HHS to 'phase out' 8 artificial dyes in war against chronic disease epidemic



The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that it plans to work with the food industry to remove eight artificial dyes from America's food supply.

A press release from the department unveiled a plan to "phase out" all petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.

'We are exploring every tool in the toolbox to make sure this gets done very quickly.'

HHS called the move "a significant milestone" for the Trump administration in its goal to "Make America Healthy Again."

The department press release listed six actions the Food and Drug Administration is taking to remove the artificial dyes, starting by creating a timeline for the food industry to switch from "petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives."

It noted that Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B would be banned within the coming months. Another six synthetic dyes — FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2 — will also be phased out by the end of next year.

The FDA plans to authorize four natural alternatives and "accelerat[e] the review and approval of others," including calcium phosphate, Galdieria extract blue, gardenia blue, and butterfly pea flower extract.

HHS and the National Institutes of Health will partner to research the impact of food additives on children.

"In partnership with the NIH Nutrition Regulatory Science and Research Program, the FDA will enhance nutrition and food-related research to better inform regulatory decisions," HHS stated.

The department stated that it will also request food companies to eliminate FD&C Red No. 3 sooner than its previously imposed 2027-2028 deadline.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is leading the charge for the Trump administration to address the nation's chronic disease epidemic, stated, "For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent."

"These poisonous compounds offer no nutritional benefit and pose real, measurable dangers to our children's health and development," he continued. "That era is coming to an end. We're restoring gold-standard science, applying common sense, and beginning to earn back the public's trust. And we're doing it by working with industry to get these toxic dyes out of the foods our families eat every day."

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary also commented on the HHS' announcement.

"Today, the FDA is asking food companies to substitute petrochemical dyes with natural ingredients for American children as they already do in Europe and Canada," Makary said. "We have a new epidemic of childhood diabetes, obesity, depression, and ADHD. Given the growing concerns of doctors and parents about the potential role of petroleum-based food dyes, we should not be taking risks and do everything possible to safeguard the health of our children."

Makary suggested that companies using petroleum-based red dyes try switching to watermelon juice, and those combining artificial red dyes with yellow to make orange should test carrot juice.

Kennedy stated that HHS has no formal agreement with companies to eliminate the dyes but noted an "understanding" with big names in the food industry.

Makary explained that the FDA and HHS would "start in a friendly way and see if we can do this without any statutory or regulatory changes."

"But we are exploring every tool in the toolbox to make sure this gets done very quickly," he added.

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Hysterical liberal podcaster screams at Rahm Emanuel for 'selling out' transgender agenda: 'That is total bulls**t!'



A left-wing podcaster exploded in anger against Democrat Rahm Emanuel for daring to admit that bathroom access to transgender people was not a major issue that should be a focus for Democrats.

Emanuel, who was chief of staff in the Obama administration, was being interviewed on the "I've Had It" podcast by host Jennifer Welch when he offered a familiar criticism of the Democratic Party.

'We gotta f**king fight! They’re the gender-obsessed weirdos, not us. We’re the ones who fight for Social Security.'

Emanuel opined that Democrats lost the election by focusing on the "bathroom issue" rather than on "kitchen table” and "family room" issues. Welch immediately blew up at him in defense of the transgender agenda.

“That is such bulls**t! That is total bulls**t! That is buying in to the right-wing media narrative, and I’m so sick of Democrats like you selling out and saying this. You know who talks about trans people more than anybody? MAGA!” Welch shouted.

“MAGA is the most genital-obsessed political party I have ever seen. Kamala Harris talked about home ownership. She talked about kitchen table issues. Trump’s over there droning on about Hannibal Lecter. Are you kidding me?” she continued.

“This is where the Democrats lose, because we’re playing the game with the rulebook — they’ve ripped the rulebook up and are cramming it down everybody’s throat. And Democrats are upset because [former President] Joe Biden pardoned his son?” she yelled. “We gotta f**king fight! They’re the gender-obsessed weirdos, not us. We’re the ones who fight for Social Security. We fight for Medicare. And yeah, we’re not going to bully trans people. We’re not going to f**king do it. If you want to do it, fine.”

She went on to accuse Emanuel of allowing "some MAGA moron" to define the issues that progressives will fight.

Video of the hysterics was widely circulated on social media.

