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Congressman Focusing on a Law You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., is calling on lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to back a series of pro-Second Amendment bills aimed at reducing federal overreach and clarifying firearm suppressor regulations. Arguing that current laws are confusing, excessive, and harmful to lawful gun owners, Hamadeh is throwing his weight behind legislation that redefines, deregulates, and simplifies how suppressors are treated under federal law.

Among the key proposals is the Protecting Americans’ Right to Silence Act, which refines the federal definition of “silencer” to ensure that commonly used parts like end caps and adaptors are not misclassified as suppressors. “It is pretty basic but essential,” Hamadeh told The Center Square. “Over the years bureaucrats have infringed on rights that should never be touched.”

Another measure, the PARTS Act, introduced by Reps. August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Jared Golden, D-Maine, seeks to fix what the lawmakers call the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ “poorly written suppressor rule.” Hamadeh emphasized the importance of protecting law-abiding citizens from unknowingly violating complex and unclear federal regulations.

The Hearing Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., is also on Hamadeh’s radar. It would reclassify suppressors so that they are regulated like firearms—making them easier to obtain through the same process as buying a gun. “Right now, it is harder to buy a suppressor than it is to buy a gun,” Hamadeh said. “That makes no sense.”

Hamadeh also supports the Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act, introduced by Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. The bill aims to streamline suppressor regulations and ensure consistent rules across states. Hamadeh said he’s received input from Arizona hunters, recreational shooters, and law enforcement officials who are all concerned about hearing damage and inconsistent laws.

“These are bills aimed at the health of those people who are legally exercising their Second Amendment rights, nothing more,” Hamadeh stated. “No matter what political party you belong to, the health of Americans should be a top priority.”

Trump Admin Drops the Hammer on Foreign Music Stars

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Trump cancels visas of the Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco, known for glorifying violent drug cartels in their music, just weeks before a scheduled concert in San Francisco. The band, part of the “narcocorrido” genre, was set to perform in the South Bay on April 29.

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced the decision on April 1, citing the group’s recent performance in Mexico that featured imagery honoring “El Mencho,” the notoriously violent leader of the CJNG drug cartel. “I’m a firm believer in freedom of expression, but that doesn’t mean that expression should be free of consequences,” Landau posted on X.

Landau emphasized the administration’s commitment to blocking entry to foreign nationals who glorify criminals. “The last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who extol criminals and terrorists,” he wrote. His remarks reflect the administration’s broader crackdown on cultural and ideological expressions that normalize cartel violence and criminal behavior.

The narcocorrido genre has long sparked controversy for romanticizing the exploits of drug lords through music. Critics argue the songs serve as propaganda for cartels, shaping public perception and recruitment in vulnerable communities. Los Alegres del Barranco’s lyrics and visuals have drawn increased scrutiny as cartel violence continues to spill across the U.S.–Mexico border.

Following the visa cancellation, the band issued a public statement in Spanish, claiming they did not intend to offend. “It was never our intention to generate controversy, let alone cause offense. We will take more stringent measures regarding the visual and narrative content of our performances,” they said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Landau’s actions and commentary signal a shift in diplomatic tone, drawing a clear line between free expression and promoting violent criminal enterprises. The move is also consistent with President Trump’s commitment to law and order, reinforcing his administration’s focus on combating cross-border cartel influence.

Trump Just Made a Power Move—Look Who He Put in Charge

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President Donald Trump has appointed conservative firebrand Mark Levin to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), signaling a sharp turn toward law-and-order priorities and trusted conservative leadership as the 2025 administration ramps up efforts to secure the border and fight rising crime.

Levin, host of the Fox News program Life, Liberty & Levin and a leading voice in conservative media, was among several new appointees announced Thursday. Joining him are South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, and former NYPD detective Bo Dietl.

Trump celebrated the appointments on social media, calling the council “revamped” and filled with “Top Experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers.” He said the new HSAC will support policies to stop illegal immigration, combat drug trafficking, and “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”

“It is a big honor to serve on HSAC,” Trump said. “I know the new Members… will do an incredible job.”

