Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, 74, has passed away. The representative for Texas’ 18th District was known for her gaffes, including alleging the moon was made of gas, and a recent campaign ad that urged people to vote on the wrong date. A fervent anti-Trump Democrat, Jackson Lee once compared the libertarian Tea Party movement to the Ku Klux Klan. She has served in Congress for 30 years.
A statement from her family read: “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas.
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”Her legislative victories impacted millions, from establishing the Juneteenth Federal Holiday to reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. However, she impacted us most as our beloved wife, sister, mother, and Bebe (grandmother). She will be dearly missed, but her legacy will continue to inspire all who believe in freedom, justice, and democracy. God bless you Congresswoman and God bless the United States of America.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) clashed with reporter Alison Steinberg when questioned about her actions during the January 6, 2021, protests, when she was House Speaker.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Speaker Emerita Pelosi and reporter Alison Steinberg.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Shut up!” – Nancy Pelosi
🎯IMPACT: The incident highlights ongoing tensions and disputes over the events of January 6, 2021.
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Democrat Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was confronted by reporter Alison Steinberg in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, questioning her conduct during the January 6, 2021 protests. Steinberg asked if Pelosi was concerned about a newly established January 6 committee potentially holding her “liable” for the day’s events, particularly as she “refuse[d] the National Guard” ahead of the disorder.
The 85-year-old Congresswoman, appearing frail and requiring assistance to walk, initially tried to ignore the questions. However, she eventually whirled around furiously, jabbing her finger at Steinberg and telling her to “Shut up!”
Pelosi denied that she refused the National Guard, alleging that President Donald J. Trump did not send them and accusing Steinberg of pushing “Republican talking points.” However, video footage from January 6, recorded by Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra, shows her admitting, “I take responsibility for not having them [the National Guard] just prepare for war.”
President Trump has also confirmed he wanted to deploy the National Guard in advance of January 6, but that this was resisted by Pelosi’s office due to concerns about the “optics” of having troops at the Capitol.
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi SNAPS at OUR Reporter – Points in Her Face and Hurls Insults
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, has made a successful emergency landing in the United Kingdom after its windshield cracked in midair.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, other passengers, and crew.
📍WHEN & WHERE: October 15, 2025, over the Atlantic Ocean.
🎯IMPACT: The plane dropped to just 10,000 feet before reversing its flight path and heading to the United Kingdom.
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A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, suffered a cracked windshield on the western Atlantic coast of the United Kingdom and had to make an emergency landing.
The plane dropped to just 10,000 feet before reversing its flight path and diverting to the United Kingdom. Fortunately, the War Secretary, his staff, and crew members all landed safely.
BREAKING: Hegseth and staff safe after plane developed a crack in the aircraft windshield.
They’ve landed in the UK and will change planes now.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has amassed $40,000 in his jail commissary account, largely funded by his supporters.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Luigi Mangione, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi’s supporters, and federal and state authorities.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Mangione is currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trials for the December 4, 2024, shooting in Midtown Manhattan.
💬KEY QUOTE: A supporter reportedly wrote to Mangione saying she wants to “bug out on his d**k.”
🎯IMPACT: Mangione’s case highlights far-left support for politically motivated violence, up to and including murder.
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Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has reportedly built up a $40,000 commissary balance while in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The money, according to a jailhouse source, has come largely from supporters. Despite the sizable account, Mangione can only spend $160 per commissary visit. He is said to frequently purchase items like Nutella Hazelnut spread for $4.90, summer sausage for $2.10, oatmeal for $3.65, jalapeño wheels for $3.20, and Velveeta cheese for $3.70.
Sources say Mangione receives between 100 to 200 letters a day, many of them reportedly from women expressing romantic interest. One letter writer allegedly expressed a desire to “bug out on his d**k.” Inside the jail, Mangione’s routine includes morning garbage duty, as well as regular visits with his parents and consultations with his legal team as he prepares to face two upcoming trials, one in state court and another in federal court.
Mangione is charged with the fatal December 4, 2024, shooting of Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan. In the federal case, he is accused of murder with a firearm, a charge that could carry the death penalty if convicted. He also faces a second-degree murder charge in state court.
