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January 27, 2025
Politics

Here’s a List of The Incredible Amount of Work From Trump’s First Week.

In just one week, President Trump has taken more than 300 executive actions, securing more than a trillion dollars in U.S. investment, overseeing a significant drop in illegal border crossings, deporting criminal illegal alien rapists, gang members, and suspected terrorists, and restoring common sense to the government.

The following information provided by the Trump White House presents a stark difference between his predecessor, and even eclipses his first term, flying in the face of critics from both left and right who suggested a second Trump term would be either “lame duck” or that the President was simply “too old” to hit the ground running.

SECURING THE HOMELAND:

  • Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support.
  • A National Border Emergency has been declared.
  • Construction resumed on the U.S./Mexico border wall.
  • Deportation flights of criminal illegal aliens ramped up.
  • U.S. military troops are being deployed to assist in securing the southern border, while the Coast Guard is surging assets to the Gulf of America.
    • U.S. Northern Command: “Active-duty Marines and Soldiers continue to deploy and are integrating with @USNationalGuard forces already along the border and working together with the @DHSgov and @CBP.”
  • The so-called “CBP One” app — which “paroled” more than one million illegal immigrants into the country — was shut down.
  • The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the parole status of illegal aliens who were allowed into the country under the Biden administration.
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies began targeted operations in cities across the country to enforce immigration law, preserve public safety, and get criminals out of our communities.
    • Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks: “USBP agents and the U.S. Coast Guard apprehended an aggravated felon aboard a small boat in open waters near Puerto Rico. Biometric checks identified Dominican Republic national Ramon Perez-Valdez, who has a conviction for aggravated felony robbery involving a gun and a prior deportation. Additionally, officials will repatriate the 41 undocumented non-citizens on the boat to their home country.”
    • Breitbart News: “President Donald Trump’s administration arrested 538 illegal aliens on Thursday, ranging from child predators to gang members and a suspected terrorist.”
    • Fox News: “Between midnight Jan. 21 and 9 a.m. Jan 22, a 33-hour period, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested more than 460 illegal immigrants that include criminal histories of sexual assault, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, drugs and weapons offenses, resisting arrest and domestic violence.”
    • The Washington Times: “ICE arrested 10 Tren de Aragua gang members, more than 400 criminals in one day”
    • New York Post: “Trump’s ICE raids turn up pedophiles, gangbangers, and NY-based suspected terrorist as 538 migrants arrested: ‘Heinous crimes’”
    • Fox News: “Trump’s ICE racks up hundreds of arrests, including illegal immigrants arrested for horror crimes”
    • Fox’s Bill Melugin: “ICE has arrested three more Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members, all of whom were previously caught and released at the border by the Biden administration in 2023.”
    • ICE: “Pablo Beningo Calva-Deamonte, a Mexican national with three DUI convictions, faces removal after his arrest by @ERODenver officers Jan. 22. The criminal alien has already been removed from the U.S. twice.”
    • ICE: “Jose Roberto Rodriguez-Urbina, an alleged MS-13 gang member, faces removal after his arrest by @ERONewYork on Jan. 22. He’s wanted in El Salvador on extortion charges.”
    • ICE: “Adan Pablo-Ramirez, a Mexican national with 2 DUIs, faces removal after his arrest by @EROChicago on Jan. 22. He has an existing removal order from 2019.”
    • New York Post: “Feds round up 50 Tren de Aragua members at ‘makeshift nightclub’ in Aurora, Colorado as DEA, ICE hit cities across US”
    • DEA Rocky Mountain: “#DEA agents, @HSIDenver @ERODenver @ATF_Denver & local partners conduct an early AM operation targeting drug trafficking & members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). Drugs, weapons, and cash were seized in Adams County. Nearly 50 illegal aliens were taken into custody.”
    • Fox News: “ICE arrests nearly 1,000 illegal aliens during sixth day of Trump administration”
  • Encounters with illegal aliens at the southern border have “plummeted” as Border Patrol agents are once again allowed to enforce the law.
    • NewsNation’s Ali Bradley: “Border Patrol agents will once again be engaging in pursuits with suspected human and drug smugglers down here at the southern border … The practice was essentially prohibited under the Biden Administration.”
  • The Department of Homeland Security reinstated use of the term “illegal alien.”
  • The Department of Justice announced it will take action against so-called “sanctuary cities” for obstruction of U.S. law.

UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY.

  • A National Energy Emergency has been declared to unlock our full energy potential and bring down costs for American families.
  • Every one of the Biden administration’s job-killing, pro-China, anti-American energy regulations have been rescinded.
  • Americans have been empowered with choices in vehicles, showerheads, toilets, washing machines, light bulbs, and dishwashers.
  • The job-killing Green New Scam was terminated.
  • The United States withdrew from the disastrous Paris Climate Agreement, which unfairly ripped off our country.
  • New federal leasing and permitting for massive wind farms, which degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American consumers, have been paused.
  • Bureaucratic regulations, which impeded Alaska’s ability to develop its vast natural resources, have been reversed.
  • Offshore drilling has been opened to “drill, baby, drill.”
  • The Biden-era electric vehicle mandate was terminated.
  • The Department of Energy ended the Liquefied Natural Gas pause and returned to regular order.

INVESTMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE:

  • President Trump announced the largest Artificial Intelligence infrastructure project in history with $500 billion in planned private sector investment.
  • Saudi Arabia declared its intention to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years.
  • After meeting with President Trump, Stellantis announced it will reopen its assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois — putting 1,500 employees back to work — and build its next-generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, Michigan. The company also announced new investments in their Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, facilities.
  • Electronics giants Samsung and LG “are considering moving their plants in Mexico to the US.”
  • The Wall Street Journal: “Trump Tells Davos: Make Your Product in America—or Pay Tariffs”

FOREIGN POLICY:

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
  • Colombia agreed to President Donald Trump’s terms and will accept flights of Colombian illegal aliens being returned on military planes.
  • The Department of State declared an America First foreign policy.
  • The Department of State issued a “pause” on existing foreign aid grants to ensure accountability and efficiency.
  • President Trump continues to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists.
  • The Iran-backed Houthis were redesignated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
  • President Trump announced “urgent and decisive retaliatory measures” against Colombia for its refusal to accept repatriation flights of deportees from the U.S.
  • The State Department announced it will “no longer undertake any activities that facilitate or encourage mass migration.”
  • Belarus unilaterally released an innocent American citizen, Anastassia Nuhfer, who was taken during the Biden administration.
  • The Department of State ordered embassies worldwide to only fly the American flag — not activist flags.
  • The Mexico City Policy was reinstated to ensure no taxpayer dollars support foreign organizations that perform, or actively promote, abortion in other nations.
  • The United States is rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which promotes and strengthens opportunities for women and girls around the world, and protects the family as the fundamental unit of society.
  • Bloomberg: “One by One, World Leaders in Davos Fall in Line in Trump Era”

COMMON SENSE AND KILLING ‘WOKE’:

  • Discriminatory “DEI” offices, employees, and practices have been eliminated across the bureaucracy alongside a return to merit-based hiring.
    • Fox News: “Trump’s federal DEI purge puts hundreds on leave, nixes $420M in contracts”
  • The Federal Aviation Administration must return to merit-based hiring for all positions.
  • Affirmative action in federal government hiring has ended.
  • All federal employees have been ordered to return to the workplace.
  • It is now the official policy of the U.S. government that there are only two sexes.
  • The weaponization of the federal government against its citizens has ended.
  • Censorship by the government against its own citizens has ended in favor of free speech.
  • President Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
  • President Trump restored the name Mount McKinley to North America’s highest peak.
  • The Department of Government Efficiency was established to maximize government productivity and ensure the best use of taxpayer funds.
    • DOGE: “In the first 80 hours, approx $420M of current/impending contracts have been canceled. 2 leases have also been canceled. Initial focus is mainly on DEI contracts and unoccupied buildings.”
  • Security clearances were stripped from the infamous 51 “Spies Who Lied” and other intelligence officials who misused the public trust.
  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe released a buried official assessment declaring the pandemic likely originated in a Wuhan lab.

DEFENDING AMERICA:

  • Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
  • Secretary Hegseth declared “no more DEI” at the Department of Defense.
  • Secretary Hegseth outlined President Trump’s “Peace through Strength” mission: “We will do this in three ways — by restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, and reestablishing deterrence.”
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5 hours ago
News
World

Trump Hails Japan’s Election of First Female Prime Minister.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump congratulated Japan on electing its first female prime minister after the right-leaning Liberal Democratic Party selected Sanae Takaichi to lead them.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Sanae Takaichi, and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.

