The future of college football is once again up for debate, with prominent voices from major conferences and teams giving their opinions on NIL as the federal government works through potential legislation to regulate the sport.Wednesday provided an opportunity for one of college football’s most important figures, former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban, to give Congress his thoughts directly. Saban made several accurate and valuable points about the current direction of the sport and his issues with it.Namely, that the unlimited transfer portal and “arms race” for spending in major college football are changing the sport. He’s right that the endless transfer system has its flaws, and that spending money on players has dramatically impacted roster construction. But he also brought up a result of NIL that, well, is simply not realistic as to what college football is and has been for decades.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!”That is not the same thing as turning NIL into a pay-for-play system,” he said, referring to allowing players to earn income from their name, image, and likeness. “It is not the same thing as using collectives and outside entities to create a bidding war for recruits and transfers. When the system becomes whoever raises the most money gets the best players, then we are no longer talking about college athletics as millions of fans and I have known it.”NICK SABAN URGES SENATE TO PASS LEGISLATION TO FIX COLLEGE SPORTS, BUT COACHING CONTRACTS GLOSSED OVERPete Bevacqua, the current athletic director for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, said something similar.”If you continue to have all of your resources pooled into football with escalating roster fees, and not knowing where that ends, I believe the inevitable outcome is there’s going to be a small handful of schools that will differentiate themselves from others and play football at a super league level,” Bevacqua said. “I don’t think it’s good for college football to be a mini-NFL. That’s not the spirit of college football.”Saban said something similar, lamenting the rapid increase in spending: “Now you have schools that have close to $40 million rosters.” The implication being that smaller schools that can’t match that level of investment won’t be able to compete for championships.But what Saban, and Bevacqua, fail to realize about college football is that it’s already been this way. In fact, it’s been this way for decades prior to the introduction of NIL.Let’s look at the list of national champions since 2000. Alabama under Saban won six times. Ohio State has three. Georgia has two titles. LSU has two, three including a shared title in 2003. Florida has two. So does Clemson. USC has two, including 2003. Oklahoma won in 2000. Miami in 2001. Florida State won in 2013, Auburn in 2010, Michigan in 2024, and of course, Indiana in 2025.See any small schools in there? Ironically, the “smallest” program in the past 25 years to win a championship was…Indiana in the new NIL era.But that’s just since the turn of the century. We can go back much further. Going back as far as 1980, 46 years ago, there’s BYU in 1984 and shared titles for Washington and Colorado in the 1990s. The 1970s were dominated by USC, Notre Dame and Alabama. With some Nebraska and Oklahoma thrown in. Pittsburgh would be the outlier in 1976. 1960s champions included Texas, Ohio State, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan State and Alabama. Minnesota and Ole Miss were shared champions in 1960. 66 years ago. Though, credit to Syracuse, they won in 1959 under the Eisenhower administration.The broader point here being that depending on how you classify teams, you could point to BYU in 1984, Pittsburgh in 1976 and maybe Colorado as “smaller” programs to win championships. In 66 years. It’s mostly a myth that, as Saban and Bevacqua discuss, NIL is going to push out the lesser teams. And again, Indiana might qualify as the least likely program to win a title in 35-40 years. They did it last season.NIL, in some ways, has actually become a bit of an equalizer. Saban built a dynasty at Alabama in part because he was able to attract recruits with advantages other teams can’t match. Whether those advantages came from, uh, any type of financial arrangements is up for debate. But what isn’t is that top high schoolers have always wanted to play for the blue blood programs. Alabama, USC, Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma, Miami.For decades, those teams could tell recruits, “come play for us, you’ll be on national TV, we’ll get you to the NFL, you’ll play in big bowl games,” and they’d generally be right. Now, though, NIL offers teams like Indiana and Texas Tech a quick path to competing at a national level. Obviously, there’s more to it than that, coaching and other factors need to be in place too, but does anyone believe Fernando Mendoza winds up in Bloomington if not for NIL? Or that Texas Tech, in Lubbock, winds up with one of the best defenses in the country without NIL?Sure, not every team can compete at the top end of the NIL budget. But Texas had the country’s most expensive roster in 2025, including one of the most hyped, and expensive, quarterbacks in decades, and went 9-3 and missed the playoffs.College football has a habit of romanticizing the past in ways that don’t match the actual results. NIL is no different. Are there things to be fixed? Absolutely. Will fixing it mean that Rice or Middle Tennessee State wins a championship? Nope. Ironically, the best path forward for programs like that would be a wealthy donor putting money into the program. Just look at Oregon, which was a middle-tier Pac-10 team until Phil Knight got involved. NIL offers the same opportunities, even if coaches and ADs don’t like it.
