President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for House Republicans to vote to release the files related to the case involving convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Monday.
&#8220;What I don&#8217;t want Epstein to do is detract from the great success of the Republican Party,&#8221; Trump said during a briefing. &#8220;It&#8217;s really a Democrat problem. The Democrats were Epstein&#8217;s friends, all of them.&#8221;
It&#8217;s a shift from Trump&#8217;s recent rhetoric, where he opposed the release of the files, but he said he is tired of the situation overshadowing what he&#8217;s accomplished.
&#8220;All I want is for people to recognize the great job that I’ve done on pricing, on energy, on ending eight wars and another one coming pretty soon. We&#8217;ve done a great job, and I hate to see that deflect from the great job we&#8217;ve done, so I’m all for it.&#8221;
The White House said in a release Monday that the Democrats aren&#8217;t talking about former President Bill Clinton traveling on Epstein&#8217;s plane 26 times or the time the Democrats refused to return $32,000 in donations from Epstein.
“We have nothing to do with Epstein. The Democrats do. All of his friends were Democrats. You look at this Reed Hoffman (Democrat donor), you look at Larry Summers (Clinton Treasury Secretary), Bill Clinton, they went to his island all the time, and many others, all Democrats.”
Trump implied the men he mentioned are the ones who are being looked at &#8220;very seriously&#8221; for their connections to Epstein.
&#8220;They were with him all the time. I wasn&#8217;t.”
Trump said his administration has already released 50,000 pages from the Epstein files.
&#8220;No matter what we give it&#8217;s never enough,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump said he would sign the bill to release the files when it comes to his desk.
&#8220;We&#8217;ll give them everything&#8230; let the Senate look at it. Let anybody look at it.”
Sunday night, he called for House Republicans to back a vote compelling the Justice Department to release all files connected to the convicted child sex offender.
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This is after Democrats released <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-drop-new-epstein-emails-in-which-he-claims-trump-knew-about-the-girls">emails</a> from Epstein that said Trump &#8220;knew about the girls&#8221; and &#8220;spent hours&#8221; at Epstein&#8217;s home with one of the sexual offender&#8217;s victims. The White House said that the contents confirmed that Trump did not take part in Epstein’s sex crimes.
According to CBS, House GOP leaders are expected to hold a vote Tuesday for the full release of the Justice Department&#8217;s files on Epstein.
The bill is called the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405">Epstein Files Transparency Act</a>. It was introduced in July of this year. In addition to the release of all files related to the investigation and prosecution of Epstein, the bill calls for the release of materials that relate to Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs and travel records, and individuals named or referenced (including government officials) in connection with the Epstein investigation.

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Nicki Minaj’s music introduced a new generation of female rappers. But now she’s lending her voice to a more important cause — stopping the killing of Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations this week alongside United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz. They will discuss what President Donald Trump and his administration are doing to stop the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. According to the International Society of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, 7,000 Christians have been killed in 2025 alone.
“[Minaj] is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice,” Waltz wrote on X on Sunday. “I’m grateful she’s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I look forward to standing with her as we discuss the steps the President and his administration are taking to end the persecution of our Christian brothers and sisters.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a> is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice.
I&#8217;m grateful she&#8217;s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I… <a href="https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye">https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1990189618172432615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Minaj was flattered. She responded to the ambassador’s remarks, writing, “Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted… I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose.”
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Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know.
The Barbz &amp; I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose. 🎀 <a href="https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1">https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1</a>
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The collaboration came together over social media earlier this month when Waltz invited Minaj to talk with him at the U.S. Embassy to the United Nations after the Grammy-nominated rapper publicly thanked Trump for bringing attention to the slaughtering of Christians. Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz coordinated the Waltz-Minaj meeting, <a href="https://x.com/EricCortellessa/status/1990097775858417714?s=20">set</a> to take place Tuesday, according to TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa, who first broke the news of the meetup.
On Halloween, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115470116607441456">said</a> the State Department would add Nigeria to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump said. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!”
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Minaj <a href="https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?s=20">thanked</a> the Trump administration “for taking this seriously,” adding, “God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nigerias-tuggar-trump-state-backed-religious-persecution-impossible-under-2025-11-04/">argued</a> that the government was not supporting the persecution of Christians “in any way.”
“This is what shows that it’s impossible for there to be a religious persecution that can be supported in any way, shape or form by the government of Nigeria at any level, be it federal, be it regional, be it local, it&#8217;s impossible,” Tuggar said November 4 during a press briefing in Berlin.
The Daily Wire has reached out to Bruesewitz for more details.

