May 2, 2026

DNC Watch

Independent Journalists Attacked By Violent Anti-ICE Mob in Minneapolis › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Independent journalists Nick Sortor and Cam Higby were physically attacked by a violent mob during an anti-ICE demonstration outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Sunday night, after a far-left streamer threatened to track and harass them.

According to Sortor, agitators scuffled with them whenever they left their vehicle to film clashes between law enforcement and the anti-ICE militants.

“We did our best not to engage with them,” Higby stated on X.  “Obviously they repeatedly initiated physical contact with us.”

At one point, an aggressive masked female agitator got in front of Sortor,  holding up a sign to block him from filming. Sortor snatched the sign from her and threw it on the ground.   The woman continued hounding the journalist, throwing punches and trying to grab his phone away. Sortor continued filming while pushing her away with his free hand. He pulled off her mask so she could be identified and face consequences for the assault, Higby explained later on X.

Federal agents deployed flash bangs, tear gas, and pepper balls to disperse the increasingly violent mob, which allowed the two to escape to their vehicle, a white Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

U.S. Designates MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Branches Terrorist Organizations– gellerreport.com

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The next step from the Executive Order in November where such a designation was announced (White House).

On January 13, 2026, the U.S. labeled the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood—Al Jama’a Al Islamiyya—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, while designating its Egyptian and Jordanian branches as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. This stems from a November 2025 executive order by President Trump, based on evidence of their financial, logistical, and ideological support for Hamas. Gulf allies like Saudi Arabia and the UAE endorsed the step, though the Brotherhood called it politically motivated and plans legal challenges. The designations impose asset freezes, travel bans, and penalties for material support, marking a targeted escalation in counterterrorism without labeling the entire group.

Man Arrested for Attacking JD Vance’s Home is Trans, Father is a Democrat Donor– www.lifenews.com

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The man arrested for vandalizing the Cincinnati home of pro-life Vice President J.D. Vance identifies as transgender and goes by the name “Julia DeFoor,” while his father is a surgeon who has donated to Democrats, according to reports.

William DeFoor, 26, was charged with obstructing official business, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass and vandalism after allegedly smashing several windows at Vance’s home and vandalizing a U.S. Secret Service vehicle in the driveway early Monday.

DeFoor identifies as transgender, with an Instagram profile under “Julia DeFoor” using “she/her” pronouns and a Facebook account liking pages including “Heartland Trans Wellness.”

ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say– www.cbsnews.com

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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.

It was unclear how extensive the bleeding was. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ross’ injury, but has not yet responded to CBS News’ requests for more information. This story will be updated as we learn more.

Videos from the scene showed Ross walking away after the incident.

Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, previously acknowledged that Ross was taken to the hospital after the shooting and was released the same day. She said he was recovering from his injuries, describing him as an experienced law enforcement officer who believed he was defending himself and fellow agents.

Minneapolis ICE protesters are BEGGING for civil war — and we need to take them seriously– www.theblaze.com

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Liberal protesters have descended upon Minneapolis following the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good — and after viewing footage from the protests, BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales can’t help but get “civil war vibes.”

“I do take them seriously that they want violence,” Gonzales says. “OK, I want to be clear. I do take them seriously that they are trying to take down America from within and that they do very much want a civil war.”

“Over the weekend, you’ve got more civil unrest, once again, you have all of these people putting their lives on the line to protest and obstruct ICE agents who are there to round up criminals. Like that’s all there is to it. They are there to cause a problem for the law enforcement officials who went out there to round up actual criminals,” she continues.

One clip from the weekend protests even shows a man screaming that he plans to buy a gun and learn how to use it because it’s “time for armed resistance against the United States of America.”

Omar leads articles of impeachment against Noem– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is joining Democratic colleagues for a press conference on Wednesday morning in a new effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

The press conference in Washington is set to begin at 11 a.m. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) is introducing articles of impeachment against Noem, and will be joined by Omar, as well as Reps. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

The impeachment effort was sparked by the Department of Homeland Security’s response to the killing of Renee Good last week in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

Hundreds of Anti-ICE Protests Are Happening Across the Nation This Weekend – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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Scores of people are once again taking to their streets this weekend to protest the Trump administration’s ongoing offensive against immigrants and those who attempt to stand up for them.

More than 1,000 demonstrations are slated for Saturday and Sunday after federal immigration agents shot three people in the past week. On Wednesday, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis in her vehicle, and on Thursday US Border Patrol shot a man and a woman in a car in Portland.

