The mayor of Asheville, North Carolina, says the city has revised its $225 million disaster relief proposal after the Trump administration rejected the original plan, which prioritized race and sex for aid.
Democratic Mayor Esther Manheimer made the announcement on Wednesday, WLOS <a href="https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-revises-disaster-plan-hud-rejects-dei-elements-secretary-scott-turner-community-development-block-grant-mayor-esther-manheimer-recovery-fox-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, one day after Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner released <a href="https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hud_no_25_040" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement</a> saying the city could not receive the money unless it removed the DEI requirement from its proposal.
&#8220;We have modified the action plan to reflect his concerns, and we&#8217;ve been told the changes that we&#8217;ve made were acceptable,&#8221; Manheimer said when announcing the revision.
Turner released his <a href="https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hud_no_25_040">statement</a> on Tuesday before touring the damage from Hurricane Helene in Fletcher, North Carolina.
“HUD looks forward to helping thousands of North Carolinians rebuild after Hurricane Helene by directing funding assistance to impacted businesses, non-profit organizations and neighborhoods,” Turner said. &#8220;However, Asheville’s draft action plan incorporated DEI criteria to prioritize some impacted residents over others, which was unacceptable. After HUD informed Asheville that its plan was unsatisfactory and it would not be approved, the city assured us that it was updating its draft action plan to be compliant.”
The reversal from Asheville comes after the city initially doubled down on its proposal to prioritize disaster relief based on sex and race, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-controlled-north-carolina-town-doubles-down-on-prioritizing-race-sex-for-hurricane-relief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The city said in its 2024 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WroBUu5znmlLY6kLLApJ3A8C9yZstZX2/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">action plan</a>, released this month, that the plan’s Small Business Support Program would “prioritize assistance for Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MWBE) within the scoring criteria outlined within the policies and procedures.”
Before that, in November, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, which is controlled by Democrats, released its small business relief grant program, and the residents asked the Trump administration to intervene in January.
The proposal was met with a complaint from the Western North Carolina Citizens for Equality, which argued against the county’s “focus” on hurricane relief for “BIPOC” and “women” owned businesses damaged in the hurricane, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-residents-ask-trump-to-intervene-after-officials-prioritize-hurricane-relief-by-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at the time.
“In this situation, there is no doubt that Buncombe County intended to discriminate against white business owners in its Helene Relief Project. The County directed that the funds be used in a manner that prioritizes one group of business owners over another based solely on skin color,” the complaint says.
In March, the city released the aforementioned proposal, which still contained the sex- and race-based aid priorities.
Manheimer “reassured” constituents that the $225 million for disaster relief was not at risk.
&#8220;They&#8217;re very eager and continue to be eager, this administration, to help support the recovery of [Western North Carolina], including Asheville, and we&#8217;re very appreciative of that.&#8221;

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California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom has been slammed by both sides of the political aisle after he attempted to straddle the fence when it comes to the issue of trans-identifying males playing in women’s sports.
During the debut of Newsom’s <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1897652344558584276">podcast</a> “This is Gavin Newsom,” his guest, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, did not beat around the bush and flat out asked the longtime LGBTQ supporter if he would come out and say: “No men in female sports.”
“I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that,” Newsom said. “So, that&#8217;s easy to call out. The unfairness of that.”
While it appeared that Newsom was diverting from his party and speaking out against men playing in women’s sports, he quickly reverted to the lies spread by Democrats and transgender activists that by not supporting transgender individuals, they “are more likely to commit suicide, have anxiety and depression.”
“And the way that people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with,” the governor added. “So, both things I can hold in my hand. How can we address this issue with the kind of decency that I think is inherent in you, but not always expressed.”
Shortly after the clip surfaced online, liberals blasted Newsom for his “anti-transgender remarks.”
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Will Governor Gavin Newsom EVER say “No Men in Women’s Sports?”
I asked him. <a href="https://t.co/xVlJSag0Bq">pic.twitter.com/xVlJSag0Bq</a>
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“Leaders of CALeg’s LGBTQ Caucus respond to Gov. Newsom’s comments on transgender athletes: &#8216;We woke up profoundly sickened and frustrated by these remarks,'&#8221; a post shared on X by a KCRA reporter read.