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Michelle Obama is continuing her book promo tour and complaining nonstop about how she believes she’s been perceived by the public. Her latest in a long list of complaints has to do with her hair.
The former first lady discussed the topic during a conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross that was posted on YouTube over the weekend.
Obama whined that black women are “trapped” by societal pressure regarding their looks and feel compelled to keep their hair straight, meaning they can’t participate in everyday activities. 
“Let me explain something to white people. Our hair comes out of our head naturally in a curly pattern,” the 61-year-old lectured. “When we straighten it to follow your beauty standards, we are trapped by the straightness.”
“That&#8217;s why so many of us can&#8217;t swim, and we run away from the water. People won&#8217;t go to the gym because we’re trying to keep our hair straight for y&#8217;all! It&#8217;s exhausting, expensive and takes up so much time.”
Obama concluded by effusively telling society to “get out of&#8221; her hair.
“So why do we need an act … an act of law to get white folks out of our hair? Don’t tell me how to wear my hair. Don’t wonder about it. Don’t touch it. Just don’t. It just is.”
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The former first lady got some negative reactions from both sides of the political aisle. 
One Threads user has been gaining traction online for her reaction to Obama’s rant.
“Dear Michelle Obama, newsflash black women do not straighten their hair because of white peoples beauty standards,” user Chanel Coco <a href="https://www.threads.com/@chanelcocofive/post/DRE3Ws3AF0d">posted</a> in reply. “As a Curly natural myself most black women straighten their hair because they choose to and it’s easier to manage for them. Let’s drop this narrative that we do anything for the white beauty standard, black women are the true beauty standard. Why get on stage and say that nonsense?”
“Dear Michelle Obama, Abandon the victimhood. There is no standard. If you don’t want to straighten your hair…then don’t,” an X user posted alongside a photo of a large Afro hairstyle. 
“I, for one, have never once cared about Michelle Obama&#8217;s hair and what she does or doesn&#8217;t do with it,” former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1989788112214741464">wrote</a> in reply, echoing what so many others were saying. 
Obama has been complaining about her hair and the way she thinks it&#8217;s viewed for years. In 2022, she said she decided to straighten her hair while her husband Barack was in office because the public was not “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/17/michelle-obama-black-hair-braids/">ready for</a>” her to have braids.  
Obama has been promoting her new book, “The Look,” which is touted as a reflection on her “lifelong journey with fashion, hair, and beauty.” The book tour has featured nonstop complaining about the pressure she was under, including when Obama <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1986835412204016114">said</a> having a team for hair, makeup, and styling was a &#8220;time necessity&#8221; rather than a &#8220;luxury.”

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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales reportedly stormed out of an interview after being pressed on why he referred to himself as the site’s “founder.”
The incident occurred while Wales was speaking with Tilo Jung for the German political podcast “Jung &amp; Naiv.” When Jung pressed him to clarify if he’s the founder or co-founder, Wales responded, “I don’t care. It’s the dumbest question in the world.”
Jung pressed the topic, asking if there was a “dispute” over the issue. “What are the facts?” Jung asked. “Well, it’s not a fact, it’s an opinion, so you can have whatever opinion you like,” Wales replied. 
Jung tried to nail down that detail again, saying, “For you, you’re the founder?”
“Can I just say again, it doesn&#8217;t matter. I&#8217;ve answered your question four times,” Wales said firmly. He then stood up and said, “You know what? I&#8217;m done. Thank you.”
“What&#8217;s going on?” Jung asked as Wales seemed to head for the exit, prompting Wales to say over his shoulder, “It&#8217;s stupid. Don&#8217;t ask me stupid questions.”
“How is that stupid?” Jung wondered.
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This isn’t the first time this particular issue has caused strife. During a 2023 <a href="https://lexfridman.com/jimmy-wales-transcript/#chapter1_origin_story_of_wikipedia">interview</a> with Lex Fridman, Wales also called the question of who founded the most popular online encyclopedia “unimportant” and “not that interesting.” 
“I actually think Larry Sanger doesn’t get enough credit for his early work in Wikipedia, even though I think co-founder’s not the right title for that,” he said at the time.
Wales is the co-founder of Wikipedia along with Larry Sanger, but Sanger exited the project in 2002 and has been speaking out against it ever since.
“Wikipedia is badly biased. The original policy long since forgotten, it no longer has an effective neutrality policy. It now touts controversial opinions on politics, religion, and science. And examples have become embarrassingly easy to find,” Sanger <a href="https://x.com/lsanger/status/1260975408167759873">shared on X</a> in 2020 alongside a link to a blog post detailing some of the worst offenses. 
Those listed included a “Barack Obama article completely fails to mention many well-known scandals: Benghazi, the IRS scandal, the AP phone records scandal, and Fast and Furious, to say nothing of Solyndra or the Hillary Clinton email server scandal—or, of course, the developing ‘Obamagate’ story in which Obama was personally involved in surveilling Donald Trump.” 
“It is time for Wikipedia to come clean and admit that it has abandoned NPOV (i.e., neutrality as a policy). At the very least they should admit that they have redefined the term in a way that makes it utterly incompatible with its original notion of neutrality, which is the ordinary and common one,” Sanger wrote in the post. “Of course, Wikipedians are unlikely to concede any such thing; they live in a fantasy world of their own making.”
In September, President Donald Trump announced that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was investigating Wikipedia over alleged pro-Kremlin, anti-Western, and anti-Israel bias, and that it was raising serious concerns given that AI chatbots heavily rely on the site’s information, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-goes-to-war-with-wikipedia-over-political-slant">reported</a>.
Sanger expressed his gratitude for the probe, saying, “I am glad that Congress is investigating the use of foreign and U.S. government funds to pay for biased editing on Wikipedia. … There is clearly massive support for this sort of investigation.”
The co-founder added that Wikipedia “makes broad editorial decisions about what constitutes reliable sources, which must be respected by large numbers of participants. … The Wikipedia Foundation could address the situation, but does not.”  He noted that the Wikipedia Foundation also “refuses to reveal the identity of its most powerful editors or to override decisions by editors.”

