President Donald Trump is barely into his second year of his second term, and Democrats and the legacy media are still pulling out all the stops to cast doubt on the people he has chosen to serve as Cabinet members across his administration.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
There was no shortage of breaking news on Sunday — from coverage of the Winter Olympics to the latest on the suspected kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie — but that didn&#8217;t stop the Sunday political talk shows from focusing on a few key members of the president Trump&#8217;s Cabinet. Several high profile politicians took to the airwaves to express their concern in the ability of certain Cabinet members to carry out their responsibilities.
On ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; host Martha Raddatz spoke with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) about a combative exchange he&#8217;d had with Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier in the week, and asked whether he still had &#8220;confidence&#8221; in her ability to serve in that particular role.
&#8220;I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi,&#8221; Massie said. &#8220;She wasn&#8217;t confident to engage in anything but name-calling in the hearing, so no, I don&#8217;t have confidence in her. She doesn&#8217;t have any sort of accountability there at the DOJ.&#8221;
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When asked by ABC News’ Martha Raddatz whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general, Rep. Massie responded: “I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi.” <a href="https://t.co/v6q311NGOu">https://t.co/v6q311NGOu</a> <a href="https://t.co/vqhcQ9kV3r">pic.twitter.com/vqhcQ9kV3r</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/2023055290904543673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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At Raddatz&#8217;s suggestion, Massie went on to criticize Bondi for failing to address the victims of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, some of whom were present in the Capitol Hill hearing — and he argued that it was &#8220;cold&#8221; on her part and that she may have been afraid to do so.
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Rep. Thomas Massie reacts to the image of Attorney General Pam Bondi not looking at the Epstein victims behind her during a hearing: “I think she was afraid to.” <a href="https://t.co/eiC9PK4xdH">https://t.co/eiC9PK4xdH</a> <a href="https://t.co/FgRK4lyPiS">pic.twitter.com/FgRK4lyPiS</a>
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On CBS News, &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; host Margaret Brennan pressed Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) to weigh in on discrepancies between previous admissions made by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and information that has come out of the recently-released Epstein-related documents.
Garcia said that he and some others in Congress would like to speak with Lutnick — who has conceded that he had &#8220;limited interactions&#8221; with Epstein — but that he&#8217;s gotten no response from Republicans on how and when that might come about.
&#8220;Not only did [Lutnick] visit the island, he had tons of communication with Jeffrey Epstein after it was already known that Jeffrey Epstein was essentially convicted for preying on children. So, it is shameful that he is actually in our government. He should not be the commerce secretary. He should come talk to the Oversight Committee,&#8221; Garcia said.
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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) says the House Oversight Committee has asked Republican Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to “bring in [Commerce Secretary] Lutnick” for questioning on his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but “have had no response.”
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CNN anchor Jake Tapper raised the question regarding Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, asking several guests about recent comments she made on making sure &#8220;the right people&#8221; were voting in American elections.
Noem herself explained that she was talking about the role played by the Department of Homeland Security in ensuring that elections were secure — primarily by preventing illegal aliens from remaining in the United States and voting in American elections — and accused media personalities of &#8220;manufacturing&#8221; outrage over something that should have been straightforward.
&#8220;It must be exhausting to regularly manufacture outrage even over the most commonsense statement,&#8221; she said.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded to Noem&#8217;s statement, saying, &#8220;That&#8217;s a lot of bull.&#8221;
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacts to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem&#8217;s comments about making sure &#8220;we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/6bjFePUPBr">pic.twitter.com/6bjFePUPBr</a>
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Tapper pressed Border Czar Tom Homan to answer for Noem as well, but he wasn&#8217;t having it. Instead, he told Tapper that he&#8217;d have to ask Noem directly if he wanted to know what she&#8217;d meant.
&#8220;That would be a question for the secretary&#8230; That would be something she&#8217;d have to answer,&#8221; Homan said, later adding, &#8220;Do me and Secretary Noem agree on everything? No &#8230; It&#8217;s one team, one fight. I&#8217;m not going to divide this administration.&#8221;
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TAPPER: &#8220;What does [Noem] mean when she says &#8216;electing the right leaders&#8217;? That&#8217;s not really immigration enforcement or DHS responsibility.&#8221;
HOMAN: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. That would be a question for the secretary&#8230; That would be something she&#8217;d have to answer.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/Btz1dpSf0i">pic.twitter.com/Btz1dpSf0i</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/2023068352369803597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Tapper also raised the same question with Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY), who called Noem&#8217;s comments &#8220;un-American.&#8221;
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Gov. Beshear says DHS Secretary Kristi Noem&#8217;s comments about &#8220;electing the right leaders&#8221; are &#8220;wild and they are un-American.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/EOW55pqBAv">pic.twitter.com/EOW55pqBAv</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/2023070275126853884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Spin Cycle: In Shocking Twist, Dems And Media Still Don’t Like Trump’s Cabinet

