Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen has resigned from the bench amid an investigation into allegations that she had an improper relationship with an attorney who worked on the state’s redistricting case. Hagen’s resignation is effective immediately. Although the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission dismissed the complaint after its investigation, Hagen faced immense pressure from Republican leaders regarding the alleged conflict of interest. Justice Diana Hagen — under intense pressure from Republican leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox — has resigned from the Utah Supreme Court, the governor said. https://t.co/X93awpFtm1 — The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib) May 8, 2026 ABC4 Utah explained further: The complaint against Hagen was submitted to Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission in December 2025, and it alleged that Hagen engaged in an extramarital affair with attorney David Reyman, an attorney for the plaintiffs in Utah’s high-profile redistricting case. The complaint argued that she could not be impartial in the case because of the alleged affair. Hagen denied the adultery allegations, and she stated that her last involvement in the redistricting case was in October 2024. She said that she rekindled a friendship with Reymann as her thirty-year marriage failed, and she voluntarily recused herself from the redistricting case and other cases in which he was involved. Utah lawmakers called the relationship “concerning” and said that they will be launching an independent investigation into the allegations. Governor Cox also called for an independent investigation and said that Hagen “failed to promote confidence in the judiciary.” Democratic party leadership expressed concerns about an investigation by the legislation “overstepping judicial independence.” At Utah Republican Convention, GOP party leaders took the notable step of calling for delegates to vote against retaining two Utah Supreme Court Justices this November, including Hagen. The Utah State Bar responded, asking voters to use the non-partisan retention evaluations from the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission when deciding to retain judges. “The judicial, executive, and legislative branches are committed to working together on potential reforms to the Judicial Conduct Commission—ensuring it upholds the highest standards of accountability and earns the confidence of the people of Utah,” Gov. Spencer Cox, Senate President J. Stuart Adams, Speaker of the House Mike Schultz, and Chief Justice Matthew Durrant said in a joint statement, according to the outlet. “I am saddened that our colleague, Justice Diana Hagen, has chosen to resign from the Utah Supreme Court. She was a valued member of the judiciary. Justice Hagen has dedicated her legal career to public service,” Durrant said in a separate statement. More below: JUST NOW: Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen RESIGNS — the same justice who helped give Democrats +1 Congressional seats out of Utah for the midterms She's embroiled in a scandal of reportedly having an AFFAIR with an attorney involved in that redistricting case GOOD… pic.twitter.com/qGmRsnblEJ — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 8, 2026 More from The Salt Lake Tribune: But amid the cloud of the investigation — and the Utah Republican Party actively campaigning for Utahns to vote her off the bench in November’s retention election — Hagen submitted her resignation, “effective immediately,” to Cox, the governor said in a news release Friday. In her resignation letter, Hagen wrote that she recognizes public service requires sacrifice and officials are held to a higher standard and “greater degree of public scrutiny and diminished privacy.” “But my family and friends did not choose public life,” she wrote. “They do not deserve to have intensely personal details surrounding the painful dissolution of my thirty-year marriage subjected to public scrutiny.” “I would love nothing more than to continue serving the people of Utah as a Supreme Court Justice,” she wrote, “but I cannot do so without sacrificing the privacy and well-being of those I care about and the effective functioning and independence of Utah’s judiciary.”

