New court filings have revealed that the man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a “prepper” and had at some point given his wife a “bailout plan” in case of “exigent circumstances.” 

Left-wing activists on Friday allegedly tipped off an illegal alien, who’s a convicted child rapist, helping him escape from landing in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. “This morning ICE & [FBI Denver] were attempting to arrest Jose Reyes Leon-Deras, a criminal alien from El Salvador who is convicted of and wanted for child rape in Italy,” ICE’s Denver field office posted to X. “During our surveillance of Leon, members of Colorado Rapid Response arrived on scene and alerted him to law enforcement’s presence which allowed him to escape arrest.” Colorado Rapid Response is a far-Left anti-ICE organization that’s been responding to immigration raids. The group’s website says the organization is “committed to responding to raids, deportation, and any Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity happening across the state in our communities.” The group has a hotline asking for tips from people who “witness ICE activity or if you want to document an experience with ICE.” Documentation of ICE activity, the Colorado Rapid Response says, “monitors police/I.C.E. collaboration detects patterns that can guide our legislative efforts, and builds a robust statewide network of people resisting deportations in their communities.” ICE Denver condemned the group and others like it, writing, “Groups like this interfere with ICE’s ability to keep communities safe. If you know his whereabouts, do not approach, if seen, instead report all info to ICE at 1-866-347-2423.” to law enforcements presence which allowed him to escape arrest. Groups like this interfere with ICE’s ability to keep communities safe. If you know his whereabouts, do not approach, if seen, instead report all info to ICE at 1-866-347-2423 pic.twitter.com/fGrTnWc81C — ICE Denver (@ERODenver) June 21, 2025 Protests and riots against ICE agents have popped up in liberal cities across the nation as President Donald Trump continues to fulfill his campaign promise to deport illegals, prioritizing immigrants who’ve committed serious crimes in addition to illegally crossing our border. The Justice Department this past week announced it’s pursuing more charges against suspects accused in taking part in the violent anti-ICE riots, specifically those in California, The Daily Wire highlighted. Related: AOC Dared Tom Homan To Come After Her For Helping Illegals. Here’s His Response.

CNN’s Van Jones warned progressives to “get on board” with President Donald Trump’s position on Iran — namely that the Islamist state cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon of any kind. Jones, who served in former President Barack Obama’s administration as the Green Jobs Czar, spoke from his own experience visiting Israel and argued that the United States could not treat Iran as a “normal country” when it came to implementing foreign policy. WATCH: ?NEW: CNN’s Van Jones calls on “progressives” to “GET ON BOARD” with Trump’s stance that Iran *can’t* have nuclear weapon? “I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is. Iran is not a normal country. Normal countries don‘t blind women because they showed some hair.… pic.twitter.com/HFQloc2Gwg — Jason Cohen ?? (@JasonJournoDC) June 21, 2025 “I was also in the Holy Land very recently,” Jones said during a panel discussion that also included Republican commentator Scott Jennings — who just returned from Israel days earlier after spending more than a week in and out of bomb shelters after Iran lobbed barrage after barrage of missiles. “I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is,” Jones observed. “Iran is not a normal country. Normal countries don’t blind women because they showed some hair. They don’t empower little gangs and proxies to surround a country and fire rockets and rape people.” “So Iran — two things are clear,” Jones declared. “The what — they cannot have a bomb. And the why — because they say death to America, death to Israel, and death to all the Jews. One of those should offend you if you’re progressives — at least one should offend you.” “And so the question, though, is the who and the how,” he continued. “Is Israel going to take out this nuclear capacity by dropping people there who blow it up? Or is America going to take it out by dropping a bomb that blows it up? But the what and the why are clear, and I think progressives should get on board with that.” “We cannot have a nuclear-armed Iran,” Jones insisted, again recounting his time in Israel. “This is a very dangerous power that cannot get a nuclear weapon.”

Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced over 600 new layoffs at the agency, which includes Voice of America. “For decades, American taxpayers have been forced to bankroll an agency that’s been riddled with dysfunction, bias, and waste. That ends now,” Lake said in a press release Friday announcing 639 jobs were cut at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and Voice of America. Under Lake’s leadership, 1,400 jobs have been eliminated since March, an 85% cut to the workforce. “The agency now operates near the statutory minimum; lean and focused. This is a clear example of a responsible government—cutting waste, restoring accountability, and delivering on the promise to put American taxpayers first,” Lake, a former U.S. Republican senate candidate in Arizona, added. “I look forward to working with Congress and the Department of State to make sure the future of telling America’s story is modernized, effective and aligns with America’s foreign policy.” In 2020, Trump was a vocal critic of VOA’s overage of the COVID-19 crisis, which he deemed “disgusting” and a “disgrace.” He also said VOA was spreading Chinese propaganda about COVID-19. Two VOA staffers and one USAGM staffer, all of whom are currently suing Lake, spoke out against the layoffs, reported NPR. The layoffs decision “spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds U.S. ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,” said Patsy Widakuswara, VOA White House bureau chief; Jessica Jerreat, press freedom editor at VOA; and Kate Neeper, USAGM director of strategy. “We call on Congress to continue its long transition of bipartisan support for VOA. Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and extremist groups are flooding the global information space with anti-American propaganda. Do not cede this ground by silencing America’s voice.” Lake, a former TV news anchor and two-time Emmy Award winner, explained in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference her plans to lead the VOA and transform it into a key tool in the information war.“I told President Trump when he called me and asked me to lead the Voice of America that we will focus on accurate and honest reporting.” Lake said. “It won’t become Trump TV, but it sure as hell will not be TDS TV. You can find all the Trump Derangement Syndrome that you want over on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ‘60 Minutes,’ The Washington Post, and The New York Times.” The post ‘Lean and Focused’: Kari Lake Announces Layoffs at USAGM, VOA appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, castigating California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for policies that enabled the rioters. The vice president held a press briefing at the Federal Building Command Center in Los Angeles, delivering remarks amid the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and protests. He stated that reports showed that the National Guard remained necessary to contain the riots as law enforcement feared that these protests could “flare back up.” Vance claimed both Newsom and Bass have “actively encouraged illegal migration into this community, have strained public services, have strained law enforcement, and really have offered generous benefits not to American citizens, but to illegal immigrants, to break the law, to come into our country and to receive generous public assistance for having done so.” He added that their policies have created an illegal immigration crisis, with Los Angeles being the most affected. ”All of these law enforcement officials were necessary because what happened is in response to the basic federal action of enforcing immigration law,” the vice president continued. “You had people who were doing the simple job of enforcing the law, and they had rioters egged on by the governor and the mayor making it harder for them to do their job. That is disgraceful. And it is why the president has responded so forcefully.”Vance reiterated the need to deploy troops, saying “It was necessary to send the National Guard to stop that process, to bring some order back to this great city and to make it possible for the people’s president to enforce the people’s immigration law.”Afterward, the vice president answered some questions, criticizing Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Democrat lawmakers for making “political theater” out of this situation. Padilla was dragged out of a news conference last week, after he interrupted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “Well, I was hoping Jose Padilla would be here to ask a question, but unfortunately, I guess he decided not to show up because there wasn’t the theater, and that’s all it is, you know, I think everybody realizes that’s what this is. It’s pure political theater,” the vice president said, using the wrong name for Padilla. “I just want to let you know from the president, the vice president on down this administration stands with you. We’re grateful for the job that you do every single day. We know that we wouldn’t have a border were not for your hard work and for your efforts. And we’re going to keep on fighting for you and keep on standing with you every step of the way.” Newsom, a Democrat, responded to Vance by challenging him to a debate in a X post. “Since you’re so eager to talk about me, how about saying it to my face? Let’s debate. Time and place?” wrote Newsom. Bass, a Democrat, addressed Vance in a press conference of her own later Friday. “How dare you say that city officials encouraged violence,” Bass said, according to the New York Times. “We kept the peace.” “The federal officials that were here protected a federal building,” she continued. “Crowd control was handled most aptly by the Los Angeles Police Department, the Sheriff’s Department and local law enforcement.” The post Vance Chastises Newsom and Bass Policies appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Beneath the sparks of Tucker Carlson's debate with Sen. Ted Cruz (R) about a possible war with Iran lies a far more important — and ancient — question.One of the most revealing moments of the interview came about halfway through, when Cruz explained why he wants to be the "leading defender of Israel."If we reduce scripture to foreign policy talking points, we risk baptizing political agendas in the name of God while justifying more war.His reason? "As a Christian, growing up in Sunday school, I was taught from the Bible, 'Those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed.'"When Carlson pressed Cruz on