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TDFP News Roundup 10/12/26
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Federal agents raid Ilhan Omar’s DC home amid immigration fraud investigation:
Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home early Monday as part of a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, Fox News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The Justice Department confirmed the raid is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, while Omar’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Illegal border crossings collapse to historic lows as CBP marks 16 months of zero releases:
Border Patrol arrests of illegal crossers between ports of entry fell nearly 95% from the Biden-era peak, with unofficial reports showing about 8,900 September arrests and under 137,000 for FY26, Breitbart News reported. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said “sixteen straight months of zero releases at the border proves that President Trump’s policies are working,” as CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott told Breitbart a full year with no releases is soon to be reported.
NY rejects 16,000 Trump ICE detainers for illegal migrants accused or convicted in over 52,000 crimes:
Municipalities across New York have refused to honor ICE detainers 16,070 times since President Trump returned to office, declining to hold illegal migrants accused or convicted in more than 50,000 criminal charges ranging from murder to sexual assault, the New York Post reported. “While sanctuary politicians continue to release dangerous criminals onto their streets, our brave law enforcement officers will continue to risk their lives,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told The Post.
Kimberly Guilfoyle ‘on very thin ice’ with Trump after pay-to-play accusations as ambassador to Greece:
President Trump is considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of alleged staff abuse and a pay-to-play scheme tied to her role as U.S. ambassador to Greece, with a White House-close source telling the New York Post she is “on very thin ice.” The Wall Street Journal reported she asked a donor to pay a $100,000 credit card bill ahead of confirmation in exchange for favors, and Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are weighing her removal, the Associated Press first reported.
Zelenskyy accuses Putin of defying Trump’s energy ceasefire push:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News that Russia kept striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure even after President Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire, saying, “Putin attacked our gas infrastructure.” Zelenskyy said Kyiv refrained from hitting Russian energy targets overnight and called for more pressure on Moscow, arguing diesel prices are driven more by Hormuz disruptions than Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.
Hezbollah cluster munition kills 14-year-old, injures 24 in northern Israel:
A 14-year-old was killed and 24 others were injured, some seriously, when an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition detonated between Kibbutz Manara and Kibbutz Yiftah during an ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School field trip, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing the IDF. Firefighters said a preliminary investigation showed a student put the munition in his bag before it exploded, and Police Commissioner Daniel Levi said he is considering scaling back field trips in the area.
Elon Musk becomes largest midterm donor with over $276 million to bolster Senate GOP:
Elon Musk has poured more than $276 million into Republican campaigns and PACs since July, making him the largest known midterm donor, Just the News reported, citing campaign finance records shared with The New York Times. Nearly $158 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund and more than $76 million to his America PAC operating in seven Senate battlegrounds, giving Republicans a major financial edge.
OpenAI says Iran used AI to create fake journalists pushing anti-US, Israel hoaxes:
OpenAI said it disrupted an Iranian influence operation that used ChatGPT to invent at least seven fake Western journalist personas, generate social media comments and pitch long-form articles to global outlets about the US/Israel-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, the Jerusalem Post reported. The company rated the campaign a four on its six-point scale after nearly 100 articles appeared in syndicated and mid-sized outlets under fabricated bylines such as “Noah Lamington” and “Sophia Gonzalez.”
Obama backs Abdul El-Sayed in new Michigan Senate ad:
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in a new Senate ad Monday, urging voters to “fight back” in Michigan and citing El-Sayed’s record as a doctor pushing Medicaid for all and refusing corporate PAC money, the Washington Examiner reported. The endorsement comes as El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in one of the cycle’s closest races and after El-Sayed said Sunday his past criticism of Obama came from his “younger” and “angry self.”
Judge orders DHS to halt taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump:
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon, a Biden appointee, issued an injunction Sunday barring DHS from airing or renewing the Trump administration’s more than $20 million taxpayer-funded TV ad campaign, the Washington Examiner reported. Plaintiffs called the spots “blatantly unlawful political propaganda,” while the Justice Department said the government-funded run was already ending and any further airings would be paid by outside groups.