President Trump said the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down a ballot measure passed last month that would have enabled Democrats to pass a more favorable congressional map was a “huge win” for the Republican Party. JUST IN: Republicans Gain BIG Redistricting Victory In Virginia Supreme Court Ruling "Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court has just struck down the Democrats’ horrible gerrymander," Trump wrote on Truth Social. TRUMP: Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court has just struck down the Democrats’ horrible gerrymander. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP pic.twitter.com/aqcBJP1lM1 — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 8, 2026 "The Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed what we believed from the beginning — the hastily drawn egregious gerrymander was unconstitutional. This ruling is a victory for democracy and ensures Virginians have fair representation in Congress," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) commented. The Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed what we believed from the beginning — the hastily drawn egregious gerrymander was unconstitutional. This ruling is a victory for democracy and ensures Virginians have fair representation in Congress. — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) May 8, 2026 CNBC shared further: The court ruled that the state proposed a constitutional amendment to allow partisan gerrymandering in an “unprecedented manner.” “This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void,” Justice D. Arthur Kelsey wrote in the majority opinion. The decision gives Republicans a decisive edge in the redistricting wars and could nullify Democrats’ advantage going into the 2026 midterm elections. Without Virginia’s redraw, redistricting efforts in the last year could give Republicans as much as a 12-seat edge over Democrats, according to an analysis by Issue One, a bipartisan group that seeks to reduce the influence of money in politics. Virginia’s congressional delegation consists of 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans. The congressional map Democrats attempted to pass would have created a likely 10-1 advantage. Republicans gained an extra boost in the redistricting battle after a consequential Supreme Court decision to strike down a provision of the Voting Rights Act requiring majority-minority House districts. Supreme Court Hands Republicans A Major Win In Louisiana Map Fight Multiple states, including Louisiana, Tennessee, and Alabama, are attempting to redraw their congressional maps after the ruling. UPDATE: Tennessee Governor OFFICIALLY Signs New Congressional Map into Law CNN has more: Democrats are now eight seats behind Republicans in the national battle to redraw US House maps state by state. And the GOP could make further gains as Southern states reopen their maps following a US Supreme Court ruling that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. “We’re exploring all options, legislative, in the state Supreme Court, and as it relates to federal court based on an unprecedented decision to overturn the will of more than 3 million Virginia voters,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN Friday. Jeffries, who pushed for the referendum, argued Friday’s ruling made clear Democratic-led states had to ramp up gerrymandering, particularly ahead of the 2028 election, and set aside efforts to draw nonpartisan maps. “We need one national standard to ensure there’s a free and fair election,” Jeffries said. “The days of Democrats unilaterally disarming are over.” Virginians for Fair Elections, the leading group backing the redistricting referendum, called the impact of the ruling a “deeply troubling moment for Virginia, the nation, and our entire democracy.” “This fight is not over,” the group said in a statement. “Because at its core, this is bigger than one election — it’s about whether voters decide our democracy, or whether that power can be taken away after the votes are cast.”

The Trump Department of Justice just put everyone on notice: if you touch a federal officer during immigration enforcement, you will be prosecuted. No exceptions, no excuses, no matter how difficult the case. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered that message at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix on Wednesday, telling law enforcement officials and border security professionals that the DOJ has already brought 1,400 cases in the past year against individuals who were physically aggressive with ICE, CBP, and Justice Department employees. That is not a vague policy goal. That is 1,400 real cases already on the books. DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement ‘every single time’: Blanche https://t.co/o0MkOeZgw9 — Anna Giaritelli (@Anna_Giaritelli) May 8, 2026 Blanche did not leave any ambiguity about what he meant. Speaking to an audience inside the Phoenix Convention Center, he laid out the DOJ’s position in plain terms: every assault will be investigated, every assault will be prosecuted, and resources or difficult judges will not change the calculus. Washington Examiner reported on Blanche’s remarks: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche promised to go after every individual who assaults federal law enforcement conducting immigration enforcement “every single time,” standing firm Wednesday on the Justice Department’s intolerance for protesters. “At my Department of Justice, if a rioter or an illegal alien or somebody you’re trying to arrest touches a federal law enforcement officer in any sort of manner that’s aggressive, we will take that case and prosecute them for assaulting a federal officer,” Blanche told attendees at the Border Security Expo conference in Phoenix on Wednesday morning. “Every single time my team hears about an assault, whether it’s through your agencies telling us, whether it’s through our U.S. attorneys, we always say, investigate and prosecute the case no matter what,” Blanche said to a round of applause from the audience inside the Phoenix Convention Center. “No matter if it takes resources, no matter if it takes time, no matter if it’s a tough case, no matter if the judge is going to give the guy bail, it doesn’t matter. We’re still going to do it.” The phrase “every single time” is doing a lot of work in that statement, and it is meant to. Blanche is telling the agents on the ground that headquarters has their backs. When someone swings at a CBP officer during an arrest, that person will face federal charges. Period. DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement ‘every single time’: Blanche https://t.co/5u02bULEXS — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 6, 2026 Blanche’s keynote appearance at the Border Security Expo was itself a signal. DOJ leadership was a new addition to this year’s program, reflecting how deeply the Justice Department is now woven into the operational side of border enforcement. Border Security Expo described the significance of adding DOJ to the lineup: Border Security Expo 2026 has confirmed a major addition to its program, with U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche set to deliver the Opening Keynote on Wednesday, May 6. The inclusion of Department of Justice leadership brings a critical enforcement and prosecutorial perspective into this year’s discussions, reflecting the growing role DOJ plays across the border security mission. As operational priorities evolve, DOJ continues to play a central role in combating immigration fraud, illicit trade, and financial crime; disrupting cartel and transnational criminal activity; expanding enforcement through new prosecutorial authorities; addressing assaults on federal officers during lawful enforcement; and prosecuting criminal actors tied to border-related activity. These priorities are increasingly interconnected with the work of DHS and its components, shaping how agencies coordinate across enforcement, intelligence, and legal frameworks. Together, these discussions reflect how policy, funding, and operational execution are increasingly aligned across the homeland security enterprise. That list of priorities reads like a mission statement for an administration that treats border security as a whole-of-government effort, not something you hand off to one agency and hope for the best. While in Phoenix, Blanche also addressed several other major legal battles, including the administration’s fight over birthright citizenship and the ongoing CBP One parole-status litigation. He took audience questions and sat down for interviews with local media. The bottom line from Phoenix is straightforward. Under President Trump, the Justice Department is not treating assaults on federal immigration officers as minor incidents to be plea-bargained away or filed into a drawer. The policy is zero tolerance, backed up by 1,400 prosecutions and counting. Federal officers enforcing immigration law now have the full weight of the DOJ behind them, and anyone who decides to test that commitment will find out the hard way.

Well folks, it just happened again… Big Tech censorship just hit again, and apparently your boy Noah is too hot for YouTube! Here’s what happened… Yesterday, I had Ryan Richardson on my show over on The Daily Truth Report and the funny thing is that during the show I even mentioned this episode might get censored by YouTube. I also said during the show that I’ve learned in the 11+ years I’ve been doing this that whenever they censor you and say you’re not allowed to talk about something, that’s usually EXACTLY where the real truth lies. In case you missed that report, this was from yesterday: If You Have Cancer, Watch This Now! Well, it looks like we were DIRECTLY over the target with that show because YouTube did not like it! Didn’t like it at all. They deleted my video and sent me this nastygram email: I love how hilarious it is that they paint themselves as the only guardians of truth, acting like they’re the referee blowing the whistle. What a joke! They don’t want you to hear the truth, they just want to censor the truth! Good thing we have Rumble! I will repost my entire report from yesterday below, including the Rumble link where you can watch it. Remember folks, this is confirmation that everything we covered in this interview is DIRECTLY over the truth target, so make sure you watch this one! If You Have Cancer, Watch This Now! I had a really fantastic guest on my show over at The Daily Truth Report