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During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida on Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created role after she was ousted from overseeing the agency. Noem, who is moving to the newly created position of special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, showed no ill feelings toward the president and said she was proud of her work at DHS, arguing the department had secured the border and eliminated public safety threats. "I do want to thank the president for creating this and for giving me the honor and the opportunity to serve as a special envoy to this region, to the Western Hemisphere," Noem said during the summit at Trump National Doral outside Miami.  "This Shield of the Americas will be a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible." FETTERMAN BACKS TRUMP'S DHS PICK MULLIN AS 'NICE UPGRADE' IN BREAK WITH DEMOCRATS Trump a...

Podcaster Joe Rogan had a sharp rejoinder to "Jackass" star and comedian Steve-O on Wednesday about the transgender ideology debate and whether the community is by and large oppressed. Rogan and Steve-O, who have both worked in comedy, spoke on "The Joe Rogan Experience" about the nature of comedy to deal with the morbid and the controversial. Rogan noted that one Native American tribe, the Lakota, had a sacred clown known as a Heyoka, describing it as "a member of the community that was supposed to make fun of everything. And if you couldn't make fun of anything, then you knew something was wrong with that thing. Because if there's a thing that you can't joke around about, that thing has been compromised." Rogan continued, "If there's a thing that you can't make fun of, that thing is usually bulls---, and if that thing is trans people, like, then you are ignoring that there's a glaring hole in this narrative that you'r...

Progressive Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam conceded Wednesday after challenging U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee in a high-profile, razor-thin North Carolina congressional 4th District Democratic primary race. In a fiery statement posted to social media, Allam accused Democrats of "caving to corporate Super PACs and warmongering lobbies," claiming it was only because of her campaign that Foushee, 69, decided to take "bold stances that voters overwhelmingly support." Among Allam's provocative stances were labeling the Gaza war "genocide," abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and defunding the war with Iran. "We must demand [Foushee] not spend a single taxpayer dollar on forever wars," Allam wrote. "We must demand she actually call the genocide in Gaza what it is: a genocide. We must demand she fight to abolish ICE as they kidnap and murder our neighbors, not just take away their face masks and some of their fund...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had a tense exchange with CNN's Kailtan Collins during Wednesday's briefing heavily focused on Operation Epic Fury against Iran. Collins noted that President Donald Trump is expected to attend the dignified transfer ceremony honoring the fallen soldiers who were killed in the wake of Iran's military response against the U.S. and Israel. She then invoked comments made earlier in the day by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth , who scolded the press for making tragic developments "front-page news" despite the mission's broader successes.  "Is it the position of this administration that the press should not prominently cover the deaths of U.S. service members?" Collins asked.  "No," Leavitt responded. "It's the position of this administration that the press in this room and the press across the country should accurately report on the success of Operation Epic Fury and the damage it is doing...

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security fired back at the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee following a dispute over the proportion of DACA recipients being picked up by the agency amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, who is the longtime sponsor of the related DREAM Act in successive Congresses, lambasted Secretary Kristi Noem earlier Tuesday, demanding to know why so many beneficiaries of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program were being deported. DHS also responded to an exchange Noem had with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., over his concern that ICE or CBP agents would be dispatched to polling places in November. She responded by asking him whether Democrats have plans to facilitate illegal immigrant voting. "Contrary to what Senators Dick Durbin and Alex Padilla said in Secretary Noem’s Senate hearing today, nearly 70% of illegal aliens arrested by ICE have criminal records," Dep...

President Donald Trump's personal doctor on Monday said he was using a cream after a rash was spotted on his neck, which drew criticism online. The redness on the right side of Trump's neck was imposed during Monday's Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House . It appeared just above his shirt collar.  DOCTORS REACT TO ALLEGED TRUMP HEALTH CONCERNS AS PHOTOS SHOWING SWELLING AND BRUISING "President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment, prescribed by the White House Doctor," Dr. Sean Barbabella, Trump's physician, told Fox News. "The President is using this treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks." Questions about Trump's health began last year after swelling and bruising was seen on his hands and swelling on his ankles.  DOCTORS REACT TO ALLEGED TRUMP HEALTH CONCERNS AS PHOTOS SHOWING SWELLING AND BRUISING "At the time, the White H...