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(VIDEO) Trump Responds to Iran’s Attacks on Kuwait, Says Peace Memorandum Will “Immediately” Reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Trump provided an update on the war in Iran and ongoing ceasefire negotiations while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
Early in the press conference, Trump was asked by Newsmax’s Mike Carter to respond to Iran’s recent targeting of US forces and the overnight attack on Kuwait, which injured dozens of people. Trump suggested that the attack was “not a big deal” as US forces “nipped it in the bud very quickly.” He further maintained that negotiations are going “very well” and said that a deal could be finalized this weekend.
When asked how he defines a ceasefire, Trump responded, “It’s a different part of the world. You know, I’d say that part of the world ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.” He added, “A ceasefire there is much different than a ceasefire in other parts of the world.”
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Carter: Given Iran’s attacks on Kuwait, this latest attack on Kuwait, is the ceasefire with Iran is still on?
Trump: Well, you know, there’s a reason for everything, and we hit them pretty hard the night before, and actually last night, and when it was explained to me, I said, all right, so we’ll do that, but we’ve been hitting them pretty hard a little bit, so there is a reason for certain things, and there’s usually a reason that sometimes makes sense. But they did something very, not a big deal, we got it, we nipped it in the bud very quickly, as we do with the greatest military in the world, but some people would say they were slightly provoked because we took a strong action for a different reason, so they were reciprocating. I hear the negotiation itself has gone very well, actually, very well. I mean, if it happens, and it might not happen, you know, who knows? But if it happens, it could happen like over the weekend.
Later in the press conference, Trump told reporters that Iran has agreed to allow the US to dig up and destroy its nuclear material, which was “buried underneath a mountain” after the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes last summer, he said. However, the agreement appears uncertain, as “sometimes” Iran is not on board.
Still, “We have with Space Force, we have cameras from every angle of that. Those three sites are being watched at all times,” Trump said. “If anybody went there, we’ll see exactly what’s happening, and we’ll blow it up a little bit further.”
“As of this moment, it’s agreed that we will go in with them, we will get it, and we will destroy it. It will be destroyed,” he added.
When asked about the negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s war in Lebanon, Trump assured reporters that the shooting between Israel and Hezbollah would cease, but that he’d “like to have a separate thing,” meaning a deal with Iran without contingencies on an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. “I’d like to separate it, I’d like to have a separate thing, because it is separate,” he said.
Trump further stated, “Immediately upon signing the memorandum of understanding, the Hormuz Strait will open, and it’ll open up quickly, and we’ve already had our mine sweepers there.”
“Now, that’s subject to a couple of areas being cleaned out, also of mines, which we don’t think there are any, so it’ll happen very quickly, and we’ll take the Southern route anyway, but immediately upon signing, we open up the Hormuz Strait,” he continued.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, negotiations between the US and Iran are ongoing with continued talks over a “largely negotiated” framework for a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) that Trump announced late last month. Included in the proposal would be a 60-day ceasefire extension, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, concessions from Iran on nuclear enrichment, and an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
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As The Gateway Pundit reported, Iran launched an overnight strike on Kuwait, which killed one person, injured at least 63, and caused heavy damage to the international airport. US forces also intercepted a wave of Iranian suicide drones targeting US personnel.
This comes after the US launched “self-defense” strikes and intercepted more Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday night, testing the fragile ongoing ceasefire.
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Islamic State Killing Christians Across Congo: More Than 1,100 Dead and No End in Sight
Islamic State-linked terrorists have killed more than 1,100 Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since December 2024. Photo courtesy of the Islamic State propaganda department.
While Christians are being slaughtered and kidnapped on a daily basis in Nigeria, Christians are also being massacred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Like in Nigeria, the perpetrators are not Mennonites. They are Islamic extremists.