Mamdani orders NYPD to review use-of-force policies, adds $2.6M for police oversight:
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered the NYPD to conduct its first use-of-force review in a decade and announced an extra $2.6 million for independent police oversight, the New York Post reported. The move comes after an officer involved in the 2024 fatal shooting of mentally ill Queens teenager Win Rozario was allowed to retire before a disciplinary trial.
Chronically absent Mary Peltola drew highest Alaska legislature salary, billed Hawaii retreat:
Democrat Mary Peltola was Alaska’s highest-paid state house member yet missed 18.6% of votes across five terms, and in 2006 billed taxpayers $1,525 for a Hawaii corporate retreat, Breitbart News reported. Her legislative tenure included leading a “tolerance commission” pushing DEI policies, and she later posted one of Congress’s highest staff turnover rates after winning a U.S. House seat in 2022.
Philadelphia cop-ambush suspect faces 76 charges, held without bail:
Eric Lewis, 35, was arraigned on 76 charges including murder of a law enforcement officer and ordered held without bail after the ambush that killed Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a father of two and Air Force veteran, and wounded his partner who was shot 12 times, Fox News reported. Police said Lewis was found with two handguns and a shotgun after responding officers came under “significant gunfire” on a West Philadelphia porch.
Video shows Houthi missile strike on Riyadh airport that killed 13, including an American:
Saudi Arabia released video of a Houthi missile slamming into King Khalid International Airport’s terminal as travelers waited in line, killing at least 13 people including one American, the New York Post reported. The airport has been hit four times in five days and closed since Saturday’s strike, the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with the Houthis claiming responsibility.
NATO commander threatens to destroy ‘anything and everything’ if Russia attacks:
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, told the Warsaw Security Forum the alliance would ensure any attack on any ally proves “utterly futile” and would break “anything and everything that supports, sustains, and controls” an aggressor’s warfighting system, the Washington Examiner reported. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged European partners to consider more sanctions, saying Russia is “not interested in a ceasefire, de-escalation, or peace.”
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay accused of helping China persecute Uyghurs:
Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa and U.N. Watch accused 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay of using her former U.N. human rights post to share information on activists with Beijing, Breitbart News reported. Isa said the office she led shared details of his participation with the Chinese government without consent, calling it “a profound betrayal of trust.”
Fatah figure brags two-state solution is a ‘trap’ set for Israel’s destruction:
Basel Abu Shahab, Fatah’s secretary in Lebanon’s Burj al-Shemali camp, told Palestine TV “we know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution” and that a Palestinian state would mean “the disappearance of the Israeli entity and the end of global Zionism,” the Jerusalem Post reported. He glorified past Fatah terror operations, including the 1969 abduction of Israeli watchman Shmuel Rosenwasser.
UK PM Burnham says Iran’s IRGC ‘almost certainly’ directed RAF Fairford bomb plot:
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Parliament a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford — used by U.S. bombers against Iran — was “highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard,” the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Reuters. Five British men arrested near the base Sept. 27 were released on bail after petrol but no viable explosive was found; Iran denied involvement.
Drag queens, trans pastor and abortion rallies mark Iowa Dem governor hopeful’s church:
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand has attended Plymouth Congregational UCC in Des Moines, a church that has hosted drag performances, invited a transgender guest pastor and openly supported abortion while Sand cultivates a moderate, faith-forward image, Fox News reported. His campaign said Sand prefers traditional liturgy and “isn’t going to take lessons in morality” from GOP rival Zach Lahn.
Middle school student arrested after shooting principal and teacher in France:
A ninth-grade student was arrested after allegedly opening fire with a 12-gauge shotgun at Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, wounding the 53-year-old principal and a 37-year-old teacher, Breitbart News reported, citing La Provence. Deputy Mayor Giovanni Schipani said the victims are not in danger of dying and the teen, reportedly harassed at school, was disarmed by a staff member; police said he was not known for delinquency or radicalization.
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