California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, struggled to respond to questions about federal investigations into their finances. On live television, MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff approached the California couple at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.  Soboroff asked, “We’ve heard from the governor, but we haven’t heard from you yet about this investigation. What do you want to say?” “I’m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership,” Jennifer Newsom said, shifting the focus back to the Obama event. “We need more of this!” Then, the potential 2028 presidential hopeful jumped in.  “This is stuff that happens in other countries, that’s all I’ll say,” Newsom said. “Happens in other countries. He wants to go after me — go after me.” Gavin’s Wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom PANICS On-Air when MSNBC When Asks About the DOJ Investigation Against Her: Q “We’ve heard the Governor comment on the investigation, what do you have to say?” JENNIFER: “I’m just so grateful for this inspiration and leadership!”… pic.twitter.com/T1TP0Wmtlm — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2026 The Department of Justice has launched multiple investigations related to the Newsom family, including a probe dating back to the Biden administration, The Daily Wire previously reported.  The Monday afternoon bombshell came hours after Newsom accused President Donald Trump of directing the DOJ to investigate him and his wife. In a nearly five-minute video statement, Newsom said federal agents have knocked on the doors of his family, friends, and former employees.    Credit: Gavin Newsom via X “Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime — they are simply trying to find one,” Newsom wrote on X. “They’re demanding records, they’re abusing the grand jury process, digging through years and years of random documents. Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets. He’s coming after me because I’m considering running for president,” the California Democrat said.  A source familiar with the matter told The Daily Wire that multiple DOJ investigations related to Newsom are underway, though none are directly targeting the California governor himself. One investigation, which began in 2025, concerns his wife and her taxes. A separate DOJ investigation into Newsom’s former chief of staff was launched during President Joe Biden’s administration and remains open and evolving, according to the source. Those investigations originated in Sacramento and involved whistleblowers and sources in the state, rather than coming from the main DOJ.  In his video, however, Newsom did not specify what the Department of Justice was investigating. “After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me, and just in the last week, I’ve learned that his campaign has reached my own home to get me,” he said. “He’s coming after my wife, Jen, a public servant, a woman who’s dedicated her life to supporting women and girls.”  The investigations threaten to throw a wrench in Newsom’s likely presidential bid. A Newsom administration official told POLITICO the developments are “creating complications” for the office, a stress point on full display in Newsom’s response.  “You can subpoena my records, you can investigate me, you can harass me, put my name on every and any enemies list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.”

When five illegal immigrants arrived at a hotel in Homestead, Florida, on June 9, they thought they’d be greeted by underage girls they could sexually abuse. Instead, they were met by law enforcement officers who quickly placed them in handcuffs. Authorities lured the accused illegal immigrant predators via an online advertisement that offered sexual services at a hotel in Homestead, Florida. In the advertisement, officials posed as a mother who was prostituting her two daughters, who were between the ages of 13 and 15. Some of the illegal immigrants who were caught had rap sheets and had been deported before, The Daily Wire has learned. In total, law enforcement arrested a dozen men between the ages of 22 and 51 for child sex trafficking, including the five who were in the United States illegally, authorities said. The suspects allegedly paid between $300 and $800 to engage in various sex acts with the girls, according to NBC Miami. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle characterized the operation as “the best evidence of how we know these predators exist, we know that they’re seeking out our young — our minors.” “These predators were intending to buy minors, and we were able to intervene before there was any victim to really rescue,” she said. One of the accused illegal immigrants was Armando Martinez-Cerron, a Mexican national who is a repeat criminal with prior arrests for cocaine possession and DUI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told The Daily Wire. Martinez-Cerron first crossed the border illegally in 1999 and was subsequently deported on two occasions. His last deportation occurred in January 2023 before he snuck back into the United States without getting caught, according to DHS. Mexican illegal immigrant Daniel Guadalupe Rubio Pelcastre is also an alleged repeat offender who was previously arrested for domestic violence and battery, according to DHS. Rubio Pelcastre was also deported twice, first in November 2012 and then in December 2012. Pantaleon Mendez Ortega, a Guatemalan national, has been living in the United States illegally for over two decades, entering the United States in May 2000, DHS said. His criminal record includes prior arrests for drunk driving. Guatemalan illegal immigrant Alex Gilberto Pastor-Perez has been living illegally in the United States since March 2015, having an outstanding deportation order since July 2017, according to DHS. Nicolas Diego Roselin is a Guatemalan who crossed the border illegally in May 2019, according to DHS. An immigration judge ordered his deportation in April 2025. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents assisted local authorities with the sting, a DHS spokesperson told The Daily Wire. “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States,” the spokesperson said. The suspects face felony charges that include human trafficking of a person under 18.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) will return to Capitol Hill on June 30 after nearly four months away from Washington due to an undisclosed medical issue, ending an absence that became a national political story and created a vulnerability for Republicans defending what has become a competitive House seat. Kean’s political adviser, Harrison Neely, confirmed Thursday that the congressman plans to return to in-person work at the end of the month after missing more than 135 House votes since March 5. “Congressman Kean is eager to return to in person work on June 30 and resume a full schedule,” Neely said. “He plans to be fully transparent regarding the nature of his health issue and you should expect to hear from him in person June 30th.” The announcement marks the first time Kean’s team has provided a specific date for his return after months of public speculation about his condition. His office has repeatedly attributed the absence to a personal medical issue but has declined to provide details. The two-term Republican represents New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, a closely contested seat that has changed hands between the parties in recent election cycles. Kean defeated Democrat Tom Malinowski in 2022 and successfully defended the seat in 2024, but Democrats view the district as one of their best pickup opportunities in the 2026 midterms. Kean is expected to face Democratic nominee Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive who won her party’s nomination earlier this month. His prolonged absence has become a central issue in the race. While Kean has remained active through social media statements and campaign communications, he has not appeared publicly in Washington or throughout his district since early March. The lack of information surrounding his condition fueled media scrutiny and questions from political observers about how the absence might affect both his re-election prospects and the House Republican Conference’s narrow majority. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) previously defended Kean, telling reporters that the congressman was dealing with a legitimate medical issue and would eventually provide details about his condition. In May, Johnson said he had spoken with Kean and expected him to return. More recently, the speaker acknowledged he had encouraged the New Jersey Republican to be transparent about his health situation. Despite the absence, Kean has continued to receive support from top Republicans, including President Donald Trump. Earlier in June, Trump endorsed Kean’s re-election bid, writing on Truth Social that the congressman was “working tirelessly” and giving him his “Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election.” The return announcement comes as both parties prepare for what is expected to be one of the most expensive and closely watched House races in the country. Democrats have already begun highlighting Kean’s absence, while Republicans argue the congressman deserves privacy while recovering from a medical issue. Bennett has largely avoided directly criticizing Kean’s health situation but has argued voters deserve active representation in Washington. Kean, whose father, former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean Sr., remains one of the state’s most popular political figures, previously told local media that his condition is not chronic and will not affect his cognitive abilities. According to Neely, the congressman intends to provide a full explanation of his medical issue upon his return to Capitol Hill on June 30, ending months of speculation surrounding one of the House GOP’s most closely watched members.