Emanuel is also considering a presidential campaign after the devastating failure of the Democrats in the 2024 elections. Welch is an interior designer who lives in Oklahoma and introduced her husband as America's "head metrosexual in charge."

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District judge orders Trump administration to restore state media networks



U.S. district court judges have done their apparent best to hamstring the second Trump administration just as they had the first.

Between Jan. 20 and March 27, the Congressional Research Service indicated there were at least 17 cases of nationwide injunctions — 11 more than were issued during the entire presidency of George W. Bush and two shy of the total issued during Barack Obama's tenure. At this rate, the courts are on course to beat their previous record of 64 nationwide injunctions under the first Trump administration.

There has been no indication in recent weeks that the judiciary will exercise some self-restraint — certainly not from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where a Reagan judge decided on Tuesday to reverse the Trump administration's shuttering of Voice of America and termination of over 1,000 potentially antagonistic journalists and employees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth concluded that the administration's stated effort to "ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda" were "arbitrary and capricious."

'It has essentially become a hubris-filled rogue operation.'

"Not only is there an absence of 'reasoned analysis' from the defendants," wrote Lamberth, "there is an absence of any analysis whatsoever."

The judge overseeing Widakuswara v. Lake added, "The defendants are likely in direct violation of numerous federal laws," including the VOA's congressionally established charter in the International Broadcasting Act.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 14 aimed at reducing various "unnecessary" elements of the federal bureaucracy "to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law." Among the entities targeted was the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which supervises Voice of America, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and a handful of other state-funded outfits including Radio Free Europe.

In a corresponding publication, the White House quoted Dan Robinson, a 34-year veteran of VOA, who stated last year:

I have monitored the agency’s bureaucracy along with many of its reporters and concluded that it has essentially become a hubris-filled rogue operation often reflecting a leftist bias aligned with partisan national media. It has sought to avoid accountability for violations of journalistic standards and mismanagement.

The White House also shared links to articles criticizing the state media outfit; a 2022 lawsuit claiming VOA has "been infiltrated by anti-American, pro-Islamic state interests"; and perceived evidence of VOA's bias, including an article downplaying the validity of the Hunter Biden laptop story.

'The defendants had no method or approach towards shutting down USAGM.'

Pursuant to the president's executive order, approximately over 1,000 VOA journalists and other employees were placed on administrative leave, and funding was suspended to VOA's sister networks, including Radio Free Asia.

Kari Lake, senior adviser for the USAGM, noted days later that VOA was "unsalvageable."

"Let's reduce this to the bare minimum and start fresh," tweeted Lake.

Lamberth was evidently of a different mind.

"The defendants had no method or approach towards shutting down USAGM that this Court can discern," he wrote in his Tuesday ruling. "They took immediate and drastic action to slash USAGM, without considering its statutorily or constitutionally required functions as required by the plain language of the EO, and without regard to the harm inflicted on employees, contractors, journalists, and media consumers around the world."

'It's for our own national security.'

"It is hard to fathom a more straightforward display of arbitrary and capricious actions than the Defendants' actions here," added the judge.

Lamberth ordered the administration to "take all necessary steps to return USAGM employees and contractors to their status" prior to Trump's March 14 EO; to restore VOA programming; and to restore fiscal year 2025 grants to Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. He also demanded that the administration provide him with monthly status reports "apprising the Court of the status of the defendants' compliance with this Order."

Lamberth's ruling contained echoes from Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York, who issued a temporary restraining order barring the USAGM from canning staff last month.

The Obama judge blasted the Trump administration for "taking a sledgehammer to an agency that has been statutorily authorized and funded by Congress."

Patsy Widakuswara, VOA's White House bureau chief and one of the plaintiffs in the suit, said of Lamberth's Tuesday order, "My colleagues and I are grateful for this ruling. But we know that this is just a small step forward, as the government is likely to appeal."

"This is not just about our jobs and journalistic freedom — it's for our own national security," continued Widakuswara. "Because every day that VOA is not broadcasting, is a day we cede the global information space and allow adversaries to fill it with disinformation and anti-American propaganda."

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Federal prosecutors ditch jobs in a huff, refuse to admit wrongdoing in 'flawed' Eric Adams case



Three federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York resigned in protest on Tuesday. Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom quit after accusing the Trump administration's Department of Justice of pressuring them to admit "wrongdoing" in the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), who pleaded not guilty.

