Deep State: Dem-Voting Federal Bureaucrats Confirm They Would Defy Legal Presidential Orders, Poll Shows

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A new poll found that a majority of federal employees who previously voted Democrat are geared up to act against the interest of their elected boss, President Donald Trump.

The data, released Thursday by the Napolitan Institute, shows that 76% of voters for former Vice President Kamala Harris working under Trump say they will “resist” his plans, while 75% say they would hypothetically disobey, or “do what [they] thought was best,” when given a legal order that they disagreed with. The Napolitan Institute said the numbers show a “deep partisan divide in the Administrative State” as Trump moves to bring the numerous halls of government in alignment with his agenda.

“Our research confirms that the Administrative State is not composed of thoughtful, nonpartisan experts who are making neutral decisions for voters,” Napolitan Institute founder Scott Rasmussen said in a press release. “The deep partisan divide within the federal bureaucracy and the shifting public opinion present significant challenges for the current administration.”

The survey asked respondents to “imagine that you were the head of a federal government agency” and “President Trump gave you an order that was legal but you believed was bad policy.”

“Would you follow the president’s order or do what you thought was best?” The questionnaire asked.

The results showed that 75% of bureaucrats who voted for Harris for president would “do what [they] thought was best,” in regards to Trump’s orders, while 9% were unsure and the rest would obey him. This contrasted with 80% of Trump-voting officials who said they would follow the president despite their disagreements, with 2% saying they were unsure and 18% saying they would not. (Read more from “Deep State: Dem-Voting Federal Bureaucrats Confirm They Would Defy Legal Presidential Orders, Poll Shows” HERE)

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New Study Debunks Claim About OB-GYNs Fleeing Pro-Life States

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A new study by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health and other major universities has put a damper on the claim that obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) are systematically fleeing pro-life states or ones with more liberal abortion laws.

To the contrary, the cohort study measured data collected from Jan. 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2024. It concluded that the number of OB-GYNs in pro-life states actually increased at a faster rate than in pro-abortion states in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. That case overturned 1973’s Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion regulation to the purview of individual states and to Congress.

Based on data from more than 60,000 OB-GYNs, the report, released Monday, determined that the number of the women’s heath doctors actually increased by 8.3% in states where abortion was banned compared with 7.7% in states where abortion was protected after the Dobbs decision.

Overall, the study held that as of 2024, “the number of OB-GYNs did not significantly change across policy environments [states with varying abortion laws].”

According to the report, there are 14 states that ban abortions in almost all circumstances, and six states that have enforced bans on abortion after six to 12 weeks of gestation. The study’s findings are less surprising when one considers the fact that most OB-GYNs do not regularly conduct abortions. A Guttmacher Institute survey found that only 7% of OB-GYNs provided at least one abortion in 2013 and 2014. (Read more from “New Study Debunks Claim About OB-GYNs Fleeing Pro-Life States” HERE)

Progressives Abandon Christianity, Become Episcopalian

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I believe that America’s core ideals are very much linked to its Christian faith. So as Easter has just passed, I thought this would be a good time to take a closer look at the state of the American church and then weep quietly and say it was a great country while it lasted.

Now, according to a Pew poll, 62% of Americans identify as Christian. This is a slight drop from the 1697 poll which showed 99.9% of Americans were Christian with one heretic hiding in the woods hoping some long-haired guy with a buckle on his hat wouldn’t blow his head off with a blunderbuss.

But today’s religious landscape looks different depending on political affiliation. For instance, on the political Left, 43% of those who identify as progressives say they have abandoned Christianity and become Episcopalians. Fourteen percent of progressives say they have renounced the corrupt beliefs of colonizing white men, have returned to the innocent and beautiful natural religion of indigenous peoples, and were preparing to sacrifice a virgin to the volcano God until they realized that by the time they were sure she was a virgin, she wasn’t a virgin anymore, and if they threw her into a volcano there’d be no one left who knew how to make breakfast. (Read more from “Progressives Abandon Christianity, Become Episcopalian” HERE)

Trump: Russia and Ukraine ‘Are Very Close to a Deal’

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President Donald Trump said Friday that Ukraine and Russia “are very close to a deal” following a day of productive conversations.

