In 2022, under the Biden Administration, Taif Sami Mohammed, then Iraq’s Deputy Minister of Finance and Director General of the Budget Department, received the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award, calling her the “Iron Woman,” as she was celebrated by the United States as one of the world’s most courageous women.

After reportedly being added to the terror watch list, the Trump State Department has now revoked Mohammed’s visa.

From Iraq’s “Iron Woman” to the U.S. terror watchlist in a 4-year span…

Taif Sami Mohammed was praised by Antony Blinken in 2022 and given a State Department award for fighting corruption in Iraq.

4 years later, her U.S. visa is gone and she’s reportedly on the terrorist… pic.twitter.com/hxYQC6cpdp

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 28, 2026

The State Department website said in 2022, “Taif Sami Mohammed assumed the Deputy Finance Minister position in 2019 and simultaneously holds this position and Director General (DG) of the Budget Department. She has worked at the Ministry of Finance for approximately 36 years, starting initially as a budget analyst in 1985 and working her way up to Deputy Director General of the Budget Department in 2005, when she became the DG of the Budget Department.

“A front-line leader against corrupt practices, Ms. Mohammed is known as the “Iron Woman.” A political independent, Ms. Mohammed has been integral in preventing and deterring budget corruption in Iraq. Ms. Mohammed received a bachelor of economics from the University of Baghdad (1985). She also has a diploma from the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait, focused on planning and development (1989-90).”

Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the time, “Taif Sami Mohammed, Iraq’s deputy finance minister, director general of the budget department.  Because of her persistent efforts to end corruption, she has earned the nickname ‘Iron Woman.’”

“Despite threats, she has stopped bribes, uncovered schemes to inflate payrolls and enrich corrupt officials, redirected significant resources back to programs that serve the Iraqi people.”

According to Fox News, Mohammed is believed to be outside Iraq, on the U.S. terrorist watchlist and can no longer enter the United States.

Per Fox News:

“A State Department official told Fox News Digital that the department revoked Mohammed’s visa this week, marking a dramatic reversal for an official who received one of the Biden administration’s highest-profile awards for women in 2022.”

“While the Biden State Department shamefully celebrated and awarded foreigners who threaten our nation, the Trump State Department revokes their visas and ensures these individuals are removed from our country,” Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs Dylan Johnson told Fox News Digital.

“Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio, suspected terrorists will never be allowed to remain in the United States.”

In 2025, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) co-signed a letter with Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging sanctions on Iraqi officials and institutions over alleged Iranian influence, including Mohammed.

In that letter, they wrote that the United States “should impose sanctions on Iraqi finance minister Taif Sami Mohammed, who is a key enabler of terrorist funding in Iraq yet was awarded with the International Women of Courage Award in 2022 by the Biden administration,” along with several people they described as money-laundering associates.

Assistant Secretary of State Johnson added on X, “In 2022, Anthony Blinken and Jill Biden celebrated Iraqi national Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi – personally presenting her with an award for advancing ‘gender equity.’”

“Since, Ms. Mohammed was added to the FBI’s terror watchlist.”

“As a result, the Trump @StateDept took swift action to revoke her visa and ensure she is no longer in the United States.

“Under @POTUS and @SecRubio, we will never allow suspected terrorists to reside in our country.”

In 2022, Anthony Blinken and Jill Biden celebrated Iraqi national Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi – personally presenting her with an award for advancing “gender equity.”

Since, Ms. Mohammed was added to the FBI’s terror watchlist.

As a result, the Trump @StateDept took swift… pic.twitter.com/lMK5K87910

— Dylan Johnson (@ASDylanJohnson) August 28, 2026

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Norm Eisen, the godfather of the color revolution and unhinged Trump-hater, went on with CNN this morning to argue how we (Democrats) need their mail-in votes in November.

When Democrats freak out about losing unlimited mail-in ballots from illegal voters or made-up names, they are telling you something you already know.

Democrats can’t win without their fake voters.

And, it appears, if these numbers are correct that Democrats depend on these phantom voters to win elections.

This explains everything…

Look at 2020.

Flu cases confirmed by the CDC:
2012: 34 million
2016: 29 million
2020: 1.8 million
2024: 40 million

Mail in ballots in POTUS Elections:
2012: 27 million
2016: 33 million
2020: 70 million
2024: 49 million

It was an operation.

— C3 (@C_3C_3) August 11, 2026

Eisen knows where the votes are coming from. It’s not a secret.
In 2020 (via Grok)-

In 2024:

On Thursday, Norm Eisen posted his CNN appearance where he explained why the country (Democrats) needs mail-in voting.

It basically comes down to: The postal service is so inept it can’t deliver my utility bills on time, therefore we should make sure they handle millions of unlimited mail-in votes in the 2026 midterm

Norm Eisen: No mail-in voting is currently being affected by this rule. It’s grossly unconstitutional, and we and others have gone to court to stop it. We will stop it. And voters should know that this idea that the Postal Service is going to screen every mail-in voter and mail-in ballot in the country is not going to happen.

Phil! They can’t even deliver my utility bill on time. They cannot turn into a kind of super registrar for every voter in the land, and most importantly, it’s profoundly against the Constitution. The courts are going to stop it.

Via Andrew Wilkow:

I had to watch this twice. His argument is the post office is so inefficient that it can’t be expected to track every ballot. At the same time the USPS should oversee unlimited mail in ballots. https://t.co/dZs39CemuU

— Andrew Wilkow (@WilkowMajority) August 28, 2026

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CNN has apologized to the family of Dolly Parton after airing a photograph of a Las Vegas impersonator instead of the country music legend during its coverage of her death.

