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Ex-Congressman Madison Cawthorn Launches Bid For Florida House Seat

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He’s back…

Former North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn is jumping back into politics, this time launching a bid in Floridaโ€™s 19th Congressional District.

Cawthorn pointed to the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a core reason behind his return to the political scene, though the 30-year-old former congressman said he had been “juggling” the idea of running for Congress since Floridaโ€™s 19th District Representative Byron Donalds announced he would be vacating the seat to run for governor. 

“After Charlie Kirkโ€™s assassination, I knew that there was really no option. Iโ€™ve decided to run for Congress again,” Cawthorn told Fox News. “I want to make sure [the people of Florida] have amazing representation in Washington, D.C., because I know exactly what happens in the swamp.”

The former Congressman also said his experience with hurricane relief in the district, which includes Naples, Cape Coral, Ft. Myers and Marco Island, as well as seeing the community come together also played a part in his decision to run. 

Cawthorn burst onto the national stage in 2020 as one of the youngest Republicans ever elected to Congress, winning his North Carolina seat at just 25 years old. He quickly became a symbol of youthful conservative energy and unapologetic defiance of the Washington establishment.

But his meteoric rise ran into turbulence during his lone term. In early 2022, he alleged that some D.C. elites had invited him to a cocaine-fueled โ€œorgy,โ€ a claim that drew sharp criticism from GOP leadership. Weeks later, police body camera footage showed him being pulled over while driving a car he mistakenly believed he owned, and he was also cited for bringing a firearm through airport security โ€” his second such incident in less than a year.

Republican leadership, once supportive, gradually distanced themselves. The controversies overshadowed his legislative work and contributed to his loss in the 2022 Republican primary.

As for the scandals and legal trouble Cawthorn faced during his term, he told Fox News he was “railroaded out of Washington, D.C., by the radical left and members of [his] own party” for telling “the truth” about the city. 

“You can start looking at things that happened months after I left, and I think it proves the things I was talking about,” Cawthorn told Fox. “Thereโ€™s a lot of people in Washington, D.C., who enjoy just having talking points” that members have used for “decades and decades.”

Supreme Court Intervenes In Trump Plan To Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

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The Supreme Court stopped Presidentย Donald Trumpย from firing Federal Reserve governorย Lisa Cookย on Wednesday, pausing her removal until the court can hear the case.

The Supreme Court denied Trumpโ€™s request and saidย Cookย canย remainย in her position through January, when the court is likely to make a final ruling on the issue.

Trump fired Cook from her position after his Federal Housing Finance Agency chief,ย Bill Pulte,ย accused her of mortgage fraud

The update comes roughly two weeks after Trump officials appealed the case to the high court for emergency review. 

Oral arguments are expected to be closely watched, given the unprecedented nature of the case, and the seismic shift that any ruling could have on U.S. economic decisions. 

In appealing the case to the Supreme Court, lawyers for the Trump administration argued that the Fed’s “uniquely important role” in the U.S. economy only heightens the governmentโ€™s and public’s interest in reviewing the case.

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Soros-Backed Group Behind Campaign To Force Government Shutdown

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A left-wing pressure campaign backed by billions in Soros family funding has played a starring role in the Democrat Senateโ€™s decision to reject a clean funding bill โ€” precipitating a government shutdown that began at 12:01 a.m. today, October 1, 2025.

The activist group Indivisible โ€” long a fixture of the anti-Trump โ€œresistanceโ€ movement โ€” is now actively urging Democrats in the Senate to refuse bipartisan funding, even if it means keeping the government shuttered. Their website hosts a tool that lets supporters call their Democratic senators and push the scripted message: donโ€™t vote to fund the government unless left-wing policy demands are met, and never offer a โ€œblank checkโ€ to Trump.

Indivisibleโ€™s non-tax-deductible arm, Indivisible Project, has collected $7.6 million in grants from the Open Society Foundations (founded by George Soros) over the past eight years, according to the groupโ€™s own disclosures. Critics argue that the groupโ€™s posture signals that its priority is political warfare, not good governance.

The push is especially pointed at Senate leader Chuck Schumer, who in March buckled and joined Republicans in passing a spending bill โ€” sparking outrage from the Left. Indivisible has not forgiven him: they publicly called on him to resign and even organized retirement-card drives against him.

Shutdown underway โ€” whatโ€™s at stake

With Democrats refusing to support a clean continuing resolution (CR) โ€” i.e. a stopgap funding bill without additional demands โ€” the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance the Republican proposal. The result: the government ceased non-essential operations as of 12:01 a.m. today.

