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Michigan’s battery bet backfires

More than a decade after Michigan lost $141 million on failed battery company A123 Systems, the state gave another $70 million to a different energy startup run by the same man — and that company now appears to be faltering.

Our Next Energy, founded in 2020 by Mujeeb Ijaz, a former A123 Systems employee, promised to bring a $1.6 billion investment and 2,112 new jobs to Van Buren Township. But just two years after receiving state support, the company has laid off most of its staff and is leaving its facility without creating 2,000 jobs.

Ijaz, a team leader in the development of the Ford EDGE and holder of 31 patents, according to his Detroit Chamber of Commerce resume, has been here before.

A123 Systems admitted in a 2011 annual report that it was never profitable. Michigan awarded the company more than $141 million in state credits and subsidies, while the federal government added $249 million in stimulus funds before the company filed for bankruptcy. Click here to read more.

 

Will the Supreme Court upend the Voting Rights Act?

The Supreme Court may very well upend one of the last remaining central pieces of the Voting Rights Act – that elections or voting practices cannot discriminate based on race.

And, in doing so, the high court may bolster efforts by Republican state legislatures to redraw congressional maps to expand the party’s majority.

The justices’ ruling could actually crush minority representation in Congress.

According to two voting rights groups, Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund, a ruling gutting the race provision would let the GOP nationwide redraw up to 19 House seats to favor the party.

It could also prevent Black voters from challenging political maps they believe don’t accurately represent them. Click here to read more.

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60 Percent Majority of Young Liberals Endorse Violence to Stop Deportations

Sixty percent of young liberals say it is “acceptable to go beyond peaceful protest in response to immigration raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” according to a survey by Cygnal.

“42 percent of liberals said it was acceptable to go beyond peaceful protest even if that meant breaking the law,” said A press statement from Virginia-based Cygnal, which added: “The number jumps to 60 percent of liberals under the age of 30. ”

“Liberals are shockingly okay with breaking the law to go against government action they don’t agree with, like ICE raids,” said Cygnal President and pollster, Brent Buchanan. He continued:

One side of America’s political spectrum, whether directly engaged in the behaviors or not, now openly accepts breaking laws if it means advancing their political agenda. Considering their justification of illegal immigration and insistence that it’s not a criminal act if the act is desperate, this might not be such a surprise. Click here to read more.

 

FBI Seized Enough Fentanyl ‘to Kill 55 Million Americans’ in 3-Month Span, Patel Says

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the results of Operation Summer Heat, the FBI’s three-month mission to target violent criminals.

“In just a three-month span, you had 8,700 arrests of violent criminals. You had 2,200 firearms seized off the streets permanently, to safeguard our communities,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “You had 421 kg of fentanyl seized. Just to put that in perspective, that’s enough to kill 55 million Americans alone.” The 421 kilograms is the equivalent of 928 pounds.

“You have 28,600 arrests of violent criminals in just seven months alone, because of your leadership,” Patel said, citing the president.

Trump has deployed National Guard to cities including Washington, D.C.; Memphis, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; and Chicago. The president said he would next like to start looking at cleaning up San Francisco. Click here to read more.

 

Florida bill would require minors to get parental consent for STD testing

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new bill was proposed that, if passed, would require parental consent for minors to receive treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases.

This bill, SB 166, proposed by Senator Erin Grall (R), would also prevent health care providers from supplying minors with maternal health or contraceptive information and services without permission from a parent or legal guardian.

Included in this are circumstances where, in the opinion of the physician, the individual may suffer probable health hazards if such services are not provided.

This amended bill also states that the consent of a parent or guardian would not be a prerequisite for an examination, but no treatment could be issued without written proof.

Failure to comply with the consent requirements could result in administrative fines or penalties.

If passed, this bill would take effect July 1, 2026. Click here to read more.

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Election Error Forces Dearborn, Michigan to Reprint 9,000 Ballots

DEARBORN, Mich. — About 9,000 Dearborn voters are getting a second ballot in the mail after city officials accidentally sent out absentee ballots listing a man who isn’t even running for City Council.