“The murder of Renée Nicole Good has sparked outrage in all of us,” Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, one of the organizations spearheading the nationwide demonstrations, told Mother Jones. “Her death, and the horrific nature of it, was a turning point and a call to all of us to stand up against ICE’s inhumane and lawless operations that have already killed dozens before Renee.”

FBI Executes Search Warrant At Washington Post Reporter’s Home– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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The FBI searched the Virginia home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday as part of an investigation into “a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials,” the newspaper said.

Natanson was home at the time agents executed the warrant. According to the Post, the warrant said investigators were probing Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland-based system administrator with top secret security clearance who is accused of accessing and taking home classified intelligence reports that were allegedly found in his lunchbox and in his basement. The Post cited an FBI affidavit.

Natanson covers “the Trump administration’s reshaping of the government and its effects,” according to her X bio. Her home and electronic devices were searched.

House Democrats ask judge to block ICE oversight visit policy– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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A group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), asked a federal judge on Monday to block the Department of Homeland Security from continuing to enforce a policy that restricts federal lawmakers from visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities without advanced notice.

Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem issued a new memo that requires lawmakers to submit oversight visit requests to ICE field offices and detention centers at least seven days in advance. The directive follows a June 2025 memo that outlined the same time frame for a valid request to be made.

The new policy differs in one key aspect, however. Noem ordered ICE to oversee congressional visits “exclusively with money appropriated” by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

DUKE: Leftists Invented ‘Legal Observers’ To Give Themselves Immunity From The Law. It Didn’t Work– dailycaller.com

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Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print. 

Leftists have a new made-up term they’re using to justify impeding federal law enforcement proceedings. 

“LEGAL OBSERVERS” 

Democratic politicians and left-wing allies have labeled Renee Good — the woman who blocked ICE officials with her car in Minneapolis before accelerating into an officer, prompting him to shoot and kill her — a “legal observer.” 

What is a “legal observer”? 

It is an informal title created by a left-wing group, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), to imply that individuals who watch and document law enforcement operations have some special legal protections. 

Trump to Cut Off Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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President Donald Trump is finally planning to turn off the taxpayer money spigot for cities and states that refuse to comply with federal immigration law.

There are very few incentives that convince Democrats to stop illegal behavior, but money is probably one of them. They feel safe and smug breaking our immigration laws, so long as they can continue to fund all of their socialist programs and government employees. If that money is reduced enough, though, they might actually be willing to see reason. That, no doubt, is Trump‘s aim in holding back money from areas with sanctuary policies.

 

Harmeet Dhillon Shoots Down Claims of a ‘Mass Resignation’ Over ICE Shooting– legalinsurrection.com

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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon slammed and shot down reports that numerous DOJ officials quit because she refused to investigate the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.

“This is fake news,” Dhillon told The Daily Wire’s Mary Margaret Olohan. “No division employee quit.”

MS NOW reported that three people claimed these officials from the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division.

The media ate it up. I saw the articles, but decided to wait.

Ilhan Omar Forced to Revise Statement on Fatal ICE Shooting in Minnesota– slaynews.com

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Minneapolis is once again at the center of a storm over law enforcement use of force after a fatal shooting by an ICE agent last week.

Radical Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has shifted her stance on the incident involving the death of 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good.

Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan “Jon” Ross during a protest against the planned detention of Somali migrants.

The anti-ICE activist used her SUV to block federal immigration operations before using her vehicle to ram an agent, forcing him to open fire in self-defense.

CNN Guest Gets Wrecked Over This Claim About the Minnesota ICE Shooting– townhall.com

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The Left is going to try and make the ICE shooting in Minnesota something more than it is, and they’re going to fail miserably at it. It’s not just that they’re liberal and that liberals are usually wrong about everything, but the facts simply take an axe to this narrative. Guest Julie Roginsky decided to toss the first pitch, and it was a bit outside.

The former Fox News liberal opted to claim that the American people might see this as a breaking point in so far as they view the incident involving Renee Nicole Good as someone who could be them. Good was shot and killed on January 7 after she accelerated her vehicle toward an ICE officer.

The local Democrats were off to the races with the ‘she was murdered’ narrative that imploded when the ICE officer’s cellphone footage was released. Good was a professional activist who had participated in previous activities to disrupt ICE raids. She trained others in that regard. She was not afraid, not was she just driving home. So, no, this is very avoidable, Ms. Roginsky. It was preventable—it’s called not driving your call into federal officers. Also, nothing has been adjuctated yet in court as Noah Rothman pointed out:

Mark Ruffalo, Jean Smart Among Stars Protesting ICE At Golden Globe Awards– dailycaller.com

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Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, and Jean Smart were among the Hollywood figures who made a deliberate anti ICE statement at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday.

