Two eastern European gangsters never plotted to murder exiled Iranian-American activist Masih Alinejad, despite claims to the contrary by a bumbling “pizza delivery hitman,” one of the suspects’ defense lawyers claimed in her closing argument Wednesday. Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov were only trying to “scam” Iranian officials out of $500,000 in a bizarre scheme […]
Plot to assassinate Iranian dissident in NYC is lie cooked up by ‘pizza delivery hitman,’ lawyer claims
Russia Claims Ukrainian Plot to Assassinate Senior Military Officers Foiled
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), successor to the feared KGB of the Soviet Union, said on Thursday it thwarted a Ukrainian plot to assassinate Russian military officers and their families in Moscow using hidden bombs. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has prevented a series of assassination attempts on high-ranking military personnel of
Iran denies involvement in Trump assassination plot outlined in DOJ report: ‘Malicious conspiracy’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed a report released by the Department of Justice on Friday stating that it thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. A criminal complaint filed in a New York City federal court stated that an unnamed official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps told Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran, to “focus […]
DOJ: Iran Recruited Agent to Plot Trump Assassination
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday unsealed an indictment against a man identified as an “Iranian asset” and two others in the greater New York area who, prosecutors say, were “actively targeting nationals of the United States and its allies” for assassination, including President-elect Donald Trump. The indictment identifies four victims, including Trump, of
Trump Would Blow Iran ‘to Smithereens’ For Plot Against Him
Donald Trump is demanding that the Biden administration get tough on Iran for threats against the former president’s life. “If I were the president, I would inform the threatening country, in this case, Iran, that if you do anything to harm this person, we are going to blow your largest cities, and the country itself
Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire over Lebanon over terrorist group’s revenge plot
Israel launched a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon early Sunday in an attempt to stop a missile attack by Hezbollah — which later fired rockets into Israel’s northern area. “In a self-defense act to remove these threats, the (Israeli military) is striking terror targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their […]
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Blocked from Leaving Country over Alleged Russian Plot
Ukrainian intelligence agencies blocked former President Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country to meet with Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán over an alleged Kremlin plot to diminish Western support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Saturday that it was behind the decision from the Verkhovna Rada parliament in
Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback
Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to steady a seesaw of competing demands from the various corners of his conference. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Speaker Mike Johnson is averting a government shutdown essentially the same way Kevin McCarthy did: by partnering with Democrats to pass a government funding bill with no spending cuts. Unlike his predecessor, it
Texas woman sentenced for involvement in 2018 murder-for-hire plot to kill Austin jewelers
A Texas woman accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot of her husband’s parents, who owned an Austin jewelry store, was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. A Travis County Judge sentenced Jaclyn Alexa Edison, who was 19 at the time of the crime, to 10 years of probation […]
Expect ‘plot twists and dramatic turns’ in race to succeed Santos
“The MAGA madness that George Santos [above] represents is not him alone,” said Zak Malamed, the founder of a PAC funding young candidates. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ALBANY, N.Y. — The story of George Santos has been one of the strangest in modern political history. The race to replace him could be just as messy. It’s
Congressional centrists plot deal-cutting course in divided government
Sens. Susan Collins, left, and Joe Manchin said their work would not halt just because it may be tougher to convince Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s majority to take up legislation. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo There’s a new speaker in the House and fewer influential centrists. Washington’s bipartisan fever hasn’t broken yet, though. The centrist group No
Prince Andrew Reportedly Launching $12M Plot to Overturn Sex Case Settlement
Prince Andrew has amassed a £10 million ($12 million) war chest for a reported attempt to overturn his settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17.British newspaper the Sun says that Andrew is funding the renewed effort in part with his
Senate conservatives plot their second act after taking on McConnell
It’s not the same sort of rebellion Kevin McCarthy is facing in the House as he tries to claim the speakership. But it’s a clear sign that the restive group of Senate Republicans isn’t going away just because their leadership fight with McConnell is over. “Democrats have done a pretty good job of picking issues