“Gavin newsom you are a f***ing coward for not standing with trans people. Would never support your ticket for President,” another person wrote on X.
Scott Wiener, a Democratic state senator from San Francisco who is openly gay, said it was deeply disappointing to hear Mr. Newsom “align” with Republicans on the issue, The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/gavin-newsom-transgender-sports-democrats.html">New York Times</a> noted.
“It was a gut punch from any Democratic leader, and particularly from Governor Newsom, because he has been such a staunch ally for the L.G.B.T.Q. community,” Mr. Wiener said.
Assemblymember Alex Lee, who represents part of the Bay Area, also <a href="https://x.com/alex_lee/status/1897668138239738279">took issue</a> with Newsom’s statements, <a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/disturbing-disappointed-sickened-california-reacts-to-newsoms-shift-on-trans-athletes/">KTLA</a> noted.
“WTF. Trans people and LGBTQ+ people are under attack,” he said on X. “We don’t need our [governor] caving to conservative talking points that further hurt and scapegoat 1% of the population.”
However, Newsom’s comments on the issue were also called out by those on the Right, too, with many noting it as political and nothing else.
Riley Gaines wrote on X, “Wow. This is the first time I’ve seen Newsom directly asked this question. As you&#8217;d expect, he continues to sit on the fence.  He admits the unfairness is a problem but won&#8217;t take meaningful action out of fear of being perceived as unkind…”
Republican Assemblymember Bill Essayli, of Corona, wrote on X, “This is stunning. Talk is cheap. Why don’t you support my bill AB 844 to reverse CA’s law allowing boys to compete in girls sports? You’re the Governor, not a commentator!”
“Let me fix the headline: ‘Gavin Newsom Flip-Flopped on Trans Athletes in Sports after viewing the polling.’ Of course it’s @ccadelago covering up for Gavin. Politico needs to hire someone for California who is brave enough to take on the one party rulers,” Ric Grenell wrote.

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The Senate was set to vote on S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, on Monday — but Democrats may put it on pause.
The bill strengthens Republican efforts to keep biological males from participating in women’s and girls’ athletics based on “gender identity,” declaring that gender would be “recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
Two Democrats from Texas, Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, crossed over what would have been a straight party line vote to get the bill through the House earlier in the year. Senate Republicans would need seven Democrats to vote with them in order to reach the necessary 60-vote threshold.
Republicans took to X to voice their disappointment in their colleagues’ opposition to the bill.
Bill sponsor Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called out Democrats who repeatedly insist that women and girls have not lost out on trophies, medals, and scholarships due to males taking over their sports.
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One of Democrats’ most frequent talking points is that men competing in women’s sports doesn’t impact that many people. 
This is a LIE.
Over 900 women’s trophies have gone to men in the past 4 years. 🏆🏆🏆
This doesn’t include the THOUSANDS of women who didn’t earn a spot on…
&mdash; Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) <a href="https://twitter.com/TTuberville/status/1896674266759729167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Senate Republicans also released a statement, saying, “For four years, Senate Democrats cheered as female athletes were forced to compete against men. Senate Republicans will ALWAYS fight for fairness and safety in women’s sports.”
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For four years, Senate Democrats cheered as female athletes were forced to compete against men.
Senate Republicans will ALWAYS fight for fairness and safety in women’s sports.
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“The vast majority of Americans have rejected the farce of men pretending to be women playing in women&#8217;s sports. But not Senate Democrats! Senate Democrats STILL want to force girls to compete against men pretending to be women,” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) added.
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The vast majority of Americans have rejected the farce of men pretending to be women playing in women&#39;s sports. 
But not Senate Democrats! 
Senate Democrats STILL want to force girls to compete against men pretending to be women.
&mdash; Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1896639713983004953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines — who was forced to compete against and ultimately cede her trophy to trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas — warned Democrats that voting against the bill could backfire on them politically in the midterm elections.
“To the Democrats who plan on voting NO on todays vote to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sport Act, prepare for relentless campaign ads in 2026,” she posted.
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To the Democrats who plan on voting NO on todays vote to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sport Act, prepare for relentless campaign ads in 2026&#8230;<a href="https://twitter.com/SenateDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenateDems</a> <a href="https://t.co/ILaSuoRtO3">https://t.co/ILaSuoRtO3</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1896547674461233661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) added, “Remember guys— it takes 60 votes to clear the procedural vote and break the filibuster. We have 53 GOP Senators. This is an 80/20 issue. Is your Senator voting YES?”
