Trump nominates former Oklahoma trooper Lance Schroyer to be ICE director

June 27, 2026 / 5:15 PM EDT / CBS News

President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In a statement posted on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said Schroyer has over 29 years of law enforcement experience in Oklahoma, where he served as a state trooper. Schroyer was in the U.S. Marine Corps and currently serves as senior advisor to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

“He is a PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst, including spearheading 287g Law Enforcement partnerships with ICE!” the president wrote.

Schroyer was a major at the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety over the Emergency Services Unit, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He specializes in interagency collaboration, complex tactical planning and constitutional safeguards in policy implementation, according to DHS.

Richard “Lance” Schroyer. Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Mullin and Mr. Trump on Saturday urged Congress to quickly confirm Schroyer’s appointment.

“Lance is coming straight from the operational field where he ran large scale operations and worked alongside state and federal partners to remove illegal aliens from Oklahoma under the 287g program,” Mullin said in a social media post. “President Trump made a great pick, and I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people.”

For nearly a decade, ICE has had a dozen acting directors, lacking a Senate-confirmed head since early 2017, at the end of the Obama administration.

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The nomination comes after Todd Lyons announced his departure from the agency in April and led Trump’s deportation crackdown for over a year. David Venturella has served as the interim ICE chief since June 1.

NY AG hopeful blasts Letitia James as Medicaid fraud recoveries collapse: ‘She’s not doing the job’

Saritha Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, pledged to add 20 criminal prosecutors to the state’s fraud unit

June 27, 2026 5:04pm EDT / Fox News

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Republican New York attorney general candidate Saritha Komatireddy is making Medicaid fraud a centerpiece of her campaign, charging that prosecutions have sharply declined under Attorney General Letitia James.

Cracking down on Medicaid fraud has become a flashpoint issue in the country after investigators uncovered billions of dollars in alleged fraud tied to public assistance programs in Minnesota. The scandal pushed the Trump administration to make cracking down on fraud a higher priority, with Vice President JD Vance leading a federal effort. Now, Republican candidates in races across the country, including New York’s attorney general contest, are calling for states to do more to prosecute Medicaid fraud and recover taxpayer money.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Komatireddy accused James of failing to aggressively pursue Medicaid fraud, saying taxpayers could be losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries.

“They’re totally failing to prosecute Medicaid fraud, and you can look at that based solely on the record of Letitia James and her Democratic predecessors,” Komatireddy said. “This is not a partisan issue.”

New York Attorney General GOP candidate Saritha Komatireddy blast AG James for failing to adequately investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud.((Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images) Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

NEW YORK REPUBLICANS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT FRAUD INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING MINNESOTA REVELATIONS

Komatireddy’s said Medicaid fraud recoveries have plummeted under James, falling from $168 million in 2019, her first year in office, to just $31 million in 2024, according to data from New York Attorney General’s annual reports.

Before James took office, New York attorneys general routinely posted some of the nation’s largest Medicaid fraud recoveries. Under Eliot Spitzer, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recovered $243.6 million in 2006. Andrew Cuomo’s office then recovered $113.8 million in 2007, $263.5 million in 2008 and more than $283 million in 2009, totaling more than $660 million during his first three years as attorney general. And Cuomo’s successor, Eric Schneiderman, recovered more than $335 million in 2012 — the second-highest annual total in the unit’s history and its highest recovery in seven years.

“Even her Democratic predecessors used to bring in $200 to $300 million per year in fraudulent proceeds,” Komatireddy said. “When Tish James comes into office, it goes down to $20 to $30 million per year. According to her own year-end reports, she’s just decided not to do that part of the job.”

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Republican candidate for New York Attorney General Saritha Komatireddy holds a news conference with state GOP lawmakers on increasing public transit safety in New York on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at West Capitol Park in Albany, N.Y.(Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images))

As New York recovers less money from Medicaid fraud each year under James, the state’s spending on the fraud recovery program has increased, from about $45 million in fiscal 2020 to $70 million in 2025.

