ActBlue, the online fundraising platform that powers the vast majority of Democratic campaign donations, has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The goal: shut down his investigation and block the state civil action he brought against the platform in April. Paxton’s original suit alleged that ActBlue violated state laws by allowing donation processes vulnerable to fraudulent and foreign contributions. Now ActBlue is trying to get a federal court to declare his entire investigation unconstitutional. Paxton responded on May 1 with a clear message: he is not going anywhere. ActBlue is trying to take me down. I sued the fundraising platform for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations. I will hold those who break the law accountable. https://t.co/H9iLccxAEt — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) May 1, 2026 The Texas Tribune laid out the longer timeline behind the fight: Paxton’s ActBlue probe began in December 2023 and later expanded in August 2024 after social media users pointed to donor records that appeared to show individuals making unusually large numbers of small contributions through the platform. Those online claims were not verified at the time, but they became part of the public pressure around ActBlue’s donor-verification system and helped push the attorney general’s office deeper into the platform’s practices. The Texas Attorney General’s office subpoenaed ActBlue in October, and the platform says it turned over thousands of pages of documents while spending hundreds of staff hours responding. Paxton then filed his Texas lawsuit in April 2026, claiming ActBlue misled the public about its fraud controls and donation-processing safeguards. ActBlue’s new federal lawsuit argues that Paxton’s investigation, subpoenas, and state-court case are politically motivated and violate the platform’s constitutional rights. The Tribune account also put the timing in context, noting that the federal countersuit arrived after Paxton’s original case had already made ActBlue’s donation pipeline a live legal issue in Texas. ActBlue’s own filing tells a very different story from Paxton’s. The platform says it is being targeted because it raises enormous sums for Democratic candidates and causes, not because its systems are unlawful. ActBlue described what it wants the federal court to do: ActBlue says it is asking a federal judge to declare Paxton’s investigation and Texas civil action unconstitutional and to block him from continuing both. The organization frames the dispute as a First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment case, arguing that Paxton is retaliating against protected political speech and association because ActBlue serves Democratic candidates and aligned causes. ActBlue’s chief legal officer Lawrence Oliver accused Paxton of spending more than two years using his office to investigate, harass, and sue the platform. The statement also ties the fight to Paxton’s Senate campaign, arguing that the timing shows political motivation rather than neutral law enforcement. The statement points to ActBlue’s scale, saying it raised more than $568 million for Democratic candidates and mission-aligned causes in the first quarter of 2026. ActBlue also disputes a key part of Paxton’s fraud narrative, saying investigators tried three times to donate with an American Express gift card and that each attempt was automatically declined by the platform’s system. Paxton’s side is not backing away from the allegation that ActBlue’s donation pipeline deserves scrutiny. His public response accused the platform of deceiving Americans about donation processes that, in his view, allow fraudulent and foreign money into the system. ActBlue sues to block Ken Paxton lawsuit — and he fires back defiant response https://t.co/PGjgBVj06r pic.twitter.com/Lluy8dKuUI — TheBlaze (@theblaze) May 1, 2026 TheBlaze summarized the immediate clash between ActBlue and Paxton: ActBlue filed its federal lawsuit Friday, accusing Paxton of violating the Constitution and asking the court to stop his investigation and related Texas lawsuit. The platform argues Paxton is using state power to punish a Democratic fundraising operation at the same time he is running for U.S. Senate. Paxton says the lawsuit is an attempt to prevent accountability after his office challenged ActBlue’s donation practices. The dispute centers on ActBlue’s donation process and whether its safeguards prevent illegal contributions. Paxton’s April lawsuit accused the platform of exposing elections to fraudulent and foreign donations. ActBlue countered that investigators failed when they tried to use a prepaid American Express gift card, which the platform says undercuts the premise of Paxton’s case. Paxton answered publicly by saying ActBlue is trying to take him down and that he will hold lawbreakers accountable. That response made clear that he is treating the federal complaint as part of the same political and legal fight, not as a reason to back off the original investigation. The question now is straightforward. If Paxton is wrong, ActBlue will get its chance to prove that in court. If he is right, the public deserves to know how a fundraising platform moving hundreds of millions of dollars per quarter verifies who is giving and where that money is coming from. ActBlue, the fundraising platform used by Democrats, sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, seeking to block an investigation it calls “unlawful retribution. https://t.co/6NtNFaWyrh — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) May 2, 2026 ActBlue wants the federal courts to shut down the fight before Paxton can keep digging. Paxton is signaling that he intends to keep the pressure on. Either way, one of the most important fundraising pipelines in Democratic politics is now under a microscope.

