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Academics & Education

Trump admin waffles in court on whether pro-Palestinian foreigners have full First Amendment rights It’s a central question in the first major trial of Trump’s second term.

July 7, 2025   

(Politico) A trial on a First Amendment lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s drive to deport pro-Palestinian academics quickly confronted a thorny legal issue Monday: whether foreigners in the U.S. enjoy the same free speech rights as American citizens. The administration’s stance on […]

Academics & Education

Trump’s effort to deport pro-Palestinian activists goes to trial The case challenging the administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian academics marks the first major trial of Trump’s second term.

July 6, 2025 and   

(Politico) At least five times in recent weeks, federal judges have forcefully rejected President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport pro-Palestinian student activists, issuing one stinging ruling after another to declare the efforts unconstitutional — with one judge comparing the deportation drive to […]

Government & Politics

StopAntisemitism founder warns Mamdani as NYC mayor would be ‘catastrophic’ for residents NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani recently faced criticism for his stance on an anti-Israel slogan

July 2, 2025   

(Fox) StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez said electing Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor would not only be “catastrophic” for Jewish residents, but all who reside in the city. “If Zohran Mamdani was elected as mayor, it would be hands down catastrophic […]

Government & Politics

Former Obama staffer who wished death on Trump finds new work for Zohran Mamdani Zara Rahim, who formerly worked for Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns, said she hoped Trump would die following the president's coronavirus diagnosis

July 1, 2025   

(Free Beacon) A former Obama administration staffer who once publicly wished death on President Donald Trump has found new work as a communications consultant for Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani — a democratic socialist who has called for “seizing the means of production” — […]

Government & Politics

Zohran Mamdani says mayors shouldn’t ‘police speech’ when asked to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan In an interview on NBC News' 'Meet the Press,' Mamdani said, 'that's not language that I use' and 'I don't believe that the role of the mayor is to police speech.'

June 29, 2025   

(NBC) Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee in New York City’s mayoral race, on Sunday again sidestepped an opportunity to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” saying that mayors shouldn’t “police speech.” “That’s not language that I use,” Mamdani said when asked […]

Books

Iran nearly succeeded in orchestrating assassination of Mike Pompeo in Europe in 2022, book reveals Donald Trump and his top advisers, notably former secretary of state Pompeo, faced regular assassination threats after he left office in 2021, according to a forthcoming book.

June 27, 2025   

(Washington Post) Iran nearly succeeded in orchestrating an assassination of former secretary of state Mike Pompeo at a European hotel in 2022, and then-candidate Donald Trump and his campaign were told by intelligence officials last September that the longtime U.S. foe had […]

Immigration

ICE arrests 100+ Iranian nationals across US amid sleeper cell concerns ICE arrests 130 Iranian nationals in nationwide operation as officials warn of possible sleeper cell activation

June 26, 2025 , and   

(Fox) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 130 Iranian nationals throughout the United States in the last week, and 670 Iranian nationals are in ICE detention, as the Trump administration continues to increase arrests of Iranian nationals in the country illegally amid […]

Crime

Trial date set for three men charged in Iranian assassination plots against Trump, dissident Farhad Shakeri, an 'asset of the Iranian regime,' allegedly plotted the assassination of Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad in addition to President Trump

June 25, 2025   

(Free Beacon) The three men charged in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump and an Iranian dissident on U.S. soil now have a trial date: March 9, 2026, federal judge Lewis J. Liman ruled from his courtroom in New York City on Tuesday. The […]

Government & Politics

Prepare for tough love on migration as Denmark takes over EU presidency Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen pioneered hard-line migration policies despite being on the left. Now she's bringing her special formula to the EU stage.

June 24, 2025   

(Politico) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has built a reputation for herself as Europe’s tough-love social democrat, with a hard line on migration that’s earned her more critiques from the left than from the right. Now she’s getting a chance to test-drive […]

Academics & Education

Anti-Semitic acts of terror are a ‘direct result’ of US support to Israel, Mahmoud Khalil says Khalil calls the attacks ‘desperate attempts to be heard’ during first broadcast interview since release from ICE custody

June 24, 2025   

(Free Beacon) In his first broadcast interview since his release from detention, Mahmoud Khalil blamed the United States’ “unconditional support” of Israel for the recent string of anti-Semitic attacks. “What is happening is a direct result of the U.S. unconditional [sic] support […]

Crime

DOJ on ‘high alert’ for Iranian nationals living illegally in US, Bondi says Attorney General Pam Bondi's remarks echo the DHS's notice one day prior that the Iran conflict 'is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States'

June 23, 2025   

(Fox) Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned Monday during a House budget hearing about Iranian nationals who entered the country illegally during the Biden administration after the Trump administration warned the conflict with Iran raised threat levels in the United States. Rep. […]

Demonstrations

Mass pro-ayatollah rally in London turns violent, Israeli-Iranian counter-protest stands strong The small pro-Israel and anti-regime counter-protest featured several hundred Israelis and Iranians, most of whom were flying Israeli or the Iranian diaspora flags.

