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CAIR SuperPAC Is Mamdani Campaign’s Biggest Backer, Linda Sarsour Claims.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has emerged as one of the dark money funders of Zohran Mamdani, the Democrats’ socialist candidate for New York City mayor.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zohran Mamdani, CAIR, Linda Sarour, and the American-Muslim community.

📍WHEN & WHERE:. Contributions made over the course of the 2025 New York City mayoral race.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The story is not just that it’s random that Zohran ascended to this place, it is our Muslim-American communities… and I will also say that it’s Muslim money, the PACs that have supported Zohran or a particular PAC that has supported Zohran, is probably over 80 percent of Mulsim-American donors in this country.” — Linda Sarsour

🎯IMPACT: The financial support from CAIR and the broader Muslim community is not without strings attached, according to Sarsour

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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has emerged as one of the dark money funders of Zohran Mamdani, the Democrats’ socialist candidate for New York City mayor. Campaign finance records show the group—with alleged ties to Islamic extremists—both directly and indirectly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign over the last year. In addition, Islamist activist Linda Sarsour claims CAIR has been instrumental in pushing the broader American Mulsim community to contribute to Mamdani, making its impact far larger than data suggests.

“Right now, I’m a little more quiet, because I’m on the quiet side of this race,” Sarsour told attendees at CAIR’s National Leadership and Policy Conference in September. “But I’m going to tell you that once November 4 comes around, I will tell the story. The story is not just that it’s random that Zohran ascended to this place, it is our Muslim-American communities… and I will also say that it’s Muslim money, the PACs that have supported Zohran or a particular PAC that has supported Zohran, is probably over 80 percent of Mulsim-American donors in this country.”

“And I want to make the point that the Unity and Justice Fund PAC, which is the CAIR SuperPAC, was the largest institutional donor to the pro-Zorhan PAC  in New York,” Sarsour claimed.


The financial support from CAIR and the broader Muslim community is not without strings attached, something Sarsour made clear in an Instagram live stream this past Saturday. “I just want you all to know I’m not going to work for the Zohran administration. I’m not going to work in City Hall, because, guess what? There gotta be people like me willing to stay outside,” she said.

Sarsour also warned Mamdani: “Our friends on the inside need people on the outside to hold them accountable. To say, ‘We see you. We’re paying attention.’”

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Judge Sets Trial for Ex-DOJ Staffer Who Pelted CBP Agent With Sandwich: ‘Simplest Case in the World.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Sean Charles Dunn is on trial for assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald J. Trump’s law-enforcement surge in Washington, D.C.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Former Department of Justice (DOJ) staffer Sean Charles Dunn, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, and federal law enforcement agents.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Jury selection began Monday, November 1, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s the simplest case in the world.”  — Judge Carl Nichols

🎯IMPACT: Federal prosecutors are now attempting to secure a conviction, despite a D.C. grand jury’s earlier refusal to indict Dunn on felony charges.

IN FULL

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Sean Charles Dunn for assaulting a federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent by throwing a sandwich in the officer’s face in protest of President Donald J. Trump’s cime crackdown in Washington, D.C. Federal prosecutors are now attempting to secure a conviction, despite a D.C. grand jury’s earlier refusal to indict Dunn on felony charges.

The incident occurred on August 10, 2023, outside a nightclub hosting “Latin Night,” where Dunn was recorded throwing a “submarine-style sandwich” at a CBP agent. The video, which went viral, showed Dunn calling the agents “fascists” and “racists” before throwing the sandwich and yelling, “Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city!”

U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, acknowledged the simplicity of the case, stating it should last no more than two days, adding, “because it’s the simplest case in the world.” Dunn, who worked in the Justice Department, was subsequently fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who referred to him as “an example of the Deep State.”

