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FIRST ON FOX: The House Judiciary Committee escalated scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center on Thursday, demanding documents from the nonprofit after a federal indictment alleged the group funneled millions in donor funds to extremist organizations.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote in a letter first obtained by Fox News Digital to SPLC President Bryan Fair that the GOP-led committee was investigating any coordination between the SPLC and the Biden Department of Justice and FBI, both of which had used the left-wing nonprofit as a resource.
Jordan demanded a slate of documents from the SPLC by April 30, a request that comes after his Republican counterparts in the Senate also ramped up scrutiny of the SPLC and after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche hinted at more possible indictments related to the group.
The intensifying investigations into the SPLC, expanding from the DOJ to Congress, come after Jordan’s committee previously investigated the group, saying it was known for «maligning several mainstream conservative and religious organizations as ‘hate groups,’» such as Moms for Liberty and Turning Point USA, and that the Biden DOJ improperly used it for civil rights enforcement.
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a committee session. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
«Publicly available documents revealed how the Justice Department partnered closely with the SPLC during the Biden-Harris Administration, including scheduling regular meetings, giving the SPLC early access to federal law-enforcement data, and allowing SPLC employees to train federal prosecutors,» Jordan wrote. «The new information about the SPLC alleged in the indictment only raises further questions.»
Jordan also noted that a controversial internal memo originating from the FBI Richmond Field Office during Director Christopher Wray’s tenure, which framed so-called radical-traditionalist Catholics as a group of people more prone to violent crime, used the SPLC as a source for its findings. The memo surfaced in 2023, with Wray later retracting it and saying it was an «appalling» breach of religious freedom.
Jordan’s letter pointed out that the Richmond memo was among more than a dozen FBI documents that used the SPLC as a resource.
The DOJ on Tuesday charged the SPLC with several counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank and conspiracy to commit money laundering, alleging the group defrauded donors for more than a decade.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke during a press conference alongside FBI Director Kash Patel at the Department of Justice April 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C., about the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center on charges related to money laundering. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Prosecutors said the nonprofit, which promotes its efforts to fight White supremacy, misled donors by using shell companies to mask how donor funds were used. More than $3 million was paid through the shell companies to informants who participated in activities involving the Ku Klux Klan and the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement, among others, prosecutors alleged.
«The SPLC’s paid informants … engaged in the active promotion of racist groups at the same time that the SPLC was denouncing the same groups on its website,» prosecutors wrote, noting one informant allegedly went so far as to help plan the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
«Congress has an important interest in protecting Americans from extremist violence and criminal activity,» Jordan wrote in his letter. «The Committee on the Judiciary has been conducting oversight of the Biden-Harris Administration’s close coordination with the SPLC on federal civil rights matters.»
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Neo-Nazis, the alt-right and White supremacists take part in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. (Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday set its sights on a woman previously affiliated with the SPLC who was a federal judge and Biden appointee serving a lifetime appointment on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
«Every individual associated with SPLC should have to answer for what they knew about the organization’s extremist ties, and when,» committee Republicans wrote in a statement on X.
«That includes Nancy Abudu, SPLC’s former litigation director who Biden appointed as a lifetime judge on the 11th Circuit.»
Just before the DOJ announced charges, Fair said in a public statement that the federal investigation was political rather than sincere.
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«They have made no secret of who they want to protect and who they want to destroy,» Fair said, noting the group no longer works with paid informants but adding they had «risked their lives» to infiltrate extremist groups.
Fox News Digital reached out to the SPLC and Abudu’s chambers for comment.
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Harris labeled ‘institutional arsonist’ for plan to fundamentally transform SCOTUS and Electoral College
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris faced swift Republican backlash after calling on Democrats to consider expanding the Supreme Court and gutting the Electoral College the next time they are in power.
«Let’s invite ideas, for example, that are about Supreme Court reform, including the notion of expanding the court,» Harris said on a call with the left-wing nonprofit Emerge. «Let’s invite a discussion about how do we push for statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.; how are we thinking about the Electoral College.»