Islamist terrorists killed 57 Christians over a week-long period ending June 2, 2026, in the Beni region of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) slaughtered 16 Christians in the village of Mayangose on May 31. A day earlier, 10 believers from the same village were captured and executed.
In a separate attack on May 30, fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Ugandan-origin Islamist group that operates in eastern Congo as the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province, killed at least seven Christians in Beni’s Ngadi neighborhood. The victims were members of the Pygmy Twa ethnic community. Their escape routes were blocked before they were shot.
ISCAP has claimed the killing of at least 1,100 Christians in northeastern DRC since its campaign escalated in December 2024, and more than 6,500 since first pledging allegiance to the Islamic State in 2017.
The pace of attacks in 2026 has been relentless. On January 2, ADF rebels killed at least 16 people in overnight raids on villages in Lubero Territory. By February 2, the deadliest day of the surge, 28 Christians were killed in attacks on three villages near Ndalya in Ituri. Just days earlier, on January 29, nine Christians were killed, and around 30 houses were burned in Lubero District.
Also in February, ADF fighters executed approximately 70 civilians in a Christian village in North Kivu. Men, women, children, and the elderly were reportedly beheaded.
On March 13, Islamic State media claimed responsibility for killing 17 Christians and abducting around 100 others during an attack on the Christian village of Mushasha in Ituri Province. Dozens of homes were burned. Mushasha is also the site of a Chinese-owned gold mine and a Congolese military base, both of which were targeted in the attack.
On April 1, Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, up to 60 Christians were massacred in the village of Bafwakoa in Mambasa Territory, Ituri, after residents rejected what ISCAP described as a “generous offer,” a demand to convert to Islam or accept dhimmi status. Some victims were burned alive in their homes, while others were beheaded with machetes. Thousands were displaced.
The Congolese army confirmed 43 deaths, while ISCAP claimed 60 in a Telegram post. The Mambasa territorial administrator told Reuters that search operations were continuing and that the death toll could rise. ISCAP’s figures remain unverified, as the group is known to exaggerate casualty counts. Independent researchers at the Bridgeway Foundation recorded at least 967 civilian killings by ISCAP in 2025 alone, using data independent of both Congolese military and Islamic State reporting.
On May 5, an estimated 60 Christians were killed by ISCAP in Beni Territory on the border of North Kivu and Ituri, the deadliest single attack of the recent surge.
The group presents every Christian community it enters with the same three-part ultimatum: convert to Islam, accept dhimmi status, a form of legally enforced subjugation under Islamic law in which Christians are permitted to remain alive but must pay a poll tax called the jizya, submit to Muslim authority, and surrender their women and girls to sexual slavery, or die.
The ultimatum has roots in classical Islamic jurisprudence. Historically, non-Muslims living under Muslim rule, primarily Jews and Christians known as the “People of the Book,” could be granted protected status known as dhimmi. In exchange, they were required to pay a poll tax called the jizya, accept legal subordination to Muslim authority, and observe restrictions on religious practice.
Most mainstream Islamic scholars and virtually all modern Muslim-majority states have long abandoned dhimmitude as a legal institution. ISCAP, however, applies it as a governing tool in territories it raids or controls.
Those who refuse both conversion and subjugation are designated “Christian combatants,” the term Islamic State propaganda uses for Christians who resist. The designation allows the group to portray the killing of civilians as legitimate military action.
In its May 2026 report “I’d Never Seen So Many Bodies,” Amnesty International documented killings, abductions, forced labor, child recruitment, and sexual violence, concluding the violations amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Parliament has declared ISCAP the deadliest armed group in the DRC.
The scale of the targeting becomes clearer when viewed against the country’s demographics. The U.S. State Department reported in 2023 that more than 95% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s population is Christian, approximately half Catholic and half Protestant, while Muslims account for roughly 1.5%.
With a population of about 124 million, the DRC is home to more than 117 million Christians. Yet the Open Doors World Watch List ranked the country 35th globally for Christian persecution in 2025. The organization recorded 355 Christians killed for their faith in 2024, up from 261 in 2023. It also reported 10,000 internally displaced Christians, ten times the figure recorded the previous year.
