On Friday evening, US District Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee, barred the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from directing the termination of more probationary employees.

President Trump previously fired tens of thousands of probationary workers as he worked to downsize the federal government and cut waste.

Last month, Judge Alsup ordered the Trump Administration to rehire thousands of fired probationary employees in six federal agencies.

The six government agencies include: VA, DOD, Energy, Interior, Treasury, and Agriculture.

However, last Tuesday, the US Supreme Court temporarily blocked Judge Alsup’s order and sided with the Trump Administration.

On Friday evening, Judge Alsup called the “boiler template” used to fire the federal workers “a sham” and prohibited the OPM from directing the termination of more probationary employees.

Agencies, however, are allowed to fire workers individually based on performance.

JUST IN: Judge William Alsup reimposes injunction against Trump admin’s mass firing of probationary workers at some fed agencies. But he will allow agencies to assert they made individualized decisions to fire. Doc: https://t.co/DP3tKS9t1V

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) April 18, 2025

In a separate case, a federal appeals court last Wednesday cleared the way for President Trump to fire thousands of probationary workers across 18 federal agencies.

Last month, a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to rehire approximately 20,000 probationary workers across 18 different agencies.

US District Judge James Bredar, an Obama appointee, said the Trump Administration cannot conduct massive layoffs without warning the workers.

“When the federal government terminates large numbers of its employees, including those still on probation because they were recently hired or promoted, it must follow certain rules,” the judge wrote in a 56-page order. “Some of those rules are intended to help states manage the consequences of sudden, mass layoffs.”

Judge Bredar extended his block but only in DC and the 19 states that filed a lawsuit. The judge did not issue a nationwide injunction.

The Virginia-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, granted the Trump Administration a motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal.

The three-judge panel included: Allison Rushing (Trump), Harvie Wilkinson (Reagan), and DeAndrea Benjamin (Biden).

“The Supreme Court has stayed a similar preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,” the judge wrote, citing last Tuesday’s decision from the Supreme Court in a separate case.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to deport dozens of Venezuelan illegal aliens—many of them accused violent criminals—under the historic Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (AEA).

The ruling came after a late-night emergency appeal filed by the far-left American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The far-left ACLU’s case is currently under review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. After receiving a tip that illegal aliens were being loaded onto buses for removal, the ACLU rushed to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking an emergency injunction to block the deportations.

While waiting for the Fifth Circuit to act, the Court issued an unsigned order siding with the ACLU’s appeal, temporarily halting the removal of dozens of Venezuelans detained at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas.

According to ACLU, “Plaintiffs learned that the government has begun giving notices of removal to class members, in English only, which do not say how much time individuals have to contest their removal or even how to do so… And officers last night told class members that they will be removed within 24 hours, which expires as early as this afternoon. Upon information and belief, individuals have already been loaded on to buses.”

The court neither granted nor denied the application filed by the detainees’ attorneys but effectively put the case on hold, impacting individuals currently detained in the Northern District of Texas.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito strongly dissented from the majority ruling.

According to the order:

“There is before the Court an application on behalf of a putative class of detainees seeking an injunction against their removal under the Alien Enemies Act. The matter is currently pending before the Fifth Circuit. Upon action by the Fifth Circuit, the Solicitor General is invited to file a response to the application before this Court as soon as possible.

The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court. See 28 U. S. C. §1651(a). Justice Thomas and Justice Alito dissent from the Court’s order. Statement from Justice Alito to follow.”

In a blistering response, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, representing the Trump administration, exposed the ACLU’s legal maneuvering as dangerous and unserious:

Early this morning, this Court entered an order inviting the Solicitor General to file a response to the application as soon as possible upon action by the Fifth Circuit. 4/19/25 Order. The Court further directed the government “not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court.”

The Fifth Circuit has denied applicants’ motion as premature in a per curiam opinion. The court explained that if respondents were concerned that the government’s position on not removing applicants had changed, “they should have litigated these concerns before the district court in the first instance.”

Instead, applicants “gave the [district] court only 42 minutes to act—and did not give [the government] an opportunity to respond” before proceeding to the court of appeals. The court thus dismissed applicants’ appeal for lack of subjectmatter jurisdiction, “for substantially the reasons stated in Judge Ramirez’s concurrence.”

Key Points from Sauer’s Argument:

• Premature and Improper: Sauer emphasized that the Supreme Court should not be the first to review a case that has not even been properly evaluated by the lower courts. He called the ACLU’s actions “fatally premature.”

• No Threat of Irreparable Harm: The government had already agreed not to deport the named petitioners—identified Venezuelan nationals detained under the Alien Enemies Act—until their habeas corpus petitions were resolved.

• Flawed Class Action: Sauer slammed the ACLU’s attempt to certify a class of detainees, arguing it was “manifestly improper.” He pointed out that the petitioners claimed not to be members of Tren de Aragua, making them unfit to represent others who are.