The three prosecutors had been placed on administrative leave after Trump's DOJ requested the case's dismissal.

'Any suggestion to the contrary by anybody, especially former federal prosecutors, is wrong and disingenuous.'

According to an email obtained by the New York Times, the prosecutors claimed that DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that to be reinstated, they "must express regret and admit some wrongdoing by the office in connection with the refusal to move to dismiss the case."

They wrote, "We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none."

The prosecutors claimed that the DOJ under the Trump administration "has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington."

"There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons," the prosecutors continued. "We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs."

"We resign," they declared.

Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the SDNY, took over the same day the prosecutors resigned.

Since Trump's DOJ pushed for the dismissal of the case against Adams in February, five SDNY prosecutors have resigned, including the lead prosecutor assigned to the case.

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho dropped the case with prejudice on April 2.

"To be clear, the Court again emphasizes that it does not express any opinion as to the merits of the case or whether the prosecution of Mayor Adams 'should' move forward," he wrote.

"The Court notes only that it has no authority to require that it continue," Ho continued. "Ultimately, because the decision to discontinue a prosecution belongs primarily to a political branch of government, it is the public's judgment, and not this Court's, that truly matters."

However, he claimed the DOJ's request to dismiss the case "smacks of a bargain" between Adams and the Trump administration. Both parties have denied the allegations.

Blanche stated that there "was nothing 'illegal' or 'unethical'" about the DOJ's decision to drop the "flawed" case.

"Any suggestion to the contrary by anybody, especially former federal prosecutors, is wrong and disingenuous," he contended.

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UK government to approve geoengineering experiments to block sunlight in effort to curb climate change despite alarming risks



The U.K. is expected to give approval for solar geoengineering experiments to block sunlight in an effort to curb climate change despite uncertainty and alarming risks, according to multiple reports.

The Telegraph reported that geoengineering experiments conducted outside aimed at combating climate change are set to be carried out by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency and will be announced in the coming weeks.

The experiments are said to be one of the most expensive solar geoengineering projects in history.

In February 2021, the U.K. government announced the creation of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, a self-described "independent research body to fund high-risk, high-reward scientific research." The agency will be led by "prominent, world-leading scientists who will be given the freedom to identify and fund transformational science and technology."

The U.K. government said ARIA will "help to cement the U.K.’s position as a global science superpower, while shaping the country’s efforts to build back better through innovation."

The U.K. government promised roughly $1 billion in funding for the "most inspiring inventors to turn their transformational ideas into new technologies, discoveries, products, and services — helping to maintain the U.K.’s position as a global science superpower."

British tech news site UKTN previously reported, "It takes its inspiration from DARPA, the U.S. government research and development agency that has played a pivotal role in developing technologies such as GPS, drones, and weather satellites."

ARIA officially launched in January 2023.

The experiments will include solar geoengineering, where particles are injected into the air to deflect some of the sun’s radiation back into space with the goal of reducing Earth’s surface temperature.

Professor Mark Symes, the program director for ARIA, said the looming threat of climate change was a strong reason to research the controversial solar geoengineering.

"One of the missing pieces in this debate was physical data from the real world," Symes told the Telegraph. "Models can only tell us so much.“

Symes guaranteed, "Everything we do is going to be safe by design."

“We have strong requirements around the length of time experiments can run for and their reversibility, and we won’t be funding the release of any toxic substances to the environment," Symes stressed.

The research would include "small controlled outdoor experiments on particular approaches."

Symes noted that the agency would be making it clear when any outdoor experiments might be taking place.

'The risks are so immense.'

The Guardian reported that possible experiments could include blocking sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface by "launching clouds of reflective particles into the atmosphere or using seawater sprays to make clouds brighter."

The New York Times reported in September 2024 that the experiments could include "injecting aerosols, such as sulfur dioxide, into the stratosphere or shooting sea-salt aerosols into low-lying marine clouds to reflect more sunlight away from the Earth."

Dr. Sebastian Eastham, a senior lecturer in sustainable aviation at Imperial College London, told the Telegraph, "Every time you fly, sulphur, which is naturally present in jet fuel, is emitted into the lowermost stratosphere, causing a small cooling effect."

