Representative Jasmine Crockett has dropped out of the race to become the top Democrat for the House Oversight Committee. 

The Biden/Autopen administration took President Trump’s staff’s Executive Privilege away, and now the situation is reversed. Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro would know all about that. The Story Trump’s White House counsel sent a letter to Biden aide, Neera Tanden, this morning, as she appears before the House Oversight Committee amid a probe into Biden’s […] The post There Goes Democrat’s Presidential Privilege appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Planned Parenthood has long been synonymous with abortion, profiting from the violent destruction of preborn children. But now, the nation’s largest abortion chain has added another sinister revenue stream — mutilating young people in the name of “gender-affirming care.” It is past time for Congress to cut off the more than half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding that Planned Parenthood receives annually. Americans should not be forced to subsidize an organization that ends the life of preborn babies and irreversibly harms confused young people. Planned Parenthood’s total revenue for 2023-24 was $2.03B, nearly the same as the previous fiscal year of 2022-23 at $2.05B. They took in a staggering $498 million just in donations in 2022 — and instead of improving the horrific conditions inside its clinics, it funneled much of it into advancing its radical political and legal agenda. In 2024 alone, the abortion giant spent $69.5 million to defeat pro-life Republican candidates and policies. Abortion: The Business of Death According to its 2023-2024 annual report, Planned Parenthood performed 402,230 abortions in the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year. This breaks down to an average of 1,102 daily abortions, nearly 46 hourly, and one every 78 seconds Its business model revolves around ending innocent lives, and they are unapologetic about it. The science is clear: from the moment of fertilization, a unique human life begins. Yet Planned Parenthood treats preborn children as disposable. Their so-called “care” consists of poisoning or dismembering the youngest members of our human family. This brutality is not an unfortunate byproduct of their work — it is their core business. Despite offering fewer legitimate healthcare services each year, Planned Parenthood’s abortion numbers continue to rise. Women in crisis deserve real support, not an organization that profits from their despair by ending their children’s lives. Defunding Planned Parenthood is not about limiting healthcare access; it is about redirecting taxpayer dollars to organizations that actually serve women and children. Yet, year after year, Congress continues to funnel hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into this abortion behemoth. Gender Transitions: The Business of Mutilation As if poisoning and dismembering preborn children weren’t evil enough, Planned Parenthood has also become one of the largest providers of cross-sex hormones, pushing powerful, life-altering drugs onto vulnerable teenagers with little to no medical oversight. According to insurance claim data, Planned Parenthood has prescribed gender transition hormones to at least 40,000 young adults in just one year, often after brief, superficial consultations. One of us, Chloe, knows firsthand the devastation of this industry. As a teenager, she was encouraged to believe that she was born in the wrong body. Medical professionals — including those at organizations like Planned Parenthood — fast-tracked her onto puberty blockers, testosterone, and eventually a double mastectomy, all before she was old enough to legally drive. She was told it would bring her happiness. It didn’t. It left her with permanent scars, a deep voice, a damaged body, and the realization that she had been betrayed by the very people who claimed to help. Planned Parenthood is not providing informed, compassionate care. They are running a conveyor belt of gender transition services, pushing vulnerable young people toward a medical pathway that results in permanent sterilization, sexual dysfunction, and lifelong regret. Many of those who detransition, like Chloe, find themselves abandoned by the medical community that once rushed them into these procedures. No More Taxpayer Funding The American people should not be forced to pay for the destruction of innocent lives or the mutilation of confused young people. Planned Parenthood has shown time and time again that it is not a legitimate healthcare provider. It is an ideological machine that profits off death and suffering. According to a recent report from the Lozier Institute, “Taxpayer funding in the form of government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements hit $792.2 million, over $2 million per day…” European nations such as Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom are now restricting the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors, recognizing that the evidence supporting them is weak and the risks catastrophic. Yet, in the U.S., Planned Parenthood continues to push these treatments at record rates, all while receiving taxpayer dollars. Enough is enough. Congress must act. Every dollar that funds Planned Parenthood is a dollar spent enabling the deaths of preborn children, the mutilation of young people caught in an identity crisis, and political attack ads on Republican leaders. That money should be invested in real healthcare — providers that support women, protect children, and offer genuine, life-affirming care and psychological help. The fight to defund Planned Parenthood is not just a policy battle; it is a crossroads for our nation. Lives are at stake for both the preborn children who deserve the right to live and the young people being led down a destructive path from which they may never fully recover. We must demand that our lawmakers stand against this barbarism. It’s time to end taxpayer funding for an organization that kills and mutilates the most vulnerable in our community. Congress must defund Planned Parenthood now. * * * Lila Rose is a writer, speaker and activist. She is the founder and president of Live Action, a human rights nonprofit with the largest digital footprint for the global pro-life movement. Chloe Cole, a poised and articulate 20-year-old woman, passionately advocates against the practice of transitioning minors.Driven by a noble mission to safeguard children from potentially harmful ideologies and medical interventions, Chloe draws from her personal experiences to shed light on the distressing consequences of gender-affirming care for adolescents. Having embarked on her own transition journey at the tender age of 12, only to subsequently detransition at 16, Chloe speaks with firsthand authority on the deeply traumatic effects experienced by minors undergoing such treatments. Follow her: @ChooCole The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer who rose to fame advocating to protect women’s sports and spaces from transgender-identifying males, dropped the first installment of her new clothing collection on Monday, the 53rd anniversary of Title IX.  Gaines teamed up with XX-XY Athletics for a “Be Bold” collaboration intended to “honor the past and defend the future,” featuring clothing emblazoned with “Title IX,” along with messages like “Save Women’s Sports.” According to XX-XY’s webpage, “The collaboration with Riley Gaines and Title IX represents a powerful stand for protecting women’s sports as they were meant to be—fair, female and grounded in truth.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by XX-XY Athletics (@xx_xyathletics) Gaines marked the collaboration’s launch and the anniversary of Title IX with an opinion piece for Fox News, writing, “Title IX was written to protect women based on biological sex—not self-identified gender. To lose that foundational truth is to lose the heart of the law itself.” “And why does that matter?” she went on to ask. “Because growth in sports is about more than medals. It’s about pushing ourselves mentally and physically, developing character, working hard, failing with grace, and winning with integrity. Sports are the training ground for life. And if we allow Title IX to be redefined, we risk losing not just championships—but the next generation of women leaders.” Gaines noted how public opinion on transgender athletes has shifted recently and believes the new clothing collection will encourage people to proudly express their principles. “Three years ago it was not popular to say that men and women are different,” she said. “But now, having a brand that proclaims it proudly just gives people the courage, the boldness, the bravery to say what everyone already knows to be true.” Gaines began collaborating with XX-XY Athletics when it launched in March 2024. The company was founded by Jennifer Sey, an ex-gymnast opposed to transgender-identifying men competing in women’s sports.  Sey, who got into the textile and brand management business working for Levi Strauss & Co., decided to found XX-XY in response to clothing companies like Nike and Lululemon embracing pro-transgender marketing collaborations with social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, a biological male who identifies as a woman, and Nikki Hiltz, a biological female who identifies as “non-binary.” Gaines noted that, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, “The Department of Justice and the Department of Education have taken bold steps to restore Title IX to its original intent.” She has expressed her dissatisfaction with previous administrations’ reinterpretation of the legislation. “Under the Obama and Biden administrations, this landmark civil rights law was gutted in the name of “inclusion,” Gaines said. “Democrats redefined Title IX to accommodate radical gender ideology, allowing men who identify as women to compete in women’s sports, access women’s locker rooms and displace the very people Title IX was meant to protect.” Gaines hopes her new clothing collab will inspire others to protect women’s sports. “Title IX opened the doors for women in sport—and we’re not giving that up. Be bold, wear your values, and have faith and courage for the girls who need us to be strong for them. This collection is for real athletes who love America.”

