Hospitality workers across the country say they’re seeing bigger tax refunds this year, but many told The Daily Wire they had never heard of President Trump’s &#8220;No Tax On Tips&#8221; policy.
“Really? No, I did not know that,” one person said. Another reacted with disbelief: “What? Oh my gosh.”
The Daily Wire asked one waitress at Pearl Dive Oyster Bar, “Was your refund better than last year&#8217;s?” She said she received a refund this year, whereas last year, she had to pay taxes. When we asked her why she believed her tax situation suddenly changed, the waitress guessed that she must have made more money at her old job. We followed up by asking her if she thought it could be because her tips weren’t taxed this year, and the waitress said she had never heard of the policy.
“Is that a good thing for us?” she asked.
“Well, if you got more money back,” we responded.
 “I guess that’s one good thing he did,” she added of President Trump.
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Bartenders and servers told me their tax refunds were better than last year but they had no idea why…
Republicans have a messaging problem <a href="https://t.co/XgqMzHhcfQ">pic.twitter.com/XgqMzHhcfQ</a>
— Brecca Stoll (@breccastoll) <a href="https://twitter.com/breccastoll/status/2045571269706371442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2026</a></blockquote>
One bartender said he thought his tax situation changed because he claimed his son as a dependent. “Why do you think you got so much back? Really? Because my son—I claim him—so, you know, it just boosted the profit,” he said, before adding, “Other than that, I wouldn’t have gotten too much at all.”
However, after hearing about “No Tax on Tips,” he laughed and said, “Oh yes, I would definitely say that was it.”
Another worker said, “I’m not sure why it was better, but it was better.” Her coworker answered for her, saying it was because tips weren’t taxed up to $25,000 this year, and neither was overtime.
2025 was a historic high for tax refunds, with the average refund being <a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-1000-tax-refund-promise-falls-short-by-665/">$3,274</a> — which is 11% higher than last year.
Trump touted the policy in Las Vegas on Thursday. “Las Vegas is the home of the largest concentration of tipped workers anywhere in the country, and thanks to our tax cuts, this week, thousands of Nevada waiters, casino dealers, bartenders, caddies, and valets received the biggest tax refunds of their entire lives.”
Originating in Las Vegas, the policy—along with “no tax on Social Security” and “no tax on overtime”—was a frontrunner on the campaign trail. Yet, the majority of hospitality workers The Daily Wire interviewed in Washington, D.C., had not heard of the flagship proposal.
The issue is not new. A lack of awareness about current events is a trend The Daily Wire has observed firsthand. When the outlet interviewed Kamala Harris supporters at her book tour in Nashville, Tennessee, many couldn’t name her &#8220;best policy.&#8221;
A viral spring break video also highlighted how little some teenagers knew about foreign affairs, with several saying they had never heard of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah—let alone claims that the U.S. had killed him. Daily Wire host Matt Walsh commented, “I actually don’t mind the fact that a bunch of 18- and 19-year-old kids are totally ignorant about world affairs… but the problem is that these kids can vote… raise the voting age to 25.”

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Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) deleted a profane X post about President Donald Trump after it drew backlash online.
Lee made the comment early Wednesday in response to reports that Trump planned to attend Supreme Court oral arguments in a high-stakes birthright citizenship case.
“So f*cking f*cked up. I’ll pray they f*ck him to his face,” Lee wrote at around 1 a.m. Eastern Time Wednesday in the replies to an Associated Press story about the visit. “Sorry, I say f*ck a lot these days.”
The post was later deleted, but she appeared to defend herself in a subsequent post on Wednesday morning.
&#8220;Clearly my language touched a nerve — my nerve was touched by the attacks on our Constitution and its separation of powers. I took an oath to protect and defend it,&#8221; Lee wrote.
The posts were both made from her personal account, where the banner touts a claim that she is &#8220;America&#8217;s #1 Most Bipartisan Member of Congress.&#8221;
The National Republican Campaign Committee, which helps GOP candidates in competitive House races, slammed the congresswoman’s comments, noting that Trump narrowly carried the district Lee represents in 2024, while she won re-election by a similarly slim margin.
“President Trump won Nevada Democrat [Susie Lee’s] district,” NRCC War Room Director <a href="https://x.com/bennpetersen/status/2039303115053154580?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Petersen</a> pointed out in an X thread. Trump won the congressional district 50-49% in 2024, and Lee was re-elected 51-48%.
“But Lee had this to say about President Trump in the middle of the night, Petersen added. “Her Trump Derangement Syndrome reaching volcanic levels.”
Lee represents a battleground district rated “Lean Democrat” by the <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cook Political Report</a>, meaning there will likely be significant resources spent in the competitive district in the November general election.
The Daily Wire reached out to Lee&#8217;s campaign for comment but did not receive a response.
Trump&#8217;s appearance at the Supreme Court marks the first time a sitting president has attended oral arguments. The case centers on an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> seeking to end birthright citizenship for children of parents who are “unlawfully present” or here on a “lawful but temporary” basis.
If the Supreme Court rules in the president’s favor, it could strongly change the legal interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
“Birthright Citizenship has to do with the babies of slaves, not Chinese Billionaires who have 56 kids, all of whom ‘become’ American Citizens. One of the many Great Scams of our time!” Trump posted to <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116325785902961629" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truth Social</a> on Tuesday.

