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The Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general was once in trouble with the law himself. According to multiple outlets, former Virginia Delegate Jay Jones has a prior conviction of reckless driving after being caught going 116 mph on Interstate 64 in New Kent, Virginia. “Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving after speeding at 116 mph. The job of attorney general is too important to leave to someone who would recklessly break the law and endanger the lives of others, and then mislead the Courts and the public by claiming he performed community service while working on his own political operation,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said. “We need to get to the bottom of what Jay Jones was actually up to, but it’s clear he cannot be Virginia’s top cop,” he added. Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving after speeding at 116 mph. The job of attorney general is too important to leave to someone who would recklessly break the law and endanger the lives of others, and then mislead the Courts and the public by claiming he performed… — Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 1, 2025 WSET shared further info: Court records show he paid a $1500 fine for it. We reached out to Jones’ campaign to hear what he had to say. Here’s his statement: “Several years ago, I made the mistake of speeding, for which I am regretful. I accepted responsibility for my actions, paid the fine, and fulfilled my responsibility to the court, which was accepted by the New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and the judge.” According to Jones’ opponent, incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, Jones appeared to dodge potential jail time by performing community service for his own Political Action Committee. “I am alarmed by reports of Jay Jones recklessly endangering lives while excessively speeding down I-64 at 116 miles per hour. Instead of taking accountability for his actions, it appears that my opponent submitted a letter to the Court stating that he performed 500 hours of ‘community service’ for his own Political Action Committee, which is not a charitable organization under the Virginia Code, to dodge potential jail time,” Miyares said. Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, was caught driving 116 mph three years ago and performed 500 hours of his mandated community service for his own political action committee, court records show. https://t.co/5DPbadA7S6 — The Washington Times (@WashTimes) October 2, 2025 Fox News explained: Typically resulting in up to a one-year prison sentence, Jones received several deferments of his court date for various attested reasons before a judge agreed to accept 1,000 completed hours of community service instead of a tougher punishment. In January 2024, Jones’ political action committee, Meet our Moment (MOM) – which says it recruits and trains minority Democratic candidates to run for Virginia offices – and the Virginia chapter of the NAACP both attested Jones completed 500 hours of community service each. The letter from MOM is signed by Lesley Shinbaum Stewart, who identified herself as “executive director.” News reports have also described Shinbaum Stewart as Jones’ “unofficial chief of staff” as recently as 2021. Records shared with Fox News Digital showed Jones’ campaign paid Shinbaum Stewart’s consulting firm more than $100,000 since 2020, and that a few days after the letter was filed, Jones made an additional $6,000 payment. Shinbaum Stewart could not immediately be reached, and the Jones campaign did not respond to multiple inquiries. Virginia law states court-ordered community service may include unpaid work for a non-profit or government agency, with a source familiar questioning whether MOM’s registration as a PAC satisfies that requirement.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed a decision on whether President Donald Trump can immediately remove Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, instead agreeing to hear oral arguments in the case early next year.

