Appeals court rules Trump can lawfully order National Guard troops to Portland



A panel of judges on an appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can legally send National Guard troops to Portland in order to secure the area around a besieged federal facility.

Far-left anti-deportation activists have been protesting against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the city's South Waterfront district, oftentimes with violence. The president has argued that military troops are necessary to quell the attacks and secure the facility.

'The law, US Constitution, and supremacy clause back the President's action to protect the public and law enforcement, and today this ruling has vindicated us.'

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the president was justified in the Oregon National Guard troop deployment.

On Thursday, the three-judge panel heard arguments from the Department of Justice to allow the deployment and also from Oregon officials against the order.

Local and state officials have argued that the troops are unnecessary and that the administration is exaggerating the violence at the facility.

Some lawmakers have gone so far as to accuse the administration of faking the violence out of political motivation.

"This is the first time I know of, at least in my lifetime, that the federal government has faked a riot in order to try to justify the Insurrection Act being invoked," said Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon in a statement to CNN.

"Having illegitimately attempted to federalize the Oregon National Guard and being blocked because there is no 'invasion' or 'rebellion' in Portland, Trump continues to try to incite riots and violence," he added in a Facebook post.

Others on the left have accused the president of using the troop mobilization in order to seize control of the streets and intimidate his political opponents.

This isn't about public safety; it's about power," said Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California to the New York Times. "The commander in chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens. We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the president of the United States."

Two of the judges on the panel were appointed by Trump, while the third was appointed by President Bill Clinton.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem applauded the ruling in a post on social media.

"Another VICTORY for President Trump and the safety and security of the American people," she wrote.

"The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that @POTUS is rightfully using his Constitutional authority to direct the National Guard to protect federal assets, personnel and public safety in Portland, Oregon," Noem added. "The law, U.S. Constitution, and supremacy clause back the President's action to protect the public and law enforcement, and today this ruling has vindicated us."

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Trump shuts down UN-backed effort to impose global climate change tax, calling it a 'scam'



The Trump administration has used its influence to shut down an effort by a U.N.-backed organization to convince nations to impose a global carbon tax.

The tax was meant to decrease dependence on carbon-producing industries and to fund policies intended to combat "climate change."

'The United States will NOT stand for this Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping, and will not adhere to it in any way, shape, or form.'

Supporters believed the global tax would be approved at the International Maritime Organization summit in London, but on Friday, the talks fell apart after the the U.S. State Department threatened to take action. President Donald Trump also lambasted the tax on social media.

"I am outraged that the International Maritime Organization is voting in London this week to pass a global Carbon Tax," wrote the president Thursday.

"The United States will NOT stand for this Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping, and will not adhere to it in any way, shape, or form," he added. "We will not tolerate increased prices on American Consumers OR, the creation of a Green New Scam Bureaucracy to spend YOUR money on their Green dreams. Stand with the United States, and vote NO in London tomorrow!"

The tax had been approved in a meeting in April and was expected to be confirmed Friday. Opposition from the U.S. led Singapore to propose postponing the vote. The organization will meet in another 12 months to reconsider the global "scam" tax.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also posted a message in opposition to the tax.

"This week, the UN is attempting to pass the first global carbon tax , which will increase energy, food, and fuel costs across the world," he wrote on social media.

"We will not allow the UN to tax American citizens and companies," Rubio added. "Under the leadership of @POTUS, the U.S. will be a hard NO. We call on other nations to stand alongside the United States in defense of our citizens and sovereignty."

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Two 'MONSTERS' arrested in shooting of children's baseball coach were granted citizenship under Biden, DHS says



Two of the three men arrested for the shooting of a children's baseball coach in Texas were granted citizenship under the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The shooting incident was reported at the Ameripark youth baseball field in Katy on Sunday, according to a press release from the Waller County Sheriff's Office. Police said they were called at 9:50 a.m. on a report of shots fired and then a second call reporting that someone had been shot.

'There was bullets flying everywhere. It wasn't one shot. There's bullets flying everywhere off the poles, onto the field. It's just unbelievable.'

