Mamdani under fire after taking credit for law already on the books
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked backlash this week by taking credit for something critics say had nothing to do with him. Prior to his being […]
Mamdani under fire after taking credit for law already on the books
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked backlash this week by taking credit for something critics say had nothing to do with him. Prior to his being […]
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) was confronted about the brutal domestic violence allegations against his son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller — but couldn't say whether they're disqualifying.His daughter, Emily Moreno, has accused Max Miller, her ex-husband, of abuse in court filings and police records, alleging he burned her with hot water, held a gun to her head, shoved her hard enough to cause injury, and broke their daughter's collarbone. Her lawyers filed for a new restraining order against Miller this week, also alleging he harassed her attorneys and physically placed his hands on one of them.Miller is also facing a lawsuit alleging he broke the terms of his own hush deal, and this week, Emily Moreno filed a restraining order against him, revealing even more allegations.Asked directly whether Republicans should yank Miller off the November ballot, Moreno gave a two-word non-answer, according to NOTUS."I don't know," Moreno said.Miller, for his part, continues to deny all allegations and filed a lawsuit against Emily Moreno for defamation. He also made a counter-charge of domestic violence against her, but dropped that case this week amid growing backlash.Republican leadership has largely remained silent on the matter, but faces growing pressure to try to remove Miller from the ballot, as the deadline to do so is rapidly approaching and his suburban Cleveland congressional district might be vulnerable with him continuing to run.
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The Trump administration has adopted a new and unusual tactic in its ongoing push to investigate voter fraud – obtaining the IP addresses of people who registered to vote online.The FBI recently requested and received the IP address tied to an online voter registration in South Carolina with assistance from state and local officials, according to documents first shared with Axios."It's unclear how often the FBI plans to take the extraordinary step of seeking IP addresses," Axios reported, "but its push in South Carolina has broad implications nationwide: 43 states allow some form of online voter registration."Alan Helms, a veteran election official in York County, South Carolina, said it was the first time in his tenure that law enforcement had approached his office this way. A former senior Justice Department official was more blunt, describing the request as an inappropriate "fishing expedition" into private voter data.While an IP address doesn't reveal a person's identity, it can indicate general location and internet service provider — including whether a registrant was located outside the state or the country.This South Carolina case is part of a broader, multi-agency federal effort tied to President Donald Trump's persistent, unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the 2020 election. ICE has separately requested voter data in Texas and North Carolina, while the Justice Department is suing 30 states and Washington, D.C., seeking access to voter rolls from jurisdictions that have declined to share registration information voluntarily.Critics argue the campaign is rooted in unproven allegations rather than evidence of systemic fraud. Robert Weiner, a former senior DOJ civil rights counsel, said the administration has pursued "every possible avenue to undermine the confidence in the integrity of the federal election process."The administration has pointed to New Jersey as an example of election vulnerabilities, after a software error led to roughly 6,600 noncitizens registering to vote.New Jersey has since removed about 4,500 people from its rolls but is resisting federal demands for full access to its voter data. State officials note that some individuals initially flagged as ineligible may in fact be eligible voters.
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Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and LGBT activists in the Michigan legislature were dealt a massive defeat on Thursday after a lengthy battle over a law that threatened to ruin counselors who help gender-confused children by compassionately grounding them in reality, not affirming delusions. Luke Goodrich, senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and attorney for the counselors, said in a statement, "This is a major victory for children, counselors, and common sense."'Michigan is now admitting its law is unconstitutional.'"Kids who are hurting deserve compassion, not a one-way ticket to harmful drugs, hormones, and surgery," added the attorney. Democrats in Michigan and Colorado put smiles on fellow LGBT activists' faces in recent years by passing laws prohibiting so-called "conversion therapy" for minors.Under Democrats' House Bills 4616 and 4617 in Michigan and House Bill 19-1172 in Colorado — which defined "conversion therapy" as efforts to "change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity" — psychiatrists and mental health care providers who failed to indulge delusions or affirm homosexual inclination could face disciplinary actions, lose their licenses, and/or receive enormous fines.Of course, these laws did not similarly prohibit gender ideologues from encouraging confused kids in therapy sessions to embrace the delusion that they are actually members of the opposite sex or to undergo sex-rejection medical procedures.RELATED: Oregon's war on confused children, by the numbers: It's REALLY bad Alex Kraus/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAfter ratifying her state's version of the prohibition on reality-affirming counseling in July 2023, Whitmer stated, "We are banning the horrific practice of conversion therapy in Michigan and ensuring this is a state where you can be who you are.""As a mom of a member of the community and a proud, lifelong ally, I am grateful that we are taking action to make Michigan a more welcoming, inclusive place," added Whitmer, whose daughter identifies as a lesbian.The following year, a licensed Catholic therapist living in Lansing, Emily McJones, and the Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties filed a federal lawsuit against Whitmer and the state of Michigan, arguing that HB 4616 constituted an attempt to control counselors' speech that violates several constitutional protections."It violates the Free Speech Clause because it regulates speech based on its content and viewpoint and cannot satisfy strict scrutiny," said the complaint. "It violates the Due Process Clause because it employs vague, undefined terms that invite arbitrary and selective enforcement. And it violates the Free Exercise Clause because it targets religious speech and interferes with the right of parents to direct the religious upbringing of their children."The lawsuit noted further that the law harms children, not only because it deprived them of the compassionate counseling they need but forced counselors "to 'affirm' children in the belief that they were born in the wrong body and help them undergo permanent, life-altering medical procedures that many will come to regret."The plaintiffs suffered an initial setback in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, where Judge Jane Beckering — an appointee of former President Joe Biden — denied their motion for a preliminary injunction and claimed that therapy amounts to conduct rather than protected speech.In December 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the Biden judge's decision. The case was subsequently kicked back to the district court, which issued a preliminary injunction against the law. The final resolution of the matter was, however, put on the back burner pending the result of the Supreme Court's decision in Chiles v. Salazar regarding the law in Colorado. On March 31, SCOTUS determined that Colorado's ban "regulates speech based on viewpoint" in violation of the First Amendment.In light of the decisions by the Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit, the district court in Michigan delivered a final ruling on Thursday, permanently banning the enforcement of Whitmer's controversial law."The Court hereby DECLARES that HB 4616, as applied to licensed mental health professionals engaged in therapy that consists exclusively of talking, violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution," Beckering wrote in her final judgment. "The Court hereby PROHIBITS Defendants, their successors, agents, and all those acting in concert with them from enforcing HB 4616 against licensed professionals who engage in therapy that consists exclusively of talking.""Michigan is now admitting its law is unconstitutional," said Goodrich. "Its surrender confirms that the Constitution and the best available science are on the side of counselors who help children find peace with their bodies.
