President Donald Trump claims he has "no idea" what doctors were looking for during his recent MRI that was included in his physical in October, The Hill reported. Although his physician at Walter Reed Military Medical Center signed off that Trump was in "excellent overall health," the president mentioned that he also had a diagnostic test.
The fact that Trump had the test could indicate he's experiencing a problem, as it isn't a routine part of a checkup. Trump was asked about this on Friday while on board Air Force One as he was headed back to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
"I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That’s it," Trump told reporters in a clip shared to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That’s it.” pic.twitter.com/aeTLXSngyK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 15, 2025
While Trump reiterated that the results were great, he never disclosed what prompted the test, except to say that it was part of his regular health screening. "I have no idea what they analyzed. But whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they’ve ever seen," Trump claimed.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about it on Wednesday and similarly noted that Trump "remains in exceptional health" following the test. "As stated in the memo provided on Oct. 10, President Trump received advanced imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his routine physical examination," Leavitt said in the briefing room.
"The full results were viewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agree that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health, which I know all of you will see with your own eyes this evening when he opens up his dinner to the press," Leavitt added. Magnetic resonance imaging is often used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool when something is wrong, rather than a simple screening, The New York Times reported.
Without a reason given for the test, it's challenging to know what health problems the 79-year-old may be experiencing, though Trump maintains that he was given a clean bill of health. Nevertheless, Trump was not about to let this opportunity to troll the press go without making the most of it.
The president said that he "would love to" serve a third term, which is an impossibility given the constitutional two-term limit for presidents. Trump knows that, but it makes the press lose their minds when he says that he'll run again. In fact, when Steven Bannon said "Trump is going to be president in ’28," which is factually accurate considering that the new president is sworn in in 2029, they were apoplectic.
Trump is not a young man, and it stands to reason that he will experience at least some health problems in the coming years. It's essential for the American people to be informed about the current state of the president's health, but the media did not hold the same standard when it came to then-President Joe Biden.
As Fox News reported, those closest to him covered for him until it was impossible to do so. Some, like former Vice President Kamala Harris, continue to keep up the ruse that Biden was entirely in control of his faculties.
"Many people want to spin up a narrative of some big conspiracy at the White House to hide Joe Biden’s infirmity. Here is the truth as I lived it," Harris said in her book, 107 Days, which was released to exonerate herself from the massive failure that was her presidential campaign.
"Joe Biden was a smart guy with long experience and deep conviction, able to discharge the duties of president. On his worst day, he was more deeply knowledgeable, more capable of exercising judgment, and far more compassionate than Donald Trump on his best. But at 81, Joe got tired," Harris wrote.
Whatever the issue was, Trump said he received a clean bill of health. He has been performing all of his usual duties, and he seems to be completely capable of keeping up with his rigorous schedule as president. When there is something to worry about, Trump will tell the American people, unlike his predecessor.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has confirmed that President Donald Trump's administration will deploy U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Charlotte, North Carolina, the Washington Times reported. McFadden was told by two officials that federal immigration enforcement would show up in North Carolina's largest city on Saturday.
Trump has already sent the National Guard and other federal agents into cities that refuse to enforce immigration law. This happened in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., after the Democrat-majority governments decided to flout federal immigration law.
Now it appears that Charlotte, which is also a Democratic-run metropolis, will become the latest to receive such treatment, though the Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin would not confirm that fact when asked. "Every day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country," she said Thursday.
We do not discuss future or potential operations," McLaughlin added. However, local officials are now bracing for impact as federal agents make their way to the southern city that has a population of 150,000 foreign-born people.
Trump has cited the killing of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska as evidence that the crime problem is out of control in the city and needs to be addressed at the federal level. The 23-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death with a pocket knife on a Lynx Blue Line light rail in August by Decarlos Brown Jr., Fox News reported.
Brown now faces the death penalty after the man with a robust criminal record was allowed to roam the streets of the city to allegedly commit the random attack on the unsuspecting victim. This horrific attack never should have happened except that law enforcement is severely lacking.
Now, Trump has decided to use his power to clean up the illegal immigration problem, and that has outraged many in the city. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has already claimed that its hands are tied as it "has no authority to enforce federal immigration laws," but others are objecting to Trump's plans to send agents who do have that power.
Rather than banding together to eliminate the crime problem, faith leaders, activists, and officials are warning illegal immigrants of what's coming. They have taken to sharing information that could help them evade law enforcement, including a conference call organized by CharlotteEast that drew 500 participants on Wednesday.