Dems plot their own government funding plan as talks stall
The Democratic funding plan from Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy and House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro will come just days before federal cash expires Dec. 16. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images As bipartisan negotiations on a sprawling year-end package to fund the government remain mired in gridlock, Democrats have a new negotiation plan: publicly releasing their
Republican State Treasurers Plot Anti-ESG Strategy
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Republican state treasurers from across the country launched their strategy against leftist Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) conference last week. The Republican state treasurers last Monday launched a website, Our Money Our Values, along with a video explainer, hoping to educate Americans on the
Brilliant! America’s Online Minutemen and Women Just Uncovered the Dominion Plot Transferring Vote Ratios between Pennsylvania Precincts (VIDEO) By Joe Hoft
Another individual on the Internet has put together what he believes is evidence of the Dominion company transferring votes between precincts in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election in an effort to ultimately steal the election for Biden while concealing their diabolical scheme. The Gateway Pundit previously reported on the votes for President Trump in three […]
Ex-FBI Assistant Director: There Was A “High-Ranking” Plot To Protect Hillary; Brennan Leaked “Weekly”
Former Assistant FBI Director James Kallstrom said that there was a plot among “high-ranking” people throughout government – “not just the FBI,” who coordinated in a plot to help Hillary Clinton avoid indictment. “I think we have ample facts revealed to us during this last year and a half that high-ranking people throughout government, not […]
Putin thanks Trump for helping to foil terror attack plot.
President Putin has thanked Donald Trump for the US’s help in foiling a plot to attack the city of Saint Petersburg. The White House has confirmed that the Russian president called his US counterpart on Sunday after the CIA supplied intelligence which allowed Russia’s security services (FSB) to break up a “terror cell” planning an […]
Islamist suicide plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May foiled.
A terror plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May has been foiled, Sky sources have confirmed. Sky’s Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: “It’s the latest in a number of terror plots that police and MI5 believe they’ve foiled this year. “I understand that the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, briefed Cabinet ministers today (Tuesday), such […]
Soros, Pelosi Meeting To Fund And Plot Democratic ‘Resistance’
George Soros and Nancy Pelosi will address the leaders of the Democratic “resistance” on Friday as they join a three-day conference cloaked in secrecy. Documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show how Soros will be meeting with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and scores of rich liberals to plot the future of the opposition To President […]
US Left Wing Groups Traveled To Germany For The G20 Summit Last July To Meet With Al Qaeda And ISIS Leaders And Plot The Destruction of President Trump, Secret FBI Investigation Reveals
A secret FBI investigation of the violent ‘resistance’ movement on college campuses against President Trump has led to an alarming discovery—the collusion between American anarchists and foreign terrorists in the Islamic State and Al qaeda, according to a confidential ‘Informational Report’ by FBI field offices. ‘There is clearly overwhelming evidence that there are growing ties […]
FBI Foils ISIS-Inspired Plot to Bomb Miami Mall, Suspect Arrested
Shoppers at the Dolphin Mall are shown on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. (Photo/Sebastián Ballestas Miami Herald File) A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly planning to plant an ISIS-inspired attack at a shopping mall. 53-year-old Vicente Solano was caught in a FBI sting operation on Friday where he thought he was communicating with like-minded […]
Foiled Terror Plot Raises Number of Plots, Attacks to 98 Since 9/11
The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges earlier this month against three men for plotting to attack New York City in 2016. The plotters were arrested at different times in 2016 and 2017, in different parts of the world. Since this plot occurred in the past and the first plotter was arrested in May of last […]
REPORT: FBI UNCOVERED RUSSIAN BRIBERY PLOT BEFORE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION APPROVED CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR DEAL WITH MOSCOW
Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States, according to government […]
Mohammed in Minneapolis Charged in ISIS Plot…
Minneapolis bridge collapse survivor faces terror charge MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A survivor of the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people now faces terror charges after authorities say he traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group, departing the U.S. just a few weeks after collecting more than $91,000 in settlement money for […]