Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox News host Bret Baier during an interview that the Trump administration may consider removing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents from sanctuary cities that have international airports. “In interview w/ colleague @BretBaier, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin floats the idea of stripping CBP/customs officers from airports in large sanctuary cities as retaliation for refusing to cooperate with the federal government. International travelers wouldn’t be able to fly into airports and leave without going through customs,” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin wrote. “Mullin points out that Democrats are also refusing to fund CBP,” Melugin added. NEW: In interview w/ colleague @BretBaier, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin floats the idea of stripping CBP/customs officers from airports in large sanctuary cities as retaliation for refusing to cooperate with the federal government. International travelers wouldn’t be able to… — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 6, 2026 “I believe sanctuary cities is not lawful,” Mullin commented. “Some of these cities have international airports. If they are a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city?” Mullin continued. “Seriously, If they’re a sanctuary city, and they’re receiving international flights, and we’re asking them to partner with us at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport they’re not going to enforce immigration policy, maybe we need to have a really hard look at that because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us,” he added. “So you are saying that big cities that are sanctuary cities that have a big airport, they might lose their customs?” Baier questioned. “I’m going to be forced to make hard decisions,” Mullin said. Watch the exchange: Mullin: I believe sanctuary cities is not lawful. Some of these cities have international airports. If they are a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city? We need to have a really hard look at that. Baier: So you are saying that big cities that… pic.twitter.com/UAJxWFZtZI — Acyn (@Acyn) April 6, 2026 More from the New York Post: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents operate at more than 300 ports of entry, including international airports, throughout the country. Removing CBP from sanctuary city airports would be in-line with the Trump administration’s policy of terminating federal funding for jurisdictions that prevent local law enforcement and jails from working with federal immigration enforcement agents. Reducing the number of CBP agents at sanctuary city airports would likely create long lines for international travelers seeking to enter or re-enter the US. Federal funding for DHS lapsed on Feb. 14, when Democratic lawmakers voted to shut down the department over concerns about CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies. ICE and CBP, however, remain funded through President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “Could be a massive problem for LAX SFO ORD EWR JFK etc,” Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman commented. Could be a massive problem for LAX SFO ORD EWR JFK etc. https://t.co/k9ijk8ofXN — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 6, 2026 Fox News shared further: Mullin shared his plans for leading the department that has become embattled with controversy. “My job is to empower them [employees] to do their jobs,” he explained. “How do I make sure that they have the tools and the assets they need and the manpower they need to be able to go out and deliver the mission that Congress and the president has tasked us with?” During his confirmation hearing, Mullin said one goal is that within six months, he hopes DHS will not be in the headlines every day. “Right now, we get more correspondence from media than the White House does,” Mullin revealed. “It’s become such a political hotbed. And really, why is Department of Homeland such a political hotbed? All they’re doing is trying to keep our streets safe, trying to keep our nation secure, trying to keep bad actors from having terrorist attacks on the homeland. It should be something we all get behind,” he added. Mullin also spoke about the ongoing partial government shutdown as Congress fails to agree on a funding plan for DHS. He accused Democrats of putting the country in a vulnerable state amid conflict with Iran. “It’s putting our mission at risk,” he said. “We have some very challenging times right now.” “How we get past this is that we’ve got to put the partisan bickering aside and say, ‘What’s best for America? What’s best for moving forward?'”

