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Iran Will Release the Women Scheduled to Be Executed
Eight Iranian women, one only 16 years of age, were scheduled to be executed. President Trump asked for their release as a goodwill gesture, and they obliged. He thanked them and noted that no member of the international community had said anything about their upcoming execution. President Trump posted this great information on Truth Social: […]
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The Story At A Glance
– President Trump urged Iran on Truth Social to release eight women facing execution for anti-regime protests, framing it as a goodwill gesture for negotiations.
– Trump later claimed Iran halted the executions, releasing four women immediately and sentencing the others to one month in prison.
– Iranian authorities denied the claims, calling them misleading, with no independent verification of releases or halted executions.
Context
Iran’s judiciary has ramped up executions after January 2026 protests in Tehran, issuing death sentences to protesters amid crackdowns that killed thousands. Rights groups report unfair trials based on tortured confessions, including cases like Bita Hemmati’s, but no confirmed mass execution of eight women occurred.
Christian Perspective
From a biblical standpoint, the sanctity of life demands opposition to unjust executions, especially of women and youth protesting tyranny, echoing God’s call to defend the vulnerable in Proverbs 31:8-9. Iran’s theocratic regime perverts justice, contrasting with Christ’s teachings on mercy over ritualistic law. Trump’s intervention highlights a leader seeking to spare lives, aligning with Christian compassion without compromising strength.
Implications
This underscores Trump’s America First diplomacy, prioritizing U.S. leverage to protect innocents abroad while exposing global silence on Iran’s brutality, which erodes Christian values of justice and human dignity. For American society, it reinforces the need for leaders who confront rogue regimes directly, countering the weakness of international bodies that ignore such atrocities. It bolsters Christian families by modeling protective leadership against oppressive states that threaten traditional order.
Broader Trends
Trump’s unverified claim fits a pattern of bold U.S. assertions against Islamist regimes, pushing back on Iran’s suppression of dissent amid regional wars, including their support for anti-Israel forces. It highlights the Great Replacement dynamic in global politics, where elite silence enables demographic and cultural erosion through unchecked tyranny. This episode critiques liberal democracy’s failures, as strongman diplomacy under Trump yields results where multilateral talks falter.
Takeaway
Christians should pray for the release of persecuted women in Iran, drawing from Psalm 82’s mandate to defend the weak against unjust rulers. America First principles demand supporting leaders like Trump who use leverage to halt executions, prioritizing national strength over endless foreign entanglements. Build resilient communities by fostering large families and rejecting globalist apathy toward such regimes.
Dem frontrunner for California governor under fire for ties to bombshell corruption scandal
According to the feds, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson plotted with lobbyist Greg Campbell and longtime Becerra aide Sean McCluskie to siphon $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign account for personal use between February 2022 and September 2024.
While McCluskie was Becerra’s chief of staff, Williamson — who also worked on Becerra’s 2018 campaign for attorney general — allegedly funneled $10,000 per month. The funds were routed through multiple business entities and falsely labeled as pay for a “no-show” job that didn’t exist.
Williamson also faces other charges, and Newsom had said he placed her on leave when made aware of a probe. She pleaded not guilty, while Campbell and McCluskie pleaded guilty.
Becerra has repeatedly denied knowledge of the scheme, and has not been accused of wrongdoing.
But his allies’ alleged misdeeds have put an unflattering spotlight on the longtime California pol.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is also running for governor, blasted Becerra online Wednesday morning for what he called a flip-flop on what Becerra knew around the scandal.
“Same politician. Same illegal payments,” said Villaraigosa, who is also a Democrat. “But five months later
Xavier Becerra tells a different story.”
The former mayor shared two clips, put on repeat and dramatically slowed down, where Becerra tells one television station in November that “I was aware of the payments being made.” Then he tells another journalist in April that “I didn’t oversee that part.”
In the November clip shared by Villaraigosa, Becerra said he “had authorized” the payments when approached by advisors and “saw” the payments…..
CRISIS: Pregnant woman turned away by 16 hospitals in South Korea
Public outrage has erupted at the news that 16 hospitals across South Korea refused assistance to a pregnant woman before she was finally admitted.