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Colorado Democrats have introduced a bill that would make the Centennial State the first to fully legalize prostitution.
<a href="https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-097">Senate Bill 97</a>, sponsored by Democrat Senate Majority Whip Nick Hinrichsen, would repeal penalties for prostitution, currently a petty offense under Colorado law. It would also allow for “soliciting for prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, and prostitute making display.”
Michael Allen, district attorney for Colorado’s 4th Judicial District and the top Republican candidate for state attorney general, called the bill “disgraceful.”
“Coloradans are leaving this state in record numbers because crime is rising and the cost of living is out of control — yet radical Democrats in the legislature are focused on legalizing prostitution,” Allen said in a statement.
Colorado <a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_12d02ddb-6814-494e-996c-e67711def869.html">ranked</a> 13th in the nation with 88 human trafficking cases in 2024. Preliminary data show the state had 110 cases in 2025, surpassing its previous record of 107 in 2023, according to Center Square.
“Human trafficking is inseparable from violent crime, drug activity, and organized criminal networks,” Allen said. “Legalizing prostitution will only fuel these dangers and further victimize the most vulnerable among us.”
Prostitution is legal in certain Nevada counties, while Maine legalized prostitution, but criminalized paying for sex.
The legislation also legalizes advertising prostitution and escort services and removes language classifying buildings used for prostitution as public nuisances. If passed, it would not allow for any local laws prohibiting prostitution.
“Criminalizing prostitution endangers adults who engage in consensual sexual activity,” the bill reads. “Sex workers deserve clarity and certainty that they can safely conduct business within the state, regardless of the local governing authority.”
The bill does not allow paying for sex with children or pimping.
Co-sponsors of the bill include Democrat Senate Assistant Majority Leader Lisa Cutter and Democrat representatives Lorena García and Rebekah Stewart.
The ACLU of Colorado supports the bill, but a few towns, including Fountain, Monument, and Woodland Park, are opposing it, <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-could-legalize-prostituion-sex-work-new-bill-40843835/">according</a> to Westword.
The bill has been assigned to the Judiciary Committee, which includes Hinrichsen, but a hearing date has not been set. Democrats have a 5-2 majority on the committee. If passed, the bill would take effect immediately.
“The Democrats running for attorney general must join me in condemning this legislation and the most extreme elements of their party — immediately,” Allen said. “Colorado deserves better.”

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A Nevada ballot measure that would enshrine a ban in the state constitution on athletes who identify as transgender to compete on women’s sports teams is likely to be put before voters in November, drawing increased attention to the gubernatorial race.
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the “Protect Girls’ Sports” initiative last week after teasing it throughout last year. The measure would “amend the Equal Rights Amendment to protect fairness and integrity in girls’ athletics,” particularly regarding public funding, according to a press release.
“We are taking thoughtful steps to ensure girls’ sports are fair and athletes are safe,” Lombardo, who’s seeking re-election, said in a statement. “It’s important that female athletes have the opportunity to succeed in their athletic field. By bringing together a diverse coalition now, we can establish clear and fair standards that protect generations of female athletes to come.”
If the measure gathers enough signatures to qualify for a statewide vote, it would first be on the 2026 ballot as a question, then return to the 2028 ballot for final approval before being added to the constitution.
&#8220;Title IX was instituted for a reason – to create a level playing field so that girls and boys have an equal chance to succeed in our schools,&#8221; petition initiative director Adriana Guzmán Fralick said in a statement. &#8220;But there has been an attack on girls’ athletics that seeks to disrupt that equality. The people of Nevada do not support this, and I’m proud to help them make their voice heard on this issue at the ballot box.”
The issue is already a hot topic on the campaign trail, as Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said he does not personally believe athletes who identify as transgender should compete in women&#8217;s sports, but nevertheless opposes the ballot initiative, according to the <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-to-lead-2026-ballot-initiative-to-keep-transgender-athletes-out-of-female-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Independent</a>.
“My faith teaches me that every person is a child of God and deserves to be treated with humanity, dignity, and respect,” the Democrat stated, according to the outlet. “And as Attorney General, I will continue defending the constitutional rights of every Nevadan.&#8221;
On December 23, Ford was listed on an amicus brief in a Minnesota case challenging a ban on transgender-identifying athletes. The <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/FAUvEllison_StatesAmicusBrief_AsFiled.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brief</a> states that &#8220;discrimination against transgender youth—including denying them the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities consistent with their gender identity—can have serious health consequences.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-now-think-transgenderism-is-a-winning-issue-itll-be-put-to-the-test-in-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported that Ford signed onto a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals amicus brief in 2023 regarding two minors who identified as transgender, and whether or not they could play on a girls&#8217; sports team in Arizona.
“Plaintiffs simply want to participate on their school’s girl’s sports teams with their friends,” the brief said.
“They have not experienced any of the physiological changes associated with male puberty and have no ascertainable competitive advantage over their cisgender peers,” it continued, saying that the plaintiffs identified as “girls in all aspects of their lives since an early age.”
He also signed on to a 2022 amicus brief challenging an Arkansas law on “gender-affirming treatment” for minors.
“We must protect our children from discriminatory laws that bar access to necessary, gender-affirming health care,” Ford stated in 2022. &#8220;Over and over again, evidence has shown that denying transgender youth access to gender-affirming care has a detrimental effect to their mental health and quality of life.”
The Daily Wire reached out to the Ford campaign. At the national level, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in cases related to the issue.