June 22, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Another massive pro-Iranian regime protest took place in central London on Saturday, featuring posters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with the words “choose the right side of history,” and “hands off Iran” chants. The demonstration — coordinated by the […]

Academics & Education

Anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil bashes Columbia ‘hypocrisy’ in first NYC rally since being released from ICE detainment

June 22, 2025 and   

(NY Post) Anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil on Sunday bashed his alma mater Columbia University over its “hypocrisy” in claiming to support international students while leaving him to rot in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center for three months until his release […]

Government & Politics

Over 700 Iranian nationals released into US during Biden administration despite terrorism concerns Trump's decisive action against Iran raises alarm about security risks following Biden's release of 729 special interest aliens

June 22, 2025 and   

(Fox) Over 1,500 Iranian nationals who illegally entered the U.S. at the southern border were arrested during the Biden administration, and nearly 50% of them were released back into the country, according to a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) source. […]

Crime

Alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump heads through federal court Farhad Shakeri, an 'Iranian asset,' told federal agents that the IRGC tasked him with assassinating President Donald Trump

June 19, 2025   

(Free Beacon) An Iranian murder-for-hire conspiracy targeting President Donald Trump has quietly wound its way through federal court, with a pre-trial discovery conference scheduled for next week. The proceedings, postponed to this point because of a lengthy discovery process, will take place […]

Academics & Education

Student visa applicants with ‘hostile attitudes’ will be told they can’t come to the U.S. The State Department will start reviewing social media ‘to make America and its universities safer.’

June 18, 2025   

(Free Press) State Department employees who review applications from foreign citizens for student and exchange visas will be told to review their social media posts and search for signs that they “bear hostile attitudes toward our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding […]

Academics & Education

Sham Palestinian charity sanctioned over work with Hamas has also partnered with elite US universities Addameer, now on the Treasury Department's list of terror financiers, has partnered with universities like Harvard, Yale, and Cornell to spread anti-Israel propaganda

June 12, 2025   

(Free Beacon) A sham Palestinian charity added to the U.S. terrorist sanctions list this week has worked closely with elite American universities — including Harvard, Yale, and Columbia — to promote anti-Israel propaganda. The U.S. Department of the Treasury said the West […]

Government & Politics

Amid recent string of attacks inspired by Israel-Hamas war, some experts worry counterterrorism not a priority 'Immigration security IS national security,' the White House said.

June 8, 2025   

(ABC) Five alleged high-profile terrorist attacks have occurred across the United States in the first six months of 2025, including four that investigators suspect were motivated by the war in Gaza or radicalized by the ISIS terrorist group. But as law enforcement […]

Academics & Education

Trump admin cracks down on antisemitism as DOJ official exposes ‘violent rhetoric’ of radical protesters Civil Rights Division's Harmeet Dhillon says rabbis have her 'on speed dial' as administration prioritizes Jewish safety

June 7, 2025   

(Fox) The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive approach than its predecessor toward addressing the nationwide surge in antisemitic incidents, launching investigations, punishing elite universities, and intensifying its immigration enforcement practices. President Donald Trump, through the Department of Justice (DOJ) and […]

Christians

Major pro-Israel summit in Dallas area canceled due to security threats 'Law enforcement was completely cooperative but the threats were of a nature that required cancellation,' wrote David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, who was slated to speak at the event.

June 5, 2025   

(JNS) A major pro-Israel conference slated to begin in four days in the Dallas area that had 1,000 committed attendees postponed the event “indefinitely,” citing “escalating terror threats.” The decision came after organizers had already changed venues for the Israel Summit, which […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Critics have meltdown and accuse Trump of imposing renewed ‘Muslim ban’ through ‘disgusting’ travel order Democrats say Trump is bucking 'core American values'

June 5, 2025   

(Fox) Democrat lawmakers and social media critics are accusing President Donald Trump of rolling out a “bigoted” travel ban they say is riddled with “Islamophobia.” “This discriminatory policy, which limits legal immigration, not only flies in the face of what our country […]

Demonstrations

Pushes in both houses of Congress to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terror group The Hamas-linked group 'used the Biden administration to consolidate and deepen their influence,' wrote Sen. Ted Cruz.

June 4, 2025   

(JNS) Members of both houses of Congress are pushing for the Muslim Brotherhood to be designated as a terror organization after an Egyptian man yelled antisemitic things while attacking Jews in Boulder, Colo., with what the FBI described as a “makeshift flamethrower” […]

Demonstrations

Family of Boulder firebombing suspect taken into federal custody, visas revoked: sources Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s wife and five children are in federal custody, sources confirm

June 3, 2025 and   

(Fox) The family of a Boulder, Colorado, firebombing suspect is in federal custody and their visas have been revoked, sources confirm to Fox News. According to senior sources within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the […]