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Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Trump's Director of National Intelligence
Gabbard cited her husband's cancer diagnosis, but differed with others in the Administration on Iran.
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Wife of ‘nerdy gamer’ accused of beating ‘Trump House’ owner to brink of death reveals violent past
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The horrified wife of a Navy veteran who allegedly viciously beat an elderly Trump superfan described his dark and violent past.
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DOJ prosecutor accused of botching anti-ICE protest case ousted by Dem senator
A senator dismissed a Department of Justice prosecutor who led a botched case against six protesters and is now being accused of misconduct, according to new reports. Sheri Mecklenburg is a 20-year veteran DOJ prosecutor, according to Talking Points Memo reporter Josh Marshall. She led the case against the "Broadview Six," a group of protesters who were federally charged after demonstrating in front of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Illinois last year. In February, Mecklenburg suddenly withdrew from the case and took on a temporary assignment with the criminal justice team for Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, according to reporting by NOTUS. "She made no mention that she'd be leaving in a court hearing earlier in Feb. There was really no explanation for the suddenness of the move. Or at least the lack of heads up," Marshall explained in a post on Bluesky. "At the time I figured since the case seemed like such a loser maybe she just wanted out." Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced on Friday that Mecklenburg was dismissed from that role, according to NOTUS and Talking Points Memo. The decision comes on the heels of courtroom drama related to the Broadview Six case. On Thursday, Judge April Perry ordered DOJ prosecutors to appear in court to explain what she believed was misconduct in how they sought an indictment from a grand jury, and the case came to a swift and sudden end shortly after when a U.S. Attorney dropped all charges days before a trial was set to begin.Perry said she had "never seen the types of prosecutorial behavior" that were on display by DOJ prosecutors, including Mecklenburg, before a grand jury in 2025. According to Marshall's Thursday post on Bluesky, "if you look at the hearing transcript today most or all the alleged misconduct was hers."
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Top Republican warns Trump against making a deal with Iran: 'Finish the job'
Sen. Roger Wicker publicly warns Trump against pursuing a weak Iran deal, urging the president to continue military pressure on Tehran's regime.
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Defiant Trump lashes out at Republicans for threatening his $1.8 BILLION 'slush fund' with furious claim
As Trump's iron grip on the Republican Party crumbles in real time, the President struck a defiant tone in a statement Friday morning.
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Violent suspect on probation nearly kills a mom during carjacking — prosecutor just sighs
A Michigan sheriff is demanding answers after a suspect on probation for a violent felony shot and nearly killed a woman during a horrific carjacking earlier this week.On Tuesday, a woman in her 40s and her young son were at a Panera Bread restaurant in Orion Township, Michigan, about 45 minutes northwest of Detroit. As they were walking to their vehicle, a man suddenly ran toward them, shot the woman in the hip, grabbed her car keys, and sped off in her vehicle.'We're lucky she's alive.'A license plate reader got a hit on the stolen vehicle shortly thereafter, claimed Sheriff Mike Bouchard of Oakland County. The suspect soon crashed, attempted to escape on foot, but was ultimately apprehended.The suspect has been identified as 25-year-old Mauriel Hearn of Ann Arbor, the seat of Washtenaw County. Hearn has been charged with carjacking, assault with intent to murder, fleeing a police officer, resisting a police officer, carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of felony firearm.Bouchard claimed that the Hearn is a felon who was convicted of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm in late 2024. Bouchard summarized the brutal assault incident: "The victim was a young woman, and she was duct-taped and hog-tied to a bed by this person and briefly suffocated and threatened with sexual assault."Bouchard later added that the assailant put a "plastic bag" over the victim's head.RELATED: Soft-on-crime DEI judge faces heat after releasing violent suspect — who then allegedly lit innocent woman on fire Sheriff Mike Bouchard. Anna Rose Layden/Getty ImagesDespite the viciousness of the previous attack, the perpetrator was given no prison time, Bouchard said — just two years of probation. Bouchard expressed frustration that the suspect was "on the street" at all.The sheriff said that police pushed to charge Hearn with assault with intent to commit murder and unlawful imprisonment, but he was instead convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm."Some of these prosecutors just have to do their damn job," Bouchard railed.The Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office, which handled the 2024 assault case, told Blaze News in a statement that it did not give or even offer the offender a reduction of charges and suggested there was little prosecutors could do about the light sentence."His sentence of probation was consistent with Michigan's sentencing guidelines — which serve as a guide for courts to determine [what] an appropriate sentence would be in a felony case. In other words, his sentence was likely what he would have received even had he never entered a plea and been found guilty at trial," the office said in a statement."Our thoughts are with the victim of the horrific crime in Orion Township. We are grateful to law enforcement for their quick response and expect that the suspect will be held fully accountable."The carjacking victim is expected to recover, though she "lost a lot of blood," Bouchard said, citing a nurse."We're lucky she's alive."Bouchard noted that law enforcement is looking into working with federal as well as local prosecutors in the carjacking. "Whatever we think we can get the most on this guy, we're going to do. He needs to be behind bars," Bouchard said.Hearn is expected to be arraigned on Friday in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Trump Crusades Against His Own Party's Incumbents
Trump's actions produce some short-run gains for his personalist brand of politics, but as the fall election approaches, they portend a divided and disabled Republican Party against energized and progressive Democrats.
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Trump’s national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Gabbard is the fourth cabinet member to leave under Trump's second term
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ESPN reporter Marty Smith got very emotional delivering Kyle Busch death news
ESPN reporter Marty Smith was visibly emotional while discussing Kyle Busch's legacy in NASCAR after the two-time Cup Series champion died at 41 on Thursday.
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