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Fox News Star Invites James Carville to Join GOP as Democrat Civil War Explodes

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Fox News host Laura Ingraham has an unexpected escape plan for James Carville as the famed Democratic strategist threatens to bolt his party over its accelerating socialist turn: Come join the Republicans.

Ingraham extended the striking invitation Monday night after Carville drew a red line around the growing influence of left-wing streamer Hasan Piker and the Democratic Socialists of America.

“The socialists have momentum,” Ingraham warned on “The Ingraham Angle,” according to The Hill and Mediaite. She argued that the Democratic Party is on course to become a socialist party unless its more sensible members stop merely complaining from cable-news studios and begin fighting back.

Then she made Carville an offer that would have sounded unthinkable during his days helping put Bill Clinton in the White House.

“Turn to us,” Ingraham said, urging Carville and other anti-socialist Democrats to help Republicans build a party focused on restoring the American middle class.

The invitation came one day after Carville declared that he and Piker could not remain under the same political roof.

“I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker,” Carville said Sunday on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing.” If Piker becomes a serious force among Democrats, Carville added, “I’m out of here.”

Carville, who has spent decades as one of the Democratic Party’s most recognizable strategists, said an “overwhelming majority” of Democrats share his opposition to Piker’s politics. He also pointed viewers toward the DSA platform and mocked the idea of embracing policies aimed at seizing the means of production.

The DSA’s own 2025–2026 program calls for placing the nation’s largest corporations under public ownership and democratic control. It also advocates a new constitutional structure featuring a single federal legislature, universal rent control, tuition-free public college, a 32-hour workweek and sweeping reductions to the U.S. military footprint.

Yet Carville’s ultimatum appears to have energized the very faction he wants Democrats to reject.

Tezlyn Figaro, a former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, challenged Carville on Fox News Monday to follow through.

“Get out, Jim!” Figaro said, according to Mediaite. She argued that progressives are organizing, winning elections and gaining influence while establishment figures complain from the sidelines.

Those victories are becoming harder for Democratic leaders to dismiss.

Axios described the June Democratic primaries in New York as a socialist “earthquake” after two sitting House members lost to left-wing challengers. All three winning candidates were backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while two were democratic socialists.

One centrist House Democrat called the results a “huge defeat” for party leadership. Another senior Democrat offered a blunter warning: “Buckle up.”

The socialist surge spread beyond New York when DSA-backed Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Democratic primary. The Guardian described the upset as another sign of a generational and ideological shift inside the party.

Kiros campaigned against corporate power, military spending and U.S. support for Israel while receiving backing from Sanders, the DSA and Justice Democrats.

Meanwhile, Michigan Democrats headed to the polls Tuesday in a closely watched Senate contest pitting establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens against progressive Abdul El-Sayed. CBS News reported that El-Sayed campaigned with Piker at events that exposed the party’s widening divisions over Israel. El-Sayed has also received support from Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The showdown leaves Carville trapped between two competing invitations: Ingraham is holding open the GOP door, while the Democratic left is daring him to walk out of his own party.

For a strategist who has spent nearly half a century helping shape Democratic politics, the question is no longer whether his party is changing. It is whether there will still be room for him when that transformation is complete.

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Former Top Trump Aide Seeks Restraining Order Against House Republican

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Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has asked a court to issue a temporary restraining order against Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) escalating a long-running legal dispute between two former Trump administration officials.

Grisham’s attorney, Mark S. Zaid, announced the move Monday but did not disclose what prompted the request.

“Today we filed for a Temporary Restraining Order against Cong. Max Miller (R-OH) on behalf of former Trump Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham,” Zaid wrote on X, according to Mediaite.

The filing is a request for court protection; available reporting did not indicate that a judge had granted the order.

Grisham, who also served as White House communications director during President Donald Trump’s first term, dated Miller in 2019 and 2020 while they both worked in the administration.

In her 2021 memoir and a Washington Post opinion piece, Grisham described an allegedly abusive relationship with an unnamed former boyfriend who worked in the White House. She later identified Miller in interviews as the man she was describing.

Miller categorically denied abusing Grisham and sued her for defamation, alleging that she fabricated the claims to promote her book and damage his congressional campaign. He dropped the lawsuit in 2023 after the two sides reached a confidential settlement.

That agreement reportedly prohibited Grisham and Miller from making disparaging statements about one another.

Grisham sued Miller again in July, accusing him of violating the agreement while responding to separate abuse allegations raised by his former wife, Emily Moreno.

During a June 5 interview with Spectrum News, Miller said that every allegation should be taken seriously but questioned the timing of Grisham’s claims, noting that they surfaced alongside her book launch.