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Democrats have been quick to declare transgenderism a losing electoral issue in the wake of their recent victories at the ballot box, and the media is buying in.
&#8220;Republicans went all in on anti-trans messaging for the 2025 election,&#8221; declared an article by <a href="https://www.notus.org/2025-election/anti-transgender-attacks-republicans-virginia-new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NOTUS</a>. &#8220;It didn’t work.&#8221;
The belief is that Democrats won in 2025 elections in Virginia and New Jersey, despite an onslaught of messaging from Republicans on their radical positions on transgenderism. But Republicans are almost certainly not going to let the issue die, and the issue that proved so successful for them in 2024 will be put to the test in the 2026 midterm elections. The issue is already heating up in Nevada, and could impact the state&#8217;s governor&#8217;s race.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to do another ballot initiative this coming cycle on men in women&#8217;s sports,&#8221; Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) said at a campaign event in September, according to the<a href="https://pvtimes.com/news/lombardo-speaks-in-tonopah-and-goldfield-during-reelection-campaign-153918/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Pahrump Valley Times</a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to raise the money to put a fight on that and change the constitution on how we address that particular issue.&#8221;
The topic has been hot in the state since members of the University of Nevada, Reno, women’s volleyball team declined to play against San Jose State University in 2024 because of a transgender athlete on the team, with members of the Reno team taking a different stance from the university on the matter at the time.
“The student athletes at the University of Nevada, Reno have determined that they do not want to play against San Jose State, and I wholeheartedly respect the decision of the players,” Lombardo posted to X at the time.
“No student athlete should ever be pressured to play a game where they don’t feel safe — period,” he added.
It could become a major campaign issue, as Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford, who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, have previously expressed sharply different views on transgender issues.
In 2022, Ford signed onto an amicus brief against an Arkansas law against “gender-affirming treatment” for minors.
“We must protect our children from discriminatory laws that bar access to necessary, gender-affirming health care,” Ford said in a January 2022<a href="https://ag.nv.gov/News/PR/2022/Attorney_General_Ford_Joins_Coalition_Urging_Court_to_Protect_Access_to_Healthcare_for_Transgender_Teenagers/?csrt=12551046735556127769&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> statement</a>. Over and over again, evidence has shown that denying transgender youth access to gender-affirming care has a detrimental effect to their mental health and quality of life.”
He also had the state of Nevada on an amicus brief in the<a href="https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Brief%20of%20Amici%20States%20in%20Supp%20of%20Appellees.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals</a> backing two minors, 11 and 15, who identified as transgender in a case on whether they could participate on a girls’ sports team in Arizona.
“Plaintiffs simply want to participate on their school’s girl’s sports teams with their friends,” the brief stated.
“They have not experienced any of the physiological changes associated with male puberty and have no ascertainable competitive advantage over their cisgender peers,” it continued, saying that the plaintiffs identified as “girls in all aspects of their lives since an early age.”
In another case, he disagreed with the Trump administration’s policy about only listing two sexes on passports, according to the<a href="https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/mar/18/nevada-ag-among-12-to-weigh-in-on-transgender-pass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Las Vegas Sun</a>.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-trump-learned-to-embrace-the-transgender-culture-wars">How Trump Learned To Embrace The Transgender Culture Wars</a>
The Daily Wire reached out to the Ford campaign for comment. The race in the swing state is expected to be one of the most competitive gubernatorial races in the country next year.
Nor is Nevada the only state where transgender issues will be at the ballot box. Maine voters could soon consider a similar ban, along with restrictions on locker rooms, according to <a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/signature-push-aims-to-ban-trans-athletes-from-girls-sports-in-maine-ballot-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WGME News</a>. Maine is expected to be highly competitive in the Senate race with incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who could face off against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills are Graham Platner in the general election. Mills made national headlines earlier for her opposition to the Trump administration&#8217;s policies on the issue.
“I’ll comply with state and federal law,” Mills said in a famous exchange with the president in February, with both saying they would take the issue to court, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-to-schools-were-sticking-with-trans-sports-policy-trump-admin-takes-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
“We are the federal law,” Trump said. “You better do it. Because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t. And by the way, your population, even though it is somewhat liberal — although I did very well there — your population doesn’t want men playing in women’s sports. You better comply because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.”
On the federal level, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order earlier this year to reign in funding for schools that allowed transgender-identifying athletes to participate in women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;Therefore, it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy. It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women&#8217;s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> stated.

