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Kash Patel Reportedly Planning Rare Russia Trip For Secretive FSB Talks

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FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly preparing for a rare trip into the heart of Russia — one that could put America’s top federal lawman across the table from the successor to the Soviet-era KGB.

Patel is expected to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg on Oct. 14 and 15, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plans who spoke with Politico.

“His host is likely to be the FSB, the Russian security service that is heir to the Soviet-era KGB,” the U.S. official told the outlet.

The purpose of the trip has not been disclosed, and it remains unclear which Russian officials Patel intends to meet. There has also been no indication whether a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is under consideration.

The FBI and Justice Department did not respond to Politico’s requests for comment, while the White House referred questions about the trip to the bureau.

The Kremlin did little to clear up the mystery Tuesday.

“These kinds of visits usually happen behind closed doors,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters while declining to confirm or deny Patel’s travel plans, according to The Moscow Times.

The reported visit would carry particularly high stakes because Patel could be meeting with the same security service his bureau has publicly identified as an active threat to Americans.

In a June warning, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian intelligence actors were conducting an ongoing phishing campaign against high-value targets. The agencies said FSB officers and others working for Russian military services were targeting current and former U.S. government officials, military personnel, political figures and journalists.

The campaign allowed Russian operatives to take over messaging accounts and potentially access victims’ private conversations, according to the FBI and CISA advisory.

That creates a striking backdrop for Patel’s expected talks: The FBI may need Russian cooperation on terrorism, cybercrime and other international investigations even while treating the expected host of the trip as a hostile intelligence organization.

If Patel makes the journey, he would become the first sitting FBI director known to visit Russia since Robert Mueller traveled to Moscow in 2013.

Mueller’s unannounced trip came shortly after the Boston Marathon bombing and included discussions with Russian officials about the investigation and security cooperation ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Patel’s history makes the planned visit even more politically combustible.

Before taking over the FBI, Patel rose to prominence as a House Intelligence Committee aide investigating the origins and conduct of the bureau’s Trump-Russia probe. He has repeatedly denounced the investigation into alleged collusion between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia as the “Russiagate hoax.”

The trip is also being planned as relations between Washington and Moscow remain strained over the war in Ukraine and lawmakers push for tougher economic penalties against Putin’s government.

Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have made repeated attempts to negotiate an end to the war, but Russia has continued to demand Ukrainian territorial concessions that Kyiv has rejected, according to The Kyiv Independent.

For now, the biggest question surrounding Patel’s journey remains unanswered: What exactly does America’s FBI director expect to accomplish behind closed doors with one of the country’s most powerful adversaries?

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Trump To Welcome Fallen Heroes Home As Iran Faces Fierce Warning

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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the Dignified Transfer of remains of six U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald Trump is heading to Dover Air Force Base to welcome home two young American soldiers killed by Iran—and he is promising Iran that their deaths will not go unanswered.

Trump will attend the dignified transfer of fallen U.S. service members Tuesday evening following one of the deadliest weekends for American forces during the renewed conflict.

“President Trump will attend the dignified transfer of our fallen heroes tomorrow evening at Dover Air Force Base,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote Monday on X. “The President and the entire White House are praying for their families.”

The solemn military ceremony will return the remains of the fallen to American soil. Flag-draped transfer cases will be carried from a military aircraft to vehicles bound for Dover’s mortuary facility as grieving families, military leaders and the commander in chief look on.

The Department of War identified two of the fallen soldiers Monday as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas.

Gonzales was killed in action July 17 when Iran unleashed ballistic missiles and drones against Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Feehan was killed in action the following day as a result of the same attack, according to the Pentagon.

Both soldiers were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the American-led mission against the Islamic State.

Feehan served with the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in Ansbach, Germany.

“U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command mourns the loss of 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, whose service and sacrifice will never be forgotten,” Lt. Gen. John L. Rafferty said in an Army statement.

“Losing him to enemy fire will inspire our Soldiers and strengthen their resolve to continue the mission,” Rafferty added.