Grisham’s lawsuit also cited a social media post in which Miller declared that “everything alleged by Stephanie Grisham was fabricated” and that he had never harmed her. The former Trump aide alleges that Miller breached both the confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions of their settlement. She is seeking monetary damages and a jury trial, according to Spectrum News.

The restraining-order request comes as Miller faces intensifying scrutiny over accusations from Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio.)

In court filings and police reports, Emily Moreno accused Miller of throwing her against a wall during a custody exchange, pouring hot water on her during their marriage and previously holding a gun to her head. Authorities also investigated how the former couple’s young daughter suffered a fractured collarbone.

No charges were filed in connection with the child’s injury.

Miller has vehemently denied abusing either his former wife or their daughter. His campaign has pointed to his continued joint custody as evidence that the accusations are not supported by the facts.

“If there were credible evidence supporting these outrageous accusations, that simply would not be the case,” campaign spokeswoman Abigail Angelos told CBS News.

Sen. Moreno has nevertheless called on his former son-in-law to leave Congress, saying Miller “should not serve” in the House and should seek professional help. Moreno said he fears for the safety of his daughter and granddaughter whenever Miller has custody of the child, according to reports.

The controversy is also threatening Miller’s bid for a third term.

Trump publicly described the situation as “a very sad thing” Monday and declined to call for Miller’s resignation, saying the claims remain accusations that the families must resolve.

Privately, however, the president reportedly gave Miller a much starker assessment. Trump told the congressman during a Monday phone call that “things aren’t looking good” and repeatedly warned that his reelection campaign would be difficult, three sources familiar with the conversation told Axios.

Miller reportedly responded that his internal polling showed him in a stronger position and insisted that he would remain in the race.

“I’m not getting out of this race, and I’m winning in November,” Miller said Sunday.

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Trump Signs Executive Order To Support America’s Military Families

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President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a new White House commission dedicated to improving life for America’s military spouses and families.

Surrounded by military spouses in the Oval Office, Trump described the initiative as “long overdue” and said supporting families at home is essential to maintaining a strong and prepared fighting force.

“America cannot have the strongest military in the world without the love and devotion of our remarkable military spouses,” Trump said during the signing ceremony, according to the Department of War.

The executive order creates the President’s Military Spouse Commission, which will advise Trump on challenges involving employment, housing, health care, education, child care and support during military deployments.

The commission will be chaired by Jennifer Hegseth, the wife of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Its membership will include the spouses of the military service secretaries, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior enlisted leaders and the secretary of Homeland Security.

Together, the commission’s members have more than 400 years of experience as active-duty military spouses, Trump said.

Military families routinely move to a new duty station every two or three years, often forcing spouses to leave jobs, transfer professional licenses, find new schools and secure child care in unfamiliar communities. Deployments can also leave spouses managing households and raising children alone for months at a time.

Those disruptions have produced significant economic consequences.

The Pentagon’s 2024 Active Duty Spouse Survey found that the unemployment rate among civilian military spouses was 20%—several times higher than the national rate.

Spouses who had experienced a permanent change-of-station move during the previous year faced 136% higher odds of being unemployed, according to the survey. Having children younger than six increased the odds of unemployment by 68%.

Jennifer Hegseth said the commission’s members will bring decades of personal experience to the effort, including firsthand knowledge of the difficulties families encounter as they move between military installations.

Secretary Hegseth argued that addressing those concerns directly affects military performance.

“If that warfighter knows that their family is good to go, they will go the extra mile, which is what our nation asks,” he said.

Under the order, the commission will communicate directly with military spouses, identify recurring concerns and develop practical policy recommendations for the president. It is expected to meet monthly at the White House and submit a report at the end of each fiscal year.

Members will serve without compensation, although they may receive reimbursement for travel. The Department of War will provide administrative, technical and financial support using existing appropriations.

The commission is scheduled to operate for two years unless Trump extends it.

The initiative builds on policies Trump pursued during his first term to expand federal employment opportunities for military spouses, improve the portability of professional licenses and encourage remote and flexible work.

It also follows approximately $9 billion in military and family quality-of-life funding included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by Trump in July 2025, according to the Department of War.

The White House said the new commission reflects Trump’s belief that military families are inseparable from military readiness.

“Thriving military families mean a more resilient fighting force and thus a stronger and more secure America,” the executive order states.

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Ivanka Trump’s 17 Life Lessons For A Balanced And Fulfilling Life

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At the age of 43, Ivanka Trump has distilled her experiences into 17 life lessons—principles that are both timeless and profoundly practical. Here, we explore each lesson through anecdotes, real-world data, and quotes that deepen their meaning, allowing us to glimpse the wisdom she has accrued and how it can guide us in our own lives.

