A woman has been charged with a crime after her desire to speak to President Donald Trump got the better of her, and she appeared at his residence with a firearm, as Breitbart News reported.
While the president’s life is far from a quiet one, like anyone, he’s likely looking to minimize the number of people who appear at his door with a firearm and an “urgent message."
But that was not the case earlier this week when Trump’s Beach estate at Mar-a-Lago was swarmed by Secret Service and local police when it was discovered a visitor had brought with her guns and a desire to talk to the Commander in Chief.
What started as a series of trespassing incidents at the presidential residence ended with additional security measures and renewed attention for who might be wandering the facility.
An arrest affidavit from the Palm Beach Police Department revealed it was 49-year-old Caroline Shaw who approached the south side of the property and told agents she needed to speak to Trump.
She was detained at the time, pending further investigation, and agents took a special interest in her car, which they found did, indeed, contain firearms.
Shaw found herself the proud new owner of misdemeanor charges for an expired vehicle registration and a suspended driver's license, seemingly slight infractions for someone who appeared at a presidential residence the way she did. She has, according to Newsweek, pleaded not guilty to both.
The Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) said shortly after the incident that they responded to Mar-a-Lago due to the Secret Service’s request for assistance with a “suspicious person.”
An assessment of the situation, some review of her more deadly accessories, and it was determined that this was a serious situation, and police took custody of Shaw.
PBPD arrested her and booked her into the Palm Beach County Jail, which, given the circumstances, could have been considerably worse.
Mar-a-Lago is located in South Florida and is where Trump spends the majority of his free time, in addition to his resort in New Jersey. Both places are protected by local law enforcement as well as the Secret Service.
Since his first term, Mar-a-Lago has been host to a number of high-level meetings, and due to the nature of the club’s semi-public venue status, there have been some interesting security challenges.
Thanks to the high-profile nature of the president, not just for his politics, but also his position, there have been an increasing number of individuals arrested for their unauthorised presence at Mar-a-Lago.
This includes Chinese nationals who attempted to trespass on the property after the election late last year. Some have been attempting to enter under false pretenses, some have carried electronic equipment, and some have just said they’d like to speak to Trump.
A shakeup could be coming soon to the Federal Reserve if President Donald Trump gets his wish about a change in leadership.
Trump, who has a longstanding beef with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, has called for Powell to resign after what was allegedly “deceptive” testimony before Congress given by the Fed leader, as Fox News reported.
Trump responded to an assertion by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that Powell was untruthful. The claim seems to have increased Trump’s already mounting frustration, kicked off by Powell’s refusal to lower interest rates.
According to Trump, Powell’s actions have cost the United States a “fortune” and he sent the chairman a strongly worded letter voicing his concerns.
Early this week Trump reached out to Powell, telling him in a Monday letter that other nations are lowering interest rates faster than the United States and questioning the Fed’s decision on the issue.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt read the president’s note to Powell on Monday where the president said, “"Jerome, you are, as usual, too late.
“‘You have cost the USA a fortune and continue to do so. You should lower the rate by a lot. Hundreds of billions of dollars are being lost and there is no inflation.'"
That came before Trump reposted an article by Bloomberg where the FHFA head called for an investigation. Trump said in his Truth Social post, "Too Late’ should resign immediately!!!”
The call by the U.S. Federal Housing Chair, Bill Pulte, to investigate Powell was due to his recent testimony, which came following questions about what some claim are artificially high interest rates.
At least one political commentator, Nick Sorter, took to X in a July 2 post to talk about the call to investigate Powell, and he went on to say he believes the rate levels were kept high to “spite President Trump.”
🚨 BREAKING: US Federal Housing Chair Bill @Pulte calls for Congress to INVESTIGATE Jerome Powell
Powell has kept rates artificially high to spite President Trump, causing MILLIONS of homeowners and buyers great harm.
DO YOUR JOB, CONGRESS! Investigate Powell! pic.twitter.com/H9dS7sNPkZ
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 2, 2025
The issue of money is, of course, at the forefront for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was asked about the call for resignation.
