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Trump Ties Starmer Exit to Energy, Immigration, Iran War Cooperation Rift

President Donald Trump reacted Monday to reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had announced his resignation, mixing personal praise with sharp criticism of Starmer's policies, including energy strategy, immigration, crime, and his handling of cooperation with the United States during the Iran conflict, according to remarks reported by Newsweek.

Starmer said he would remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a successor is selected, a standard transitional step in the U.K. when a prime minister steps down.

The reports did not immediately specify a single driving factor behind the resignation announcement, though Starmer has faced sustained political pressure in recent months over economic conditions, immigration policy, and energy strategy.

Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, described Starmer as a "lovely man" and "sort of a friend of mine," while arguing his leadership had been weakened by policy decisions at home and abroad.

Energy, immigration, and crime criticism

Trump said he raised concerns directly with Starmer over Britain's energy policy, particularly its reliance on wind power.

"You're really messing up energy. You have windmills all over the place," Trump said, repeating his longstanding criticism of wind turbines.

He also pointed to immigration and crime as additional weaknesses in Starmer's leadership.

"He's got two problems, energy and immigration … and crime," Trump said.

Iran war cooperation dispute

Trump also criticized Starmer over what he described as limited British support during recent U.S. and Israeli operations involving Iran, arguing that the U.K. was not fully engaged when Washington sought backing.

"Starmer wasn't there, and the people of the U.K. did not like that he wasn't there," Trump said. "Starmer said, 'We will be there as soon as you win.' I said, 'We don't need you when you win.'"

Trump added, "This is not [former Prime Minister] Winston Churchill we're dealing with, that I can tell you."

The comments reflect broader allied divisions over the extent of Western involvement in Iran-related military escalation scenarios, with British officials previously signaling caution about deeper operational participation and instead emphasizing de-escalation, maritime security, and containment of regional spillover risks.

Several European governments have also been described in diplomatic reporting as reluctant to expand direct military involvement in the Iran conflict, with countries including France and Germany among those emphasizing restraint and warning against escalation, particularly amid concerns over energy market shocks, shipping security, and broader NATO alignment pressures.

The hesitation has highlighted continuing fractures within NATO and the European policy consensus over how closely to align with U.S. operational objectives in the Middle East, even as Washington has pressed for stronger coordination on deterrence and protection of maritime routes in the Gulf.

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How Did She Get Released? DHS Says Teacher Helped Tren de Aragua Gunmen

Federal immigration authorities have arrested a former Illinois teacher accused of helping two Tren de Aragua-linked gunmen carry out a deadly Chicago house-party shooting after DHS said Chicago police previously released her without notifying ICE.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that Homeland Security Investigations agents took Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, 32, 

 

into custody on May 13. DHS said the Venezuelan national, who also holds Italian citizenship, drove the alleged shooters to the scene, helped them escape afterward, and remained in the United States illegally after overstaying her Visa Waiver Program admission.

Moreno Occhipinti entered the United States in October 2021 under the Visa Waiver Program and was required to leave by Jan. 2, 2022. DHS said she never left and remained in the country unlawfully.

DHS alleges Moreno Occhipinti drove Ricardo Granadillo Padilla and Edward Martinez Cermeno to a house party in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood on Dec. 2, 2024. The department said the two men, both identified by DHS as connected to Tren de Aragua, opened fire at the party, killing three people and wounding five others before fleeing the scene.

Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said Chicago police arrested Moreno Occhipinti shortly after the shooting but released her without notifying ICE.

"This illegal alien who used to work as a teacher was involved in a mass shooting in Chicago that killed three people and injured others. Although Chicago police arrested this illegal alien shortly after the shooting, sanctuary politicians released her from jail without notifying ICE. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS is doing the job that sanctuary politicians in Illinois refuse to do: putting the American people first and removing these dangerous criminals from our communities."

A news segment on the story included additional details about Moreno Occhipinti's immigration history and arrest.

Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, 32 years old, first entered the U.S. in October of 2021 with the visa waiver program, but she was supposed to leave January 2, 2022, and she overstayed her visa.

The video also detailed Occhipinti's alleged role in the shooting.

"Federal authorities say Moreno Occhipinti also helped the gunman flee the scene."

The report then described the federal response after Chicago released her.

"Homeland Security Investigations took up her case and tracked her down May 13, 2026. She is now in federal custody pending removal from the United States."

