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A longtime political operative known for pulling unhinged stunts in the service of Democrats was allowed to get dangerously close to the president today. Wearing a suit and posing as a member of the press pool, Ryan Clayton screamed "Trump is treason!" and threw a handful of Russian flags at the president as he walked alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on his way to a GOP Senate lunch at the Capitol. Clayton, who was arrested at the scene, is a member of the Robert Creamer group "Americans Take Action," according to Project Veritas' James O'Keefe.Tuesday's incident wasn't the first time...

Crackdowns on illegal immigrants and other law enforcement efforts are driving gangs out of Northern Virginia and into Maryland and the District, a report released Monday concluded. "Many gang members from Northern Virginia are moving or driving to Prince George's and other Maryland counties, into the District of Columbia or further south and west into Virginia to avoid dealing with police departments that are unrelenting in their efforts to keep gangs under control," authorities wrote in the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force report. The report said the task force's success is the result of Virginia law enforcement's use of...