Spin Cycle: In Shocking Twist, Dems And Media Still Don't Like Trump's Cabinet

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Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly clashed with House Democrats during a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing that devolved into shouting matches, reclaimed time, and accusations of political retaliation — all within the first hour.
From the opening gavel, Democrats signaled they intended to keep Bondi on a short leash. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) warned in his opening statement that Democrats would aggressively reclaim their time during questioning, a promise they carried out with gusto throughout the hearing.
Multiple Democratic members interrupted Bondi mid-answer or cut her off entirely. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) repeatedly reclaimed her time as Bondi attempted to respond, preventing her from completing several answers, while continuing to speak for nearly 30 seconds after her own time had expired.
The most heated exchange came during questioning from Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who accused the Department of Justice under Bondi of politically targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James. “It’s clear that you are going after her simply because she was holding President Trump accountable, and he wants to punish her,” Nadler charged, before abruptly pivoting in the final minute of his five-minute allotment to the Epstein files. His sole question: “How many perpetrators are you even investigating?”
Bondi pushed back forcefully, rejecting Nadler’s framing and insisting on answering on her own terms.
“I’m going to answer the question the way I want to answer the question,” Bondi said.
“No, you’re going to answer the question the way I asked it,” Nadler snapped, before declaring, “I’m reclaiming my time.”
As Bondi attempted to continue, Democrats interrupted again. At several points, Bondi dismissed the repeated disruptions as political theater. “Here he goes with their theatrics,” she said during one exchange.
Raskin then waded back in. “You can let her filibuster all you want … not on our time,” he said to Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). “I told you about that, Attorney General, before you started.”
“You don’t tell me,” Bondi shot back.
“Oh, I did tell you, because we saw what you did in the Senate,” Raskin shouted in response.
Bondi had one more up her sleeve, however, calling Raskin a &#8220;washed-up, loser lawyer.&#8221;
Jordan was repeatedly caught in the crossfire as he attempted to restore order, &#8220;When you ask a question the witness gets to [answer], you may not like the answer, but she gets to answer.&#8221;
That did not appease some in the room. “Mr. Chairman, she is embarrassing you, this is your committee, and she is embarrassing you,” an unidentified Democrat shouted as Jordan called for time during another of Bondi’s responses.
“I would remind the committee that last Congress, Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas was here numerous times and he wouldn’t answer our [Republicans] questions even when we sent them to him ahead of time, in writing. So … I think the Attorney General is doing just fine.” Jordan responded to the heckler.
In contrast, several Republican members later yielded their allotted questioning time to Bondi, allowing her to respond at length without the threat of interruption. Democrats framed their questioning around claims that Bondi is weaponizing federal law enforcement against political opponents and shielding information related to the Epstein investigation. Bondi rejected those premises outright, accusing committee Democrats of mischaracterizing DOJ actions and prioritizing spectacle over substance.
The confrontation underscored the increasingly hostile dynamic between Democratic leadership on the committee and the Trump administration’s Justice Department. Rather than producing detailed policy discussion, the hearing instead showcased the deep partisan divide and an increasingly combative oversight process.
“The American people are smarter than that,” Bondi said. “And they see through their theatrics.”

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Pam Bondi Scraps With ‘Washed Up Loser Lawyer’ Raskin, Other Dems During Heated House Hearing

Pam Bondi Scraps With 'Washed Up Loser Lawyer' Raskin, Other Dems During Heated House Hearing

