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Doug Emhoff, husband of former Vice President and failed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, has found himself in an embarrassing position after his law firm bent the knee to Trump. Emhoff’s situation compares to his wife’s, who was forced to certify Trump’s victory and her own defeat.
Shortly after Biden exited the White House, the former second gentleman was offered a partnership at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher law firm, unaware of the direction the company would take.

BACK TO WORK: After his wife's unsuccessful presidential bid, the former second gentleman Doug Emhoff is joining the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as a partner. https://t.co/eSXrtZqn4p pic.twitter.com/gA2nqtrxTM

— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 28, 2025

However, the Trump administration recently targeted law firms that worked with the Biden administration in persecuting him by signing the “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court” executive order. The EO aims to hold lawyers and law firms that “engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct” accountable.

“For instance, in 2016, Marc Elias, founder and chair of Elias Law Group LLP, was deeply involved in the creation of a false ‘dossier’ by a foreign national”  “to provide a fraudulent basis for Federal law enforcement to investigate a Presidential candidate” to “alter the outcome of the Presidential election,” the EO stated.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP also worked pro bono with the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller to prosecute January 6 protesters, and Trump responded by suspending its members’ active security clearances and blacklisting it from doing business with the federal government.

Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP was also among the law firms that targeted Trump and his allies. Willkie Farr and O’Melveny & Myers LLP worked pro bono alongside liberal nonprofits such as Protect Democracy and Checks and Balances and the Niskanen Center think tank to challenge the construction of the Trump Wall. The law firm also worked to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani on behalf of two Georgia poll workers. It also hired an investigator to probe Trump’s alleged involvement in the January 6 protests.

However, the law firm recently reached a deal to forget the past and work with Trump by ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring policies, offering pro bono services to the president worth at least $100 million, and representing clients who have historically been underrepresented by woke law firms.

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Willkie Farr is the latest global law firm to cave to President Trump and strike a deal with him to avoid a ruinous executive order.

Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff just became a partner at the firm, the firm employs a top Jan. 6 committee investigator, and it reps… pic.twitter.com/RqeHyn0DOn

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 1, 2025

Willkie Farr was among three high-profile law firms that reached such an agreement, while over 500 others have challenged various Trump’s executive orders on law firms, terming them “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself.” 

However, Emhoff wanted to stop the law firm from working with the Trump administration, possibly to save himself the embarrassment, but was overruled.

“Speaking at a charity gala dinner Thursday night in Los Angeles, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement with the Trump administration to avoid an executive order targeting the firm, sources tell CNN.”

“Emhoff told the crowd at the Annual Dinner Gala for the legal aid group Bet Tzedek he had told the firm he wanted to fight the threat of an executive order he found unconstitutional but had been overruled, the sources said.”

Willkie Farr’s co-managing partner, Thomas M. Cerabino, said the agreement was “consistent with our Firm’s views on access to Legal representation by clients, including pro bono clients, our commitment to complying with the Law as it relates to our employment practices, and our history of working with clients across a wide spectrum of political viewpoints.” Since the agreement, Cerabino said the law firm “hit records on all of our primary metrics.”

Willkie Farr & Gallagher hit new highs on revenue, net income and PEP in a record-setting 2024. “It was a terrific year for the industry as a whole, and we hit records on all of our primary metrics,” co-managing partner Tom Cerabino said.https://t.co/CRhizRSAzT pic.twitter.com/8xX4oJHagb

— Law.com (@lawdotcom) March 14, 2025

While Willkie Farr’s decision to work with the Trump administration was likely financially motivated, others’ refusal only exposes their hypocrisy and political bias, proving that, yet again, Trump was right.

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Reports published in early April revealed that China is stepping up its drills near Taiwan while getting antsy about ownership of the Panama Canal, and Germany is preparing for war against Russia. Will this be the month of international chaos, or are these stories a whole bunch of nothing?

