The Republican-controlled North Carolina House approved a new congressional map on Wednesday, a day after the measure cleared the state Senate, likely securing another U.S. House seat for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
The new map passed the state House along party lines in a vote of 66-48, as Democrats condemned the effort, the Raleigh News &amp; Observer <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312584734.html">reported</a>. The current North Carolina House delegation is made up of 10 Republicans and four Democrats, and the new congressional map is projected to shift that to 11 Republicans and three Democrats.
State law does not allow North Carolina&#8217;s governor, Democrat Josh Stein, to veto the new map, meaning the process is finished, pending any legal challenges.
President Donald Trump has urged Republican-led states to draw new congressional maps that are more favorable to the GOP ahead of next year&#8217;s midterms. North Carolina House Republican Majority Leader Brenden Jones celebrated the map&#8217;s passage, saying, “It’s a fact that we will send one more Republican to Congress from this great state.”
Jones also responded to the criticism over the redistricting and had some advice for Democrats.
“You can be mad about redistricting all you want, but you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself, what got us here?” he said.
The new map will mostly affect Democratic Rep. Don Davis, whose district will shift from an area that voted for Trump by just three percentage points to one that voted for Trump by 11 points in the 2024 election.
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The new North Carolina congressional map has PASSED the NC House and Senate.
The bill does not require the Governor&#8217;s signature and is now law
Change To Dem Rep Don Davis in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NC01?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NC01</a> 
🔴 Trump +3 -&gt; 🔴 Trump +11 <a href="https://t.co/wM921mJrB7">pic.twitter.com/wM921mJrB7</a>
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A spokesman for Davis <a href="https://x.com/ReubenJones1/status/1980345787109568915">told</a> Spectrum News that he will run again next year but is considering entering the race for the 3rd district, where Republicans would also be favored.
State House Democratic Leader Robert Reives said that the passage of the new map represented a grave omen for “our independence, our democracy.”
“I would ask that you mark this day, because one day they’re coming to you, they’re going to ask you to do something that you just can’t do,&#8221; Reives added. &#8220;And because we have set the precedent that only one man in this party matters, you’re going home.”
Republican state Senator Phil Berger <a href="https://x.com/SenatorBerger/status/1980641716311851245">said</a> that the new map &#8220;respects the will of the North Carolina voters who sent President Trump to the White House three times.&#8221;
So far, Texas, Missouri, and now North Carolina have <a href="https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-gerrymandering-congress-trump-0af8561b1670032fae3e1d2aec7905f0">passed</a> new congressional maps that will likely help Republicans in the midterm elections. Other red states, including Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, and Louisiana, are also redistricting.
Democrat-led states, such as California, New York, and Illinois, have either introduced or are considering new congressional maps likely to put more Democrats in Congress. After Texas approved a new congressional map expected to give Republicans five additional House seats, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged residents in his state to respond in kind by backing a statewide measure on the November ballot that would change the Golden State&#8217;s congressional map to favor Democrats.

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Trump Scores Another Win: New North Carolina Congressional Map Boosts GOP’s Midterm Outlook

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The CEO of the “wokest insurance company” in America once said that a bill to keep men out of women’s bathrooms was a “threat to democracy,” a watchdog organization revealed.
Chubb Corporation CEO Evan Greenberg attacked North Carolina Republicans over a 2016 bill aimed at protecting women’s privacy, video discovered by Consumers’ Research shows. Operating across 54 countries, Chubb Insurance is the largest commercial lines insurer in the United States.
Greenberg’s comments were highlighted in a “<a href="https://consumersresearch.org/woke-alert/woke-alert-chubb-insurance/">woke alert</a>,” first shared with The Daily Wire, sent out Thursday by the watchdog group to over 100,000 people.
“The rights of individuals, including our personal freedom and right to pursue happiness, are a universal right. We protect them. Actions like those in North Carolina and other states to discriminate against sexual preference and strip citizens of their protections, do not reflect who we are as a nation, and are ultimately, I believe, a threat to democracy,” Greenberg said.
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The bill Greenberg was referring to was one that required people to use public bathrooms in accordance with their sex. The intent was to keep transgender-identifying men out of women’s bathrooms. It also prohibited local governments from putting in place so-called non-discrimination laws allowing men into women’s bathrooms.
“After all, where does it stop? This is something we&#8217;re speaking about, and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m speaking out about it,” Greenberg said.
His comments were made during a speech at the Chubb Leadership Forum, an insurance conference held in San Diego on April 12, 2016.
“Chubb prioritizes pushing a woke agenda to such an extreme extent that it’s earned the title of ‘wokest insurance company,&#8217;” Consumers’ Research executive director Will Hild told The Daily Wire. “Chubb should be focused on delivering the best insurance policies for its customers, not carrying water for repulsive ideological causes.”
Consumers’ Research first launched a national campaign highlighting Chubb’s woke policies on Wednesday. The campaign included a national TV ad, mobile billboards outside Chubb offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City, and a letter demanding the Treasury Department launch an investigation into the insurance giant’s DEI practices.
Chubb also has a 95% score from the far-Left Human Rights Campaign, which <a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/corporations/chubb-ltd." target="_blank" rel="noopener">documents</a> that the corporation “provides four LGBTQ+ internal training elements (including an intersectionality training)” and “provides Gender Transition Guidelines and at least one additional transgender inclusive policy or practice for its employees.”
The insurance company’s <a href="https://about.chubb.com/our-workforce/racial-justice.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> is also full of diversity, equity, and inclusion language and it offers employees resources like a “Race Fluency Toolkit” and a “Race Matters” platform “to facilitate greater consciousness of racism and understanding of the Black experience.”
“We believe in being anti-racist because a rejection of racism alone is insufficient,” the company’s website says, noting that it places an emphasis on hiring employees from “underrepresented groups.”
In fact, in a 2021 interview, a Chubb executive <a href="https://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2021.3_Jul/Diversity_Inclusion/LEADERS-Joseph-Wayland-Chubb.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that “Diversity, equity and inclusion are the foundation of our Chubb culture.”
Chubb has also <a href="https://www.chubb.com/us-en/individuals-families/our-community/chubb-coal-policy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">committed</a> to no longer underwriting “the construction and operation of new coal-fired plants or new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of their revenues from coal mining or energy production from coal.”
Hild said that customers should “be warned that doing business with Chubb is doing business with a company that has no problem fully embracing the most polarizing political agendas.”