1. Family and Friends Are Everything

Nourish these relationships, check in on them, and let people know you care, even across distances. As relationship expert Esther Perel says, “The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life.” A Harvard study on adult development—which spanned over 80 years—concluded that the happiest people are those who have strong connections with family and friends. Ivanka’s message aligns with this wisdom: investing time in loved ones isn’t just a virtue, it’s also a key to long-term happiness.

2. Forgive People—It Frees You More Than Anyone Else

Forgiveness can be seen as a self-liberating act. When Nelson Mandela walked free from prison, he remarked, “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.” Holding onto grudges binds us emotionally, but forgiveness offers the release that enriches our own lives more than anyone else’s.

3. Everyone Was Sent to Teach You Something

People come into our lives as mirrors, reflecting our own lessons. Psychologist Carl Rogers’ work in humanistic psychology encourages us to learn from every interaction, embracing even those who challenge us as teachers. Ivanka’s notion of “learning from everyone” helps us grow by interpreting every experience—good or bad—as a means of personal evolution.

4. Avoid Lashon Hara / Gossip

The Jewish concept of “Lashon Hara” means refraining from harmful speech. Using words that heal rather than harm contributes to a more meaningful existence. This aligns with Brene Brown’s research, which shows that gossip fosters distrust and insecurity within social groups, whereas compassionate communication builds connection and trust.

5. Trust Yourself

Self-trust means living in alignment with your core values, sometimes setting difficult boundaries. Oprah Winfrey once said, “You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe.” Trusting yourself involves discerning your needs and beliefs, then allowing those values to shape your actions.

6. Nourish Your Body

Ivanka highlights the importance of nourishing your body with whole, locally grown food—but also advises allowing yourself indulgence. Studies have shown that balanced eating, without excessive restriction, contributes to better mental health. As Julia Child said, “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”

7. Get Sunshine Daily

Studies show that spending even 15-30 minutes outside every day reduces stress and boosts serotonin levels. Countries like Denmark, known for their happiness rankings, encourage their citizens to embrace “friluftsliv”—open-air living—a reminder of the simple yet profound benefits of getting some sunlight.

8. Make the Unconscious Conscious

Carl Jung’s idea of making the unconscious conscious speaks to our capacity for self-awareness. Our unconscious tendencies—often informed by early life experiences—can dictate behavior if left unchecked. Journaling, therapy, or meditation are ways to bring hidden patterns into the light and reclaim control of our narratives.

9. Strong Body, Strong Mind

Exercise is linked to cognitive resilience. According to Harvard Medical School, regular physical activity improves memory and thinking skills. Ivanka emphasizes sports and play as ways to keep both the body and mind agile, which is reflected in research showing the positive impact of movement on mental well-being.

10. Strive for Three Daily Wins

Naval Ravikant speaks of “a calm mind, a fit body, and a house full of love.” This can be framed as striving for three daily wins—one physical, one mental, and one spiritual. By setting these as goals, Ivanka reminds us to nurture all aspects of life, focusing not only on achievements but on a balanced, fulfilling existence.

11. Cultivate Self-Mastery

Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Stoic, taught that we have control over our responses, not the world around us. Ivanka draws on this to emphasize the power of inward focus. Self-mastery doesn’t mean suppressing emotions; it means recognizing them and choosing how to respond, gaining true strength over the self.

12. Guard Your Peace

“Anyone capable of angering you becomes your master,” said Epictetus. By emphasizing the importance of protecting one’s peace, Ivanka points us toward emotional resilience—the ability to remain unshaken by external negativity. This is crucial in a hyper-connected age where our boundaries are constantly tested by the barrage of information and opinions online.

13. Be Open to the Truth, Wherever It Leads

True growth requires being open to new ideas, even when they challenge your preconceived beliefs. This echoes the spirit of Socratic questioning—asking questions to discover deeper truths. Ivanka encourages listening and curiosity as ways to expand not only intellectually, but spiritually.

14. Get Curious

Curiosity is the antidote to stagnation. Studies have shown that curiosity is linked to greater life satisfaction and even longevity. Whether it’s a partner, a child, or the broader world, asking questions and seeking understanding keep our connections fresh and enrich our perspective.

15. Approach Life with Love and Positivity

Dolly Parton famously said, “I don’t criticize and condemn; I love and accept.” This perspective not only enriches our relationships but our own sense of fulfillment. Research by psychologist Barbara Fredrickson suggests that positive emotions broaden our ability to think and build personal resources, from resilience to social bonds.