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President Donald Trump scored a major legal win on immigration at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday night. 
A federal judge agreed with the Trump administration that illegal aliens can be detained without bond while their immigration cases are being processed.
&#8220;Tonight our [Justice Department] attorneys secured yet another crucial legal victory in support of [President] Trump’s immigration agenda,&#8221; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted to X Friday night.
 &#8220;The Fifth Circuit just held illegal aliens can rightfully be detained without bond &#8211; a significant blow against activist judges who have been undermining our efforts to make America safe again at every turn,&#8221; Bondi said. 
&#8220;We will continue vindicating President Trump’s law and order agenda in courtrooms across the country,&#8221; the AG added.
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Tonight our <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a> attorneys secured yet another crucial legal victory in support of <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> Trump’s immigration agenda.
The Fifth Circuit just held illegal aliens can rightfully be detained without bond &#8211; a significant blow against activist judges who have been…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2019950963801350628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2026</a></blockquote>
Eric Wessan, Iowa&#8217;s Solicitor General, called the win &#8220;enormous&#8221; for the Trump administration, noting that the Fifth Circuit was the first federal court to address Trump&#8217;s expedited removal efforts.
&#8220;ENORMOUS Immigration win for President Trump,&#8221; he posted to X. &#8220;The Fifth Circuit, the first federal court to address President Trump&#8217;s expedited removal efforts, sides with the administration.&#8221;
&#8220;Illegal aliens may be detained and removed!&#8221; he emphasized.
Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, said the same in an X post. &#8220;Another big deal and seems obviously right &#8211; you can detain and hold illegal aliens rather than automatically releasing them on (insignificant) bond,&#8221; he <a href="https://x.com/ishapiro/status/2019949595925893322">said</a>.
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🚨🚨ENORMOUS Immigration win for President Trump. The Fifth Circuit, the first federal court to address President Trump&#8217;s expedited removal efforts, sides with the administration. Illegal aliens may be detained and removed! Judge Jones, joined by Duncan. Judge Douglas dissents. <a href="https://t.co/4K89hrb59T">pic.twitter.com/4K89hrb59T</a>
— Eric W. (@EWess92) <a href="https://twitter.com/EWess92/status/2019945912307507240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2026</a></blockquote>
The ruling comes in contrast with activist judges releasing illegals while their cases are being processed through a bond option. The administration says this undermines general immigration enforcement and limits its ability to detain and remove illegals who are a public safety or national security concern &#8212; a key promise of Trump&#8217;s 2024 presidential run.
Deportation of illegal aliens has been a central piece of President Trump&#8217;s second term agenda. According to a December 2025 <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/10/thanks-president-trump-and-secretary-noem-more-25-million-illegal-aliens-left-us">press release</a> from the Department of Homeland Security, the Trump administration was responsible for 2.5 million illegal aliens exiting the United States since Inauguration Day, with 605,000 having been deported and 1.9 million leaving of their own volition.
According to the Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS), there were an <a href="https://ohss.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/2024_0418_ohss_estimates-of-the-unauthorized-immigrant-population-residing-in-the-united-states-january-2018%25E2%2580%2593january-2022.pdf">estimated</a> 11 million illegal aliens residing in the United States as of January 2022. Pew Research <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/">estimates</a> that an &#8220;all-time high of 14 million&#8221; illegal aliens were living in the United States by 2023 &#8220;after two consecutive years of record growth&#8221; in which 3.5 million aliens entered the country under Joe Biden.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hundreds-of-truckers-taken-off-road-for-english-proficiency-concerns-in-nationwide-operation?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=6&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Hundreds+Of+Truckers+Taken+Off+Road+For+English+Proficiency+Concerns+In+Nationwide+Operation">Hundreds Of Truckers Taken Off Road For English Proficiency Concerns In Nationwide Operation</a>

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The Department of Justice said Friday morning that a key figure in the 2012 Benghazi attack has been brought to the United States to face justice.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Zubayr al-Bakoush was captured overseas and flown to the United States, arriving at Andrews Air Force Base at 3:00 a.m. Friday morning, where he was greeted by FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
“Al-Bakoush will now face American justice on American soil,” Bondi said. “We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law.”
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NEW: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Zubayr Al-Bakoush, a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack, was arrested and arrived in the U.S. today to face justice. <a href="https://t.co/cnC0CbVSB4">pic.twitter.com/cnC0CbVSB4</a>
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Al-Bakoush will face several charges related to murder, terrorism, and arson for his role in the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack that led to the deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, State Department information officer Sean Smith, and CIA contractors Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.
“Let this case serve as a reminder: if you commit a crime against the American people anywhere in this world, President Trump&#8217;s Justice Department will find you,” Bondi said. “It might not happen overnight, but it will happen. You can run, but you can’t hide.”
The fallout from the 2012 Benghazi attack remained a major focus in U.S. political debate for years, prompting multiple congressional investigations and high-profile hearings over security failures and the Obama administration’s response under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Much of the criticism centered on Americans on the ground who waited 13 hours for help that never came.
Bondi said that even 14 years later, holding those responsible to account still matters.
“Hillary Clinton famously once said about Benghazi, &#8216;What difference at this point does it make?&#8217; Well, it makes a difference to Donald Trump,&#8221; said Bondi. &#8220;It makes a difference to those families. And fourteen years later, it makes a difference to law enforcement who made the difference in this case.”
Bondi said the families of the victims were “absolutely thrilled,” adding that they had “probably lost faith that something would happen.”
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I asked Attorney General Pam Bondi what communication looked like with victims families amid today’s major Benghazi suspect arrest.
Bondi said details were kept airtight until arrest was made but they contacted afterward. <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realdailywire</a> <a href="https://t.co/cnoEB8Yryx">pic.twitter.com/cnoEB8Yryx</a>
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“Donald Trump never forgets,” she said.
FBI Director Patel said capturing those responsible for the attack was an early priority, adding that more suspects remain at large. He noted that the Trump administration has arrested six of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives in about one year, two more than were apprehended under the Biden administration.
In 2014, American authorities arrested militia commander Ahmed Abu Khatallah in connection with the Benghazi attack. He was acquitted in 2017 of 14 charges, including murder, but convicted of four lesser terrorism-related counts and <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/ahmed-abu-khatallah-sentenced-22-years-prison-september-2012-attack-benghazi-libya">sentenced</a> to 22 years in prison. 
Al-Bakoush was first charged by a complaint in 2015, a case that remained sealed for 11 years, according to Pirro. 
“We&#8217;re here today because we have an interagency that is led by superior individuals who have one shared goal: protecting America and our lives and our future,” Patel said. “And to any others out there who wish to do harm, especially commit acts of terrorism here and around the world, this is the fate you will meet. You will not be forgotten by us. We will chase you down.”
The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group, and the FBI’s Special Flight Operations Unit were involved in the operation.
Pirro, who will prosecute al-Bakoush, said she had a close relationship with the victims&#8217; families while reporting on the attack for Fox News. She said she personally called the families to share the news after the suspect was arrested. 
“I spoke with Sean Smith’s mother, who I’ve known for years and have communicated with for years. I spoke with Tyrone Woods’ wife, widow, Dr. Dorothy Woods. I spoke with Ambassador Chris Stevens’ family, as well as Glen Doherty’s brother, Greg, as well as his widow. These were people who never expected that justice would be coming.”

