Author: DCNF

Nicole Silverio is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan unintelligibly shouted at President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he brought up illegal immigration. Trump asked members of Congress to stand if they agreed that the U.S. has a duty to protect American citizens over foreign nationals. While the president admonished lawmakers who did not stand, Omar and Tlaib angrily shouted over him.“[Democrats] are blocking the removal of these people out of our country and you should be ashamed of yourself,” Trump said while the congresswomen shouted. https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/2026517019235942735?s=20…

Katelynn Richardson is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation. One of the “key participants” in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack has been arrested by the FBI, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday. The suspect Zubayr Al-Bakoush, who landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 3 a.m. on Friday morning, faces charges for murder, terrorism and arson, among others, Bondi said. https://twitter.com/cspan/status/2019788530570961385?s=20 “From day one, Kash and Dan would sit in meetings and say, ‘We’re going to get him,’” Bondi said. “And they did.” The alleged terrorist “will face American justice on American soil,” Bondi said. “Hillary Clinton famously…

Jack Cowhick is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. A flyer posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota tells residents they can “fight ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] without any risks.” Minneapolis Spring, a leftist X account, posted a picture of the flyer on Wednesday claiming residents “have no excuses” and “will get away with it,” referring to injuring or inconveniencing federal law enforcement. https://twitter.com/mpls_spring/status/2019075770610835814?s=20 The flyer tells residents to “overtighten lug nuts” and “strip spark plugs,” claiming “it is your right to make mistakes.” The flyer also mentions losing paperwork, preparing food incorrectly and giving agents decaf instead of regular…

Harold Hutchison is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation Federal agents arrested former CNN host Don Lemon Thursday night in Los Angeles on charges reportedly related to the storming of an evangelical church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lemon covered the Jan. 18 incident where anti-ICE rioters stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, claiming he was engaging in journalism. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, confirmed Lemon was taken into custody in a statement sent to multiple media outlets. “Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards,” Lowell’s…

Anthony Iafrate is with the Daily Caller News Foundation President Donald Trump stated Saturday his administration will not intervene in the intensifying protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement occurring in Democratic-run cities — unless the cities’ leaders ask it to. The president wrote in a lengthy Saturday afternoon post to Truth Social that he instructed Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem — who oversees both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol — “under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots…

Jore Venture and Anthony Iafrate MINNEAPOLIS — Chaos erupted Saturday on the streets of Minneapolis shortly after a Border Patrol agent reportedly fatally shot a man possessing a firearm and two magazines, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2015131400706707736?s=20 In video footage exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, a green armored vehicle is seen barreling down the streets of the city as protesters began to surround and touch it, with some giving it the middle finger and others shouting, “Fuck ICE [Immigration Customs and Enforcement]!” One protestor, wearing a headscarf, appears to grab the vehicle’s mirror,…

Hudson Crozier is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation An anti-deportation protester who dared Attorney General Pam Bondi to arrest him for crashing a Sunday church in Minnesota is now in custody, Bondi said Thursday. William Kelly was seen on video with a crowd invading and loudly disrupting a service at Cities Church in St. Paul over allegations that the pastor worked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Bondi described the protest as an attack on congregants’ religious liberty and announced multiple related arrests, including Kelly’s, in Thursday X posts. “So, you know, Pam Bondi, you want to…

Nicole Silverio is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation President Donald Trump said at the World Economic Forum Wednesday that the U.S. wants to acquire Greenland to build a Golden Dome missile defense system. Trump has continued to aggressively push the Kingdom of Denmark to hand over control of Greenland to the U.S. and plans to impose tariffs on European countries while they continue to push back. The president said during the event in Davos, Switzerland, that the U.S. intends to build the Golden Dome for international and national security purposes. “All we want from Denmark for national…

Former CNN host Don Lemon defended left-wing rioters who disrupted an evangelical church service Sunday believing a pastor was connected to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a livestream broadcast. Riots in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area are occurring as opposition to ICE’s enforcement operations was intensified after an ICE agent ambushed by three illegal immigrants wounded one of them Wednesday. The incident follows another ICE agent fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good during a Jan. 17 “targeted” immigration enforcement operation. Lemon broadcast footage of the protest, including his arrival at Cities Church in Minneapolis, about 40 minutes into a six-and-a-half-hour livestream. “Everybody has to be willing…

Jason Hopkins is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation The deportation officer involved in a deadly shooting in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 allegedly suffered internal bleeding from the incident. Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fired defensive shots at a protester who allegedly attempted to drive over him, suffered internal bleeding in his torso, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The new details follow rampant criticism from Democrats over the incident and demands that the agency leave Minnesota. The agent allegedly shot 37-year-old…

Jason Cohen is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams died on Jan. 13 at age 68 after publicly revealing his severe prostate cancer diagnosis on his “Coffee with Scott Adams” daily live-streamed show on May 19. Adams had suggested on the Jan. 1 episode of his show that the first month of the new year could be his last. His death followed a brief hospital stint in December when he dealt with complications like lower-body paralysis. “I talked to my radiologist yesterday … and it’s all bad news. So the odds of me recovering…

Emily Kopp is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation Pop star Zara Larsson, a Swedish national, declared her “love” for criminals and a litany of leftist causes — as well as her hatred for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — in a rambling Instagram story Saturday. The “Lush Life” and “Can’t Tame Her” songstress, 28 wrote in the social media post, “I love criminals,” as well as “immigrants,” “trans people,” “abortions,” “queers,” “slutty women,” “contraception” — adding at the end of the list, “I f*cking hate ICE.” Larsson, a multi-platinum recording artist who boasts nearly 10 million…