16. The Price of Anything Is the Amount of Life You Exchange for It

Henry David Thoreau reminds us that time is our most precious commodity. Ivanka’s message here is to make conscious choices about where we invest our energy. The idea is reminiscent of Tim Ferriss’ “4-Hour Workweek”—focus on what truly matters and eliminate distractions to maximize what is meaningful in life.

17. Thinking Is Difficult; That’s Why Most People Judge

Carl Jung’s insight on judgment speaks to a profound truth: judgment often replaces curiosity. Ivanka urges us to choose the harder path of understanding over the easier path of dismissal. By doing so, we expand our empathy, connecting more deeply with others and enriching our perspective on the human condition.

Ivanka Trump’s 17 lessons offer a guide to living deliberately, with awareness and compassion. Whether through forgiving others, guarding our peace, or spending time in the sunshine, these insights reflect a philosophy grounded in growth, connection, and well-being. They remind us that while life’s circumstances are often beyond our control, the way we choose to engage with them is where our true power lies.

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Trump’s Attorney General Pick Clears Key Senate Hurdle—But Final Vote Remains Uncertain

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department cleared a major obstacle Tuesday, but the fight to make Todd Blanche the permanent attorney general is not over yet.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12–10 along party lines to advance Blanche’s nomination to the full Senate, ending days of uncertainty over whether two Republican holdouts would allow him to escape the committee.

Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) ultimately backed Blanche after the acting attorney general issued written orders addressing their concerns about a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and the scope of an IRS settlement involving Trump, his family and the Trump Organization.

The deal gave Trump’s nominee the votes he needed Tuesday. Whether it gives him enough support to win confirmation on the Senate floor remains an open question.

Blanche formally rescinded the order establishing the $1.776 billion fund, which had been created as part of a settlement resolving Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax information. The proposed program was intended to compensate people who said they had been politically targeted by the federal government.

A separate order clarified that protections from IRS audits apply only to the plaintiffs covered by the settlement and only to tax returns from previous years—not future filings.

“We are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund,” Cornyn and Tillis said in a joint statement Monday.

The senators said the Justice Department had also issued a binding clarification addressing concerns about the reach of the audit provisions. They thanked Blanche and his staff for working with them and pledged to advance his nomination.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) praised the agreement before Tuesday’s vote, saying the concerns raised by Cornyn and Tillis were shared by other lawmakers.

“Formally rescinding the Anti-Weaponization Fund and clarifying the scope of the release of claims has put this issue to bed once and for all,” Grassley said in his opening statement. He also credited Blanche and the White House with working in good faith to resolve the dispute.

Grassley argued that the Justice Department had “thrived” under Blanche’s leadership and framed Tuesday’s vote as one centered on public safety.

The White House has publicly campaigned for Blanche, highlighting endorsements from law enforcement organizations, state attorneys general and former Justice Department officials. In a July release, the administration described him as a veteran prosecutor and defense attorney who has targeted cartels, violent crime and fraud while rebuilding cooperation with state and local law enforcement.

Trump has also repeatedly demanded Blanche’s confirmation, although his own comments have raised questions about how durable the compromise with Cornyn and Tillis will be.

At a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, Trump acknowledged that the fund was “dead” but said he wished it were not.

“I think people were horribly treated, horribly abused,” Trump said, adding that he wanted to see them “compensated for the pain.”

Trump nevertheless insisted Blanche “should be approved forthwith.”

The president escalated the pressure Saturday, warning on Truth Social that if Cornyn and Tillis continued blocking Blanche, he would keep him in the acting role and push Congress to revive the fund through legislation.

After Blanche formally rescinded the program Sunday, Trump told reporters Monday that he had not personally approved the move.

“I didn’t look at it. All I know is that Todd Blanche is great. He’s going to do a great job,” Trump said during an Oval Office event, according to ABC News.

The president continued to defend the idea of compensating people he believes were mistreated by the government, though he said he was not aware of another avenue for doing so.

Democrats argue the written orders do not change the underlying IRS settlement and warn that the fund could be revived later. Some Republicans have also acknowledged that Trump could reverse course, although Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told Fox News Digital that he still expects Blanche to be confirmed.

The immediate challenge is the Senate math.

With Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) away from Washington while recovering from a fall, Blanche can afford to lose only two Republican votes if Democrats remain united against him. Fox News reported that Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Curtis (R-Utah) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) had not yet committed to supporting the nomination.

Murkowski told reporters that she wanted to learn more about the weekend negotiations, although she called Blanche’s order disbanding the fund “a pretty good step.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he wants to find a path to confirm Blanche quickly, but he stopped short of guaranteeing a vote before senators leave Washington for their August recess.

