A three-judge panel disqualified President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, in a case pushed by the head of a liberal lawfare group, and by Hunter Biden’s former lawyer. The panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit determined Monday that Alina Habba’s appointment violated federal procedures. This upheld U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann’s ruling in August. “It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place,” Judge D. Michael Fisher wrote in the ruling. “Its efforts to elevate its preferred candidate for U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba, to the role of Acting U.S. Attorney demonstrate the difficulties it has faced.” The litigation to disqualify Habba involved Democrat lawyers opposing the Trump administration, such as Norm Eisen, the executive chairman of the Democracy Defenders Fund, who vowed to bring more than 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration.  Also in the mix was Abbe Lowell, the former attorney for Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden.  Gerry Krovatin, a New Jersey lawyer involved in ethics cases against Republicans and Democrats in the state, also represented one of the plaintiffs. “The court’s decision affirms that U.S. Attorney Alina Habba is unlawfully and invalidly serving as the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey, marking the first time an appellate court has ruled that President Trump cannot usurp longstanding statutory and constitutional processes to insert whomever he wants in these positions,” the three lawyers said in a statement. “We will continue to challenge President Trump’s unlawful appointments of purported U.S. Attorneys wherever appropriate.” The lawyers needed a client with standing to challenge Habba’s capacity to bring charges. The three lawyers represented Cesar Pina, who pleaded not guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery charges. Pina was among plaintiffs who challenged Habba’s authority to bring criminal cases.  The disqualification marks another setback for the Trump administration’s Justice Department regarding appointed prosecutors.  Last week, a federal judge dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General  Letitia James. The judge determined that Lindsey Halligan had been unlawfully appointed as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Reuters contributed to this story. The post How Liberal Lawfare Actors Spearheaded Case That Got Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Disqualified appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Vatican supports a Palestinian state, according to Pope Leo XIV.   “The Holy See has for many years publicly endorsed the proposal of a solution of two states,” the pope told reporters Sunday on board a flight from Turkey to Lebanon. “We all know that in this moment, Israel does not accept that solution,” he said, adding that the Vatican sees it as the “only solution” to end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.   The Holy See is the governing authority of the Roman Catholic Church and is headed by the pope in the Vatican. Israel and Hamas are still engaged in a ceasefire agreement that took effect in October, just over two years after Hamas carried out a terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that left 1,200 people dead and another 251 captives in Gaza. Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli troops have pulled back to the designated “yellow line” within Gaza. All the living hostages were returned on Oct. 13, but Israel has accused Hamas of slow walking the remains of the deceased hostages. The bodies of two dead hostages are still believed to be in Gaza.   The U.S. helped to broker the current peace deal between Israel and Hamas that is based on President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, that includes a complete end to the war and the disarmament of Hamas.   Leo stressed that the Vatican is a friend to Israel, adding, “we try with both sides to be a voice of mediation that can help get closer to a solution with justice for all.”   Speaking to reporters on an aircraft traveling from Turkey to Lebanon, Pope Leo said that the Holy See endorses a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict https://t.co/dagnSfbwpF pic.twitter.com/zx1xorNZ2r— Reuters (@Reuters) November 30, 2025 Leo, who is the first American pope, is not the first pope to openly endorse a Palestinian state. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI called for a “sovereign Palestinian homeland,” and before his death earlier this year, Pope Francis said he believed a two-state solution was the “the only solution” to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.   In 2015, the Vatican signed its first “Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the state of Palestine,” in which it declared a “hope that the much desired two-State solution may become a reality as soon as possible.”   An argument for a two-state solution in which Palestine would receive formal statehood crosses political divides and has received support from some Republicans and Democrats. Still, there is significant opposition to a two-state solution, especially on the political right, fearing that the “solution” would ultimately lead to the erasure of Israel.   The two-state solution, in which Israel and Palestine would have their own state side by side, is “a great branding move,” but it is “not a solution,” Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Eugene Kontorovich previously told The Daily Signal. “It is an interim step to the destruction of Israel.”   “The minimum demands of the Palestinians are the ethnic cleansing of every single Jew in Judea and Samaria, every single Jew in the Old City of Jerusalem,” according to Kontorovich. “They want something no one has ever asked for before—they want an independent country, free of Jews, free of an ethnic minority.”    