| Fox News - Latest Headlines | | | | LA sheriff calls for state AG to investigate 2 county officials being tipped off about search warrants | | Sep 15, 2022 | | Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is calling for California’s attorney general to investigate Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commissioner Patti Giggans allegedly being illegally tipped off by other county officials of impending search warrants at their homes Wednesday. Villanueva told Fox News Digital that Kuehl "offered an admission to the media saying she was tipped off" about the warrant, which he called "alarming and sad." He added that the sheriff’s department "took appropriate action" in calling for an investigation by Attorney General Rob Bonta. Kuehl, who held a press conference outside of her home after deputies went inside, told FOX 11 in Los Angeles on-camera that LA County Inspector General Max Huntsman and an unnamed attorney who represents the county told her of the warrant. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR KUEHL HAS WARRANT SERVED AT HER HOME Kuehl called the search a "bogus non-investigation" and later claimed it was a "thuggish" attempt to intimidate her while denying any wrongdoing. The warrant is connected to a public corruption investigation. In a letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta, Villanueva accused the officials who warned Kuehl and Giggans of the warrants of "illegally alerting them." "I do not have to explain the alleged criminal, administrative and ethical laws which were broken by Mr. Huntsman and the currently unidentified person(s) employed by County Counsel," Villanueva wrote. "We are confident phone records will soon reveal any text messages received by Ms. Kuehl and Ms. Giggins, which illegally alerted them to the search warrant, as well as the intent behind their actions." SEARCH WARRANT AFFIDAVIT FOR TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO ESTATE: 5 THINGS TO KNOW The sheriff asked Bonta to open an investigation into potential felony violations "regarding interference into a criminal investigation." "The illegal acts committed by Mr. Huntsman and County Counsel have potentially comprised the integrity of this criminal investigation including, but not limited to, the concealment or destruction of evidence," he wrote. Kuehl responded to the search of her home in a lengthy statement on Twitter Wednesday night, reiterating what she told reporters earlier that she hasn’t committed any crime and the sheriff’s department is out of control. "As a County Supervisor, I’ve done everything I could to bring appropriate oversight and supervision to the LA County Sheriff’s Department, a dept that has become more and more uncontrolled and troubled under the current @LACoSheriff, Alex Villanueva," she wrote. "Make no mistake. Today’s search warrant is not motivated by a desire to get to the bottom of a Metro contract that dates from 7 yrs ago. The process by which this contract was awarded never involved me & the first I knew of it was an invite to a Metro press conf announcing it." She insisted the basis for the "questionable" search warrant would be investigated. "This morning’s storming of my home by deputies with bulletproof vests & tactical gear was an effort to harass, intimidate & retaliate against a public figure who has been an outspoken critic of Alex Villanueva," she added. Fox News' Bill Melugin and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report. | | | | | I'm an NCAA champion female swimmer and we have to protect girls, women from Biden's destruction of Title IX | | Sep 15, 2022 | | As one of the top swimmers in the county, I know achievement does not happen by accident. It takes work, dedication, perseverance and time. I learned this as a little girl, waking up at 4:30 a.m. to go to swim practice and then returning to the pool that afternoon to pursue my goals. I learned it as a college student who finished my career as a 12-time NCAA All-American, five-time SEC Champion and record holder, and two-time Olympic trial qualifier. Despite this, it was not until the last competition of my collegiate career that I realized how much I had taken for granted the achievements of Title IX. Fifty years ago, pioneering women and men fought for Title IX’s passage. They knew their efforts would pay off by giving girls and women like me the opportunity to have our own sports category protected under federal law. The results have been profound. An entire youth sports ecosystem for girls has blossomed, giving countless females the same chance to develop skills critical to achieving equality in the workplace with their male counterparts. A recent Ernst & Young study found that fully 94% of female business executives participated in sports as girls — making sports participation the most straightforward path to business success as an adult. Recently, the woke left has pushed a radical agenda embraced by President Joe Biden that threatens to undermine the entirety of Title IX by allowing males to steal the opportunities reserved for women. For me, this is not a theoretical issue, it is one that was forced in my face at the NCAA Championships. And I mean that literally. WORLD TRANSGENDER HEALTH ORG POISED TO GIVE HOSPITALS GREEN LIGHT TO LOWER AGE FOR YOUTH SURGERIES Under Title IX, women are entitled to their own locker rooms so that we can be vulnerable and change in private. Yet at the NCAA Championships, I saw a 6’4" biological male exposing male parts in our women’s locker room. To be perfectly clear, the anatomy I and many other women were forced to view, confirms Thomas is a male. I asked the officials where I should change as I had no intention of undressing in front of a man. They informed me that there were no protections in place for me to change in a space that Thomas did not have access to. To summarize, the NCAA put the onus on the female to avoid undressing in front of a biological man with male biological parts who is sexually attracted to women. Let that sink in. So, after having the privacy of my locker room taken away from me, I went to my marquee event, the 200-meter freestyle. Considered the most competitive event in swimming, I wanted to showcase my years of work and sacrifice in my final NCAA Championships. Physiological development as a biological male yields tremendous advantages over biological women in athletic competition. On average, men have over a 10% advantage across the board on strength, agility, and stamina versus women in the same category. The male body is