNN brought in former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore to discuss the situation, and he began by insinuating that a Comey indictment would just be more proof that President Donald Trump was punishing his political enemies. He went on to say that getting an indictment would be the easy part, referencing the joke about it being possible to &#8220;indict a ham sandwich.&#8221;
&#8220;Indictment by a grand jury is sort of the lowest bar that a prosecutor can have,&#8221; he said.
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— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1970942716742627780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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As the Biden administration locked up elderly grandparents and devout Christians over peaceful pro-life protests, it partnered with a radical pro-abortion organization to prosecute pro-lifers, previously unreleased emails show.
President Joe Biden’s Justice Department and FBI partnered with the National Abortion Federation for multiple investigations into pro-life protests and developed an “amazing relationship,” according to <a href="https://functionalgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/23-00119-F-5.7.2025-Production-Redacted-Final.pdf">emails</a> shared with The Daily Wire by the Functional Government Initiative. The watchdog group told The Daily Wire that the emails show a “disturbing picture of DOJ’s eagerness to meet with pro-abortion lobbyists and activists and punish pro-life Americans” in the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The revelation of the apparent partnership came in a message sent by National Abortion Federation Security Manager Robert Ledogar on January 9, 2023, to the Justice Department requesting a meeting with Kristen Clarke, then the Justice Department&#8217;s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. The National Abortion Federation is the professional association for abortionists. 
In the email, Ledogar wrote that both the Justice Department and the FBI had partnered with the DOJ on multiple Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) cases. Biden’s crackdown on peaceful pro-life protests landed elderly grandparents, devout Christians, and other pro-life activists in federal prison. 
“Over the past two (2) years that I have been with NAF Security, I have witnessed an amazing relationship with the [National Abortion Federation] Security Director Michelle Davidson and members of the DOJ Civil Rights Division AUSA Sanjay Patel, AUSA Katelyn Smith, AUSA Laura Cowall, and Supervisor AUSA Paige Fitzgerald,” Ledogar wrote. 
Patel headed up the Justice Department’s &#8220;Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Providers,” and  Cowall is the current deputy chief of the Civil Rights Division. 
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“The past year, NAF Security has been part of several FACE Act investigations, working with [assistant U.S. attorneys] and the FBI in TN, FL, VA, CA, NY, MD, and NC. The guidance from the team in DC has been nothing short of superb,” he added. 
It is unclear which specific FACE Act investigations the National Abortion Federation was involved in, but at least two of the states referenced by Ledogar had major FACE Act prosecutions. 
In Tennessee, six pro-lifers faced over 10 years in prison after they were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-church-meeting-is-now-a-conspiracy-pro-lifers-pray-outside-court-after-conviction-over-peaceful-protest">convicted</a> of violating the FACE Act and conspiring against rights. Three of the two pro-lifers were sentenced to prison over that case, which involved a group of Christians singing and praying inside the hallway of an office building outside an abortion facility. In New York, pro-life mother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-harris-doj-sending-another-pro-lifer-to-prison-young-mother-hit-with-3-plus-years">Bevelyn Williams</a> and Catholic priest Fidelis Moscinski were sentenced to prison over FACE Act violations. 
“It sounds like NAF and other abortion activists were trying to remove Lady Justice’s blindfold, and Kristen Clarke and Sanjay Patel were allowing it. Action must be taken,” Functional Government Initiative spokesman Roderick Law told The Daily Wire. 
Earlier in the email, Ledogar wrote that the National Abortion Federation attended events like the March for Life, the annual event in Washington, D.C., where tens of thousands gather to urge the nation to protect the unborn, to “identify and witness the extremists that find the need to prevent reproductive health care.”
In response to Ledogar’s email, Clarke asked if the Justice Department&#8217;s Criminal Section had “any concerns” with her meeting with Ledogar. Then-Deputy Chief of the DOJ Civil Rights Division’s criminal section Robert Moossy replied, “CrimeSec has no concerns.” 
The full extent of the partnership between the FBI, DOJ, and National Abortion Federation is not clear from the email. But Law told The Daily Wire that the emails revealed a troubling partnership between pro-abortion activists and the federal government. 
“These emails reveal undue influence of abortion activists on federal law enforcement investigations, and violations of DOJ norms,” he said. “The Biden DOJ Civil Rights Division actions undertaken with outside influence appear to violate the civil rights of the Americans convicted under the FACE Act. “
The Trump Justice Department told The Daily Wire that it had “no comment on the actions of the previous administration.”
