Sinaloa Cartel Beats 10 Mexican Cops After Abduction

September 5, 2025

A shocking incident in Chihuahua, Mexico, has exposed the grip of cartel power over law enforcement. According to leaked reports, ten state police officers were surrounded, abducted, and beaten by more than 80 Sinaloa Cartel gunmen before being released. The attack occurred on August 24, but Mexican officials attempted to suppress details until testimonies surfaced this week through El Diario de Juarez.

The officers reported that a convoy of 20 SUVs carrying heavily armed cartel members cornered them, seized their weapons, and held them for several hours. Government officials initially denied that the abduction took place, but testimony filed with the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office contradicts those claims.

Two different accounts have emerged about what triggered the assault. In one version, officers had stopped a vehicle carrying the son of Ventura “El 35” Corral Felix, the leader of Gente Nueva Los Ventura, a Sinaloa Cartel armed wing designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization. Within minutes, dozens of gunmen surrounded the squad, overpowered them, and beat them as a warning before eventually returning their weapons and letting them go.

A second version suggests that Ventura Felix himself ordered the abduction in retaliation for another police unit allegedly stealing a cartel drug shipment from a tractor-trailer. According to this account, the beating was intended as a brutal message to law enforcement.

The incident highlights the ongoing impunity cartels enjoy in Mexico, where widespread corruption and weak enforcement leave police forces often outgunned and vulnerable. Meanwhile, U.S. officials continue to pressure Mexico to crack down on cartel operations that fuel the fentanyl and drug crisis devastating American communities.

Alligator Alcatraz Survives Legal Assault

September 5, 2025

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that Alligator Alcatraz’s operations can continue under a new court ruling blocking an order that called for further construction on the facility to cease.

“The mission continues on immigration enforcement. The media was giddy that somehow Alligator Alcatraz was ‘shutting down.’ Now we told them that that wasn’t true, there had been illegal aliens continuing to be there and removed and returned to their home country,” DeSantis said. “But they ran with the narrative because some leftist judge ruled implausibly that somehow Florida wasn’t allowed to use our own property to help the federal government in this important mission because they didn’t do an environmental impact statement. Well, we said we would fight that, and we said the mission would continue, and I’m pleased to say that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has just stayed that ruling and stayed the case. So Alligator Alcatraz is, in fact, like we always said, open for business.”

Judge Barbara Lagoa and Judge Elizabeth Branch wrote in the 2-1 ruling that the district court “erred in finding that the defense of improper venue was waived by the Defendants’ failure to argue it in their initial responses to the motion for a temporary restraining order.”

“The Federal Defendants have established that the district court’s injunction will inevitably compromise DHS’s ability to keep criminal aliens detained, protect the law-abiding public, enforce immigration laws, and maintain border security. We think that is enough to show irreparable harm,” the judges found.

The Department of Homeland Security celebrated the ruling, saying the decision is a “win for the American people, the rule of law and common sense.”

“This lawsuit was never about the environmental impacts of turning a developed airport into a detention facility,” the department said. “It has and will always be about open-borders activists and judges trying to keep law enforcement from removing dangerous criminal aliens from our communities, full stop.”

The mission continues at Alligator Alcatraz.

The media was wrong.

The leftist judge has been overturned.

Florida will keep leading the way. pic.twitter.com/Ik2fJnqXIP
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 4, 2025

Stephen Colbert Attacks Trump Over Chicago Crime Remarks

September 5, 2025

Save Colbert — (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert lashed out at President Donald Trump this week after the president highlighted Chicago’s persistent crime problem. On his show, Colbert impersonated Trump and responded directly to the president’s remarks. “Yesterday, Trump also posted, ‘Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far.’ Worst and most dangerous? Two words: F*** you,” Colbert declared, drawing applause from his audience. He continued mocking Trump, saying, “Trump slandered on, ‘Chicago is the murder capital of the world!’”

Colbert then attempted to dispute Trump’s claim by citing a Newsweek report, telling viewers, “According to the FBI, 22 major cities have higher rates of murder than Chicago.” However, he left out important context. The Newsweek article itself clarified that the list only included cities with populations over 100,000 and higher murder rates than Chicago. In fact, the same outlet reported last year that Chicago ranked eighth in overall murder rates. Despite Colbert’s deflection, Chicago has consistently ranked among the most violent large cities in the United States, plagued by both shootings and carjackings.

The late-night comedian also tied his comments to politics, pointing out that Chicago hosted the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Colbert emphasized his personal connection to the city, saying, “I love the people of Chicago. I used to be a people of Chicago. In fact, I lived there 11 years—I lived there seven years. Started my career there. In fact, we took our show to Chicago last summer, had an amazing time.” He ended with a dark joke, quipping, “But come to think of it, you know what, a lot of us did come home murdered. That’s on me.”

Colbert’s rant underscores the growing clash between Trump’s blunt criticism of crime-ridden cities and Hollywood’s late-night figures eager to defend Democrat strongholds like Chicago.