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‘Woke’ Insurance CEO Said Bill Barring Men From Women’s Bathrooms Was A ‘Threat To Democracy’

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Everyone Needs To See This Viral Testimony From This Grieving Father

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Fathers

Matt Walsh

Murder

Opinion

Prison

South Carolina

Violent Crime

At a House Judiciary Field Hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday, Steve Federico didn’t just testify — he erupted. His voice, shaking with fury and loss, laid bare the failure of a justice system that allowed a repeat violent offender to walk free — until he executed Federico’s daughter, Logan Federico, in cold blood.
“My daughter was Logan Federico,” he began. “She was 22. Visiting friends at the University of South Carolina.” But what began as a description quickly became an indictment — not just of one man, Alexander Devonte Dickey, but of a system that let him remain free.
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This is Logan Federico. 
She was murdered in her sleep by a career criminal.
We won&#39;t forget you. <a href="https://t.co/0sshyRKElw">https://t.co/0sshyRKElw</a> <a href="https://t.co/ttV9yTiuXv">pic.twitter.com/ttV9yTiuXv</a>
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Alexander Dickey, who was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing 22yo Logan Federico during a home burglary, had an EXTENSIVE criminal history consisting of nearly 40 CHARGES which include strong-armed robbery, grand larceny, and drug possession.
Many of his prior charges… <a href="https://t.co/HVRTORJ0Bp">pic.twitter.com/HVRTORJ0Bp</a>
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As Federico noted, Dickey had 39 arrests and 25 felonies, yet had spent just over 600 days in prison over a ten-year span. “He should have been in jail for over 140 years,” Federico accused. “He should have been in jail for over 140 years for all the crimes he committed. You know how much time he spent in prison? A little over 600 days in 10 years.&#8221;
Federico painted a harrowing scene — his daughter dragged from her bed, naked, forced onto her knees, hands raised, begging for her life. “Begging for her hero — me — that couldn’t be there,” he choked out. “She was five-foot-three. She weighed 115 pounds.&#8221;
“Bye,” he thundered. “Dead. Gone.”
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The room fell silent, but Federico kept going, hammering the point home: “He was committing 2.65 crimes a year since he was 15 years old, but nobody could figure out that he couldn’t be rehabilitated?” He wasn’t just angry at Dickey. He was furious at prosecutors, judges, and lawmakers who, in his view, allowed monsters to roam free.
One target of his outrage was Barry Gipson, South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Solicitor, whom Federico claimed hadn’t reached out once in the four months since Logan’s murder. “And I haven’t heard a damn word from Barry Gipson in South Carolina,” Federico said with disgust. “Not one word. Four months, no communication. His biggest concern was that he was pissed off at my interview and how I made him look on the Fox News channel.”
Federico’s daughter wanted to be a teacher. She figured it out, her father said, just two weeks before she was executed. “You will not forget her,” he vowed. “You will be sick and tired of my face and my voice until this gets fixed.”
The House hearing was meant to address rising crime and repeat offenders, but Federico’s speech turned it into a moment of reckoning. While Democrats called for more resources for prosecutors, Republicans pointed to a systemic failure of accountability. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) <a href="https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/bangdeadgone-father-of-slain-waxhaw-college-student-speaks-out-at-charlotte-crime-hearing-but-lawmakers-remain-divided/">declared</a>, “This is not a money issue — this is a policy issue.”
Federico agreed. “You have the power. We put you into power to do what you have to do. We’re asking you. We’re begging you all to stop this.”
In his closing, Federico reminded lawmakers how long his daughter’s body lay on the floor — seven hours — before anyone realized she was dead. The killer? Off using her debit card. “And that pure criminal? An hour later, went on a spending spree with her debit card. When they saw his face on a video, they didn’t have to do a check. He was arrested so many times they knew who he was. They knew exactly where to go get him.”
“Pathetic,” Federico said. “Absolutely pathetic that I’m even here today.”
Federico — a grieving father turned reluctant activist — declared war on a justice system that let his daughter’s killer roam free, declaring: “You woke up a beast. You pissed off the wrong daddy.”
And America heard.
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Complete transcript below:
My daughter was Logan Federico. She was 22, visiting friends at the University of South Carolina. I know y’all have kids. I’m just curious. Here’s what I need you to do. When I tell you this story, think about your kids. Think about your child coming home from a night out with their friends. Laying down, going to sleep. Feeling somebody come into the room and wake them, and drag her out of bed, naked, forced on her knees, with her hands over her head, begging for her life. Begging for her hero, her father. Me, that couldn’t be there. She was five-foot-three, she weighed 115 pounds.
Bye! Dead. Gone. Why? Because Alexander Devonte Dickey, who was arrested 39 godd*** times, 25 felonies, was on the street. How about that. How good are we doing for our family? How good are you doing for your kids? He should have been in jail for over 140 years for all the crimes he committed. You know how much time he spent in prison? A little over 600 days in 10 years. He’s only 30 years old. He was committing 2.65 crimes a year since he was 15 years old but nobody could figure out that he couldn’t be rehabilitated? Well, you’d have to put him in prison to see if he could be rehabilitated. Isn’t that the idea of prison? But no.
My daughter wanted to be a teacher; she finally figured it out two weeks before she was executed. And I haven’t heard a damn word from Barry Gipson (South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Solicitor) in South Carolina. Not one word. Four months, no communication. His biggest concern was that he was pissed off at my interview and how I made him look on the Fox News channel with Trey Gowdy. How pathetic is that, that we’re letting our 22-year-old kid visiting friends — it’s all she ever wanted to do was visit friends — and she literally was executed while on her knees, begging for her life. Her name’s Logan Federico. Not Iryna.
And you will not forget her, I promise you. You will be sick and tired of my face and my voice until this gets fixed. I will fight until my last breath for my daughter. You need to fight for the rest of our children, the rest of the innocents and stop protecting the people that keep taking them from us. Please. You have the power. We put you into power to do what you have to do. We’re asking you. We’re begging you all to stop this.
39 crimes in ten years; 25 felonies. Can anybody here explain to me how possibly he could be on the street? Possibly be on the street? How is it possible? I could sit down every night and explain the whole process of how it failed, how South Carolina failed Logan, how lack of communication &#8230;
What y’all did? You woke up a beast. And you pissed off the wrong daddy. Because I’m gonna put it out there. And I’m not gonna be quiet until somebody helps. Logan deserves to be heard. Everyone on this panel deserves to be heard. And we will. Trust me. My daughter laid on that floor for seven hours before somebody in that house recognized that something was wrong. And that pure criminal? An hour later, went on a spending spree with her debit card. When they saw his face on a video, they didn’t have to do a check. He was arrested so many times they knew who he was. They knew exactly where to go get him. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic that I am here today. Thank you for your time.

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‘You Woke Up A Beast’: A Father’s Fury For His Murdered Daughter Exposes Broken Justice System

