An official of the Los Angeles Unified School District says that thousands of students are not showing up for school out of fear of deportation operations.

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said in a statement that enrollment decreased by 4% compared to last year.

‘We will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant communities and protect every student’s right to a welcoming, stable, and supportive education.’

As the district serves about 429,000 students, a 4% drop signifies more than 17,000 students.

“These declines reflect a climate of fear and instability created by ongoing immigration crackdowns, which disrupt family stability, housing, and mobility,” reads a statement from Carvalho.

He went on to list other conditions that brought down enrollment.

“These fears are now exacerbating pre-existing factors that were already driving statewide enrollment declines — including falling birth rates, rising housing costs, and broader economic pressures,” he added. “When families are afraid to be seen, or when they cannot afford to remain in their communities, they are less likely to enroll, re-enroll, or stay in public schools.”

He went on to say that if the state didn’t address the issues, it would “face long-term ramifications that will affect classrooms, staffing, programming, and the future of public education itself.”

Carvalho reiterated the district’s intention to support immigrants and did not distinguish between those who are illegally present in the U.S. from those who arrived legally.

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“Our responsibility is to ensure every child — regardless of where they were born — feels safe in our schools,” he added. “We will continue to stand firmly with our immigrant communities and protect every student’s right to a welcoming, stable, and supportive education.”

In June, Carvalho issued a statement opposing immigration enforcement operations conducted near schools. He also said that district officials were ready to oppose federal officers trying to enter schools with a judicial warrant.

“I think that would be a preposterous condition,” he said at the time. “But then again, we have seen preposterous actions taken recently by this administration. We are prepared for everything.”

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A Democratic politician’s attempt to blame the Trump administration for rising electricity costs blew up in her face when she posted it on social media.

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota posted a graph showing a large increase in power costs since 2022 on social media, where many responded with mockery and ridicule.

‘You must have blithering idiots for staff members running your social media!’

“Under President [Donald] Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high,” she wrote. “American families deserve better.”

Users quickly pointed out that the graph began in 2022, under the Biden administration, and nearly all of the increase happened during the years before President Trump took control of the Oval Office in Jan. 2025.

“Klobuchar out here dunking on Biden on Thanksgiving. Love it,” CNN commentator Scott Jennings replied.

“Why can none of you read a graph?” responded Charles C.W. Cooke of National Review.

“This chick is dumber than a bag of rocks,” another user replied.

“Good lord you Democrats are the biggest f’n liars — about everything! Your own chart shows electricity past due balances soaring under Biden — NOT Trump. You’re just too damn dumb to read a graph,” another detractor said.

“You might want to look at getting new comms staff,” one user replied.

“You must have blithering idiots for staff members running your social media!” actor Alan Sanders responded.

A community note further undermined her argument by pointing out that the graph was documenting the average overdue electricity bill in the U.S., not average power costs.

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The post went viral, with millions of views on the X social media platform.

A Blaze News request for comment to Klobuchar’s office was not immediately answered.

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As the legacy media has continued to raise concerns over President Trump’s health, press secretary Karoline Leavitt dispelled those rumors during a press briefing.

Physician to the president Captain Sean Barbabella, D.O., delivered the results of President Trump’s advanced imaging tests in a memorandum.

‘This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump’s age and confirms that he remains in excellent health.’

On Monday during a press briefing, Leavitt read the results of Trump’s MRI scan, which was part of a routine physical examination conducted in October.

The White House posted the summary of the report on X in fulfillment of Trump’s promise to make the results public, as Leavitt noted during the press briefing.

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The report began by noting that these advanced imaging tests were conducted “because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health.” The tests were characterized as merely “preventative” in nature.

According to the report, Trump’s cardiovascular and abdominal imaging were “perfectly normal.”

In summary, the report concludes, “This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump’s age and confirms that he remains in excellent overall health.”

On Sunday night, a reporter asked Trump which part of the body the MRI examined.

“It wasn’t on the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it. Which you would be incapable of doing,” Trump said, pointing at the reporter who asked the question.

“And you too,” he added, pointing at another reporter near him.

The media has consistently raised questions over President Trump’s health since his first term, but he has just as consistently shown no sign of slowing down.