developed from the womb to be the physically stronger and more athletic of the two sexes …yes, there are only two. CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER To put real numbers on the female-male deficit in my race, 10% of the 102 seconds it takes to swim the race is 10 seconds which, not coincidentally, is exactly the difference between the men’s and women’s world records in the event. So, with effectively a 10-second biological deficit, I tied Thomas to the hundredth of a second, which is relatively rare. Given this, you would think that the NCAA would recognize this incredible accomplishment and at least equally reward us for tying. Yet instead, they gave Thomas the trophy that day for "photo purposes" and assured me that mine would eventually come in the mail. The University of Pennsylvania and the NCAA then subsequently nominated Thomas for NCAA Woman of the Year, the highest accolade for females in all of college athletics. I’m not looking for sympathy with this story, I’m looking for action. President Joe Biden has proposed unlawful rule changes to Title IX replacing "sex" with "gender" and ‘gender identity’. This is regressive and will strip away women’s spaces, safety, and opportunities — including legally allowing men who identify as women to participate in and destroy the integrity of women’s sports as Lia Thomas and numerous other male athletes have done. Enough is enough. It’s time to take back Title IX and stand up and protect our girls and women. I was gifted Title IX by those who came before me, and I will fight relentlessly to give it to the young girls who have dreams to win at an elite level like I once did. | | | | | Pressure builds on Prince Harry as the people of Sussex petition to remove his and Meghan's titles | | Sep 15, 2022 | | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were given the royal titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex by Queen Elizabeth II following their wedding in May 2018. Since then, Harry and Markle have faced heavy scrutiny and gave up their senior royal roles in 2020 and moved to Montecito, California. There have been several petitions made online requesting that the Duke and Duchess be stripped of their royal titles. Royal expert Hilary Fordwich shared with Fox News Digital Meghan and Harry were "welcomed with open arms at the time" after their title appointing. "We saw the royal wedding, we saw the outpouring from the public in support of them. She was welcomed with open arms at that time. Don't forget Prince Harry was one of the favorites. He's plummeted in the polls now but he was one of the Royal favorites." PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN'S HARSH COMMENTS AND BOMBSHELL CLAIMS ABOUT THE ROYAL FAMILY: DO THEY HAVE ROYAL REGRETS? Since the fall in rank by the public and the rise of online petitions, Harry has faced scrutiny by the media and British citizens. The Parallel Parliament filed a petition following the couple’s move to the United States with the description reading, "The title was given to them at marriage on the basis that they would be working royals serving the monarchy. As this is no longer the case, this title cannot be used for personal financial gain. It therefore has no purpose and must be removed." Here's what could happen next for Markle and Harry. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received their royal rank as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their wedding in May 2018. After Queen Elizabeth’s death, Harry’s father, King Charles III, has continued to give Harry and Markle their royal titles. "The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince Henry of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel," the Royal website shared following the couple’s wedding day. PRINCE WILLIAM, PRINCE HARRY, KATE MIDDLETON AND MEGHAN MARKLE: THE FAB FOUR'S ROCKY RECENT HISTORY "Prince Harry thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, and Ms. Meghan Markle on marriage will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex." In 2020, Harry and Markle stepped down as senior royals in the family and set their sights on California. The couple purchased a $14 million home in Montecito, California, where they currently reside and raise their two children: Archie, 3 and Lilibet, 1. KING CHARLES III LEADS QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S COFFIN PROCESSION IN SCOTLAND In Apple TV+’s mental health docuseries, "The Me You Can’t See," Prince Harry sat down with Oprah Winfrey and said he received "total silence and total neglect" from the royal family in response to Meghan Markle’s difficulty adjusting. Harry shared that he and his wife made the decision to step away after asking for help for years and receiving "total silence" from members within the royal family. "We spent four years trying to make it work," he continued. "We did everything that we possibly could to stay there and carry on doing the role and doing the job. But Meghan was struggling." In March 2021, Meghan and Harry sat down in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey that sparked heavy backlash. Markle made hefty accusations about the royal family involving racism. Markle shared that there was a conversation with a member of the family and Harry around "how dark their baby was going to be." "They didn’t want him to be a prince, or princess, depending on what the gender would be," Markle said of her son Archie before his birth. "He wasn’t going to receive security." In the mental health docuseries, Harry touched on the struggles he faced dealing with the media frenzy and paparazzi, and made a comparison to what his late mother, Princess Diana, faced to his own life. PRINCE HARRY JOINS ROYAL FAMILY IN SCOTLAND FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S DEATH During the five-episode series, Harry said he regrets not calling out racism in the media sooner and referred to his mother’s relationship at the time of her death. "History was repeating itself, my mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone that wasn’t White. And now look what’s happened. You want to talk about history repeating itself. They are not going to stop until she dies," Harry said. Harry shared the advice he received from his father, King Charles III. "My father used to say to me when I was younger, he used to say to both William and I, ‘Well it was like that for me. It’s going to be like that for you.’ That doesn’t make sense," he said. "Just because you suffered that doesn’t mean that your kids have to suffer. In fact, quite the opposite." Following Markle and Harry’s decision to step down as senior royals, there has been a petition made online requesting the Duke and Duchess be stripped of their titles so it "cannot be used for personal financial gain." PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON MAKE SURPRISE APPEARANCE WITH PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE Fordwich touched on the petition to remove their royal titles after their exit to Fox News Digital. "There has been a petition, a movement from the people of the county of Sussex, they’re supposed to represent, to remove them. Why? Because they're taking the name but they're not doing anything for the people of Sussex. This is a dilemma. This is not a celebrity role. It is a role of duty. So you need to do your duty, and then hold the title. Why would anybody want the title if they don't want to do their duty to the people of the county of Sussex? You either do or you don't. You can't have your cake and eat it too." She continued: "If you're Duchess of Sussex and Duke of Sussex you're supposed to serve the people and your duty is to be there and to go there and visit people's homes and go to churches and go to schools and go to hospitals. That's what the Duke and Duchess do. That's what they should do. For example, the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, he's the Count of Wessex and his wife is the Countess of Wessex. They go to Wessex and that's what they do. So it's very important to recognize that the people of Sussex are being served." The Parallel Parliament filed a petition following the couple’s move to the United States with a description that reads, "The title was given to them at marriage on the basis that they would be working royals serving the monarchy. As this is no longer the case, this title cannot be used for personal financial gain. It therefore has no purpose and must be removed." Buckingham Palace shared a statement in 2021 after Markle and Harry made their move to the United States. "Following conversations with The Duke, The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of The Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service," the statement said. "While all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The statement came after a 12-month review following the infamous "Megxit" that occurred in January. King Charles III spoke to his nation and the commonwealth for the first time as Britain's sovereign on Friday and addressed the change, or lack there-of, in royal titles within the family. Prince William and Kate Middleton were named Prince and Princess of Wales and Charles expressed "love" for Harry and Meghan "as they continue to build their lives overseas." Royal expert Fredwich shared with Fox News Digital that Harry and Meghan will continue to keep their royal titles "unless Parliament says otherwise." "They’ll remain Duke and Duchess or Sussex unless Parliament says otherwise. They can also keep the His Royal Highness/Her Royal Highness, currently, but that could be changed. Diana Princess of Wales had hers rescinded. She lost the HRH honorific," she said. | | | | | 'Defund the Police' aftermath created 'ripple effect' that endangers everyone, law enforcement source says | | Sep 15, 2022 | | The movement to "defund the police" has created a dangerous "ripple effect" that is being felt in departments large and small, making communities across the U.S. less safe, law enforcement veterans say. The Philadelphia Police Department currently operates at around 20% below its targeted staffing level. In Portland, Oregon — where hostilities toward law enforcement are particularly high — the city’s police department has lost more than 230 sworn officers through retirements or resignations since 2020. In Indiana, the Noblesville Police Department, operating with around 100 officers, is seeing fewer and fewer applications, according to local media. Law enforcement veterans who spoke to Fox News Digital said short staffing has led to burnout among officers and morale is at an all-time low. "I talk to law enforcement leaders on a daily basis. And in today’s world, their No. 1 problem is staffing," retired Forth Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead told Fox News. "And what you hear is the same drum being beaten: How are we going get ourselves through this? And what steps are we going to take to get our staffing back?" But the problem of understaffing goes well beyond police departments. Such shortages have an immediate impact on a police department’s ability to serve communities. With officers spread thin, residents can expect longer response times. And in some cities, a stolen car or a house break-in can take days to get an officer on the scene. In other cases, some departments have simply stopped taking some reports altogether. MARYLAND POLICE OFFICERS WILL NOT FACE CHARGES IN VA MAN'S DEATH AFTER USING STUN GUN "The national goal for your highest-level priority call and policing was to respond and be on location within five minutes. That was a national goal. It's been the national goal for decades. And the majority of major city police departments were accomplishing that goal within three and a half to about four minutes and 45 seconds," Halstead said. "Today, I don't know of any of them that are aggressively meeting that national standard." Jeff Rasche, a retired police chief with nearly four decades of experience in Indiana, told Fox News Digital that staffing shortages create more overtime that take away from much-needed training. "With public safety and law enforcement, you can't just turn the lights off and go home," Rasche said. "So, what happens is you have to be creative and find different ways to provide the services you need. And yes, things [are] very delayed during this particular period, especially." Consequently, Rasche said, officers do not have enough time for training or to recharge — both of which are highly important to better serve their communities. "Your officers cannot take the time to be doing the training they need to be doing and have the time off," Rasche said. "They need to recharge to come back so that they are 100% when they put that badge back on their chest and come back to work." Rasche said these problems will burden police chiefs to "be that cheerleader and be a watchdog over his officers to make sure that the department is running smoothly." "There’s a ripple effect that right now is really dangerous," he said. Halstead, who has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, said