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House GOP Pressures Attorney General To Prosecute Officials Helping Subvert Deportations

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Multiple House Republicans are demanding the Justice Department prosecute elected officials and left-wing activist groups allegedly attempting to undermine the administrationโ€™s deportation efforts.

GOP Reps. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andy Harris of Maryland, Eric Burlison of Missouri and Pete Sessions of Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday, exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.ย 

โ€œWe write today to applaud your prosecution of Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James and to respectfully request that you continue prosecuting individuals, organizations and elected officials who aid and abet illegal aliens in evading Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers,โ€ the Republican lawmakers wrote. โ€œAssisting aliens in avoiding deportation is illegal; therefore, we urge you to continue upholding the integrity of the American system.โ€

โ€œFar-left politicians and nongovernmental organizations [NGOs] are flouting the law under the assumption that it will not be enforced. We ask that you demonstrate that such violations will not be tolerated.โ€

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The letter alleges that left-wing organizations such as Code Pink, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network and the Immigration Defense Project are actively providing resources to illegal migrants to evade detection by ICE.

The GOP congressmen also urged Bondi to prosecute elected officials helping illegal migrants evade detection by ICE.

Democrat New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to suggest that he was harboring an illegal migrant on his property on Feb. 3, leading border czar Tom Homan vowing to prosecute the elected official for appearing to violate federal law.

โ€œAnd good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her,โ€ the Democrat then added, speaking at an open discussion at Montclair State University.

Murphyย walked backย the shocking claim days later.

Homan warned New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that he is working with the DOJ to determine whether the left-wing firebrand violated federal law by hosting a virtual webinar advising illegal migrants on how to handle encounters with ICE on Jan. 11.

โ€œLetโ€™s hope sheโ€™s not educating the next person who gets out and murders a young college student in Georgia,โ€ Homan said on Fox News on Feb. 16. โ€œThese are bad people weโ€™re looking for. So she can call it education all she wants, but we all know itโ€™s about evading law enforcement. These people have been ordered removed. The people weโ€™re looking for now have final orders. Theyโ€™re criminals. Theyโ€™re in the country illegally.โ€

Bondi filed a lawsuit against Hochul and James on Feb. 12, citing a New York state law allowing immigrants to obtain a driverโ€™s license regardless of legal status. The Trump administration hit Chicago and the state of Illinois with lawsuits on Feb. 6 over the city and stateโ€™s sanctuary laws, which restrict cooperation between local officials and ICE.

โ€œThis is a new DOJ,โ€ Bondi said during a press conference announcing the Justice Departmentโ€™s lawsuit against the state of New York. โ€œWe are taking steps to protect Americans, American citizens and angel moms.โ€

โ€œNew York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens. It stops today,โ€ Bondi added. โ€œWe sued Illinois. New York did not listen. Now youโ€™re next.โ€

Trump Eyes Chicago In Crime Crackdown Expansion

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to expand his crime crackdown strategy to Chicago, calling the city โ€œa messโ€ and signaling more federal involvement in local law enforcement.

This move comes after the recent federal takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of federal agents โ€” including National Guard troops โ€” across Washington, D.C., as part of the administrationโ€™s ongoing law-and-order agenda.

“After we do this will go to another location, and we’ll make it safe, also. We’re going to make our country very safe,” Trump said to reporters while seated at the Resolute desk. “We’re going to make our cities very, very safe. Chicago’s a mess.”

Unsurprisingly, progressive Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson isnโ€™t on board. In recent weeks, he has fired back at Trumpโ€™s threats, touting a supposed drop in crime under his leadership. Johnson points to homicides being down more than 30% and shootings nearly 40% compared with last year.

He also warned that bringing in the National Guard would only make matters worse, calling it โ€œdestabilizing.โ€ Johnson pointed to the Trump administrationโ€™s record, arguing that its $158 million cut to violence prevention funding created upheaval in underserved communities.

Gov. JB Pritzker โ€” widely seen as a likely 2028 presidential contender โ€” also pushed back, accusing Trump of making personal attacks and defending Illinoisโ€™ progressive approach to criminal justice reform.

