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    Coast Guard Pilots Save The Day After DHS Chief’s Plane Loses Engine

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    Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is thanking a team of U.S. Coast Guard pilots after they calmly guided his aircraft to safety following a frightening midair engine failure.

    Mullin was traveling from Georgia to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday when the right engine of his Coast Guard-operated C-37A jet suddenly failed, forcing the crew to declare an emergency and request an immediate landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

    “We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency and immediate landing at DCA,” the pilot told air traffic controllers, according to audio cited by CBS News.

    There were 14 people aboard the aircraft, including Mullin and other senior Department of Homeland Security officials. The pilot reported that the plane still had approximately two and a half hours of fuel.

    Despite the potentially dangerous situation, the Coast Guard crew brought the jet down safely—and apparently made the entire ordeal look far easier than it was.

    “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single-engine landing feel routine,” Mullin wrote on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.”

    Then came a stunning admission from the crew.

    “After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them!” Mullin revealed. “We could not have been in better hands.”

    The aircraft landed safely, was inspected by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority fire and rescue personnel and then moved off the runway. No injuries or significant disruptions to other flights were reported.

    But the close call is already reviving questions about the age of the aircraft used to transport America’s top homeland security officials.

    The C-37A is a military version of the Gulfstream V and is routinely used to carry senior Coast Guard and DHS leaders. Fox 5 DC, citing Fox News, reported that the aircraft had been flagged in 2025 because of its age.

    DHS previously said the Coast Guard’s executive jet was 22 years old and suffered from “significant avionics and communications obsolescence issues.” The department argued that replacing it was a matter of safety, noting that the aircraft had exceeded the normal operational life of a corporate jet.

    The aging aircraft is part of a broader challenge confronting the Coast Guard. A Government Accountability Office review found that several Coast Guard aircraft were approaching the end of their original service lives and that maintenance problems had contributed to the fleet repeatedly missing its availability target.

    FBI Busts Ohio Man Over Chilling Threats Against Trump, GOP Lawmaker

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    An Ohio man is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening to burn down a Republican congressman’s home, murder his family and parade the lawmaker’s body through the streets — all while calling for the death of President Donald Trump.

    The FBI arrested Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, on one count of interstate transmission of a threat to injure, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

    Fox News Digital identified the alleged target as Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., a Jewish lawmaker who said the profanity-laced email went far beyond the vicious political messages members of Congress routinely receive.

    “It was so graphic,” Fine told the outlet. “I reported it immediately.”

    According to the federal criminal complaint, the message arrived on the morning of Aug. 18 with a subject line threatening to shoot the congressman.

    The sender allegedly vowed to travel to Fine’s home, set it on fire and kill the lawmaker and his family while they slept. The message also threatened to behead Fine, repeatedly invoked Nazis and ended with calls for the deaths of both Fine and Trump.

    Fine was attending a meeting in Flagler County when the email arrived, while his family was at their Brevard County home, according to the complaint.

    Investigators quickly began following the message’s digital trail.

    Emergency records obtained from Google allegedly connected the email account to a Google Voice number and Google Pay records bearing Miller’s name. Login data then led investigators to an IP address registered to a Columbus residence that matched the address listed on Miller’s Ohio driver’s license, the complaint states.

    Fine told Fox News Digital that authorities identified and arrested the suspect within 36 hours.

    “I’m incredibly grateful to the U.S. attorney, the FBI, the Capitol Police, and all the law enforcement in Florida who took this seriously,” Fine said.

    The congressman said the episode reinforced his belief that members of Congress need stronger security protections, particularly as political threats become increasingly personal and graphic.

    Fine also stressed that violence against elected officials should never be tolerated, regardless of party.

    “You want to call us bad people? Be my guest,” Fine told Fox News Digital. “But do not do this sort of thing.”

    The FBI and Brevard County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case with assistance from the Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Courtney D. Richardson-Jones will prosecute it.

    Miller faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.

    Trump’s White House Ballroom Scores Another Supreme Court Lifeline

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    President Donald Trump’s sprawling White House ballroom project just dodged another potentially devastating legal roadblock.

    In a narrow 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court allowed construction of the new East Wing complex to continue while the Trump administration presses its appeal against a lower-court injunction.

    The unsigned majority concluded that the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely lacks the legal standing necessary to challenge the project. The justices also found that halting construction could inflict “irreparable harm” on the government and interfere with critical security work.

