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Homeland Security Opens Nine-State Voter Fraud Surge Through Mid-October
Homeland Security Investigations began a coordinated criminal voter fraud surge Tuesday in nine states, with agents authorized to pursue leads, conduct field interviews, and refer cases to prosecutors through mid-October. The first wave covers California, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Washington, Missouri, and Connecticut. DHS said it is focused on prosecuting and removing aliens who vote. Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pressed states for voter rolls. A summer DHS review claimed more than 250,000 noncitizens on rolls in four states. Few cases have been referred for prosecution so far.
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Obama-Appointed Judge Keeps Freeze on Postal Service Mail Ballot Rule
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by President Barack Obama, on Monday refused to lift her 14-day temporary restraining order blocking key parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule that would require states to certify voter data and use approved ballot envelopes before USPS delivers federal election mail. The Trump administration and Republican states asked her to pause the order while they appeal to the 1st Circuit. Talwani said the short TRO is not immediately appealable and that the rule is likely unauthorized and unconstitutional. An expedited hearing on a longer injunction is set for Thursday.
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill After Democrats Back Measure to Avert Shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a continuing resolution 370-48 to fund the government through Dec. 11 and sent it to President Donald Trump. The vote needed Democratic support after House Speaker Mike Johnson lacked a unified Republican majority. Conservatives objected to a 30-day delay of a hemp ban and a curb on the administration's control of federal grants. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer did not force a shutdown fight before the midterms. The bill had already passed the Senate.
House GOP Advances Anti-Socialism Resolution After Democrats Object
The House Rules Committee on Monday advanced a resolution by Rep. Jeff Crank that condemns socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and calls for the enactment of the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote. Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Hillary Scholten, Tom Suozzi, and Jared Moskowitz tried, but failed, to strip the SAVE Act language. Reps. Scott Peters and Brad Schneider said they would back only a clean anti-socialism vote. Reps. Jim McGovern and Joe Neguse called the measure nonsense. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon labeled the SAVE Act language vote suppression. Floor votes were set for Tuesday.
Florida Orders Flock License Plate Readers Off State Highways
The Florida Department of Transportation on Monday revoked all permits for automated license plate readers on state highway rights-of-way and ordered local agencies to remove them within 30 days. FDOT will take down any that remain and will issue no new permits. The memo cited an exponential increase in deployments, reports of misuse, data privacy concerns, and surveillance schemes. Gov. Ron DeSantis last week called the cameras out of control and said Florida should not become a surveillance state. The order does not cover cameras on local roads or private property.
Alabama ICU Nurses DoorDash a Kiddie Pool to Baptize Dying Patient
Three Huntsville Hospital ICU nurses used their own money to buy an inflatable pool so 74-year-old Jeannie Guffey could be baptized before leaving for hospice. Erin Powers, Kaitlin Swaim, and Emily Owens had the Walgreens kiddie pool delivered by DoorDash, filled it with warm sink water through ventilator tubing, and used a ceiling lift to lower Guffey into the water. Her son Jody performed the baptism as the family gathered in the fourth-floor room. Guffey, who had lung cancer, died about a week later.
Editorâs Note: As a retired first responder who has been fortunate enough to know many nurses, both professionally and personally, I can attest to the fact that there is a lot more to that profession than what is taught in school.
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CAIR Demands Maryland Board Member Recant, Apologize and Visit a Mosque Over Sharia Post
CAIR Maryland ordered Baltimore County Board of Education member Maggie Litz Domanowski to delete a Facebook post of a Peanuts cartoon comparing MAGA fears about womenâs rights to Sharia law, then apologize and reaffirm every studentâs âequal dignity and safetyâ or resign. After she took the meme down and tried to distinguish Sharia from all Muslims and from particular foreign governments, CAIR Maryland director Zainab Chaudry told a packed board meeting that the statement was not an apology and did not accept responsibility. Chaudry demanded a direct apology that did not shift blame onto those who said they were harmed and pressed Domanowski to visit a Baltimore County mosque, warning that refusal should bring consequences. Domanowski then apologized in public and accepted the mosque visit.
Editorâs Note: CAIR, as we all recall, was an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorism funding trial in Texas that resulted in convictions. CAIR has the right to demand nothing.
California Job Board Matches Illegal Aliens With Paid Work That Skips Social Security Numbers
A Los Angeles-registered site called âUndocuprofessionalsâ lists paid gigs that do not require a Social Security number and instead accept an ITIN or EIN. Restoration News reported that the board advertises contractor roles ranging from Democrat get-out-the-vote door knocking to delivery driving, cleaning, and activist organizing. Founder Sharet Garcia, a DACA recipient, has described the platform as a job board for undocumented immigrants and people without a work permit. Federal law prohibits knowingly hiring or contracting with unauthorized aliens, yet the IRS still issues ITINs to individuals who are not eligible to work.
