WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel (L) and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi look on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Patel provided an update on the Trump administration’s progress in reducing violent crime. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump and Patel: ‘Operation Summer Heat’ resulted in 8,700 violent crime arrests, confiscating ‘enough fentanyl to kill 55M Americans’

President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel held a joint press conference in the Oval Office to announce the outcomes of “Operation Summer Heat,” a nationwide initiative aimed at curbing violent crime and enhancing public safety in American cities.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 26: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a rally where he announced he would be seeking a third term in the Illinois governor's office on June 26, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune and one of the nation’s wealthiest politicians, is thought to have ambitions for a 2028 presidential run. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Noem demands Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker drop sanctuary policies after alleged illegal immigrant murderer arrested: ‘He’s failing those families’

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for upholding sanctuary laws after requesting the extradition of an illegal immigrant who allegedly killed a woman in her Illinois apartment and has since fled to Mexico.

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