    That means crews can keep building the massive ballroom and underground military facility—even as the explosive fight over the project’s legality remains unresolved.

    Trump wasted no time celebrating.

    “The United States Supreme Court has just ruled, 5-4, that the magnificent Ballroom and Military Complex can continue, without any further contingency, doubt, or threat,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, according to Fox News.

    “We are living in the Golden Age of America, and this Building will be one of the Greatest ever constructed in Washington, D.C.”

    Trump said the project remains on track for completion in summer 2028 and predicted it will become “something that the entire Country is very proud of.”

    He also insisted the ballroom is being financed entirely by private donors and corporations, calling it a “Gift” that will come at no cost to taxpayers.

    Justices Cite Serious Security Concerns

    The administration has argued that the ballroom cannot simply be separated from the fortified military installation being built beneath it.

    In its ruling, the Supreme Court pointed to declarations from senior national-security officials—including the directors of the FBI, CIA, Secret Service and Office of the Director of National Intelligence—warning about the dangers of freezing construction midway through the project.

    The Army secretary told the court that the planned ballroom’s height and mass are crucial to shielding the underground facility from potential attacks. Officials also warned that delays could disrupt Secret Service operations, expose the unfinished site to foreign intelligence gathering and create serious structural problems.

    The majority stressed that it was not issuing a final ruling on whether Trump had the legal authority to undertake the project without congressional approval.

    Instead, the court concluded that the National Trust’s lawsuit likely falters at the starting line because its alleged aesthetic and historical injuries do not amount to the concrete harm required to sue in federal court.

    Roberts Breaks With Conservative Majority

    The decision produced an extraordinary split, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in dissent.

    Roberts argued that the project is “likely unlawful” because federal law prohibits the construction of structures on government parkland in Washington without express authorization from Congress.

    “The ballroom is a building or structure being erected on federal park grounds—President’s Park—in the District of Columbia,” Roberts wrote. “Yet Congress has not passed any law resembling ‘express authority’ for the Executive’s construction of it.”

    Roberts accused the majority of allowing a likely infringement on Congress’ power over federal spending and property to continue.

    “Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers,” he wrote.

    The National Trust seized on that dissent while acknowledging the painful setback. President and CEO Brent Leggs said the organization was “deeply disappointed” but emphasized that the court did not decide whether the ballroom itself is legal.

    “This is not the final decision on the merits of our case,” Leggs said in a statement.

    Tyler Robinson To Undergo Trial In Charlie Kirk Assassination Case

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    The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk will stand trial on all seven charges against him—and prosecutors are still free to seek the death penalty.

    Utah District Judge Tony Graf handed prosecutors the major victory Tuesday, ruling that the evidence against Tyler Robinson, 23, was sufficient to advance the case to trial. Robinson entered not-guilty pleas moments later.

    “Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, this evidence is sufficient at this stage” to identify Robinson as the alleged gunman, Graf said, according to Fox News.

    Graf stressed that prosecutors did not have to prove Robinson’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt during the preliminary hearing. They only needed to establish probable cause.

    The higher burden will come at trial.

    Judge Rejects Bid To Derail Capital Case

    Robinson’s defense team had pushed the court to block the death penalty, arguing that the single shot that killed Kirk did not place other people at a sufficiently high risk of death to support an aggravated murder charge.

    Prosecutors countered that the alleged gunman fired a high-powered rifle from a rooftop more than 400 feet away while thousands of people—including children—were gathered around Kirk.

    Graf sided with the state, finding enough evidence to support the aggravating allegation that the attack created a grave risk for others. He also allowed prosecutors to move ahead with their claim that Kirk was deliberately targeted because of his political views.

    Prosecutor Ryan McBride told the court that there was a “mountain of evidence” tying Robinson to the killing, including surveillance footage, DNA allegedly recovered from the rifle and messages prosecutors say contained admissions.

    According to the New York Post, prosecutors also pointed to a handwritten note in which Robinson allegedly said he had an opportunity to “take out Charlie Kirk.”

    Defense attorney Staci Visser argued that the state was stretching Utah’s aggravated murder statute because only one shot was fired and only one person was struck.

    Graf ultimately rejected that argument and ordered Robinson to face trial for aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.

