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Driver Who Fled Secret Service, Killed Virginia Woman Near White House Convicted: Feds Driver Who Fled Secret Service, Killed Virginia Woman Near White House Convicted: Feds
Driver Who Fled Secret Service, Killed Virginia Woman Near White House Convicted: Feds The erratic driver who killed a 31-year-old data engineer from Virginia while fleeing from Secret Service agents in Washington, DC is facing a lengthy prison stay. Spiro Stafilatos, 38, was convicted by a jury in DC Superior Court for the vehicular death of pedestrian Shuyu Sui in December 2022 while he was attempting to avoid authorities, according to officials. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2022, Stafilatos was driving a dark Buick LeSabre sedan along the 700 block of 14th Street, NW, near the White House with no front tag and a missing sticker on the Maryland hard tag on the back.…
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial There was chaos in court moments after a jury found Ryan Wesley Routh guilty in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the defendant reportedly tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen, triggering a chaotic scene as marshals rushed the defense table. The verdict was returned Tuesday, Sept. 23, in a South Florida courtroom overseen by US District Judge Aileen Cannon after the jury deliberated two hours. She described the courtroom commotion as an “outburst,” and Routh was forcibly removed before being brought back in shackles to be told he will be sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 18, ac…
Plot To Cripple NYC Metro Area Communications Thwarted Ahead Of Trump UN Address Plot To Cripple NYC Metro Area Communications Thwarted Ahead Of Trump UN Address
Plot To Cripple NYC Metro Area Communications Thwarted Ahead Of Trump UN Address A sweeping Secret Service operation quietly dismantled a covert SIM‑based telecom network across the New York area that officials say could have crippled cell service and masked anonymous threats as world leaders converged on Manhattan. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, the agency said the takedown spanned multiple sites in the New York tristate area, with devices clustered within about 35 miles of the United Nations General Assembly. Investigators moved to disrupt the network before dignitaries arrived. Citing sources, ABC News said the operation has been linked to the Chinese government. President …
Suspect With Guns, Knives Arrested Near Charlie Kirk Funeral Site After Claiming He’s Police Suspect With Guns, Knives Arrested Near Charlie Kirk Funeral Site After Claiming He’s Police
Suspect With Guns, Knives Arrested Near Charlie Kirk Funeral Site After Claiming He’s Police An armed man who claimed to be a police officer was detained outside the NFL stadium where Charlie Kirk’s memorial will be held, authorities said.  The encounter happened Saturday, Sept. 20, at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona.  Secret Service agents approached the man after observing suspicious behavior, ABC 15 in Phoenix reports. He told agents he was law enforcement and armed.  Officials later confirmed he was not part of the authorized agencies working the event. Multiple knives and firearms were found on him, according to azfamily.com. The Arizona Department of…
Kamala Harris Claims Biden’s Inner Circle Helped Drive Media Attacks Against Her Kamala Harris Claims Biden’s Inner Circle Helped Drive Media Attacks Against Her
Kamala Harris Claims Biden’s Inner Circle Helped Drive Media Attacks Against Her Kamala Harris isn't holding back in a new memoir that gives her take on the 2024 presidential election. Excerpts from the book, "107 Days," were published Wednesday, Sept. 10 in The Atlantic.  In them, Harris describes how conservative media fixated on her style and personal life while the White House, she says, too often stood aside. Worse, she alleges that aides to former President Joe Biden helped fuel negative media attacks against her. She writes: “When Fox News attacked me on everything from my laugh, to my tone of voice, to whom I’d dated in my 20s, or claimed I was a ‘DEI hire…
Protesters Confront Trump Face-To-Face During Rare DC Night Out: Watch Protesters Confront Trump Face-To-Face During Rare DC Night Out: Watch
Protesters Confront Trump Face-To-Face During Rare DC Night Out: Watch A rare dinner stop in Washington, DC for President Donald Trump turned tense when protesters confronted him face-to-face inside Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a short distance from the White House. Trump arrived by motorcade with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and other senior officials on Tuesday night, Sept. 9.  After stepping inside and greeting patrons, a group waving Palestinian flags moved in, chanting, “Free DC, free Palestine, Trump is the Hitler of our time.” The activist group Code Pink later said it orga…