For Blanche and the White House, Tuesday’s committee vote was a significant victory.

Jeanine Pirro Survives Oval Office Showdown — But Trump Is Still Fuming

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President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after delivering remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Donald J. Trump- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Jeanine Pirro survived a tense White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday—but her job may remain on thin ice after the president accused his longtime ally of “choking” in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case.

Trump had been seriously considering removing Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, two people familiar with his thinking told CNN.

The president reportedly spent the weekend fuming after Pirro’s office filed a motion to dismiss a felony case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn and blamed the pool’s damage on a flawed renovation instead of vandalism.

Trump felt “blindsided” because he was not warned about the filing beforehand, a senior administration official told CNN. The president confronted Pirro during a Saturday phone call that one official described as less than cordial.

Their conversation “wasn’t pretty,” the official said.

The simmering dispute burst into public view Monday when Trump unloaded on Pirro during an Oval Office event.

“I was disappointed in Jeanine Pirro. Really disappointed in Jeanine Pirro,” Trump told reporters. “She folded like an umbrella.”

Trump said Pirro “made a mistake” and appeared to buckle under pressure from the judge overseeing the case.

“The judge was extremely unfriendly to Jeanine,” Trump said. “And frankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious. Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked.”

Pirro later met with Trump at the White House alongside Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. She was not fired and did not offer her resignation during the meeting, multiple sources told CNN. ABC News separately reported that Trump had privately discussed with aides whether to dismiss her, although sources cautioned that no final decision had been made.

The blowup followed a stunning reversal by Pirro’s office in the case against Hearn, a 67-year-old three-time Olympian who was accused of ripping newly installed sealant from the bottom of the Reflecting Pool.

When Pirro announced Hearn’s indictment in July, she called the alleged damage a “deliberate act of destruction” and vowed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

“These monuments belong to all of us, and we will protect them—and hold accountable those who seek to deface or diminish them,” Pirro said in the original Justice Department announcement.

But prosecutors later said evidence withheld by the Interior Department painted a dramatically different picture.

In its motion to dismiss, Pirro’s office accused the department of providing “less than fulsome information” and said documents obtained after the indictment strongly suggested that a rushed and defective installation caused the pool’s lining to peel.

“Had DOI been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment,” prosecutors wrote.

The court filing also said inspectors found damage in the middle of the pool, an area where a vandal would have been unlikely to peel the lining.

“Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt,” prosecutors concluded.

Hearn, who pleaded not guilty, maintained that he merely touched a section of lining that was already peeling. Pirro’s office also dropped misdemeanor property-destruction cases against three other people accused of damaging the pool.

Trump, however, continues to insist that vandals played a role. He has acknowledged that the contractor rushed to finish the roughly $14.7 million renovation before the Fourth of July, but said construction problems do not explain all the damage.

“I’m not saying I was 100% thrilled with the contractor,” Trump said Monday. “But in addition, there was vandalism.”

Burgum has also stood by that conclusion, declaring that “the evidence is clear” that vandals repeatedly damaged the landmark.

Pirro reportedly told Trump that career prosecutors were responsible for the motion, which was signed by a veteran prosecutor overseeing D.C. Superior Court cases. But after Trump’s blistering public rebuke and their high-stakes White House meeting, the former Fox News star’s future remains anything but secure.

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Capital One Says It Shuttered Over 300 Trump Accounts After Money-Laundering Review

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Capital One has dropped a financial-crimes bombshell in its courtroom war with the Trump Organization, claiming it closed hundreds of Trump-linked accounts after a monthslong anti-money-laundering review — not because of the family’s politics.

The bank revealed the rationale in a motion filed Friday in Miami federal court, where it is fighting a lawsuit brought by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, Eric Trump and several Trump-affiliated businesses.

Capital One insists the records undercut the family’s claim that it was swept up in a politically motivated “debanking” campaign after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

“Documents and Plaintiffs’ own allegations make clear that Capital One closed Plaintiffs’ accounts for anti-money laundering (‘AML’) reasons,” the bank’s lawyers wrote.

They said the closures followed “months of analysis and a careful review by Capital One’s AML team in accordance with bank policies and regulatory guidance.”

The allegation comes with a major caveat: Capital One has not accused the Trump Organization or its executives of illegally laundering money. The bank says its compliance team identified transaction patterns that are among the types of activity flagged in federal banking guidance.

The Trump entities say the explanation is a cover story.

Their latest complaint alleges Capital One “improperly and deliberately” shut the accounts because the political climate in early 2021 made it expedient to distance the bank from Donald Trump. The dispute involves more than 300 accounts connected to an array of businesses, including hotels, golf courses, real-estate ventures, a winery and a bottled-water company.

