Years after surviving a childhood shooting, a paralyzed teen was escorted to prom by police officers who never forgot her. The touching gesture honored his strength and the bond formed through tragedy and hope.

What a messy breakup! The White House responded to Elon Musk’s claims that President Trump is in the Epstein files. Musk on Thursday took to X and wrote, “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.” Take a look: Time to drop the really big bomb:@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025 Now the White House has responded. Read The Hill’s exclusive report below: The White House is responding to Elon Musk’s tweets hitting the president on a host of issues. “This is an unfortunate episode from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted. The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Separately, a source familiar also commented on Musk’s tweets linking Trump to the deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. “Everyone knows President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Palm Beach Golf Club,” the source said. “The Administration itself released Epstein files with the President’s name included. This is not a new surprise Elon is uncovering. Everyone already knew this. “If Elon truly thought the President was more deeply involved with Epstein, why did he hangout with him for 6 months and say he ‘loves him as much as a straight man can love a straight man?’” Musk’s tweet looks like a purely emotional post. As the White House advisor told The Hill, if Musk believed Trump was in the Epstein file, would he say this: I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 7, 2025 Or Would he allow his son to hang out with the 47th President? The MSM is losing their collective minds over Pres Trump with Lil X. Little man is adorable. pic.twitter.com/Wk4mRD1d1t — Queen Katerina (@QueenDarbyy) March 15, 2025 ABC News provided background on the feud: Trump, speaking on television from the Oval Office, had said he was “disappointed” in Musk following his criticism Tuesday of his “big, beautiful” megabill to fund his agenda, and then engaged in a mutual barrage of social media posts, at one point saying Musk had gone “CRAZY.” As the exchanges grew progressively personal, Musk posted, without providing evidence, about Trump and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” He followed that up with another post, saying, “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.” Trump has previously posted, “I was never on Epstein’s Plane, or at his ‘stupid’ Island,” and he has not publicly objected to the release of the files now under Justice Department review.

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to cancel a large chunk of federal funding for California. According to CNN, federal agencies are identifying grants to withhold from the state. Federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems is one specific item reportedly on the chopping block. #BREAKING: President Trump is preparing LARGE SCALE cuts to federal funding to California due to their flat out refusal to follow executive orders Another MASSIVE LOSS for Gavin Newscum Agencies have been directed to identify grants the admin can withhold immediately, and… pic.twitter.com/jN2pE98tXR — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 6, 2025 Per CNN: Singling out one state for massive cuts would be an unusual move, but President Donald Trump has long made Democratic-led California a target. Just last month, he threatened to withhold federal funding from California over a transgender athlete’s participation in a sporting event — the latest example of the president trying to use funding as leverage to enact his agenda. The administration recently cut $126.4 million in flood prevention funding projects, and Trump repeatedly went after the state’s handling of devastating wildfires earlier this year. The president and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have also publicly feuded for years. Two sources said that the administration is targeting California universities over alleged antisemitism on campus, an issue the schools have made efforts to address over the past year. The administration has already taken steps to punish Harvard and Columbia universities for similar reasons. The UC system is the state’s third largest employer, and both systems are major engines of research in the biotechnology and medical fields, among others. The White House said no final decision has been made. President Trump previously said that California will receive “large scale fines” for allowing a biological male to compete against females. “A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!!” Trump said. California may also be on the hook for billions of dollars for its tumultuous high-speed rail project to nowhere. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said California’s high-speed rail project is in default of its federal grant awards totaling $4 billion. Duffy said there’s “no viable path” to complete the project on time or within budget. “California is on notice — If they can’t deliver on their end of the deal, it could soon be time for these funds to flow to other projects that can achieve @POTUS’ vision of building great, big, beautiful things again,” Duffy said. .@USDOT has found that the California high speed rail project is in default of its federal grant awards totaling $4 billion.  Here’s the cold, hard truth –  there’s no viable path to complete the rail project on time or on budget. California is on notice — If they can’t deliver… https://t.co/ltkO5Nh2dT — Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) June 4, 2025 CBS News reports: The initial proposal was for the project to be completed by 2020 for $33 billion. However, costs for just the first segment of the project – a 171-mile section from Merced to Bakersfield in the Central Valley – have ballooned to $35 billion, with a goal to begin service by the end of 2030, according to the CHSRA. “What started as a proposed 800-mile system was first reduced to 500 miles, then became a 171-mile segment, and is now very likely ended as a 119-mile track to nowhere,” said Feeley. “In essence, CHSRA has conned the taxpayer out of its $4 billion investment, with no viable plan to deliver even that partial segment on time.” It has been estimated that another $100 billion will be needed to complete the route from Los Angeles to San Francisco. In February, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy ordered the review of the project, long targeted by Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump, to determine whether to commit $4 billion promised by the Biden administration. Mr. Trump also targeted the project in his first term, halting about $1 billion in federal funding that the Biden administration later restored and increased. Duffy called the project a “boondoggle” in a statement Wednesday, saying the administration would pull the $4 billion it authorized for the project unless the CHSRA can prove within 37 days that the project is still viable.