Bessent responded to questions about Powell during a July 3 interview, saying that the Trump administration has been consistent in its efforts to “get waste, fraud, and abuse out of the system."
"So, is it healthy for the Fed to get [its] spending under control, just like everybody else, in this time of belt-tightening and right-sizing the federal government? Sure," Bessent said Thursday during FOX Business’s “Mornings with Maria.”
When “asked by host Maria Bartiromo if Bessent wanted Powell to resign, the treasury secretary said, "I want to see the Fed right-size their budget.”
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday that the Trump administration is working to support a power grid that is reaching its limit.
Fox News reported that Wright cautioned that, currently, the Trump administration is working to prevent a disaster for the country:
"In my department, we've issued four emergency orders just in the last few weeks to stop the closure of reliable plants, so we can keep the lights on and stop pushing up electricity prices," Wright said on "Mornings with Maria."
"We were on a course that was a train wreck," he added. "We're doing everything possible now to sweep out the nonsense."
Earlier in the week, the DOE issued an emergency order to address the Southeast heatwave that is putting the power grid's capabilities under intense pressure.
According to the department, the stress puts sections of. The country is at risk of blackouts, and certain areas are at maximum utilization of the electric generating units.
"We had to issue an emergency order a few days ago just to let utilities in the Southeast run their plants at full capacity so they could keep the lights on. Under the Biden laws, that's illegal," Wright claimed.
According to the energy chief, it's only because of recent changes by the Trump administration on how energy generation and usage will be prioritized that the amount of power we have has been sufficient.
"Emissions rules would have prevented them from producing all the electricity they could, and they would have had rolling brownouts," Wright said. "That's just total nonsense."
The administration has been making major changes to boost grid capability and give the DOE access to emergency orders, and analyze electricity reserves in the U.S.
In February of this year, Wright signed a secretarial order as part of his plan to “Unleash [the] Golden Era of American Energy Dominance” under Trump's orders.
The order directed the DOE to pursue Trump's plan of American energy dominance, and he outlined nine core actions that would reduce regulatory barriers, expand domestic energy production, and modernize infrastructure.
The order also made it clear that the abundance of available energy was more important to the administration than net-zero carbon emission goals, saying that national security and economic competitiveness are top administration priorities.
"America is blessed with abundant energy resources – we are the world’s top oil and gas producer and a net energy exporter for the first time in decades," the order states. "Our energy abundance is an asset, not a liability."
Attempting to pin the spread of wildfires across the state on President Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) said on Wednesday that National Guard members had been diverted from firefighting duties to quell rioting.
Although Newsom was still in the process of requesting $40 billion in federal relief funds for California in the upcoming congressional spending bill, which would require Trump's signature following its passage by a Republican majority, the accusation flowed from the Democrat like he had nothing to lose.
Eight separate wildfires are raging across California at the moment, forcing residents to evacuate areas close to San Diego and Sacramento, as Breitbart News reported.
A statement from Newsom’s office said outlined the state executive office's concerns when he said, "As multiple fires burn across the state today, a critical firefighting resource is short-staffed due to President Trump’s illegal federalization of California’s National Guard troops.
"CAL FIRE crews responding to the Monte Fire in San Diego have had to fill in gaps left by a California National Guard (CalGuard) Joint Task Force Rattlesnake team that is understaffed due to the federalization of some of its members."
Where the presidential fault comes in is as yet to be seen, but Newsom went on to say that his group, "Task Force Rattlesnake," is made up of around 300 California National Guard members, who worked under CAL FIRE to prevent the fires.
Then the governor got to the heart of the issue when he asserted that, "More than half of that team has been diverted to Los Angeles as part of President Trump’s illegal federalization of the Guard."
The Ninth Circuit may soon rule that what the governor's office calls "illegal" is actually quite legal.
The three-judge panel, which included an appointee of President Joe Biden, "sharply questioned Newsom's argument that Trump had failed to sufficiently justify his decision to send 4,000 National Guard troops to protect federal buildings and support immigration authorities as they conduct arrests and enforcement operations," according to Politico's Thursday report.