Today, Savannah Guthrie made her big comeback to The Today Show — even though her mother is still missing. By all appearances, there are still no suspects or leads in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation. The case has basically gone cold. At the same time, TMZ reported that they have received another ransom note from someone who has been repeatedly messaging them since Nancy went missing. According to TMZ, this anonymous person — who says he/she isn’t the kidnapper, but rather, someone who knows what happened to Nancy — stopped sending them messages for awhile, then all of sudden started back up again. This time, the sender claimed that Nancy Guthrie is dead but that they know where her body is and will reveal it in exchange for half a bitcoin. They also said that Nancy was previously alive with her presumed-kidnappers in Sonora, Mexico. Watch what TMZ had to say about it here: TMZ received yet another ransom note from a repeat sender this morning concerning the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, as viewers watched Savannah make her return to the "Today" show anchor desk. pic.twitter.com/F26OvcvulE — TMZ (@TMZ) April 6, 2026 As TMZ noted in that clip, law enforcement is questioning the credibility of this mystery person’s messages. More from TMZ: We sent the first note to the FBI, but it seems the feds aren’t convinced it’s legit, at least, based on the fact there’s been no deposit into the related bitcoin address … the same account they created back in February. The person who sent the notes clearly senses the FBI’s disbelief … has that same sense, because the first letter says … “It’s unbelievable that millions have been wasted and yet here I am willing to deliver them on a silver platter since the 11th of february for a bitcoin but I am disregarded as a scam … they are free and the case is frozen but the ego’s remain hot when it comes to me. Arrogance at it’s finest.” Bitcoin’s price has been dropping, so it’s interesting Nancy and the FBI aren’t even taking a flier here … the person says they will give up the info for half a bitcoin, and then when there is a public arrest, the other half gets transferred to their bitcoin wallet. They also try to distance themselves from Nancy’s kidnapping, claiming they’ve been out of the U.S. for more than 5 years, and had nothing to do with the “horrific crime.” It’s quite odd that this ransomer isn’t trying to communicate directly with the FBI or any authorities, but rather going through TMZ. But then, the whole Nancy Guthrie disappearance case has been very strange, to say the least. Take this, for example: BIZARRE: Arizona Sheriff BLOCKS FBI From Accessing Key Evidence in Guthrie Case And this: Bizarre Link Between Savannah Guthrie and Silence of the Lambs Finally Explained? And this: Veteran Homicide Investigator Paul Ciolino Says “Key Elements of a True Kidnapping” Not Present In Nancy Guthrie Case Bizarre stuff. And, I’m not sure what to make of it all, frankly. What are your thoughts?

You may remember former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, the left-wing activist judge who tried to help an illegal alien escape from immigration authorities. Back in December, she was found guilty on felony charges of obstructing federal agents. And today, in another victory for justice, Dugan’s appeal of that conviction was tossed out by a federal court. Here are the details: BREAKING: A court has officially THROWN OUT disgraced leftist Judge Hannah Dugan's appeal of her felony conviction where she tried to help an illegal alien escape DHS agents to avoid deportation GOOD! LOCK UP the traitor She helped an illegal SCURRY out the back door, but… pic.twitter.com/AgpfG5oatQ — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 6, 2026 BREAKING: A court has officially THROWN OUT disgraced leftist Judge Hannah Dugan’s appeal of her felony conviction where she tried to help an illegal alien escape DHS agents to avoid deportation GOOD! LOCK UP the traitor

The CIA has received a lot of backlash for past actions, but it should be credited for its recent actions. CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that the CIA assisted U.S. Special Forces in the rescue mission of a stranded U.S. F-16E crew member in Iran. Ratcliffe stated that the agency used high-tech technology and deception methods to throw off Iran as they searched to find the American airman before U.S. forces did. Ratcliffe noted the Iranians were “embarrassed” and “humiliated”: CIA Director John Ratcliffe: The Iranians were embarrassed and ultimately humiliated by the success of this rescue mission. pic.twitter.com/vsME3mejI9 — Clash Report (@clashreport) April 6, 2026 NBC Philadelphia reported more on the CIA’s role in the rescue mission: CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that the CIA deployed “both human assets and exquisite technologies” to find the second U.S. service member rescued in Iran, which he likened to “hunting for a single grain of sand in the middle of a desert.” Ratcliffe confirmed that the CIA embarked in a deception campaign to confuse Iranians who were looking for the service member. Earlier in his remarks, he also emphasized the “the unique tradition of the U.S. armed forces that we leave no man or woman behind.” “This was a no fail mission,” he said. “That was the spirit in which the president put us to work, and we were determined not to let him down, or our airman down.” Later, Ratcliffe praised the president’s work. “I know that the confidence of CIA’s officers is boosted by the knowledge that their work is informing a president who’s not afraid to make the hardest decisions when the stakes are highest,” he said. Trump has repeatedly emphasized that rescue operations are highly risky to the military service members involved in the missions and are often not undertaken for that reason, but that he did not hesitate to give the go-ahead to find the missing airman. Watch the CIA director John Ratcliffe explain the mission here: In the White House press briefing room, CIA director John Ratcliffe gave an update on the high stakes rescue mission for two U.S. airmen in Iran.https://t.co/qc2jYdlWlP pic.twitter.com/ygamtE534n — ABC News (@ABC) April 6, 2026 Fox News provided further details on the rescue mission: In a scene that unfolded like a Hollywood script, hundreds of American troops descended into the rugged mountains of southwestern Iran Saturday to rescue a wounded airman who spent nearly two days hiding from Iranian forces. What followed was a high-stakes combat search-and-rescue mission deep inside Iran, with U.S. forces racing to locate and extract the wounded officer before Iranian troops could reach him, deploying a large contingent of special operations forces and aircraft into hostile territory. CIA Director John Ratcliffe compared the mission to find the downed airmen to finding “a grain of sand in the desert” in a news briefing Monday. In total, the U.S. sent in more than 150 aircraft, President Donald Trump said Monday, which took on “very, very heavy enemy fire” during the rescue operation. Several different teams also took part: Navy SEALs, Air Force Special Operations, Army Special Operations Aviation, search and rescue and combat medics. “This was an incredibly dangerous mission, an incredibly dangerous undertaking,” Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said Monday at the White House press briefing. One of the two crew members was flown to Landstuhl regional medical center in Germany, typically the first stop for U.S. soldiers wounded in combat zones, and the other is being flown there Monday, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News. As the rescue unfolded Easter Sunday, the pilot radioed a brief message to help U.S. forces identify him: “God is good,” officials said.

