A divided federal appeals court handed down a split ruling on transgender military policy, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth answered with four words. See you at SCOTUS. On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided Nicholas Talbott, et al. v. United States, No. 25-5087. The 2-1 panel kept the War Department blocked from removing transgender troops who are currently serving, while at the same time clearing the way for President Trump’s administration to keep enforcing restrictions on new recruits as the case moves forward. BREAKING: In a 2-1 ruling, a federal appeals court finds the Trump administration policy to ban transgender individuals from serving in the US military is unconstitutional. From Judge Roger Wilkins who wrote the majority opinion: "The Hegseth policy is both arbitrary and based… — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 1, 2026 The case centers on Executive Order 14183, which President Trump signed on January 27, 2025, titled Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness. The court was also reviewing the implementing Defense Department guidance the opinion calls the Hegseth Policy, named for the former Defense Secretary now redesignated as Secretary of War. Judge Robert Wilkins announced the judgment. Senior Judge Judith Rogers concurred in part and dissented in part, and Judge Justin Walker dissented outright. The majority went out of its way to attack the administration’s policy as targeting a politically unpopular group, claiming the rule was driven by animus rather than military judgment. You can read the panel’s reasoning straight from the official opinion published by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: In this litigation, the government has not attempted to defend or provide any factual basis for these disparaging characterizations of American citizens. Indeed, the government has not contested that the Plaintiff-Appellees who are currently serving have served honorably and pose no threat to national security, even though they happen to be transgender and have suffered from gender dysphoria. Instead, the government contends that this case is solely about whether, pursuant to the Hegseth Policy, the military can disqualify persons from military service because they have gender dysphoria, a mental health condition. But the record shows that the purpose of the Hegseth Policy is to target applicants and servicemembers who express what the Administration believes is a “false gender identity,” and the Policy goes far beyond disqualifying persons currently or recently suffering from gender dysphoria. Some of those disqualifications are completely unexplained and have no reasonable justification. The sharp contrast to the Mattis Policy, adopted in the first Trump Administration, which allowed servicemembers who were transgender or who had suffered from gender dysphoria to remain in the military, appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group: persons who identify as transgender. As such, at this preliminary stage, I conclude that the Hegseth Policy is both arbitrary and based upon animus, and for those reasons the Policy violates Plaintiff-Appellees’ constitutional right to equal protection of the law. These Plaintiff-Appellees consist both of active-duty service members and those desiring to enlist. Under the Hegseth Policy, those Plaintiff-Appellees currently serving in the military—who have been honorably serving for many years—now face expulsion. In a similar vein, in accordance with the Hegseth Policy, those Plaintiff-Appellees desiring to enlist and who have applied for admission to the military are now excluded from accession. As a result, and for separate reasons, Judge Rogers and I vote to affirm the District Court’s preliminary injunction enjoining the Hegseth Policy as it relates to those Plaintiff-Appellees already in the military, while Judge Walker and I vote to vacate the preliminary injunction as it relates to the Plaintiff-Appellees seeking accession into the military. That is the same reasoning Judge Walker rejected in dissent, arguing that courts lack the authority and the expertise to second-guess military decisions of this kind. He has a point. Setting the standards for who serves in uniform is the job of the commander in chief and the Pentagon, not a panel of appellate judges declaring a readiness policy unconstitutional. The split outcome means the practical effect lands in two parts. Currently serving plaintiffs cannot be removed at this stage. But the administration can continue restricting new accessions while the litigation plays out. Hegseth did not treat the ruling as the end of anything. He made clear the administration is taking the fight to the highest court in the country. See you at SCOTUS. https://t.co/BhLprXz5Im — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) June 1, 2026 The Supreme Court has already shown a willingness to let the administration enforce its military policy while challenges work through the lower courts, and Hegseth is signaling he intends to test that again. For now the question of who serves under President Trump’s readiness order is headed where Hegseth wants it, and the administration is preparing to make its case before the justices. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Last Wednesday, an anti-ICE rioter outside the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey was caught on video threatening to kill a federal agent and his family. That video went viral and ultimately led to the arrest of the agitator, whose identity has been released as 27-year-old Nicholas Matthew Scelfo from Brooklyn, NY. If you missed it, here’s our previous report on that: UPDATE: FBI Arrests Rioter Who Made Death Threats Against ICE Agent & His Family /*! 