The Army said Feehan will be posthumously promoted to captain and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Four other American service members were medically evacuated after the Jordan attack, according to U.S. Central Command. They have since been discharged.

Another service member was initially declared missing. American personnel later recovered unidentified remains at the base, but military officials said the examination process was still underway.

A third American service member was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone. Another service member suffered minor injuries.

As the fallen return home, Trump has issued a chilling warning to the regime responsible.

“Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!” Trump declared on Truth Social.

The president said his directive had already been delivered to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and military leaders throughout the chain of command.

Trump previously told reporters that the latest American attacks on Iran were carried out in honor of the troops lost over the weekend.

“We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three, as opposed to two, great patriots,” Trump said Sunday after arriving at Joint Base Andrews.

American forces responded to the attack in Jordan by striking Iranian coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites.

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CENTCOM said the military also directly targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces accused of launching the deadly assault against the Americans.

That retaliatory operation was followed by a ninth consecutive evening of strikes on Iranian command centers, communications networks, air defenses and missile and drone launch sites.

Tuesday’s ceremony will be another somber visit to Dover for Trump during the conflict. The president and first lady Melania Trump attended the dignified transfer of six American soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait in March.

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Trump Slams Mamdani’s Netanyahu Arrest Threat: ‘Will Not Happen’

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President Donald Trump drew a bright red line Monday after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani threatened to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested on American soil.

“Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,” Trump declared in a Truth Social post.

The president defended Netanyahu as a wartime leader confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran, which Trump accused of killing 52,000 protesters and spending decades targeting American troops.

“The only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION,” Trump added, arguing that previous presidents should have confronted the regime years ago.

Trump’s declaration came after Mamdani revived one of his most controversial campaign promises during an interview with The New York Times’ Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

“I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,” Mamdani said. “He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court.”

The democratic socialist mayor said his administration is now examining whether he could use the New York Police Department to detain Netanyahu when the Israeli leader is expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly in September.

“That’s an active conversation with our legal department in seeing what the prospects are we have here in our municipality,” Mamdani said.

He insisted he would follow existing city law and would not attempt to write new rules specifically targeting Netanyahu.

But Mamdani’s arrest talk faces a mountain of legal obstacles.

The United States is not a party to the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court and does not recognize the court’s authority over Americans or Israelis. Foreign affairs are also controlled by the federal government, while diplomatic protections and head-of-state immunity could shield Netanyahu during a U.N. visit.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz dismissed Mamdani’s proposal as “pure political theater.”

“The U.S. is not party to the Rome Statute that underlies the ICC,” Waltz wrote on X, adding that the U.N. Headquarters Agreement grants protections to visiting foreign leaders and that “federal authority trumps any local mayor’s wishes.”

Legal experts have expressed similar doubts. Syracuse University law professor Cora True-Frost said foreign affairs are the “exclusive power of the federal government” and that protections afforded to visiting diplomats would further restrict Mamdani’s ability to carry out his threat. NBC New York reported that several former prosecutors believe an attempt to enforce the ICC warrant could expose participating local officials to federal charges.

The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity during Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. The court said judges found reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore responsibility for alleged crimes including using starvation as a method of warfare.

Israel has categorically rejected the allegations, maintaining that its military takes extensive precautions to protect civilians while battling a terrorist organization that embeds itself among the Palestinian population.

Netanyahu’s office fired back Sunday by branding the ICC a “kangaroo court that has no jurisdiction over Americans or Israelis.”

“Under Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership, Israel has taken unprecedented wartime measures to minimize harm to civilians while confronting Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization that uses Palestinians as human shields and deliberately targets innocent Israeli civilians,” his office said.

It then turned its fire directly on City Hall.

“Mr. Mamdani should focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused New York,” Netanyahu’s office concluded.

Netanyahu has also accused the mayor of siding with “terror actors,” while Mamdani has repeatedly characterized Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre as genocide.

The Trump administration, meanwhile, has backed its rejection of the ICC with more than words. It has imposed sanctions on court personnel and affiliated organizations involved in efforts to prosecute Israelis, declaring that neither the United States nor Israel is subject to the tribunal’s authority. The State Department has described the court’s actions as a threat to American sovereignty.