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The first known fatality from a red meat allergy intolerance spread by ticks has been recorded.
The otherwise healthy 47-year-old New Jersey man died abruptly after consuming beef at a restaurant in the summer of 2024. He had been camping with his family two weeks prior, per <a href="https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2025/11/13/1st-death-linked-to-meat-allergy-spread-by-ticks/">UVA Health</a>. 
The man&#8217;s son found him unconscious on the floor of a bathroom surrounded by vomit, and the man was declared dead at a hospital. The autopsy declared it was a &#8220;sudden unexplained death,&#8221; but his wife pushed for answers, and eventually it was discovered that his death could be traced back to a tick bite.
Former Chief of UVA Health’s Division of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Thomas Platts-Mills determined via blood samples taken post-mortem that the man had been sensitized to alpha-gal, a sugar found in mammalian meat, the outlet noted. Alpha-gal syndrome is caused by a bite from the Lone Star tick, which causes people to have an anaphylaxis reaction. Symptoms include a rash, nausea, and vomiting after consuming meat.
The same man had become ill after a steak dinner two weeks prior and had told his son he felt like he was dying. 
“The important information for the public is: First, that severe abdominal pain occurring 3 to 5 hours after eating beef, pork or lamb should be investigated as a possible episode of anaphylaxis; and, second, that tick bites that itch for more than a week or larvae of ticks often called ‘chiggers’ can induce or increase sensitization to mammalian-derived meat,” Platts-Mills said. “On the other hand, most individuals who have mild to moderate episodes of hives can control symptoms with an appropriate diet.”
While most individuals who develop alpha-gal sensitivities don’t have such an extreme allergic reaction, it is a possibility that severe illness or death can occur. Platts-Mills also warned doctors to be on the lookout for these types of responses in their patients.
“It is important that both doctors and patients who live in an area of the country where Lone Star ticks are common should be aware of the risk of sensitization,” Platts-Mills said. “More specifically, if they have unexpected episodes of severe abdominal pain occurring several hours after eating mammalian meat, they should be investigated for possible sensitization to the oligosaccharide alpha-gal.”
Lone Star ticks are common throughout the South, Southeast, and much of the eastern and midwestern United States, and their range has been expanding northward and westward in recent years.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7230a2.htm?s_cid=mm7230a2_w">said</a> more than 110,000 suspected cases were identified between 2010 and 2022, but the actual number is likely higher, as people aren’t likely to test for it. The CDC also found in 2023 that 42% of health providers had never heard of Alpha-gal syndrome.