China, Taiwan …

China started holding more military exercises around Taiwan in late March, apparently to deter “separatist forces” on the island. However the move also comes after the U.S. promised to deter China’s expansion into Taiwan, particularly as the Taiwanese people are largely against any type of ownership by the Chinese Communist Party, according to Bloomberg.

The drills include “assault on maritime and ground targets” and a “blockade of key areas and sea lanes to test the joint operation capabilities of the troops,” Senior Colonel Shi Yi of China’s People’s Liberation Army stated. While drills by China in the region are not unheard of, the timing is certainly provocative.

… & The Panama Canal

In early March, BlackRock Inc. secured ownership of a number of key ports near the Panama Canal, blocking Chinese-linked influence. The move is seen as a proxy means of the U.S. taking control of the more than 43 ports across 23 countries, including some in “Mexico, the Netherlands, Egypt, Australia, Pakistan, and Panama’s critical ports of Balboa and Cristobal—the two primary gateways to the Panama Canal,” the Gateway Pundit reported.

The full Panama Canal was under the control of the U.S. for nearly 75 years, because our ancestors built the incredible, world-changing feat of engineering. Then the late former President Jimmy Carter gave it to Panama in 1977, starting the process by which China has gradually grabbed more and more control of the essential trade route.

China is now attempting to block the sale of the ports to BlackRock, potentially setting up a “major confrontation” with President Donald Trump, the outlet noted. It is unclear what will happen next, but the situation is a clear reminder of what our leadership is up against. As forces within the U.S. seek to destroy us from within, there are always enemies beyond our shores who wish us harm and cannot be ignored.

Germany & Russia

Reports almost exclusively from British (and Chinese Communist Party-linked sources such as the BBC) sources. The BBC reported that Germany is deciding to “leave history in the past and prepare for war.”

The U.S. is still fighting to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, but apparently German officials don’t trust Trump — who was the first president in countless terms to not have a war under his leadership — when it comes to his work toward securing peace, Fox News reported.

Germany’s foreign minister Annaleana Baerbock told the U.S. not to “engage with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s stalling tactics.” Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi argued against Baerbock, arguing that progress is being made. However, this progress seemed to be more between Russia and China’s closeness than anything else. While Yi stated China supports the goal of “a fair, long-term, binding peace agreement acceptable to all parties involved,” we pray this is the truth.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun significant staffing cuts and financial restructuring after the United States’ withdrawal from the U.N. subsidiary earlier this year, a move initiated by President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration had criticized the WHO for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises, which led to Trump signing an executive order to end U.S. funding to the organization.

President Trump had pointed out that the United States was paying $500 million to the WHO, while China, with a population of 1.4 billion people, was contributing significantly less.

He argued that this discrepancy was unfair. “That’s a big one,” Trump said during his comments.

He continued, “So, we paid $500 million to [the] World Health Organization when I was here, and I terminated it. China, with 1.4 billion people, we have 350 … nobody knows what we have because so many people came in illegally. But, let’s say we have 325, they have 1.4 billion, they were paying $39 million, we were paying $500 million. Seemed a little unfair to me, so that wasn’t the reason, but I dropped out.”

🚨 President Trump withdraws the United States from the World Health Organization pic.twitter.com/YyKYMP53Ur

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 21, 2025

The United States has traditionally been the WHO’s largest financial contributor, providing about 18 percent of its overall funding.

In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, the WHO has faced significant financial strain.

A memo from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged that the loss of U.S. funding, combined with reductions in official development assistance from other countries, has worsened the organization’s financial situation.

According to a report from Reuters, the WHO memo stated, “The United States’ announcement, combined with recent reductions in official development assistance by some countries to fund increased defense spending, has made our situation much more acute.”

The memo also pointed to the loss of U.S. contributions as a key factor in creating a funding gap of nearly $600 million this year.

To address this shortfall, the WHO proposed slashing its budget for the 2026-2027 period by 21%, reducing it from $5.3 billion to $4.2 billion.