Governor Ron DeSantis made a big move on Monday morning. On Monday, DeSantis signed a new bill that would end any attempt by Islamic organizations to enact Sharia Law in the state of Florida. According to Judiciary Worldwide, Sharia Law is an Islamic Law that “governs interpersonal conduct and regulates the ritual practices of Muslims. In some countries, it is also the governing law, while other countries apply Islamic law to specific areas, such as personal status or finance.” Muslim extremists, however, who push Sharia Law, use it to justify violence and establish totalitarian control. WTSP reported more on the new bill signed into law by DeSantis: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new law allowing the state to designate domestic terrorist organizations, targeting Islamic “Sharia Law.” During a news conference Monday at the University of South Florida in Tampa, DeSantis signed House Bill 1471, which prohibits the use of legal frameworks like Sharia Law in courts and cracks down on organizations designated as domestic terrorist groups. The bill’s signing comes a few months after DeSantis designated the Florida Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Florida (CAIR-FL) and the Muslim Brotherhood as “foreign terrorist organizations” in an executive order. “Part of what the legislature did in this bill was provide a statutory structure for the actions that we took earlier when we took those actions last year,” DeSantis said at the presser. “It provided a process where we could identify groups that are foreign terrorist organizations.” One day after DeSantis signed the executive order, CAIR-FL announced a lawsuit against him, calling it unconstitutional, defamatory and already harming its work across the state. “This executive order does not represent facts,” Hiba Rahim of CAIR-FL said. “It does not cite investigations. It does not point to any criminal findings. It simply declares guilt by proclamation.” “They have every right to sue, and we’re going to have the right to get the information that we need,” the governor previously responded. “I’d stay tuned there.” HB 1471 also prohibits students of certain school districts and Florida colleges who “promote domestic terrorist organizations or foreign terrorist organizations” from being awarded certain public funding. Here’s the moment he signed it: Today in Tampa, I signed HB 1471 to protect Floridians’ constitutional rights from the application of foreign and religious laws, including Sharia law. This legislation also establishes a framework to combat terrorist organizations and ensures greater accountability for our… pic.twitter.com/zdeukUk2nj — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 6, 2026 Full text: Today in Tampa, I signed HB 1471 to protect Floridians’ constitutional rights from the application of foreign and religious laws, including Sharia law. This legislation also establishes a framework to combat terrorist organizations and ensures greater accountability for our education system. Millions for education and public safety but not one cent for jihad! During the signing ceremony, DeSantis also called for the elimination of cousin marriages in the state. Florida Politics reported more DeSantis comments on cousin marriages and how it relates to “stealth jihad”: Gov. Ron DeSantis is again taking on the Legislature for failing to pass a measure that would have banned marriages between first cousins, which are still legal in the state. Speaking in Tampa ahead of signing a ban on Islamic Sharia law, DeSantis, whose baseball history is a matter of record, employed a metaphor from the game in decrying the practice. “Florida doesn’t ban cousin marriage. That’s a hanging curveball for us to do,” DeSantis said. “We need to do that. Other states have done it. I don’t know why we wouldn’t, but obviously that feeds into some of the stealth jihad that we see, when you’re allowing things like that. It’s things that are coming in from other cultures that are not consistent with the United States culture, and certainly our culture here in Florida.” HB 733, a wide-ranging Department of Health (DOH) bill that would have stopped Florida from recognizing marriages between first cousins after July 1, died in the Legislative Session. Disputes during floor sessions involved a lot of other issues within the bill, including medical marijuana, neonatal nutrition and best practices for dental hygienists. If the DOH bill had become law or if the provision had been part of stand-alone legislation, Florida could have joined the majority of states banning the practice that is considered to be taboo in the West but a more traditional practice in the developing world. Still, roughly 1 in 500 marriages results from a union of first cousins. Given that this was DeSantis’ last Legislative Session, the only way he could effect change would be to add a bill to a Special Session call.