The Korea Times noted that a 36-year-old woman was 20 weeks pregnant and was refused admission by 16 medical facilities in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.
After a three-hour delay, she was admitted to a hospital in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. The Times reported:
According to the Daegu Fire and Disaster Headquarters, a call came in at 2 a.m. on March 25 reporting that the woman, who was staying at her in-laws’ home in Dong District, Daegu, was suffering from abdominal pain.
However, when paramedics attempted a hospital transfer, “16 maternity departments across Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province declined to admit her, quoting reasons such as a lack of available beds, no obstetrician on duty, or doctors occupied with other emergencies,” the Times stated.
The control center noted that the woman “was in stable condition and showed no immediate signs of labor,” which led to the decision to allow a long-distance transfer to another province.
The mother was discharged following medical care, with she and her preborn baby reportedly in stable condition.
In Daegu, a lack of emergency facilities is causing the need to transport patients further away for care.
The Korea Times noted, “In Daegu, the number of out-of-area transfers taking more than two hours from the arrival of emergency responders at the scene to the patient’s arrival at a hospital stood at seven in 2024, rising to 13 last year.”
And yet, with birth rates hitting record lows in South Korea, many hospitals have cut down on or shut their maternity wards down due to financial strain and a shortage of obstetricians.
Rural areas have been hit hardest, with some expectant mothers forced to travel hours to a hospital equipped for emergency care. An article in Time reported:…
HHS Secretary: Biden admin blocked religious families from foster parenting
Last week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified to Congress that the Biden administration blocked Christian couples from fostering children.
Secretary Kennedy testified that Biden officials imposed a 2024 HHS rule that required prospective foster parents to support LGBTQ identities as a condition for federal funding for foster care programs nationwide.
Secretary Kennedy noted the policy “dramatically constricted the pool of available parents” for children in need of good homes. His testimony was part of the HHS’ efforts to roll back these restrictions.
“President Trump and First Lady Trump’s vision for foster care is one family for every one child,” stated Secretary Kennedy. “Currently, there are two children for every available foster family because the Biden Administration was excluding an entire class of foster families due to their religious beliefs. This is unacceptable, and we are changing that.”
The 2024 rule required foster parents to meet three conditions to qualify as a “designated placement” for fostering LGBTQ+ children. These conditions included “establishing an environment that supports the child’s LGBTQ+ status or identity,” receiving training to get the “appropriate knowledge and skills to provide for the needs of the child related to the child’s self-identified sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression,” and committing to “facilitate the child’s access to age- or developmentally appropriate resources, services, and activities that support their health and well-being.”
In June 2025, a federal judge halted the rule and determined it “likely exceeded the scope of HHS’ authority” under the Major Questions Doctrine, which leaves rewriting law on significant political matters to Congress and not the courts.
“The Court will not permit HHS’s unlawful attempt to rewrite or expand the statutory text approved by Congress to suit its own sense of how the statute should operate,” wrote U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle.
As a “partial” result of Trump administration policies, Secretary Kennedy stated “the number of foster children has dropped from 425,000 to 325,000.”
In 2025, the Trump administration committed to removing anti-Christian bias from the federal government.
Under that commitment, the HHS is moving forward to remove this rule that discriminated against religious parents who oppose gender ideology and prevented them from providing loving homes to children….
Pro-life coalition to Senate: Defund Big Abortion for the next decade
Acoalition of state and national pro-life leaders is urging the U.S. Senate to take action to extend the Medicaid defunding of abortion businesses, including Planned Parenthood, before time runs out on July 4, 2026 — the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The coalition letter, signed by nearly 40 pro-life and conservative leaders — including Live Action founder and president Lila Rose, president of SBA Pro-life America Marjorie Dannenfelser, and National Right to Life president Carol Tobias — calls on the Senate to begin the process of ensuring Medicaid funding is not restored to abortion businesses.
The letter states:
We write as a coalition urging members of the Senate to include a provision to extend and solidify the defunding of the Abortion industry for the maximum duration permitted under reconciliation rules in a 2026 reconciliation bill.
Under current statutory budget reconciliation limitations, this means enacting a ten-year prohibition on federal funding no later than July 4, 2026. As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence, Congress has an obligation to ensure that federal spending reflects fiscal discipline, accountability, and respect for life.