The corrected ballots—omitting Mohammed Shegara, who withdrew from the City Council race in April—were expected to reach voters by October 11 and should already be in mailboxes this week.

City Clerk George Darany called the incident a “correctible oversight,” but some critics are calling it a breakdown in election oversight just weeks before Election Day.

“The clerk’s office has not only wasted taxpayer dollars but also put the city at risk for lawsuits that could cost even more,” Sami Elhady, Darany’s challenger for clerk, said. Click here to read more.

 

Illegal Immigrants Are on Medicaid — Taxpayers Deserve the Truth

WASHINGTON D.C. - While Democrats try to deny it, the reason Washington is shut down comes down to a single question: Should Medicaid, a program meant for low-income Americans, be used to subsidize healthcare for people who entered the country illegally?

The fight began with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year. One of its key reforms ended a Medicaid loophole that allowed states to pass the cost of covering illegal immigrants on to federal taxpayers. The law required states to pay those costs themselves, cutting off a practice that blurred eligibility lines and drained billions. Democrats now want that provision repealed, and their refusal to compromise has prolonged the shutdown.

California shows the scale of the abuse. In 2023, the state budgeted $3.9 billion for medical services for illegal immigrants under Medicaid. Because the federal government typically reimburses 70% of state Medicaid spending, most of that burden fell on taxpayers nationwide. Click here to read more.

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EV battery company bails on Whitmer’s Michigan, despite taxpayer funding — will ‘continue to explore opportunities’ elsewhere

The trend is obvious.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her economic development team spend billions in tax dollars through secret negotiations to court electric vehicle and renewable energy investments to Michigan, and make big promises about jobs to be created in the future.

Then it all dissolves, leaving Michigan taxpayers holding the bag.

The latest example comes from the global mining giant Fortescue, which told Crain’s Detroit Business on Friday it’s pulling the plug on a $210 million EV battery plant in Detroit that Whitmer promised just last year would “create up to 600 jobs and build on our economic momentum.”

“Following a comprehensive review of the economics, logistics and deadlines to meet our ambitious decarbonization targets, we have made the decision to reassess the future of our U.S. manufacturing strategy and no longer proceed with our planned Michigan Manufacturing Center,” a company spokesperson wrote in a statement to the news site. Click here to read more.

 

Exposed: The CCP’s United Front Network in America’s Heartlan

In part one of this joint investigation by the Breitbart News Foundation (BNF) and the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), it was revealed that from a single brick building on North Eustis Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, a web of pro-Beijing nonprofits and businesses collaborate with the Overseas Chinese Service Center of Minnesota (Minnesota OCSC), which itself works directly with the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department.

Part two revealed that the public University of Minnesota email account of Dr. Bingwen Yan — the “person in charge” of the Minnesota OCSC — is listed on official Chinese Communist Party (CCP) websites as the official contact for the Minnesota OCSC, and that any communications that may have been taking place on that email address could prove useful to any investigation of whether the CCP is operating another “police station” in Minnesota. Click here to read more.

 

Louisiana, ADF challenge Biden-era abortion-by-mail scheme in pro-life states

LAFAYETTE, La. – The state of Louisiana, together with attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for enabling pro-abortion activists and doctors to mail streams of high-risk abortion drugs into states that protect the lives of unborn babies.

Louisiana resident Rosaliw Maekwzich also joined the suit. In October 2023, under immense pressure and fearing for her safety, she took abortion drugs that her boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. Rosalie’s attorneys explain that she did not want an abortion, but far from empowering her to make her own choice and preserve her autonomy, the mail-order drugs left her feeling trapped and coerced. Click here to read more.

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Majority Support Trump’s Deportation of Non-Criminal Migrants

Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel is reaffirming her commitment to defending Michigan’s state sovereignty. As National Guard deployments continue in other states, Nessel cautions that Michigan could soon face similar action, adding that her office is prepared to respond to what she perceives as a threat to the state.