Nicole Silverio is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation Vice President J.D. Vance held a briefing on Thursday at the White House where he defended the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot a 37-year-old woman during an operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The agent shot Renee Good while she blocked the street with her vehicle and began to drive off when the officers approached. Vance criticized the media for framing Good as a peaceful protester who got murdered by the officer, indicating that the agent acted in self-defense. “You people in the media, not everybody in this…

Melissa O’Rourke is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation American forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker flying a Russian flag Wednesday following a weeks-long pursuit of the vessel after it attempted to evade the blockade of Venezuela. “The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro,” U.S. European Command confirmed on social media Wednesday morning. https://twitter.com/US_EUCOM/status/2008897287691399504?s=20 The Marinera, formerly known as the Bella 1, attempted to evade the U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela while flying a false flag, CBS News…

Nicole Silverio is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson said on Monday that he is grateful that President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro did not result in complete regime change. Carlson argued on “The Tucker Carlson Show” that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez acting as the interim president will help bring some stability and ensure the Venezuelan government is pro-American. Trump told reporters on Saturday that Rodriguez was sworn in to run Venezuela temporarily until a “judicious” transition can take place in the country. “I’ll just tell you…

Ashley Brasfield is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic Minnesota Gov. and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s two terms have been marked by blunders and fiascos. Walz announced Monday that he will not seek a third term, concluding a tenure defined by COVID-era policies, “gender-affirming” legislation, questions about his past record, and failures to prevent widespread fraud and abuse of government programs. (RELATED: Tim Walz Drops Out Of Governor’s Race After Somali Fraud Scandal, Blames Trump) Among Walz’s earliest and most contentious actions were his COVID-era restrictions, which ranked among the strictest in the nation. ‘In…

By Nicole Silverio of the Daily Caller News Foundation Nick Shirley, the viral YouTuber who exposed the fraud happening at Somali daycare centers in Minnesota, took credit for Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s resignation from the 2026 gubernatorial race. While Walz faced national scrutiny for his handling of fraud, Shirley posted a 42-minute documentary on Dec. 26, which found that nearly a dozen Somali daycare centers funded by taxpayer dollars were not actually providing services. In response to the governor accusing Shirley of being a “conspiracy theorist” who broke into daycare centers, Shirley posted on X that he “ended” Walz’s…

By Jason Hopkins of the Daily Caller News Foundation Law enforcement officials arrested a man outside Vice President J.D. Vance’s Cincinnati home early Monday morning. The U.S. Secret Service and Cincinnati police responded to the vice president’s home after a man allegedly caused damage to his property, the federal agency confirmed. The incident occurred at Vance’s East Walnut Hills house, in which the Secret Service was called shortly after midnight after someone was reportedly seen running around in the area. The suspect allegedly broke several of Vance’s windows before being detained by federal law enforcement. “An adult male was taken…

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, passed away at the age of 35 on Tuesday from acute myeloid leukemia. Schlossberg disclosed her illness in an essay for The New Yorker on Nov. 22, sharing that her doctors gave her less than a year to live. She is survived by her parents, Edwin Schlossberg and Caroline Kennedy, her husband, George Moran, and her two children. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the family said in statement posted by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. https://www.instagram.com/p/DS5cxd6E2p_/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=f584e321-3236-46cd-bf63-d4d4ef753869 Doctors discovered her cancer on May 25, just hours…

Iran declared the Royal Canadian Navy a “terrorist organization” Tuesday in retaliation for Canada giving the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) the same designation in 2024. Iran said in a statement announcing the designation that Canada was acting “contrary to the fundamental principles of international law” by naming the IRGC a terrorist group, according to the Times of Israel. The IRGC has been responsible for multiple attacks on Western forces in the Middle East, and Iran has long supported other terror groups abroad. Iran did not specify any course of action against the Canadian Navy in their statement, according to reports. The Royal Canadian…

Fox News host Bret Baier put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the spot Monday, confronting him with questions about corruption allegations swirling around Kyiv as the United States continues to bankroll Ukraine’s war effort. Zelenskyy met Sunday with President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss a proposed 20-point peace plan, after which Trump said they joined multiple European leaders on follow-up calls during a joint press conference. As talks between the two presidents moved forward, Baier pressed Zelenskyy during an interview on “Special Report with Bret Baier” about lingering concerns over corruption, citing raids tied to an alleged $100 million kickback scheme…

After passing major tax cuts earlier this year, Republicans are laying out a broader affordability agenda they hope will start paying off for voters in 2026. Affordability has emerged as one of the most potent political issues heading into the 2026 midterms, but Republicans find themselves underwater on economic messaging despite unified control of Washington. GOP leaders argue that recently enacted tax cuts — paired with forthcoming changes to healthcare, housing, and interest rates — will soon deliver tangible relief. While 74% of Republicans say they are optimistic about the economic outlook for next year, the overall public remains less confident, with 57%…

YouTuber Nick Shirley posted video Friday showing multiple purported Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota, including one which reportedly received $4 million in taxpayer funds, which did not immediately appear to have any children there. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the FBI would surge additional agents to Minnesota to investigate allegations of fraud raised on social media, including by Shirley. Shirley, for example, posted a photo of one purported day care center, which displayed a banner identifying it as “The Greater Learing [sic] Center.” “We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day,” Shirley claimed in a viral X post Friday. “Like it and share it around like wildfire! [It’s]…

Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan praised Somali migrants in the state during a visit to a market in a video posted on YouTube Thursday. President Donald Trump announced in November that he would end “Temporary Protected Status” for Somalis in the state in response to allegations of welfare fraud and said that the influx of refugees had “destroyed our country.” Flanagan, who wore a hijab, a head covering worn by some Muslim women, during her visit to the market, held a microphone during the video posted by Somali TV of Minnesota. “Salam Alaikum. My name’s Peggy Flanagan. I am the Lieutenant Governor of…

