News/Opinion
Compiled By Michael Hernandez, 3-24-25
There are so many stories making up the mosaic of national/international news that we can’t cover them all every week. The biggest stories now seem to be: the Trump presidency, immigration (migrants and illegals), wars, weaponization of government (the deep state) against Trump and conservatives, or nation’s debt, massive inflation, climate change controversy and related expenses of government, industry attempting to address these issues, the Chinese threat, national security, abortion, Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), taxpayer cuts, and Ukraine peace. Here are just a few:
March 16: Breitbart By Nick Gilbertson
White House: Tren de Aragua Aliens Were Already Removed When D.C. Judge Ordered Block On Deportations
The White House said Sunday that illegal aliens who are suspected members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) had already been removed from U.S. territory when a federal judge in Washington, DC, issued a ruling to block the deportations.
Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling Saturday night to block the deportations of the suspected illegal alien gang members by the Trump administration after the President invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. However, Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele announced Sunday morning that 238 suspected TdA members and 23 suspected MS-13 members had arrived in El Salvador.
In a statement to Breitbart News, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration did not “‘refuse to comply’” with the order, which she said carries “no lawful basis.” “The Administration did not ‘refuse to comply’ with a court order. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory. The written order and the Administration’s actions do not conflict,” she said. “Moreover, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly made clear — federal courts generally have no jurisdiction over the President’s conduct of foreign affairs, his authorities under the Alien Enemies Act, and his core Article II powers to remove foreign alien terrorists from U.S. soil and repel a declared invasion,” she continued. “A single judge in a single city cannot direct the movements of an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically expelled from U.S. soil.”
March 16: Gateway Pundit By Jim Hoft
Yemen’s Houthis Retaliate with Massive Attack On US Aircraft Carrier USS Harry Truman With 18 Ballistic Missiles and Drone — Vow to Target All U.S. Warships In Red Sea And Arabian Sea
Iran-backed Houthi terrorists launch a massive retaliation strike on the USS Harry S. Truman. Just hours after President Trump authorized powerful military action to restore American deterrence in the region, the emboldened Houthis fired 18 ballistic and cruise missiles along with a drone attack, vowing to escalate against all U.S. warships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea.
On Saturday, President Trump, demonstrating his signature “peace through strength” doctrine, ordered a decisive and calculated military response against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Meanwhile, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi warned that his militants will now target Israeli shipping in a desperate attempt to gain leverage. He also declared that all American ships were now banned from entering the Red. Sea. The U.S. military has yet to disclose the extent of the damage.
March 17: Gateway Pundit Opinion By Jim Hoft
Demented Obama Judge Who Wants To Liberate Venezuelan Gang Members Sent 70 Trump Supporters to Prison On Made-Up 1512c Charges That Were Later Overturned By SCOTUS
On Saturday, Judge James Boasberg, an Obama-appointee, granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Far-left America-hating leftist groups such as the ACLU and Democracy Forward, rushed to a DC court in a desperate bid to shield dangerous illegal aliens from deportation.
Judge Boasberg was only too happy to slap his name on this anti-American court order to halt the deportation of dangerous illegals who are notorious for taking over apartment buildings in Colorado. Boasberg does not care about violent illegal aliens flooding the streets of America.
On Sunday, investigative reporter Julie Kelly wrote about the deranged side of Judge Boasberg. Julie Kelly: James Boasberg, along with 16 DC judges, signed off on the unlawful use of 1512c2–the corporate fraud obstruction statute–against J6ers. He presided over 70 J6 cases, both guilty pleas and conviction at trial. In nearly every instance, Boasberg imposed prison time even for the petty offense of “parading” in the Capitol. He sent 60-year-old Sandra Weyer, a woman from Pennsylvania who committed no violence on Jan 6, to 14 months in federal prison on the unlawful 1512c2 count.
After denying several defense motions including change of venue, Boasberg convicted Cynthia Ballenger after a brief bench trial of the four common misdemeanors. He then sent her to federal prison for four months. He sentenced former NYPD officer Sara Carpenter to 22 months in federal prison on the unlawful obstruction count, nonviolent civil disorder, and misdemeanors
Judge Boasberg was assigned as the top judge in the FISA Court in early 2020. One of his first actions was to appoint David Kris, an Obama-era national security leader to review the reforms the FBI will be making to its FISA application process. This caused concerns since the Obama gang had broken FISA laws when it illegally spied on President Trump and others during Obama’s reign of terror in office. (David Kris is an anti-Trump activist who wrote several articles at “Lawfareblog” lying about Rep. Devin Nunes and President Trump.)
