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The Biden administration’s Disinformation Governance Board finds itself on life support today, three weeks after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its creation. According to a report by The Washington Post’s Taylor Lorenz, DHS decided to “pause” the board’s formation. In response, Executive Director Nina Jankowicz submitted her letter of resignation. As Mediaite reports: Citing “multiple employees” at the Department of Homeland Security, Lorenz reported it was decided to end the effort on Monday, and Jankowicz wrote up a letter of resignation the following day. She was reportedly given the option to stay on as an evaluation of the…

IRS filings reveal that Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors redistributed millions of dollars donated to BLM to her family and friends. Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, BLM witnessed a cascade of donations, receiving more than $90 million in 2020 alone. The murky finances of BLM have attracted significant attention for some months as the racial justice group’s lack of transparency fueled calls for increased scrutiny. Now charity tax documents show how BLM spent its funds over a one-year period. As the Washington Examiner reports: Damon Turner, the father of Cullors’s only child, raked…

Special Counsel John Durham’s team of prosecutors began to lay out their case against former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman in court today. In a blistering opening statement, Durham’s team alleged Sussman used the FBI by sharing unverified information that falsely showed a fictional link between a Kremlin-affiliated Russian bank and the Trump Organization in the homestretch of the 2016 presidential election. The prosecution added that Sussman reportedly told then-FBI General Counsel Jim Baker the night before their meeting that “I’m coming on my own – not on behalf of a client or company – want to help the Bureau.”…

The White House has announced a significant reversal of Trump-era restrictions on the island nation of Cuba. A State Department official lauded the developments as necessary “to further support the Cuban people, providing them additional tools to pursue a life free from Cuban government oppression and to seek greater economic opportunities.” The changes include the easing of visa processing, family remittances and travel restrictions to the communist country. As Voice of America reports: “The Cuban people are confronting an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and our policy will continue to focus on empowering the Cuban people to help them create a future…

Fox News’ top-rated host has responded to critics who accused him of inspiring the deranged gunman responsible for the deaths of 10 people in Buffalo, New York. The horrific shooting occurred at a grocery store on Saturday. The man behind the trigger described himself in rambling online manifestos as a “moderate left authoritarian.” However, Tucker Carlson’s critics blamed him, in part, for the massacre for supposedly fanning the flames of racial intolerance. Not one to sit idly by, Tucker responded to their attacks last night: https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1526369786422247427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1526369786422247427%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fbonchie%2F2022%2F05%2F16%2Ftucker-carlson-responds-to-charges-he-inspired-buffalo-shooter-makes-his-critics-look-like-childish-ghouls-n565725 RedState further reports: Carlson notes the way in which Democrats rushed to execute a…

The United States Supreme Court delivered a win for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz earlier today when it struck down campaign loan repayment limits. Six of the justices agreed with Cruz, who challenged the law that restricted candidates who loaned large amounts of money to their political campaigns. Under the current law, candidates who contributed money to their own campaigns could only be repaid up to $250,000. As NBC reports: Cruz loaned his re-election campaign $260,000 — intentionally going above the limit in order to trigger a legal challenge — when then-Rep. Beto O’Rourke ran against him in 2018.Writing for the…

In a significant policy reversal, President Joe Biden has approved a plan to deploy several hundred U.S. troops to Somalia. According to The New York Times, Biden also signed off on targeting about a dozen leaders of the Al Shabaab, an Islamic insurgent group active in the region. The change undoes former President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 700 soldiers from the war-torn African country. Per The New York Times: Together, the decisions by Mr. Biden, described by the officials on the condition of anonymity, will revive an open-ended American counterterrorism operation that has amounted to a slow-burn war through…

The leading Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania’s crucial U.S. Senate race suffered a stroke over the weekend. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and the overwhelming favorite in Tuesday’s statewide primary went to the hospital Friday. In a Tweet, Fetterman said that he “didn’t want to go,” but his wife insisted, and “as usual, she was right.” https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman/status/1525921940443127809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1525921940443127809%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-leading-democratic-pa-senate-candidate-john-fetterman-reveals-he-suffered-a-stroke-two-days-ago-just-hours-before-election%2F As Mediaite reports: In a statement, the candidate explained that his wife, Giselle Fetterman, recommended he be examined by a doctor after observing symptoms. He revealed the stroke was caused by a clot in his heart….Fetterman did not address why his campaign waited two days…

On Sunday, a man opened fire at a luncheon following mass at a Geneva Presbyterian Church, killing one parishioner and wounding five. First responders from across Orange County swarmed the scene. When police officers arrived, they were surprised to see that members of the Taiwanese congregation had already intervened. Churchgoers displayed “exceptional bravery and heroism” by wresting away control of his two handguns and hog-tying him with an extension cord. https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1525955699641024516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1525955699641024516%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fchurchgoers-hog-tied-gunman-who-opened-fire-on-flock-killing-1-and-wounding-5 The Daily Wire reports: Four of the shooting victims were in critical condition. Police did not disclose a motive for the shooting, which came just one day after an…

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that investigations can resume into parents seeking gender-affirming care for their transgender kids. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1525144074319278080 In February, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to investigate parents and doctors who approve and provide gender-affirming medical treatments. The development lifts an earlier injunction against Abbott’s controversial order. As NPR reports: The ruling overturns a lower court’s injunction from March 11, barring state officials from pursuing Abbott’s Feb. 22. directive that instructed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate “any reported instances” of a range of treatments and procedures, including the administration of hormones and puberty-blocking drugs.The parents of…