When they responded, they found a 27-year-old coach who had been shot in the shoulder. He was airlifted to a hospital for treatment and later released.

After an investigation, police concluded that three man had been shooting at targets and a stray bullet had hit the coach. The three men were identified as 23-year-old Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 21-year-old Ahmad Mawed, and 27-year-old Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah.

But many suspect that the police concluded hastily that the men had accidentally shot at the baseball field with dozens of children.

Two youth coaches spoke to KTRK-TV and described a chaotic scene.

"There was bullets flying everywhere. It wasn't one shot," said Corbin Geisendorff. "There's bullets flying everywhere off the poles, onto the field. It's just unbelievable."

"Our team was about to take the field," recalled Alex Smith. "Our kids were out ready to go, and then shots started being let go. They ducked down, got in line, and they trusted us, thankfully. We got them to their parents."

Police said each of the suspects was charged with one felony count of deadly conduct involving the discharge of a firearm. Each was held under a $100,000 bond.

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On Friday, the official social media account for the DHS reported that two of the suspects had gained U.S. citizenship under the Biden administration.

"Two of the MONSTERS who opened fire on a children’s baseball field in Katy, Texas, gained status and even U.S. citizenship under the Biden Administration. Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah and Ahmad Mawed ruthlessly opened fire hitting the team’s coach while he was leading a prayer," read the post.

"These individuals should never have been allowed into our country. Under @POTUS Trump, and @Sec_Noem we are working to prevent attacks like these from ever happening again," they added.

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Trump to award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 'A giant of his generation'



President Donald Trump revealed at the outset of his remarks commemorating the 9/11 attacks on Thursday that he will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, a 31-year-old Christian father of two, was assassinated on Wednesady at the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah.

'He fought for liberty, democracy, justice, and the American people.'

"Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt," Trump told the crowd in the courtyard of the Pentagon. "Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty, and an inspiration to millions and millions of people."

"Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Erika, and his beautiful children," continued Trump. "We miss him greatly, yet I have no doubt that Charlie's voice and the courage that he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on."

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After announcing he would award the fallen patriot the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Trump guaranteed that the crowd for the corresponding ceremony would be "very big."

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The Medal of Freedom was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

While it is supposed to be awarded to individuals like Kirk — those "who have made exceptional contributions to the security or national interests of America, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors" — former President Joe Biden awarded it in his final months in office to a woman who made millions of dollars helping snuff out millions of American lives; to accused sex creep and former Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.); Democrat mega-donor George Soros; failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton; and former members of the Jan. 6 committee.

In addition to promoting free speech, limited government, and love for God through his organization, Kirk personally worked to bridge the chasm between disparate factions, engaging in civil debate across the country and abroad.

Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA, has worked on over 3,500 college and high school campuses to empower young Americans to become leaders in their communities, to stand up for America's founding principles, and to foster civic engagement.

Trump noted in his video-taped remarks following Kirk's death on Wednesday that the young man was a "martyr for truth and freedom" whose death was the result, in part, of incendiary leftist rhetoric."

The president added, "Charlie was a patriot who devoted his life to the cause of open debate and the country that he loved so much, the United States of America. He fought for liberty, democracy, justice, and the American people."

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BREAKING: Bombshell documents referred to DOJ expose Obama's direct role in Russia hoax



Shortly after Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the 2016 election, the media and deep state actors began work to subvert his win. The public-facing campaign began when BuzzFeed published an unvetted dossier compiled by a former British spy at the behest of the Hillary Clinton campaign.

To recap, the Clinton campaign funneled money to the Democratic National Committee, which hired a law firm to then hire an opposition research firm, Fusion GPS, which hired former British spy Christopher Steele to compose the since-debunked briefing.

'The integrity of our democratic republic demands that every person involved be investigated and brought to justice to prevent this from ever happening again.'

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is now alleging that the campaign-funded document formed the basis of a "treasonous conspiracy by officials at the highest levels of the Obama White House to subvert the will of the American people and try to usurp the President from fulfilling his mandate.”