Mark Levin responded on X, writing: “What an honor! Thank you, Mr. President!”

The council will operate under the leadership of Homeland Security Under Secretary Kristi Noem, former governor of South Dakota. Noem’s appointment is part of a broader reshuffling intended to reverse Biden-era policies and reinstate border enforcement as a top priority.

Levin has long been a critic of the left’s soft-on-crime policies and a staunch advocate for constitutional governance. In January, he declared, “The Biden regime is GONE! President Trump IS BACK!”—a clear sign of the energy behind Trump’s national security agenda.

The new HSAC replaces the gutted version left by Biden’s administration. In March 2021, then-DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fired nearly all members of the council, including both Republicans and Democrats, in a move widely criticized as politically motivated.

Trump’s latest picks send a clear message: restoring border security, ending the flow of fentanyl, and protecting American communities are top priorities—and he’s bringing in some of the most trusted names in conservative leadership to get the job done.

Why Are Thousands Protesting Trump on Easter Weekend?

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Anti-Trump activists with the 50501 movement are planning coordinated nationwide protests on Easter weekend, targeting President Donald Trump and his administration’s immigration enforcement policies. The group, which claims to be bipartisan and constitutionalist, is organizing events in all 50 states on Saturday, April 19, under the slogan “50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement.”

Spokesperson Hunter Dunn told the Washington Post the movement is designed to oppose what it describes as “authoritarianism under the Trump administration.” Despite claims of nonpartisanship, the group has taken public stands in support of figures with deep left-wing affiliations, including deported alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Promotional material and social media posts by 50501 advocate for Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported under the Trump administration. According to court documents and law enforcement reports, Garcia was arrested while driving with other known MS-13 members, had no license, and was found to be transporting seven people from Texas to Maryland in 2022. His wife also filed multiple protective orders against him, citing severe domestic abuse and physical violence, including visible injuries and repeated threats.

Despite this, 50501’s Instagram page describes Garcia as a “father of three” and a “sheet metal worker” unjustly deported. Their messaging echoes Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s controversial trip to El Salvador, where he attempted to meet with Garcia, a visit that failed after officials denied him access to the prison where Garcia is reportedly held.

President Trump addressed the controversy Friday, stating, “Garcia is an illegal alien, MS-13 gang member, and foreign terrorist,” citing information from the State Department. He criticized the movement and Democrat leaders for backing Garcia’s return, calling it “insane.”

The April 19 protests will occur in major cities across the U.S., with one demonstration planned outside Vice President JD Vance’s residence. The protests align with the broader push by progressive activists to resist Trump’s enforcement of immigration law and deportations of criminal illegal aliens.

While 50501 claims to be protecting democracy, its vocal support of a deported individual with violent gang ties and a documented history of domestic abuse is drawing sharp criticism and raising questions about the true motives behind the group’s so-called “day of action.”

Texas Lawmakers Just Halted a Memorial Resolution

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Texas House Republicans block a Democratic effort on Thursday to honor former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, citing her legacy of overseeing millions of abortions during her leadership. The resolution was part of a larger slate that included tributes to recently deceased U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Trump assassination attempt victim Corey Comperatore, but GOP lawmakers rejected it after learning Richards was included.

Democrat Rep. Donna Howard introduced the measure, HR 236, which intended to honor Richards following her death in January after a battle with brain cancer. However, Republican opposition was swift and public. Rep. Andy Hopper condemned the resolution on social media, writing, “Her legacy is the murder of millions of babies.”

The effort was derailed after Republican members called on their leadership to reject honoring Richards. “Texas will never honor those who mass murder our unborn children,” wrote Rep. Nate Schatzline, celebrating the resolution’s defeat. “Texas is a PRO-LIFE STATE!”