    Prosecutors formally announced the seven charges in September 2025, alleging that Robinson planned the attack, concealed the weapon and instructed another person to delete incriminating messages, according to the Utah County Attorney’s Office.

    Kirk Family Demands Swift Justice

    Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking before thousands of people at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem.

    Before Tuesday’s hearing concluded, attorney Jeff Neiman, speaking on behalf of Kirk’s family, urged the court to prevent needless delays.

    “The defendant is entitled to a fair trial,” Neiman said. “But nothing more is owed.”

    Kirk’s family later called Graf’s ruling “an important step” in its pursuit of justice.

    “Every step in this process carries the weight of all that Charlie’s murder has taken,” the family said, pointing especially to Kirk’s children, who will grow up without their father.

    The family said it remains committed to seeking justice while praying for “a transparent and timely process.”

    Trump Previously Condemned The Assassination

    President Donald Trump had not issued a verified public response specifically addressing Tuesday’s ruling as of Wednesday morning.

    Trump, however, has repeatedly condemned Kirk’s assassination and celebrated his friend and political ally as a martyr for American freedom.

    At Kirk’s September 2025 memorial service, Trump called the assassination an attack on the nation’s fundamental liberties and declared that the killer had failed to silence Kirk’s movement.

    “The gun was pointed at him, but the bullet was aimed at all of us,” Trump said, according to the White House.

    Robinson is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 23 for a status conference, where Graf could set a trial date. He has been ordered to appear in person.

    Until then, the cameras Robinson’s lawyers fought to remove will remain in the courtroom under restrictions imposed by the judge.

    Trump Reportedly ‘Expressed Concern’ Over Hegseth’s Army Purge In Closed-Door Meeting

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    President Donald Trump was reportedly caught off guard by the scale of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s purge of senior Army leaders—just days before the service’s top civilian official abruptly resigned.

    Outgoing Army Secretary Dan Driscoll personally warned Trump about the leadership shake-up during a private White House meeting last week, according to The Atlantic.

    The magazine, citing four people familiar with the conversation, reported that Trump was surprised to learn how many generals and other senior officers had been fired, pressured to leave or denied promotions under Hegseth.

    Driscoll argued that the upheaval was undermining the Army’s ability to modernize and prepare for future threats.

    Trump “expressed concern about the deep cuts to the Army’s senior leadership,” one person familiar with the meeting told the magazine.

    During the same closed-door conversation, Driscoll informed Trump that he planned to resign. His departure became official Monday evening, escalating a months-long power struggle inside the Pentagon.

    The White House confirmed the resignation but did not publicly address Trump’s reported concerns about Hegseth.

    “Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News.

    Kelly credited Driscoll with providing “outstanding leadership during historic military operations,” restoring the Army’s focus on “readiness and lethality” and assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

    “The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War,” she added.

    Trump has not personally commented in public on Driscoll’s exit or indicated whether he intends to rein in Hegseth’s personnel overhaul.

    Driscoll, a former Army officer who served in Iraq, became the youngest Army secretary in history when he took office at age 38. The close friend and former Yale Law School classmate of Vice President JD Vance quickly earned a reputation as a reformer determined to drag the Army’s weapons and drone programs into the future.

    But personnel decisions became a major flashpoint between Driscoll and Hegseth.

    Driscoll strongly supported former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, whom Hegseth forced out in April without publicly explaining the decision. Gen. Chris Donahue, the commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, later filed for retirement.

    Driscoll and George had worked together on the Army Transformation Initiative, an ambitious modernization effort emphasizing drones and other unmanned systems. The Army has since moved to phase out a European drone battalion supported by both men, CBS News reported.

    The leadership purge has left a striking vacuum at the top of America’s largest military branch.

    The Army now lacks both a permanent civilian secretary and a Senate-confirmed chief of staff. NPR reported that the number of active-duty Army four-star generals has fallen from 10 when Hegseth took office to just five.

    Gen. Christopher LaNeve, Hegseth’s choice for the Army’s No. 2 position, has served as acting chief of staff since George’s departure. According to The Atlantic, LaNeve repeatedly bypassed Driscoll and took major decisions directly to Hegseth.

    Hegseth is now expected to nominate LaNeve for the permanent chief of staff position, although Senate opposition could complicate his confirmation.

    Meanwhile, Deputy Army Undersecretary Dave Fitzgerald, a Driscoll ally, is also expected to step down this week, according to CBS News.

