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Brian Flood and David Rutz at FoxNews.com report that former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza is blowing the whistle on Team Biden's coverup and pressure campaign about Biden's cognitive decline. "I think there is now ample evidence that there was a cover-up on Joe Biden’s actual physical and mental condition by his aides in the White House. There’s been a ton of reporting on it… too much, I think, to dismiss it," Cillizza told Fox News Digital in an email. While Cillizza believes Biden aides were hiding the truth from the American people, the former CNN political analyst somehow claims the press wasn't part of the cover-up, even as he notes that they easily surrendered under pressure: "Instead, I think the Biden team made it really hard to ask questions about his health — they shamed you, said you didn’t like him, etc.," Cillizza said, noting that many reporters, including himself, "let that be that." Cillizza doesn’t believe President Donald Trump’s team would receive the same treatment from the mainstream press. He feels that some reporters took the Biden team’s word for it because they were either more "inclined to believe a Democratic president," or were likely to believe "someone who hadn’t said 30,000 false or misleading things while in office." That sounds like a reference to Washington Post "Fact Checker" Glenn Kessler, who created a database of tens of thousands of "false or misleading" claims by Trump -- and penned a book about his "Assault on Truth" -- and then promptly shut down any presidential database when Biden came in.  Cillizza put out a video in December admitting Team Biden "did a good job of hiding it for a long time, but journalists, and I put myself here, you've got to, we should have been pushier, we should have, I should have, I don't want to speak for everyone. I should have not let the shame campaign to make you feel bad for asking the question get to me."

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The New York Police Department detained dozens of protesters who allegedly took over Columbia University's Butler Library at the school's Morningside Heights campus on Wednesday.According to the New York Post, the roughly five-hour-long protest left two school safety officers injured. Footage appeared to show the anti-Israel mob shoving a security guard to force their way into the library's front entrance, interrupting students inside studying. 'Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.'The masked protesters shouted, "Free, free Palestine," and placed signs over bookshelves, with one declaring the space a "liberated zone." The rioters also spray-painted the walls of the library and hung Palestinian flags.A defaced glass case read, "Columbia will burn 4 the martyrs," according to a photo shared on social media.Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman stated that officials believed that some of the protesters were not affiliated with the school. In a Wednesday statement, Shipman said, "The individuals who disrupted activities in Butler Reading Room 301 still refuse to identify themselves and leave the building. Due to the number of individuals participating in the disruption inside and outside of the building, a large group of people attempting to force their way into Butler Library creating a safety hazard, and what we believe to be the significant presence of individuals not affiliated with the University, Columbia has taken the necessary step of requesting the presence of NYPD to assist in securing the building and the safety of our community."She declared that such disruptions "will not be tolerated."New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) responded to Wednesday's demonstration."At the written request of Columbia University, the NYPD is entering the campus to remove individuals who are trespassing. We will not tolerate hate or violence in any form in our city," Adams said. "To Jewish New Yorkers, especially the students at Columbia who feel threatened or unsafe attending class because of these events: know that your mayor stands with you and will always work to keep you safe."The NYPD told the Daily Signal that it made 80 arrests. However, as of Thursday morning, no charges had been brought against the campus disruptors, the department said.Columbia University released another statement on Thursday, notifying students that the library had reopened. Jewish Community Relations Council Mark Treyger called the disruptive protest "not normal under any circumstance.""It is unsafe, unbelievable, and unacceptable to have fully masked strangers barging into learning institutions," Treyger said.Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to look into the protesters' visa status."Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation," Rubio wrote in a post on social media.House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) responded to Rubio's post, stating, "Attention pro-Hamas rioters on college campuses across the country: you are on notice. America will no longer tolerate your antisemitic violence, destruction, harassment, and intimidation."Johnson thanked President Donald Trump and Rubio for cracking down on anti-Semitic violence. Over the first 100 days of Trump's second term, the administration revoked approximately 4,000 student visas. A senior State Department official previously told the Post that 90% had a "serious" criminal record.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell said performers boycotting President Donald Trump "won't be welcomed" to the venue. Grenell's comments came after cast members of "Les Misérables" announced they will be boycotting Trump's appearance next month. Grenell pushed back at these performers, calling them "vapid and intolerant artists" who lack professionalism. 'The Kennedy Center wants to be a place where people of all political stripes sit next to each other and never ask who someone voted for but instead enjoys a performance together.'"Any performer who isn't professional enough to perform to patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won't be welcomed," Grenell said in a statement. "In fact, we think it would be important to out those vapid and intolerant artists to ensure producers know who they shouldn’t hire — and that the public knows which shows have political litmus tests to sit in the audience," Grenell added. The cast of "Les Misérables" has not been the only prominent Trump critic in the theater. Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the hit musical "Hamilton," also said he was going to cancel his performances at the Kennedy Center. “The Kennedy Center was not created in this spirit, and we’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center" Miranda said. "We're just not going to be a part of it." Grenell maintained that the Kennedy Center is an apolitical venue and that anyone who fails to treat it as such is unwelcome. "The Kennedy Center wants to be a place where people of all political stripes sit next to each other and never ask who someone voted for but instead enjoys a performance together," Grenell said. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