After its Christmas break concludes, Congress is set to return in January with a host of unfinished business that could shape the political terrain of 2026. A short-term funding bill that ended the historic government shutdown in November expires on Jan. 30. Legislators have yet to implement healthcare reform following a new public focus on affordability in a GOP-controlled Congress bracing for the 2026 midterm elections. “When I became the majority leader, I made it very clear that I was committed to funding the government through the regular order of consideration of appropriations bills, not through an omnibus or long-term [continuing resolution], oftentimes written behind closed doors,” Senate…

A federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the corruption case against a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and her predecessor, former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked and could not reach a verdict. Federal officials arrested Linda Sun — a former aide to Hochul — and her husband, Chris Hu, in Sept. 2024 on allegations that they acted on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. A federal jury in Brooklyn failed to reach a unanimous verdict Monday on all 19 counts against Sun and…

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul released the latest edition of his annual “Festivus” report Tuesday detailing over $1 trillion in alleged wasteful spending in the U.S. government throughout 2025. The newly released report found an estimated $1,639,135,969,608 total in government waste over the past year. Paul, a prominent fiscal hawk who serves as the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said in a statement that “no matter how much taxpayer money Washington burns through, politicians can’t help but demand more.” “Fiscal responsibility may not be the most crowded road, but it’s one I’ve walked year after year — and this holiday…

Hunter Biden told podcaster Shawn Ryan in an interview that aired Monday that former Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York City “concocted” the laptop that was the subject of an October 2020 New York Post report. Twitter locked multiple accounts, including the New York Post’s and the personal account of then-White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany for sharing the bombshell report about emails from the laptop reportedly abandoned by Biden at a Delaware computer repair shop. During Monday’s episode of “The Shawn Ryan Show,” Biden gave the host an elaborate explanation as to why the laptop was “fabricated.” “What I can tell you…

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced on Monday that it will acquire the data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash and “the assumption of debt.” Though Google already owns a majority stake in the company, the deal will further support the Big Tech company’s build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure while keeping Intersect’s operations separate, according to Alphabet. As America’s energy demand climbs while projected AI data center needs skyrocket, Big Tech has been searching for reliable electricity sources — with some companies looking to resurrect nuclear plants. “Intersect will help us expand capacity, operate more nimbly in building new power generation in lockstep with new…

A Montgomery County, Pa., elementary school principal is on administrative leave Friday after admitting he used antisemitic language, Philadelphia-area media outlets reported. After leaving a voicemail for a parent, Principal Phillip Leddy of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School allegedly went on the antisemitic rant while using profanity after he thought the phone had been hung up, Fox 29 reported. During his diatribe to another staff member, Leddy allegedly used the phrase “Jew camp,” claimed that the parent in question was probably an attorney and had “Jew money” while also repeating an antisemitic conspiracy theory about Jews and banks, according to a statement by the…

Federal prosecutors alleged Thursday that Minnesota may have lost billions of dollars to fraud in its Medicaid program, the latest development in an ongoing investigation. As much as half of the roughly $18 billion Minnesota has spent since 2018 on 14 Medicaid programs particularly vulnerable to abuse may have been siphoned off by fraudsters, according to U.S. Assistant Attorney Joe Thompson. Thompson made the remarks as prosecutors announced additional charges in the ongoing investigation of the “staggering, industrial-scale” fraud engulfing the state. “The fraud is not small. It isn’t isolated. The magnitude cannot be overstated,” Thompson said. “What we see in Minnesota is not a handful…

The man who was sought in connection with a mass shooting at Brown University is also suspected to have killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, a federal prosecutor said. Authorities found Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, in a Salem, N.H., storage unit Thursday, where he is believed to have committed suicide, Fox News reported. United States Attorney Leah Foley of the District of Massachusetts said during a Thursday night press conference that in addition to being the main suspect in the shooting at the Ivy League school that left two students dead, Neves-Valente was also believed responsible…

The House of Representatives rejected a bipartisan attempt Wednesday evening to reign in President Donald Trump’s authority to use force against Venezuela. Lawmakers voted 211 to 213 against a war powers resolution that would have blocked Trump from using military force against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. The failed vote comes a day after Trump designated the Maduro regime as a foreign-terrorist organization and ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela. Under U.S. law, Congress can restrict the president from using military force against a country or entity without the legislative branch’s explicit approval. The…

Twenty House Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues Wednesday to rebuke the Trump administration on federal union organizing. The bipartisan legislation, spearheaded by retiring moderate Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden, restores organized labor benefits for nearly a million of federal employees across major government agencies. A small group of Republicans worked with Democrats to circumvent House Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on the measure. The legislation passed 231 to 195 with 20 Republicans crossing party lines to reverse Trump’s crackdown on federal unions. The defecting GOP lawmakers include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania, Don Bacon of Nebraska,…

A member of the Goffstown, New Hampshire, school board claimed that allowing a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter would cause violence during an October meeting in which the club was ultimately approved in a unanimous vote. Since the Sept. 10 assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, the conservative student organization has received over 100,000 inquiries about starting chapters in high schools and colleges. The TPUSA chapter at Goffstown High School was one of five clubs up for approval during the board’s Oct. 6 meeting, which resurfaced on social media. (RELATED: Parent Lights Into Virginia School Board For Trying To Halt TPUSA Chapter) “I’m going…

The Trump administration on Monday rolled out a $12 billion relief package, funded by tariff revenue, aimed at farmers who have been hammered by depressed crop prices and a sharp drop in exports. Roughly $11 billion of the funding will flow through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, which will offer one-time bridge payments to growers of major row crops, including soybeans, corn, wheat, rice, and cotton. The remaining funds will be directed to producers of specialty crops that fall outside the FBA program. “What we’re doing is we’re taking a relatively small portion…