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After the Trump administration publicly shamed sanctuary cities and states, some have chosen to reverse course and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Trump administration officially removed Nevada from its list of sanctuary jurisdictions in <a href="https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/26/nevada-first-state-to-be-removed-from-list-of-sanctuary-jurisdictions/">September</a> after eleven sheriffs in the Silver State recommitted to helping the feds, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X Monday.
Law enforcement agencies in sanctuary cities traditionally ignore ICE requests to hand over illegal immigrant criminals from jails, instead letting them go free. They are also barred from assisting with ICE arrests more generally.
But Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo previously blamed the state&#8217;s Democratic attorney general for making attempts &#8220;to implement sanctuary policies.&#8221; Lombardo insisted that the state has &#8220;never been a sanctuary state, and never will be&#8221; one.
Lombardo&#8217;s office asked the Trump administration to clarify the designation, according to an August statement.
In addition to recommitting their support for the feds, Nevada pledged to use FEMA funds to assist ICE and upgrade local jail cells designated for federal detainees. The state National Guard will also support ICE operations.
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When others cower, real leaders step up.
I applaud the Nevada Sheriffs’ &amp; Chiefs’ Association and Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JosephMLombardo</a> for their commitment to working with <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> to protect American citizens from dangerous criminal illegal aliens.
Because of their efforts, Nevada has… <a href="https://t.co/4UWG1DSUuR">pic.twitter.com/4UWG1DSUuR</a>
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1987918886595912109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
“When others cower, real leaders step up,” Noem wrote of Nevada’s policy reversal.
“I applaud the Nevada Sheriffs’ &amp; Chiefs’ Association and Governor @JosephMLombardo for their commitment to working with @ICEgov to protect American citizens from dangerous criminal illegal aliens,” she said, adding, “Because of their efforts, Nevada has been removed from the Trump Administration’s sanctuary jurisdiction list. I encourage every leader across our nation to follow their example so that all Americans can live in peace and safety.”
Last month, the Department of Justice removed Baltimore County from the list after the previously-designated sanctuary authorities signed an agreement with ICE.
“Despite restrictions from state leadership, Baltimore County has shown a willingness to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. This is a small step toward restoring public safety and we appreciate the county’s commitment to updating its policies,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-removal-baltimore-county-sanctuary-jurisdiction-list-following">statement</a> at the time.
The Trump administration rolled out the list of sanctuary states, cities, and counties in August, threatening possible legal action against them for refusing to work with ICE.
“Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.”

