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A Delaware State Trooper was killed in a shooting at a Wilmington DMV on Tuesday afternoon.
The unidentified shooter is deceased.
Details about the shooting and the motive is unclear.
Fox News reported:
A Delaware state trooper was killed Tuesday during a shooting at a Division of Motor Vehicles building and the shooter has also died, authorities said.
The Delaware State Police said it responded to an active shooter situation at a DMV location in Wilmington. Authorities later said that one suspect was in custody and that there was no longer an active shooter incident.

One Delaware State Trooper has been confirmed killed during this incident. We are continuing to assess additional injuries. Please avoid the area. Updates will be provided as information is confirmed.
Media staging will be at Troop 2.
— Delaware State Police (@DEStatePolice) December 23, 2025

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer released a statement on the deadly shooting but did not mention the fallen officer.
“We are closely monitoring the situation at the DMV in New Castle, and I want to be clear that there is no active threat to the public at this time,” Delaware Governor Matt Meyer said.
Law enforcement acted swiftly to secure the scene, and the shooter has been confirmed deceased. State and local law enforcement are on the scene and coordinating response efforts. Please avoid the area and follow guidance from authorities. We will share updates as they are confirmed,” Governor Meyer said.

We are closely monitoring the situation at the DMV in New Castle, and I want to be clear that there is no active threat to the public at this time. Law enforcement acted swiftly to secure the scene, and the shooter has been confirmed deceased. State and local law enforcement are…
— Governor Matt Meyer (@MattMeyerDE) December 23, 2025

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Social media X.
New Christmas mural by Banksy.
We have been following the developments regarding the elusive Graffiti artist Banksy, be it the appearance of new artwork of his, or even controversies about his identity, as you can read in Mysterious Graffiti Star Banksy May Be Doxxed in Lawsuit – Underground Figure Is Now a Collective of Artists, Backed by an Army of Lawyers, Art Dealers and Curators.
After his last mural was painted over by the authorities, this one is unlikely to generate controversy.
BBC reported:
“Elusive street artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new mural that has appeared in Bayswater, west London.
The image depicts two children lying on the ground dressed in wellington boots, coats and winter bobble hats, one of them pointing upwards towards the sky.”

New Banksy mural pops up in London’s Bayswater
Two kids on the ground, one pointing to the sky — many think it’s about child homelessness
What do you think it means? pic.twitter.com/HweBUovZ6z
— RT (@RT_com) December 23, 2025

The new artwork has appeared in two places: painted on to a wall above a row of garages on Queen’s Mews and outside the Centre Point tower in central London.
“The artist, whose identity is not publicly known, announced his new work by posting an image to his Instagram account on Monday afternoon.
Speaking about the Centre Point mural, artist Daniel Lloyd-Morgan told the BBC he believed the location was chosen to make a point about child homelessness. Everybody is having a good time but there are a lot of children who are not having a good time at Christmas’, he said.”

UK street artist Banksy unveils latest mural in London
British street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest work in central London amid speculation over an identical second work which appeared elsewhere in the city. #AFPVertical pic.twitter.com/LRvqLWiXeM
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 23, 2025

“The black and white street art depicts two children lying on their backs and pointing upwards. The child nearest the camera is wearing a wooly hat with hands tucked into their jacket pockets. Behind them a larger person is pointing upwards in a bobbly hat (possibly a Santa type hat) also wearing boots.”

‍ The elusive artist #Banksy has confirmed that his latest work has indeed appeared on a new mural in #London: two children lying down and pointing up at the sky.
Take a look pic.twitter.com/JZ99ENjjyH
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) December 23, 2025

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New Artwork by British Street Artist Banksy Appears on the Wall of Royal Courts of Justice, in London – Is Immediately Covered Up, as Police Weigh Charges of ‘Criminal Damage’
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This is much better than coal!
Illegal aliens have been gifted a Christmas miracle from the Trump administration in the form of $3,000 and a fresh ticket home. Now they can be home for the holidays!
The Gateway Pundit reported,
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is upping the incentives for illegal aliens who are deported from the United States over the Christmas season.
Illegal aliens who voluntarily leave the country using the CBP Home app before the end of the year will be offered a financial incentive of $3,000, along with government-funded travel back to their home country.
Those who opt into the programme will also have any outstanding civil penalties or fines related to overstaying or failing to depart waived, effectively wiping the slate clean if they comply with the self-deportation process.
“Since January 2025, 1.9 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported, and tens of thousands have used the CBP Home program,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Trump is clearly far nicer than the left would have you believe.
Illegals should take this opportunity, they may not get another one like it. If they don’t they are likely to get ICE in their stockings this year.
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George Conway (Credit: The Bulwark)
Prominent anti-Trump lawyer George Conway filed to run for Congress in New York City on Monday.
According to Breitbart, citing a newly filed Statement of Organization with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), George Conway has established a principal campaign committee under the name “George Conway for Congress” to run in New York’s 12th congressional district as a Democrat.
The filing, dated December 22, 2025, designates the district currently represented by retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY).
As of Monday morning, Conway’s campaign website remains under construction.

