An Arizona man on Wednesday was charged with threatening to kill President-elect Donald Trump, after he posted multiple threatening videos on social media.
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Illegal Migrant Accused of Raping Woman Along Hiking Trail in Sanctuary County Had History of Prior Arrests
An illegal migrant accused of raping a woman on a popular hiking path in a Washington, D.C.-area suburb previously had been arrested and released multiple times by local law enforcement.
Read MoreLegal Expert Lays Out Why Trump’s Legal Cases Will Not Return After He Leave Office in Four Years
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said Tuesday that the dismissed legal cases against President-elect Donald Trump will not return once he leaves office in January 2029.
Read MoreJack Smith Finally Ends a $90 Million Legal Assault on Trump, But Leaves Vexing DOJ Issue Unsettled
Three special prosecutors and at least $90 million later, Donald Trump remains standing, unscathed and now free of any federal criminal charges. It’s a herculean feat certain to be written into the annals of legal and political history.
Read MoreCommentary: The Undercounted Statistics of Illegal Immigrants
In June, Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with the murder of Rachel Morin, a mother of five in Maryland. Police in Oklahoma tracked the accused repeat offender down with a sample of his DNA recovered from a Los Angeles home invasion in which a nine-year-old girl and her mother were assaulted. Police say he came to the U.S. illegally to escape prosecution for at least one other murder in his native El Salvador in December 2022.
“That should never have been allowed to happen,” said Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, referring to the numerous missed red flags the case presented. His office apprehended Hernandez in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read MoreJudge Tosses Trump Election Interference Case After Special Counsel’s Request
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday agreed to dismiss the January 6 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, after special counsel Jack Smith filed a request to do so.
Read MoreReport: Minnesota Criminal Justice System ‘More Favorable’ to Black Criminals than White Criminals
A newly released report from the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) challenges the narrative that Minnesota’s criminal justice system is racially biased against black offenders.
According to the report, titled “Case Closed: Minnesota’s Offender Outcomes Devoid of Racial Bias,” black offenders reportedly face more favorable outcomes in the system compared to white offenders across various stages, including incarceration.
Read MoreSpecial Counsel Jack Smith Files to Drop January 6 Charges Against Donald Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion on Monday to drop all four felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump related to his effort to contest his 2020 presidential election loss to President Biden and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S Capitol.
Read MoreTrump Border Czar Pointedly Warns Sanctuary Cities Could Be Prosecuted if They Harbor Aliens
President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar is warning sanctuary cities of dire consequences if they refuse to turn over illegal immigrants, saying he’ll seek Justice Department authority to charge officials with obstruction and harboring if they don’t turn over illegal border crossers in their custody.
Read MoreCommentary: Pam Bondi Needs to Root Out Corruption in DOJ
When she becomes attorney general, Pam Bondi should follow the law wherever it leads her to root out corruption within the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and those acting as proxies for the hidden hand of the administrative state.
She is a highly qualified nominee, bringing two decades of experience as a prosecutor, including eight years serving as attorney general of Florida.
Read MoreJudge Merchan Indefinitely Delays Trump’s Sentencing Date
Judge Juan Merchan indefinitely delayed President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing date Friday.
Read MoreOfficer Who Fatally Shot J6 protestor Ashley Babbitt Has Lengthy Disciplinary Record
The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riots and then was promoted has a lengthy internal affairs and disciplinary record that includes firearm-related incidents, a sweeping congressional investigation has found.
Read MoreThe FBI’s Biden-Era Murder Estimates Are Far Below the Number of Homicides Recorded on Death Certificates
As the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics explains, “The United States uses two national data collection systems to track detailed information on homicides.” These consist of: death certificates collected by the states and compiled by the CDC. reports by local law enforcement agencies compiled by the states and aggregated by the FBI,…
Read MoreRep. Claudia Tenney Calls to Disbar New York AG Letitia James for ‘Weaponizing the Justice System’ and ‘Trying to Take Trump Out’
During an interview on the Fox Business Network, Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) called to disbar New York Attorney General Letitia James for “weaponizing the justice system” and “trying to take Trump out.” James, who went after the Trump Organization in 2022, said during a press conference after this month’s election that she would use the law to “fight back” against Trump.
Read MoreWisconsin Lawyer: Race Prioritization by USDA Needs to Be Stopped
Citing discrimination against nonminorities in farming assistance programs, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiff Robert Holman’s litigation against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
He’s a corn and soybean farmer.
Read MoreColorado Pays $1.5 Million to Artist Who Refused to Make Same-Sex Wedding Site After Her SCOTUS Win
Graphic artist Lorie Smith beat Colorado at the Supreme Court when it ruled the Centennial State could not punish her for refusing to make a website for a same-sex wedding, upholding her First Amendment rights.