Russia Rejects Ukraine Security Guarantees Despite Western Pledge

September 5, 2025

Russia on Friday dismissed a Western plan to provide Ukraine with long-term security guarantees, even as more than two dozen countries pledged troops and resources to a proposed “reassurance force” after any eventual peace deal. The announcement followed a Paris summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and attended by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, with leaders from the U.K., Germany, Italy, and other allies joining remotely.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov flatly rejected the idea, insisting that “foreign, especially European and American” troops “definitely cannot” provide Ukraine with security assurances. The Kremlin’s stance highlights continued skepticism that Moscow is prepared to negotiate a settlement, despite ongoing talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At the summit, Macron declared that 26 nations have formally agreed to participate in the reassurance effort, pledging to contribute forces by land, sea, or air. He stressed that the mission would not place foreign troops on the front lines but would deter further Russian aggression and help regenerate Ukraine’s army for long-term defense. “This is the first such serious concrete step,” Zelensky said, welcoming the coalition’s commitment.

The United States was represented at the Paris summit by Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who also met separately with Zelensky. Trump later confirmed he intends to speak directly with Putin again soon, with Moscow indicating such a call could be arranged quickly. Trump has pressed for stronger sanctions against Russia while also pursuing direct diplomacy with Putin.

European allies remain divided over the scope of their involvement. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged caution, saying Berlin will decide on troop commitments only after conditions are clarified. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni ruled out sending soldiers but pledged monitoring support for any peace deal. Meanwhile, Macron warned of “additional sanctions” against Russia if it refuses to engage in peace talks.

The debate over security guarantees comes as Russia intensifies its offensive. A recent rocket strike killed two humanitarian workers in northern Ukraine, underscoring the human toll of the conflict. Putin, during a high-profile trip to China earlier this week, boasted that Russian forces were making gains “on all fronts,” further fueling Western frustration over Moscow’s unwillingness to compromise.

With the U.S. role still uncertain, European leaders are attempting to show independence in defending Ukraine, even as questions remain about whether Putin intends to negotiate at all.

State Dept. Employee Jailed After Selling Secrets to China

September 5, 2025

A State Department employee was sentenced on Thursday to 48 months in prison after sharing classified information with individuals working for the Chinese government.

According to court documents, Michael Charles Schena communicated with people he believed to be linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) through online platforms, sharing sensitive U.S. government information in exchange for money. Schena traveled to Peru in August 2024, where he received $10,000 and a cellphone to be used for sharing the information.

The former State Department employee later used the cellphone to “photograph and transmit at least four classified documents that contained national defense information and which were classified at the SECRET level,” the Justice Department explained. Schena was caught on camera engaging in these activities and arrested by the FBI.

“The defendant threw away his career, betrayed his country, and abused the trust the United States placed in him by granting his Top-Secret security clearance. He will spend years of his life in prison for passing classified information to individuals he believed to be Chinese government agents,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg. “Today’s sentence serves as a warning to those who would violate the trust placed in them by our Nation and double-cross the American people.”

U.S. Attorney Erik S. Siebert for the Eastern District of Virginia said Schena’s “disgraceful betrayal of his country is far more than the paltry amount for which he traded his honor.” He stated that the former employee’s actions cost him his integrity, reputation, and freedom.

Letitia James Pushes to Revive Trump Fine

September 5, 2025

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New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to reinstate a fine on President Donald Trump for business fraud.

James’s office filed a notice of appeal with the New York Supreme Court and follows the New York Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department tossing the estimated $500 million fine in August. “While the injunctive relief ordered by the court is well crafted to curb defendants’ business culture, the court’s disgorgement order, which directs that defendants pay nearly half a billion dollars to the State of New York, is an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution,” Judges Dianne T. Renwick and Peter H. Moulton wrote in the August 21 decision.

“While harm certainly occurred, it was not the cataclysmic harm that can justify a nearly half-billion-dollar award,” the ruling added.

Judge David Friedman condemned the lawsuit, writing that James’s “ultimate goal was not ‘market hygiene’ … but political hygiene, ending with the derailment of President Trump’s political career and the destruction of his real estate business. The voters have obviously rendered a verdict on his political career. This bench today unanimously derails the effort to destroy his business.”

President Trump called the ruling “total victory.”

“It was a Political Witch Hunt, in a business sense, the likes of which no one has ever seen before,” he wrote on Truth Social, in part. “This was a Case of Election Interference by the City and State trying to show, illegally, that I did things that were wrong when, in fact, everything I did was absolutely CORRECT and, even, PERFECT.”

Biden Seen with Scar After Cancer Surgery

September 5, 2025

Biden Doctor Cannard — President Joe Biden and Dr. Kevin Cannard (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Former President Joe Biden reportedly underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his forehead, sources familiar with the matter told The Hill.

According to a Biden spokesperson, Biden had Mohs surgery, a procedure where surgeons cut away layers of skin looking for cancer.

In May, Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.