Former Republican George Conway files bid to run for New York’s 12th congressional district as a Democrat pic.twitter.com/AxQ0O8pRPV
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) December 22, 2025

Conway, who resides in the elite Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, is set to carpetbag his way into representing one of Manhattan’s wealthiest and most liberal districts, encompassing iconic areas like Central Park, Times Square, and Rockefeller Center.
The 62-year-old Conway has fully embraced the radical left in recent years, ditching his conservative roots and becoming a staple on left-wing media outlets. He co-hosts a podcast on the anti-Trump Bulwark called “George Conway Explains It All,” where he obsessively rails against President Trump.
But Conway took his derangement to new heights in October when he was spotted at a “No Kings” anti-Trump rally wearing a shirt boldly proclaiming “I am Antifa” – just weeks after President Trump designated the violent extremist group as a domestic terrorist organization, according to the Daily Caller.

Never-Trumper George Conway spotted wearing an “I am Antifa” shirt at DMV “No Kings” protest. pic.twitter.com/0PFYZxD9nd
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 18, 2025

Conway decided to attend the rally in DC with his dog and spied an opportunity to grandstand. He grabbed a microphone before the assembled crowd and tried to lead a chant against Trump.
“Hey, hey, Donald J! How many kids did you starve today?!” Conway twice yells.
But the crowd offers no response, leading Conway to give up quickly. “Yeah, yeah, okay,” Conway says. “That’s fine.”
Conway was once a highly respected conservative lawyer with a wonderful wife and kids. Then, he decided to decline the opportunity to serve in the first Trump Administration and quickly turned against the president.
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has halted more than $5.5 million in annual federal funding to Minnesota after explosive findings revealed that individuals tied to the infamous $1 billion Somali fraud scheme also received millions in taxpayer-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced the funding freeze Tuesday in a scathing post on X, directly notifying Democrat Governor Tim Walz that his state can no longer be trusted with federal tax dollars.
Loeffler wrote on X:
Today, I informed Governor Tim Walz that SBA is halting $5.5 million in annual funding to Minnesota pending further review.
This action follows alarming findings: individuals indicted in the $1 billion Somali fraud scheme also received at least $3 million in PPP loans, and SBA has since identified 13,600 additional PPP loans in Minnesota – totaling $430 million – suspected as fraudulent.
With dozens of investigations underway, the conclusion is unavoidable: Minnesota cannot be trusted to administer federal tax dollars. Its socialist welfare system has enabled fraud at industrial scale, at the expense of honest Americans – and these are the consequences.

Today, I informed Governor Tim Walz that SBA is halting $5.5 million in annual funding to Minnesota pending further review.
This action follows alarming findings: individuals indicted in the $1 billion Somali fraud scheme also received at least $3 million in PPP loans, and SBA…
— Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) December 23, 2025

Earlier this month, Loeffler revealed that numerous individuals and nonprofits already indicted in Minnesota’s COVID-relief scandal also received SBA-backed loans, suggesting a coordinated, multi-agency exploitation of pandemic programs.
Among the groups implicated was Feeding Our Future, a centerpiece of the sprawling fraud operation that siphoned hundreds of millions from federal nutrition programs.
“Numerous individuals and nonprofits indicted in the $1 billion Minnesota COVID fraud scandal, including Feeding Our Future, received SBA PPP loans in addition to other state and federal funding,” Loeffler wrote on X Tuesday.
“I have ordered an investigation into the network of Somali organizations and executives implicated in these schemes. Despite Governor Walz’s best efforts to obstruct, SBA continues to work to expose abuse and hold perpetrators accountable, full stop.”
An SBA spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency is now investigating every individual and organization indicted in Minnesota’s broader COVID-fraud scandal:
“The agency is investigating all individuals and organizations indicted as part of the $1 billion Minnesota COVID fraud scheme to identify any that may have also fraudulently obtained PPP loans—evaluating their citizenship status, the legitimacy of their nonprofit work, and other requirements for eligibility.”
On Tuesday, in her formal letter to Walz, Loeffler made clear that the funding cutoff would remain “until further notice.”
Loeffler cited Thompson’s calculations, stating that:

The Somali fraud network netted at least $1 billion through Minneapolis-centered schemes
At least half of certain Medicaid programs were allegedly looted
The final damage could exceed $9 billion

According to the SBA:

At least $2.5 million in PPP and EIDL funds were directly tied to the Somali fraud network
Another $430 million across 13,000 PPP loans were flagged as potentially fraudulent
Some of those loans were fully forgiven during the Biden administration

According to the letter:

As Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), I am notifying you that effective immediately and until further notice, the SBA is halting the disbursement of federal funds to SBA resource partners operating in the state of Minnesota, totaling over $5.5 million in annual support.
This action is the result of a fundamental breakdown in the public trust. Under your leadership, Minnesota failed to safeguard taxpayer dollars, and SBA will not continue to place federal resources at risk in a state where oversight measures are ignored and accountability is abandoned.
During your tenure, Minnesota became the epicenter of the largest fraud scandal of the pandemic, and recent indictments and convictions indicate that fraud is endemic to the state-administered welfare programs in your state. In addition to the $1 billion pandemic scheme involving a massive Somali fraud network, federal prosecutors now estimate that at least “half” of certain state-administered Medicaid funding since 2018 has been pocketed by criminals in Minnesota, totaling an additional $9 billion. Numerous other federal agencies, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, have also launched investigations into rampant abuse that likely siphoned funds away from citizens in need.
The SBA has uncovered at least $2.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) that were granted to individuals indicted as part of the Somali fraud scheme. We identified another 13,600 PPP loans in Minnesota, totaling about $430 million, that were initially flagged by SBA as fraudulent but later funded — and in many cases forgiven under the Biden Administration.
The volume and concentration of potential fraud is staggering, matched in its egregiousness only by your response to those who attempted to stop it. When legislators and whistleblowers raised concerns about potential abuse during the pandemic, your Administration resisted oversight, refused accountability, and allowed the misconduct to metastasize. Even now, you continue to defend the broad “generosity” of your state, while dismissing public criticism as “racism.”
It is unclear how many state and federal programs have been exploited at the expense of families, workers, and small businesses in Minnesota. But there is no credible evidence that your state has the necessary safeguards in place to responsibly administer federal programs — or address the criminal activity that has been allowed to fester. When a governor demonstrates his Administration cannot be trusted to protect taxpayer dollars, SBA has an obligation and the authority to act.
Accordingly, the agency is halting funding associated with the following programs in Minnesota pending further review:
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs): Annual federal awards totaling $2,223,927.• Women’s Business Centers (WBCs): Annual federal awards for three WBCs, totaling $450,000.• SCORE: Annual federal awards totaling approximately $300,000.• SBA Microloan Program: All microloan awards, which totaled $2,604,144 in FY25.• Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program: All reimbursements, which totaled $94,420 in FY25.• SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC): All awards, which totaled $150,000 in FY25.
What happened in Minnesota is the consequence of socialist policies deliberately designed to pump out welfare funding without oversight or accountability. SBA will not further that agenda by continuing to send funds to a state that has demonstrated a reckless refusal to enforce the law.
SBA’s responsibility is to taxpayers and small business owners, not to criminals or the politicians who enable them. We will continue to do what you did not: protect federal dollars on behalf of the American people.

Read more: pic.twitter.com/EBgSjmBq7q
— Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) December 23, 2025

