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High Rolling Iranian Businesswoman Nabbed at Los Angeles Airport, Accused of Arms Trafficking

Randy Clark — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:03:59 +0000

An Iranian-born immigrant who became a lawful permanent resident alien under the Obama administration was arrested and charged with brokering arms sales on behalf of the Iranian Government. According to Bill Essayli, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California, federal authorities arrested 44-year-old Shamim Mafi at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday evening.

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Kash Patel Highlights 'Incredible Work' of Los Angeles, San Diego FBI Divisions to 'Protect the American People'

Elizabeth Weibel — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:24:20 +0000

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel highlighted the "incredible work" of the FBI's Los Angeles and San Diego divisions.

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Court Rules Construction of Trump's Ballroom Can Proceed

Simon Kent — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:44:44 +0000

The construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled late Friday night. The judgement came just 24-hours after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground rebuild on the site of the former East Wing.

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100,000 Attend Open-Air Mass by Pope Leo XIV in Angola

Breitbart London — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:58:02 +0000

Tens of thousands of people attended a giant open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV outside the Angolan capital Sunday, where he delivered a message of hope to the resource-rich country marked by poverty and inequality.

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Report: Nearly 10% of Babies Born In the U.S. Under Biden Administration Were 'Anchor Babies'

Lowell Cauffiel — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:03:26 +0000

Nearly one in ten births in 2023 in the United States under the Biden administration came from illegal immigrant parents, according to fresh birthrate data.

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Exclusive -- AFPI's Hannah Anderson: Trump Anti-Fraud Efforts Should Be 'Bipartisan Win' but Democrats Still Attacking Admin over Cutting Illegal Aliens from Medicaid

Sean Moran — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:38:35 +0000

America First Policy Institute (AFPI) senior director of policy Hannah Anderson told Breitbart News Saturday that the Trump administration's anti-fraud efforts should be the administration's "biggest bipartisan win" except that Democrats have continued to attack the administration over cutting illegal aliens from Medicaid.

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U.S. and Mexican Police Officials Killed in Highway Crash in Mexico After Meth Lab Raids

Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:47:21 +0000

Two U.S. officials, a top Mexican state law enforcement official, and his bodyguard died over the weekend in a highway crash in Mexico.

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WATCH: Oklahoma Couple Escapes Possible Tornado Uninjured 'by the Grace of God'

Amy Furr — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:10:30 +0000

An Oklahoma couple and their pets got to safety in the nick of time on Friday when a possible tornado hit their community.

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WATCH: Chinese Robot Shatters Human Record in the Half Marathon

Lowell Cauffiel — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:52:25 +0000

After performing well behind their human rivals only a year ago, an android smoked the entire field on Sunday in a Beijing half marathon and ran faster than any human in history.

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Kash Patel Vows to Sue The Atlantic — 'I’ll See You in Court'

Pam Key — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:39:36 +0000

On this week's broadcast of Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures," FBI Director Kash Patel said he was filing a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic for its story on his tenure at the top of the agency.

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NYU Students Streak in Their Skivvies to Protest College Merch

Lowell Cauffiel — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:14:00 +0000

New York University students put a new twist on the old practice of “streaking” as a group of them showed up nearly naked to protest their school’s high-priced merchandise and call attention to “worker’s rights.”

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GOP Rep Pushes National Concealed Carry for Members of Special Forces

AWR Hawkins — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:47:13 +0000

Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) is pushing legislation that would grant federal concealed carry authority to past and current members of military special forces.

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At Least Two Killed in Ukraine as Russian Drone Factory Also Hit

Breitbart London — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:10:24 +0000

Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as the Ukrainian military struck a drone factory in southwestern Russia.

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Companies Are Selling Workers' Private Messages and Emails as AI Training Data

Lucas Nolan — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:05 +0000

Failed companies are discovering that their internal communications and operational data have become valuable commodities in the booming AI industry.

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VIDEO: Mets Fans Blame 10-Game Losing Streak on Mamdani Curse

Warner Todd Huston — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:34:56 +0000

New York Mets fans are lashing out at socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and blaming him for the team's ten-game losing streak.

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'No More Mr Nice Guy!' Trump Tells Iran to Take Deal or U.S. Will Bomb 'Every Single' Bridge and Power Plant

Kurt Zindulka — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:53:15 +0000

President Donald Trump has warned the Islamist regime in Tehran that if it refuses to accept his deal, the United States will once again start to bomb the country, including "every single" bridge and power plant.

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Deal With United States Is 'Far Off' Says Iran, as End of Ceasefire Looms

Breitbart London — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:22:36 +0000

The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran's powerful parliament speaker signalling a final peace deal remained "far" off despite some movement in negotiations.