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Remember guys— it takes 60 votes to clear the procedural vote and break the filibuster. We have 53 GOP Senators. This is an 80/20 issue. Is your Senator voting YES?
&mdash; Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMullin/status/1896553223634452572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The White House also officially backed the bill on Monday just ahead of the planned procedural vote.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi warned the American Bar Association on Monday that it should abandon requirements for law schools to demonstrate a commitment to “diversity and inclusion,” or expect to face further action from the Justice Department.
Bondi wrote a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/Attorney-General-Bondi-Letter-to-David-Brennen.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar telling it to immediately end a policy requiring accredited law schools to focus on cultivating a “diverse” student body. The letter said that the policies were illegal and violated the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action.
“I am writing because, for years, the Council [&#8211;] the sole body charged with accrediting American law schools has subjected law faculties and law students to unlawful race and sex discrimination under the guise of ‘diversity’ mandates, and that policy must be repealed immediately,” Bondi wrote in a letter shared with The Daily Wire. 
Bondi specifically pointed to the American Bar Association&#8217;s Standard 206 policies, which require law schools to “demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and inclusion” and having both a student body and faculty that “are diverse with respect to gender, race and ethnicity.”
The enforcement of that policy was <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/council-of-legal-ed-continues-review-206/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspended</a> last week until August 31, 2025, as the Bar Association council considers revising the standards. Bondi applauded the decision to suspend enforcement, but urged the council to completely get rid of the policy.
“I am writing on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice to make clear that when the Council revisits the issue, there is just one appropriate course: The Standard must be repealed in its entirety. And there is no reason to wait; the Council should repeal the Standard immediately,” she said. “Even without an explicit mandate requiring law schools to actually have diverse faculties and student bodies, any requirement that law schools demonstrate ‘a commitment to diversity’ is deeply problematic.”
She said the diversity requirement “blatantly violates”  civil rights laws and goes against the Supreme’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
Bondi said the only way to enforce the standard would be by effectively making schools institute race and sex-based preference programs.
“It is unclear how state bars can lawfully continue to require prospective lawyers to attend ABA-accredited law schools if the Council continues to abuse its privilege in this way,” she wrote. “The Department of Justice stands ready to take every action necessary to prevent further abuse.”
The American Bar Association has previously been challenged by a number of conservative law firms over racially-focused internship opportunities that it offered in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Trump administration has pushed to rid all DEI programs from the government and eliminate any funding to institutions that push DEI as opposed to merit-based programs.

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Ten scientists filed their opening demand against a major academic publisher after they say it retracted their work exposing the dangers of the abortion pill for political reasons.
In a recently filed <a href="https://assaultonscience.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2025/02/2025.02.21-SvS-Arbitration-Demand_Redacted.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arbitration demand</a>, ten Charlotte Lozier-affiliated scholars say that Sage Publications discriminated against them and violated its contractual obligations when it retracted three of their studies, including two on the abortion drug Mifepristone. They want a judge to rule that the retractions were erroneous and that they were discriminated against based on their beliefs.
One of the now-retracted <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23333928211053965" target="_blank" rel="noopener">studies</a>, published November 9, 2021, found that the rate of emergency room visits following chemical abortions had spiked 500% from 2002-2015, according to Medicaid claims data. Another one of the studies, published May 20, 2022, <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23333928221103107" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analyzed the likelihood</a> of recurring emergency room visits for women who did not disclose to doctors that they had a chemical abortion.
These two studies were <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.370067/gov.uscourts.txnd.370067.137.0_19.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cited</a> in Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-in-texas-suspends-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-used-in-up-to-half-of-abortions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a> to suspend FDA approval of mifepristone.
“Sage’s reasons for retracting the Articles were pretextual. Sage did not point to anything that could justify the rare and severe measure of retraction under prevailing professional guidelines, such as a major error or falsification,” the scholars&#8217; opening arbitration demand filed by lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom and Consovoy McCarthy says.
The February 2024 retractions, which occurred weeks before the Supreme Court heard arguments on the availability of abortion pills, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/completely-unjustified-medical-journal-retracts-major-studies-critical-of-abortion-pill-ahead-of-supreme-court-clash">first reported</a> by The Daily Wire.