Mamdani may be determined to turn Netanyahu’s expected September visit into an international showdown.

Trump’s message was that the mayor will not get the chance.

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Trump Praises JD Vance, Usha On Birth Of Fourth Child

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The White House is celebrating the arrival of its newest—and smallest—addition.

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance welcomed their fourth child, a son named Alec Neel Vance, on Sunday morning.

“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning,” the couple said in a joint statement. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother.”

The Vances also expressed their gratitude to the medical professionals who cared for Usha and Alec at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

“The incredible military doctors and staff members of Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit have been a blessing,” the couple said. “We are deeply thankful for all they have done for our family.”

President Donald Trump joined the celebration Monday, offering the public its first glimpse of the newborn in a photo shared on Truth Social. The picture showed two of Alec’s older siblings smiling as they held their baby brother.

“Congratulations!” Trump wrote. “A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family.”

Alec joins the couple’s three other children: sons Ewan, 9, and Vivek, 6, and daughter Mirabel, 4. JD and Usha Vance have been married since 2014.

The birth also marked a milestone more than a century and a half in the making. Alec is the first child born to a sitting vice president since Schuyler Colfax III arrived in 1870, while his father, Schuyler Colfax Jr., served under President Ulysses S. Grant. CBS News described the Vances’ new arrival as the first known birth to the nation’s second family in 156 years.

The couple announced Usha’s pregnancy in January, saying at the time that they expected their son to arrive in late July. Vance, who has frequently encouraged Americans to form and grow families, later joked that the pregnancy showed he was willing to follow his own advice.

“So let the record show, you have a vice president who practices what he preaches,” Vance told the 2026 March for Life rally.

Alec’s arrival continues something of a baby boom inside the Trump administration.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their second child, daughter Viviana “Vivi,” on May 1. Leavitt announced the happy news several days later, sharing a photograph of herself holding the newborn inside a pink nursery. (RELATED: Karoline Leavitt Shares She Is Expecting Baby Girl In May 2026)

“On May 1st, Viviana aka ‘Vivi’ joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love,” Leavitt wrote on Instagram.

“She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister,” she continued. “We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble.”

Leavitt returned to the White House briefing room on July 16 after taking maternity leave, according to People. Vivi joined the couple’s son, Niko, who recently turned 2.

Now, just over two months after Vivi’s birth, the administration has another reason to celebrate—with the Vance children welcoming a little brother and Trump proudly introducing the “perfect baby boy” to the country.

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Trump DHS Chief Warns Election Officials: Cooperate — Or Face Prison

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin fired a blistering warning at state election officials Friday: Help the Trump administration police voter rolls — or risk fines, penalties and even prison time.

Mullin delivered the threat during a White House press conference one day after President Donald Trump used a primetime address to sound the alarm over alleged vulnerabilities in America’s election system.

Asked by a Daily Caller reporter whether the administration could ensure the midterm elections would be secure, Mullin said Washington could restore public confidence — but only if states cooperate.

“Yes, we absolutely can build confidence in the American people, but the states have to do their part,” Mullin said.

Then came the warning shot.

“I will tell you, if the states that choose not to participate with the SAVE program and they choose not to participate in securing the elections, we will make sure that we make those states a priority to look at who voted in their states and hold them, the election officials, accountable,” Mullin said.

“If the election officials, once we gave them the information they need to secure their elections and they chose not to, then those individuals can also be held accountable by fines, by penalties, and even, depending on how far it goes, prison time.”

Mullin did not specify which federal laws could be used to prosecute officials who decline to participate in the program or what conduct would trigger criminal charges.

His comments came as DHS claimed that a review of publicly available voter files uncovered more than 250,000 suspected noncitizens registered to vote in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada.

Mullin said those states had not cooperated with the administration’s review. DHS has reportedly sent letters notifying officials of its findings and asking them to confirm within two weeks whether they intend to work with the department.

The secretary also said that 23 states already using the federal verification system had identified another 23,000 suspected noncitizens and approximately 400,000 deceased people on voter rolls, according to The Daily Signal.