“Americans will finally learn the truth about how in 2016," Gabbard wrote on X Friday, "intelligence was politicized and weaponized by the most powerful people in the Obama Administration to lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President [Donald Trump], subverting the will of the American people and undermining our democratic republic.”

The documents show around the beginning of December 2016, the U.S. intelligence community compiled an assessment for then-President Obama concluding, “Russia ‘did not impact recent U.S. election results’ by conducting cyber attacks on infrastructure.”

She added, “Before it could reach the President, it was abruptly pulled ‘based on new guidance.’ This key intelligence assessment was never published.”

The documents point to Obama ordering FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to direct their agencies to "create a new intelligence assessment that detailed Russian election meddling, even though it would contradict multiple intelligence assessments released over the previous several months.”

The day after the reported meeting, leaks appeared in the Washington Post and NBC News. The DNI report details “whistleblower emails” it says prove Clapper and Brennan used the Steele dossier as the basis to put forward a false narrative.

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“This betrayal concerns every American," Gabbard wrote. "The integrity of our democratic republic demands that every person involved be investigated and brought to justice to prevent this from ever happening again.”

The DNI referred the newly revealed documents to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution.

Public reaction was swift. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk said on X that the revelations show that “it was all a giant HOAX.” He then called on the Department of Justice to “investigate and prosecute.”

“This is surreal," Gen. Mike Flynn, former national security adviser in Trump's first term, said on X. "Here in America, the Director of National Intelligence @DNIGabbard is now stating emphatically that a former President of the United States @BarackObama attempted a coup against the @POTUS @realDonaldTrump.”

The full trove of documents released Friday can be found here.

This is a developing story.

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Drunk on air? Former intelligence officer pulled off live TV



During Fox News' coverage of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade, contributor and former Defense Intelligence Officer Rebekah Koffler appeared on air with slurred speech and exaggerated gestures, leading viewers to speculate she was intoxicated.

In a now deleted post on X, Koffler wrote prior to the interview, “Well @POTUS is apparently encroaching on my airtime! My hit is moved to 8:20-8:30 pm depending on how long #Trump takes. I’m honored. Refilling my #champagne glass while waiting for my hit!”

Accompanying the sentiment was a photo of a bottle of champagne.

When she was asked on air what her thoughts were on the “incredible symbolism” and “messaging” of the event, her response was almost unintelligible.


“I’m so excited, Emily and Lucas Tomlinson,” Koffler said to Fox News anchors Emily Compagno and Lawrence Jones. “Everybody, like, this is incredible! Finally, the United States is back! I want to really thank all of our Army, Navy, and Air Force officers who’ve been sacrificing their lives, literally. Their families have been contributing to the mission.”

“With our new commander in chief, Donald J. Trump, they are prioritizing America first. And I want to thank these officers for all of their sacrifices and all of the hardships that their families have endured,” she continued, adding, “Lawrence Jones, you’re doing ... you’re rocking, man!”

Her segment then ended when the Fox and Friends hosts cut her off and quickly went to a commercial break.

Koffler claimed she was simply having an audio issue, but BlazeTV host Pat Gray isn’t buying it.

“I say she was drunk,” Gray says on “Pat Gray Unleashed.”

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Leftists rage over Trump's latest patriotic installment at the White House



President Donald Trump installed two big, beautiful flagpoles on the White House grounds on Wednesday, and leftists are losing their minds.

Trump announced the installation on Tuesday, saying the flagpoles were "always missing from this magnificent place." After the 100-foot flagpoles were put in place, the left-wing media ripped the administration for the changes to the White House grounds.

The flags weren't the only things that sparked outrage from the left.

Our great American Flag is now flying high on the South Lawn of the White House. GOD BLESS AMERICA! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/AJ5PAB5ygl
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 18, 2025

The Daily Beast reported on the new flagpoles, calling them one of the latest "monstrous changes" Trump has made to the White House. The "monstrous changes" in question also include renovations to the Rose Garden to make it easier for women to walk on with high heels, according to Trump.