According to her recent interview with CBS News Detroit, Nessel says she’s ready to file a lawsuit to block what she views as blatant federal overreach by the Trump administration – potentially adding yet another case to the more than 30 lawsuits she’s already pursued or joined against the president.

Trump has been deploying, and attempting to deploy, the National Guard to Democrat-led cities struggling with surging crime, aiming to protect citizens from both domestic criminals and illegal immigrants. Click here to read more.

 

Family’s cat joins their vacation after riding 100 miles on van’s roof

KITTANNING, Pa.- A Pennsylvania family’s vacation plans changed to include their cat when they found him on the roof of their van after driving 100 miles from home.

The Denardo family was all ready for their big trip to New Hampshire for a marathon then on to New York City. They said their goodbyes to their pets and locked up the house, but little did they know, one family member had a secret plan: Ray Ray the cat had no intention of being left behind.

As the family’s van rolled out of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, climbed hills and sped down Interstate 80 at 70 miles per hour, Ray Ray was there with them – on the roof.

“We had driven for two hours and needed to stop for gas,” Mara Denardo said. “My husband gets out of the car to pump the gas and is like, ‘The cat is on the roof.’” Click here to read more.

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The First Amendment Applies to the Doctor’s Office, Too

CLEVELAND, OH - The First Amendment protects more than our right to criticize our leaders. It also protects our livelihoods, and sometimes even our very lives. A case scheduled to be heard next week before the Supreme Court may decide whether the government can shut off that lifeline. The Court should side with freedom.

Free speech saved Jun Abell’s life. At 18 months old, Jun’s parents learned he had a rare and deadly brain tumor. Jun’s dad plunged into a feverish phone campaign, calling every pediatric oncologist in the country he could find. Finally, he ran across Shannon MacDonald, a doctor in Massachusetts. Dr. MacDonald specializes in proton therapy, an innovative treatment that could give Jun a fighting chance.

Jun’s family lived in New York, so they consulted with Dr. MacDonald via telehealth. Thankfully, unlike many states, New York law does not forbid telehealth visits between New York patients and out-of-state practitioners. Click here to read more.

 

Virginia: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Pedophile Convicted of Identity Theft

Virginia: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Pedophile Convicted of Identity Theft

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an illegal alien pedophile in the state of Virginia who has an extensive criminal record.

Last month, ICE agents arrested 36-year-old illegal alien David Ambrosio-Herrera of Mexico in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ambrosio-Herrera is a registered sex offender after having been convicted of indecent liberties with a child under 15 years old.

In October 2024, Ambrosio-Herrera was arrested by the Albemarle County Police Department after he exposed himself to a child at a school bus stop. Last month, Ambrosio-Herrera was convicted of those charges and sentenced to six years in prison, but the court suspended all six years of the sentence.

As Ambrosio-Herrera was exiting the courthouse, ICE agents arrested him. He attempted to flee the scene but was apprehended and will remain in federal custody pending deportation. Click here to read more.

 

Social media must warn users of ‘profound’ health risks under new California law

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law mandating health warning labels for social media, making California the latest U.S. state to wield a rule originally designed to curb tobacco addiction as a digital safety feature.

The new law is part of a national push to combat social media’s potential health risks that has grown since former President Joe Biden’s surgeon general first advocated the labels. Recent research has linked the technology to increased anxiety, body dysmorphia and sleep interruption in children, among other impacts.

Newsom said “some truly horrific and tragic examples of young people harmed by unregulated tech” factored into his decision to approve warning labels, alongside other online safety policies, including digital age-checks and artificial intelligence chatbot controls. Click here to read more.

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Majority Support Trump’s Deportation of Non-Criminal Migrants

Two new polls show a solid majority supporting President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting economic migrants, including migrants not guilty of additional crimes.

Just one in four Americans strongly oppose the policy, which is helping to shift opportunities and wealth back to younger Americans and their families.