DHS has not publicly demonstrated that the individuals it identified actually cast ballots. Being listed on a voter roll does not necessarily mean someone voted.

The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, known as SAVE, is an existing DHS database originally designed to help government agencies verify the citizenship and immigration status of people applying for public benefits and licenses. It is separate from the pending SAVE America Act, despite sharing the acronym.

The Trump administration has expanded the database’s use for election-related citizenship checks and is pressing states to run their voter files through it.

Mullin also indicated that federal election funding could become another pressure point.

“We are going to make our security enhancements mandatory, meaning that if these states want a grant, and they want to be reimbursed to run federal elections, they’re going to have to implement security measures,” he said.

The crackdown comes as Trump continues demanding that Congress pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship and identification for federal voter registration while sharply limiting mail-in voting.

The legislation has repeatedly stalled in the Senate. Majority Leader John Thune has said Republicans lack the votes needed to overcome the filibuster or change Senate rules to force it through.

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Trump Calls To Revoke Licenses After Refusing To Air Primetime Speech

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President Donald Trump unloaded on ABC and NBC after the broadcast giants refused to interrupt their regular programming for his primetime election-integrity address Thursday, accusing the networks of helping conceal what he described as a massive threat to American elections.

“They and others in the media are part of a plot,” Trump declared during the White House address. “They want to continue this fraud for whatever reason. They want to keep it going. They want to protect the radical left.”

Trump then called for the revocation of broadcast licenses associated with the networks, arguing that media companies receive access to valuable public airwaves while failing to provide Americans with honest coverage.

“Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses,” Trump said. “They use our public multi-billion-dollar-in-value airways for absolutely no money.”

The president added that the country could not succeed without “free and fair elections” or honest reporting.

ABC and NBC declined to preempt their normal television lineups for the address, although both carried it on their streaming platforms. ABC also aired it through its radio network, while NBC broadcast a special report after Trump finished speaking.

Fox carried the entire speech live. CBS aired part of it before cutting away, while MS NOW interrupted its coverage to fact-check Trump. CNN declined to carry the address on its television network.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins said the network would monitor Trump’s remarks but would not take them live because of what she called his “well-documented history of saying blatantly false things about elections.”

White House communications director Steven Cheung accused ABC and NBC of deliberately keeping viewers in the dark.

“Cowards. NBC and ABC don’t want you to hear the truth,” Cheung wrote on X before the speech. “All they want to do is hide the facts from YOU.”

Networks do not directly hold the licenses Trump targeted; the Federal Communications Commission licenses individual broadcast stations and affiliates. Any revocation would also require a formal proceeding. The FCC has already ordered eight Disney-owned ABC stations to submit early license-renewal applications as part of an investigation into the company’s compliance with federal broadcasting regulations. The agency announced that action in April.

Thursday’s network showdown threatened to overshadow the explosive allegations at the center of Trump’s address.

The president announced the declassification and release of intelligence documents that he said revealed “shocking vulnerabilities” in America’s election infrastructure.

Trump alleged that China acquired approximately 220 million American voter files containing names, addresses, telephone numbers, party affiliations and other sensitive information beginning during the 2020 election cycle.

“This data loss presents an unprecedented election security nightmare,” Trump warned.

Trump further accused members of the intelligence community of suppressing information about the breach and keeping it from both him and Congress during his first administration.

The president also highlighted what he described as evidence of fraudulent voter-registration applications uncovered during a 2020 investigation in Muskegon, Michigan. Trump alleged that the Biden Justice Department “slow-walked the investigation and killed it” and called on the FBI and Justice Department to reopen the case and prosecute anyone responsible for criminal activity.

Trump then cited a Department of Homeland Security review that he said identified approximately 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote in federal elections.

Because several Democratic-led states did not provide their voter files, Trump argued, “the real number is actually much higher than that.”

Trump said he had directed DHS to notify states about suspected noncitizens on their rolls and press election officials to remove ineligible registrants.