The publication also characterized the patriotic flagpoles, which will fly the American flag and the POW/MIA flag, as "tacky."

The flags weren't the only things that sparked outrage from the left. Trump spoke to reporters on the South Lawn during the installation, when he was asked about the deportation efforts being rolled out by the administration. In response, Trump turned to the workers and jokingly asked if any of them were illegal immigrants.

"We've got to get the bad people out of here first, and we're doing that," Trump said. "We're taking them out by the thousands. Murderers, drug dealers, people that are mentally insane from insane asylums."

"Any illegal immigrants in there?" Trump joked, turning to the workers at the press conference. "No? If they were, they'll find out."

Mediaite promptly reported on the incident, calling it a "stunning moment" and accused the president of "laughing as he threatened to destroy someone's 'whole life.'" The reason the president was laughing, of course, was because he was making a joke.

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.@POTUS to the media as workers lift the new White House American Flagpole:

"Let's see how REAL people work. These are real people — you're not real people, your job is too easy." 🤣 pic.twitter.com/fklpDGpLC0
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 18, 2025

Mediaite also accused Trump of taking a break from "threatening Iran" to oversee the installation of the flagpoles, suggesting the president is putting foreign policy on the back burner. The article failed to note that Trump took several questions related to the conflict during the press conference.

Despite this, Trump stuck to his big, beautiful flagpoles, encouraging future administrations to keep them up on the White House grounds as a "magnificent" display of patriotism.

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DOJ attorney resigns — but vows to keep fighting in Texas in major announcement on Glenn Beck show



Aaron Reitz, the former assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy, made a major announcement during an interview on "The Glenn Beck Program" Thursday morning after declaring his immediate resignation from his DOJ position the day before.

He shared his resignation letters addressed to President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi in a post on social media on Wednesday afternoon.

'Duty now calls me to continue that fight on a new front.'

"My fight for Law, Order, Justice, and the Constitution continues in Texas. Thank you, @POTUS and @AGPamBondi for your leadership and for the privilege of serving our great nation under you," he wrote.

In his resignation letters, Reitz hinted at waging a bold, new fight in Texas but stopped short of revealing the details of his next move.

Reitz told Trump that the assistant attorney general role was "one of the finest honors of my life."

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"Under the leadership of Attorney General Bondi, I am proud to say we have made historic strides in that mission," he told the president.

"Duty now calls me to continue that fight on a new front," Reitz continued. "After much prayer and careful reflection, I have decided to resign from my position at the Justice Department, effective today, and to return home to Texas. In Texas, I will serve you, your Administration, and our America First movement in an even greater capacity."

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During a Thursday morning interview with Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, Reitz revealed his next step, declaring his run for Texas attorney general.

"I'm proud to share this news with Texans on your show for the first time," Reitz told Beck. "With Attorney General [Ken] Paxton now throwing his hat in the ring for the United States Senate, it's giving Texans a once-in-a-decade opportunity to put what President Trump called a true MAGA attorney and a warrior for the Constitution to succeed Paxton and keep his foot on the gas, to press in hard, on all of the things that Texans really care about."

Reitz vowed to partner with President Donald Trump to "really hold the line" by investigating and litigating "blue state agitators," including George Soros-funded district attorneys, mayors, and nonprofits.

Before his position at the DOJ, Reitz was chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and deputy attorney general for legal strategy to Texas AG Paxton.

While under Paxton, Reitz was described as Texas' "offensive coordinator," leading dozens of lawsuits against the Biden administration on matters concerning immigration, consumer protection, and election integrity.

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Trump personally took action to bar foreign students' entry to Harvard over security threats. Enter: Obama judge.



The Trump administration has repeatedly taken actions to ensure that Harvard University doesn't remain a haven for foreign radicals, and a meddlesome Obama judge has repeatedly thrown up roadblocks.