morale within police departments is the lowest he’s ever seen in this profession. The causes, he said, boil down to two primary reasons: they feel their profession has been demonized, and they are concerned about being indicted criminally. US MALL VIOLENCE: GRIEVING MOM OF MAN KILLED, PUBLIC SAFETY EXPERTS WEIGH IN AMID SPIKE IN SHOOTINGS On the latter point, Halstead noted, some officers have been indicted on crimes when they handled a call for service in exactly the manner for which they were trained. "Because of specific optics of the use of force incident … they're now being indicted. So, many police officers, especially in your high-risk, high-crime suppression units, they are not getting nearly as aggressive as they used to be," Halstead said. "And that is one of the primary drivers of a massive increase in violent crime." Rasche argued that only a silent minority of the country is driving a negative narrative of police officers and, consequently, officers "don’t want to show up in a courtroom being indicted and (have) the rest of their life being crushed over something that they really didn’t do wrong." He added that many community leaders are implementing radical measures that are at odds with what citizens actually want. "It's glaring today in these communities where they're trying to do things that have never been done before that they are obviously not working," Rasche said. "And I think that you're starting to see the public step up and say, 'Look, we're not going to take this anymore. We're not ... going to live in a crime-ridden community. We are going to support the police. We want the police funded, and we are going to be there for police to support them because we need them.'" | | | | | A more robust US presence in Syria could deter Iran, Russia and other threats and ensure stability, experts | | Sep 15, 2022 | | The Biden administration’s Syria policy has a laser-like focus on combating the largely defeated Islamic State terrorist movement, but some observers say it appears to be short-sighted when it comes to zooming in on the growing threat from both Iran and Russia which could lead to more instability across the Islamic heartland. "We have had three administrations that have not prioritized Syrian stability. If you do not attend to it, it attends to you, like the main problems in the Middle East. The instability in Syria spills over to broader changes," said Brian Katulis, a senior fellow and vice president of policy at the Middle East Institute. Katulis told Fox News Digital: "The instability in Syria broke the world in the last decade. Syria broke the rules of war because [President Bashar] Assad and Russia murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians." The Syrian civil war caused waves of migration that disrupted politics in Europe and the U.S., he noted. "What happens in Syria does not stay there," he said, but the U.S. mandate is limited to degrading the power of the Islamic State. "The presence we have in Syria is a goldilocks presence, not too big, not too small, just right," said Katulis. US LAUNCHES SECOND SET OF STRIKES IN SYRIA AGAINST IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIAS There are roughly 900 U.S. troops, including Green Berets, in Syria. For Sinam Mohamad, the representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in the U.S., the presence of American troops can advance a troika of American security interests. The Syrian Democratic Council is the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian/Syriac forces, as well as some smaller Armenian, Turkmen and Chechen defense units "Terrorism is still threatening the whole world, and the Islamic State and al-Qaeda are still in northeastern and northwestern Syria," Mohamad told Fox News Digital. She cited three reasons an enduring American presence in Syria is needed. "First, as long as these terrorist organizations are there, the threat to the U.S. and the whole world will continue. It is very important to end terrorism in Syria in partnership with Kurdish security forces", she said. IRAN, SYRIA CONSIDER FORMING JOINT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, STATE MEDIA SAYS Second, "if the U.S. withdraws, it will empower Iran like in Iraq." She said American deterrence "prevents regional interference from Turkey and Iran." Third, "For 11 years there has been no political solution" to end the high-intensity combat. "We could wind up going back to before 2011, [when the civil war began], without any changes in the Syrian regime. This will empower the regime to control Syria without making any changes for democracy," Mohamad said. "We need to democratize Syria," she said. "The U.S. will help and support us with democracy. The U.S. will be empowering our position when negotiating with the Syrian regime, empowering a democratic system based on equal gender and freedom of religion. This will give us a chance to build a unique model in the Middle East." U.S. CENTCOM chief Gen. Erik Kurilla recently stated that Syria is becoming the "breeding ground" for a new generation of Islamic State terrorists. CENTCOM CHIEF BELIEVES SYRIA IS 'BREEDING GROUND' FOR NEXT GENERATION OF ISIS Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez D. Maisel, who served 32 years in the Israel Defense Forces and is an expert on Syria, told Fox News Digital that the country is "important because of where she is, specifically, for Europe, Israel, Russia and Iran. Who rules Syria says a lot about the Middle East." Maisel noted that the Kurdish areas in northern Syria "are of interest to Israel because we see a lot of common interests. We have good connections to the Kurds. They are a minority, and we are a minority." Kurdish forces have conducted sweeps over the last few weeks to root out Islamic State terrorists from the sprawling al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria that lodges 55,000 residents. The American military is a keen supporter of the anti-ISIS crackdown in the camp. Maisel said "Most importantly, Syria being at the intersection between Iran and the Med, the land bridge, is critical for any improved future for the people of the Levant.
ISRAELI PM TO FOX: 'WE WELCOME THE US STRIKES AGAINST THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS IN SYRIA'
