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March 18, 2025
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Trump Ends Secret Service Protections for Hunter and Ashley Biden.

President Donald J. Trump has moved to end United States Secret Service (USSS) protection for former President Joe Biden’s adult children, Hunter and Ashley. The move was announced after it was revealed that Hunter Biden had received a Secret Service protection detail for some time despite the fact that protection details end for adult children when the president leaves office. In the case of the Biden family, protections had been extended at Joe Biden’s request until July.

“Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer. There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous! ” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned. Because of this, South Africa has been taken off our list of Countries receiving Economic and Financial Assistance. Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list.”

While previous former presidents have extended USSS security details for their children, the large protective details extended for Hunter and Ashley Biden are unusual. Only former presidents and their spouses receive lifelong Secret Service protections.

The National Pulse reported at the beginning of March that Hunter Biden was forced to drop a lawsuit against former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, whom he accused of unlawfully accessing and disseminating data from his infamous “laptop from hell.” Attorneys for Hunter Biden informed the judge that mounting financial difficulties and debts would prevent their client’s litigation from continuing.

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Texas Grandmother Killed by ‘Autopilot’ Tesla Crashing Into Her Home.

A Tesla Model 3, claimed to be on Autopilot by its driver, crashed into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old grandmother.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila, who was inside the residence. The driver, Michael Butler, claimed the vehicle was operating on Autopilot at the time of the crash, which caused extensive damage to the home and displaced the family living there.
📺 DETAIL: Avila was airlifted to a nearby hospital but later died from her injuries. Officials said Butler showed no signs of intoxication and has been cooperating with investigators, while the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division continues to examine the cause of the crash. The impact caused extensive damage to the home, which has been deemed uninhabitable, displacing Avila’s daughter, her bereaved husband, and their three children. Family members said the vehicle crashed into the children’s playroom, though no children were injured. Last year, Tesla was forced to pay $329 million following another Autopilot crash that killed a young couple.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I don’t know if it’s his fault or the car’s fault or what really happened. I’ve never seen a car go that fast.” – Jennifer Barbour, Martha Avila’s daughter
🎯 IMPACT: The tragedy has left a family grieving and displaced, with a GoFundMe campaign launched to help cover emergency expenses and funeral costs. The incident has also raised questions about the safety and reliability of Tesla’s Autopilot system, which has previously been found largely responsible for prior crash deaths.
📺 FLASHBACK: Tesla’s Autopilot system has faced criticism in the past over its role in a number of accidents, with ongoing debates about its safety and the responsibility of drivers when using the feature.

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Gun Battle in Canadian Jewish Neighborhood Leaves Three Dead, Including Police Officer.

A gun battle in a Jewish neighborhood in Montreal, Canada, has left at least three dead, including a police officer and the suspect.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A gunman in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, which is predominantly Jewish, has left at least one civilian and one police officer dead, and another police officer critically injured. Police say the shooter has also been “neutralized.”
📰 DETAIL: The Monday gun battle prompted a public safety alert urging residents to stay indoors away from windows and lock their doors. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with parents rushing to protect their children as shots rang out.
🎯 IMPACT: The incident has left the community in shock. As of the time of publication, the motive behind the attack remains unknown or undisclosed, and the police have not released the suspect’s name or ethnic, religious, or immigration background. Canada’s Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) has said it is “closely monitoring the situation” and urged community members to “exercise vigilance” as they wait for more details to emerge.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “It is with immense sadness that we confirm the death of one of our police officers in the line of duty.” – Montreal police statement

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Anti-ICE Agitator Hit by Car While Flying Inverted American Flag at Detention Facility.