The organization's executive director Gerg Asciutto told residents that they should network with each other and organizations that will help them through the crackdown. "The purpose of this call was to create a mutual aid network," City Councilmember-Elect JD Mazuera Arias said.
There is already a sense of foreboding and hysteria about supposed plainclothes agents infiltrating. Pro-illegal immigration groups, such as Indivisible Charlotte and the Carolina Migrant Network, are sharing tips on spotting federal agents and will teach volunteers about their rights during these interactions.
"They’re not always wearing vests that say ‘ICE,'" Indivisible Charlotte spokesman Tony Siracusa warned. He also said that residents are "not freaking out, but definitely concerned" about what's to come for the city.
Meanwhile, groups are also considering whether to plan potential "pop-up protests," but are concerned about agitators being arrested. Of course, opposition to immigration enforcement comes with the usual narrative about who will be targeted and what will happen if illegal immigrants are arrested.
Daniela Andrade, communications director at the Carolina Migrant Network, said that a local Hispanic heritage festival was canceled for fears of targeting and that others are going into hiding. "It’s the concern of family separation, of being removed from a community where many people have lived here for years," Andrade said.
Nobody wants to see people suffer or families separated, but these illegal immigration crackdowns are meant to remove criminals from city streets. While some individuals who enter the U.S. without proper documentation may be hard-working, they are also lawbreakers who have jumped the line ahead of others who followed the rules. That's not only wrong, it's also criminal.
A protester named "Jihad" was arrested on charges of assault and robbery following a brutal confrontation at a Turning Point USA rally at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday, Breitbart reported. The dustup between Antifa and conservative attendees occurred on November 10, marking the two-month anniversary of the organization's founder, Charlie Kirk.
The man in custody allegedly stole a necklace from someone in the crowd, which led to a fight. Both the victim, who was wearing a red shirt emblazoned with "Freedom" like the one Kirk wore on the day he died, and the alleged perpetrator, Jihad Dphrepaulezz, were left bloody from the confrontation.
"Officers determined that one of the men — Jihad Dphrepau" lezz — had stolen the other man’s chain from around his neck. The other man was attempting to get his chain back from Dphrepaulezz," a spokesman for the Berkeley Police Department said. This was backed up by citizen journalist Andy Ngo, who shared photos of the victim and the suspect, whom he called a "Muslim far-left extremist" on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.
A Muslim far-left extremist who severely beat a TPUSA attendee on the face after robbing him at UC Berkeley has been identified as Jihad Dphrepaulezz.
The 25-year-old listed @CAPublicHealth as his employer. Dphrepaulezz is a rapper known as "A.R. The Believer." He tried… https://t.co/dRA0r3X0Fa pic.twitter.com/P87w60iebJ
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 11, 2025
Several protesters showed up to agitate at the event and attempted to cause their usual chaos and violence. "Antifa is breaking through police barricades, and threatening our event attendees!" wrote Mikey McCoy, Turning Point USA chief of staff, in a post to social media.
According to Fox News, the protesters, many of whom were clad in keffiyehs, were chanting phrases like "UCPD KKK" to taunt police officers. They also repeated phrases such as "Turning Point has got to go," "fascists are not welcome here," and "Trump must go now."
Arguably, the worst of their rhetoric involved taunts about Charlie Kirk during an event planned two months to the day of his assassination. "Charlie Kirk went to hell… all the fascists will as well," a protestor said into a megaphone.
Fortunately, as Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, pointed out, this did not deter those who were there to honor Kirk's memory and mission with the event. "Despite Antifa thugs blocking our campus tour stop with tear gas, fireworks, and glass bottles, we had a PACKED HOUSE in the heart of deep blue UC Berkeley. God bless these brave students," Kolvet wrote on X Tuesday.
Despite Antifa thugs blocking our campus tour stop with tear gas, fireworks, and glass bottles, we had a PACKED HOUSE in the heart of deep blue UC Berkeley.
God bless these brave students.
For Charlie 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EGgiH2wplF
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) November 11, 2025
Unlike previous instances when these clashes have occurred, President Donald Trump's administration is not about to let it go unpunished. As CNN reported, at least three were arrested during the violent protests, as the Justice Department has promised to pursue those causing mayhem.