A California vice mayor is under growing pressure to resign after the state Republican Party said screenshots show he repeatedly posted “86 47” online, the same phrase at the center of former FBI Director James Comey’s federal indictment last month. Los Altos Vice Mayor Larry Lang changed his Facebook cover photo to a seashell-style “86 47” image and separately commented the phrase on a California GOP Facebook post, according to screenshots reviewed by Fox News Digital. Critics read the phrase as a threat against President Donald Trump, the 47th president. In restaurant slang, “86” means to get rid of something. California Republican Party Chair Corrin Rankin called the posts unacceptable and said Los Altos deserves leaders who unite their community rather than amplify what she described as dangerous rhetoric. The state party publicly called for Lang’s resignation. Via @FoxNews: California Republican Party Chairwoman @CorrinRankin: Los Altos Vice Mayor Larry Lang Must Resign. Calling for the death of @realDonaldTrump days after an assassination attempt is unacceptable.Contact him: 650-947-2720llang@losaltosca.govhttps://t.co/kuinZxksxn — California Republican Party (@CAGOP) May 2, 2026 The deleted-post claim quickly became part of the public pressure around Lang. UPDATE: Larry Lang just deleted his “8647” post He needs to resign as vice mayor! You can contact him here: llang@losaltosca.gov https://t.co/NRb7jlSL6y — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 1, 2026 Fox News Digital reported the details behind the resignation demand: Screenshots shared by the California Republican Party and reviewed by Fox showed Lang using the “86 47” message in more than one place online. One screenshot showed a Facebook cover image arranged in the same seashell-style format that became nationally known after Comey’s case. Another showed Lang commenting the phrase on a California GOP Facebook post about Rankin debating candidates for California governor. Rankin said the message was unacceptable and argued that Los Altos residents deserve local officials who lower the temperature instead of fueling it. The state party also connected Lang’s conduct to broader Democratic rhetoric toward Trump and Republicans, saying elected Democrats should stop normalizing violent language toward the president and his supporters. The Fox account also noted the response status from the city side. Lang’s automatic email reply said he was traveling until May 4, and Fox said it reached out to Los Altos council members without receiving a response before publication. Lang’s Facebook cover photo had been changed Friday, after the controversy had already started drawing attention from conservative accounts and the state party. The legal backdrop is what makes the phrase impossible for public officials to wave away as harmless political noise. On April 21, the Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury had indicted Comey over alleged threats to harm President Trump tied to a May 2025 Instagram image reading “86 47.” The Justice Department gave these details in its announcement: The indictment accused Comey of knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of, or inflict bodily harm upon, President Trump. Prosecutors tied that count to a May 15, 2025 Instagram image showing the text “86 47,” which they alleged a reasonable recipient familiar with the circumstances would understand as a serious expression of intent to harm the president. DOJ also listed a second count involving transmission of a threat in interstate commerce. The department said the threat charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison if there is a conviction. Its announcement also included the standard but important reminder that an indictment is only an accusation, and that every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. That is the context now surrounding the phrase. A former FBI director is facing federal charges over the same formulation, and now a sitting California vice mayor is being pressed to explain why it appeared in his own online activity. Outrage as California vice mayor posts vile ‘death threat’ aimed at President Trump: ‘He needs to resign’ Los Altos Vice Mayor Larry Lang also recently removed a post featuring the same seashell image that led to former FBI Director James Comey’s indictm… https://t.co/CJXomjYV8O pic.twitter.com/EeXQ2O24Fs — UnfilteredAmerica (@NahBabyNahNah) May 2, 2026 Lang may hope this blows over while he is out of town. The problem is that public officials do not get to flirt with language their own side would treat as a national scandal if it were aimed at a Democrat. If Los Altos leaders want the public to believe this was somehow innocent, they owe voters a real explanation.

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Another member of the “peaceful left” is now facing the consequences after threatening to murder federal agents. 26-year-old Logan Murfin has been convicted on ten felony charges for repeatedly calling for ICE agents to be assassinated on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter.) ICE shared a photo of him in custody: Logan Murfin, 26, of Skiatook, Okla., was convicted April 24 on 10 felony charges related to X posts he made about “gunning down” ICE personnel. He is in federal custody pending awaiting sentencing. pic.twitter.com/Mjaor6Mipv — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) May 2, 2026 In several of the deranged posts, Murfin compared ICE to the Gestapo and said that they all need to be “gunned down” and “executed” to avoid a repeat of the Holocaust. Here’s a look at some of the disgusting social media posts Murfin posted: UPDATE: Oklahoma Leftist Logan Murfin, who posted numerous calls to murder federal agents, has been found guilty on all 10 felony charges and could face up to 10 years per count on the most serious charges of threatening the life of a federal agent. pic.twitter.com/EMTlIwgg4r — Sergeant News Network (@sgtnewsnetwork) May 2, 2026 Murfin is looking at years, or even decades, behind bars over the death threats. Each count carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years. A press release from the DOJ has more details: A federal jury convicted a Skiatook, Oklahoma man for making multiple posts on X threatening to shoot, kill, and gun down federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Logan Christopher Murfin, 26, was convicted of five counts of Threatening to Assault and Murder Federal Law Enforcement Officers with Intent to Impede, Intimidate, Interfere, and Retaliate and five counts of Interstate Communication with a Threat to Injure. “Threatening to kill hard-working federal law enforcement officers will not be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “In the Northern District of Oklahoma, we will prosecute those who do to the fullest extent that federal law allows.” “This verdict underscores the seriousness with which threats against federal agents are treated. In the past year, we have seen a significant increase in violence, including death threats and assaults, toward our personnel.  