"Similarly, aircraft contrails cause accidental cirrus cloud modification, but in this case accidentally causing, rather than preventing or thinning, cirrus clouds," Eastham explained. "This points to the fact that it’s theoretically possible [to cool the planet] with current-day technology, but there are many practical questions that would need to be answered before they could be done at scale."

The experiments are said to be one of the most expensive solar geoengineering projects in history.

According to the New York Times, ARIA will be awarded approximately $75 million for researchers to "examine ideas for artificially cooling the planet — including outdoor experiments to determine whether any of those ideas could actually work."

As Blaze News reported in November 2024, billionaire Bill Gates is also delving into solar geoengineering in an attempt to block the sun.

However, solar geoengineering projects to alter the climate have been heavily scrutinized because of possible negative side effects and unintended consequences that could arise from real-world experiments.

A study released in December 2024 found that solar geoengineering experiments could cause more pollution and damage the ozone layer, which would cause an increase in mortality from skin cancers.

Columbia University's Climate School noted in April 2024, "Studies show that stratospheric aerosol injection could weaken the stratospheric ozone layer, alter precipitation patterns, and affect agriculture, ecosystem services, marine life, and air quality. Moreover, the impacts and risks would vary by how and where it is deployed, the climate, ecosystems, and the population."

In February 2023, the United Nations Environment Program released a report regarding the potential risks and impacts of solar radiation modification, including nefarious motives by a rogue state.

UNEP’s Chief Scientist Andrea Hinwood stated, "A range of concerns about SRM were raised in the report and included the scenario that if SRM were to be unilaterally deployed by a rogue state or non-state actor, like a private company, it could introduce a series of new complex geo-political or security threats."

Lili Fuhr, from the Center for International Environmental Law, told CNN in 2023, "Just because we’re desperate doesn’t suddenly make solar geoengineering a good idea, because the risks are so immense."

Last month, the Florida Senate passed a bill prohibiting geoengineering and weather modification activities.

Blaze Media recently conducted a deep dive into cloud seeding and weather manipulation, which you can read here.

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'The Office' star shoots down MSNBC host over media bias on the economy and immigration under Biden



Rainn Wilson of "The Office" shut down an MSNBC host decrying attacks on the mainstream media from the Trump administration and pushed back with the most damaging recent example of media bias.

Wilson was speaking with Stephanie Ruhle on his "Soul Boom" podcast when she went into a rant about criticism from President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk.

'Look, the economy is great, la la la, immigration’s not that much of a problem.'

Wilson pointed out to Ruhle that 40% of Americans polled said that they don't trust media and asked her to explain why they feel this way.

"Listen, we are seeing a huge loss of trust in all of our institutions," she replied.

"Losing that trust is not an accident. It's by design," Ruhle continued. "You had a bit of a perfect storm, right? President Trump won, and tons of people were shocked or angry or frustrated, and they're tuning out. And at the same time, you have the Elon Musk media machine, because they want you to leave traditional media, and they want you to go to X, which is a bastion of misinformation. There is no fact-checking."

"Right," Wilson said.

"So it's a perfect storm of people saying, 'I'm angry. I'm frustrated. I'm tuning out, disconnecting,' and then you have a force pushing it," she continued. "But even in the last two weeks, what we need to do is just cover what is happening in America."

Wilson responded by explaining that a lot of trust had been lost over the media's bias during the Biden administration.

"This is where I would push back, when I see this kind of insight and passion being directed at the current administration and the lack of this kind of insight and passion being directed at the previous administration," he said.

"Here again, I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about left-leaning news media organizations were kind of like, 'La la la la, everything's fine,'" Wilson said, mocking the media. "'Look, the economy is great, la la la, immigration’s not that much of a problem,' and really being Cleopatra, ‘queen of denial.’ Thank you. Boom!"

Wilson's criticism mirrored the attitudes of Americans in polling that showed the immigration crisis and the state of the economy were top worries going into the contentious 2024 election.

Video of the interaction was posted to social media, where it was widely circulated.

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Trump administration open to $5,000 baby bonus for new mothers: 'Sounds like a good idea'



President Donald Trump said it seemed like good policy to hand out money to new mothers as an incentive to increase U.S. birth rates.