    Pentagon officials are reportedly watching closely to see who Trump selects to replace Driscoll. Hegseth ally and chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell has emerged as a possible contender, a move that could give the secretary even tighter control over the Army and its personnel.

    One defense official offered The Atlantic a grim assessment of what could follow if an intensely political Hegseth loyalist takes the job.

    “What happens then?” the official asked. “Generational damage.”

    White House Teleprompter Operator Pays $172K After Betting on Trump’s Speeches

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    A former longtime White House teleprompter operator will hand over more than $172,000 after federal regulators found he used advance knowledge of President Trump’s speeches to cash in on prediction-market bets.

    Gabriel Perez, who ran the teleprompter for Trump since 2016, settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday. He must return $107,539 in profits and pay a $65,000 civil penalty. A three-year trading ban is also in place.

    According to the CFTC, Perez traded so-called “mention market” contracts on Kalshi between December 2025 and February 2026. These contracts pay out based on whether specific words or phrases appear in a speech. As teleprompter operator, Perez saw the prepared remarks before the President delivered them and used that nonpublic information to place winning bets.

    The agency said he misappropriated the material “in breach of his duty of trust and confidence,” generating over $107,500 in profits. The $65,000 penalty was reduced because of Perez’s “exemplary cooperation” with investigators. Kalshi flagged the activity and assisted the probe.

    Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed earlier that Perez was placed on unpaid administrative leave after the allegations surfaced. He is no longer employed by the federal government. The White House has long maintained strict ethics rules and previously warned staff against using nonpublic information for prediction-market bets.

    ABC News first reported the investigation last month. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan were notified but declined to pursue a criminal case.

    Kalshi’s lead lawyer welcomed the outcome, stating that no one is above the rules. The settlement closes the matter on a staffer who broke trust—and underscores that even in the White House, the rules apply.

    Report: Letitia James Prosecutor Says He Was Told To Target Trump Allies

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing a stunning accusation from inside her own office.

    Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld claimed he was instructed “to find and pursue crimes committed by specific individuals and organizations affiliated with Donald Trump,” according to an agency-wide email obtained by the Times Union.

    The Friday email reportedly landed in the inboxes of more than 2,000 employees before abruptly vanishing from the office’s computer servers.

    Wiesenfeld, a prosecutor in the office’s Investor Protection Bureau, specifically accused bureau chief Shamiso Maswoswe of directing him to target Trump, his Truth Social platform and Hewlett Packard without a credible underlying reason.

    The reference to Hewlett Packard apparently involved Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, a deal James’ office has opposed despite its approval by the Justice Department.

    Wiesenfeld accused the attorney general’s office of spending taxpayer money pursuing politically convenient enemies while failing to act aggressively against nonprofit homeless-shelter fraud and antisemitic crimes near synagogues.

    He also urged his colleagues to prosecute known crimes and identify those responsible instead of “targeting individuals and then finding crimes,” the Times Union reported.

    The email was quickly followed by another agency-wide message from James’ general counsel, Kumiki Gibson, describing the controversy as an “internal” matter and assuring employees that no one was in danger.

    James’ office then placed Wiesenfeld on administrative leave with full pay.

    “This is a personnel matter,” a spokesperson told the Daily Caller, adding that the office protects New Yorkers regardless of their political beliefs and “strongly reject[s] any assertion to the contrary.”

    Wiesenfeld is no fringe employee. A former Brooklyn assistant district attorney, he recently worked on one of James’ major cases: an April lawsuit accusing Coinbase and Gemini of operating illegal prediction-market gambling platforms in New York, according to the attorney general’s office.

    The allegations are especially explosive given James’ history with Trump. During her 2018 campaign, the Democrat pledged to investigate and prosecute Trump over his New York business dealings.

    Her office later secured a civil fraud judgment against Trump, his sons and his company. An appeals court upheld the fraud finding in 2025 but eliminated the enormous financial penalty after determining it was excessive, Courthouse News Service reported.

    New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox accused James of turning her office into a “political hit squad,” according to the New York Post.

    Even Melissa DeRosa, a former top aide to Democratic ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, condemned the alleged conduct, arguing that politicized prosecutions are “wrong when either side does it.”

    Longstanding Ground Zero Rule Upends Trump’s 9/11 Plans

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    A rule that has kept politics out of Ground Zero’s Sept. 11 ceremony for more than a decade reportedly helped send President Donald Trump’s anniversary plans in a different direction.