“It used to be the case the New York Attorney General’s office would get around 100 criminal convictions a year, holding people who are stealing from Medicaid accountable,” Komatireddy said. “Under Tish James, that number is very low. There’s one year where she got eight criminal convictions.”

New York’s handling of Medicaid fraud has also caught the attention of the federal government. Earlier this year, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz sent Gov. Kathy Hochul a letter asking for more information about how the state screens providers and fights fraud. Oz said the review is meant to help protect Medicaid beneficiaries and maintain public confidence in the program. New York was one of only three states — along with California and Minnesota — to receive the letter.

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Komatireddy said reduced enforcement ultimately costs New Yorkers by increasing healthcare spending and reducing funds available for other state priorities.

“It’s New Yorkers who pay the price, because when people steal from Medicaid, that increases our healthcare costs,” she said. “When we are just letting a billion dollars go out the door over the course of her term, that’s money that we could be getting back as taxpayers.”

Instead, Komatireddy said lawmakers are forced to seek additional revenue from taxpayers.

New York Attorney General Letitia James stands silently during a press conference at the office of the Attorney General in New York City on Dec. 15, 2025.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

“The folks in Albany keep thinking of new ways to take more money away from taxpayers,” she said. “If you had an attorney general who actually prosecuted fraud properly, you wouldn’t have to worry about a tax hike.”

Komatireddy pledged to strengthen the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit by adding 20 criminal prosecutors.

Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor who spent more than a decade in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and later served as chief of staff at the Drug Enforcement Administration, has framed the race as a choice between a career law enforcement prosecutor and an inept incumbent.

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“Like I said, we have to actually just do the job of attorney general,” Henry said. “That job involves prosecuting crime and fraud.”

The New York Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

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黎总统与特朗普通话 盼美促以方从黎南撤军

2026年6月28日 07:34 / 联合早报

黎巴嫩总统奥恩星期六（6月27日）与美国总统特朗普通话，希望美国能够帮助防止违反协议的行为，并确保协议下达成的所有承诺得到履行。 （路透社档案照片）

黎巴嫩总统奥恩与美国总统特朗普通话，希望美国能够帮助防止违反协议的行为，尤其是敦促以色列从占领的黎巴嫩南部地区撤军。

新华社报道，黎巴嫩总统府星期六（6月27）发表声明说，奥恩当天与特朗普通话，承诺黎巴嫩政府将履行执行以黎框架协议的责任。

不过，他希望美国能够帮助防止违反协议的行为，并确保协议下达成的所有承诺得到履行，尤其是敦促以色列从占领的黎巴嫩南部地区撤军，以便黎巴嫩军队能够部署到国际公认的边界。

特朗普对此重申，华盛顿对黎巴嫩及人民的支持，并承诺致力于执行协议，恢复黎巴嫩的安全与稳定。

特朗普说，华盛顿将支持黎巴嫩的主权、独立和领土完整，以及通过武装部队在全国范围内行使国家权力。

特朗普也称，他期待在不久的将来与奥恩在华盛顿会面。

黎巴嫩、以色列和美国外交官经过四天谈判后，星期五（26日）达成三方框架协议。美国国务卿鲁比奥在协议签署后发声明说，协议为解除真主党的武装和所掌控的基础设施制定“明确和有序的过程”，美国将主导一个军方工作小组协助落实。

他透露，美国将投入大量资源，包括立即拨款1亿美元（约1亿2940万新元），与联合国协调为黎巴嫩人民提供人道援助；美国也将拨出3000万美元，协助黎军“更有效地在黎巴嫩境内建立主权”。

Trump nominates Oklahoma law enforcement veteran Lance Schroyer to lead ICE as permanent director

2026-06-27 4:48pm EDT / Fox News

Schroyer would replace Acting ICE Director David Venturella and must be confirmed by the Senate

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Published June 27, 2026 4:48pm EDT | Updated June 27, 2026 4:53pm EDT

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“Lance has over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma — A State where I WON all 77 Counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024!” the president wrote on Truth Social.

He added that Schroyer is a former Oklahoma State Trooper, and United States Marine.