March 17: Gateway Pundit By Jim Hoft
Trump Declares Biden’s ‘Autopen’ Pardons “Void, Vacant, And Of No Further Force Or Effect”
In a late-night announcement on Truth Social, Trump announced: “The “Pardons” that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen.
According to the Gateway Pundit, “Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them! The necessary Pardoning Documents were not explained to, or approved by, Biden. He knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime. Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted all evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level.
“The fact is, they were probably responsible for the Documents that were signed on their behalf without the knowledge or consent of the Worst President in the History of our Country, Crooked Joe Biden!”
March 18: Breitbart By Nick Gilbertson
Trump Calls for Impeachment of Judge Who Blocked Deportations, Drawing Rebuke From Justice Roberts
President Donald Trump’s call for an impeachment of the judge who moved to block the deportations of illegal aliens suspected of being in the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) is drawing criticism from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, Trump ripped into James Boasberg, the Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, over his order on Saturday night: “This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, was not elected President – He didn’t win the popular vote (by a lot!), he didn’t win all seven swing states, he didn’t win 2,750 to 525 Counties, he didn’t win anything! I won for many reasons, in an overwhelming mandate, but fighting illegal immigration may have been the number one reason for this historic victory. I’m just doing what the voters wanted me to do.
“This judge, like many of the crooked judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be impeached! We don’t want vicious, violent, and demented criminals, many of them deranged murders, in our country. Make America Great Again!” he added.
Within hours, Roberts issued a statement saying that calling for a judge’s impeachment because one disagrees with a ruling is not “appropriate.” “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose,” he said, according to the Hill.
March 18: Fox News By Elizabeth Elkind
Impeachment Articles Hit Judge Who Ordered Trump To Stop Tren de Aragua Deportation Flights
A House GOP lawmaker has filed impeachment articles against the federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop deportation flights being conducted under the Alien Enemies Act. “For the past several weeks, we’ve seen several rogue activist judges try to impede the president from exercising, not only the mandate voters gave him, but his democratic and constitutional authority to keep the American people safe.” Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas told Fox News Digital. “This is another example of a rogue judge overstepping his authority.”
Gill’s resolution, first obtained by Fox News Digital, accused U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg of abusing is power in levying an emergency pause on the Trump administration’s plans to deport illegal immigrants under a wartime authority first issued in 1798, which President Donald Trump recently invoked to get members of the criminal Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua oiut of the U.S.
“Chief Judge Boasberg required President Trump to turn around planes midair that had aliens associated with Tren De Aragua, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,” the resolution said. “This conduct jeopardizes the safety of the nation, represents an abuse of judicial power, and is detrimental to the orderly function of the judiciary. Using the powers of his office, Chief Judge Boasberg has attempted to seize power from the Executive Brnach and interfere with the will of the American people.”
March 20: Breitbart By Hannah Knudsen
Pam Bondi Announces Charges Against Individuals Participating In ‘Domestic Terrorism Against Tesla Properties’
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced charges against individuals participating in what she described as “domestic terrorism against Tesla properties.” Thursday’s press release detailed charges against three individuals accused of engaging in these acts. One defendant, per the press release, was arrested after “throwing approximately eight Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership located in Salem, Oregon.”
Another individual in Charleston, South Carolina, wrote what the release described as “profane messages against President Trump around Tesla charging stations before lighting the charging stations on fire with Molotov cocktails.”
The third individual was arrested in Loveland, Colorado and like the others, according to reports, tried to light Teslas on fire with Molotov cocktails. A report associated with the arrest in Loveland indicated that the words “Nazi cars” were written on the building.
“Each defendant faces serious charges carrying a minimum penalty of five years and up to 20 years in prison,” the press release reads, making it clear that Trump’s Department of Justice is “committed to ending all acts of violence and arson directed at Tesla properties and otherwise.” In a statement paired with the release, Attorney General Bondi said, “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
March 20: Gateway Pundit By Jim Hoft
Chief Justice John Roberts Caught in Secretive, Invite-Only Club of Elite Judges and Lawyers That Includes James Boasberg, Beryl Howell, Amit Mehta and Ketanji Brown Jackson
(Editor’s note: a number of “fact-checking” sites dispute this. so keep your eye out for debates on it.)
Investigative journalist Bad Kitty Unleashed reported on Thursday that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is involved in a secretive, invite-only club for elite judges in Washington, DC. The secretive club America Inns of Court also includes the radical America-hating judges James Boasberg, Beryl Howell, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Amit Mehta—all hard-left judges and Trump-haters.
John Roberts has been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court since September 2005. What in the world is he doing fraternizing in a secret group with far-left colleagues? The Supreme Court Chief Justice is holding secretive meetings with far-left district judges who are running a judicial coup on the current President of the United States! This is a huge development.