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Federal authorities arrested <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/crossdressing-antifa-leader-who-incited-violence-in-minneapolis-kicked-off-venmo-instagram">Kyle Wagner</a>, a crossdressing Antifa &#8220;terrorist&#8221; who allegedly threatened &#8220;to assault, kill and doxx officers&#8221; in Minneapolis, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday.
&#8220;The Justice Department with @ICEgov HSI arrested a self-identified anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST in Minneapolis today. Conspire and threaten to assault, kill and doxx officers, and you’ll find yourself in federal custody facing the full force of justice,&#8221; Blanche said in an X post.
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The Justice Department with <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> HSI arrested a self-identified anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST in Minneapolis today. Conspire and threaten to assault, kill and doxx officers, and you’ll find yourself in federal custody facing the full force of justice. <a href="https://t.co/xGvKs5IpCH">pic.twitter.com/xGvKs5IpCH</a>
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2019438401762513052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Following the fatal shooting of anti-ICE activist Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Wagner allegedly told his followers to take up arms and attack law enforcement.
“Show up ready to go. Not talking about peaceful protests anymore,” Wagner said, calling on people to “march…with guns” and saying “the Second Amendment is the only thing that’s going to keep you f*cking protected from literal f*cking Nazi gunmen.”
“Get your f*cking guns, and stop these f*cking people,” he added.
Wagner was also seen in videos wearing women&#8217;s clothing. In one video, he traded his tactical wear for a red spaghetti-strap dress, hoop earrings, and heeled boots.
“I do this all year, all the time,” he said. “I do this for me … I like to get real clean and pretty and go out and shoot pool or get dinner and go dance.”
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BREAKING: Antifa leader in Minneapolis Kyle Wagner has been taken off <a href="https://twitter.com/instagram?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@instagram</a>. Earlier today he was taken off <a href="https://twitter.com/Venmo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Venmo</a>.
He had been using the platform to incite violence against ICE agents, raise money to fund riots. Nice to see reason prevail. <a href="https://t.co/ErZJNpkykR">pic.twitter.com/ErZJNpkykR</a>
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentScher/status/2015892824504332303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The self-described Antifa member also begged his followers for cash.
“My link to my Venmo is in my bio,” he said. “It’s an emergency freedom and defense fund.”
“I’m not going to tell you what I’m spending my money on,” Wagner added. “I’m not gonna tell you why I need you to give me large sums of money right now. I just want you to understand that this is an actual guerrilla war in our streets now. They’re using live ammunition to kill our citizens. I need everyone to show up, fully prepared — whatever that means to you — to whatever degree you can.”
His Venmo account was soon flooded with supporters who sent notes reading “For protecting women and children” and “Give them hell.”
Wagner&#8217;s Instagram account was subsequently deleted, and he was also removed from Facebook and TikTok.

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Feds Nab Crossdressing Antifa ‘Terrorist’ Who Threatened To Kill ICE Officers In Minneapolis

Feds Nab Crossdressing Antifa 'Terrorist' Who Threatened To Kill ICE Officers In Minneapolis