“He is a PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst, including spearheading 287g Law Enforcement partnerships with ICE!” Trump continued. “Lance has firsthand experience getting Illegal Aliens OFF our streets and, just like ME and our Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, he LOVES the men and women of ICE.”

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President Donald Trump announced on Saturday he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).(Jacquelyn Martin/AP; DHS)

He added that Schroyer, “has what it takes to DETAIN AND DEPORT Illegal Alien Criminals, including murders, rapists, and drug traffickers at a rate never seen before! Remember, our Administration has the HIGHEST Daily Arrest Rate by ICE and CBP than ANY other President, by far. It’s not even close! The Senate must CONFIRM Lance, IMMEDIATELY — Do not delay. Together, we will MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”

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He would replace Acting Director David Venturella.

Venturella succeeded Todd Lyons as acting director earlier this month.

Schroyer would replace Acting ICE Director David Venturella.(Ron Holman, Visalia Times-Delta via Imagn Content Services, LLC, File)

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin called Trump’s choice a “great pick.”

“Lance will play a vital role in helping deliver on the President’s mandate from the American people to target, arrest, and deport illegal aliens,” he wrote on X. “Lance is coming straight from the operational field where he ran large scale operations and worked alongside state and federal partners to remove illegal aliens from Oklahoma under the 287g program.”

He added, “I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people.”

Mullin and Schroyer are both from Oklahoma. Mullin took over for Kristi Noem when she left her post in March.

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Noting that it has been 11 years since ICE has had a confirmed director, Mullin also urged the Senate to “quickly confirm Lance Schroyer.”

His nomination comes at a tense time for ICE as protests continue in multiple cities following two fatal shootings by ICE in Minneapolis in January.

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan’s primary challenger who has the same name is eligible for ballot, judge rules

2026-06-27T17:48:05-0400 / CBS/AP

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.

Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. Matthews’ ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court.

Attorneys for the state have said Tuesday is the deadline for a final ruling so that ballots for the Aug. 18 primary can be printed.

The judge ruled that the division’s decision to exclude Dan J. Sullivan because his candidacy was not “in good faith” was not based on the Constitution, Alaska law or the division’s own regulations. The retired teacher from the small fishing community of Petersburg filed to challenge the incumbent.

Dan Sullivan, who has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo Friday, June 26, 2026, in Petersburg, Alaska. Katie Holmlund/AP Photo

“Instead, the decision was based upon a new, previously unstated, ‘good faith’ criteria,” the judge wrote.

The division is appealing the decision, Sam Curtis, a spokesperson with the state Department of Law, said by email Saturday. Jeffrey Robinson, an attorney for Dan J. Sullivan, said in an email he expected the division to appeal and couldn’t comment until the Alaska Supreme Court rules on the case.

The controversy over the two Dan Sullivans has underscored the stakes involved in the incumbent’s reelection campaign. The Alaska race is one of about half a dozen U.S. Senate races expected to be highly competitive in the fall, and the seat is one Democrats are trying to flip in their efforts to try to regain the majority. But it’s expected to be an uphill battle in a state that President Trump won by 13 points in 2024.

The senator and allies, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have condemned the challenger’s efforts to join the race, arguing his presence could confuse voters. Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom earlier this month opened an investigation into the non-Senator Sullivan’s candidacy.

Under Alaska’s election system, the top four candidates from the primary, regardless of party, move on to the ranked-choice November general election.

The senator has accused the challenger Sullivan of working with Democrats and the campaign of Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola — who is considered the senator’s main opponent — to cause confusion and boost Peltola’s chances. The sitting senator brought the situation to reporters’ attention at the Capitol earlier this month, accusing Democrats of being “complicit in trying to trick Alaskans” to “rig an election in their favor.”

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo

Peltola’s campaign and state Democrats have denied the allegation, as has the challenger.

Sen. Sullivan and Peltola are the highest-profile candidates in the crowded race and the only ones to report raising any money.

Beecher has said she determined the challenger Sullivan is not eligible to run because his candidacy was not filed in good faith and instead was done with an intent to confuse voters. She said he had registered to vote as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and, in conjunction with his candidacy, changed his party affiliation to Republican. She also cited similarities between his campaign website and the senator’s, and his work with a consultant whose clients have included some Democrats. She did not mention finding any evidence of alleged coordination.