The financial stakes are significant. Planned Parenthood alone receives over $830 million annually in taxpayer funding, primarily through federal health programs. Ending this funding would represent one of the most meaningful pro-taxpayer reforms Congress can enact. At a time of historic federal debt and growing budgetary pressure, continuing to subsidize the abortion industry is neither fiscally responsible nor defensible.
Planned Parenthood’s business model has diversified beyond abortion in recent years to include “gender-affirming care,” even for minors in some cases. A Live Action undercover investigation last year found various Planned Parenthood facilities who were willing to give hormones upon a first visit, with no mental health consultation.
Planned Parenthood’s abortion revenue alone is estimated at $200M annually, and its most recent annual report for 2024-25 (ending just before the Big, Beautiful Bill was signed) shows over 434,000 annual abortions — its highest number ever. The corporation’s taxpayer funding hit $832M, up 5% from the previous year. — a $39.8M increase. This equates to nearly $2.3M each day from U.S. taxpayers.
Planned Parenthood willingly harms children both before and after birth….
2 dead, 19 hurt after chemical plant leak in West Virginia
Republicans unveil more information on the Biden administration’s efforts to spy on the GOP
Republicans on a Senate Judiciary subcommittee unveil more information on the Biden administration’s efforts to spy on the GOP.
Secret Service Rushes In To Secure the White House, Trump Is In Danger
McEnany: This is BREATHTAKING
DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with fraud and money laundering. SPLC allegedly funneled $3M+ to extremist groups including neo-Nazis and KKK members. Panelists discuss the charges, media’s role, and financial implications of the case.
HORROR: Young PBS Employee Shot and Killed by Estranged Husband Outside Her Home
A promising young woman who also served our country in uniform has died days after she was shot in an unspeakable act of violence.
As KWCH reported, the Wichita Police Department confirmed that 25-year-old Ivy Unruh of PBS Kansas passed away after being allegedly shot by her husband, 29-year-old Joshua Orlando.
The shooting occurred on Friday morning around 8 a.m. at an apartment complex off of 37th Street North between Woodlawn and Rock Road in Wichita, Kansas. Unruh was rushed to the hospital and died on Monday from her injuries.
Unruh was an engineer at PBS Kansas at the time of her death.
She was also a military veteran who served in the Marines.
Victor Hogstrom, president of PBS Kansas, was shocked upon hearing the news of such a promising young person who died far too soon and mourned her passing:
“I heard about it, and I was first informed, and the first thing I did was slam the desk with my two hands — bang, what? That was my reaction. I couldn’t believe it,” Hogstrom said.
“She worked with people well. She was smart and very intelligent. She was a good employee. We’re all missing her from here, a very dependable person,” he added.
Orlando was arrested Friday and booked at the Sedgwick County Jail on a charge of aggravated battery. The charge has now been upgraded to first-degree murder following Unruh’s death.
He is being held on a $300,000 bond….
How Gavin Newsom subsidized migrant invasion with California taxpayers’ cash
Gavin Newsom has granted approximately $1 billion to an army of nonprofits that has encouraged unchecked numbers of migrants to enter the country.
Former President Joe Biden oversaw an unprecedented wave of migration across the southwestern border of the United States.
Some border states sought to stop the wave of illegal immigration on their own. California, on the other hand, welcomed the flood.
Newsom funded groups that backed migration, fought deportation orders in the courts, and led street protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
These groups often operate under the guise of “humanitarianism” or “immigration justice,” but many are in fact left-wing activist groups that use propaganda, lawfare, and street protests to transform America’s demographics and build political power for California Democrats — all on the public dime.
California saw more than 400,000 illegal immigrants between 2021 and 2023 alone.
And under Newsom’s leadership, the nation’s largest “sanctuary” state granted hundreds of millions of dollars to nonprofits that variously provided migrants with transportation assistance, shelter, social services, and legal protection.
The expenditures have been enormous.
According to our review of state funding records, under Newsom, California has granted massive contracts for migrant-related services:
more than $250 million to Catholic Charities; $85 million to Jewish Family Services; $12 million to Centro Legal de la Raza; $23 million to the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area; and more.