I definitely did not see this one coming! I thought the “Maryland Man” would be spending the remainder of his days in an El Salvadorian prison, but it seems like he is suddenly on his way back to the United States: EXCLUSIVE: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is on his way back to the U.S. to face criminal charges, sources tell ABC News. https://t.co/1e02UFoIyp — ABC News (@ABC) June 6, 2025 ABC News had more details on this surprising turn of events: More than two months after the Trump administration admitted it mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia from Maryland to his native El Salvador, a federal grand jury has indicted him for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the United States, ABC News has learned. A two-count indictment, which was filed under seal in federal court in Tennessee last month, alleges Abrego Garcia, 29, participated in a years-long conspiracy to haul undocumented migrants from Texas to the interior of the country, according to sources briefed on the indictment. The alleged conspiracy spanned nearly a decade and involved the domestic transport of thousands of non-citizens, including some children, from Mexico and Central America, according to sources. Among those allegedly transported were members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, sources familiar with the investigation said. … Abrego Garcia is on his way back to the U.S. to face the charges following high-level diplomatic discussions between the Trump administration and the government of El Salvador, sources familiar with the matter said. The Trump administration has acknowledged in court filings that Abrego Garcia’s removal to El Salvador in March was in error, because it violated a U.S. immigration court order in 2019 that shielded Abrego Garcia from deportation to his native country, according to immigration court records. An immigration judge had determined that Abrego Garcia would likely face persecution there by local gangs that had allegedly terrorized him and his family. The administration has argued, however, that Abrego Garcia should not be returned to the U.S. because he is a member of the transnational Salvadoran gang MS-13, a claim his family and attorneys have denied. In recent weeks, Trump administration officials have been publicizing Abrego Garcia’s interactions with police over the years, despite a lack of corresponding criminal charges. In March, Abrego Garcia’s family filed a lawsuit over his deportation. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland ultimately ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return to the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that ruling on April 10. Abrego Garcia was initially sent to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison but was believed to have later been transferred to a different facility in the country. The criminal investigation that led to the charges was launched in April as federal authorities began scrutinizing the circumstances of a 2022 traffic stop of Abrego Garcia by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, according to the sources. Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding in a vehicle with eight passengers and told police they had been working construction in Missouri. According to body camera footage of the 2022 traffic stop, the Tennessee troopers — after questioning Abrego Garcia — discussed among themselves their suspicions that Abrego Garcia might be transporting people for money because nine people were traveling without luggage, but Abrego Garcia was not ticketed or charged. The officers ultimately allowed Abrego Garcia to drive on with just a warning about an expired driver’s license, according to a report about the stop released last month by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As ABC News first reported last month, the Justice Department had been quietly investigating the incident. As part of the probe, federal agents in late April visited a federal prison in Talladega, Alabama to question Jose Ramon Hernandez-Reyes, a convicted felon who was the registered owner of the vehicle Abrego Garcia was driving when stopped on Interstate 40 east of Nashville, sources previously told ABC News. Hernandez-Reyes was not present at the traffic stop. Watch more here: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is en route to the U.S. from El Salvador to face charges for alleged human trafficking. @KFaulders reports. pic.twitter.com/ltKRhG7lzb — ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) June 6, 2025 Ok, so now the big question…. Did you catch it was the Trump DOJ that initiated this case, causing him to be brought back here. Why would the Trump Admin bring him back if they wanted him in El Salvador? Here’s what Grok told me: The Trump DOJ’s decision to bring a new indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite their apparent preference for keeping him in El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison, can be understood through a combination of legal, political, and strategic motivations. Let’s break this down systematically, considering the context provided by the X posts, web results, and the timeline. 