The lawyers argue that Sage breached its contract with the scholars, was guilty of negligence, and violated California&#8217;s civil rights law.
“The combined reputational and economic harm to the Authors from these unlawful actions is enormous and incalculable,” the filing adds. “Because of Sage’s retractions, the Authors and their research have been attacked by the media, by other authors, and even by a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Authors have had new research proposals inexplicably turned away by other journals that now fear associating with them. The Authors have years—even decades—of fruitful research ahead of them, but they are now being treated as pariahs.”
Dr. James Studnicki, one of the authors on the papers, was also kicked off the editorial board of Sage’s Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology journal, months before the retractions actually took place. The filing says that this was done for discriminatory purposes.
For resolution, the scholars say that a judge should rule that the scholars and Studnicki were discriminated against, that Sage violated its contractual agreement, a declaration that the retractions were erroneous, and monetary damages.
The scholars first filed their lawsuit against Sage in October 2024 in California. Sage did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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About 500 Maine residents on Saturday gathered in front of the State House to protest Democrat Governor Janet Mills&#8217; refusal to keep men out of female sports and spaces.
Earlier this month, Mills <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-spars-with-maines-dem-governor-over-men-in-womens-sports-at-white-house?topStoryPosition=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clashed</a> with President Donald Trump at the White House, telling POTUS she will not enforce his orders on gender and would see him &#8220;in court&#8221; over the issue. The heated exchange between the pair was sparked by the news of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-wins-girls-pole-vault-championship-in-maine-days-after-state-pledged-to-defy-trump-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a transgender-identifying high school boy taking first place in girls’ pole vaulting</a> at Maine’s Class B state championship — a win that helped the high school take first place overall.
The protest against Mills garnered about 500 people, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeKatrinaSmith/videos/955196423402704" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to State Rep. Katrina Smith, and seems to have sparked organically, with the help of a resident-created &#8220;March Against Mills&#8221; Facebook event and a Change.org petition. The protest comes in stark contrast with an event held last week in support of Mills, which reportedly brought out &#8220;<a href="https://www.wmtw.com/article/dozens-rally-behind-gov-mills-at-state-house-following-exchange-with-president-trump/63893090" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dozens</a>&#8221; of supporters.
&#8220;Huge turnout in Augusta to march for women&#8217;s equality in sports,&#8221; The Maine Wire reported Saturday, captioning footage from the event.
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Huge turnout in Augusta to march for women&#8217;s equality in sports: <a href="https://t.co/6s05NrqwaK">pic.twitter.com/6s05NrqwaK</a>
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1895869592058413432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;A large protest organized by grassroots activists has developed at the State House in Maine in opposition to Maine Gov. Janet Mills continuing to force girls to play sports against male athletes,&#8221; investigative reporter Steve Robinson posted to X, sharing photos of the protest.
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A large protest organized by grassroots activists has developed at the State House in Maine in opposition to Maine Gov. Janet Mills continuing to force girls to play sports against male athletes. <a href="https://t.co/x6bQvrxB2p">pic.twitter.com/x6bQvrxB2p</a>
— Steve Robinson (@BigSteve207) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigSteve207/status/1895867761957748832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Huge turnout in Augusta to march for women&#8217;s equality in sports: <a href="https://t.co/6s05NrqwaK">pic.twitter.com/6s05NrqwaK</a>
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1895869592058413432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
A &#8220;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/s/march-against-mills/644580324641604/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March Against Mills</a>&#8221; Facebook event organizing the protest says that Mills&#8217; transgender policies do not align with her residents&#8217; values and underscores the need to &#8220;hold our elected officials accountable.&#8221;
&#8220;Maine citizens are deeply dissatisfied with the policies introduced by our Governor, Janet Mills,&#8221; the Facebook post reads. &#8220;I believe strongly that her policies are not in alignment with the wishes and values of the majority of Mainers. The feeling of disconnect between the populace and leadership is palpable and widespread.&#8221;
&#8220;Various statistics underline rural-urban divide that has been exacerbated by the Governor&#8217;s decisions,&#8221; it continues. &#8220;Example: keeping boys out of female sports.&#8221;
&#8220;It is imperative that we hold our elected officials accountable. I implore you to come show your support and protest against Mills to get her out of her elected seat! These politicians are supposed to work for us, not for themselves and their agenda!&#8221; the post concludes. &#8220;Together we can work to ensure our government truly represents us all.&#8221;
The event was promoted on a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/initiate-the-recall-of-governor-janet-mills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Change.org petition</a> calling for Mills&#8217; resignation. The petition, which currently has more than 23,000 signatures, was started by a woman named Melissa Moulton, who is also one of the organizers of the &#8220;March Against Mills&#8221; Facebook event.