Chicago police arrested Moreno Occhipinti on Dec. 5, 2024, on weapons-related charges. DHS said officers found multiple firearms in her vehicle shortly after the shooting, and investigators believe she helped the alleged shooters evade law enforcement after the attack.

DHS said Homeland Security Investigations kept pursuing the case after the Cook County State's Attorney's Office declined to move forward with criminal prosecution against the suspects.

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez, whose ward borders the area where the shooting occurred, said the case underscores concerns he has raised for years about the city's sanctuary policies.

"It's aggravating. It's mind-blowing, to be perfectly honest with you. How we have somebody who's teaching in our schools, who has ties to one of the most dangerous gangs in Venezuela?"

Lopez said he had previously raised concerns about activity at the residence where the shooting occurred and argued the attack exposed weaknesses in Chicago's welcoming-city policies.

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office disputed DHS's characterization, telling reporters that the charges were not rejected and that the matter remains an ongoing police investigation.

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The two alleged gunmen have since been arrested and deported, according to DHS. The department said Moreno Occhipinti helped facilitate the attack and later assisted the suspects after the shooting.

HSI Chicago Special Agent in Charge Matthew Scarpino said investigators remained focused on everyone connected to the killings.

"Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti's actions were calculated and deliberate, leading to the loss of three lives. I'm proud of our agents for pursuing this case to the end, ensuring that everyone who helped facilitate this mass homicide is brought to justice."

Chicago officials can keep defending limits on cooperation with federal immigration authorities. DHS pointed to this case as evidence of what happens when local authorities and federal immigration officials operate under different rules.

 

'Poetica' Justice: What a Woke NYC Coffee Shop Told a Jewish Congressman Just Got the DOJ's Attention

It's not in the least bit surprising to see antisemitism thriving in New York City under the "leadership" of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who carried over the hatred for Israel he displayed as a state assemblyman to his mayoral campaign in a city one would think would soundly reject such a disastrous candidate for public office.

But 51 percent of the New Yorkers who voted in the 2025 election picked Mamdani. Since that time, he has used his "celebrity" status in the Big Apple to endorse three congressional challengers who share his utter contempt for Israel, with two of the three looking like sure wins in the primary, which is scheduled for Tuesday.

One of them is former NYC comptroller and failed mayoral candidate Brad Lander (D), who polls show has opened up a big lead on incumbent Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10). As we reported earlier, though both of them are Jewish, the Hochul-backed Goldman has tried to straddle the fence on the Israel-Hamas war, while Lander has coddled the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party in the district, accusing Israel of genocide, apartheid, and occupation.

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As another example of the problems some Jewish Democrats like Goldman have faced in New York City as they try to walk the line on the Israel issue, the Williamsburg, Brooklyn location of the Poetica coffee shop 

 

posted a very public nastygram on Instagram and in a Facebook post to the congressman on Sunday after Goldman was spotted placing an order at their store. Their message: don't ever come back:

Hey Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?

See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica.

Goldman responded by noting he was "sorry" to see the post but said that the "barista could not have been nicer to my 7-year-old daughter and me." He also wrote that he hoped the barista would be allowed to keep the tip he gave:

Harmeet Dhillon, the DOJ's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was made aware of the incident and announced late Monday afternoon that her department has launched an investigation:

The @CivilRights is aware of the denial of service taunts to @danielsgoldman by Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn.

Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin. These actions are not only reprehensible, they’re potentially illegal. The Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation, and will bring an enforcement action if warranted.

If you have been denied service at a public accommodation on the basis of a protected characteristic, we at @TheJusticeDept want to know!

The @CivilRights is aware of the denial of service taunts to @danielsgoldman by Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn.

Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin. These actions are… https://t.co/reOawYeEzU

— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) June 22, 2026

The backlash against Poetica has gotten intense for them in other ways, too. Their Instagram page appears to have been removed, and negative Yelp reviews are starting to pile up. Comments to the post that remains on the Facebook page for the Lorimer Street location are also trending against the coffee shop.

Amazingly, there is a statement on Poetica Coffee's website that reads "whoever walks through the door is treated with unconditional dignity." Except for Jewish customers, it would seem. So much for "COEXIST" or whatever, right?

 

Federal Judge Declares That Common-Sense Election Integrity Is Illegal

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, a Biden-appointed federal judge from Trinidad and Tobago, has ruled against a Trump administration election integrity policy that would implement citizenship verification through the Social Security database.

The initiative pursued by the Department of Homeland Security would overhaul election security measures by creating the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system through a searchable citizenship database linked to the Social Security Administration.