A pro-illegal immigrant activist outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Newark, New Jersey, was hit by a car while flying an inverted U.S. flag.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A leftist anti-ICE activist was struck by a car outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark on Father’s Day as demonstrators gathered to demand the release of illegal immigrants. Video footage showed the woman, who was waving an upside-down American flag while standing in the roadway, being hit by a red Dodge Challenger before rolling off the vehicle. She appeared to avoid serious injury.
📺 DETAIL: Activist group Visible Brigade said the activist had traveled from Minnesota and did not seek medical treatment. The identity of the driver remains unconfirmed. Activists also reported that ICE agents used pepper spray during the demonstration. It drew dozens of participants carrying signs reading “Free the dads, close the camps” amid ongoing unrest at the facility, where detainees have previously staged hunger strikes over supposedly poor living conditions. Federal officials have denied claims of inhumane treatment, stating that ICE detention standards exceed those of many U.S. prisons. The facility has been the scene of repeated clashes in recent weeks, resulting in multiple arrests, including 12 people accused earlier this month of assaulting federal officers.
🎯 IMPACT: The incident is just the latest act of violence around the Delaney Hall facility, which has been a hub for Antifa extremist activity in recent weeks. 

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Judge Blocks DOJ’s Grand Jury Subpoenas of Tim Walz and Other Minnesota Officials.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s subpoenas targeting Minnesota officials were retaliatory and unlawful, undermining grand jurors.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge struck down six grand jury subpoenas secured by the Trump administration against Minnesota state and local government offices, including Governor Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D). U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz claimed the subpoenas were retaliatory and aimed at coercing cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
📺 DETAIL: Judge Schiltz ruled that the subpoenas were a misuse of the grand jury process, intended to pressure Minnesota officials into supporting Operation Metro Surge, a federal immigration enforcement effort. The subpoenas were issued after Minnesota officials filed a lawsuit to block the operation. Judge Schiltz claims that the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to provide legitimate investigatory justification for the subpoenas.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Using grand jury proceedings to pressure political opponents into taking official action… is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use of the grand-jury process.” – Judge Patrick Schiltz
🎯 IMPACT: The ruling delivers a legal setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to stop state Democrats from sabotaging federal immigration enforcement through sanctuary policies and other disruptive actions. Notably, Walz and other senior Minnesota Democrats are also under pressure for their role in allegedly facilitating or covering up widespread fraud—much of it connected to the Somali community—with Vice President J.D. Vance recently referring Walz for criminal investigation following a damning House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report.

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Judge Rejects Bid by Suspect in WHCA Dinner Assassination Attempt to Disqualify Blanche and Pirro from Case.

A federal judge has ruled that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro can remain on the case of an attempted assassination of President Trump.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has denied a motion to disqualify acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from prosecuting Cole Allen, the suspect in an assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump and senior officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in April.
📰 DETAIL: Cole Allen is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump by storming a security checkpoint and discharging a weapon at the WHCA dinner, injuring a Secret Service agent. The defense argued for disqualification on the grounds of the officials’ presence at the event, and Pirro’s personal connection to Trump.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “In line with longstanding precedent, the Court finds that neither the officials’ dinner attendance nor their statements after the fact demonstrate a conflict of interest. Nor does Pirro’s friendship with the President,” wrote Judge Trevor McFadden.
🎯 IMPACT: The ruling allows Blanche and Pirro to continue their roles in the high-profile prosecution. Cole Allen has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
👀 FLASHBACK: This WHCA dinner episode marked the third assassination attempt against Trump, following previous attempts by Thomas Matthew Crooks in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Ryan Routh in Palm Beach, Florida. Crooks was killed by counter-snipers after wounding Trump and two supporters and killing rally attendee Corey Comperatore, and Routh was apprehended and convicted after being spotted a short distance from Trump and fleeing the scene. During his attempted escape, Routh allegedly caused a multi-car pile-up that almost killed six-year-old Mia Rosalie Monreal and left her with a devastating brain injury.

