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    US Attorney Pirro Slams Obama for Knocking Trump’s Crackdown on Urban Crime
    U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro pushed back against former President Barack Obama on “Fox News Sunday” for attacking President Donald Trump‘s crackdown on Washington, D.C.’s crime crisis. “President Obama to come out and make a comment on Chicago, a city that is his city that has been one of the most…
    Lorenzo Prieto
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    Evil On the Prowl
    Everything has a political angle now. The Left gets worked up by a jeans ad. The Right gets worked up by Cracker Barrel removing both the cracker and the barrel from their logo. Red and blue, colors on the light spectrum and in nature, are now political. A 23-year-old transgender gunman killing children is political….
    Erick Erickson
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    Why Team Trump Wants to Deport Abrego Garcia
    WASHINGTON—Some 13 years ago, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, then 16, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The Salvadoran citizen did not have a run-in with the law until 2019, when he was first taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Later, he was released. After President Donald Trump retook the Oval Office, Abrego Garcia was ordered…
    Debra Saunders
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    Illegal-Alien Poster Boys Confirm Democrats’ Taste for Mayhem
    Democrats sure know how to pick ’em. The donkey party’s new poster boys are not the kind of people whom most Americans would carry on their shoulders. “Maryland Dad” Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been a virtual Democrat role model since the Trump administration deported him to El Salvador on March 15. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., rushed…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Tom Homan Tears Into Newsom for Not Thanking Trump for Cleaning Up His Mess
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Border czar Tom Homan eviscerated Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday for lacking the “integrity” to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s efforts to keep his state safe. During a summit held by Politico, Newsom accused ICE on Wednesday of being a “private police force” that is showing its allegiance to President…
    Nicole Silverio
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    EXCLUSIVE: Meet Latest Criminal Illegal Aliens Taken Off US Streets
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a number of illegal aliens across the U.S. on Thursday, including criminals with sodomy and murder convictions.   “These vicious murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and violent criminals have no place in this country,” a senior Department of Homeland Security official said in a statement Friday.   “We’ve said it before,…
    Virginia Allen
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    A Gap to Plug at the Southern Border
    EL PASO, Texas—There is a gap to plug at the southern border, and it’s not in the wall. The Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, is combating illegal border crossings underground through the city’s extensive storm-drain system. El Paso has more than 100 access points to its storm drain system, according to interim Border Patrol…
    Virginia Allen
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    Sorry, White Old Hippies: We Black People Want Safe Streets
    Look at the crowds in Washington, D.C., protesting President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime. Who do you see? Not the mothers from Anacostia who’ve lost their sons to street violence. Not the churchgoers in Southeast who just want to walk home without fear. No—what you see are aging white hippies with protest signs, desperate to…
    C.J. Pearson
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    What Drives the Transgender Violence Against Christians?
    The man who opened fire at a Minneapolis Catholic school Wednesday, killing two and injuring 17 before taking his own life, drew renewed attention to the threat of transgender mass shooters. He joins a surprisingly long list of violent offenders who identify or identified as transgender or nonbinary, in the context of a broader movement…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    When the Feds Should Go Marching In
    The first responsibility of any government is to keep its people safe. Yet in too many American cities that promise is going unfulfilled. Chicago sees dozens of shootings every weekend. New York struggles with organized retail theft and rising violent crime. Los Angeles continues to battle gangs that recruit faster than police can arrest. Washington,…
    Louis Quijas
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    Better Together: Reviving US and Indian Maritime Industries
    To date, much ink has been spilled on the threat China poses to the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific. What’s gotten less attention? The fact that the Indo-Pacific is a maritime theater—meaning America’s ability to maintain presence, project power, and respond to crises depends on shipping and shipbuilding capacity. Sadly, the U.S. and its partner India…
    Kriti Upadhyaya | Brent Sadler
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    ‘Identifies as Female’: Court Docs Show Name Change Matching Minneapolis Shooting Suspect
    The man who opened fire at a Minneapolis Catholic school Wednesday identified himself by two names, and those names match a court record for a name change in 2019. Two children, ages 8 and 10, died in the shooting, and the shooter injured 17 others. Authorities found the gunman dead at the scene. The FBI…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Transportation Secretary Celebrates Inaugural Ride of New High-Speed Train
    President Donald Trump is overhauling the train stations in Washington, D.C., and New York City. The Trump administration is taking over the management of Washington’s Union Station. The move comes amid the administration’s effort to clean up crime in American cities, starting with the nation’s capital. “I think the president has been pretty clear on…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Ramaswamy’s Message on Chicago Crime Draws Deep Contrast With Ohio
    As liberal cities contend with not merely concerning crime rates but also fighting with the Trump administration’s efforts to combat them, Republican figures in red states are speaking out. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for governor of Ohio as a Republican, took note of a recently trending media appearance from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Bondi Orders DC to Temporarily Suspend Sanctuary City Policies
    For years, Washington, D.C.’s sanctuary city laws barred local police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. However, a recent order from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi effectively nullifies many of these rules—so long as President Donald Trump retains federal control of the district. Two weeks ago, Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital…
    Tim Kennedy
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    ‘We Don’t Feel It’: As Dems Claim Crime Is Down, Chicagoan Says Locals Live in ‘Fear’
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Chicago resident Jedidiah Brown stated on Tuesday that people throughout his city live in “fear” of crime on a daily basis. Brown told NewsNation that residents are not experiencing a supposed decrease in crime, but rather they fear being “kidnapped” or “hurt” by criminals on the streets. Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker…
    Nicole Silverio
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    Illegal Alien Abrego Garcia Back in ICE Custody
    The illegal alien the political left labeled the “Maryland Man” is back in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   “Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X Monday morning.   “President [Donald] Trump is not going to allow this…
    Virginia Allen
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    Illegal Immigrant With Domestic Violence, Gang Ties Returned to Maryland as Senator Condemns ICE Deportation Plans
    A Maryland senator welcomed “the Maryland dad” back to his state Sunday after the illegal immigrant was released from criminal custody in Tennessee and returned to Maryland Friday. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., happily received Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to his state after what he called “a long and torturous nightmare.” Abrego Garcia, a citizen…
    Olivia Pero
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    Compassion for Criminals, None for Victims
    The other morning, I was walking through Union Station and stopped short. It was clean. Strangely clean. No vagrants harassing commuters or tourists. No drugged-out shouting matches. Not even the ever-present fog of marijuana that seems to hang over every street corner in Washington, D.C. these days.  But as I took in the rare calm,…
    Nora Sullivan
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    How Did a Migrant Who Can’t Speak English Get a License to Drive a Big Rig?
    WASHINGTON—You’ve seen the video. Big-rig driver Harjinder Singh tries to make an illegal U-turn on a Florida Turnpike. The semi-truck jackknifed and blocked all lanes of traffic. Those in the minivan destroyed in the Aug. 12 crash never had a chance. The collision killed the driver and two passengers. The question on everyone’s mind: How…
    Debra Saunders
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