“Under the leadership of President Trump and Attorney General Bondi, this Department of Justice no longer weaponizes the use of the FACE Act to unfairly target crisis pregnancy centers, pro-life organizations, and churches,” a department spokesman said. 
Pro-lifers arrested under Biden’s crackdown included defendants like 89-year-old communist concentration camp survivor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-paid-the-price-89-year-old-pro-life-activist-speaks-at-sentencing">Eva Edl</a> and 75-year-old Massachusetts grandmother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-doj-sends-75-year-old-woman-to-prison-for-2-years-for-violating-face-act">Paula Paulette Harlow</a>. It also featured armed FBI raids of the rural Tennessee home of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kidnapped-at-gunpoint-pro-life-activist-testifies-about-harrowing-fbi-raid-of-home">Paul Vaughn</a>, a father of 11, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-father-mark-houck-sues-biden-doj-over-arrest-raid-for-millions">Mark Houck</a>, a father of seven. 
During his first week in office, Trump pardoned nearly two dozen peaceful pro-life activists, including several who were serving lengthy prison sentences. Trump called the prosecutions ridiculous. 
The National Abortion Federation responded to the pardons by saying the move was “disturbing and concerning for the safety of abortion providers and their patients.”
The Trump administration also issued <a href="https://www.justice.gov/media/1386461/dl">new guidance</a> to prosecute the FACE Act only in cases of extreme violence or property damage. Historically, the FACE Act has primarily been used to go after pro-life individuals, even though it is technically supposed to protect crisis pregnancy centers as well.

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With the backing of the Trump administration, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) put forth new legislation on Thursday that would protect children across the country from “irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation” through transgender procedures, according to a copy of the bill obtained by The Daily Wire. 
Named after prominent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-went-through-this-as-a-child-chloe-cole-praises-supreme-court-ruling-against-transgender-drugs">detransitioner</a> Chloe Cole, the <a href="https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/services/files/206AFD7F-2470-4E86-926B-17EDB5F7476A">bill</a> would ban doctors from doing transgender surgical procedures such as removing the breasts of girls who identify as boys or various types of genital mutilation. It would also protect children who identify as transgender from being put on puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones. 
“No child should be pushed into irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation under the guise of so-called ‘gender-affirming care,’” Blackburn told The Daily Wire. “The Chloe Cole Act would put a stop to this barbaric abuse of children and give those who have suffered the consequences of these harmful procedures the chance to fight back.”
At the age of 15, Cole underwent a double mastectomy while experiencing extreme confusion about her gender. She has since come to regret undergoing transgender procedures and has become a vocal advocate to protect kids from the life-altering treatments. 
Republican Senators Eric Schmitt (MO), Tim Sheehy (MT), and Rick Scott (FL) also signed onto the legislation.  
Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO) introduced the companion measure in the House. 
“As a member of Congress, a doctor, a parent, and an American, I am committed to protecting our nation’s children,” he said. “That’s why I am proud to introduce the Chloe Cole Act, a landmark bill that will put a permanent stop to one of the most dangerous and barbaric medical procedures in modern history.”
Between 2019 and 2023, transgender surgeries were <a href="https://donoharmmedicine.org/2024/10/08/stop-the-harm-national-database-child-trans-industry/">done</a> on 5,747 kids, 13,994 were given sex change treatments, and 8,579 kids were put on puberty blockers. 
The Chloe Cole Act would also allow kids to sue any hospital, clinic, or medical professional who participated in putting them on transgender procedures. 
The legislation is backed by the Justice Department, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-backs-nationwide-push-to-protect-kids-from-transgender-procedures?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Backs+Nationwide+Push+To+Protect+Kids+From+Transgender+Procedures">announced</a> its support for the measure earlier this month. 
“The Department of Justice has heard from far too many families who have been devastated by mutilative medical procedures that fly in the face of basic biology,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi. “While we continue our ongoing legal battle to protect children, we appreciate Senator Marsha Blackburn and Congressman Bob Onder who are working diligently alongside us to end these abusive procedures once and for all.”
Organizations like the American Principles Project and Independent Women have also endorsed the proposal. Over two dozen states have already taken action to protect kids from transgender procedures at the state level.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Biden Justice Department had targeted and attempted to shut down Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, a well-known conservative political activist, was killed by a gunman at a Turning Point USA event in Utah last week. Kirk launched Turning Point USA in 2012.
