Even Unhinged Democrat Operative James Carville Says He’s READY TO JUMP SHIP and Become a REPUBLICAN Under One Condition

 

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The Democrat Party has gone so far off the deep end into radical Marxism that even their own strategists are running for the exits!

“Ragin’ Cajun” James Carville, the architect of Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign and a long-time Clinton lackey, just admitted on national television that he could become a REPUBLICAN under one condition.

During an interview with Fox News Digital, Carville was presented with a hypothetical scenario: What if the Republican Party adopted the policies associated with former President Bill Clinton’s 1990s agenda while Democrats went all-in on socialism? 

Carville initially dismissed the possibility as pure fantasy.

“That’s a fantasy, OK, but, yeah, hypothetically, if I — hypothetically I could fly to the moon — it’s about the same chance that that happens,” Carville said.

Then came the admission.

“Well, if the Democrats went crazy and the Republicans went sane, then I probably would be a Republican,” Carville said. 

But Carville quickly made clear that he believes Republicans — not the increasingly socialist wing of his own party — are the ones unlikely to change course.

“But I don’t see any evidence that there’s any possibility that the latter could happen,” he added.

Carville went on to predict that Democrats will ultimately pull themselves back toward the political center.

“I think it’s more likely than not that the Democrats embrace sanity,” Carville said, adding that Democratic primary voters will ultimately determine the party’s direction.

This comes just days after Carville publicly threatened to abandon the Democratic Party altogether if far-left streamer and open socialist Hasan Piker becomes a major force inside it.

  Carville declared on Fox News, “I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker… If he becomes a force in a Democratic Party, I’m out of here.”

Carville has spent recent months in full meltdown mode over the rising influence of democratic socialists who keep winning Democratic primaries. He has called for a formal “schism” in the party, blasted DSA-backed candidates as “so f***ing stupid,” and said he wants nothing to do with politicians who deny Israel’s right to exist or push radical policies on crime and culture.

Yet even as the socialist wing gains ground, with polls showing roughly one in three Democratic voters now identifying as democratic socialists, Carville clings to the hope that “sanity” will somehow prevail through primary voters.

The irony is thick. The same Democratic Party that Carville helped reshape in the Clinton era has moved so far left that the strategist who once coined “It’s the economy, stupid” now has to entertain the idea of bolting to the Republicans if the inmates fully take over the asylum. And still he insists Republicans are the ones who could never “go sane.”

Carville is 81. The party he helped build no longer looks like the one he remembers. Primary voters keep rewarding the radicals. And every time he draws a new red line, Hasan Piker, the DSA, socialist congressional candidates, the left simply ignores it and keeps winning.

Don Lemon Demands Charges be TOSSED — Claims Trump DOJ “Vindictively” Prosecuted Him After Minnesota Church Disruption

 

Don Lemon is seeking dismissal of federal charges related to his coverage of an anti-ICE protest that disrupted Sunday worship at Cities Church in St. Paul.

Disgraced former CNN anchor Don Lemon is asking a federal judge to throw out the criminal charges against him over January’s anti-ICE disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, arguing that the Trump administration targeted him because of his journalism and political views.

Lemon and dozens of others were indicted in connection with the January 18 disruption of a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul. Protesters stormed the church in what federal prosecutors described as a “coordinated takeover-style attack,” engaging in acts of oppression, intimidation, threats, interference, and physical obstruction against parishioners exercising their religious freedom.

One of the church’s pastors serves as an ICE official. Lemon livestreamed the chaos, followed the agitators inside, and later claimed he was merely “reporting.” 

Federal prosecutors charged Lemon under 18 U.S.C. §241, conspiracy against rights, and 18 U.S.C. §248, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

Although commonly associated with abortion facilities, Section 248 also prohibits the use of force, threats or physical obstruction to interfere intentionally with religious worship. The federal case includes 39 defendants, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ case tracker.

