In an unprecedented shakeup, the FBI's current No.2 official, Dan Bongino, will soon share his job title with a co-deputy director.
Andrew Bailey, the staunchly pro-Trump attorney general of Missouri, announced he will step aside from his current position in September to join FBI leadership alongside Bongino.
“My life has been defined by a call to service, and I am once again answering that call, this time at the national level,” Bailey said in a statement.
The unusual arrangement comes after Bongino is said to have lost favor within the White House after a dramatic fight with attorney general Pam Bondi over the Epstein files.
Bongino's response to Bailey's hiring was terse: "Welcome," Bongino wrote on X, with some American flag emojis.
By contrast, Bondi issued a statement full of effusive praise for Bailey.
"I am thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as Co-Deputy Director of the FBI. He has served as a distinguished attorney general for Missouri and is a decorated war veteran, bringing expertise and dedication to service,” said U.S. Attorney General Bondi.
“His leadership and commitment to country will be a tremendous asset as we work together to advance President Trump’s mission. While we know this is undoubtedly a great loss for Missouri, it is a tremendous gain for America.”
This appears to be the first time that the FBI has ever had two deputy directors. The situation is certain to raise questions about whether Bongino is being pushed aside.
The former cop turned conservative media personality reportedly clashed with Bondi after the Justice Department released its controversial Epstein memo. Bongino even threatened to quit unless Trump fired Bondi - an ultimatum that angered Trump, but the president dismissed questions about the deputy director's future.
“Dan Bongino is a very good guy. I’ve known him a long time. I’ve done his show many, many times. And he sounded terrific, actually, no, I think he’s in good shape," Trump told reporters.
During his tenure as attorney general of Missouri, Bailey has become known as a fervent Trump backer and conservative culture warrior.
Bailey sued New York state over its politically motivated criminal prosecution of Trump last year, arguing the case interfered with Missourians' voting rights.
“Thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as our new FBI co-deputy director,” Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, wrote on social media. “As Missouri’s attorney general, he took on the swamp, fought weaponized government, and defended the Constitution. Now he is bringing that fight to DOJ.”
Bailey's last day as Missouri attorney general is September 8. The state's governor, Mike Kehoe, (R), will choose a temporary replacement until an election is held.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Federal officials say an Indiana woman has been arrested after traveling from New York to Washington, D.C., to "sacrificially kill" President Donald Trump.
Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly making disturbing threats against the president on Facebook and Instagram.
"I literally told the FBI in five states today that I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present," Jones is accused of writing in an Aug. 6 Facebook post.
In an Aug. 14 Facebook post, Jones allegedly urged U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "please arrange the arrest and removal ceremony of POTUS Trump as a terrorist on the American People from 10-2pm at the White House on Saturday, August 16th, 2025."
The Secret Service reportedly arranged to interview Jones on Aug. 15, during which she indicated if she had the opportunity, she would "carry out her mission of killing" the president at "the compound" with a "bladed object."
The suspect told agents she was looking to "avenge all the lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic," referring to Trump as a "nazi" and a "terrorist."
U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C, Jeanine Pirro said Jones is "charged with two federal crimes for knowingly and willfully threatening to take the life of the president of the United States."
"She did come from New York to Washington, D.C., and she has been threatening and calling for the removal of the president and even worse as she got to D.C."
"Her threats were on Facebook and Instagram and she continues to call the president a terrorist and was working to have him eliminated. She is now in custody, she will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Make no mistake about that," Pirro added.
"Threatening the life of the president is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution."
In one of her photos online, Jones is shown wearing an image of Bob Avakian, founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Two internet content creators, Nina Unrated (real name Nina Santiago) and Patrick Blackwood, were testing food in a Houston restaurant Sunday when an SUV crashed through the plate-glass window – and it's all caught on video.
Santiago and Blackwood were sitting down for brunch at Cuvee Culinary Creations when the vehicle, traveling at an estimated 35 mph, hit their table. The two went to the hospital for glass cuts but otherwise are unhurt.
President Donald Trump will double the number of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., this week after boasting significant success in his plan to clean up crime in the nation's capital, The Hill reported. The governors of Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and West Virginia have committed additional troops to the effort.
After issuing an executive order declaring a "crime emergency," the president sent hundreds of National Guard troops to assist the local Washington, D.C., police. Trump also authorized federal agents from the FBI, Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help with the task.
The move was touted by the military publication Stars and Stripes, which shared a video to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday showing the operation. "WEEK 1: National Guard in DC. All 800 troops are now patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., with additional service members from other states expected to arrive in the capital soon," the caption read.
