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The FBI announced on Friday that it has arrested all five adults connected to the “extremist Muslim” compound in New Mexico. The arrests come just days after all charges were dropped against three of the defendants. Fox News reports that the five suspects, who made national headlines after 11 children were found starving at their compound, were arrested by the FBI for “violating federal firearms and conspiracy laws.” “The defendants, Jany Leveille, 35, a Haitian national illegally present in the United States, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 37, Subhanah Wahhaj, 35, and Lucas Morton, 40, are charged in a criminal complaint that was filed earlier today in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico,” the FBI said in a statement. “The criminal complaint charges Jany Leveille with being an alien unlawfully in possession of firearms and ammunition in the District of New Mexico from Nov. 2017 through Aug. 2018,” the FBI continued. “The criminal complaint charges the other...

“First Man” is an upcoming biopic movie about famed astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Despite not having been released yet, it is already being met with extreme criticism for not re-creating Armstrong planting the American flag on the moon. Ryan Gosling, who stars as Armstrong and is a Canadian, defended the decision to not included the iconic moment, saying the landing had “transcended countries and borders,” according to the Telegraph. Gosling also pointed to Armstrong’s humility when he was alive. “I think this was widely regarded in the end as a human achievement [and] that’s how we chose to view it,” he explained. “I also think Neil was extremely humble, as were many of these astronauts, and time and time again he deferred the focus from himself to the 400,000 people who made the mission possible.” “So I don’t think that Neil viewed himself as an American hero,” he continued. “From my interviews with his family and people that knew him, it was quite...

He’s at it again. At Aretha Franklin’s funeral service, former President Bill Clinton ogled 25-year-old Ariana Grande as she sang Carole King’s “Natural Woman.” Gross… Watch Bill Clinton look Ariana Grande up and down when she sings at #ArethaFranklinFuneral and try not to throw up in your mouth. pic.twitter.com/aXQvcBmW2Y — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 31, 2018 Bill “Mr. Steal Your Girl” Clinton is back to his old ways @BarstoolNewsN pic.twitter.com/dvZQCtU4kI — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 31, 2018 At President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Clinton was also seen ogling Ivanka Trump, and was hilariously caught by his wife Hillary Clinton. Clinton is always prepared: Slick Willie fly down ready for the weekend @BarstoolNewsN pic.twitter.com/yAlOXzUSNR — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 13, 2018 Here’s the full video of Ariana Grande’s performance: The post WATCH: Bill Clinton Stares Creepily At Ariana Grande Singing At Aretha Franklin’s...

Al Sharpton politicized Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday, using the televised event to take shots at President Donald Trump by claiming Trump does not know what respect means, coming just days after Sharpton couldn’t even spell “respect” correctly. “You know, the other Sunday on my show I misspelled respect,” Sharpton said. “And a lot of y’all corrected me. Now I want y’all to help me correct President Trump to teach him what it means.” “And I say that because when word went out that Miss Franklin passed, Trump said, ‘She used to work for me,'” Sharpton continued. “No, she used to perform for you. She worked for us. Aretha never took orders from nobody but God.” Sharpton also used the funeral to push a racially-charged message, saying, “She was a black woman in a white man’s world.” “She fought a good fight,” Sharpton concluded. “Now it’s time to crown the queen.” WATCH: Rev. Al Sharpton at Aretha Franklin's funeral: "When word went out that Ms. Franklin passed, ...

NEW YORK, NY—In an interview on Meet the Press Sunday, Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez scolded American leaders for not setting the minimum wage as high as Venezuela, whose hyper-inflated currency is forcing minimum wage increases all year long. Ocasio-Cortez then pointed out that if we would just raise the minimum wage to somewhere in the millions like the socialist South American country did, everyone will be a millionaire. “Venezula’s minimum wage is, like, millions per month, and ours isn’t even close to that,” she said. “Our minimum wage is, like, seven bucks or something. We call ourselves a developed country, but we don’t even just like print nearly as much money as Venezuela and give it out for free, because of businesses and corporations and things like that.” She also called Venezuela’s leaders “really smart” for overloading the economy with more currency, and called on America’s leadership to do the same. “It just goes to show that socialism is...