A magistrate judge initially refused to approve a criminal complaint against Lemon after finding insufficient probable cause. The Justice Department then unsuccessfully sought intervention from the district’s chief judge and the Eighth Circuit before taking the case to a grand jury, which returned the indictment.

Lemon’s attorneys are now using that unusual history to reinforce their retaliation claim. 

Now Lemon wants the court to dismiss the charges with prejudice, preventing prosecutors from bringing them again.

Lemon filed three motions Friday seeking dismissal of the indictment.

In his latest filing, Lemon’s lawyers argue that President Trump’s “animosity towards Don Lemon and his reporting is well-documented, stretching back over a decade.”

They claim the Justice Department charged him “as punishment for his First Amendment protected reporting on protests related to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.”

They also point to public statements by then-Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, plus a White House social media post that dryly noted “When life gives you lemons…” after his arrest.

Lemon’s team filed additional motions arguing the charges are “fundamentally flawed,” that he is shielded by newsgathering protections, and that journalistic proximity to crime does not equal complicity.

They complain that after a magistrate judge initially declined to approve a criminal complaint for lack of probable cause, the government pursued a grand jury indictment.

They further object to his midnight arrest by federal agents at a Los Angeles hotel while he was covering the Grammys, after his lawyers had offered a self-surrender.

The reality is straightforward. Lemon embedded himself with the agitators, livestreamed their operation, and entered private church property during an active disruption of a religious service.

Career prosecutors and multiple judges initially found the evidence against him insufficient for a complaint, yet a grand jury still returned an indictment. The Trump administration has made clear that targeting houses of worship and interfering with Americans’ right to worship will not be treated as protected “journalism.”

Lemon has pleaded not guilty and continues to portray himself as a martyr for press freedom. His lawyers now demand discovery and an evidentiary hearing into the government’s motives if the indictment is not immediately tossed.

The First Amendment unquestionably protects journalists reporting on crimes and civil unrest. It does not, however, grant reporters a blanket exemption from generally applicable criminal laws if they cross the line from observing an event to participating in it.

Top Lawyer Tied To Defunct Trans Program Hosting James Talarico Fundraiser

 A top lawyer tied to a now-defunct transgender program for kids is hosting a high-dollar fundraiser on Saturday for Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, according to social media posts. 

The campaign event in Houston will be hosted by Afsheen Davis, senior vice president and general counsel for Texas Children’s Hospital. It comes just days after Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a final settlement with the hospital requiring it to establish what his office has described as the nation’s first-ever “detransition” clinic. 

“As an organization, we respect our team members’ rights to their own opinions and beliefs on political matters, and at the same time those pursuits are personal and do not represent the company or its position,” a hospital spokesperson told The Daily Wire. “It’s both common practice and an individual right for employees to host fundraising events in their personal capacity.”

The fundraiser, which was advertised at a Texas Trial Lawyers Association event, will also be hosted by Josh Davis, Afsheen Davis’ husband. Josh Davis is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association executive committee and runs a personal-injury law firm. 

The Daily Wire reached out to Talarico’s campaign and Davis for more details on the fundraiser.

Talarico and Paxton are locked in a fierce general election race for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn, with multiple polls showing a close contest. 

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The settlement requires Texas Children’s to pay $10 million — roughly $8.6 million of it to the state — to resolve claims that the hospital billed Texas Medicaid for illegal transgender procedures on kids, including by using false diagnosis codes. The hospital must also establish a “detransition” clinic by the end of October 2026. Texas Children’s has denied violating the law.

Davis and the hospital are also defendants in a separate lawsuit involving the hospital’s former gender-transition program.

Dr. Eithan Haim, who worked at Texas Children’s, sued Davis and other hospital officials, accusing the hospital of lying about ending its transgender medical program and claiming it was still performing attempted transition procedures on children as young as 11.