Dunn’s defense team has argued that the prosecution is politically motivated, citing statements by Bondi and the White House as evidence of targeting. Julia Gatto, one of Dunn’s attorneys, questioned why the Department of Justice (DOJ) is pursuing this case, contrasting it with President Trump’s pardons and dismissals of cases related to the January 6 Capitol riots. “The answer is they have different politics. And that’s selective prosecution,” she said during a hearing.

Prosecutors, however, maintain that Dunn’s political views do not shield him from accountability for assaulting a federal officer. “The defendant is being prosecuted for the obvious reason that he was recorded throwing a sandwich at a federal officer at point-blank range,” they stated.

Dunn faces charges of assaulting, resisting, and interfering with a federal officer, among others.

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Poll: Millions Could Exit NYC If Mamdani Wins Mayoral Race.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Hundreds of thousands of New York City residents say they will leave the city if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race, with a poll suggesting millions more may consider leaving.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and New York City residents.

📍WHEN & WHERE: New York City, ahead of Tuesday’s mayoral election.

💬KEY QUOTE: The poll found that nine percent of New Yorkers would “definitely” leave the city, while 25 percent would “consider” leaving, amounting to over 2.12 million people.

🎯IMPACT: A potential Mamdani term could lead to a significant loss of New York City’s tax base, as seven percent of high earners earning $250,000 or more annually expressed intentions to leave.

IN FULL

New York City could see a mass exodus of residents should the Democrats’ socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani win the mayoral race on Tuesday, with a new poll suggesting that upwards of two million are considering leaving the metropolis of nearly nine million. A poll, conducted by J.L. Partners, revealed that nine percent of New Yorkers would “definitely” leave the city, translating to approximately 765,000 residents, while 25 percent would “consider” leaving, amounting to over 2.12 million people.

This comes as Mamdani, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa face off in the final stretch of the mayoral race. Mamdani, who has previously called for defunding the police, increasing taxes on “whiter neighborhoods”, and implementing a $30 minimum wage, has sparked concern among many residents.

Respondents to the poll used terms such as “disaster,” “hell,” “chaos,” “destroyed,” and “s**thole” to describe what they believe New York City would become under Mamdani’s leadership. Supporters of the Ugandan immigrant, however, described the potential future as “affordable,” “improved,” “hopeful,” and “changed.”

Notbably, the poll found that seven percent of people earning $250,000 or more annually would “definitely” leave the city under Mamdani’s leadership. This could result in a significant loss to the city’s tax base, as the top one percent of earners currently contribute to around half of New York City‘s tax revenue.

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Trump Endorses Cuomo: ‘You Really Have No Choice.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for New York City Mayor.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and New York City voters.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Monday, November 3, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” — Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: Polling has shown Mamdani with a double-digit lead over Andrew Cuomo, with Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa likely depriving Cuomo of critical votes needed to defeat Mamdani. Trump’s endorsement could swing those voters to Cuomo.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City, just hours before voting begins on Tuesday. In a post on Truth. Social, the America First leader warned New Yorkers that he would be forced to withhold federal funds should Zohran Mamdani win and implement a socialist agenda.

“A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” President Trump wrote, warrning: “If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home, because of the fact that, as a Communist, this once great City has ZERO chance of success, or even survival!”

“It can only get worse with a Communist at the helm, and I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad. It is my obligation to run the Nation, and it is my strong conviction that New York City will be a Complete and Total Economic and Social Disaster should Mamdani win,” continued Trump. “[Mamdani] was nothing as an Assemblyman, ranked at the bottom of the class and, as Mayor of potentially, again, the Greatest City in the World, HE HAS NO CHANCE to bring it back to its former Glory!”

Polling has shown Mamdani with a double-digit lead over Andrew Cuomo, with Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa likely depriving Cuomo of critical votes needed to defeat Mamdani. Trump’s endorsement could swing those voters to Cuomo.

