Bondi fires DOJ staffer who flipped off National Guard in DC — and was seen boasting about it
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'...Secretary of State Marco Rubio "is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Authority (PA) ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly," a State Department spokesman confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon. The Trump administration’s decision marks the first time the U.S. government has denied the Palestinian government permission to attend the U.N. gathering. ...The decision to revoke the visas came after the State Department imposed sanctions on Palestinian officials in the West Bank last month over those leaders’ support for terrorism, "including incitement and glorification of violence." '
'Federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants...U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C....Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, didn’t question the constitutionality of the expedited removal statute, or its application at the border. '
'...The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a 7-4 ruling that the law Trump invoked when he granted his most expansive tariffs — including his “reciprocal” tariffs — does not actually grant him the power to impose those levies. ...The appellate court paused its ruling from taking effect until Oct. 14, in order to give the Trump administration time to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.
Trump later Friday attacked the appeals court as “Highly Partisan” and asserted that the Supreme Court will rule in his favor.' ...The four dissenters said they disagreed with the majority’s conclusion on the question of the tariffs’ legality.
And the dissent said the plaintiffs had not justified their argument for a summary judgment in their favor.
'...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that he has directed Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to formally establish a joint, interagency task force to counter hostile unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones. ...'
'The letter carrier escaped, and her relatives helped police track the suspect down. ...CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man will spend 15 years in prison for hiding in a USPS worker's mail truck and trying to sexually assault her on Chicago's Southwest Side back in October 2022.
Cesar Ramirez pleaded guilty to aggravated kidnapping...'
'...Ahed Tamimi, who rose to prominence as a teenager when she slapped an Israeli soldier on camera, has also praised Adolf Hitler and promised to drink the blood of Jewish civilians...'
'...In response to allegations that Cook committed mortgage fraud, Bessent noted that Cook had not denied the allegations.
“There are two kinds of people — there are people who think that President Trump is putting undue pressure on the Fed, and there are people like President Trump and myself who think that if a Fed official committed mortgage fraud, that this should be examined, and that they shouldn’t be serving as one of the nation’s leading financial regulators,” he said. “And what we haven’t heard from Miss Cook is we haven’t heard her say ‘I didn’t do it.’ We haven’t her say ‘I didn’t do it.'”...'
'...Thursday's arrests in Washington, D.C., during the Trump administration's federal crime crackdown included a suspected member of the brutal Salvadoran street gang MS-13.
"Just yesterday we made 40 arrests, took 5 more illegal firearms off our streets, and had 36 ICE arrests—including a suspected MS-13 gang member," Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X Friday morning.
Thursday's arrests bring the total to 719 since President Donald Trump announced his effort to federalize the D.C. police...'
'...FireAid announced that it would distribute the money it raised 'equitably,'...Millions of dollars raised to help victims of the 2025 California wildfires have ended up in the coffers of unrelated nonprofits pushing a variety of progressive causes ...Some of the groups that have received funds explicitly exclude white people from their services, while others advertise programs for illegal aliens.'
'...Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods...'
'...National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., will now carry weapons for personal protection and are allowed to carry out law enforcement duties, defense officials announced Friday. ...'
'...focused on potential classified documents agents believe Bolton may still possess, according to one source...Fox News Digital later spotted agents at Bolton's Washington, D.C., office removing boxes and Bolton was seen in the lobby. The searches are focused on potential classified documents agents believe Bolton may still possess, according to one source.'
'...The seasonably adjusted unemployment rate in Washington, D.C., was the highest in the nation for the third straight month, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
D.C.'s jobless rate reached 6% in July...'
'...Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, in D.C. Authorities said Jones traveled from New York to D.C., where she was taken into custody after she made a "series of threats on social media in which she threatened to kill President Trump."..."Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution," Pirro wrote alongside her post on X. "Make no mistake—justice will be served."...'
'...The Office of Personnel Management has officially canceled this year’s version of the signature survey that assesses governmentwide satisfaction and engagement levels of federal employees. In a memo distributed to agency chief human capital officers on Friday afternoon, obtained by Federal News Network, OPM said after initially only delaying the survey, it has now fully scrapped plans to conduct the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. ...'
'...Records revealed in the suit from police sergeant Charlotte Djossou showed that department leadership directed subordinates to file theft and violent crimes as lower-level offenses...'
