Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida said the congressional oversight committee should investigate the Patriot Front group after its march on the Fourth of July.Masked members of the white supremacist group marched through Washington, D.C., and at one point were photographed surrounding a black woman on public transit.'There are plenty of things that I see that I might personally find offensive, reprehensible, but in America, free speech is allowed.'On Monday, Luna said the group should finally be investigated."What I find odd about Patriot Front is how under Biden they were never investigated," she wrote in a statement on social media Monday."Well funded. Never investigated," she added. "FBI under Biden looked into Catholics instead. So, looks like [the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform] should do some digging.About 400 members of the group marched through D.C. on Saturday, and some carried the U.S. flag upside down to signify distress.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the group's right to free speech on CNN's "State of the Union.""Certainly what they stand for is nothing that I could possibly agree with," Burgum said, "but one of the foundational principles of the United States, which makes democracy messy, is free speech, and there are plenty of things that I see that I might personally find offensive, reprehensible, but in America, free speech is allowed, and this is by the whole spectrum of things."RELATED: 'You have to be completely out of your f**king mind': Eric Adams rips into Mamdani aide over white supremacist comment Burgum would not commit to advise President Donald Trump to condemn the demonstration.Luna is the chair of the committee's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Veteran political strategist Donna Brazile faced fierce criticism after her response to sexual assault allegations against Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.Platner has faced a damaging series of scandals, but the latest allegations are leading many Democrats to rescind their endorsements and call for him to step down.'He's got a pattern of abusing women and you're empathizing with him?'While Brazile did call for Platner to be replaced, she also said he needed time to heal."It's time for Mr. Platner to step aside and be replaced," she wrote in a post on social media. "Platner needs time to heal, focus on his family and well-being. Enough. Enough," she continued.Her strange reaction was lambasted by critics online."Why does he need 'time to heal' from assaulting women?" one user responded. "So your main concern here is the mental health and well-being of the accused rapist? Interesting you didn't say anything about his victim," another reply reads. "Wait a minute. Platner's accused of sexual assault, and HE needs 'time to heal'?? It sounds like he needs time to chill behind bars!" another user said."Heal from what? He's got a pattern of abusing women and you're empathizing with him?" another user replied. "The time for Platner to heal will be after his ironically named cellmate Tiny, who is also a sexual reprobate, is done with him," another user joked.Politico first reported the allegations of rape by a woman who dated Platner nearly five years ago. RELATED: 'Should be nowhere near Congress': Even 'The View' thinks Platner is a TERRIBLE candidate Platner was also accused of sending sexually explicit messages to women while he was still married to his wife. If Platner chooses to step down from the campaign, it would severely deflate Democrats' hopes of wresting away control of the U.S. Senate from Republicans. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

In a massive win for women’s sports, this week the Supreme Court ruled that states have the authority to maintain sports teams based on biological sex — upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho.But the decision comes after young girls have already been traumatized.“It was really her eighth-grade season when things started to get worse. She was coming home increasingly frustrated, telling us about mean and then sexually inappropriate things that this boy was saying to her,” a mother whose daughter was forced to play alongside a boy recalled in an interview.“One day she came home and told me that he was telling her and other girls to ‘Suck my D-word.’ This was happening frequently during track practice and in the locker room from a boy who was saying he was a girl,” she continued.“So this was really shocking and alarming to us,” she added.“What did you do at that point?” the interviewer asked.“We had a coach reach out to us, actually, that same day to tell us that Adelaia had lost her competition spot to this boy, and she wanted to let us know that she felt it was unfair. So we told her about the inappropriate comments and surprisingly, to us, she said that she had also heard him say many inappropriate things,” the mother replied.The mother also explained that this boy had been asking the girls for nude photographs during track meets and taking “other inappropriate actions towards boys and girls during the season.”The coach also had a daughter on the team and told Adelaia’s mother that she was “deeply concerned” but “couldn’t say anything for fear of losing her job.”“So after this conversation, I was so alarmed. I spoke about it with Adelaia and told her that I felt the situation had become unsafe for her and the other girls. And I’ll never forget, she said to me after that, ‘Mom, that’s not the worst thing PJ has ever said to me,’” the mother explained.“I just felt sick as I read that he had said to her, ‘I’m going to stick my D-word in your P-word,’” she added.“My gosh,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says, disturbed.“They know that he’s doing it, and it doesn’t matter, because heaven forbid they say anything about a boy who identifies as a girl,” he adds.Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign is in hot water again after new allegations of sexual misconduct were reported Monday. Now his campaign against Susan Collins hangs by a very thin thread.Platner issued a two-minute video response on Monday afternoon in light of a new report from Politico. In the report a woman, described as someone who once dated Platner, accused him of "sexual assault."'Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.'In the video, Platner denied the allegations against him, calling them "troubling, serious, and false," adding that "any accusation of nonconsensual behavior is categorically false." The progressive Democrat spent the beginning of the video praising the movement his candidacy built and "the largest volunteer base in the history of Maine politics," fueled by "a focus on defeating Susan Collins."Noting the seriousness of the allegations, however, Platner then made a remark that had some viewers asking questions about the future of his campaign: "So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting but mindful of the political reality it will inflict, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins."While no definitive statement about the future of his campaign was given in his response, Platner did, however, promise to keep fighting for the base of supporters he amassed over the duration of his campaign.RELATED: Democrats close ranks around Graham Platner despite string of scandals David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images"On June 9, 154,058 Mainers — the most in primary history — voted to reject a broken politics beholden to Washington and the donor class. They voted for hope, for change, to take back our economy, to take back our power, and to take back our Senate seat," Platner said in the video."Every one of you deserves to see that vision come to fruition and see Susan Collins defeated. And we will use every tool at our disposal to do so," he added. "As Maine goes, so goes the nation." While Platner is not himself officially a part of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America, which has seen some success in recent primaries across the country, his progressive platform may appear to resemble the more radical wing of the party. While some notable figures have expressed their skepticism of Platner, one Democrat leader has stuck with him through the multiple scandals that have arisen during his campaign. Steve Guest posted a clip of a press conference earlier this year with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer being asked about Graham Platner and the explanations he has given for the past allegations. Schumer gave a consistent answer, explicitly saying, "I endorsed Graham Platner," and said they will defeat Susan Collins and "take back the Senate." The clip shows Schumer's apparent preference for Platner over establishment Democrat candidate Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign at the end of April. Graham Platner handily won the June 9 primary and will face Collins in November, if his campaign continues. Hours later, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who previously supported Platner's campaign, released a statement on social media: "I've been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line. These allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement."Blaze News contacted Rep. Ro Khanna and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), John Fetterman (D-Penn.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) but did not immediately receive a response. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!