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Waltz: Iran Claiming Ownership of Strait of Hormuz a 'Violation of International Law'

Pam Key — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:27:51 +0000

On Sunday, on NBC's "Meet the Press," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the Strait of Hormuz was an international waterway, thus Iran's claim of ownership "is a violation of international law."

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Woke School Book Stores Exposed: Scholastic Publishing Pro-Trans, 'Anti-Racist' Books for Ten-Year-Olds

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:58:50 +0000

Saturday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” PragerU’s Jill Simonian talked about Scholastic book fairs. Simonian said, “It is tilted so far woke under a veil of inclusion and diversity and equity and all of these labels…it’s offering books…that are just

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Marlow: The Scholastic Book Fair 'Biggest Grift of All Time'; Finally, There Is an Alternative

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:58:48 +0000

Saturday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Scholastic book fairs and PragerU’s alternative. Marlow said, “It’s the biggest grift of all time. And I absolutely hate it. This is not how you fall

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PragerU Announces Free Book Fair to Counter Far-Left Scholastic

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:58:52 +0000

Saturday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” PragerU’s Jill Simonian talked about PragerU’s alternative book fairs. Simonian said, “So, we have these book fairs that you can go on our website, PragerU.com, type in search ‘book fair,’ and it’ll give you

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Exclusive -- Rep. Brandon Gill: Ken Paxton Fights for Texans, Cornyn Fights for Amnesty

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:41:20 +0000

Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about midterms. Gill said, “We need somebody who’s going to be willing to fight. And by the way, not willing to fight for amnesty, which is something that

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Exclusive -- Rep. Brandon Gill: DIGNIDAD Act Benefits Foreigners at the Expense of Americans, Amnesties Millions, Reimports Deported Aliens

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:41:10 +0000

Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about immigration legislation. Gill said, “It’s in a foreign language because it benefits foreigners at the expense of American citizens. But it’s not just an amnesty bill. It’s

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Exclusive -- Rep. Brandon Gill: 'Cheap Labor Lobby' in D.C. Trying to Import 'Infinity Haitian Illegal Aliens'

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:41:05 +0000

Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about immigration lobbying. Gill said, “I think the reality is that there’s a really strong cheap labor lobby in Washington, where you have all kinds of business groups

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Exclusive -- Rep. Brandon Gill: Trump Pursuing American Interests in a Clear and Direct Way By Ending Iran's Nuclear Development

Breitbart TV — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:43:18 +0000

Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about Iran. Gill said trying to end Iran’s nuclear pursuit is “pursuing American interests. I think in a very clear and direct way. And whenever you do that,

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Eight Children Fatally Shot Across Three Locations in Shreveport

AWR Hawkins — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:22:03 +0000

Eight children were shot and killed as a suspect targeted people in three separate locations Sunday morning shortly after 6 a.m. in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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WATCH: Oklahoma Principal Who Stopped School Shooter Crowned Prom King

Lowell Cauffiel — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:05:28 +0000

The heroic Oklahoma high school principal who took a bullet tackling a school shooter was crowned prom king by students at the school’s big annual event Friday night.

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Three University of Iowa Students Injured When Shots Fired During Iowa City Brawl

AWR Hawkins — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:30:06 +0000

Three University of Iowa (UI) students were injured Sunday when shots rang out around 1:45 a.m. during a brawl in Iowa City.

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VIDEO: 20 Tornadoes Confirmed as 50 Million Hit by Severe Weather Across Midwest

Amy Furr — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:46:01 +0000

People in the Midwest received urgent tornado warnings late Friday amid severe storms that downed trees and damaged homes and power lines.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Suggests Butler Assassination Attempt Was a Hoax

Elizabeth Weibel — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:37:59 +0000

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) shared a post that suggested the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a hoax.

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Christie: Trump 'Knows Nothing about Religion,' His Pope Attacks Were 'Gross'

Pam Key — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:17:35 +0000

Sunday on ABC's "This Week," former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said President Donald Trump "knows nothing about religion," adding his attacks on Pope Leo were "gross."

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Rick Scott: Democrats 'Don’t Want This President to Protect American Lives'

Pam Key — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:07:42 +0000

On this week's broadcast of "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said Democrats voting against President Donald Trump's military action in Iran "don’t want this president to protect American lives."

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Skeletal Remains Found by Hikers Identified as Washington Woman Missing Since November of 2024

Lowell Cauffiel — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:27:52 +0000

Skeletal remains found recently by hikers in Washington state have been confirmed to be those of a troubled mother of three who went missing nearly 18 months ago after going mushroom picking with a friend.

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WATCH: Activists Try to Remove 2,000 Beagles from Wisconsin Research Facility

Amy Furr — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:15:03 +0000

Hundreds of animal welfare activists tried to free thousands of Beagles from a breeding research facility in Dane County, Wisconsin, on Saturday but many of the protesters ended up being arrested and tear gassed.

