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From EWTN News:
The conservative legal group Judicial Watch is continuing to push for more transparency around a memo targeting traditionalist Catholics, which was issued in early 2023 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Richmond field office.
In a federal district court hearing March 20, lawyers for Judicial Watch complained that the FBI has not been fully compliant in its release of records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit against the FBI along with CatholicVote Civic Action.
Although the FBI released more than 200 documents to Judicial Watch, the attorney handling the case, Meredith DiLiberto, told EWTN News they were heavily redacted. Although she said some redactions may be legitimate, “they didn’t provide any justification” for any redactions, in spite of the legal requirement that each redaction be justified.
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From PJ Media:
There’s a reason reporters capitalize the words Election Day in their stories, why Election Day is on every American calendar, and why it is emblematic of a single day by which you must deliver your ballot to the vote counters. The problem is, a dozen U.S. states have all sorts of cockamamie rules for when voters must get their ballots into the elections office, and it turns out that Election Day is not that day. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be leaning in favor of making Election Day great again — or at least making it a day again.
Among the plaintiffs bringing this election integrity lawsuit is Judicial Watch, which wants the Supreme Court to affirm a Fifth Circuit Appeals Court ruling declaring Mississippi’s five-day-after-Election Day deadline unlawful.
Judicial Watch’s and the GOP’s lawyer, Paul Clement, was asked by Justice Sonia Sotomayor if his position on Election Day’s meaning meant the 2000 election — Bush v. Gore — was bogus. Clement was not only ready for that turd of an argument; he polished it and handed it back to the notoriously radical justice.
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With Alyssa Farah Griffin still out on maternity leave, Abby Huntsman was next in the parade of purportedly “conservative” and “Republican” guest co-hosts. On Thursday’s show, Huntsman was somehow tripped up by co-host Joy Behar who simply asked Huntsman to talk about one of her conservative values. Despite the value being dealer’s choice, Huntsman looked like a deer in the headlights and floundered around for a bit before simply settling for ‘smaller government.’

Amid yet another segment kvetching about President Trump, co-host Sunny Hostin asked Huntsman about how she saw herself fitting in the current party given she and her family were known for being moderate Republicans. “What do you see as your place in the Republican Party and what do you see the Republican Party going forward?” Hostin asked.

Huntsman began to say that she grew up with conservative values and still held them close to her heart. But when Behar interrupted to demand she express one of her deeply held conservative values, Huntsman froze (pictured above) before going on about a “healthy” “two-party system” and how Republicans needed to ditch Trump:

HUNTSMAN: That’s a great question. I grew up with a lot of conservative values. Many that I still hold close to my heart.

BEHAR: Give us one.

[Laughter]

HUNTSMAN: My conservative values?

BEHAR: Yeah, give me one.

HUNTSMAN: Well, I think it depends on what you view the government’s role is. And I – I think our country’s only as healthy as a two-party system. I want the Democratic Party to figure out how to beat Trump again. I want the Republican Party to figure out –

“But why is that conservative?” Behar interrupted again. “I agree with that. I’m not a conservative and I agree with that.”

 

Abby Huntsman was brough in to guest co-host from the “conservative”/”Republican” seat. But when asked to share a conservative value she holds, Huntsman flounders and after a while just says she likes smaller government:
HOSTIN: What do you see as the future of the Republican… pic.twitter.com/jYiYZJV2Lu
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) March 26, 2026
 

Hostin threw Huntsman a lifeline by reminding her that conservatives liked smaller government; to which Behar suggested she was actually an independent like co-host Sara Haines. Huntsman admitted she held liberal values:

HOSTIN: You believe in smaller government.

HUNTSMAN: I believe in a smaller – But I was — The point I’m trying to make I don’t check every single box of whatever — I don’t even know what the party is today. I don’t think the Trump party.

BEHAR: Maybe you’re an independent like Sara.