In light of these financial challenges, the WHO has also been forced to reduce its workforce, with job cuts being implemented at the senior leadership level at its headquarters in Switzerland.

The restructuring will affect all levels and regions within the organization, according to the memo.

“Despite our best efforts, we are now at the point where we have no choice but to reduce the scale of our work and workforce,” the WHO memo said.

Following Trump’s executive order, the WHO expressed regret over the U.S. withdrawal but defended its work.

“WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go,” the organization stated at the time.

The ongoing financial and staffing cuts at the WHO highlight the far-reaching effects of the U.S. decision to withdraw its support.

The global health agency now faces an uncertain future, as it grapples with its diminished resources and the loss of one of its most significant financial backers.

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Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) is shutting down its massive abortion operation in Manhattan, putting an end to a decades-long slaughterhouse in the heart of New York City, as reported by The Gateway Pundit. The organization announced that its $39 million SoHo property on Bleecker Street is being sold, marking yet another blow to the abortion industry in the Empire State.

Last year, The Gateway Pundit reported a significant decline in Planned Parenthood’s footprint across New York, with multiple facilities shutting down due to dwindling funds and political setbacks. Now, the abortion giant admits it can no longer sustain operations at its high-profile Manhattan location, citing “compounding financial and political challenges.”

PPGNY previously announced that clinics in Goshen, Amsterdam, Cobleskill, and Staten Island would be shutting their doors. Initially, it claimed that some services at the Manhattan center—such as late-term abortions—would only be temporarily paused.

But now, the entire facility is being permanently closed, dealing a significant blow to the left’s radical abortion agenda in deep-blue New York. In a press release, PPGNY lamented its struggles, blaming “social and political obstacles” along with systemic financial issues.

The organization whined about inadequate Medicaid reimbursements and a lack of private insurance coverage for their so-called “high-quality sexual and reproductive health services.”

“Like many health care providers, PPGNY is fighting to overcome social and political obstacles and structural challenges within the country’s health system. Thanks to the generosity of donors, PPGNY proudly cares for patients no matter their insurance status or ability to pay.”

Despite claiming that donor money keeps its operations afloat, PPGNY admitted it has no choice but to close its doors, revealing the growing financial strain on the abortion industry. Wendy Stark, President and CEO of PPGNY, acknowledged that the funds from selling the building will be redirected to “systemically underserved communities” elsewhere in the state. For years, the Bleecker Street location has been the site of major pro-life protests.

BREAKING: Pro-life March in Manhattan Sees Huge Demonstration and Antifa pic.twitter.com/ywc7xw5dA2

— LifeSiteNews (@LifeSite) February 7, 2023

Activists, including Fr. Fidelis Moscinski from Red Rose Rescue, have tirelessly stood against the blood money fueling Planned Parenthood’s operations. Fr. Moscinski, alongside fellow pro-life advocates Fr. Nix and Will Goodman, was recently found guilty of trespassing after a peaceful 2019 protest in New Jersey.

The group had entered an abortion clinic’s waiting area, offering red roses to expectant mothers as a symbol of life and hope. A judge sentenced them to 18 months of probation, with the condition that any future arrests in New Jersey would result in jail time. Both Fr. Moscinski and Goodman had previously been jailed by Biden’s DOJ for their pro-life activism.

Fortunately, President Donald Trump wasted no time in correcting this injustice, issuing pardons for them and other federal pro-life prisoners just days after returning to the White House.

BREAKING NEWS FROM MORRIS COURTHOUSE: Pro-life priests, Will Goodman and a Sister are not going to jail! Praise God!!!

Here is the full verdict:
– No jail unless probation violated (by arrest for trespass)
– All assigned $158 fines minimum
– 30 days jail if probation violated… pic.twitter.com/bImpMdcYQ8

— Catholics for Catholics 🇺🇲 (@CforCatholics) March 14, 2025

With the closure of this major Manhattan abortion hub, the pro-life movement can count this as a hard-fought victory.

