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(Background) Kash Patel takes his seat as he arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be FBI Director, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 30, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) CORRECTION / A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist checks tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York. According to US government data, about 32,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2018. That accounts for 46 percent of all fatal overdoses. Fentanyl, a powerful painkiller approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for a range of conditions, has been central to the American opioid crisis which began in the late 1990s. (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Don EMMERT has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl] instead of [confiscated powder containing fentanyl]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI indicts 3 Americans, 22 Chinese nationals and 4 chemical companies after seizing ‘Enough fentanyl to kill 70M Americans’

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the federal indictments of 22 Chinese nationals, four China-based chemical companies, and three Americans for their role in a fentanyl supply chain. The discovery was made possible in part by Operation Box Cutter.

People view arts and crafts made by inmates and being sold by them during the Angola Prison Rodeo held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary April 23, 2023, in Angola, Louisiana. - The rode, which is in its 57th year, features inmates competing in rodeo events and selling crafts they make at the prison. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

New ICE detention facility dubbed ‘Louisiana Lockup’ opens at notorious Angola prison

The new Louisiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, dubbed “Louisiana Lockup,” is now open to house illegal immigrants at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump accuses Putin, Xi and Kim of ‘conspiring’ against U.S. during Beijing military parade

President Donald Trump commented on a significant military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II. The event featured Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and other global leaders.

LA PAZ, EL SALVADOR - JULY 18: In this aerial view, detained venezuelans board the flight to venezuela at San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport as part of a detainee exchange agreement between Venezuela and United States on July 18, 2025 in La Paz, El Salvador. According to U.S government officials, 238 Venezuelans detainees held at maximum security CECOT prison in El Salvador, will be exchanged for five U.S. citizens and five U.S. permanent residents. The Venezuelans had been sent to El Salvador in March after U.S President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport presumed 'Tren de Aragua' gang members without passing under normal immigration processes. (Photo by El Salvador Presidency/Handout/Getty Images)

Federal Appeals Court blocks Trump admin. from deporting Tren de Aragua members through ‘Alien Enemies Act’

A federal appeals court shockingly ruled against the Trump administration’s rapid deportation, via the usage of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, of illegal aliens who have been deemed Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the Next Generation of Air Dominance (NGDA) program, the F-47, the sixth-generation high-tech Air Force fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Hegseth vows more U.S. strikes on narco-terrorists following TdA boat attack in the Caribbean

In a stark warning to “narco-terrorists,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed that the United States will continue to target major drug traffickers, as seen in the recent strike on a Venezuelan drug boat holding Tren de Aragua (TdA) members in the Caribbean.

(L) Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg. (Photo via: dcd.uscourts.gov.) / (R) Nathalie Rose Jones. (Public Facebook photo obtained by the Department of Justice (DOJ))

Woman charged after threatening to kill Trump released by same Obama-appointed judge involved in CECOT deportation lawsuit

A disturbed woman who was jailed for posting unhinged death threats against President Donald Trump on social media was quietly released last week by a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama, who has a record of rulings against the 47th president.