ISCAP is not the only threat facing Christian communities. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement killed an estimated 900 to 2,000 people during its capture of Goma in 2025. In February 2026, CODECO, an ethnically motivated Lendu militia operating in Ituri, killed at least 51 civilians. Three Christian humanitarian workers from Swiss Church Aid were also killed in North Kivu that month by unidentified attackers.
ISCAP has publicly denounced M23 as “infidels,” indicating that the two groups are not coordinating despite operating in some of the same areas.
According to UNHCR, more than 7.3 million people are internally displaced in eastern DRC, the highest total in Africa and among the highest in the world. In May 2026, Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard stated, “These abuses constitute war crimes which the world must not continue to ignore. As part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population, they also amount to crimes against humanity.”
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Poll: U.S. support for LGBTQ+ issues still lower than one-time peak
People in the United States have pulled back from support of LGBTQ+ issues over the past few years, a Gallup poll released Wednesday shows.
Is John Cornyn Trying To Sabotage Ken Paxton?
Is John Cornyn Trying To Sabotage Ken Paxton?
Texas Republicans handed Sen. John Cornyn one of the most humiliating defeats in the state’s modern political history in this year’s primary runoff. A week after being clobbered by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, he is amplifying a Libertarian candidate, in an apparent attempt to siphon conservative votes from Ken Paxton in the general election in November.
In a post on X, Cornyn shared a Houston Public Media interview profiling Libertarian nominee Ted Brown, whose 2026 Senate campaign is built around courting conservatives dissatisfied with the Republican primary results.
The article itself makes it very clear that Brown has the potential to be a spoiler for Paxton. “Most polling shows Texas’ U.S. Senate race between state Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate, and Austin state Rep. James Talarico, his Democratic opponent, as extremely close,” it opens. “That potentially creates an opening for a third-party candidate, Libertarian Ted Brown, to shape the outcome.”
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Libertarian Ted Brown courts disaffected conservative voters in Texas’ U.S. Senate race – Houston Public Media https://t.co/wZ9ipRviE1
– Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) June 2, 2026
Brown pulled more than 267,000 votes in the 2024 Texas Senate race, a record performance for a Libertarian candidate in the state, and Cornyn just handed him a megaphone.
Cornyn had initially signaled he would fall in line behind the GOP nominee.
“I’ve spent most of my time in the Senate building the Republican party in Texas and in the U.S. Senate, and I’ve always supported the Republican ticket, and I intend to do so again in this general election,” he said when he addressed his supporters last week after the election results. “I’ve said throughout this race that I trust the voters of Texas, and they’ve made their decision, and I must respect it.”
Since then, however, he has been walking back that pledge.
“I stand by everything I said during the whole campaign,” Cornyn told reporters on Monday, and implied that Paxton can’t win the race.
“I’d prefer a Republican to somebody like James Talarico,” Cornyn said. “But I’m going to concentrate most of my efforts on trying to keep the Senate by helping some of what I consider to be the more winnable races around the country.”
Brown understands exactly what he is doing. He told Houston Public Media he is appealing to voters who “aren’t satisfied with the primary results.” When asked about playing spoiler, he pushed back with characteristic flair: “Frankly, you can’t spoil something that’s rotten and putrid to begin with,” Brown told Houston Public Media. He is clearly hunting for precisely the kind of voter a bitter, defeated incumbent might quietly nudge his direction.
Whether Cornyn intended that outcome or simply failed to think through the signal his post sent is almost beside the point. The effect is the same. A senator who lost to Paxton’s MAGA-aligned coalition is now boosting a third-party candidate whose entire pitch rests on making conservatives feel justified in abandoning the Republican nominee.
Paxton enters the general election with real structural advantages. He has won statewide elections in Texas three times already, while his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is introducing himself to Texans statewide, giving Republicans the advantage of defining Talarico based on his controversial statements and positions on gender and other issues out of step with mainstream Texas voters.
While polls suggest a tight race, the prediction markets see what’s coming. Polymarket and Kalshi both give Paxton roughly a 60% chance of winning, compared to Talarico’s roughly 40%. Talarico has never led in the prediction markets. Texas remains a fundamentally red state, and the fundamentals favor Paxton.
Promoting a Libertarian candidate who openly fishes for unhappy Republicans while simultaneously calling the Republican nominee a crook sends a message to Texas conservatives that it’s okay not to back the Republican candidate, effectively validating the MAGA base’s concerns about Cornyn.