Since Maine has made clear that they will continue to allow males in female spaces, Trump has said publicly that he’ll be withholding federal funds from Maine and the United States Departments of Education and Agriculture have launched Title IX investigations into the state.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-will-not-be-silenced-democrats-censure-maines-laurel-libby-for-calling-out-trans-sports-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘I Will Not Be Silenced’: Democrats Censure Maine’s Laurel Libby For Calling Out Trans Sports Policy</a>

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An Iranian woman who opposes the Islamic despotic regime in Iran, as millions of Iranians do, and was to engage in dialogue about Iranians connecting with Israelis, was prevented from speaking at an event in England when pro-Palestinian demonstrators screamed and would not let her speak.
Faezeh Alavi, an artist and PhD candidate at the University of St. Andrews, was speaking at a forum titled “From Conflict to Connection, Israelis and Iranians in Dialogue” at King’s College in London on Thursday night. At one point, Alavi spoke of Iranian dissidents who had raised the traditional lion and sun flag of Iran, not the Islamic flag that the theocratic regime had put in its place.
As she spoke of the flag, a pro-Palestinian activist started yelling at Alavi, shouting, “How can you talk about the flag being changed when you align yourself with Israelis?” The activist then launched into screaming, abetted by her cohorts, who joined with her in bellowing about “Palestine.”
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Tonight at King&#8217;s College, I felt as if I were under Islamic regime occupation again.
At an event where I, as a Muslim Iranian, voiced Iranians&#8217; will for regime change, a pro-Palestinian mob shut it down when I mentioned Iran Lion &amp; Sun flag.
Unacceptable in the UK academica. <a href="https://t.co/qBJlz1Qw6A">https://t.co/qBJlz1Qw6A</a> <a href="https://t.co/5TeFYiwdiN">pic.twitter.com/5TeFYiwdiN</a>
— Faezeh Alavi (@SFaeze_Alavi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SFaeze_Alavi/status/1895225112485593482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A large percentage of Iranians despise the Iranian regime, which is a prime supporter of the terrorist groups that are bent on eliminating the state of Israel, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
The Persian nation, which predated the Islamic regime, had an intermittent history of being friendly to the Jewish people; the Persian emperor Cyrus, who was known for his tolerance, permitted the Jews to return from exile and build the Second Temple in Jerusalem roughly 2,500 years ago. Jews have lived in Iran (Persia) for roughly 2,700 years.
President Donald Trump <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/the-islamic-republic-of-iran-a-dangerous-regime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> in 2018, “The future of Iran belongs to its people. They are the rightful heirs to a rich culture and an ancient land. And they deserve a nation that does justice to their dreams, honor to their history, and glory to God.”
Six days after the barbaric Hamas massacre of more than 1,200 people in Israel, the Atlantic Council <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/israel-hamas-iran-views/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted:</a>
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Anyone familiar with Iranian society knows that anti-Israel attitudes have mostly failed to go beyond the most vociferous supporters of the regime despite years of attempted indoctrination. On October 8, the day after the attacks, as Tehran’s Persepolis FC faced Gol Gohar in the city’s iconic Azadi soccer stadium, some pro-government figures tried to raise the Palestinian flag from the stands. The backlash they faced was immediate. Thousands of fans started shouting a slogan formulated in the rowdy and rude tone of soccer fans everywhere, “Shove the Palestinian flag up your a–.”
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“Iranians oppose the Islamic Republic’s destructive policy against Israel, just like they oppose its other interventionist goals,” the Atlantic Council noted. “They are asking a basic question: why waste Iranian resources on terror groups in the region, which has also resulted in more international isolation for Iran with severe consequences for Iranian livelihoods? &#8230; Second, unlike the Arab world, Iran has no history of widespread antagonism to Israel.”