“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement read. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”

“Cancer touches us all,” Biden wrote on social media at the time. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”

In July, former White House physician Kevin O’Connor refused to cooperate with the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into Biden’s health decline. “It’s clear there was a conspiracy to cover up President Biden’s cognitive decline after Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician and family business associate, refused to answer any questions and chose to hide behind the Fifth Amendment,” Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said in a statement. “The American people demand transparency, but Dr. O’Connor would rather conceal the truth. Dr. O’Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden’s health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States.”

Canadian Police Chief Tells Homeowners: ‘Don’t Fight Back’ During Home Invasions

September 4, 2025

Following a deadly home invasion in Vaughan, Ontario, Chief MacSween addressed the public with safety guidance that quickly ignited controversy.

Speaking at a press conference, MacSween told residents:

“In the unlikely event that you find yourself the victim of a home invasion, we are urging citizens not to take matters into their own hands.

“While we don’t want homeowners to feel powerless, we urge you to call 9-1-1 and do everything you can to keep yourself and loved ones safe until police arrive and be the best witness possible. This could mean locking yourself in a room away from the perpetrators, hiding, fleeing the home, but don’t engage unless absolutely necessary.”

The comments were made after an intruder broke into a home in Vaughan and killed a resident. Just hours later, another break-in occurred nearby. MacSween’s statements were intended as general safety advice, but many Canadians and critics abroad interpreted them as a sign of law enforcement prioritizing criminal safety over citizens’ rights to defend themselves.

Critics argue the advice leaves law-abiding homeowners vulnerable. Multiple commentators noted that in countries like Canada, where strict gun control laws limit self-defense options, such messaging reflects a dangerous trend of encouraging submission instead of protection.

While MacSween did not explicitly say residents should allow themselves to be harmed, his remarks emphasized avoidance over resistance. This line of reasoning mirrors similar law enforcement guidance across Canada, where the right to self-defense is tightly restricted.

Supporters of the chief’s approach argue that non-engagement reduces the risk of violence. However, the reaction from many Canadians, particularly those in rural or high-crime areas, suggests deep unease with government officials discouraging personal defense in life-threatening situations.

In the United States, especially in conservative states, homeowners often have broad legal protections to use force, including firearms, when facing home invasions. In Canada, however, the legal system generally discourages armed resistance, even in one’s own home.

Trump’s Warning to Cartels: ‘We Will Blow You Up’

September 4, 2025

In a fiery declaration on September 3, Secretary Rubio said the United States is now treating Venezuelan drug traffickers as enemy combatants. Referring to the deadly U.S. strike on a suspected cartel vessel in the Caribbean, Rubio stated, “On the president’s orders, we blew it up. And it will happen again.”

On September 2, the U.S. Navy carried out a targeted strike on a boat operated by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which is now classified as a narco-terrorist group. Eleven suspected cartel members were killed in the operation. The military released drone footage of the strike, and Rubio confirmed that the mission had full authorization from the White House.

“It’s a war on killers. It’s a war on terror. These are not narco-traffickers, these are narco-terrorists who terrorize the countries they operate in,” Rubio shared.

Rubio explained that traditional interdiction efforts, such as seizing smuggled drugs, have failed to curb trafficking and violence. “The United States has long — for many, many years — established intelligence that allowed us to interdict and stop drug boats. And we did that. And it doesn’t work. Interdiction doesn’t work… What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them,” Rubio shared from the press conference in Mexico City.

Rubio emphasized that additional strikes are planned, and U.S. forces would not hesitate to engage traffickers in international waters.

Military assets, including destroyers and Marine units, have been deployed to Caribbean waters near Venezuela. This show of force supports President Trump’s broader campaign to dismantle foreign drug networks with direct and sustained military pressure.

FBI Raid on John Bolton’s Home Uncovers Trump-Era Classified Documents

September 4, 2025

On August 22, the FBI conducted a search of John Bolton’s Maryland residence, recovering a wide range of items now under federal scrutiny. According to unsealed court documents, agents seized several computers, hard drives, mobile phones, and materials referencing sensitive information from Bolton’s tenure under President Trump.

Among the most significant items recovered were three Dell computers—including a Precision Tower and an Inspiron desktop—two USB flash drives, and a Seagate external hard drive. Investigators also collected a red iPhone and a black iPhone with a protective case.

The search uncovered four boxes of printed daily activity summaries and a white binder labeled “Statements and Reflections to Allied Strikes.” In addition, officials seized folders containing typed documents titled “Trump I,” “Trump II,” “Trump III,” and “Trump IV,” suggesting they relate directly to Bolton’s interactions with or documentation of President Trump’s foreign policy decisions.

Federal prosecutors allege that some of the material in Bolton’s possession may involve classified assessments of U.S. military actions and diplomatic communications. The Justice Department has not commented publicly on the charges under consideration, but officials have confirmed the materials are being reviewed for violations of the Espionage Act and federal record-keeping laws.

Bolton has not been arrested or formally charged. His legal team has not released a statement regarding the raid. The investigation places him among a growing list of former national security officials facing legal scrutiny over post-service handling of sensitive government information.