1. Legal Pressure and Compliance with Court Orders The Trump administration was under significant legal pressure to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. due to the lawsuit filed by his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, and subsequent court rulings. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered his return on April 4, 2025, and the Supreme Court upheld this mandate on April 10, 2025, requiring the administration to take reasonable steps to facilitate his return. The Trump DOJ had already tried to dismiss Vasquez Sura’s lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds (AP News, May 30, 2025) and resisted transparency by invoking state secrets privilege, but these efforts failed. Court documents unsealed on June 4, 2025, further rejected the administration’s national security arguments, leaving them with little choice but to comply. Why Indict Him Now?The DOJ likely saw the indictment as a way to comply with the court’s order while maintaining control over the narrative and outcome. By indicting Abrego Garcia on criminal charges—specifically for illegally transporting undocumented migrants, as reported by ABC News on June 6, 2025—they could bring him back to the U.S. under their terms, ensuring he would face prosecution rather than simply being returned to his family without consequences. This aligns with the administration’s broader immigration enforcement goals, as seen in the PBS News report (March 28, 2025) about Trump’s mass deportation efforts targeting even those with no criminal history. 2. Political Messaging and Public Perception The Trump administration has consistently portrayed Abrego Garcia as a dangerous MS-13 gang member, a narrative they’ve pushed since his deportation in March 2025. The White House, through press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Trump himself have emphasized his alleged gang ties, despite his wife and attorneys denying these claims and a lack of prior criminal charges to support them. The X replies to the ABC News post, such as @ValentinaForUSA calling him a “literal MS-13 gangster,” reflect how this narrative has resonated with some segments of the public. Why Indict Him Now?Bringing a new indictment allows the Trump DOJ to reinforce this narrative and justify their initial deportation. By charging him with a serious crime—transporting undocumented migrants, including alleged MS-13 members, over nearly a decade—they can present his return as a victory for law enforcement rather than a loss in court. This is especially important given the public and political backlash they faced after the “mistaken” deportation. A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll from June 2025 showed 42% of U.S. adults supported bringing him back, 26% wanted him to stay in El Salvador, and 31% were unsure, indicating a divided public. The indictment helps the administration appeal to the latter two groups by showing they’re taking action against a perceived criminal threat. 3. Strategic Use of Criminal Charges to Control Outcomes The Trump DOJ’s history of handling similar cases suggests they often use criminal charges strategically to manage immigration cases, even when their primary goal is deportation. The Reuters article (April 14, 2025) notes that while the administration has arrested individuals with detailed evidence of MS-13 links, they’ve also made public allegations without always backing them up in court. For example, in a Virginia case, the DOJ dropped charges against an alleged MS-13 leader and deported him instead, showing a pattern of using charges as leverage to achieve deportation outcomes. Why Indict Him Now?The indictment gives the DOJ leverage to control Abrego Garcia’s fate once he’s back in the U.S. If convicted on the charges of transporting undocumented migrants, he could face significant prison time, after which deportation would likely follow—potentially achieving the administration’s original goal of keeping him out of the U.S., but through a legal process that avoids further court challenges. The X reply from @MagaManLance—“Oh boy we get to bring him back so we can charge him again. Then he will be deported, again. What a fuckin waste of time”—captures this sentiment, suggesting the indictment might be seen as a procedural step to ensure deportation after a trial. Additionally, the charges align with the administration’s focus on cracking down on MS-13, as the indictment alleges Abrego Garcia transported MS-13 members, reinforcing their narrative even if the gang affiliation isn’t directly part of the charges. 