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President Donald Trump is set to issue an executive order making English the official language of the United States, according to reports. The U.S. has never implemented a national language at the federal level.
In August 2000, five months before he left office, President Bill Clinton issued an <a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2010/12/14/eolep.pdf">executive order</a> to aid what he called “limited English proficiency” (LEP) persons, writing, “To assist the agencies with this endeavor, the Department of Justice has today issued a general guidance document (LEP Guidance).”
The Department of Justice’s Coordination Regulation corresponding to Clinton’s executive order <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-I/part-42/subpart-F/section-42.405">stated</a>, “Where a significant number or proportion of the population eligible to be served or likely to be directly affected by a federally assisted program (e.g., affected by relocation) needs service or information in a language other than English in order effectively to be informed of or to participate in the program, the recipient shall take reasonable steps, considering the scope of the program and the size and concentration of such population, to provide information in appropriate languages to such persons.”
Trump’s executive order would eliminate the Clinton mandate. “Agencies will still be able to provide documents and services in languages other than English, according to a White House summary of the order viewed by The Wall Street Journal,” The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-executive-order-english-official-language-5c0b7665">reported</a>, adding, “The summary of the order said the goal of making English the national language is to promote unity, establish efficiency in the government and provide a pathway to civic engagement.”
In 2021, Oklahoma GOP Senator James Inhofe introduced a bill to make English the official language of the United States. The bill stated, “Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue for public notice and comment a proposed rule for uniform testing English language ability of candidates for naturalization, which shall be based upon the principles that (1) all citizens of the United States should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the laws of the United States which are made in pursuance thereof; and (2) any exceptions to the standard described in paragraph (1) should be limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as asylum.”

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Trump To Issue Order Making English Official Language Of U.S.

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Maine&#8217;s Speaker of the House, Ryan Fecteau, deleted his X account following his role in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-will-not-be-silenced-democrats-censure-maines-laurel-libby-for-calling-out-trans-sports-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">censuring</a> of Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-wins-girls-pole-vault-championship-in-maine-days-after-state-pledged-to-defy-trump-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for a Facebook post</a> calling attention to state Democrats violating an executive order from President Donald Trump to keep males out of girls and women’s sports.
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-wins-girls-pole-vault-championship-in-maine-days-after-state-pledged-to-defy-trump-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, Libby earlier this month posted public images of a transgender-identifying high school boy taking first place in girls’ pole vaulting at Maine’s Class B state championship — a win that helped the high school take first place overall.
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Democrats on Tuesday moved to censure Libby because the post included an image of “a high school athlete, a minor,” and repeatedly interrupted the state representative when she tried to defend herself and highlight the harm of allowing males in female sports.
Fecteau, in particular, as House speaker, played a key role in leading the censuring. &#8220;The chair understands that the member does not intend to submit an apology to the body,&#8221; he said to Libby on Tuesday, to which she responded, &#8220;That is correct.&#8221;
&#8220;The member will be in violation of House rule 401, part 11; the member will not be allowed to cast a vote or speak on the floor until the member has come back into compliance with House rule 401, part 11,&#8221; Fecteau added. &#8220;The member may return to her seat.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/GovJanetMills?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJanetMills</a>&#8216;s campaign to cancel both girls&#8217; sports *and* anyone who speaks out against her radical agenda continues&#8230;
🧵 <a href="https://t.co/wlYp71CZIt">pic.twitter.com/wlYp71CZIt</a>
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurel_libby/status/1894554964761907579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
After the censure, Libby took to social media to speak out. “The Maine Democrat Majority has just moved to censure me, for speaking out against their failure to protect Maine girls and keep biological males out of girls’ sports,” the lawmaker said. “Let me be clear: I will not be silenced and I will not allow the voices of Maine girls to be silenced.”