The famous American singer, Aretha Franklin, was well-known for her “Respect” song and Rev. Al Sharpton just used it in his tribute at her funeral — to diss President Donald Trump. Sharpton politicized Franklin’s funeral when he said Trump doesn’t know what respect means. Rev. Al Sharpton at Aretha Franklin's funeral: "When word went out that Ms. Franklin passed, Trump said she used to work for me. No, she used to perform for you. She worked for us." https://t.co/qSW5iZgtqR pic.twitter.com/QrvJrR4kw3 — ABC News (@ABC) August 31, 2018 Sharpton mentioned his misspelling of respect the other day, “And a lot of y’all corrected me. Now I want y’all to help me correct President Trump to teach him what it means.” Watch the “R-E-S-P-I-C-T” video below: Watch Franklin’s “Respect” video below: Continuing talking about the president, Sharpton said, “And I say that because when word went out that Miss Franklin passed, Trump said, ‘She used to work for me.’ No, she used t...

The show “Insatiable” on Netflix has taken a lot of heat from leftists for its supposed fat-shaming, but the critics seem to have overlooked the show’s near-diabolical attack on Christians, with one episode stooping to nearly unprecedented lows by having a choir of girls sing a sexually-charged song about Jesus. The episode focused on an event called the “Miss Magic Jesus Pageant” that showed teen girls singing a “worship” song with disgusting lyrics that ask the Holy Spirit to “please ride me…deep, deep, deep in my Hoooo…ly Father.” Wearing white choir robes, the girls dance in gyrations meant to elicit sexual innuendo as they sing about Jesus and the Holy Spirit having sexual intercourse with them. Here are just some of the lyrics provided by MRC: Chorus: We’ll journey together, your hand on my heart. Whatever the weather, a love so strong. So long. So hard. O, Jesus, You fill me in every single way. Sweet, sweet Jesus inside me, I got You deep in my soul. Deep, deep, deep in my s...

Former President Barack Obama, never missing a chance to posture himself as a champion of freedom, will reputedly call for rejecting “the rising strain of authoritarian politics and policies,” according to his communications director. Obama, whose administration was embroiled in various scandals, is scheduled to accept an award for ethics in government at the University of Illinois on September 7. That award flies in the face of this list of events during the Obama Administration: the Fast and Furious scandal; the IRS targeting conservative groups; Obama making light of ISIS, calling it the “JV team”; protecting the terrorist group Hezbollah by stalling project Cassandra; spying on Fox News’ James Rosen, and lying to the American people in order to sell the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, among other nefarious occurrences. Katie Hill, Obama’s communications director, asserted: Next week, President Obama will offer new thoughts on this moment and what it requires from the American peop...

An Uber driver and his passenger had a close call after a man cut them off on the road and got out of his pickup truck saying he had a gun. The dash camera on Uber driver, Robert Westlake’s, car showed he had to stop on the road after pickup truck driver, Jason Boek, cut him off and stopped. Boek then got out of his vehicle and started to aggressively walk over to him. “You know I got a pistol? You want me to f**king shoot you,” Boek shouted as he raised his arm with a dark object in his hand. That’s when Westlake pulled his own firearm and shot Boek once, killing him. It was later revealed that Boek did not have a gun on him, as he was holding his cellphone instead. Watch the video below: The incident started because Boek mistakenly thought his girlfriend, who he had just exchanged a heated text conversation with, was in the Uber. Unfortunately for Boek, the driver he cut off was a licensed armed security guard with concealed weapons permit. CNN further reports that Westlake h...

