Detroit police commissioner turns out to be felon who once threatened to shoot a cop



A recently elected Detroit police commissioner has withdrawn his promise to resign, even after a local news outlet made public his criminal past — as well as his antagonistic interactions with cops.

On December 17, Darious Morris, 38, was sworn in as one of nearly a dozen members of the Board of Police Commissioners, entrusted with overseeing the Detroit Police Department. Morris won the seat representing District 3 on a write-in campaign after no other name appeared on the ballot.

'If you would have put your hands on him, I would have shot you!'

However, a report from WXYZ-TV just a few weeks later led Morris to consider tendering his resignation.

Morris has a criminal record that extends all the way back to 2009, when he pled no contest to felony fraud and impersonating a public officer charges in connection with what he described as "real estate fraud."

"It was taking homes from the bank that the bank got foreclosed on people, and we were fraudulently taking the deeds to the homes and deeding them over," Morris told the outlet.

While he was sentenced to probation in these cases, he was charged with fraud again a year later and wound up behind bars for two years, WXYZ reported. After his release, Morris apparently lived the next 12 years as a law-abiding citizen.

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That sterling record changed in May 2023, when he involved himself in a relatively routine traffic stop of a mini-bike driver in the neighboring city of Warren.

It turns out the bike was not street-legal, and the driver did not have a license, police said. Morris stood at a distance during the stop, claiming he wanted to make sure the cops were acting appropriately.

Morris also seemingly suggested that he was a member of law enforcement, donning a silver police badge purchased online. According to Warren police, Morris falsely told the officers he was a "Detroit Police Department Chaplain at the 9th Precinct."

Bodycam footage shows one Warren officer ordering Morris: "Stand by the vehicle, please. If you interfere with this stop, understand you are not allowed to."

After Morris later repeatedly calls the officer an "idiot," the cop responds, "I'm done. I'm done talking to you," according to the video.

The officer then attempts to get in his vehicle when Morris cries out: "If you would have put your hands on him, I would have shot you!"

Morris later pled guilty to assaulting, resisting, or obstructing a police officer and was sentenced to probation. He admitted to WXYZ that he had lashed out in "anger," knowing the remark "would upset" the officer. He also claimed he had not been armed at the time and that he has since apologized to the officer.

'No matter what was said previously, right now, he’s not resigning.'

Just since his election in November, Morris, who has dubbed himself "the People's Commissioner," has rankled local officers with his officiousness, bluster, and accusations of mistreatment.

On December 28, he interrupted police rendering assistance to a drug-overdose victim. "We're trying to help someone here," one officer reportedly pleaded with Morris, who was attempting to speak with them.

Morris later filed a complaint against that officer. DPD told WXYZ an investigation into the officer's actions has been opened.

Morris also caused a scene at a Detroit precinct, refusing to go through a metal detector like all other visitors. When a cop demanded he comply with the policy, Morris shot back, "Put your information on a piece of paper so I can get you wrote up."

Morris even called for ousting a white Detroit police commander whose precinct he implied is racist.

"A lot of black citizens have been reporting to em that they are being mistreated by officers out of that precinct. I even experienced disrespect by one of their officers," Morris wrote in a since-deleted social media post, according to the Midwesterner.

"Get rid of Commander Svec immediately!" the post added.

At least one police group has called for Morris to resign, accusing him of spewing "alarming anti-police rhetoric," attempting to "dox" police officers, and not living up to his promises.

"Upon being sworn in on December 17, 2025, Commissioner Morris stated that he was eager to improve the relationship between the youth of Detroit and the Police Department. Not even a month later, he is instigating citizens against police officers," National Association of Police Organizations Executive Director William Johnson wrote in a letter to the Board of Police Commissioners.

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Shortly after the WXYZ-TV story aired last week, Morris initially agreed to step down from the Board of Police Commissioners. "I already have my city-issued laptop and all my stuff packed up and ready," he told the outlet, acknowledging that the public may view the BOPC "in an unfavorable light" on his account.

At a press conference Monday, however, Morris' attorneys walked that resignation pledge back. "No matter what was said previously, right now, he’s not resigning," insisted Mohammed Nasser.