In arguing to keep the challenger disqualified, attorneys for the state pushed back on suggestions the ballot could be designed in a way to reduce voter confusion over two candidates with the same name and party running for the same office.

“The Constitution does not require States to place a sham candidate on the ballot and then attempt to mitigate the damage through design choices,” attorney Rachel Witty, with the Alaska Department of Law, and outside attorneys Christopher Murray and Michael Francisco wrote in court filings.

Attorneys for the challenger Sullivan argued that the Constitution lays out three exclusive qualifications for the Senate, addressing only age, citizenship and residency. They said Beecher lacked the legal authority to boot their client off the ballot.

The challenger Sullivan has said that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent gave him “an instant megaphone.” But the 69-year-old retired teacher and former U.S. Forest Service employee said he had considered a run for some time and had grown frustrated with the senator.

He initially was certified on the state’s candidate list as Dan J. Sullivan, with the senator listed as Dan S. Sullivan and identified as the incumbent.

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内坦亚胡：10月大选后 望组建广泛的联合政府

2026年6月28日 07:49 / 联合早报

以色列总理内塔亚胡星期六（6月27日）说，组建一个广泛的联合政府，比组建一个“依赖阿拉伯政党”的左翼政府要好。 （路透社档案照片）

以色列总理内坦亚胡说，在预计今年10月举行的大选之后，他希望组建一个广泛的联合政府。

新华社报道，内塔亚胡星期六（6月27日）说，组建一个广泛的联合政府，比组建一个“依赖阿拉伯政党”的左翼政府要好。

他说，他组建广泛联合政府的意图意味着，“抵制已经够多了，我不会抵制任何人，每个人都可以加入”。

他也说，加入这样的联盟的前提条件是阻止巴勒斯坦建国。

内坦亚胡目前领导着一个由极右翼和极端正统派系组成的小联盟。以色列媒体最近的民调预测，目前的联盟派系在120个议席的议会中最多只能获得53个席位，不足以让他在目前的议会结构下再次组建联合政府。

民调显示，主要反对党只有与阿拉伯政党合作才能组建政府。然而，一些反对党拒绝这种合作，声称阿拉伯政党不承认以色列是犹太国家。

以色列前陆军总司令艾森科特领导的亚沙尔党（Yashar）目前在民调中位列第二，仅次于内坦亚胡的利库德集团（Likud）。

艾森科特发声明称，“抵制运动是上个世纪的产物。“一位盲目地将国家带入历史低谷、日夜制造分裂和煽动、竭力鼓励极端正统派逃避兵役的总理，不配为以色列人民服务，更没有资格宣扬团结的道德。”

Trump unloads on ‘lunatic’ John Bolton after ex-aide pleads guilty in classified docs case

June 27, 2026 1:40pm EDT / Fox News

Bolton faces up to five years in prison, a $2.25M fine, and loss of his federal retirement pension at sentencing

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Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information

Mike Emanuel reports on former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleading guilty to unlawful retention of national defense information. Bolton expressed remorse for emailing over a thousand pages, including top-secret intel, to family members not authorized to receive it. Prosecutors are recommending a five-year prison sentence and a $2.25 million fine, as Bolton’s emails were reportedly hacked by foreign adversaries.

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President Donald Trump on Friday mocked former National Security Adviser John Bolton after his one-time aide admitted to mishandling a classified national defense document.

Bolton pleaded guilty hours earlier during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to one count of unauthorized possession of a national defense document. His guilty plea was part of a plea agreement that will see prosecutors dismiss the remaining 17 counts at sentencing. The guilty plea prompted an immediate response from Trump, who has repeatedly clashed with Bolton over foreign policy and the former adviser’s highly critical memoir ever since their very public falling out in 2019.

“John Bolton, a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America, just pleads guilty!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post late Friday. “He is a terrible person, a lunatic who only wanted to start trouble and wars, and who was a needless pusher of death and destruction wherever he went. Hopefully, he will be dealt with harshly!”