The stars made their political statement by wearing small pins on the red carpet and on stage as part of a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. The pins featured the words “BE GOOD,” a symbolic slogans tied to a broader protest campaign known as the #BeGood campaign, following Wednesday’s fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good.

Here’s the Anti-Trump FBI Agent Who Launched the Surveillance Probe of the Entire Conservative Movement– townhall.com

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Of course, it was an anti-Trump FBI agent. If the Russian collusion hoax, Crossfire Hurricane, and, on a lesser note, the creepy visits to those who posted anti-Biden memes weren’t evidence enough, that’s how the Arctic Frost probe began. It was an agent on a reported vendetta that spurred a mass surveillance operation that eventually covered the entire conservative movement.

The late Charlie Kirk and his Turning Point USA were targeted, along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). It was a fishing expedition with no smoking gun. The basis of the investigation stemmed from the shenanigans from the 2020 election. Oh, and did I forget to mention that Trump’s phone was seized during this operation (via JustTheNews):

An FBI supervisor who openly opposed Donald Trump on social media played a crucial role in igniting the controversial Arctic Frost probe, pressing to add the former president as a formal subject of the investigation and circulating articles from liberal activists and leftwing news sources to make his case, according to evidence recently turned over to Congress and obtained by Just the News.

Special Agent Timothy Thibault, who left his role as the assistant agent in charge of its Washington field office in August 2022 after his anti-Trump social posts became public, organized the initial electronic communication that authorized the start of the Arctic Frost probe.

Washington Dems demand mask ban for law enforcement as attacks on ICE agents surge nationwide | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“The bill recklessly endangers the lives of members of our law enforcement community and their family members.”

A proposal by Washington state Democrats to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing face-concealing masks during public operations is drawing sharp criticism from federal officials, who warn the measure could endanger officers at a time when violence and threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are rising dramatically nationwide.

If enacted, Senate Bill 5855 would prohibit local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks that obscure their identities during public interactions, with limited exceptions for undercover assignments and certain tactical operations. The bill received its first hearing on Tuesday before the Washington Senate Law & Justice Committee.

It’s Not A Minnesota Problem, It’s A Blue State Problem– thefederalist.com

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There’s a deeper, darker truth lurking beneath the Somali-dominated, multi-billion-dollar Minnesota welfare fraud schemes that have commanded the attention of federal authorities and stoked nationwide outrage.

And it may explain in part why for weeks, Democrats and regime media have been gaslighting the country, casting critics as bigots, and shooting the messengers who sent the long-neglected story viral — and why, now, state and local leaders are trying to turn Minneapolis into a powder keg.

These dodges and diversions distract from the fact that the fraud is a feature of what we might call The Blue Model of government. Fueled by the welfare state and increasingly open borders, it is at core about political patronage, profiteering, and plunder. Democrats’ survival depends upon a political-business model of vote-buying via legal and illicit wealth redistribution. Suppressing the Minnesota story is critical.

ICE Drags Protestor From Her Car, Rioters Swarm Agents In Chaotic Sequence– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Federal agents forcibly removed a woman from her car Tuesday after she allegedly blocked an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, just days after another standoff ended with the fatal shooting of a mother of three who drove her vehicle at an ICE agent.

Video from the scene shows the unidentified driver stopping her black sedan across multiple lanes of traffic as anti-ICE agitators flooded the street, effectively trapping federal vehicles in place. Agents moved in to clear the roadway while protesters screamed and blew whistles in an effort to disrupt the operation.

One officer reached into the car and appeared to unlock the door before another agent opened it and pulled the woman out. Officers had already smashed the passenger-side window as bystanders shouted, “Go, go, go, go.”

Did You See This Epic Trip-Up by The New York Times Regarding Anti-Trump Judges?– townhall.com

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These are the best liberal media stories. The ones where the publication unintentionally exposes the opposite of what they’re trying to argue. Of course, The New York Times wanted to drum up some narrative about the Trump administration’s struggles with the courts. The funny part is a) Trump knew this beforehand, which is why his legal team is prepared to appeal all the things, and b) it showed that the lower courts are stacked with illiberal radicals, some of whom think they are the executive.

Twitchy had it first yesterday, and, well, have a laugh:

Colbert, Kimmel Claim DOJ Is ‘Investigating The Victims’ In Minnesota– www.newsbusters.org

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CBS’s host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel lamented that the Justice Department is “investigating the victims” of the Minneapolis shooting involving Renee Good and ICE agent Jonathan Ross. However, neither host provided their audience with the key detail that Good’s wife, Rebecca, told her to “drive, baby, drive” after Good herself was told to get out of the car.