today… Meet Ryan Richardson, from the RNC. No, not that RNC… I’m talking about the Richardson Nutritional Center. I absolutely love what they’re doing over there and it’s my honor and privilege to help them get their message out to more people! Specifically, anyone who has cancer or knows someone who has cancer. And while I can’t call this a “cure” I can tell you there are thousands upon thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people who have had cancer completely disappear doing what they teach at the RNC. Before I get too much farther into this, I’d better print my standard FDA disclaimer and get this out of the way: Ok, done. This isn’t something they created either. If we’re being entirely accurate, I think you’d have to say God created it, and the knowledge of how it works stretches back at least 100 years if not far older. Scientifically tested. Peer reviewed. Documented. Repeatable. Absolutely incredible stuff. But let me just get you right into the interview because it’s all explained in here. I think you’re going to love this one….and I think we can literally save some lives. Please enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/live/Suplfy93Zq8 And now here are all the links you need… Everything we discussed in the interview can be found here: https://rncstore.com/wlt They were nice enough to set me up with a promo code so use WLT at checkout and it will save you 10% off whatever you order. If you want a free copy of the G. Edward Griffin book go here: http://myworldwithoutcancer.com Get Rick’s Bundles here: https://rncstore.com/WLT-RicksBundles Backup on Rumble here if you prefer: And now if you missed Rick Hill’s story, keep reading! This is so powerful…. From Stage 3 terminal cancer, told by the Mayo Clinic to gather his family because he had only “days” to live, to an emergency trip down to Tijuana, to 50 years later and he’s still here! Amazing: CANCER CURE KNOWN? Rick Hill Joins Me To Share How He Defeated STAGE 3 Terminal Cancer! [EXTREMELY CENSORED] I just got done with what might be the most important interview I’ve ever done. Why? Because a healthy person wants a million things in life, but a sick person only wants one.  To get better. So if you have cancer or know someone who has cancer, you’re going to want to watch this immediately! Bookmark it too. I am so glad I got to meet Rick Hill today and hear his story. I have no idea how I never heard this before, but 50 years ago Rick was diagnosed with aggressive Stage 3 terminal cancer, which he has documented by a letter from the Mayo Clinic. It was real and it was bad. The doctors basically told him to say his goodbyes to his family because he would be dead in days or maybe weeks, but probably days. Then through a series of strange events Rick finds himself checking out of the Mayo Clinic and heading down to Tijuana for a treatment regiment that had him cancer free in 21 days. Look folks, I’m just telling his story and you can do with it what you will, but I want to get this message out to as many people as we possibly can. Oh, and it’s not just Rick’s story, not just some one off. In fact, there is a book documenting hundreds of case studies of similar results going back decades, all tied to the Richardson Cancer Clinic: I’m telling you folks, this blew me away! And speaking of books, have you heard of “The Creature From Jekyll Island”? It’s a pretty famous book exposing the Federal Reserve Bank, but until today I had no idea that the author wrote a second book….about the very protocol that saved Rick Hill’s life: This community has been MAHA 50+ years before RFK Jr. came along! It’s truly incredible, but they’re facing extreme censorship for their message so I was only able to upload this to Rumble and X, and I have those links for you below. Trust me when I tell you this is a must watch…. Please enjoy: Backup here on X if you prefer:

Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing champion who lost both legs in a devastating crash and went on to win four Paralympic gold medals as a handcyclist, has died at the age of 59. His family announced on Saturday, May 2 that Zanardi passed away Friday night in Bologna, the city where he was born. No cause of death was given. The family said simply that “Alex died peacefully, surrounded by the affection of those closest to him.” In 2020, Zanardi had suffered serious facial and cranial injuries in a handbike crash in Tuscany, an accident that once again tested the limits of what one man could endure. In the days since his death, tributes have poured in from every corner of motorsport and the Paralympic world. We’re all thinking about Alex Zanardi this weekend. pic.twitter.com/zIMSz1Swhm — INDYCAR on FOX (@IndyCarOnFOX) May 8, 2026 The Associated Press reported on the details of Zanardi’s death and the scope of the life that preceded it: Zanardi’s family made the announcement Saturday, saying he had died the previous night at 59 and offering no cause of death. The news came nearly six years after a June 2020 handbike accident in Tuscany left him with severe facial and cranial injuries, and 25 years after the 2001 Lausitzring crash that cost him both legs during a CART race in Germany. Despite those catastrophic setbacks, Zanardi had built one of the most remarkable athletic resumes in modern history. He won back-to-back CART championships in 1997 and 1998, then reinvented himself as a world-class handcyclist, collecting four Paralympic gold medals and two silvers at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games. He also competed in the New York City Marathon and set an Ironman record. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni praised him as a champion and extraordinary man whose life became a lesson in courage, strength, and dignity, and Italy’s Olympic Committee called for a minute of silence at sporting events across the country. Before the wheelchairs and the handbikes, Zanardi was a Formula 1 driver. He raced across two stints in the 1990s, piloting cars for Lotus, Minardi, Jordan, and Williams over 41 Grand Prix starts. The results in F1 were modest. His talent, though, was unmistakable, and it exploded when he crossed the Atlantic. With Chip Ganassi Racing, Zanardi won 15 CART races and consecutive championships. He was one of the most exciting drivers in American open-wheel racing, the kind of competitor fans loved because he drove with joy and visible intensity. Then came September 15, 2001. During a CART race at Germany’s Lausitzring, Zanardi’s car was struck broadside. He lost both legs. He nearly lost his life. What he did next is the reason the world is mourning him now. Formula 1 published a tribute that traced the full arc of Zanardi’s career, from the F1 grid to the Paralympic podium: Zanardi’s Formula 1 chapter included 41 Grand Prix starts across stints with Lotus, Minardi, Jordan, and Williams, but his larger racing reputation was built after he crossed into American open-wheel competition. There, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, he became one of the defining CART stars of the late 1990s, winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998 and becoming known for a fearless style that made him a fan favorite. The tribute also walked readers through the two tragedies that shaped the second half of his public life. The 2001 Lausitzring crash nearly killed him and led to the amputation of both legs, yet Zanardi later returned to race cars with hand controls. He then built a new athletic career in handcycling, won Paralympic gold, and inspired tributes from the F1 paddock after his death in Bologna on May 1, 2026. Formula 1 also noted the 2020 handbike crash in Tuscany that left him with serious facial and cranial injuries, another reminder of how much pain and recovery were folded into the life fans were honoring. NEW PODCAST: M101 Reviews what was a mad Miami Grand Prix weekend as Kimi Antonelli makes history with his third straight win, and pay tribute to the great Alex Zanardi. FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/lYpdDLxPQo pic.twitter.com/G2LAZ0ztSE — #Motorsport101 (@Motorsport_101) May 7, 2026 Zanardi returned to racing with hand controls after the 2001 crash. That alone would have been a remarkable second act. But he wanted more. He took up handcycling and became, by any objective measure, one of the greatest Paralympic athletes ever. His debut at the London 2012 Games was the stuff of storybooks. He won gold in both the H4 time trial and the H4 road race, and he did it at Brands Hatch, a motor racing circuit where he had competed on four wheels years earlier. The image of Zanardi lifting his handcycle overhead after crossing the finish line became one of the defining photographs of those Games. Four years later in Rio, he added gold in the H5 time trial and another gold as part of Italy’s mixed team relay, along with a silver medal. The International Paralympic Committee remembered him as a transformative figure in the movement: The Paralympic tribute centered on Zanardi’s London 2012 debut, when he won gold in the men’s H4 time trial and H4 road race at Brands Hatch. The setting mattered because Brands Hatch was also a motor racing circuit, meaning Zanardi’s new career reached one of its highest points on ground connected to the old one. His celebration there, lifting the handcycle above his head after victory, became one of the enduring images of those Games. The committee also detailed the Rio 2016 chapter, where Zanardi added gold in the H5 time trial and another gold as part of Italy’s mixed team relay H2-5, along with another silver medal. Across two Paralympic Games, he finished with four golds and two silvers. IPC framed those results as part of something larger than a medal count: a former racing driver who survived the 2001 crash, rebuilt his body and his equipment around a new reality, and then helped push the public idea of what Paralympic greatness could look like. We’re on the air! Join @JoshuaBurch99, @WatchingRacing and @KobeLambeth in a special tribute to Alex Zanardi, remembering his great career and legacy. We also discuss Lucas di Grassi retiring from #ABBFormulaE and #NASCAR penalty news from Texas.https://t.co/yQACw1YTZH — GRID Network (@GridNetworkTV) May 6, 2026 Six medals. Two championship trophies. A Formula 1 career. A comeback from injuries that would have ended most men’s public lives entirely, followed by a second devastating accident that tested him all over again. Alex Zanardi was 59 years old. The life he packed into those years would have been enough for five of them.