USA Fencing's board director Damien Lehfeldt had a contentious hearing with members of the Republican Party over whether men should be allowed to compete in women's fencing.Lehfeldt, who has a detailed history of making derogatory remarks online about President Trump and those who believe sports should be separated by sex, faced a grilling alongside Fatima Goss Graves, CEO of the National Women's Law Center. Congressman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) pointed to troubling online posts from the executive, who largely admitted to making crass remarks.Gill presented a social media post where Lehfeldt responded to a parent who didn't want their daughter "being beaten up by men in sports."Lehfeldt allegedly wrote, "I'm not gonna pull her from the sport and write a whiny email announcing my departure."The board director did not deny he wrote the response and agreed it was "an inappropriate message" that he regretted posting.Gill then asked about a post from parents who "don't want their daughters competing against men in sports" and how Lehfeldt allegedly compared those parents to the "Ku Klux Klan."In response to the post, Lehfeldt reportedly wrote, "The only wizard that's going to dig you out of the myopic hole you put yourself, and your family in, is one of the grand-wizard variety," which is a reference to a rank in the KKK.Lehfeldt said he apologized for that remark and called it "inappropriate" and pledged to "never making a message like that again."Lehfeldt then admitted that another response to the post was "not real."On his Facebook page, Lehfeldt was also exposed by Gill for writing, "Imagine being one of 71 million people dumb enough to vote re-election for a treasonous clown who is permanently banned from Twitter for inciting an insurrection, you mad MAGA bros."The executive stated that this was not in his professional capacity and acknowledged that Trump had won re-election, to which Gill replied that it was written on a page called "The Fencing Coach."Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took her turn hammering Lehfeldt with yes or no questions, including, "Do you think forcing a woman to change in front of a man, in a locker room, is abusive — yes or no?"Before Lehfeldt answered, Greene continued, "Do you want your daughter to change in front of biological men in locker rooms?"The director then replied, "My daughter isn't really something that should be part of this hearing, respectfully."Lehfeldt's social media activity was proved to be very questionable during the hearing. However, Representative Greene did show a photo of Lehfeldt that had been cropped to make it seem as if he was holding up the middle finger; he was actually giving a piece sign. Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesIn another instance on Instagram, Lehfeldt responded to a question from a user that asked, "Are you okay with cis females being at a disadvantage?"Lehfeldt responded to the question simply by saying, "Yeah."Lehfeldt told the committee he exercised poor judgment in that instance and should not have said it.Representative James Comer (R-Ky.) was another House member who offered up simple questions to the panel of guests, which also consisted of Stephanie Turner, a female fencer who refused to compete against a man, and Payton McNabb, a former female volleyball player who suffered brain damage at the hands of a male athlete in her league."Do you believe biological men should compete in women’s sports?" Comer asked the panel.McNabb and Turner both quickly replied "no," but Mr. Lehfeldt was not as reasonable."If they comply with the requirements, sir," Lehfeldt replied. He then clarified that he did not mean by federal policy regarding men in women's sports, but by the "policy of USA Fencing."Graves said she agreed with Lehfeldt and believed that "trans women" should be able to compete in fencing in accordance with their "gender identity."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

House Democrats unanimously voted against a resolution renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Thursday. The resolution passed the House mostly along party lines in a 211-206 vote, with 211 Republicans voting in favor of the renaming while one Republican and 205 Democrats voted against it. Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska was the only GOP member to side with the Democrats.'We’re done honoring a country that’s sponsored the invasion of our southern border.'The GOP-led bill would simply require all federal agencies to cooperate with President Donald Trump's executive order to appropriately update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America. "Democrats are FURIOUS that we want to permanently rename the Gulf of America, but they had no problem renaming military bases and tearing down statues of Lincoln and Washington," Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), the lead sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. "They don't hate the name... They just hate America." "We’re done honoring a country that’s sponsored the invasion of our southern border," Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia said in a statement. "America First."Although the bill would technically codify one of Trump's executive orders, Bacon said that the resolution "just seems juvenile." “We’re the United States of America. We’re not Kaiser Wilhelm’s Germany or Napoleon France,” Bacon said. “We’re better than this. It just sounds like a sophomore thing to do.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, indicating that the conclave of cardinals had chosen a new pope. Pope Francis passed away on April 21, leading to the gathering of cardinals at the Vatican in Rome. After debating the candidates, multiple votes of the 133 cardinals are made until one candidate garners 89 votes. The new pope will appear from the basilica to the large crowd.“Habemus papam!” will be pronounced from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, a phrase that is Latin for “We have a pope!” The new pope will appear from the basilica before the large crowd assembled at the Vatican to lead them in prayer. He will also choose a name to be called as the leader of the Catholic Church. Scenes from the Vatican show the crowds jubilantly celebrating. Some are waving flags, while others yell, “Viva il papa!” and "Hallelujah!" Francis died at the age of 88 and was the first pope from Latin America, but many criticized him for what they saw as a left-leaning focus in his pronouncements. The cardinals convened after nine days of mourning following the funeral for Francis. Ten of the cardinals eligible to be pope are from the United States. Some expected a longer period of voting, but the cardinals appeared to quickly choose a successor to Francis. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

It seems like rumors pointing to Half-Life 3's existence are reaching a new fever pitch lately, but, as has been the case for more than a decade now, it's probably better to focus your attention on games in the series that actually exist until an actual launch date is announced. For anyone looking for newer versions of those games, there have been projects like the series' VR iteration, Half-Life: Alyx, the first game's remaster as Black Mesa, and, most recently, a demo section of Half-Life 2 remastered under the title of Half-Life 2 RTX. The latter of these options, HL2 RTX, was fairly underwhelming when it came out in March, but now, as the result of a new update, one of its biggest problems has just been fixed. Continue reading Half-Life 2 RTX ruined Ravenholm, but those big lighting problems just got fixed MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best old games, Best FPS games, Best VR games