Trump Reportedly Revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service Detail Before Book Tour Trump Reportedly Revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service Detail Before Book Tour
Trump Reportedly Revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service Detail Before Book Tour President Donald Trump has canceled the Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to reports. Trump revoked the protection for his 2024 campaign rival, CNN first reported on Friday, Aug. 29. The order was terminated in a letter titled "Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security," which was dated Thursday, Aug. 28. Federal law grants former vice presidents six months of protection after leaving office, which expired for Harris on July 21. Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden signed a directive extending her detail for another year, …
FBI Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton In Bethesda Raid FBI Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton In Bethesda Raid
FBI Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton In Bethesda Raid In a dramatic escalation of a national security investigation, FBI agents raided the Bethesda, Maryland home of former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, Aug. 22, according to multiple reports. Bolton, age 76, a veteran of multiple Republican administrations and one of Washington’s most outspoken foreign policy hawks, served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump from 2018 to 2019 before becoming a sharp critic.  While he did not mention Bolton by name, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X Friday morning, "NO ONE is above the law… @FBI …
Fences Going Up In DC As Trump’s Birthday, Army Parade Spark Security Surge Fences Going Up In DC As Trump’s Birthday, Army Parade Spark Security Surge
Fences Going Up In DC As Trump’s Birthday, Army Parade Spark Security Surge Massive road closures, fencing, and stepped-up police patrols are coming to DC and Arlington ahead of the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade and President Donald Trump’s birthday celebration, officials say. The United States Army’s parade is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, in Washington, DC, leading to massive security upgrades from local, state, and federal authorities. The Department of Homeland Security has designated the parade a National Special Security Event, or NSSE, a classification based on the event’s significance, size, and attendees. “The Secret Service, along with our state, local…
Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports
Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse: Reports The suspect who allegedly stole Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse during an Easter weekend outing has been apprehended — and was reportedly in the country illegally. Noem was eating dinner at a restaurant in Washington, DC when an unknown thief snatched her purse, which contained $3,000 in cash, an ID badge, passport, driver's license, and other valuables, according to CNN. This weekend, multiple reports confirmed that a suspect — described as an illegal immigrant — was arrested in connection with the theft.  A second suspect remains at large. NBC News reported that the…
Trump Replaces Obama White House Portrait With Bloodied Painting Of Assassination Attempt Trump Replaces Obama White House Portrait With Bloodied Painting Of Assassination Attempt
Trump Replaces Obama White House Portrait With Bloodied Painting Of Assassination Attempt President Donald Trump's staff did some redecorating this week, and it was not subtle.  A painting of Trump surviving the 2024 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania has been hung in the Grand Foyer of the White House, reportedly replacing an official portrait of former President Barack Obama. The White House shared a brief video of the new artwork over the weekend in a post shared on Elon Musk's X platform. Some new artwork at the White House 👀 pic.twitter.com/l6u5u7k82T — The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 11, 2025 The new portrait shows Trump raising a fist with blood on his f…
Newly Released JFK Files Reveal CIA Power Struggles, Cold War Intrigue — But No Smoking Gun Newly Released JFK Files Reveal CIA Power Struggles, Cold War Intrigue — But No Smoking Gun
Newly Released JFK Files Reveal CIA Power Struggles, Cold War Intrigue — But No Smoking Gun More than six decades after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, newly unsealed government documents are pulling back the curtain on Cold War spycraft, internal power struggles, and long-whispered assassination plots. More than 77,000 pages of previously redacted records, ordered released last week by President Donald Trump, offer fresh insight into the JFK assassination and what the government knew but kept secret for years. It also provides a glimpse at the battle between Kennedy and the CIA. In reality, at least so far, no groundbreaking revelations have emerged to chall…