WEEK 1: National Guard in DC
All 800 troops are now patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., with additional troops from other states expected to arrive in the capital soon.
Watch this video for details ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/kQfKLdFODr
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) August 18, 2025
There will soon be an additional 200 troops from Mississippi, 150 from Ohio, 200 from South Carolina, and 300 to 400 from West Virginia, following pledges from their respective leaders. "Crime is out of control there, and it’s clear something must be done to combat it," Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves explained in a statement on Monday about his move to commit his soldiers.
This comes just after Trump announced earlier this month that he would "take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN!" the president said on his Truth Social, the New York Post reported. "Before the tents, squalor, filth, and crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the world. It will soon be that again," Trump wrote.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said Trump's crackdown was "quickly making our nation’s capital safer" with the beefed-up law enforcement. "In less than ten days, over 300 dangerous criminals have already been arrested and taken off the streets of Washington, D.C.," Rogers noted.
"President Trump is delivering on his campaign promise to clean up this city and restore American Greatness to our cherished capital," Rogers added. This weekend alone yielded 68 arrests, many for violent crimes, including an assault against a police officer, just on Saturday night.
The additional law enforcement also took 15 illegal firearms off the streets and dismantled three homeless encampments without incident. However, some are not so enamored with Trump's use of the military and federal law enforcement and his commitment to allowing them to be armed.
Opponents of this move cite the fact that the crime rate has fallen and assert that this move is unnecessary, including Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, who claims Trump is wrong about the city's crime status. "We don’t have any authority over the D.C. Guard or any other guards, but I think it makes the point that this is not about D.C. crime," Bowser claimed.
“The focus should be on violent crime. Nobody is against focusing on driving down any level of violence. And so if this is really about immigration enforcement, the administration should make that plain," the Democratic mayor further remarked.
Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has also "politely declined" to send his Vermont National Guard service members to the nation's capital. "While public safety is a legitimate concern in cities across the country and certainly in the nation’s capital, in the absence of an immediate emergency or disaster that local and regional first responders are unable to handle, the governor just does not support utilizing the guard for this purpose, and does not view the enforcement of domestic law as a proper use of the National Guard," Jason Gibbs, Scott’s chief of staff, said Friday.
Gibbs said Scott did not rule out sending some troops should a more immediate emergency break out. "But in this case, because it is being hyperpoliticized, the governor doesn’t feel like — and I believe the vast majority of Vermonters don’t feel like — it would be an acceptable and appropriate use of the National Guard," Gibbs added.
There is no excuse for the nation's capital to be crime-ridden and filled with homeless encampments as it has been for years. The president lives there, and Congress conducts its business in the city, which means it should be the most secure locale in the nation rather than another dystopian nightmare run by Democrats.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Newly released police bodycam video shows an assistant attorney general in the state of Rhode Island berating an officer during her arrest last week, repeatedly saying "I'm an A.G." and "you're gonna regret this."
Police responded Thursday night just before 10 p.m. to a trespassing call for customers refusing to leave a business.
Despite numerous warnings, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan Hogan refused to leave and was taken into custody, but not before she legally challenged the officer.
"We're not trespassing. You haven't notified us that we're trespassing," Flanagan said.
"What did I just say to you? You're trespassing … I don't want to arrest you guys," the officer responded.
"You're not gonna arrest us," Flanagan said before identifying herself numerous times as an attorney general.
"I'm an A.G. I'm an A.G.," she repeated.
"Good for you. I don't give a sh**," said the officer. "Let's go. We're going."
"What are your probable causes to detain me for?" the lawyer wondered.
"You're being detained because you're not leaving," was the officer's reply.
As she was put into the back of a cruiser, she told police: "You're gonna regret this. You're gonna regret it."
The police report indicates: "It should be noted that while booking Hogan, she was extremely uncooperative, berating officers, repeatedly stating her position as an AG and refusing to follow instructions. Hogan was eventually released with a District Court Summons."
WPRI-TV in Providence reports: "The R.I. Attorney General's Office told 12 News it's reviewing the incident, which is expected to take a few days. Though, the office declined further comment, citing personnel matters."
The story caught the attention of Gen. Mike Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term.
"This entitled attitude is exactly why my family and I left Rhode Island," Flynn noted. "She will receive no punishment."
Mrs. Flanagan Hogan works for anti-Trump Attorney General Peter Neronha, who Monday "co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island against the Trump administration over the imposition of illegal conditions on more than $1 billion in congressionally-authorized funds for Victims of Crime Act grant recipients."
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
People who are in the United States on student visas have participated in events that left assault cases on their records.
Or burglaries cases, and DUIs, even records of support for terrorism.
And now 6,000 times, those visas have been pulled.