«We’ve got to neutralize this red state cheating,» she continued. «There’s a brutality at play on the other side, and a ruthlessness. And we need to play to win.»
Harris’ plea for «bold» reforms came after Democrats suffered two major setbacks in the redistricting wars, as both parties scramble to draw new congressional seats ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the 38th Annual Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon in Detroit, Mich., on April 18, 2026. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
In late April, the Supreme Court moved to curb the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts, effectively gutting Black-majority districts held by Democrats across the South. Democrats were dealt another blow at the Virginia Supreme Court earlier in May when a Democratic-friendly gerrymander was struck down over a procedural concern.
«What they have done with this decision, by saying that the politics of redistricting is okay, is they are back-dooring racism through politics,» Harris also said on the call. «What they are doing is intentionally about trying to suppress the voice of the people.»
The 2024 presidential candidate’s ideas drew a sharp rebuke from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who accused Democrats of being «institutional arsonists.»
«It’s a dangerous thing, a dangerous gambit,» the speaker said. «You don’t just blow up the system when you lose.»
«For the former vice president of the United States and a candidate for president to suggest that you should pack the Supreme Court or destroy these institutions because they lost is I just think outrageous,» he added.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ripped former Vice President Kamala Harris for proposing extreme changes to the country’s electoral and judicial system following the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling. (Getty Images)
Conservative Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., also criticized Harris’ comments, calling them «totally insane» in an interview with Fox News.
«That’s why we can’t let her become president,» he said. «People … rejected her before; they’ll reject her again.»
Not all Democrats are in agreement with Harris.
«I think that’s putting the cart before the horse,» Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., told Fox News. «Right now I’m focusing on lowering costs, health care, ending a runaway war that’s costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. Those are the things that my constituents are talking to me about.»
Harris’ calls for Democratic retaliation come as Republicans are emerging as the clear winners in the redistricting battle ahead of the midterms. The GOP could pick up more than a dozen seats after a bevy of GOP-led states have drawn new congressional maps while Democratic gains have so far been limited to California and Utah.
Earlier in May, Tennessee carved up its lone Black-majority district, represented for decades by a white Democrat, allowing Republicans to pick up a seat that had long eluded them.
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said Democrats should be focused on cost-of-living issues, in an implicit rebuke of former Vice President Kamala Harris. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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Louisiana and South Carolina are conducting similar efforts to erase several Democratic-held seats following the Supreme Court’s ruling.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has vowed to respond with his own gerrymander push in a swath of blue and purple states, including New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Oregon. But those states are not likely to move forward with new maps until 2028, making it a moot point ahead of November.
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Motociclistas encabezan tragedia vial en Honduras: suman más de 700 muertos en lo que va del 2026
La crisis vial en Honduras continúa dejando cifras alarmantes. La Dirección Nacional de Vialidad y Transporte (DNVT) informó que, en lo que va del año 2026, un total de 701 personas han fallecido en siniestros viales registrados a nivel nacional, una problemática que sigue cobrando vidas diariamente en las carreteras del país.
El portavoz de la DNVT, César Aguilar, detalló que el 46.7 por ciento de las víctimas mortales corresponde a motociclistas, lo que confirma que este tipo de vehículo continúa siendo uno de los más vulnerables y protagonistas en los accidentes de tránsito.
De acuerdo con las estadísticas oficiales, más de 5,900 percances viales han sido reportados durante los primeros meses del año. Además, las autoridades señalaron que siete de cada diez incidentes atendidos involucran motocicletas, situación que mantiene en alerta a los organismos de seguridad vial y salud pública.
“Lamentablemente una gran cantidad pierde la vida y una gran cantidad queda con lesiones bastante graves en los distintos centros asistenciales”, expresó Aguilar al referirse al impacto humano que provocan los accidentes de tránsito en Honduras.
La DNVT atribuye gran parte de esta problemática a la irresponsabilidad de algunos conductores que continúan infringiendo la Ley de Tránsito.
Entre las principales causas identificadas destacan el exceso de velocidad, la conducción bajo efectos del alcohol, el uso del teléfono celular mientras se maneja y el irrespeto a las señales de tránsito.