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8 hours ago
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Mexican President Declines U.S. Aid Following Mayor’s Assassination.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected a U.S. offer for enhanced security cooperation after the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, and Michoacan Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The assassination occurred on November 2, during Day of the Dead celebrations in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We accept help in information, in intelligence, but not intervention.” – Claudia Sheinbaum

🎯IMPACT: The incident has raised further concerns over security and the influence of criminal groups in Mexico while prompting debate over U.S.-Mexico cooperation on combating violence.

IN FULL

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declined an offer from U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to expand bilateral security cooperation following the assassination of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Uruapan in Michoacán. The 40-year-old mayor was shot in the historic centre of Uruapan during Day of the Dead celebrations and later died in hospital; the gunman was killed at the scene. Manzo had been under protection since December 2024, and in May 2025, his security detail was reinforced, including the deployment of troops from the National Guard of Mexico.

President Sheinbaum defended her administration’s current security approach, rejecting proposals for greater militarization and instead saying she was focused on intelligence-gathering, investigative work, and tackling the so-called root causes of violence. “Some are calling for militarization and war, as happened with the war on drugs. That didn’t work,” she insisted. The leftist leader stressed that while Mexico would “accept help in information, in intelligence, but not intervention.”

In the months before his killing, Mayor Manzo had publicly appealed to Sheinbaum for federal help against the criminal groups operating in Michoacán. He also accused the state’s governor, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, and the state police of corruption and failing to confront cartel activity in the region. Sheinbaum reiterated that investigations will be carried out to ensure “there will be no impunity.”

The U.S. has taken new actions to combat transnational organised crime linked to Mexican cartels under President Donald J. Trump. For example, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated three Mexican financial institutions as primary money-laundering concerns in connection with illicit opioid trafficking, under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act and the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.

The banks included CIBanco S.A., Intercam Banco S.A., and brokerage firm Vector Casa de Bolsa S.A. de C.V.. The Treasury alleged these institutions facilitated laundering for cartels such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the Gulf Cartel, and the Sinaloa Cartel, including funds used to procure precursor chemicals for fentanyl production. Mexico’s finance ministry, however, claimed it had not received conclusive evidence to act.

On another front, in June 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously rejected a lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers liable for gang and cartel violence in Mexico, citing the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Justice Elena Kagan wrote that Mexico’s claim “does not plausibly allege that the defendant manufacturers aided and abetted gun dealers’ unlawful sales of firearms to Mexican traffickers.”

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8 hours ago
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DOJ Investigates Mamdani Campaign for Alleged Foreign Interference.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing concerns about a campaign event involving the Democrats’ New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who participated in phone banking for Mamdani’s campaign.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zohran Mamdani, Jeremy Corbyn, the Democratic Socialists of America, and the DOJ.

📍WHEN & WHERE: November 2, during a phone-banking event organized by the NYC Democratic Socialists of America.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m hosting a phone bank with [New York City Democratic Socialists of America] to Get Out The Vote for [Zohran Mamdani] today at 6 PM ET. Let’s get Zohran over the finish line for a New York that’s affordable for all!” – Jeremy Corbyn.

🎯IMPACT: The event has raised questions about the legality of foreign nationals participating in U.S. election campaigns, prompting a review by the DOJ.

IN FULL

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing concerns surrounding a campaign event that featured the Democrats’ New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn, still a Member of Parliament (MP) in Britain and the figurehead of the pro-Gaza ‘Your Party’ faction in the House of Commons, joined a phone-banking session on November 2 to encourage voters to support Mamdani ahead of the November 4 New York City mayoral election. The event was organized by the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America using the Action Network platform.

Corbyn publicly announced his participation on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: “I’m hosting a phone bank with [New York City Democratic Socialists of America] to Get Out The Vote for [Zohran Mamdani] today at 6 PM ET. Let’s get Zohran over the finish line for a New York that’s affordable for all!”

The far-left Briton’s involvement has raised questions about U.S. election laws that restrict foreign nationals from participating in certain political campaign activities. Under federal law, foreign nationals are prohibited from contributing money or engaging in decision-making for campaigns. However, Federal Election Commission guidelines allow unpaid volunteer work in limited circumstances.