If you watched CNN this week, you’ve probably seen clips of host Kaitlan Collins “fact-checking” Republican lawmakers on the government shutdown. These exchanges follow the same pattern. The Republican says that Democrats shut the government down because they want to give free healthcare to illegal immigrants. Collins tells them that federal Medicaid funding can’t go to illegals. They start talking about Obamacare, and she says that illegal immigrants have never been eligible for Obamacare subsidies. In all these clips, Collins seems confident while Republicans seem like they’re trying to talk their way out of the exchange. They’re making wild accusations, while she’s simply stating facts. I questioned Speaker Mike Johnson tonight on the claim being made by Republicans that Democrats want to give free health care to “illegal aliens” in the government shutdown fight. pic.twitter.com/sjvnQwxTKN — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 1, 2025 Here’s the problem: Collins is wrong. Republicans seem like they’re talking in circles because this is an incredibly complex issue, and Democrats are trying to make it even more complicated. Collins, like Democrats and other members of the media, is talking about what the law says. Republicans are talking about what actually happens. It’s true that federal Medicaid dollars can’t go to illegals. And it’s true that illegals aren’t eligible for Obamacare subsidies. But it’s also true that federal Medicaid dollars do go to illegal immigrants, and illegal immigrants do enroll in taxpayer-subsidized Obamacare plans. Facts are stubborn things. And the fact is that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) imposed safeguards to stop illegal immigrants from improperly accessing federal healthcare benefits. The fact is, the Democrats’ funding bill would roll back those safeguards. That’s the shutdown fight in a nutshell. But, if you want all the facts so you can really school your liberal buddy — or if you’re a Republican congressman who just booked an interview with Kaitlan Collins — here’s a crash course in the healthcare battle that has ground Washington to a halt. Rolling Back The Big, Beautiful Bill The Democrat funding proposal would simultaneously repeal a number of provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that, taken together, would make it possible for illegal immigrants to get taxpayer-funded healthcare. Democrats and the media are using this fact to their advantage. To the Chuck Schumers and Kaitlan Collinses of the world, because the Democrat funding bill, which House Republicans have named the Counterfeit Resolution, isn’t called “The Free Healthcare For Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025,” that must mean the bill wouldn’t let illegals get healthcare. This is a lie. Not a single federal dollar goes to providing health insurance for undocumented immigrants. NOT. ONE. PENNY. Republicans would rather lie and shut down the government down than protect your health care. https://t.co/yfVsFUivMy — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 30, 2025   Of course, that’s not how policy works. That’s not how anything works, really. The Heritage Foundation has a good breakdown of how section 2141 of the Democrat funding bill would roll back the OBBBA’s healthcare provisions. Most importantly, the bill would allow all “qualified aliens” to apply for Medicaid — as opposed to limiting eligibility to lawful permanent residents — and once again expand the federal match rate for state Medicaid programs. Medicaid is funded jointly by states and the federal government. For every dollar a state pays, the federal government matches it with a payment of its own. The matching rate differs by state, and under the Biden administration, it was dramatically expanded. This is what Kaitlan Collins was referring to when she told Rep. Mike Lawler (D-NY)  that there was a difference between “state and federal dollars” when it came to giving health benefits to illegal immigrants. Her point, it seems, was that while states can spend Medicaid money on illegals, the federal government is legally barred from doing so. GOP Rep. Mike Lawler says he opposes the Trump administration freezing roughly $18 billion for a pair of New York City infrastructure projects amid the government shutdown. pic.twitter.com/QoHomfBiW7 — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 2, 2025   But money is fungible — which means that, once those federal Medicaid dollars hit state bank accounts, it’s off to the races. Just look at California, which has proudly expanded its Medicaid program to cover illegal aliens. Technically, it must cover illegal enrollees with state dollars. But California has devised a clever money laundering scheme wherein it taxes healthcare providers to fund its Medicaid program. The more it raises provider taxes, the more it gets from the federal government. The result? Over $5 billion in healthcare for illegal aliens. The OBBBA repealed an emergency 90% Medicaid match rate for illegal immigrants. Democrats’ funding bill would bring it back, putting taxpayers on the hook for the majority of costs of illegals enrolled in Medicaid — a population that would swell under the bill’s expansive “qualified alien” category. After that, nothing would stop states like New York and Massachusetts from following in California’s footsteps. The Obamacare Free-For-All Like with Medicaid, the OBBBA tightened eligibility requirements for noncitizens applying for Obamacare premium subsidies. Like with Medicaid, the Democrats’ funding bill would roll that back. It gets worse. During COVID, President Joe Biden signed legislation that expanded eligibility for