President Donald Trump this week mourned the death of Jim Copenhaver, a rallygoer who was shot during the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, event that saw an assassination attempt on the then candidate for president.

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The organization hosting the event has plans for a 40,000-square-foot Islamic facility near Plano, Texas.

The Department of Health and Human Services is pushing back against the Human Rights Campaign’s condemnation of hospitals that have agreed to stop providing transgender procedures to minors, accusing activists of making “unfounded claims” linking restrictions on the procedures to violence.

“Protecting children from irreversible sex-rejecting procedures is not discrimination, and HHS will not allow unfounded claims linking these protections to violence to distract from the serious medical risks facing vulnerable children,” an HHS spokesperson told the Daily Signal in a statement Friday.

The statement marks the administration’s latest defense of efforts to halt transgender medical interventions for minors as major hospital systems across the country are reaching settlements with the Trump administration.

HRC issued a statement Wednesday condemning at least six hospitals that entered into settlements with the Trump administration and agreed to halt sex-rejecting procedures for minors.

Since May, six hospital systems have agreed to stop providing sex-rejecting procedures to minors. The systems include Texas Children’s Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, NYU Langone Hospitals, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

HRC called the trend “a crisis for families and transgender youth,” noting that even in states that passed laws to protect the controversial procedures, hospitals are stopping them. “Our thoughts are with the countless families across the country who feel scared and under siege,” HRC President Kelley Robinson said.

HRC has repeatedly claimed that “anti-transgender” laws lead to violence against transgender people. The statement claimed that the procedures are “best-practice, and potentially life-saving health care.”

Yet HHS released a peer-reviewed review last year finding “extremely weak evidence” for any benefits from “gender-affirming care” for young people.

Last month, HHS released “Wolves in White Coats,” a report focused on how medical professionals used false medical billing codes to prescribe so-called puberty blockers for minors.

HHS and other administration officials have challenged activist claims that restricting transgender medical interventions increases suicide, violence, or other harms. The administration has argued that the evidence supporting “puberty blockers,” cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors is weak and that the procedures carry significant risks.

The HHS spokesperson cited the Wolves in White Coats report, stating that “these procedures carry significant risks to children’s physical and mental health, including lifelong consequences.”

“Under President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, HHS will continue putting children’s health first and advancing policies grounded in the best available science,” the spokesperson concluded.

The VX-4HD is supposed to split the difference between Leupold's VX-3HD and VX-5HD. After several months behind the 3-12x40, here's where it actually fits.

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Thursday’s episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast” featured a discussion with Ben Shapiro centered around the upcoming midterms, including as they pertain to a recent film by The Daily Wire.

Shapiro described “Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels” as a film that “makes clear the threat of political Islam and the most radical manifestation” of that. It has been lambasted by the media despite positive audience reaction.

Shapiro connected the film to his concerns with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat candidate for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat.

Shapiro referenced El-Sayed as an example of “putting people in positions of power to cover for the radicalization campaign that’s taken place inside of our borders.”

He took issue with El-Sayed’s response to an attack on a Jewish school in the Detroit suburbs from March, in which El-Sayed said that “hurt people, hurt people” and compared the attack to the Israel Defense Forces killing a member of Hezbollah in Lebanon. “When you put your head in the sand, it’s not as though the problem goes away. It just grows in size and scope,” Shapiro warned.

Kinnett criticized the “very bizarre correlation-causation the Left is trying to run,” saying dissatisfaction with Republicans does not equal enthusiasm for Democrats, a point Shapiro later brought up when discussing “outlier polls.” Kinnett emphasized that he does not see “any excitement for anyone,” calling the 2026 election cycle “the least popular midterms in history.”

Shapiro agreed as he spoke further about Democrats’ motivations. “I think that what you’re seeing from Democrats is excitement to vote against Republicans, which, you know, is worth something. But I don’t think that you’re seeing a lot of enthusiasm for the most radical ideas of El-Sayed, who is “trying to hide the ball” about who he is.

Shapiro also took issue with El-Sayed attempting to distance himself from Hasan Piker, as well as El-Sayed’s non-answer during Wednesday’s event at the University of Michigan, when a young man spoke about the plight his family faced in Iran, only for El-Sayed to offer what Shapiro called “a clear misdirect.”

“The reality is that, again, these candidates are unbelievably radical,” Shapiro said, adding that “Republicans need to keep hammering this home.”

Kinnett and Shapiro also discussed Republicans potentially doing poorly. Shapiro blamed “pseudo-Republicans who have been basically jumping off the train as fast as humanly possible and then casting aspersions.”

While Republicans could underperform due to President Donald Trump’s approval rating or general economic uncertainty, Shapiro said he doesn’t foresee a blue wave. “I think it’s going to be more like a moderate ripple in favor of the Democrats, as opposed to this kind of gigantic tsunami that’s going to eat the entire Republican Party whole,” he added.