Many nonprofits benefiting from these funds are shockingly radical.
Al Otro Lado, a nonprofit that has been awarded more than $2 million by California since Newsom took office, helps purported asylum-seekers enter the United States — hence the group’s name, “to the other side.”
On social media, Al Otro Lado touts its efforts to provide “freedom of movement” to migrants. In addition to providing legal guidance, the group deploys volunteers to “remote migration routes to leave water, food, and essential supplies.”
According to its own materials, Al Otro Lado is anti-borders and openly hostile to the American nation.
In one Instagram video, the group’s litigating attorney Diego Teixeira clumsily summarized the view: “I honestly just believe that there’s no reason for why we should have borders.” The organization did not respond to our comment request.
Oasis Legal Services, another taxpayer-funded group, has worked on helping “queer and trans immigrants navigate immigration relief and benefits.”
In a recent report, the group boasted that “the odds of winning an asylum case go up to 99% for clients when they are represented by an Oasis team member.” (The group denies that it encourages the entry of immigrants.)…
GA Democrat Rep. David Scott dies at 80
U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.
Scott, who was seeking his 13th term in Congress despite challenges from within his party, was once a leading voice for his party on issues related to farm aid policy and food aid for consumers and a prominent Black member of the party’s moderate Blue Dog caucus.
“Iran BROKE The Ceasefire” – Two Ships SEIZED at Strait of Hormuz By Iran
Iran seizes two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump’s “indefinite” ceasefire faces its first real test. We break down the attacks, IRGC power, nuclear stakes, oil markets, and whether Trump can find an off‑ramp with Tehran.
Katherine Gorka: Virginia was a pyrrhic victory for Democrats | Bianca Across The Nation
On Wednesday’s “Bianca Across The Nation,” Katherine Gorka, Jim Gilmore, Scott Brown and Ford O’Connell analyzed the Democrats underperformance in the Virginia redistricting vote.
Researcher believes Noah’s Ark found in Turkey after new underground scans
Researchers working in Turkey say fresh scan data uncovered what appear to be tunnels inside a long-debated landform, bolstering their case that the site may be a manmade object that they believe to be Noah’s Ark.
Noah’s Ark Scans researcher Andrew Jones told “Fox & Friends First” on Wednesday that he believes the peculiar formation near Mount Ararat is the real deal.
“I do believe that this is the real, decayed, buried remains of Noah’s Ark, the famous ship. And we’re doing our best to convince the skeptics and show the world this site,” he said.
Jones said his team’s latest work has revealed tunnels in the landform suggestive of a manmade structure.
“Our new research has shown that there are tunnels about four meters down and about two meters high, going down the center of the boat and on the inside edge of the hull shape,” he said.
“We really believe that this layout, showing tunnels and also possible support beams and walls, would suggest that it’s a manmade object and not just a natural formation.”
Many geologists disagree, saying the remote site just a mile from the Iranian border is nothing more than a hill.
But Jones said the Bible states the Ark landed in the area, that the dimensions of the site also match the biblical description and that the soil inside the formation showed remarkable results in testing.
“We have the ship shape, and we’re in the right location, and now we’re also seeing that the soil inside is different from right outside the formation. So we have three times more organic matter found inside versus right outside. So it’s a distinct object and not just part of the mountainside.”
To Jones, this suggests the remains of ancient biological or manmade substances.
The next phase, he said, would be sending a robot into the tunnels to film and collect samples, rather than beginning excavation. …
Supreme Court liberals side with Clarence Thomas on Taliban suicide bomber lawsuit, 3 others dissent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit brought by a U.S. Army veteran injured in a Taliban suicide bombing to proceed, vacating a lower court ruling that had dismissed it.
Winston Tyler Hencely, a former U.S. Army specialist, suffered a fractured skull and brain injuries when a Taliban operative working for the military contractor Fluor Corporation blew up a suicide vest at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in 2016.
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina made a summary judgment for Fluor, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed, the opinion notes.
The majority opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, rejected a broad “battlefield preemption” theory that would have blocked state-law claims tied to combat activities.
Thomas — joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson — wrote that military contractors are not automatically shielded from liability when their conduct was not authorized by the military — even in war zones.