📍WHEN & WHERE: October 6, in Japan and via Truth Social.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Japan has just elected its first female Prime Minister, a highly respected person of great wisdom and strength. This is tremendous news for the incredible people of Japan. Congratulations to all!” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: Sanae Takaichi is expected to assume the role of Prime Minister following formal confirmation, with significant ties to the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump on Monday issued a congratulatory message to Japan after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) selected Sanae Takaichi as its leader in an internal vote, writing: “Japan has just elected its first female Prime Minister, a highly respected person of great wisdom and strength. This is tremendous news for the incredible people of Japan. Congratulations to all!”

Though Takaichi has not yet formally assumed the premiership, she is expected to do so after the right-leaning LDP’s internal election. The party holds only a plurality in the Japanese legislature’s lower house, so she will need parliamentary confirmation to become Prime Minister. Sitting Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, has pledged to resign this week, clearing the path for her accession. Takaichi is viewed as a close ally of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, known for his warm ties with President Trump.

Takaichi, 64, is one of the most conservative figures in the LDP and has held significant ministerial posts in internal affairs, gender equality, and economic security. She has long advocated for strengthening Japan’s defense capabilities and revising its pacifist constitution, while promoting a more assertive foreign policy. Domestically, she opposes recognition of same‑sex marriage and resists allowing married couples to adopt separate surnames.

Her rise comes at a time of deep structural challenges in Japan. The country is enduring a demographic crisis: in 2024, births dropped to a historic low of around 686,000, marking the first time the annual total fell below 700,000 since record‑keeping began. The total fertility rate declined to 1.15, far blow the 2.1 threshold needed for population stability, and deaths exceeded births by a wide margin. The country’s population shrinkage also accelerated, with nearly 900,000 net losses in 2024 alone.

Japan has been under pressure to embrace mass migration, but still maintains some of the strictest asylum and immigration policies among advanced nations. In 2023, it approved just 303 out of 13,823 asylum applications, a rate of about 2.2 percent.

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Religion

Molotov-Wielding Man Detained at D.C. Catholic Cathedral’s ‘Red Mass.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A man was arrested outside a Washington, D.C., Catholic cathedral after allegedly carrying a Molotov cocktail and refusing to leave.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Louis Geri, a 41-year-old from Vineland, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Catholics, and law enforcement authorities, including the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and federal agencies.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Early Sunday morning, October 5, during the “Red Mass” at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Its purpose is to invoke God’s blessings on those responsible for the administration of justice as well as on all public officials,” the church wrote about the Red Mass being held at the time.

🎯IMPACT: The incident prompted a police investigation involving multiple agencies, and the cathedral’s front entrance was temporarily closed for safety.

IN FULL

A 41-year-old man from New Jersey, Louis Geri, was arrested early Sunday morning outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., after authorities say he was found with a Molotov cocktail and other suspicious materials. Police said Geri had set up a tent on cathedral property that contained vials of liquid and what appeared to be fireworks. He reportedly refused to leave when approached by law enforcement.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Geri had previously been banned from the cathedral, though officials did not disclose the reason for the restriction. The police secured the area and brought in their Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and the Arson Task Force to inspect the scene. Geri was charged with unlawful entry, making threats to kidnap or injure, and possession of a Molotov cocktail.

The incident occurred during the Red Mass, an annual tradition held on the Sunday before the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term. The Catholic Church describes the Mass as a service to invoke “God’s blessings on those responsible for the administration of justice as well as on all public officials.”

Federal and local authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington Field Office, the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), are investigating the case.

The attempted attack in D.C. reflects a broader surge in violence and vandalism against churches across the United States, particularly Catholic institutions. According to a recent report by the Family Research Council, there were 436 documented incidents targeting American churches in 2024, a sharp increase from 315 the previous year. These attacks, recorded in 43 states, ranged from vandalism and arson to bomb threats and mass shootings. Most notably, a transgender gunman opened fire inside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in August, killing two children and injuring more than 20 others.

Between 2018 and 2024, the Family Research Council recorded nearly 1,400 acts of hostility against churches nationwide. Catholic sites have been especially affected. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops documented at least 139 incidents targeting Catholic churches between May 2020 and May 2022 alone.

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6 hours ago
Politics

Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano Takes Dual Role as IRS CEO.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appointed Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano as CEO of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a newly created position.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Scott Bessent, Frank Bisignano, and the Treasury Department.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcement made Monday; roles involve the IRS and Social Security Administration.

