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What to know about the alleged failed White House UFC terror plot

16 June 2026 at 21:48
Federal authorities say they stopped a potential attack on Sunday’s “UFC Freedom 250” event held on the White House lawn on President Trump’s birthday, identifying a wide network of individuals involved.  FBI Director Kash Patel wrote Tuesday on social media that his bureau, along with law enforcement partners in multiple states, collaborated to halt the…

What to know about the alleged failed White House UFC terror plot

16 June 2026 at 21:48
Federal authorities say they stopped a potential attack on Sunday’s “UFC Freedom 250” event held on the White House lawn on President Trump’s birthday, identifying a wide network of individuals involved.  FBI Director Kash Patel wrote Tuesday on social media that his bureau, along with law enforcement partners in multiple states, collaborated to halt the…

El FBI asegura que frustró planes para atacar la celebración del cumpleaños de Trump

16 June 2026 at 17:55

Las fuerzas de seguridad frustraron un ataque con drones y francotiradores planeado para el espectáculo de lucha celebrado el pasado domingo en la Casa Blanca con motivo del cumpleaños del presidente Donald Trump. Así lo reveló este martes el director del FBI, Kash Patel, quien en su cuenta de X publicó que varias personas habían sido detenidas después de que tuvieran conocimiento del complot el jueves pasado.

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Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca, el 14 de junio.

FBI claims to have foiled planned attack on White House cage fight event

Multiple arrests made in ‘multi-state operation’ to disrupt alleged drone and gun plot targeting Trump birthday

Law enforcement officials disrupted an attempt to attack the UFC cage fighting event staged at the White House on Sunday with guns and explosive-laden drones, and multiple people were in custody, federal US authorities said.

Five people were arrested from states including Ohio, Missouri and California, said a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. The official spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss information that was not yet public.

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© Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP

© Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP

FBI disrupts a planned attack on the White House UFC cage-fighting show, court papers say

Court papers unsealed Tuesday say plotters disgruntled with the direction of the country spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled.

La festa di Trump poteva finire in strage: l’FBI ha sventato un assalto alla Casa Bianca durante l’evento UFC

16 June 2026 at 14:07

Donald Trump aveva trasformato la Casa Bianca in una gigantesca arena di arti marziali miste per celebrare il suo ottantesimo compleanno, attirando oltre 4.000 spettatori sul prato sud e migliaia di fan nei dintorni. Ma quella che è stato una serata di celebrazioni pacchiane, tra combattimenti UFC, jet militari e ospiti celebri, sarebbe potuta finire in tragedia. Secondo quanto reso noto dal direttore dell’Fbi Kash Patel, le forze dell’ordine statunitensi hanno infatti sventato un piano per colpire proprio l’evento UFC organizzato alla Casa Bianca lo scorso fine settimana. L’operazione ha portato all’arresto di cinque persone e all’identificazione di altre 23 ritenute coinvolte nel presunto complotto.

Come riportato da Fox e confermato da fonti delle forze dell’ordine, il piano prevedeva l’utilizzo di droni carichi di esplosivo contro edifici nelle vicinanze della manifestazione. L’obiettivo sarebbe stato provocare il panico e costringere all’evacuazione delle migliaia di persone presenti. Secondo la ricostruzione, la folla sarebbe stata indirizzata verso un’area dove erano stati predisposti dei cecchini. Una seconda fase dell’attacco avrebbe poi previsto un assalto ai cancelli della Casa Bianca.

L’Fbi sarebbe venuta a conoscenza della possibile minaccia il 10 giugno, quattro giorni prima della serata di combattimenti. Da quel momento è scattata un’operazione coordinata tra più Stati americani, con il coinvolgimento dell’agenzia federale, del Dipartimento di Giustizia e di altre forze di sicurezza. “Grazie alla rapida azione dell’Fbi, dei nostri partner e del Dipartimento di Giustizia in un’operazione che ha coinvolto più stati, diverse persone sono ora in custodia e gli attacchi presumibilmente pianificati sono stati sventati”, ha scritto Patel in un messaggio pubblicato su X.

Secondo un funzionario informato sui fatti, i cinque arresti sono stati eseguiti in Ohio, Missouri e California. Non sono stati forniti ulteriori dettagli sull’identità dei fermati né sulle accuse contestate. La minaccia è emersa soltanto dopo l’evento che aveva visto Trump assistere agli incontri di UFC Freedom 250 accanto alla first lady Melania Trump, al vicepresidente JD Vance e ad altri membri dell’amministrazione.

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FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts

Federal agents showed up at the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on Thursday and spent hours questioning staff, said Prentiss Haney, a board member of the grassroots organization.

FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown

12 June 2026 at 20:26

Agents seized phones and laptops of Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that does voter registration work

The FBI raided the office of a voting rights group in Ohio on Thursday, prompting immediate concerns the Trump administration is cracking down on such organizations ahead of the midterm elections.

FBI agents raided the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a grassroots group that does voter registration work, said Prentiss Haney, a board member of the group. Agents seized computers and phones, he said, and also showed up at homes of people affiliated with the group throughout the state and interviewed them.

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© Photograph: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

© Photograph: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Trump raises specter of fraud with baseless accusations about California elections

11 June 2026 at 11:00

President Donald Trump was displeased with the outcome of the California primary elections. Convinced his intervention was decisive, he insists that without the pressure he exerted in recent days on behalf of the Republican candidate for governor, Steve Hilton, he would not have advanced to the November runoff, where he will face the candidate backed by the Democratic establishment, Xavier Becerra. “But the only reason they approved Steve Hilton, it was going to be two weeks, they said. And then they approved it that night because the heat was on them because they’re cheating dogs,” the president said Wednesday from the Oval Office.

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Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations

The warrant signed by a federal judge last week approved the seizure of documents and records related to the "storage, use, or disposal" of methyl methacrylate, the chemical inside the affected tank.

When Safety Impacts Liberty: Congressional Hearing Reveals Deep Concerns About Federal Surveillance Practices

10 April 2025 at 23:37
by Anthony Kimery | Biometric Update America’s surveillance architecture has grown from an opaque counterterrorism framework into a complex and far-reaching system with deep implications for civil liberties. The federal government’s expanding use of facial recognition, AI, and data aggregation tools has prompted urgent concerns among civil rights advocates, legal scholars, technologists, and lawmakers. And their message is clear: without stronger oversight, warrant requirements and transparency, the very technologies deployed in the name of safety may become the greatest threat to Americans’ freedoms. Last year, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights detailed in a 194-page report how federal agencies are […]
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