  • Furloughs: An estimated 750,000 federal workers will be sent home without pay each day.
  • Essential services: Some agencies โ€” like TSA, border enforcement, and veteran benefits โ€” will continue under โ€œessentialโ€ designations.
  • Cuts in operations: Many federal departments, from education to health agencies, will sharply curtail work.
  • Economic ripple effects: Analysts warn of lost income, delays in services, and stress on local communities.

Republicans argue that this shutdown is not the result of GOP overreach, but of intransigent left-wing forces demanding โ€œhealthcare giveaways, open-ended spending, and ideological concessions,โ€ and then threatening collapse if they donโ€™t get their way. In public statements, the Trump administration is casting blame squarely on Democrats โ€” accusing them of refusing a clean funding route and prioritizing political posturing over governance.

Why the Left tolerated โ€” or engineered โ€” this

From a Republican perspective, the footprint of radical activist pressure in this process is impossible to ignore. Indivisible is not just calling on rank-and-file supporters โ€” it is attempting to intimidate Senate Democrats, even those from swing states, into voting against their better interests.

That bold tactic illustrates how far some in the Democratic base are willing to push: not to govern, but to force maximal ideological concessions. By threatening a shutdown, Indivisible, with Soros backing, is effectively saying: dare to disagree with us, and weโ€™ll shut down your government as punishment.

Former Trump Campaign Manager Registers As Foreign Agent For Israel

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President Trumpโ€™s former campaign managerย Brad Parscaleย has registered as a foreign agent for Israel.

Parscale was hired to create digital campaigns combating antisemitism and targeting young Americans in a contract worth $6 million.

Parscale signed a Foreign Agents Registration Act form this month, informing the Department of Justice that he and his business Clock Tower X LLC were now representing Israelโ€™s Ministry of Foreign Affairs โ€œto develop and execute a nationwide campaign in the United States to combat antisemitism.โ€

In another registration form, Parscale also disclosed his partnership with Germanyโ€™s HAVAS Media Network as part of the arrangement.

Asked whether the agency was โ€œsupervised by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal,โ€ Parscale ticked the box โ€œYes,โ€ explaining that the agency was being โ€œsupervisedโ€ by the โ€œState of Israel.โ€

According to Parscaleโ€™s contract, his company is hired to create content where at least 80 percent โ€œis tailored to Gen Z audiences across platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, and other relevant digital and broadcast outlets.โ€ 

The contract also states that โ€œAgency shall provide strategic communications, planning, and media services in support of Clientโ€™s engagement by the State of Israel to develop and execute a nationwide campaign in the United States to combat antisemitism.โ€

Parscale will also reportedly work to influence AI models such as ChatGPT.

Parscale served as the Trump campaignโ€™s digital media director in 2016, before going on to become Trumpโ€™s campaign manager in 2020.

Antisemitism has risen dramatically in the U.S. amid two years of Israelโ€™s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the U.S.-designated terrorist groupโ€™s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents across the U.S. in 2024, the highest number on record since the ADL began tracking incidents 46 years ago. 

The ADL said that for the first time in the history of the audit, a majority (58 percent) of all incidents contained elements related to Israel or Zionism.

YouTube Agrees To Pay Over 20 Million To Settle Trump Lawsuit

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YouTube has agreed to payย Donald Trumpย $24.5 million after preventing him from posting new videos to his channel after the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots.

According to the filing, $22 million will be used to support Trumpโ€™s construction of a White House State Ballroom and will be held in a tax-exempt entity called the Trust for the National Mall.

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Another $2.5 million will go to the other plaintiffs in the lawsuit — including the American Conservative Union, Andrew Baggiani, Austen Fletcher, Maryse Veronica Jean-Louis, Frank Valentine, Kelly Victory and Naomi Wolf — according to the filing.

“This Notice of Settlement and Stipulation of Dismissal shall not constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of the Defendants or their agents, servants, or employees, and is entered into by all Parties for the sole purpose of compromising disputed claims and avoiding the expenses and risks of further litigation,” the filing stated.

YouTube suspended Trump’s account following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying at the time that an uploaded video violated its policy for inciting violence. It restored Trump’s channel more than two years later, citing that voters could “hear equally from major national candidates in the run-up to an election.”

Trump’s lawsuit alleged that YouTube prevented him from “exercising his constitutional right of free speech” by banning him indefinitely from the platform.

YouTube, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is the latest social media company to agree to settle with Trump this year over the suspension of his accounts following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Metaย agreedย to settle with Trump by making a donation of $22 million to his presidential library and paying $3 million in legal fees in January.