Legal experts say Corbyn’s participation likely does not violate federal law. Stu Smith of the Manhattan Institute wrote on X: “It’s technically legal under FEC rules as long as Corbyn isn’t compensated.” Still, Smith added that the event highlights how political groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America blur the line between domestic organizing and international collaboration.

The Justice Department has not launched a formal investigation, but the review underscores the heightened scrutiny that even limited gestures of so-called international solidarity can attract under American election laws.

Separately, Mamdani’s campaign has faced scrutiny over alleged foreign donations. Watchdog groups have reportedly filed criminal referrals to the Department of Justice and the Manhattan District Attorney, claiming that the campaign received more than $12,000 in questionable contributions from overseas donors. While Mamdani’s campaign denies wrongdoing, the allegations have drawn further attention to the legal boundaries governing foreign participation in U.S. political activity.

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9 hours ago
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Antifa Torch Politician’s Car, Vow ‘MAGA Freaks’ Will ‘Follow Charlie Kirk to Hell.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A car belonging to Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Bernd Baumann was set on fire in Hamburg, with Antifa claiming responsibility and vowing to send “MAGAfreaks… to hell” with assassinated Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Bernd Baumann, Antifa, and residents in the Hamburg, Germany, area.

📍WHEN & WHERE: November 3, 2025, in the Othmarschen district of Hamburg.

💬KEY QUOTE: “All you damn’ MAGAfreaks [sic], you will follow [Charlie] Kirk to hell!” – Antifa statement.

🎯IMPACT: Antifa claimed responsibility, heightening concerns about politically motivated violence.

IN FULL

In the early hours of November 3, a car belonging to Bernd Baumann, a senior politician from Germany’s populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, was set on fire in Hamburg’s upscale Othmarschen district. The blaze reportedly began around 3:20 AM, when residents were awakened by several loud bangs and saw flames coming from the street.

At about 3:27 PM the same day, far-left Antifa terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on the website Indymedia. The statement opened with a greeting to “antifascists” and included a threat to Trump supporters, saying, “All you damn’ MAGAfreaks [sic], you will follow [Charlie] Kirk to hell!”

Baumann was informed of the incident by state security officials at around 5:00 AM. Firefighters arrived to find four vehicles burning, including a BMW belonging to Baumann’s partner. Despite an extensive search involving several patrol units, no suspects have been identified. The investigation has been taken over by the State Security Service, which handles politically motivated crimes.

The attack has raised fresh concerns about the rise in politically motivated violence in Germany, particularly against AfD members and supporters. Similar arson attacks and acts of vandalism and violence targeting party officials have been reported in several German cities this year.

In the United States, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order in September 2025 designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organisation and directing federal agencies to investigate and disrupt its activities. Several European nations, including Hungary, have expressed support for similar measures, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calling Antifa “a terrorist organisation.”

A secret recording published in October 2025 appeared to show Antifa members in the Netherlands justifying political violence. In the recording, one participant said, “When violence is justified is all up to you as a person.”

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10 hours ago
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Obama Is Campaigning with Jay Jones, Who Fantasized About Murdering Republicans and Children.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former President Barack Hussein Obama headlined a Virginia rally for Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, where scandal-plagued attorney general hopeful Jay Jones also appeared.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Barack Obama, Abigail Spanberger, Jay Jones, and critics, including Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The rally took place in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: Governor Youngkin condemned the rally, calling it a “great representation of the far-left’s embrace of violence.”

🎯IMPACT: The rally sparked backlash, with critics highlighting Jones’s murderous rhetoric and questioning the Democratic Party’s moral clarity.

IN FULL

Former President Barack Obama is facing criticism after appearing at a Hampton Roads, Virginia, rally in support of Democrat gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and attorney general candidate Jay Jones. National Democrats and Spanberger have resisted calls to push Jones off the state ticket after it was revealed he fantasized about murdering former Republican Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children in text messages sent to a fellow lawmaker.