“I can’t tell you how hard it is to change more than 300 bank accounts — and for no reason whatsoever,” Eric Trump previously told Fox News Digital, according to the New York Post.

“These were hotels and golf courses, residential buildings and commercial buildings, retail outlets and skating rinks and parking garages,” he said. “There was no political affiliation. The only common denominator was that they wore the Trump name.”

Capital One called the political-retaliation allegations “misguided” and “based on cherry-picked quotations unsupported by the full context” of documents filed with the court.

The bank also argues that its deposit agreement allowed either side to end the relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all. It says the Trump businesses received three months to move their money elsewhere, along with several extensions.

Capital One further contends that federal banking-secrecy rules could have barred it from revealing sensitive details about its internal review. The Trump entities, meanwhile, claim they were never given a chance to explain the transactions that raised concerns.

U.S. District Judge Roy Altman has already dismissed earlier versions of the lawsuit while allowing the plaintiffs to try again. Capital One now wants the latest complaint tossed with prejudice, which would prevent another rewrite.

The timing of the original account purge adds another twist.

Capital One notified the Trump businesses of the planned closures on March 8, 2021. Less than two months earlier, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network hit the bank with a $390 million penalty for what the agency called willful and negligent Bank Secrecy Act violations involving a separate check-cashing business unit.

Capital One admitted at the time that it had failed to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering program and had failed to file thousands of required reports. FinCEN said the violations occurred between at least 2008 and 2014; the agency also credited the bank for remediation and cooperation.

Friday’s disclosure marked the first time a bank had formally connected money-laundering concerns to Trump’s family business. Again, the filing does not accuse the company of committing money laundering, and the underlying allegations remain disputed.

The legal showdown lands amid Trump’s broader crackdown on political debanking. In August 2025, the president signed an executive order directing regulators to combat financial discrimination based on political or religious beliefs or lawful business activity.

Trump has also sued JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon over the closure of Trump-linked accounts, accusing the banking giant of political discrimination. JPMorgan has denied closing accounts for political or religious reasons and said it makes such decisions when clients create legal or regulatory risk.

Neither President Trump nor the Trump Organization had publicly responded to Capital One’s latest filing as of Monday afternoon. The White House and Trump family business have maintained more broadly that politically motivated debanking threatens free speech and free enterprise.

The Miami court has not ruled on the merits of the latest allegations.

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Top Trump Ally Warns Dem Billionaire Is Meddling In His GOP Primary

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A clean-energy super PAC backed by a billionaire Democratic donor is unleashing a multimillion-dollar advertising barrage against one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress—just days before Tennessee Republicans choose their nominee.

The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition has spent approximately $1.3 million opposing Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and promoting his Republican challenger, former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher. The group recently committed another $700,000 for the closing days of the campaign, bringing its total investment in the race to roughly $2 million, according to Fox News Digital and Axios.

Ogles argues the onslaught is no ordinary primary intervention.

“When you have a group spending roughly $2 million in a Republican primary, that tells you how much money they’re making off of government subsidies,” Ogles told Fox News Digital.

The Tennessee Republican accused renewable-energy interests of attempting to punish him for supporting the rollback of Biden-era tax credits and subsidies.

“They’re upset that the government welfare has been taken away from them,” he added.

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Federal Election Commission records show the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition raised nearly $6.8 million through June 30, despite registering with the agency only in January. The super PAC reported more than $5.1 million in cash on hand at the end of that period, according to its FEC filings.

Fox News Digital reported that $6 million of the PAC’s funding came from Chris Larsen, the California billionaire who co-founded the cryptocurrency company Ripple.

Larsen has an extensive history of supporting Democratic candidates and organizations. His previous donations include millions for the super PAC that backed Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign, along with contributions benefiting Democratic congressional committees, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Jane Fonda Climate PAC.

Axios also identified Larsen as a major supporter of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The billionaire has made climate activism a central focus of his philanthropy and has invested in climate-technology companies and funds. Ogles, however, says the spending in Tennessee is intended to send a warning to other Republicans who oppose federal energy subsidies.

Invest in Tomorrow Coalition Chairman Tom Matzzie made clear that the group sees Ogles as part of a broader political campaign.

“Our campaign is here to show that politicians who oppose clean energy do so at their own political peril,” Matzzie, who also serves as CEO of the solar company CleanChoice Energy, told Axios. “Andy Ogles is next.”

Trump Rallies Behind Ogles

Ogles, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has repeatedly voted to reverse renewable-energy initiatives enacted under former President Joe Biden.

