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A law enforcement operation conducted in the Austin metro area resulted in the arrest of more than 40 members and associates of the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang. A police task force comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities closed in on the suspected gang members Tuesday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
According to authorities, for more than a year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and several other federal, state and local partners, have been investigating members and associates
As the three-month anniversary of the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) approaches, the attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations, and car owners disturbingly continue to escalate - so much so that President Donald Trump, the FBI, and the DOJ have all stated that the attacks equate to domestic terrorism. They've gotten so bad, in fact, that FBI Director Kash Patel last week confirmed the existence of an FBI Tesla task force, posting on Twitter/X that "we have taken additional steps to crack down and coordinate our response. This is domestic terrorism. Those responsible will be pursued, caught, and brought to justice."
Republicans Praise Trump for Liberation
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Republican lawmakers praised President Donald Trump for announcing that foreign countries would be hit with reciprocal tariffs and that there would be a 25 percent tariff imposed on foreign-made vehicles.
Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC), Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) were among the Republicans who praised Trump on what was labeled “Liberation Day.” Trump was praised for “leveling the playing field for American workers,” and for putting American workers first.
Washington— Vice President JD Vance told Breitbart News exclusively on Wednesday evening that for the “first time in probably 40 years,” the United States has a president in President Donald Trump who is reversing the trend of the U.S. serving as a “piggy bank” for the rest of the world.
“So for 40 years, America has been the piggy bank of the world,” Vance said when asked about the importance of the president’s announcement on Wednesday. “We absorb all of the ridiculous trade practices and economic practices of friend and foe alike. For the first time in probably 40 years, we have an American president who’s saying, ‘No more,’
Attorney General Pam Bondi has recommended that prosecutors should seek the death penalty in the case of accused murderer Luigi Mangione.
Over on ‘The View,’ Joy Behar recently wondered if this decision would cause a ‘backlash’ against Republicans. This betrays Behar’s entire worldview.
It doesn’t matter to her what happened, or the fact that a completely innocent man was murdered in cold blood. All that matters to Behar is that there is a possibility that something might go badly for Republicans. That is all Behar thinks about, that is all she cares about. Ever.
FOX News reports:
LOS ANGELES, California — Consumers in Los Angeles County were shocked Tuesday as a new quarter-percent sales tax, ostensibly to raise funds for services for the homeless, went into effect following a referendum in November.
L.A. voters passed Measure A, which replaced and increased an earlier county-wide sales tax for the homeless. That tax, passed a decade ago, failed to stem the growth of the homeless population and may even have encouraged it.
As Breitbart News reported in November:
The UK Sun noted the effect of the tax on consumers’ pocketbooks:
The sales tax went up from 9.5% to 9.75% to increase funding to prevent homelessness.
Women’s fencer Stephanie Turner refused a match against a transgender opponent at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland this past weekend, opting to take a knee instead.
When Turner learned that she would be facing off against transgender fencer Redmond Sullivan, she wanted her protest to be caught on video and decided to take a knee just before the match began. She had already participated in warmups and competed in four bouts that day. Take a look: Speaking with Fox News, Turner said USA Fencing has failed to listen to women’s views on trans athletes participating in their sport.
Donald Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on all goods entering the US is a "major blow to the world economy", European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.
Her comments echo those of a number of other countries, including China, which has expressed its opposition to the move and has warned it will take "resolute countermeasures" against the US.
Their words of warning come after the US president announced a universal 10% tariff on all imports into the US from 5 April. Around 60 countries will also be hit with steeper tariffs from 9 April.
There are two stories here. Once is the ongoing wave of vandalism and domestic terrorism by left-wing nutjobs and the other is the silence of Democrats. Neither of these stories is really breaking news at this point, but I haven't stopped caring and I don't think our readers have either.
So on that note, let's just go over a few acts of vandalism and the people who've been either identified as suspects or already arrested. Apparently these people don't understand that Tesla's have lots of cameras.
In Boston, a woman was captured on video throwing a brick through the window of a Tesla.
Lefty media worked themselves into a lather over Elon Musk’s imminent departure from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — but his tenure was always meant to be temporary.
Musk — DOGE’s lodestar and President Trump’s right-hand man — is in fact expected to step back from the administration at the end of next month, two sources close to the White House tell The Post.
But his last day was a fait accompli from the start of the administration, per federal regulations which mandate special government employees (SGEs) can only remain at their post for 130 consecutive days.
President Donald Trump announces tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House at a Make America Wealthy Again event on Wednesday, April 2.
Dubbed “Liberation Day” by Trump, the president is expected to announce reciprocal tariffs against countries that have imposed their own tariffs on imports from America for years.
Breitbart’s John Carney notes:
As a Bloomberg columnist put it in a moment of unguarded awe, “I can’t recall the last time when so many people around the world were waiting for a White House announcement where no one seems to know what exactly is going to be announced.”
The TikTok video was posted in late March, but it continues to go viral and be spread across multiple social media platforms and receive hundreds of thousands (if not perhaps millions) of views. The reason why is simple: it’s awesome. An Ohio WWII vet is gearing up to celebrate his 104th birthday, and in the video, which was taken by a family friend, he sports his red MAGA hat as he requests none other than President Donald Trump to attend.
