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October 6, 2025
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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October 6, 2025
William Upton
Politics

Foreign Agent Filing Reveals Israel-Backed Plan to Geofence Churches, Track and Target Phones of Christians.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal government Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings reveal a group called Show Faith by Works, LLC, with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs serving as the principal, is planning to launch an influence campaign targeting Christian churches and organizations in the Western United States with digital ads and a “mobile museum.”

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Show Faith by Works, LLC, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Christian churches and universities in the United States.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Filing was made on September 27, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We will target and distribute pro-Israel information online and through targeted geofencing and digital online tools,” the FARA filing reads, continuing: “We will have teams of people reaching out to churches and Pastors and possibly even Christian social media influencers. Some of this is still undecided and fluid, but these are the outlets we have planned and proposed.”

🎯IMPACT: While Show Faith by Works, LLC’s filing suggests its primary goal is tourism promotion, it is telling that some or all of the budget comes from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and not the Ministry of Tourism—indicating the ad campaign serves to influence politics more than anything else.

IN FULL

Federal government Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings reveal a group called Show Faith by Works, LLC, with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs serving as the principal, is planning to launch an influence campaign targeting Christian churches and organizations in the Western United States with digital ads and a “mobile museum.”

“We will target and distribute pro-Israel information online and through targeted geofencing and digital online tools,” the FARA filing reads, continuing: “We will have teams of people reaching out to churches and Pastors and possibly even Christian social media influencers. Some of this is still undecided and fluid, but these are the outlets we have planned and proposed.”

In addition, Show Faith by Works, LLC states its influence campaign’s goal is to “[encourage] Christians to have a more favorable view of the Nation of Israel, and to encourage Christians to visit Israel for tourism purposes.”

One of the primary methods the group says it will employ in its campaign is geofenced digital ads, meaning the online advertisements will be limited to specific geographic locations, even individual buildings. Geofencing is a common practice in the digital advertising space to ensure a specific audience or consumer base is reached.

In the case of Show Faith by Works, LLC, it appears they intend to geofence their ad campaign to specific, predetermined churches and Christian universities. It is unclear if ad recipients will continue to receive the digital messages outside of the geofenced area, though that is often an option employed by advertisers to keep their ads in front of their desired audience.

Specifically, the filing states they will “Geofence the actual boundaries of every Major church in California, Arizona, Nevada and Coloardo and all Christian Colleges during worship times,” and “Track attendees and continue to target with ads.”

Show Faith by Works, LLC FARA filing.

While not entirely foolproof, the identity of an ad’s recipient is anonymized, meaning neither Show Faith by Works, LLC nor the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs should know the real identities of those viewing their ads.

The FARA filings reveal an expansive campaign, with a total budget of nearly $1 million, with just under $700,000 earmarked for the ads themselves. While much of the campaign appears focused on tourism promotion to Christian pastors, the filing’s links to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rather than the Ministry of Tourism, do indicate that political influence on behalf of the Israeli government is at least a secondary goal.

Notably, Show Faith by Works, LLC’s filing reveals that at least some portion of the campaign budget is directly financed by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Any organization seeking to influence U.S. politics using funding from a foreign government must legally register under FARA.

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October 3, 2025
William Upton
News
Politics

Dem Attorney General Candidate Fantasizes About Political Murder.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Disturbing text messages sent by the Democratic Party’s nominee for Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones, have surfaced, raising grave questions about his temperament and judgment.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jay Jones, Virginia Delegate Carrie Coyne, Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The politically violent messages were sent on August 8, 2022, and resurfaced on Friday, October 3, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I’ve told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.” — Jay Jones

🎯IMPACT: The messages reveal a brutal and violent side to Jones, likely turning off voters in a close race for Attorney General.

IN FULL

Disturbing text messages sent by the Democratic Party’s nominee for Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones, have surfaced, raising grave questions about his temperament and judgment. The messages, sent on August 8, 2022, by Jones to Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyne, reveal a more violent and cruelly flipant side to Jones, who is challenging incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares (R).

Jones offers an unsolicited rant in the messages, trashing the centrist political legacy of long-time state lawmaker Joe Johnson Jr., who had recently passed away. Additionally, he rages about the “glowing” praise heaped on Johnson by Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, openly wondering what “that POS would say about me if I died.”

As the text messages continued, Jones’s language became more violent. In one, he wrote, “If those guys die before me, I will go to their funerals to piss on their graves” to “send them out awash in something.” In other messages, Jones challenges Coyne to a game of hypothetical murder, asking which two of three people she would opt to kill, and offering his own choice without solicitation.

“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot. 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,” he wrote, prompting Coyne to reply: “Jay. Please stop.”