But he believes his close relationship with Trump has also placed a target on his back.

“It’s because I’m close to the president,” Ogles told Fox News Digital. “It is because I am outspoken.”

Trump has endorsed Ogles and held a late-campaign tele-rally encouraging Tennessee Republicans to support him. The president described Ogles as a loyal ally who has “always been there when we needed him.”

“As the Trump-endorsed candidate in this race, I am being targeted by left-wing liberals from California because I am one of President Trump’s closest allies,” Ogles said separately in a statement obtained by Axios.

Ogles still faces a potentially dangerous contest.

A poll commissioned by the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition found Ogles leading Hatcher 37% to 33%, with approximately 30% undecided. The survey questioned 400 likely Republican primary voters and carried a five-point margin of error—making the race a statistical dead heat.

The poll was paid for by a group actively working to defeat Ogles and should be viewed in that context.

Hatcher has also out-raised the incumbent. Axios reported that Hatcher collected approximately $720,000 through July 17, compared with $610,000 for Ogles. Hatcher entered the final stretch with $105,000 available, while Ogles had $58,000 and approximately $70,000 in campaign debt.

The challenger has secured endorsements from former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and former Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. His background as a farmer and former state agriculture commissioner could also prove valuable after redistricting shifted the 5th District toward more rural and agricultural communities.

Ogles faced another well-funded primary challenge in 2024 but prevailed with 56.5% of the vote, according to Ballotpedia.

Energy Fight Reaches The Ballot Box

Ogles maintains that he supports an “all-of-the-above” energy policy but opposes allowing Washington to select favored industries through subsidies.

“I’m not against solar,” he told Fox News Digital, explaining that he had considered installing panels on his own farm. “But I don’t want a government subsidy to make it work.”

With the national debt approaching $40 trillion, Ogles argued that taxpayers should not be forced to underwrite investments that cannot survive in the private market.

Invest in Tomorrow’s spending campaign suggests renewable-energy executives intend to make that position politically costly—not only for Ogles, but for other Republicans watching the Tennessee race.

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Iran’s Sick New Threat Targets Melania And Barron Trump

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Madeleine Jackson
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First Lady Melania Trump participates in the Senate Spouses Luncheon at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21,2025. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Iranian propaganda has crossed another sinister line — this time placing First Lady Melania Trump and her 20-year-old son, Barron, in its crosshairs.

Tasnim News Agency, an outlet closely associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, released a disturbing video Monday encouraging attacks against the president’s wife and threatening that Barron could be next.

The roughly two-minute clip opens with a bloody image of Melania alongside the words, “Where to Kill Melania?!” It then purports to track her movements through New York City, displaying footage of her motorcade and making claims about her security arrangements and personal routines, according to The Times.

The video calls on supporters of the Islamic Republic and so-called “global freedom fighters” to take action against the First Lady.

It closes with an even more chilling warning: “This is just the beginning. Barron Trump, wait for us.”

Russian state television outlet RT helped spread the propaganda on social media, claiming that the video revealed routes and routines using information obtained from “anonymous security networks,” Mediaite reported.

Much of the material, however, appears to have been compiled from publicly available information and wrapped in menacing graphics intended to make the threat appear more sophisticated.

The Secret Service confirmed Tuesday that it is examining the video.

Nate Herring, an agency spokesman, told Newsweek that the Secret Service investigates “anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees.”

“Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence,” Herring added, according to The Independent.

Both Melania and Barron receive full-time Secret Service protection, and the Trump family’s residences are heavily secured, according to the New York Post.

Neither the White House nor the First Lady’s office had publicly responded to the video as of Tuesday morning.

Fox News host Mark Levin condemned the clip after it began circulating online.

“The Iranian regime continues to threaten the assassination of Trump family members,” Levin wrote.

The threat is not an isolated piece of Tehran’s increasingly grotesque propaganda campaign.

Days earlier, billboards appeared along a highway in Tehran depicting fabricated images of Melania, Barron and Ivanka Trump as corpses. The word “KILLED” was splashed across the images alongside the warning, “Hey, terrorist! Get ready to die.”

Another display placed portraits of President Trump, his wife and all five of his children above American flag-draped coffins under the message “Blood for Blood.” Other regime-linked artwork has depicted Trump dead or staring down the sights of a rifle, the Post reported.

Some Iranian propaganda has veered into the bizarre, including AI-generated videos featuring Lego-like versions of Trump and other world leaders. But the regime’s history of pursuing assassination plots on American soil means its latest threat cannot be dismissed as another crude cartoon.