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared to suggest Sunday on CBS News that the victims of a massive COVID relief fraud scheme in the state — in which nine-in-ten of those charged were Somali — were other Somali. During an appearance on “Face the Nation,” Omar told host Margaret Brennan it is “frustrating” to her that people do not acknowledge Minnesota’s Somali community is “upset” about the COVID relief fraud — which reportedly resulted in taxpayer money winding up in the hands of a Somali radical Islamic terrorist group. The scheme’s alleged perpetrators “stole nearly $1 billion” from a nonprofit…

Democrats on Thursday proposed a three-year extension of the soon-to-expire enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies despite the measure’s near-certain failure to secure the votes needed to pass. As part of the deal to end the record-setting shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered Democrats a floor vote on their healthcare proposal, scheduled for Dec. 11. Although bipartisan talks have explored possible compromise on the enhanced subsidies — originally enacted in 2021 by Democrats without a single Republican vote — the plan announced by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has no chance of winning GOP support, multiple Republican senators told the Daily Caller News…

Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner expressed bitterness on Thursday about President Donald Trump’s administration celebrating the capture of the man suspected of placing pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic national headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021. Trump administration officials took credit for identifying the suspect, Brian Cole, at a Thursday press conference, asserting they simply used the same information former President Joe Biden’s administration had. Warner criticized the Trump administration on MS NOW’s “Katy Tur Reports” for not catching the suspect sooner, although the Biden administration did not nab him for four years.  (RELATED: Rachel Maddow Spins New…

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is bringing the United States closer to war with Venezuela. Paul, a leading critic of foreign intervention, has sharply criticized Trump’s continued strikes on alleged drug traffickers and warned the president against pursuing regime change. Trump declared Venezuelan air space to be closed over the weekend, ratcheting up his pressure campaign against dictator Nicolás Maduro, whom the White House views as an illegitimate leader. “I think most of this is a prelude to war with Venezuela. All of this is a lead up,” Paul told reporters…

An Indian man accused of killing two individuals in a horrific highway crash entered the United States unlawfully under the Biden administration. Rajinder Kumar, who was arrested in late November for allegedly causing a fatal accident along an Oregon highway, is an Indian national who entered the U.S. unlawfully in 2022 before obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. The highway accident in Oregon was just the latest fatal crash allegedly caused by an illegal migrant truck driver released into the country by the Biden administration and given…

Democratic Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot’s office will not seek the death penalty against an illegal immigrant charged with beheading a motel manager with a machete in front of his family in Dallas, prosecutors told a court in November. Yordanas Cobos-Maritnez was indicted on a capital murder charge after allegedly beheading Chandra Nagamallaiah on Sept. 10, Fox 4 reported. The DA’s office claimed that Cobos-Martinez’s status as an illegal immigrant could complicate efforts to secure the prosecution, according to the Times Of India, but said a final decision would not be made until Jan. 8, 2026. “Based on our investigation and my…

White House border czar Tom Homan predicted Sunday the Trump administration will deport the majority of Third World migrants due to vetting challenges. Two National Guardsmen were shot Wednesday, allegedly by an Afghan national brought into the U.S. under the Biden administration. The attack prompted President Donald Trump to announce in a Thursday post on Truth Social that his administration would “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries.” Homan said on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Third World nations could not be relied upon to provide accurate information for vetting migrants. “[T]hese Third World nations, they don’t have systems like we do. So, a lot of these Afghanistans,…

The White House debuted a new page on its website Friday aimed at lambasting media outlets over “fake news” coverage of Trump administration actions. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the new website with a Friday post on X. “The Trump @WhiteHouse is holding the Fake News accountable like never before,” she said. https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1994546150087540947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1994546150087540947%7Ctwgr%5E87164aad560577fa8de27fbcbc6471490c2ff2bd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycallernewsfoundation.org%2F2025%2F11%2F30%2Fwhite-house-launches-offender-week-site-targeting-biased-media-fake-news%2F The website, at the time of publication, lists CBS News, The Boston Globe, and The Independent as the “Offenders of the Week” for their supposedly biased coverage of Trump calling out a video by the “Seditious Six” congressional Democrats who apparently sought to undermine the military’s chain of command if so-called…

President Donald Trump announced that one of the two West Virginia National Guardsmen who was shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C., succumbed to her wounds Thursday. West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and West Virginia Air National Guard Andrew Wolfe were allegedly attacked at the Farragut West Metro Station in Washington, D.C., roughly a mile from the White House by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the United States in September 2021 after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan. Beckstrom’s wounds were described as fatal on Thursday, according to The New York Times, as confirmed by her father before her passing. (RELATED: Jeanine Pirro Provides…

United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia said during a Thursday press conference that two West Virginia National Guardsmen shot in Washington had been “sworn in” less than 24 hours before they were attacked. The National Guardsmen, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, were allegedly shot with a Smith and Wesson revolver at the Farragut West Metro Station in Washington, D.C., roughly a mile from the White House by Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Pirro’s office confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that Beckstrom and Wolfe had been deputized by the United States Marshals Service Tuesday. “I also…

As the holiday season arrives, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs. Though the Trump administration has worked to unlock more reliable energy resources, several stressors on the American power grid mean that ratepayers will continue to see electricity costs rise, according to multiple reports and energy sector experts. Aging energy infrastructure, the proliferation of data centers, rapid transition policies and increased electrification are all filtering into shocking totals on utility bills, research from the Institute for Energy Research (IER) shows. CEO of the American Energy Institute Jason Isaac points right to the past administration in his analysis. “Americans may finally feel relief at the pump, but…