4. New Evidence or Political Timing The timing of the indictment—filed under seal in Tennessee in May 2025, after the court orders in April—suggests the DOJ may have uncovered or prioritized new evidence during this period. The ABC News article specifies that the charges stem from a years-long conspiracy involving the transport of thousands of migrants, indicating a significant investigation. It’s possible that the DOJ was already investigating Abrego Garcia before his deportation, but the court-ordered return prompted them to formalize the charges. Why Indict Him Now?The court orders may have accelerated the DOJ’s timeline. If they were forced to bring him back, filing an indictment ensures they can detain him upon arrival and proceed with a criminal case, rather than allowing him to return to his family in Maryland without immediate consequences. Additionally, Axios’s May 1, 2025, report about allegations of Abrego Garcia’s domestic abuse of Vasquez Sura (six instances from 2019–2021, though never charged) might have added pressure to pursue some form of criminal action, even if unrelated to those allegations, to address public and political concerns about his return. 5. Avoiding Further Legal and International Embarrassment The Trump administration’s initial deportation of Abrego Garcia to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison was a diplomatic and legal misstep. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, known for his hardline anti-gang policies, had Abrego Garcia detained in CECOT, a facility notorious for its harsh conditions. However, the U.S. court rulings exposed the administration’s violation of a 2019 immigration judge’s order, drawing criticism and scrutiny. The administration’s failure to comply meaningfully with Judge Xinis’s orders—Trump’s joking comments during a news conference with Bukele were dismissed as inadequate—further embarrassed them. Why Indict Him Now?The indictment allows the Trump DOJ to shift the focus from their legal misstep to a narrative of law enforcement action. By bringing Abrego Garcia back to face criminal charges, they can mitigate the perception of failure and avoid further diplomatic tension with El Salvador, which might have resisted releasing him without a clear legal justification. The indictment provides a formal reason for his return, satisfying the court’s mandate while allowing the administration to save face by framing it as a crackdown on crime rather than a forced compliance. 6. Broader Immigration Policy Goals The Trump administration’s immigration policy, as highlighted in the PBS News report (March 28, 2025), has focused on mass deportations, often targeting individuals regardless of criminal history or legal status. Abrego Garcia’s case became a high-profile example of this policy, but the “mistaken” deportation and subsequent court orders undermined their approach. The administration has also faced criticism for not always substantiating gang-related allegations in court, as noted in the Reuters article (April 14, 2025). Why Indict Him Now?The indictment serves as a way to reassert their immigration enforcement agenda. By charging Abrego Garcia with a crime tied to illegal migration, they can justify their initial deportation efforts and signal to their base that they’re tough on crime and immigration, even in the face of legal setbacks. This aligns with comments from X users like @OldeWorldOrder, who argue Abrego Garcia, as an undocumented immigrant, is only due deportation, reflecting the administration’s likely view. Conclusion The Trump DOJ brought a new indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite wanting him to remain in El Salvador, for a combination of reasons: Legal Necessity: Court orders forced them to bring him back, and the indictment ensures they can detain and prosecute him upon return, complying with the mandate while maintaining control. Political Strategy: The charges reinforce the administration’s narrative of Abrego Garcia as a criminal and MS-13 affiliate, appealing to their base and mitigating the embarrassment of the “mistaken” deportation. Strategic Leverage: The indictment allows them to potentially secure a conviction and subsequent deportation, achieving their original goal through a different legal pathway. Timing and Evidence: New or prioritized evidence from an ongoing investigation, combined with the court’s timeline, likely prompted the formal charges. Policy Goals: The case aligns with their broader immigration crackdown, signaling toughness on crime and migration despite legal setbacks. In essence, the indictment is a pragmatic move by the Trump DOJ to turn a legal loss into a perceived law enforcement win, ensuring Abrego Garcia faces consequences in the U.S. while advancing their political and policy objectives. RELATED REPORT: The Truth About “Maryland Man”

Years after surviving a childhood shooting, a paralyzed teen was escorted to prom by police officers who never forgot her. The touching gesture honored his strength and the bond formed through tragedy and hope.

Years after surviving a childhood shooting, a paralyzed teen was escorted to prom by police officers who never forgot her. The touching gesture honored his strength and the bond formed through tragedy and hope.