El portavoz explicó que muchos conductores realizan maniobras indebidas, como adelantamientos en zonas prohibidas, además de ignorar altos y semáforos, acciones que incrementan considerablemente el riesgo de colisiones y atropellamientos.
“Al ver estos datos estadísticos, podríamos concluir que la ciudadanía sigue conduciendo de manera irresponsable, a exceso de velocidad, personas que no respetan las señales de tránsito, se cruzan un alto, no respetan los semáforos, personas que van conduciendo bajo las ingestas de bebidas alcohólicas, van utilizando el teléfono celular, van realizando adelantamientos en zonas prohibidas; estas son de las principales causantes de accidentes de tránsito”, desglosó Aguilar.
Otro de los factores que preocupa a las autoridades es la falta de educación vial entre los conductores.
Según registros de la DNVT, una considerable cantidad de personas involucradas en accidentes nunca obtuvo un permiso de conducir mediante los centros oficiales de capacitación y evaluación.
La institución considera que esta carencia de formación influye directamente en el desconocimiento de normas básicas de circulación y prevención vial.
En muchos casos, conductores sin experiencia ni preparación adecuada se desplazan en motocicletas o vehículos particulares sin medir los riesgos que representan para ellos y para otros usuarios de la vía pública.
Ante este panorama, la DNVT mantiene operativos permanentes en diferentes puntos del país con el objetivo de reducir la incidencia de accidentes y hacer cumplir la Ley de Tránsito.
Las autoridades reportaron que diariamente son sancionados más de 800 conductores por distintas infracciones.
Las multas más frecuentes están relacionadas con conducir sin licencia, no portar casco protector, exceso de velocidad, estacionarse en lugares prohibidos y utilizar dispositivos móviles mientras se conduce.
Aguilar insistió en que muchos de los accidentes podrían evitarse si los conductores adoptaran medidas preventivas básicas, como mantener una distancia prudente entre vehículos, respetar los límites de velocidad y evitar maniobras peligrosas.
Asimismo, exhortó a los motociclistas a utilizar equipo de protección adecuado y a respetar las normas de circulación, ya que este grupo continúa siendo el más afectado por la siniestralidad vial en Honduras.
La creciente cantidad de fallecidos y lesionados mantiene bajo presión a los centros asistenciales del país, donde decenas de personas ingresan diariamente con heridas graves producto de accidentes de tránsito.
Las autoridades reiteraron el llamado a la conciencia ciudadana para evitar que las cifras sigan aumentando durante el resto del año.
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UK defense shortfalls highlighted as Britain avoids Iran offensive role amid Trump criticism
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LONDON: The United Kingdom announced Tuesday it will be deploying military assets «as part of a future defensive mission to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.»
While the move can be seen as a positive step in repairing relations with the U.S., Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s reluctance to join the U.S. in «Operation Epic Fury» against Iran has still ruffled feathers in Washington — most notably those of President Donald Trump.
Trump has dismissed Starmer as «no Churchill.» In a recent interview with Sky News, the president further complained about the lack of British alignment: «When we asked them for help, they were not there. When we needed them, they were not there… And they still aren’t there.»
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British soldiers take part in the Swift Response 22 military exercise at the Krivolak Military Training Center in Negotino, North Macedonia, on May 12, 2022. The exercise involved approximately 4,600 soldiers from North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, Italy, France, the UK and the US to demonstrate NATO forces’ ability to deploy globally and cooperate fully. (Robert Atanasovski/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump also took aim at the British Navy’s readiness in March, ridiculing the fleet during a White House meeting.
«We had the U.K. say that, ‘We’ll send’— this is three weeks ago — ‘we’ll send our aircraft carriers,’ which aren’t the best aircraft carriers, by the way,» Trump said, according to Sky News. «They’re toys compared to what we have.»
Two recent reports by a leading military expert and a parliamentary committee may, in part, explain why the U.K. didn’t join the war in an offensive measure.