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Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday announced the arrests of two additional individuals and issued a stern warning to activists following the expansion of a federal investigation into a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bondi named Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson and described the disruption as a &#8220;coordinated attack.&#8221; Her message was unequivocal: &#8220;If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you.&#8221;
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If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you.
We have made two more arrests in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota: Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2018326184468058566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that the group conspired to &#8220;injure, intimidate, and interfere&#8221; with the religious freedom of parishioners during a January 18 service. The protest targeted the church because one of its pastors reportedly serves as an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem echoed Bondi’s hardline stance, asserting that there is no First Amendment right to obstruct religious practice.
The investigation has unfolded in two distinct waves. The first, on January 22, focused on alleged organizers like civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and St. Paul School Board member Chauntyll Louisa Allen. The second wave followed a grand jury indictment on Friday, which included several activists and a high-profile media figure.
Among the most notable arrests is former CNN anchor Don Lemon. While Lemon maintains he was acting as an independent journalist, an unsealed indictment<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-helped-protestors-keep-church-plans-under-wraps-blocked-congregants-from-leaving-indictment"> reported</a> by The Daily Wire paints a different picture. Prosecutors allege Lemon attended a &#8220;pre-op briefing&#8221; to maintain operational secrecy and later livestreamed the &#8220;resistance&#8221; operation. The indictment claims Lemon entered the church with the first wave of agitators, allegedly intimidating congregants and physically obstructing the pastor. Lemon reportedly acknowledged on his stream that the experience was &#8220;traumatic&#8221; for worshippers, stating that &#8220;the whole point&#8230; is to disrupt.&#8221;
All defendants face federal charges under the FACE Act and 18 U.S.C. § 241 (Conspiracy Against Rights). As of Monday, the legal process is moving swiftly. Lemon, represented by attorney Abbe Lowell, is scheduled for an initial appearance in Minneapolis on February 9, along with Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews, and Jamael Lydell Lundy. Meanwhile, &#8220;Wave 1&#8221; defendants are currently contesting the seizure of personal property, citing Fourth Amendment violations.
Attorney General Bondi’s latest announcement underscores the administration&#8217;s commitment to aggressive prosecution in what it calls a coordinated attack on religious liberty.

‘We WILL Find You’: Bondi Cracks Down With New Arrests In Minnesota Church Investigation

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The Trump administration picked up a legal win on Monday after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a Biden-appointed judge&#8217;s restrictions on federal immigration agents&#8217; tactics in Minnesota while it appeals the decision. 
A three-judge panel <a href="https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/01/261105P.pdf">said</a> a ruling from District Judge Kate Menendez limiting how ICE officers could respond to protesters in Minnesota was “too broad” and “too vague,” temporarily pausing her order that barred agents from retaliating against anyone engaged in “peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” and from stopping vehicles without “reasonable articulable suspicion that [the occupants] are forcibly obstructing or interfering with” immigration enforcement operations. 
“We accessed and viewed the same videos the district court did,” the court said. “What they show is observers and protestors engaging in a wide range of conduct, some of it peaceful but much of it not,” the appeals court wrote. “They also show federal agents responding in various ways. Even the named plaintiffs’ claims involve different conduct, by different officers, at different times, in different places, in response to different behavior.”
The ruling comes as the Trump administration has faced mounting pressure over its immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, where federal officers have faced massive and sometimes violent protests following fatal shootings of protesters during anti-ICE demonstrations.
The judges said that Menendez’s ruling would handicap ICE officers&#8217; ability to respond to complex, rapidly changing scenes on the ground. 
“The videos underscore how difficult it would be for them to decide who has crossed the line: they show a fast-changing mix of peaceful and obstructive conduct, with many protestors getting in officers’ faces and blocking their vehicles as they conduct their activities, only for some of them to then rejoin the crowd and intermix with others who were merely recording and observing the scene,” the judges wrote. 
The court also said that the ruling was a “universal injunction by another name.” In June, the Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-limits-nationwide-injunctions-in-birthright-citizenship-fight">limited</a> federal judges&#8217; ability to unilaterally block the Trump administration’s agenda through universal injunctions.
They said that the injunction’s “breadth and vagueness” could cause ICE officers to “hesitate in performing their lawful duties” and harm both the government&#8217;s ability to enforce the law and the public interest. 
Earlier, the Trump administration secured a temporary stay of Judge Menendez’s restrictions on federal immigration agents&#8217; tactics, but the appeals court&#8217;s ruling goes further by blocking enforcement of her order while the case continues on appeal. Menendez is also overseeing a separate case brought by Minnesota state and local officials challenging the Trump administration for its illegal immigration crackdown.
Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the ruling, calling it a “win against judicial activism.” 
“Liberal judges tried to handcuff our federal law enforcement officers, restrict their actions, and put their safety at risk when responding to violent agitators,” Bondi wrote on <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2015932965528764622">X</a>. “The DOJ went to court. We got a temporary stay. NOW, the 8th Circuit has fully agreed that this reckless attempt to undermine law enforcement cannot stand.”