After rioters assaulted local police and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Newsom refused to assign blame. Additionally, he sidestepped the issue of his administration's long-standing inability to clear brush from forests.
It was only after the terrible Los Angeles flames earlier this year that Newsom authorized $50 million to be spent on legal challenges against future Trump initiatives, despite the fact that turning down the funds will equate to a ] fiscal shortfall of $10–$20 billion in California.
But this isn't exactly a new issue; the wildfires actually started while President Biden was in Los Angeles.
Biden diverted police resources from their possible role as evacuation guides, as pointed out by multiple news sites at the time.
On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Trump hinted that his reluctance to provide Newsom the $40 billion he is requesting could be attributed to Newsom's actions: “[H]atred is never a good thing in politics.” “[H]atred is never a good thing in politics.”
On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance was removed from the left-leaning social media site Bluesky shortly after he had joined and shared his initial post.
Vance, who is thought of as a way forward for Republicans who hope to elect another conservative during the 2028 election cycle, has long been a source of frustration for the left, as The New York Post reported.
“Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis,” Vance's first post on the X competitor said. “So I’m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.”
As a follow-up, the VP commented on the Supreme Court's decision to preserve Tennessee's ban on transgender minors receiving medical treatment.
“To that end, I found Justice [Clarence] Thomas’s concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating,” Vance wrote. He also included a screenshot of the conservative justice’s statement which was in agreement with the 6-3 ruling.
“He argues that many of our so-called ‘experts’ have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth,” the vice president continued. “I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids.”
“What do you think?”
The writer Marc Caputo of Axios noted the change and stated that Vance's Bluesky account was suspended within twelve minutes after the post and his announcement on X about joining the site.
A message that said: “Not found. Account has been suspended,” was emblazoned across what had been Vance’s Bluesky page.
There has been no indication that the current vice president's comments were in violation of Bluesky's community guidelines in any way.
The suspension was only temporary, as the account was reinstated within a few minutes of its suspension.
The company responded to the account suspension, saying, “Vice President Vance’s account was briefly flagged by our automated systems that try to detect impersonation attempts, which have targeted public figures like him in the past.
“The account was quickly restored and verified so people can easily confirm its authenticity,” the spokesperson added. “We welcome the Vice President to join the conversation on Bluesky.”
GOP Senator Mike Lee posted on X, outraged at the company's reaction, saying, “Why’d it take BlueSky 17 whole minutes to ban @JD Vance? What kind of self-respecting, leftist censorship takes that long to stamp out free speech?”
Likewise, influencer Charlie Kirk asserted that the platform banned Vance “for offending them," saying, “And thanks to Elon Musk, we get to point and laugh at them instead of howling in anger about censorship. And thanks to us using our free speech on 𝕏, mocking and laughing at them, they’ve been forced to reinstate him!”
According to a new poll, while some Americans blame President Donald Trump for unrest in Los Angeles, they also support his decision to call in the National Guard to quell violent protests over his immigration policy.
After Trump's promise to deport vast numbers of illegal aliens, ICE operations around the country sparked protests in Los Angeles and other locations, some of which became violent, causing immense damage.
Trump sent 4,000 National Guard men and 700 Marines to combat unrest, over opposition from Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and local politicians who feared escalation.
The poll is one of numerous measures of Americans' views on Trump's immigration policies and the protests.
Critics have voiced concerns about the techniques used by immigration officers during the raids and the treatment of migrants by federal authorities, even if the raids are following legal orders.
The split of American opinions against Trump's immigration crackdown was on full display at the Los Angeles protests.
According to recent polls, many Americans are in favor of using military force to quell violent protesters, but many still have issues with Trump's overall handling of the matter.
On the specifics of some deportations, 62 % believe Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal alien deported by Trump and hailed as a saint and “Maryland Man” by Democrats and the establishment media, is an MS-13 gang member, while 32 percent say he “should have been defended.”
According to the Harvard-Harris poll, 46% of Americans are happy with Trump's job performance, while 50% are unhappy.
There are other polls that show Trump doing well while dealing with this immigration problem as well.