We will work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to ensure those who attempt to intimidate or harm federal officers are held accountable,” said Travis Pickard, HSI Dallas Special Agent in Charge. “This outcome sends a clear message that such actions will not be tolerated.” According to evidence presented at trial, agents with Homeland Security Investigations received an intelligence report in October 2025 flagging threatening posts made on X about “gunning down” and shooting ICE agents. The threats were posted under the username, “Azulenq.” Agents obtained search warrants to identify the user making these public online posts. The data collected from the search warrants was presented to the jury, which identified the X account user Azulenq as Murfin. The investigation showed that he was posting threatening messages from his home in Skiatook. Murfin was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2025. After being arrested and Mirandized, Murfin spoke with agents and stated he was angry and “pissed off” at ICE agents and admitted to making the posts on the X account. The jury heard a recording of the interview at trial. Some of the exhibits presented to the jury and included with this press release show that Murfin’s posts were in response to other users’ posts about ICE agents’ activities in the community, including arrests and enforcement of federal law. Public posts made by Murfin: October 18, 2025: Need too start shooting these “just following orders” pigs. Ice agents are reenacting ww2 nazi germany and its not acceptable. Only good ice terrorist is buried 6 feet under. October 17, 2025: Every ICE agent needs shot between the eyes “just following orders” isn’t acceptable and they already exposed they are human garbage. October 17, 2025: Every ice gestapo needs too be shot. 2nd amendment right too carry everyone should stay armed and when these terrorists come by just kill them. They don’t deserve too live after “just following orders” we aren’t reliving ww2 germany. They don’t want due process so show em September 28, 2025: Nah but we as US citizens should be gunning down these domestic terrorists. All ice gestapo can not use the “just following orders” excuse. If you’re complicit in this act you’ve gotta be executed for this act. September 28, 2025: ice gestapo agents need to either be executed publicy. “just following orders” is not a valid excuse in modern days Prior to trial, Murfin was on bond. He was taken into custody after the jury found him guilty and sentencing will be scheduled at a later date. Let this be a reminder to every leftist out there — it is a felony to threaten to murder or assault federal agents. Free speech does not cover threatening to “gun down” federal officers. This Logan Murfin guy just learned that lesson the hard way.

If you live in Florida, you may soon be able to own your home completely rent-free from the government! The Sunshine State could become the first in the nation with zero property taxes for residents as early as this year. Gov. Ron DeSantis is abolishing property taxes in Florida — you’ll finally OWN your home rent-free. This is going to be incredible for the people who own property in Florida. We need this in every state. pic.twitter.com/JI7qM5lnzI — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) May 2, 2026 Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially moving to end property taxes in Florida. However, there’s a twist… Refugees fleeing blue states like New York won’t be able to take advantage of the system to dodge taxes. During a press conference today, Gov. DeSantis said that he wants to provide relief for Floridians only, not out-of-staters seeking a free ride. Watch: JUST IN: Gov. Ron DeSantis is OFFICIALLY moving to abolish property taxes for Florida homeowners but wants to make sure New Yorkers who FLEE the DAY AFTER it passes can't exploit the system "Should someone from New York be able to move the DAY AFTER the election and not pay?!… pic.twitter.com/gQNtSWGYXm — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 2, 2026 JUST IN: Gov. Ron DeSantis is OFFICIALLY moving to abolish property taxes for Florida homeowners but wants to make sure New Yorkers who FLEE the DAY AFTER it passes can’t exploit the system “Should someone from New York be able to move the DAY AFTER the election and not pay?! They should pay for a time! Why would we want to incentivize that?” You should be able to OWN your home rent-free from the government! The first state to do this will be HEROES This is a very smart move on DeSantis’ part to keep things fair for everyone. As for a timeline, a special legislative session is expected to happen this summer. Florida Voice News has more: During a press conference, DeSantis said legislators will finish the late state budget first, then pivot to property tax reform in a special session aimed at putting a homestead-focused measure before voters. The proposal would shield primary residences while keeping taxes in place on investment and commercial properties. “They still want to tax the Airbnbs and the Canadians and the third homes and second homes, and obviously the commercial they’ll be able to do that,” he said. “But we want those homesteaded properties. We want you to own that property. We don’t want to be able to take it from you the minute you stop paying tax on it, and they shouldn’t. Your home shouldn’t be used as an ATM for local government.” DeSantis said the session will be designed to secure the 60% support in both chambers needed to place the measure on the ballot, with a deadline tied to when supervisors of elections must finalize their ballots. “Probably the beginning of August, for sure,” he said. “I think we’ll do it in advance of that, but it’s got to get printed on the ballot, and so the deadline would probably be the end of July, but I’d like to do it before then, for sure.” What do you think? Do you support abolishing property taxes?