“Why was the wonderful Turning Point under INVESTIGATION by ‘Deranged’ Jack Smith and the Corrupt &amp; Incompetent Biden Administration,” the president asked in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115217256645822887">post</a> on Truth Social on Tuesday night.
Former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served under former President Joe Biden, appointed Smith in November 2022 to serve as special counsel. Smith took over two Justice Department investigations involving Trump. One focused on Trump’s handling of classified documents, and the other concerned Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“They tried to force Charlie, and many other people and movements, out of business. They Weaponized the Justice Department against Sleepy Joe Biden’s Political Opponents, including ME!” Trump added.
Vice President JD Vance echoed the president’s comments during an interview that aired on Fox News on Wednesday evening. Vance said that if the Biden administration had focused more on investigating radical left-wing groups instead of Kirk and his conservative youth organization, Kirk&#8217;s early death may have been prevented.
“We&#8217;re talking about having law enforcement go after the people who engage in and fund literal violence, and they&#8217;re saying somehow that&#8217;s beyond the pale, even though we know Joe Biden&#8217;s FBI was investigating Charlie Kirk,” Vance <a href="https://x.com/RedWave_Press/status/1968479698154831912">told</a> host Jesse Watters. “Maybe they should have been investigating the networks that motivated, inspired, and maybe even funded Charlie Kirk&#8217;s murder. If they had, Charlie Kirk might be alive today.”
White House officials, including the president, have pointed blame at radical left-wing groups for extreme rhetoric that has tacitly or directly encouraged violence against conservatives. On Wednesday evening, the president announced that he is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-designates-antifa-a-major-terrorist-organization">designating</a> one such group, &#8220;ANTIFA,&#8221; as a terrorist organization.

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New documents suggest a Biden-era FBI investigation went way beyond the 2020 election, the Federal Reserve makes its interest rate decision, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ends his trip in the Middle East as Israel moves into Gaza City.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Biden FBI Targeted TPUSA, Other GOP Groups</h2>
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Topline: Whistleblower documents reveal that during the Biden administration, the FBI secretly targeted Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA and other conservative groups.
The investigation targeted not just President Trump, then candidate Trump, but a wide range of conservative groups – including TPUSA. Known as Arctic Frost, the FBI investigation began in April 2022 under the direction of then-Director Christopher Wray. It ensnared 92 Republican-linked entities, from the Republican National Committee to state attorneys general associations.
The aim: The stated objective was to examine what the FBI described as a &#8220;multifaceted conspiracy&#8221; to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. This included investigating false claims of election fraud and filing lawsuits to challenge the election results. Documents show that the probe also focused on financial aspects, including post-election fundraising that allegedly misled donors about overturning the election results, as well as ties to the January 6 Capitol riot.
But whistleblowers told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that the probe expanded far beyond the 2020 election. In November 2022, the probe was handed over to Special Counsel Jack Smith and involved coordination with not only the FBI and DOJ, but also the National Archives, the U.S. Postal Service, and other agencies.
The scale: More than 150 interviews conducted, more than 400 subpoenas issued – including 300 for witness records, 200 phone selectors, and 20 financial probes – plus search warrants for 10 phones, 20 devices, seven iCloud accounts, 28 emails, and even Trump&#8217;s Twitter.
But why? What’s not clear is the specifics of why TPUSA, or really any of these groups, were targeted. There has been no evidence to suggest that TPUSA was involved in a false elector scheme, any financial misconduct, or any other activity that should have put them in the crosshairs of federal investigators. More declassified releases are expected.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Fed Cuts Rates</h2>
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Topline: Amid President Trump’s ongoing push to reshape the Federal Reserve, Chairman Jerome Powell announced a cut in interest rates on Wednesday, offering a potential jolt to the Trump economy. 
Powell said the Federal Reserve will be lowering its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point — the first cut since last December. That means some minor, but tangible, relief for those buying a home or car, refinancing their student loans or credit card debt, and so on.
From the horse’s mouth: Powell on Wednesday said: “While the unemployment rate remains low, it has edged up. Job gains have slowed, and downside risks to employment have risen. At the same time, inflation has risen recently and remains somewhat elevated. In support of our goals and in light of this shift in the balance of risks, today the Federal market committee decided to lower our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point.”
What’s next: Investors are confident this is just the first cut. They’re predicting similar quarter-point cuts in October and December. Many of those investors were clearly thrilled by the news — we saw both the DOW and S&amp;P 500 jump to record highs on Wednesday.