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A federal judge refused to sign a complaint against former CNN host Don Lemon for his alleged role in storming a Minnesota church service on Sunday with a mob of anti-ICE agitators.
Attorney General Pam Bondi was “enraged” at the magistrate judge’s refusal to sign the charges, a source familiar with the proceedings told The Daily Wire.
Federal authorities made three arrests of protestors who allegedly took part in targeting the church over a pastor accused of serving as an ICE chief in Minnesota.
Lemon was seen on video at the protest under the guise of covering it as an independent journalist.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, however, said Monday that freedom of the press does not extend to “being part of the group that storms inside of a church&#8221; in reference to Lemon.
“Freedom of the press extends to a lot of different areas,” Blanche <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2013363084065169616" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> Fox News’s Will Cain. “It does not extend to somebody just trespassing and being embedded with a group of rioters and being part of the group that storms inside of a church… the fact that Mr. Lemon thought that was a good idea, and then raced away from it saying it was ‘freedom of the press’ — well, we’ll see.”
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Don Lemon blatantly admits his intent to violate the FACE Act by contacting the leader of an anti-ICE group to storm a church.
&#8220;They&#8217;re planning an operation. We&#8217;ll follow them. They&#8217;ll catch people off guard. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re doing.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/qSUbPvLWDP">pic.twitter.com/qSUbPvLWDP</a>
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Assistant Attorney for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon hinted on Monday that charges could be brought against Lemon for his alleged involvement.
“Don Lemon himself has come out and said he knew exactly what was going to happen inside that facility. He went into the facility, and then he began ‘committing journalism,’ as if that’s sort of a shield from being a part, an embedded part of a criminal conspiracy, it isn’t,” she told podcaster Benny Johnson on Monday.
Dhillon also said that the Justice Department was looking into possible violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which has long been weaponized against pro-life protesters, and the Ku Klux Klan Act.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, a Republican who represents Minnesota, told The Daily Wire that Lemon, whom he called “that failed reporter, that loser, that Lemon loser,” should face accountability for joining the mob.
“They’ve been led to believe that this type of behavior is acceptable. I mean, we’ve got [Minnesota Democratic Governor] Tim Walz and [Attorney General] Keith Ellison, literally doing everything they can to obstruct the lawful actions of federal law enforcement,” Emmer said.
Despite facing pushback from the judge, the Trump administration is reportedly exploring other avenues to charge Lemon.
Following the demonstration, Lemon slammed the Christian worshippers as people entitled by &#8220;white supremacy.&#8221;
During a press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump called Lemon a &#8220;loser&#8221; and &#8220;lightweight&#8221; for allegedly taking part in the protest.
&#8220;I saw him, the way he walked in that church was terrible. I have such respect for that pastor. He was so calm. He was so nice,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;He was just accosted. What they did in that church was horrible.&#8221;

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Federal authorities arrested three alleged agitators who participated in the anti-ICE mob that stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi first announced on Thursday morning that agents with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations nabbed Black Lives Matter activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, who is accused of playing &#8220;a key role in organizing the coordinated attack&#8221; on Cities Church. Minutes later, Bondi said authorities had arrested Chauntyll Louisa Allen, who leads Black Lives Matter Twin Cities and serves on the St. Paul Public Schools board.
Later Thursday, Bondi revealed that authorities also took William Kelly into custody. Notably, Kelly previously harassed worshippers at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s church in Washington, D.C.
&#8220;Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP,&#8221; Bondi wrote.
&#8220;Our nation was settled and founded by people fleeing religious persecution. Religious freedom is the bedrock of this country. We will protect our pastors. We will protect our churches. We will protect Americans of faith,&#8221; Bondi went on to say.
The group allegedly stormed the church service and harassed worshippers, asserting that one of the pastors is a top ICE official in Minnesota. Since then, Trump administration officials have pledged to make arrests and use the FACE Act, which has long been weaponized against pro-life protesters, to prosecute the protesters, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who was seen on video with the mob under the guise of functioning as an independent journalist.
The FACE Act penalizes those who “by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.”
Armstrong, who is the former president of the Minnesota NAACP, defended her actions during a CNN interview earlier this week. She said the group peacefully sat in the service and waited to confront the pastor about his colleague, who is allegedly a top ICE official in Minnesota, until after he prayed.
&#8220;We did not rush into that church, we actually went and sat down and participated in the service. And after the pastor prayed, that is when I stood up and asked him a question in response to his prayer, and then he responded to me, and then I proceeded to ask him about Pastor David Easterwood and how is it possible for him to serve as both a pastor and the director of ICE for Minnesota,&#8221; Armstrong said.
&#8220;And instead of responding to me, as soon as I said the name David Easterwood, the pastor said &#8216;shame, shame&#8217; and that is when I led us in chants &#8216;Justice for Renee Good&#8217; and &#8216;Hands up don&#8217;t shoot,'&#8221; she said, adding &#8220;We didn&#8217;t rush in, we didn&#8217;t bust in, we were a part of the service until I got up and posed that question to the pastor.&#8221;
Allen also spoke to the media after the incident, telling TMZ that the Trump administration should focus its resources on investigating Good&#8217;s death.
&#8220;I see this as a distraction from the real issue that is ICE is in Minnesota right now, terrorizing our communities &#8230; they&#8217;re murdering people,&#8221; she said.
She also doubled down, saying activists &#8220;should continue to interrupt spaces and make sure that people are very much aware of the people that they&#8217;re following, where their dollars are going and how we can start to disrupt that overall system that continues to want to oppress black and brown and indigenous people.&#8221;
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, a Republican who represents Minnesota, told The Daily Wire during an interview Thursday that he hopes the activists &#8220;get prosecuted to the full extent.&#8221; He also mentioned Don Lemon, whom he called &#8220;that failed reporter, that loser, that Lemon loser,&#8221; and said he should face accountability for joining the mob. Lemon claims he was covering the group as an independent journalist.
&#8220;They&#8217;ve been led to believe that this type of behavior is acceptable.  I mean, we&#8217;ve got [Minnesota Democratic Governor] Tim Walz and [Attorney General] Keith Ellison, literally doing everything they can to obstruct the lawful actions of federal law enforcement,&#8221; Emmer said.
Emmer also touched on the arrests that have already been made.
&#8220;Why am I surprised that this clearly immature school board member thinks that it&#8217;s okay to try to obstruct and confront federal law enforcement trying to do their job. It&#8217;s unfortunate, but she should be arrested and she should also be held accountable,&#8221; Emmer said.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not enough just to say, &#8216;Oh, don&#8217;t do that again.&#8217; No, people have got to see there are consequences for this type of behavior. This has been the problem in Minnesota.  There have been no consequences,&#8221; he said.