Parton, 80, died Tuesday at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer.

The American legend’s nephew and longtime head of security, Bryan Seaver, announced the news in a video on behalf of the Parton and Owens families.

On Tuesday night’s episode of Laura Coates Live, CNN included a Getty Images photo of 58-year-old Kelly Vohnn, a well-known Dolly Parton impersonator, in a montage that was supposed to honor the singer.

WATCH:

UPDATE: CNN was just forced to APOLOGIZE for using the wrong image of Dolly Parton after she passed away at 80 — NYP

CNN displayed this photo of a Dolly Parton impersonator, named Kelly Vohnn

“We regret the error and apologize to the Parton family.”

It’s always CNN. pic.twitter.com/KFGxlYhcI5

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 27, 2026

Vohnn told the New York Post that friends immediately began texting her that she was on CNN.

“I started getting all these texts in from friends saying that I was on CNN, and I couldn’t believe it,” Vohnn said. “I was already heartbroken at losing Dolly because of how much she has given to me as a woman and an artist. But then to see these images of me on screen was just weird.”

“Somebody at CNN really messed up and didn’t do their research,” she continued. “I felt so sorry and apologetic for Dolly, because over her career there are so many wonderful images and moments that they could have chosen from — and CNN just picked something not appropriate. To be clear, I have never represented myself as being Dolly ever in my life. I have always been known as a tribute act for her and many other stars.”

When confronted about the mix-up, CNN issued a brief statement to the Post saying, “We regret the error and apologize to the Parton family.”

BREAKING: American Legend Dolly Parton Has Passed Away at 80 (VIDEO)

Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in a one-room cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains of Pittman Center, Tennessee. She was the fourth of twelve children in a poor farming family. She began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television, and moved to Nashville the day after high school graduation to pursue a music career.

In the 1970s Parton became one of country music’s biggest stars with hits such as “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and “I Will Always Love You.”

She crossed over into acting with roles in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Steel Magnolias.

Over her career, she has released dozens of albums, sold more than 100 million records, and earned numerous awards, including multiple Grammys and inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Beyond music and acting, Parton is known for her extensive philanthropy, most notably the Imagination Library, which has distributed millions of free books to children.

Parton also built a successful business empire, including the Dollywood theme park.

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President Trump on Friday awarded NASA’s Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

The president traveled to Texas on Thursday to attend a private fundraiser for GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

On Friday morning, President Trump awarded the Artemis crew at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

President Trump is expected to begin his remarks at 11:30 ET.

WATCH:

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President Trump has sparked an online firestorm after revealing his ranking of the best and worst presidents in American history.

On Thursday night, Trump took to Truth Social and compiled an intriguing list of presidential rankings across six specific categories. The categories used were “The Greatest,” “Great,” “Near Great,” “Average,” “Below Average,” and “Failures.”

Unsurprisingly, Trump rated himself as the greatest of them all, but many of the other rankings are surprising.

For example, he ranks the notoriously racist and infamous big government globalist Woodrow Wilson as “Great” along with FDR, who interned Japanese-Americans during World War II and prolonged the Great Depression.

He also ranks James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, as “Average” and arguably the last true small government conservative president, Calvin Coolidge, as “Below Average.”

As one would expect, Trump lists Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Jimmy Carter as three of the five failures. But James Buchanan, who is considered by many to be the absolute worst president, is merely listed as “Below Average.”

Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, JFK, both Bushes, LBJ, and Harry Truman are missing completely. One assumes these were mere oversights.

While Trump is not necessarily wrong (it’s his opinion, after all), this departs from how a typical conservative would rank our presidents.

LOOK:

THE OFFICIAL RANKING HAS BEEN RELEASED

President Trump just posted the only presidential chart that actually matches reality.

THE GREATEST — all by himself.

Not second. Not “tied.” Alone at the top.

Then the real ones: Lincoln. Washington. Jackson.

And at the bottom… pic.twitter.com/U5bVIYJtzd

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) August 27, 2026

Americans, including many strong Trump supporters, were split on the rankings. Some praised Trump for putting together the list, sparking debate, and trolling the left again.

Others were confused by some of the omissions, including Reagan, and stunned at his rankings of Wilson and FDR in particular.

Best trolling President we’ve ever had.

— General LeMay (@GenCurtLeMay) August 27, 2026

I would add Reagan at the top and also Coolidge near the top. Remove Wilson and FDR. Just my opinion.

— MOMof DataRepublican (@data_republican) August 28, 2026

Classic Trump persuasion masterclass

Gets people talking, pre rec one for persuasion

Has rankings, so people have to debate them, specifically if he’s the greatest President ever

Gets his accomplishments discussed, compared to Washington, Lincoln, etc

He’s the best to ever… https://t.co/mCk8g3Ll2z

— BowTiedKong | Criminal Defense & Family Law Atty (@BowTiedKong) August 27, 2026

Where’s Nixon, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Reagan, both Bushes, Truman, etc…?

— Kenneth Overturf (@xlblackopslx) August 27, 2026

He ain’t lying pic.twitter.com/DjlmXjBfjL

— Shellie Marie (@smsmith416) August 27, 2026

It is telling that Trump puts Calvin Coolidge at “below average”, and Woodrow Wilson and FDR as “great”.

— Bob Good (@RepBobGood) August 28, 2026

Trump didn’t put this list together he talks about William McKinley all the time and clearly sees himself as McKinley. Coolidge being on the below average list is a stunning display of historical ignorance. FDR and Woodrow Wilson were terrible leftist presidents who went a long…

— Lone Star Patriot (@LoneStarPat1776) August 27, 2026

What are your thoughts on President Trump’s rankings?

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