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#10 Rash of Swattings Must Stop, FBI Director Says - Elizabeth Russell for World, Larry Taunton, Data Republican, Rick Scott, Chad Canton, Matt Van Swol, and NC MELUNGEON/Juanita Broaddrick on X
FBI head Kash Patel on Friday said his agency was investigating an alarming uptick in swatting incidents targeting media figures. Swatting, which involves falsely reporting a crime to trigger a police response at the home of an unsuspecting person, is illegal. The FBI will work with local law enforcement to find and punish those responsible for the dangerous trend, Patel said. The swatting incidents Patel mentioned seem to have taken place in the last week, mainly targeting conservative media figures. One of the most recent incidents happened Sunday night at the home of conservative freelance columnist Larry Taunton. Taunton said nine police cars and multiple officers with AR-15s and body armor approached his home silently in the middle of the night. They came in response to a call from someone claiming to be hidden in the house while Taunton shot people. The situation de-escalated once Taunton spoke to the officers—but could have turned deadly, he said...
#9 Trump to Release 80,000 Pages of JFK Files Today - Alex Gangitano for The Hill, Dan Scavino, Charlie Kirk, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Solving JFK Podcast, and Gator Gar on X
President Trump announced he will release 80,000 pages of unredacted files Tuesday about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, after promising on the campaign trail to declassify the documents. “While we’re here, I thought it would be appropriate — we are, tomorrow, announcing and giving all of the Kennedy files. So, people have been waiting for decades for this, and I’ve instructed my people … lots of different people, [Director of National Intelligence] Tulsi Gabbard, that they must be released tomorrow,” the president told reporters while touring the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C...
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#8 Semisonic Blasts White House for Using Their Song ‘Closing Time' - Stephanie Weaver for Fox KMSP, Semisonic/Deebs, Variety, Five Times August, Fox News, and Matt Tardio/The White House
Rock band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song "Closing Time," over a social media post that shows shackled deportees getting patted down at an airport. "We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song "Closing Time" in any way. And no, they didn’t ask. The song is about joy and possibilities and hope, and they have missed the point entirely.," the power pop trio from the Twin Cities said in a statement on X...#7 Trump Hangs a Copy of Declaration of Independence in Oval Office - Times Union. Alex Jones/Christina, Red State, and Chris Cardno on X
#6 Tucker Carlson Warns Trump Against Bombing Iran: ‘Will Set off a War’ and ‘Result in Thousands of American Deaths’ - Charlie Nash for Mediaite, AF Post/Tucker Carlson, John Rocker/Hodgetwins, Hassan Mafi, Real Robert, and Saggezza Eterna on X
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson warned President Donald Trump on Monday that bombing Iran would “set off a war” and “result in thousands of American deaths” after the president threatened to use “great force” against the country. “It’s worth pointing out that a strike on the Iranian nuclear sites will almost certainly result in thousands of American deaths at bases throughout the Middle East, and cost the United States tens of billions of dollars,” warned Carlson in a social media post. “The cost of future acts of terrorism on American soil may be even higher.”
#5 White House ‘Determined’ to Fight Court Order Blocking Tren de Aragua Deportations - Christian Datoc for Washington Examiner, CNN, The Epoch Times, The Times of India, Laura Ingraham, Michael Daconta and Tracy Beanz on X
The White House defended its decision to proceed with multiple deportation flights over the weekend after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to pause the flights while courts determine his legal footing. Late last week, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to speed the deportation proceedings for hundreds of illegal immigrants associated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The move marked the first time the 18th-century law had been used since World War II...
#4 Dan Bongino Sworn in as FBI Deputy Director: ‘Critical Time for Our Nation' - Alex Nitzberg for Fox News, Dan Bongino, FBI, Jeff Carlson, Brick Suit, Benny Johnson, Kyle Seraphin, and C3 on X
Dan Bongino, President Donald Trump's choice for deputy director of the FBI, has been sworn in to serve in the federal agency. "It is an honor to serve as Deputy Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation at such a critical time for our nation. The American people deserve a justice system that is transparent, accountable, and committed to the rule of law," Bongino said in a Monday post on X. One of the photos included in the post appears to show Bongino being sworn in by FBI Director Kash Patel...
#3 Trump Team Unveils Plans to Build Housing on Federal Land - Ari Natter for Bloomberg, Unusual Whales, Rebecca San Juan and Journey on X
he Trump administration unveiled plans to build housing on federal land, a move it said could help address a shortfall of 7 million affordable homes in the US. The Interior Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development will partner to assess the nation’s housing needs and identify “underutilized” land suitable for development, the heads of the two agencies announced in a video. “Working together, our agencies can take inventory of underused federal properties, transfer or lease them to states or localities to address housing needs, and support the infrastructure required to make development viable — all while ensuring affordability remains at the core of the mission,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and HUD Secretary Scott Turner wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial...
#2 Trump to End Secret Service Protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden - Zoë Richards for NBC News, Eric Spracklen, Bethany O'Leary, Mary, NEWSMAX, and Alex Jones on X
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is terminating Secret Service protection for his predecessor's two adult children: Hunter and Ashley Biden. “Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection," Trump wrote on Truth Social. He added that Ashley Biden also "will be taken off the list.” A Secret Service official said the agency was aware of Trump's decision. “The Secret Service will comply and is actively working with the protective details and the White House to ensure compliance as soon as possible,” the official said...
#1 NASA’s Stuck Astronauts Finally on Their Way Back to Earth After 9 Months in Space - Marcia Dunn AP Aerospace Writer, WMUR TV, Charlie Kirk/Fox News, Boston 25 News, and Fox 32 News on X
NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago.Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station — their home since last spring — departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. The capsule undocked in the wee hours and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast by early evening, weather permitting...