According to a recent Pew study, 83% of people think illegal immigrants should be deported, with 32% favoring deportation for all immigrants, and 51% expressing interest in just some immigrants being deported.
Among Hispanics, 53% "somewhat" or "strongly" back Trump's deportation strategy, according to a survey conducted earlier this month by the League of American Workers.
CNN went into a frenzy over the widespread support that the American people have shown for Trump's immigration plans.
This despite the fact that the people of the United States want illegal immigrants to be deported. Period. Particularly of concern are all of the dangerous felons that former President Joe Biden accepted into the country during his tenure.
Former Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court Gordon R. Hall passed away on June 1, according to an announcement from the Utah Judiciary on Wednesday.
The late justice, known for his contributions in supporting the independence of the Utah court system, was 98 at the time of his death, as the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
According to his obituary, he was born on Dec. 14, 1926, and "enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished legal career.
"He was Tooele County attorney, 3rd District Judge, Justice, and the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court." the tribute went on.
Hall was appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in 1977 and served as chief justice from 1981 to 1993. Serving as part of the state's high court, Hall had the opportunity to leave a lasting mark on the state's rule of law, going forward.
He also served as the President of the Conference of Chief Justices, and led Utah’s Judicial Council, as well as sitting chair for the National Center for State Courts.
Additionally, Hall had the distinction of receiving the Distinguished Jurist Award in 1988, due to his contributions to the judiciary during his time on the bench.
Like many who sit on the bench, he had the opportunity to learn what it means to represent the people of his state prior to taking the Supreme Court position, thanks to Hall's career beginnings in private practice.
Current Chief Justice Matthew Durrant spoke out about his fellow jurist, talking about his respect for the late judge's dedication to their guiding principles:
“Chief Justice Gordon R. Hall was a visionary leader whose commitment to fairness, judicial integrity, and the rule of law shaped our courts for generations.
"His legacy endures in the independence of Utah’s judiciary and the many lives he influenced,” current Chief Justice Matthew Durrant said.
Hall also served as the Tooele County Attorney and a Third District Court judge in his time before the Supreme Court, working his way through the state court system, winning the respect of many.
Hall's obituary described a personal life full of family who loved the late judge, saying, "He was married to his true soulmate and love of his life, Doris Gillespie, in 1947.
"He is survived by his children, Rick and Craig Hall, grandson Brian Hall, as well as numerous accomplished nieces and nephews who are the enduring legacy of his now deceased siblings Ella Rae and D'Aure 'Buck.'"
U.S. policy toward Syria will change "because none of them worked" over the past century, and the country's military footprint will shrink from eight bases to one, according to the newly appointed U.S. special envoy.
The comments were made during an interview with the Turkish channel NTV late on Monday by Thomas Barrack, who was appointed special envoy by President Trump last month, just after the unexpected lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, as Breitbart News reported.
On the ground in Syria, the majority of the approximately 2,000 American troops are stationed in the northeast. Islamic State was driven back from huge parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014, and they are collaborating with local forces to stop them from regaining control.
Following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December by rebels, the US and other nations are reestablishing ties with Damascus, now led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
For the first time since 2012, Barrack—who is also the United States ambassador to Turkey—raised the American flag over the ambassador's residence in Damascus last week.
When asked about the future of U.S. troops in Syria and how the Trump administration plans to handle the situation, Barrack said:
"What I can assure you is that our current Syria policy will not be close to the Syria policy of the last 100 years, because none of these have worked."
An interview transcript of the recent comments shows that he mentioned cutting the number of bases from eight to one as one of the more significant aspects of that change.
In April, reporters were told by two security sources at U.S. military facilities that military equipment and trucks were already leaving eastern Deir el-Zor and were being concentrated in Hasakah province.
The withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Deir el-Zor province was supposedly part of the consolidation plan, according to one of the sources.
The military presence will be lowered "if and when appropriate," depending on conditions, according to a U.S. State Department official.
According to Barrack, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are an ally of the United States and a "very important factor" for Congress, who helps guide the policy.