First Lady Melania Trump chose an American military-inspired look to host Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, First Lady Peng Liyuan, for tea in the Red Room of the White House. 

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‘Tremendous things will be happening’

Bill Gates, the tech evangelist and leftist billionaire who has suddenly changed his tune to focus on the dangers of AI, told NBC's Meet the Press that artificial intelligence could kill on a scale never before possible.

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A year ago, Sen. John Fetterman’s estrangement from the Democrats seemed like an amusing political sideshow. Now the Pennsylvania Democrat is appearing at a GOP convention and being openly courted by Republican leadership.

Fetterman made a surprise video appearance at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas earlier this month to introduce his Pennsylvania colleague, Republican Sen. Dave McCormick, whom he called a “great American.”

In the video, Fetterman described himself as a “common-sense Democrat,” saying that he rejects socialism and will work with President Donald Trump and McCormick to support Pennsylvania’s steel industry.

When did we fall through the looking glass? Has the tattooed, hoodie-wearing, and famously progressive Fetterman changed parties?

A July Quinnipiac poll found that 77% of Pennsylvania Republicans approved of Fetterman’s job performance, compared with just 19% of Democrats. The same poll indicated that 52% of Pennsylvania voters would like to see Fetterman leave the Democratic Party.

He may find fertile ground with Republicans. In response to an August NYT/Siena poll illustrating Fetterman’s alleged break with his party, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, posted on X, “Please join us, John Fetterman. We’d welcome you in the Senate Republican Conference.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., agreed, saying he “would welcome the opportunity to have him join the Republican conference.”

This is a remarkable change for a senator who entered Washington as one of the Democratic Party’s most recognizable progressives. Fetterman initially gained some begrudging respect from Republicans, but it has evolved into full-throated support because of his willingness to publicly needle his own party.

But though Fetterman is feted as a voice of reason in a crazed caucus, he’s still as true blue as his Democratic colleagues.

Fetterman regularly clashes with the burgeoning antisemitic wing of his party and maintains staunch support for Israel. He’s backed several Trump nominees, sided with Republicans during last year’s government shutdown, and opposed Democratic efforts to restrict Trump’s prosecution of the war in Iran.

But Fetterman’s Heritage Action scorecard reflects the truth of his political career. The arch-progressive has a whopping  0% score for the 119th Congress and a 4% lifetime score. This session, Fetterman voted against every key vote Heritage Action released.

Beyond scorecards, the most damning reason Fetterman isn’t GOP material is because he himself readily acknowledges he’s not.

“I’m a lifelong Democrat who votes overwhelmingly with my party,” he said following his Republican convention appearance. He assured his Senate colleagues he would still provide the 51st vote if his party won a majority.

Words are wind; meaningless unless backed by matching action.

Fetterman’s record is clear. He is no ally to conservatives and deserves to be treated with deep suspicion. While Republicans may cheer Fetterman for going on FOX to say Democrats have lost the plot, by the numbers he’s worse than many of those same Democrats he mocks.

Conservatives should prefer someone who actually does the right things rather than just criticizing some of the right people.

In Pennsylvania, that distinction has real consequences. Democratic infighting may soon make the seat easier for conservatives to reclaim, but not if we mistake a Democrat for an ally.

Early signs suggest the 2028 Pennsylvania Democratic primary will be a bruiser. Fetterman’s fundraising is in the toilet, and his party seems hellbent on making a difficult Senate map even harder.

For Republicans, Fetterman’s rebellion should not be proof of loyalty to the conservative cause. Praising him for “standing up to the Dems” gives him cover to advance leftism with a veneer of bipartisanship.

A transformation should be judged by what has truly changed, and Fetterman’s voting record hasn’t shifted at all.

Beware a wolf in donkey’s clothing.

"Stop woke" is a "racist dog whistle," Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Angie Nixon — who is hoping to be the next Senator in the Sunshine State — said in a 2023 interview.

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On this full episode of LARRY, we discuss the INSANE MOMENTS of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani getting CHECKED during the speech, Barack Obama making a FOOL of himself, MSNow and CNN being a bunch of CRYBABIES, and MUCH, much more! Check out the latest news from Heartlander News: https://heartlandernews.com/

On this full episode of LARRY, we discuss the INSANE MOMENTS of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani getting CHECKED during the speech, Barack Obama making a FOOL of himself, MSNow and CNN being a bunch of CRYBABIES, and MUCH, much more! Check out the latest news from Heartlander News: https://heartlandernews.com/

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined calls for Congress to regulate the development of artificial intelligence. "No one thinks self-regulation is enough," Gates said in a Wednesday interview scheduled to air in full Sunday.