Over 300K visas revoked so far in Trump’s second term, State Department announces

By Josh Christenson

Published Oct. 20, 2026, 8:01 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 visas since the 47th president took office last year, The Post has learned.

A State Department official said that the revocations were done as a consequence for criminal activity, threats to public safety or immigration violations such as fraud or misrepresentation.

At least 4,000 visas were yanked from foreign nationals “who engage in or facilitated birth tourism,” the official noted.

“With over 300,000 revocations, the Trump administration has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history,”added State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott.

“Let the message be clear: we have zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine our national security. We are taking, and will continue to take, action to keep our borders, and our nation, secure.”

The nationalities of those who had their visa revoked was not immediately clear.

Last month, the department had confirmed as many as 250,000 revocations had taken place since January 2025.

The pace of revocations has accelerated so far in 2026 after just 23,000 cases were vetted by the Bureau of Consular Affairs last year.

A quarter of visas pulled in 2025 were for assaults or related crimes, while another 22% were yanked for driving under the influence, 7% for theft and 7% for substance abuse or distribution.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/us-news/over-300k-visas-revoked-so-far-in-trumps-second-term-state-department-announces/

Amy Acton’s Campaign Issues EXPLOSIVE Statement After Her Own Mother Absolutely Destroys Her in Devastating Ad

by Cullen Linebarger Oct. 20, 2026 11:00 am

Ohio Democrat gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and her campaign are going on a rampage after experiencing a nasty October surprise last night.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported earlier, Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Democratic candidate Amy Acton, has come out calling her daughter a “liar” and urging people not to vote for her.

In a new anti-Acton ad circulating on social media, Arthur is seen telling voters, “don’t let her become your governor,” and that she’ll make Ohioans’ lives “worse.”

“I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent — it’s not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a serious problem,” Arthur says in the ad.

“She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.”

“My daughter needs help, and she can’t help you if she needs help herself. People can change, but first they have to tell the truth, and my daughter still isn’t doing that,” she continues.

“Don’t vote for people who lie. Don’t let her become your governor. If you think she’ll make your life better, you’re fooling yourself. It will only get worse.”

Acton’s campaign later released a statement from the candidate’s brother, Phillip Stearns, which accused her GOP opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, of using “the sexual abuse Acton endured from her mother’s husband into a political talking point.”

He also claimed that their mother stayed married to the alleged r*pist until he died.

“It’s not surprising that Vivek Ramaswamy has stooped to such a despicable low as to attempt to turn the sexual abuse Amy endured at twelve years old from our birth mother’s husband into a political talking point,” said Stearns.

“After he was arrested and Amy and I were removed from their custody, our birth mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist until he died.

“This desperate, disgusting attack reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core – a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants.”

As Conradson notes, Acton says she was neglected as a child after her parents divorced at age three and that “she lived in 18 different places in a 12-year period, including in a tent one winter, before eventually going to stay with her dad and his relatives.”

Arthur, though, claims Acton is exaggerating or inventing stories about her childhood, including abuse from her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/amy-actons-campaign-issues-explosive-statement-after-her/

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BREAKING:

French police have attempted to arrest the far-left French Member of Parliament and Antifa leader Raphael Arnault.

The police raiding the wrong train car by mistake and Arnault managed to escape. He is now hiding inside the parliament where police can’t enter.

It’s unclear whether they tried to arrest him for organizing student riots or for his suspected involvement in the murder of the right-wing French student Quentin Deranque in February this year.

Quentin was beaten to death by members of Arnault’s Antifa group. One of the arrested suspected murderers is Arnault’s parliamentary assistant.

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2112578943442153963

2026 Texas Elections

19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record

The number of Texans registered to vote jumped 2% from March even as the state struggles to process backlogged voter records.

by Sasha Draeger-MazerOct. 16, 2026, 3:30 p.m. Central

Texas voter registrations hit a record high of more than 19 million ahead of the pivotal midterm election on Nov. 3.

Registrations are up 2.2% from the last major general election in November 2024, and up 2% from primary elections in March, according to a Friday release from the Texas Secretary of State.The latest figures are also 7.7% higher than the last midterm elections in November 2022.

Fast-growing suburban counties saw some of the biggest growths since the last midterms, including Kaufman (27% more registered voters), Waller (23%), Ellis (21%) and Hays (21%).