“It really bothers me when you talk about hurting people or wishing death on them. It isn’t ok. No matter who they are,” Coyne added, seemingly suggesting this wasn’t the first time Jones violently fantasized about physically harming others. However, Jones defended his violent thoughts, writing to Coyne: “I’ve told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”

Speaking with the media this week, Coyne said she sent the violent texts to Speaker Gilert at the time. “On August 8, 2022, I had a text conversation with Jay Jones, what he said was not just disturbing but disqualifying for anyone who wants to seek public office,” Coyne said in a statement, adding: “Jay Jones wished violence on the children of a colleague and joked about shooting Todd Gilbert. It’s disgusting and unbecoming of any public official.”

Responding to the revelations, which could damage his thus far competitive bid for Virginia Attorney General, Jones said in a statement, “Like all people, I’ve sent text messages that I regret and I believe that violent rhetoric has no place in our politics.”

He then tried to blame the leaked messages on his opponent and President Donald J. Trump.

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October 3, 2025
News
Politics

Far-Left SPLC Trained Biden DOJ, Got Access to Federal ‘Hate’ Data.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was involved in training Joe Biden-era Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors and had exclusive access to federal hate crime data, according to documents obtained by America First Legal (AFL).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The SPLC, DOJ prosecutors, former President Joe Biden, former Attorney General Merrick Garland, and America First Legal (AFL).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The collaboration occurred during former President Biden’s term, with specific interactions noted from 2022 to 2023.

💬KEY QUOTE:  “The SPLC long ago abandoned civil rights work and turned into a partisan smear machine.” — Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel

🎯IMPACT: FBI Director Kash Patel announced on October 3, 2025, that the FBI had cut all ties with the organization.

IN FULL

The Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Joe Biden partnered extensively with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), granting the leftist group access to sensitive federal hate crime data and including it in training sessions for prosecutors, according to documents obtained by America First Legal (AFL). The collaboration was part of a broader strategy by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division to coordinate with progressive organizations on issues like election security, racial profiling, and anti-LBGT violence.

Records, including internal emails, meeting schedules, and memos, reveal that by 2022, DOJ officials were actively soliciting the SPLC for input on civil rights priorities. In an email dated October 28, 2022, former Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke wrote to SPLC President Margaret Huang, “I wanted to flag some of our work on prison conditions and other work in the Deep South for your awareness, and see if there are federal civil rights matters of concern that we should be tracking.”

A few weeks later, SPLC representatives attended a November 14, 2022, meeting with Clarke, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, alongside other groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center for Justice.

In December 2022, the SPLC was given early, embargoed access to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hate crime data. “I appreciated getting an embargoed copy,” wrote SPLC senior policy counsel Michael Lieberman in a December 6 email to DOJ official Robert Moossy Jr. “I just finished my draft backgrounder and talking points and would love to talk to you about the report.”

The DOJ continued to include SPLC in civil rights cases and events into at least 2023. In November of that year, SPLC research analyst R.G. Cravens addressed a DOJ hate crimes symposium attended by more than 100 prosecutors. Cravens discussed anti-LGBT movements and, according to AFL, falsely linked a lawsuit against Target to bomb threats, which the cited article itself confirmed originated from left-wing activists.

“It was a total moral failing for the Biden Department of Justice to partner with a known partisan smear factory on something as important as hate-crime enforcement,” AFL president Gene Hamilton said in a statement.

Criticism of the SPLC’s involvement in DOJ work intensified after FBI Director Kash Patel announced on October 3, 2025, that the FBI had cut all ties with the organization. “The SPLC long ago abandoned civil rights work and turned into a partisan smear machine,” Patel said.

He added that the SPLC’s “hate map” had been used to defame “mainstream Americans” and had inspired violence, potentially including the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk.

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October 2, 2025
News
Politics

TPUSA High School Clubs More Than Double, Hit 2,700 Nationwide.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Turning Point USA (TPUSA) high school club chapters, known as Club America, have surged by over 100 percent since the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: TPUSA’s Enterprise Director Nick Cocca, spokesman Andrew Kolvet, and the late Charlie Kirk.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The surge occurred after Kirk’s passing, with the announcement made on Kirk’s show, hosted by Andrew Kolvet.

💬KEY QUOTE: “There are two types of high schools in this country: high schools that have Club America chapters and high schools that will soon have Club America chapters.” – Nick Cocca

🎯IMPACT: Over 1,500 new chapters have been added, with 120,000 total inquiries to start chapters nationwide.

IN FULL

The Turning Point USA (TPUSA) high school program, known as Club America, has more than doubled in size following the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. The number of chapters grew from about 1,200 to over 2,700 in just a few weeks, a surge TPUSA attributes to renewed enthusiasm for Kirk’s vision of student-led conservative activism in schools.