Bolton, 77, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 28 and, under his plea agreement, faces a $2.25 million fine, up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, up to 100 hours of community service and he will lose his federal retirement pension. His defense attorneys have said that they hope Bolton will avoid jail time.

EX-TRUMP OFFICIAL JOHN BOLTON PLEADS GUILTY TO 1 OF 18 COUNTS IN CLASSIFIED DOCS INDICTMENT

According to prosecutors, Bolton unlawfully kept classified national defense information after leaving government service, including documents classified as top secret. Authorities alleged he kept more than 1,000 pages of notes detailing his day-to-day activities as national security adviser and shared portions of that material with two family members using a personal email account.

Federal prosecutors said the documents included highly sensitive intelligence involving covert action programs, human intelligence sources and methods, and foreign military threats.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the investigation demonstrated that Bolton knowingly mishandled classified information.

FBI agents carry boxes out of former national security adviser John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Md., on Aug. 22, 2025.(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

BOLTON CASE PACKED WITH ‘VERY DAMNING’ EVIDENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS, LEGAL EXPERTS WARN

“This FBI’s investigation proved that John Bolton knowingly transmitted top secret information using personal online accounts and retained said documents in his house – all in direct violation of federal law,” Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Despite an onslaught of false claims by the fake news stating this case was ‘retribution,’ this investigation was based on meticulous work from dedicated professionals at the FBI who followed the facts without fear or favor – and Bolton chose to admit his guilt and plead guilty.”

Bolton served as Trump’s national security adviser from April 2018 until September 2019. Trump has said he fired Bolton, while Bolton said that he resigned.

Former Trump administration National Security Advisor John Bolton arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., on Oct. 17, 2025.(Rod Lamkey Jr./AP)

Their relationship deteriorated further following the publication of Bolton’s 2020 memoir, “The Room Where It Happened,” which offered a highly critical account of Trump’s presidency. The Trump administration sought unsuccessfully to block the book’s publication, arguing it contained classified information. Bolton never faced any charges stemming from allegations that his memoir contained classified information.

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Bolton’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, defended his client’s decision to plead guilty, saying it reflected accountability.

“He took responsibility for a mistake he made, thereby saving the government resources to pursue a case that could expose additional sensitive information,” Lowell said in a statement. “By contrast, President Trump thumbed his nose at the classified information laws, took actual classified documents to his Florida mansion, interfered with the investigation of that conduct, and has never accepted any accountability for his conduct. Ambassador Bolton, whose offense was only keeping a diary which contained classified information, kept a record to preserve history, but Donald Trump kept secrets to serve himself.”

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as ICE director

June 27, 2026 7:41 PM UTC Updated 7 mins ago / By Reuters

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WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Former House intel leader points to Dem rhetoric ‘encouraging’ violence as 8th man charged in UFC terror plot

Eight suspects allegedly conspired to use explosive-laden drones and pre-positioned shooters at the D.C. event

June 27, 2026 12:57pm EDT / Fox News

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‘Very concerning’: Former top House intel Republican reacts to foiled UFC attack

Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers, former chair of the House intelligence committee, said Democrat rhetoric is “absolutely” contributing to the rise in political violence.

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An eighth person was charged in connection with a thwarted plot targeting the Freedom 250 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House, as a former key lawmaker, ex-FBI agent and current candidate for Senate warned that escalating rhetoric on the left is stoking violence.

“They’re calling people Nazis and anti-American,” former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers, who is running for Senate in Michigan, told Fox News Digital. “This No Kings notion. People are destroying your government and your way of life. It gives people who are already out there a little bit of permission to take the next step, and they’ve got to control their rhetoric on this.”

Rogers said Democrats are “encouraging” people to move beyond “normal political discourse” and into violent attacks. All eight suspects are accused of conspiring to use explosive-laden drones to trigger a mass evacuation of the June 14 event before directing fleeing crowds toward pre-positioned shooters, with a “second wave” planned to target the White House gate, FBI officials previously told Fox News Digital.

“They are encouraging a lot of people to get worked up to cross that line between what would be normal political discourse into radical, aggressive political behavior, including attempted murder, which you just saw in the UFC fights,” Rogers said.