President Donald Trump on Monday teased that “something good” could be on the horizon in the Ukraine peace deal as Thursday’s deadline looms, but hedged with a warning not to “believe it until you see it.” Trump shared his comments at the conclusion of talks between Ukrainian and American negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday, saying there is now a “refined peace framework” to propose to Russia. The 28-point plan initially shocked European allies, who alleged the measure would be tantamount to Ukraine’s full capitulation to Moscow’s demands. “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and…

A female clerk working alone on the overnight shift has been fired by 7-Eleven for shooting a man trying to strangle her during a Nov. 13 incident, according to local media. Authorities say Stephanie Dilyard, who was working at an Oklahoma City location of the convenience store chain, declined to accept a counterfeit $100 bill from 59-year-old Kenneth Thompson, who reacted violently to the refusal. Dilyard described the incident to Oklahoma-based KOKH Fox 25. “He threatened me, and said he was gonna slice my head off, and that’s when I tried to call the police. He started throwing things at me, came…

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell launched his governor bid Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, portraying himself as the Golden State’s “protector” against President Donald Trump. Swalwell’s leap into the crowded race for California’s governor’s mansion comes shortly after Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte handed the Department of Justice (DOJ) a criminal referral alleging Swalwell engaged in mortgage and tax fraud. The Democrat and former prosecutor has represented a portion of the Golden State’s Bay Area in Congress since 2013, and has established himself as a prominent foe of the president. “Our state, this great state, needs a fighter and a protector.…

The U.S. economy added 119,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Thursday morning. The hotly-anticipated September jobs report comes on the heels of job growth slowing in August, with the U.S. economy adding just 22,000 nonfarm payroll jobs that month, the BLS reported on Sept 5. Moreover, the U.S. unemployment rate changed little in September at 4.4%, compared to 4.3% in August, according to the BLS’ report. The American economy was projected to add 50,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September, with the unemployment rate expected to remain steady at 4.3%, according to CNN. The September jobs report notably faced a six-week delay due to…

Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin posted a video to social media Tuesday morning in which she and five of her congressional colleagues called for the military and the intelligence community to “stand up” to President Donald Trump’s administration. The half-dozen Democratic lawmakers who took part in the video titled, “Don’t give up the ship,” had all served as military or intelligence officers. In her X post of the video, Slotkin stated the lawmakers seek to “directly” tell service members and intelligence personnel that the “American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.” “We know you are under…

President Donald Trump snapped at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey when she pressed him about the files surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in resurfaced video from Friday while aboard Air Force One. After Trump had answered one of her questions, Lucey attempted to ask about Epstein’s newly released email in which he alleged that Trump knew about his sex trafficking operation and knew the victims. The email emerged after House Democrats released documents on Wednesday in an attempt to tie Trump to Epstein. “Quiet! Quiet, piggy,” Trump told Lucey as he tried to take another reporter’s question. https://youtu.be/9LcBiPnvqPc Trump cited the…

A handful of Republicans are bucking President Donald Trump on bargaining rights for federal workers. Five House Republicans have signed a discharge petition to force a vote on overturning a Trump administration order and restoring unionization rights for thousands of federal employees. The move is a notable break with the president and effectively circumvents Speaker Mike Johnson, who has resisted calls from Democrats to bring the legislation to the House floor. The five Republicans who signed the discharge petition include: Mike Lawler and Nick LaLota of New York, Brian Fitzpatrick and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania and Don Bacon of Nebraska. A…

President Donald Trump on Sunday night called on House Republicans to vote to release files related to deceased pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Trump’s call for the majority party in the lower legislative chamber to vote to release the files came as just four House Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, and Nancy Mace of South Carolina — signed onto a discharge petition to release the files along with all House Democrats. With the Nov. 12 swearing-in of Democratic Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva, the petition reached the required 218 signatures to advance to…

A pair of Democrat-appointed judges temporarily paused the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal migrant truck drivers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday issued an administrative stay against the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) emergency rules against non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs), with two judges voting for the stay and one judge voting against it, according to court documents. The ruling will, for now, allow many illegal migrant CDL holders to remain on American highways.   (RELATED: DHS Says Man In Viral Video Faked Seizure To Delay Deportation Of Wife Who Stabbed Coworkers) “The purpose of this…

The top secret June 2025 B-2 Bomber strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was launched from Whiteman Air Force base, which shares a fence with a foreign-owned trailer park linked to a convicted fraudster with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence ties. The Knob Noster Trailer Park in rural Missouri is located less than a mile from the runway of “the world’s only nuclear-capable stealth bomber.” Business filings and social media posts reveal the RV park is one of several properties near U.S. military interests acquired by a web of shell companies, which are ultimately owned by a couple who live in Canada and…

Local prosecutors charged a Mexican man currently serving as mayor of a small American city with unlawfully voting multiple times in U.S. elections. Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Wednesday charged Jose Ceballos, a Mexican national and mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, with three counts of voting without being qualified and three counts of election perjury, according to a press release from his office. The announcement marks the latest instance in which state officials allegedly caught a foreign national of voting, thanks in part to a database system bolstered by the Trump administration. “In Kansas, it is against the law to vote…

Anti-Trump attorney George Conway celebrated the former Justice Department employee who threw a footlong Subway sandwich at a United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent Thursday with a musical tribute to the tune of a Bob Marley song. A Washington, D.C., jury acquitted former DOJ employee Sean Dunn on a misdemeanor assault charge despite the incident being caught on videoand testimony from CBP agent Gregory Lairmore testifying that he “could smell” the onions and mustard from the sandwich. Conway adapted the music of “I Shot The Sheriff” and released a video of him playing the song shortly before Dunn’s acquittal. “I threw the sandwich, but I did not…