"Prolonged disruption of Iranian control of this crucial line of communication is strategically important not only to Israel, but to regional stability impacting European - NATO interests. A mission that requires measured U.S. support - just enough presence to deny Iranian freedom of movement (and ISIS resurrection)." He added "The two important choke points into Syria are: Kurdish north (Euphrates zone of operations), basically Syrian Defense Forces controlled areas, and the tri-border area between Kingdom of Jordan, Syria and Iraq. Specifically, the U.S. CENTCOM Al Tanf Garrison. "An important stopgap interdicting Iranian intentions to develop a supply line from Teheran, through Iraq into Syria and Lebanon." Meanwhile, on Monday, speaking at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz presented a map showing more than 10 facilities in Masyaf, in northwestern Syria, that Iran uses to manufacture advanced missiles and other weapons for its proxies. The facilities pose a significant threat to Israel and the region, he said. Critics of the Iran atomic accord are deeply concerned that Iran’s regime will use the sanctions relief funds to pump cash into the coffers of Assad’s regime and boost terrorism in Syria against U.S. troops. On Wednesday, the United States Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced the U.S. had provided an additional $756 million dollars in humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria. The amount is in addition to the $800 million in humanitarian aid announced in May by the administration. A spokesperson for the State Department declined comment for this report and referred Fox News Digital to the Pentagon. | | | | | NY Times report, ACLU reaction to report on Hasidic schools spark fierce debate | | Sep 15, 2022 | | The New York affiliate of the ACLU, stoked outrage and debate this week after suggesting that funding for yeshiva schools is taking money away from students of color in public schools, based on an extensive New York Times report. "For years, district leaders in East Ramapo have extracted resources from public schools, which are almost entirely attended by students of color, in order to lavishly fund yeshivas attended by white students," the NYCLU tweeted Monday, with a link to a New York Times report. "State leaders often claim their commitment to an equitable, high-quality education," the group said in a follow-up tweet. "But if they mean it, they have to do more. ALL students deserve access to a basic education free from violence and discrimination." "New York’s Hasidic Jewish religious schools have benefited from $1 billion in government funding in the last four years but are unaccountable to outside oversight," the Times report headlined, "In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush With Public Money," stated. NYC PARENTS PULL KIDS FROM SCHOOL OVER ESCALATING VIOLENCE AMONG STUDENTS: ‘VERY DISTURBING’ "The Hasidic Jewish community has long operated one of New York’s largest private schools on its own terms, resisting any outside scrutiny of how its students are faring," the Times reported. Hasidic boys' schools, in particular, are "failing by design" and leaving thousands of students unprepared for the outside world despite big chunks of government funding, the report read. Despite Hasidic boys’ yeshivas receiving less per pupil than public schools, and charging tuition, they "appear to get more government funding on average than other private schools in the state, including other religious schools," the analysis found. And the money, the New York Times said, "is flowing as New York City is cutting public school budgets." "The city voucher program that helps low-income families pay for child care now sends nearly a third of its total assistance to Hasidic neighborhoods, even while tens of thousands of people have languished on waiting lists," according to the report. "The program provides more than $50 million a year to Hasidic boys’ schools that claim the end of their regular school day as child care, records show." "Delete your account," Corey DeAngelis, National Director of Research at the American Federation for Children, tweeted at the NYCLU. NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS CAUGHT MASKLESS DAYS AFTER DOUBLING DOWN ON MASK MANDATE FOR SCHOOLS Some critics called the NYCLU tweet and the corresponding New York Times article anti-Semitic. "Of all the antisemitic crap out there, I’ve never seen anyone accuse Jews of failing to educate their children. This piece is disgracefully false and defamatory shame on the @nytimes for breeding such bigotry," civil rights lawyer Brooke Goldstein tweeted. Other readers suggested the Times had a bias toward progressive education. "This is a transparent attempt to whip up hatred and resentment against a minority community that the NYT cannot tempt to swallow its progressive priorities," journalist and author Abigail Shrier charged. SEVEN BOOKS THAT SHOW NYC IS PUSHING TRANSGENDERISM, LGBTQ+ CURRICULUM TO KIDS AS YOUNG AS KINDERGARTEN The New York Times defended its reporting in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Our reporters spent months seeking to help readers understand what is happening inside some of New York's lowest performing schools," a spokesperson said. "They spoke to more than 275 people, including current and former students, teachers, administrators and regulators to explain the inner workings of these Hasidic Jewish religious schools, which receive substantial amounts of public money. The resulting article speaks for itself, and we stand behind it." The NYCLU did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. Some critics noted that the report was published as New York City has recently been home to several apparent hate crimes in the Jewish community. "With #Antisemitism in NY at an all time high, the @NYCLU decided that this would be a good time to accuse the *lavishly funded* white Jews of *extracting resources* from poor students of color," Joel M. Petlin, superintendent of New York's Kiryas Joel School District, tweeted. "They've gone from protecting civil rights to starting a race war against the Jews." New York City has seen a string of anti-Semitic attacks in recent months. In August, two weeks after a Jewish man was assaulted by a man on a subway who told him he would shoot him if he had a gun, a Jewish woman was choked on the subway. The New York City Police Department told Fox News Digital in August that it is investigating a "hate crime assault pattern" in a Brooklyn neighborhood that is home to a large Jewish community, in which victims have been punched, slapped and sprayed with powder from fire extinguishers. Others praised the New York Times for spotlighting a long-documented issue surrounding educational standards in the Hasidic