On Thursday, Libby commented on Fecteau&#8217;s X account. &#8220;Apparently Maine&#8217;s Speaker of the House didn&#8217;t like hearing the voices of the people&#8230; State House Speaker Ryan Fecteau has deleted his X account less than 48 hours after the Democrat Majority&#8217;s attempt to cancel me,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;<a class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://x.com/hashtag/SpeakUpForGirls?src=hashtag_click">#SpeakUpForGirls</a>.&#8221;
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Apparently Maine&#8217;s Speaker of the House didn&#8217;t like hearing the voices of the people&#8230;
State House Speaker Ryan Fecteau has deleted his X account, <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerFecteau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerFecteau</a>, less than 48 hours after the Democrat Majority&#8217;s attempt to cancel me.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpeakUpForGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpeakUpForGirls</a> <a href="https://t.co/hTMSf1fEda">pic.twitter.com/hTMSf1fEda</a>
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurel_libby/status/1895127213252428020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-will-not-be-silenced-democrats-censure-maines-laurel-libby-for-calling-out-trans-sports-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘I Will Not Be Silenced’: Democrats Censure Maine’s Laurel Libby For Calling Out Trans Sports Policy</a>

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Maine’s House Speaker Deletes X Account Amid Backlash Over Trans Sports Fight

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Democrats in Maine on Tuesday evening <a href="https://x.com/TheMaineWire/status/1894550665680023907" target="_blank" rel="noopener">censured</a> Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-wins-girls-pole-vault-championship-in-maine-days-after-state-pledged-to-defy-trump-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for a Facebook post</a> calling attention to state Democrats violating an executive order from President Donald Trump to keep males out of girls and women&#8217;s sports.
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-wins-girls-pole-vault-championship-in-maine-days-after-state-pledged-to-defy-trump-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, Libby earlier this month posted public images of a transgender-identifying high school boy taking first place in girls’ pole vaulting at Maine’s Class B state championship — a win that helped the high school take first place overall.
Democrats argued that Libby should be censured because the post included an image of &#8220;a high school athlete, a minor,&#8221; and repeatedly interrupted Libby when she tried to defend herself and highlight the harm of allowing males in female sports.
Libby made clear during her comments on the floor that the photos were public. She also said she was told by Democrats to remove the photo from her Facebook page and argued that this was done because she was shining a light on &#8220;truth,&#8221; not because of the age of the athletes in the photos.
&#8220;The Maine Democrat Majority has just moved to censure me, for speaking out against their failure to protect Maine girls and keep biological males out of girls&#8217; sports,&#8221; the lawmaker posted to X. &#8220;Let me be clear: I will not be silenced and I will not allow the voices of Maine girls to be silenced.&#8221;
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The Maine Democrat Majority has just moved to censure me, for speaking out against their failure to protect Maine girls and keep biological males out of girls&#8217; sports.
Let me be clear: I will not be silenced and I will not allow the voices of Maine girls to be silenced. <a href="https://t.co/Zdy2usGuo6">pic.twitter.com/Zdy2usGuo6</a>
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurel_libby/status/1894554966221521388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Our girls deserve so much better than the &#8216;leadership&#8217; that [Gov. Janet Mills] and the Maine Democrat Majority are currently offering,&#8221; Libby continued. &#8220;I will not be bullied into rejecting basic common sense: biological males have *no place* in girls&#8217; sports. Period.&#8221;
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Our girls deserve so much better than the &#8220;leadership&#8221; that <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJanetMills?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJanetMills</a> and the Maine Democrat Majority are currently offering.
I will not be bullied into rejecting basic common sense: biological males have *no place* in girls&#8217; sports. Period.
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurel_libby/status/1894554967836438777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
Since Libby was stopped from giving her full prepared remarks, she posted them to X following the censure.
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My full thoughts on <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJanetMills?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJanetMills</a> and the Maine Democrat Majority&#8217;s attempt to cancel me and silence the voices of Maine girls: <a href="https://t.co/GSQ1bBCbJz">pic.twitter.com/GSQ1bBCbJz</a>
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurel_libby/status/1894567528187265536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
Maine’s Department of Education and the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) are standing by their transgender policies for schools, including athletics, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-to-schools-were-sticking-with-trans-sports-policy-trump-admin-takes-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported last week.
President Trump has since said publicly that he’ll be withholding federal funds from Maine and the United States Departments of Education and Agriculture have launched Title IX investigations into the state.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-to-schools-were-sticking-with-trans-sports-policy-trump-admin-takes-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maine To Schools: We’re Sticking With Trans Sports Policy; Trump Admin Takes Action</a>

‘I Will Not Be Silenced’: Democrats Censure Maine’s Laurel Libby For Calling Out Trans Sports Policy

A pro-life advocate said that President Donald Trump’s pardons of nearly two dozen pro-life protesters was a “powerful” rebuke to the weaponization of government.