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Three people were killed and eight were injured when an alleged U.S. veteran who claimed he was suffering from PTSD fired into a dockside North Carolina restaurant, killing three people and leaving at least one other person fighting for their life.
The suspect was named by the Southport Police Department as Nigel Max Edge, arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, with additional charges pending.
“We believe that this was a targeted location,” Southport Police Chief Todd Coring stated at a press conference. “He acted in what we call a ‘lone wolf.’ He acted alone. This is highly premeditated from what we are seeing at this time and we feel that there are no other threats to our community, that we do have someone in custody.&#8221;
He added that an active investigation is underway.
Coring continued that the suspect was identified as a combat veteran injured in the line of duty and said he suffered from PTSD.
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“On Saturday, September 27, 2025 at approximately 9:30 PM, members of the Southport Police Department were dispatched to calls of shots fired with multiple injuries at the American Fish Company, located at 150 Yacht Basin Dr, Southport, NC 28461,” the Southport, North Carolina, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cityofsouthportnc/posts/pfbid0BwvyoikCymScwnc1jgKrx5nqjgqWFd73pBFBvitAH13F9bEijmzKmkDppDmonDfel">Facebook page</a> stated. “Just prior, a boat with a single occupant traveling on the Cape Fear River, paused briefly at the American Fish Company and opened fire, fatally wounding three patrons, and injuring at least eight others. The boat then fled the area, towards the Intracoastal Waterway in the direction of Oak Island. Shortly after 10:00 PM, the U.S. Coast Guard observed a single individual matching the description of the shooter, loading their boat at the public boat ramp at NE 55th Street in Oak Island. The Coast Guard crew detained this suspect.”
The suspect reportedly was formerly known as Sean William DeBevoise, who authored a book titled, “Headshot: Betrayal of a Nation.” In the author’s comments about the book, he stated, “The attacks on 9/11 would decide my future for me. I enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and deployed 3 times; first to Haiti&#8217;s political turmoil, then to Iraq twice. Returning from the warzone severely wounded, my life would never be the same as it once was.”

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Suspect Charged In North Carolina Dockside Shooting That Killed 3, Injured 8

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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday morning that the repeat offender accused of stabbing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska to death on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, should be executed.
Trump referred to 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. as an &#8220;ANIMAL,&#8221; who &#8220;violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine.&#8221; Brown was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-light-rail-attacker-federal-crime">charged</a> by the Justice Department with a federal crime on Tuesday in connection with the gruesome stabbing that was caught on camera.
&#8220;The ANIMAL who so violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine, who came to America searching for peace and safety, should be given a &#8216;Quick&#8217; (there is no doubt!) Trial, and only awarded THE DEATH PENALTY. There can be no other option!!!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115180060678818221">posted</a> on Truth Social.
The DOJ charged Brown with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system. The federal charge makes Brown eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted. Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the feds &#8220;will seek the maximum penalty for this unforgivable act of violence — he will never again see the light of day as a free man.”
Video footage of the deadly stabbing, which occurred in August, shows Brown standing up behind the young woman while holding a knife before plunging the weapon into Zarutska three times, with at least one stab to the neck. The man then walks toward the door of the train, with blood dripping off the knife.
The full video footage of the killing, which was released on Tuesday, showed Zarutska looking up in shock after being stabbed before she slumped to the floor, and blood pooled around her.
Brown has a long criminal rap sheet, with 14 previous arrests for offenses such as armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fatal-charlotte-stabbing-highlights-the-failure-of-racial-equity-policies">reported</a>. He served five years for the armed robbery, but he avoided jail time after most of his other arrests. Last year, Brown had run-ins with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on at least three separate occasions, receiving referrals to resources and fines instead of jail time.
Trump has blasted Democratic policies following the fatal stabbing, saying that Zarutska&#8217;s blood &#8220;is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail.&#8221; The president has also criticized the legacy media over its lack of coverage of the killing. Some outlets, such as <a href="https://x.com/axios/status/1965010353353625669">Axios</a> and <a href="https://x.com/politico/status/1965218281830174835">POLITICO</a>, have focused on covering the Republican outrage instead of the stabbing itself or Brown&#8217;s criminal record.
“North Carolina, and every State, needs LAW AND ORDER, and only Republicans will deliver it! Additionally, where is the outrage from the Mainstream Media on this horrible tragedy?” Trump added.

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Trump Calls For ‘Quick’ Trial And Death Penalty For ‘Animal’ Who Killed Ukrainian Refugee

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Ten North Carolina Republican Reps., led by Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC), called on Tuesday for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released 14-time offender Decarlos Johnson Jr. before he murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
Moore shared a letter, signed by nine of his colleagues, in which he called on Chief Judge Roy Wiggins to begin “formal removal proceedings” against Stokes, saying that her decision to release Johnson — based solely on his written promise to return for his next court date — had been, at best, “reckless.”
“Despite his history of violent and unstable behavior, Magistrate Stokes released Brown without requiring bond or imposing any meaningful conditions to safeguard the public,” the letter read.
“This reckless decision had devastating consequences,” the letter continued, referencing Zarutska’s murder. “Ms. Zarutska’s murder was not only a profound personal tragedy but also a direct result of a failure of judicial responsibility. Magistrate Stokes displayed a willful failure to perform the duties of her office and engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.”
Moore added a brief caption to the letter, which he posted to X: “Today, I led a letter calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released a 14-time offender who went on to murder Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte. This tragedy was preventable. There must be accountability. North Carolinians deserve better.”
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Today, I led a letter calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released a 14-time offender who went on to murder Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte.
This tragedy was preventable. There must be accountability. North Carolinians deserve better. <a href="https://t.co/yqEGa873KJ">pic.twitter.com/yqEGa873KJ</a>
— Congressman Tim Moore (@RepTimMooreNC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTimMooreNC/status/1965417942763688346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Johnson, who was also reportedly struggling with mental health issues, sat behind Zarutska on a light-rail train in Charlotte — and while she sat quietly looking at her phone, he stood up and stabbed her at least once in the neck. He then walked calmly to the door, removing his sweatshirt as her blood dripped on the floor. She collapsed in her seat and bled out.