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Feds Arrest Three In Connection With Anti-ICE Protest That Stormed Minnesota Church

Feds Arrest Two In Connection With Anti-ICE Protest That Stormed Minnesota Church

A group of 37 cartel members accused of committing crimes across the United States was flown in from Mexico Tuesday night as the Trump administration looks to crack down on the criminal organizations and increase pressure on the Mexican government.
Among the dozens of cartel members were human smugglers, arms traffickers, and alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cártel del Noreste, Cártel del Golfo, Gulf Cartel, La Linea, and the former Beltrán-Leyva Organization, according to the Department of Justice.
The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration said that Mexico participated in the transfer of the fugitives, which was the largest of its kind and the third time the Mexican government has used its National Security Law to send fugitives north. Mexico&#8217;s cooperation signals a new willingness to crack down on cartel crimes alongside the United States.
“This is another landmark achievement in the Trump Administration’s mission to destroy the cartels. These 37 cartel members – including terrorists from the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG, and others – will now pay for their crimes against the American people on American soil. We are grateful for this collaboration with our international partners and will deliver swift, comprehensive justice for members of Foreign Terrorist Organizations who have spent years preying on the American people,&#8221; Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement after the operation.
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One of the individuals transferred was Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez, who allegedly provided CJNG with grenades and engaged in illegal immigrant smuggling, firearms trafficking, bulk cash smuggling, and narcotics trafficking for the cartel, according to the Justice Department.
Additionally, Eduardo Rigoberto Velasco Calderon and Eliomar Segura Torres were brought over after they allegedly laundered drug money for the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion and the Sinaloa Cartel by transferring the funds through cryptocurrency transactions, according to the DOJ.
Heriberto Hernández Rodriguez was also brought over from Mexico. He&#8217;s a member of Cártel del Noreste and is allegedly responsible for drug trafficking, kidnappings and assassinations, and procuring weapons for the cartel, according to the DOJ.
The cartel member allegedly commanded hundreds of sicarios and ordered the killings of multiple people between 2006 and 2022.
He also allegedly headed security for the cartel’s stash houses in Mexico, &#8220;which served as staging points for thousands of kilograms of marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine to be transported into the United States for distribution,&#8221; the DOJ said.
The first Sinaloa cartel leader to be hit with terrorism charges, Pedro Inzunza Noriega, was also brought to the U.S. He also faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, allegedly worked together to produce and traffic tens of thousands of kilograms of fentanyl into the United States as they led &#8220;one of the largest and most sophisticated fentanyl production networks in the world,&#8221; according to the DOJ.
Mexican authorities raided multiple drug sites allegedly controlled by the father and son duo in December 2024, seizing 1,500 kilograms of fentanyl, which was the largest known seizure of fentanyl in world history.
The son was killed during a capture operation last year in Mexico, before his father was captured by the Mexican military weeks later.
The transfer comes as President Donald Trump continues to threaten U.S. military action against cartels operating in Mexico.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-us-sheinbaum-trump-cartels-3b90e4a7efaf26f8f481dedf5e6423f4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> with Trump last week, saying such an operation would be &#8220;unnecessary.&#8221;

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Dozens Of Mexican Cartel Fugitives Flown To The U.S. To Face Justice