Read MoreGeorgia Judge Finds Illegal Immigrant Guilty of Murder in Death of Student Laken Riley
The illegal Venezuelan immigrant charged in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was found guilty on Wednesday.
Read More‘Serious Criminal Histories’: ICE Lauds Major Arrests Across Sanctuary Cities in Single-Day Raid
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday lauded the arrests of five different illegal migrants with “serious” criminal backgrounds across Maryland in a single-day raid.
Read MoreManhattan D.A. Bragg’s Team Opposes Hush Money Case Dismissal, Is Open to Delaying Sentencing
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team on Tuesday confirmed it would oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to dismiss the charges against him in his hush money case, but indicated that his sentencing might face delay until after his presidency.
Read MorePennsylvania Supreme Court Rules for RNC, Declares Undated Mail-In Ballots May Not Be Counted
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the Republican National Committee, holding that undated mail-in ballots may not be counted.
Read MoreAs Matt Gaetz Faces Opposition, Trump’s Other DOJ Picks Could Anchor His Confirmation
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., faces considerable opposition for the post of attorney general, but some of President-elect Donald Trump’s other picks for top Department of Justice officials could serve to assuage concerned senators. A conservative firebrand, Gaetz’s appointment has ruffled feathers among the Senate GOP and sent Democrats into a frenzy.
Read MoreSanctuary Cities Freed Tens of Thousands of Criminal Aliens Wanted by ICE During Biden Era, Data Shows
Sanctuary jurisdictions have freed tens of thousands of criminal migrants during President Joe Biden’s time in the White House, federal law enforcement data show.
Sanctuary cities and other localities across the U.S. have freed more than 22,000 criminal migrants wanted by federal immigration authorities since January 2021, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). The numbers pertain to ICE detainer requests ignored by local law enforcement agencies, instances when the enforcement agency provided insufficient notice to ICE or early releases of migrants subjected to detainer requests.
Read MoreFlorida Sues Former FEMA Officials over Hurricane Helene, Milton Failures
The state of Florida is suing current and former federal employees personally for allegedly ignoring storm victim households solely because of their political affiliation.
Attorney General Ashley Moody sued current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials for “conspiracy to discriminate” against Florida hurricane victims because they expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreSomali Pirate from Minneapolis Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping
A Minneapolis man is one of two Somali pirates convicted of kidnapping this week and sentenced to federal prison for 30 years.
Abdi Yusuf Hassan, now 56, a naturalized U.S. citizen and prior resident of Minneapolis, along with Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, now 43, of Mogadishu, Somalia, held American journalist Michael Scott Moore hostage for nearly three years in Somalia after kidnapping him in 2012.
Read MoreNorth Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer Demands Answers from Corporate Media Networks Over ‘Biased’ 2024 Election Coverage
North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer demanded in a Thursday letter that corporate media networks answer for their “biased” coverage of the presidential election.
The Republican’s letter, obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation, was addressed to top network executives at Fox, CBS, Disney and NBCUniversal. Cramer’s letter called out the networks for biased coverage of President-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreISIS-Linked Houston Man Indicted, Planned 9/11 Style Terrorist Attack
A 28-year-old man in Houston, Anas Said, has been indicted and arrested on charges he attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a federally designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
Read MoreTexas Officers Apprehend Human Smugglers, Rescue Unaccompanied Children
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers and rescue unaccompanied minors at the border through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star.
Read MoreSatirical News Site ‘The Onion’ Buys Alex Jones’ Infowars Network
The Onion, a satirical news company mocking current events and news personalities, purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars network in a bankruptcy auction Thursday held to help pay off a nearly $1.5 billion lawsuit.
Read MoreJudge Greenlights ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Title IX Suit amid More Forfeits over Alleged Trans Player
Years before University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas drew national attention to males who identify as women dominating girls’ sports through eligibility via gender identity, male sprinters who identify as girls took first and second in Connecticut high school track championships, prompting a go-nowhere Trump administration investigation and lawsuit by parents of the female athletes they defeated.
Read MoreJ6 Shocker: Phone Companies Dispute FBI Testimony on Pipe Bombs Suspect, Key Lawmaker Reveals
Cellular carriers have told Congress they possess intact phone usage data from the vicinity where two pipe bombs were planted during the Jan. 6 incident, directly disputing FBI testimony that agents couldn’t identify a suspect because the phone data was corrupted, a key House chairman tells Just the News.
Read MoreFederal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana Law Mandating Ten Commandments in Classrooms as ‘Unconstitutional’
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a Louisiana mandate requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom by Jan. 1, deeming the law “unconstitutional on its face.”
Read MoreSpecial Counsel Jack Smith and His Team Planning to Resign Before Trump Takes Office: Report
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to resign before President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office, according to DOJ officials cited in reports on Wednesday.
