• Weiss curbs “60 Minutes” propaganda: CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a segment of the “60 Minutes” program prior to its Sunday airing, citing her determination that “it needed additional reporting.” The segment in question focused on the Trump administration’s sending of hundreds of illegal aliens connected to violent criminal gangs to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. It contains an interview with two illegal aliens who have since exited the prison, who said they endured “brutal and torturous conditions.” Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi, who spearheaded the segment, expressed frustration over Weiss’s last-minute decision, claiming, without evidence, that it was “political.” Meanwhile, Weiss defended her decision, noting that pulling segments that “lack sufficient context” or “are missing critical voices” is common and that the piece will run “when it’s ready.”

• Wind farm leases paused: Yesterday, the Trump administration paused production on five offshore wind farms on the East Coast. The cited reason is radar “clutter” from wind farms that could obscure hostile vessels approaching the U.S. The Departments of the Interior, War, and other relevant agencies will work to solve the issue without raising the radar “false alarm” threshold, as that could miss genuine targets. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum pointed out that wind farms are not an efficient source of power generation: “ONE natural gas pipeline supplies as much energy as these 5 projects COMBINED.” New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul says the move is part of the administration’s “assault on clean energy.”

• Trump-class battleships: President Donald Trump has announced that the Navy is building his new “Trump-class” battleship as well as a new class of aircraft carrier. A Navy team has developed and approved requirements for the new class of “large surface combatant,” according to a U.S. official. The Navy team planned the latest fleet to be better suited to counter China and manage the Western Hemisphere. To remain relevant in future battles, the ships need more firepower, meaning more missile-launching tubes and the ability to carry hypersonic weapons. The first ship in the Trump-class of battleships will be the USS Defiant. Construction would begin “almost immediately,” Trump said, and would take two and a half years. The new frigate will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class National Security Cutter and will replace the Constellation-class frigate that the Navy canceled last month after years of delays.

• DOJ sues DC over AR-15 ban: On Monday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department, accusing it of violating residents’ Second Amendment rights by effectively enforcing a ban on AR-15 rifles. “Washington, D.C.‘s ban on some of America’s most popular firearms is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment — living in our nation’s capital should not preclude law-abiding citizens from exercising their fundamental constitutional right to keep and bear arms,” Attorney General Pam Bondi explained. Included in the lawsuit is outgoing MPD Chief Pamela Smith. The lawsuit notes that DC has a pattern of denying residents their Second Amendment rights, even after the Supreme Court’s 2008 Heller decision. DC has admitted that its firearm registration requirement bans “assault weapons,” which include the AR-15.

• 98 Minnesota mayors ask Tim Walz to rein in fraud: A letter from numerous Minnesota mayors identifies the problem in their state without pulling any punches, saying the problem lies with “fraud, unchecked spending, and inconsistent fiscal management in St. Paul.” The mayors explain that this behavior in the capital has impeded their ability to maintain infrastructure, hire and retain employees, and “sustain core services without overburdening local taxpayers.” The state’s reckless fiscal policies have left schools, health and human services, and public safety as unfunded mandates. The mayors noted that the state is expected to run a $3 billion deficit for the 2028-2029 two-year period. The letter ends with an admonition for state lawmakers to remember “that every dollar you manage belongs not to the Capitol, but to the people of Minnesota.”

• Polis backs Trump’s school choice plan: Colorado Governor Jared Polis became the first Democrat governor to embrace President Trump’s nationwide school choice program, established this year via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “I would be crazy not to,” Polis stated. Taking effect in 2027, the plan allows taxpayers across America to contribute up to $1,700 annually toward scholarships that will then be used to fund private school tuition, homeschooling materials, or other educational options. In turn, donors will receive dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits. This will apply to taxpayers across the nation, irrespective of whether their state agrees to participate in the program; the kicker, however, is that these school choice donations will only go to those states that participate. Resistant blue states will still be subsidizing the program, just not in their state. Numerous Republican governors have already lined up to join.

• Appeals court sides with Washington U prof punished for mocking tribal land claims: A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court declared that the University of Washington violated the First Amendment by forcing a professor, Stuart Reges, to endorse the “University Land Acknowledgement” during the 2021-22 school year. The university investigated, reprimanded, and threatened disciplinary action against Reges after he repeatedly satirized the “Land Acknowledgement,” writing in his syllabus, “I acknowledge that by the labor theory of property, the Coast Salish people can claim historical ownership of almost none of the land currently occupied by the University of Washington.” Judge Daniel Bress explained that “offense in the university community” did not justify the school’s suspension of the professor. “Land acknowledgements are performative acts of conformity,” the professor wrote. “The 9th Circuit has affirmed that my parody was a reasonable way to participate in the discussion of this important topic.”

• Angel Studios’ “David” impresses: Independent upstart Angel Studios arrived on the movie scene in 2023 with the successful “Sound of Freedom.” Last weekend, Angel released its second animated feature film of the year, “David,” which tells the classic Bible story of David and Goliath. “David’s” opening weekend beat previous Angel records with a $22 million haul — second only to “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” The musical stars Grammy-nominated artist Phil Wickham as David and has a 70% critic score and a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Headlines

• Trump names Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland (RedState)

• Trump admin recalling around 30 ambassadors as part of State Dept. realignment (Fox News)

• Ex-Senator Ben Sasse announces Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis (NY Post)

• Brown U janitor says he warned campus security about suspicious man twice in weeks leading up to mass shooting (NY Post)

• Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow (NBC News)

• Nigeria secures release of another 130 Catholic kids that were kidnapped by jihadis (Not the Bee)

• Humor: Texas issues annual reminder not to shoot Santa (Babylon Bee)

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