Notably, Tarrant, which political watchers consider a swing county, was the biggest county that had a drop in registered voters. The county had 32,503 fewer voters compared to four years ago, a 2.6% drop. Tarrant grew by 4.1% between 2022 and 2025, per Vintage Population Estimates.

“Texas continues to see strong voter registration numbers, and we want every eligible Texan to be prepared to participate in the upcoming election,” Secretary of State Howden Robert Howden said in the news release.

Early voting starts Monday.

The jump comes amid a series of state and local actions that have threatened voter registrations statewide. Over the last month, officials have scrambled to resolve 500,000 voter applications left unprocessed due to a software error in the Texas Department of Public Safety web portal. The agency failed to send hundreds of thousands of applications to counties, leaving local officials to catch up only weeks before the start of early voting. That backlog has since been resolved, Texas officials said Wednesday.

On Thursday, county officials learned of a separate state error causing another several thousand backlogged voter registration records. The issue affects address updates made via Texas.gov between Sept. 1 and last week; election officials in four counties — Bexar, Travis, Williamson and Hays — have received additional records to process, according to the Texas Association of County Election Officials.

As local officials continue to process applications,registrations postmarked or submitted to DPS by Oct. 5 will be considered valid, and those voters can still cast a provisional ballot.

Earlier this year, the state also faced criticism over its efforts to purge its voter roll of noncitizens. Texas was one of the first states to turn over its roll to the federal government in January at the behest of the U.S. Department of Justice, which said the request is part of its efforts to enforce states’ maintenance of voter rolls.

A Department of Homeland Security tool used to screen for voter eligibility subsequently mistakenly flagged a number of eligible voters as potential noncitizens in counties across Texas. President Donald Trump has long claimed, without evidence, that millions of noncitizens are voting in American elections, a claim that the federal review of voter rolls has not supported.

The record high in voter registrations also comes after voter turnout rose in the March primary elections. Nearly a quarter of registered voters cast a ballot, an indication of heightened interest in this year’s high-stakes midterm election.

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/16/texas-voter-registration-2026-election/

Trump puts fraudsters on notice with $25M whistleblower program offering cash for tips that deliver

The Justice Department will administer the new initiative, with tips submitted through fraud.gov

Stepheny Price By Stepheny Price Fox News

Published Updated October 20, 2026 1:18pm EDT

EXCLUSIVE - President Donald Trump is putting cash behind his crackdown on taxpayer fraud, preparing to offer Americans rewards for tips that help bring fraudsters to justice.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance will unveil a $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP)during a Tuesday afternoon announcement with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in the Oval Office, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

WHIP will offer eligible tipsters up to $30,000 if their information leads to a successful fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action, the official said.

Trump also plans to present independent journalist Nick Shirley with a $10,000 check for his work exposing suspected fraud in Minnesota, according to the official.

"Every day, President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is zeroing in on the rampant abuse of taxpayer dollars and giving Americans the accountability they deserve. This administration has zero tolerance for individuals who steal from Americans," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.

The Justice Department will administer the new program, and Americans will be able to submit tips through fraud.gov, the official said. The initiative aims to encourage both independent journalists and everyday Americans to flag suspected fraud involving taxpayer money.

Shirley drew national attention in December 2025 after publishing a video questioning whether several Somali-run Minnesota daycare centers were operating as legitimate businesses. His video showed apparently empty facilities and included people who said they had not seen children at the locations.

The White House credited Shirley’s reporting with helping spur a surge of FBI and Department of Homeland Security resources into Minnesota, followed by investigations, arrests and new charges.

One facility featured in Shirley’s video was Future Leaders Early Learning Center, whose former CEO, Fahima Egeh Mahamud, pleaded guilty in July to wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Prosecutors said Mahamud stole more than $4.6 million through false child care assistance claims and $850,000 through a federal child nutrition program connected to the Feeding Our Future scandal.

Shirley previously pointed to Mahamud’s guilty plea as vindication of his reporting amid efforts to discredit his investigations.

"Well, numbers don't lie, and convictions don't lie either," he previously told Fox News Digital.

The reward initiative adds a public tip incentive to the administration’s broader campaign against fraud in federal benefits programs.

Trump established the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in March, with Vance serving as chairman. The executive order directed the group to coordinate efforts across federal agencies to uncover fraud, strengthen eligibility checks and prevent improper payments.