💬KEY QUOTE: Sec. Bessent said that Bisignano “[H]as already made important and substantial progress [at the SSA], and we are pleased that he will bring this expertise to the IRS as we sharpen our focus on collections, privacy, and customer service in order to deliver better outcomes for hardworking Americans.”

🎯IMPACT: Bisignano will oversee daily IRS operations while continuing as SSA Commissioner.

IN FULL

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced the appointment of Frank Bisignano, the current Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner, to a newly created role as CEO of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The position is designed to manage the daily operations of the tax agency.

The Treasury Department explained that Bisignano will continue his responsibilities at the SSA while taking on the additional leadership role at the IRS. Bessent remarked, “The IRS and SSA share many of the same technological and customer service goals. This makes Mr. Bisignano a natural choice for this role.”

Sec. Bessent continued, stating that Bisignano “has already made important and substantial progress [at the SSA], and we are pleased that he will bring this expertise to the IRS as we sharpen our focus on collections, privacy, and customer service in order to deliver better outcomes for hardworking Americans.”

This appointment follows a series of leadership changes at the IRS. The agency’s most recent commissioner, Billy Long, a former auctioneer and congressman, resigned in August after just two months in the position.

Bisignano, prior to his government service, held roles as a Wall Street executive and served as CEO of Fiserv, a financial services and payments company. In his new role as IRS CEO, he will report directly to Bessent, who remains the acting IRS commissioner.

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7 hours ago
TECH

AMD Lands Major AI Chip Deal with OpenAI, Shares Soar.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: AMD has signed a multi-year deal to supply artificial intelligence (AI) chips to OpenAI, potentially generating tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: AMD, OpenAI, and their respective executives, including AMD’s Forrest Norrod and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The deal was announced recently and will begin generating revenue in 2026. OpenAI is based in San Francisco.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We view this deal as certainly transformative, not just for AMD, but for the dynamics of the industry.” – Forrest Norrod

🎯IMPACT: AMD’s shares surged by more than 34 percent, adding approximately $80 billion to its market value, while OpenAI secures critical AI infrastructure for future projects.

IN FULL

AMD has entered into a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to supply artificial intelligence (AI) chips, a deal that is expected to generate tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, will also have the option to acquire up to 10 percent of AMD, underscoring the significance of the agreement.

Shares of AMD soared more than 34 percent following the announcement, marking the company’s largest one-day gain in over nine years and adding $80 billion to its market capitalization. Forrest Norrod, AMD’s executive vice president, described the deal as “transformative” for both the company and the broader AI industry.

The agreement includes the deployment of AMD’s upcoming MI450 chips, with shipments beginning in the second half of 2026. These chips will power a one-gigawatt facility that OpenAI plans to build, with AMD estimating over $100 billion in new revenue over four years as a result of this and other customer agreements. Despite these advancements, analysts note that Nvidia remains the market leader in AI chips and continues to dominate the sector.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the partnership with AMD will enable the company to meet its growing AI infrastructure needs. OpenAI has been exploring various avenues to secure enough computing power for its ambitious projects, which include developing its own silicon for AI use and partnering with other companies like Broadcom and Microsoft.

As part of the deal, AMD issued a warrant allowing OpenAI to purchase up to 160 million shares of AMD at a minimal price, contingent on achieving specific milestones. This structure could potentially allow OpenAI to influence AMD’s corporate strategy. Meanwhile, Nvidia‘s recent deal with OpenAI involves a $100 billion investment but does not include a stake in the company.

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7 hours ago
Immigration

Whoopi Goldberg Urges Super Bowl Attendeeds to Thwart ICE by Doing Brownface and Fake Latino Accents.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Whoopi Goldberg urged Super Bowl attendees to darken their skin and put on Latino accents for next year’s Super Bowl to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from arresting illegal aliens.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kristi Noem, Whoopi Goldberg, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a.k.a. Bad Bunny, and ICE.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Goldberg made her comments on The View in October 2025; the Super Bowl is set for February 2026.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Everybody, get a little cocoa butter, sit in the sun, that’s the first thing. And this is the only time you can probably ever do this: Give yourself a Latin accent, and just see if [Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem] can tell who’s who.” – Whoopi Goldberg

🎯IMPACT: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned that the Super Bowl is not off limits for immigration enforcement efforts, after “Bad Bunny” suggested he would not perform at events where illegals might be arrested.

