PART 1: THE EMPIRE Miles Guo built a billion-dollar empire on the idea that the Chinese Communist Party was evil and had to be stopped. His followers were Chinese immigrants and their families, spread across America, Canada, Australia, and Europe — people who had left China but never stopped caring what happened there. They believed him. Guo — who prosecutors identified in court as Ho Wan Kwok, and who was also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Kwok, and Brother Seven — built GTV, a Chinese-language video network co-founded with a prominent American political figure, Steven K. Bannon, and used it to livestream himself daily to an audience of devoted followers — then sold them stock in it. He organized his…
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State investigators in New Mexico have finally begun combing through the sprawling ranch once owned by disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — a move that should have happened many years ago. On Monday, agents from the New Mexico Department of Justice joined local sheriff’s deputies to search the remote high-desert property known as Zorro Ranch. The 30,000-square-foot compound sits on thousands of acres outside Santa Fe and…
Just three days after announcing his campaign for Congress in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Flippo has quickly emerged as a rallying point for the MAGA and populist wing of the Republican Party, earning a wave of endorsements from major grassroots organizations and conservative leaders nationwide. In just three days, Flippo secured endorsements from Turning Point Action, Moms for America, the Oil and Gas Workers…
U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government breached an internal FBI computer network containing information related to some domestic surveillance orders, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. The scope and severity of the intrusion remain unknown, and the investigation is in its early stages. Any preliminary conclusions could change as investigators gather more information. A notification sent in recent days to…
Sanctuary jurisdictions across the country refused to honor nearly 18,000 ICE detainers on illegal aliens arrested for local crimes in 2025, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem revealed during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. ICE detainers are requests to local law enforcement that federal agents be notified when an illegal alien is scheduled for release from custody. The goal is to ensure agents can arrest illegal aliens in the safety…
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that California’s policy requiring public school teachers to hide student gender transitions from parents cannot be enforced, delivering what legal advocates called the most significant parental rights decision in a generation, The College Fix reports. The case, Mirabelli v. Bonta, argued California’s policy requires public schools to conceal children’s expressed transgender status at school from their parents. Conservative legal organizations contended the policy grossly violates…
CNN data analyst Harry Enten confirmed Democrats are losing ground on immigration despite ongoing anti-ICE rhetoric, with polling showing Republicans now hold larger advantages than during Trump’s first term, Modernity News reports. Enten highlighted the stark shift during a recent segment, noting that despite the barrage of anti-deportation messaging, Democrats are faring worse now than several years ago. “Despite EVERYTHING that’s been going on, Democrats in a WORSE position than…
A 23-year-old Texas gun vendor says he is facing 30 years in a Florida prison for selling a firearm accessory that has never been prosecuted under the state law used to charge him. On September 7, 2025, undercover deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office were working the floor at the West Palm Beach Gun Show when they received a tip about a vendor selling bump stocks, also referred…
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced his office is investigating a massive AI data center outside Amarillo after farmers raised concerns the project could deplete the region’s water supply and devastate cotton production, the Dallas Express reports. A Texas cotton farmer initially expressed concerns about Project Matador, an enormous AI facility planned outside Amarillo, on social media. The farmer warned that well water needed to grow cotton and sustain residents…
The Justice Department has escalated its election-integrity campaign, filing lawsuits against Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey after officials in those states declined to provide full voter-registration records requested under the Civil Rights Act of 1960. The law authorizes federal inspection of election records to ensure compliance with voting protections. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the lawsuits aim to restore public trust in elections by confirming voter rolls…
Paramount Skydance’s agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery — valued at roughly $110 billion — has ended a high-stakes bidding war with Netflix and reshaped the media landscape. The streaming giant declined to match the higher offer, saying the transaction had become “no longer financially attractive.” The merger consolidates major brands including HBO and CNN under a traditional studio structure rather than a tech-platform expansion model many analysts expected. Industry…