In September 2025, a New York judge dismissed terrorism-related charges against Mangione, ruling that prosecutors had not proven he acted with the intent to intimidate a population or influence government policy. The murder charge was allowed to proceed.
Mangione’s legal team has argued that state and federal prosecutions for the same incident amount to double jeopardy, though the judge said such a ruling would be premature before the trials take place.
Meanwhile, in the federal case, Mangione’s attorneys are seeking to have the death penalty removed as an option. They argue that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to pursue the death penalty was politically motivated and violated his rights. Bondi, who announced the DOJ’s intent to seek capital punishment in April 2025, described the killing as a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination” and made several public statements that the defense claims were prejudicial.
The defense has also challenged the legal grounds for the death penalty enhancement, questioning whether the accompanying stalking charge qualifies as a crime of violence. Mangione’s legal team has declined to comment publicly on the case. The trials are expected to begin in the coming months.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United States Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a potential landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) case.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Louisiana, the United States Supreme Court, lower federal courts, black voters, and Democratic Party-aligned advocacy groups.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
🎯IMPACT: If successful, Louisiana v. Callais could see Section 2 of the VRA either diluted in terms of its scope of enforcement or declared unconstitutional altogether.
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The United States Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a potential landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) case. Louisiana claims that its forced compliance with Section 2 of the VRA—a permanent, nationwide provision that bans voting practices or procedures that discriminate based on race, color, or language minority status—by federal courts resulting in a remedial congressional map is unconstitutional under the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Black voters and Democratic Party-aligned advocacy groups contend that a 2022 congressional map unlawfully dilutes black voting power by packing most black voters into one district (the 2nd Congressional District) while spreading the rest thinly across others, failing to create a second majority-minority district in the state where black residents comprise about 33 percent of the population. A three-judge federal panel agreed, ruling the map violated the VRA and the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and ordered a remedial map that created a second black-majority district—which critics argue lacks cogerence because of the geographic distribution of black voters.
Louisiana argues that the three-judge appellate panel’s order to create a second majority-minority district is forcing the state to engage in intentional stereotyping and race-based gerrymandering. Further, Louisiana contends that a race-based remedy should only be in response to intentional race-based discrimination.
Notably, Louisiana v. Callais seeks to circumvent pitfalls faced by Alabama’s challenge to the VRA in Allen v. Milligan. On June 8, 2023—in a 5–4 ruling—the Supreme Court ruled that Alabama likely violated the VRA, and upheld a lower court order that forced Alabama to create an additional majority-minority congressional district.
Additionally, the state contends in a previous case, Robinson v. Ardoin, that plaintiffs could only show that a remedial map creates a new Democratic majority district, but not necessarily a majority black voter district. This 1986 case, Louisiana argues, misapplies Thornburg v. Gingles—which set the standard for proving vote dilution claims under Section 2. The state said it believes that Gingles, as implemented in Robinson, creates constitutional problems as it subordinates neutral principles to race-based standards in redistricting.
If successful, Louisiana v. Callais could see Section 2 of the VRA either diluted in terms of its scope of enforcement or declared unconstitutional altogether. However, during Wednesday’s oral arguments, the high court’s liberal wing, along with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, appeared fairly unconvinced of the argument that Section 2 is unconstitutional, suggesting another narrow and limited decision is likely.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Charges against a woman who unfurled Britain’s Union flag from a municipal government building during an anti-mass migration protest have been dropped.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Protester Sarah White, Essex Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on August 31 at Epping Forest District Council, with charges withdrawn ahead of a scheduled court hearing on October 15.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This was an unlawful attempt to intimidate and silence ordinary people who dare to speak out… I will not be silenced.” – Sarah White
🎯IMPACT: The case highlights concerns over the policing of dissent against mass migration and state censorship more broadly.
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Sarah White, a 40-year-old Englishwoman, has had charges against her dropped following her arrest at an anti-mass migration protest outside Epping Forest District Council on August 31. During the protest, White displayed Britain’s Union flag on the steps of a municipal government building, before being escorted away by police.
Essex Police had charged White under the Public Order Act 1986. The force claimed that the arrest was unrelated to her unfurling the flag. Notably, similar denials were issued by the British authorities when they prosecuted Hamit Coskun for burning a Koran in London earlier this year, claiming that he had not been charged because he had burned a Koran, but because the act was “disorderly” in nature—regarded by most observers as a distinction without a difference.
