Eel reproduction was a famous animal mystery that was solved back in 2022, but did you know that there are lots of animals that humans have never seen give birth? For some species like snow leopards, we’ve been able to witness births in captivity, but for other animals we don’t have the first clue where their babies come from.In the case of deep-sea species like Architeuthis dux, it’s hardly surprising – after all, who’s got time to travel down 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) to find out. But what about animals like the saola, better known to some as the “Asian unicorn”? From horned mammals to the biggest fish in the world, there are some animal birth mysteries that are more surprising than others.Great white shark, Carcharodon carchariasIn 2024, the world was treated to an incredibly rare piece of footage. A drone is believed to have captured a newborn great white shark on camera for the first time. As the largest surviving fish to feed on something bigger than krill, you might expect that finding out where these oceanic behemoths give birth wouldn’t be so hard, and yet this is the closest we’ve come to seeing where baby great whites come from.                               The great white caught on camera was just 1.5 meters (5 feet) long, the expected length for a newborn, and appeared to be shedding a white layer from its body as it swam. While they can’t rule out that it was a juvenile with some kind of skin condition, it’s possible the small great white was shedding intrauterine substances having just been born. The sighting of some large, possibly pregnant, sharks in the days before could support this idea, and would make it the first time a newborn great white has ever been seen alive.The waters off Santa Barbara, California to north Baja California in Mexico, have previously been suggested as a possible site where great whites give birth. At time of writing, however, the birth of a great white shark has never been observed by humans.Whale sharks, Rhincodon typusWhere does the biggest fish in the world give birth? Nobody knows.Image credit: Animalgraphy / Shutterstock.comThe title of largest fish in the world goes to the whale shark, a krill-eating giant that can grow to around 20 meters (66 feet) in length, and weigh 20 tonnes. According to the Galapagos Whale Shark Project, 21 whale shark neonates (newborn pups) have been seen in the wild, but nobody has ever seen a whale shark give birth.The first ever wild whale shark ultrasound was achieved in 2018 by a team of scientists wielding a handheld probe off the Galápagos Islands. They were drawn to scanning the whale sharks here because most of them were female with swollen abdomens, but all they were able to spot were ovaries and unfertilized eggs.The Ningaloo Reef in Australia has also been flagged as a possible breeding or birthing ground for whale sharks, as they congregate here in large numbers each year following coral spawning and plankton blooms. Finding definitive answers for these massive animals is made all the more tricky because they sometimes dive down beneath the reach of tracking devices (as far as 2,000 meters or 6,600 feet) – so are these crucial behaviors taking place beyond our technologies’ reach? For now, it remains a mystery.Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculusWe've not seen blue whale birth, but we have seem them battling it out for a mate.Image credit: Andrew Sutton / Shutterstock.comThe world’s biggest mammal, and possibly the largest animal to have ever existed, has also so far evaded our prying eyes when it comes to giving birth. We have, however, caught them performing the world’s largest mating dance on camera and hoo boy – was it quite the show.The “battle royale” involved a group of males pursuing a female as they used their bulk to try and knock out the competition. Known as a racing group, they’ve been spotted in other whale species a few times but the observation off the coast of South Australia was a world-first for blue whales.                                  Rare observations for blue whales have included a calf nursing, and we know that the newborns come out big – topping weights of around 2,200 to 2,700 kilograms (5,000 to 6,000 pounds) according to the Marine Mammal Center. Throughout their lives blue whales visit every ocean except the Arctic, and though we’ve never observed a birth, it’s thought they travel to the warm waters off Central America to have their babies.Saola, aka Asian unicorn, Pseudoryx nghetinhensisVery few people have seen a saola alive.Photo by Bill Robichaud, Global Wildlife Conservation via flickr, CC BY 2.0Big marine animals may be able to escape our watch in the deep and vast ocean, but mysteries exist in the terrestrial landscape too, including the curious case of the Asian unicorn. Also known as the saola, it’s one of the world’s rarest animals and sits within the bovids, which includes other hoofed mammals like cattle, yaks, and bison.Saola are found in Laos and Vietnam along the Annamite Mountains where they live deep inside the forest. We know of their existence from camera traps, remains in villages including