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey blocked legislation that would withhold lawmakers’ paychecks until the government shutdown ends. Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott asked for unanimous consent Thursday afternoon to pass his No Budget, No Pay Act on the Senate floor, prompting an objection from Markey. The debate over lawmakers’ pay comes as many federal employees, including congressional staffers, are reporting to work despite missing their paychecks during the 37-day shutdown. “If he’s willing to defer his paycheck, why wouldn’t he allow my bill to pass that all of us should defer our paychecks until government gets open again,” Scott said…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on a collision course with President Donald Trump over nixing a longstanding legislative tool to end the 36-day government shutdown. Thune, who pledged to defend the filibuster on Day One of his leadership tenure, reiterated on Wednesday that Republicans would not scrap the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to end the shutdown. The majority leader argued that allowing most legislation to pass at a simple majority threshold would help Democrats enact a far-left agenda the next time they wield power in Washington. He also added that Republicans simply do not have the votes to scrap the filibuster. “The…

“The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sunday published the final long-form interview that Charlie Kirk conducted, during which he and his guest, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rob Henderson, discussed Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s harmful beliefs. Kirk recorded the roughly 80-minute interview with Henderson shortly before he was assassinated on Sept. 10, according to the description of the episode. They discussed the concept of “luxury beliefs,” which are elitist views that do not affect elites, but hurt average Americans, particularly focusing on Mamdani as an example. LISTEN: “They talk about Zohran Mamdani as the avatar of luxury beliefs, the ‘success sequence’…

Brennan attempts to look smarter than he is by wearing glasses – Screenshot MSNBC

A member of Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s staff has been fired following his arrest on charges of drug trafficking and unlawful firearm possession. Lamar Cook was arrested Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at the Springfield State Office Building, where he worked as deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts office, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. Investigators intercepted multiple packages containing “suspected cocaine” that were intended to be delivered to the government building. Healey described Cook as a “proven [leader] with deep ties to Western Mass” when he was hired in April of 2023. Cook pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Springfield District Court…

The Senate approved a resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Wednesday evening, dealing a symbolic blow to the president’s trade policy. Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined Democrats in terminating a national emergency declaration justifying the tariffs on Canada. The vote comes after the upper chamber successfully terminated Trump’s 50% tariffs on Brazil on Tuesday evening with five Republicans crossing party lines. Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis voted in favor of toppling Trump’s Brazil tariffs, but opposed curtailing the president’s authority to levy tariffs…

Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, a self-avowed socialist, has seen his lead greatly shrink over the past month, with just over a week to go before Election Day on Nov. 4, according to a Suffolk University poll released Monday. Mamdani received the support of 43.8% of likely voters polled — 10 points ahead of independent candidate and former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who polled at 33.6% — with Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailing at 10.8% and 7.2% of respondents undecided, according to the survey. A previous Suffolk University poll conducted in mid-September showed Mamdani with a landslide lead, garnering 45.0% of…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the midterm elections, is under fire for supporting taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, rolled out a new ad on Tuesday morning slamming the Maine Democrat for expanding health care for illegal migrants during her tenure as governor. The 30-second video, first shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, comes as Republicans have argued that Democrats have shut down the government in part to provide free health care to illegal immigrants. WATCH: https://youtu.be/FdRd3TVr-3E “In a world where Janet…

A College Republicans chapter is facing criticism for disavowing its own guest speaker who gave a passionate speech in which he called for young conservatives to be “willing to die” to save America. Boston College Republicans hosted conservative podcast host Nick Solheim during its Oct. 20 chapter meeting. Solheim delivered a speech urging chapter members they “need to be willing to be killed” while still condemning political violence, according to multiple reports. Solheim’s remarks prompted the chapter’s executive board to issue a statement denouncing their invited guest’s comments days later. The chapter then hosted a Democratic member of Congress on Thursday, according to The…

Republican lawmakers are pushing for permanent fixes to address the startling number of illegal migrant truckers wreaking havoc on American highways. In response to a growing number of fatal accidents caused by illegal migrant truck drivers, the Trump administration has mandated tougher English standards on commercial drivers and demanded state officials tighten their handling of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs). While similar reforms have been rolled back in Democratic administrations, lawmakers in Congress are touting bills that would keep these changes locked in place long after President Donald Trump leaves office. “Allowing illegal aliens to operate commercial trucks on our roads is…

An alleged Chinese drug lord responsible for trafficking thousands of pounds of fentanyl was arrested and extradited to the U.S. after an elaborate escape attempt from house arrest in Mexico. Zhi Dong Zhang, known as “Brother Wang,” was extradited by Mexican authorities to the U.S. after fleeing house arrest, escaping first to Cuba and then to Russia under a false identity. Zhang allegedly trafficked thousands of pounds of cocaine and fentanyl into the U.S. while also being a key supplier to Mexican drug cartels for precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has labelled Zhang as a Consolidated…

Maine Rep. Jared Golden, one of the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection in 2026, faces an uphill climb in his quest for a fifth term, according to new polling. A survey from Pine Tree State Poll released Thursday shows Golden, 43, trailing former Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage, 77, 49% to 44% among likely voters. Golden’s poor polling performance comes as he is facing a serious primary challenge from the left for the first time in his career and national Republican groups are pouring money into the race to flip his seat red. Golden represents the most GOP-leaning district currently held by a Democrat,…

Former Republican New Hampshire Sen. John E. Sununu will make another run for his old seat which he held from 2003 to 2009, and the GOP hopes to flip in the midterms. Sununu, 61, declared his candidacy for New Hampshire’s 2026 Senate race on Wednesday morning to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who had defeated him in 2008. The former senator said he wants to return to Washington to “lower the temperature” and “get things done” in a campaign announcement video mentioning the economy, the county’s piling debt and healthcare costs as three of his top priorities. To advance…