He also emphasized the importance of directing them to become a part of a new Syrian government: "Everyone needs to be reasonable in their expectations," he said.
The SDF is the primary ally for the United States-led coalition against Islamic State militants in Syria.
It appears that some cabinet officials are forced to step in to make sure that President Donald Trump's orders are carried out, particularly in the area of international trade.
On Wednesday, a federal trade court prevented President Trump from using emergency powers legislation to impose massive tariffs on imports, as Breitbart News reported.
A three-judge panel at the Court of International Trade in New York issued the verdict following many complaints that claimed Trump had overstepped his bounds, made U.S. trade policy subject to his caprices, and caused economic anarchy.
“The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs,” the court wrote, referring to the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
While the White House didn't immediately offer word to journalists about the next steps, it's expected that the Trump administration will appeal
The taxes, which are central to Trump's trade policies, are the subject of at least seven lawsuits that contest them.
There is some involvement by Congress for tariffs, but Trump claims he can take action due to a national emergency with the nation's trade deficits. The markets were sent into a tailspin when he levied tariffs on the majority of nations with which the United States trades.
The plaintiffs contended that tariffs cannot be authorized by the emergency powers law and that, even if they could, the trade deficit does not constitute a "unusual and extraordinary threat" that would trigger the emergency.
For the past half-century, the United States has maintained a trade deficit relative to its global trading partners.
In an attempt to address the United States' large and persistent trade deficits, Trump levied tariffs on the majority of the world's countries.
To counter the influx of illegal immigration and synthetic narcotics into the United States, he had previously imposed tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China.
His government maintains that the courts upheld Nixon's emergency tariff usage in 1971 and that Congress, and not the courts, has the authority to decide on the "political" matter of whether or not the president's justification for announcing an emergency is lawful.
Trump imposed tariffs that rattled international financial markets and caused analysts to make dire predictions for economic growth in the United States. But thus far, it seems the biggest economy in the world seems unaffected by the tariffs thus far.
V.O.S. Selections, a wine importer whose owner has was vocal about concern that his company might not make it through the tariffs, is one of several small businesses that have joined forces to launch the complaint.
Oregon was the leading state among the twelve that brought suit. "This ruling reaffirms that our laws matter, and that trade decisions can't be made on the president's whim," Assistant Attorney General Dan Rayfield said.
After weeks of talks, the House passed the "big beautiful bill" that is at the center of the president's plan in a close vote just before 7 a.m.
Early in the morning on May 22, the House of Representatives passed a bill to carry out President Donald Trump's executive and economic agenda. This ended weeks of talks and uncertainty in the House Republican conference, as The Daily Caller reported.
The House barely passed the bill by a vote of 215-214, largely along party lines. The vote happened just before 7 a.m., after the lower house had been debating all night.
The bill is now on its way to the Senate, where changes are likely to be made. If there are any disagreements, they will have to be worked out in a meeting before going to Trump's desk.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) applauded the bill after it made it through the lower chamber of Congress, saying: “It’s a great day to be an American. It’s great to be a Republican.”
Johnson said he believes the law is a strong reflection of the conservative party's principles, including fiscal discipline, personal liberty, and limited government.
The speaker said that he had doubts about the party's ability to come together on the bill.
“I give glory to God,” he said. “There’s a lot of prayer that brought this together.”
Some Republicans were less than positive about the bill, however, and declined to support the legislation over spending concerns.
“It’s a debt bomb,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told reporters about the recently passed legislation.
Two Republicans from Ohio, Massie and Warren Davidson, voted against the measure. The House Freedom Caucus chair, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), did not cast a vote.
Those holdouts plus the close margins in the House caused the long-term debates over the bill.
Trump offered his thanks for the bill’s passage, calling the package “arguably the most significant piece of Legislation” in the country’s history.
“Now, it’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!” he wrote on Truth Social.
House members finally returned to work at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday following a 21-hour hearing in the House Rules Committee. That marathon cleared the package for a vote on the floor.
In the evening of May 21, Republican leaders released an addition to the megabill that was made to address concerns from moderates and fiscal conservatives in the Republican conference.