Just think, two days ago, on Tuesday, Chief Justice Roberts released a statement attacking President Donald Trump for calling on these same crooked District judges to be impeached! And now we have evidence that John Roberts was in a secret group with these same judges!
March 20: NBC News By Rebecca Shabad, Garrett Haake, Katherine Doyle
Trump Signs Executive Order To Dismantle The Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Education Department. Introducing McMahon, Trump said that “hopefully she will be our last secretary of education.” He vowed “to find something else for you, Linda.”
Congressional approval would be needed to fully abolish the department. Trump said he hoped Democrats would vote in favor. “I hope they’re going to be voting for it,” Trump said of congressional Democrats, “because ultimately it may come before them.”
Immediately after the signing, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., the chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said on X that he will “submit legislation” to accomplish Trump’s goal of shutting down the Education Department “as soon as possible.”
Congress established the Education Department in 1979 during President Jimmy Carter’s administration, and any effort to abolish it would face major obstacles from Democrats in the Republican-controlled Senate, where 60 votes are required to overcome filibusters and advance measures to final votes.
March 21: Breitbart By Sean Moran
Director Of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Slashes DEI, Wasteful Spending y Tens Of Millions Of Dollars
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in wasteful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and other extraneous spending. Gabbard has:
- Eliminated the DEI office and staff, saving $20 million
- Scrapped unnecessary conferences, saving $3 million or more per year
- Nixed unnecessary program licenses, saving $1.4 million per year
- Removed redundant secure cloud contract, saving $1.1 million per year
- Ended unnecessary, never-ending training programs, saving $3.4 million per year
- Reduced overhead charges on all ODNI contracts, saving eight to 12 percent of all contracts’ value
March 21: Gateway Pundit By Ben Kew
Trump Secures A Colossal U.S. Investment From UAE Following White House Talks
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed to a colossal investment in the United States economy over the next 10 years. The White House announced on Friday that the Gulf nation will “substantially increase the UAE’s existing investments in the U.S. economy” in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and manufacturing. UAE’s total investment will rise to $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years. As part of the new investment framework, UAE investment fund ADQ and U.S.-based Energy Capital Partners unveiled a $25 billion plan focused on energy infrastructure and data centers.
March 22:Breitbart By Tommy Valentine
Trump Promises To Investigate Satanic Attack On Catholic Church In Kansas
President Trump recently offered a hopeful glimpse into the treatment Catholics can expect in his America when he pledged to investigate the attack on St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wichita, Kansas, that left a Satanic website address scrawled on the wall.
During the last four years, Catholics suffered from the Biden administration’s hostility towards, and outright harassment of, people of faith. Not only did the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) authorize federal agents to spy on Catholics at their religious services, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) actively persecuted nonviolent pro-life advocates while deliberately ignoring hundreds of violent attacks on pro-life organizations and churches across America.
As CatholicVote’s tracking of the hundreds of cases of violence against Catholic churches and pro-life organizations continued to grow, even we were amazed at the shameless double standard of justice under Biden’s DOJ and FBI. While non-violent pro-life advocates, including an elderly survivor of a communist death camp, faced serious jail time for peacefully protesting abortion, domestic terrorist groups like Jane’s Revenge publicly promised and then carried out with impunity violence and vandalism against pro-life charities and churches.
March 23: Gateway Pundit By Jim Hoft
Barack Obama Was Using USAID To Pretend To Send ‘Aid’ Overseas But Was Laundering It To Train ‘Rent-A-Riots’ Instead
Mike Benz, the founder of the Foundation For Freedom Online, recently joined Joe Rogan on his very popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience with over 19 million subscribers. During their conversation, Mike Benz shared how Barack Obama was using money to USAID to pretend to send “aid” overseas. In actuality, Obama was laundering the taxpayer dollars and using it to train “rent-a-mobs” instead!
“I’m simply showing the American people where your tax dollars are going and how these things are structured in order to systematically fool you and to fool Congress and to fool the White House. USAID pumped $1.2 billion in, and we sponsored these activist groups and these civil society organizations to learn how to use Facebook, learn how to use Twitter, lose, learn how to use hashtags, learn how to coordinate street protests so that everyone knows where to go, what street to show up on, what kind of slogans to know, to use in order to create the pro-democracy predicate for it.”
Michael Hernandez, is co-founder of the Citizens Journal—Ventura County’s online news service and writes for CitizensJournal.net. He is a former Southern California daily newspaper journalist and religion and news editor and writes the weekly “CaliRed News” and is editor of the weekly “Stories Speak Volumes” and monthly “Election 2026 Countdown.” Mr. Hernandez mentors citizen journalists and can be contacted at [email protected].
