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Is BC’s New Disability Funding Putting Some Kids at Risk?

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The Children's Ministry says no child will be left without services. But parents worry kids’ needs won’t be met, to their detriment.

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Critics ridicule Trump over new Kennedy Center photo: 'Fragile as a china eggshell'

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Critics ridicule Trump over new Kennedy Center photo: 'Fragile as a china eggshell'

Political commentators took shots at President Donald Trump on Sunday after CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins posted a new photo of the Kennedy Center's newest renovation project. In May, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade after the administration abruptly put it up without going through the proper approval process. The move was part of Trump's effort to rebrand the center as the Trump Kennedy Center, which prompted bipartisan scrutiny of the administration. In response to the judge's order, the Trump administration put up scaffolding and tarps, obscuring the Kennedy Center's signage. Some political analysts have theorized that the move was designed to make it appear that the administration is removing Trump's name when it really has no intention of doing so. The photo Collins posted showed the Kennedy Center's signage still obscured by scaffolding and tarps, sparking mockery. "Donald Trump’s ego is as fragile as a china eggshell," Bill Prady, creator of "The Big Bang Theory," posted on X. "We are governed by children," Douglas Heye, a former Republican National Committee official, posted on X. "This administration's level of pettiness is truly mindboggling," Franklin Harris, an editorial writer for Decatur Daily, posted on X. The name of the Kennedy Center remains covered by a tarp and scaffolding. Two guards are standing in front of it. pic.twitter.com/QguvnUmANL— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 28, 2026

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Trump Puts Incoming DC Mayor Janeese Lewis George on Notice, Says He Will Meet With Her But Never Let DC Be “Destroyed by a Communist Adherent”

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Trump Puts Incoming DC Mayor Janeese Lewis George on Notice, Says He Will Meet With Her But Never Let DC Be “Destroyed by a Communist Adherent”

President Trump announced on Sunday that he will meet with the Democratic Nominee for DC Mayor and likely winner of the upcoming election, Janeese Lewis George, but put her and her Communist supporters on notice. "I will meet with Janeese Lewis George, but must forewarn everyone that Washington, D.C., is again a Safe and Prestigious Community," the President said. The post Trump Puts Incoming DC Mayor Janeese Lewis George on Notice, Says He Will Meet With Her But Never Let DC Be “Destroyed by a Communist Adherent” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Experts flag new legal woes for Trump in Epstein case: 'It's become a big problem'

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Experts flag new legal woes for Trump in Epstein case: 'It's become a big problem'

President Donald Trump has had a hard time distancing himself from the Jeffrey Epstein saga, and a new development in the case might prove to be more of a headache than he wants, according to two legal experts. Earlier this month, convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein's assistant, Lesley Groff, testified before Congress about her relationship with the disgraced financier and his crimes. The transcripts of that interview were released late last week, and some of the details Groff shared with investigators raised red flags for attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian, who co-host the "Civil Action" podcast on the Legal AF Network. For instance, Kabateck pointed out in a new episode on Sunday that Groff testified she began working for Epstein in 2001 and that Epstein and Trump were in contact for at least a decade. That seems to contradict Trump's previous claim that he cut off communications with Epstein in 2004 or 2005, well before Trump became president, Kabateck noted. Another issue is that those dates extend beyond Epstein's 2008 felony conviction for soliciting a minor, which is another "problematic" aspect of the timeline, Kabateck said. Karnickian said the transcript showed that Trump "has something to hide" in the case. "Early on, we talked about Epstein, and we thought this is a sideshow, and maybe Trump's deliberately putting it out there," Karnikian said. "It's become a big problem for him, and it's clear that he has something to hide here."

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Supreme Court's blockbuster week will put Trump's power to the test

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Supreme Court's blockbuster week will put Trump's power to the test