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During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump threatened toย federalize D.C.ย because of the city’s struggle to control crime. The Aug. 3 attempted carjacking and brutal beating of a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer brought the issue back to the spotlight, sparking national debate. The following week, on Aug. 11, Trump declared a crime emergency in D.C., sparking the federal takeover.

“The city governmentโ€™s failure to maintain public order and safety has had a dire impact on the federal governmentโ€™s ability to operate efficiently to address the nationโ€™s broader interests without fear of our workers being subjected to rampant violence,” Trump’sย executive orderย read.

On Friday, Trump declared on Truth Social that D.C. was “safe again” and that it would soon “be great again.” He also praised law enforcement personnel for “doing a fantastic job.”

Under the Posse Comitatus Act and the 10th Amendment, the president canโ€™t deploy federal or National Guard troops into a state without the governorโ€™s approval โ€” unless certain rare conditions are met. Without that consent, the move would almost certainly trigger a constitutional fight.

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Report: Trump Wonโ€™t Rule Out Hunter Biden Pardon If Elected

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President Joe Biden hugs his family during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

Former President Trump said Thursday that he would not rule out pardoningย Hunter Bidenย if he wins Novemberโ€™s election.

โ€œI wouldnโ€™t take it off the books. See, unlikeย Joe Biden,ย despite what theyโ€™ve done to me, where theyโ€™ve gone after me so viciously, despite what โ€” and Hunterโ€™s a bad boy. Thereโ€™s no question about it. Heโ€™s been a bad boy,โ€ Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, wasย found guilty in Juneย of lying about his use of illicit drugs when applying to purchase a gun six years ago and unlawfully possessing it thereafter, marking the first criminal conviction of a sitting presidentโ€™s child.

A federal judge agreed to push back Hunter Bidenโ€™s sentencing to Dec. 4. 

Hunter Biden in September pleaded guilty to all nine federal tax charges he faced, staving off his second criminal trial this year, just before it was set to begin.

President Biden has repeatedly said he would not pardon his son before leaving office.

Republican Says Hunter Biden Investigation Will Move Forward

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President Joe Biden hugs his family during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

The House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep.ย Jim Jordanย (R-Ohio) said the panel will continue its investigation into Hunter Bidenโ€™s criminal activity in a Thursdayย interview with Politico.

โ€œWe think we need to look atย David Weiss,ย the special counsel,โ€ Jordan told the outlet.ย 

โ€œThere will be some additional work we need to do, I think, there because when we deposed him, he wasnโ€™t willing to โ€” he didnโ€™t answer any questions, really, because it was [an] ongoing investigation,โ€ he added.

He criticizedย President Bidenย for pardoning his son ahead of his exit from the White House on all crimes committed in a 10-year period.

โ€œI didnโ€™t agree with it. I think a lot of Americans didnโ€™t,โ€ Jordan said.

But he added that โ€œthe president can pardon anyone he wants to pardon.โ€

Jordanโ€™s committee launched a broad probe intoย Hunter Bidenย and his uncle James Biden for alleged unethical business dealings which prompted their testimony before members of Congress last year.

Mexican President Pushes Back On Trump’s Latest Cartel Proposal

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Mexicoโ€™s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, says she had โ€œa very good conversationโ€ with President Donald Trump on Monday โ€” a call that focused heavily on cartel violence, cross-border drug trafficking, and the Trump administrationโ€™s push for tougher action against transnational criminal groups

The call lasted about 15 minutes and came after Sheinbaum said she requested direct dialogue with the Trump administration, following a week of escalating rhetoric from Trump about the cartels and Mexicoโ€™s security crisis.

A familiar dispute: U.S. military action vs. Mexican sovereignty

Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States could use the U.S. military to strike cartel networks inside Mexico โ€” an idea that resonates with many Republican voters who view the cartels as a direct national-security threat tied to fentanyl deaths, human trafficking, and illegal immigration.

Sheinbaum, however, again rejected the idea of U.S. intervention, signaling that her government wants continued security cooperation, but on Mexicoโ€™s terms.