The DOJ's Civil Rights Division and the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force have promised to investigate the incident further. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division have pledged to pursue the criminals to the fullest extent of the law.
They have launched an investigation that Dhillon said will be "a deep dive into all the potential criminal and civil aspects of this horrific situation, including our concerns about UC Berkeley’s history of not protecting conservative speakers on its campus." The administration has ordered the UC Berkeley Police Department to preserve its records from the event.
"The violent riots at UC Berkeley last night are under full investigation by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force. We will continue to spare no expense unmasking all who commit and orchestrate acts of political violence," Bondi posted to X. She called Antifa "an existential threat to our nation."
It's ridiculous that violence would break out at an event just two months after Kirk's death. However, the good news is that the administration is taking care of it and will punish those who seek to hurt Turning Point USA revelers. Surely, Kirk's family is grateful that justice will be done.
Democrats are calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to resign after the shutdown dragged on for weeks before they ultimately caved to Republicans' demands, Newsweek reported. After the longest shutdown in U.S. history, one independent and seven Democrats joined the GOP to end it without the healthcare subsidies Democrats demanded.
The shutdown lasted 40 days and disrupted services such as air traffic control and SNAP food subsidies as both sides blamed the other. The Democrats were looking to extend Affordable Care Act handouts that are set to expire in January, while Republicans opposed more entitlements.
Neither side was budging until some Democrats jumped ship and joined Republicans to reopen the government, with the promise that another vote in December would re-examine the possibility of extending healthcare handouts. This ultimately rendered the shutdown completely useless.
Now, some are looking to Schumer to find out why he didn't know there would be so many defectors to undermine their effort. The deal has been struck, and Democrats subjected their constituents to ongoing closures and benefit denials to ultimately roll over in the end anyway.
As usual in Washington, D.C., there is a long list of people waiting to jump into Schumer's political grave should he be ousted. Some of those poised to take over for him include Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who has been positioning himself to raise his profile within the party.
In April, Booker engaged in a 25-hour filibuster, which broke a Senate record and made headlines. Booker is undoubtedly ambitious, but he might have his sights set even higher, while others, like Amy Klobuchar, seem to be in the sweet spot.
The Minnesota Democrat is chair of the Steering & Policy Committee, which is often a stepping stone to party leadership. She has also been in front of the press during the government shutdown and was pushing for Democrats to hold steady on the fight for healthcare subsidies. Of course, there's always Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who has tried and failed several times to elevate her position.
However, some believe that Sen. Tammy Baldwin may be a strong contender after her powerful speech on sticking to the subsidies. "I am not willing to just go along with this government funding bill that does nothing to address health care costs skyrocketing. That’s why I went to the floor to try to add a one-year extension to the Affordable Care Act tax breaks. This fight is not over," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, with a video of an impassioned speech during the shutdown.
I am not willing to just go along with this government funding bill that does nothing to address health care costs skyrocketing.
That’s why I went to the floor to try to add a one-year extension to the Affordable Care Act tax breaks.
This fight is not over. pic.twitter.com/Qz5ig9BJxT
— Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) November 11, 2025
According to The Hill, there is a growing number of Democrats who support leadership change for the 76-year-old. "Squad" member Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts said that it was time for Schumer to vacate the position, as she is mulling her own Senate run.
"I’m very disappointed. I think that we find ourselves in an unprecedented moment, and that unprecedented moment demands new leadership, a different approach. But I am again, very disappointed in the eight Democrats that did not hold the line in keeping with what was the demands of the people in the communities who sent them there," Pressley told Politico.
Similarly, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan also chastized Schumer, especially when it came to his lack of support for Gaza in the war with Israel. During the shutdown, she blamed Schumer for potentially ruining the midterm elections for Democrats in 2026.
"Sen. Schumer has failed to meet this moment and is out of touch with the American people. The Democratic Party needs leaders who fight and deliver for working people. Schumer should step down," Tlaib said in a post to X.
The government shutdown was supposed to hurt Republicans, but it seems to have backfired on Democrats. Since Schumer was the head of it all, he will be the one that they scapegoat. One thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on is that it's about time that the elderly politician steps down anyway.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take a case that could decide the fate of all mail-in ballots received late, The Hill reported. The Republican National Committee has sued over the practice of allowing ballots received after the polls are closed but postmarked on Election Day to be counted.