The Supreme Court's final week of the term is shaping up to be a blockbuster, with several remaining cases carrying major implications regarding the scope of President Trump's power. The big picture: Three of the eight cases awaiting ruling hinge on what Trump — and future presidents — can or can't do in office, including determining who gets to be an American and what checks there are for a president's ability to fire federal officials. Trump is no stranger to pushing the limits as commander in chief, and told "The Axios Show" last week that there are "no limits" to his power in office since going to war with Iran. But federal courts have demarcated the limits to what a president can do, often to Trump's ire. Driving the news: Perhaps the biggest decision remaining before the court is Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.Immigration advocacy groups and constitutional scholars tell Axios that the Constitution's 14th Amendment and subsequent legal precedent clearly protect the right to citizenship for children born in the U.S.But if the court were to gut those protections, there would be "mass chaos at every hospital in the United States," warns Todd Schulte, the president of immigration and criminal justice advocacy group FWD.us."A patchwork level of citizenship loss and stateless children being born across the United States would fundamentally alter the day-to-day lives of tens of millions of Americans," he adds.At oral arguments earlier this year, key justices appeared skeptical of the government's case, but no one knows how they will ultimately rule.Meanwhile, the court is also weighing whether the central bank and independent agency commissioners are insulated from the president's political whims to say, "You're Fired!""Trump has attempted to exercise an extremely aggressive and expansive view of presidential authority, under which he can ignore or rewrite laws that Congress has passed and even rewrite the Constitution itself," says Thomas Wolf, the director of democracy initiatives at the Brennan Center.The court appeared skeptical of Trump's ability to boot Cook, whose attorneys argued siding with the president would undermine the Fed's independence.But the court seemed more open to Trump firing FTC members, which would be a blow to a 90-year-old precedent guarding independent agency commissioners from political firings.The stakes of the Supreme Court's other upcoming decisions are also immensely high. Here's what else is on the justices' plate:Election lawThe Supreme Court must weigh in on a dispute over a Mississippi law allowing election officials to count mail-in ballots received up to five days after Election Day.Striking down Mississippi's law could have implications for other states that have similar grace periods.Also outstanding is a decision on a Republican challenge to limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.The Supreme Court upheld coordinated party expenditure limits in 2001.Trans athletesThe court has outstanding cases over transgender athlete bans in Idaho and West Virginia, and the conservative justices seemed poised to uphold the bans.The court's decision could enshrine that Title IX does not mean transgender athletes can compete in sports aligning with their gender identity.Geofencing and the Fourth AmendmentThe justices were also posed with a question over whether a geofence warrant that led to a robbery conviction violated the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches or seizures.Per Brookings, the court does not seem poised to categorically reject or uphold the constitutionality of such warrants.Go deeper: Supreme Court backs Trump on stricter asylum rules

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'Stop lying, Mike': Joe Scarborough calls out Speaker Johnson for 'embarrassing' new claim

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'Stop lying, Mike': Joe Scarborough calls out Speaker Johnson for 'embarrassing' new claim

MS NOW host and former GOP lawmaker Joe Scarborough sharply rebuked House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday, accusing him of hypocrisy after the speaker claimed Democrats were trying to "steal" elections.The exchange stemmed from Johnson's appearance on Fox Business's "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo," where, according to a clip shared by the anti-Trump outlet The Bulwark, the speaker framed an election fight in stark partisan terms."We can't allow big blue states and crooked Democrat governors to try to steal elections away from us," Johnson said.Scarborough was unsparing in his response, calling on the speaker to drop the rhetoric and pointing to the circumstances of Johnson's own path to power."Stop lying, Mike. You're embarrassing yourself," Scarborough wrote.The host then zeroed in on what he characterized as Johnson's selective outrage, noting that the speaker had no objection to California Republicans when their votes helped install him in his leadership post."You were fine becoming Speaker with the help of California congressmen elected the same way," Scarborough wrote, before posing a pointed challenge: "Will you surrender the Speaker's gavel and not allow California Republicans to be seated in January?"He closed with a dismissive flourish: "I didn't think so."The clash comes amid escalating tensions over election administration and redistricting, with both parties accusing the other of attempting to tilt the electoral map ahead of the November midterms. Johnson's comments, delivered in a segment nominally focused on the defense budget, reflected the increasingly combative posture Republican leaders have taken toward Democratic-run states.For Scarborough, a former Republican congressman turned vocal critic of the party's current direction, the speaker's framing presented an opening to highlight what he portrayed as a glaring inconsistency in the official position.

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Disturbing new claims against NYC teacher accused of ‘suffocating’ third grader after $18M sex abuse verdict

New York Post

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Disturbing new claims against NYC teacher accused of ‘suffocating’ third grader after $18M sex abuse verdict

Disturbing new claims of how a New York City public school teacher silenced and abused a third-grade student decades ago have emerged — a week after a jury awarded the victim a staggering $18 million verdict. The victim’s lawyer detailed the sickening way the now-dead teacher held the poor child’s mouth closed while he molested...

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Democratic socialists set sights beyond New York after Big Apple romp

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Democratic socialists set sights beyond New York after Big Apple romp

Democratic socialists are setting their sights on Colorado, Wisconsin and beyond after a romp of victories in New York added fuel to the progressive movement. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) burst into the spotlight with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election last year and expanded its influence with a pair of wins this past week [...]

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Soccer player’s wife, kids found dead following Venezuela earthquakes after harrowing 74-hour search

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Soccer player’s wife, kids found dead following Venezuela earthquakes after harrowing 74-hour search

A soccer pro's wife and children have been found dead amid the devastating double earthquakes in Venezuela.

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