Podcaster Dan Bongino, Who Trained In Maryland, Named FBI Deputy Director Podcaster Dan Bongino, Who Trained In Maryland, Named FBI Deputy Director
Podcaster Dan Bongino, Who Trained In Maryland, Named FBI Deputy Director Popular right-wing podcaster - and staunch Trump supporter - Dan Bongino has been named as the FBI deputy director in a surprise move. The former Secret Service agent who went on to become an instructor in Maryland, earned a master's degree from Queens College and an MBA at Penn State University. He will serve under recently appointed FBI Director Kash Patel, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the agency's dozens of field offices. "Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice! Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the next DEPUTY…
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024. Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13.  Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation.  "The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to ass…
Presidential Motorcade Expected To Tie Up Traffic in Maryland On Tuesday Presidential Motorcade Expected To Tie Up Traffic in Maryland On Tuesday
Presidential Motorcade Expected To Tie Up Traffic in Maryland On Tuesday Some motorists are going to have to find a different way home on Tuesday as the afternoon commute is expected to be delayed by President Biden's visit to Maryland. Parts of the Inner Loop are expected to be closed on the Beltway on Tuesday, Dec. 19 to allow the president to make campaign stops in Montgomery County before making his way back to the White House. Biden's schedule:  3:40 p.m.: The president departs the White House en route to a campaign reception in Bethesda; 5 p.m.: The president participates in a campaign reception; 5:45 p.m.: The president heads back to the White Hous…
Captiol Police Investigating 'Concerning' Letter Sent To Leader Of Jan. 6 Committee In DC Captiol Police Investigating 'Concerning' Letter Sent To Leader Of Jan. 6 Committee In DC
Captiol Police Investigating 'Concerning' Letter Sent To Leader Of Jan. 6 Committee In DC Some alarm bells were sounding in the heads of Secret Service members when a suspicious package was located near the office of US Congressman Bernie Thompson, who is the leader of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Insurrection at the capital. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, police were called to the Rayburn House Office Building to investigate a suspicious letter filled with “concerning language,” though the package was ultimately screened and Capitol Police say that there were no dangerous substances inside. 1) This afternoon Congressional staff inside the Rayburn House Office Building repo…
Vice President Kamala Harris Motorcade 'Mechanical Failure' Revealed To Be Fender Bender Vice President Kamala Harris Motorcade 'Mechanical Failure' Revealed To Be Fender Bender
Vice President Kamala Harris Motorcade 'Mechanical Failure' Revealed To Be Fender Bender Vice President Kamala Harris has been confirmed to have been involved in a minor car crash earlier this week that was initially labeled a "mechanical failure", reports the New York Post. The vehicle Harris was in overcorrected and struck a curb hard enough to replace a tire around 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 3. Monday, continues the outlet. The crash was described as a "mechanical failure" to alerts to senior leadership explaining the motorcade's delay, and was eventually updated to include the fact that the vehicle had struck a curb. Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle was reportedly upset ab…
BREAKING: Secret Service Car Crashes Into Security Gate In DC: Reports BREAKING: Secret Service Car Crashes Into Security Gate In DC: Reports
Breaking: Secret Service Car Crashes Into Security Gate In DC: Reports A secret service vehicle was reportedly involved in an accident on Wednesday, September 14, a spokesperson from the Secret Service said. Sometime before noon, law enforcement reported to the scene in the 2300 block of Wisconsin Avenue, where they discovered the car had crashed into a security barrier, the source detailed. D.C. Fire and EMS reported that they remained close to the scene in case they were needed.
Man Apprehended By Secret Service Near White House After Assaulting Officer: Reports Man Apprehended By Secret Service Near White House After Assaulting Officer: Reports
Man Apprehended By Secret Service Near White House After Assaulting Officer: Reports A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Secret Service officer outside the White House in D.C., WTOP reported. The suspect attacked the uniformed officer just before 12:30 p.m. on August 9, authorities said. Though the identity of the suspect and his motive were not released, the officer reported minor injuries, WTOP said. Click here for the full story from WTOP.