The Department of Homeland Security, dissatisfied with Harvard's response to violent and illegal activities by foreign students, announced last month that it would revoke the university's certification for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program that allowed the school to enroll international students.

As this would greatly impact the student body — roughly 7,000 or 27% of which are student foreigners — but, more importantly, the school's bottom line, Harvard sued the administration, claiming that the decision violated the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, an Obama appointee, granted a temporary restraining order on May 23.

'Harvard University is no longer a trustworthy steward of international student and exchange visitor programs.'

Aware that there is more than one way to skin a cat, President Donald Trump — whose administration revoked roughly 4,000 student visas in his first 100 days — issued an executive order on Wednesday temporarily suspending the entry into the U.S. of foreign Harvard University students on nonimmigrant F, M, or J visas. The apparent aim of the order was to circumvent the Obama judge's temporary restraining order.

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The president framed the action as an effort to enhance national security, suggesting that Harvard has demonstrated:

  • noncompliance with federal law;
  • an inability to police its foreign students;
  • an apparent unwillingness to disclose information about foreign students' known illegal activity; and
  • "extensive entanglements" with foreign powers, communist China in particular.

'Admission to the United States to study at an "elite" American university is a privilege, not a right.'

The White House noted further that Harvard "has failed to adequately address violent anti-Semitic incidents on campus, with many of these agitators found to be foreign students."

Trump concluded that "Harvard University is no longer a trustworthy steward of international student and exchange visitor programs." He suggested further that the consequences of Harvard's many failings "jeopardize the integrity of the entire United States student and exchange visitor visa system, compromise national security, and embolden other institutions to similarly disregard the rule of law."

Attorney General Pam Bondi weighed in, writing, "Admission to the United States to study at an 'elite' American university is a privilege, not a right. This Department of Justice will vigorously defend the President's proclamation suspending the entry of new foreign students at Harvard University based on national security concerns.

The school nevertheless amended its lawsuit — now accusing Trump of pursuing "a government vendetta against Harvard" — and asked for swift action from the Obama judge.

Harvard University President Alan Garber then reassured foreigners that Harvard, which has gobbled up billions of American taxpayer dollars, is a "truly global university community."

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Judge Burroughs once again intervened, blocking the president's order and adding to the historic number of nationwide injunctions and temporary restraining orders federal judges have issued since Trump retook office.

Burroughs said in her two-page ruling that a continuation of her May 23 restraining order and a new restraining order against Trump's executive order were "warranted," as the Massachusetts-based school would otherwise face "immediate and irreparable injury."

Following the ruling, Attorney General Pam Bondi's chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, wrote, "Harvard is refusing to provide the federal government with information about crimes and misconduct committed by its foreign students."

"This is a threat to national security and we will vigorously defend @POTUS's proclamation," added Mizelle.

Blaze News reached out to the White House and to the DHS for comment but did not immediately receive responses.

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DHS, FBI investigating deleted seashell post from former FBI Director James Comey appearing to threaten Trump



The current head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said they were opening an investigation into the apparent threat made against President Donald Trump by James Comey, a former director of the FBI.

Social media erupted with condemnation on Thursday when Comey posted the image of a shell formation he claimed to have found on the beach. People quickly associated the message "8647" as advocating for the removal or death of the president.

'It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.'

Comey deleted the post and issued an explanation.

"I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message," he wrote. "I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."

Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem said she would look into the message along with the U.S. Secret Service.

"Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump. DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately," she wrote.

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FBI Director Kash Patel said he was cooperating with the Secret Service on the matter.

"We are aware of the recent tweet by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump," wrote Patel. "We are in communication with the Secret Service and Director Curran. Primary jurisdiction is with SS on these matters and we, the FBI, will provide all necessary support."

The president's son responded to the post from his own account.

"Just James Comey causally calling for my dad to be murdered. This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!!" wrote Donald Trump Jr.

Comey was replaced by Christopher Wray in the first Trump administration, and Wray resigned from the post just ahead of the beginning of Trump's second term. The president nominated Patel at the beginning of his second term.

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