A lower court in Mississippi ruled that allowing late arrivals to still be counted is a violation of federal election laws. According to those laws, Election Day is defined as the first Tuesday in November, and Republicans believe that states that allow ballots to be counted after that day are breaking the law.
"Allowing states to count large numbers of mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day undermines trust and confidence in our elections," argued Joe Gruters, chairman of the RNC. "Elections must end on Election Day, which is why the RNC led the way in challenging this harmful state law," Gruters added.
"The RNC has been hard at work litigating this case for nearly two years, and we hope the Supreme Court will affirm the Fifth Circuit’s landmark decision that mail-in ballots received after Election Day cannot be counted," the statement concluded. The case is expected to be decided at the High Court in the spring or summer.
Shockingly, the challenge to the law is occurring between the Republican Party officials in Mississippi and the RNC, essentially pitting the local and national parties against each other. "The stakes are high: ballots cast by—but received after—election day can swing close races and change the course of the country," the Mississippi attorney general's office noted.
The RNC stated that, for its part, the lower court was correct in its assertion regarding the conflict with federal law. "It should await a case where the lower court answers the question presented incorrectly, should one ever arise," legal filings from the RNC said.
At least one aspect is off the table as the state of Mississippi agrees that the RNC has a stake in the issue and therefore has standing.. This will allow the Supreme Court to decide the merits of the case rather than dismissing the case out of hand because of a technicality.
This precise scenario occurred in the case brought by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) and two of President Donald Trump's electors, who were barred from challenging an Illinois law that allowed late-received ballots to count. According to Capitol News Illinois, Bost and the delegates attempted to sue the Illinois State Board of Elections in 2022 over the issue of accepting ballots up to 14 days after Election Day.
While their challenge had merit, the problem is that both a lower federal trial court and the federal court of appeals denied the lawsuit, stating that Bost had no standing. However, Bost's attorney, Paul Clement, argued that the additional cost to the campaign for the extended campaign had an impact on Bost. "Everybody would like the elections to be conducted lawfully and in compliance with federal law, including the voters, but the injury is visited more specifically on the candidate," Clement said
Trump has made election security one of his signature causes in his second term. After the changes to procedure that came in 2020 and Trump's subsequent loss, the president has set his sights on tightening up these loopholes and procedural gray areas. As the Associated Press reported, Trump signed an executive order to that effect on March 25.
The order included provisions regarding Election Day deadlines as well as a requirement for proof of citizenship for voter registration, and this predictably sparked an immediate challenge. David Becker, former attorney for the Justice Department, was one who vehemently denied the validity of the order.
"This cannot be done through executive action," said Becker, who heads the Center for Election Innovation and Research nonprofit. "Look, the Constitution was very clear: The president is not king," he added, arguing that election laws are "it’s always done through Congress" and not the president.
"The president doesn’t get to establish executive orders that affect the states with the swipe of a pen. If he wants to affect funding, he has to go through Congress to do that," Becker said by way of a comparison.
The left has pushed these policies that challenge the boundaries and have made elections run on for weeks past the customary time frame. This matter must be settled if Americans are to trust the process and candidates are to receive a fair shake. Now, it will be up to the Supreme Court to be the final arbiter of such a decision.
The former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, was indicted Monday on charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state for his attempt to impose martial law on the country briefly last year.
Yoon allegedly tried to engineer military conflict between South and North Korea so that he could be justified in declaring martial law, according to evidence found on his cell phone.
Former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun and former military intelligence chief Yeo In-hyung were also involved in the conspiracy and were indicted on the same charges, a spokesperson for North Korea said.
Yoon is accused of ordering a covert drone operation into North Korea in October. North Korea published photos of a smashed drone around the same time and said that it was dropping anti-North Korea pamphlets over Pyongyang.
At the time, South Korea did not disclose whether it had sent the drone.
Martial law was declared on December 3, but the National Assembly overturned the order within hours.
The apparent motive for declaring martial law was for Yoon to disband the National Assembly and rule by decree, turning South Korea back into an authoritarian dictatorship.
The National Assembly was able to thwart Yoon's alleged plans and he was impeached and suspended from office by the end of the month.
He, Kim, and Yeo were arrested, and Kim tried to commit suicide in prison.
Yoon and Kim have denied that the martial law attempt was a self-coup to get rid of political enemies, but Yeo said he regretted following the order from Yoon.
Yoon may also have been trying to end investigations into him and his wife, Kim Keon-hee and top officials.