HUNTSMAN: No. You know, I got a lot of conservative, I have a lot of libertarian values and there are probably things I’m more liberal on.

Huntsman defended her liberal values by saying no one fits into a simple box and tried appealing to audience fore back up:

I don’t fit in it a box. I don’t think all of us in this room fit perfectly in one box. That’s what America is and that’s what we need to stand up for. I don’t want to be defined as something – because I do have thing that are more conservative values on certain —

Behar interrupted one more time, this time to make fun of Trump. “Before we go, can I just say Trump did win one award. A McDonald’s frenchfry certification,” she jabbed.

Oof, if Sunny Hostin of all people needed to remind Huntsman of her lines, The View was not sending us the best conservatives.

The transcript is below. Click “expand” to read:

ABC’s The View
March 26, 2026
11:08:58 a.m. Eastern

(…)

HOSTIN: What do you see as the future of the Republican Party? I know that you’re a Republican. I know you come from a Republican family. A great family. What do you see as your place in the Republican Party and what do you see the Republican Party going forward?

HUNTSMAN: That’s a great question. I grew up with a lot of conservative values. Many that I still hold close to my heart.

BEHAR: Give us one.

[Laughter]

HUNTSMAN: My conservative values?

BEHAR: Yeah, give me one.

HUNTSMAN: Well, I think it depends on what you view the government’s role is. And I – I think our country’s only as healthy as a two-party system. I want the Democratic Party to figure out how to beat Trump again. I want the Republican Party to figure out –

BEHAR: But why is that conservative? I agree with that. I’m not a conservative and I agree with that.

HAINES: No, she was saying all of government –

[Crosstalk]

HOSTIN: You believe in smaller government.

HUNTSMAN: I believe in a smaller – But I was — The point I’m trying to make I don’t check every single box of whatever — I don’t even know what the party is today. I don’t think the Trump party.

BEHAR: Maybe you’re an independent like Sara.

HUNTSMAN: No. You know, I got a lot of conservative, I have a lot of libertarian values and there are probably things I’m more liberal on. I don’t fit in it a box. I don’t think all of us in this room fit perfectly in one box. That’s what America is and that’s what we need to stand up for. I don’t want to be defined as something – because I do have thing that are more conservative values on certain —

BEHAR: Before we go, can I just say Trump did win one award. A McDonald’s french fry certification.

(…)

The man who beat up a “very close” female friend of Barron Trump has been jailed for four years after being reported to London police. 
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) pitched the services of a political AI startup he cofounded to fellow Democratic lawmakers and staff in a possible violation of House ethics rules that prohibit members from using their public office to promote a private business, according to Democratic operatives who spoke to Notus.
Swalwell cofounded Findraiser in early 2024 with his then-chief of staff Yardena Wolf. Notus reported the firm has received roughly $60,000 from more than a dozen Democratic campaigns, including those led by allies such as Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and his self-described “best friend” Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.).
“He is relentless in pushing [Findraiser],” one Democratic operative told the outlet. “He’s peddling the shit out of that thing.” Another consultant said being approached by Swalwell or his team to use the service has been “surprisingly universal” in some Democratic circles.
The company markets artificial intelligence tools designed to help campaigns analyze donor data and identify fundraising opportunities.
Wolf also promoted Findraiser while still serving in Swalwell’s congressional office, including emailing campaigns, offering demonstrations, and scheduling meetings with lawmakers and senior staff, according to Notus. One consultant told Notus that Wolf appeared to conduct a Zoom demonstration for Findraiser from her congressional office.
The House Ethics Committee prohibits members from using their position to make “pecuniary gains.” The committee also advises members against endorsing any product or company and to avoid situations in which “even an inference might be drawn suggesting improper conduct.”
A spokesman for Swalwell told Notus that Swalwell and Wolf consulted with the House Ethics Committee and that Swalwell receives no income from the company.
The revelations could spell trouble for Swalwell as he competes in a crowded all-party primary for California’s governorship. The contest, which is slated for June 2, will include a number of prominent Democrats, including former Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra, former congresswoman Katie Porter, former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and businessman Tom Steyer.
A poll released earlier this week found Swalwell, Steyer, and Porter tied at 10 percent. Two Republicans, Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, led the pack at 16 percent and 14 percent, respectively.
The post Swalwell Pitched AI Startup to Fellow Dem Lawmakers in Possible Violation of House Ethics Rules: Report appeared first on .