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GOP Reps Move To Oust Judge Who Freed 14-Time Offender Before Brutal Train Murder

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The brutal murder of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte highlights the deadly consequences of &#8220;soft-on-crime&#8221; policies in Democrat-run cities. The Supreme Court gives the green light for Trump&#8217;s ICE raids in Los Angeles as the U.S. and its allies coordinate on a global immigration crackdown. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fires back at Democrats who are demanding his resignation, vowing to continue his &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; agenda.
It’s Tuesday, September 9, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2>Charlotte Murder Highlights Failures of ‘Soft-on-Crime’ Policies</h2>
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Topline: The brutal, unprovoked murder of a Ukrainian refugee on a light rail train has left the city of Charlotte in shock and anger, putting a national spotlight on the deadly consequences of Democrat-led &#8220;soft-on-crime&#8221; policies. 
Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death last month by DeCarlos Brown Jr., a homeless man with a lengthy and violent criminal record. The horrific attack took place in what was once a safe, trendy part of the city, but residents say rising crime and a growing homeless population have made them feel unsafe. Charlotte saw a 25% increase in its homicide rate last year, and robberies in the city center are up 54%. 
The city&#8217;s Democratic mayor, Li Vyles, responded to the murder by calling for empathy for the perpetrator&#8217;s mental health issues, and did not mention the victim in her initial statement. Brown was on the streets despite at least 14 previous arrests for crimes, including armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. A judge gave him pre-trial release on his most recent arrest in January, and police had referred him &#8220;to resources&#8221; rather than jail after three other encounters in 2024. The policies that kept Brown out of jail were recommended by a &#8220;Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice,&#8221; which was created by North Carolina&#8217;s now-Governor, Democrat Josh Stein, in 2020. 
<h2>Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s ICE Raids in Los Angeles</h2>
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Topline: The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory on Monday, ruling that federal immigration officials can continue their sweeping raids in the Los Angeles area and can consider factors like ethnicity and accent when detaining suspected illegal immigrants. 
The Court’s ruling overturns a lower court judge’s decision that had blocked the raids. Writing for the liberal minority, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dramatic dissent, claiming the court was subjecting people to the &#8220;indignities&#8221; of being handcuffed &#8220;simply because of their looks, their accents.&#8221; 
Border Czar Tom Homan pushed back on that characterization, stating that ICE is focused on public safety. &#8220;Seventy percent of everybody ICE is arresting is a criminal,&#8221; Homan said. The raids have yielded significant results, with over 1,600 arrests in D.C. alone, many of whom are suspected gang members and other violent offenders. 
The ruling comes as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem meets with the &#8220;Five Eyes&#8221; intelligence alliance in London to coordinate a global crackdown on human smuggling. The U.K.&#8217;s new Home Secretary has signaled a tougher stance on immigration that is more aligned with the Trump administration&#8217;s policies. 
<h2>RFK Fires Back as Democrats Demand His Resignation</h2>
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Topline: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing back against a coordinated campaign by Democrats demanding his resignation, vowing to continue his &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; (MAHA) agenda and restore integrity to public health. 
At least a dozen Democratic senators, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, have signed a letter calling Kennedy’s agenda &#8220;dangerous&#8221; and &#8220;anti-science.&#8221; Former Republican Chris Christie also attacked Kennedy, calling him a &#8220;joke&#8221; and a &#8220;human middle finger to everybody who opposed&#8221; Trump. 
Blue state governors are also pushing back against Kennedy&#8217;s reforms. New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to override new FDA guidance on COVID shots, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation to ensure access to the abortion pill mifepristone, regardless of future FDA safety assessments. 
Kennedy, who enjoys broad public support for his agenda, has fiercely defended his actions. He has accused major medical organizations of being compromised by their Big Pharma sponsors and has vowed to bring in &#8220;new blood&#8221; and people &#8220;who are committed to public health, and integrity, and gold-standard science.&#8221; His department has already reformed baby formula standards, required drug price transparency, and stopped federal funding for gender surgeries for minors, among other changes.

