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Liberal judge projected to win pivotal election for Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Liberal judge projected to win pivotal election for Wisconsin Supreme Court

The key election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court was projected to be a victory for liberal Dane County judge Susan Crawford just hours after polls closed on Tuesday evening Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk dumped his own money into the election and campaigned in the state to ensure Republican Waukesha County judge Brad Schimel had the best chance to secure the seat. 'This Wisconsin Supreme Court race might decide the future of America and Western Civilization!' Musk had committed to awarding oversized cardboard checks of one million dollar checks to two people who attended his rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and had signed a petition against activist judges. Democrats challenged the cash giveaway in court but Musk won a late victory to keep the money flowing. "What’s at issue here is control of the US House of Representatives. This Wisconsin Supreme Court race might decide the future of America and Western Civilization! It’s a big deal," said Musk on X, the social media platform he owns. More precisely, the Wisconsin Supreme Court may potentially have to make some decisive rulings related to abortion rights, collective bargaining, redistricting the state, election laws, and even a lawsuit by Musk against the state. The court is even between the two sides and the result of the election will swing it four votes to three on the liberal side. Musk and his allied groups reportedly dumped about $22.6 million into the race, which outspent the contributions from Democrats. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Gavin Newsom fumes at Trump shutting down federal funds to Planned Parenthood in California: 'This is just plain cruel'
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Gavin Newsom fumes at Trump shutting down federal funds to Planned Parenthood in California: 'This is just plain cruel'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, angrily responded to President Donald Trump shutting down federal funds that went to abortions provided by Planned Parenthood. The abortion provider said in a release that nine of its affiliates were informed Monday evening that the Trump administration would temporarily withhold their Title X funding over possible violations of Trump's executive orders.'Woke up this morning to the Trump Administration freezing ALL of CA’s Title X funding.' Newsom posted a statement on social media decrying the order. "Woke up this morning to the Trump Administration freezing ALL of CA’s Title X funding," he wrote. "It’s a Republican founded program — Richard Nixon of all people established it in 1970. This is just plain cruel."He said that the Title X funds paid for "basic reproductive care," including birth control, cancer screenings, and STD testing. Trump signed an executive order in January ending "the use of Federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion." Planned Parenthood was also suspected of violating Trump's prohibitions against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, as well as providing abortion services to illegal aliens. Planned Parenthood Action Fund CEO and President Alexis McGill excoriated the White House and claimed that action would lead to a deterioration in women's health. “President Trump and Elon Musk are pushing their dangerous political agenda, stripping health care access from people nationwide, and not giving a second thought to the devastation they will cause," said McGill. “We know what happens when health care providers cannot use Title X funding: People across the country suffer, cancers go undetected, access to birth control is severely reduced, and the nation’s STI crisis worsens," she claimed. The White House did not respond to a request for comment from the Washington Post. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Republicans defeat Democrats in two special elections in Florida to retain slim margin in US House
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Republicans defeat Democrats in two special elections in Florida to retain slim margin in US House

Two special elections held on Tuesday were decided by Florida voters in favor of Republicans, maintaining their tenuous control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The elections were in two Republican-leaning districts, and either loss would have meant a weakening of the narrow lead Republicans have in the House, which is currently only five seats. 'If the president were on the ballot, I think he’d win by 30 again.' Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis held off Josh Weil and Gay Valimont, respectively, in what turned out to be a far closer race than expected. Fine was declared the victor against Weil in the 6th Congressional District at about 7:40 p.m. ET, while Patronis was projected the winner over Valimont about 20 minutes later. Fine responded to a message of victory from President Donald Trump on social media. "Because of you, Mr. President. I won’t let you down," wrote Fine. Prior to the election results coming in, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, rejected the idea that the election was a referendum on the president. “I think it’s going to be more of a candidate-specific reason,” DeSantis said. “If there’s any underperformance, I don’t think it’s a referendum on the president. If the president were on the ballot, I think he’d win by 30 again.”While Democrats lost an opportunity to make up the gap with Republicans in the House, they saw a silver lining in the fact that they were able to significantly cut into the margin in the 6th District. Also on Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin headed to the ballot box to vote for a seat on the state supreme court. The election will likely determine if the state's districts will be realigned, and many believe President Donald Trump will be impeached if Democrats regain control of the House because of the result. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Did Jasmine Crockett just SCOLD Byron Donalds for marrying a white woman?
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Did Jasmine Crockett just SCOLD Byron Donalds for marrying a white woman?