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One of the left’s favorite talking points is that extreme wealth concentration among billionaires is a major contributing factor to the financial struggles of everyday Americans. According to the logic of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among other progressives, eliminate billionaires and you solve America’s economic problems.

But Mark Levin debunks this argument with ease: “The billionaires aren’t our problem. They’re irrelevant in terms of whether you succeed or not. Government’s your problem because they take from you, they regulate you, they obstruct you.”

Billionaires, he explains, via investments and spending, actually pump their money back into the economy, which means “more capital, more research and development.” Then the money they save in banks just gives banks “more money to lend to … you and me, Mr. and Mrs. America,” says Levin.

But the government with their excessive spending and never-ending list of regulations and taxes bar the American people from financial success.

“Try and open a restaurant … maybe a doughnut-and-coffee place in your community. Watch all the red tape you have to go through,” says Levin. “That’s not capitalism blocking you. That’s socialism. That’s government. That’s politicians and bureaucrats.”

He gives another example of someone trying to increase his property value by adding a room to his house. Most will never see it happen because regulations will either forbid it or make it financially untenable for the homeowner.

Right now, we’re living in the aftermath of the Biden regime, Levin explains. “They spent like drunken Marxists, drove up the inflation rate. They were trying to manage the business world and individuals during the pandemic and did a horrendous job because so much of it was phony science and was politics.”

That’s why today, businesses like MacDonald’s are reporting massive declines in customer traffic for 2025. Robert Reich, secretary of labor under Bill Clinton, recently put out a video blaming it on Trump’s rigged economy, pointing to the contrast between booming stock market performance and the financial struggles of everyday Americans as evidence.

But Levin punctures his argument. “Any of you have pensions that aren’t Social Security-related or government-related? … Well, if the stock market collapses, so does your pension … your IRA, your 401(k).” Further the stock market “reflects how well a business is doing. If a business is doing poorly, it’s going to fire people, and it’s going to have an effect on our economy.”

The government is the problem, he reiterates. “Tell me, when is the last time the government had a net reduction in spending?” he asks.

The national debt is sitting at $38 trillion, and that doesn’t even account for our “off books debt.”

“Meaning they owe Social Security recipients, Medicare recipients because they’ve taken all your money,” Levin explains, noting that the actual debt is “over $300 trillion.”

“The economy creates between 17 and 18 trillion a year. We’re never going to pay that, are we? And so it’s borrow, borrow, borrow, borrow,” he sighs.

No matter how the economy is doing, the government’s mindset is always the same: “Spend more.”

“In other words, there’s no market system. There’s no check and balance. There’s no rational reason for this other than there are politicians who want to spend your taxes and then want to spend the money that’s yet been created by your children and your grandchildren,” says Levin.

He destroys Reich’s faulty argument that Trump only gives tax breaks to the rich with three points:

One: Trump eliminated federal income tax on tips and overtime pay, gave a 15% tax cut to middle-income workers, eliminated tax on Social Security benefits for seniors, and added deductions for U.S.-made car loan interest.

Two: Billionaire tax breaks that “actively screw the middle class” would be electoral suicide on the part of the GOP.

Three: The vast majority of billionaires fund the Democrat Party and progressive activist groups.

The leftist argument that billionaires are the enemy is rooted in the Marxist framework of oppressed versus oppressor, Levin explains. It’s the left’s go-to explanation for every problem the nation faces. While the economy is indeed an issue, pushing the blame on “oppressive” billionaires isn’t going to fix anything.

We’re still suffering from the horrific decisions of the Biden administration, Levin reminds us. It’s going to take time for the changes the Trump administration is implementing to be felt by the people. Further Levin urges his audience to go into the supermarket and look around at how many goods are available to us. “Capitalism is also about availability” — something media figures like Reich conveniently disregard.

“The benefits of this society are all around us … not thanks to government or taxes or redistribution of wealth,” he says.

“There have always been people who are wealthier than the vast majority of the people, and you will find that in every Marxist fascist regime on the face of the earth; you will find it in every monarchy in the Middle East.”

“The difference is this. … In our country, you can have enormous wealth, and you can lose enormous wealth. You could be born dirt poor, and you could become a millionaire if that’s your objective. In other words, there’s mobility in a free capitalist system. There is no mobility in a Marxist fascist monarchical system.”

To hear more of Levin’s commentary, watch the clip above.

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