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  By Mona Austin WASHINGTON — A Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday heard testimony from advocates, lawmakers and a mother of a victim who described the vast scale of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking in the United States — and urged Congress to strengthen legal protections for children. Among the witnesses was former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, founder of the Tim Tebow Foundation, who called for a coordinated national strategy to identify victims and track offenders. Lawmakers also heard from representatives of victim advocacy groups and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), who outlined sharp increases in online exploitation cases. NCMEC officials testified that the organization has received more than 200 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation. Reports have increased 320% since 2022, following passage of the federal REPORT Act, which expanded mandatory reporting requirements for online platforms. Officials said on...

By Mona Austin  (TSN): Three days after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against Iran in a joint effort with Israel, Americans are still asking one question: why? In a closed‑door briefing with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee  top officials, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth and Sec. Of State  Marco Rubio offered insight on Tuesday. Hegseth told lawmakers Iran's long-term hostility and the development of missiles and drones, were the cause rather than an imminent nuclear threat which is technically required by law to declare war.  At the White House the president claimed he believed Iran was about to strike the United States first, and that he acted to prevent a larger attack. Lawmakers from both parties, however, are pushing back, noting that he ordered military action without prior congressional approval. Rubio defended the strike as a necessary show of strength, commending Trump's "decisive leadership" and arguing that  “hesitation invites aggres...

 In the Hillary Clinton video of her testimony on the Epstein Files she made it clear that Donald Trump should have been in her seat. The former Swc if State clashed wirh South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace when she  pressed Clinton hard on hiw she was acqauinted with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Mrs. Clinton explained Lutnick's  firm Cantor Fitzgerald suffered massive losses on 9/11, while she was a New York senator and  reminded Mace that she had been working to support families of the nearly 3,000 people killed, and even struck the table as she spoke, leading Mace to call her “defiant and indignant.”  The back‑and‑forth captured both Mace’s insistence on centering survivors and Clinton’s determination to defend her own record and limit what she saw as politically motivated attacks.

Amid America’s escalating conflict with Iran referred to by the Pentagon as “Operation Epic Fury” — Pastor John Hagee delivered a fiery and patriotic sermon titled   “God Is Speaking: Operation Epic Fury.” Preaching before his congregation at  Cornerstone Church  in San Antonio, Hagee framed the conflict not merely as a geopolitical battle, but as a spiritual guidancr.  The  end-tine prophetic message had biblical implications. The Core Message Hagee argued that President Trump demonstrated courage in confronting what he described as a 47-year-long conflict rooted in hostility toward the United States and Israel. He presented the military strike as a decisive moment, positioning it within a larger prophetic and biblical narrative. The congregation, known for its strong alignment with Israel, heard Hagee emphasize unwavering support for the Jewish state. He declared that the spiritual dimension of the war was paramount, stating that the ultimate victory would be ...

  “57TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” HONORS AND CELEBRATES THE BEST OF BLACK EXCELLENCE, CULTURE, AND STORYTELLING IN A STARSTUDDED EVENING HOSTED BY DEON COLE ON BET & CBS COLMAN DOMINGO HONORED WITH PRESIDENT’S AWARD; VIOLA DAVIS PRESENTED WITH CHAIRMAN’S AWARD; SALT-N-PEPA AND DJ SPINDERELLA INDUCTED INTO NAACP IMAGE AWARDS HALL OF FAME MICHAEL B. JORDAN AWARDED ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR; SINNERS AWARDED WITH OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE PRESENTERS INCLUDED CHASE INFINITI, DELROY LINDO, NAACP PRESIDENT AND CEO DERRICK JOHNSON, HALLE BAILEY, JANELLE JAMES, NAACP CHAIRMAN LEON W. RUSSELL, LIONEL RICHIE, MILES CATON, NICOLE BEHARIE, REGÉ-JEAN PAGE, REGINA HALL, RYAN COOGLER, RYAN MICHELLE BATHÉ, STERLING K. BROWN, AND THE CAST OF TYLER PERRY’S SISTAS IN A TRIBUTE LED BY SAMUEL L. JACKSON, THE “57TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS” HONORED THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF REV. JESSE JACKSON Photo Credit: (Getty Images) LOS ANGELES (February 28, 2026) - Tonight, BET and NAACP proudly celebrated the best in Black...