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It isn’t exactly shocking when a pimp turns out to be a rapist. It is a little shocking when the police deliberately protect him — and he gets elected to state office.
Welcome to Nevada, the only state in America that has legalized pimping. A&amp;E’s new docuseries, “<a href="https://www.aetv.com/shows/secrets-of-the-bunny-ranch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secrets of the Bunny Ranch</a>,” reveals the late Dennis Hof’s <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472944" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HBO-featured</a> brothel empire for the cesspool of violence and exploitation that it (unsurprisingly) was, featuring powerful interviews from survivors and Hof’s former publicist.
But the series is not just an exposé of the crimes of the man who was once Nevada’s biggest legal pimp. It also brings to light the corrupt system underpinning and enabling the abuses, and the callous way that HBO profited off them with its nine-year run of “Cathouse.”
Prostitution is <a href="https://nevada.public.law/statutes/nrs_244.345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legal in rural counties</a> in Nevada, but only if it occurs <a href="https://nevada.public.law/statutes/nrs_201.354" target="_blank" rel="noopener">within brothels</a>. In other words, prostituted women must be under the control of a brothel for legal status. If a woman receives a license for one brothel, she cannot simply leave and strike out on her own or <a href="https://nyecounty.municipalcodeonline.com/book?type=ordinances#name=9.20.140:_Requirement_And_Application_For_Work_Card" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even go to another brothel</a>. She must apply and pay for a new license, a process that also requires compulsory <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/nevada/NAC-441A-800" target="_blank" rel="noopener">STI </a><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/nevada/NAC-441A-800" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testing</a>.
Prostituted women are thus not only forced to have pimps, but they are also discouraged from leaving them by law.
In “Secrets of the Bunny Ranch,” survivors detailed the fee system that kept them in debt to these brothels. The brothels took 50% of whatever the women made off the top, while also charging the women for room and board. Many women do not stay in the black.
These accounts dovetail with what dozens of survivors of Nevada’s legal brothels have told me. After the brothels take their cut, the women must still pay licensing fees, cover STI examination costs — which are mandatory for the women, but not for the men who visit the brothels — and whatever fines the brothels decide to dish out. Debt, of course, is one of the oldest means of enslavement, and was a <a href="https://repository.law.wisc.edu/s/uwlaw/media/39642" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prominent feature</a> of 19th-century American brothels.
In one case, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024.02.08.-Doe-v.-Lombardo-Complaint.pdf?sm_guid=NzcxOTIyfDc4MzA5NjAxfC0xfGNlc2VAbmNvc2UuY29tfDcyMDIwMTJ8fDB8MHwyMjU0MzA0NTd8MTEzMnwwfDB8fDc2NjM5Nnww0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that women at the Chicken Ranch brothel were routinely subjected to searches of their emails, phones, and personal possessions, according to the NCOSE lawsuit. If they were caught with personal items or cash in their own rooms, they would forfeit all of the money in their Chicken Ranch accounts.
What’s more, survivors reported that women in the brothels were not allowed to leave at will, but were locked inside for weeks at a time.
Where is the law enforcement in this ostensibly regulated prostitution system, especially given these abuses? “Secrets of the Bunny Ranch” answers that too, describing how officials in Nye and Lyon counties, where Hof’s brothels were located, protected him. It is well established that slavery thrives where it enjoys official protection. This can be through explicit legalization, as in chattel slavery in the American South. It can also happen through corruption, where — as in most of the world today — slavery is illegal on paper.
A survivor — interviewed at length in the show — described how she was raped by Dennis Hof almost as soon as she arrived in the brothel. She went to the Nye County Police to report the rape. When she informed them of the perpetrator, they shrugged and didn’t even file a report. When she later attempted to leave the brothel, she was allegedly beaten on Dennis Hof’s orders until she began having seizures, and then was hospitalized with head injuries.
To be clear: engaging in prostitution because the pimp has said you cannot leave, and has repeatedly subjected you to violence from his own rapes and other abuses, and from ordering other people to beat you up, is textbook sex trafficking.
<a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sex trafficking</a> occurs whenever there is a commercial sex act and the victim is either under 18 or subjected to force, fraud, or coercion. <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?width=840&amp;height=800&amp;iframe=true&amp;def_id=18-USC-826895778-1007944208&amp;term_occur=999&amp;term_src=title:18:part:I:chapter:77:section:1591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coercion</a> includes abuse or threatened abuse of legal process, <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?width=840&amp;height=800&amp;iframe=true&amp;def_id=18-USC-908443408-1007944211&amp;term_occur=999&amp;term_src=title:18:part:I:chapter:77:section:1591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threats</a> of physical restraint, or financial, psychological, or reputational harm — something the jurors in the Diddy case had trouble grasping.
The show details how a sheriff’s deputy would show up at the Moonlite Brothel in his squad car and uniform as a sex buyer. This seems to get disturbingly close to the line of “threatened abuse of the legal process,” when the police are not only failing to do their most basic job of protecting the community from the rapists, but are actively enabling the rapists.
When Hof was running for the Nevada Assembly, the survivor who had unsuccessfully tried to report him to the police spoke up in a public county meeting. She was silenced by the local officials and told to file a new report with the police department. The police never charged Hof, who was found dead in his bed the next month. Nevadans posthumously elected him to the state legislature.
It has become fashionable to defend legal prostitution. But the corruption and violence “Secrets of the Bunny Ranch” exposed in Nevada’s legal brothels are not bugs, but features of any legal system that permits human beings to be bought, sold, or rented. A reckoning is well past due.
Christen Price is senior legal counsel for the <a href="http://www.endsexualexploitation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Center on Sexual Exploitation</a>, the leading national non-profit organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual exploitation, such as child sexual abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking, and the public health harms of pornography. On X: @NCOSE
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File: Dennis Hof Nevada Brothel Owner And GOP Candidate Found Dead

‘Secrets of the Bunny Ranch’ Reveals The Deep Corruption In Nevada’s Legal Brothel System 