• Due Process Fully Respected: Sauer defended the administration’s process, stating that detainees had been given adequate notice and time to file legal challenges and that the government paused deportations for those who filed habeas petitions.

• Legal Authority Still Intact: Sauer made it clear that even if the Alien Enemies Act was blocked, the government retains full authority under Title 8 of the U.S. Code to deport individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations.

Now, the Trump administration has released shocking images of several Venezuelan nationals tied to the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.

According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, citing a senior administration official, the men pictured were among those set for imminent removal from the U.S. before the Supreme Court intervened.

Their rap sheets include child abuse, felony assault on police officers, drug trafficking, and weapons charges—all swept under the rug by left-wing legal groups determined to obstruct lawful deportation efforts.

The Names They Don’t Want You to See

Henry Jose ROMERO-Gonzalez, a citizen of Venezuela and confirmed TdA gang member.

• Multiple pending criminal charges for assault (3x), crimes against a person, and unlawful possession of a weapon.

Alessandro Benedikt PARADES-Worwa, a citizen Venezuela and confirmed TdA gang member.

• Criminal charges for aggravated assault with a weapon, pointing and presenting firearms at a person.

Cristian Andres ANDRADE-Vargas, a citizen Venezuela and confirmed TdA gang member.

• Criminal charges for larceny and dangerous drugs.

Norge Yunaifer ROSALES-Ceballos, a citizen Venezuela and confirmed TdA gang member.

• Criminal conviction for flight to avoid prosecution
• Charges for alien smuggling and resisting an officer.

Felix Josue RENDON-Garcia, a citizen Venezuela and confirmed TdA gang member.

• Criminal charges for drug possession and dangerous drugs.

Darrin Moises DAZA-Segura, a citizen Venezuela and confirmed TdA gang member.

• convictions for burglary and larceny.

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To gain perspective and to remember the sacrifice of those who went before us, it is important to take time to reflect on events like Lexington and Concord. April 19th, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of “The shot heard round the world.”

War Room’s Steve Bannon talked with independent historian Patrick K. O’Donnell about the events surrounding April 19th, 1775.

“They come up on Concord Bridge. They have to cross the Concord Bridge to get to the farmhouses where the arsenals are correct? Or the weapons, correct?” Bannon asked.

“Where the weapons are stored, ya, and what happens next is they come upon the place that they feel that most of the weapons are stored, which is a tavern in Concord. Smith and several of his officers then storm the tavern. The door is locked, they break it down, storm in and then they put a pistol to the owner and ask him where are the cannons hidden?,” O’Donnell explained.

O’Donnell explains that the owner of the tavern led them to where some of the weaponry was after his life was threatened.

“The tavern owner then leads them to four buried cannons, 24-pounders, they unearth them, and then they spike the guns ,and then they start to search the town for any other weapons and supplies,” O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell explained that the British intended to burn the weapons and supplies with a bonfire that got out of control, which then led to efforts to extinguish the fire.

“British soldiers are then taking whatever they can find, which is not much, because Revere and other Patriot leaders had warned them days earlier that these supplies might be raided, so they moved a lot of the stuff into the surrounding fields. They buried it,” O’Donnell said.

“It’s here that the famous ‘shot heard round the world’ takes place. The British tell the militia to disperse,” O’Donnell explained.

“What happens next is that the British regulars fire the first shots. Two shots are fired by British regulars. They open fire and what happened is the Americans stand their ground and what is really remarkable is that these seasoned elite troops begin to break and they start to fall back from the bridge,” O’Donnell continued.

“They get slaughtered on the way back, but right there in front of one of the toughest armies in Europe, the Americans who are basically a group of farmers and mechanics refuse to break at Concord Bridge, right? And actually, break the British ranks?” Bannon asked.

“They break and there is a dispersion from both sides that takes place,” O’Donnell said.

Watch:

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A new poll has found that Gen Z voters under 21 lean Republican by 11.7 points.

The poll’s findings are particularly shocking given that young voters have traditionally leaned to the left.

According to the new Yale Youth Poll, voters aged 22 to 29 lean Democrat by 6.4 points.

“When asked whether they would vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in the 2026 congressional elections in their district, voters aged 22–29 favored the Democratic candidate by a margin of 6.4 points, but voters aged 18–21 favored the Republican by a margin of 11.7 points.”

Though the young voters plan to vote Republican, they do not necessarily agree with the GOP on all issues.

The pollsters report:

The survey included a range of questions on subjects from higher education to immigration to what the federal budget is spent on. The poll also implemented two A/B tests to gauge the effect of framing progressive policies as “human rights” and whether providing voters with basic information about government finances changes their views on the federal deficit, tax rates, and spending levels. The first message test found that arguing for progressive policies on homelessness on the grounds of “human rights” reduced support for the progressive position by 22 points.

