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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request to order the return of more than 600 boxes of voting material seized earlier this year by the FBI amid an investigation involving a Georgia county at the heart of President Donald Trump’s grievances about his 2020 election loss. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee described the events surrounding the bureau’s January raid on an election warehouse in Fulton County — where Atlanta is located — as “in many ways unprecedented” and called some aspects of the investigation, including its reliance on previously debunked conspiracy theories, “troubling.” But Boulee concluded county officials had...

On Wednesday, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were seen carrying boxes out of the offices of Democratic Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, a powerful ally of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D). A SWAT team also raided a cannabis dispensary located next to the Lucas offices in Portsmouth, according to a Fox News report. Lucas is known for owning several dispensary businesses and had previously been accused of selling illegal marijuana products. The FBI confirmed 10 locations were being served with court-authorized criminal warrants. The federal investigation appears to be related to alleged illegal marijuana sales as well as alleged political corruption....

Federal agents on Wednesday morning raided the Portsmouth office of state Sen. Louise Lucas, one of Virginia’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers, a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigations confirmed Wednesday, after multiple news outlets reported an extensive law enforcement operation that included FBI agents, SWAT teams and court-authorized searches tied to several locations across the commonwealth. FBI spokeswoman Cassandra Temple told The Mercury at the scene: “We are conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity today.” She wouldn’t confirm or answer any other questions, including whether anyone had been arrested. ..... Adjacent to Lucas’ office is The Cannabis Outlet, a hemp-...

Federal agents flooded MacArthur Park on Wednesday as authorities announced a sweeping operation targeting what officials described as a notorious open-air drug market tied to fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking. The enforcement action, dubbed “Operation Free MacArthur Park,” involved federal and local law enforcement agencies serving arrest and search warrants throughout the area surrounding the park. In a statement posted Wednesday afternoon, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the operation targeted street-level drug dealers and suppliers accused of distributing “massive amounts” of fentanyl and methamphetamine. “Federal agents have taken control of MacArthur Park to execute federal arrest and search warrants...

A top Virginia Democrat's office is being raided by the FBI on Wednesday morning. The federal agency raided the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L Louise Lucas in Portsmouth, Virginia on Wednesday per Fox News. Fox also reported that this action was in relation to a 'major corruption probe,' adding that the 'FBI is serving multiple search warrants, approved by a federal judge, at her office and a next-door cannabis dispensary.' Lucas was captured arriving on the scene as the FBI searched her office, per a live broadcast from the event. Lucas told reporters on the scene that...

I continued the transcription below the video excerpt below. Full video at link.Overton@overton_newsSubscribeClick to Subscribe to overton_news“I think that was 45 seconds — that took me two years of my life.”Kash Patel just summed up in 45 seconds what took him TWO YEARS of his life to prove about the Deep State’s illegal spying operation on President Trump.PATEL: “Remember this, it took me two years of my life to prove the following…”“That a political party in the United States of America in the 21st century would go overseas and hire some bogus intelligence asset to manufacture fraudulent, fake, unverified information…”“Funnel...

Ex-FBI Co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino joined Sean Hannity’s Fox News podcast on Tuesday and admitted he fears retaliation from the “bad” elements within the FBI for working to expose Deep State leakers and insiders. “I will never be the same,” he said. “I’m serious as a stroke. I’m scared, man. I’m proud of what I did and what Kash and I accomplished, but I know what’s coming. I know what I started.” Bongino pointed to recent Department of Justice indictments as part of the work he began while still at the FBI.🚨 DAN BONGINO REVEALS: He’ll NEVER BE THE SAME...

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🚨 NOW: Federal agents are FLOODING the Quality Learing Center in Minneapolis as they conduct RAIDS at 20+ mostly Somali locations across the area Per DHS: "Homeland Security Investigations in cooperation with our law enforcement partners executed criminal search warrants in Minneapolis relating to the rampant fraud of US taxpayer dollars." It's about to be a ROUGH time for a bunch of Somalis!

President Donald Trump remains at the center of a developing national security investigation as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issues a critical statement regarding a recent attempt on the President's life. Kash Patel, a key ally and security strategist, has raised urgent questions about the intelligence community's failure to prevent the security breach. The FBI's briefing provides the first official confirmation of the suspect's background and the forensic evidence recovered from the site of the attack. As President Trump continues his official duties, the White House is facing increased pressure to review executive protection protocols. This Reuters-style report confirms...

Massive, global scam center takedown led by @FBI with our great federal and international partners results in 276 arrests and at least 9 scam center takedowns. These centers were used for cryptocurrency and investment fraud schemes against American citizens and involved losses of millions. This involved unprecedented cooperation between FBI and interagency partners, Dubai Police, and Chinese Ministry of Public Security. Brilliant work from @FBISanDieg

MINNEAPOLIS — The infamous Somali immigrant-run “Quality Learing Center” in Minneapolis was abandoned on Wednesday — a day after the FBI raided the daycare and about 20 other local operations as part of an investigation into allegations of massive social services fraud in Minnesota. The business’s misspelled sign has been removed, and replaced with a sign warning visitors that security cameras are in use. The building itself — which was painted a spearmint-like color when The Post was there in December — has been repainted a more neutral slate-blue hue, and a pair of “no trespassing” signs were newly hung...

Former FBI Deputy Director and popular podcaster Dan Bongino went on Sean Hannity’s podcast, "Hang Out with Sean Hannity," in an episode that aired Tuesday, and he told us what many of us already knew: there really is a Deep State, and there are forces within our own institutions working against the very government they serve. The FBI is split, he revealed: "There were two FBIs trying to help you solve the A, B and C problems, and that's FBI one and FBI two," Bongino said in the episode released Tuesday. He explained that half of the bureau consists of...

FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau spent nearly a year investigating a social media post that led to Tuesday’s indictment of one of his predecessors, James Comey. Comey was charged over an Instagram post he made in May 2025, which he later deleted after conservative uproar. The post showed an image of seashells on a beach arranged in a way that read “86 47.” The former FBI director wrote, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” President Donald Trump is the 47th president, while “86” is slang in the service industry and typically means to refuse service to someone...

The Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey for the second time on Tuesday, CNN reported, citing "two sources familiar." The outlet did not identify the charges against Comey. The indictment follows a court dismissing a previous case against Comey, which was mired in legal scrutiny over the qualifications of acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan.

Those who are alleged to have committed fraud in Minnesota by taking government money to run day care centers without ever providing services may soon face justice. Twenty-two search warrants were executed in Minnesota on Tuesday morning. The DOJ confirmed to The Post Millennial and Human Events that 22 federal search warrants were executed this morning in Minnesota, which were not immigration enforcement but for fraud. The Quality Learing Center, made famous by Nick Shirley, was among those where warrants were served. A DOJ spokesperson said: "Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized...

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Two years ago, dozens of FBI agents with guns drawn descended on the home of pro-life Christian activist Mark Houck in a terrifying early-morning raid. The 52-year-old father of seven was arrested in front of his horrified wife and children. Houck was charged and tried for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) after he shoved a pro-abortion volunteer escort who was harassing his young son outside an abortion clinic in Philadelphia. While the Biden administration sought up to 11 years in prison and a $350,000 fine, Houck was acquitted by a federal jury in less...

As RedState previously reported, the latest media hit piece against a member of the Trump administration dropped on Friday. Not surprisingly, it was from The Atlantic, the same left-leaning "news" site that ran with the infamous 2020 "suckers and losers" hoax that was debunked in part by people who were and are not exactly fond of President Trump (to put it mildly), like former National Security Adviser John Bolton.The focus this time around was on Kash Patel, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The allegations in the piece, as we noted, centered around claims that Patel was...

“It is one thing for the people (of Iran) to be ruled by globally feared autocrats armed to the teeth, but quite another to be governed by humiliated, now impotent incompetents and buffoons.” —VDH Wednesday the US / Iran ceasefire expires. It has been an interesting two weeks. The US used it to negotiate an end to hostilities, resupply our ships in the Arabian Sea, do maintenance on our ships and warplanes, dismantle Iran’s banking conduits, and blockade Hormuz to shut down the regime’s remaining income flow. The Iranians used it to jump up and down and go woo-woo-woo. They...