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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🎓 DOJ sues UCLA over antisemitism claims. The Trump Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the university of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish students during anti-Israel protests and encampments that left students assaulted and blocked from campus buildings.
→ The 53-page complaint alleges UCLA violated Title VI protections by allowing a "hostile educational environment" where occupiers succeeded in making campus "Judenrein," — a Nazi-era term meaning “free of Jews.” The university is now at risk of losing its federal funding.
🚨 Biden released nearly 90 percent of border migrants through parole. A Government Accountability Office report found that the Biden administration released nearly 90 percent of migrants encountered at the southern border through the use of “humanitarian parole.” During 2019 and 2020, parole was granted in roughly 3 to 28 percent of encounters, but that peaked in December 2022 when 89 percent of encounters resulted in parole.
✝️ Hegseth reveals Trump's mission to protect Nigerian Christians. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailed President Trump's directive for the Department of War to protect Christians in Nigeria who were being targeted and killed by ISIS terrorists. Over the last month, US forces killed ISIS' number two in Nigeria and hundreds of ISIS members who were targeting Christians.
🚔 Former CIA officer stole $40 million in gold bars. A former CIA senior officer with top secret clearance was accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars at his home, claiming he needed them for "work-related expenses." Federal agents raided David Rush's home and seized roughly 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, plus $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches.
CORRECTION
In yesterday’s newsletter, we stated that “most” homeless people “are addicted to drugs.” This is not accurate.
A 2025 study from the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that “37% [of homeless people] reported using any illicit substance regularly.” Another 2025 report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office stated that only “10% suffered from severe mental illness or chronic substance abuse.”
While a sizeable portion of the homeless may be addicted to drugs, it was inaccurate of us to say “most” of them are.
Corrections are included in newsletters for transparency.
WORLD NEWS
Trump administration increases travel restrictions
Behind the paywall: Israeli military takes out a big target, US forced to delay military shipments, and an attack in Switzerland.
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
The biggest stories underreported on the left and right
Behind the paywall: LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt alleges election rigging, and Donald Trump Jr. and Gov. Kathy Hochul argue over the New York Knicks.
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QUICK AND IMPORTANT
Why Trump raised the refugee admissions cap
Behind the paywall: NASA announces new plans for the moon base, and a big surprise for a 100-year-old WWII veteran. Plus, yesterday’s most clicked news story.
THE MAIN STORY
New report shows UN “experts” funded by America’s enemies
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
A new report from UN Watch alleges that several United Nations human rights experts accepted millions of dollars in funding from China, Russia, and Qatar while using their UN platforms to disproportionately target the US, Israel, and Western democracies.
The report, titled "From Watchdogs to Ideologues," examines 13 UN Special Procedures mandate-holders and argues the system has become compromised by clear ideological bias stemming from outside funding from nations opposed to the UN’s stated goals on advancing human rights. UN Watch says the findings expose how authoritarian regimes have manipulated what was once called "the crown jewel of the UN human rights system.”
_THE FACTS_
UN Watch claims Alena Douhan, the UN expert on unilateral coercive measures, received over $1.3 million from China, Russia, and Qatar, including nearly $980,000 from China alone.
Ben Saul, the UN expert on counterterrorism and human rights, allegedly received $150,000 from China in 2024 while focusing heavily on Western counterterrorism policies.
George Katrougalos, UN expert on a democratic and equitable international order, reportedly received $100,000 from China in 2025 and praised Xi Jinping's "vision of openness, development and dialogue."
From October 7, 2023, through March 18, 2026, UN Special Procedures issued 148 statements targeting Israel, far exceeding statements on Russia's war in Ukraine, Sudan's civil war, Myanmar, or Ethiopia.
Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN expert on the right to health, stated that "Hamas are not terrorists," endorsed "armed struggle," and promoted the slogan "from the river to the sea."
Reem Alsalem, a UN expert on violence against women, dismissed claims of Hamas’ sexual violence against Israeli women and amplified pro-Hamas propaganda.
UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer stated the UN human rights system "is being manipulated to attack democracies and shield some of the world's worst human rights violators."
_OUR TAKE _
As has been the case for a very long time at the UN, many of its “experts” have abandoned any pretense of neutrality to promote anti-American, anti-Western ideologies. But accepting huge payouts from nations that are explicitly against many of the UN’s stated humanitarian goals (China, Russia, many of the Arab states) ruins any credibility the organization can claim to possess.
In response, it may be time for the United States to rethink its earmarked government funding for the UN, audit many of the organization’s programs, and decide whether it is even worth remaining a member, given its clear anti-American bias.
Should the US leave the United Nations?
TODAY’S DEBATE
POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Would it help or hurt Republicans in 2028 if AOC was the Democratic nominee?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✅ Help Republicans (1,224)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ❌ Hurt Republicans (126)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (162)
✅ Help Republicans: “It will not take long to become obvious that her ideas do not stand up against common sense embraced by the Republicans.” — Fred
❌ Hurt Republicans: “She's young, reasonably articulate, and female … She is absolutely a danger, especially if she's running against a white man.” — Amy
🤔 Unsure: “Republican overconfidence will not sway younger undecided voters.” — Jim
POP QUIZ
US Civics: If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Editor’s note: Yesterday’s pop quiz asked which president first sent military personnel into Vietnam. President Harry Truman, while he did not deploy combat troops, did send American military advisers to Vietnam in 1950 to help the French fight off communist forces.
Thanks for joining us today. We scoured 100s of sources to bring you stories and insights you won’t find in the mainstream media—Ariel David and Brandon Goldman.