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Morning Brief: Charlotte Train Murder, SCOTUS Upholds ICE Raids, Dems vs MAHA

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Harmeet K. Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, said on Monday that her office is looking at a potential racial motivation behind the brutal, unprovoked murder of a Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dhillon, speaking to host Benny Johnson, also said she&#8217;s looking into why Democrat Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles thanked &#8220;media partners&#8221; for not airing the full footage of the attack, suggesting there could be an &#8220;antitrust&#8221; issue and mainstream media coordination.
The 23-year-old victim, Zarutska, who is white, was returning from her job at a local pizzeria when suspect Decarlos Brown Jr., who is black, allegedly stabbed her repeatedly in the neck.
&#8220;To draw the conclusion that it was racially targeted, you&#8217;d want to see what his prior victims look like,&#8221; Dhillon said, when asked if her office was investigating the incident. &#8220;I would want to know that evidence before I reach any conclusions, and so we&#8217;re certainly looking at this fact pattern.&#8221;
&#8220;One thing that drew my attention regarding the mayor&#8217;s comments regarding this situation is her reference to thanking her media partners for suppressing this video,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;That leads to a question &#8212; we&#8217;ve seen other instances of this, of mainstream media coordination. Whether this is an instance, or this nationally is an instance in which mainstream media partners of these left-wing cities are coordinating to suppress significant crime like this from being reported where there may be a racial angle to it.&#8221;
&#8220;That might be an antitrust issue, it might be other issues as well,&#8221; Dhillon said. &#8220;Why are we not seeing this disturbing incident and footage on all the news shows at night when we saw the same with respect to George Floyd? That&#8217;s a real serious question, and all the people in this department may want to look at that.&#8221;
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🚨BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Assistant AG for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announces federal investigations in Charlotte over possible federal civil rights violations for racially biased judgement.
This follows the brutal murder of innocent Iryna Zarutska by a repeat offender who had… <a href="https://t.co/FDlWrh5H2s">pic.twitter.com/FDlWrh5H2s</a>
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1965092482535784749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
As referenced by Dhillon, Mayor Lyles thanked &#8220;our media partners and community members who have chosen not to repost or share the footage out of respect for Iryna’s family.&#8221;
The case has sparked outrage, both over the liberal city&#8217;s crime policies regarding the suspect, who has a lengthy rap sheet, and the extremely limited mainstream media coverage of the crime. Lyles, specifically, has received much backlash for her statements following the tragedy.
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Not only did Charlotte Democrat Mayor Lyles refuse to condemn the lunatic repeat offender who stabbed a woman to death on the train, but she suggested we should actually have compassion for him. <a href="https://t.co/8DufqC9YnF">pic.twitter.com/8DufqC9YnF</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1964739505912762785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fatal-charlotte-stabbing-highlights-the-failure-of-racial-equity-policies?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Megan+Basham&amp;category=News+and+Analysis&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Fatal+Charlotte+Stabbing+Highlights+The+Failure+Of+Racial+Equity+Policies">Fatal Charlotte Stabbing Highlights The Failure Of Racial Equity Policies</a>

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Trump Admin Looking Into Brutal Charlotte Murder By Repeat Offender