White’s case, scheduled for Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today, was discontinued due to insufficient evidence. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she shared her relief and frustration, stating, “I have now received confirmation from the Crown Prosecution Service that there will be no further action taken against me due to insufficient evidence. The reason there is no evidence is simple: I did not commit a crime.
White called her treatment “unjust” and an effort to suppress dissent against mass migration, saying, “It is unacceptable that dissent is met with force and fear. I will not be silenced. I will continue to stand up—for our freedoms, for women, for children, and for this country.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Olivia Nuzzi, the former New York Magazine correspondent who was dismissed after it was revealed she tried and failed to begin an affair with former presidential candidate turned Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is back in the political gossip limelight with a forthcoming book on the matter.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Olivia Nuzzi, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., New York Magazine, and Vanity Fair.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The forthcoming book was revealed on October 15, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict.” — Nuzzi in a statement last year
🎯IMPACT: According to people close to the project, Nuzzi’s book will cover her extended conversations with Kennedy over the course of a year and is planned for release sometime in 2026.
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Olivia Nuzzi, the former New York Magazine correspondent who was dismissed after it was revealed she tried and failed to begin an affair with former presidential candidate turned Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is back in the political gossip limelight with a forthcoming book on the matter. The 32-year-old. Nuzzi—known to former colleagues as “slutbag”—lied to her magazine Editor-in-Chief David Haskell when pressed on the matter last year and subsequently departed New York Magazine after a review of her work related to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
According to individuals close to the project, Nuzzi’s book will cover her extended conversations with Kennedy over the course of a year and is planned for release sometime in 2026. The controversy surrounding her explicit messaging surfaced in October 2024, ultimately resulting in the end of her engagement to Ryan Lizza, a fellow journalist.
Nuzzi, in a statement last fall, stressed that the relationship was not physical. “The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict,” she said, adding: “I deeply regret not doing so immediately and apologize to those I’ve disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.” For his part, Kennedy, through a spokesman at the time, said that he had encountered Nuzzi just once, during a meeting she had arranged for an interview.
It is alleged that Nuzzi attempted to seduce Kennedy, sending him explicit sexts. The allegations were reinforced by comments from Lizza, whom Nuzzi had unsuccessfully sought a protective order against. Nuzzi has sought to frame coverage of her attempt at engaging in an affair with Kennedy Jr. as a professional hit job against her. She insinuated that Lizza leaked her communications with the former independent presidential candidate with malicious intent. However, she has produced no evidence to support the allegations.
Nuzzi joined Vanity Fair last month as its editor for the West Coast.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Kremlin responded to President Donald J. Trump’s warning about the Russian economy, claiming it has sufficient reserves to achieve its goals.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald J. Trump, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements were made on Tuesday and Wednesday, with comments from Moscow during an energy conference.
💬KEY QUOTE: “As for the Russian economy, it has a sufficient and considerable margin of safety to allow the country’s leadership and all of us to implement the plans that we set for ourselves.” – Dmitry Peskov
🎯IMPACT: Economic conditions in Russia remain a focal point in the broader geopolitical competition between Moscow and the West.
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The Kremlin on October 14 dismissed President Donald J. Trump’s warnings that Russia’s economy is on the verge of collapse due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump claimed that Russia’s military involvement in Ukraine is severely damaging its global image and economic stability, referencing “long lines waiting for gasoline” as a sign of internal strain.
Responding to those remarks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s economy remains resilient. “Russia has considerable reserves,” he claimed, adding that the country’s economic foundation is strong enough to support President Vladimir Putin’s long-term objectives. Peskov also emphasized that Putin remains open to negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.
“As for the Russian economy, it has a sufficient and considerable margin of safety to allow the country’s leadership and all of us to implement the plans that we set for ourselves,” he said.
Amid public concerns about gasoline shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak sought to reassure the Russian public. Speaking at an energy conference in Moscow, he said, “The balance is maintained between production and consumption, and we… are doing everything to ensure that this remains the case.” His comments came after reports of temporary fuel shortages in certain regions, which the government attributes to logistical issues and high seasonal demand.