their distinctive round horns, and information from local villages, but no biologist has ever been lucky enough to see one in the wild, and certainly, nobody has ever seen one give birth.Snow leopard, Panthera unciaScientists only recently discovered the dens in which female snow leopards have their cubs.Image credit: Holly S Cannon / Shutterstock.comThe snow leopard has been bred in zoos, giving scientists some insight into the actual birthing process, but finding their natal dens in the wild has proven to be almost impossible. These elusive wild cats live high in remote, mountainous terrain where they’re incredibly hard to spot thanks to their remarkable camouflage that blends into the rocky landscape. The Snow Leopard Trust and Panthera did manage to find two natal dens after tracking radio collared females, both of which were high up in rock canyons. One of them occupied a human-made shelter, while the other was tucked between a narrow rock crevice. You can see it on camera here.Javan rhino, Rhinoceros sondaicusWe've caught Javan rhino babies on camera.Image credit: Nishath Riswan / Shutterstock.comThe Javan rhino is one of the world’s rarest large animals. As one of the five remaining rhinoceros species currently on Earth, the species is known for the relatively short and stumpy horns found only on males. They’re currently listed as critically endangered with extinction by the IUCN Red List, but happy news arrived in the form of footage of wild newborns earlier this year.The entire wild population exists solely in the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, so while nobody’s ever reported observing the spectacle first-hand, we know that this must be where Javan rhinos are giving birth. Giving wild animals space is crucial to their good health, and the rhino calves of Ujung Kulon are appreciated from a distance with the aid of camera traps. It’ll likely require a stroke of luck and some good camera placement before anybody can claim to have seen a baby Javan rhino come into the fold, and for now, we’ll always have that cursed scene from Ace Ventura to fill in the gaps.Beyond satisfying our curiosity, finding out when and where animals give birth is a crucial step in creating an informed conservation plan for endangered species. As science marches on and our technologies grow ever more sophisticated, who knows? Maybe one day we’ll understand the intricacies of reproduction in the wild with as much conviction as a human baby going to The Four Seasons, Orlando.

The president of the European Commission is openly advertising her commitment to censoring speech as part of her re-election campaign, touting a “European Democracy Shield.” The European Union (EU) has an anti-free speech record, and that’s a reality of which European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen seems to be very proud. In a new ad, von der Leyen brags about her dedication to censoring alleged “disinformation,” supposedly to safeguard “democracy.” Would-be censors often label any opinion with which they disagree as “disinformation.” Von der Leyen appears to be no different. She has vowed to work to “remove content” and “pre-bunk” online speech. Von der Leyen posted an anti-free speech adon X (formerly Twitter) May 20. “Europe must be able to defend itself - against all kinds of attacks. I will propose a European Democracy Shield,” the incumbent president and candidate posted. “To detect disinformation and malign interference To remove content, including AI deepfakes[.] To make our societies more resilient.” Von der Leyen’s censorship commitment was repeated in the ad as well. “The threat of disinformation and foreign interference is more serious than ever,” the ad begins. Von der Leyen was then shown saying, “The aim of all this is to divide our societies from within.” The ad continued, “The enemies of our democracies are manipulating information to sow division. So we must step up our action with a European Democracy Shield.” In the ad, Von der Leyen detailed what this new “Democracy Shield” will entail: “An ambitious European project that focuses on the biggest threats from foreign interference and manipulation.” But this apparently involves Big Tech-government coordination to target online speech. As explained in the ad, “This new structure will track down information manipulation and coordinate with national agencies. The shield will detect foreign interference, remove content, with a stronger approach to AI deepfakes, and finally pre-bunk and build resilience.” But we have seen such partnerships’ dystopian effects before. The content removal and “pre-bunking” are particularly concerning for free speech in light of previous EU policies such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), which undermines freedom of speech. Here in America, government agencies and private researchers coordinated with Big Tech to censor content before, during and after elections in the Election Integrity Partnership. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on so-called “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using MRC Free Speech America’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Bipartisan members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee met today on a new bill concerning Big Tech’s liability shield, but will the latest bill actually accomplish anything? In a sternly-worded letter sent to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-PA), the Media Research Center-led Free Speech Alliance called out Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ), asking for “reform” of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The alliance stated outright in the letter that the “Legislative Proposal to Sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act” bill “is insufficient to address the underlying issues” surrounding Big Tech. The proposed legislation does not address any specifics or intricacies surrounding Big Tech censorship or Big Tech-government collusion to undermine Americans’ free speech online. Rather, the “Section 230 Sunset Act” simply provides a “sunset for section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934” to take effect “after December 31, 2025.” Members of the Free Speech Alliance detailed what Congress must do, rather than simply sunsetting Section 230: “To restore free speech rights while protecting platforms from frivolous lawsuits, Congress must amend Section 230 to end viewpoint discrimination in a way that also protects smaller platforms that are vulnerable to unscrupulous lawyers.”  The Free Speech Alliance pressed that, “fortunately,” bipartisanship is on the table for such an amendment but that “reform must focus on two key objectives: (1) preserving free speech rights because a healthy and functional democracy cannot survive otherwise, and (2) promoting the understanding that censorship is anathema to a free society.” The full Free Speech Alliance letter can be found here.   The lack of apparent concern for Big Tech censorship is surprising considering the rank amount of documented censorship MRC Free Speech America has compiled in its exclusive CensorTrack database to date. Currently MRC has recorded over 6,800 documented cases of censorship by Big Tech companies, predominantly targeted against conservatives. Twitter (now rebranded X following Elon Musk's purchase of the platform) makes up the preponderance of the censorship data found in CensorTrack with 4,010 documented cases (58%); Facebook is second with 1,350 documented cases (20%); YouTube is third with 508 documented cases (7%); Instagram is fourth with 279 documented cases (4%) and Google is fifth with 184 documented cases (3%). Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on so-called “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using MRC Free Speech America’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Comedian Bill Maher completely embarrassed the staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host of ABC’s The View, Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) on Tuesday with the facts of Hamas’s anti-Semitism while they spared over the Israel-Hamas War. Hostin repeatedly questioned if Maher cared about civilian lives, to which he left the audience stunned when he said the solution was to “stop attacking Israel.” Venting his frustrations with many on the progressive left, Maher lamented: “It's just astounding to me that they can't tell the good guys from the bad guys. I mean, just morally.”     He told them to “just live in [pre-war] Gaza for a day” and that Hamas would not tolerate their liberal values. “Trust me, you would go running and screaming and begging to live in Tel Aviv, a place that has your values,” he implored them. Maher called out people like Hostin who ridiculously claimed Israel was an “apartheid” state by noting the “gender apartheid” in Gaza “and a lot of majority Muslim countries around the world.” He even got support from co-hosts Joy Behar and Alyssa Farah Griffin on that point. Hostin then chimed in to spew the debunked statistic that most of the people killed in the war were innocent women and children. She tried to grill Maher with that false stat and the actions of hypocritical international organizations who target Israel, and Maher told her off: HOSTIN: Are you at all concerned about the innocent civilians that have been collectively punished and murdered, largely children and women? MAHER: Of course. HOSTIN: And are you at all concerned about the fact that the International Criminal Court just today issued a subpoena for Bibi Netanyahu. MAHER: Well, that's ridiculous, but it's a war. HOSTIN: Why? MAHER: Because it's a war and they were attacked and they're defending themselves. “So, Hamas needs to be destroyed because they are a terrorist organization who say openly that they want to commit genocide on the Jewish people, on the state of Israel. That's what ‘from the river to the sea’ means,” he explained to her. The history lesson continued with the comedian recalling that Hamas had “started five wars since they were given that land back. They could have chosen to turn that place into any place they wanted to and they took a lot of money that they took from the international community and they spent it on bombs and guns and building tunnels.” Hostin was embarrassed and backed into a corner, so she defaulted to asking again if her guest was “concerned for the innocent lives?” Of course, the implication was that his impassioned defense of Israel meant he wasn’t. “Of course, everybody is,” he exclaimed. “But that's what happens in a war. Here's a way to stop that: Stop attacking Israel!” With Maher staring down Hostin, there was a moment of silence as the cast and the audience sat stunned before the latter erupted in applause. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View May 21, 2024 11:38:56 a.m. Eastern (…) SUNNY HOSTIN: Well, I had a different question but it struck me that in the first segment you used the term “woke” and you said that woke is what was sort of ruining everything and I know that you're -- BILL MAHER: No, I didn't say ruining everything. I said that's why Trump could get re-elected. HOSTIN: Trump could get re-elected. So – The term woke has been, in my view, co-opted by the right and weaponized and bastardized. And so, I was surprised to hear you use the term, because historically as you know – cause I think you’re quite brilliant – that woke is a word used by the black community to note that we must be aware of social injustices. MAHER: But words migrate. HOSTIN: Why is that a bad thing? MAHER: It's not a bad thing and originally that was actually a great thing. Alert to injustice. Who is not for that? But words do migrate. Now, I'll use any term you want. HOSTIN: Okay. MAHER: Because maybe that is a word that’s triggering so let's not use that word. I don’t now, want to call it the super-far-left? But don't tell me the left. HOSTIN: Or maybe the super-far-right. ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN (to Hostin): Well, he's talking about the left. JOY BEHAR (to Hostin): But they’re not woke. MAHER: But we talked about that. I think we agree about the danger of the super-far-right and, you know, I can't say it enough. I think they're the bigger threat. But don't tell me that the left hasn't changed? I mean, I'm old enough to remember when it was the conservatives who hated the Jews. BEHAR: Yeah. MAHER: Okay? That was a joke, but – [Laughter] FARAH GRIFFIN: Too dark. Too dark. MAHER: Maybe it is but it's true. I mean, you know, if I had any doubt that I was right about the change that's happened to the left, watching people protest for a terrorist organization like Hamas, that straightened me up pretty quick. (…) 11:41:05 a.m. Eastern MAHER: It's just astounding to me that they can't tell the good guys from the bad guys. I mean, just morally. I mean, let me tell you, if you're for Hamas, just live in Gaza for a day. And I'm not talking about while the war is on. I mean before the war. Trust me, you would go running and screaming and begging to live in Tel Aviv, a place that has your values. I mean, women have no -- I mean, this is a show watched by a lot of women. Women have no rights in this place, and a lot of majority Muslim countries around the world. I mean, there's no equal rights as far as speech, dress, opportunities for education. BEHAR: Nothing. MAHER: Reproductive rights, freedom from sexual violence, freedom from sexual harassment. FARAH GRIFFIN: The LGBTQ community. MAHER: You -- that too. But you throw around the term “apartheid,” there is a gender apartheid in a lot of the world where women are second-class citizens, at best. HOSTIN: Are you at all concerned about the innocent civilians that have been collectively punished and murdered, largely children and women? MAHER: Of course. HOSTIN: And are you at all concerned about the fact that the International Criminal Court just today issued a subpoena for Bibi Netanyahu. MAHER: Well, that's ridiculous, but it's a war. HOSTIN: Why? MAHER: Because it's a war and they were attacked and they're defending themselves. Now, this is a war. Do you think Hamas needs to be destroyed? This is the question. HOSTIN: Yes. MAHER: You do. HOSTIN: Yes. FARAH GRIFFIN: So, how could they do that with a ceasefire? MAHER: All right. So, Hamas needs to be destroyed because they are a terrorist organization who say openly that they want to commit genocide on the Jewish people, on the state of Israel. That's what “from the river to the sea” means. Okay? And they say it very openly. They say we've did this attack. They’ve attacked Israel five times. They’ve started five wars since they were given that land back. They could have chosen to turn that place into any place they wanted to and they took a lot of money that they took from the international community and they spent it on bombs and guns and building tunnels. So, if they need to be destroyed, how do we do that? It's a war. I don't know how to do that and you don't know how to do that. I assume – HOSTIN: But are you concerned for the innocent lives? MAHER: Of course, everybody is. But that's what happens in a war. Here's a way to stop that: Stop attacking Israel! [Silence then applause] BEHAR: And stop calling for the annihilation of Israel and all the Jews. They're calling for the annihilation of the Jews. And so, you can't really defend that on the other side very easily. MAHER: No, you can’t. (…)