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The brutal murder of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina bus has become a flashpoint in national discussions about urban safety, with President Donald Trump weighing in on the tragedy.
&#8220;I give my love and hope to the family of the young woman who was stabbed in Charlotte by a madman, a lunatic,” Trump said in a speech at the Museum of the Bible on Monday. “Just viciously stabbed, she&#8217;s just sitting there.”
“There are evil people,” the president added. “We have to be able to handle that. If we don&#8217;t handle that, we don&#8217;t have a country.&#8221;
The victim, Iryna Zarutska, came to the United States in 2022. She was returning from her job at a local pizzeria when Decarlos Brown stabbed her repeatedly in the neck. The video of the attack is profoundly disturbing and has circulated widely online, amplifying concerns about Charlotte&#8217;s escalating violent crime.
According to recent data, the city experienced a 25% increase in homicides last year — the second-highest on record, surpassed only by the peak in 2020 amid the Black Lives Matter riots. Robberies in the city center have surged 54%, general violent offenses are up nearly 10%, and &#8220;shootings into occupied property&#8221; have risen 42%.
Many Charlotte residents have said they no longer feel safe using public transit.
“I think that there&#8217;s a lot of things we could talk about, of the failure of what&#8217;s happened in Charlotte from nobody checking tickets to no real law enforcement that was there on the train,” North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris told The Daily Wire.
“I spoke to a parent who said that they had wanted to take their five-year-old for his birthday just a few weeks ago on a train ride. It was on a Friday at 11 o&#8217;clock in the morning. They did that, but they had to get off the train because of a fight that nearly broke out, and it was because it was somebody on there that didn&#8217;t have a ticket…And this dad said, ‘I just got my family and got off for our own safety.’&#8221;
&#8220;When you have things like that happening in your city, you&#8217;re seeing a city that is not being governed well.”
Brown had a lengthy criminal history, including at least 14 prior arrests for offenses such as armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Despite serving five years for the robbery, most of his other cases resulted in time served, probation, or community service.
His most recent arrest in January was for misusing 911, yet Judge Teresa Stokes granted him pretrial release despite his violent record. In 2024 alone, Brown had three encounters with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department&#8217;s (CMPD) community policing team, each time receiving referrals to resources and fines rather than jail time.
Critics argue that progressive reforms to North Carolina&#8217;s criminal justice system, implemented since 2020, contributed to Brown remaining on the streets. Two weeks after George Floyd&#8217;s death, then-Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein — now the state&#8217;s governor — announced the creation of a &#8220;Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.&#8221;
&#8220;The inequities that African Americans experience, whether it&#8217;s in the economy, healthcare, our schools or the criminal justice system, are pervasive, just as they are wrong,&#8221; Stein, whose campaign for attorney general was <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/officeholders/josh-stein/contributors?cycle=2020&amp;id=333383&amp;recs=100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supported</a> by George Soros, stated at the time.
&#8220;The task force for racial equity and criminal justice will consider and implement measures that can bring about meaningful change to the criminal justice system. We will review law enforcement recruitment, training and accountability, as well as court issues, including pretrial release and the use of fines and fees.&#8221;
The task force&#8217;s <a href="about:blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recommendations</a> included expanding pretrial release, decriminalizing homelessness and &#8220;public behavior,&#8221; and mandating &#8220;implicit bias training&#8221; for judges and prosecutors. Opponents say these changes directly enabled Brown&#8217;s repeated releases, with a <a href="about:blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later report</a> from the racial equity task force highlighting that the task force’s recommendations on expanding pretrial releases were being adopted in courts around the state.
Adding fuel to the debate, Charlotte&#8217;s Democrat Mayor Vi Lyles issued a statement immediately following the stabbing that omitted any mention of Zarutska while calling for &#8220;compassion&#8221; toward the perpetrator.
&#8220;We will never arrest our way out of issues such as homelessness and mental health,&#8221; Lyles said. &#8220;I want to be clear that I am not villainizing those who struggle with their mental health or those who are unhoused. Mental health disease is just that— a disease like any other that needs to be treated with the same compassion, diligence and commitment as cancer or heart disease.&#8221;
