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(L) US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media during his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the presidential residence in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025. Vance warned on October 22 of the tough task ahead in disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure its ally Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal. (Photo by Leo Correa / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEO CORREA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the press in the Manhattan borough of New York during early voting for the upcoming mayoral election, on October 27, 2025. The city's soaring cost of living, perhaps more than any other issue, has propelled the unlikely Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani to the front of the Big Apple's mayoral race. Early voting began on October 25, and election day is November 4. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Vance and Mamdani’s feud escalates over NYC mayoral candidate’s dubious 9/11 islamophobia claim involving his ‘aunt’

Vice President JD Vance ignited a political firestorm after criticizing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his comments about Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks — remarks that expressed sympathy solely for Muslims, while overlooking the Americans who perished in the attacks.

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(Background) ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA - JUNE 18: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and first lady Gwen Walz attend a candlelight vigil outside the state Capitol building on June 18, 2025 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Law enforcement agencies captured Vance Boelter on June 15th in connection with the killing of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were shot at their home on June 14th. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting "appears to be a politically motivated assassination." (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) / (L-Top) Jason Adkins, Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference. (MCC) (Photo via: mncatholic.org) / (L-Bottom) Tim Benz, President of MINNDEPENDENT. (Photo via: minndependent.org)

Minn. Catholic school leaders’ 2023 plea for enhanced security to Walz and Lt. Gov. went ignored

Two years ago, before the heartbreaking school shooting in Minneapolis claimed the lives of two children, leaders of independent and Catholic schools in Minnesota wrote to Governor Tim Walz and the state’s lieutenant governor asking for help in securing non-public schools and keeping their students safe.

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(L) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas appears before swearing in Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General in the Oval Office at the White House on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Bondi as Attorney General with a 54-46 vote on Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 24: L.G.B.T. activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018 in New York City. The group gathered to speak out against the Trump administration's stance toward transgender people. Last week, The New York Times reported on an unreleased administration memo that proposes a strict biological definition of gender based on a person's genitalia at birth. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

SCOTUS issues ruling on Tennessee’s ban on ‘gender-transition treatments’ for children, while Justice Thomas makes notable statement

The Supreme Court, in a 6–3 decision issued on Wednesday, upheld a Tennessee law restricting certain medical treatments for gender dysphoric children, finding that the statute does not constitute unlawful discrimination.

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