While Planned Parenthood scrambles to salvage its operations, it’s clear that public sentiment and political momentum are shifting against the abortion industry.

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Dan Bongino officially stepped into his role as Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday, immediately paying tribute to fallen agents at the agency’s Wall of Honor. The moment was acknowledged by the FBI, who said:

“After his swearing-in ceremony as FBI Deputy Director, Dan Bongino paid his respects at the Wall of Honor, honoring the brave members of the FBI who made the ultimate sacrifice and reflecting on the legacy of those who paved the way in the pursuit of justice and security.”

After his swearing-in ceremony as FBI Deputy Director, Dan Bongino paid his respects at the Wall of Honor, honoring the brave members of the #FBI who made the ultimate sacrifice and reflecting on the legacy of those who paved the way in the pursuit of justice and security. pic.twitter.com/wlqFGuTn3V

— FBI (@FBI) March 17, 2025

Bongino said in a Monday post on X:

“It is an honor to serve as Deputy Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation at such a critical time for our nation. The American people deserve a justice system that is transparent, accountable, and committed to the rule of law”

It is an honor to serve as Deputy Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation at such a critical time for our nation.

The American people deserve a justice system that is transparent, accountable, and committed to the rule of law.

My promise to you is that I will work… pic.twitter.com/SY5kSr58sl

— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) March 17, 2025

Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, was appointed to his role in the FBI as part of President Trump’s overhaul of the agency. Bongino’s career began in 1995 when he joined the NYPD and later the U.S. Secret Service in 1999. During his tenure, he served on the elite Presidential Protective Division, providing security for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Not long after leaving government service, Bongino entered politics before transitioning into the media world with Fox News and then launching one of the most successful conservative podcasts on the planet—The Dan Bongino Show.

Trump appointed Bongino Deputy Director of the FBI under Kash Patel on February 23. Bongino will be responsible for overseeing the bureau’s daily operations, including intelligence and investigative activities worldwide. Notably, Bongino has been a vocal critic of issues related to the FBI and the Secret Service, which will undoubtedly bring a much-needed new approach to the agency.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been trying to impose a corporate welfare plot on the good people of Mundy Township, near Flint. They don’t want it and President Trump may have ridden to their rescue in his March 4 address to Congress. 

At issue is the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act (CHIPS Act), signed by President Joe Biden and supported by Soviet-inspired central planners everywhere. A California-based semiconductor firm reportedly wants to move to Mundy–but only if they get CHIPS money. Whitmer has already asked Trump for some CHIPS loot, but he doesn’t appear to be cooperating.

“Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing,” Trump told Congress. “We give hundreds of billions of dollars and it doesn’t mean a thing.” 

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Michigan House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a series of bills to address foreign influence from the Chinese Communist Party and countries of concern.

“We as a state need to be concerned with … all the examples, the intrusions from foreign entities of concern, specifically the Chinese Communist Party and entities controlled by those folks,” state Rep. William Bruck, R-Erie, said at a Thursday press conference. “We’re going to be looking at things like our drones, the technology, the back doors, the ways and means our utilities are constructed digitally.”

“There is no longer a welcome mat in Michigan for entities of foreign concern,” said Bruck, chair of a newly formed House Oversight Subcommittee on Homeland Security and Foreign Influence. “We’re taking that welcome matV and we’re throwing it in the trash.”

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A report published in March detailed how the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is “facing legal pushback for allegedly censoring conservative Christian real estate agents” over their faith, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Article 10-5 of the NAR ethics code is being called out as a “weaponization tool” used to perpetuate Christian “persecution,” the outlet reported. The code reads: “[Realtors] must not use harassing speech, hate speech, epithets, or slurs based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, family status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.” The measure was adopted in November 2020 and amended in January 2023.

NAR Thinks Bible Verses Are “Hate Speech”?