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The war to keep men who believe they are women out of women&#8217;s locker rooms found an unlikely fighter this month: a lesbian gym rat from Los Angeles who has run into so many men in the women&#8217;s locker room she&#8217;s screaming about it at the top of her lungs.
In the video that has more than 18 million views on X, Hyman was getting kicked out of her gym after complaining about men invading her privacy in the locker room. She told The Daily Wire that the now-viral outburst was her last chance to tell other ladies at the gym what was going on before she was banished.
&#8220;That moment was me trying to warn the ladies in the gym,&#8221; Hyman told The Daily Wire. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know it would warn ladies around the world.&#8221;
&#8220;I knew I wasn&#8217;t going to be there anymore to warn the girls, so I just yelled out. I&#8217;m not usually that loud and disruptive, but this was the only way that I could warn the ladies in that gym. You have young ladies in there just being traumatized.&#8221;
One of the men traumatizing Hyman in the locker room was Grant Freeman, and he was certainly worth a warning label. He&#8217;s a convicted criminal of domestic assault who slammed his now ex-wife&#8217;s head into a toilet seat. Hyman said she&#8217;s seen at least seven men in the women&#8217;s locker room over the last month, including Freeman, who now identifies as a woman and goes by &#8220;Alexis,&#8221; on multiple occasions.
Hyman said Freeman was disrupting her daily habit, and that she&#8217;d pray that she&#8217;d miss him.
&#8220;I go to the gym a different time every day. I just pray&#8230;please God, don&#8217;t let me see him today.&#8221; But she did. Her last run-in with Freeman was the most intense, she said.
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He is the one with the criminal past, yet Hyman said she was the one escorted out of the gym by police after she raised the alarm.
She didn&#8217;t get help from the people she wanted to at the gym, but someone pulled out their phone, took a video, and changed Hyman&#8217;s life.
It caught the attention of Riley Gaines, who knows all too well what it&#8217;s like to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her">share a locker room with a man</a>. Gaines, who swam at the University of Kentucky, shared a locker room with Lia Thomas, the first openly trans-identifying woman NCAA champion. Gaines has been the leader for keeping trans-identifying women out of women&#8217;s sports ever since.
It&#8217;s no surprise a repost from Gaines turned into millions of views for Hyman&#8217;s video, making the black and lesbian entertainer from the Bronx a new face in the protect women movement.
&#8220;The reason why we got here is because we&#8217;re not standing in truth. We&#8217;re lying to these men and telling them that they&#8217;re women.&#8221;
Being bold comes naturally for Hyman — she said the &#8220;social pressure&#8221; others feel has never stopped her from speaking up.
&#8220;So when I saw this I was like what is going on? Why is no one speaking about this? Are you crazy? This is dangerous.&#8221;
Hyman didn&#8217;t think protecting women would come with the amount of internet fame she&#8217;s experienced over the last week. Primetime interviews and countless new followers. She said the attention is sometimes &#8220;overwhelming,&#8221; but worth it to stop people from thinking men and women are interchangeable.
&#8220;There are boys and girls. Ladies and gentlemen. You know, dresses and pants,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s okay if you want to swap them, but you don&#8217;t have to change who you are physically to do that. And we know that.&#8221;
And she wanted to make sure California state lawmaker and hopeful to replace Nancy Pelosi in the House, Scott Wiener, knew the truth too. Hyman flew to San Francisco Monday to question Wiener on his pro-transgender policies.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-scott-wiener-nancy-pelosis-likely-replacement-probably-thinks-youre-a-bigot">Meet Scott Wiener: Nancy Pelosi’s Likely Replacement Probably Thinks You’re A Bigot</a>
Hyman was front and center of the room, sitting feet from Wiener. She said she saw the moderator at the event toss her question for Wiener aside, and knew it was time for Hyman to be bold again. She took the mic and asked the question herself.
“What would you say to women who are seeking assurance that their safety will be protected from men who, by California law, can self-identify as women in women-only spaces?” Hyman asked.
Wiener replied in part: “Trans women are women.” When Hyman corrected the senator telling him &#8220;trans women are men,&#8221; the crowd turned on Hyman. She said men were shouting &#8220;boo&#8221; toward her and yelling &#8220;trans women are women.&#8221;
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Had a chance to have a conversation with Senator Weiner. It was an honest one. I am hopeful that this is the first of many conversations we will have regarding women’s safety .
Senator Weiner said he likes working with fresh young people and that he is open to ideas.
And… <a href="https://t.co/qEWcuh6DXJ">pic.twitter.com/qEWcuh6DXJ</a>
— Tish Hyman (@listen2tish) <a href="https://twitter.com/listen2tish/status/1988286400828240218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
A room of men telling a woman they can change biology if they want to. She wasn&#8217;t backed by a single person in that room, but she kept going.
&#8220;No they&#8217;re not, they&#8217;re men,&#8221; she said, in a conversation that never went further than that. She didn&#8217;t get the answers she wanted, but she left the room wanting to speak out more.
&#8220;I am motivated for change. I can&#8217;t be okay until I know that women are protected by law.&#8221;
It&#8217;s not about politics to Hyman. She said women&#8217;s safety should be a nonpartisan issue.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t let people brainwash you. Undo the brainwashing. We know what pink is for, and we know what blue is for. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with the indications and separations here,&#8221; Hyman said.
&#8220;You&#8217;re not women, you&#8217;re men, and you should be okay with that.&#8221;
Hyman is flying to Minnesota this weekend to meet with another woman who said she had trans-identifying men in an all-women&#8217;s prison. There is no way the two would have connected if it wasn&#8217;t for Hyman speaking out on the issue, and none of it would be happening if not for the events of the last 10 days.
&#8220;This experience has changed my life. It&#8217;s extended my purpose, and I am grateful to this experience as traumatic as it has been.&#8221;
Hyman is convinced that her side is going to win the fight for common sense.
&#8220;Everybody&#8217;s gonna get back to normal,&#8221; Hyman said. &#8220;Once everybody starts telling the truth, and people stop lying to these grown men. We&#8217;re lying to these men and telling them that they&#8217;re women. That&#8217;s how we got here.&#8221;
Don&#8217;t expect the woman who sings for a living and went viral for screaming at the top of her lungs in the gym to turn down the volume.
&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna be loud until all women are loud and our voices are heard.&#8221;

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Meet Tish Hyman, The California Lesbian Fighting To Keep Men Out Of Women’s Locker Rooms