Trump took to Truth Social just after he landed in Rome to share the details and suggest a meeting between top Russian and Ukrainian officials.

“Just landed in Rome. A good day in talks and meetings with Russia and Ukraine. They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to ‘finish it off,’” Trump wrote. “Most of the major points are agreed to.”

“Stop the bloodshed, NOW. We will be wherever is necessary to help facilitate the END to this cruel and senseless war!” he added.

Trump noted earlier in the day that he would be meeting with world leaders during his time in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral. (Read more from “Trump: Russia and Ukraine ‘Are Very Close to a Deal’” HERE)

Officials Launch Task Force to Root Out ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ in VA

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Veterans Affairs leaders launched a department-wide investigation into allegations of anti-Christian bias on Monday, asking employees to report fellow staffers for any “informal policies, procedures, or unofficial understandings hostile to Christian views.” The move . . . follows a government-wide mandate for investigations into discriminatory practices against Christian beliefs. . . 

In a department-wide memo distributed Monday, VA Secretary Doug Collins said that a new department task force will “review all instances of anti-Christian bias” throughout VA operations. That includes “adverse responses to requests for religious exemption” and “any observations of mistreatment for not participating in events or activities inconsistent with Christian views.”

In the past, some employees have claimed discrimination for being required to provide treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals or birth control medication to patients, claiming religious objections.  . .

Collins memo also asks employees to report “any mistreatment or reprimand issued in response to displays of Christian imagery or symbols.”In February, Collins ordered that displays of flags not in keeping with VA messaging — including LGBTQ+ Pride flags and other advocacy banners — be removed from department workspaces and common areas. . .In addition to his VA leadership role, Collins serves as an Air Force Reserve Chaplain and is a practicing Southern Baptist. (Read more from “Officials Launch Task Force to Root Out ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ in VA” HERE)

Gay Ex-FBI Agent Who ‘Battled’ J6ers Comes Outta the Closet With Big News

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The FBI used to be respected. Now it’s a punchline.

And honestly, guys like John Sullivan are exactly why. This is a man who spent 17 years working for a corrupt, politicized agency, proudly pushing the same tired propaganda that’s destroyed public trust in law enforcement. And now, after “serving in secret,” he’s stepping out of the shadows to run for Congress—complete with a dramatic video where he casts himself as some kind of homosexual Marvel-style hero who battled Russia, terrorists, drug cartels, and yes… the so-called insurrectionists of January 6.

Never mind the facts, right?

Never mind that the FBI and Supreme Court both agreed there was no insurrection on January 6. That doesn’t matter to John…

Look:

(Read more from “Gay Ex-FBI Agent Who ‘Battled’ J6ers Comes Outta the Closet With Big News” HERE)

Former Judge, Wife Arrested for Allegedly Harboring Illegal Tren de Aragua Member in Their Home

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A recently resigned New Mexico judge and his wife were arrested in a federal raid on their family home Thursday, after it was revealed they harbored an accused member of Tren de Aragua, according to a report.

Former Democratic Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Jose “Joel” Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, each face two charges of evidence tampering for allegedly harboring Cristhian Ortega-Lopez — an accused illegal migrant who federal officials say is a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Fox News reported.

“Under President Trump, we have arrested over 150,000 aliens — including more than 600 members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told the outlet.

On Feb. 28, Ortega-Lopez, 23, was apprehended during an ICE raid at the judge’s tony Las Cruces, NM, residence where the suspected gangbanger lived in a guesthouse after first ingratiating himself as a handyman, Fox News reported citing court documents.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of New Mexico permanently banned Cano from serving on the bench due to the February arrest of Ortega-Lopez. The judge had resigned from the bench in March. (Read more from “Former Judge, Wife Arrested for Allegedly Harboring Illegal Tren de Aragua Member in Their Home” HERE)

Trump Administration Ordered to Return Second Man Deported to El Salvador

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A judge appointed by President Donald Trump has ordered the Trump administration to return a Venezuelan man who was deported to El Salvador after being granted asylum under a previous court settlement.