During the Biden administration, federal prosecutors accused Haim of improperly accessing patients’ records. Haim said Davis was among those at the hospital who helped the Biden administration bring a case against him. Those charges were dropped shortly after Trump took office. 

In a lawsuit filed in January, Haim alleged that Davis and other hospital officials sought to have him “criminally charged and provided federal authorities the entire basis for the government’s investigation and subsequent indictment of Dr. Haim.”

Talarico’s past promotion of transgender ideology has been a focus of Republican attacks during the Senate race. While Talarico recently said he does not support transgender surgeries on kids, he voted against a 2023 law that protected minors from transgender surgeries and cross-sex hormone procedures.

Todd Blanche Gets Guarantee From Key Senator On Confirmation Vote

 Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced Friday that he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, likely securing President Donald Trump’s nominee enough Republican support to take over the Justice Department permanently.

Cassidy’s decision came after Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced they would oppose Blanche’s nomination, raising questions about whether the former Trump defense attorney could secure enough votes in the narrowly divided Senate.

In a speech on the Senate floor, Cassidy said he had spent days reviewing Blanche’s record, speaking with the nominee, fellow senators, current and former Justice Department officials, and former Attorney General William Barr before reaching his conclusion.

“Mr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this,” Cassidy said. “But the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. It is between Mr. Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department effectively under President Trump, and who indeed may not be as good as Mr. Blanche.”

Cassidy said his decision was not an endorsement of Trump’s broader approach to the Justice Department, but rather a judgment about whether Blanche would be able to effectively lead the agency and provide legal counsel to the president. “This is not a referendum on President Trump,” Cassidy said. “It is a decision regarding Mr. Blanche in very specific circumstances.”

The Louisiana senator acknowledged several concerns surrounding Blanche’s nomination, including his involvement in a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created as part of a settlement involving President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, as well as an agreement that initially provided broad protections from tax audits for Trump and his businesses.

Cassidy said Blanche’s role in approving those measures reflected “poor judgment,” but argued the nominee had taken steps to address the concerns, including rescinding the proposed fund and clarifying the scope of the tax agreement. “No American should be unfairly targeted by the law, but no American should be above the law,” Cassidy said.

The senator also raised broader concerns about what he described as “apparent lawfare,” warning that the Justice Department’s use of prosecutions against political opponents has damaged public trust. “Both parties, presidents of both parties, have been guilty of this,” Cassidy said. “It must stop. It should stop now.”

However, Cassidy said he ultimately concluded that a confirmed attorney general would have more authority to resist inappropriate political pressure than an acting official.

“I am told that Senate confirmation is important in interactions with the President, with others in the Cabinet, and is important to DOJ employees in general,” Cassidy said. “Being Senate confirmed gives them greater leverage to push for things that should be pushed forward.”

Cassidy pointed to Blanche’s previous work as a federal prosecutor, his management of Justice Department priorities, and his support among U.S. attorneys as evidence that he could lead the agency effectively.

He specifically cited conversations with two Louisiana U.S. attorneys, who Cassidy said praised Blanche’s focus on violent crime, drug trafficking, fraud enforcement, and providing resources to federal prosecutors.

The announcement came after Murkowski and Collins broke with the Republican majority to oppose Blanche’s confirmation.

“The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration,” Murkowski said. “I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case.”

Collins expressed similar concerns, citing Blanche’s involvement in the IRS settlement, the proposed anti-weaponization fund, and what she viewed as threats to Justice Department independence. With Cassidy’s support, Blanche appears positioned to overcome the opposition from Murkowski and Collins and become the second confirmed attorney general of Trump’s second administration.

Cassidy, who lost his 2026 Republican primary after Trump endorsed his challenger, acknowledged that his vote would draw criticism. “I’ll be criticized for this vote,” Cassidy said, briefly becoming emotional during his remarks. “What’s new?”

“I have a history with Mr. Trump,” Cassidy said. “But that history does not matter one bit.”