    Trump is now expected to deliver remarks at the Pentagon on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks rather than travel to the World Trade Center memorial in Manhattan, according to multiple reports.

    The native New Yorker had shown interest in appearing at Ground Zero, but people briefed on the planning told CNN that the president wanted to deliver a speech.

    That presented a problem.

    Politicians have not been permitted to speak during the Manhattan commemoration since 2012. The restriction is intended to keep the solemn ceremony nonpartisan and focused on victims and their families.

    Instead, Trump is expected to appear at the Pentagon, where presidents may deliver formal remarks. Vice President JD Vance will attend the Ground Zero ceremony in his place.

    A White House official told NewsNation that Vance is “still traveling to NYC” and that the Trump administration will be represented at all three sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

    White House spokesperson Anna Kelly also pushed back against any suggestion that Trump’s absence from Manhattan would diminish his connection to the anniversary.

    “As a proud New Yorker, President Trump has spoken about his own experiences watching the horrific events,” Kelly said.

    The president will honor the victims, their families and the first responders who “put their lives on the line,” she added.

    Trump attended the Pentagon observance last year with First Lady Melania Trump. During his remarks, he praised the courage Americans displayed in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania and declared that the country would “never yield.”

    The official White House account of the ceremony said Trump also participated in a wreath-laying and renewed America’s promise never to forget the 2,977 lives lost.

    Meanwhile, the 25th-anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero will remain centered on the families. Relatives will read aloud the names of 2,983 people killed in the 2001 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

    Six moments of silence will mark the attacks and collapse of the towers, the strike on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93. A seventh will honor those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses.

    Trump’s decision also simplifies a packed travel schedule. The president is expected to leave for Ireland on Sept. 12 to attend the Irish Open at his golf course in Doonbeg.

    The location may have changed, but the White House’s message has not: Trump intends to use the historic anniversary to remember the victims and honor the Americans who ran toward danger when the country was under attack.

    Trump’s Secret Service Rocked By Suspected Betrayal From Within

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    President Donald Trump’s protective agency is confronting a suspected betrayal from within—just weeks after details of one of its most sensitive security operations spilled into public view.

    Three senior Secret Service employees, including communications chief Anthony Guglielmi, were escorted from the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday and placed on administrative leave, according to RealClearPolitics.

    The officials reportedly had their security clearances suspended, lost access to their government devices and were designated “do not admit,” barring them from Secret Service facilities while investigators examine how classified or sensitive information may have reached the media.

    All three worked in the agency’s communications office and were non-law-enforcement personnel—not field agents.

    RealClearPolitics reported that the Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility is leading the investigation. One source told the outlet that the FBI and CIA are also participating, suggesting the case could extend far beyond a routine personnel dispute.

    The Secret Service has confirmed the suspensions but has not disclosed what the employees are accused of doing.

    “Three non-law enforcement personnel at the U.S. Secret Service have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct,” an agency spokesperson told CBS News.

    The agency said its “zero-fail mission” requires employees to maintain an unwavering commitment to honesty, courage and professionalism.

    Placing employees on leave and temporarily revoking their access is standard during an internal investigation and does not prove wrongdoing. The Secret Service has also not publicly connected the three officials to any particular disclosure.

    However, the investigation comes as the Trump administration hunts for the source of leaks involving a clandestine maneuver used to protect the president from an alleged Iranian assassination plot.

    After attending the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, Trump publicly boarded an older Air Force One while reporters and numerous administration officials watched. Behind the aircraft, however, a catering truck was being used as part of an elaborate escape plan.

    Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One and taken to a nearby Air Force C-32A. He then flew to the United Kingdom aboard the smaller aircraft while reporters and members of his staff continued on the original plane, believing the president was traveling with them.

    The operation was reportedly ordered after U.S. intelligence detected a credible Iranian plot to fire a missile at Trump’s aircraft.

    Trump later confirmed that the military and Secret Service “wanted me to go in a different flight.”

    “Any consequential president has a lot of threats,” he told reporters.

    Several Trump administration officials were reportedly furious when details of the operation became public, warning that exposing classified protective tactics could make it harder to safeguard presidents during future emergencies. FBI Director Kash Patel helped establish an earlier investigation into the disclosure, according to RealClearPolitics.

