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It's a great day for America, everybody. Yes, the FBI just arrested a leader of MS-13 in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. From Fox: Authorities have yet to release the suspect's name, but they say he is one of the top three leaders of the MS-13 gang in the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel monitored the arrest as it took place Thursday morning. While the FBI gets credit for the arrest, ICE, ATF, and local police were all involved in the operation to run-in the foreign gangbanger. Trump credited Border Czar Tom Homan for...

Two out of five D.C. restaurants say they could close down by the end of the year, according to a recent survey. By the numbers: The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington surveyed more than 200 restaurants in January and February. The survey shows that two in five, or 40%, of full-service casual places said the year likely to close in the coming year. 62% of restaurants surveyed reported lower profits in 2024. Last year, D.C. saw it's highest number of restaurant closures – but also the highest number of openings.

If you ever needed a good point to highlight the nature of political Lawfare, this is a great example. Julie Kelly essentially notes that Special Prosecutor Jack Smith is asking DC Judge James Boasberg to decide what evidence should be given to Florida Judge Aileen Cannon. Julie Kelly – “It appears that records related to the grand jury proceedings in DC on the classified docs case remain under seal and have not been transmitted to Judge Cannon or defense. Recall that almost the entire investigation into the classified docs matter took place in Washington DC–not southern FLA even though it...

[Catholic Caucus] New DC Cardinal McElroy has long record of promoting LGBT ideology, downplaying abortionThe newly-installed archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, has strongly pushed for giving Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians, repeatedly attacked Catholic doctrine on sexuality, promoted LGBT activists, and encouraged ‘ordination’ of women, among other things.WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed on Tuesday as the eighth archbishop of Washington, D.C., making him one of the most prominent figures in the U.S. Catholic Church. But the former San Diego bishop has made a reputation for himself as a particularly heterodox, controversial prelate. McElroy has...

Ask yourself, who is willing to spend over $32,000 in a few days and who is benefiting from these left-wing protests?

Democrats and the D.C. Board of Elections are pushing to allow noncitizens — including potential foreign spies — to vote in local elections. The D.C. Board of Elections will head to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday to fight to preserve a district law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. The lawsuit centers around the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which permits noncitizens eighteen or older who have lived in D.C. for at least 30 days prior to an election to vote for local officials and on ballot initiatives. With an estimated 10,000 foreign...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Who Approved Communion for Nancy Pelosi Becomes New DC ArchbishopEarlier this year, Pope Francis selected liberal Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to succeed the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory as Archbishop of Washington. Gregory is the Catholic leader in the nation’s capital who would never take Biden to task for his aggression abortion promotion.McElroy is a liberal Catholic who has made headlines for supporting the administration of Holy Communion to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, even though they are ardent abortion activists.He came under fire years ago for approving communion for radical pro-abortion Democrat Nancy Pelosi despite...

Dear Neighbors, Congress is advancing a bill that threatens to override D.C.’s locally funded budget, imposing nearly $1 billion in mid-year cuts to essential services, including public safety, schools, emergency services, and sanitation. This unprecedented federal overreach treats D.C. like a federal agency rather than a self-governing city, undermining our autonomy and jeopardizing the well-being of all who live here. This is more than just a budget cut—it is devastation at the doorstep of the collapse of D.C. as we know it. These proposed cuts will gut the very foundation of our city, erasing progress and setting us back for...

“They’re gonna push back because you’ve got Congressmen on both sides of the aisle. If they follow that paper trail, it's going to come back to them. You've got their wife and or girlfriend that works for some agency, quasi-agency or some business. This towns as crooked as a dogs leg” “I’ll get primaried for saying that but that’s the truth and we all know it” “Somebody’s gonna straight it out, it looks like it’s gonna be Elon Musk”

Elon Musk just dropped a bombshell on the Joe Rogan Experience, confirming what many Americans have long suspected—Washington, D.C. is a cesspool of corruption, and the Democrats are the primary beneficiaries. “I think maybe three-quarters of the graft is Democratic. I think there’s maybe 20–25% that’s Republican,” Musk revealed, exposing how the system is rigged for political elites. “Most of the graft is going to the Democrats, but they throw some bones to the Republicans too, so then they’re in on it.” In a shocking but unsurprising exchange, Musk and Rogan discussed the absurd wealth accumulation of members of Congress,...

Cardinal Gregory has long history promoting Dr. King’s dreamsCardinal Wilton Gregory gives the homily during the annual Mass sponsored by The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which was held Jan. 13, 2024 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard file photo by Mihoko Owada)Then-Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s appointment as the seventh archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington was announced on April 4, 2019, which also happened to be the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Speaking to the...

The politicians, military officers, and government contractors who visited high-end brothels in eastern Virginia and Boston may have been lured into a ‘honeypot’ scheme by Israel, Russia, China or South Korea, according to intel officials. The Daily Mail reported: Intelligence experts are becoming increasingly convinced that six high end brothels in the suburbs of Boston and Washington, D.C. were set up by a foreign nation as an espionage ‘honeytrap’. They believe the brothels – allegedly masterminded by a 41-year-old South Korean woman – targeted politicians, high ranking government officials and defense contractors. But the mystery is which country was behind...

An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, Tuesday to avoid a plane departing from the same runway. “An air traffic controller instructed American Flight 2246 to perform a go-around at Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Airport to ensure separation was maintained between this aircraft and a preceding departure from the same runway,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. American Airlines said the flight landed “safely and normally” and described the move as standard operation to give the plane more time for the other plane to take off. “American...

WASHINGTON — President Trump dropped by the first White House tour of the 47th presidency Tuesday, praising first lady Melania Trump’s work in organizing the coveted excursions. “I want to thank you very much for coming. The tour is so great,” Trump told visitors packed into an underground hallway. “The first lady worked very hard in making it perfect and I think you’re going to really love it.” The president, 78, said he had “heard” the tour was happening and wanted to “stop by and say hello.” “You’re very smart-looking people, I must say. Very smart. Maybe someday you’ll be...

If Republicans won’t prosecute the crooked Democrats, then they are in on it, too. And, yes, every crooked politician is an enemy of America. And if the straight politicians won’t fight for us, we’re done. "Corruption runs so deep in DC that Democrats and Republicans will not prosecute and politicians for fear their own crimes will be revealed."

Recently fired US Agency for International Development (USAID) staff scrawled messages on boxes full of their personal belongings Friday — and several ex-employees were seen beaming as they were cheered on by supporters on their last day in the office. “You can take the humanitarians out of USAID but you can’t take the humanity out of the humanitarians,” read one upbeat message on a former worker’s box that held a large plant among other items. “We are abandoning the world,” read another note on the container of a different ex-federal employee’s belongings. The axed employees were applauded by former USAID...

Great start to the day! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to the press.

"I think that we [the federal government] should govern the District of Columbia... I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawless... We could save people from getting killed. They have a great police department there. Somehow, they're not utilized properly." "I like the mayor, I get along great with the mayor, they're not doing the job - too much crime, too much graffiti, too many tents on the lawns, there's magnificent lawns and there's tents. It's a sad thing, homeless people all over the place. We've gotta take care of...

What happens when the swamp drains? All the critters hiding in it find someplace else to go. And fast, before predators begin picking them apart.That process may have already begun in the biggest swamp of them all. According to the Daily Mail, the housing shortage in the Washington DC area has turned almost overnight into a glut. Prices have fallen by double-digit percentages since Donald Trump got elected and Elon Musk started rooting out profligate spending, with thousands of listings appearing over the last thirty days.Is this true? I want to believe. The Daily Mail got the data from analysts...

Activists are protesting outside of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Presidents Day, claiming to stand against “executive overreach.” “​​The #50501 protests were a decentralized rapid response to the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies,” the movement’s website states. “The idea—50 protests in 50 states on 1 day—was born on r/50501 and spread rapidly on social media,” it explains. One of those protests is taking place in the nation’s capital. The event page has a series of sign suggestions for participants, including “Down with authoritarianism,” “Hands off our federal dollars,” “Bring back...