The widest generational divides appeared on immigration and protest rights. While voters overall opposed allowing asylum seekers who enter the country illegally to stay by a 2-point margin, young voters supported allowing them to remain by a 25-point margin. On the question of whether international students should be deported for protesting the war in Gaza, voters overall opposed deportation by 36 points, while young voters opposed deportation by 65 points.

Voters under 30 were nearly split on whether teens aged 13 to 17 should be allowed access to gender transition treatments, opposing it by just a 0.1-point margin in comparison to the broader electorate, which opposed it by 24 points. They also differed on campus speech, with young voters supporting universities making political or social statements by a 6-point margin, while the broader electorate opposed such statements by a 13-point margin.

Young voters’ views on institutional trust and democratic reform followed a similar pattern. Young voters were more likely to say the Supreme Court rules based on ideology or partisanship rather than legal reasoning, whereas voters overall saw the Supreme Court as ruling based on the legal merits of cases.

These positions, which seem to swing left on some issues and right on others, suggest that young people are becoming increasingly unpredictable in their political alliances — possibly due to a lack of trust in the Democrat Party.

The Yale Youth Poll surveyed 4,100 registered voters from April 1 to April 3, with an oversample of 2,024 voters between 18 and 29. The margin of error was +/- 1.9 percentage points for the full sample and +/- 1.8 percentage points for the young voters.

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Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, has condemned people protesting on his son’s behalf — demanding that they are “part of the f-cking problem” and insisting that race played no role in his death.

There were two dueling rallies in Frisco, Texas, on Saturday: one supporting justice for Metcalf, and another demanding freedom for his killer, Karmelo Anthony.

Two opposing protests set for April 19 in Frisco, Texas.

Austin Metcalf’s supporters are calling for Karmelo Anthony to be returned to custody. Karmelo Anthony’s supporters are demanding charges be dropped, and Austin’s brother be charged because they’re not serious “people.” pic.twitter.com/65ngl48kE7

— Francesco (@frandalorian) April 19, 2025

Jeff Metcalf sent a representative to a “Protect White Americans” rally, being led by J6ers Philip Anderson, who is black, and Jake Lang, who is white.

The representative put Austin Metcalf’s father on speakerphone so that he could disavow the people demanding justice for his son. He demanded they stop using his son’s image to “fuel their cause.”

Watch the video by Tony Ortiz of Current Revolt:

Metcalf’s father on the phone with Jake Lang telling Lang he’s “part of the problem” and that Lang is creating more of a race divide. Mecalf’s father says he doesn’t condone anything Lang does. Lang accuses him of “white guilt.” pic.twitter.com/3MAvZkTwM7

— Tony Ortiz (Current Revolt) (@CurrentRevolt) April 19, 2025

Lang and Anderson stood their ground and accused Metcalf of having “white guilt,” which the organizer said would lead to “thousands more Austin Metcalfs.”

“You are part of the f-cking problem, my friend, you are trying to cause more race divide than bridging the gap,” Jeff Metcalf said. “I do not condone anything you do.”

“That’s called white guilt,” Lang fired back.

“Black man here, you are being weak,” Anderson interjected.

Austin Metcalf’s dad is a pussy.

He didn’t hear a single word that was said at the protest but he condemned it because his black friend called him and told him to condemn it.

All we did was say that anti white racism, killing white people, and making a joke out of white people…

— Philip Anderson (@VoteHarrisOut) April 19, 2025

Black Violence Against White Americans will DECREASE in 2025-2026 because we have show! strength today!!

When others allowed FEAR & COWARDICE to dictate their inaction

We faced HEAD ON the Epidemic of Black Violence in America!

Amazing job @VoteHarrisOut

A true brother ‍ pic.twitter.com/ntgOOcjq3u

— Jake Lang – January 6 Political Prisoner (@JakeLangJ6) April 19, 2025

Bruce Carter of Team Black Males winning is here on behalf of Mecalf’s dad to tell Jake Lang to stop using his son’s name and this incident for events. pic.twitter.com/rUoc76XNaW

— Tony Ortiz (Current Revolt) (@CurrentRevolt) April 19, 2025

Anthony fatally stabbed 17-year-old Metcalf in the heart at a track meet in Frisco on April 2. He died in the arms of his twin brother.

According to reports, the confrontation began when Metcalf asked Anthony to move from under the Memorial High School team’s tent since he did not attend the school. The incident culminated in Anthony pulling a knife from his backpack and stabbing the honor roll student in the chest.

The Anthony family has since raised nearly $500,000 on GiveSendGo. They have purchased a new Cadillac and moved into a $900,000 home.

Fundraiser Brings in Over $160,000 for Teen Track Star Austin Metcalf’s KILLER

Jeff Metcalf was forcibly removed by police from a press conference held by the Anthony family earlier in the week. It is unclear why he was in attendance. He has been condemning anyone discussing race concerning his son's case since the day after his murder.

Anthony has admitted to the stabbing and is charged with first-degree murder. He was released from custody last week after his bond was lowered to $250,000.

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