At least three lawsuits have been filed and/or threatened against NAR in relation to Article 10-5. One such suit involves Virginia-based realtor Wilson Faber, who was found guilty of “hate speech” by NAR and Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR), after he posted a Bible verse and commentary on social media a decade ago, well before the NAR rule-change, DCNF continued. “This originated in 2015 when I reposted and restructured one of Franklin Graham’s posts,” Fauber told DCNF.

“The sum of this is: a religious realtor is being punished for expressing his faith-based opinions on an important moral issue,” Fauber’s attorney Michael Sylvester told the outlet.

NAR is the largest trade organization in the U.S., with more than 1.5 million realtors under it. The organization and its leadership has the potential to fine any of its members who share similar views. Leaving the organization is also not an option as it has full control and access over the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), a communication and listing tool deemed essential for anyone working within the real estate industry, DCNF noted.

All The Way To The Supreme Court?

“I’m being told by my trade organization what I can and cannot talk about. That’s wrong. And I’m fighting,” Fauber added. “I’m fighting, and I’m going to continue to fight.” He’s willing to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court

“They found me guilty of hate speech, that is wrong. I didn’t discriminate against anyone, and I’m not guilty of hate speech,” he continued. “I’ve not directed my remarks or scriptures towards any individual.”

Other reports suggest that the only reason Fauber was “sanctioned” by NAR is because he ran for political office, according to Restoration News. “While NAR labels Christians as haters, they show their love for drag queens. In November 2024, a drag queen show in Charlottesville, Virginia was funded by the NARs’ fair housing grant,” the outlet’s Victoria Manning reported, citing her sources.

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Utah’s State Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill 337, which could potentially “give state agencies total land-use authority over parts of the state they consider a significant community impact,” according to an op-ed published Monday (March 3).

SB337 “Land Use and Development Amendments” has already been met with huge backlash online, as it appears to paint the State Legislature as “just a giant real estate development corporation,” said one social media user. In its language, SB337 “would have the power to designate up to three ‘significant community impact’ projects a year in any city or county in the state” via the creative of the Beehive Development Agency, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

“This legislation often not only usurps the conscientious, decades-long planning efforts of city planning commissions, councils and the will of residents, but it has also actually made our housing situation worse,” wrote Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs for Desert. Staggs explained how “Utah has thrived by empowering voters through local control,” noting that the needs of residents in Riverton are not the same as those in Salt Lake City.

“Utahns concerned with seemingly unfettered high-density housing construction in their neighborhoods will soon discover their local city council can do little to stop the state mandates,” should the bill pass before the end of Utah’s session on Friday, March 7.

‘Five-Alarm Fire’ In Fight For Freedom?

The bill is sponsored by Sen. Kirk Cullimore and Gov. Spencer Cox, and gives sweeping authority to those on the Beehive board.

“Every Utah taxpayer should be alarmed by this bill, which represents massive government overreach,” Utah rep. for the Center for Biological Diversity Deeda Seed, told SLTribune. “This bill could result in authorization of massive projects regardless of what the local communities think or the harm to the public interest. This bill is a five-alarm fire for Utahns.”

The bill language guarantees that local counties and cities across Utah would have no choice to state involvement in these local developments. This means local authorities and tax payers would be forced to cover the costs of things like “roads, sewer, police and fire coverage, schools or power that the county or city government would have to supply, whether the local governments support the project or not,” SLTribune added. If passed, the bill “empowers a five-member board … assigned with identifying ‘a major economic project involving job creation, housing, energy or capital investment goals.’”

Who Opposes The Bill?

Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Association of Counties both oppose the bill, as do many voters and lawmakers.

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“Legislature should focus on massive roadway and water infrastructure improvements, policy changes to federal lands, proper incentives for out-of state businesses and ensuring owner-occupied housing is prioritized,” Staggs noted, along with outlining key ways Utah should actually address its housing and other related issues.

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