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The former mayor of College Park, Maryland has pleaded guilty – to 140 counts related to the possession and distribution of child pornography. Patrick Wojahn, a member of the Democratic Party, was arrested in March and has since agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors. As per the agreement, Wojahn will be sentenced to a term of 30 years in prison. The charges against him include 60 counts related to the distribution of child pornography as well as 40 counts each of possession of child pornography and possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute. Wojahn, 47, will formally…

A breast cancer patient claims her health clinic dropped her after she criticized a trans pride flag hanging in the reception area. Marlene Barbera can no longer receive treatment at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) facilities. Barbera had previously been a patient at the Richmond Family Medicine Clinic (RFMC) in Portland, Oregon, for 12 years. During that time, she saw the same primary care physician. But no longer, as The Blaze explains: Barbera regularly had appointments at the clinic because she has been ill for some time. An X account believed to be Barbera’s said she had already received a liver…

UPDATE: A Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) spokesman has informed The Daily Signal that the 911 report of an active shooter threat on Capitol Hill “appears to be a bad call.” “No injuries and no shooter were located,” said MPD Officer Hugh Carew. D.C. police are continuing to assist U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1686821697088090112 “Please stay away from the area as we are still investigating. We will continue to communicate with the public here,” USCP tweeted. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: U.S. Capitol Police have responded en masse to unconfirmed reports of an active shooter at the Russell Senate Office Building. A significant…

While serving as acting governor, New Jersey’s Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver (D) was hospitalized earlier Monday. Garden State Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is currently in Italy. New Jersey Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari (D) has taken on the role of acting governor until Murphy returns. As News 12 New Jersey reports: Oliver is at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston and is “unable to discharge the duties of acting governor at this time,” Communications Director Mahen Gunaratna said in a statement Monday. There is no word yet on exactly why Oliver is in the hospital, but Gunaratna says he’ll provide…

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), a youthful, pro-business Democrat, is considering a primary challenge against President Joe Biden. Phillips represents a formerly Republican-leaning district comprising several of the Twin Cities wealthiest suburbs. According to CNN, he’s receiving encouragement to run from Democrats concerned with Biden’s electability and age. The Minnesota representative will travel to New York City later this week to discuss a potential White House run with donors: Phillips has said publicly he does not believe Biden should run for reelection, telling a Minnesota radio station last year that the country “would be well served by a new generation of…

A new bill making its way through the legislative process in Washington, D.C., would scrub the words “husband” and “wife” from federal law. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) introduced the Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act on July 14 to make federal marriage laws gender-neutral. Brownley’s legislation would replace traditional terms with words and phrases like “spouse” and “married person.” (RELATED: McCarthy Threatens To Beat Up Controversial Dem In Explosive Showdown) Fox News traveled to the U.S. Capitol Building to gauge the reaction to her proposal from the lawmakers who may vote on it: Watch the latest video at foxnews.com “I…

The Seattle-based coffee powerhouse Starbucks hired former Biden administration Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a civil rights audit after the death of George Floyd. The decision occurred years before the widespread implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace. It was deemed necessary after a Starbucks manager called the police on two Black men who allegedly refused to leave a Philadelphia store after not buying anything. Amid an intense public relations backlash, the fast-food chain announced a “multiphase effort” to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The effort included a so-called civil rights audit conducted by Washington,…

And brings multiple new charges against Trump… According to a new court filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith has charged a third individual over the alleged mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago by former President Donald Trump. The new defendant is Carlos De Oliveira. According to CNN, De Oliveira is a maintenance worker who helped move boxes of classified documents around Mar-a-Lago after the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump for them. The New York Times identified him as the worker who drained the pool at Mar-a-Lago in October, flooding the room where surveillance footage is kept. Additionally, Smith has brought multiple new…

MSNBC guest Paul Rieckhoff, director of the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, made a startling claim on MSNBC Tuesday night. During a panel discussion with host Nicole Wallace, Rieckhoff alluded to the need for a new iteration of the Patriot Act to monitor potential right-wing threats. https://twitter.com/KevinTober94/status/1683963998906077191 Rieckhoff’s argument for a 9/11-style response to so-called right-wing extremism received widespread ridicule online, as Fox News notes: “We’re in a battle for hearts and minds, and there are people who are on the fence, we’ve got to have leaders and messages and messengers and programs that get to those people,…

The search for a paddle boarder last seen alive in a pond adjacent to the Obama family’s Martha’s Vineyard estate is over. Authorities retrieved the yet-to-be-identified Black male’s body from the pond where he drowned. Massachusetts State Police (MSP) reported the body was found in Edgartown Great Pond at 10 a.m. local time Monday at a depth of eight feet, approximately 100 feet from shore. MSP divers initiated a recovery operation after Massachusetts Environmental Police found the corpse using sonar technology. “The investigation into the fatality is being conducted by the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands…