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Dramatic video on Monday emerged of a man dressed in all black who tried to jump the White House perimeter fence. Tourists filmed an intruder charging toward the fence on the South Grounds of the White House on Monday. Officers watched as the mysterious climber reached the top of the high White House barrier with Secret Service agents swiftly racing towards the fence. The climber then found himself stuck at the top of the fence and proceeded to climb down. David Stanley, who filmed the “surreal” situation, said the man exclaimed, “$%$% it” before attempting to climb the fence.

Earlier today, at the federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Dimitriy Nezhinskiy and Juan Villar with conspiracy to receive stolen property related to their purchasing of stolen goods that traveled across state lines. The defendants were arrested today, Nezhinskiy in New Jersey and Villar in Manhattan. They will be arraigned tomorrow before United States Magistrate Judge Lara K. Eshkenazi. John J. Durham, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, James E. Dennehy, Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), Jessica S. Tisch, Commissioner, New York City Police Department...

NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - For two weeks President Donald Trump's new administration has been racing to remake the Justice Department tasked with U.S. law enforcement. Leading the overhaul is Emil Bove, a lawyer who defended Trump in a criminal case stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Bove, 43, stayed largely in the background during last year's criminal trial, letting his co-counsel address the jury while their client, then a candidate for the White House, spoke to news cameras in the courtroom hallway. Now as acting deputy attorney general, Bove has been front and center, signing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has announced that America will try a brand new, never-before-tried strategy of taking over a country in the Middle East. Pundits across the political spectrum hailed the totally innovative idea, confident that the plan will work out to perfection with no issues whatsoever. "I don't know why no one has ever thought of this before. It's so smart and so simple," explained President Trump. "Everyone will be so happy to have America in Gaza, they love us there. We will build a big, beautiful nation in no time, there will be so much democracy and...

Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee quickly quashed an effort by Democrats to subpoena Elon Musk to appear before the panel to answer questions about a series of actions impacting federal agencies and their workforce. The move clearly caught Republicans by surprise. They initially did not have enough votes to quash the motion, sending lawmakers scrambling back to the hearing room. “Who is this unelected billionaire that he can attempt to dismantle federal agencies, fire people, transfer them, offer them early retirement and have sweeping changes to agencies without any congressional review, oversight or concurrence? Therefore, Mr....

It did not take long for Democrats to begin the process of overturning the results of President Trump’s historic election victory. Radical left Rep. Al Green (D-TX) on Wednesday morning went on an insane rampage against Trump’s provocative comments during a press conference Tuesday night with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Israel. As Jim Hoft reported, Trump floated the idea of the US taking over the Gaza Strip and redeveloping it. Doing so could force Gaza residents, who almost uniformly hate Jews and the West, to leave and bring more peace to Israel. But rather than carefully considering Trump’s comments...

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It's 24 hours after the worst mass shooting in Sweden's history, and we still aren't absolutely sure how many people died, how many were wounded, who the shooter was, and what his motive may have been. We believe that 11 people, including the shooter, were killed at Campus Risbergska, a school for adults in the city of Örebro, about 125 miles from Stockholm. "At least" six people were seriously wounded, according to the police. In this case, local media is filling in some of the blanks. The police say that the attacker "acted alone." They say he was "unknown to...

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated Russia's claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is illegitimate on Feb. 5 but said Moscow remains open to negotiations. Peskov's comments follow Zelensky's statement in an interview with U.K. journalist Piers Morgan that he was willing to sit at the negotiating table with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it was the only way to end the war. "Mr. Zelensky has big problems de jure in terms of his legitimacy, but even so, the Russian side remains open to negotiations," Peskov claimed. The spokesperson also called Zelensky's recent comments on negotiations "empty words," adding that they...

A LGBTQ woman in San Diego who in June 2022 put up a rainbow-colored pride fence at the edge of her backyard finally discovered who may have been vandalizing it for years on end. Brittany Fuller, who lives in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood, was hanging out Saturday with her partner in their backyard when both of them heard a loud noise. They quickly reviewed their home surveillance video, which showed two teens on an electric bike throwing apples and other fruits at the pride fence. Fuller, who identifies as pansexual, managed to catch up with the young kids at a...

The stock market's response to emerging technologies can sometimes be as volatile as the innovations themselves. A recent example of this occurred on January 27, 2025, when a sharp sell-off hit the nuclear energy sector. This sudden downturn was triggered by news surrounding DeepSeek, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model touted for its potentially lower energy consumption compared to existing AI technologies. The market, seemingly fearing that a less power-hungry AI could diminish the need for energy production, reacted negatively, impacting companies across the energy sector. However, a closer examination suggests that this market dip represents a significant overreaction, obscuring...

It all seemed clear to Jared Kushner as he discussed the future of Gaza in an interview at Harvard University last February. “I’m sitting in Miami Beach right now,” he said, referring to the offices of his new investment firm, Affinity Partners, in the coastal Florida city that has witnessed an eruption of skyscrapers and de-luxe hotels over the last decade. Mr Kushner’s 11,000 sq ft headquarters boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out over the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Like Miami, Mr Kushner mused that Gaza possesses “very valuable” waterfront property and could become a hub for tourism – if...

I opened my NYTimes app today. They’re trying, but they can’t keep up. News that broke just hours ago is already off the homepage. THIS IS CRUCIAL The entire liberal deep state command and control system is broken. Let me explain 🧵

An army of ICE agents arrived in a military tank with a battering ram to arrest a 61-year-old migrant over the weekend amid Donald Trump's crackdown. Alfonso Garcia Vega was apprehended at an address in Phoenix on Sunday as his horrified family looked on. Video showed the armored vehicle barreling down the quiet residential street flanked by a convoy of police cars. The raid took place as Trump's illegal migrant deportation plan moves ahead at warp speed. Vega's son criticized the heavy use of force to detain his father who is in poor health. 'I think it was unnecessary for...

...The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order for Los Angeles fire “relief” includes provisions creating a 60-day reporting extension for required ethics disclosures of behested payments or conflicts of interest for government officials in Los Angeles County. Transparency watchdogs say elected officials should disclose financial conflicts of interest in real time to avoid corruption, while Republicans warn the measures will make politicians even less accountable as billions in state, and eventually, federal aid comes pouring in...

He was born Ricardo González Sauceda but everybody knows him as "El Ricky" and he is not related to Lucy's husband. Anyway, he is a big "narco" south of the border. He was arrested yesterday down in Mexico. This is the story:The cartel boss, who also goes by “El Ricky” and “Mando R,” reportedly has two arrest warrants for attempted homicide and other charges. He is also linked to other incidents of extortion, homicide, and attacks on Mexican federal forces, Laredo Morning Times reports.González Sauceda is also accused of killing two soldiers in an attack he organized against the Mexican...

Seth Rich was a DNC operative. He was “mysteriously murdered in the summer of 2016” just “weeks before” Wikileaks released the results of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. The matter of who leaked Clinton’s emails to Wikileaks directly pertains to the Russian Collusion Hoax that was perpetrated against President Trump. The murder is still unsolved. And the FBI still refuses to turn over records pertaining to the case to attorney Ty Clevenger, despite a federal judge ruling that the agency must do so way back in November of 2023. Even earlier, in September of that year, a judge demanded...

Look what's happening out in the streets Got a revolution (got to revolution) Hey, I'm dancing down the streets Got a revolution (got to revolution) Oh, ain't it amazing all the people I meet? Got a revolution (got to revolution) One generation got old One generation got soul This generation got no destination to hold Pick up the cry Hey, now it's time for you and me Got a revolution (got to revolution) Hey, come on now we're marching to the sea Got a revolution (got to revolution) Who will take it from you, we will and who are we?...

The US Department of Defense is developing plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two US defense officials. President Donald Trump and officials close to him recently expressed interest in pulling US troops out of Syria, leading Pentagon officials to begin drawing up plans for a full withdrawal in 30, 60 or 90 days, the report added.

Government waste at its finest—37 FDA employees got Politico Pro subscriptions costing taxpayers over half a million dollars! Why is the Food & Drug Administration spending big pharma money on political news? Someone at HHS is living large on your dime. Source: USA Spending