Transgenders

Women

An activist researcher who said he was working on a study on &#8220;trans youth athletes&#8221; funded by Nike says the funding was cut by the world&#8217;s largest athletic gear company after &#8220;haters got wind of it.&#8221;
Reports that Nike was funding the study on children&#8217;s athletic abilities during so-called &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; procedures first arose earlier this year, when one of the researchers, Joanna Harper, told the New York Times that they were running fitness tests on children as they underwent them. Harper, a man who ran marathons for years before identifying as a woman in the early 2000s, now <a href="https://www.outsports.com/2025/11/11/24121287/joanna-harper-trans-women-athletes-research-nike/">tells</a> OutSports, an LGBT sports website, that Nike walked away from the study after political pressure.
Specifically, pressure from Se. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/outkick-sen-tommy-tuberville-slams-nike-and-maine-governor-over-support-for-males-in-womens-sports/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThese%20governors%20need%20to%20stand,Great%20question%2C%20Senator.">slammed Nike</a> for their lack of support for women&#8217;s sports and their funding of a study on children&#8217;s athletic abilities during &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; care. OutSports called Tuberville &#8220;one of the most vocal transphobes in elected office.&#8221;
Tuberville wasn&#8217;t the only person who blasted Nike for reportedly being part of the study. After <a href="http://outkick.com/sports/nike-funding-study-transgender-athletes">OutKick</a> questioned Nike on its involvement in this study, some of the biggest names in sports, including Charles Barkley, spoke out against studying kids under the influence of unnatural hormones. OutKick reported back in April that a Nike executive <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/researcher-nike-pulled-plug-transgender-youth-athlete-study">told</a> the outlet the study &#8220;was never initialized&#8221; and wasn&#8217;t moving forward. Harper implied Nike had to make the &#8220;corporate decision&#8221; to move on from the study.
&#8220;I understand in the wake of what happened to Bud Light that Nike got nervous,&#8221; Harper said.
Harper, who is also a professor at Oregon Health &amp; Science University, said he wishes Nike hadn&#8217;t pulled out of the study.
&#8220;It was a study of fitness test results in trans adolescents,&#8221; Harper told OutSports. &#8220;And while there’s limited data on trans adults, there’s no published data on trans adolescents and their athletic capabilities. This was an exciting study.&#8221;
Harper, however, appears to have already reached his conclusion before conducting the study.
“Trans women aren’t men,” Harper told the pro-transgenderism website, rejecting the idea that transgender-identifying men should compete against other men.
“They don’t compete like men, don’t look like men and that would bring trans women into an arena where they are not welcome, not wanted and in danger,&#8221; Harper said.
Harper first broke the news of this study when he was interviewed for a New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/magazine/trans-athletes-women-college-sports.html">story</a> on trans-identifying volleyball player, Blair Fleming. Harper told the outlet that the study, funded by Nike, would use a 10-step fitness test to measure kids&#8217; skills before they start hormone therapy and after they medically transition. The study would repeat the fitness test every six months for five years.
The reported experimentations with children and their bodies was the latest push to justify men competing against women. Fleming was part of the International Olympic Committee&#8217;s decision to let men compete in the women&#8217;s category with testosterone suppression. The International Olympic Committee is now reportedly planning to ban men competing in women&#8217;s sports.
Nike did not respond to a request for comment on Harper&#8217;s claims.

Footwear, apparel and equipment manufacturer Nike (USA)

Activist Says Nike Yanked Funding From His Study On Trans Kids: ‘Haters Got Wind Of It’

Nike

Transgender Athletes

From this point forward, you’ll have to pay more than a penny for your thoughts. The U.S. Mint made the final penny on Wednesday, ending the coin’s 232-year run.
The U.S. Mint said in a release that the final penny was struck in Philadelphia by United States Treasurer Brandon Beach.
“While general production concludes today, the penny’s legacy lives on,” Kristie McNally, Acting Mint Director, said. “As its usage in commerce continues to evolve, its significance in America’s story will endure.”
If you want the Mint’s two cents on the issue, production costs are to blame for the penny’s extinction. U.S. Mint’s release stated that over the past decade, the cost of making each penny has risen from 1.42 cents to 3.69 cents. Business Insider reported that the government will save roughly $50 million annually by ceasing penny production.
There are still about 300 billion pennies in circulation. The Mint stated that because the supply exceeds the amount needed for commerce, pennies can still be used. Stores can still price items in one-cent increments — so don’t throw your piggy bank away just yet.
President Trump ordered the penny to be canceled back in February of this year. He said on Truth Social: “For far too long, the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than two cents.”
In the 2024 annual report, the U.S. Mint recorded that the cost of producing pennies increased by 20.2% in that year alone.
“This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies,” Trump declared.
So, nine months later, it did, at the Mint where the country’s lowest-value coins have been made since 1793. The penny entered circulation after the Coinage Act was passed in 1792.
President Abraham Lincoln has been the face of the one-cent coin since 1909. Lincoln was the first president featured on a coin in honor of his 100th birthday. The tails side of the most recent coin represents Lincoln’s preservation of the United States as a single country.
Over the 232-year lifespan of the penny, the <a href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/penny?srsltid=AfmBOorp-P0PbOJ5jRYvigQlRIm4B-3l4zGXxjxQJQtTp0bE4wPjPh8E">design</a> has evolved. The first penny showed a woman with her hair flowing, which the U.S. Mint said symbolized liberty. In its original form, the penny was larger and completely made out of copper. Today’s design is a mix of copper and zinc, featuring smaller elements.
More fun facts — back in 1943, the majority of pennies were made of zinc-coated steel in order to conserve copper needed for munitions during World War II.
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Fast forward to 2017, when pennies made in Philadelphia had a “P” marking on them for the first time to celebrate the Mint’s 225th anniversary.
With billions of pennies still around, who knows what history you’ll find in your coin purse, your change jar, or in between your couch cushions.