While Paxton is still favored, Cornyn just made this race harder without delivering any discernible benefit to the party he claims to support. Talarico isn’t the only person to gain from Cornyn amplifying the Libertarian targeting conservative voters. Cornyn himself may see a Paxton defeat as validation of his primary campaign message that he was the best candidate to lead the GOP to victory.
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Vanilla Ice refuses to quit Freedom 250 concert, says he won’t let anyone tell him he ‘can’t be proud’
Vanilla Ice is once again defending his decision to perform at the Great American State Fair’s Freedom 250 concerts in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.During an appearance on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” the 58-year-old rapper shared why he chose not back out of the performance, telling the host, “I don’t like anybody telling me I can’t be proud of my country.””I’m born here. I’m raised here. I’m proud of it. I represent it everywhere I go. I wear the American Flag everywhere I go. It’s just a shame that it’s going down like this. I really don’t think it’s fair on us as musicians to have the pressure put on us like this, but it’s a shame. It’s a shame that we can’t be proud.”He added that he doesn’t understand why this has become such an issue among fans and performers, saying he is “honored to do this once in a lifetime event,” and that “this is still the greatest country in the world.”ROCK THE COUNTRY FESTIVAL DEFENDS PATRIOTIC MESSAGE AFTER ARTISTS EXIT, ‘LOVING AMERICA ISN’T POLITICAL'”I’m proud of it and I love it and I’m really really proud of all of our soldiers,” he said. “Those guys put their life on the line, some of them even lost their lives, and you gotta respect that. This is our country, man. I can’t believe people are even making a big deal out of this.”The rapper first shared his excitement over performing at the celebration, in an Instagram video posted last week, in which he said he was “honored” to be performing at the event, promising to “bring back the 90s.””It’s all about enjoying the great times of 250 years. From George Washington to now. All the presidents and everybody in between, this is a magical event that’s gonna happen,” he said in the video. “It’s very rare. I’m honored, man. This is gonna be epic. And that’s it. We don’t take anything too seriously, and we’re gonna bring the ‘90s, that’s how it works.”In the caption, he promised that the concert will “bring us all together” in addition to being “an epic party,” adding, “We are all one. This is not a political platform. This is celebrating America’s birthday.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe post was met with a lot of criticism, with many calling his decision “disappointing,” as they oppose the current administration led by President Donald Trump. Others came to his defense, writing, “Major respect for not dropping out like the others!! After the original lineup for the Great American State Fair was announced on May 29, several performers attached to the concert, including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, the Commodores and Morris Day announced they were backing out.Vanilla Ice doubled down on his decision not to drop out of the concert, both in his Instagram comments and in an interview with Fox News Digital on Monday, saying “It’s such a cool thing to go celebrate your country and enjoy the birthday.””I’m reinforced. I’m here. I am committed. Once you commit, you don’t quit, man. And that’s how I am,” the rapper and singer said. “I was so honored, man, my mom is proud of me, everybody.”LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS”And the way the people are dragging this into politics, it’s not fair,” he continued. “It is not fair to us as entertainers for sure. And I think that this shouldn’t be looked at as political or anything.”