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Middle East aide Jared Kushner intel that contradicted assessments of key mediators suggesting Hamas would agree to Trump’s peace deal, Witkoff said in an interview on “60 Minutes” Sunday. Witkoff told “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl that while mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey were expressing confidence to the U.S. that Hamas was ready to accept key concessions and agree to Trump’s deal, the CIA was providing intel reports that conveyed the opposite view. Despite the contradictory intel, Witkoff and Kushner pushed forward and ultimately got Hamas to agree to…

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance touched down Saturday afternoon at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to witness a full-force amphibious demonstration marking the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has emphasized strengthening America’s military and restoring its professional and physical standards to usher in a new era for the men and women serving the nation. The Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) joined the vice president — a former Marine himself — and more than 15,000 Marines, sailors, and veterans to celebrate the Corps’s legacy with what officials said was the…

Socialist New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani suggested at a debate Thursday that he would not defund the New York Police Department (NYPD) if elected in November’s election. This, after Mamdani was pressed about his 2020 social media post calling the department “racist” and “anti-queer.” Mamdani appeared to say he would support the Big Apple’s law enforcement officers, and he downplayed his past anti-police rhetoric. He also took a jab at his opponent, former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose administration saw an increase in nursing home deaths after the implementation of COVID-19 pandemic policies. “As much as Andrew Cuomo…

President Donald Trump and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced a major update on Wednesday about the administration’s sweeping crackdown on crime. Patel announced that through Operation Summer Heat, officials have made 8,629 arrests, seized 2,261 firearms, 421 kilograms of fentanyl, and nearly 45,000 kilograms of cocaine between June 24 and September 20, 2025. There was also an 86% increase in arrests of violent criminals in comparison to former President Joe Biden’s administration. In seven months, federal law enforcement arrested a record of 28,600 violent criminals, Patel said. “This is what happens when you take out the…

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raged at a LindellTV reporter on Wednesday who asked if she is concerned about being found liable for not deploying the National Guard on Jan. 6, 2021. President Donald Trump previously asserted that Pelosi turned down his offer to deploy 10,000 troops to the Capitol ahead of the Stop the Steal rally. Outside of the Capitol, Pelosi turned around and pointed a finger in the reporter’s face in response to a question on whether the newly formed January 6 subcommittee would find her liable for allegedly refusing the National Guard’s presence at the Capitol that day. “Congresswoman…

Almost all Senate Democrats voted down a bipartisan effort to reopen the government on Tuesday as the funding lapse hit the 14-day mark. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the vast majority of his caucus rejected a clean bipartisan funding measure, arguing Republicans must address rising healthcare costs in the government funding bill. Republicans have consistently argued that they will not negotiate unrelated healthcare policy until Schumer supplies the votes to end the shutdown. The failed vote was the eighth time that Schumer has led his caucus in rejecting the House-passed continuing resolution (CR). The clean CR contains no partisan…

Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk, read an emotional birthday message from her daughter to her late husband Tuesday during a posthumous award ceremony. On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom after he was assassinated while debating students and others at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. During the ceremony, Erika Kirk told supporters that her message is for them to “be the embodiment of this medal” and “stand courageously in the truth.” “Before I close, I’ll share with you that I asked our daughter what she would like to…

Major global asset managers including BlackRock and Blackstone have been looking to buy power utilities across America in a move that some industry insiders warn could harm consumers, raise electricity costs and advance a climate-driven energy agenda. In recent months, Blackstone reportedly sought regulatory approval to buy utilities in New Mexico and Texas all while a BlackRock-led group won approval Friday to purchase a major utility in Minnesota. While BlackRock and other huge asset managers have distanced themselves from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment practices in recent years, some energy experts and consumer advocates that spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation are concerned that…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer commended President Donald Trump on Monday for brokering the Middle East peace deal to end the Israel-Hamas war and release the 20 living Israeli hostages held by the terrorist group. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected lawmaker, now joins fellow Democrats such as Bill and Hillary Clinton in crediting Trump and his administration for organizing the peace agreement. The statement comes just hours after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson bashed Congressional Democrats for being “strangely silent” on the peace negotiation and refusing to accredit Trump for securing the hostage deal. “Today is a wonderful day. Finally, finally, finally, the last living…

Multiple pro-Palestine hecklers disrupted former Vice President Kamala Harris’s book tour Saturday in Chicago as she promoted her memoir, “107 Days.” While Harris talked about her book with journalist Michael Norris, one woman stood up and began screaming that Harris supported the genocide in Gaza, prompting several people calling on security to escort her out of the event, video posted to social media shows. Security soon followed through and removed her from the event. “Your legacy is genocide!” the woman said. “This is what you did. You paved the way for everything that is currently going on.” https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1977263822160138372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1977263822160138372%7Ctwgr%5E95e36286dc7ee95184727b6f3eebfde84a4d8e06%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycallernewsfoundation.org%2F2025%2F10%2F12%2Fkamala-harris-book-tour-derailed-hecklers-protestors-gaza-war-crimes%2F Harris responded that…

Executive Branch agencies initiated another round of mass firings of federal employees Friday as the government shutdown stretches on. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced another round of reductions in force (RIFs) would begin Friday following a failed vote by the Senate to reopen the government. Over 4,100 employees have been laid off since then, according to a recent court filing from the Department of Justice (DOJ). https://twitter.com/russvought/status/1976686105199268177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1976686105199268177%7Ctwgr%5Ee9ee0f8eee7031d17df861952e35fca01907eec9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycallernewsfoundation.org%2F2025%2F10%2F11%2Fexecutive-agencies-russ-vought-order-shutdown-layoffs-federal-employees-reduction-force-justice-department%2F RIF notices swept Friday through the Department of Health and Human Services, with between 1,100 and 1,200 employees laid off “across multiple divisions,” according to the DOJ. “All HHS employees receiving reduction-in-force notices were…