United States Mint

The Penny Is Officially Dead

Money

penny

United States

President Donald Trump called into ESPN&#8217;s The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday for a special Veterans Day program, and of course, the libs are mad.
Hundreds of negative and hateful comments toward President Trump flooded McAfee&#8217;s social media platforms.
&#8220;There are people certainly that are not happy that that happened,&#8221; McAfee said to open Wednesday&#8217;s show. &#8220;If you&#8217;re against what happened yesterday, I&#8217;d like to say you hate the troops. You should go ahead and swallow that, and you can take that to where you want to go.&#8221;
McAfee said he would welcome any president to be a guest on his Veterans Day show. The show came together in a matter of days after it was given the green light to broadcast from the military base in front of dozens of Marines.
&#8220;It&#8217;s Veterans Day. He&#8217;s the Commander-in-Chief. Obviously, if we have the opportunity to talk to him, we&#8217;re going to. And he is hilarious,&#8221; McAfee said.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatMcAfeeShow</a> on interviewing <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s Veterans Day. He&#8217;s the Commander-in-Chief. Obviously, if we have the opportunity to talk to him, we&#8217;re going to. And he is hilarious.&#8221;
✅ TRUE! <a href="https://t.co/HH5Lb6zIJ1">pic.twitter.com/HH5Lb6zIJ1</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1988315039477211312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We were celebrating the hell out of Veterans Day,&#8221; the ESPN host added.
The patriotic show received an outpouring of positive feedback from fans who considered it one of McAfee&#8217;s best shows ever. The hours-long show featured videos honoring veterans from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, and UFC President Dana White.
McAfee is not one to let negative comments get in his way. The ESPN host quickly addressed the haters live on Tuesday after Trump hung up the phone.
&#8220;For the immediate people who are mad, it&#8217;s the President of the United States. It&#8217;s Veterans Day. He&#8217;s the Commander-in-Chief. Obviously, if we have the opportunity to talk to him, we&#8217;re going to. And he&#8217;s hilarious.&#8221;
Trump called into the show while it was broadcasting live from Parris Island, the site of Marine Corps recruit training, and discussed various sports topics while also paying tribute to veterans.
&#8220;To me, it means taking care of the veterans because they&#8217;ve taken care of us,&#8221; Trump said.
To McAfee&#8217;s point about Trump being hilarious, the president made the show hosts laugh throughout the interview, especially when talking about the new NFL kickoff rule, referring to it as &#8220;unromantic.&#8221;
&#8220;I hate the kickoff, I think it&#8217;s so terrible. I think it&#8217;s so demeaning. The pageantry of the game is so badly hurt,&#8221; Trump said.
&#8220;Come on, Mr. President,&#8221; McAfee joked back.
While talking about the NFL, Trump first called Washington&#8217;s team by their relatively new name, the Washington Commanders, before briefly referring to the team by their former name, the Redskins.
Washington retired the Redskins name in 2020, during Trump&#8217;s first term, and officially changed its name to Commanders in 2022.
&#8220;What happened to the Redskins, by the way?&#8221; Trump asked with a hint of sarcasm. McAfee and his friends couldn&#8217;t help but snicker at that comment.
Libs, of course, were triggered by the playful banter between McAfee and Trump.
&#8220;You guys have Cheeto dust around your hands and lips. Wipe it off and get back &#8230; to football,&#8221; one viewer commented.
Another <a href="https://x.com/fredteamg/status/1988369489772376290?s=20">wrote</a> on X, &#8220;McAfee should be fired immediately!&#8221;
McAfee showed no regret with his decision, calling Trump a legit sports fan.
&#8220;Listening to him talk about sports is cool,&#8221; the host said.
And if you talk to those close to Trump, they will tell you he always wants to talk ball.
Trump became the first sitting president to go to an NFL regular-season game since President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
During the Lions vs Commanders game on Sunday, Trump swore in new military enlistees during the &#8220;Salute to Service&#8221; halftime ceremony. He also spent eight minutes in the broadcast booth with Fox&#8217;s Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma. The trio discussed Trump&#8217;s high school football career at New York Military Academy. The President said he was a tight end.
&#8220;But it was not quite football like this,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;It was a little bit easier. It wasn&#8217;t so tough.&#8221;
McAfee broke the news that Trump would attend Sunday&#8217;s game live on Friday&#8217;s show.
McAfee said on Tuesday&#8217;s show that after Trump&#8217;s interview, he had reached out to former President Barack Obama and his team to be a guest on the show as well. Obama could not, due to scheduling conflicts.