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Iranian Oil Exports Climb as Peace Deal Eases Trade Restrictions.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is exporting a record amount of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz following negotiations with the United States and an agreement to end blockades of the vital passage.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Iranian oil exports have sharply increased following the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. 
📺 DETAIL: The Strait of Hormuz is a vital chokepoint in the global oil trade, with approximately 20 percent of oil exports passing through it. The spike in Iranian crude oil exports follows the signing of the basic terms of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran last week. This coincided with negotiations in Switzerland on Sunday and followed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday last week. Among other actions, the deal ended both the U.S. blockade of Iran and the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The deal is part of a broader attempt to bring an end to the war between the U.S. and Iran, which began in late February following U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. Approximately six million barrels on three U.S.-sanctioned supertankers passing through Hormuz early Monday reportedly headed for Singapore in southeast Asia. Iranian crude oil typically transits through Singapore for delivery to China, which depends heavily on Iranian oil and has served as a key trading partner for the Islamic Republic.
🎯 IMPACT: The resumption of Iranian oil exports signals a significant economic and geopolitical shift; specifically, that normalcy may be gradually returning to the region following months of conflict. It also suggests that the Islamic Republic is using the peace agreement to boost its energy trade.
📺 FLASHBACK: Just days before the peace deal between the U.S. and Iran was scheduled to be signed in Switzerland, two Iranian tankers successfully passed through the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting enforcement was easing. In response to news of a deal between Washington and Tehran, global oil prices fell earlier this month, relieving the inflationary pressures created by the conflict.

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Trump Calls on Governor Pritzker to Ask for His Help After Deadly Juneteenth Weekend in Chicago.

A violent weekend in Chicago left seven dead and dozens injured, sparking criticism from President Donald J. Trump over Democrat Governor Pritzker’s refusal to accept federal assistance.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Chicago, Illinois, experienced a surge in violence over the Juneteenth weekend, with at least 24 shootings leaving seven people dead and 38 injured. Among the incidents was a drive-by shooting in Princeton Park that injured 12 people.
📺 DETAIL: President Donald J. Trump criticized Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) for refusing federal assistance to address Chicago’s crime crisis in a Truth Social post on Sunday. Trump highlighted his success in reducing crime in Washington, D.C., through a National Guard and federal law enforcement surge, and argued that similar measures could transform Chicago into a safe city in “ONE MONTH” and, within a year, one of the safest in the country. Pritzker has repeatedly rejected Trump’s offers to help, dismissing them as politically motivated and unnecessary.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Lots of Killing going on in Chicago. 22 people shot, at least 4 Dead. Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I could make Chicago a safe City in ONE MONTH, in ONE YEAR, it would be one of the safest!!! D.C. went from one of the worst, to one of the safest cities in the U.S.” – President Trump
🎯 IMPACT: The violence underscores the serious public safety issues in Chicago, with President Trump pushing for federal intervention. The President previously deployed hundreds of National Guard members in Illinois, arguing they were necessary to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out their duties, but patrols were blocked following sustained lawfare efforts by state and city Democrats.

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REPORT: A Rapist, Pedophile, and Killer Are Leading Lawsuit to Put Transgenders in Women’s Prisons.

A lawsuit in Oregon demanding the transfer of trans-identified male inmates to women’s prisons was brought by highly dangerous criminals, according to investigative reporters.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) demanding that trans-identified male inmates be housed in women’s prisons. The lawsuit, reportedly initiated by convicts with serious criminal backgrounds, claims that current housing policies violate constitutional rights.
📰 DETAIL: The suit, brought on behalf of inmates including “S.D.,” “J.F.,” “Z.Z.,” and “L.B.,” resulted in a federal judge’s late-April injunction ordering individualized assessments based on gender identity rather than biological sex. Court records investigated by Reduxx identify “J.F.” as Jessica Anne Marie Foust (formerly John Jay Chapman), convicted in 2008 of raping a developmentally disabled woman and later of assaulting officers. “Z.Z.,” identified as Zera Lola Zombie (born Daniel Lee Smith), is serving 35 years for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, Samantha Brown, and has already been housed at times in a women’s facility after prior litigation. “L.B.,” known as Lillithia Moon Blood-Gaia (formerly Joseph Daniel Neilson), is a convicted pedophile sentenced to 24 years for sexually abusing a child he was babysitting in 2018. The plaintiffs allege repeated sexual abuse, harassment, and misgendering in men’s prisons. ODOC policy currently allows case-by-case transfers, supposedly only when they do not compromise safety.
🎯 IMPACT: The lawsuit could lead to significant changes in how trans-identified inmates are housed in Oregon, affecting women’s safety and prison management.

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Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Inspections: Vance.

Iran has agreed to permit International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to operate in the country again following negotiations with the Trump administration.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Iran has agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back into the Islamic Republic following discussions with the Trump administration. The announcement was made amid discussions in Switzerland, with Vice President J.D. Vance describing the negotiations as challenging but productive.
📺 DETAIL: Vance said on Monday that the talks have resulted in significant progress on nuclear oversight measures and broader regional security issues. The negotiations build on a U.S.-backed diplomatic framework that reportedly includes sanctions relief, waivers for Iranian oil exports, and a proposed $300 billion reconstruction and investment package in exchange for Iran abandoning any pursuit of nuclear weapons and accepting long-term monitoring. The discussions also coincide with efforts to stabilize the region, including an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement aimed at reducing tensions linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization in Lebanon, and creating conditions for a broader peace settlement. U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to continue technical talks in the coming weeks as both sides work toward a comprehensive agreement covering Iran’s nuclear activities, regional security, and economic normalization.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country. That is a major milestone for the American people and the first step in permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran,” said Vice President Vance.
🎯 IMPACT: This development represents a potential breakthrough in addressing U.S. and global concerns over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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Andy Burnham All But Certain to Replace Starmer as UK PM After Only Serious Rival Backs Him.

Former Health Secretary and previously rumored Labour Party leadership contender Wes Streeting has backed incoming Member of Parliament for Makerfield Andy Burnham for Labour leader, all but guaranteeing that Burnham will become Prime Minister.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield Andy Burnham has secured the backing of former Health Secretary and rumored Labour leadership rival Wes Streeting to replace Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, meaning Burnham is all but certain to assume the premiership in a matter of weeks.
📺 DETAIL: Streeting, once considered a potential contender for the Labour leadership, has thrown his support behind Burnham, urging his party to unite rather than focus on internal divisions. Streeting resigned as Health Secretary amid a wave of ministerial resignations and calls from Labour Party backbenchers for Starmer to resign last month. In his resignation letter, Streeting accused Starmer of a lack of vision following disastrous results for the Labour Party in May’s local elections, which saw Nigel Farage’s Reform UK make historic gains. “[May]’s election results were unprecedented – both in terms of the scale of the defeat and the consequences of that failure. For the first time in our country’s history, nationalists are in power in every corner of the United Kingdom – including a dangerous English nationalism represented by Nigel Farage and Reform UK… It is now clear that you will not lead the Labour Party into the next general election and that Labour MPs and Labour Unions want the debate about what comes next to be a battle of ideas, not of personalities or petty factionalism. It needs to be broad, and it needs the best possible field of candidates. I support that approach and I hope that you will facilitate this,” wrote Streeting. On Monday, in another letter posted on X (formerly Twitter), the former Health Secretary declared that he felt confident that ideas of “progressive capitalism,” a “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” and “a new special relationship with Europe,” among other ideas, would be taken seriously under a Burnham-led government. “Having spoken at length with Andy in recent days, I’m convinced that there is a place for those ideas under his leadership; that he is committed to building an inclusive party that draws on the best of our political traditions; and that he can win the fight of our lives against the forces of nationalism.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We could spend the summer exaggerating small differences, or we can roll up our sleeves and help him to deliver the change our party and our country needs. That is the choice that I am making and I hope that everyone else will back Andy too.” – Wes Streeting, former Health Secretary
🎯 IMPACT: Streeting’s endorsement paves the way for Burnham to be coronated as Labour Party leader uncontested and be installed as Prime Minister by September. The official nominations process for the Labour leadership contest is scheduled to begin on July 9. Prior to Streeting’s endorsement, Burnham was already the frontrunner by a wide margin. As such, even if Streeting did make a leadership bid, it is unlikely that he would have won, but the process of installing Burnham would have been stalled.
📺 FLASHBACK: Streeting’s endorsement follows the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer. The outgoing Prime Minister confirmed that he will remain in his position until a new leader is chosen. This follows the return of Andy Burnham, who had been serving as Mayor of Greater Manchester, to Parliament following a by-election (special election) in Makerfield, England. The former MP for the constituency (electoral district) resigned the seat following Labour’s local election losses to Reform in May specifically in order to allow Burnham to return to the House of Commons and supplant Starmer. 

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