Sooknanan considered the development in election integrity as a violation to “the right to privacy.”

 

"All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote," Sooknanan stated in the decision. "This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens." 

“Judge Sparkle decrees that America belongs to any random alien on planet earth,

 

just like our founders intended,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller responded on social media.

Sooknanan previously ruled against a Trump administration policy to remove Guatemalan illegal aliens in September 2025. She was appointed to her seat in February 2024 by President Joe Biden and ultimately confirmed in a 50-48 vote in December of the same year.

 

Black Radio Host Dropped a Sound Take About the Knicks Going to the Trump White House

The New York Knicks are NBA champions again after 53 years. The last time they reached the NBA Finals, I was 10 or 11 years old. I’ve waited my whole life for this moment, and yes, they will eventually visit the Trump White House. Owner James Dolan, a friend of Donald Trump, has already accepted an invitation. Alas, we’re back to this silly debate about championship sports teams going to the White House. 

It’s a tradition, you clowns. When you win a Super Bowl, an NBA title, or a similar achievement, an invitation to the White House is offered. You don’t have to accept, but for black radio host Charlamagne tha God, he has no issue with the Knicks going. However, for those who refuse, he wants an explanation:

CHARLAMAGNE: “Listen, I think that there are all grown adults and they can do what it is that they want to do...”

“But if they’re not going, I would like for them to tell us the reason why.”

“Like, you know, we know that no NBA team has won a championship and has visited the White House thus far, but you should let folks know if it’s a political reason you don’t want to go, let them know the reason.”

 

“I think sometimes we normalize what’s going on in the White House because we don’t speak out about it.”

“Like don’t tell me it’s just a scheduling conflict, right? Give me the actual reason why it is you don’t want to be there.”

Yes, they are grown men. Yes, no one should really have an issue, and if it’s because of political reasons, say so. That’s a reasoned take regardless of your place on the political spectrum. Charlamagne is not a MAGA supporter or a conservative, but he calls balls and strikes, criticizing both sides. Honestly, I don’t think anyone is going to throw a fit over the Knicks going; the only people doing so right now are the unhinged leftist clowns who don’t watch sports anyway. 

The point is, Charlamagne's 'they're grown men who can do what they want' position most definitely irked Sunny Hostin. 

 

Judge throws out DOJ subpoenas for Minn. Gov. Walz and other state officials, calling probe ‘Politically Motivated’

 

A federal judge has thrown out subpoenas targeting Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz and other Minnesota Democrats, claiming that the Department of Justice (DOJ) abused its investigatory powers by using them to retaliate against state officials after they failed to adhere with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts.

The legal battle largely stems from a series of subpoenas served by the DOJ against the offices of Walz (D-Minn.), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, 

 

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D-Minn.), 

 

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her (D-Minn.),

 

 as well as officials in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, earlier this year.

In a ruling unsealed on Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz

 

argued that the “dominant purpose” of the subpoenas was to “coerce Minnesota officials into assisting the federal government with enforcing civil immigration law and to harass and retaliate against them for failing to do so.”

 

“Nothing in this order or in the materials submitted to the Court could possibly compromise a criminal investigation; as the Court has explained at length, the Department is not conducting a criminal investigation, but is instead using the grand jury process for other (unlawful) purposes,” Schiltz wrote in a 29-page ruling rebuking the subpoenas.

 

The federal requests asked for a year’s worth of internal communications, including text messages, emails and policy documents regarding the handling of state and local governments’ immigration enforcement efforts.

The DOJ’s legal moves are largely attributed to a lawsuit filed by Minnesota leadership to block Operation Metro Surge, the operation that was deployed to the state in December 2025.

Walz, Frey and other officials pushed back against federal efforts to encourage their cooperation on immigration enforcement. They argued that it was outside of their responsibilities to arrest illegal aliens, saying that work instead belongs to federal agencies like ICE and the Border Patrol.

 

“The Department takes the unlawful obstruction of federal law enforcement operations extremely seriously and will continue to act in full compliance with the law to investigate these matters,” A spokesperson for the DOJ responded to the decision in a statement for FOX 9.

Dems Surrender to Radical Left: Big Tent Politics Over

Patriotic Americans watching Newsmax have seen a welcome and necessary wake-up call from guest host E.D. Hill: the Democratic Party has abandoned its so-called “big tent” roots and is publicly folding to the radical left. Hill has been filling in as a host and asking the hard questions mainstream outlets refuse to ask, and what she’s highlighting is not mere rhetoric but a realignment of a major party away from common-sense governance.