Of note, Morris could still be in trouble with the law. Back in 2021, weapons charges against Morris were dropped after an officer did not appear at the scheduled hearing, but the office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy claimed that those charges may now be refiled.

"We have asked that the case be re-issued. When we receive the warrant request from (Detroit police) it will be reviewed," spokesperson Maria Miller told the Detroit Free Press.

About these pending weapons charges, Nasser said, "We would certainly advise our client not to resign and allow the criminal case — if it comes — to be addressed in due course. Reissuances do happen. In our practice, we see it all the time. The fact that it is coming many years later, I’ll leave that for everyone to decipher as to what they believe the reason may be."

The BOPC did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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Second lady Usha Vance announces historic pregnancy: 'Our family is growing!'



Second lady Usha Vance announced that she was pregnant with the fourth child of Vice President JD Vance.

The second lady posted a statement from the vice president on social media Tuesday.

'We are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family.'

"We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July," the statement reads.

"During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children," he added.

The two have been married since 2014 after meeting at Yale University and have two boys, Ewan and Vivek, and a daughter named Mirabel.

Many congratulations and blessings were sent to her from prominent politicians, some of whom pointed out that the child would be the first to be born to a sitting vice president.

"Congratulations!" replied Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). "This is great news. Children are a gift from God."

"Children are such a blessing, and this baby boy is blessed to have both of you as his parents," responded Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

"Congratulations to our friends ... on this wonderful news! Abraham and I are thrilled for you and your family," replied Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

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"Congratulations! Children are a blessing," said Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas.

Prior to marrying JD Vance, his wife clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts on the Supreme Court.

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More UNHINGED anti-ICE extremist footage: 'I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch!'



Blaze News captured more exclusive footage of hysterical anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the lethal shooting of Renee Good.

One particularly passionate protester says he was a U.S. Air Force veteran and reads from a prepared statement. He wears a jacket with transgender flags as well as a Hello Kitty decoration.

'You ain't s**t! Put your badge down! I'll fight you!'

"I'm protesting what was done to Renee Good. I am protesting what was done to George Floyd, to Leonard Peltier, to Trayvon Martin, and to all those who have suffered violence and injustice from the hands of fascism!" he says.

"I am Charlotte Sanders, and I use she/her/her pronouns. I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch! My deadname is Matthew Tyler Sanders, but I am Charlotte," he continues.

"I stand here today to go up against the violent injustices done to everyone like Renee Nicole Good, George Floyd Jr., Leonard Peltier, and Trayvon Martin," the man says. "I am here to stand up and fight against fascism, tyranny, systematic oppression, xenophobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and hate! I am here to stand up against the bullies and cowards!"

He goes on to say that he had suffered from psoriatic arthritis as well as cancer that were caused by "psychological and emotional" trauma.

"We must take a stand against fascism and hate!" he concludes. "We must annihilate fascism and hate."

He says he was protesting in order to protect his "LGBTQIA2S+ chosen family and community."

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In later parts of the video, protesters follow federal troops and chant at them to leave the city.

"Look at your ugly ass smiles, ohhh!" says one female protester.

"You guys hate America, right," says a male protester to the troops. "You think you love it, but you f**king hate it. This is the First Amendment. What are you guys doing?! You should be joining us! A f**king woman was shot in the face!"

Another male protester has a message for President Donald Trump.

"Do you have any heart? Do you have any heart? Do you have any soul? Especially if you are Christian," the man says. "How can you say any of this is Christian? It's not in any way!"

One protester's sign equated Trump to Hitler and adds, "The blood is on your hands!!"

The video ended with crazed epithet-filled screaming against ICE officers at the facility in Minneapolis.

"I say f**k ICE! If they want a piece, come and f**king get it!" adds Matthew Sanders in a last snippet.

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In a second video captured by Blaze News, a protester threatens to fight officers on the streets of Minneapolis.

"You ain't s**t! Put your badge down! I'll fight you!" the man says. "And if you want to see me, we can go get into my trunk, and we can do something different! You wanna take it like that? None of you got vests on! I clocked that s**t, homie!"

"How old were you when your mommy dropped you on your head?!" screams a female protester.

