White House to launch religious office, target anti-Christian bias

Isaiah 46:10

Trump admin slashes USAID’s 10,000-people workforce to less than 300: Reports
USAID officials were also informed Thursday that roughly 800 awards and contracts administered through the agency were being terminated, the outlet reported.

Trump orders the General Services Administration to terminate all media contracts
The order follows shocking findings that legacy media outlets were taking in millions of dollars from the federal government through mass subscription contracts.

NCAA Backs Down, Changes Transgender Athlete Policy After Trump Order
"President Trump's order provides a clear, national standard."

Trump's DOJ sues Chicago over sanctuary city laws 'thwarting' ICE
The DOJ accused the Illinois TRUST Act, the Chicago Welcoming City ordinance, and the Way Forward Act of hindering Immigration and Customs Enforcement's efforts to detain and deport illegal aliens.

Trump remarks on the importance of faith: 'Let's bring God back into our lives'
Trump delivered hopeful remarks during his Thursday speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, a decades-long bipartisan tradition, with Washington's most prominent politicos in attendance.

Trump to create religious office in White House, target 'anti-Christian bias'
Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force on eradicating what he called anti-Christian bias within the federal government.

Trump signs order sanctioning ICC over Israel arrest warrants, probe of US soldiers
Court officials and their families will face financial and travel restrictions, as the U.S. president descries the Hague’s "illegitimate and baseless actions" against America and Israel.

Trump HUD chief ends Obama-era rule forcing women’s shelters to accept men
HUD Secretary Scott Turner halted enforcement of the 2016 rule allowing men who claim they're actually women into federally funded women’s shelters, citing safety concerns and Trump’s order to restore biological reality in federal policy.

Trump’s Energy Secretary Comes Out Swinging
DOE Secretary Chris Wright introduced a plan that includes revamping appliance standards, strengthening the power grid, expanding nuclear energy, and refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after Biden’s depletion.

Senate Confirms Trump’s OMB Pick After Democrats Pull All-Nighter To Complain
Russell Vought, a fierce advocate for budget cuts and deregulation, will work alongside Elon Musk’s DOGE to slash government waste.

WaPo: This time, the anti-Trump resistance is in the courts, not in the streets
As Trump opens his presidency with a barrage of actions that critics say defy or ignore existing laws, his opponents, after a brief period of shocked paralysis, have ramped up dozens of lawsuits that now form the leading edge of the liberal pushback against his second-term agenda.

Judge Pushes Deadline For Trump’s Government Buyout Proposal
At least 60,000 workers have already decided to quit with pay until September.

Patel to face a brewing rebellion and legal challenges in bid to reform FBI
The White House’s recent acquisition of data about the agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases in particular has raised concerns that they could seek to axe a large percentage of the bureau’s agents.

40 Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy
Elon Musk put NED in the spotlight, exposing its decades of foreign election interference, regime change schemes, and funding of global censorship.

DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A key DOGE staff member who gained access to the Treasury Department’s central-payments system resigned Thursday after he was linked to a deleted social media account that advocated racism and eugenics.

Utility Giant Reveals Possible Role In Recent California Fires
Southern California Edison disclosed that its equipment may have been “involved” in the Eaton and Hurst wildfires that tore through California last month.

California residents tackle, detain suspected arsonist: 'Wrong neighborhood, buddy'
This is the 27th suspect charged in cases related to the wildfires in Southern California.

AP: The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack
“In my career, I’ve never heard of a hundred thousand eggs being stolen.”

Fetterman warns that Democrats have lost white men for good
Sen. John Fetterman slammed his party for being condescending, extreme, and out of touch, saying Democrats have alienated working-class white men by demonizing them and pushing radical policies. He admitted it may be too late to win them back.

Pelosi throws more shade at Joe Biden
Nancy Pelosi suggested Democrats would have lost more seats in 2024 if Joe Biden had stayed in the race, contradicting Biden’s claim that he would have won.

James Carville slams Democrats for ‘stunningly stupid’ priorities
Democratic strategist James Carville ripped his party for pushing out-of-touch policies like pet bereavement leave and convoluted gender rules at the DNC.

Democrat Lawmaker ‘Opted For Voluntary Sterilization’ To Avoid ‘Pregnancy In Donald Trump’s America’
Michigan State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, 36, told a crowd of anti-Trump protesters that, “Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a pregnancy in Donald Trump’s America.”

Democrat claims Trump speaking at National Prayer Breakfast is unprecedented violation of Constitution
Rep. Jared Huffman posted a histrionic video where he claimed that the president was violating the separation of church and state "like never before" by appearing at the annual prayer breakfast.

After Defeating Tim Walz At Ballot Box, GOP Deals Former VP Candidate Another Blow
Minnesota State House Republicans scored a major victory Thursday following an announcement that GOP lawmakers will take control of the state’s lower chamber for the next two years.

'There will be violence': Homan issues warning to cartels, tells Glenn Beck next steps
The border czar revealed what fates await cartels that attack Americans and politicians who harbor illegal aliens.

Border Czar Tom Homan Says Venezuelan Gang Members Were Tipped Off Ahead of Aurora Deportation Raids
Only one Tren de Aragua member was arrested after raids on seven apartment complexes.

East Hampton officials reassure wealthy residents that officers won’t deport illegal maids, landscapers, and nannies
Village and town leaders held a special community meeting to assure citizens of Long Island’s exclusive nabe that their hired help are not on their radar when it comes to deportation.