Thomas More Society Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation Peter Breen testified Tuesday before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight about the Biden administration’s prosecution of peaceful pro-life protesters. Breen urged the lawmakers to take action to repeal the FACE Act, a Clinton-era law that makes it a federal crime to block an entrance to an abortion facility.
“The Biden DOJ engaged in a systematic campaign to abuse the power of the federal government against pro-life advocates, while that same DOJ ignored hundreds of acts of vandalism and violence against pro-life churches, pregnancy help centers, and other advocates,” Breen said.
The Thomas More Society represented several of the pro-life defendants who were prosecuted under Biden and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-21-pro-life-defendants-targeted-by-biden-doj-ask-trump-to-pardon-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later urged</a> the Trump administration to issue pardons.
On his fourth day in office, Trump pardoned 23 of the pro-lifers targeted by Biden, including multiple people who were serving years-long prison sentences.
“They should not have been prosecuted,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-should-not-have-been-prosecuted-trump-pardons-23-pro-lifers-targeted-by-biden-doj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> as he signed the order. “Many of them are elderly people. They should not have been prosecuted. This is a great honor to sign this.”
Breen said that the pardons were a “powerful message.”
“On behalf of our clients and the pro-life movement as whole, we are thankful to President Trump for his recent pardons and to the members of this House who supported that effort,” he said. “Those pardons sent a powerful message to the country—and especially to the millions of Americans in the pro-life movement—that the federal government should not be weaponized against Americans because of their sincere beliefs in the sanctity of human life.&#8221;
During his testimony, Breen discussed the case of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kidnapped-at-gunpoint-pro-life-activist-testifies-about-harrowing-fbi-raid-of-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Vaughn</a>, a pro-life father of 11 pardoned by Trump. In 2022, armed FBI agents raided Vaughn&#8217;s rural Tennessee home while his children were waiting to go to school. Vaughn was present at a pro-life protest in Tennessee in 2021 where he did not block entry into the abortion facility, but spoke with police and other protesters.
Breen urged the lawmakers to repeal the FACE Act, saying that a “Sword of Damocles” hung over pro-life advocates across the country as long as there was a possibility that future administrations could take a similar aggressive prosecutorial approach as the Biden administration.

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Pro-Life Advocate Says Trump Sent ‘Powerful Message’ With Pardons Of Peaceful Protesters

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Bill Maher, the host of HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time,&#8221; said during an interview late last week that Democrats need to drop their support for the transgender movement if they want to start winning again.
Maher made the remarks on the leftist podcast &#8220;Pod Save America&#8221; with former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett.
&#8220;The Democratic position in [California] has been that the school has the right to hide it from the parents,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;That is not something that’s going to go well with the average voter.&#8221;
He said that in far-Left parts of America, schools &#8220;constantly had this idea in the minds of children that maybe you&#8217;re not in the right body.&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, the New England Journal of Medicine advocated for taking sex off of a birth certificate,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was like, &#8216;your assigned sex at birth.&#8217; Well I was assigned it by my dick, okay, when I was born. And again, to tell kids, it doesn&#8217;t always have to be and isn&#8217;t always the default setting, but that&#8217;s a different mentality than they put in the minds of kids, and that&#8217;s why this debate goes on.&#8221;
He said that people were fed up with being told that they were bigots if they wanted to even debate the topic.
&#8220;And the fact that you think, or a lot of people on the Left think, that even if you just have this debate, it makes you a bigot, you just have to roll over … that was their position,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If you even question this, you&#8217;re some sort of a bigot. And this is new science. And it has to do with children. And it&#8217;s not going to look good in the future, that position.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Bill Maher in a heated debate about trans with Pod Save America host where he warns Democrats that they will keep losing elections if they continue to die on that hill: 
Maher: &#8220;You want you want to lose every election: Just keep coming down on the side of parents coming in… <a href="https://t.co/AgjCnQBKgc">pic.twitter.com/AgjCnQBKgc</a>
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricAbbenante/status/1893736142694207569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Bill Maher Urges Democrats To Drop Support For Trans Agenda

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