Read MoreLaken Riley Murder Suspect Waives Right to Trial by Jury
On Tuesday, the illegal alien who has been accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley elected not to face a trial by jury, and instead have his guilt determined by the judge overseeing the case.
Read MoreLaw Professor: Judge Merchan Could Count Trump’s Upcoming Presidency as ‘Community Service’
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday that the judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case could count Trump’s upcoming presidency as community service.
Read MoreJury Awards Record $12.6 Million to Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine
A jury awarded a record $12.6 million to woman fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreEx-FEMA Supervisor Says Not Helping Trump Supporters with Disaster Relief Is Not ‘Isolated’ Event
Marn’i Washington, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) supervisor fired for not helping supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that this occurrence was not an “isolated” incident.
Read MoreJustice Alito Has No Plans to Retire: Report
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito does not intend to retire in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Trump’s election sparked speculation Alito and Thomas, 74 and 76 years old, respectively, would retire to enable Trump to appoint younger conservative justices to the bench. However, people close to the justice told the WSJ this is not a factor in Alito’s plans.
Read MoreJudge Merchan Delays Decision on Whether to Dismiss Trump Guilty Verdict in ‘Hush Money’ Case
Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to delay issuing a decision on whether to toss out President-elect Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on state charges of falsifying business records until Nov. 19.
Read MoreTrump Attorney to New York AG: We’ll ‘Put Your Fat A– in Prison’ If Lawfare Against Trump Doesn’t End
President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney Mike Davis dared New York Attorney General Letitia James to continue her prosecution of Trump after his electoral victory.
“Let me just say this to Big Tish James, the New York Attorney General … I dare you to continue your lawfare against President Trump in his second term,” he said on “The Benny Show” podcast on Thursday.
Read MoreJudge Grants Special Counsel Move to Pause D.C. Case Against Trump
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday granted special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to vacate deadlines in his D.C. election case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreFormer Eric Adams Aide in Talks with Prosecutors over Potential Plea Deal in Witness Tampering Case
Mohamed Bahi, a former official for Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is in talks with prosecutors to resolve his charges in a witness tampering case, The New York Times reported Friday.
Read MoreJustice Department Files Criminal Charges in Thwarted, Iran-Linked Murder-for-Hire Plot on Trump
The Justice Department filed criminal charges Friday on in a thwarted plot linked to Iran to kill then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump before Tuesday’s presidential election, which Trump won.
Read MoreJack Smith Signals End to J6 Prosecution Against Trump, Asks Judge for Month Delay
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith signaled Friday he may end his Jan. 6 election interference prosecution against Donald Trump, asking for a month delay in the case to consider options in the aftermath of the elections.
Read MoreSecond Lawsuit Filed Against Elon Musk’s $1 Million Giveway
Registered voters who signed a Constitution-supporting petition by Elon Musk filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday, claiming a giveaway for petition signers was fraud.
Read MoreVirginia A.G. Miyares Concerned over Potential Foreign Money Seeping into U.S. Election via ActBlue
Virginia GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares said this week that he is worried about the potential influence of foreign money impacting U.S. elections through the Democratic online fund-raising platform ActBlue that he is investigating.
Read MoreMissouri Secretary of State Sues DOJ over Poll Monitors
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) sued the Department of Justice on Monday for trying to place poll monitors at polling locations in the state on Election Day. The DOJ announced on Friday that it was planning “to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states” for the general election. One of those jurisdictions is St. Louis.
Read MoreHeritage Foundation Lawsuit Seeks ‘Transparency’ on Minnesota’s Voter Roll Maintenance
Minnesota state leaders are facing a new lawsuit from the Heritage Foundation, which alleges the state has not disclosed crucial details on an estimated 1,000 voters who were removed from the voter rolls.
Read MoreDOJ Invokes Civil War-Era Law in Warning Federal Agents Not to Respond to Polling Places with Guns
In recent days, federal law enforcement agents across the government received a jarring communication from the Justice Department: a warning they could be prosecuted under a Civil War-era law if they respond to an election polling place with guns, even for a fake report of a crime.
Read MoreTexas Sees 51 Percent Drop in Border Apprehensions After Operation Lone Star Expands
Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal border crossers in Texas dropped 51% in one year, according to federal data. The stark decline comes after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded Operation Lone Star border security efforts in the state.
In fiscal 2023, Border Patrol agents reported 1,045,655 apprehensions of illegal border crossers in five U.S. Customs and Border Protection sectors in Texas, excluding those apprehended in New Mexico which fall into one of these sectors, in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2024, the number dropped to 534,333, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data and exclusive data obtained by The Center Square.
Read MoreSecret Service Brass Interfered in Inspector General Assassination Probe
Secret Service leaders meddled in an independent government investigation of the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and are still not following many basic agency security protocols for presidential candidates, presidents, and vice presidents in the final days before the election, according to emails reviewed by RealClearPolitics and several sources in the Secret Service community.
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