'... * Roderick Watson, 57, of Woodstock, Maryland, who worked as a USAID contracting officer, pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official;
* Walter Barnes, 46, of Potomac, Maryland, the owner and president of PM Consulting Group LLC doing business as Vistant (Vistant), a certified small business under the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) contracting program, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official and securities fraud;
* Darryl Britt, 64, of Myakka City, Florida, the owner and president of Apprio, Inc. (Apprio), a certified small business under the SBA 8(a) contracting program, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official; and
* Paul Young, 62, of Columbia, Maryland, the president of a subcontractor to Vistant and Apprio, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official. ...
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'...The Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Nassau County Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested 21-year-old illegal alien Elias Wilfredo Serrano Bonilla of El Salvador, 19-year-old Edras Daniel Velasquez Giron of Honduras, and 20-year-old Jeffrey Bladimir Valladares Archaga of Honduras — all of whom have are MS-13 gang members — in the sanctuary state of New York.
ICE agents have lodged detainers against all three MS-13 gang members in the hopes of getting custody of them if they are released from jail at any time. ...'
'The ability of Democrats to lie with abandon and ...At the top of the food chain of liars is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Now that Trump is pushing to make D.C. safe, Schumer has hit the stump to lie. ...He pointed out that Schumer doesn’t walk anywhere by himself. Why? Schumer is a leader in the Senate. He has multiple armed Capitol Police as his protection detail, 24/7. ...'
'..."Their average homicide rate has doubled in the last 10 years. They used to average less than 100 homicides. Now they average over 200," Gamaldi said, a claim which is backed up by the city's own data.
"And it's because you have a radical element on that city council that has defunded their police. They have embraced revolving door criminal justice policies. And frankly, they treated the hardworking men and women of law enforcement in that town like crap. So, of course, they need help. You have to do something...'
'...CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - JULY 2025
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in
July, after rising 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months,
the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent in July and was the primary factor in the all items monthly increase. The
food index was unchanged over the month as the food away from home index rose 0.3 percent while the food at home
index fell 0.1 percent. In contrast, the index for energy fell 1.1 percent in July as the index for gasoline
decreased 2.2 percent over the month.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in July...'
'Three quarters of this rise was concentrated in four localities – New York City, Chicago, Massachusetts, and Denver – where large inflows ...Data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicate an unprecedented 43 percent increase in the number of people residing in homeless shelters in the United States between 2022 and 2024, reversing the gradual decline over the preceding sixteen years. Three quarters of this rise was concentrated in four localities – New York City, Chicago, Massachusetts, and Denver – where large inflows of new immigrants seeking asylum were housed in emergency shelters. Using direct estimates from local government sources and indirect methods based on demographic changes, we estimate that asylum seekers accounted for about 60 percent of the two year rise in sheltered homelessness during this period, challenging media and policy narratives that primarily attribute this rise to local economic conditions and housing affordability. ...'
'..."I'm not just a federal employee, but I'm also a resident of the District. And so on both counts, I'm really thrilled that the president is taking action to protect all of the citizens who live here, all the workers who live here," Dhillon said. "This is a crisis that's overdue. And I'm grateful to the president for prioritizing safety here in the nation's capital."...'
'...President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that Washington, D.C., will be “liberated” from the crime that has been plaguing the Democrat-run district.
"LIBERATION DAY IN D.C. WE ARE TAKING OUR CAPITAL BACK!!!"..."Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR. I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people, are OVER! I quickly fixed the Border (ZERO ILLEGALS in last 3 months!), D.C. is next!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT"'
'...Voluntary retirements and resignations are expected to trim 30,000 Veterans Affairs workforce positions by the end of September, forgoing plans for potential forced resignations this fiscal year to meet administration goals to reduce the size of government, department leaders announced Monday. ...'
'...Democrat New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has reportedly taken a step that exposes the double standards of the far-left political class by using private security to protect himself while simultaneously calling to defund the police. ...'
'...The Department of Justice has opened a grand jury investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James over her office’s handling of lawfare against then-candidate Donald Trump leading up to the 2024 election, several outlets reported Friday. ...'
'...here’s the truth: nobody laid out a real, concrete, workable roadmap for eliminating illegal immigration in California.
So, let’s get all the way real.
That means facing the facts, taking the heat, and showing up anyway.
California’s Illegal Population: Bigger Than Most States
2.6 million.
That’s how many illegal immigrants live in California, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly one in four of the illegal immigrants in America is in this state.