community. Democratic New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who represents a large portion of Hasidic communities in Brooklyn, said he was "deeply saddened and disturbed" by the findings of the Times report and called for a "rigorous inquiry" to ensure "that the health and well-being of all children is protected." "I am proud to have received a great yeshiva education that taught me both the intricacies of the Jewish religion and prepared me with the secular skills needed to succeed in life," Nadler said in a statement. "I also chose to send my son to a Jewish day school where he too got an excellent education. But as the Times investigation highlights, the positive experience I had in the orthodox yeshiva system is not the experience of many in the hasidic yeshiva system today." "It’s not enough that *your* Jewish education included basic numeracy and literacy without physical punishment—all Jewish education needs to include this," New York-based rabbi and podcast host David Bashevkin wrote on Twitter. "Every single school. I hope we’re all working together to ensure that’s the case." "Every child in New York State has the constitutional right to a sound basic education," Manhattan State Senator Liz Kreuger wrote on Twitter. "The city and state must enforce our laws to ensure that right is upheld." Following the release of the Times investigation, the New York Board of Regents announced that New York private schools – including Hasidic yeshivas – must prove they are teaching subjects such as English, math, science, and history to make sure their education is equivalent to that of its public schools. Schools that refuse to comply could lose government funding, the board said. | | | | | Gold Star families love America 'passionately': Lessons from nonprofit's commemorative journey | | Sep 15, 2022 | | A group of American veterans embarked on a cross-country journey to remember the fallen, completing their trek this past Sunday — on the 21st anniversary of the attacks of 9/11. Project RELO, a nonprofit organization based in Grayling, Michigan, which connects veterans with corporate leaders to secure employment, launched its first-ever "Task Force Tribute" to honor military members lost in combat since 9/11. The group's 7,054-mile odyssey from Michigan to Washington, D.C., represented the 7,054 servicemen and women who have died while protecting America's freedoms since Sept. 11th, 2001. AMERICA'S MILITARY AND VETERANS WITH PTSD HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE TO HEAL Additionally, the 22 days of journeying was done in honor of the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day in this country. The cross-country adventure began on Aug. 21, 2022, in East Lansing, Michigan, with a grand sendoff by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — and a police escort. CHILDREN OF FIREFIGHTER KILLED ON 9/11 JOIN FDNY TO HONOR HIS MEMORY: ‘DAD WAS LIKE SUPERMAN’ The team of six then headed west in an RV and civilian vehicles. They hauled a trailer with a built-in recording studio. They made stops along the way, talking with everyday Americans and listening to the stories of Gold Star family members. Project RELO chairman and Marine Corps veteran Christian Anschuetz shared with Fox News Digital that even though families who have lost their loved ones "have every reason" to hate America — they still love their country "passionately." "And the service members who have lost brothers and sisters in arms, they’re still serving — even though they could’ve gotten out," he said. 9/11 PROMISE RUN: ANNUAL RACE FROM PENTAGON TO GROUND ZERO PROVIDES ‘GOD MOMENTS,’ FOUNDER SAYS Anschuetz, a Gold Star family member himself, explained that his intention for the journey was to reconnect with America’s communities and veterans. He said, though, that it has turned out to be much more. "It’s also been almost a pilgrimage of sorts," he said. "To reconnect with the essence of the country." The plan was to hit major U.S. landmarks en route to exclusive events hosted by communities — from dinner and drinks in Washington state to intimate "fireside chats" in Idaho. "We shared really deep moments along the way," he said. "It’s been one story after another of community, of people coming together — and a country not divided, but a country very much in unison — appreciating everything this country provides us." Anschuetz considered it "humbling" to be received by the public so wholeheartedly. "I really do believe that if we simply looked at our country a little bit differently, we could see that, in fact, most Americans are really proud of this country," he said. The group wrapped up their journey at a 9/11 ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. FLORIDA VETERANS EMPOWERED TO BEGIN NEXT TOUR OF DUTY IN CLASSROOM Anschuetz revealed that a 2023 Task Force Tribute is already being discussed, as the group plans to create living, virtual memorials with the stories they have collected. While details of the memorial remain under wraps, Anschuetz said, "We have the ability now to build something that is deeply immersive where we can collect the stories — and actually build relationships between the stories." He added, "When we do build this, it will look like nothing the world has ever seen before. It could be something we see substantiate in the metaverse." | | | | | VP Harris' border comments reveal mass amnesty remains top administration priority | | Sep 15, 2022 | | Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines on Sunday when she claimed that the besieged southern border is "secure" – but something else she said has largely flown under the radar, despite its massive implications. Harris revealed that a mass amnesty plan for millions of illegal immigrants is still a top priority for the administration, despite the effort suffering multiple defeats. "I think that there is no question that we have to do what the president and I asked Congress to do, the first request we made: pass a bill to create a pathway to citizenship," Harris said on "Meet the Press," on Sunday. "The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed." Moments later she emphasized the importance of a pathway to citizenship for those who have entered the country illegally -- noting that it would be for "millions of people." "We also have to put into place a law and a plan for a pathway for citizenship for the millions of people who are here and are prepared to do what is legally required to gain citizenship," she said. BORDER AGENTS BLAST KAMALA HARRIS' BORDER