In a report titled, «Iran War Delivers a Tough Lesson in Hard Power to the U.K.,» Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), wrote, «The outbreak of a new war in the Middle East has led to questions about the U.K.’s relevance in international affairs. Alongside debates about legality and politics, there are some hard truths about military power and the reality of the readiness of the U.K.’s armed forces.»
FILE: Soldiers in action as the British Army demonstrate the latest and future technology used on operations across the globe on Salisbury plain training area on October 29, 2019 in Salisbury, England. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
While the report was written with the war still raging on, Savill stated, «Pressure is growing for the deployment of more U.K. forces to the region and direct involvement in strikes, but the government will need to answer difficult questions about prioritization and the effect that it might be trying to achieve. The consequence is that as much as intent and policy drive U.K. involvement, the practical realities will constrain what the U.K. can do.»
Savill added, «On the defensive side, the U.K. has not been idle… [U.K. assets] which also appear to have included some counter-drone units – have been involved in downing Iranian drones while defending Jordan and Iraq.»
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer applaud following the signing of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Savill wrote that «The challenge for the U.K. is that in the past few years, the commitments and visible presence of U.K. Armed Forces in the region have been shrinking, as a result of the pressure on the military, and a conscious decision to prioritize elsewhere, most recently in the ‘NATO First’ approach of the Strategic Defense Review of 2025.»
While the Starmer government has committed to increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, experts warn that this investment may be too late to restore the U.K.’s ability to project power globally in the near term.
John Hemmings, director of the National Security Center at Henry Jackson, told Fox News, «The U.K.’s military capabilities have been systematically underfunded over the past 15 years, with the Spending Review and cuts starting in 2009 and 2010 under Prime Minister David Cameron. The Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) at the time stated that the world was headed in a much more dangerous state, but the fiscal devastation of the 2008 Financial Crisis pushed the Government into a series of cuts that were intended to be short-term. Instead, the Cameron Government sent the U.K.’s armed services into a spiral of terminal decline that has lasted until this day,» he said.
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The Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon is moored in the Royal Navy Dockyard in Portsmouth, England, on Oct. 28, 2024. Britain announced on May 12, 2026 that it will deploy autonomous mine hunting equipment, counter drone systems, along with Typhoon jets and HMS Dragon as part of a future defensive mission to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Hemmings added, «Consider the Royal Navy, the U.K.’s premier service and source of great power reach; only 25 out of 63 commissioned vessels are actual fighting ships. This force size is impossible to service Britain’s overseas responsibilities and has seen cuts of 50% in only 30 years. In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers. Today’s First Sea Lord must attempt to carry out the same duties with seven frigates, 10 submarines, six destroyers, two aircraft carriers. In addition, the U.K. underfunded new capabilities like domestic air and missile defenses and advanced command and control systems.»
A U.S. Navy ship launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in support of Operation Epic Fury. (U.S. Central Command Public Affairs)
A second report released last month, by the House of Lords International Relations and Defense Committee titled: ‘Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the U.K.-U.S. partnership,’ presents several key recommendations where it warned of the over-dependence on the U.S. «Although the U.K. has benefited from closely collaborating with the U.S. on defense, this has fostered a dependency culture leading to a decline in U.K. capabilities and loss of U.K. credibility in Washington. The Government should provide a clear and costed pathway to achieving the commitment to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.»
While the Ministry of Defense did not respond to several requests for comment over the state of forces, Fox News Digital recently reported that the U.K. government said it is reversing an attrition rate in the military, stating that total armed forces strength stood at 182,050 personnel as of Jan. 1, 2026, including 136,960 regular troops, an increase from the previous year.
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The government has also pledged what it calls the largest sustained rise in defense spending since the Cold War, with military spending set to reach 2.6% of GDP by 2027, backed by an additional £5 billion (approximately $6.6 billion) this financial year and £270 billion (nearly $360 billion) in defense investment over the course of the current parliament. Britain has also said it aims to raise defense spending to 3% of GDP by the end of the next parliament.
Analysts say while some in the Trump administration see the U.K.’s absence as a betrayal of the special relationship, others may say it is a tough lesson in the limitations of a mid-sized power that has tried to maintain a global footprint on a shrinking budget.
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