IN FULL

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be “all over” the Super Bowl in February, particularly in light of halftime performer Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a.k.a. Bad Bunny, saying he does not want to perform at events where illegal aliens could be arrested. In response, Whoopi Goldberg suggested on The View that Super Bowl attendees should darken their skin and put on Latino accents to confuse ICE agents.

“Everybody, get a little cocoa butter, sit in the sun, that’s the first thing. And this is the only time you can probably ever do this: Give yourself a Latin accent, and just see if [Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem] can tell who’s who,” Goldberg said.

Noem has emphasized her responsibility to ensure Super Bowl attendees are “law-abiding Americans who love this country.” Her comments have drawn both support and criticism.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisor Corey Lewandowski has previously warned, “There is nowhere you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find you and apprehend you and put you in a detention facility and deport you. Know that it is a very real situation under this administration, which is contrary to how it used to be.”

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8 hours ago
Crime
Immigration

Chicago Police Slammed for Order to Abandon ICE Agents Under Attack.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Chicago police officers were reportedly instructed not to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents surrounded by violent rioters who had rammed their vehicles.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Illinois State FOP, Chicago Police Department (CPD), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and violent rioters.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred on a Saturday morning in Chicago, with new details emerging on Monday, October 6, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Let me be clear, both the National FOP and the Illinois FOP believe that when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what.” – National FOP President Patrick Yoes

🎯IMPACT: The incident has sparked condemnation from police unions and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and raised concerns about cooperation between local and federal law enforcement.

IN FULL

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is facing mounting scrutiny over a dispatch order telling officers to stand down and not report to the scene of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who were surrounded by violent rioters after having their vehicles rammed. Patrick Yoes, president of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and Chris Southwood, president of the Illinois State FOP, slammed the alleged order as a “shocking” violation of law enforcement duties, especially for officers to aid each other in danger.

“Let me be clear, both the National FOP and the Illinois FOP believe that when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what,” Yoes said, slamming Chicago police leadership for their lack of action.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said he is investigating the matter of the dispatch call and made it clear to rioters that federal, state, and local law enforcement are allowed and will defend themselves if attacked. “If you box them in with vehicles… it is reasonable for them to believe that they are being ambushed,” Superintendent Snelling said. “It’s reasonable for them to use force.”

Regarding the Saturday morning attack, Snelling attributed the called-off assistance to a miscommunication but said he would have more answers about the involvement of Chief of Patrol Jon Hein. Despite Snelling’s assertion that the failure to respond to the ambush was a miscommunication, transcripts of the dispatch call tell a different story.

“Younger male Hispanic wearing all black … wanted for the hit-and-run, this guy fled from the scene,” a female dispatcher can be heard saying after the ICE agents requested assistance, adding: “When the offending vehicle crashed, they ran the federal agent off the road, they fled on foot westbound.”

An unidentified Chicago police officer then instructed the dispatcher to tell units to respond, but hold several blocks away. Moments later, that same officer informed dispatch: “Per the Chief of Patrol: Clear everybody out, we’re not responding over there.” The dispatcher repeats the order to patrol units en route: “Per the Chief of Patrol, all units clear out from there, we’re not sending anybody out to that location.”

After a few more minutes, a male patrol officer can be heard replying, “We’re going to clear out as soon as we can, we’re like blocked in over here so we’re going to do the best we can to get out of here as soon as we can.”

The order not to respond was backed by an internal written dispatch which reads: “PLEASE [sic] CHIEF OF PATROL NO UNITS WILL RESPOND TO THIS AS RELATED FROM 04-Oc5-2025/12:34:44… CALLER IS 1 OF APPROX 30 ARMED PATROL AGENTS (ICE) WHO ARE BEING SURROUNDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE REQUESTING CPD.”

Forty-one minutes after the call for assistance and subsequent stand-down order, Chicago police units finally arrived to aid the ICE agents who had already dispersed much of the crowd using tear gas and pepper spray. At least one of the attackers, armed with a semi-automatic weapon, was shot by federal law enforcement.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports that she was “named in a [Customs and Border Protection] intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang let’s fuck those mother fuckers up, don’t let them take anyone.’”

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9 hours ago
News

FBI Confirms Jack Smith Spied on GOP Senators’ Communications in Jan 6 Investigation.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team reportedly tracked the private communications and phone calls of nearly a dozen Republican Senators as part of their investigation into the January 6 Capitol riots.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: GOP Senators including Lindsey Graham, Marsha Blackburn, Ron Johnson, Josh Hawley, Cynthia Lummis, Bill Hagerty, Dan Sullivan, Tommy Tuberville, and Rep. Mike Kelly, as well as FBI officials including Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The surveillance reportedly occurred in 2023, following the opening of the “Arctic Frost” investigation in April 2022. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill after the discovery.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It is a disgrace that I have to stand on Capitol Hill and reveal this—that the FBI was once weaponized to track the private communications of U.S. lawmakers for political purposes. That era is over.” – Dan Bongino

🎯IMPACT: The discovery highlights concerns over the misuse of federal law enforcement for political purposes under the Democrats, prompting further review of the FBI’s “Arctic Frost” case.

IN FULL

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is accused of having tracked the private communications and phone records of at least twelve Republican Senators as part of his investigation into the January 6 Capitol riots, according to a document in possession of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The document, titled “CAST Assistance” and dated September 27, 2023, was discovered by FBI Director Kash Patel. “CAST” refers to the FBI’s cellular analysis survey team.

The investigation, known as “Arctic Frost,” reportedly targeted  Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). An FBI special agent on Smith’s team conducted preliminary toll analysis on the lawmakers’ phone records, revealing call locations and numbers dialed. The calls were reportedly related to the certification of the 2020 election.

“It is a disgrace that I have to stand on Capitol Hill and reveal this—that the FBI was once weaponized to track the private communications of U.S. lawmakers for political purposes,” said FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who briefed lawmakers on the discovery. “That era is over.”

Director Patel emphasized that his team would ensure transparency and accountability, stating, “The American people deserve the truth, and under my leadership, they will have it.” The document noted that the records were subpoenaed from major telephone providers in 2023, following the opening of the “Arctic Frost” investigation in April 2022.

Smith, appointed as special counsel in November 2022, charged President Donald J. Trump in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol riots, but later sought to dismiss the case after Trump’s election. The case reportedly cost taxpayers over $50 million.

FBI officials, under the direction of Patel and Bongino, have launched a broader review of the “Arctic Frost” case. The review comes in response to an oversight request by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA). “We promised accountability for those who weaponized law enforcement, and we will deliver it,” Patel stated.

Bongino reiterated, “Under our leadership, the FBI will never again be used as a political weapon against the American people.”

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Portland Abandons Effort to Prosecute Conservative Journalist Nick Sortor Amid Antifa Disorder.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Conservative journalist Nick Sortor, subjected to a dubious arrest by Portland Police while covering a disorderly demonstration at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility by anti-ICE agitators, will not be prosecuted for disorderly conduct.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nick Sortor, Portland Police, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, and Antifa.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Multnomah County DA confirmed Sortor would not be charged on October 6, 2025, following his arrest in Portland, Oregon.

💬KEY QUOTE: “VICTORY: Following our demand for discovery related to the
[Portland Police’s] coordination with Antifa, the Multnomah County DA has announced they will DECLINE to prosecute me” – Nick Sortor

🎯IMPACT: Nick Sortor will still appear in court, although the case is not proceeding to prosecution, and has vowed that “this is ONLY the beginning.”

IN FULL

Conservative journalist Nick Sortor, subjected to a dubious arrest by Portland Police while covering a disorderly demonstration at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility by anti-ICE agitators, will not be prosecuted for disorderly conduct.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office stated, “After a careful review of the investigation, including reports and video, we do not believe the crime of Disorderly Conduct can be proven against Mr. Sortor beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Sortor, who will still appear in the Portland Justice Center court, emphasized that this decision is “ONLY the beginning” of the situation. He noted that the efforts to prosecute him were only abandoned “Following our demand for discovery related to the [Portland Police’s] coordination with Antifa.”

Portland Police have justified the arrest by citing probable cause based on the information available at the scene. However, other journalists present on the night have said that Sortor did not instigate any disorder, with the violence perpetrated mainly by anti-ICE agitators.

The Portland ICE facility has been subjected to a de facto siege by Antifa and Antifa-aligned agitators for weeks, with Portland and Oregon State officials accused of discouraging local law enforcement from assisting federal personnel due to Democratic opposition to the Trump administration enforcing federal law.