Notorious Routes For Smuggling And Illegal Immigration Suddenly Grow Silent With Trump’s Return
The passage of illegal migrants through the Darien Gap, a jungle region in between Panama and Colombia, dropped 94% in January compared to the same month last year.

Coalition of state AGs seek to bypass Biden pardon and hold Fauci accountable
Seventeen state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Fauci's role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, "demanding accountability for alleged mismanagement, misleading statements, and suppression of scientific debate."

AOC: Illegal Aliens Are Why Americans Survived COVID
“And for all of the people who cast a vote based on grocery prices and inflation, if you think your groceries are expensive now, wait until the farms are empty,” she said. “If you think houses are expensive now, wait until there’s no one building them.”

Trump is ‘not bluffing’ on Gaza takeover, will do ‘what it takes,’ sources close to prez say
"He’s also creating a sense of urgency to end the status quo. And if Gulf States don’t like his plan then they should come up with their own and take more ownership of the situation. But the fact is that the status quo is a disaster,” the source added.

Netanyahu says it's ‘worth listening carefully’ to Trump’s proposal for Gaza
The premier said Trump presented "the first original idea that has been raised in years.”

Biden admin knew UNRWA backed Hamas but sent millions anyway
A newly uncovered State Department memo shows the Biden administration was fully aware of UNRWA’s ties to Hamas — including tunnels under its schools and radicalized educational materials — but reinstated funding anyway.

Preparations for Putin-Trump meeting at 'advanced stage,' Russian lawmaker says
Trump and Putin have both said they are keen to hold a meeting, where the agenda could include nuclear arms control and global energy prices as well as Trump's stated aim to bring a swift end to the Ukraine war.

BBC: 'My son was 18 and went to Ukraine as cannon fodder'
His son was on his first mission when he was killed running between two trenches in a field with no cover. They had spoken just the previous night. "He did say at some point 'I don't think I'm going to be here as long as what I might be. It's a little bit different to what I thought.'"

In Sweden, Iran’s proxies recruit criminals and minors to threaten Israelis, Jews
IRGC threats in the Nordic country have skyrocketed since Oct. 7, 2023, with some nearly succeeding — including an attempted bombing outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm.

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes
Greece lies in a highly seismically active area, and earthquakes are frequent. But it is extremely rare for any part of the country to experience such an intense barrage of frequent earthquakes.

Colombia’s president claims ‘cocaine is no worse than whiskey’
He suggests the drug is only "illegal because it is made in Latin America."

Politico: A Note to Our Readers from CEO and Editor in Chief
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NY Times: Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Theory over Payments to Politico
President Trump spread unfounded claims that the government had paid Politico and other news media outlets for positive coverage of Democrats. Records show agencies paid for subscriptions.

Axios: DOGE targets government media subscriptions after MAGA attacks
Right-wing personalities are using USAspending.gov to dig up more payments from the government to media organizations — like the New York Times, AP, and Reuters — for products and subscriptions. Look for those organizations to be in the hot seat next.

FCC Chair Is Not Done With CBS Despite Kamala Transcript Release: ‘Conduct Is Hard To Explain’
"Transparency here is important. The FCC’s review will continue, and we look forward to the public’s feedback."

'Comedian' Amber Ruffin Reveals She Will Go Full Liberal Hack At WHCA Dinner, Doesn’t Want Trump To Attend
"I don’t know that anyone’s looking forward to being in the same room as him,” Ruffin explained.

State AG says CA hospitals must continue performing sex changes on children
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued guidance warning hospitals that withholding “hormone therapies” and “gender-affirming surgeries” from minors are in violation of state law.

NCAA swimmers say they were told they may have 'psychological' problems if they had issues with Lia Thomas
Three former swimmers are suing the NCAA and UPenn for violating Title IX, saying they were forced to undress in front of a man and told to get counseling if they objected.

JK Rowling Reacts to Trump’s ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ Executive Order
Rowling praised Trump’s executive order banning men from competing in women’s sports, calling it a victory for women’s rights and reality.

LEGO is anti-LGBT because it reinforces 'heteronormativity,' says Science Museum in London
The revelation is explained on a self-guided tour at the museum entitled, "Seeing Things Queerly." The tour is intended to help listeners “discover some of the objects on display at the Science Museum that tell stories of queer communities, experiences, and identities."

Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education
Having spent four years on the inside as secretary of education, struggling to get the department’s bureaucracy to make even the smallest changes to put the needs of students first, I can say conclusively that American students will be better off without.

Bipartisan push to study school smartphone bans gains momentum
Sens. Tim Kaine and Tom Cotton introduced a bill to study the impact of cell phones in K-12 classrooms, as states increasingly restrict their use.

House passes bill elevating fentanyl to Schedule I drug — joining heroin, LSD, and marijuana
The legislation permanently reclassifies fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

WaPo: Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
At the Education Department, the tech billionaire’s team has turned to artificial intelligence to hunt for potential spending cuts — part of a broader plan to deploy the technology across the federal government.

Minnesota man wins free Norwegian cruise vacation — then catches the flu onboard and gets hit with $47K medical bill
“I was just flabbergasted by the whole thing. I guess I am just used to the medical system in the United States. I can’t believe it happened,” he said.

NFL says it will continue to push DEI agenda
Teams are required to include women and "minorities" in their interview process for head coaches, for example.

MLB commish says DEI values have not changed
“Our values on diversity remain unchanged, but another value that is pretty important to us is, we always try to comply with what the law is,” Manfred said Thursday at the MLB owners’ meetings.