Trump โ€œstill insisted that if we ask for it, they could helpโ€ with military forces, Sheinbaum said, adding that she rejected the offer again:

โ€œWe told him, so far itโ€™s going very well, itโ€™s not necessary, and furthermore there is Mexicoโ€™s sovereignty and territorial integrity and he understood.โ€

For Republican-leaning audiences, the tension here is straightforward: Mexico wants U.S. support โ€” but not U.S. control, even as American communities continue facing the fallout of cartel-driven fentanyl trafficking.

Trump presses the issue: โ€œThe cartels are running Mexicoโ€

Trumpโ€™s posture has been consistent: treat cartels like the enemy force they are.

In a Fox News interview aired last week, he said:

โ€œWeโ€™ve knocked out 97% of the drugs coming in by water and we are going to start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico. Itโ€™s very sad to watch.โ€

That message plays to a key Republican argument: the U.S. cannot allow criminal organizations to operate with near-military power just across the border, especially when those groups fuel drug deaths and destabilize communities on both sides.

Venezuela raid adds new weight to Trumpโ€™s threats

The conversation also came in the wake of a dramatic U.S. operation in Venezuela โ€” the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro โ€” which Sheinbaum said Trump raised directly.

โ€œHe (Trump) asked me my opinion about what they had done in Venezuela and I told him very clearly that our constitution is very clear, that we do not agree with interventions and that was it,โ€ Sheinbaum said.

Sheinbaumโ€™s comments reflect a longstanding Mexican government position against foreign military interventions, but the timing matters: the Venezuela operation has made leaders across the region take Trumpโ€™s warnings more seriously โ€” including when he talks about Mexico, Cuba, and even Greenland. AP News+1

Rubio demands โ€œtangible resultsโ€ from Mexico

The Trump administrationโ€™s pressure campaign hasnโ€™t been limited to the president.

Mexicoโ€™s Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramรณn de la Fuente spoke Sunday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called for โ€œtangible resultsโ€ and more cooperation to dismantle cartel power, according to the U.S. State Department.

That demand reflects what many Republican voters have argued for years: Mexico must do more than make promises โ€” it must deliver measurable enforcement.

Sheinbaum claims progress โ€” and wants credit

Sheinbaum said Mexico shared results with the U.S. side, including:

  • a significant drop in homicides
  • falling U.S. fentanyl seizures
  • lower fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S.

Even so, U.S. officials and border-state Republicans have frequently questioned whether Mexicoโ€™s progress is durable and nationwide, or simply temporary or concentrated in certain regions while cartels continue adapting.

Why intervention is still unlikely โ€” for now

Experts say U.S. intervention in Mexico remains unlikely because Mexico is currently doing much of what Washington has requested and remains one of Americaโ€™s most important economic partners. But they also expect Trump to keep using hardline rhetoric to maintain pressure.

Cuba left out โ€” but still a point of friction

Sheinbaum said the two leaders did not discuss Cuba, even though Trump has recently threatened action related to the island. Mexico remains an important ally of Cuba, including through oil shipments, which have become even more significant now that the Trump administration has moved to stop Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba.

Report: House Task Force Releases Scathing Assassination Disclosure

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Americans still want answers…

On Monday, the House Task Force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania released its initial findings.

Lack of adequate planning, a narrow field of vision for local snipers, the absence of a unified command post and fragmented communication were among the main findings in theย 53-page reportย that examinedย howย 20-year-old shooter Matthew Crooks was able to climb atop a building with a line of sight to Trump and fire at him.ย 

“Although the findings in this report are preliminary, the information obtained during the first phase of the Task Forceโ€™s investigation clearly shows a lack of planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners before the rally,” the report said.

U.S. Secret Service (USSS) personnel at the event “did not give clear guidance” to state and local authorities about how to manage security outside of their hard perimeter, nor was there a central meeting between USSS and the law enforcement agencies supporting them the morning of the rally โ€“ two findings presented as key failures in the 51-page report.

The Houseย Task Forceย investigating the attempts on Trumpโ€™s life is expected to release its final report by Dec. 13.

