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In a quiet Washington suburb, a married couple thought they were raising their three children in a safe and supportive community. Instead, they say they found themselves locked in a years-long battle with school officials and state policies over their daughter's gender identity. The couple spoke anonymously to Heywire News.According to the parents, their 10-year-old daughter was assigned one of her elementary school therapists after she reportedly spoke to a classmate about harming herself. Over the next few months, the parents were left in the dark by the school, not receiving any information on their daughter's progress, they claimed. 'The school was hiding things from us, the teacher was hiding things from us.'One day, the therapist finally informed the parents, but it was not what they expected to hear. "[The therapist] was using male pronouns and a different name to explain to me that our daughter wanted to come out to us as a boy, and she was giving us a few days to process this," the mother said.According to Washington state law, all school districts must adopt a policy that prevents employees from disclosing "a student's transgender or gender nonconforming status to ... the student's parents" unless the student consents.Traumatized by the news and worried for their daughter's future, the parents decided on homeschooling. Years later, she returned to school as a high school freshman.RELATED: Librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ propaganda away from kids — and seals her fate The choice to allow the girl to attend public school again would only end up worsening the situation. “The school was hiding things from us, the teacher was hiding things from us. … There were other students that were working against us,” the mother said. A staff member in an after-school program even provided the girl with a burner phone and set up a host family so that she could run away from home, the parents claimed.“They had devised a plan for her to run away. Adults planning with the child to take them from the parents. And hide them and allow the state to control them,” the father exclaimed to Heywire on the brink of tears.Since Washington state law allows minors seeking gender-related treatment to remain in a licensed youth shelter for up to 90 days without parental permission, the father decided to uproot his family and move across the country to the East Coast in fear of losing control of his daughter. “The state can house your child, not divulge any details as to their location, physical health, mental health. You’re essentially separated from your child, and the state knows where they are, but the parents don’t. That was the primary concern,” the father explained.He added, “There’s a lot of kids that we know and families that we know that have been torn apart by this. Not only in our neighborhood, but in the county, in the state. I mean we're not a one-off here. This has become pervasive."Vicki Murray, the director of the Center for Education at the Washington Policy Center, focuses her research on school choice and parental rights in education. In a statement to Blaze News, Murray said, "When there is a real concern about a student's safety, mandatory reporting and child welfare protocols are the appropriate mechanism — not a blanket policy of withholding information from parents. ... Outside of documented safety concerns, the default should be transparency with parents."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A star pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers would not bow to gay Pride on Friday night, marking another instance of what has become a consistent occurrence for the organization for the last few years.The Dodgers' 2026 Pride Night against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium was not without controversy, but the most contentious moment was saved for the end of the game. 'Blake Treinen is not a team player.'In a year when MLB teams have significantly toned down home-game promotions of certain sexualities — most teams are simply offering special ticket packages — the Dodgers opted to wear hats that celebrate transgenderism, among other things, for the fifth straight year.However, the team's progressive celebrations hit a bump in the road of total compliance when pitcher Blake Treinen entered the game in the ninth inning. "Blake Treinen's coming in!" the announcer said as Treinen entered the game.As he jogged out to the mound, it was obvious to all that he was wearing a standard Dodgers cap, devoid of special themes. Viewers were apparently triggered over the idea that the 37-year-old wouldn't simply comply."Imagine hating gay people so much that you refuse to wear a hat with a rainbow on it," one viewer wrote on X.RELATED: LA Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen puts Christian faith front and center ahead of World Series: 'Make heaven crowded' Popular baseball account "Not Gaetti" said fans should be horrified that Treinen won't put the rainbow hat on."Whatever your beliefs, it should horrify you that a guy who gets paid $11,000,000 per year can't be bothered to wear his employer-assigned uniform for the 5 minutes he spends in the ballgame," the fan wrote. "Blake Treinen is not a team player."These comments don't represent everyone's views, though, especially not all Dodgers players or fans.Recently retired Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was famously outspoken about the Pride Nights and even chose to write a Bible verse on his rainbow hat last season.Kershaw had taken issue with the celebrations for years, speaking out against the team inviting the highly controversial and anti-Christian activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in 2023. Kershaw said at the time he felt the group was making fun of his faith.The group's invitation to Dodger Stadium also spawned a massive protest in response.RELATED: Justin Bieber confesses Christian faith in candid livestream Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images The Dodgers debuted their Pride hats in 2022, and interestingly, although Treinen has played on the team since the tradition began, this was the first time he pitched on a Pride Night. Treinen was injured during the 2022 and 2023 events and simply wasn't put into the games in 2024 and 2025.Last year, Treinen made headlines for a different kind of political activism when he wore a message in support of Charlie Kirk after Kirk was assassinated during a campus tour stop in Utah. Treinen's hat read "Charlie Kirk" across the side, with a cross on both sides.Treinen pitched one-third of an inning on Friday. The Dodgers won 1-0 on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Donald