The president used the findings to renew his demand that Congress pass the SAVE America Act, which would require photo identification and proof of citizenship from voters. Trump also called for tight restrictions on mail-in ballots, with exceptions for military deployments, illness, disability and travel.

“The only reason you wouldn’t do it is you want to cheat,” Trump said of lawmakers resisting the legislation.

Trump concluded by urging Americans to call their representatives and demand immediate action.

“Together, we will restore faith and confidence in our country,” he said, “and we will be bigger, better and stronger than ever before.”

Trump’s presentation did not establish that China or another foreign power changed vote totals or altered the outcome of the 2020 election. New reports that the documents released by the White House included portions of intelligence analyses, investigative files and correspondence presented with limited context.

But Trump’s broader message Thursday was unmistakable: The country’s election system remains dangerously exposed—and the media outlets that refused to carry his warning could now find themselves in the administration’s crosshairs.

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White House Slams Staffer Accused Of Betting On Trump Speech

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A longtime Trump aide has been yanked from the White House after allegedly turning advance knowledge of President Donald Trump’s speeches into a six-figure betting haul.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed Thursday that Gabriel Perez, who has operated Trump’s teleprompter since his first presidential campaign in 2016, was placed on unpaid administrative leave at the president’s direction.

“Obviously, I’m aware of the report. The president is, too. I spoke with him about it,” Leavitt told reporters. “He believes it’s deeply unfortunate and, frankly, a disgrace.”

“The White House has extremely strict ethical guidelines with respect to issues like this,” she added, stressing that Perez’s leave would be without pay. “That was the decision by the president, so it speaks for itself.”

Another operator was tapped to handle Trump’s nationally televised speech Thursday night.

Perez is accused of using his behind-the-scenes access to place bets on more than a dozen Trump speeches through Kalshi, an online prediction market where users can wager on whether specific words, phrases or subjects will come up during public events.

Sources familiar with the federal investigation told ABC News that Perez won more than $100,000 over a roughly three-month period.

The alleged bets reportedly involved Trump’s State of the Union address, a December primetime speech, his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos and remarks delivered during a March Medal of Honor ceremony.

As Trump’s teleprompter operator, Perez was often among the final people to see the president’s prepared remarks and was reportedly responsible for inserting last-minute changes.

Investigators even uncovered instances in which Perez allegedly abandoned certain positions while a speech was still underway after Trump skipped passages containing words on which the operator had wagered, ABC News reported.

That wrinkle is especially notable because Trump is famous for veering away from his prepared remarks.

“You know, when you go up here, you take a big chance, especially me because I go off teleprompter about 80% of the time,” Trump said during a January appearance at the Detroit Economic Club—another speech investigators reportedly believe Perez bet on.

Kalshi’s internal surveillance system reportedly detected unusual activity that did not match normal trading patterns. The company froze Perez’s account, trapping more than $90,000 in alleged profits, before referring the matter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

“Our surveillance team promptly flagged and referred these trades to the CFTC after an exchange investigation,” Kalshi enforcement chief Robert DeNault told CBS News. “We have been assisting regulators on this matter and provided evidence we collected, as we do in any referral.”

The CFTC has declined to confirm or deny that an investigation is underway.

Perez has reportedly cooperated with regulators and acknowledged some of the trades during an interview. Sources told ABC News that federal prosecutors in Manhattan declined to launch a criminal investigation, while CFTC officials have discussed a possible settlement that could require Perez to surrender his profits and stay out of similar markets.

Perez did not respond to requests for comment from several news organizations.

The allegations surfaced only months after the White House explicitly warned employees against using privileged information to make prediction-market bets.

A March 24 email from the White House Management Office reminded staffers that using nonpublic information to trade such contracts could constitute a criminal offense.

“All White House employees are reminded that the misuse of nonpublic information by government employees for financial benefit is a very serious offense and will not be tolerated,” the email said, according to CBS News.

White House spokesman David Ingle said the administration expects every employee to follow its ethics rules and confirmed that Perez was cooperating with regulators.

Leavitt said the White House was not aware of any other staffers suspected of making similar trades.