Drew and Ariann Corpstein were told their unborn baby had a terminal brain tumor and recommended that they get an abortion to terminate the pregnancy. According to a report by the Des Moines Register, the Iowa couple was told their child’s brain would fail to develop. At 23 weeks into the pregnancy, radiologists told the Corpstein’s that their child had “malformed brain tissue” and that it could never have a normal life. The couple told the Register that they didn’t believe having an abortion was their “decision to make,” adding, “We knew that our baby was probably not going to be born alive. Whatever happens, it’s in God’s hands.” Ariann carried their baby to term and God pulled through. Doctors had misdiagnosed their baby. Their son’s brain had fully developed, but there was a fluid buildup that showed up in the tests, which had caused doctors to misdiagnose little Matthew during the pregnancy. Matthew is still here in the hospital. He spiked a couple fevers last night and ea...

  A majority of Americans don’t want to see NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. According to a poll conducted by NBC and the Wall Street Journal, 54 percent of Americans find kneeling during the national anthem to be “inappropriate.” Only 43 percent of respondents found kneeling to be an appropriate form of protest. The NFL’s real problem isn’t that people find the national anthem protest to be inappropriate, but that more Americans aren’t watching the games at all. The survey results showed that 31 percent of Americans don’t follow the NFL “closely.” That is up 10 percent from 2014. Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, was the first NFL player to take a knee during the anthem to draw attention to the issue of police brutality. After Kaepernick knelt, many players joined him, causing the issue to become a national controversy and key campaign issue in some states like Texas. President Donald Trump has been an outspoken critic of the national anthem protests.   ...

A new biopic titled “First Man,” starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who was the first man on the moon, omits one crucial moment in what is arguably the most historic event in world history: Armstrong planting the American flag on the moon. When Gosling, who is Canadian, was asked about the omission, he responded, “I think this was widely regarded in the end as a human achievement [and] that’s how we chose to view it.” Gosling added: I also think Neil was extremely humble, as were many of these astronauts, and time and time again he deferred the focus from himself to the 400,000 people who made the mission possible. He was reminding everyone that he was just the tip of the iceberg – and that’s not just to be humble, that’s also true. So I don’t think that Neil viewed himself as an American hero. From my interviews with his family and people that knew him, it was quite the opposite. And we wanted the film to reflect Neil. The creators of “First Man” seem to have tr...

On Thursday morning, the U.S. Department of Justice filed court documents siding with Asian-American students who claim Harvard University is discriminating against them for their race in the admissions process. Students for Fair Admissions filed the suit in federal court in Massachusetts, Fox News reports. “No American should be denied admission to school because of their race. As a recipient of taxpayer dollars, Harvard has a responsibility to conduct its admissions policy without racial discrimination by using meaningful admissions criteria that meet lawful requirements,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement. “The Department of Justice has the responsibility to protect the civil rights of the American people. This case is significant because the admissions policies at our colleges and universities are important and must be conducted lawfully.” Though Harvard is a private institution, it does receive millions of taxpayers’ dollars every year. The DOJ urged the court...

Was Ron DeSantis’ “monkey it up” comment a racist “dog whistle” against his Florida gubernatorial challenger Andrew Gillum? Gillum and the Left seem to think so, but Andrew Klavan believes this is all a strategy the Left employs against their political opponents, one he thinks will backfire big time in Florida. “My rule is this: if you are running for office, if you are asking the American people for power, you cannot hide behind the color of your skin. You got to play the game on the same field as everybody else,” Klavan said. “If Ron DeSantis would say that to a white man, and he would, then he can say it to a black man. This thing about “dog whistles” — crap. If you can’t hear it, it’s not there.” Video and transcript below: Was Ron DeSantis’ “monkey it up” comment a racist “dog whistle” against his Florida gubernatorial challenger Andrew Gillum? Gillum and the Left seem to think so, but Andrew Klavan believes this is all a strategy the Left employs against their political oppone...