Obamacare subsidies to those making up to 400% above the federal poverty level. That means these taxpayer-funded subsidies, meant to help the poorest Americans afford Obamacare plans, were available to people making over $100,000 a year. The legislation also made Obamacare free for people making between 100% and 150% of the federal poverty level. Let’s set aside the fact that the federal government needs to spend billions of dollars paying for Americans to enroll in ostensibly “affordable” healthcare plans. Blowing open these doors has also led to a shocking surge in fraud. According to the Paragon Health Institute, 6.4 million more people qualified for free Obamacare than actually exist between 100% and 150% of the federal poverty level. ? New Paragon resource: Obamacare Fraud, by the Numbers The one-stop shop for data on improper enrollment, zero-claim enrollees, and billions in wasted subsidies.https://t.co/SbzEULJx3D pic.twitter.com/8DC5oGJjGB — Paragon Health Institute (@Paragon_Inst) October 1, 2025   So, more than 6 million people got free healthcare for which they were not eligible. All told, improper enrollees accounted for 26% of the Obamacare population in 2025. Bizarrely, 11.7 million people enrolled in Obamacare in 2024 never made a single claim — up from 3.4 million in 2021. Democrats say this is a result of more young, healthy Americans enrolling in Obamacare plans but not needing to go to the doctor. Experts say it’s the result of widespread fraud. Either way, it cost taxpayers more than $35 billion last year. Healthcare For Illegals: It’s What’s Happening If expanding Medicaid eligibility and federal matching didn’t help illegal immigrants get taxpayer-funded healthcare, this certainly will. Tightening eligibility requirements doesn’t just save money — it makes it easier for the government to prevent fraud. When pretty much everyone’s eligible for subsidies, preventing fraud is effectively impossible. So, to recap: the next time someone tells you federal Medicaid dollars don’t go to illegals, remind them that money is fungible. And the next time someone tells you illegals aren’t allowed to enroll in federal health insurance programs, remind them that, last year, we spent $35 billion on health insurance for ghosts.

In a moment that should send shockwaves through the open borders establishment, an alleged second figure tied to the brutal Sinaloa Cartel confirmed: President Donald Trump’s aggressive border and anti-smuggling strategy is working — and the cartels are feeling the heat. In a revealing new report from CNN, a senior leader of the Sinaloa Cartel sat down with journalist David Culver for a rare interview. Hidden behind layers of anonymity — black mask, sunglasses, gloves, and hat — the confessed killer and trafficker revealed how Trump’s policy shift has impacted one of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. Asked point-blank if President Trump’s actions have made business more difficult for drug cartels, the man responded without hesitation, “Oh yeah. Yeah.” When pressed, he repeated, “Yes.” CNN’s reporting also revealed that cartels are jacking up prices to smuggle migrants into the United States because of Trump’s crackdown. What used to cost $6,500 now runs close to $10,000 per person, pricing many migrants out of the black market border business. Those who can’t afford the fee? They’re often forced into debt bondage, working for the cartels to pay off what they owe. Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout!  It doesn’t stop there. The masked figure revealed how cartels are increasingly turning to American teenagers on social media — recruiting young, impressionable American citizens into their operations as transporters and lookouts. As Trump’s administration deploys more resources to border enforcement, the cartels are shifting tactics, growing more desperate, and scraping the bottom of the barrel to keep operations running. Mexican drug cartels are using social media to recruit American teens into their operations. David Culver investigates. pic.twitter.com/1Kg3EHuoaQ — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) September 30, 2025 This latest cartel admission comes just weeks after Margarito “Jay” Flores Jr., the former top U.S. distributor for the Sinaloa Cartel under El Chapo, praised Trump’s war on cartels in a separate interview. Flores, who helped federal authorities take down El Chapo and whose face remains blurred for his safety, said, “I believe that the Trump administration is doing a great job … I don’t believe that the Chapo faction or the Mayo Zambada faction will last another year.” Flores noted that more arrests and prosecutions have occurred in the last year than in the previous 25, emphasizing that the Trump administration’s approach isn’t just noise — it’s action. He predicted the collapse of major criminal networks, such as CJNG, if this level of pressure continues. “By the time the president’s term is over, the landscape of Mexico and the drug cartels is going to look very, very different,” Flores concluded. Trump’s recent move to deploy the U.S. military for anti-cartel operations, treating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, marks an unprecedented escalation in America’s fight against these criminal syndicates. And the message from inside the enemy’s camp is clear: It’s working. In contrast to the permissive border policies of the Biden years — which saw record crossings, fentanyl floods, and a cartel boom — Trump’s return to law and order is forcing the cartels to adapt, pay more, and ultimately lose control. The Sinaloa Cartel leader’s clearest message was simple: Trump is hurting the cartels. And they know it.