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A coalition of pro-life groups led by CatholicVote and Nevada Right to Life urged Nevada Republican Governor Joe Lombardo to veto a bill that would mandate a right to in vitro fertilization, saying that the legislation would be ethically and fiscally reckless. 
In a <a href="https://catholicvote.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Letter-to-Gov.-Joseph-Lombardo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> delivered to Lombardo on Tuesday, nearly two dozen pro-life and Christian organizations asked the Catholic governor to veto SB 217, a Democrat-backed bill that would create a right to IVF and require public and private health insurance companies to cover the procedures. Opponents fear that the bill would shield the IVF industry from any accountability for questionable bioethical practices and cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. 
“We approach the issue of IVF from varying perspectives. While we are broadly supportive of the general principle of helping families struggling with infertility to conceive, IVF is bioethically and economically problematic. Healthcare must be sensibly regulated,” the pro-life groups wrote in the letter, which was first obtained by The Daily Wire. 
In addition to CatholicVote Vice President Josh Mercer, other signatories include Nevada Right to Life Executive Director Melissa Clement, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Democrats for Life Executive Director Kristen Day, and Moms for America Director Eva Sara Landau.
“The IVF industry currently operates in a wild west, with little to no regulation or restraint on its activities. It is already legal in Nevada. The bill would allow IVF practitioners to operate with complete impunity and hinder the state’s ability to enact health and safety regulations to protect women undergoing what is already a physically and mentally taxing process,” the advocates wrote.
They added that they appreciated Lombardo’s previous actions to “veto unreasonable and often extreme measures from the legislature.”
SB 217, which is also opposed by Nevada’s Republican Party, is estimated to cost at least $38 million in its first two years. 
The <a href="https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12292/Text#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> would also put into law that “a fertilized egg or human embryo that exists before implantation in a human uterus is not a person for legal purposes.” Lawmakers across the country have moved to shield the IVF industry after the Alabama Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> 8-1 that frozen embryos should be recognized and protected as children. 
Tommy Valentine, director of the Catholic Accountability Project at CatholicVote, told The Daily Wire that SB 217 would allow the IVF industry to operate with virtually no safeguards in place.
“This bill would give the industry carte blanche to act recklessly. Let&#8217;s not forget that this bill is an unfunded mandate which will cost the state tens of millions of dollars per year and increase healthcare premiums for Nevadans,” he said. “It was passed in literally the 11th hour along party lines. A Republican governor should not be signing a bill like this, and we hope he will not.”

EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Groups Urge Catholic GOP Governor To Veto ‘Extreme’ IVF Bill

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One of Hunter Biden’s favorite prostitutes and drug buddies was charged with manslaughter in Nevada this year after allegedly bringing drugs into a jail, leading to another inmate’s death.
Cheryl Ann Deboves was arraigned on involuntary manslaughter and drug possession charges in Clark County, Nevada in April, records show. The case was moved to state court, and she pleaded guilty last month to possession of controlled substances by an inmate, with a sentence of between 12 and 30 months.
Deboves was a recurring figure on Hunter Biden’s laptop, which shows former President Joe Biden’s son engaging in orgies with her, enlisting her to buy drugs, and sending her money.
Hunter Biden and Deboves argued about Biden’s preference for involving multiple girls in their sex sessions, with Deboves writing “Honestly babe the problem is you have too many girls there.”
Biden texted her when he wanted sex or someone to procure drugs, and funded her drug habit with transfers through Venmo and CashApp, but left her to suffer in the throes of addiction when it was convenient for him. In 2018, she texted him that drug dealers were threatening her, saying “Can you please help me? Like he scares me a lot. I hate it when men threaten women.”
There is no record of Biden replying, and he ignored desperate pleas from Deboves until texting to ask for a naked FaceTime.
Barbara Howell, a mother of three, died in the Mesquite City jail after taking heroin smuggled in by Deboves, Howell’s mother, Anita Eibert, told The Daily Wire.
“The jail is taking no responsibility…I need help getting justice for my daughter,” she said.
Eibert described Howell as a “free spirited child” who was an honors student and cheerleader in high school and “always willing to help anyone in need.”
“Sometimes not making the best choices, she went through addiction to drugs, which landed her in jail. She wanted to make a better life for herself. She told her son she was done with that life, but the worst happened in the Mesquite City jail where she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 45,” she said.
The Daily Wire reported in 2022 that shortly after Biden&#8217;s inauguration, Deboves, who is a registered sex offender after a long string of prostitution and drug arrests, got a coronavirus bailout check from the federal government for her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-bidens-laptop-lady-got-20k-federal-stimulus-for-female-owned-sole-proprietorship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“female-owned sole proprietorship”</a> listed under the category of “independent performers,” highlighting the fraud-ridden nature of the program.
Hunter Biden claimed in his memoir that all of his addictions disappeared after he met a South African woman whom he married within days of meeting her. While he received a blanket criminal pardon from his father, the less well-connected people left in his wake have faced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/death-row-or-wanted-for-murder-the-cursed-lives-of-hunter-bidens-associates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prison, death, and torture</a>.
Ye Jianming, a Chinese tycoon with intelligence ties, was apparently disappeared by Chinese officials after Hunter asked him to wire $10 million, pledging “best wishes from the entire Biden family.” That led Hunter to write, “My business partner is now a prisoner on death row in China.”
Ho “Patrick” Chi Ping, who worked for Ye and paid Hunter $1 million, was sentenced to prison by U.S. authorities for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Hunter called Ho “the f—ing spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded.”
Jason Galanis and Devon Archer were also sentenced to prison for a scheme involving defrauding a Native American tribe. Documents said Hunter was also part of the scheme, but his alleged involvement was avoided at trial. Archer was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/screwed-by-the-bidens-trump-pardons-hunter-bidens-business-partner-devon-archer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pardoned</a> this year by President Donald Trump after he testified that Joe Biden would often join calls with their overseas business contacts.