President Donald Trump departed for the annual NATO summit at The Hague on Tuesday, hoping to claim another major foreign policy victory as most NATO allies have already agreed to his demand to boost defense spending after the president called out the European nations for “freeloading” and taking advantage of American military protection. NATO countries, except Spain, agreed in preliminary talks to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, a significant increase from the previous 2% target that many allies struggled to meet. The spending commitment is divided into two parts: 3.5% for traditional military spending, such as air defense and recruitment, while the remaining 1.5% can include infrastructure like roads and bridges that troops could use. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has resisted the spending increase, arguing that it would strain the country’s extensive welfare state. “We fully respect the legitimate desire of other countries to increase their defence investment, but we are not going to do it,” Sanchez said. In 2024, Spain’s defense expenditure as a share of GDP stood at a measly 1.28%, the lowest of any NATO country. However, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte struck an optimistic tone early Tuesday morning when President Trump shared a private message from him that read: “You are flying into another big success in The Hague this evening. It was not easy, but we’ve got them all signed onto 5 percent!” “You will achieve something NO American president in decades could get done,” Rutte said. “Europe is going to pay in a BIG way, as they should, and it will be your win.” Trump told reporters he doesn’t believe the United States needs to reach the 5% target itself, given that the United States is far separated from many threats NATO faces and does not have a need to invest in wartime infrastructure to the same degree. Rutte, a Dutch politician who has served as secretary general of NATO since October 2024, has expressed strong support from NATO for recent U.S. military actions against Iran, rejecting suggestions that American strikes violated international law. “This is a consistent position of NATO: Iran should not have its hands on a nuclear weapon,” Rutte told reporters ahead of the summit. “I would not agree that this is against international law — what the U.S. did.” Trump is expected to meet with various world leaders at the summit. He said he would “probably” see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country continues pushing for admission into the alliance. Trump’s meetings “will focus on issues of shared concern and reaffirm the United States’ strong ties with our allies and partners,” an administration official told Fox News. The summit was initially set to focus on the alliance’s position in the Russia-Ukraine war, but the Trump-brokered Israel-Iran ceasefire is expected to be the main topic of discussion.

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