Colbert certainly wasn’t interested in narratively inconvenient facts when he huffed, “Now, it’s not just a surge of goons. In order to justify the unjustifiable gunning down of an American citizen in her car, the Trump administration is trying to smear Renee Good’s family now. Reportedly, senior Justice Department officials have pressed for a criminal investigation into Good’s widow, which today prompted both six federal prosecutors in Minnesota to resign and the resignation of five senior prosecutors in the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.”

3 reasons Renee Good’s death won’t spark a civil war– www.theblaze.com

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On January 8, following the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer after she struck him with her vehicle, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) strongly hinted that civil war was in the cards.

“When things looked really bleak, it was Minnesota’s 1st that held that line for the nation on that July 3, 1863, and I think now we may be in that moment, that the nation’s looking to us to hold the line on democracy, to hold the line on decency, to hold the line on accountability, and more than that, to rise up as neighbors and simply say, ‘We can look out for one another,’” he said during a press conference addressing Good’s death.

Afghan national convicted for attempted honor killing of sister taken into custody by ICE in New York | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“When we say ICE is arresting the ‘worst of the worst,’ this is exactly what we mean,” said ICE Director Todd Lyons.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a 39-year-old Afghan national who was previously convicted of attempting to murder his teenage sister in what was described as an “honor” attack. Waheed Allah Mohammad was taken into custody on January 1 in Rochester, New York. According to ICE, the incident occurred in 2008 when Mohammed stabbed his then-19-year-old sister multiple times during a heated argument.

Bill Maher Issues Perfect Response to Fellow Celebs Wearing Anti-ICE ‘Be Good’ Pins– www.westernjournal.com

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If you’re a red-blooded American, a few days ago you may have been watching the Sunday Night Football game between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers.

If not, you might’ve been watching one of Hollywood’s countless self-congratulating award shows, the Golden Globes.

And if you did tune into the Golden Globes — and even if you didn’t — you might have heard about the swathes of far-left celebrities who were wearing “Be Good” pins to commemorate Renee Good, the woman who lost her life after she tried to ram an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis with her car last week.

Suspects Who Hit CBP Agent With Car Are Illegal Gang Affiliates– thefederalist.com

pgnewser January 11, 2026 0

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Two suspects shot for “weaponizing” their vehicle against a Portland-based Border Patrol agent are affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The revelation came late Thursday after news emerged of a shooting involving U.S. immigration officials in Portland, Oregon. Initial reporting indicated that two individuals were shot in the incident.

When details of the case finally emerged, it clearly was not what Democrats — who had already rushed to falsely blame the immigration officials — were expecting.

According to DHS, Border Patrol officials were conducting a “targeted vehicle stop” in Portland. The agency said that upon identifying themselves to the driver and passenger, “the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents.”

Mugshot Emerges of Deranged Man Accused in Vance Home Attack, VP Blasts Media for Publishing Home Images – RedState– redstate.com

pgnewser January 11, 2026 0

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Authorities have released the mugshot of 26-year-old William DeFoor following his arrest for allegedly attempting to break into Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home with a hammer.

Looking at the image, it’s hard to believe this guy is an adult.

The booking photo, posted by the Hamilton County Justice Center, also lists the charges DeFoor is facing, including vandalism, criminal trespass, criminal damaging or endangering, and obstructing official business.

The attack, reported on by RedState’s Nick Arama, unfolded early Monday at Vance’s Ohio home, where DeFoor reportedly used a hammer to smash multiple windows in what authorities described as an attempted break-in.

BREAKING: FBI thwarts potential NYE ‘jihad’ attack on Charlotte grocery store, 18-year-old in custody | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser January 11, 2026 0

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The FBI said the 18-year-old had a manifesto to conduct a “massacre” on NYE.

The FBI thwarted a potential ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve terror attack, according to the agency, which posted about the effort on Friday. This comes after the FBI has said that there were multiple other planned New Year’s Eve terror attacks this year that were stopped. The suspect in the case was an 18-year-old who had been on the FBI’s for years.

The Charlotte FBI office posted to X, “The #FBI and our law enforcement partners thwarted a potential terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve in North Carolina. The subject was directly inspired to act by ISIS. The @USAO_WDNC and FBI Special Agent in Charge will announce details at an 11:30 am news conference in Charlotte.”