The Wall Street Journalย quotes Trump lawyerย John P. Coale, who brought the suits with lead litigation attorneyย John Q. Kelly.

โ€œIf he had not been re-elected, we would have been in court for 1,000 years,โ€ Coale said, suggesting that Trumpโ€™s return to power motivated the social media companies to settle. โ€œIt was his re-election that made the difference.โ€

The report said the settlement comes as Google is โ€œunder pressure from the Justice Department to break up its ad businesses after a federal judge ruled this spring that the company had created a monopoly in advertising.โ€

Trump Announces Benjamin Netanyahu Has Agreed to His Plan to End War in Gaza

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during their joint press conference, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Leslie N. Emory)

Presidentย Donald Trumpย announced that Israeli Prime Ministerย Benjamin Netanyahuย has agreed to his plan to end Israelโ€™s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a press conference at the White House that followed a meeting between the two leaders on Monday.

The United States released Trumpโ€™s 20-point plan in full moments before Trump and Netanyahu stepped out in front of reporters for the press conference.

โ€œI also want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for agreeing to the plan, and for trusting that if we work together, we can bring an end to the death and destruction that weโ€™ve seen for so many years decades, even centuries. And begin a new chapter of security, peace, and prosperity for the entire region,โ€ said Trump in his opening remarks.

Read Trumpโ€™s peace plan, in full, below:

1. Gaza will be a deradicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.

2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough.

3. If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end. Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal.

4. Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned.

5. Once all hostages are released, Israel will release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1700 Gazans who were detained after October 7th 2023, including all women and children detained in that context. For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans.

6. Once all hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful co-existence and to decommission their weapons will be given amnesty. Members of Hamas who wish to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage to receiving countries.

7. Upon acceptance of this agreement, full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip. At a minimum, aid quantities will be consistent with what was included in the January 19, 2025, agreement regarding humanitarian aid, including rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads.

8. Entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent, in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party. Opening the Rafah crossing in both directions will be subject to the same mechanism implemented under the January 19, 2025 agreement.

9. Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza. This committee will be made up of qualified Palestinians and international experts, with oversight and supervision by a new international transitional body, the โ€œBoard of Peace,โ€ which will be headed and chaired by President Donald J. Trump, with other members and heads of State to be announced, including Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until such time as the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform program, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trumpโ€™s peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French proposal, and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza. This body will call on best international standards to create modern and efficient governance that serves the people of Gaza and is conducive to attracting investment.

10. A Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energize Gaza will be created by convening a panel of experts who have helped birth some of the thriving modern miracle cities in the Middle East. Many thoughtful investment proposals and exciting development ideas have been crafted by well-meaning international groups, and will be considered to synthesize the security and governance frameworks to attract and facilitate these investments that will create jobs, opportunity, and hope for future Gaza.

11. A special economic zone will be established with preferred tariff and access rates to be negotiated with participating countries.

12. No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return. We will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza.

13. Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form. All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt. There will be a process of demilitarization of Gaza under the supervision of independent monitors, which will include placing weapons permanently beyond use through an agreed process of decommissioning, and supported by an internationally funded buy back and reintegration program all verified by the independent monitors. New Gaza will be fully committed to building a prosperous economy and to peaceful coexistence with their neighbors.

14. A guarantee will be provided by regional partners to ensure that Hamas, and the factions, comply with their obligations and that New Gaza poses no threat to its neighbors or its people.

15. The United States will work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) to immediately deploy in Gaza. The ISF will train and provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza, and will consult with Jordan and Egypt who have extensive experience in this field. This force will be the long-term internal security solution. The ISF will work with Israel and Egypt to help secure border areas, along with newly trained Palestinian police forces. It is critical to prevent munitions from entering Gaza and to facilitate the rapid and secure flow of goods to rebuild and revitalize Gaza. A deconfliction mechanism will be agreed upon by the parties.

16. Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. As the ISF establishes control and stability, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will withdraw based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization that will be agreed upon between the IDF, ISF, the guarantors, and the Unites States, with the objective of a secure Gaza that no longer poses a threat to Israel, Egypt, or its citizens. Practically, the IDF will progressively hand over the Gaza territory it occupies to the ISF according to an agreement they will make with the transitional authority until they are withdrawn completely from Gaza, save for a security perimeter presence that will remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat.

17. In the event Hamas delays or rejects this proposal, the above, including the scaled-up aid operation, will proceed in the terror-free areas handed over from the IDF to the ISF.

18. An interfaith dialogue process will be established based on the values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence to try and change mindsets and narratives of Palestinians and Israelis by emphasizing the benefits that can be derived from peace.

