https://drudge.com/user/lfthndthrds+ New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291879/fbi-raids-office-va-state-sen-louise https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/fbi-raids-office-va-state-sen-louise-lucas-report?utm_source=news.google.com&utm_medium=news-app&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home The FBI is raiding the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas in connection with a corruption probe, Law enforcement told Fox News that the FBI secured multiple search warrants from a federal judge and were also searching the building next door. Lucas, a Democrat is reportedly on the scene. Wed, 06 May 2026 13:59:31 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291879/fbi-raids-office-va-state-sen-louise#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291879 discussion, 0.5 daily 291879 https://drudge.com/news/291875/co-man-plead-guilty-attack https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-plead-guilty-colorado-firebombing-attack-israel-demonstrators-rcna343823?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home FORT COLLINS, Colo. " A man accused of killing one person and injuring a dozen more in a firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators showing support for Israeli hostages in Gaza plans to plead guilty this week to murder and other charges, according to court documents. Wed, 06 May 2026 12:54:26 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291875/co-man-plead-guilty-attack#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291875 discussion, 0.5 daily 291875 https://drudge.com/news/291857/doj-sues-denver-over-unconstitutional https://gazette.com/2026/05/05/doj-sues-denver-over-unconstitutional-weapons-ban/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home Less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston publicly pushed back on a U.S. Department of Justice demand to repeal the city's longstanding ban on assault weapons, the DOJ followed through with its threat to take the matter to court. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:d2vg3ev62rmv4zrivswlpeim/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4yf5yh2x2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie2jqfjezlccwmk3ndkoczzaldqlqtpkjym7zkb5fm3ddrqhetie4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The U.S. Department of Justice sued Denver on Tuesday over the city's longstanding ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, making good on its threat to do so if city officials did not end the ban voluntarily.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:d2vg3ev62rmv4zrivswlpeim/post/3ml4yf5yh2x2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Denver Post (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:d2vg3ev62rmv4zrivswlpeim?ref_src=embed">@denverpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:d2vg3ev62rmv4zrivswlpeim/post/3ml4yf5yh2x2e?ref_src=embed">May 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 06 May 2026 09:32:19 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291857/doj-sues-denver-over-unconstitutional#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291857 news, 0.5 daily 291857 https://drudge.com/news/291675/blagojevich-dems-rhetoric-brings-violence https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rod-blagojevich-democrats-rhetoric/2026/04/26/id/1254241/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Newsmax on Sunday that political rhetoric from Democrats is contributing to threats against President Donald Trump, pointing to the security scare at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner as part of a broader pattern. Appearing on "Sunday Agenda," the former Democrat governor reacted to the incident Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, where a suspected gunman was detained before reaching the ballroom where Trump and other officials were gathered. Blagojevich, who served three terms in Congress and two as governor, said the situation reflects what he described as escalating political hostility. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:43:53 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291675/blagojevich-dems-rhetoric-brings-violence#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291675 discussion, 0.5 daily 291675 https://drudge.com/news/291642/illegal-semi-driver-crash-kills-family https://www.foxnews.com/us/semitruck-driver-deadly-interstate-crash-fraudulently-obtained-license-citizenship-officials?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home Ohio officials say a semitruck driver charged in a fiery interstate crash that killed a young family of three fraudulently obtained an Ohio driver's license, a commercial driver's license and later U.S. citizenship under an alternate identity. The driver, Modou F. Ngom, 50, was arrested after authorities said he caused an April 11 chain-reaction crash on Interstate 71 northbound near U.S. 36, where a semitrailer slammed into slowed traffic in a construction zone and ignited a deadly fire. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash killed a 37-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman and a 1-year-old child from Ashley, Ohio, who were traveling in a C In a statement, Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson confirmed to Fox News that investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Ohio State Highway Patrol uncovered conflicting identity information in state and federal records after Ngom's arrest. <p>Ngom, he said, entered the United States in the 1990s and used multiple names and dates of birth to obtain state and federal identification documents. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:35:16 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291642/illegal-semi-driver-crash-kills-family#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291642 discussion, 0.5 daily 291642 https://drudge.com/news/291630/omar-family-winery-shut-down-after-congress https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-husband-winery-terminated-after-financial-records-requested-11869744?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home A California winery owned by Representative Ilhan Omar's husband was shut down weeks after Congressional Republicans demanded answers about the reported wealth of the Minnesota Democrat's family. Omar, a member of the Squad of progressive Democrats and a political lightning rod, filed a 2024 financial disclosure that put her family assets at between $6 million and $30 million, a surge from the previous year that"at the top of that range"would have placed her among the wealthiest Democrats in the House. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:33:41 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291630/omar-family-winery-shut-down-after-congress#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291630 discussion, 0.5 daily 291630 https://drudge.com/news/291579/cdc-not-publish-report-showing-covid https://www.newsmax.com/politics/cdc-covid-vaccine-benefits/2026/04/22/id/1253762/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home A report showing the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines that was previously delayed by the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now been blocked from being published in the agency's flagship scientific journal, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3s563fak2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieyojstoor3kt3nezi2g42fap2qsskmty57hyf6kofszt4h4b5mf4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n/post/3mk3s563fak2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Apoorva Mandavilli (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n?ref_src=embed">@apoorvanyt.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n/post/3mk3s563fak2l?ref_src=embed">Apr 22, 2026 at 11:17 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:32:48 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291579/cdc-not-publish-report-showing-covid#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291579 news, 0.5 daily 291579 https://drudge.com/news/291523/fbi-director-patel-sues-atlantic https://justthenews.com/government/fbi-director-patel-sues-atlantic-magazine-hit-piece-alleging-excessive-drinking?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home Patel in the 19-page suit also says the Atlantic Monthly Group LLC and Fitzpatrick are "of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy" his reputation and drive him from office. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:q3glmp5enr5gkuu2uaosjker/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyrlekquk2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidu45inzjzrfum7azx6dumc66su5jmnbwbvlvvgscbz2vewcbzsom" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">FBI Director Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic explained: joycevance.substack.com/p/kashs-comp ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q3glmp5enr5gkuu2uaosjker/post/3mjyrlekquk2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Joyce White Vance (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q3glmp5enr5gkuu2uaosjker?ref_src=embed">@joycewhitevance.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q3glmp5enr5gkuu2uaosjker/post/3mjyrlekquk2w?ref_src=embed">Apr 21, 2026 at 6:29 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:31:52 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291523/fbi-director-patel-sues-atlantic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291523 news, 0.5 daily 291523 https://drudge.com/news/291494/omfg-you-snowflakes-cant-even-bothered https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2026/04/17/border-crisis-trumps-250-foot-monument-triggers-liberal-meltdown-while-border-to-mo2kuwm7 Go back to sleep... Roger fixed so you wouldn't be triggered. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:54:58 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291494/omfg-you-snowflakes-cant-even-bothered#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291494 discussion, 0.5 daily 291494 https://drudge.com/news/291448/former-gettysburg-mayor-facing-grooming https://local21news.com/news/local/former-gettysburg-mayor-facing-grooming-child-sex-charges-released-on-bail-pa-pennsylvania-chad-alan-carr-adams-county GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHP) " Former Gettysburg Mayor Chad-Alan Carr has been released on bail after turning himself in to the police on child sex-related charges, according to court documents. Records show Carr was bailed out of jail on a $100,000 surety bond. The investigation into Carr's alleged conduct began on Feb. 24 when a childline report was filed. The victim spoke with investigators the next day, according to an affidavit. READ MORE | Former Gettysburg mayor facing child sex crimes, accused of grooming 16-year-old boy During the conversation, the victim claimed to have met Carr when they were 8 years old. Troopers said the alleged abuse didn't start until years later, when they were 16. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:04:09 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291448/former-gettysburg-mayor-facing-grooming#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291448 discussion, 0.5 daily 291448 https://drudge.com/news/291380/nycs-first-city-run-grocery-store-coming https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-run-grocery-stores-zohran-mamdani-la-marqueta/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made his choice for the site of New York City's first city-run grocery store. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdkkie6k227" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiahlzllwx5nr4d6rnydrmj4x2gznxb4zfqfrg76vbcigdxlfktom4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Government can work for people! We do not have to accept food deserts and price gouging. We can have the things we need to live lives of comfort and dignity, if we rid ourselves of the politics of the past! Looking forward to seeing my neighbors at the grocery store!<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o/post/3mjdkkie6k227?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Darializa for Congress (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o?ref_src=embed">@darializaforny.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o/post/3mjdkkie6k227?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:33:04 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291380/nycs-first-city-run-grocery-store-coming#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291380 news, 0.5 daily 291380 https://drudge.com/news/291376/swalwell-suspends-campaign-california https://x.com/ericswalwell/status/2043488502327972096?s=20 Eric Swalwell: "I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made -- but that's my fight, not a campaign's." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdwg2ub3s2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigxsar2cczqikgqizpyff4vqsknmgq356k62vhwkyzhas6vhaxdz4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">My response to Eric Swalwell. And trust me this is as sincere as I can be.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y/post/3mjdwg2ub3s2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Adam Parkhomenko (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y?ref_src=embed">@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y/post/3mjdwg2ub3s2r?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:33:35 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291376/swalwell-suspends-campaign-california#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291376 news, 0.5 daily 291376 https://drudge.com/news/291328/four-women-describe-sexual-misconduct https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/us/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs?Date=20260410&Profile=cnnbrk&utm_content=1775862862&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. "I was pushing him off of me, saying no," the woman told CNN of the incident, which she said happened in 2024 after she had stopped working in Swalwell's office. "He didn't stop." Believe all women... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:58:34 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291328/four-women-describe-sexual-misconduct#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291328 0.5 daily 291328 https://drudge.com/news/291207/millions-fleeing-high-tax-blue-states https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/millions-of-people-are-leaving-high-tax-states-like-california-and-new-york-here-s-where-they-re-moving-and-how-much-they-re-saving-in-2026/ar-AA206RBn?gemSnapshotKey=GM7AD67886-snapshot-1&cvid=69d2dc1dc2614ce28bccc2cdc310350a&ei=11?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home A growing number of Americans are reconsidering where they live " not just for lifestyle reasons, but for financial ones. New IRS migration data reveal a clear pattern: billions of dollars in income are moving out of high-tax states into areas where taxes, and often overall living costs, are lower. For higher-income households in particular, relocating can translate into five-figure annual savings. <p>But taxes are only part of a broader shift shaped by housing costs, remote work, and changing lifestyle priorities. Here's what the latest data shows and how to think about it if you're considering a move. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:30:04 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291207/millions-fleeing-high-tax-blue-states#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291207 discussion, 0.5 daily 291207 https://drudge.com/news/291017/olympic-committee-announces-new-policy https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/international-olympic-committee-announces-new-policy-on-the-protection-of-the-female-women-s-category-in-olympic-sport The policy explains that, for all disciplines on the sports programme of an IOC event, including the Olympic Games and for both individual and team sports, eligibility for any female category is limited to biological females. Eligibility for the female category is to be determined in the first instance by SRY gene screening to detect the absence or presence of the SRY gene. Based on scientific evidence, the IOC considers that the presence of the SRY gene is fixed throughout life and represents highly accurate evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development. Furthermore, the IOC considers that SRY gene screening via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample is unintrusive compared to other possible methods. Speaking about the policy, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said: "As a former athlete, I passionately believe in the rights of all Olympians to take part in fair competition. The policy that we have announced is based on science and has been led by medical experts. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:10:56 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291017/olympic-committee-announces-new-policy#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291017 discussion, 0.5 daily 291017