Instead of agreeing to a diplomatic solution, Kontorovich says the Palestinians have chosen “war and jihad.”    The post Palestinian State Seen as ‘Only Solution’ to Conflict, Pope Says appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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More information is being uncovered about Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.Lakanwal was a member of a secret military operation backed by the CIA to hunt down Taliban commanders, according to multiple reports. The members of the "Zero Units" were highly vetted and praised by those who knew about them.'This animal would've never been here if not for Joe Biden's dangerous policies which allowed countless unvetted criminals to invade our country.'One of the guardsmen has since died, and the other is in critical condition. Both are members of the West Virginia National Guard.Refugee advocates say that many Zero Units members have fallen into despair over their inability to gain work permits in the U.S. after fleeing from Afghanistan when it was retaken by the Taliban. Former intelligence and military officials say Lakanwal would have undergone significant vetting to be accepted into a Zero Unit operation.CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Lakanwal's CIA connection. "In the wake of the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation," he said in a statement to Fox News Digital.White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson blamed the Biden administration for allowing Lakanwal into the U.S. after the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021."This animal would've never been here if not for Joe Biden's dangerous policies which allowed countless unvetted criminals to invade our country and harm the American people," she said.Lakanwal was brought in under Operation Allies Welcome and was granted asylum under the Trump administration in April. President Donald Trump has halted all asylum applications after the shooting.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seemed to imply that more information about Lakanwal's radicalization would be forthcoming."You're going to hear a lot more about that," she said on Fox News.Lakanwal is facing one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed.RELATED: MS NOW reporter obliterated online for unbelievable comment on National Guard shooting A statement from No One Left Behind, a group advocating for Afghan allies who fought for the U.S., condemned the shooting."No One Left Behind serves Afghan and Iraqi allies who earned Special Immigrant Visas through direct service alongside U.S. military forces," the statement reads. "These wartime partners risked everything to protect American troops, walking into firefights as interpreters, identifying threats that saved convoys, standing watch beside our service members in the most dangerous places on earth."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal drug smuggling has reportedly prompted an economic collapse of one Venezuelan city. Güiria, a port city dependent on the smuggling of illicit narcotics and other contraband, is facing economic challenges following the Trump administration's strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats.'Everything is practically dead.'The administration has launched numerous strikes in the Caribbean Sea in waters close to Venezuela in an effort to end the trafficking of drugs into the U.S."As we've said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be 'lethal, kinetic strikes,'" Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated. "The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization.""Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict — and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command," Hegseth added.Several Güiria residents claim the strikes have brought their town's economy to a standstill, according to a Friday report from Reuters.RELATED: Trump confirms call with Maduro after report of alleged regime-change ultimatum Pete Hegseth. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe news outlet noted that Güiria "survives mostly on maritime smuggling of contraband, including drugs," and it is also "partly sustained by informal trade in food and other goods with Trinidad and Tobago." "There was only movement in stores recently because of government bonus payments; otherwise, there's no money circulating," a food store clerk told Reuters."No boats of any kind are leaving for Trinidad and Tobago any more — not migrants, not people buying goods there to sell here, and certainly not those taking Venezuelan products to sell there, which was another way to make money. Everything is practically dead," she stated.RELATED: Trump to 'permanently pause' migration from third-world backwaters in wake of National Guard member's grisly murder Nicolas Maduro. Photo by Alfredo Lasry R/Getty ImagesThe residents also reported an increase in the number of security personnel in the town since mid-September."They pass through the same areas many times, at all hours. Before, they weren't so persistent; now they're everywhere all the time," a community leader told Reuters, referring to the security personnel."They're all organized by the government — civilians and police go together supervising the streets," another individual told the news outlet. "Everything seems calm except for the increased surveillance in the town."President Donald Trump has reportedly presented Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro with an ultimatum to relinquish control and flee the country.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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