Neither Obama nor Spanberger addressed Jones’s murderous rhetoric, instead opting to focus on criticizing President Donald J. Trump. Critics contend that Obama’s association with Jones undermines his prior calls for “civility” in politics.

“They endorse killing us,” Florida journalist Eric Daugherty said of Obama’s appearance alongside Jones. Virginia’s Republican Lieutenant Governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, described the situation as “absolutely crazy,” adding that such rhetoric does not represent Virginia’s values.

Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) also condemned the rally, calling it a “great representation of the far-left’s embrace of violence.”

“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, hitler [sic], and pol pot [sic]. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time,” Jones wrote in a 2022 text message to Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyne. In a second text, Jones told Coyne he wished to see Gilbert’s children murdered, arguing: “I’ve told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”

Current Virginia House Speaker Don Scott Jr. (D) defended Jones, calling him “a good young man who made a huge error.”

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10 hours ago
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Trump Says Govt Will Maintain SNAP Benefits at 50 Percent Despite Dem Shutdown.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration announced partial relief for food stamp recipients as the Senate Democrat-caused federal government shutdown continues.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced Monday, during the 34th day of the government shutdown, with court filings in Rhode Island.

💬KEY QUOTE: “If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court, it will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding.” – President Trump

🎯IMPACT: The disbursement of SNAP benefits could face additional legal challenges, stemming from problems with Judge McConnell’s order.

IN FULL

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it would provide partial relief to recipients of food stamps as the federal government shutdown reached its 34th day. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated it would use contingency funds to maintain benefits, but only at 50 percent of the usual funding levels.

The decision followed a court order from Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, who ruled that the administration could not deny Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds during the shutdown. President Donald J. Trump stated on his Truth Social platform, “If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court, it will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding.”

Notably, the administration had previously argued that tapping into the contingency fund for SNAP benefits was legally restricted to scenarios like natural disasters. However, Judge McConnell rejected this argument as “arbitrary” and instructed the administration to begin releasing funds by midday on Monday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted that while funds could start flowing by Wednesday, some states might face delays in distributing benefits.

However, the disbursement of SNAP benefits could face additional legal challenges, stemming from problems with Judge McConnell’s order. The National Pulse reported on Monday that some legal experts contend the order contravenes a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that limited such nationwide orders to class-action lawsuits only. In a footnote, the judge offers a weak defense of the order’s nationwide application, simply claiming that “a limited order would not provide complete relief.”

Food assistance payments could also be halted as, technically, the SNAP program itself does not currently exist in a legal sense. The program’s congressional authorization lapsed in 2023 and has been temporarily reauthorized through subsequent continuing resolutions (CRs). When Senate Democrats blocked the CR to temporarily fund the government on October 1, they also blocked the underlying SNAP reauthorization.

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Watchdog Urges DHS to Cut Ties with Microsoft for Hiring ‘Arctic Frost’ Lawyer.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A watchdog group has called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review its contracts with Microsoft due to concerns over the hiring of former Biden government lawyer Lisa Monaco, a central figure in the Arctic Frost scandal.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA), Microsoft, Lisa Monaco, the Department of Homeland Security, Jack Smith, and President Donald J. Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The concerns were raised following Monaco’s appointment earlier this year as Microsoft’s President of Global Affairs, with CASA’s letter sent on October 31 during the ongoing fallout of the Arctic Frost probe.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information. Monaco’s having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand.” — President Trump

🎯IMPACT: The letter has intensified scrutiny of Monaco’s role at Microsoft and her access to sensitive government information, with calls for DHS to investigate and potentially terminate contracts with the tech giant.