President Trump and Pat McAfee

‘You Hate The Troops’: Pat McAfee Claps Back At Haters After Trump Interview

Pat McAfee

Ryder Cup

Sports

A church on Nashville&#8217;s west side has sat for years with no purpose. CreatiVets, an organization for wounded veterans, saw the church&#8217;s potential, but it came with a hefty Nashville real estate price tag of $3.35 million.
Thankfully, Gary Sinise saw the potential too. The actor best known for his role as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, donated $1 million to CreatiVets this spring to help buy the church for veterans to have a place to go to immerse themselves in songwriting, music, and other artistic avenues.
&#8220;Quite often our veterans don&#8217;t want any help. But through art and theatre as well, acting out what they are going through can be very, very beneficial,&#8221; Sinise told the Associated Press.
The Gary Sinise Foundation has given to CreatiVets the last two years but nothing compared to the million-dollar gift, according to CreatiVets Co-Founder and Executive Director Richard Casper. Casper, who started CreatiVets in 2013, called Sinise&#8217;s donation a catalyst for the non-profit&#8217;s mission.
&#8220;It will accelerate the opening of our Nashville art and music center, expand access to life-saving songwriting and visual arts programs, and help us drive down the waitlist of veterans seeking creative healing,&#8221; he said.
Two other donors who remained anonymous each gave $1 million toward the purchase of the church, which was finalized in July. Other influential people, including Grammy Award-winning artist Amy Grant, also donated toward the effort. Grant and Sinise toured the property in person in the spring and wanted to make CreatiVets&#8217; vision a reality.
Part of the CreatiVets&#8217; new home will be a performance center dedicated to Sinise&#8217;s late son, Mac, who died in 2024 after a battle with cancer. Casper said Mac loved music and was very involved with helping veterans through his father&#8217;s foundation.
The Academy Award-nominated actor started his foundation in 2011 to help military veterans, first responders, and their families. The foundation supports programs designed to entertain, educate, inspire, and build. Programs like CreatiVets.
Casper said the funding so far for the new location has been a blessing. To restore the church that&#8217;s been left untouched since at least 2017, the non-profit needs at least $1.9 million for basic renovations. After that is completed, they&#8217;ll need additional support for office supplies.
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At CreatiVets&#8217; current location in the 12 South area of Nashville, veterans can only use the space to its full potential after working hours because it shares space with another business. Casper has fought for the empty church as a new space for more than a year. His goal of providing a 24-hour oasis for veterans keeps him moving through any setback he faces. A new space is needed to play music and have access to other machinery, sometimes noisy, round-the-clock.
The plan is to have the new CreatiVets music center open by next fall.
If you want to donate to CreatiVets, you can visit their website <a href="https://creativets.org/">here</a>.
The organization is hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. You can buy tickets to &#8220;Stars and Scars to Scripts&#8221; featuring performances by Vince Gill, Charles Esten, Kalsey Kulyk, and Jay Demarcus <a href="https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/creativets-15043">here</a>.

CreatiVets/Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise Donates $1 Million To Turn Abandoned Church Into Creative Space For Wounded Veterans

Gary Sinise

Nashville

Veterans

Veterans Day

As the Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions on Sunday, it was a point to the stands and the &#8220;Trump Dance&#8221; that reminded everyone in Northwest Stadium that President Donald Trump was watching.
The &#8220;Trump Dance&#8221; was Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown&#8217;s touchdown <a href="https://x.com/AryePulliNFL/status/1987641617033941234?s=20">celebration</a> as his team took a two-score lead in the first quarter. Many athletes have done Trump&#8217;s signature moves to celebrate a score, throwing their arms up and shaking their hips like Trump did so many times on the campaign trail in 2024 — but Sunday&#8217;s celebration was different because St. Brown knew Trump would see it.
&#8220;I heard Trump was going to be at the game, I don&#8217;t know how many times the president is going to be at the game, so I just decided to have some fun and do his dance,&#8221; St. Brown <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46911110/donald-trump-attends-commanders-lions-first-sitting-president-regular-season-nfl-game-jimmy-carter">said</a> following the Lions&#8217; 44-22 win.
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Amon-Ra St. Brown does the Trump dance as his touchdown celebration! <a href="https://t.co/XJils87EXs">pic.twitter.com/XJils87EXs</a>
— Ryan Ermanni (@ErmanniMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErmanniMedia/status/1987641519776334042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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It isn&#8217;t often a president comes to an NFL game. Trump is the first sitting president to attend a regular-season game since President Jimmy Carter did so in 1978. After the game, some Lions described what it was like to play in front of the president.
&#8220;I did see him on the big screen &#8230; the place got pretty loud,&#8221; Lions quarterback Jared Goff said. &#8220;So yeah, it was cool, awesome that he was here.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re talking about the President of the United States, that&#8217;s a big deal,&#8221; Lions head coach Dan Campbell said.
Campbell admitted he was too locked in to notice the president during the game, but Goff said Trump&#8217;s entrance on Air Force One was hard to miss.
&#8220;Did I see the plane? Yeah, I saw the plane &#8230; that was freaking cool, whatever side of politics you&#8217;re on, it was cool to see the thing that low,&#8221; Goff said.
Trump was at the game for the Salute to Service halftime ceremony, where dozens of military enlistees were sworn in by the president. Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, isn&#8217;t exactly Trump country, and many fans in the crowd booed when Trump appeared on the screen and swore in the enlistees.
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game <a href="https://t.co/ZKgoLqvpqz">pic.twitter.com/ZKgoLqvpqz</a>
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Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said the Salute to Service was extremely important to him, especially since he&#8217;s the coach of the team representing the nation&#8217;s capital.
&#8220;Man that&#8217;s a big deal, and that&#8217;s not ever lost on me,&#8221; Quinn said. &#8220;Some of the biggest heavy hitters in our country in the military were here at our game today watching football. I definitely wanted to give them a better performance today than we did.&#8221;
Trump stayed after halftime to spend some time in the broadcasting booth with Fox Sports broadcasters Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma. The three talked about Trump&#8217;s love for football that dates back to his playing days in the early 60s.
&#8220;I played tight end, but it was not quite football like this. It was a little bit easier. It wasn&#8217;t so tough,&#8221; Trump said.
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WATCH IN FULL: President Donald J. Trump joins <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLonFOX</a> in the booth during the <a href="https://twitter.com/Commanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Commanders</a>&#8211;<a href="https://twitter.com/Lions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lions</a> game <a href="https://t.co/xajpIVYfK1">pic.twitter.com/xajpIVYfK1</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1987670525670563874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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While in the booth, Trump discussed why he loves sports so much.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a microcosm of life. It&#8217;s sorta like life, the good, the bad, and the ugly.&#8221;
Vilma, who got to show off his Super Bowl ring to Trump, asked the president how the country was doing.
&#8220;Well, we&#8217;re doing great,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Our stock market hit an all-time high, prices are coming down. We inherited a mess, prices are coming way down. And I&#8217;ll tell you our country has over $17 trillion being invested, which is a record, so we&#8217;re doing great.&#8221;
Trump then brought the attention back to the gridiron as the Commanders scored what Trump called a much-needed touchdown.
&#8220;That was very important.&#8221;
The president spent Sunday afternoon at the game and in the broadcast booth as a football fan before going back to work. On Monday morning, Trump posted a video of St. Brown&#8217;s &#8220;Trump Dance,&#8221; capping off a memorable game day for the players and himself.