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WATCH: Road Rage in Las Vegas as Man Pummels Woman on the Pavement Outside a Casino

Lowell Cauffiel — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:34:04 +0000

Apparent road rage erupted into a brawl that included a man repeatedly punching woman in broad daylight just across from the MGM Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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WATCH: Parachutist Left Dangling After Crashing into Scoreboard at Virginia Tech Spring Game

Dylan Gwinn — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:38:27 +0000

A parachuter trailing an American flag crashed into the scoreboard at Lane Stadium, Saturday, where the Virginia Tech Hokies were holding their annual football Spring Game.

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VIDEO -- Athena Strand Case: Jurors Sobbed Hearing Audio of Seven-Year-Old's Torture and Murder

Amy Furr — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:20:43 +0000

Jurors heard the audio and video recordings of the 2022 murder of seven-year-old Athena Strand in a Texas courtroom on Thursday.

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Trump Says Iran 'Can't Blackmail' United States, After Ships Come Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz

Kurt Zindulka — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:34:10 +0000

President Donald Trump said that the United States will not be "blackmailed" after the Iranian military has once again proclaimed that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed and allegedly fired on multiple vessels on Saturday.

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Iran Claims to Have Shut Down Strait of Hormuz Again over U.S. Naval Blockade

Kurt Zindulka — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:49:06 +0000

The Iranian military claimed on Saturday morning that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States refused to lift its naval blockade preventing Iran's ships from passing through the waterway.

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U.K. Ambassador on Trump NATO Criticism: We're Leaning In to What He Wants on Strait

Ian Hanchett — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:22:17 +0000

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner responded to President Donald Trump’s criticisms of NATO by saying that Trump has been right to push on defense spending, “one of the things we should

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Exclusive: How Trump Has Redefined America's Standing on World Stage Ahead of China Trip

Nick Gilbertson — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:59 +0000

President Donald Trump embarks on a much-anticipated trip to China next month to meet with President Xi Jinping, as the first year-plus of the Trump presidency has redefined global economic affairs and foreign policy.

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Russian Attacks on Ukraine Kill One, Wound Dozens

Breitbart London — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:57:25 +0000

A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday.

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Green Party Supporters Least Tolerant of Other People's Opinions, Research Finds

Oliver JJ Lane — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:47:38 +0000

Green Party voters and the highly educated are those most likely to say they feel intolerant of other people's opinions, research in Germany shows.

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Vance Thanks Pope Leo XIV for Downplaying Disagreement with Trump: 'Grateful'

Elizabeth Weibel — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:12:53 +0000

Vice President JD Vance thanked Pope Leo XIV for downplaying reported disagreements with President Donald Trump regarding the Iran conflict, stating that he was "grateful."

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Rep. Ilhan Omar Blames Accounting Error for Claiming She Was a Multimillionaire

Lowell Cauffiel — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:39:51 +0000

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) says she is not as wealthy as previous financial disclosures showed — a claim which prompted calls for investigations from President Donald Trump and House Republicans.

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Report: Democrat Eric Swalwell Burned $75,000 of Defunct Campaign's Money on Hotels, Food, and Uber Rides

Amy Furr — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:49:38 +0000

Former U.S. representative Eric Swalwell (D) apparently spent a mountain of cash from his congressional campaign on hotels, food, alcohol, and babysitters even though he stepped out of the race months ago, the news coming after several women accused have him of sexual assault.

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Pinkerton: Democrats Give up on the Welfare State, Shift to the Taxation State

James P. Pinkerton — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:52:18 +0000

Interesting NBC News headline on April 6: “Tax cuts are the hot new idea for Democrats.” But of course, there’s a catch. Actually, many catches.

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Life Sentence for Sinaloa Cartel Smuggler Busted with 2 Million Lethal Fentanyl Doses

Randy Clark — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:22:59 +0000

After being convicted of possessing with the intent to distribute more than two million lethal doses of fentanyl, 51-year-old Jimenez James Love of Harlingen, Texas, was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in federal prison. Authorities believe Love transported the narcotics and conducted other illicit activities on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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U.S. Treasury Identifies Two Cartel-Connected Casinos in Mexican Border State

Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:44:35 +0000

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified two cartel-connected groups in the border state of Tamaulipas, as well as three of their main operators. As part of the move, the U.S. government is freezing any related accounts and prohibiting U.S. citizens from doing business with the sanctioned individuals.

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Mexican Politician Listed as DEA Fugitive Reported Missing, Possible Cartel Kidnapping

Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:26:28 +0000

A politician in southern Mexico who is listed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as a fugitive has now been reported missing and is believed to be the victim of a cartel kidnapping.

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