The case could add fuel to a bipartisan push on Capitol Hill to crack down on government insiders using prediction markets for personal profit. Republican Sens. Todd Young and John Curtis joined Democratic Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Adam Schiff in introducing legislation that would prohibit federal officials and employees from trading on material nonpublic information.

“Public service should never be a pathway to personal profit based on insider information,” Young said when the bill was introduced.

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Congressional Candidate Sparks Outrage With Unhinged Anti-Trump Video

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A Republican congressional candidate and former U.S. Marine has triggered a firestorm after posting a bizarre video branding President Donald Trump “the Antichrist” and declaring that he “must be killed.”

William Upham, a write-in candidate for Florida’s 5th Congressional District, delivered the nearly seven-minute religious and political rant while wearing a Marine Corps uniform—even though the service says he was medically discharged more than a year ago.

Upham initially presented his campaign as an effort to restore bipartisanship, return power to working Americans and “fix our broken political system.”

Then the video took a dark turn.

“We are led by a president who is the enemy of God,” Upham said, according to Fox News.

After quoting Bible passages and invoking the oath he took as a Marine officer to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” Upham leveled an extraordinary accusation against the commander in chief.

“There is no doubt in my mind that the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is the Antichrist,” Upham said. “He is a false messiah. And he is your enemy. And he must be killed.”

Upham claimed Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV and a previously posted AI-generated image depicting the president in Christ-like imagery helped shape his conclusion, according to the New York Post.

“He is nothing like Jesus Christ,” Upham said.

Later in the video, he urged Americans to consider whether they were “worshiping a false idol” before declaring: “President Trump is the Antichrist. And he will be killed and sent to hell. God will prevail against evil.”

Upham also said violence should never be used for “evil purposes such as vengeance or plunder,” an assertion sharply at odds with his earlier declaration about the president.

The Marine Corps swiftly disavowed the former officer.

“The Marine Corps is aware of the disturbing statements made by William Upham, who was medically discharged on May 30, 2025,” the service said in a statement posted to X. “The comments made by Upham are a direct violation of the oath he swore to uphold and are not in keeping with the service’s values.”

Upham served in the Marines from 2021 until 2025 and reached the rank of first lieutenant, according to Task & Purpose.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao also condemned the candidate’s remarks.

“Unacceptable,” Cao wrote on X. “William Upham is no longer a Marine and does not represent our values or ethos.”

The Secret Service confirmed that it was aware of the video.

“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the comments made by a congressional candidate in Florida, and we investigate anything that can be perceived as a threat toward one of our protectees,” a spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”

The violent rhetoric is especially alarming after multiple assassination attempts against Trump and the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025.

Despite the national attention generated by his video, Upham appears to be a fringe contender in the August 18 Republican primary. He is running as a write-in candidate against five-term incumbent Rep. John Rutherford, conservative radio personality Mark Kaye and Donald Muirheid, according to Ballotpedia.

No reputable public opinion poll located as of Thursday showed measurable support for Upham. One prediction-market tracker gave Rutherford a roughly 93% chance of winning the nomination, however it’s important to note that prediction-market odds are not the same as voter polling.

Rutherford also begins the race from a commanding position. The former Jacksonville sheriff won reelection in 2024 with more than 63% of the vote, carrying the heavily Republican district by approximately 26 percentage points.

Upham’s own campaign website describes him as a Marine, prosecutor and Republican running “for God and country.” It also promises voters: “No more insiders. No more extremism. No more excuses.”

After his explosive video, that anti-extremism pitch is now facing intense scrutiny.

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Trump Hails Iran’s Surprise ‘Goodwill’ Move As American Finally Heads Home

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening that Iran had allowed an American citizen trapped inside the country since 2024 to leave, calling the unexpected release a “gesture of goodwill” amid a rapidly escalating military confrontation.

“Iran has allowed an American Citizen, who was wrongfully detained in December of 2024 under the ‘presidency’ of Sleepy Joe Biden, to leave the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” the president added. “The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!”

The woman was identified by her attorney as Dena Karari, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who traveled to Iran to visit family in December 2024 and was subsequently blocked from leaving.