Isn’t it ironic that the Democratic Party, which is largely built on a platform of “anti-racism,” has so many racists in it? Take Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), for example. On a recent episode of “The Breakfast Club” with Charlamagne tha God, Crockett insinuated that Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) made a mistake when he married his white wife, Erika Donalds. Jason Whitlock and “Fearless” contributor Shemeka Michelle dive into the scandal. “If we continue to put people into office — and that even means some of our skin folk who definitely are not our kinfolk, such as Byron Donalds — who are going to continue to say that, like, I mean the fact that you sitting around talking about life was better under Jim Crow,” Crockett began. “Is this because you don't understand history or literally it's because you married a white woman and so you think that that whitewashed you?” she continued. “You couldn’t even be married to a white woman under Jim Crow,” Charlamagne added. “Correct! ... So I’m like bruh, what is it you talking about? Like what are you saying? Like he just out here, you know, I feel like they give him his talking points and he’s like, ‘Yes, master, I got it,”’ Crockett retorted. “This is a leftist who's expressing some racial animus, which seems to go against what leftists say they stand for,” says Whitlock. However, her jab at interracial relationships is doubly hypocritical. Crockett was a loud Kamala Harris supporter, but Harris’ white Jewish husband was never a sore point. “Ketanji Brown Jackson, I believe she's married to a white Jewish man. Haven't heard Jasmine Crockett talk about that,” adds Whitlock. “Is Jasmine Crockett holding Byron Donalds to a standard that she doesn't hold leftist politicians to?” he asks. “Absolutely, and it shows that she's so illogical and just irrational. … This is what they do; they just spew trash talking points that make absolutely no sense because if this was the case, then as you just stated, she would have to hold Kamala and Ketanji Brown [and] Don Lemon … to the same standard, and she doesn't,” says Shemeka. Crockett’s attack on Donalds, she says, is “because Byron Donalds is not going along with the everyday okie-doke black talking points that they like to push on black people.” She also condemns Crockett for claiming that Donalds lauded the Jim Crow era as better times. “That whole Jim Crow is taken completely out of context. … If you listen to the entire thing, that's not what he was saying,” says Shemeka. To hear more of the conversation, watch the clip above. Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

RFK Jr. reveals the truth about INSANE HHS funding
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RFK Jr. reveals the truth about INSANE HHS funding

One of Sara Gonzales' dreams came true after sitting down with none other than RFK Jr. to ask him some important questions about his new job — and what he told her did not disappoint. “I just saw, just earlier this morning, that you are totally restructuring HHS. What does that new structure look like?” Gonzales asked. “What we found over there is we have a sprawling bureaucracy that has all kinds of redundancies in it and a lot of administrative costs and much less an emphasis on actual mission, which is gold standard science patient care,” RFK Jr. responded. “During the Biden administration, the budget of HHS went up by 38% and the amount of employees increased by 17%, and all of the metrics of public health actually accelerated downward. We need to reverse that,” he continued. “We have over a hundred communications departments, we have 40 IT departments, 40 HR departments, and on and on, and we are going to consolidate those. The agency is a $1.9 trillion agency, it’s completely impossible to govern, it’s impossible to inspire, it’s impossible to have a unified mission that everybody wakes up in the morning and says, ‘My job is to Make America Healthy Again,’” he added. And according to RFK Jr., within the agency there are groups that are “at war with each other.” “I found out that medical information that is collected by one side, they then sell it to the other groups in my agency instead of sharing it and saying, ‘How do we use this way to improve patient care? How do we use it in a way to make people healthy?’” he explained. “We’re cutting 28 divisions into 15, we’re eliminating the redundancies, we’re streamlining the agencies. We’re going to go from 82,000 employees to 62,000,” he added. “It really is shocking when you hear how much they have grown, how much the bloated bureaucracy grew just under Joe Biden,” Gonzales comments, adding, “Like, are you kidding me?” Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.