Hunter Biden’s Favorite Prostitute Charged With Manslaughter

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Fans of the popular YouTube content creator MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) who paid for an “immersive” experience in Las Vegas are demanding their money back, saying they didn’t get anything close to what was advertised.
The event at Resorts World Las Vegas was advertised as an &#8220;immersive&#8221; and &#8220;unforgettable.&#8221; It was supposed to include exclusive games, a MrBeast-themed menu, and mystery bags filled with limited-edition merchandise. There was also supposed to be at least one bag containing a $10,000 gift voucher.
All of these details were meant to justify the $1,000 per-ticket price tag for the three-day event, which took place from April 13 to April 15.
“It should have been like mini-games, meet and greets, photo ops, special drinks, and things,” participant Theresa Metta <a href="https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/mrbeast-fans-seek-refunds-after-las-vegas-event/">told</a> Vegas-based outlet 8NewsNow. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get any of that.”
&#8220;I was told to wait in my room for two days for a package to come, so I legit spent two days in my room for a package to come, and it was a box of chocolates,&#8221; she continued.
&#8220;They said there would be mystery bags or boxes, and that one person would win $10,000, and then there would be a limited edition merchandise inside the boxes,&#8221; another guest, Jamie Yacksyzn, told <a href="https://people.com/mrbeast-fans-seek-refunds-for-usd1k-per-ticket-las-vegas-event-after-disappointing-experience-11716907">People</a>. 
&#8220;They also said the contents of the boxes are secret and not to be found out until you get the box,” she added. “So it alluded to the fact that there was going to be more special surprises in the box, and that there would be immersive experiences throughout the hotel floor and restaurants and activations.&#8221;
Yacksyzn continued, &#8220;I had seen things about the experience reported on MrBeast pages. Knowing how MrBeast is, and he does secret surprises and things, the hotel had also mentioned that it would be aligned with MrBeast&#8217;s reputation for being generous and his generosity.&#8221;
One guest posted a complaint on X with similar gripes about the lack of “experience” and the special merchandise being nothing more than “leftover shirts that cost $9.”
This prompted Donaldson to <a href="https://x.com/MrBeast/status/1912299963838509240">reply</a> from the MrBeast X account, saying, &#8220;Hey! This definitely isn&#8217;t the experience we hoped they&#8217;d deliver. My team&#8217;s already on it–I&#8217;d love to personally make it up to you and anyone else by inviting everybody affected to tour my actual studio! Can&#8217;t wait to meet you all and my team is reaching out to everyone :D.&#8221;
Resorts World took responsibility for the ordeal, admitting that &#8220;expectations were not met during the MrBeast experience.&#8221; The hotel said in an email that customers would be refunded in the next three to five days.

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MrBeast Fans Demand Refund After $1K Per Ticket Vegas Experience Disaster

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The Justice Department announced Wednesday night that another “high level” MS-13 gang member wanted in connection to multiple murders had been arrested in New York. 
Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Joel Vargas-Escobar, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, had been arrested on Tuesday and charged with a racketeering conspiracy involving 11 murders. Vargas-Escobar, who was previously deported in 2018, is suspected of being part of the command and control structure of MS-13 in Las Vegas and California. 
Vargas-Escobar was charged with racketeering conspiracy, two counts of murder-in-aid of racketeering, and multiple gun charges. He was detained by law enforcement on Long Island. 
“The American people are safer following the arrest of yet another MS-13 leader thanks to the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and Joint Task Force Vulcan,” Bondi said. “This terrorist entered our country illegally and is accused of orchestrating 11 murders — under President Trump’s leadership, we will not rest until this terrorist organization is completely dismantled and its members are behind bars.”
Vargas-Escobar is accused of operating MS-13’s “Parkview” clique in Las Vegas and personally ordering two murders and orchestrating nine more, according to the DOJ. The murder victims were taken to remote mountain or desert locations and tortured before being killed.  
“The arrest of yet another violent and dangerous MS-13 leader is a major win for our FBI agents, law enforcement partners, and safer American streets,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Our agents and analysts are continuously coordinating across multiple field offices and investigating with our valued partners to keep this work going — and we will not stop until that work is done.”
The alleged gang leader first appeared in court Wednesday morning in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York – Central Islip. He will be sent to Nevada for his trial, where he could face life in prison if convicted. 
This arrest follows an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-arrests-top-ms-13-leader-just-outside-d-c-america-is-safer-today" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement last week</a> the FBI had arrested 24-year-old Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, who the DOJ said was the top leader of MS-13 for the East Coast. He was arrested and charged with immigration and gun crimes last week during a predawn operation in Virginia.

