Vice President J.D. Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration will create a new assistant attorney general position tasked with investigating fraud across federal programs, beginning with the expanding scandal in Minnesota, which prosecutors say may involve more than $9 billion in stolen taxpayer funds. “This is the person who is going to make sure … Read more
President Donald Trump is seeking nearly $6.3 million from Fulton County, Georgia, in connection with a dismissed case against him, which was pursued by District Attorney Fani Willis. In 2023, Willis indicted Trump under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, alleging that he acted illegally in his efforts to contest the results of … Read more
Federal officials confirmed that two people were shot Thursday afternoon by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, the second such incident in as many days amid a nationwide escalation of federal immigration raids. Law enforcement sources identified the individuals as a 33-year-old Spanish-speaking male and his wife, … Read more
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department will dispatch additional federal prosecutors to Minnesota due to an expanding fraud investigation related to operations run by Somali nonprofits. “The Department of Justice is dispatching a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to reinforce our U.S. Attorney’s Office and put the perpetrators of this widespread fraud … Read more
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday described the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by federal agents as an “act of domestic terrorism,” alleging the woman had been “stalking, impeding, and blocking” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for hours before the incident. Video recorded at the scene shows the woman’s wife, Rebecca … Read more
Republican lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after the Democrat warned that he could deploy the National Guard in response to federal immigration enforcement actions in his state. “Invoke the Insurrection Act. Arrest Tim Walz,” Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., said in a post to X … Read more
Reports Thursday afternoon that Customs and Border Protection agents had shot two people in Portland, Oregon, predictably set off another round of panic and outrage. Coming on the heels of the fatal shooting of anti-ICE activist Renee Good in Minneapolis the day before, the Portland incident was immediately seized upon as further “proof” of federal … Read more
We can officially add Megyn Kelly to the insane clown posse. None of this should surprise anyone, though I’ll admit I held out a sliver of hope that her defense of Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens was rooted in personal loyalty rather than genuine sympathy for their growing flirtation with unhinged, grievance-driven radicalism. That hope … Read more
If you’re looking for the moment woke activism and DEI went fully corporate, Target is a strong candidate for patient zero. The retail giant was among the first major brands to embrace “gender-neutral” restrooms and roll out so-called trans-friendly clothing for children — moves that detonated a consumer backlash, triggered a shareholder lawsuit, and wiped … Read more
Republicans yanked a $1 million earmark from a federal spending bill after it was revealed the money was slated for Generation Hope MN, a Somali-led addiction recovery group operating out of the space above a Somali restaurant in Minneapolis. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced the move, citing concerns about wasteful spending and the lack of … Read more