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Crooksโ€™s bullet came within inches of killing the former president and injured his ear. Shots also killed one rally attendee and seriously wounded two others.ย 

The latest report also detailed information about Crooksโ€™ autopsy report and the chain of events that led to release of the remains to the Crooksโ€™s family. The Butler County Coronerโ€™s office released the remains after the FBI concurred that no additional evidence was necessary, the report said. 

The autopsy report found that Crooks died from one gunshot wound to the head, found negative results for alcohol or drugs of abuse, but was positive for antimony, selenium, and lead. Heightened levels of lead could have been due to time spent at the shooting range, the Allegheny County Chief Medical Examiner said.

The House force is made up of a bipartisan group of lawmakers and has also been assigned to investigate the September apparent assassination attempt on Trump in at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. 

โ€œThe Task Force will continue to rigorously investigate the July 13 assassination attempt in the coming months,โ€ the report said, adding that it is โ€œin the process of conducting more than 20 transcribed interviews of federal officials and others who may have knowledge relevant to the events of July 13.โ€ 

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Report: Minnesota Lawmaker Behind โ€˜Trump Derangement Syndromeโ€™ Bill Accused Of Soliciting Teen

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Hours after introducing a bill proposing โ€œTrump derangement syndromeโ€ (TDS) as a form of mental illness police arrested Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn for soliciting a minor.

According to The Hill, Bloomington Police Department detectives had communicated with Eichorn, who was under the assumption he was talking to a 17-year-old female.ย He arrived Monday to meet the teen in person but was instead met by localย officers.

He was later booked at the Bloomington Police Department jail and was expected to be transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. A felony charge of soliciting a minor to practice prostitution was pending, authorities said in a statement Tuesday.

โ€œAs a 40-year-old man, if you come to the Orange Jumpsuit District looking to have sex with someoneโ€™s child, you can expect that we are going to lock you up,โ€ Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said in a statement. โ€œI have always advocated stiffer penalties for these types of offensesโ€ฆWe need our state legislature to take this case and this type of conduct more seriously.โ€

Eichorn, who is married with four children, represents St. Paul, Minn., according to his legislative profile

The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senators Eric Lucero, Steve Drazkowski, Nathan Wesenberg, Justin Eichorn, and Glenn Gruenhagen, seeks to amend the stateโ€™s definition of mental illness by adding a specific reference to TDS. According to the text of the bill, mental illness would include โ€œTrump Derangement Syndromeโ€ or an organic disorder of the brain that significantly impairs an individualโ€™s ability to function in daily life. (RELATED: Minnesota Republicans Propose Bill Classifying โ€œTrump Derangement Syndromeโ€ as Mental Illness)

The bill describes TDS as โ€œthe acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.โ€ According to the proposal, individuals affected by TDS exhibit symptoms of paranoia and an inability to separate legitimate political disagreements from perceived personal or psychological pathology in Trumpโ€™s behavior.

In the wake of Eichornโ€™s arrest, his colleagues have urged him to resign.

โ€œWe are shocked by these reports and this alleged conduct demands an immediate resignation,โ€ Minnesota State Republicans wrote in a statement, posted on X. โ€œJustin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family.โ€

Democrat Lawmaker Announces Resignation After Being Convicted on Felony Charges

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Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) said that she will resign after being convicted last week on two felony charges.

Nicole Mitchell was convicted of felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools for breaking into her stepmother Carol Mitchell’s Minnesota home in April 2024.

Nicole Mitchell pleaded not guilty, and during the trial, her defense argued that she was at the home to check on her stepmother, who lives with Alzheimer’s.

Nicole Mitchell’s stepmother Carol Mitchell reportedly took the stand, saying that she felt “extremely violated” after finding Nicole Mitchell in her home.

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said Nicole Mitchell “has gotten the due process she is entitled to and was convicted by a jury of her peers.”

“With the clarity brought by the resolution of this case, the Senate DFL Caucus will continue to focus on issues that improve the lives of Minnesota families and communities,” Murphy said.

GOP Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson criticized her decision to not resign immediately and blamed Democrats for “refusing to hold her accountable during session.” His caucus tried and failed to expel Mitchell from the chamber in the wake of the charges.