The announcement came during an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, now hosted by TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet. Joining him was Nick Cocca, Enterprise Director for Club America, who said, “There are two types of high schools in this country: high schools that have Club America chapters and high schools that will soon have Club America chapters.”

Cocca confirmed that more than 1,500 new chapters have launched since Kirk’s murder. The group also reported receiving 120,000 total requests to start chapters across both high schools and college campuses as of late September.

Kolvet reiterated Kirk’s long-standing goal of placing a Club America chapter in every U.S. high school. “The high school team has just informed me that we’ve already STARTED over 1,500 new Club America chapters across the country,” he said. “For context, we had around 1,200 before this, more than doubling our chapter total. We won’t stop until every HS has a Club America chapter.”

In the weeks since the assassination, some Christian leaders have also reported a noticeable rise in youth church attendance, calling it the “Charlie Kirk effect.” One Catholic campus ministry leader noted, “I have not talked to anyone who has not seen an increase in Mass attendance,” with some reporting as much as a 15 percent increase.

Despite the outpouring of support for TPUSA, the leftist Anti-Defamation League (ADL) continued to list TPUSA in its “Glossary of Extremism” even after Kirk’s murder. The ADL’s position drew sharp criticism, particularly as it also defended Antifa as largely non-violent.

In response to the scandal, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced the bureau would sever ties with the ADL, citing concerns over political bias.

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October 2, 2025
Immigration
Politics

Maxine Waters Confirms Democrats Shut Down Government Over Funding for Illegals.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) appeared to admit that her party was shutting down the government to prioritize healthcare for illegal immigrants.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Maxine Waters, President Donald J. Trump, and Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The government shutdown began at 12:01 AM on Wednesday.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Democrats are demanding healthcare for everybody. We want to save lives.” – Maxine Waters

🎯IMPACT: The shutdown has furloughed 750,000 federal employees, with Republicans signaling potentially permanent layoffs and Democrats holding firm on healthcare demands.

IN FULL

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) appeared to admit in an interview earlier this week that her Democrat colleagues in the U.S. Senate forced a government shutdown over the lack of healthcare funding for illegal immigrants in the Republican stopgap funding bill. In an interview with Alison Steinberg of Lindell TV, Waters stated, “Democrats are demanding healthcare for everybody. We want to save lives. We want to make sure that healthcare is available to those who would die, but having the help of their government.”

The admission by the senior House Democrat lawmaker bolsters Republican claims that congressional Democrats are prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens and federal government workers. In a post on Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump slammed Democrat leaders on Capitol Hill, noting Waters’s comments, “Maxine Waters admitted that she is demanding Healthcare for Illegal Aliens, and it’s going to be Top of the Line, taking American Taxpayers’ Healthcare away from them!”

Late Tuesday, Senate Democrats moved to block a Republican-backed short-term funding measure that would have averted the budget lapse, setting off the government shutdown at 12:01 AM on Wednesday. The Republican stopgap bill sought to maintain current funding levels through November 21, but Democrats demanded provisions addressing the extension of Obamacare subsidies.

Republican lawmakers contend the Democrat proposal to extend the subsidies contains language that would remove safeguards preventing illegal immigrants from receiving them. Waters dismissed accusations of prioritizing non-citizens over Americans as “divisive.”

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October 2, 2025
William Upton
Politics

Trump Meeting With Project 2025 Veteran to Slash ‘Democrat Agencies.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced he will meet with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Thursday to determine what federal agencies will face funding cuts amid the ongoing Democrat-engineered government shutdown.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, OMB Director Russell Vought, and Senate Democrats.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The meeting will occur in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent.” —  President Trump

🎯IMPACT: Trump contends that Democrat obstruction on Capitol Hill has given him an “unprecedented opportunity” to unilaterally cut wasteful spending

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump announced he will meet with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Thursday to determine what federal agencies will face funding cuts amid the ongoing Democrat-engineered government shutdown. The America First leader, in a post on Truth Social, emphasized that Democrat obstruction on Capitol Hill has given him an “unprecedented opportunity” to unilaterally cut wasteful spending.

“I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent,” President Trump wrote Thursday morning. “I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Senate Democrats have blocked several attempts to bring a Republican-backed stopgap funding measure to the floor, causing government funding to lapse on October 1, the start of the 2026 fiscal year.

The Trump White House has already begun to halt federal funding for a number of programs, along with furloughing nonessential government workers. On Wednesday, Vought announced the administration will cancel $8 billion in green agenda projects across 16 states in light of the ongoing government shutdown.