The debate reached the House floor, with GOP lawmakers questioning why a resolution honoring a Planned Parenthood leader was being considered ahead of Easter weekend. “Do you, as speaker, believe it’s appropriate that on Easter weekend we’re honoring Cecile Richards?” asked Rep. Brian Harrison.

Howard and fellow Democrats defended the motion, arguing that House tradition allows for honoring constituents regardless of political or ideological differences. “The Richards family was denied that opportunity,” Howard said.

Richards led Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018, overseeing an estimated four million abortions, according to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. She expanded the group’s reach and political clout, making Planned Parenthood a powerful force in U.S. abortion politics. Richards also led the organization during the scandal involving allegations of selling fetal tissue, which Planned Parenthood denied.

Before her death, Richards received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. She continued her abortion activism until her passing, including a 2024 speech at the DNC where she declared women are “unstoppable” when they have access to abortion.

It is currently unclear when or if the memorial resolution will return for consideration, or if Richards’ name will remain included.

Pharma Reps Pushed Out of FDA Advisory Committees

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is removing representatives of pharmaceutical companies from its advisory committees. The development serves Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise to “carry out the Department’s work with ‘radical transparency’ and mitigate perceived industry influence and conflicts of interests,” the FDA said in a news release.

“While the FDA should be partnering with industry to ensure a user-friendly review process, the scientific evaluation of new products should be independent,” said FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary. “Industry employees are welcome to attend FDA advisory committee meetings, along with the rest of the American public, but having industry employees serve as official members of FDA advisory committee members represents a cozy relationship that is concerning to many Americans. In fact, the FDA has a history of being influenced unduly by corporate interests.”

“Public trust in the healthcare-industrial complex is at an all-time low. We need to restore impeccable integrity to the process and avoid potential conflicts of interest,” Makary added.

The directive does not prohibit the representatives from attending meetings or presenting their views when appropriate. Pharmaceutical company employees may serve as committee members “when required by statute,” the FDA said. “Also, exceptions can be made in rare circumstances (i.e., when the scientific expertise in an area is only available from an employee of an FDA-regulated company) provided that the official strictly complies with the applicable ethics requirements.”

Makary shared the policy with former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, saying that the FDA is putting an end to the representatives’ presence on committees “where we can by statute, and we’re replacing them with patients and family caregivers.”

“There should not be a cozy relationship,” he explained.

California School Board President Tells Traumatized Student Defending Women’s Sports to ‘Wrap it Up’

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Seventeen-year-old Celeste Diest took to the podium during a Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) meeting to describe her experience with transgender athletes participating in women’s sports.

“Hello. My name is Celeste Diest. I am 17-years-old, a junior, a track and field athlete at AGHS. Most importantly, I am a woman advocating for the renewal of female rights which recently has been overlooked and disregarded. I implore all of you to put an end to this current injustice,” she said. “Recently, I went into the women’s locker room to change for track practice, where I saw, at the end of my row, a biological male watching not only myself, but the other young women undress.”

She stated the experience was “beyond traumatizing.”

“I must add that he is not changing in our locker room because he’s in his track clothes, dressed and ready to go to practice at the beginning of the day. Therefore, there’s absolutely no reason for him to be in any locker room, let alone the women’s,” the student noted. “Adults like yourself make me and my peers feel like our own comfort was invalid, even though our privacy was and still is completely violated.”

Diest added that the individual’s XY chromosomes make him a male, which she asserted is “basic biology.”

After school board president Collen Martin interrupted and told the student to “wrap it up,” Diest said, “I just want to ask ‘what about us?’”

“We can not sit around and allow our rights to be given up to cater to an individual that is a man, who watches women undress and is stripping away female opportunity that once was fought for us.”

Diest urged the school board to “put effort into the restoration of our school safety.”

Upon being applauded by the audience, Martin yelled, “No!”

See the school board meeting below:

A similar event unfolded in Maine after parent Nick Blanchard was interrupted by Board Chair Martha Witham while expressing concerns about transgender athletes in girls’ sports.

