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Aerial view of the White House South Lawn at twilight with a UFC octagon set up under bright event lights and security vehicles surrounding the perimeter

FBI Foils Drone and Sniper Plot Targeting White House UFC Event, Five Arrested

The FBI has arrested five people and identified 23 others in connection with an…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 18

An MMA octagon cage set up on the White House South Lawn at dusk, with small quadcopter drones in the darkening sky above and the illuminated White House behind it

The FBI Foiled a Drone Plot on the White House UFC Fight. Then Kash Patel Posted About It.

The FBI says it broke up a plan to fly explosive-laden drones over the…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 17

Maximize Your Returns Profitable Football Betting Tips from BallStep69

Maximize Your Returns: Profitable Football Betting Tips from BallStep69

The money involved with football betting is astounding for the educated, and no emotion…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 16

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore national park signs on slavery and climate change

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits, signs, and educational…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 15

Historical plaques and interpretive signs at a national park monument at golden hour with visitors

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Slavery and Climate Change Exhibits at National Parks

A federal judge in Boston ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstall signs,…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 13

Federal courthouse with scales of justice and military dog tags on legal documents at golden hour

Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Is Unconstitutional, and Hegseth Wants the Supreme Court to Weigh In

A divided panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on June 2…

By Mark Masterson · Jun 3

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A family of four headed to a wedding was killed in the Virginia I-95 bus crash

They were driving from Massachusetts to South Carolina for a wedding. Dmitri Doncev, 45,…

By Mark Masterson · May 31

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Former CIA officer hid 300 stolen gold bars worth $40 million in his Virginia home

A former senior CIA officer with top-secret clearance allegedly walked out of a government…

By Mark Masterson · May 31

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. at golden hour with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the background

Federal Judge Orders Trump’s Name Removed From the Kennedy Center

A federal judge just handed the White House one of its most stinging cultural…

By Mark Masterson · May 30

A stack of gold bars, bundled cash and luxury watches inside an opened safe in a dim room lit by a single hard light

Ex-CIA Official Charged With Stealing $40 Million in Gold Bars While Posing as a Navy Pilot

The FBI says it walked into the home of a former senior CIA official…

By Mark Masterson · May 29

Law enforcement officers stand behind yellow police tape on a cordoned street outside a neoclassical government building at dusk

A Gunman Is Dead Outside the White House, the Third Gunfire Incident Near Trump in a Month

A gunman who fired on Secret Service officers outside the White House was killed,…

By Mark Masterson · May 25

The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington D.C. at dusk, American flag flying above warmly lit interior windows

$10 Billion IRS Suit Becomes a $1.8 Billion ‘Slush Fund’ for Trump’s Allies

Trump dropped his $10 billion IRS lawsuit on Monday. The same day, the DOJ…

By Mark Masterson · May 19

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Exterior view of a contemporary American mosque at golden hour, viewed across an empty plaza with palm trees and Southern California hills in the background; faint yellow police tape visible at the lower edge of the frame

Islamic Center of San Diego Attack: One Dead, Two Suspects Killed in Clairemont

Harvey Weinstein seated in a wheelchair in a Manhattan criminal courtroom, gray suit, scales of justice statue behind him, ghosted jury box silhouette in the upper right, caption panels reading Manhattan Criminal Court and Mistrial 9 to 3

Harvey Weinstein Mistrial: Jury Splits 9-3 Toward Acquittal in Third Rape Trial

Supreme Court of the United States exterior at sunset with a face-down campaign sign on the plaza, evoking the Court's vacatur of the Alabama redistricting order

SCOTUS Lets Alabama Erase a Black-Majority District Eight Days Before the Primary

An empty American state courtroom at dusk, with a professional broadcast television camera mounted on a tripod at the back of the room, framed toward the judge's bench, an American flag standing nearby.

Cameras Stay in Charlie Kirk Murder Trial as Utah Judge Tightens Pool Rules and Pushes Hearing to July

Meta Threatens to Pull Facebook and Instagram From New Mexico Rather Than Redesign Apps for Kids

Meta Threatens to Pull Facebook and Instagram From New Mexico Rather Than Redesign Apps for Kids

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Cole Tomas Allen Charged With Attempted Assassination Of Donald Trump At Correspondents’ Dinner

SUPREME COURT GUTS VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN 6-3 LOUISIANA RULING, RESHAPING THE 2028 MAP

SUPREME COURT GUTS VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN 6-3 LOUISIANA RULING, RESHAPING THE 2028 MAP

How Immigration Attorneys Support Victims of Trafficking

How Immigration Attorneys Support Victims of Trafficking

The Department of Justice has now indicted a former FBI director twice for posting a picture of seashells on Instagram

James Comey Indicted Again: DOJ Says Seashell Instagram Photo Threatened Trump’s Life

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Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: Inside the OpenAI Trial That Could Reshape the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Thinking of Moving Abroad Start With a Digital Nomad Visa in 2026

Thinking of Moving Abroad? Start With a Digital Nomad Visa in 2026

Before the Gunfire Stopped, “Staged” Was Already Trending What the WHCD Shooting Reveals About America’s Collapsed Trust

Before the Gunfire Stopped, “Staged” Was Already Trending: What the WHCD Shooting Reveals About America’s Collapsed Trust

Shots Fired at White House Correspondents Dinner Trump Rushed From Room

Shots Fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Gunman in Custody, Trump Safe, Officer Saved By Vest

Marijuana Reclassification 2026 Trump Administration Set to Move Cannabis to Schedule III This Week

Marijuana Reclassification 2026: Trump Administration Set to Move Cannabis to Schedule III This Week

DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center What the SPLC Fraud Charges Mean for Civil Rights in Trump's America

DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center: What the SPLC Fraud Charges Mean for Civil Rights in Trump’s America

The Onion Buys InfoWars: How Alex Jones' Conspiracy Empire Becomes a Comedy Network for Sandy Hook Justice

The Onion Buys InfoWars: How Alex Jones’ Conspiracy Empire Becomes a Comedy Network for Sandy Hook Justice

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Musk’s Armed DOGE Bodyguards Got Federal Badges Without Basic Law Enforcement Training

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Trump’s Personal Lawyer Now Runs the Justice Department: What Todd Blanche as Acting AG Means for America