In March, a federal jury convicted Asif Merchant, an Iranian intelligence operative who entered the United States to arrange political assassinations on behalf of the IRGC.

Merchant contacted people he believed could serve as hired killers, discussed possible attacks and paid a $5,000 advance before being arrested. The supposed hitmen were undercover law enforcement officers.

The Justice Department said Merchant understood that Trump could be the eventual target of the plot, which was intended to avenge the 2020 killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

“This man landed on American soil hoping to kill President Trump,” then-Attorney General Pam Bondi said following Merchant’s conviction, according to the Justice Department.

Trump has said Iran considers him its top target and has publicly warned Tehran that any attempt on his life would trigger overwhelming retaliation.

“I’m the No. 1, because they’re scum,” Trump told reporters earlier this month. “That’s the way they act.”

The president later wrote that the U.S. military had received orders to “completely decimate and destroy” Iran if the regime attempted to assassinate him.

The latest threat emerged as Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to discuss the Iran war and possible negotiations with Tehran.

Even as Trump considers giving diplomacy another chance, the Iranian regime appears determined to send a different message — one aimed directly at his family.

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Trump Announces Historic Hamas Deal—But One Major Hurdle Remains

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Madeleine Jackson
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White House image via Wikimedia Commons

President Donald Trump announced a potentially historic breakthrough in the Gaza peace process Thursday night—but the hard part may only be beginning.

Trump said Hamas and other armed factions had agreed to completely disarm under a phased roadmap negotiated by his international Board of Peace.

If the agreement survives, Hamas would surrender the weapons and underground infrastructure it has spent decades building, give up control of Gaza and make way for a new Palestinian government. Israel would withdraw its forces as the terrorist group’s arsenal is dismantled.

“Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.”

Trump said the agreement could finally deliver security for Israel while preventing Gaza from once again becoming a launchpad for terrorist attacks.

“This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people,” Trump continued.

“At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.”

Under the roadmap, disarmament would unfold in several carefully monitored stages. Israeli troops would withdraw only as Hamas and the other factions fulfill their obligations.

An International Stabilization Force would then work with a newly recruited Palestinian police force to secure Gaza and prevent Hamas from reclaiming power.

“The threat that emerged from Gaza on October 7 will NOT be allowed to rebuild!” Trump declared. “Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE.”

Trump thanked Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, along with his administration’s negotiating team, for helping secure the agreement.

“One year ago there was a violent raging war, humanitarian crisis and hostages kept in brutal captivity,” he wrote. “We have made historic progress and there is still much work to do.”

The Board of Peace called the roadmap a “historic breakthrough,” saying it marked the first time Hamas had formally accepted an actionable plan to surrender all of its weapons.

The process would begin with firearms controlled by Gaza’s existing police. A new Palestinian government, known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, would recruit and vet officers for a replacement police force.

Heavy weapons, ammunition depots, weapons factories and Hamas’ sprawling tunnel network would be tackled in later stages. Militias, armed clans and other terrorist factions would also have to surrender their arsenals.

Officials estimate that fully disarming Gaza could take between 200 and 350 days. Reconstruction could begin sector by sector as individual areas are cleared of weapons and terrorist infrastructure, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The entire deal is built around what officials called “zero trust.”

Every step must be independently verified before the other side is required to fulfill its next obligation. If Hamas stops cooperating, Israel’s withdrawal would also stop.

But the roadmap immediately ran into conflicting interpretations from Hamas and Israel.

Hamas negotiator Ghazi Hamad told Reuters on Friday that the group was prepared to hand its weapons to the new Gaza government. However, he said disarmament would depend upon Israel withdrawing its forces, approving the agreement and allowing international security personnel into Gaza.

An Israeli official outlined the opposite sequence, insisting that Hamas must surrender its weapons and Gaza must be fully demilitarized before Israeli troops withdraw.

“There will be no IDF withdrawal from the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed and the Strip is fully demilitarized,” the official told The Times of Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not publicly endorsed the latest roadmap as of Friday morning, while some Israeli political figures were already urging him to reject it.

A U.S. official acknowledged that Israel remained deeply skeptical that Hamas would actually dismantle the arsenal and tunnel system at the center of its power.

The Trump administration argues that Israel would be protected by the deal’s strict verification process and would not be forced to surrender territory while Hamas still posed an internal threat.

The agreement grew out of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. Its first phase produced an October ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages, but negotiations later stalled over Hamas’ weapons, Israel’s withdrawal and Gaza’s future government.

Trump has now secured an agreement on paper addressing those seemingly intractable disputes.

Whether he can force the bitter enemies to carry it out may be the ultimate test of his Middle East peace push.

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