Biden DEA Let Fentanyl Walk as New Mexico Deaths Rose
House Oversight Chairman James Comer is investigating Biden administration DEA decisions that left fentanyl shipments in criminal hands in New Mexico. Agents monitored loads of up to 100,000 pills between 2023 and 2025 and did not seize them, a tactic called walking fentanyl. Comer said the Biden DEA discarded first-term Trump protocols that required reasonable efforts to stop the drug. New Mexico fentanyl poisoning deaths rose nearly 21 percent, while U.S. deaths fell 14 percent. Comer asked Attorney General Todd Blanche for records by Sept. 14.
Portland Public Schools Open Year With Drag Performer Welcome Video
Portland Public Schools posted an official welcome-back video for the 2026-27 year that opened with drag performer Poison Waters, whose legal name is Kevin Cook. Waters, identified onscreen as an advocate, educator, and host, thanked principals, teachers, and staff and wished them a successful year. The video also featured Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Maxine Dexter. School-choice advocate Corey DeAngelis said the district was promoting gender ideology. The clip circulated after Libs of TikTok posted it.
Florida Senate Candidate Quotes Cop Killerâs Line at Miami Church
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America member, told a Miami church congregation, âWe have nothing to lose but our chains.â She applied the line to health care, school closures, and spending on a White House ballroom. The phrase comes from Assata Shakur, convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper, and echoes the Communist Manifesto. Nixon previously attributed the words to Shakur by name. She has sought to distance herself from DSA after winning the nomination.
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US Launches Daytime Strikes on IRGC After Hormuz Shipping Attacks
U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in southern Iran at noon ET Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said. The strikes followed recent attempted IRGC attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on American service members. President Trump called the action a large and powerful retaliation for Iran's mining of the strait and warned Iran would be hit much harder if it does not cooperate. Iranian media reported explosions near Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Chabahar, and Konarak. Two outbound supertankers had been struck by unknown projectiles hours earlier.
Two Saudi Crude Tankers Hit by Projectiles Crossing Hormuz After Midnight
Two very large crude carriers loaded with Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles minutes apart while exiting the Strait of Hormuz late Monday. Maritime firms said the Saudi-flagged Sidr was hit northeast of Khasab, Oman, and the Liberian-flagged Senegal Prosperity took three strikes nearby. Both ships had loaded about 2 million barrels each at Saudi Arabiaâs Juaymah terminal. Crews were reported safe. The attacks came as U.S.-Iran fighting resumed and oil prices rose.
UK Home Office Data Show Forced Marriage Referrals for Children Under Five
Home Office figures obtained by Freedom of Information request show that at least 27 children aged five or under were referred to the Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025. More than 100 children aged 12 or under were referred in that period. A referral is information about an actual, potential, or suspected forced marriage, not proof that a ceremony occurred. England and Wales raised the legal marriage age to 18 in 2023. Campaigner Dame Jasvinder Sanghera called the youngest cases deeply disturbing and said some children are promised from birth. Nine referrals in 2022 involved children 12 or under with no overseas element.
Editorâs Note: In a civilized country, this would be understood as both child abuse and, if the marriage were to be consummated, child rape, punishable by death in some jurisdictions.
Pentagon Commits $174 Million to Australian Gallium Plant
The Department of War will put an estimated $174 million in equity financing into a gallium plant at Alcoaâs Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia. Alcoa of Australia will operate the facility, which is expected to produce 100 metric tons of gallium a year. Partners include Export Finance Australia, Japan, and Sojitz Corporation. Gallium is used in defense semiconductors, radar, missile systems, and satellite communications. The United States now imports the metal from China and other countries. China accounts for most of the worldâs primary supply.
Iranian President Says Iran Will Reciprocate if U.S. Honors June Ceasefire Deal
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to its commitments under the June Islamabad memorandum of understanding. He spoke at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan after the first U.S.-Iran exchange of fire in nearly a month. The pact called for a ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and 60 days of talks. Pezeshkian said the United States kept the terms only a few weeks before the deal collapsed in July. He also said Iran would respond if Washington continues to violate the agreement.
Editorâs Note: This is included only to highlight one of two things: 1) It appears Pezeshkian is not in control of the ultimate decision-making, and 2) Since it was the IRGC that violated the ceasefire in the first place, nothing coming out of the Iranian delegation can be trusted.
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