In-N-Out is the latest company to get slapped with a political boycott after reports show they donated to California Republicans. Reporter, Gabe Schneider, discovered the financial disclosers showing that the popular burger franchise had donated $25,000 to the California Republican Party. In-N-Out added a new item to their secret menu. https://t.co/VtaCOuiNRp pic.twitter.com/tCRYqFGDEB — Gabe Schneider (@gabemschneider) August 29, 2018 After the donation surfaced, many were outraged, calling the information “painful.” California Democrat Party Chair, Eric Bauman, even demanded a boycott. This information will be painful to many of you, and you may act on it, or not, as your conscience demands. But be aware that In-N-Out Burger just donated $25,000 to the California GOP, and donated $30,000/year in 2016 and 2017. — Ari Marmell (@mouseferatu) August 30, 2018 Et tu In-N-Out? Tens of thousands of dollars donated to the California Republican Party… it’s time to #BoycottInNO...

Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego made threatening statements toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Thursday, warning those who are conducting deportations that they “will not be safe” from future punishment after the Trump administration is out of office. “If you are a U.S. government official and you are deporting Americans be warned,” Gallego tweeted. “When the worm turns you will not be safe because you were just following orders. You do not have to take part in illegal acts ordered by this President’s administration.” If you are a US government official and you are deporting Americans be warned. When the worm turns you will not be safe because you were just following orders. You do not have to take part in illegal acts ordered by this President's administration. https://t.co/BLq48HRkbH — Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) August 30, 2018 Fox News reported that Chris Crane, the president of the National ICE Council, accused Gallego of trying to bring ...

The media launched a smear campaign against Florida Republican candidate for governor Ron DeSantis on Monday after DeSantis said voters should not “monkey” up the state’s success by embracing socialism. “The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state,” DeSantis said. “That is not gonna work. That is not going to be good for Florida.” Several left-leaning outlets used the poor choice of words to falsely claim that DeSantis referred to his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who is black, as a “monkey.” Despite the feigned outrage, the media does not really have a problem with calling people “monkeys” — as long as they are conservatives. Here are just a few of the examples of the media and some big-name celebrities calling Republicans and conservatives “monkeys”: 1. Erin Burnett Calls President George W. Bush A “Monkey” In 2007, on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” CNBC anchor Erin Burnett called Presi...

It’s been a wild year and a half in the still relatively young Trump presidency, which has been marked by perpetual #resistance, Trump’s ongoing war with the “Fake News Media,” and a steady flow of outrage from Trump critics — sometimes over legitimate mistakes, but often just a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome. But after all of the hand-wringing and hysterics, a look at public opinion over that period shows that it’s all had little lasting impact on how people feel about Trump. At the end of the first full month of his presidency, Trump’s approval rating, according to RealClearPolitics’ average of the national polls, was 43% and his disapproval was 50%. Eighteen months and countless crises and scandals later, his approval stands at a familiar 43%, while his disapproval has inched up to 53%, about 3 points worse. Trump’s been at around that same split since the beginning of May. While Trump’s numbers look almost identical to his early numbers, his approval certainly hasn’t been ...

Newly obtained text messages and emails reportedly reveal that police officers were instructed to stand aside as on August 20 protesters toppled the “Silent Sam” statue placed at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1913 in memorial of alumni who served in the Confederate Army. WRAL-TV reports that it received 400 pages of emails and texts sent to and from Police Chief Chris Blue around the time of the protest. The texts show that he told someone to “[m]onitor the masked folks,” and “[k]eep our folks off McCorkle place for now.” At 9 p.m. he reportedly sent a text saying “let’s give them lots of space,” referring to the protesters. “Yes but do not engage w Crowd at statue. Stay way out,” another text said. Blue also texted: “CHPD guys too close. Back up.” The statue was torn down the same night these texts were sent. The obtained emails also included letters from people who were disappointed with the way the police officers handled the incident. “Any police force who w...