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FBI Arrests ‘High Ranking’ MS-13 Member Accused Of ‘Orchestrating’ 11 Murders

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Nevada’s Democrat Attorney General boasted that his office told Chinese illegal aliens how to can avoid deportation, aiding foreign nationals who reside in the United States despite potential national security risks.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford published a list of resources for illegal aliens hoping to dodge deportation, specifically highlighting Mandarin-language guides that can be used by illegal immigrants who come from one of the United States’ primary adversaries.
Ford’s office wrote online that the attorney general is “proud to announce the availability of his office&#8217;s ‘Know Your Rights’ documents outlining key legal protections for immigrants and their employers in Mandarin,” adding that the office is “proud to stand with all Nevadans” despite the material being intended for foreign nationals who are illegally present in the United States.
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AG <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronDFordNV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AaronDFordNV</a> is proud to announce the availability of his office&#8217;s &#8220;Know Your Rights&#8221; documents outlining key legal protections for immigrants and their employers in Mandarin. 
The OAG is proud to stand with all Nevadans. <a href="https://t.co/wHvLFDJEMc">https://t.co/wHvLFDJEMc</a> <a href="https://t.co/CT6UUsKPj8">pic.twitter.com/CT6UUsKPj8</a>
— NV Attorney General (@NevadaAG) <a href="https://twitter.com/NevadaAG/status/1889402601613168829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
“Every resident of Nevada has basic rights that protect you when you have contact with law enforcement, regardless of your citizenship or immigration status,” the Attorney General’s office <a href="https://ag.nv.gov/Hot_Topics/Immigrant_Rights/">wrote</a> on its site, listing resources for illegal aliens in Mandarin and linking to legal organizations. The guide <a href="https://ag.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/agnvgov/Content/Issues/Chines%20REVIEWED_Nevada%20Know%20Your%20Rights%20Immigration%20(Individuals).pdf">explains</a> the various safeguards that illegal aliens have against deportation, even saying that &#8220;a warrant of deportation/removal does not allow officers to enter the home without consent.&#8221;
But illegal immigration from China has been found to present national security risks to the United States. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green <a href="https://x.com/JennieSTaer/status/1668995943272787971">explained</a> in 2023 that one Border Patrol chief warned that some Chinese migrants released into the United States had ties to the Chinese military.
Experts like Gatestone Institute Senior Fellow Gordon Chang have <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6356908301112">observed</a> that the vast majority of Chinese illegal immigrants showing up at America’s borders have been military-aged men, families or unaccompanied minors.
Videos captured during the Biden administration documented these large groups of fighting-age Chinese men entering California illegally. Data indicates that illegal immigration from China increased to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-nationals-are-flooding-across-southern-border-at-record-pace">record-breaking</a> levels under the Democrat’s term, surging past 24,000 in fiscal year 2023. Just under 40,000 Chinese illegal aliens had active <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-data-reveals-america-has-tens-thousands-noncitizens-from-us-adversary-deportation-orders">deportation orders</a> as of December 2024.
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HAPPENING NOW🚨 Large groups of migrants , mostly Chinese national men crossing illegally through open gaps on the border wall in Jacumba Hot Springs , CA <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewsNation</a>
Tomorrow San Diego County officials will vote on whether the county will spend $3 million in taxpayer funds for… <a href="https://t.co/mPN46jr7yH">pic.twitter.com/mPN46jr7yH</a>
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1731736578404589872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
Concerns that Chinese illegal aliens could harm American national security come as some Republican Senators <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bill-exclusive-banning-chinese-citizens-from-buying-u-s-land">warn</a> against the purchasing of American farmland by individuals with ties to the Chinese Communist Party. A whopping 350,000 acres of American farmland across 27 states was found to be owned by China as of last year, Department of Agriculture data indicated.
Ford, who <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-attorney-general-aaron-ford-says-he-intends-to-run-for-governor">plans to</a> challenge Republican incumbent Governor Joe Lombardo in 2026, has a history of supporting far-left policies designed to shield illegal aliens from federal law enforcement.
As a state representative, Ford was one of the <a href="https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/79th2017/Bill/5110/Overview">sponsors</a> behind legislation that aimed to turn Nevada into a sanctuary state, limiting the ability of state and local law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as federal agents seek to deport criminal illegal aliens. The 2017 bill failed after it was met with bipartisan backlash.

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