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He is facing up to 10 years behind bars, if convicted. Nick Sortor provided us with this update: JUST IN: The DOJ has officially CHARGED Nicholas Matthew Scelfo with threatening to MURDER an ICE agent and his family here in Newark He now faces up to 10 YEARS in prison. Per DOJ, Scelfo ADMITTED he’s the one on video, and saw it circulating in the media in the hours… pic.twitter.com/t6FZ8ycnLi — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 1, 2026 JUST IN: The DOJ has officially CHARGED Nicholas Matthew Scelfo with threatening to MURDER an ICE agent and his family here in Newark He now faces up to 10 YEARS in prison. Per DOJ, Scelfo ADMITTED he’s the one on video, and saw it circulating in the media in the hours leading up to his arrest. Scelfo will appear today in front of a federal magistrate judge today in Newark. This is a SERIOUS federal felony. 18 U.S. Code § 115: “Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member.” Not looking good for this guy! Scelfo has admitted to the crime and had his first court appearance today. FBI Director Kash Patel noted that Scelfo was identified using facial-recognition technology from the viral video. Here’s more information from a DOJ press release announcing the charges: A Brooklyn man was charged with threatening to assault and murder a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officer outside an ICE detention facility, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Nicholas Matthew Scelfo, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested for influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal officer by threat. Scelfo appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacey D. Adams in Newark federal court on June 1, 2026, and was released on a $100,000 bond. He was also prohibited from returning to Delaney Hall. “As alleged, the defendant threatened a federal law enforcement officer and members of that officer’s family with violence and death. Threats against federal officers and their families are serious crimes and will not be tolerated. Federal officers serve our communities every day, often in difficult circumstances, and this Office is committed to holding accountable those who, as alleged here, threaten violence against them or their loved ones.” – U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer “Federal law enforcement officers face danger with great courage, and they should be able to do their jobs without being threatened and fearing for their families’ lives,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “We take such threats very seriously and will prosecute those who make them to the fullest extent of the law.” “This individual allegedly threatened violence toward one of our federal law enforcement officers and their family — and by using facial recognition technology, within 24 hours this FBI got him,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “In particular, I want to thank Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche who moved extremely quickly to locate, pursue, and bring the subject to justice — as well as our FBI Newark and New York teams who executed brilliantly. Let this be a message to any criminal actor who may try something similar: you touch a cop, and this FBI will put you down.” “This violent rioter who allegedly threatened to murder an ICE law enforcement officer and his family is being brought to justice,” said Secretary Markwayne Mullin of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “Our ICE officers are facing an 8,000% increase in death threats against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists. Our officers have been assaulted, doxxed, their families threatened. This violence against law enforcement must end. President Trump and I will always stand with our law enforcement officers.” “There is no place for the violent threats Scelfo allegedly screamed at law enforcement. Instead of protesting peacefully, there are groups and individuals targeting federal law enforcement agents who are carrying out their duties,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy for the Newark Field Office. “We will follow the law and hold anyone who chooses to break the law accountable.” “Calling for the murder of a federal law enforcement officer and his family is not speech safeguarded by the Constitution; it is a grave criminal offense that will not be tolerated,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Spiros Karabinas of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark. “Homeland Security Investigations remains resolute in ensuring that individuals who threaten or attack law enforcement face the full force of the law. We are grateful to our partners at the FBI for their outstanding work in helping us identify and locate this defendant so he can face justice.” According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: On or about May 27, 2026, during a demonstration outside an ICE detention facility in Newark, Scelfo threatened to assault and murder an ICE officer. According to a video posted to social media and other evidence obtained by law enforcement, Scelfo screamed toward the ICE officer: “I’ll kill your whole fucking family! Your whole fucking family is dead! Your children, your wife, all dead! I have your face, motherfucker! You’re dead! Dead!” The threat charge carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum fine of up to $250,000. Lock him up! Many patriots on X are calling for Scelfo to be made an example of: Examples need to be made of these people. — American Citizen (@paisnano) June 1, 2026 Threatening to murder a federal agent and that agent’s family is not protest. It is a serious crime, and serious crimes should have serious consequences. — MinedWealth (@WealthMined) June 1, 2026 Outstanding. Now let’s all hope he doesn’t get a lefty judge who gives him only a slap on the wrist. — Fred Ernsting (@FredErnsting) June 1, 2026 What are your thoughts? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