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10 hours ago
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UK Conservative Party Faces Dismal Conference Turnout as Members Demand Pact With Farage.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Attendance at the annual Conservative (Tory) Party conference in Britain is embarrassingly low, as evidenced by photos of the main hall.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Conservative Party members, party leader Kemi Badenoch, Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride, and Nigel Farage and his Reform Party.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Conservative Party conference, October 6, in Manchester, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “More people have joined Reform in the past 24 hours than were in the room for Kemi’s conference speech.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The low turnout highlights the Conservative Party’s rapid collapse after 14 years in government from 2010 to mid-2024, with Farage’s party set to supplant them on the British right.

IN FULL

The Conservative (Tory) Party’s annual conference in Manchester, England, is seeing strikingly low attendance. This is the first party conference since the Nigeria-raised Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch assumed leadership in November 2024.

The Tories governed Britain from 2010 to mid-2024, securing the party’s biggest parliamentary mandate since Margaret Thatcher under Boris Johnson in 2019. However, a series of scandals, the mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, and especially the unprecedented “Boriswave” of mass migration the party unleashed on the country from 2021 onwards saw it suffer a crushing loss in the 2024 general election, despite the now-governing Labour Party earning fewer votes than it did in the previous election. The Tories are now polling at a mere 16 percent nationally.

Sky News’ Amanda Akass highlighted the sparse crowd during Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride’s speech, sharing a photo of the nearly empty room. GB News called it the “quietest” Tory conference in nine years.

For The Telegraph, formerly so strongly aligned with the Conservatives that it was nicknamed ‘The Torygraph,’ acting comment editor Poppy Coburn said, “Having gone to [the] 2023 Conservative Conference in Manchester, this year feels utterly depressing. You can really feel the membership exodus.”

Matthew Torbitt, a homelessness campaigner who had been due to speak at a fringe event at the conference, noted on X (formerly Twitter), “To give you an understanding of how quiet the Conservative conference is, the fringe I was due to be speaking at on Wednesday has been cancelled. The footfall is so low it’s been decided it would be largely pointless.”

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage quipped that “More people have joined Reform in the past 24 hours than were in the room for Kemi’s conference speech.” Notably, recent polls indicate the Conservatives would win just 45 parliamentary seats out of 650 in a hypothetical election, with two-thirds of party members wanting an electoral pact with Farage.

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10 hours ago
Politics

Desperate Dem Jeffries Demands Speaker Johnson Debate Him on House Floor.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed an outlandish demand by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for a primetime debate on the House floor over the Senate Democrats’ government shutdown.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Speaker Mike Johnson, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The debate request was made on Monday morning amidst the ongoing government shutdown, caused by the Democrat minority in the Senate blocking spending legislation.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The House has done its job. I’m not going to let Hakeem try to pretend for theatrics.” – Mike Johnson

🎯IMPACT: The government shutdown continues as negotiations stall, with Democrats pushing for significant changes to President Donald J. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including money for illegal immigrant healthcare and an early extension of Obamacare subsidies.

IN FULL

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined a challenge to a prime-time House floor debate against Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) over the Senate Democrats’ ongoing government shutdown. Jeffries wrote to Johnson on Monday morning, challenging him to a debate on the House floor “any day this week,” to be broadcast live “to the American people.”

Johnson called the demand a “publicity stunt,” stating, “When the poll says that about 13 percent of the people approve of your messaging, then you make desperate pleas for attention, and that’s what Hakeem Jeffries has done.” He added that the House had already debated and passed its bill in a bipartisan manner before sending it to the Senate.

The short-term federal funding bill, aimed at keeping the government running through November 21, passed the House largely along party lines—with some Democrats joining the Republican majority—but has since stalled in the Senate. Johnson noted, “The ball is in the Senate’s court now,” and criticized Jeffries’ call for a debate as theatrical.

“The House has done its job. I’m not going to let Hakeem try to pretend for theatrics,” Speaker Johnson said. Notably, polling consistently shows voters oppose the Democratic Party’s shutdown of the federal government.

Jeffries, in his letter to Johnson, accused Republicans of shutting down the government over healthcare issues and failing to engage in bipartisan negotiations. Senate Democrats have rejected the GOP-led funding plan four times, with Democrats pushing for an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire by the end of 2025. In addition, Senate Democrats are demanding the repeal of a number of provisions enacted under President Donald J. Trump‘s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including the barring of money to fund illegal immigrant healthcare.

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