"Every single student visa revoked under the Trump administration has happened because the individual has either broken the law or expressed support for terrorism while in the United States," a senior State Department official said in a statement to Fox News.
"About 4,000 visas alone have been revoked because these visitors broke the law while visiting our country, including records of assault and DUIs."
Those whose records now includes assault – about 800 – either faced arrest or charges stemming from an assault.
Between 200 and 300 cases involved "support for terrorism," and they engaged "in behavior such as raising funds for the militant group Hamas, which the U.S. State Department has designated as a terrorist organization," the official told Fox.
Some of the cases that have developed so far in 2025 also are for overstays.
"The Trump administration has launched multiple initiatives aimed at cracking down on immigration and revoking visas of those attending academic institutions in the U.S.," the Fox report explained. "Those who've publicly protested supporting Palestine have faced heightened scrutiny, as one example, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in May that the administration was reviewing the visa status of students."
The Department of State said overall, about 40,000 visas have been canceled in 2025, up from 16,000 during the same time period under Joe Biden's Washington regime.
The State Department official said the revocation of visas isn't new.
But Secretary of State Marco Rubio has explained, "We're going to continue to revoke the visas of people who are here as guests and are disrupting our higher education facilities."
According to the report, Democrats complained the Trump administration, by enforcing the law, is violating due process.
The Trump administration already has taken several steps to other accountable those who violate U.S. law, including "unlawful anti-Semitic harassment and violence."
Two-time Charleston County South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Mullins McLeod is refusing to step aside from his gubernatorial run after police footage of him ranting and raving in the back of a police car was released to the public.
McLeod has faced calls from the state Democratic party to exit the race to focus on his mental health, but has said he will remain in the race.
SCDP Chair Statement on the release of the Dash-Cam footage from Mullins McLeod pic.twitter.com/xVCO24tc6y
— South Carolina Democratic Party (@scdp) August 13, 2025
"After reviewing the transcript of the dash cam footage from his recent arrest, it is clear that Mr. McLeod is navigating profound challenges and should focus on his mental and emotional well-being instead of a campaign for governor," the state party said in a statement. "We offer him compassion and pray he finds the support he needs."
McLeod attributes the leak to the party's attempts to oust him because he threatens the establishment.
"I felt confident they would come for me, because I am a threat to the establishment," McLeod said. "No matter how much they try to silence me. No matter how much they try to get me out of this race, I will not stand down."
"I know the political storm is all around me, but my rudder is true," he added. "My plan and my purpose has never been clearer. So, I'm going to keep my head down. I'm going to keep working. I'm going to keep being the perfectly imperfect person God made me to be."
In the footage, McLeod swears at an off-camera figure and makes slurs and threats against a number of political figures including former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.
He was cited for public disorderly conduct.
The party is clearly concerned that his mental state is not what it should be, and that the footage will impact public perception of him in the months leading up to the election.
South Carolina being a pretty solidly Republican state, it probably won't matter whether he stays in the race or is replaced by another candidate.
But understandably, the party doesn't want to lower its profile even further in the state and lose more ground there.
So far, he's sticking to his guns, but time will tell if he can maintain enough public support to justify doing so.
After an hours-long battle in court on Friday, the Trump administration has backed off from its Thursday attempt to temporarily replace Washington, D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith with DEA head Troy Cole in an emergency capacity.
After agreeing to leave Smith in control, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo directing D.C. police to comply with federal immigration laws even if they conflict with city laws, which prohibit police from cooperating with ICE in some cases.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes asked the administration and the city to compromise on a solution to the issues that have arisen out of the federal takeover of the district.
“The way I read the statute, the president can ask, the mayor must provide, but the president can’t control,” the Biden-appointed judge said.
In other words, President Donald Trump and his executive branch cannot directly control the execution of laws in D.C., but he can ask the mayor to direct police to follow immigration laws and the mayor must do so.
If push came to shove and no agreement had been forthcoming, Reyes said she would block the Trump administration from replacing Smith.
Faced with this outcome, the administration decided to follow the judge's orders and direct police to do what they wanted, which is to comply with federal immigration laws.
In her court filing against Trump and the administration, Smith said, “In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive."
That seems like a gross exaggeration, but it stands to reason that Smith would not want to be summarily replaced by the executive branch.
In reality, it's another instance where Trump just wants to get the job done and isn't so thoughtful about the nuances of how to work within the existing system to do so.
All in all, Trump's federalization of D.C. has been pretty successful so far, with more than 100 arrests including dozens of illegal immigrants.
They are closing down homeless encampments and offering help and housing to those who were living in them, which should bring a huge improvement to the city.