His administration was plagued with dissension and a lack of consensus that made it difficult to get anything done.
Yoon was far-right politically, and his demise brought about the election of Lee Jae-myung, of the liberal Democratic Party, during a special election in April.
It's easy to see how liberals in this country could think our right-wing politicians are anti-Democratic if they use South Korean politics as an example, but let's remember that President Donald Trump has not tried to declare martial law or abolish Congress. It's just not the same, but American Democrats don't seem to get it.
Disputes between environmentalist interests and those working to enhance the reliability of America’s power grid are nothing new, but a standoff in a key state has just concluded in favor of the latter.
As the Daily Caller reports, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a permit last week that will advance a significant gas pipeline project that garnered backing from President Donald Trump but drew the ire of activists and liberal lawmakers alike.
It was on Friday that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued the aforementioned permit, reversing a series of prior rejections.
At issue is the Northeast Supply enhancement pipeline, a project that has been the subject of opposition from the likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and other Empire State lawmakers who suggested that potential environmental fallout from the endeavor was too much to risk.
Hochul, however, stood firm in the face of those critics, saying in a statement, “As Governor, a top priority is making sure the lights and heat stay on for all New Yorkers as we face potential energy shortages downstate as soon as next summer.”
The governor continued, “We need to govern in reality. We are facing war against clean energy from Washington Republicans, including our New York delegation, which is why we have adopted an all-of-the-above approach that includes a continued commitment to renewables and nuclear power to ensure grid reliability and affordability.”
According to NYSDEC, the project, if seen through to completion, will encompass an underwater pipeline that will cover roughly 24 miles and transport natural gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey, with parts of New York City as its final destination.
Though the president and members of his administration have long pushed for more pipeline infrastructure on the East Coast, Hochul is facing backlash from members of her own party who have been voicing concerns about this particular project for quite some time.
As the Times Union in Albany reports, state Sen. Peter Harckham, chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, declared on Friday, “I am extremely disappointed in today’s ruling regarding the NESE pipeline.”
He further opined that New York authorities would be better served focusing on fast-tracking renewable energy projects rather than greenlighting an endeavor of this nature.
Adding his voice to those criticizing Hochul’s decision was Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who lamented in a press release, “I am profoundly disappointed by New York State’s decision to approve the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) fracked-gas pipeline.”
Nadler cited a series of what he characterized as grave environmental threats posed by the project and said that over “120 environmental, civic, and faith-based organizations from across New York have spoken out against the NESE pipeline.”
Despite the critiques on the left, approval of the permit was not without its backers, a group that included the New York State Building Trades Council and a host of economic development advocates. Those supporters noted in a letter to the governor their belief that “by enhancing system reliability during peak demand and extreme weather events, NESE will help ensure that no family or business is left without heat or power when it matters most.”
The Trump administration was so supportive of this and other pipeline projects that reports suggested that a work-stop order on an offshore wind farm was lifted by the White House in exchange for Hochul’s sign-off on the NESE permit, and though the governor has denied such an arrangement, the president’s position on the importance of this endeavor is clear for all to see.
A federal judge has permanently banned President Donald Trump's administration from deploying the National Guard to clean up the crime and violent protests happening on the streets of Portland, NBC News reported. The judge handed down her final decision on Friday after extending a temporary stay.
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut, whom Trump appointed during his first term, said that it was a "necessary conclusion" to keep the president from sending the military to do what local law enforcement won't. The judge said that the situation didn't meet the criteria for him to do so.
"This Court arrives at the necessary conclusion that there was neither 'a rebellion or danger of a rebellion' nor was the President 'unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States' in Oregon when he ordered the federalization and deployment of the National Guard," Immergut explained.
The city and state first sued in September to remove the National Guard from Portland and were successful in obtaining a temporary injunction. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is appealing this latest ruling and was already in the process of doing so for the temporary order.
For some reason, leftists really love it when a city is severely lacking in law and order. Citizens are afraid to leave their houses or property unprotected because of high crime, and they are told that they are the ones in the wrong.
Trump tried to do what was right for these people, but was instead met with opposition. In response to ongoing violent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents cracking down on illegal immigrants, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sent about 200 troops into Portland to stop the attack on the immigration processing facility.
Now that his effort has been completely shut down for now by the courts, leftists are rejoicing. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said it was "a win for the rule of law, for the constitutional values that govern our democracy, and for the American people." Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek also celebrated the decision that will objectively make Portland less safe in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.