CLAIM, SAY IT'S ‘FAR FROM SECURE' Recently the administration has been touting its efforts on border security -- including anti-smuggling operations (including one that made 3,000 arrests in its first months) and increases in Department of Homeland Security funding -- but Harris’ comments show how the efforts to see illegal immigrants given full citizenship, including voting rights, continues to be a major agenda item for the administration. Then-candidate Joe Biden promised, if elected, to work to pass an immigration reform bill with a "roadmap for citizenship for nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants" labeled as a "priority." The administration moved on that promise on Inauguration Day, releasing a massive immigration proposal which would become the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. That bill included what would be an eight-year pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country as long as they passed certain checks. HOUSE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILL TO REVIVE AMNESTY PUSH FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Notably, the bill included immediate green cards (or permanent residency) for farmworkers, recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors and who are protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. But the effort was thwarted as, with a 50-50 split in the Senate, any bill would require 10 Republicans to support. With a raging migrant crisis exploding at the border and minimal border security measures in the bill, no Republican would agree to support it. Democrats then moved to bypass the need for Republican support by including immigration provisions in the Build Back Better Act, which they intended to pass through the Senate using the budget reconciliation process. That would allow them to pass the legislation with only 50 votes, meaning no Republicans would be needed if all Democrats voted in favor. Three proposals were offered but all three were rejected by the Senate parliamentarian, and ultimately the effort failed when Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., withdrew his support from the effort. A slimmed down version of Build Back Better passed this year, but it did not include any immigration provisions. 2021 IN REVIEW: HOW THE PUSH FOR AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS STUMBLED With those efforts shot down, there has been minimal effort to push for a mass amnesty by Democrats. A coalition of Democrats have introduced a bill that would change a registry to allow illegal immigrants in the country longer than seven years to gain a citizenship pathway, but it has not yet moved forward. Should Democrats gain more seats in the Senate after the November midterms, that push may be renewed – particularly with growing Democratic calls to abolish the filibuster. On the other hand, Republican gains in either the House or Senate could kill off chances of amnesty for years to come. Immigration activists have reportedly pushed the White House on the matter, with Politico reporting in the summer that activists met with officials and accused the White House of being "publicly silent on affirmatively moving or prioritizing any immigration legislation." However, Harris’ comments reiterate that the White House is committed to amnesty for illegal immigrants. Her comments were followed up on Wednesday by a White House statement on National Hispanic Heritage Month backing a pathway to citizenship. "We will continue to build a fair, humane, and orderly immigration system and fight to protect the rights of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and others who call this country home," the statement said. "That means continuing to support a pathway to citizenship for those with temporary protected status as well as farm workers and other essential workers. " Fox News' Jessica Chasmar contributed to this report. | | | | | Biden's paranoid presidency delivers divisiveness to Americans, not unity | | Sep 15, 2022 | | The left’s vision for America has grown increasingly dark. Their embrace of identity politics has morphed into an all-out drive for divisiveness, demonizing huge swaths of the American people for purely political purposes. The most recent examples of this came last week when President Joe Biden labelled tens of millions of his own constituents — Americans who oppose his far-left policies — as "semi-fascists." Days later in Philadelphia, he unleashed one of the most divisive speeches a sitting president has ever delivered. The optics for this prime-time address were as bad as his rhetoric. Bottom-lit in scarlet, Biden appeared like a character from Dante as he clinched his fists and insisted that he was fighting a battle for the soul of our nation. But his angry, hectoring screed showed he’s fighting on the wrong side. WASHINGTON POST COLUMN SAYS DEMOCRATS CANNOT ‘WISH AWAY’ INFLATION BEFORE MIDTERMS, COULD GET WORSE NEXT YEAR Not that anyone familiar with Biden’s career should be surprised. This is the man who said Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wanted to put black Americans "back in chains." Who discharged soldiers for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine and tried to force law-abiding civilians out of a job. Who conspired with Orwellian technology corporations to censor dissent, engineered an international humiliation in Afghanistan, created a deadly border crisis, spawned historic inflation, and sicced the FBI on his political opponents and parents who protested failing school boards. The common thread running through all of these outrages is divisiveness — something that runs counter to our country’s traditional motto: e pluribus unum ("out of many, one"). Yet the left would have us believe that it’s the critics of these outrages, not the authors of them, who are "threats to the republic?" No. The true soul of our country is the American people. The families whose schools were closed, whose communities are beset by violent crime, whose children are being indoctrinated and sexualized in their classrooms, who were already paying more than ever for gas, food, and rent and are now paying off the student loans of lawyers, professors and White House aides. For two years now, Biden has promised results, and the mainstream media has assured us that better days are right around the corner. Yet so far, he has produced a recession, rampant inflation, violent emergencies foreign and domestic, and repeated assaults on the Constitution he swore to defend. As for his promise