Trump makes moves: This month, Trump appointed and the Senate approved Stephen Miran, one of his top economic advisers, to the Fed’s powerful Board of Governors. That makes Miran one of 12 people voting on rate decisions — while the other 11 voted Wednesday for a quarter-point cut, he was the only one who voted for a larger, half-point cut.
Miran’s role as chair of the White House Economic Council makes him the first Governor in the Board’s 100-plus-year history who’s also technically an employee of the president — though he’ll take a leave of absence from his White House role. 
Democrats respond: Democrats in Congress introduced a bill Tuesday that would bar Federal Reserve officials from simultaneously holding another position appointed by the president. That bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, given the Republican majority, but it could be revived in the future, depending on the outcome of the midterms next year. 
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Rubio Visits The Middle East As Israel Moves On Gaza City</h2>
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Topline: Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Middle East this week as Israel launched its long-awaited ground invasion of Gaza City, a major population center and one of the last strongholds of Hamas.
Expert opines: Victoria Coates, vice president of the National Security and Foreign Policy Institute at The Heritage Foundation, on the consequences of the invasion of Gaza City: “I think the region understands that this has to happen. It would be desirable to come up with a solution for the Palestinians of Gaza before this was necessary. But the fact of the matter is that Hamas won&#8217;t let them out. They&#8217;re the only population on the planet that aren&#8217;t being allowed to flee from a war zone. And part of that is Hamas. And part of that is the fact that the Egyptians won&#8217;t let them cross there. The Jordanians won&#8217;t let them come to Jordan. That also is telling.”
Israel recently targeted Hamas leaders staying in Doha, Qatar, with an airstrike that was immediately condemned by the Qatari government, which has served as one of the main Arab state mediators between Israel and the terror group Hamas. To the extent that the strike affects negotiations, Coates says it is possible that the impact will be beneficial, “because we weren&#8217;t getting anywhere with the old process.”
Coates: “This was a big step on the part of Israel to strike Hamas in Doha. At least one Hamas terrorist died. So I&#8217;m not going to be sorry about it. But at the same time, that was a potential world crisis between Israel and Qatar and potentially with the rest of the Gulf. Now, the good news is that the secretary flew directly from Tel Aviv to Doha … And so he was pretty much demonstrating through his travel that he&#8217;s going to go talk to both of them. There&#8217;s going to be a direct flight in between them. And … at the Arab summit meeting in Doha, the Abraham Accords countries did not withdraw from the accords. It happened to be the fifth anniversary of the accords on Monday, and that did not happen. They decided to stay in. And so that, to me, is the most powerful symbol that the accords will endure – and we can get back at some point to the business of increasing normalization.”

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Attorney General Pam Bondi received swift backlash from conservatives after she threatened to prosecute Americans for using “hate speech.”
The attorney general endorsed “hate speech” prosecutions during an appearance on &#8220;The Katie Miller Podcast,&#8221; which is hosted by the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Bondi said that targeting purveyors of hate speech has become more important in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
&#8220;There&#8217;s free speech, and then there&#8217;s hate speech. And there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society,” <a href="https://x.com/theblaze/status/1967767257427386430">said</a> Bondi in a clip of the show released on Monday. “We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.”
Conservatives bashed the attorney general over her tacit endorsement of the term “hate speech,” an amorphous category of language better determined by how it is received than by what is said.
“Get rid of her. Today. This is insane,” Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said in a <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1967955017551478895">post</a> on X. Walsh was responding to an interview Bondi did with Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity on Monday. During the interview, Bondi revealed that the Justice Department is considering charging Office Depot after an employee allegedly refused a request to print flyers with Kirk’s face on them.
“The employee who didn’t print the flyer was already fired by his employer. This stuff is being handled successfully through free speech and free markets. This is totally gratuitous and pointless. We need the AG focused on bringing down the left wing terror cells, not prosecuting Office Depot for God’s sake,” said Walsh.
On Tuesday, Bondi attempted to clarify her use of the term “hate speech” and her department’s role in pursuing “hate speech” cases.
“Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment. It’s a crime. For far too long, we’ve watched the radical left normalize threats, call for assassinations, and cheer on political violence. That era is over,” Bondi <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1967913066554630181">wrote</a>.
While Bondi narrowed her department’s remit to tackle hate speech, her use of the term at all gives credence to the term’s use on the political Left.

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