Under the new program, submitting an allegation alone would not qualify someone for a reward. The tip must lead to a successful fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action, according to the White House official.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-puts-fraudsters-notice-25m-whistleblower-program-offering-cash-tips-deliver

Nick Shirley says fraud could reach ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’

Independent journalist Nick Shirley says he expects to see more fraudsters get caught under the Trump administration on ‘Fox News @ Night.’

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-puts-fraudsters-notice-25m-whistleblower-program-offering-cash-tips-deliver

Americans DRAG Abdul El-Sayed After Seeing What He Orders at Restaurant In Attempt to Win Over Black Voters(VIDEO)

by Cullen Linebarger Oct. 20, 2026 12:00 pm

Islomo-Marxist Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is getting dragged for literally relying on stereotypes to win over Black voters.

As TGP readers know, El-Sayed is struggling to win over Black people who are rightfully alarmed over the radical new vision of the Democrat Party introduced by the DSA wing.

It’s so bad that the Democrat Party is calling in Barack Obama in an effort to save El-Sayed’s bacon.

But the so-called ‘doctor’ believes he has the right prescription to cure what’s ailing his flailing campaign: blatant racial pandering.

In a black voter outreach video that is going viral today, El-Sayed is seen sitting with a Black woman at a restaurant. He desperately tried to assure he is not like those other ‘racist’ Arabs who catcall women and discriminates against Black people.

The woman nods along while saying nothing.

Things then take a hilarious turn when a waiter arrives to ask what they want to eat. The woman says she wants the blackened catfish.

El-Sayed could have played it safe and copied her.Instead, he does the unthinkable: he orders the fried chicken.

He actually thought this was the best way to show he loves Black people.

The replies to El-Sayed’s desperation were absolutely brutal.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/americans-drag-abdul-el-sayed-after-seeing-what/

WATCH LIVE: President Trump and VP Vance to Announce $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program for Fraud Tipsters

by Jordan Conradson Oct. 20, 2026 1:10 pm

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, Chairman of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, are scheduled to announce in the Oval Office this afternoon a new fraudster tip line and compensation for fraud whistleblowers.

President Trump tasked the Vice President in March with leading the White House’s Fraud Task Force and investigations into the various schemes to defraud the federal government.

Billions of dollars in fraud through stolen welfare benefits has been uncovered by Vance’s task force.

Now, they’re incentivizing fraud whistleblowers and journalists who uncover fraud and report it to the federal government.

Independent journalist Nick Shirly will also reportedly receive an award for exposing the Medicare and child care fraud throughout the state of Minnesota.

Per Fox:

Trump and Vice President JD Vance will unveil a $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP) during a Tuesday afternoon announcement with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in the Oval Office, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

WHIP will offer eligible tipsters up to $30,000 if their information leads to a successful fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action, the official said.

Trump also plans to present independent journalist Nick Shirley with a $10,000 check for his work exposing suspected fraud in Minnesota, according to the official.

“Every day, President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is zeroing in on the rampant abuse of taxpayer dollars and giving Americans the accountability they deserve. This administration has zero tolerance for individuals who steal from Americans,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.

The Justice Department will administer the new program, and Americans will be able to submit tips through fraud.gov, the official said. The initiative aims to encourage both independent journalists and everyday Americans to flag suspected fraud involving taxpayer money.

The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm ET.

Watch live below:

Independent journalist Nick Shirly will also reportedly receive an award for exposing the Medicare and child care fraud throughout the state of Minnesota.

Per Fox:

Trump and Vice President JD Vance will unveil a $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP) during a Tuesday afternoon announcement with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in the Oval Office, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

WHIP will offer eligible tipsters up to $30,000 if their information leads to a successful fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action, the official said.

Trump also plans to present independent journalist Nick Shirley with a $10,000 check for his work exposing suspected fraud in Minnesota, according to the official.

“Every day, President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is zeroing in on the rampant abuse of taxpayer dollars and giving Americans the accountability they deserve. This administration has zero tolerance for individuals who steal from Americans,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.

The Justice Department will administer the new program, and Americans will be able to submit tips through fraud.gov, the official said. The initiative aims to encourage both independent journalists and everyday Americans to flag suspected fraud involving taxpayer money.

The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm ET.

Watch live below:

LIVE: President Trump and VP Vance Deliver Historic Announcement - 10/20/26

https://rumble.com/embed/v7exqxk/?pub=4

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/watch-live-president-trump-vp-vance