Trump joined Kristen Welker of NBC News' "Meet the Press" in a Wisconsin barn for an interview that aired on Sunday, covering a wide range of topics, including the war in Iran, Israel's escalating attacks against Lebanon, the economy, and the prospect of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates.It became unmistakably clear nearly 40 minutes into the interview that the American president's patience had been sapped by Welker's incessant needling and contradictions.'You know that these elections are rigged.'Late in the interview, Trump defended his proposed "Anti-Weaponization Fund," which would provide compensation to victims of government weaponization, making whole those who've "been hurt so badly by radical left lunatics that worked for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe."Welker — whose approach does not appear to have undergone any refinements following her humiliating interviews with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — responded both by concern-mongering about restitution going to certain Jan. 6 protesters and by pushing back against the president's characterization of ex-FBI Director James Comey as a "dirty cop."The NBC News talking head proceeded to claim, repeatedly, that the president's narrative regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, protests was baseless. Welker stated that there was "no evidence" that there were FBI agents ushering Jan. 6 protesters into the Capitol; "no evidence" that there were "dirty cops" on the scene; and "no evidence" that the Biden administration had sent innocent people to prison.RELATED: Spencer Pratt’s 40,000-vote lead vanishes in Los Angeles mayor race as California continues counting ballots Alex Wong/Getty ImagesWelker then attempted to pivot to a different subject, but Trump refused to let her have the last word on the matter."There's a lot of evidence," said Trump. "Listen to me: There's tremendous evidence. There's nothing but evidence.""Well, it's not been presented in a court of law," said Welker. Trump, unfazed by Welker's many interruptions, stated, "The election was rigged. It was a dirty election — and it's happening again right now in California."Welker tested Trump's patience again only to find that she had exhausted it.After she said there was no evidence of improprieties in the California elections, Trump said, "They’re crooked just like you're crooked, your press is crooked. And 'Meet the Press' is crooked.""To be fair, I'm not crooked," said Welker. "But let's continue.""Really? Well, you play right into their hands then," said Trump. "You're either crooked, or you're stupid.""You play right into their hands with this stuff. You know that these elections are rigged," continued the president. "Your network knows that they're rigged. Do you know that I won an election in a landslide, and I got 94% bad press. You know why I got that? Because you have no credibility."The sputtering talking head's attempts to salvage the interview proved to be in vain as Trump was properly incensed."Your elections in this country — we're like a third-world country. Your elections are crooked, and you're crooked, and 'Meet the Press' is crooked," said Trump. "And so is ABC and CBS and CNN. You're one-sided, crooked networks. Let's call it quits. I've had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time."Welker complained about having to travel "all the way" to Wisconsin for the interview and pleaded with Trump to stay. After leaving her with some advice — "straighten out your press" — the president rose to his feet, stepped on his lapel microphone, and marched off.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Will artificial intelligence disrupt and revolutionize the betting industry moving forward?Some companies are looking to answer that question ahead of the 2026 World Cup, by compiling data and feeding it through AI agents.'Are soccer fans better off with AI rather than simply going with the odds?'One such company fed Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 over 1,200 data points to predict every match in the World Cup and determine the outcome.The analysis from Action Network delivered 57 pages and more than 19,000 words on who would win which match, mapping out an entire bracket for soccer fans.AI predictionsUsing "international form, World Cup history, squad market value" and "coach profiles," the in-depth look from Claude had France as the winner over Argentina in the final.World Soccer Talk took a similar approach with Google Gemini and included analysis of style of play, performance under certain climates, squad depth, and manager performance. The AI spit out Spain as the most likely winner of the tournament. However, asking Gemini for a simple prediction straight up would have garnered the same outcome, with Spain winning 2-1 over France.RELATED: FIFA president reveals why World Cup tickets are so expensive — because they can be FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images Microsoft CoPilot figured the consistency, "elite depth," and pipeline of talent were reasons enough to predict France as the likely winner, according to AS.An "unusually strong blend of factors" such as prime-age talent and an "established possession-based system" were among the factors ChatGPT gave to place Spain as the likely winner for 2026, in a 2-1 win over France.The only AI to go slightly off-the-board was Grok, which cited "unmatched" squad depth coupled with elite attackers as the reason why Brazil will likely win the tournament, 2-1 over France.AI versus the houseBy using either complex analyses or even simply posing the question to chatbots, are soccer fans better off with AI rather than simply going with the odds?The short answer is no.Gamblers will steal lean with their intuition and real-life knowledge of the teams, and while these reports could assist in completing a bracket, casual or for-fun bettors are just as well off to go with the favorites.Most odds-setters have listed Spain and France as neck-and-neck favorites to win, typically around +450.RELATED: Computers are now depreciating slower than cars — the reason is enraging Luke Hales/Getty Images Grok going with Brazil to win it all — which is listed as the fourth or fifth favorite behind England and sometimes Argentina — is the only outlier of the popular chatbots that did not go with a favorite.What this likely means is that the information that is publicly available and provided to the chatbots is essentially the same; this is not the same as an NFL team using their own internal scouting data to find their next draft pick — this is chatbots farming the same data used by odds-makers and coming to similar conclusions.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!