A Jewish student was choked and strangled by a classmate in a December 2025 antisemitic attack at a Boulder, Colorado, middle school, and a federal civil rights complaint has just been filed alleging the district failed to adequately protect him, according to documents submitted to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The complaint, filed last week by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on behalf of the student and his family, alleges that Boulder Valley School District failed in its legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on national origin and has been interpreted to cover antisemitic harassment in schools receiving federal funding. According to the filing, the student — identified only as Student A to protect his safety and privacy — was physically assaulted at Southern Hills Middle School by a peer who targeted him because he is Jewish. The complaint states: The harassment began with antisemitic remarks directed at Student A on the soccer field by classmates. As described further below, it escalated rapidly to include verbal slurs (including repeated use of the word “kike” directed at Student A), threats (including of gun violence), and Nazi salutes in 2024, and progressed to repeated physical assaults (including strangulation), antisemitic taunting in the lunch line, after school and in class (including organization of a game called “Jew touch tag” in PE, in which Jews are chased), and Holocaust-related mockery (including a student telling Student A in math class, “at least my grandma didn’t spend 8 years in hiding,” and asking Student A, “do you get scared when someone raises their hand?” and “do you get scared when someone counts to nine?”). The most violent incident occurred on December 15, 2025, when a classmate fashioned a Chromebook charging cord into a lasso, threw it around Student A’s neck without warning or provocation, and dragged Student A backward from a chair while calling Student A a “stupid kike” — conduct so severe it resulted in a police report. … That incident was followed by a February 26, 2026, incident in which a former friend of Student A threatened to bring his father’s gun to school to shoot people and then stated in Student A’s Spanish class that “Hitler should have killed all the Jews when he had the chance”; a March 2026 assault in which a fellow student punched and kicked Student A multiple times; and an April 2026 incident in which a fellow student approached Student A while Student A was playing basketball alone at recess and spat in Student A’s face. The ADL says the family notified school officials and district administrators each time they learned of incidents involving Student A, and they are prepared to provide email records corroborating those notifications. Particularly troubling, the complaint alleges, is that a teacher who was present during the assault told a Boulder Police Department detective that she did not report the attack to school administrators. That admission is contained in a police report attached to the federal filing. The district did conduct a bullying investigation, with a report dated December 15, 2025, and one student believed responsible received what was described as a week-long suspension — though the complainants say they are uncertain whether that student actually served the full suspension. A second police report related to a separate incident has also been requested by the complainants, but as of the filing date they had not yet received a copy from the Boulder Police Department. The complaint further cites the district’s own policies — including Boulder Valley School District policy governing student conduct — arguing that the school’s response fell short of its own stated standards, let alone federal civil rights requirements. The filing comes amid a national surge in reported antisemitic incidents, including in K-12 schools. Civil rights advocates say physical assaults targeting Jewish students remain underreported and under-disciplined, and that schools have a binding legal obligation to respond meaningfully when harassment rises to the level of a hostile environment.

President Donald Trump and White House officials are bidding farewell to the Boeing 747-200, known as Air Force One, which has transported U.S. presidents across the nation and around the world for more than three decades. On Thursday, two White House officials said goodbye to the Air Force One jet after President Trump returned from the G7 summit in Europe. The farewell comes as the first of three aircraft being modified for the presidential role is expected to be delivered soon. “The last ride,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on X. “Well done, good and faithful servant.” “THANK YOU,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino said, posting a video of the aircraft, saying he has “been fortunate to fly around the world on this iconic plane for 5 1/2 years — of the 35 years it has been serving U.S. presidents.”  I have been fortunate to fly around the world on this iconic plane for 5 1/2 years — of the 35 years it has been serving U.S. Presidents… THANK YOU… AIR FORCE ONE 2900