It is the second time in the last month that the administration has been ordered to return someone deported to the Central American country.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration violated a settlement from a 2019 class action lawsuit in which unaccompanied minors were granted asylum.

The man who was deported was a 20-year-old Venezuelan named “Cristian.” He was aboard a March 15 flight that sent alleged MS-13 gang members to an El Salvador prison. (Read more from “Trump Administration Ordered to Return Second Man Deported to El Salvador” HERE)

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A New Direction: Parental Rights Are Making a Comeback

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The right to opt out one’s children from studying a sinister collection of sexually explicit storybooks in suburban Maryland, and the right to opt in to a Catholic Virtual charter school in Oklahoma, will be considered this month at the Supreme Court. That these two cases are under review by the high court is a strong indication that – after decades of being ignored by our educational system and the courts – parental rights are back.

The first case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, was brought by a group of parents whose children attend public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. In the fall of 2022, the local school board announced it would use “Pride Storybooks,” a collection of around 20 books for the county’s youngest learners – pre-K through eighth-grade. The collection does not just celebrate Pride parades: it also introduces small children to the gruesome process of “gender-transitioning” and, inevitably, the ludicrous dogma of “pronoun preferences.”

Objections were raised by parents from faith traditions including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and Islam. Their religious views do not endorse the ideologies pushed in the collection and they don’t want their children indoctrinated. When their pleas to opt their young children out of this curriculum were rejected by their school board, they went to court. These parents are asking simply for the right to protect their children from these far-left storybooks. Withdrawing the collection, they believe, is a matter for the school board.

A district court ruled that the parents couldn’t show that the school board’s “no-opt-out policy” burdened their religious exercise. A divided Fourth Circuit panel agreed last May, ruling that, in the absence of any “coercive effect,” there is no burden on religious exercise. Losing twice in federal court is enough to discourage most parties, but not these parents. They successfully petitioned the Supreme Court to review their case.

When it comes to protecting the interests of parents in their children’s education and religious formation, there is no better guardian than this Supreme Court. Just think back to 2020 when the Court struck down the “No-Aid” provision in Montana’s state constitution that excluded religious schools and families from a publicly-funded scholarship program for students attending private schools. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, recognized the “rights of parents to direct the religious upbringing of their children” as an “enduring American tradition.” His colleague, Justice Samuel Alito, added in a concurring opinion that “many parents of many different faiths still believe that their local school inculcates a worldview that is antithetical to what they teach at home.” (Read more from “A New Direction: Parental Rights Are Making a Comeback” HERE)

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Pete Hegseth’s Chief of Staff Joe Kasper Out at Pentagon as ‘Turf War’ Results in Another Shakeup: Report

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lost another member of his team Thursday as former chief of staff Joe Kasper is reportedly leaving the Pentagon amid a “turf war” that has resulted in several high-level departures and threats of subjecting staff to polygraph tests.

Kasper, who left his role as chief of staff last week, was expected to stay on in a different capacity at the Pentagon but has decided to move to the private sector amid the turmoil, according to Politico.

His exit comes a month after he fired off a memo announcing an investigation into “unauthorized disclosures of sensitive and classified information across the Department of Defense.”

Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell, former deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, former chief of staff to the deputy secretary of defense, were each escorted out of the building in a series of firings last week in the aftermath of the leak probe.

The investigation was launched after Hegseth reportedly became enraged that word of Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk’s March visit to the Pentagon was leaked to the New York Times.

“I’ll hook you up to a f–king polygraph!” Hegseth shouted at Adm. Christopher Grady, the then-acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after learning of the leak, sources told the Wall Street Journal Thursday. (Read more from “Pete Hegseth’s Chief of Staff Joe Kasper Out at Pentagon as ‘Turf War’ Results in Another Shakeup: Report” HERE)