Another protester makes an extended analogy comparing Trump to the emperor character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He says he isn't a fan of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), but he opposes the ICE surge.

"If they can put away the fraudsters, great!" the man adds. "But is [an] ICE agent tackling some kid bringing shopping carts into Target, is that helping tackle fraud? I don't think so."

In another scene from the city, a woman screams at officers as they appear to back away from protesters.

"Get the f**k out of here, piggy! You don't belong here! You don't belong here!" she yells. "Are you guys scared? Are you guys scared of our little cardboard sign?!"

The video ends with a protester running with a Somali flag in front of assembled troops as another protester screams incoherently.

A previous Blaze News video with exclusive protester footage was published Jan. 9 and can still be viewed online.

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Justice Dept. slaps Gov. Tim Walz, AG Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Frey with subpoenas: Report



Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have all received subpoenas from the Department of Justice, reports claim.

Fox News reported on the subpoenas Tuesday and said they related to an investigation into obstruction of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

'This Justice Department investigation ... does not seek justice. It is a partisan distraction.'

Walz's office and Frey's office confirmed to KMSP-TV that they received the subpoenas. Walz also posted a statement on social media to President Donald Trump.

"Mr. President, Minnesota invites you to see our values in action. Come see how communities from all walks of life are working together, and how the spirit of this state refuses to be defined by division or fear," he wrote in part.

"But let me be absolutely clear: The State of Minnesota will not be drawn into political theater," Walz added. "This Justice Department investigation, sparked by calls for accountability in the face of violence, chaos, and the killing of Renee Good, does not seek justice. It is a partisan distraction."

The subpoenas asked for records and communications from the politicians related to the surge of federal officers in Minnesota. The Associated Press reported that other subpoenas were also sent to St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, who previously admitted she is an "illegal" immigrant, and officials in Ramsey County as well as Hennepin County.

"When the federal government weaponizes its power to try to intimidate local leaders for doing their jobs, every American should be concerned," read a statement from Frey to KMSP.

"We shouldn't have to live in a country where people fear that federal law enforcement will be used to play politics or crack down on local voices they disagree with," he added. "In Minneapolis, we won't be afraid. We know the difference between right and wrong, and, as Mayor, I'll continue doing the job I was elected to do: keeping our community safe and standing up for our values."

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Walz went on to call for an investigation into the death of anti-ICE activist Renee Good instead.

"A mother is dead, and the people responsible have yet to be held accountable," he wrote.

"That's where the energy of the federal government should be directed: toward restoring trust, accountability, and real law and order, not political retaliation," Walz added. "Minnesota will not be intimidated into silence and neither will I."

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$300M frozen: California allegedly forced Americans to fund illegal alien Medicaid — so Dr. Oz drops the hammer



The Trump administration officials are pushing California to return over $1 billion in federal taxpayer funds that may have been used to cover the health care costs of illegal aliens.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in May that it was increasing oversight on states that illegally used Medicaid funding to provide illegal immigrants with health care services, noting that Medicaid funding is generally available to illegal aliens only for emergency medical services.

'We are teaming up to combat healthcare fraud so the money can be used for American citizens who need it!'

As part of the announcement, the CMS declared that states could be forced to reimburse the federal government for funds spent on noncitizens.

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed in October that the agency found more than $1 billion of federal taxpayer funds were spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.

“And my team is getting it back,” he remarked.

Oz called CMS’ findings “shocking.”

“In a preliminary review of six states, we found those states improperly using federal tax dollars for their allegedly state-funded program and providing coverage to individuals, including some with criminal records of murder and assault,” he stated.

Those findings included $1.3 billion in California, $2.1 million in Washington, D.C., $30 million in Illinois, $2.4 million in Washington, $1.5 million in Colorado, and $5.4 million in Oregon.

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Oz explained that the states had been notified and that “many” had begun issuing refunds to CMS. However the administrator provided an update on Wednesday, stating that additional uncovered data revealed the total had reached $1.8 billion across eight states.

He announced that the CMS is withholding nearly $300 million from California, which Oz labeled “the worst offender,” until the state’s leadership proves “they’re spending the money properly.”

Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, stated, “California must return more than $1 billion to the federal government after an audit by @DrOzCMS and his team uncovered federal dollars being spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants. We are teaming up to combat healthcare fraud so the money can be used for American citizens who need it!”

California officials have rejected claims that the federal funds were misused.

The California Department of Health Care Services previously told the New York Times, “Claims that California improperly used federal Medicaid dollars to provide health care to undocumented immigrants are flatly false and misrepresent both federal law and standard administrative practice.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office did not respond to a request for comment.

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Washington, D.C., has agreed to pay back over $650,000 to CMS by mid-November.

An Illinois Medicaid spokesperson previously told PolitiFact, “Once again, the Trump administration is spreading misinformation about standard uses of Medicaid dollars.”

“This is not a reality show, and there is no conspiracy to circumvent federal law and provide ineligible individuals with Medicaid coverage. Dr. Oz should stop pushing conspiracy theories and focus on improving health care for the American people,” the spokesperson added.

A Washington State Health Care Authority also pushed back on CMS’ claims, calling the estimates shared by Oz “inaccurate.”

“We were very surprised to see Dr. Oz’s post, especially considering we continue to work with CMS in good faith to answer their questions and clear up any confusion,” the spokesperson said.

Colorado’s Department of Health Care Policy & Financing also insisted the state did not break the law.

“Our payments for coverage of undocumented individuals are in accordance with state and federal laws,” a spokesperson told PolitiFact. "The $1.5 million number referenced by federal leaders today is based on an incorrect preliminary finding, and has been refuted with supporting data by our Department experts."

Oregon Health Authority previously told KOIN that CMS’ claim was “false and mischaracterizes not just this essential part of our nation’s emergency care infrastructure, but also an ongoing, routine audit process.”

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Christians win BIG: New York caves on forcing nuns and churches to fund abortion after knockout SCOTUS ruling



Christian organizations spent nearly a decade fighting New York's requirement that they pay for abortions. They came out victorious on Friday, thanks in part to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.

In January 2017, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the Empire State would require employers to not only pay for contraceptive drugs and devices but for "all medically necessary abortion services."

Cuomo, a Catholic, said that the mandate was one of a number of regulatory actions that would "help ensure that whatever happens at the federal level, women in our state will have cost-free access to reproductive health care."

'The state has given up its disgraceful campaign.'

While there was a religious exemption built into the mandate, it was extremely narrow.

As satisfaction of the mandate would violate their deeply held religious beliefs, a coalition of Christian groups ineligible for the exemption — including the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Albany and Ogdensburg, the Anglican Sisterhood of St. Mary, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, and First Bible Baptist Church — sued the State of New York, claiming it violated the First Amendment's free exercise clause and both religion clauses.

After years of legal setbacks, the Christian plaintiffs' fight was renewed in late 2021 when the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a mandate-affirming ruling by the state appellate court and ordered it to reconsider the case in light of its 2021 decision in Fulton v. Philadelphia. In Fulton, the SCOTUS ruled that the City of Philadelphia had violated Catholic Social Services' free exercise of religion by requiring the foster care agency to endorse homosexual couples as foster parents.

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Again, the state appellate court considered the case, and again it ruled against the plaintiffs and in favor of the abortion mandate.

The Supreme Court took up the Christian groups' subsequent appeal, and in June 2025, it ordered the Court of Appeals of New York to reconsider the case in light of its June 5 ruling in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor. In that particular case, the high court unanimously held that by denying the Catholic Charities Bureau a tax exemption that is available for religious entities, Wisconsin had violated the First Amendment.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in the opinion for the court, "When the government distinguishes among religions based on theological differences in their provision of services, it imposes a denominational preference that must satisfy the highest level of judicial scrutiny."

That Supreme Court ruling boded poorly for New York, whose abortion mandate had a similarly narrow and problematic religious exemption.

On Friday, New York agreed to surrender its effort to coerce the Christian plaintiffs into funding abortions.

"For nearly a decade, New York bureaucrats tried to strong-arm nuns into paying for abortions because they serve all those in need," said Lori Windham, senior counsel at Becket and attorney for the plaintiffs, in a statement. "At long last, the state has given up its disgraceful campaign. This victory confirms that the government cannot punish religious ministries for living out their faith by serving everyone."