FBI DISRUPTS ALLEGED EXPLOSIVE-DRONE PLOT TARGETING WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT, OFFICIALS SAY

The five suspects charged in an alleged plot targeting President Donald Trump and other officials during the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. From left: Daniel K. Eskridge, Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, Bryan Omar Roa, Michael Alan Thomas and Tycen C. Proper.(Jacquelyn Martin- Pool/Getty Images)

Rogers, a former FBI special agent, is running in Michigan’s Republican Senate primary on Aug. 4 for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters.

Rogers said “self-radicalized” individuals are harder to identify, but praised law enforcement for stopping the alleged plot in time.

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“That self-radicalization can be really dangerous,” he said. “It causes somebody to get in the car, drive, run over somebody or, you know, do some other act of violence.”

According to the Washington state complaint, the suspects allegedly used a Telegram chat to conspire to obtain multiple drones capable of carrying heavy explosive payloads, while federal investigators said they also acquired firearms, ammunition, ballistic gear and other tactical equipment in preparation for the attack.

The plotters allegedly met around March through a TikTok community before moving to encrypted Signal chats, according to the complaint, and later agreed to commit murder on White House grounds and in the surrounding area during the UFC Freedom 250 event, prosecutors said.

RISING ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE, TERROR ATTACKS IN US SPUR HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE HEARING

A woman gathers children as law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on March 12, 2026.(Corey Williams/AP Photo)

The alleged plot was eventually foiled with the help of a tip from the mother of one of the suspects.

Pointing to a recent attack on a Michigan synagogue, Rogers said the rhetoric can lead some people to believe political violence is “okay.”

“In Michigan, we had an individual who decided that it was okay to drive a car full of explosives into a synagogue where 130 schoolchildren were being educated and tried to blow himself up,” he said.

In that March attack, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali allegedly crashed his pickup into a West Bloomfield synagogue with more than 100 children inside before officers fatally shot him. Officials previously said the attack came after several of his family members were killed in Lebanon during the country’s war with Israel, and he became radicalized by Iran-backed Hezbollah.

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Rogers said social media has contributed to political violence, saying the violent rhetoric plastered online is “very, very concerning.”

“All of that activity is fed online and through the internet, through conversations and through this heated and wrong-headed violent rhetoric, and their violent terminology is very, very concerning,” he said.

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips, Michael Ruiz, David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.

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Alaska judge puts the other Dan Sullivan back on US Senate ballot

June 27, 2026 5:06 PM UTC / Updated 1 hour ago / By Reuters

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, as he lies in state in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2022. Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – An Alaska judge has ruled that Dan J. Sullivan can join Republican U.S. ​Senator Dan Sullivan on the state’s August 18 primary ‌ballot, overturning a state election official’s earlier decision to remove the challenger as an ineligible candidate.

The unelected Sullivan, a former U.S. Forest Service worker ​and retired teacher, was removed from the ballot last ​week by Carol Beecher, director of the Alaska Division of ⁠Elections, after Republican Party officials complained that his candidacy would ​mislead voters.

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Republicans, including Senator Sullivan, have also accused Democrats of recruiting ​the challenger to cause confusion and aid Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, a former U.S. representative.

In a late Friday ruling, Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews ​said the decision to remove the challenger Sullivan had been ​undertaken on “good-faith criteria” that are not found in the Constitution or Alaska election ‌laws. “Mr. ⁠Dan Sullivan is declared to be an eligible candidate,” the judge concluded.

Local media reports said Matthews’ ruling was expected to be appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court ahead of a Tuesday deadline ​for state election ​officials to ⁠begin printing ballots.

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All candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the ballot for the state’s nonpartisan ​primary, with the four top vote-getters advancing to the ​November ⁠general election.

The Peltola campaign has no involvement on either Sullivan campaign, Peltola spokesperson Harry Child said in a statement.

Senator Sullivan’s campaign did ⁠not immediately ​respond to a Reuters query seeking ​comment. Nor did the Alaska Democratic Party. Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign was not available ​for comment.

Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Alistair Bell, Rod Nickel

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