Despite those assurances, economic forecasts suggest trouble ahead. The Russian government has projected a sharp slowdown in GDP growth, down to just 1.0 percent in 2024, following a stronger performance in previous years. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has gone further, revising its 2025 forecast to just 0.6 percent. Still, Russian officials insist the economy has outperformed many Western nations, including G7 countries, even under heavy international sanctions.
The war in Ukraine continues to strain Russia’s international relationships, particularly with the United States. According to recent reports, the Trump administration has agreed to provide Ukrainian forces with intelligence specifically targeting Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries and pipelines. Kremlin officials argue that Washington and NATO have already been supplying Kiev with intelligence on a regular basis.
The situation has escalated further with renewed nuclear rhetoric. Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and close Putin ally, recently warned that “Russia can use weapons a bomb shelter won’t protect against,” a remark widely interpreted as a threat toward the United States. In response, the Trump administration reportedly deployed nuclear submarines as a show of force.
At the same time, Moscow is expanding its influence beyond the West. Russia recently hosted a Taliban delegation, where Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned against any foreign military return to Afghanistan. The comments came amid reports that Trump is exploring a reoccupation of Bagram Air Base, a move Russia strongly opposes.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced she has received documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy from the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., after U.S. President Donald J. Trump declassified the U.S. government files relating to Kennedy earlier this year.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Anna Paulina Luna, Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev, and the Russian embassy.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Documents were handed over recently at the Russian ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., and are expected to be published in Russia in November.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I have received a hard copy of the report on JFK’s assassination from the Ambassador of Russia… This is of massive historical significance.” – Anna Paulina Luna
🎯IMPACT: The release of these documents could reignite public interest in JFK’s assassination and provide new insights into the historic event.
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Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has announced that she received a report from Russia detailing documents in the country’s possession relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. According to the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C.—which confirmed the handover—the report and documents will be publicly released in Russia in November.
Luna, chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that the 350-page report would be reviewed and translated by experts, including investigative journalist and CIA expert Jefferson Morley, before being made accessible to the public. “I have received a hard copy of the report on JFK’s assassination from the Ambassador of Russia… This is of massive historical significance,” Luna stated.
The Russian embassy noted that the archives were handed over at the residence of Ambassador Alexander Darchiev and included documents originally presented by Soviet representative Anastas Mikoyan at Kennedy’s funeral. The embassy added, “Archive documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination to be officially published in Russia in November… was handed over to Representative Anna Paulina Luna upon her request and the consent of copyholders by the Russian Ambassador.”
JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while traveling in an open-top motorcade in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the killing but was himself shot dead by nightclub operator Jack Ruby before facing trial. The 1964 Warren Commission concluded Oswald acted alone, though conspiracy theories have persisted for decades.
The National Pulse reported in March, when President Donald J. Trump declassified and published the federal government’s remaining JFK files, that several documents suggest potential Russian KGB or U.S. CIA involvement. Intelligence memos in the JFK files reveal that the CIA came to believe with a high degree of confidence that a Soviet embassy officer in Mexico City who met with Oswald shortly before the assassination and reviewed his visa application was a man named Valeriy Vladimirovich Kostikov. Notably, Kostikov was not an actual diplomatic staffer but rather a high-ranking KGB official known for his expertise in targeted political assassinations and training of communist agitators and guerrilla movements across South and Central America.
However, other files brought renewed attention to the death of CIA operative Gary Underhill. According to the documents, an article published by the pro-Soviet, far-left Rampartsmagazine reported that Underhill left Washington abruptly the day after Kennedy’s assassination. He traveled to the home of friends in New Jersey, displaying signs of distress. During his visit, Underhill reportedly confided in his friends that a small group within the CIA was responsible for the assassination, expressing fear for his safety and hinting at a possible need to leave the country.
Less than six months later, Underhill was discovered dead in his Washington apartment, with the coroner ruling the death a suicide.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations into President Donald J.Trump, denying claims of political motivation despite facing a pending congressional probe and possible indictment over his actions.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jack Smith, President Trump, Biden-era Attorney General Merrick Garland, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, and U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: October 2025, at University College London, and ongoing developments in the United States.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The idea that politics would play a role in big cases like this, it’s absolutely ludicrous and it’s totally contrary to my experience as a prosecutor.” – Jack Smith
🎯IMPACT: The former special counsel and spearhead of the former Biden government’s anti-Trump lawfare campaign is facing potential serious legal jeopardy, making his arrogant public comments unusual.
