“Only between 3% and 5% of the border lands… is policed.”

Late Friday afternoon, the National Security Council released a memo announcing that a White House West Wing room is now off limits to members of the press - unless they’ve made and been granted an appointment with an authorized White House staff member. The change, effective immediately, is the latest step in the Trump Administration’s ongoing effort to protect sensitive information, the memo issued to top White House press officers and Assistant to the President Steven Cheung explains:

Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich: In its next session, the Higher Planning Council will approve the construction of 1,973 settlement units in the [occupied] West Bank. Since the beginning of the year, we have approved the establishment of about 30,000 settlement… pic.twitter.com/ge2LA5iBE4 — The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) October 30, 2025 [reveal-banner]

He cautioned that if Mamdani wins, it would open the door for openly antisemitic mayors in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

The Snapanese, a normally reliable Democratic constituency that depends on what the vernacular refers to as food stamps, may ‘Pearl Harbor’ progressives after their month-long recalcitrance on re-opening the government. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides an average of more than $350 per recipient household a month. The welfare…