Overview
- Conservative host Glenn Beck says FBI Director Kash Patel sent agents to his home to discuss his recent reporting on alleged Antifa networks and funding.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News that Antifa is “no different than MS-13,” vowing to target what she described as organized financing and coordination.
- Allied research groups briefed the administration on donor-tracing claims that name foundations and networks such as Open Society, Arabella, Tides, and Neville Roy Singham, though independent verification of these assertions remains disputed.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s National Guard order tied to Portland, underscoring legal uncertainty as states and civil-liberties groups challenge implementation.
- With nationwide No Kings demonstrations set for Oct. 18, officials and allies are preemptively blaming Antifa and paid protesters, while organizers say the events are planned as nonviolent.