to be the Great Uniter, all he has delivered is deeper, more bitter division. If anyone is a danger to the soul of this nation and what America represents in the story of human history, it’s Biden and his far-left allies. CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER The American people know it. Polls show it. Yet Biden’s speech in Philadelphia made very clear that he has every intention of ramming his deeply unpopular agenda — for our government, our economy, our energy, our schools, our border, our security, and his crime wave — down Americans’ throats unless and until he is stopped. Conservatives must fight back — not simply by attacking the woke, Marxist left, but by engaging the millions of hard-working families being left behind by their self-serving, elitist agenda and helping them make their voices heard. It’s not enough to express our displeasure over the Biden-led lurch to the left; we must build a coalition and agenda to turn our nation around. On the economy, education, immigration, Big Tech, the right to life, China, crime, opioids, and the crisis of the American family — conservatives cannot be cowed by Biden’s divisive partisanship. We must be energized by it, inspired to rise above it and help our nation do the same. And we must do it as we have done it successfully in the past: together. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM KEVIN ROBERTS | | | | | Washington and Oregon voters say abortion, affordable housing among top election priorities | | Sep 15, 2022 | | Voters in Oregon and Washington sounded off on their election priorities both locally and nationally as the midterms approach. "The farther left the better," Sydney said in Bellingham, Washington, a city located about 20 miles south of the Canadian border. But extreme candidates won't appeal to voters like Jon, a Seattle resident whose priorities include preserving the Second Amendment as well as a woman's right to have an abortion. "I'm looking for a Holy Grail candidate," he told Fox News while visiting Portland. "The Dems need to put up a more moderate candidate to get my vote and then the Republicans need to also do the same." OREGON GOP HOPEFUL CHRISTINE DRAZAN REVEALS PLANS FOR STATE THAT HASN'T ELECTED REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IN DECADES He also said he's skeptical voters will find moderate candidates in Washington or Oregon, which he called "essentially one-party states." "A lot of Americans don't want a collaborator or a moderate candidate anymore. They want someone who's gung-ho and going to go full 100 and very emotional," he said. "I think that makes our politics more dangerous." A three-way open-seat race for governor is bringing more competition to Oregon, which hasn't elected a Republican to that office since 1982. In Washington, a first-time Republican candidate hopes to unseat Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992. SUPREME COURT'S ROE V. WADE DECISION: READ THE DOBBS V. JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH RULING Brenda told Fox News she supports the Second Amendment but would like to see tougher gun control as Portland continues to deal with high numbers of shootings. There were 114 shooting incidents in the city in July, compared with 34 during the same month in 2019, according to police data. "This is out of control," Brenda said. Amber, a Portland resident, said eco-friendly initiatives were her number one priority nationally. "Understanding that global warming is real and aiming to make the initiatives that help push us in the right direction and kind of combat that," she said. But locally, safety was top of mind for Amber. She said she wants to see the city of Portland focus on making people "feel comfortable" downtown again. Farther north in Bellingham, many people told Fox News they hadn't started thinking about the election yet. Those who were planning to vote placed abortion rights, affordable housing and the environment among their top priorities. Women's rights have "been put kind of under attack, especially at the federal level with the Supreme Court and everything," Francis said. Election experts speculate the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could drive more Democratic voters to the polls, potentially threatening Republicans' shot at taking control of Congress. Washington and Oregon both have state laws protecting abortion rights, but this week Sen. Lindsey Graham announced a federal bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks. "It's important locally to make sure that you focus on candidates that are going to support your beliefs … to hopefully have things go more to the federal level and just kind of be like a snowball effect," Francis said. HOUSE DEMOCRATS DEMAND TWITTER PUT FORTH PLAN FOR COMBATTING MIDTERMS 'MISINFORMATION' Voters are also worried about housing costs, as rent and home prices continue to increase in the Pacific Northwest. "It seems like with COVID when everyone started working remote, you got a lot of people from wealthier cities like Seattle that have a lot more high-paying jobs come into smaller communities" and drive up housing prices, Francis told Fox News. The median home price in Washington was $560,400 in 2021, nearly double the price of a house just six years previously, according to state data. In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic began, the median price of a home was just shy of $398,000. Mary said she wished local legislators would address affordable housing and "unhoused issues" more aggressively. Nationally, she hopes Democrats retain control of the House and Senate even though she doesn't consider herself a Democrat. "I felt like there was a lot of the hatemongering that went on in the last Republican president's term," she said. "Not only BIPOC people but also people's gender differences, and everybody was a loser if they didn't love him." Kaelyn and Sydney said they hope to see more compassionate candidates elected. "Caring about like homeless, people of color, LGBTQ rights, people that have been kind of like pushed to the side forever," Kaelyn said. "Making sure that every little step is taken to help those people out and work towards a better equilibrium." Keith was most concerned about term limits and said "it's time for a revolution." "We've got to get the incumbents out and put new people in," he said. "The House of Representatives is supposed to be replaced every two years. Why are they in the house for 30 years?" | | | | | |
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