“Senator Mitchell was convicted of two felonies; she doesn’t get to give the Senate two weeks’ notice. Democrats shielded Mitchell for 15 months to protect their political power, but a jury needed just three hours to confirm what was already clear: she shouldn’t be a senator,” he said in a statement.

Gov. Tim Walz’s office is expected to announce details about a special election after Nicole Mitchell’s resignation. There is another special election set for September to fill a vacancy left by former House Speaker Melissa Hortman’s politically-motivated assassination.

Cuban Regime Finally Loses a Longtime Fugitive: Joanne โ€œAssataโ€ Shakur Dies in Havana

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Havana, Cuba โ€” On September 25, 2025, Cubaโ€™s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Joanne Deborah Byron โ€” better known by her aliases Joanne Chesimard and Assata Shakur โ€” died in Havana at the age of 78 due to health complications and the rigors of old age.

This news brings to a close a decades-long saga in which a convicted murderer escaped justice, was shielded by a hostile foreign regime, and became a symbol for radical causes.


A Fugitiveโ€™s Origin: From Violent Crime to Escape to Cuba

In 1977, Chesimard was convicted on multiple serious charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery, and other felonies after a 1973 shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that left State Trooper Werner Foerster dead.

She escaped prison in 1979, spent years underground, and resurfaced in 1984 under asylum in Cuba โ€” a regime that refused U.S. extradition requests.

For decades, the United States and New Jersey authorities pushed Cuba to hand her over. She carried the dubious distinction of being the first woman ever placed on the FBIโ€™s Most Wanted Terrorists list, with a $1 million reward for her capture.


A Death Without Accountability

Her passing in Havana presents a bitter irony: after decades of immunity facilitated by a foreign government, she dies free โ€” far from the prison cell where she was supposed to serve life in the U.S.

New Jersey officials immediately expressed outrage. They reiterated that justice was never fully served for Trooper Foersterโ€™s family.

Cubaโ€™s complicity in harboring Chesimard has long been roundly condemned by American leaders. Senator Marco Rubio recently denounced Havana for providing โ€œa safe haven for terrorists and criminals, including fugitives from the United States.โ€

What She Represented โ€” and What the U.S. Must Learn

For defenders of law and order, her story is a cautionary tale of diplomatic failure and ideological double standards.

  • Rule of Law Must Be Absolute: A convicted cop killer escaping and living with impunity is a stain on the integrity of the justice system.
  • Foreign Regimes Should Not Shield Criminals: Cubaโ€™s refusal to extradite Chesimard fashioned her into a political symbol, rather than merely a criminal. That sets a dangerous precedent.
  • Consistency in Foreign Policy Matters: If the U.S. does not forcefully demand accountability from regimes that shelter fugitives, it weakens its moral and strategic footing.

Now that she has died abroad, the question of bringing her remains home may arise. But more importantly, the memory of Trooper Foerster โ€” his sacrifice and service โ€” must remain central. And the mission remains: to hold foreign governments accountable when they interfere with American justice.

Jack Smith Claims He Has โ€˜Proof’ Trump Tried To Overturn 2020 Election

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A stunning claim…

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith claimed in closed-door congressional testimony on Wednesday that investigators had proof โ€œbeyond a reasonable doubtโ€ that Presidentย Donald Trumpย โ€œcriminallyโ€ conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Smithย made the remarks in his opening statement to lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

โ€œI made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trumpโ€™s political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy in the 2024 election,โ€ Smith said in his opening statement, which was obtained in advance by the Associated Press. โ€œWe took actions based on what the facts and the law required โ€” the very lesson I learned early in my career as a prosecutor.

Smith added that his probe had โ€œdeveloped powerful evidence that showed President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a bathroom and a ballroom where events and gatherings took place.โ€

Smithโ€™s investigation, which began in 2022, focused on Trumpโ€™s alleged effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, as well as the classified documents that were stored at Mar-a-Lago.

Charges were filed in both investigations, but later droppedย due to the longstanding DOJ policy against the indictment of a sitting president.

President Trump has yet to comment on Smith’s bold accusation.

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