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Former Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith, who led the Democrat lawfare efforts against President Donald J. Trump before they were dropped following Trump’s landslide 2024 election victory, is publicly defending his investigations in the face of a new congressional probe and possible indictment early next year in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Speaking in London, England, last week, Smith claimed his team acted independently and downplayed serious allegations that his goal was to interfere in the 2024 presidential election. “These are team players who don’t want to do anything but good in the world. They’re not interested in politics,” Smith claimed of his special counsel staff. Notably, neither Smith nor his team of investigators received a pardon from former President Joe Biden in the waning days of the Biden White House.
Smith went on to argue that it was “absolutely ludicrous” to imply that his investigations were politically motivated. Appointed by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022, possibly unlawfully, Smith oversaw investigations into Trump’s alleged retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and alleged involvement in the January 6 Capitol riots.
The former special counsel and spearhead of the former Biden government’s anti-Trump lawfare campaign is facing potential serious legal jeopardy, making his arrogant public comments unusual. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has called for Smith to testify behind closed doors by October 28, accusing him of overseeing “politically motivated investigations.”
This includes allegations that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, under Smith’s direction, obtained phone toll records of Republican lawmakers during the January 6 probe. Smith’s team reportedly used a grand jury subpoena for these records, although there is no indication that the lawmakers were targets of the investigation. Meanwhile, the independent Office of Special Counsel has opened an inquiry into whether Smith violated the Hatch Act, a rarely investigated matter for former prosecutors.
Also of concern for Smith is a legal filing from late September, which revealed Miami, Florida’s U.S. Attorney, Jason Reding Quiñones, has empaneled a grand jury in Fort Pierce, where Smith’s document case prosecution against President Trump took place. Set to begin reviewing evidence in an unknown case on January 12, 2026, the grand jury empanelment has led to significant speculation that Smith could be facing prosecution for actions taken during the documents case—including the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new MRP poll conducted by Electoral Calculus for PLMR has revealed significant shifts in voter preferences in the United Kingdom, with Nigel Farage’s Reform Party leading at 36 percent.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Electoral Calculus, PLMR, and polling participants totaling over 7,400 people.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Fieldwork took place online from September 10-18, 2025, across Great Britain.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This poll shows a remarkable fall from grace for the Conservative Party, and exposes where voter priorities lie.” – Kevin Craig
🎯IMPACT: Reform is projected to secure 367 seats, potentially forming a majority government, while the governing Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservatives (Tories) face significant losses.
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Electoral Calculus, commissioned by PLMR, has released an MRP poll forecasting a significant political shift in the United Kingdom. The poll positions Nigel Farage’s Reform Party at 36 percent, far ahead of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party at 21 percent, with the Conservatives (Tories) lagging at 15 percent. This would translate to 367 seats for Reform in the House of Commons, securing an 84-seat majority, while Labour would gain 117.
The poll indicates risks for prominent government ministers, who sit in the legislature in the British political system, with Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) Rachel Reeves, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting potentially losing their seats, alongside former Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Voter priorities ahead of the Autumn Budget include the cost of living and economy (59 percent), immigration (51 percent), and the socialized National Health Service (45 percent). Preferences differ sharply by party, with Reform voters heavily focused on immigration (90 percent) and Labour voters emphasizing the economy and NHS.
Kevin Craig, PLMR’s founder, stated, “This poll shows a remarkable fall from grace for the Conservative Party, and exposes where voter priorities lie. The electorate is demanding action on the economy first and foremost, with concerns around immigration and the NHS still present.”
Martin Baxter of Electoral Calculus noted that “Anti-Reform tactical voting means Reform’s poll lead isn’t as good as it looks”—Labourvoters could back the left-leaning Liberal Democrats or even the Tories to keep out Reform in certain constituencies (electoral districts)—”but the fragmentation of the left-of-centre vote could make things easier for Reform UK.”
Conducted online with over 7,400 respondents, the poll used Multi-level Regression and Post-stratification (MRP) techniques, weighted to reflect the population.
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