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❌ Trump drops the anti-weaponization fund. The Trump administration plans to abandon the Department of Justice's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" following legal and political opposition, including from within the GOP. The fund, created from a settlement of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, was intended to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial overreach under Biden.

→ A federal judge blocked the fund temporarily last week, and Senate Democrats threatened to force Republicans into uncomfortable votes on the issue. Republican leaders in the House and Senate did not appear to be on board with the fund.

🪖 Federal court blocks Trump's trans military ban. A three-judge federal appeals panel ruled that the Trump administration's ban on active-duty transgender-identifying troops is unconstitutional. The ruling blocks the military from removing current transgender service members, but still allows restrictions on new recruits who have gender dysphoria or have undergone sex-change procedures.

☪️ New Jersey Democrat candidate testified for terrorist mastermind. Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy, leading his Democratic primary with endorsements from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D), testified as a defense witness for the "Blind Sheikh" whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Court records show Hamawy had a yearslong relationship with the terrorist leader.

🔎 DOE investigates North Carolina school over trans incident. The Department of Education launched a civil rights probe into a North Carolina school district for allowing a biological male to use female locker rooms at one high school. Female students reported that the transgender-identifying athlete watched them change, but the principal dismissed their Title IX complaints as "too political to address.”

In yesterday’s newsletter, we called Graham Platner “Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate.” However, the primary election is not until next week, so at this point, he is only the prospective nominee.

Corrections are included in newsletters for transparency.

Behind the paywall: Which socialists were banned from the UK, and a massive attack on Ukraine.

_WHAT THE LEFT MISSED_

Cory Booker has ‘concerns’ about Platner revelations: “Sunday on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said controversial Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ‘has questions to answer.’” (Breitbart)

Trump signs proclamation to adjust agriculture tariffs: “The White House's latest move is to reduce tariffs on tractors and combines, a policy shift aimed at easing cost pressures on farmers already squeezed by diesel, fertilizer, and machinery costs.” (Zerohedge)

_WHAT THE RIGHT MISSED_

Hegseth strikes female and black Navy officers from promotion list: “In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.” (New York Times)

Israel kills 8 in Lebanon after Trump announces ceasefire: “Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed eight people, including a father and his two children, a day after US President Donald Trump said Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting.” (The AP)

Behind the paywall: A big victory for US manufacturing, and a tennis star returns to the sport.

_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

Over a week of chaotic and violent clashes outside Delaney Hall — Newark, New Jersey's immigration detention center — culminated in dozens of arrests as New Jersey State Police deployed riot officers to fight back the agitators…

_IN THIS ARTICLE, WE COVER:_

The role of Islam in America has become one of the country's most contentious debates, pitting advocates of multiculturalism against those who see rising Islamic influence as a threat to the American tradition…

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