(Bingjiefu He, CC via Wikimedia Commons)

The Senate approved its annual defense policy bill Thursday, ending weeks of gridlock over the massive $879 billion package and marking a rare move in approving major legislation during a government shutdown. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $879 billion in funding for the U.S. military and directs national defense strategy, passed in a 77-20 vote late Thursday night. In a flurry of activity, the Senate passed seven amendments to the legislation last night, rejecting another nine in the process. With the bill’s passage, the House and Senate armed services committees can now begin the process of reconciling…

Is the push and pull in the energy and climate regulatory environment hurting the ability for companies to finance and complete energy projects in the United States? The head of Shell in the United States, Colette Hirstius, said she believes it is in a recent interview.“I think uncertainty in the regulatory environment is very damaging,” Hirstius said, adding, “However far the pendulum swings one way, it’s likely that it’s going to swing just as far the other way.” Hirstius was addressing the moves made by the Trump administration to slow the progress of the offshore wind industry, which was the crown jewel of the…

Chinese illegal immigrants are obtaining commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) and landing jobs in the U.S. trucking industry with support from a Chinese government-linked network, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered. The Chinese American Trucker Organization USA Inc. (CATOU) is a New York-based nonprofit trade organization registered as a 501(c)6 that has allegedly helped over 1,000 Chinese students obtain CDLs and has a 100% pass rate, according to its business filings, social media posts and website. Videos posted on social media by an individual who crossed the U.S. southern border illegally shows they were able to rapidly obtain California CDLs after taking courses taught by CATOU instructors. The public safety concern presented by truckers with unknown…

Screengrab C-SPAN

A messy Democratic primary is buoying Republican hopes to flip a purple House seat during the midterms. Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap announced his candidacy for Maine Democrat Rep. Jared Golden’s seat on Monday, setting the stage for a bitter primary fight that could help Republicans unseat the four-term incumbent. Dunlap is expected to run against Golden from the left and has hammered the incumbent for his willingness to work with Republicans on some issues. “What I’ve heard from folks is they think we can do better. They’re unhappy with our current situation,” Dunlap told Notus in an interview. “You know, Jared…

Jay Jones on left, credit: Adnan Masri/Wikimedia Commons

The U.S. military blew up another cartel boat off the coast of Venezuela, notching one more successful strike against drug trafficking in the continuing operation in the Southern Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday on X. The strike, which occurred in the early morning Friday under U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), killed all four males aboard a ship sailing in international waters, Hegseth said in the announcement. The bombing adds to a growing list of strikes against the violent criminal cartels trafficking drugs into the United States that have taken place since President Donald Trump designated them Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). “Our intelligence, without…

Americans’ trust in the media has slumped to an all-time low, according to a Gallup survey released Thursday. Nearly seven in ten Americans say they don’t trust the press — a finding underscored by recent controversies over coverage of the Charlie Kirk assassination and the murder of a Ukrainian on a light rail in North Carolina. Just 28% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in newspapers, television, and radio to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly” compared to 31% last year, according to a Gallup survey released Thursday. By contrast, 34% say they have…

Palestinians are growing impatient with Hamas as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens and the terrorist organization has yet to accept the terms of President Donald Trump’s peace deal, Gazans told the New York Times (NYT). Residents in the Gaza Strip told the NYT that Hamas has dragged the region’s people into a grueling war that has devastated thousands of regular people’s lives since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Hamas has until Saturday at the latest to accept or deny the proposed peace plan after Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the terms on September 30. “Hamas must say yes to…

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday a slew of new personnel fitness and grooming directives going after “fat general” and “beardos” in the military. The new directives will require all military members to pass two fitness tests a year, regardless of rank, and to meet the highest combat standards previously reserved only for men, Hegseth said during his speech at Quantico to senior military leaders. He also announced he would strictly enforce grooming standards for all military members, with exceptions for special operations forces. Hegseth made elevating standards a top priority of his tenure after years of declining standards often intended to lower barriers to…

The White House released their 20-step plan to bring peace to the Gaza Strip Monday, which includes the demilitarization of Hamas and the release of all remaining hostages. The plan would call on Hamas to release the remaining hostages within 72 hours of agreeing to the plan, while also providing a framework for a gradual Israeli withdrawal and the institution of an Arab authority to govern the territory. However, if Hamas does not agree to the proposal, the U.S. would assist Israel in continuing its military operation in Gaza to wipe out Hamas. The plan comes after months of failed negotiations to…

President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 100% tariff on “any and all” movies produced outside the U.S. Trump shared the announcement on his Truth Social platform, arguing that the U.S. film industry is falling behind international competitors. The president first floated the idea of a movie tariff in May, ordering federal agencies to begin evaluating the measure. “Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing ‘candy from a baby,’” Trump wrote. “California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit! Therefore, in order to solve this long time,…

A shooter opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Wednesday morning in Dallas, Texas, and has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem reported “multiple injuries and fatalities” from the shooting but noted the situation is ongoing in a Wednesday X post. “While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them,” Noem said. “It must stop.” Local police responded to an assist officer call at about 6:40 a.m. on North Stemmons Freeway and found that a shooter had fired at the ICE…

(Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, via Wikimedia Commons)

(Screenshot/Senate Judiciary Committee/C-SPAN 3)

(Screenshot/WICS ABC 20)