Anthony Fauci pushed American intelligence officials to steer questions about the origins of COVID, according to dozens of new documents declassified by outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. On her last day in the Trump administration, Gabbard published 67 new documents and emails showing Fauci’s involvement with the Intelligence Community’s probe of the origins ...
A day after advancing to a Republican runoff, megachurch pastor Jackson Lahmeyer suspended his congressional campaign on Wednesday amid a flirtatious texting scandal with a former Miss Oklahoma.
Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt unloaded on Vice President JD Vance in a YouTube video published this week, zeroing in on Vance's interview on "The View" and pinpointing a key moment when one co-host tore a hole in his lies."Here's Vance explaining that you don't understand the Epstein files," said Schmidt. In Vance's reckoning, he said, "it was Donald, like a latter-day Magnum P.I. dropping the dime, narcing on [Epstein], as JD Vance says, communicating to the police the crimes of Epstein. You see, it was Trump that brought Epstein to justice like the Lone Ranger."However, Schmidt continued, "Ana Navarro was having none of it" — and he played a clip of Vance getting smacked down."What I disagree with is the idea that the White House wasn't committed to full transparency," said Vance. "I was inside the room when some of these decisions were made. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, the one that the president signed, the one that led to all these files that we're seeing, the emails ... you know, one of the things you see in the Epstein emails is that Jeffrey Epstein hated Donald Trump and that Donald Trump literally reported Jeffrey Epstein to the police. That's one of the things that came out."Navarro then cut in. "They were best friends for about a decade," she said. "And remember, he signed that Transparency Act under duress when some Republican women, Congresswomen like Lauren Boebert, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, did not give in to his pressure of not signing. He brought Lauren Boebert into the Situation Room to pressure her into caving on not voting for that bill."That was one of the biggest moments of humiliation for Vance, Schmidt said, but far from the only one: "it went on and on and the lying never stops."Ultimately, he concluded, "J.D. Vance is strange and corrupt" and trying to position himself to take over an America that has "lost a war" and is flooded with "masked agents" because of his boss. "Let's be clear ... things in America are not okay. Rather, they seem to be falling apart. Defiance is the cure to all of this. We must never get in line with this insanity. Not for an hour, not for a day." - YouTube www.youtube.com
A harrowing story about a woman mauled to death by her neighbor's dogs got even worse after her grieving boyfriend was arrested weeks later.Donnell Smith tearfully recalled to news outlets how he found Jodi Cowan, his partner of 25 years, brutally mauled on May 19 outside their home in Brevard County, Florida. 'Jodi Cowan lost her life because of the inactions of Linda Cutler, ... and now because of the inactions of Donnell Smith, ... three dogs have now died.' He said that she was in a pool of her blood and that he had to use his knife to drive off the dogs that were trying to drag her away, as Blaze News previously reported.Police later arrested their 29-year-old neighbor, Linda Cutler, on a charge of manslaughter and said the dogs would likely be euthanized.Weeks later, Smith himself was arrested after an investigation into the report of a foul smell coming from a trailer that he owned with Cowan.When police opened the trailer, they found the decomposing remains of three dogs. Deputies said there was no sign of water, food, or air conditioning in the trailer.Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said they believe the dogs had been abandoned June 2 and died before their remains were found nine days later.He was charged with abandonment of an animal, animal cruelty, and other related crimes. He was released after posting a bond of $15K for the four counts."Jodi Cowan lost her life because of the inactions of Linda Cutler, ... and now because of the inactions of Donnell Smith, ... three more dogs have now died because of this," Ivey said.RELATED: 17-year-old girl brutally mauled by pack of dogs — her mom says she was unrecognizable Police also said that Cutler feigned a heart attack during her arrest and had to be transported to a hospital according to their policies.Smith had previously been asked if he would be able to forgive Cutler for the horrendous death of his partner. "I'll have to think about that one," he responded. "I'm not vindictive towards her. I don't want anything evil happening to her, but to forgive her is gonna take a little work."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proactive defense in the face of multiple federal investigations — the governor is accusing President Trump of lawfare and rampant corruption — is starting to draw pushback, as the California leader’s own record has frequently raised questions of pay to play.
An immigrant was sentenced to 291 years in prison after being convicted for raping seven women, some of whom he found on Muslim dating websites.St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo sentenced 30-year-old Yahya Maly to spend the rest of his life in the Missouri Department of Corrections.'I've been here 19 years, and I've never seen a sentence like this.'Maly expressed no remorse and continued to maintain his innocence while claiming that the case was a setup.Prosecutors said Maly used the name "John" to lure women to his apartment on Log Trail Drive in Ballwin, where he sexually assaulted them. The crimes began in February 2023 and continued for two years until February 2025 when he was arrested.The seven women Maly raped testified at trial, and two of them were present at his sentencing.One of the women said she was raped by Maly after he forced her into his apartment, and then later she returned to his apartment, where he raped her again, according to prosecutors.Another woman told prosecutors he forced her into numerous sexual acts while he kept her at his apartment for seven hours.One woman who was Muslim testified that he took her hijab without her consent and claimed she was his wife in order to rape her. He told her she needed to perform her "wifely duties" or risk going to hell."I was confused," she testified. "This felt like the weirdest misunderstanding ever."She claims that she was raped by Maly twice and decided to return a third time in order to kill him. He raped her a third time."Life felt like it was already over," she said.A jury recommended 319 years in prison for Maly, but the judge decided on a slightly shorter sentence."I've been here 19 years, and I've never seen a sentence like this," St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said after Maly was sentenced.Maly is an immigrant from Finland and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was studying at the Logan Chiropractic College when he was arrested.RELATED: 'You are an absolute monster': Teen sentenced to 35 years for 'sadistic and evil' serial rapes "I was actually thinking about not coming into it because of just putting my energy out there. Then I knew I had to be brave enough and then come out and actually be able to have this closure within this as well. So, it was very important for me," said one victim, who wished to remain anonymous."These women are no longer victims of Yahya Maly or anyone," Price Smith continued. "Justice has been served, and I am so proud of these amazing women."An attorney for the convicted rapist released a brief statement."Mr. Maly maintains a firm belief in his innocence and intends to appeal his conviction," he said in part.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