Trump endorsed the idea at the White House on Tuesday when he told the New York Post he liked the idea of a cash incentive to get more Americans to have children.

"Sounds like a good idea to me," the president reportedly said.

The sum of $5,000 would be given to new mothers, with 30% of Fulbright educational grants given to applicants who are married or have children.

Another proposed program, according to the Post, would involve education surrounding menstrual cycles and ovulation so women can better determine the best time for them to conceive.

Pundits have often pointed to Hungary's reward system as a way to increase birthrates; the European country touts tax deductions and credits for each child a family has.

According to a government website, a family's first child allows for a credit equivalent to around $185 USD, while a second child earns a credit of around $370, and a third child credit is worth $610. Tax deductions are also provided per child.

At the same time, mothers with four children or more are exempt from income tax.

'A $5,000 baby bonus is wasteful and won't make a dent, especially among middle to upper class families.'

However, Hungary's birth rates have not seen a huge resurgence despite the country expanding its offers for new families. Hungary offered no-interest loans of around $33,000 to its citizens, which would be forgiven if the family has three children.

As of 2022, Hungary's live births per 1,000 people was just 9.3, according to Macrotrends, falling short of the United States' rate of 11 per 1,000.

U.S. birth rates first dropped drastically in the 1970s before increasing until 1990, when the rate was 16.7 per 1,000 people.

Commentator Maggie Anders, who has spoken extensively on the topic, reacted to the story about $5,000 for new mothers and cited statistics that showed the national average cost of raising a child annually is $23,000. This totaled $414,000 from birth to 18 years old, rendering $5,000 negligible in that journey, she claimed.

"A $5,000 baby bonus is wasteful and won't make a dent, especially among middle to upper class families," she wrote on X. "Obviously, the cost of raising a child depends on a number of factors, but it does not negate the point that housing, daycare, food costs are all very expensive. $5,000 doesn't begin to cover it," the commentator continued. "A 'that'd be nice' isn't good policy. It's wealth redistribution with unclear goals."

Comedian Mark Normand also reacted to the news story on X, and in a since-deleted remark commented, "Elon Musk just became a trillionaire!"

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Elon Musk says his DOGE time 'will drop significantly' to shift focus to Tesla amid radical left's attacks



Elon Musk announced Tuesday that he plans to "significantly" reduce the amount of time he is spending on his role with the federal government.

Musk has dedicated the last three months to coordinating with President Donald Trump's administration to find and eliminate government waste alongside the Department of Government Efficiency.

'I think a great wrong is being done to the people of Tesla and to our customers.'

During a Tesla earnings call, Musk stated, "Starting next month, I will be allocating far more of my time to Tesla."

He explained that "the major work of establishing" the DOGE had already been completed.

Musk noted that beginning in May, he plans to spend only one to two days per week assisting the Trump administration. He said he will continue to do so "as long as it is useful."

Rumors started swirling earlier this month that Musk would soon take a step back. On April 1, Trump indicated that he aimed to have Musk assist the administration for "as long as possible" but noted that at some point, he would have to shift his focus back to his companies.

"We're in no rush, but there will be a point in time in which Elon's going to have to leave," the president said. "There will be a point at which the secretaries will be able to do this work."

Musk's involvement with the administration was never intended to be a permanent role. As a "special government employee," he is limited to working 130 days per year.

"I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame," Musk previously stated.

According to Trump's executive order establishing DOGE, the department will run through July 4, 2026.

The DOGE has reportedly already saved American taxpayers $160 billion.

Business Insider reported that Tesla's stock has been down 44% this year but increased 5% after the earnings call. Tesla's first-quarter sales were well under the company's expectations.

Since Musk began working with the Trump administration, Tesla has become the target of vandalism attacks from left-wing radicals.

In March, Musk told Fox News, "I think a great wrong is being done to the people of Tesla and to our customers."

"Tesla's a peaceful company that has made great cars, great products," he continued. "And yet people are committing violence. People are firebombing Tesla dealerships. They're shooting guns into stores."

Musk stated that the vandals are "being fed propaganda by the far left."

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Klaus Schwab's sudden departure was on bad terms, coinciding with shocking misconduct allegations



Klaus Schwab announced on April 1 that he was stepping down as chairman of the World Economic Forum.