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Kamala Harris emerged from whatever bunker she's been hiding in to celebrate Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court race results — and boy, was it a spectacle. Kamala Harris, whose public appearances have become increasingly erratic, posted a TikTok video that left many wondering if she'd hit the sauce before hitting the record button.
“Hi, Wisconsin, to all of you,” Kamala’s video began. “I just wanted to pop by to say thank you. You all are just extraordinary. You love our country. You care. You are making such extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of so many people, on behalf of communities
In case you've missed the 1 million New York Times headlines announcing a "constitutional crisis," here are a few typically calm, laid-back notices from that straight-down-the-middle newspaper: Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him.
With Deportations, Trump Steps Closer to Showdown With Judicial Branch.
The president is challenging the constitutional order.
The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis. The easily excitable Harvard University political scientist Steven Levitsky told the Times that Trump's "intensifying conflict with the federal courts is unusually aggressive," adding that the administration's "increasingly open, authoritarian behavior is unlike almost anything I've seen."
Several countries have announced plans to reduce or eliminate tariffs on U.S. imports in response to President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” policy, set to take effect on April 2, 2025.
This policy aims to match the tariffs that other nations impose on U.S. products.
The White House released a detailed chart showing how badly many countries have been ripping off American workers, charging high tariffs on U.S. goods while benefiting from America’s generosity in return.
The White House fact sheet released today clarified that Canada is exempt from the reciprocal tariff announcement.
A group of Republican senators voted along with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, dealing an embarrassing blow to Trump.
The resolution expresses the sense of the Senate and doesn’t have the force of law, but its 51-48 passage is unwelcome news for the president on the very day he announced a host of new tariffs.
Four Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.) — voted for the measure.
They voted to express their disapproval of Trump’s tariffs on Canada
In this age of rage, it is common for people to become the very thing that they despise in others, jettisoning their most cherished values to strike out at those they hate.
Since the election, Democrats have shown that very self-destructive quality of rage in adopting anti-immigrant, anti-free speech, anti-labor, and even anti-environmental positions to get at Donald Trump or his supporters.
It consumes every part of a person. It is addictive, and it is contagious. What these rage addicts will not admit, however, is that they like it; they need it.
That was evident this week in New York,
Feds capture migrant with Tren de Aragua
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After two weeks on the run, an illegal migrant believed to have ties to the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua who escaped from an federal immigration detention center in Colorado has been captured, the US Marshals said Tuesday.
Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, was one of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees to escape from the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora on March 18 during a power outage.
The feds said not only is Vido-Romero “a suspected Tren de Aragua associate,” he has an active federal warrant for his escape and another for failing to appear in court after he allegedly committed a theft
MELBOURNE, Fla. - A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly pointing a gun at two boys who were fishing in a pond near her backyard.
She forced them to the ground, where they remained for about five minutes until her husband exited the residence and disarmed her, according to an arrest affidavit.
What happened?
What we know:
On Friday, March 28, deputies responded to a home on Royston Drive in Melbourne after Donna Elkins, 59, called 911 to report two boys allegedly fishing in her backyard, authorities said.
Elkins told the 911 dispatcher that she had "petrified them"
Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced on March 31 that she is directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its 2021 election law, Senate Bill 202, reversing a high-profile challenge originally brought under the Biden administration.
In June 2021, the DOJ under the Biden administration alleged that Georgia lawmakers enacted Senate Bill 202 with the intent to suppress the votes of black Georgians. The DOJ had cited violations of the Voting Rights Act in its complaint and accused state officials of racial discrimination in election policy.
A victim of a Tesla attack claims he didn’t even know about the organized, violent “protests” against the electric car models.
Unfortunately for him, he knows now, and says he’s been “thrown into a nightmare.”
The victim, who chose to remain anonymous, was traveling when his Tesla Model X was vandalized in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, FOX News Digital reported.
Rafael Hernandez was arrested on March 22 after Tesla footage allegedly showed him deliberately striking the left side of the vehicle.
The man in the video below is reportedly the suspect: [Tweet, video]
Hernandez was charged with criminal mischief by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office,
Senate floor stunts proved a less than useless salve for sinking approval as they epitomized the Democratic Party’s “pathetic incoherence.”
“Oh my goodness gracious, you just can’t get it worse than these numbers.”
With all the drama of Shakespeare, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (D) embarked on a marathon speech to kick off the week, surpassing 25 hours of “sound and fury signifying nothing.” The political theater was followed by a self-congratulatory media tour that proved Spartacus the ultimate April Fool as new polling data found his party sunk to a new low with a mere 21% approval among voters.
The Mexican government will not impose retaliatory tariffs if President Donald Trump’s proposed duties go into effect on April 2.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum indicated on Wednesday indicated that the nation will look at other ways to navigate the imminent tariff war, according to Reuters.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that Mexico doesn't plan to impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States, ahead of President Donald Trump's announcement of plans to impose new tariffs.
Wednesday was a busy day in New Jersey for the U.S. Marshals, as well as for the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba. A bunch of dangerous gang-bangers are now off the streets. Alina Habba, we should note, was President Trump's attorney in the various lawfare cases brought against him in the interim between his presidential terms. Now she's rounding up thugs - and accompanying the Marshals personally. A New York Post exclusive report has details.