19. While Gaza re-development advances and when the PA reform program is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognize as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.

20. The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence.

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Trump Secures Release Of American Citizen Held By Taliban

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The Trump administration announced Sunday it had successfully secured the release of Amir Amiry, an American wrongfully held by the Taliban in Afghanistan โ€” a move underscoring President Donald Trumpโ€™s ongoing push to bring home every U.S. citizen detained abroad.

Officials credited Qatar with helping facilitate the release alongside the State Departmentโ€™s Bureau for Hostage Affairs and the National Security Councilโ€™s counterterrorism directorate.

โ€œWhile this marks an important step forward, additional Americans remain unjustly detained in Afghanistan. President Trump will not rest until all our captive citizens are back home,โ€ said Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement.

Rubio, who also serves as National Security Advisor, said the release showed โ€œa significant step by the administration in Kabulโ€ to advance efforts to free other Americans unjustly held.

Amiry was reportedly detained by the Taliban in December 2024, though details surrounding his imprisonment remain limited.

The development highlights a rare but meaningful diplomatic opening between the United States and the Taliban, who took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 following the Biden administrationโ€™s chaotic U.S. troop withdrawal.

The Trump White House has not released specifics about what, if anything, the U.S. provided in exchange for Amiryโ€™s freedom โ€” but officials stressed the Presidentโ€™s priority is the safe return of all Americans.

According to CNN, at least three Americans remain detained in Afghanistan, including Paul Overby, believed to be deceased.

For families of those still missing, the breakthrough offers hope. Ahmad Habibi, brother of Mahmood Habibi โ€” a U.S. citizen held by the Taliban for more than three years โ€” told the Associated Press his family was โ€œgratefulโ€ to see progress.

โ€œWe are grateful that senior officials at the State Department and National Security Council have repeatedly assured us that any deal they do with the Taliban will be โ€˜all or nothingโ€™ and they have explicitly assured us that they will not leave my brother behind,โ€ Ahmad Habibi said.

Mahmood Habibi, an Afghan-American business owner and Kabul-based contractor, disappeared in 2022. His family and the FBI believe the Taliban is holding him, though the group has denied it.

President Trump has prioritized returning Americans detained overseas and recently signed an executive order to increase pressure on regimes and groups who wrongfully detain U.S. citizens. The order expands the administrationโ€™s ability to label governments and actors as โ€œstate sponsors of wrongful detention,โ€ triggering sanctions and other consequences.

The release of Amiry underscores the Trump administrationโ€™s focus on protecting American lives abroad and standing up to hostile regimes โ€” with clear signals that the White House wonโ€™t stop until every detained U.S. citizen comes home.

Oregon Sues Over Trump’s National Guard Deployment Plan

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President Donald J. Trump is presented with a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade challenge coin following an air assault and gun rain demonstration at Fort Drum, New York, on August 13. The demonstration was part of President Trump's visit to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) to sign the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019, which increases the Army's authorized active-duty end strength by 4,000 enabling us to field critical capabilities in support of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Scaggs) 180813-A-TZ475-010

President Trump’s most recent plan to deploy the National Guard in American cities is already facing legal roadblocks

Oregon and its largest city, Portland, are suing to block President Donald Trump from deploying the stateโ€™s National Guard, calling it an unconstitutional abuse of power.

โ€œFar from promoting public safety, Defendantsโ€™ provocative and arbitrary actions threaten to undermine public safety by inciting a public outcry,โ€ the state and city contend in the lawsuit filed Sunday in federal court in Portland.

โ€œI think this is a sad day for our country, a sad day for Oregon that the president of the United States does not listen to local leaders about what they need,โ€ Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, told reporters during a videoconference shortly after the suit was filed.

โ€œWhen the president and I spoke yesterday, I told him in very plain language there is no insurrection or threat to public safety that necessitates military intervention in Portland or any other city in our state,โ€ Kotek said. โ€œPutting our own military on our streets is an abuse of power … Local law enforcement has this under control.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s actually un-American, if you think about it, to use the military against our own citizens but thatโ€™s exactly whatโ€™s happening right now, across our country,โ€ Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) told the press conference.

He said his office plans to file within the next day for a temporary restraining order against the deployment.

The lawsuit follows Trumpโ€™s announcement on social media Saturday that he was ordering the Defense Department to send troops to Portland to use โ€œfull force, if necessary,โ€ to combat protests that he said were interfering with immigration enforcement. Trump described the decision as the result of a request from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

โ€œAt the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,โ€ย he wrote.