    The agency is also investigating a separate suspected leak involving Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail.

    In July, an agent was placed on leave after allegedly disclosing operational information about Vance’s travel, including a planned Marine Corps helicopter trip involving the vice president’s son.

    At the time, it was Guglielmi who announced that investigation.

    “Any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated,” Guglielmi said in a Secret Service statement reported by CBS News.

    Now Guglielmi—who has led the agency’s communications operation since 2022—is among those sidelined while investigators determine whether another internal line was crossed.

    His attorney, Gregg Bernstein, pushed back against any implication of wrongdoing.

    “Anthony Guglielmi is a professional of deep integrity whose decades-long public record advocating for local, state and federal agencies speaks for itself,” Bernstein told CBS News, adding that Guglielmi is cooperating fully.

    The turmoil presents another major test for Secret Service Director Sean Curran, the longtime member of Trump’s detail who helped shield him during the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

    Curran was personally selected by Trump to rebuild an agency battered by security failures, communication breakdowns and internal distrust. Six agents were previously disciplined over the Butler debacle, while a government review released by Sen. Chuck Grassley found that senior officials failed to share critical threat intelligence with personnel responsible for securing the rally.

    The current investigation strikes at an even more fundamental question: Can the president trust the people given access to his most sensitive security information?

    There is currently no proof that Guglielmi or the other two employees leaked Trump’s movements. But the decision to pull their clearances, cut off their devices and bar them from Secret Service facilities shows how seriously the agency is treating the possibility that its latest threat came from inside its own walls.

    Trump-Backed Republican Draws Impeachment-First Challenger

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    President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

    Oklahoma Democrats have chosen a political newcomer who is already plotting President Donald Trump’s removal from office.

    N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a nurse making her first run for elected office, defeated attorney and nonprofit executive Jim Priest in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate runoff. Thomas captured approximately 61% of the vote, according to KOSU’s report on unofficial results.

    The victory sends Thomas into a November showdown with Republican Rep. Kevin Hern—and puts her explosive promise to target Trump squarely in the spotlight.

    In a July interview with KOSU, Thomas was asked how she would work with a president whom Hern has fiercely supported.

    Her answer left little room for compromise.

    Thomas vowed that “within my first 100 days” she would work to “impeach, remove and convict” Trump. She added that opponents would have to “pry that pen out of my cold, dead hands.”

    She later doubled down, making clear that removing Trump—not finding common ground with his administration—would be her objective.

    There is one constitutional hitch: A senator cannot impeach a president.

    The House of Representatives holds the sole power to approve articles of impeachment. The Senate conducts the resulting trial and requires a two-thirds vote of members present to convict and remove a president, according to the Senate’s official explanation of the process.

    Thomas, a Chickasaw Nation citizen and nurse from Ardmore, identifies as a democratic socialist, according to KOSU. Her platform also calls for higher teacher pay, expanded access to government-backed health insurance, abortion protections and broader federal civil-rights legislation.

    But it was her impeachment pledge that quickly became the campaign’s defining sound bite after Fox News Digital highlighted the remarks following her runoff victory.

    Thomas’ win capped her second upset of the campaign. She entered the five-candidate June primary with no previous political experience but finished first with approximately 45% of the vote, forcing the runoff against Priest.

    November will be an entirely different ballgame.

    Oklahoma has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1990. Trump carried the state by nearly 35 percentage points in 2024, while Hern cruised through the June Republican primary with nearly 70% of the vote.

    Thomas will also enter the general election facing a staggering financial disadvantage.

    Her campaign reported approximately $57,000 in total receipts through Aug. 5 and had less than $500 in cash on hand, according to Federal Election Commission records. Hern’s campaign reported nearly $10 million in receipts through June and finished the period with roughly $2.5 million available, FEC filings show.

    Hern, a former McDonald’s franchise owner who has represented Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District since 2018, also carries Trump’s endorsement.

    “Oklahomans love President Trump and the America First Agenda,” Hern told Fox News Digital after Thomas’ victory.

    He called Thomas “wildly out of touch with the values of Oklahomans” and accused Democrats of focusing on partisan attacks while Republicans work to advance Trump’s agenda.

    Thomas has already proven she should not be underestimated in a Democratic primary. But defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican in one of America’s reddest states—and assembling the congressional votes needed to carry out her impeachment promise—would require an upset on an entirely different scale.

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