Whatever the remainder of his presidency brings, President Trump should be remembered fondly by conservatives for one salient reason: he is remaking the judiciary with one heck of a conservative bent, As The Texas Tribune points out, “26 of the president’s picks have already been confirmed to the nation’s 13 powerful appeals courts, which sit just one step from the U.S. Supreme Court. In his first congressional term, President Barack Obama appointed 15.” Bloomberg wrote, “Donald Trump now has 60 confirmed federal judges.” Take the Fifth Circuit, widely considered the most conservative of the circuit courts. Five new judges have been appointed; three of them from Texas. If Trump gets one more conservative judge on the court, and there is currently one vacancy left, it is likely the court would strike down a law restricting interstate handgun sales. Josh Blackman, law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, opined, “Despite all the chaos in Trump world … the president’s judic...

A college is not allowing their students to hang posters in remembrance of the victims of September 11. Ripon College is banning the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter at the school from putting up “9/11: Never Forget Project” posters, claiming, “Students from a Muslim background would feel singled out and/or harassed,” according to YAF. Member of Ripon College Bias Protocol Board—> “I’m not sure I think the Iran hostage issue was Islamic terrorism,” when discussing @yaf Never Forget poster https://t.co/bdRZ3SskSi pic.twitter.com/g2j9A7740H — Patrick X Coyle (@PatrickXCoyle) August 29, 2018 When YAF asked the administration about the matter, they said the posters creates an “environment” that makes students “feel like they are not able to learn.” The administration said the posters focus “relentlessly on one religious organization, one religious group, one religious identity — in associating that one religious identity with terrorist attacks which go back far before...

As New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and his primary challenger, Cynthia Nixon, took to the debate stage Wednesday night, things got very heated between the two. Topics debated between the two ranged from the subway system to universal healthcare, which Nixon accused Cuomo of not taking a stronger stance to have a Medicare for All plan in the state. While discussing the subway in New York City, Cuomo was interrupted at different times by Nixon, visibly irritating him. “My opponent lives in the world of fiction, I live in the world of fact,” Cuomo said, explaining how the subway is run by the city, not the state. When Nixon interjected how the state is truly in charge of the subway, Cuomo had enough. “Can you stop interrupting? Can you stop interrupting?” Cuomo asked. “Can you stop lying?” Nixon retorted. “Yeah, as soon as you do,” the governor shot back. Watch the video below: Asked if he could stop lying, New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo tells Cynthia Nixon: "...

A Massachusets Democrat running for Congress has vowed to impeach Justice Clarence Thomas, the second black man in history to serve on the Supreme Court, if she is elected. State Sen. Barbara L’Italien will be running for Congress this coming midterm and has made #MeToo one of her corner platforms by vowing to hold powerful men accused of sexual misconduct accountable. According to The Washington Times, L’Italien claims that Clarence Thomas is guilty of both sexual harassment and perjury based on the testimony of Anita Hill, who accused the justice during his confirmation hearings of harassing her while in his employment. “There is an elephant in the room for Congress in the #MeToo era,” L’Italien said. “Our leaders have to start talking about it. Two of the most powerful men in the country have been credibly accused of sexual crimes and gotten away with it.” Despite the allegations against Thomas, Anita Hill’s testimony was deemed not credible by several women who worked under him....

A recent report from LifeSiteNews claims that a “highly placed Vatican source” said that a prominent Cardinal was demoted by Pope Francis for following protocol regarding sexually abusing prelates. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Gerhard Müller served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith until Pope Francis suddenly removed him from office in 2017. Müller characterized the nature of his dismissal as “unacceptable” at the time. “He did not give a reason,” Müller said of his dismissal. “Just as he gave no reason for dismissing three highly competent members of the CDF a few months earlier.” According to the Vatican source, Müller and the competent priests working alongside him in the Curia were “dismissed by Pope Francis because they all had tried to follow loyally the Church’s standing rules concerning abusive clergymen.” One example cited is the case of Don Mauro Inzoli, a priest who had been found guilty of abusing boys as young as 12. Historian Hen...