Over 800,000 are in Los Angeles County alone. That’s my backyard.
This shadow population is entrenched in agriculture, food service, factories, construction, and domestic labor. It’s driven down wages and erased fairness — not just for legal immigrants, but for all working-class Americans. ...'
'... State Sen. Analise Ortiz, a Phoenix Dem, admits she ‘shared information about ICE’ — an act that a DHS official says ‘looks like obstruction.’...Arizona State Sen. Analise Ortiz shot back at a LibsOfTiktok post accusing the Phoenix Democrat of “actively impeding and doxxing” immigration enforcement officials. The far-left lawmaker has posted alerts from local groups sharing locations of ICE agents attempting to apprehend illegal immigrants. The LibsOfTiktok post, which copied ICE Director Tom Homan and the Department of Homeland Security, urged federal officials to charge Ortiz. ...'
'...“This is a war. We are at war. That’s why the gloves are off, and I say, bring it on,” Hochul said.
“Democrats are leading New Yorkers into peril by pushing for political ‘war.’ That’s how desperately Democrats crave big government tyranny and migrants replacing us,” Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) said in response. ...'
'...The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent migrants from bribing citizens to gain legal status via fake marriages. ...'
'Teamsters president Sean O’Brien accused then-Vice President Kamala Harris of pressuring his union for an endorsement...He described one off-putting encounter a Teamsters leader had with the 2024 presidential candidate in a photo op line:
"So, Joan goes in the line and Joan says, 'I'm Joan Corey. I'm a vice president with the Teamsters Union,' and [Harris] pointed her finger at Joan and said, 'Teamsters better get on board,' and so Joan says, 'Excuse me?' 'Yeah, Teamsters better get on board. I don't know why you haven't endorsed me yet.' So she comes back, and she tells me this, and I'm like, 'The nerve!'"...O’Brien paraphrased her closing as essentially telling the union leadership, "‘Listen, I’m going to win with you or without you.’"
"And it was like such a smug answer, like, okay, and that turned the majority of the people in that room off her," he said. O’Brien then described their postmortem of the meeting, noting that many in the union leadership were turned off by Harris’ smug demeanor and body language.'
'...Delia Ramirez, whose husband is a DACA recipient and defines her marriage as "mixed-status" on a campaign website, apparently made the controversial remarks this past weekend at what the Daily Caller has described as a "radical" summit organized by the director of an "anti-American organization."
“I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American,” she told the group while speaking in Spanish, according to the outlet's translation.
The Daily Caller informs us that they "confirmed the translation of her statement with multiple Spanish speakers."...'
'...10 individuals have been subpoenaed for closed-door depositions from August to October. These include former Attorney General Merrick Garland, former Attorney General William Barr, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; former FBI Director James Comey; former special counsel Robert Mueller; and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
The Republican-led committee is seeking testimony from these officials about their roles at the DOJ and FBI during the criminal investigations into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. ...'
'...Ratcliffe revealed that he and FBI Director Kash Patel "will be declassifying additional documents that showed just how sinister the FBI was in amplifying Hillary Clinton's Steele dossier as real and credible to be included in the intelligence community assessment."
"There will be more to come," he vowed. "And I think that people should expect that the Trump administration will continue to shed transparency, and light, and truth."
"There is no question: This was the greatest political scandal of our lifetime," he added, calling it a "stain on our country that should never happen again." ...'
'...The action reflects Trump’s efforts to protect the U.S. from foreign threats to national security and the economy by securing "fair, balanced and reciprocal trade relationships," the White House said.
Enten said that Trump's immigration policies factor into Trump's significant influence as well. ...How about net migration in the United States? Get this, it's down. It's going to be down at least 60%. We may be dealing with, get this, negative net migration to the United States in 2025," Enten said.
He continued, "That would be the first time there is negative net migration in this country in at least 50 years. We're talking about down from 2.8 million in 2024. So Donald Trump has always run on tariffs, and he's running a hawkish line on immigration. '
'...Check out our latest high-profile and worst of the worst arrests to get a closer look at the criminal aliens we’ve recently taken into custody. Each of the illegal aliens you see here has been convicted or accused of heinous crimes that put the American public at risk — but they’re currently in ICE custody or have already been removed from the United States....'
'...The carrier began search efforts after receiving reports of a possible sailor overboard, officials said in an earlier statement.
The sailor’s identity is being withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification, per Navy policy....'