After over half of the artists originally scheduled to perform at this summer’s Great American State Fair concert dropped out, one musician is standing strong. During an appearance on CNN, rapper Vanilla ICE was asked why he still plans to perform at the concert, which is intended to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. His answer was incredibly perfect and patriotic. “I’m proud to be an American,” Vanilla ICE said, “I was born and raised here. This is my country, and I don’t like anyone telling me I can’t be proud of it. He went on to call the “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity a “huge honor” and shot down the leftists trying to make the concert a political issue. Watch his full response here: CNN: Tell us why you’re still planning on performing at Freedom 250 even as so many others are cancelling. Vanilla Ice: “I’m proud to be an American. I was born and raised here. This is my country, and I don’t like anyone telling me I can’t be proud of it.” pic.twitter.com/v7P2caTgRN — johnny maga (@johnnymaga) June 1, 2026 Vanilla ICE doubled down on his explanation in an interview with CBS News: The rapper, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, told CBS News, “It’s simple as a pimple for me, there’s nothing to it. It’s the birthday of America.” “Two hundred and fifty years. It’s not anything to do with politics. I don’t know why they’re turning it into politics,” Van Winkle said, adding he’s “never voted in my life…” Van Winkle said he understood why other artists would back out if they feel the event is too political and are “scared” of social media backlash, but added, “For me, I’m just here to celebrate the country I was born in.” Van Winkle also brushed aside other artists’ accusations that they were misled. “When I play events, I never ask about them,” he told CBS News. “I just go, ‘Where am I going?’ I don’t even know and I don’t even care, because I have fans and they have booked me to play a show.” Asked if he felt it was possible to separate art from politics, Van Winkle said, “Heck yeah. They should never be in there.” “You should do whatever you feel like doing and express yourself. That’s what music is,” he said. Very well said! Originally, this concert event was planned as a time for everyone — regardless of political affiliation — to come together and celebrate the birth of our country as Americans. It’s supposed to be about unification, not division. But, unfortunately, the left cannot see past the partisan divide in our country and has been billing the celebration as a purely MAGA event. As a result of so many artists calling it quits, President Trump has floated the idea of canceling the concert altogether and having a rally instead. We covered that idea further here: President Trump Makes HUGE Announcement About America 250 Concert /*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){“use strict”;l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&”undefined”!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),o=l.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),c=new RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);//# sourceURL=https://wltreport.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js So far, the concert has not been officially canceled. But, the lineup has been slashed in half. As it stands, here are the performers still planning to play at the concert: Vanilla Ice (strongly committed and vocal about it) Flo Rida Fab Morvan (of Milli Vanilli) — performing as part of the ’90s-themed show C+C Music Factory (via Freedom Williams) — still slated, though he has been outspoken and noncommittal at times; the act remains on organizer lists And, here are the bailouts who canceled: Morris Day and The Time Young MC Martina McBride The Commodores Bret Michaels (Poison) What do you think? Should the concert still go on? Or would you prefer to have a massive Trump rally instead? What are your thoughts? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Now, before we get into this story, it must be known that the source of the story is from the left-leaning Axios, so take it with a grain of salt. A new report by Axios has claimed that President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In the phone call, President Trump reportedly told Netanyahu that he was “f*cking crazy” for his recent military escalations in Lebanon. Trump also reportedly told Netanyahu that he would be in prison if it weren’t for him. Read Axios‘ exclusive report on the phone call below: President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call on Monday, two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios. Earlier on Monday, Iran threatened to abandon the negotiations with the U.S. over Israel’s actions in Lebanon. On the call, Trump called Netanyahu “crazy” and accused him of ingratitude, according to two of the sources. He also put the brakes on Israel’s plan to strike Beirut. One U.S. official said Trump told Netanyahu that following through on his threats to bomb the Lebanese capital would further isolate Israel around the world. Two of the sources said Trump claimed he’d helped keep Netanyahu out of jail — a reference to his support during Netanyahu’s corruption trial. Summarizing Trump’s remarks to Netanyahu, the U.S. official said: “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.” A second source briefed on the call said Trump was “pissed” and at one point yelled at Netanyahu: “What the fuck are you doing?” The U.S. official said Trump knew Hezbollah had been shooting at Israel and that Israel needed to defend itself, but felt in recent days that Netanyahu was escalating in a disproportionate way. Fox News host Mark Levin seems to believe the report is legitimate: THE LEAK IN AXIOS WAS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS HEZBOLLAH PROXY Whomever leaked that story to Barack Ravid at Axios did a grave disservice to our country, to our president, to Israel, and to Israel's prime minister.  The… — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 1, 2026 THE LEAK IN AXIOS WAS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS HEZBOLLAH PROXY Whomever leaked that story to Barack Ravid at Axios did a grave disservice to our country, to our president, to Israel, and to Israel’s prime minister. The Iranian regime will benefit from that leak, viewing us as weak and desperate for a deal — even coming to Hezbollah’s defense. The Israeli people will also be furious. The missiles are aimed at them, not Washington. And for 100 other reasons, what was thought to be a devasting political hit on Netanyahu by the leakers about a private call between heads of state has done much damage to us and our military and our diplomatic strategy. And if the leakers or others believe Israel should abandon its survival for some deal, they will have a very hard lesson to learn. If the substance of the call is accurate, it is bad enough in my view. Will there be an FBI investigation to determine who leaked? If not, why not? The report came just moments after Netanyahu and Trump posted two different thoughts on their call: NETANYAHU AND TRUMP HAD A CALL, THEN POSTED COMPLETELY CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS! Trump: There is a complete ceasefire Bibi: There is NO ceasefire pic.twitter.com/V23aBbMOzC — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 2, 2026 "Let’s see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY!" – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/XHNdprD98E — The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 1, 2026 Fox News reported more on the current conversations between Netanyahu and Trump: President Donald Trump said Monday that he persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off striking Beirut, saying the Israeli leader “turned his troops around” after their conversation. “I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to conduct a major raid on Beirut, Lebanon,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “He turned his troops around. Thank you, Bibi!” he added. “I also had a conversation with representatives of the leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel and its soldiers,” Trump added before stating that “Israel agreed to stop shooting at them. Let’s see how long that lasts. Hopefully, it will be for eternity!” he said. Trump’s remarks came after Netanyahu said Israel would hit “terror targets” in Beirut if Hezbollah did not stop attacking Israel. He also shared a post on X stating that the Israeli military would continue operations in southern Lebanon. What are your thoughts? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Did you know thousands of bombs and mortars from WWII that failed to detonate when initially deployed are currently buried all across the world? Unfortunately, residents in Indonesia discovered this grim reality in a tragic way. On Monday, a suspected WWII-era bomb exploded under a house in the eastern Papua region of Indonesia. The blast resulted in 5 people being killed and over a dozen being injured. CBS News reported more on the explosion: A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom on Sunday afternoon, emitting a ball of flames followed by a thick smoke column, according to footage broadcast on Kompas TV. Nine homes were destroyed. “The source of the explosion is strongly suspected to have been a bomb or mortar left over from World War II,” Papua police spokesman Cahyo Sukarnito told AFP. Three people are still recorded as missing, but Cahyo said several body parts have yet to be identified. At least 19 people were treated for minor injuries, he added. “We will provide further updates once the search for victims and the investigation have been completed,” said Cahyo. The explosion was caught on video: CCTV footage from Pelabuhan Biak shows the moment a suspected World War II bomb exploded in Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, Indonesia. LATEST UPDATE: Five people killed, and three others remain missing. pic.twitter.com/1JYk1nAQfh — Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) May 31, 2026 Earlier in the year, a WWII-era bomb was discovered in the U.K., resulting in an evacuation of an entire neighborhood. BBC reported more on the evacuation: A controlled detonation has been carried out on a large World War Two bomb found at a building site. More than 1,200 homes were evacuated in the Southway area of Plymouth after the device was found on Wednesday and a 400m (1,300ft) exclusion zone was put in place. Plymouth City Council said the operation to make the 250kg (551lbs) German bomb safe started at 08:15 BST, with people in the area saying they heard “loud thuds” during the morning. At 11:20, the council said the bomb – confirmed to be a German SC250 air-dropped bomb – had been “made safe”, but the cordon remained in place until 13:45 while safety inspections were conducted. In 2024, a similar evacuation occurred after a WWII-era bomb was discovered at another site in Plymouth: A World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in British history has been detonated at sea, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said. Read more: https://t.co/u1lq63drUk pic.twitter.com/P9EJwjDaYT — ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2024 What are your thoughts? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.