The five adults responsible for running a compound that was training school shooters had their child abuse charges dropped against them after prosecutors failed to meet a deadline, allowing three of the five to be released from prison. Reports broke a few weeks ago that authorities in New Mexico had found an Islamist compound that was allegedly abusing children and training them to become school shooters. Investigators first raided the compound in search of 4-year-old Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, a child who had been abducted and was believed to be with his father, Siraj Wahhaj. When authorities arrived at the property, they found the remains of a toddler they believe to be Abdul-Ghani. In total, authorities arrested five adults and rescued 11 children from the compound. Authorities arrested Siraj Wahhaj, Hujrah Wahhaj, Subhannah Wahhaj, Lucas Morten, and Jany Leveille. Each of the five adults faced 11 charges of child abuse. According to court documents, prosecutors believed that if the ...

Speaking at a townhall in Texas, Senator Ted Cruz (r-TX) was detailing the differences between himself and his challenger, Dem. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, when he began, “On the Second Amendment—” prompting a gun rights supporter to interrupt, “Come and take it!” That triggered an apparent O’Rourke supporter, who had been heckling Cruz, to yell out, “Oh, we will!” Cruz than catalyzed an eruption and standing ovation from the crowd that lasted nearly 30 seconds, answering, “The best exchange of the entire election; on the Second Amendment, ‘Come and take it,’ and the Beto O’Rourke supporter screams, ‘Oh, we will.’ … The question is, is Texas gonna stand up and defend our freedom?” Cruz continued: And just to be clear that this young man is accurately representing Congressman O’Rourke’s position, Congressman O’Rourke has tweeted out to the world how proud he is that he has an “F” rating from the NRA. Not a “D-minus,” not a “D,” but an “F.” And he’s campaigning on it; that’s a major reason h...

Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning has been banned from Australia according to Fox News, cutting short Manning’s planned speaking tour of the country before it even began. Australian authorities reportedly informed Manning’s team and the team at Think Inc., which was organizing Manning’s tour, that government officials have no intention of allowing Manning to enter the country legally. Think Inc. says they’ve presented “at least ten letters” testifying to Manning’s good character and that they’ve already lined up supporters in Australia to help lobby for Manning’s cause, but the Australian government doesn’t appear to be budging. “Ms. Manning offers formidable ideas and an insightful perspective which we are hoping to bring to the forefront of Australian dialogue,” Think Inc.’s director said in a statement to media about the issue. Unfortunately for Manning, the decision whether to allow in a convicted felon isn’t up for debate. Australia has a “migration act” that requires non-Austr...

Backlash over Peter Dinklage’s casting as Hervé Villechaize — star of “Fantasy Island” — has highlighted one of the great problems with identity politics and social justice: they actually reduce people to perceived identities. Dinklage, an accomplished actor who happens to have dwarfism, will play Villechaize in an upcoming HBO movie called “My Dinner with Hervé.” The “Game of Thrones” star has been accused of “whitewashing” because Villechaize was supposedly half-Filipino. Except he wasn’t. Villechaize was actually French, and was of German and English descent. But because he looked like he may have been Filipino — and Wikipedia told them so — social justice warriors accused Dinklage of “yellow face.” “But these people think they’re doing the right thing politically and morally and it’s actually getting flipped because what they’re doing is judging and assuming what he is ethnically based on his looks alone,” Dinklage told Entertainment Weekly. “He has a very unique face and peopl...

Media Research Center President Brent Bozell told Fox Business host Liz MacDonald on Wednesday that CNN’s much-criticized coverage of the infamous Trump Tower meeting, where Don Jr. met with a Russian national, is crossing out of “bias news” and into “fake news.” “Bias is a story that has a slant to it. A false story is a story that you got wrong,” explained Bozell. “A fake story is a story that you know is false and you’re deliberately putting it forward, and this is fake news. You got a situation where either Michael Cohen was lying under oath, or he wasn’t saying, his spokesman wasn’t saying, telling the truth when he said that Trump knew about this meeting. Well, now you have got Michael Cohen’s own spokesman, his lawyer, coming forward and saying publicly, no it is not true that this story is not true. My client did not say this, he does not know this, and when CNN stands by this report, this blockbuster report.” Bozell also had a few choice words for the original article’s writ...