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Court Halts Trump Admin Plan to Cut Consumer Watchdog Staff

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A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration's plans to immediately slash the workforce at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by about two-thirds, delivering a setback to the White House's protracted efforts to shrink the consumer...

Florida AG Launches Probe into MLB over Warnings to Christian Players Who Wore Bible Verses on Pride Night

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched an investigation into Major League Baseball (MLB) over the league issuing warnings to Christian players who displayed Bible verses on their caps during "Pride" night.

The post Florida AG Launches Probe into MLB over Warnings to Christian Players Who Wore Bible Verses on Pride Night appeared first on Breitbart.

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Appeals court SLAPS DOWN California on parental rights and trans-identifying students

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a preliminary injunction Friday against a California law that allowed children to hide their transgender status from their parents.

The law required teachers and others to withhold information from parents related to their children identifying as transgender or asking to be called by a different name.

'The Constitution is clear — parents have the right to know what is happening with their children and make decisions regarding their mental health, and no state law can override that fundamental protection.'

The three-judge panel initially rejected the lawsuit from residents of Huntington Beach but relented after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a similar case on the side of parental rights.

The appeals court recognized that the law would likely violate parents' First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

America First Legal, the organization that represents the parents, called the ruling a major victory in a statement on its website.

"California cannot use state law to force schoolteachers and administrators into a conspiracy of silence against parents," AFL senior counsel Nick Barry said. "California's law, and similar school policies, use state coercion to intentionally interfere with the parent-child relationship and separate a child from their parent. That is wrong and unlawful."

AFL added that the state of California "sought to prevent parents from obtaining information about 'gender transitions' of their own children without the child's consent."

Proponents of these types of laws say they are necessary to protect children who may have feelings that would lead them to identify as transgender from parents who may oppose their wishes. Critics say cutting out parents puts children at risk of grooming and abuse by far-left teachers and other school officials.

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"The Constitution is clear — parents have the right to know what is happening with their children and make decisions regarding their mental health, and no state law can override that fundamental protection," Barry continued.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has not commented on the ruling yet.

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DOJ Rebuffs Court Order for Weaponization Fund Declarations

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The Department of Justice is refusing to file court-ordered declarations stating it will not proceed with a proposed $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund that grew out of a settlement of President Donald Trump's personal lawsuit against the IRS.

ICE App Lets Local Officers Check Immigration Status

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State and local officers working with ICE can use a mobile facial-recognition app to verify a person's identity and immigration status against more than 250 million federal records, according to an internal DHS document.

Trump Endorses South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pam Evette, AG Alan Wilson for Governor: 'With Either One You Can't Go Wrong'

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President Donald Trump endorsed both South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pam Evette (R) and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson for governor, pointing out that "With either one you can't go wrong."

The post Trump Endorses South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pam Evette, AG Alan Wilson for Governor: ‘With Either One You Can’t Go Wrong’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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Trump administration DEFIES ultimatum from Clinton judge on anti-weaponization fund

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The Department of Justice rejected a judge's ultimatum on the "anti-weaponization fund" and called it a breach of the separation of powers doctrine.

President Donald Trump agreed to drop a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the formation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate the victims of weaponization of government in previous administrations.

'Judges do not get to insert themselves into the department's routine settlement authority.'

In response to a lawsuit over the fund, the government argued that the point was moot after Attorney General Todd Blanche testified to Congress that the fund was dead.

"We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche said clearly.

However, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema cited statements from the president supporting the fund and Blanche's reluctance to provide a written guarantee as evidence that the administration still sought to establish it.

Brinkema then gave the government a week to provide declarations under penalty of perjury from Blanche as well as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. She warned that if they failed to do so, she would allow a lawsuit against the government to proceed.

On Friday, the DOJ responded that the statements were unnecessary and constituted a "serious" violation of the separation of powers among the branches of government.

"It is telling that even after the federal court gave them a week, the acting attorney general and other senior administration officials continue to refuse to say under oath that the Slush Fund is dead and won't operate in the future," Democracy Forward president and CEO Skye Perryman said.

The organization is representing the plaintiffs, a coalition that includes a former federal prosecutor and two nonprofits.

"Nor have they provided any information under oath about their compliance with the court's prior directives," Perryman added.

A spokesperson for the DOJ told the Washington Examiner that the judge was improperly inserting herself into the lawsuit settlement.

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"The DOJ has already twice filed in court that the fund isn't moving ahead, coupled with Blanche's repeated testimony before Congress that the fund isn't moving forward," the spokesperson said.

"In essence, the judge's demand for declarations was an attempt to require her to personally sign-off on any and all future settlements, separate and apart from the Fund, that the department may make," the spokesperson added. "Judges do not get to insert themselves into the department's routine settlement authority."

Democrats and some Republicans have voiced opposition to the fund based on the critique that it would be a slush fund to reward the president's supporters and allies.

Brinkema was nominated to the bench by former President Bill Clinton in 1993.

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