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The lawsuit argues these conditions overstep authority and interfere with policies ensuring victims can report crimes without fear of deportation.A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions that would cut funding to a state or subgrantee if it refuses to honor civil immigration enforcement requests, denies U.S. Immigration...

[Catholic Caucus] Lavender in the SanctuaryThe Vatican’s Closet Is No Longer ClosedFor decades Catholics were told to think of clerical scandals as isolated “excesses.” A bad bishop here, a corrupt nuncio there, a predator priest unluckily assigned to their parish. But if the research of Dr. Frédéric Martel and the admissions of whistleblowers within the Curia have shown anything, it is this: the homosexual infiltration of the Vatican is not anecdote but architecture.Martel spent years interviewing hundreds of clergy and came back with the unvarnished truth: Rome is not simply tolerant of homosexual behavior, it is constructed around it. Promotion...

Scroll through Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's X feed and find posts that reflect his Christian values, as well as his love of God and Jesus. But when Jackson reshared a post from firebrand conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, he received a flood of hate and criticism on X. The blowback stemmed from Kirk writing, "It's all about Jesus," and Jackson reshared. Although Jackson has not publicly shared his political values, he commonly reshares posts related to the Bible, God and Jesus. When Jackson signed his deal with the Ravens, he said his priority was to keep God and Jesus in...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered the revocation of the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials, including some who worked on the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss it by name. A memo from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which was seen by The Associated Press, accuses the targeted individuals of having engaged in the “politicization or weaponization of intelligence” to advance personal or partisan gain. It’s the latest action of retribution by...

SummaryZelenskiy hails summit with Trump as a step towards peace Russia launches largest attack this month amid peace moves Uncertainty over U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine WASHINGTON/LONDON/KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would not put troops on the ground in Ukraine but might provide air support as part of a deal to end Russia's war in the country.A day after Trump pledged security guarantees to help end the war at an extraordinary White House summit, the path to peace remained uncertain as the U.S. and allies prepared to work out what...

Imagine, for a moment, the year is 2500. Human civilization is gone, lost to disaster, time, or neglect. One day, an alien research team lands in what was once North Carolina and begins to study the ruins of a place once known as Duke University. Buried beneath centuries of sediment, they find a course directory from the Department of History, dated 2025. What would these visitors conclude about American history? Would they know about the Revolutionary War and its heroes, Washington crossing the Delaware, the debates at Valley Forge, the intellectual courage of the Founding Fathers? Would they learn about...

"I'm just trying to stop people from being killed."President Donald Trump said Tuesday that there would be no American troops on the ground in Ukraine under his watch. Trump made the comments in an interview on “Fox and Friends” as he recapped his Monday meeting at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European leaders, and a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump added that European nations like France, Germany, and the U.K. might have boots on the ground in Ukraine at some point. “You have my assurance — and I’m president. I’m just trying to stop...

A wildlife biologist at Yosemite National Park was fired after draping a transgender pride flag from El Capitan. Dr Shannon Joslin, who holds a PhD in genomics and studies bats, was fired from the park earlier this month following the stunt on May 20 of this year. The 35-year-old, who is nonbinary, and six other climbers, unfurled the 55-by-35 foot pink and blue flag one third of the way up the iconic granite monolith. In doing so Joslin had 'failed to demonstrate acceptable conduct', the park's acting deputy superintendent Danika Globokar said in their termination letter. The day after the...

For more than a century, folklore and cartoons have warned us: eat cheese before bed, and you’re in for a strange night. Winsor McCay’s 1904 comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend famously turned the spicy cheese toast called Welsh rarebit into a portal for surreal, unsettling dreams. Now, a new study suggests McCay may have been on to something. Researchers led by Dr. Tore Nielsen at the University of Montreal report a striking link between certain food sensitivities (especially lactose intolerance) and experiencing nightmares. Drawing on a large survey of over a thousand university students, the study uncovers how...

A judge ordered probation on Thursday for the teenager who fatally shot his father on December 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The accused is 16-year-old Lincoln Peterson. HIs mother said the deadly incident happened after the boy’s family took his electronics away because of his bad grades, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Thursday. His parents reportedly believed he was “sneaking electronics” and a fight erupted. “The teen said his mother had struck him with a belt, according to an adult certification order. He was running from his parents when he picked up a handgun sitting on top of a...

Putin feeling the pressure from the White House gaggle of Zelensky and European leaders.Following his historic summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Donald Trump took the next step in what is shaping up to be a three-phase journey to peace between Russia and Ukraine. On Monday (Aug. 18), the commander-in-chief hosted the embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, along with a pride of European leaders who have a vested interest in settling an almost four-year war on their continent.The first phase was a bilateral meeting with Putin last week in Alaska. The second phase...