This is not idle hyperbole — even prominent Democrats and former insiders now admit the party has been overtaken by a shrinking, vocal fringe that demands ideological purity. Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich bluntly told Newsmax that the party has been “hijacked” by what he called a lunatic fringe, and that once-tolerant Democrats are now enforcing hardline litmus tests. That truth explains why moderate voices are silenced and primary targets are chosen for anyone who steps out of line.

Look at the organized groups pushing candidates and policies in one direction: mainstream media and conservative analysts warn that far-left socialist activists are aggressively trying to permeate Democratic politics from local school boards to Congress. This is not about debate or healthy disagreement; it’s about replacing compromise and experience with ideology and purity tests that punish dissent. The result is a party that increasingly alienates working Americans who want safety, opportunity, and free expression.

 

Concrete policy fights show the consequences of this shift. On issue after issue — from voter ID and election integrity to public safety and parental rights — Democrats increasingly oppose commonsense measures while elevating radical positions, a pattern highlighted in recent Newsmax interviews with House conservatives. Their resistance to reforms like voter ID isn’t accidental; it’s ideological, and it betrays the self-interest of a party more focused on power than on protecting everyday Americans’ interests.

Conservative outlets and commentators have been warning that the push for controversial policies is not an isolated trend but part of a larger strategy to redefine American norms and institutions. Reporting and commentary have detailed concerns about election administration and ballot integrity, and the debate is now squarely about whether America will remain a nation governed by rule of law or be reshaped by radical agendas. Voters deserve transparency, and anyone who cares about our republic should be alarmed at how quickly the debate has narrowed.

The answer is clear: Americans must refuse to be bullied by litmus tests and identity politics, and conservative voters must organize, hold officials accountable, and elect leaders who will defend our values. We should urge our representatives to push back against the takeover of institutions by ideologues and to restore a politics of common sense, economic opportunity, and national pride. The future of our country depends on citizens who will stand up, speak plainly, and reclaim the big tent for hardworking Americans.

 

Media's Callous Response to Murdered Teen's Family Sparks Outrage

A Collin County jury found 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet, and the court sentenced Anthony to 35 years behind bars — a verdict that should bring a measure of justice to a grieving family and to a community that watched a promising life ripped away. The case, which unfolded in June 2026, was exhaustively litigated, with prosecutors arguing the killing was an unprovoked, unjustified attack and a jury rejecting the self-defense claim.

In the days after the verdict the Metcalf family — and particularly Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf — spoke with raw, public emotion about their loss; conservative outlets and social media amplified a heated speech by the father after a gag order was lifted, a moment that put the human cost of violent crime back in the nation’s face. That rage and grief are real, and Americans watching wanted to see the legal system deliver accountability for a life stolen on a rainy track field.

So imagine the outrage when mainstream daytime television, long a pulpit for left-wing moralizing, reportedly treated that grief with condescension. Conservative commentators picked up a clip alleging that The View’s Sunny Hostin 

 

tried to lecture or attack Austin Metcalf’s father on air and was abruptly cut off by producers — an episode that, if true, would be emblematic of the show’s pattern of weaponizing outrage while dismissing the pain of ordinary Americans. It’s important to note that Hostin is a high-profile co-host of The View and a familiar face in ABC’s daytime lineup, which makes any on-air treatment of a victim’s parent especially newsworthy.

Whether or not the alleged on-air clip rises to journalistic scandal, the public reaction is instructive: Americans are tired of a media class that lectures about “systemic” causes while failing to defend basic decency and law and order when neighbors are murdered. Too many daytime panels reflexively interpret criminal cases through partisan lenses — elevating ideology over empathy — and that hypocrisy drives viewers away and fuels political resentment. Conservatives rightly point out the double standard when liberal media sympathize with protesters one day and patronize victims’ families the next.

This isn’t about partisan scorekeeping; it’s about who stands with everyday Americans in their hardest moments. The Metcalf family deserved sober coverage and respect, not a condescending lecture or a theatrical on-air brouhaha that minimizes a murdered teen. If a show wants credibility, it should start by treating victims and grieving parents with the dignity any free society owes to its citizens.

Patriotic Americans should demand better from our media institutions: accountability, honesty, and a return to the principle that the life of a child and the pain of a parent deserve solemn reporting, not cable-bait theatrics. We owe Austin Metcalf the truth, and we owe his family the respect of a media willing to put empathy ahead of ideology.

 

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