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to support Zarutska’s family, who said she came to the United States “seeking safety from the war and hoping for a new beginning.”

Fatal Charlotte Stabbing Highlights The Failure Of Racial Equity Policies

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In a stunning display of media deflection, Axios criticized “MAGA influencers” for drawing attention to violent urban crime, specifically in response to the recent horrific, deadly stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina. Instead of focusing on the deeply troubling facts of this case — a young woman fleeing war only to be killed while using public transportation — Axios decided to turn its spotlight on conservatives and Trump supporters for &#8220;elevating&#8221; the issue.
“The gruesome video of the fatal knife attack on Iryna Zarutska on a light-rail car in Charlotte is drawing attention from MAGA influencers seeking to elevate the issue of violent urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases,” Axios tweeted, referring to its article that elaborated on the subject.
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The gruesome video of the fatal knife attack on Iryna Zarutska on a light-rail car in Charlotte is drawing attention from MAGA influencers seeking to elevate the issue of violent urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases. <a href="https://t.co/OIj3FYfDLE">https://t.co/OIj3FYfDLE</a>
— Axios (@axios) <a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/1965010353353625669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The attack occurred on August 22 aboard Charlotte’s light rail. DeCarlos Brown Jr., a 34-year-old man with a long criminal history, stabbed Zarutska multiple times, including once in the neck, as horrified passengers watched. Surveillance footage showed Zarutska collapsing while Brown casually stood near the doors, having removed his sweatshirt. Notably, he was reportedly riding the train without a ticket — another example of lax enforcement in urban areas. Zarutska had only recently arrived in the United States, having escaped war-torn Ukraine in the hope of a better life.
Despite the brutal nature of the crime, mainstream outlets barely offered any coverage, prompting widespread outrage among conservative commentators. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Trump advisor Stephen Miller, and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) amplified the story on social media.
Yet Axios — instead of investigating the clear failures of public safety, or questioning why a known repeat offender was allowed to roam free — chose to frame the story as a political tactic by conservatives. The article didn’t ask why the system failed Zarutska; instead, it asked why people on the Right were talking about it at all.
Axios seems more concerned about who is sharing the video than why the footage exists. The legacy media ran wall-to-wall coverage of racially-charged cases like that of Daniel Penny, but in Zarutska’s case, their zeal is absent.
North Carolina GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley used the incident to criticize Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s soft-on-crime policies, pointing to a 2020 executive order focused on racial profiling and systemic racism.
While Zarutska is barely reported in the mainstream media, Axios wants readers to focus on the supposed political opportunism of conservatives, not the death of an innocent young woman.
Axios got hammered on social media:
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This really is a work of art. It&#8217;s like default mode for the media on any issue:
The ________ is drawing attention from MAGA influencers seeking to elevate the issue of _______ — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering ________ <a href="https://t.co/RKIA5jOW8m">https://t.co/RKIA5jOW8m</a>
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1965026792458375679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The murder of Iryna Zarutska by Decarlos Brown Jr. is a story worthy of national attention. A Ukrainian refugee flees Russia’s invasion only to be stabbed to death by a repeat violent offender? National story — except it is bad politics for Dems, so it is Republicans pounce time. <a href="https://t.co/oFZXt05UxF">https://t.co/oFZXt05UxF</a>
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1965024300655919185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pay attention to how Axios chose to headline this claptrap. No mention of the perp&#8217;s multiple arrests , no mention of the racial element, no mention of the refugee status of the victim. They don&#8217;t want to fuel public outrage over the dereliction of public servants responsible. <a href="https://t.co/YlgwUsyTm9">https://t.co/YlgwUsyTm9</a>
— Disinformation Expert Lizzy (@StarChamberMaid) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarChamberMaid/status/1965010988551623140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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You can always count on the “conservatives pounce” narrative.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) <a href="https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1965010696107905413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Conservatives Pounce: Axios Targets ‘MAGA Influencers’ For Highlighting Murdered Ukrainian Refugee

