Author: Rana McCallister

Patel assures FBI special agents will be paid during the shutdown FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday confirmed that FBI agents will continue to receive paychecks even as the federal government remains partially shut down. He delivered the message the same day Congress rejected a plan to reopen the government for the tenth time. “FBI special agents will keep getting paid, because we prioritize the people who protect this country,” . “President Trump made sure our men and women in law enforcement and the military won’t miss a paycheck during the shutdown. America’s security doesn’t stop. Neither do we.” Patel…

ICE applications reach 175K amid agency hiring spree ICE has pulled in about 175,000 applicants as the agency bulks up to execute immigration priorities under President Donald Trump. The surge arrived just as officials moved to expand field operations, hiring, and support across both border and interior posts. Conservatives say the rush underscores public appetite for restoring law and order after years of lax enforcement. ” I just got the numbers hot off the press earlier. It’s 175,000 Americans [who] have applied to join ICE,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said. “Amazing! It really…

Kevin Federline says his new memoir contains an alarming episode in which he recalls finding Britney Spears standing near the bedroom doorway while their children slept, holding a knife. He raises the claim as part of a broader narrative about his family and worries for his sons’ safety. “They would awaken sometimes at night to find her standing silently in the doorway, watching them sleep — ‘Oh, you’re awake?’ — with a knife in her hand. Then she’d turn around and pad off without explanation,” he claimed. The passages appear in Federline’s upcoming memoir, You Thought You Knew, which is…

Letitia James’ Great‑Niece, With Long Criminal Record, Lived at Her Norfolk Property as Authorities Sought Her A relative of New York Attorney General Letitia James, identified in public records as Nakia Monique Thompson, is listed as a fugitive from North Carolina after moving to a Norfolk, Virginia, address tied to James. State correction records indicate Thompson violated post‑trial supervision after a 2011 conviction, and officials say they are actively seeking her. That same Norfolk property has surfaced in federal filings as part of an investigation into the attorney general’s finances. Court and correctional documents identify Thompson as James’ great‑niece and…

The Department of Justice has seized roughly $15 billion in bitcoin tied to a sprawling “pig butchering” fraud operation based in Cambodia. Authorities say the scheme went beyond online lies and used real-world brutality, with scammers allegedly operating forced-labor camps where people were made to recruit and deceive victims. This combination of high-tech theft and human trafficking shocked investigators and lawmakers alike. These “pig butchering” scams groom targets over time, building trust through romance, fake business deals, or phony investment pitches before pushing victims into fake crypto platforms. The criminals fatten up their marks, coaxing them into bigger and bigger…

Trump Moves to Cut 4,200 Federal Jobs After Shutdown It has been roughly two weeks since Senate Democrats shut down the federal government by blocking a continuing resolution which would have provided funding until November 21. President Donald Trump has treated the shutdown as an opening to trim federal headcount, and Democratic leaders have loudly objected. Court filings submitted late last week show the White House intends to remove about 4,200 employees across seven agencies. Roughly 1,100 to 1,200 of those cuts are expected at the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC. Late last week staff…

Pritzker’s Little Village Video Backfires as Ex-Top Cop Calls It Out Chicago and other blue-run cities are suddenly watching federal ICE teams show up, and the establishment reflex is to downplay the whole thing. Local leaders insist everything is calm while many residents welcome the boots on the ground. Gov. JB Pritzker tried to spin a strolling video into proof of his city’s safety and the internet made him pay for it. Pritzker walked through Little Village and posted an Instagram clip about how comfortable he felt, “talking to small business owners, and patrons of those small businesses.” He capped…

A broad storm system moving across the country is forecast to strengthen as it pushes into the Plains and the Mississippi Valley, putting millions at risk this weekend. That setup could produce tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds across parts of the central United States. Storms developing off the West Coast will cross the Rockies and then reorganize as they enter the central states, with initial activity confined to higher terrain before the main threat shifts east. Meteorologists note that the mountain threat is limited compared with what could unfold farther east where moisture and instability are greater. Forecast models…

Antifa: Street Militias, Not Protesters Portland and Chicago now read like occupied zones, where everyday life runs under the shadow of organized street violence. What used to be local disputes have hardened into nightly standoffs between federal agents, residents, and armed mobs. Citizens who expect protection are often left to fend for themselves. Local progressive administrations have effectively ceded parts of their cities to extremist tactics, and that surrender has real consequences. Journalists and ordinary people documenting events have faced arrests and threats while some officials look the other way. The result is a gap between the rule of law…

Stop UN ‘Net Zero’ Climate Tax On American Ships Later this week the United Nations will hold a vote on a multi-billion climate-change tax aimed squarely at American industry and commerce. If Washington does not act quickly, that levy would be written into international rules through the International Maritime Organization. The measure targets cargo and cruise ships that move roughly $20 trillion in goods across the world’s oceans. About 80% of global trade travels by sea, so any tax at the IMO hits the bloodstream of the global supply chain. American exporters and consumers would feel that tax in higher…