“The Fourth Circuit’s decision held Hencely’s claims preempted even though the conduct complained of was neither ordered nor authorized by the Federal Government. No provision of the Constitution and no federal statute justifies that preemption of the State’s ordinary authority over tort suits. Nor does any precedent of this Court command such a result. Therefore, we vacate the judgment of the Fourth Circuit and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion,” Wednesday’s decision declares.
“In 2016, a Taliban operative working for respondent Fluor Corporation, a military contractor, carried out a suicide-bomb attack at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. After then-Army Specialist Winston T. Hencely confronted him, the bomber detonated his suicide vest,” the opinion explains. “As a result of the injuries he received, Hencely is now permanently disabled.”
“In an effort to recover damages for his injuries, Hencely sued Fluor, bringing state-law tort claims for negligently retaining and supervising the attacker. According to Hencely and the United States military, Fluor’s conduct was not authorized by the military and even violated instructions the military had given it as a condition of operating on the base,” the opinion notes.
Justice Samuel Alito, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented…..
Judge Orders ICE to Release Family of Egyptian Suspect in Colorado Firebombing
Texas — A federal judge has ordered the release of the six-member family of Mohamed Sabri Soliman, an Egyptian national who is currently facing 184 criminal charges related to a firebomb attack that killed one in Boulder, Colorado.
The ruling by Federal District Judge Fred Biery orders ICE to release the family members who have been detained in Dilley, Texas since June 2025.
The family of six, that includes Hayam Salah Alsaid Ahmed El Gamal, the 41-year-old Egyptian citizen married to Soliman, two minor sons, and three minor daughters. All are Egyptian citizens who first came to the United States in August 2022.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), they were granted entry until February 26, 2023, after Soliman filed for asylum, listing the six-member family as his dependents in Denver, Colorado.
The White House signaled the removal of the family would be a speedy process in a social media post on X shortly after the family’s detention. The post carried the simple message, “Six One-Way Tickets for Mohamed’s Wife and Five Kids. Final Boarding Call Coming Soon.”
According to a statement by DHS, Soliman was admitted during the Biden administration on a valid visa but failed to exit the United States and overstayed the visa violating the conditions of his admission.
The family was initially detained for removal from the United States after Soliman was arrested for viciously attacking a peaceful group of people during a weekly solidarity march in support of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
According to an FBI statement, witnessed say Soliman attacked the group with a makeshift flame thrower and an incendiary device as he shouted “Free Palestine.
Eight victims were injured in the attack including four women and four men who were taken to Denver hospitals after the incident.
One victim later died of injuries sustained during the terrorist attack. Soliman has pleaded not guilty of more than 180 state and federal crimes related to the attack…..
Gates Foundation Cuts 20% of Staff, Launches External Review of Bill Gates’ Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The Wall Street Journal reports that an internal email sent to employees reveals that the philanthropic organization is undertaking significant organizational changes amid ongoing controversy surrounding Chairman Bill Gates’s association with Epstein.
The foundation has faced sustained scrutiny since details of Gates’s relationship with the disgraced financier became public.
Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation, disclosed in a Tuesday memo that he had commissioned an external examination of the foundation’s engagement with Epstein, as well as a review of policies governing how new philanthropic partnerships are vetted and developed.
Suzman stated in the communication, “This is a challenging time for our organization in many ways, but it also highlights the critical importance of taking the tough actions now.” The Journal reported that an update on this review is anticipated during the summer months.
The foundation’s troubles intensified in January when the Justice Department released emails showing correspondence between Epstein and staff members at the organization.
These DOJ documents additionally contained photographs showing Bill Gates alongside Epstein, as well as images of Gates with women whose faces had been redacted.
In February, the foundation issued a statement asserting that it had never made financial payments to Epstein nor employed him in any capacity. The organization also expressed regret that any of its employees had interacted with him.
During a town hall meeting with foundation staff that same month, a spokesperson told Reuters that Gates “took responsibility for his actions” concerning his ties to Epstein.
Bill Gates has maintained that his relationship with Epstein was limited to philanthropic matters and has acknowledged that meeting with him was a mistake. He has further denied any contact with victims of Epstein’s sexual abuse….