IN FULL

The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review its contracts with Microsoft after the company hired Lisa Monaco, a former Biden government Department of Justice (DOJ) official, as its President of Global Affairs. Monaco was a central figure in the Arctic Frost scandal, which saw former special counsel Jack Smith abuse Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) resources to collect the phone records of Republican lawmakers, as well as over 430 Republican campaign operatives, leaders, and organizations. The National Pulse previously reported that Monaco—along with former Attorney General Merrick Garland and former FBI Director Christoper Wray—provided the initial approval for Arctic Frost.

CASA’s letter to DHS contends Monaco’s position poses a national security risk, citing her access to sensitive information shared between Microsoft and the federal government. “The risk that Monaco could again use access to information contained in Department contracts to turn against her political opponents, or even those Microsoft users within the government with whom she disagrees, is great given her past outrageous behavior,” CASA Director James Fitzpatrick wrote, pushing DHS to investigate Microsoft’s contracts and consider their termination.

“Given Lisa Monaco’s leadership role in weaponizing the Biden Department of Justice against its political enemies, as evidenced in the recently released documents detailing ‘Arctic Frost’, it is wholly inappropriate and a risk to national security for Monaco to have any role whatsoever in the oversight of DHS contracts at Microsoft,” Fitzpatrick said separately in a statement.

President Donald J. Trump has also weighed in on the matter, writing in a post on Truth Social, “Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information. Monaco’s having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand. She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government.” Trump previously rescinded Monaco’s security clearance in March, citing similar concerns.

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21 Democrat States Are Refusing to Turn Over Illegal Immigrant SNAP Data: USDA Secretary.

PULSE POINTS

❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that 29 states complied with a federal request to share Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data to ensure illegal immigrants are not receiving benefits, while 21 states refused.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Brooke Rollins, 29 states that complied, 21 states that refused, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Rollins discussed the issue on November 2, following a February letter sent to state governors.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It is time to drastically reform this program so that we can make sure that those who are truly needy, truly vulnerable, are getting what they need.” – Brooke Rollins

🎯IMPACT: Thousands of instances of illegal SNAP use were uncovered, with 700,000 people removed from the program since Trump’s inauguration, and over 118 arrests made for fraud.

IN FULL

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced this week that 29 states have complied with a federal request to share Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data in order to ensure that illegal immigrants are not receiving benefits. Twenty-one Democrat-run states refused to provide the requested information, according to Rollins.

Rollins stated on November 2 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent letters to all 50 governors in February, reminding them that federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from accessing SNAP and requesting state data for a nationwide review. She noted that participation in the SNAP climbed by nearly 40 percent under the former Biden regime.

Rollins said the data-sharing initiative uncovered “thousands” of cases of illegal SNAP use, including fraudulent activity involving Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. She reported that nearly 700,000 people have been removed from the program since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, with more than 118 arrests tied to ongoing investigations into fraud.

“What this country has allowed is a national spotlight on a broken and corrupt program,” Rollins said. She also revealed that investigators found over 5,000 cases of people continuing to receive benefits after their death. “It is time to drastically reform this program so that we can make sure that those who are truly needy, truly vulnerable, are getting what they need,” she added.

In a post on X, Rollins reiterated that 21 blue states declined to share data and said that two of them have sued the USDA over the request. The SNAP program, commonly known as food stamps, has been a central issue during the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge recently ruled that benefits must continue for the 42 million Americans who rely on them, although the Trump administration is seeking clarification on how the program can be legally funded during the shutdown.

According to the USDA, SNAP enrollment dropped by over 600,000 people between January and May 2025, from roughly 42.38 million to 41.74 million, a decline the Trump administration highlighted as evidence of reducing food stamp dependence.

The issue of illegal immigrants receiving government benefits has also drawn national attention. The administration has pursued several actions aimed at preventing noncitizens from accessing taxpayer-funded aid, including blocking illegal immigrants from collecting Social Security benefits and suing states such as Minnesota for offering tuition assistance to illegals. The White House recently reported uncovering dozens of criminal noncitizens who were receiving Medicaid benefits.

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