The New York Times poll asked 1313 registered people if they approve of Trump’s policy of “Deporting immigrants living in the United States illegally back to their home countries.”

Fifty-four percent approved, including 38 percent who strongly approve.

But just 24 percent — or one-in-four — strongly disapprove of the opportunity program. That bloc includes 25 percent of independents, one percent of Trump voters, and 43 percent of voters who backed Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024

The New York Times poll was conducted September 22-27. Click here to read more.

OVD plans to use the state grant on the building, Josh Van Vels, company president, told CapCon during a telephone interview. Click here to read more.

 

Chicago Teachers Union pays for audit, doesn’t let members see it

The Chicago Teachers Union’s annual reporting with the U.S. Department of Labor shows it has been paying accountants to conduct its audits.

But it hasn’t released those “annual” audits in over five years.

CTU is required by its own internal rules to provide an audit of its finances every year. But it hasn’t done so since Sept. 9, 2020.

The union reported to the U.S. Department of Labor that it did have an outside auditor conduct an audit in 2025 and that the cost totaled nearly $80,000.

A spokesperson for Roblox said in a statement to The National News Desk that the lawsuit is based on information that’s outdated and taken out of context. Click here to read more.

CTU’s internal rules are clear: an annual audit must be performed and published each year.

Specifically, the CTU financial secretary is required in union bylaws to “furnish an audited report of the Union which shall be printed in the Union’s publication.” Click here to read more.

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5-year-old girl ‘unrecognizable’ after alleged beating by group of kids, mother says

CLEVELAND -An investigation is ongoing after an Ohio mother reported her 5-year-old daughter was beaten, assaulted and scalped. Police say the suspects are under the age of 10.

Antavia Kennibrew says she found her 5-year-old daughter beaten and abused. For her daughter’s safety, the mother is not sharing the girl’s name but describes her as bubbly and sweet.

“I literally saw the worst thing ever! I saw my daughter unrecognizable,” Kennibrew said. “I couldn’t wrap my head around it.”

The mother says she dropped her daughter off Sept. 13 at a family member’s home in Cleveland. Somehow, the 5-year-old walked out the front door and was allegedly badly beaten by a group of kids.

When Kennibrew found out, she rushed over and saw EMS treating her daughter several blocks over. Click here to read more.

 

‘This B**** Needs To Die’: New Jersey School Board Candidate Threatens Conservative Rival

MARLBORO TWP, NJ - A text scandal has hit a New Jersey school board race, culminating in two candidates running on a largely liberal platform dropping out of the race.

Conservative mother of three and Marlboro Township school board member Danielle Bellomo was revealed to be the target of school board candidate Scott Semaya, according to a snapped image of his phone. Semaya apparently texted about Bellomo’s “n*ps” being hard in a group text called “ThisB****NeedsToDie.”

“Bellomo must be cold — her nips could cut glass right n–” one message allegedly being typed by Semaya said.

Chad Hyett, the Marlboro school board vice president, was allegedly in the group chat, as well as the husband of a board member.

According to Bellomo, who spoke to the New York Post, those weren’t the only nasty messages shared about her. Some of the messages included “very specific actions that they want to do to me and what their intention is,” she said. Click here to read more.

 

Gun rights groups gear up to fight restrictions after appeals court clears open carry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida gun rights advocates are mobilizing against what they describe as a stealth effort by Republican lawmakers to impose new restrictions on open carry, weeks after an appellate court ruling overturned the state’s decades-old ban on openly displaying firearms.

Executive Director of Florida Gun Rights Logan Edge told Florida’s Voice his organization is “going full steam ahead” to generate opposition during the pre-session committee weeks after hearing “rumblings” from legislators and state attorney offices about efforts to limit the court’s decision.

“It’s the Republicans [who are seeking restrictions],” Edge said, noting he was “not surprised in the slightest” given the legislature’s history of fighting open carry, including excluding it from the 2023 constitutional carry bill. Click here to read more.

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