Detroit Lions v Washington Commanders – NFL 2025

‘Awesome He Was Here’: NFL Stars React To Playing In Front Of Trump

Detroit Lions

Washington Commanders

President Trump will attend the Washington Commanders game Sunday when they host the Detroit Lions, sports commentator Pat McAfee revealed on Friday.
“He will be excited to celebrate the hell out of the greatest sport on earth, American football, so that’s breaking news,” McAfee said while hosting his ESPN show from an empty football tunnel in Lubbock, Texas. The official White House X account <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1986860641257128160">reposted</a> McAfee’s announcement with the eyeball emojis, which we can only assume means one thing — the Commander in Chief will be at the Commanders’ game.
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We have some BREAKING NEWS..
Source(s) are telling me that President Donald Trump will be attending the Commanders and Lions game on Sunday <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/sL6OaPQIfd">pic.twitter.com/sL6OaPQIfd</a>
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1986855514802667674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
McAfee, in his enthusiastic voice and a cowboy hat, said the president is going to the NFL game for the Veterans Day celebration at halftime. Trump will sit with Commanders’ owner Josh Harris in his suite. The halftime celebration includes a salute to TAPS Families along with a performance from the Commanders Marching Band, according to the team.
Sunday’s game is the first NFL game of the season for Trump. Earlier this year, he made history as the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. During his first term as president, Trump went to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2019 to watch the Crimson Tide take on LSU, who would go on to win the national championship that year.
Before that season, he attended the 2018 National Championship game in Atlanta between Alabama and Georgia. He’s attended other college games, most recently last football season, weeks before his re-election, when he traveled to Alabama again to watch the Crimson Tide play Georgia.
Trump is a football fan. What he is not a fan of is the NFL’s new kickoff rule, where no players can move until the ball hits the ground or touches the returner. Trump called it “sissy football” and “ridiculous.”
The “Tush Push,” a controversial play where players push the quarterback forward from behind, has Trump’s full backing.
The Lions, who travel to the nation’s capital for Sunday’s game, are coached by Dan Campbell, who many agree is the toughest coach in the NFL. However, “The Pat McAfee Show” hosts joked that Campbell could only be intimidated by one person: President Trump.
“He might have two tins in his mouth at one time just to kinda go through the anxiety,” McAfee said, referring to the chewing tobacco that Campbell has been known to use during games.
The Lions (5-3) are the favorites heading into Sunday afternoon’s contest, but are coming off a loss to the Minnesota Vikings in a game in which the Lions’ offense struggled to move the ball. The Commanders are 3-6 on the year. Washington’s franchise quarterback, Jayden Daniels, is out for the foreseeable future after suffering an elbow injury last week against Seattle. Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota will get the nod against Detroit in what seems to be a must-win for Washington to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Sunday’s game kicks off at 4:25 p.m. EST.

Donald Trump with NFL Logo

Trump To Attend Commanders-Lions Game, Honor Veterans During Halftime Celebration

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