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Faith & Freedom 250 - Episode 26: The Bible’s Vision For Education: Why Parents Must Lead

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Pentagon Widens Efforts Beyond Iranian Port Blockade

The U.S. military is expanding its enforcement campaign against Iran, extending operations beyond the blockade of Iranian ports to target vessels linked to Tehran around the world. Military officials say forces are now authorized to stop, inspect, and seize ships suspected of carrying materials that could support Iran’s government — including weapons, oil, metals, and electronics — even outside the Strait of Hormuz. The move marks a significant escalation in maritime pressure as tensions continue between the U.S. and Iran.

France, U.K. Lead Talks on Strait Of Hormuz Reopening

The leaders of Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer are leading an international summit aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil corridor disrupted by the conflict involving Iran. The proposed coalition — without the U.S. — would focus on defensive maritime security to protect shipping once conditions allow, though experts say its impact may be limited.

ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to resign in May

Todd Lyons will step down at the end of May, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Lyons has been a key figure in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Homeland Security officials praised his leadership, calling him a patriot who helped make the country safer. The agency has not said why he is resigning, but says he is expected to move into the private sector after leaving his post.

Trump to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to nominate Cameron Hamilton as the next administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hamilton, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, was previously fired by the Trump administration last year after testifying on Capitol Hill that he did not support proposals to dismantle FEMA — the agency responsible for coordinating the federal government’s response to disasters. The reported nomination signals a potential shift in leadership for FEMA, an agency that plays a critical role during hurricanes, wildfires, and other national emergencies.

Blockade is Choking Iran

Iran's military has no hope

Iran's Military Has No Hope

A Forever Pause on Iran's Nuclear Program

A forever pause on Iran's nuclear program

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz to serve as CDC Director

President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as “incredibly talented” and said, “She is a STAR!” The Atlanta-based CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats, has been in turmoil since Trump returned to office more than a year ago, with a succession of mostly temporary leaders. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the new team the CDC is bringing in is “extraordinary.”

Over 10,000 US troops enforcing Iran blockade

More than 10,000 American troops are helping enforce the blockade on Iranian ports and 13 ships have turned around rather than confront the military action. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an update Thursday during a Pentagon press briefing. Caine said that so far, the Navy hasn't had to board any vessels seeking to run the blockade. He says any ships approaching the blockade are warned to turn back and that any vessels that refuse could be met with warning shots before being stopped and boarded.

U.S. Completes Withdrawal From Base In Syria As Part Of A Larger Drawdown

U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Qasrak air base on Thursday when a final convoy of soldiers and equipment departed the site in Syria’s Hasakah province, officials for both sides said. The Syrian army has now taken full control of most military sites in the country where the U.S. military was once deployed. Syria's foreign ministry said in a statement that “the Syrian state’s restoration of sovereignty over areas that were outside its control, including the northeast and border regions, is the result of the Syrian government’s continuous efforts to unify the country within the framework of a single state.” It said that the U.S. withdrawal came as a result of the successful implementation of a deal between Syria's central government in Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces — which had previously controlled much of northeast Syria — and of success in fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group. U.S. Central Command chief spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins confirmed the withdrawal. “U.S. forces have completed turning over all of our major bases in Syria, as part of a deliberate and conditions-based transition," Hawkins said, adding that the U.S. military will "continue to support partner-led counterterrorism efforts, which are essential to ensuring the enduring defeat of ISIS and strengthening regional security.” Convoys of trucks could be seen leaving the base Thursday, hauling military vehicles and equipment. U.S. forces began withdrawing from Qasrak in late February, in what appeared to be part of a larger drawdown of U.S. forces in Syria. Earlier that month, the U.S. military's Central Command and Syria’s defense ministry announced that U.S. troops had left the al-Tanf base in eastern Syria near the border with Jordan. The departure of U.S. forces from the bases came after the U.S. military completed the transfer of some 5,700 accused Islamic State militants from detention centers in northeast Syria to prisons in Iraq, where they will be put on trial. The main mission of the U.S. troops in Syria is to prevent a resurgence of IS. The extremist group lost control of the last territory it held in Syria in 2019 but its sleeper cells have continued to stage periodic attacks in Syria, Iraq and abroad.

U.S. Military Targets Iran-Linked Ships Worldwide, Beyond Blockade

The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran’s ports. It is allowing its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that the U.S. would be targeting vessels in other areas, like the Pacific, that had left before the blockade began earlier this week. The military also published a notice detailing an expansive lists of goods that it considers contraband, declaring that it will board, search and seize them from merchant vessels “regardless of location.”

The Pope vs President Trump on Iran

Pope Leo is missing the mark

The Pope is Missing the Mark

The Red Lines for Iran

Trump's Endgame In Iran & The GOP's Midterm Outlook

With Lara Trump, former RNC Co-Chair & Trump Campaign Senior Advisor.

Senator Tom Cotton Discusses The Strait Blockade, DHS Shutdown and Immigration

House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from Iran War

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. The vote Thursday was the latest such attempt that fell short of passage as Republicans largely continue to support Trump’s operation. Democrats are concerned about the United States getting further entrenched in another lengthy Middle East conflict and are promising to keep raising the issue through more votes in the coming weeks. Republicans counter by noting that Congress never voted on a war powers resolution when the Biden administration attacked Iranian-backed Houthis.

Police investigate bomb threat at Chicago area home of Pope Leo's brother

Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother John Prevost after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials. A bomb threat was reported Wednesday evening at the home of John Prevost in New Lenox, Illinois, according to media outlets that cited police. Prevost lives on the same street cited as the location of the attack by police. New Lenox police did not return a call for comment on the report. The threat comes after President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, over his criticism of the war in Iran. Leo is originally from Chicago. Police in New Lenox received the report of a bomb threat at a private residence on Wednesday evening and evacuated nearby homes as they searched the area. "After careful examination, investigators determined that the threat was unsubstantiated and that no explosive devices or hazardous materials were present," police said in a statement. The investigation was continuing in order to find the origin of the false report, they said. Leo leads the ?1.4 billion-member Church and has emerged as an outspoken critic of the war. In unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday, Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants." While he criticized Leo as being too liberal and "weak on crime," Trump praised his brother Louis, of Florida, for his support for Trump's MAGA movement. John Prevost is another of the pope's older brothers.

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