On Friday’s edition of The Dana Show, Media Research Center President David Bozell joined host Dana Loesch to pull back the curtain on the “Censorship Industrial Complex’s” latest efforts to gaslight the American public. From burying overwhelming support for the SAVE America Act to the universally negative coverage of military successes in Iran, Bozell warned that the legacy media has moved beyond simple bias into a total blockade of the truth.

Loesch opened the segment by highlighting a massive disconnect in the national dialogue. While the media relentlessly frames the SAVE America Act as “Jim Crow 2.0,” Bozell pointed to a recent investigation by the MRC NewsBusters team that caught CBS News red-handed. The network conducted a poll showing overwhelming support for the measure, yet their reporters conveniently forgot to mention the most explosive data buried in their own survey’s crosstabs.

80% of Black Americans, 77% of Hispanics have no problem with voter ID. The media totally fabricated this lie that “voter ID is racist.”@DavidBozell @DLoesch @DanaLoeschRadio pic.twitter.com/slnyBV7Z7F
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) March 27, 2026
“Craig Bannister, who works for us over at CNSNews, dug through their poll… and saw the crosstabs,” Bozell explained. The numbers tell a different story: over 80 percent of Black Americans and 77 percent of Hispanics support valid photo ID to vote.

“This remains an 80-percent issue despite months of Democrats throwing everything they could at this,” Bozell told Loesch. By scrubbing these facts from their broadcasts, the elitist media is effectively gaslighting the very demographics they claim to protect.

“That’s an abject lie. That’s a total inversion of the truth.”@DavidBozell torches Apple News for showing its 125 million users Chuck Schumer standing in front of a sign that read, “Republicans have blocked funding for TSA 8 times.” @DLoesch @DanaLoeschRadio pic.twitter.com/zUZEih4BdK
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) March 27, 2026
The conversation shifted to how Apple is managing the narrative for 125 million Apple News users. Bozell recounted a chilling example of a “headline scroll” that featured Chuck Schumer blaming Republicans for TSA funding. This was an abject lie and a total inversion of the truth. “This is not just your typical run-of-the-mill liberal bias,” Bozell warned. “This is a total blockage of the conservative viewpoint at the point of entry.”

The duo also tackled the media’s “Baghdad Bob” routine regarding the conflict in Iran. Bozell cited staggering MRC data: in the first week of the conflict, over 90 percent of jokes on late-night television were anti-American or anti-military.

“The tenor and the tone of the coverage is anti-Trump—that he doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Bozell said, noting the media’s refusal to recognize military success. “It’s infuriating.”

Catch the full segment below:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent excoriated the Financial Times on Thursday, calling the British newspaper “tabloid trash” and accusing its journalists of fabricating a story claiming he had praised the Bank of England’s governance structure as a model for tightening oversight
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Evidently employing a process of mystical divination, a Times opinion writer claims that I’m deliberately misleading my readers.

Germany has said it wants to field hundreds of unmanned fighter jets by 2029, and considers a range of German, European, and US projects.
The post Germany Considers ‘Ghost Bat Unmanned Fighter Jet’ Drone to Modernise Air Force appeared first on Breitbart.

Municipal police should be disarmed in the multicultural Saint-Denis suburb of Paris, the city’s recently elected radical Mayor Bally Bagayoko said this week, despite the history of violence and unrest in the area.
The post Far-Left Mayor Calls for Municipal Police to Be ‘Disarmed’ in Multicultural Paris Suburb appeared first on Breitbart.