whether that means Christians must support the modern nation-state of Israel, Cruz replied, "Biblically, we are commanded to support Israel."That response failed to satisfy Carlson."But hold on — define Israel," Carlson responded. More specifically, Carlson asked Cruz if he believes Genesis is referring to the modern nation-state of Israel as it currently exists as a political entity, with its current leadership and borders."Yes," Cruz responded. Carlson's interjection — "define Israel" — gets at the heart of an important question, a theological fault line in American Christianity: What is Israel, and is there a difference between the modern nation-state of Israel and biblical Israel?The answer is often treated as self-evident. But the assumption that the modern nation-state of Israel is identical to biblical Israel is not just a matter of political opinion. It's a theological claim, and it deserves biblical scrutiny.What is (biblical) Israel?The verse that Cruz cites comes from one of the most important passages in the entire Bible. In Genesis 12, God calls Abraham to leave his family and homeland and go to a new land that he will show Abraham.Then, God tells Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3):I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.Notice that God did not say that "Israel will be blessed." Rather, the subject of God's blessing is "you." God tells Abraham that he will be blessed. How will Abraham be blessed? Through his descendants, who will become a "great nation" and a people through whom the entire earth is blessed.The Hebrew word "Israel," in fact, doesn't appear in the Old Testament until Genesis 32:28. It's first used to explain why Abraham's grandson Jacob is called "Israel." Throughout the rest of the Torah, Israel exclusively refers to a people group: The descendants of Jacob, who are the 12 tribes of Israel.And Israel, indeed, is unique and set apart.After God rescues his people from the hand of Pharaoh and brings them to Mount Sinai, God enters into a covenant with Israel and reveals their vocation.Exodus 19:3-6:Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."Israel is God's "special possession" (if its people obey him and keep God's covenant). But for what purpose? To be a "kingdom of priests" and a "holy nation."What this means is that God established Israel as a unique and set-apart nation for the purpose of mediating God — which is the job of a priest — to the nations. Israel received special honor not for an ambiguous reason, but because God had enacted a cosmic redemption mission since the fall in Genesis 3. And central to God's redemption plan was a priestly people through whom God could be mediated and, therefore, reconciled to his people.But as the biblical story unfolds, Israel fails its mission. Israel breaks the covenant, pursues other gods, and becomes like the other nations, ultimately abdicating the priestly vocation. Blessing, the prophets warn, is not tied to ethnicity or geography — but faithfulness to God.Because of the people's unfaithfulness, curse comes to Israel, and God allows Israel to be exiled. In the 8th century B.C., the Assyrian Empire conquers the Northern Kingdom of Israel and takes the people into exile. Those 10 tribes of Israel are mostly lost to history because of their horrendous failures.Yet God is faithful. He continues to work through the Southern Kingdom of Judea (comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin), but they, too, fail, and are exiled to Babylon in the 6th century B.C.Fortunately, the story doesn't end there. God preserves a remnant from the seed of David, and Israel's mission is ultimately fulfilled by a Jewish man from a backwater town in Galilee: Jesus of Nazareth. He is the true and faithful Israelite who perfectly fulfills Israel's vocation and perfectly keeps the covenant. Jesus is the great high priest, the anointed one, and the prophet of prophets.Through Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, God is mediated to all people. The blessings that God promised Abraham are finally realized."If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise," the apostle Paul writes in Galatians 3:29.In other words, the true Israel — the true children of Abraham — is not defined by ethnicity, politics, or national barriers. It is defined by faith in Jesus. Gentiles are grafted into the family of God through Christ (Romans 9-11).This is the fulfillment of Israel's mission, the Old Testament promises, and God's redemption plan.Why this mattersHow you define "Israel" carries tremendous theological and political weight. If we conflate the ancient covenant people of God with the modern nation-state, we risk distorting the gospel and global politics.The modern state of Israel is not the covenant people of God. It is a secular nation with borders, politicians, and politics that serve its interests — just like every other nation. It did not exist until 1948, and, in fact, there was a campaign to name the new nation "Judea," a nod to the fact that Jews were settling there. But David Ben-Gurion chose the name "Israel" for reasons of political, symbolic, and geographic pragmatism.This doesn't mean that Christians shouldn't care about Israel or support its right to exist. Christians should pray for Israel and for peace in the Holy Land.But our view of Israel must not be rooted in misreadings and misunderstandings of the Bible. If we reduce scripture to foreign policy talking points, we risk baptizing political agendas in the name of God while justifying more war.In biblical interpretation, context is king.The true "Israel of God," according to the apostle Paul, is the church (Galatians 6:16). To "bless Israel," therefore, does not mean offering unconditional support to a foreign country that shares a name with the biblical "Israel." It means honoring the covenant fulfilled in Christ and recognizing that the mission of Israel is being carried forward by faithful Christians, Jew and Gentile alike.Does the Bible command Christians to support the modern nation-state of Israel? No.If Christians want to be faithful to God and wise in matters of global affairs, we should begin by answering with biblical clarity the theological question that Carlson implicitly raised: What is (biblical) Israel?Israel is the people of God, shaped by covenant and defined by hope — and ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ. Those who belong to him are the children of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

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