21 more FBI arrests in Washington DC last night August 18-19:

-4 gun recoveries
-6 drug seizures
-Charges including Felony assault, Larceny, Drug offenses, Assault on officer, and more

Federal partners have arrested over 450 individuals since this operation began.

The work continues. 🇺🇸

FBI Director Kash Patel

The latest update from your FBI’s Operation Summer Heat…

Our teams are making strides every day to keep our communities safe.
 
-Thanks to an FBI Boston investigation, a middle school librarian was arrested for distributing child pornography.

-A Mexican national was charged with sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl after an FBI Cincinnati investigation.
-And the FBI Charlotte Raleigh Durham Safe Streets Task Force assisted our partners at NCSHP with arresting a father and son accused of assaulting a NC State Trooper, who is thankfully recovering from his injuries.
 
These highlights are just a glimpse into the 85 arrests made last week under our operation. And since the operation’s inception in June, we’ve arrested 3,900 subjects, seized 906 firearms, and recovered 132 kilograms of fentanyl and over 20,000 kilograms of cocaine.
 
These are real-time results. Reducing violent crime is a promise the FBI will continue to keep.
 
That’s YOUR FBI at its finest.

More to come. God bless America, and all who defend her.

FBI Dan Bongino

Poll: Trump Approval Surges to 54 Percent After Meeting with Putin

📰 Breitbart News: “President Donald Trump’s voter approval rating surged to 54 percent following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/18/poll-trump-approval-surges-to-54-after-meeting-with-putin/

“I can promise you… we will beat this in a courtroom or we will beat this at the ballot box.”

Republican Vice Chair of the Assembly Elections Committee Alexandra Macedo joins to discuss Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to redraw congressional maps in hopes of turning 5 red seats blue.

Rep. Macedo tells a team of attorneys is already working on taking the fight to court.

She’s also concerned pressing pause on the Independent Redistricting Commission could become permanent.

In the meantime, she’s hoping former Gov. Schwarzenegger will testify against the move and says she’d love a “terminate gerrymandering” t-shirt.

MarlaTellez

BREAKING: Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announces the designation of new Chinese industry sectors as high-priority for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

America adds steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda, and red dates as high-priority sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which restricts Chinese goods made with forced labor from entering the U.S.

More: https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/dhs-expands-forced-labor-import-ban-steel-lithium-blocks-billions-chinese-goods

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Authorities are searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed at Thompson Park in Bellflower on Monday night.

NEW: $4.2 million in fake Cartier watches headed to New York from Hong Kong were seized by DFO Chicago CBP officers in Indianapolis. #OFOProud🇺🇸

More Info ➡️ https://go.dhs.gov/iSh

(A)Executive Asst. Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino

FACT CHECK: DHSgov shut down Gavin Newsom’s claim that POTUS is responsible for the illegal alien who was granted a commercial driver’s license in California amid deadly Florida crash that killed 3.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said this case was one of the most gruesome cases she had experienced in her 29 years working in law enforcement.

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/georgia-woman-was-found-dismembered-murder-charges

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputy Louis Custodio was critically injured in a head-on motorcycle crash and now faces at least 15 surgeries — his community is rallying to help.

What started as a routine day on the job for Loudoun County Sheriff's deputy Louis Custodio ended with a life-altering motorcycle crash while he was on patrol, his family says.

At approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, Custodio was on patrol when he struck another motorcycle head-on between Hyatt Lane and Morrisonville Road, sending both riders to the hospital with critical injuries.

Read more: https://dailyvoice.com/va/sterling/louis-custodio-recovering-after-head-on-motorcycle-crash/

Just another morning in DTLA..

California’s “Glock ban” (AB 1127) just got shoved into the Senate Appropriations suspense file. Translation: even Dems know it’s a costly loser. 👀The bill isn't completely dead, but this is an important step in killing it.

http://bit.ly/3UzEKCZ

Watch: Riverside County Sheriff and gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco has a message for Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the WOKE left that have destroyed California!

Ben Bergquam

Join #TeamBianco at http://www.Biancoforgovernor.com #biancoforgovernor

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters will not be bullied.

•Bowers’ use of force was consistent with his training as a distraction strike and to control physical resistance.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/08/17/im-not-going-to-be-bullied-sheriff-responds-to-questions-raised-after-sao-releases-report-on-viral-traffic-stop/

NEW: A Chicago woman was shot with a gun that was supposed to be destroyed in a buyback program, raising serious questions about the effectiveness of such initiatives in reducing crime.

The changes to the vehicles have agents furious and scared for their lives. We can't say we blame them given what the left has done to vehicles lately.

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/ice-has-new-cars-emblazoned-with-agencys-logo