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Wikimedia Commons
This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Susan Crabtree
The FBI recently raided the home of a Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s detail in an alleged tax and wire fraud case involving millions of dollars in donations and grants.
In the alleged scheme, the agent accepted donations to a charity that purports to help inner-city youth and victims of domestic violence but didn’t provide the services it reported to the IRS, according to several knowledgeable sources in the Secret Service community.
The raid, which took place on or around Dec. 8, was the culmination of more than a year of work by a joint FBI-IRS investigation that the Secret Service joined in recent months, the sources said. Federal investigators have interviewed more than a dozen Secret Service agents, some of whom contributed to the nonprofit at the center of the probe, which is run by an agent on Vance’s detail.
The Secret Service has placed the agent on unpaid administrative leave and suspended his security clearance, signs that the agency considers the potential crimes and misconduct extremely serious, even though the individual has not been arrested, according to sources familiar with the matter.
RealClearPolitics has reached out to the USSS and has been told a statement is forthcoming.
The alleged fraud could further bruise the Secret Service, which is facing retention problems as it struggles to regain its once elite reputation after two Trump assassination attempts last year. In addition to potential criminal prosecution, the Secret Service agent could face internal insider threat allegations for demonstrating poor judgment and possible criminal intent.
“This is bigger than the 2012 prostitution scandal because agents are trained to investigate tax and bank wire fraud – anyone involved knew what they were doing was illegal,” one source remarked.
In 2012, more than a dozen Secret Service agents and other personnel were placed on administrative leave, and several were eventually fired after their superiors discovered they had hired prostitutes during a trip to Colombia to prepare for then-President Obama’s visit to the Summit of the Americas.
The agent whose home was raided is listed as the founder and chairman of the charity’s board of directors on tax documents filed with the IRS.
The charity in question purports to provide laptops to young inner-city youth in its “Laptops for Hope Program” – at least some of which are laptops donated by the Secret Service because they are beyond their warranties, according to knowledgeable sources. Investigators, however, are looking into whether laptops discovered in the basement of the agent’s home were ever donated to the youth or whether there were plans to do so.
In tax documents, the charity states that its mission is to provide “emergency assistance to survivors of domestic violence, financial literacy, preventing childhood obesity, & [stet] supporting families affected by HIV/AIDS in VA, MD, DC, & GA.”
The alleged tax and wire fraud schemes could implicate numerous Secret Service agents and employees, some of whom allegedly donated to the charity and then received part of their donation back in a payment. Investigators are looking into whether the donations allowed the Secret Service agents to file deductions and write off numerous work-related expenses, the sources said.
The charity has been operating since 2022, receiving $351,329 in contributions and grants in its first year while paying just $23,000 in salaries, tax documents show. In 2023, contributions and grants shot up to $806,409, and the nonprofit paid its officers a total of $154,590. Those numbers increased to $979,053 in contributions and grants in 2024, the latest tax document available. That year, the charity reported paying $267,221 in salaries.
This article was originally published by RealClearPolitics and made available via RealClearWire.

Susan Crabtree is RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent.
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Andrew had his gun license stripped by Met police.
The hunter becomes the hunted.
For his long association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is facing a long list of repercussions that seem to have no end.
Now, the avid hunter has surrendered his firearms license to the Met Police – the same police force who dropped the investigation into his alleged crimes.
The Telegraph reported:
“The former Duke of York, 65, agreed to give up his firearms and shotgun certificates last month after he was visited by the Metropolitan Police at Royal Lodge in Windsor.
Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, who is a keen shot, will now only be able to use and transport his shotguns when accompanied by a licensed gun owner.”
Andrew and Epstein walking on Central Park, NY.
When asked in his disastrous 2019 BBC interview about a 2000 weekend at Sandringham with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew infamously described it as ‘a straightforward shooting weekend’.
“A photograph released by the US government last week showed Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor sprawled across the laps of five women during the visit.
Gun licenses are regularly reviewed and their surrender can be requested if a person is found to be ‘not fit to be entrusted with a firearm” or ‘a danger to public safety or to the peace’.”
Andrew in Sandringham on the lap of five redacted women – presumably Epstein victims.
Daily Mail reported:
“The Met Police, who are responsible for royal and diplomatic protection, reportedly visited Andrew at his current home, Royal Lodge in Windsor, in November. 
Sources claim that Andrew used a valet to deal with the Met’s specialist officers, who reportedly gave the ex-duke a ‘pretty thorough’ grilling. 
Officers are not thought to have confiscated Andrew’s firearms, but imposed severe sanctions on how the weapons are stored and who is able to access them. 
The decision to revoke Andrew’s license follows a security review, and means he will no longer be able to transport or use his firearms except under strict expert supervision.”

Read more:

Former Prince Andrew May Live in Decrepit Farm After Leaving Royal Lodge Mansion, as Late Virginia Giuffre’s Family Is Furious With Met Police for Dropping Investigation on Him
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Maria A. Bucci, a former Cranston, R.I. mayoral candidate, flipped out after getting busted for drunk driving. Credit: East Greenwich Police Department
An entitled Rhode Island Democrat went on a self-absorbed tirade before and after breaking the law in embarrassing fashion last week.
As The Daily Mail reported, 51-year-old Maria A. Bucci, the chairwoman of Cranston’s Democratic Committee, was charged with driving under the influence on December 18 after a traffic stop.
The Boston Globe obtained court documents that showed that police pulled Bucci, a former mayoral candidate, over for having “severely bloodshot, glassy and watery eyes.” They also detected “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from inside the vehicle.”
However, Bucci apparently thought her Democratic privilege would shield her from trouble as she repeatedly told officers, “Do you know who I am?”
Not surprisingly, police recognized she was a figure of minor importance and proceeded to do their job. This only made Bucci angrier, as she proceeded to berate the officers in a vulgar manner.
WATCH:

The Mail notes that as officers attempted to administer field sobriety tests, Bucci interfered by insulting them and asking them a series of personal questions, including their ages.
She also tried to get a relative to bail her out.
Bucci later played the race card and attempted to leverage her political connections to extricate herself from trouble.
“Call my husband right now and call the attorney general and everybody else in town. This is disgusting. God forbid I was a black person, I’d be arrested,” she said.
She later bizarrely asked, “What are you going to do, shoot me?” as one of the officers, Anthony St. Laurent, tried to show her one of the tests.
After Bucci continued to argue over the field sobriety tests, St. Laurent placed her under arrest. This took Bucci’s rage to another level as she called the officer a “d**k” and a “loser.”
“Give me the camera, you’re a d**k, she whined. “Like, I am not drinking. You’re a loser.”
Police said that Bucci’s insane tirade continued after she was transferred to police headquarters.
From the Mail:
They claimed that she continued to call St. Laurent an ‘evil (expletive) piece of (expletive).’
The report stated that Bucci cried out that she had ‘told her kids if they ever became a cop I’d kill them,’ before adding, ‘only clowns become cops.’
‘During booking, Ms. Bucci continued her ferocious attack of abusive comments by stating, “I’m going to get you mother******”,’ St. Laurent wrote in the documents.
The Mail reported Bucci was charged with a misdemeanor DUI but was released shortly afterward on a $1,000 bond.
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Santiago Abascal’s Rightwing Vox party is surging, and failing PM Pedro Sábchez and his Socialists are crumbling.
Scandal-plagued Spanish Socialists lose badly in Extremadura.
In a normal world, a Prime Minister whose right-hand man, his party head, plus his own wife and brother are all investigated in corruption scandals would have resigned long ago.
But we’re talking about Euro-Socialists who never, ever give up power – even if sexual harassment claims are plaguing their party like locusts.
They just go on, leading a broken minority government.
That’s the case of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s embattled Socialists, who have just suffered a hard defeat in Sunday’s regional election in Extremadura.
The PSOE crumbled to their worst-ever result in the western region, as the rightwing Vox more than doubled its seats.

¡GRACIAS EXTREMADURA!
pic.twitter.com/m7XkAhdaXV
— VOX (@vox_es) December 21, 2025

It’s yet another blow to the Socialists amid non-stop corruption and misconduct allegations.

#Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s embattled #Socialists suffered a heavy defeat in Sunday’s regional election in Extremadura, slumping to their worst-ever result as the far-right #Vox made strong gains.
Read more https://t.co/521jFfQF1T pic.twitter.com/tY0DUOOyBZ
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) December 22, 2025

France 24 reported:
“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s scandal-hit Socialists endured a crushing defeat in a regional election in Extremadura on Sunday, which saw far-right Vox make big gains.
The Socialists, who lead the minority national coalition, have been rocked by corruption and sexual misconduct allegations and the vote in the rural southwestern region was seen as an indicator of the party’s wider prospects.
They won just 18 seats in the 65-seat assembly down from 28, their worst-ever regional result in Extremadura.”

#AHORA – Debacle historico del Partido Socialista en Extremadura España
2023 PSOE – 39.9%
2025 PSOE – 25.9% (-14) pic.twitter.com/hkQCMkhZZE
— DatoWorld (@DatosAme24) December 21, 2025

Reuters reported:
“The losses in a region it governed for decades put further pressure on the PSOE – whose minority national government has been weakened by a series of scandals. Regional elections are due in Aragon, Castile and Leon and Andalusia next year.
Extremadura leader Maria Guardiola, of the PP, called the snap election after failing to pass the regional budget as Vox refused to back it.
The PP won 29 seats, one more than in 2023 but four short of a majority, while Vox rose to 11 seats from five, again leaving the conservatives reliant on far-right backing to govern.”

The People’s Party won Spain’s Extremadura regional elections on Sunday, securing 29 seats in the 65-seat assembly, while the Socialist Party secured 18 seats in the regional assembly. pic.twitter.com/qz7JSJq8HP
— Verity (@improvethenews) December 22, 2025

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Spain’s Socialist Government Under Fire for Endless Sexual Harassment Scandals – Even Allies Demand PM Sanchez Make Major Changes or Call Snap Elections
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