"This ruling validates the facts on the ground. Oregon does not want or need military intervention, & President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power. Based on this ruling, I am renewing my call to the Trump Administration to send all troops home now," she added.
This ruling validates the facts on the ground. Oregon does not want or need military intervention, & President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power. Based on this ruling, I am renewing my call to the Trump Administration to send all troops home now. pic.twitter.com/UtNinL7D0I
— Governor Tina Kotek (@GovTinaKotek) November 8, 2025
While the leftists on the left coast are doing all they can to thwart Trump, the president's attorneys have made the case that sending troops is the only option. In her decision, Immergut determined that Trump's justification for sending troops in and calling Portland "war-ravaged" as "ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa" from "crazy people" wishing "to burn down buildings, including federal buildings" was incorrect.
"The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts," Immergut claimed. The Justice Department said that her decision "improperly impinges on the Commander in Chief’s supervision of military operations, countermands a military directive to officers in the field, and endangers federal personnel and property.
Furthermore, his attorneys said that the president's "determination was amply justified by the facts on the ground," the legal filing said. "In the weeks and months preceding the President’s decision, agitators assaulted federal officers and damaged federal property in numerous ways, spray-painted violent threats, blockaded the vehicle entrance to the Portland ICE facility, trapped officers in their cars, followed them when they attempted to leave the facility, threatened them at the facility, menaced them at their homes, doxed them online, and threatened to kill them on social media," attorneys noted.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department pointed out that the National Guard was necessary because they're "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." Not surprisingly, Oregon has downplayed the ongoing unrest and the need it's created.
The people who live in these leftist cities and states are being held hostage by the criminals who run amok. Trump is merely trying to restore order to an area plagued by chaos, and he's met with resistance and court cases actively trying to prevent him from helping.
One of House Speaker Mike Johnson's staffers turned up the volume on a nearby television after Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) attempted a demonstration outside of his office, Raw Story reported. Ansari set up a table with a provocative sign and claimed that Johnson was holding up the swearing in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) for political reasons.
As the government shutdown drags on, political stunts escalate. Ansari took up her cause to have a conversation with Johnson by setting up a table outside of his office. The sign on Ansari's table said, "Mike Johnson is starving families and gutting healthcare to cover up the Epstein Files. CHANGE MY MIND."
She claims that since Grijalva would be the extra vote needed to release the files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Johnson is holding back. CBS News's Patrick Maguire shared a photo of the lawmaker and her table in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.
Democrat Rep. Yassamin Ansari set up a table outside Speaker Johnson’s office, asking for a conversation with with him on shutdown. Her sign reads: “Mike Johnson is starving families and gutting heathcare to cover up the Epstein Files. CHANGE MY MIND” pic.twitter.com/IBizs0f25G
— Patrick Maguire (@patrickjmaguire) November 6, 2025
Ansari thought she'd be cute and use the format made famous by other political pundits to elicit debate. However, the stunt backfired on Ansari after a staffer decided to drown out her point with noise from a nearby television.
This nugget came from a post by Jamie Dupree, reporter and Substack writer, who posted about the incident to X. "Angered by the refusal of Speaker Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Rep. Yassamin Ansari D-AZ set up her own protest outside the Speaker's office. His staff cranked up the volume on the TV to drown her out," the caption said.
Angered by the refusal of Speaker Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Rep. Yassamin Ansari D-AZ set up her own protest outside the Speaker's office. His staff cranked up the volume on the TV to drown her out. pic.twitter.com/qx3mcMfwaa
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 6, 2025
A video of the supposed drowning out of her message was posted to X by Fox News reporter Aisah Hansie. The audio makes it difficult to hear what's happening, but it was more about the optics than what she actually had ot say anyway.
Dem Rep ANSARI is holding court outside the SPEAKER’s office taking questions about the shutdown with a sign that says:
“Mike Johnson is starving families… change my mind.”
She said someone raised the volume of the Speaker’s TV to drown her out. pic.twitter.com/yKlLwcEnqP
— Aishah Hasnie (@aishahhasnie) November 6, 2025
While Ansari is attempting to make a huge issue out of Johnson's refusal to swear in a new congresswoman, what she won't say is that this is all due to the government shutdown. Democrats are holding out on passing a continuing resolution, and Johnson has sent lawmakers back to their districts rather than stay in town with nothing to do.
