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Trump Indicted on Charges Related to Classified Documents

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June 9 2023

Happy Friday from Washington, where the Justice Department yesterday indicted former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, in connection with classified documents in his possession. Jarrett Stepman reports. The White House says it’s partnering with LGBTQ activists to oppose extremists and hate groups, Mary Margaret Olohan writes. A salon fires a Christian stylist for criticizing Disney+ for pushing sex on kids. Tyler O’Neil has the facts. On the podcast, a Christian ministry sees hope in war-ravaged Ukraine. Plus: Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul ask tough questions about that conflict; a PBS reporter parrots LGBT activists’ talking points; and what that smoke from Canada’s distant fires really means. Fifty years ago today, with a thrilling victory in  the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win the coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes.
Trump Indicted on Charges Related to Classified Documents

NEWS
By Jarrett Stepman

Former President Donald Trump says he has been summoned to appear in court next week in the classified documents case, which he calls the “Boxes Hoax.”
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White House: DOJ Will Work ‘Hand in Hand’ With LGBTQ Community Against Threats of Domestic Extremism, Hate Groups

NEWS
By Mary Margaret Olohan

The Justice Department will work “hand in hand” with the LGBTQ community in response to Republican-led legislation and “threats” tied to “hate groups and domestic violent extremists,” the White House says.
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EXCLUSIVE: Hair Salon Fires Christian Stylist for ‘Homophobic’ Post Criticizing Disney+ on Facebook

NEWS
By Tyler O’Neil

A Virginia hair salon fires a Christian stylist over a Facebook post criticizing the streaming service Disney+. The stylist shares her story with The Daily Signal.
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Sen. Rand Paul’s ‘End Endless Wars’ Bill Would Roll Back ‘Force’ Measure

NEWS
By Fred Lucas

“If you come to my Republican caucus, you will hear the beating of drums,” Paul tells a foreign policy gathering. “These are drums for war with whomever, primarily with China.”
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‘SPIRITUAL WAR’: Christian Group Sends Bibles to Ukraine, Sees Denominations Unifying Amid Russian Invasion

ANALYSIS
By Tyler O’Neil

A Christian group that sends Bibles to Eastern European countries has a report from the field: The war in Ukraine is a “spiritual war,” and the Bible is bridging divides.
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Sen. Mike Lee Demands NATO Allies Help Pay to Defend Ukraine From Russia

NEWS
By Fred Lucas

“It’s high time that we put the burden of European security back on the shoulders of leaders in Brussels and London, rather than in Washington,” the Utah Republican says.
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Woke Brands Back Off Pride Month as American Fury Grows

COMMENTARY
By Suzanne Bowdey

For most CEOs, Pride Month couldn’t have come at a more inopportune time. Woke companies are dialing back their LGBT messaging as Target and Bud Light face conservative backlash.
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WATCH: PBS Reporter Echoes Activist Talking Points Defending Irreversible Trans Procedures for Kids

NEWS
By Mary Margaret Olohan

PBS’ White House correspondent cites activist talking points in a question to Biden, suggesting that parents frustrated by gender ideology in schools are “anti-LGBTQ.”
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Lesson From Canadian Fires: We Need Better Forest Management, Not Utopian Fantasies

COMMENTARY
By Jarrett Stepman

The Left’s crisis of the day is a series of large-scale forest fires in Canada that caused a huge amount of smoke to descend on the U.S. The Left blames climate change, but I don’t buy it.
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ICYMI: Biden Defends Handout to Elites

COMMENTARY
By Katrina Trinko

Biden claims to help “working- and middle-class Americans,” but vetoes a bipartisan bill that would have promoted fairness by nixing student loan cancellations likely to benefit wealthier Americans.
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