An additional $18 billion in infrastructure funding for New York City was paused as the ongoing shutdown is preventing the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) from completing a review of the projects to ensure they’re in compliance with President Trump’s Executive Order barring the federal funding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

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October 1, 2025
Economy
Politics

Trump Opens Public Lands, Allocates $625 Million to Revive U.S. Coal Industry.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration announced plans to open 13.1 million acres of public land for coal mining and allocate $625 million to coal-fired power plants.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced on September 30, 2025, during a livestreamed press conference.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It matters to the world, and it’s going to continue to matter for a long time.” – Doug Burgum

🎯IMPACT: The initiative aims to revive the coal sector after decades of decline.

IN FULL

The Trump administration has announced a major initiative to open 13.1 million acres of public land for coal mining while investing $625 million in coal-fired power plants. The plan, unveiled by the Departments of the Interior, Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is aimed at revitalizing and supporting the coal industry amid its decades-long decline.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum emphasized the importance of the coal sector, stating during a livestreamed press conference, “It matters to the world, and it’s going to continue to matter for a long time.” The administration’s funding includes $350 million for modernizing coal plants, $175 million for rural energy projects, and $50 million for upgrading wastewater systems to extend plant lifespans.

The coal industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, with production halving between 2008 and 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration. Coal plants provided 15 percent of U.S. electricity in 2024, down sharply from 50 percent in 2000, as natural gas and other sources have gained ground.

The Trump administration has prioritized coal as part of its broader energy strategy, citing the need for reliable energy sources in an era of increasing demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The latest measures follow previous efforts to extend coal plant operations and ease regulatory burdens on the industry.

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October 1, 2025
Politics

Trump Admin Halts $8BN in Green Agenda Funding Amid Govt Shutdown.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration announced the cancellation of $8 billion in climate-related projects across 16 states.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Russ Vought, head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Department of Energy.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced Wednesday, affecting projects in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being cancelled.” – Russ Vought

🎯IMPACT: Projects in 16 states, mostly governed by Democrats, are affected; additional reviews of New York infrastructure projects are underway.

IN FULL

The Trump administration has announced it will cancel $8 billion in green agenda projects across 16 states in light of the ongoing government shutdown due to Senate Democrats blocking the passage of a short-term funding measure. Russ Vought, head of the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), made the announcement on social media, stating that the Department of Energy would provide further details.

The affected projects are located in states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. All 16 states are represented by Democratic senators, with 14 of the states governed by Democrats and two by Republicans. The states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

“Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being cancelled,” Vought wrote on X (formerly Twitter). This announcement follows the administration’s recent decision to pause $18 billion worth of infrastructure projects in New York City, including the Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway, due to concerns over funding tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) stated that the New York projects are under administrative review to determine whether any unconstitutional practices are occurring. The review process has been delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown, which has resulted in furloughs for the civil rights staff responsible for these assessments.

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October 1, 2025
Politics

Kash Patel Ends FBI Collaboration with Far-Left Anti-Defamation League.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced that the bureau is cutting ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a relationship forged under indicted former FBI Director James Comey.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: FBI Director Kash Patel, former FBI Director James Comey, the Anti-Defamation League, Elon Musk, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA (TPUSA) organization.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement follows recent backlash against the ADL for its controversial glossary of “extremist” groups, which included TPUSA.

💬KEY QUOTE: “James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans. That was not law enforcement, it was activism dressed up as counterterrorism, and it put Americans in danger,” said Patel.

🎯IMPACT: The FBI’s decision marks a significant shift in policy, distancing itself from the ADL amid widespread criticism of its bias against conservatives.

IN FULL

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has announced that the bureau will sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a relationship established under former FBI Director James Comey. Patel criticized Comey’s tenure, stating, “James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans.”

Comey had previously declared his “love” for the ADL during a 2017 speech at the organization’s National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., where he referred to a 2014 address as a “love letter to the ADL” and reaffirmed that the FBI was “still in love” with the group. He praised the ADL for its advocacy and partnership with the FBI, concluding the speech with the words, “Love, the FBI.”

The ADL has recently faced significant backlash for its controversial “Glossary of Extremism and Hate,” which included conservative organizations like Turning Point USA (TPUSA), founded and led by assassinated conservative organizer Charlie Kirk. Meanwhile, the ADL defended Antifa, recently designated as a domestic terrorist organization, insisting violence was not “the norm” for the movement.

Following criticism from figures such as Elon Musk and Republican lawmakers, the ADL removed the glossary, citing outdated entries and claiming they were victims of misrepresentation.

Elon Musk called the ADL “a hate group” in response to its classification of TPUSA, while Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) questioned the organization’s motives, stating, “Seems to me like if they don’t agree with you, they will label you a ‘hate group.’”

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