Oregon officials say the Pentagon followed through on Trumpโ€™s order on Sunday morning, calling up 200 members of the stateโ€™s 6,500-member National Guard contingent. State officials say even the relatively small call-up could damage the stateโ€™s ability to respond to emergencies.

Politico reported that one anonymous official said they expect it to be a National Guard mission that would look similar to Los Angeles and Washington, which was focused on โ€œsupporting federal and local law enforcement,โ€ by doing logistics and not much more.

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Trumpโ€™s powers to deploy federal troops domestically has already been challenged in court. Aย federal judge in Septemberย found that his use of military troops in Los Angeles was illegal. That district court judge paused his own ruling, and it was stayed by a federal appellate court while the appeal is ongoing.

Cuban Regime Finally Loses a Longtime Fugitive: Joanne โ€œAssataโ€ Shakur Dies in Havana

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Havana, Cuba โ€” On September 25, 2025, Cubaโ€™s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Joanne Deborah Byron โ€” better known by her aliases Joanne Chesimard and Assata Shakur โ€” died in Havana at the age of 78 due to health complications and the rigors of old age.

This news brings to a close a decades-long saga in which a convicted murderer escaped justice, was shielded by a hostile foreign regime, and became a symbol for radical causes.


A Fugitiveโ€™s Origin: From Violent Crime to Escape to Cuba

In 1977, Chesimard was convicted on multiple serious charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery, and other felonies after a 1973 shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that left State Trooper Werner Foerster dead.

She escaped prison in 1979, spent years underground, and resurfaced in 1984 under asylum in Cuba โ€” a regime that refused U.S. extradition requests.

For decades, the United States and New Jersey authorities pushed Cuba to hand her over. She carried the dubious distinction of being the first woman ever placed on the FBIโ€™s Most Wanted Terrorists list, with a $1 million reward for her capture.


A Death Without Accountability

Her passing in Havana presents a bitter irony: after decades of immunity facilitated by a foreign government, she dies free โ€” far from the prison cell where she was supposed to serve life in the U.S.

New Jersey officials immediately expressed outrage. They reiterated that justice was never fully served for Trooper Foersterโ€™s family.

Cubaโ€™s complicity in harboring Chesimard has long been roundly condemned by American leaders. Senator Marco Rubio recently denounced Havana for providing โ€œa safe haven for terrorists and criminals, including fugitives from the United States.โ€

What She Represented โ€” and What the U.S. Must Learn

For defenders of law and order, her story is a cautionary tale of diplomatic failure and ideological double standards.

  • Rule of Law Must Be Absolute: A convicted cop killer escaping and living with impunity is a stain on the integrity of the justice system.
  • Foreign Regimes Should Not Shield Criminals: Cubaโ€™s refusal to extradite Chesimard fashioned her into a political symbol, rather than merely a criminal. That sets a dangerous precedent.
  • Consistency in Foreign Policy Matters: If the U.S. does not forcefully demand accountability from regimes that shelter fugitives, it weakens its moral and strategic footing.

Now that she has died abroad, the question of bringing her remains home may arise. But more importantly, the memory of Trooper Foerster โ€” his sacrifice and service โ€” must remain central. And the mission remains: to hold foreign governments accountable when they interfere with American justice.

Sinclair Ends Jimmy Kimmel Ban

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A quick turnaround…

On Friday, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it will end its preemption of ABCโ€™s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and the show will return on Friday.ย 

“Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming remains accurate and engaging for the widest possible audience. We take seriously our responsibility as local broadcasters to provide programming that serves the interests of our communities, while also honoring our obligations to air national network programming,” Sinclair said in a statement.

“Over the last week, we have received thoughtful feedback from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders representing a wide range of perspectives. We have also witnessed troubling acts of violence, including the despicable incident of a shooting at an ABC affiliate station in Sacramento. These events underscore why responsible broadcasting matters and why respectful dialogue between differing voices remains so important,” the statement continued. “In our ongoing and constructive discussions with ABC, Sinclair proposed measures to strengthen accountability, viewer feedback, and community dialogue, including a network-wide independent ombudsman.”

Sinclair added that proposals “were suggested as collaborative efforts between the ABC affiliates and the ABC network.”

“While ABC and Disney have not yet adopted these measures, and Sinclair respects their right to make those decisions under our network affiliate agreements, we believe such measures could strengthen trust and accountability,” the company said. 

“Our decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence. Free speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content,” Sinclair continued. “As a company rooted in local stations, Sinclair remains committed to serving our communities with programming that reflects their priorities, earns their trust, and promotes constructive dialogue. We look forward to continuing to work with ABC to deliver content that serves a broad spectrum of our communities.”

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