As things currently stand, President Joe Biden is not slated to be on the Ohio ballot this November, and the state legislature did not remedy the situation before adjourning.Ohio law requires both parties to certify their nominees for president and vice president 90 days before Election Day, which falls on November 5 this election cycle. The problem for the Biden camp is that the scheduling for the Democratic National Convention is such that Biden will not be officially nominated by his party until August 22, just 75 days before Election Day.'The Ohio House of Representatives has refused to act, and the Democratic Party has so far offered no legally acceptable remedy.'Alabama ran into a similar problem this year, but the Republican supermajority there easily resolved the problem earlier this month to ensure Biden appears on the ballot.Not so in Ohio. Though both the House and Senate in the Buckeye State passed resolutions to address the problem, neither of those bills advanced during the May 8 session.Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) blamed "dysfunction" and "hyper-partisanship" for the failure to find a legislative fix. "We’ve seen the dysfunction here in this place," Russo said. "And I think we’ve seen that folks have not been able to put aside partisanship and hyper-partisanship and infighting."State House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) didn't disagree. "It's a hyper political environment at this at this time of year," he admitted. "There are some Republicans who just did not want to vote on it, and there were some who were [willing]."Despite the legislative action on the issue, many leaders expressed confidence that Biden will appear on the Ohio ballot one way or another."I have every confidence that it’s going to get done," Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. "No one should worry, they’re going to be able to vote for the president or the former president, whoever they want to vote for. You know, this is not going to be a situation where the president’s name is not on the ballot. So it’s either going to be done by the court, or it’s going to be done by the legislature."Charles Lutvak, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, shared similar optimism. "Joe Biden will be on the ballot in all 50 states," Lutvak wrote in an email. "Election after election, states across the country have acted in line with the bipartisan consensus and taken the necessary steps to ensure the presidential nominees from both parties will be on the ballot."Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, however, is less certain. In a letter issued on Tuesday, LaRose warned Democrats: "Unless your party plans to comply with the statutory deadline, I am duty-bound to instruct boards of elections to begin preparing ballots that do not include the Democratic Party's nominee for president and vice president of the United States."LaRose also stated that he does not "wish to take" this step. However, "The Ohio House of Representatives has refused to act, and the Democratic Party has so far offered no legally acceptable remedy," he explained.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Film director Ali Abbasi told the audience that there is no nice way to deal with fascism after the premiere of his Donald Trump film at the Cannes film festival. "The Apprentice" debuted at the French festival with viewers claiming that the movie contained a scene of Trump sexually assaulting his wife Ivana.Heading into the premiere, insiders had reportedly claimed the scene in question was consensual but uncomfortable; however, audience members at the festival did not agree. The film has Ivana presenting a book to her husband about female orgasms. It takes a dark turn as Trump tells Ivana he is not attracted to her any more. Trump then apparently throws wife Ivana to the ground and has nonconsensual sex with her. While raping her, the Trump character reportedly says "is that your G spot? Did I find it?"Audience members told Variety their thoughts after the movie ended. A woman said to be in her 20s called the scene "gross" and referred to it as "rape." Another female viewer agreed and called it a disturbing sexual assault.After the film, director Abbasi spoke about the meaning behind his project from inside the theater. He proceeded to give a doomsday speech while alluding to Trump being a fascist."I just want to talk a little bit about the ideology behind the project. If you look at the news today, the Iranian president died, the Israeli prime minister is being indicted in the international court, there's a war in Ukraine, there's a war in Sudan, there's all sorts of s*** going on," Abbasi said."I think in the time of turmoil there's this tendency to look inwards, to sort of bury your head deep in the sand and look inside and hope for the best, hope for the storm to get away.""The storm is not going to get away, the storm is coming, actually. The worst times are to come, I'm sorry to be the bearer of good news for you guys," he said sarcastically.'This "film" is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section.' — (@) "When