When Catholic Nuns Defend a Tribal Mountain Sacred to Pagans, Something Is WrongThe term, "gone native," is particularly descriptive of the 1960's styled nuns who mistake activism for the care and feeding of the poor, in preparation for hearing the Gospel.As a mining company prepares to start extracting copper from a “sacred” mountain in Arizona, protesters gathered at the site called Oak Flat. Among them was a small group of elderly Catholic nuns who supported an Apache group’s effort to ban the mine. The three-day event in July was a tragic case of what has gone wrong inside the progressive...

The investigation comes after the MPD settled a retaliation lawsuit from a whistle-blower several weeks ago, who alleged the crime statistics were manipulated. The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear lower in the district than they actually were, according to news reports Tuesday.The investigation comes after the MPD settled a retaliation lawsuit from a whistleblower several weeks ago, who alleged the crime statistics were manipulated. President Donald Trump, who federalized the MPD last week, has accused the city of providing false crime statistics...

The Biden administration placed thousands of illegal alien children in the care of unvetted sponsors, according to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. The Iowa Republican has released Department of Health and Human Services data showing that during President Joe Biden’s administration, over 11,000 unaccompanied alien children were placed with unvetted sponsors who were not the children’s parents or legal guardians. Additionally, no home visits were conducted for over 79,000 illegal immigrant children. Moreover, some children were “allowed to be placed with sponsors who were actually smugglers and sex traffickers,” according to the Department of Homeland Security. “My oversight continues...

https://babylonbee.com/news/chuck-schumer-said-hes-never-felt-in-danger-walking-in-dc-and-neither-have-his-ten-body-guardsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer disagreed with the president's assessment of D.C., saying he's never once felt in danger walking the ten minutes it takes to get to his car, and neither have any of his ten bodyguards."D.C. is one of the safest places in these beautiful United States, and I should know because when I walk to my car, I never feel threatened. And neither does my highly trained security detail, for that matter," Schumer told the press from a rolled-down car window. "This is just another example of Trump's divisive rhetoric."When pressed, Schumer admitted his...

EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK MP is calling for a change of government amid the ongoing issue of migration.Lee Anderson hit out at Sir Keir Starmer in a bombshell chat with the Express – dubbing the Prime Minister "evil". The Reform UK MP for Ashfield exposed the Prime Minister's plan on migration during an interview in Canary Wharf, the location of recent protests after asylum seekers were moved into the Britannia International Hotel. Speaking with Express Investigations Editor Zak Garner-Purkis, Mr Anderson said: "This Keir Starmer, in my opinion, is evil. If you speak out, he'll put you in prison. And...

This would encourage more traditional, less politicized instruction in military-run public schools and boost recruitment from the most pro-America demographics.Future military officers and the children of U.S. service members may soon be able to satisfy government testing mandates with a new test that prioritizes traditional math and the Great Books. Because tests strongly influence what teachers teach, this would encourage more traditional, less politicized instruction for the 70,000 or so children attending Department of Defense, or DODEA, K-12 schools.The current Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) moving through Congress would require DODEA schools to offer 11th-grade students...

Panic! Among the pink crustaceans (Patagonian lobsterette, Thymops birsteini). Image credit: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) ============================================================================= An offshore canyon that’s twice as deep as the Grand Canyon recently turned up 40 potential new-to-science species when scientists embarked on the first-ever high-tech dive to the region. Using the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remotely operated vehicle, ROV SuBastian, the expedition was livestreamed as it captured alien-looking squids, Barbie-pink lobsters, and a sea star with some serious junk in the trunk, if you know what we mean. Sounds like quite the adventure, right? Well, it would seem nearly 4 million people...

President Trump called into Fox & Friends show this morning to explains some of the details within the Ukraine Peace Summit held at the White House with President Zelenskyy and European leaders.There’s some interesting insight into the urgency, held by President Trump, as he describes talking about the need to stop the killing now, not next week. President Trump notes he told the EU leadership, it is ridiculous to say meet again in a few days; thousands of people are dying each week. Trump told them they need to get into action tonight. WATCH: In his generally off-the-cuff remarks, President...

Is Abby Grossberg: Tucker Carlson’s “Mordecai”?Tucker Carlson has long trafficked in dog whistles and culture war grievances—but his rage toward Abby Grossberg, a Jewish former Fox producer who challenged him legally, seems to cut deeper. In classic authoritarian fashion, when confronted by a credible critic, Carlson didn't just fight back—he allegedly let that grudge fester into something uglier. Like Haman targeting Mordecai in the book of Wsthet [Esther 3:4] Purim story, Carlson’s hostility toward Grossberg hints at something broader and more dangerous: when a powerful man can't take accountability, he looks for someone to blame—and too often, it’s the same...