Bessent flips script on Dem senator with reminder about his son’s past ties to Epstein
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., suddenly found himself on the defensive at a budget hearing on Wednesday when, amid levying accusations of the Trump administration’s “corrupt” dealings, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fired back by bringing Wyden’s son’s investments into the exchange.”We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about,” Bessent said, referring to unearthed emails drawing a connection between the senator’s son and the disgraced financier.”Did your son and Jeffrey Epstein talk about pole dancing as he begged him for money?”The moment continues the political fallout for the many names associated with Epstein that — despite not amounting to proof of wrongdoing — continue to prompt embarrassment and scandal at even the smallest mention.TOP FIERY MOMENTS AS DEMOCRATS CLASH WITH TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT IN CHAOTIC HILL HEARINGSEpstein, a former financier, died while in prison on charges of sex trafficking minors in 2019, leaving behind questions of whether he facilitated illegal sexual encounters for his vast network of rich and powerful figures.Amid public demands for transparency on the matter, the Department of Justice released troves of documents on Epstein late last year, unveiling a slew of new names with all manner of ties to the infamous figure ranging from purely innocuous to alarming.Among them, emails surfaced indicating that Adam Wyden, Ron Wyden’s son, went to Epstein, hoping to gain his support for a business venture.UNEARTHED EMAILS REVEAL DEM SENATOR’S SON WANTED EPSTEIN TO JOIN HIS FUND: ‘ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION'”Jeffrey, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to meet with me. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope my passion and dedication for my business came through in the meeting. I live and breathe this business and take my returns, integrity and reputation quite seriously,” the younger Wyden said in an email in April 2016.”I intensely appreciate like-minded individuals and would very much look forward to having you join us at the fund.”The emails came after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution in Florida in 2008.It’s unclear what the business venture discussed by Adam Wyden and Epstein may have been or what, specifically, had been discussed in their conversations.Even so, Bessent reminded viewers that the younger Wyden had a history of investing in off-color markets at Wednesday’s hearing.DEMOCRATS ARE HAMMERING REPUBLICANS ON EPSTEIN, BUT ONE SENATOR BRUSHED OFF THE ISSUE YEARS AGO”Your son’s largest investment position was Rick’s Cabaret,” Bessent said, referring to a series of strip clubs.Wyden, who has widely panned the Trump administration and its many officials for their own connections to Epstein, didn’t respond to Bessent’s jabs.
Cause of Death for Missing Scientist and Nuclear Lab Employee Reportedly Revealed
Missing nuclear scientist Melissa Casias was discovered dead last week after disappearing almost a year ago in mysterious circumstances. Credit: Melissa Casias Facebook
The cause of death for the missing scientist who was discovered dead in a New Mexico forest has been reportedly revealed, but it is simply raising more questions.
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Monday, New Mexico State Police announced that they identified the remains of 54-year-old Melissa Casias, a scientist and nuclear lab employee, who worked as an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Casias was last seen alive on June 26, 2025. Her body was found in the McGaffey Ridge area of the Carson National Forest.
This is about six miles from the last place Casias was seen walking before being declared missing.
Although the New Mexico State Police have yet to release an official cause of death, the Daily Mail has learned that her body had a gunshot wound to the skull, and a gun was found close by.
In addition, her body was found skeletonized and propped up in a seated position against a tree in a remote part of the National Forest.
While at first glance this may suggest suicide, Arizona-based investigator Thomas McNally does not agree. He has been working on the case of Casias’s disappearance on behalf of her parents, Joe and Joanne Mondragon.
He suspects that foul play was involved in her death.
“It’s great that the press is getting this story out there because of the Los Alamos stuff,” McNally said, “But it has nothing to do with LANL. If you want to tell the story, tell a real story.”
“I want to be emphatic on this point – this is in no way, shape, or form related to her job,” he added.
Adding to the mystery is that The Mail previously noted that she had left ALL RECORDS from her phones (she had more than one), and her identification behind.
Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker told the Daily Mail in March that he thought Casias’s disappearance was part of a bigger pattern involving individuals who had access to top-secret government research.
Swecker theorized that Casias’s work at LANL made her a target for abduction. The reason is that an administrative assistant often has access to the same sensitive files as their superiors.
“In a classified lab, or just a high clearance lab, they would basically be in the know on what’s going on,” Swecker explained. “And it wouldn’t be the first time their administrative assistant has been targeted.”
As The Gateway Pundit has reported, a troubling pattern drew scrutiny after the mysterious deaths of scientists tied to America’s most sensitive space and defense programs. Up to 11 have been discovered missing or dead.
FBI Director Kash Patel has launched a major investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of these scientists. President Donald Trump has also publicly stated the White House is looking into the cases, describing the string of incidents as highly suspicious.
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Exclusive — President Vucic: U.S. Set to Outpace China in Serbian Investment; Post-Iran War Economic Boom Could Set Stage for Revival of Washington Agreement on Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Breitbart News that it would be a “big, big, big deal” if President Donald Trump turned his gaze to finalizing the Washington Agreement between Serbia and Kosovo after he finishes his deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Exclusive—Chuck Flint: American Prosperity Depends on Ending Our Reliance on Chinese Supply Chains
Working families paid for America’s addiction to Chinese supply chains. Now corporate America needs to address the issue, not circumvent it.
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