"The Supreme Court has made it abundantly clear that religious groups shouldn't be bullied for staying true to their faith," Windham added.

Per the terms of the settlement with self-identified Catholic Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration, the following entities will now be recognized as religious employers, thereby securing exemptions from the mandate: the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Albany and Ogdensburg and the Catholic Charities thereof; St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church Society of Amherst; First Bible Baptist Church; Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Albany; Teresian House Nursing Home Company, Inc.; Teresian House Housing Corporation; and Depaul Housing Management Corporation.

The Sisterhood of Mary and the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Brooklyn have dropped their free exercise claims against the state.

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Actress Pam Grier gets demolished online for spewing nonsense claim about racial lynchings in Ohio on 'The View'



An actress known for black exploitation movies said that she remembers seeing lynchings when she was a child in Ohio — but her claims were contradicted by history as well as math.

Pam Grier made the claims during her guest appearance on "The View," and the co-hosts did not push back on the bizarre story.

'At least make up a story that's halfway believable.'

"You faced a lot of racism growing up in Columbus, Ohio. How did that shape you?" Sunny Hostin asked.

"Phew! Well, the military wouldn't allow black families to live on the base, so you had to live in an apartment. And you couldn't take a bus. You couldn't afford a car. You walked. Your dads walked to the base," Grier said.

"And sometimes we would go from tree shade to shade to get back to the apartment, my brother and I and my mom with bags," she added. "And my mom would go, 'Don't look, don't look, don't look,' and she would pull us away because there's someone hanging from a tree."

Grier appeared emotional, and the audience gasped at her story.

"And they have a memorial for it now where you can see where people were and left," she continued. "And it triggers me today to see that a voice can be silenced and if a white family supported a black, they're going to get burned down or killed or lynched as well."

While Ohio does have a horrible history of racial lynchings, the last record of such an incident was from 1911, which makes it impossible for Grier's story to be accurate.

Many critics lashed out at her online after video of the tale was posted to social media.

"I am 78. I grew up in Columbus Ohio. Bulls**t story," one X user responded.

"It is amazing that she can lie so boldly without no push back. ... You know who believes this slop? Middle aged single leftist white women who will believe 'lived truths' over facts," another detractor replied.

"It's important to learn history so that when you lie, you can at least make up a story that's halfway believable," another critic said.

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A community note attached to the video pointed out that Grier was born in 1949, nearly four decades after the last lynching in the state. And while there is a plaque in Columbus to remember two victims of lynching in the downtown of the city, those incidents were from 1896.

Grier is best known for her roles in "blaxploitation" movies in the 1970s, including "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown." She is celebrated as one of the first female action stars.

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'Have some godd**n balls': Newsom posts bizarre meltdown video about Trump from Davos



With the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, now in full swing, leaders from around the world are clamoring for the spotlight. And the Democratic governor of California is no exception.

In a video he shared on Tuesday morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom went on an unhinged rant against President Donald Trump, who is expected to give an address on Wednesday.

'Diplomacy with Donald Trump? He's a T. rex. You mate with him or he devours you.'

The video, a composite of several edited soundbites in a loud hallway, features Newsom railing against Trump in a myriad of attacks, including with some novel comparisons.

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Newsom demanded that European leaders "stop being complicit": "I can't take this complicity. People rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders."

Newsom called the world leaders' handling of Trump's dealings on the global stage "embarrassing," adding strangely, "Diplomacy with Donald Trump? He's a T. rex. You mate with him or he devours you. One or the other."

The California governor then threw the Trump derangement syndrome kitchen sink at his crowd of listeners: "This guy is a wrecking ball. ... It's code red. And you guys are still playing by an old set of rules. ... He's unmoored. It's the law of the jungle. It's the rule of Don. And I hope it's dawning on the world what we're up against. I mean, this is serious. This guy, he's not mad; he's very intentional. But he's unmoored, and he's unhinged."

Mustering all of his bravado, Newsom demanded of world leaders: "Have some spine. Have some goddamn balls."

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