International human rights attorney Jared Genser said Karari had faced “bogus charges” involving allegations of espionage and collaboration with a hostile country.

“I am delighted and excited to report that my client U.S. citizen #DenaKarari, who had been trapped in #Iran since December 2024 on bogus charges, is now free,” Genser wrote on X.

“This would not have happened but for the extraordinary and relentless efforts of President @realDonaldTrump,” he added.

Genser said Karari was safe and traveling back to the United States.

Although Trump described Karari as having been wrongfully detained, CBS News reported that she was placed under an exit ban rather than held continuously in prison. Iranian authorities confiscated her American and Iranian passports and subjected her to repeated interrogations, but she was never formally charged, according to the outlet.

The Wall Street Journal similarly reported that Karari spent roughly a year and a half unable to leave Iran after authorities accused her of espionage and collaborating with a hostile power.

Karari reportedly worked for an American technology company and operated a charity helping underprivileged children in Iran.

Her freedom offers a rare diplomatic bright spot as Washington and Tehran trade military strikes and threats over the Strait of Hormuz.

Karari’s release came as the Trump administration weighed options for expanding its military campaign against Iran. U.S. forces also launched additional daytime strikes against Iranian military targets near the strategically vital waterway.

The United States has expanded its strikes deeper into Iran while trying to break Tehran’s grip on the strait, one of the world’s most important energy corridors. Iran, meanwhile, has launched retaliatory missiles and drones at targets elsewhere in the region.

Against that backdrop, Tehran’s decision to release Karari could be an isolated concession—or a signal that Iran is searching for a way to lower the temperature.

The administration has made securing the return of Americans detained abroad a major priority. The State Department says 76 Americans held as hostages, wrongful detainees or under other concerning circumstances have returned home since Trump took office in January 2025.

Earlier this year, the department formally designated Iran a “State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,” accusing the regime of seizing innocent Americans and using them as political leverage.

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ICE Detains Canadian Woman Accused Of Slapping Teen Over Trump Gear At Jersey Shore

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A Canadian woman accused of slapping a teenage girl because she was wearing pro-Trump clothing at the Jersey Shore has landed in the custody of the very agency featured on the teen’s outfit.

Kaitlyn E. Tracey, 33, is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after police say she assaulted a 16-year-old girl during a Fourth of July weekend confrontation on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk. ICE records show Tracey is currently being held at the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark.

According to NJ.com, the incident unfolded after Tracey allegedly approached a group of teenagers while recording them with her cellphone. Police say she took issue with the group’s “patriotic colored sweatpants with political wording,” including pants displaying the words “Trump” and “ICE.”

Investigators allege Tracey then “slapped the victim across her face and body.”

The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department said surveillance video captured Tracey allegedly “striking the juvenile female, once to the body and once to the face, with an open hand” before fleeing the scene.

Authorities later identified Tracey through surveillance footage and other investigative methods before taking her into custody. She has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction.

The case took another turn when federal immigration authorities became involved.

According to reports, Tracey entered the United States from Canada in 2024 but remained after her authorized stay expired, making her subject to immigration enforcement.

A Department of Homeland Security official told the New York Post that the case reflects the Trump administration’s enforcement policy.

“Illegal aliens who break our laws will be arrested and deported,” the official said, confirming Tracey is being held in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.

On Tuesday, a man identifying himself as Tracey’s husband posted an emotional video on social media announcing that she had been detained.

“Yesterday, July 13, my wife was detained by ICE and brought to Delaney Hall in North New Jersey,” he said.

He has since argued that the confrontation has been exaggerated, telling NJ.com, “This whole situation has been blown out of proportion and a person like Kate does not belong in any facility.”

Although he acknowledged he was not present during the incident, he insisted his wife was not the aggressor and blamed online backlash for drawing national attention to the case.

The allegations have fueled widespread reaction online because of the apparent irony that the woman accused of attacking a teenager over clothing supporting Trump and ICE ultimately ended up in ICE custody herself.

Tracey is expected to appear in New Jersey court to face the criminal charges while separate immigration proceedings determine whether she will be deported to Canada.

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