Trump is correct that the nation's capital should not be an area that is mostly slums and full of drugs and violent crime.
After five total years of living there and having one of his top people brutally attacked, he's had enough.
Amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., it's become clear that the American people fully trust Trump and the GOP to clean up American cities.
Polling data has found that despite all the screeching from Democrats, Trump's federalization of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department was a popular move, and similar action in other cities has support from Americans tired of rampant crime.
Even CNN's analysts were forced to admit that Trump had made a masterful play by striking at the center of one of the Democratic Party's toughest strongholds in the nation's capital.
CNN's Elie Honig and CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten both admitted that Trump's tough-on-crime stances, from enforcement actions in Los Angeles to the southern border, have gained the approval of a majority of voters.
Cracking down on crime is a sure-fire way to garner support with voters, and the Democrat Party made a rookie mistake by playing into Trump's hands so easily.
CNN's Harry Enten broke down this situation by saying, “Americans view Trump far more favorably now on crime than they did a year ago. And while this polling doesn’t take into account what’s exactly happening in D.C. right now, it does take into account what happened in Los Angeles, what’s happened earlier this year, and Americans, for the most part, actually view Trump favorably."
Democrats claim that Trump's actions in D.C. are "fascist," but that message has not resonated with voters who are watching Trump crack down on crime that has been tolerated for too long by D.C.'s Democrat leadership.
Videos of rampant crime and disorder go viral seemingly every day, and Americans have become increasingly aware of the wave of crime that has infected American cities run by Democrat Mayors and city councils.
Enten continued in his analysis of the issue by saying, "Donald Trump is like Air Jordan towering over Joe Biden when it comes to their handling of crime. Look, in 2024, look at where Biden’s net approval was on crime: way under water there, at minus 26 points. It was one of Biden’s worst issues — granted, pretty much every issue was one of Biden’s worst issues."
Enten finally came to the obvious conclusion by saying, "So Americans vastly prefer Donald Trump’s approach to crime than they did to Joe Biden’s. And again, I think it gets back to the point that Americans are far more hawkish on crime than a lot of Democrats want to admit."
Even CNN analysts are having to face the obvious reality that regular Americans don't like criminals or crime going unpunished, and Democrats were delusional for ever believing otherwise.
The numbers are still out on Trump's crackdown in D.C., but the general sentiment among Trump voters is that they are getting what they voted for. This could lead to further campaigns by the Trump administration in other notoriously leftist cities.
Chicago is high on the list of problem cities with a brutal crime rate and dozens of murders every weekend. The city has been ruled by Democrats for decades, and Trump could score big points with regular Americans by taking a sledgehammer to Chicago's Democrat leadership.
Los Angeles is another Democratic city in a blue state that has felt Trump's wrath already, much to the joy of Trump's support base. Further law enforcement action can be expected in the coming months, especially if Democrats continue to commit political suicide by siding with criminals over regular Americans.
Many will remember when New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) bragged about going after President Donald Trump. However, she won't be doing much of that nonsense anymore.
According to the New York Post, Department of Justice Special Attorney Ed Martin was spotted checking out James' Brooklyn-based multi-family home as she faces the possibility of being charged with mortgage fraud.
James, and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) are both being investigated by Martin after he was tapped by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to run a paralell mortgage fraud investigation into both of them.
The state of the investigations are advanced, as grand juries in two different states -- Virginia and Maryland -- are contemplating whether or not criminal indictments against James and/or Schiff will be handed down.
To have someone as high up as Martin scoping out James' Clinton Hill brownstone home is definitely one strong signal that the mortgage fraud investigation is in full gear.
James reportedly provided false information about her multi-family unit to gain favorable loan terms, including lower down payments and better interest rates.
The Post noted:
James’ Brooklyn property at 296 Lafayette Avenue is classified as a five-unit dwelling, but James is alleged to have misrepresented the building on mortgage applications, building permits, and filings for government assistance as having only four units.
The outlet added:
At the time Martin was inspecting the property on Friday afternoon, there was one doorbell visible at the main entrance and an additional four door bells at a side entrance, with weathered labels signifying “1 Floor,” “2 Floor,” “3A,” and “3B.”
Federal loan programs reportedly qualify individuals on properties with four or less units. It's reported that James' has five and that she lied about it.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte first sent a criminal referral regarding the James case to the Department of Justice.
Pulte, in his criminal referral, insisted that James had committed mortgage fraud.
He said James "falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms" claiming her Virginia home was her primary residence and her Brooklyn home, her second.
Many believe James and Schiff will ultimately have to face the music.
Only time will tell if prosecutors are able to pull together a case. It'll all depend on the grand juries.