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Mexico

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a warning shot Thursday after a federal three-judge panel <a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-prop-50-allowed-to-use-a0c801e8c8c50700f71ab7f4c44f244f">ruled</a>, by a 2–1 margin, that California may use its newly minted congressional map — a voter-approved redraw designed to juice Democrats’ prospects in the 2026 midterms. Bondi made clear the fight is far from over, writing on X that California “impermissibly drew its new congressional map based on race,” calling the move unconstitutional and pledging that the Justice Department is reviewing “all legal options.”
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We disagree with yesterday’s 2-1 ruling on California’s redistricting map. California impermissibly drew its new congressional map based on race. That’s unconstitutional. We are reviewing all legal options.
&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2011786293659717863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The ruling rejected challenges from state Republicans and the DOJ, both of which argued that the map violated the Constitution by using race — particularly to favor Hispanic voters — as a driving factor in redrawing district lines. The panel instead accepted California Democrats’ insistence that the map was drawn for nakedly partisan purposes, a distinction that has become legally decisive since the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that partisan gerrymandering presents a “political question” beyond the reach of federal courts.
Proposition 50, pushed aggressively by California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and approved decisively by voters in November, could hand Democrats as many as five additional House seats. Newsom, widely viewed as eyeing a 2028 presidential run, framed the effort as retaliation for a Texas mid-decade redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump. Republicans currently hold just nine of California’s 52 House seats, making the Golden State a tempting battlefield in the escalating national map war.
Democrats celebrated the ruling as a win for voters, with Newsom dismissing the lawsuit as a “weak attempt to silence” them. Republicans were less sanguine. California GOP chair Corrin Rankin vowed an appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that the dissenting opinion — authored by Trump-appointed Judge Kenneth Lee — more accurately reflected the law and the facts. Lee warned that at least one district was drawn using race “to curry favor with Latino groups and voters,” undercutting the majority’s claim that the map was purely partisan.
The decision lands amid an increasingly brazen, state-by-state arms race over redistricting. Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio have moved to redraw maps mid-decade, while a judge forced Republican-run Utah to adopt a Democratic-leaning district. Notably, the Justice Department has sued only California.
The stakes are unmistakable. House Democrats need just a handful of seats to flip control of the chamber, potentially grinding Trump’s agenda to a halt and opening the floodgates to congressional investigations. With Republicans holding a razor-thin majority, California’s maps may prove decisive — or become the next front in a Supreme Court showdown over whether “partisan” gerrymandering is simply racial gerrymandering by another name.

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Bondi Vows To Fight After Court Greenlights California’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Redistricting Map

Bondi Vows DOJ Fight After Court Greenlights 'Unconstitutional' California Redistricting Map

California

Gavin Newsom

Redistricting

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Wednesday that the Justice Department has sued the state of Minnesota over affirmative action-based hiring practices.
&#8220;Today, @TheJusticeDept sued Minnesota for using affirmative action to hire for its state agencies. This is discriminatory DEI codified into bad state policy, and the Trump Administration will not stand for it,&#8221; Bondi posted on X, sharing a link to the DOJ&#8217;s official <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-department-justice-files-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-affirmative-action-regime">press release</a> on the matter.
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Today, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a> sued Minnesota for using affirmative action to hire for its state agencies.
This is discriminatory DEI codified into bad state policy, and the Trump Administration will not stand for it. <a href="https://t.co/NcNHMftLwa">https://t.co/NcNHMftLwa</a>
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2011504118699807030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2026</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit today against the State of Minnesota challenging Minnesota’s requirement that all state agencies implement sex- and race-based affirmative action plans and consider &#8216;affirmative action goals on all staffing and personnel decisions,'&#8221; the release stated. &#8220;The State’s affirmative action program directs agencies to engage in employment practices that &#8216;balance&#8217; the sex and race composition of its workforce with the civilian labor force.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1423361/dl">suit</a> was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and asserts that Minnesota&#8217;s mandatory affirmative action-based hiring practices violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).
&#8220;Because staffing is a zero-sum game, when Minnesota gives preferences to employees or prospective employees on the basis of their race, color, national origin, and sex, it inevitably and necessarily discriminates against other employees or prospective employees because of their race, color, national origin, and sex,&#8221; the filing stated, in part.
Bondi addressed the situation in Minnesota, saying that the lawsuit was just one way in which the DOJ was working from different angles to ensure that the state was not undermining federal policies — whether those policies pertained to enforcing immigration law, investigating fraud, or ensuring that federal efforts to dismantle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives were not being undermined.
&#8220;From suing over sanctuary city policies to a wide-ranging fraud investigation, today&#8217;s lawsuit is the Department of Justice&#8217;s latest effort to bring Minnesota into compliance with federal law,&#8221; Bondi explained. &#8220;Making hiring decisions based on immutable characteristics like race and sex is simple discrimination, and the Trump Administration has no tolerance for such DEI policies.&#8221;
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon — at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division — added, &#8220;For far too long, courts have allowed employers to discriminate based on race and sex when it is packaged as ‘affirmative action.’ The Supreme Court put an end to using race as a factor in college admissions through its Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard decision. This case is the next logical step. Title VII protects all people from race and sex discrimination in employment. There is no exception that allows discrimination against employees who aren’t considered ‘underrepresented.'&#8221;

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