Migrant with Contested Deportation Suspected of Human Trafficking

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A Homeland Security memo reveals that El Salvadorian illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia was suspected of human trafficking.

In 2022, Abrego Garcia was stopped by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who noticed eight individuals in the vehicle. The trooper suspected it was a human trafficking incident after finding no luggage in the vehicle. The individuals in the car further provided the same address as Abrego Garcia’s.

“Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a MS-13 gang member, illegal alien from El Salvador, and suspected human trafficker. The facts reveal he was pulled over with eight individuals in a car on an admitted three-day journey from Texas to Maryland with no luggage,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “The facts speak for themselves, and they reek of human trafficking. The media’s sympathetic narrative about this criminal illegal gang member has completely fallen apart. We hear far too much about the gang members and criminals’ false sob stories and not enough about their victims.”

The report comes as Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) met with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. “I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance,” the sentor wrote on social media. “I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.”

Abrego Garcia’s deportation has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers, who argue it violates due process. A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court’s order for the Trump administration to facilitate his return, condemning the government’s actions as a “willful disregard” for judicial authority.

NY Governor Calls Trump Admin Project Takeover a ‘Major Victory’

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The Trump administration announced that it is taking over the reconstruction of New York City’s Penn Station.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy explained that Amtrak will lead the effort. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) pulled the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from the project and further slashed a federal grant to Amtrak, saving taxpayers an estimated $120 million.

“President Trump has made it clear: the days of reckless spending and blank checks are over,” Duffy said in a statement. “New York City deserves a Penn Station that reflects America’s greatness and is safe and clean. The MTA’s history of inefficiency, waste, and mismanagement also meant that a new approach is needed. By putting taxpayers first, we’re ensuring every dollar is spent wisely to create a transit hub all Americans can take pride in.”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) called the Trump administration’s takeover of the project a “major victory.”

“In multiple meetings with President Trump, I requested that the federal government fund the long-overdue overhaul of Penn Station,” Hochul said. “Clearly that effort has been successful, and I want to thank the President and Secretary Duffy for taking on the sole responsibility to deliver the beautiful new $7 billion station that New Yorkers deserve. This is a major victory for New Yorkers, and the use of federal funds will save New York taxpayers $1.3 billion dollars that would have otherwise been necessary for this project.”

FRA Chief Counsel Kyle Fields said the development serves as a means of “restoring accountability to infrastructure projects.”

“By empowering Amtrak and leveraging private investment, we’re guaranteeing a Penn Station that’s safer, more reliable, and built to serve the American people for generations,” Fields said.

White House Edits Biden-Era Website to Expose COVID’s ‘True Origins’

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The Trump administration changed a Biden-era website to discuss the “true origins” of the COVID-19 virus. The website previously included information on how to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

“This administration prioritizes transparency over all else,” a senior administration official told Fox News. “The American people deserve to know the truth about the COVID pandemic, and we will always find ways to reach communities with that message.”

The website lists five key details pointing to a lab leak as the virus’ origin, including that the virus “possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature.”

“Data shows that all COVID-19 cases stem from a single introduction into humans. This runs contrary to previous pandemics where there were multiple spillover events,” the website continues, going on to note that Wuhan is “home to China’s foremost SARS research lab, which has a history of conducting gain-of-function research (gene altering and organism supercharging) at inadequate biosafety levels.”

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were also “sick with COVID-like symptoms in the fall of 2019, months before COVID-19 was discovered at the wet market,” the site explains.

“By nearly all measures of science, if there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced. But it hasn’t,” it declares.

The website goes on to describe the failures and obstructions of the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, and EcoHealth Alliance. It further condemns former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci and his senior advisor, Dr. David Morens.

“Public health officials often mislead the American people through conflicting messaging, knee-jerk reactions, and a lack of transparency,” the website states. “Most egregiously, the federal government demonized alternative treatments and disfavored narratives, such as the lab leak theory, in a shameful effort to coerce and control the American people’s health decisions.”

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