we did this movie everyone said 'why do you want to make a movie about Trump? If you want to tell something about the world, do it in a nice way, a metaphorical way,'" the director recalled."How about a Second World War movie? How about a First World War movie? How about an American independence movie?" he continued."The point is, there is no nice, metaphorical way to deal with the rising wave of fascism," he went on. At that moment the director paused, seemingly expecting an applause break, but very little applause actually came."There's only the messy way, there's only the banal way. There's only the way of dealing with this wave on its own terms and its own level. It's not going to be pretty, but I think the problem with the world is the good people have been quiet for too long.""I think it's time to make movies relevant; it's time to make movies political again." — (@) The Trump campaign has since said it will be filing a lawsuit."We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers. This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked," the campaign told Blaze News. "As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked.""This 'film' is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire." added Steven Cheung, Trump campaign communications director.Variety was told by alleged inside sources that the script had many changes to it regarding the shocking scene, and its inclusion was debated as to whether or not it was necessary.The movie also contained scenes of Trump using amphetamine pills, getting liposuction, and having surgery to remove a bald spot. It also portrays the 45th president as having little sympathy for his mentor who is dying of AIDS and having his home fumigated when the man leaves.The film does not yet have distribution at the time of this writing but is being sold by Hollywood giants at CAA and WME. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Biden administration’s Department of Justice sued Oklahoma on Tuesday over the state’s new illegal immigration law.Oklahoma’s new legislation, House Bill 4156, imposes criminal penalties on illegal aliens, granting local law enforcement agencies the authority to make arrests. Detained illegal immigrants would have 72 hours following their conviction or release from custody to leave the state.'Bring your fight to Oklahoma. We’re happy to fight you.'Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed the bill into law this month, and it is slated to take effect on July 1. Stitt, along with many other Republicans, has argued that state-level illegal immigration laws are necessary because the federal government has refused to secure the border. The governor argued that the Biden administration is “stand[ing] in the way of states trying to protect their citizens.”The DOJ threatened to sue the state last week over the bill, claiming it is similar to Texas’ Senate Bill 4, which is currently tied up in the courts.Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond argued that HB 4156 is different.“We don’t pretend to be the federal government. We are the Oklahoma government. States don’t have the right to deport people, and this law does not attempt to deport anyone,” Drummond stated. “If you’re an illegal immigrant in Oklahoma and obeying the law, I don’t have any concern for you. I wish you to have success as you work through the process of legally immigrating.”Drummond told Fox News Digital that Oklahoma was careful to ensure its law was not similar to the legislation currently being challenged in Texas.“I fully anticipated that the Biden administration would attempt to intervene and distract the public to its failures,” he remarked. “I would say to the Biden administration, bring your fight to Oklahoma. We’re happy to fight you.”According to the AG, the state has “genuinely been invaded by Chinese nationals and Mexican cartels, who are in concert or separate and apart from each other, are engaged in illegal activity.”Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the DOJ’s Civil Division, said, “Oklahoma cannot disregard the U.S. Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent.”“We have brought this action to ensure that Oklahoma adheres to the Constitution and the framework adopted by Congress for regulation of immigration,” Boynton added.Earlier this month, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Iowa to prevent the state’s Senate File 2340 from taking effect. The law allows local law enforcement officials to arrest illegal immigrants who were previously removed from the country, prohibited from entering the country, or have outstanding deportation orders.The agency’s latest lawsuit against Oklahoma claims that HB 4156 is similar to Iowa’s SF 2340 because it “impermissibly creates a state-specific immigration system that effectively seeks to regulate noncitizens’ entry, reentry, and presence in the United States.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The White House estimates 4.75 million borrowers have received student-debt relief at an average of $35,000 per borrower.

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