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Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles released a statement following a brutal stabbing on the city&#8217;s public transit system, blaming the horrific situation on a lack of &#8220;social safety nets&#8221; and claiming that there was no way to &#8220;arrest our way out issues such [as] homelessness and mental health.&#8221;
Video circulated of DeCarlos Brown Jr., who was known by local police to be homeless and not mentally stable, attacking Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on August 22, while both were aboard the light rail, and stabbing her three times with a folding knife. Police said that he stabbed her at least once in the neck. As she collapsed to the floor, Brown could be seen getting up, taking off his sweatshirt, and standing by the doors. At the time of the attack, Brown was reportedly on the train without a ticket.
Lyles issued a lengthy statement several days later, only briefly mentioning the victim before launching into a lengthy diatribe on the lack of social services for men like Brown and arguing that &#8220;mental disease&#8221; should be treated like &#8220;cancer or heart disease&#8221; and never villainized.
As reported by WSOC&#8217;s Joe Bruno, Lyles began by saying, &#8220;First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers go out to the young women’s family and friends.&#8221;
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Mayor Vi Lyles has released the following statement in response to my inquiry about the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on the light rail:
First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers go out to the young women’s family and friends.
This is a tragic situation that sheds light on…
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1960407081896292507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Immediately afterward, she pivoted to talk about the tragedy in a broader sense.
&#8220;This is a tragic situation that sheds light on problems with society safety nets related to mental healthcare and the systems that should be in place,&#8221; she said. &#8220;As we come to understand what happened and why, we must look at the entire situation.&#8221;
She went on to say that while she did not have Brown&#8217;s full medical history, she had learned he had a history of mental health struggles and &#8220;appears to have suffered a crisis. This was the unfortunate and tragic outcome.&#8221;
Lyles said that it was wrong to question the overall safety of public transit in Charlotte, claiming that &#8220;by and large&#8221; both the city of Charlotte and the transit system were &#8220;safe&#8221; but not immune to tragedy.
&#8220;Tragic incidents like these should force us to look at what we are doing across our community to address root causes,&#8221; she said, claiming, &#8220;We will never arrest our way out issues such [as] homelessness and mental health. I am committed to doing the hard work with Mecklenburg County, community leaders, health care service providers, and the private sector to ensure that Charlotte continues to be one of the best cities in the world, with the highest quality of life for everyone.&#8221;
She then stressed the importance of &#8220;not villainizing&#8221; mental health issues in the wake of such tragedies — and argued that those who
&#8220;I want to be clear that I am not villainizing those who struggle with their mental health or those who are unhoused. Mental health disease is just that – a disease like any other that needs to be treated with the same compassion, diligence, and commitment as cancer or heart disease. Our community must work to address the underlying issue of access to mental healthcare. Also, those who are unhoused are more frequently the victim of crimes and not the perpetrators. Too many people who are on the street need a safe place to sleep and wrap around services to lift them up. We, as a community, must do better for those members of our community who need help and have no place to go.&#8221;
While a report from Axios appeared to support Lyles&#8217; argument that North Carolina is lacking in some mental health resources and homeless aid services, but Charlotte specifically is also severely under-resourced in the district attorney&#8217;s office. Some 300 homicide cases are currently pending, and the Charlotte District Attorney&#8217;s office has only 85 prosecutors on staff to manage that load.
Lyles made no mention of the fact that Brown had been in and out of jail most of his adult life, and has had 14 previous court cases in Mecklenburg County.
Brown has been charged with murder, and his attorney has already filed to have a competency evaluation completed.

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