While the technocratic globalist organization indicated that its founder would complete his departure by January 2027, Schwab revealed Monday that he was stepping down immediately — and did so without providing a reason.

The Wall Street Journal revealed on Tuesday why Schwab left his post 20 months early.

Despite his protest, Schwab's organization initiated an independent investigation Sunday into allegations that he engaged in financial and ethical misconduct.

The WEF's board of trustees received an anonymous whistleblower letter last week detailing alleged "systemic governance failures and abuses of power that have taken place over many years under the unchecked authority of Klaus Schwab."

According to the letter, which was attributed to unnamed current and former WEF employees, Schwab used forum funds to pay for private, in-room massages at hotels; asked junior employees to take thousands of dollars from ATMs out on his behalf; and allowed sexual harassment and other abuses to go unchecked in the workplace.

If the third of these complaints sounds familiar, that's because it has been lodged against the forum multiple times before.

The Journal indicated in a damning June 2024 report that "under Schwab's decades-long oversight, the forum has allowed to fester an atmosphere hostile to women and black people in its own workplace."

The report — deemed "inaccurate" by the forum but based on internal complaints, email exchanges, and interviews with current and past WEF employees — contained allegations that: pregnant workers and returning mothers were mistreated; senior managers sexually harassed female underlings; black employees faced racist commentary and were passed over for promotions; and Schwab "made suggestive comments to [former staffers] that made them uncomfortable."

'He never had a chance to give his side of the story.'

One employee even filed a lawsuit in New York last year claiming the WEF was "hostile to women and black employees," and the WEF settled on undisclosed terms.

The letter sent to the board of trustees last week reportedly also had much to say about the globalist's wife, Hilde Schwab.

Hilde Schwab, a former WEF employee, scheduled "token" WEF-funded meetings abroad so that she could go on luxurious forum-funded trips, said the letter. She also allegedly bogarted a forum-owned 1958 modernist luxury property next to the WEF's Geneva headquarters, which the organization spent $30 million to buy and $20 million to renovate.

A spokesman for the couple claimed that the Schwabs live nearby and have used the modernist mansion only for forum events. As for the other allegations, the spokesman told the Journal that the couple denies them all and intends to sue the authors and "anybody who spreads these mistruths."

The board indicated that its audit and risk committee's Sunday decision to launch a probe into the allegations was unanimous and "made after consultation with external legal counsel."

Schwab tried to impress upon board members that the allegations were bogus, and unsuccessfully sought an opportunity to address the board during its emergency meeting.

"He never had a chance to give his side of the story to the board or the audit committee," said the globalist's spokesman.

When he resigned on Monday, Schwab reportedly forfeited his pension, which was worth over $6 million.

The WEF told the Journal that it takes the new "allegations seriously, but they remain unproven, and will await the outcome of the investigation to comment further."

This will be the second investigation launched into the WEF in recent months.

The organization previously tasked the American firm Covington and Burling and the Swiss firm Homburger with looking into claims of workplace discrimination and harassment.

The external lawyers concluded in a summary of their assessment that they "did not find the forum had committed any legal violations" and "did not substantiate" the misconduct allegations against Schwab.

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Top Democratic senator announces retirement after 44 years in Congress



Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who serves as the Democratic whip, announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026.

The 80-year-old senator was first elected to the Senate in 1996 after serving in the House since 1982. After 44 years in Congress, Durbin announced on his social media that it was "time to pass the torch."

'Even Chuck Schumer's sidekick is joining the long list of retiring Senate Democrats who don't want to be affiliated with MS-13 sympathizers and apologists or so-called men who invade women's spaces.'

"The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy," Durbin said. "I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term."

"I have given more than half of my life to House and Senate congressional service, and I’ve always tried to stand up to power on behalf of the people of Illinois and our country," Durbin added. "I am proud of what I have achieved and hope my record will speak for itself."

Durbin's imminent departure was welcomed by Republicans, who have long opposed his political track record. Nick Puglia, the regional press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, points out that Durbin is just the latest Democrat to retire as the party becomes increasingly radical.

"Even Chuck Schumer's sidekick is joining the long list of retiring Senate Democrats who don't want to be affiliated with MS-13 sympathizers and apologists or so-called men who invade women's spaces," Puglia told Blaze News.

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