According to The Hill, Grijalva complained on Thursday that Johnson is being "negligent and cruel" by not swearing her in. "House Speaker Mike Johnson’s recess of the U.S. House of Representatives during a time of grave national crises is shockingly irresponsible," she claimed in an op-ed published to USA Today.
"House Republicans have been on vacation for six weeks while our economy crumbles, federal workers go without paychecks, health care premiums skyrocket and funding for food stamps dwindles. This is negligent and cruel," Grijalva lamented.
She added that her swearing in is delayed longer than any representative "in recent history to be sworn in following a special election" after she was elected to replace her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva. "As these crises unfold and intensify, Speaker Johnson refuses to swear me into office, an unprecedented and starkly undemocratic position that sets a very dangerous precedent and deprives 813,000 Arizonans of the congressional representation they deserve," Adelita Grijalva said.
Democrats are perpetuating the government shutdown, but now they're claiming to be victims. Johnson is simply responding to what his opponents are doing, and if it means someone will not get sworn in, perhaps the Democrats should consider that when continuing to vote down any funding.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has decided to press criminal charges against a man who groped her while she was in the streets of Mexico City on Tuesday, Breitbart reported. Video of the event shows the alleged perpetrator casually slipping past her security and putting his hands on Sheinbaum.
The president announced her decision during a news conference on Wednesday. "I decided to file a complaint. This is something that I lived and it is something that women have to live with."
The brazen attack took place in broad daylight as Shainbaum made her way through the city for an event. The man can be seen at first putting his arm around her shoulder and nuzzling his neck before placing his hands on her breasts. A video of the incident was shared in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.
📹 Ocurrió frente a todos: un hombre se abalanzó e intentó besar a Claudia Sheinbaum mientras saludaba a la gente.
Si eso le pasa a la Presidenta de México, ¿qué pueden esperar las demás mujeres?
El acoso sigue normalizado. Urge respeto.#Acoso #Mujeres #México… pic.twitter.com/Tik1zl1vRN— GPSnoticias Oaxaca (@GPS_noticias) November 5, 2025
The incident highlighted a troubling security issue for the president of Mexico that has far-reaching implications. Not only did the alleged perpetrator put his hands on her, but it took several seconds for anyone in her entourage to even speak to the unidentified man.
One of her assistants seemed to chastise the man, but that didn't stop him from trying to approach her a total of three times. What's more, this seems to be a pattern in the nation where top politicians are not kept safe, including Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, who was shot to death on Saturday.
In his case, a gunman was again able to circumvent any security personnel and fire several shots at Manzo despite having 14 National Guardsmen supposedly protecting him as part of his security detail. This came after the mayor was reportedly going after criminals and the Mexican drug cartels in his city.
The brazen murder sparked off days of riots in Michoacán and in the state capital, Morelia, CNN reported. The demonstrators used the slogan "enough of abuses and omissions" as their rallying cry, though the protests eventually turned violent, with some people breaching the city's Government Palace.
It wasn't just Manzo's murder that whipped citizens into a frenzy. Just last month, Bernardo Bravo Manríquez, who was a citrus farmer in Apatzingán, was found dead after speaking out in favor of more security for the nation's agricultural workers.
Unfortunately, Manzo's murder happened as the politician was attempting to clean up crime in the city. His suspected killer is thought to be a teen between the ages of 17 and 19 and may have been part of Mexico's organized crime community, though it's unknown since the suspect was killed after the incident.
Manzo was likely targeted for cracking down on these types of crimes and was often seen in public wearing a bulletproof vest. "Any criminal you encounter who is armed and resists arrest or attacks citizens, if you detect them during operations, you must take them down; there should be no leniency with them," Manzo said in a video posted to social media in May.
He was also critical of the Mexican president, whom he claimed was too soft on crime, as Sheinbaum often pushed for "peace and justice" rather than punishment for criminals. Like many on the American left, Sheinbaum has sought to address crime problems by addressing their root causes, such as poverty and a lack of education.
Now Sheinbaum has experienced the lawlessness for herself and has decided to press charges. However, the problems go far beyond political assassinations or public attacks on female politicians, and she and others in the government seem at a loss for how to stop it.
The fact that the female leader of the country is not safe on the streets speaks volumes about the situation for average citizens. The nation has been struggling for decades to get crime under control, but it seems the drug cartels and organized crime rings have a hold that's a strong as ever.