A McDonald’s restaurant in the progressive Washington, D.C. suburb of Fairfax County, Virginia has banned under 21-year-olds from indoor dining after “repeated incidents of student violence.” Adults must ring a doorbell to be let in by staff.

The McDonald’s is located just outside the Beltway in the Franconia neighborhood between Alexandria and Springfield. It has been a popular hangout for students of several nearby schools, including Thomas A. Edison High School.

A sign posted at the door says, “RING THE DOORBELL SAFETY NOTICE: Effective immediately. Due to repeated incidents of student violence, this McDonald’s location is temporarily closed for dine-in service to anyone under 21 years of age. The decision was made to protect our staff, our guests, and our community. Adults — we are still here to serve you! Please ring the doorbell, and a member of our team will assist you. We thank you for understanding as we work to keep our restaurant a safe and welcoming place for all. Management.”

Under 21s can still use the drive-thru and pick up meals ordered on the app.

A video report by WRC-TV shows young people involved in massive fights inside the McDonald’s:

A report by WTOP-FM states students were allegedly involved in an incident where a gun was fired in the Franconia Road McDonald’s in 2023 (excerpt):

One recent incident in 2023 involved a gunshot heard in the bathroom of the McDonald’s. Police reported that the teens seen leaving the premises shortly after the gun discharged were students at nearby Edison High School.

In a statement to WTOP on Friday, McDonald’s said: “We love being part of the Edison community and we value each and every customer. We’ve enhanced our Franconia Road McDonald’s security measures in an effort to promote a safe environment for our customers and staff. This policy was developed in partnership with local school officials with oversight from local law enforcement. This serves as a temporary fix as we work towards a long-term solution for all.”

WJLA-TV spoke to a customer who has dined at that McDonalds for nearly fifty years who said the problems with the students have been building for about ten years (excerpt):

“When I used to come here I was only 16 maybe 15,” said longtime, loyal customer Robert Hancasky.

Hancasky says for nearly 50 years he’s been frequenting this McDonalds.

“I come here every morning, get my sausage biscuit and my hash brown. This has been slowing manifesting probably over 10 years,” he added.

Hancasky says high school students routinely trash the bathrooms, start fights in dining area, and generally provide an unpleasant experience for everyone.

“The fighting is a problem and they’re pretty brazen. The management tries to step in and these kids are pretty violent. And let’s be honest, they’re young adults.. They’re just trying to stop the violence because it’s not fair to any other customer who comes in for the sandwich, a hard-working person, they got to put up with a bunch of idiots,” concluded Hancasky.

WJLA also reported a statement from Fairfax County Schools:

“Edison High School’s attendance policy makes it clear that students who leave campus during the school day without a parent check-out will receive an unexcused absence. In a recent school community newsletter, Edison High School shared a statement from the owner of the McDonald’s on Franconia Road detailing the restaurant’s new security policy. FCPS encourages families to talk to their students about appropriate conduct, including in the community.”

Fairfax County used to be a safe place to raise a family with excellent schools. Since being taken over by Democrat progressives, it no longer is.

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President Trump won the 2024 election in a landslide, winning the US Presidency with 312 electoral votes, all of the battleground states, the popular vote, the US House of Representatives, The US Senate and 2750 counties across the country.

Americans overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump and his agenda.

Unfortunately, this means nothing to the US GOP-controlled House and US GOP-controlled Senate.

According to Amuse and Leading Report on X the current GOP-controlled Congress sent fewer bills to President Trump to sign into law than any Congress in 70 years!

That is quite a record!

DO NOTHING CONGRESS: There are so many RINOs and NeverTrumpers in Congress that almost nothing can pass. This Congress has sent fewer bills to Trump than and Congress in 70 years. Would better leadership help or are the anti-Trump Republicans just too powerful?

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— @amuse (@amuse) May 11, 2025

According to Punchbowl News, Trump has actually signed fewer bills into law at this point than any new president for seven decades.

At the same time President Trump has signed 124 executive orders.

Consider this:

By this point in 2017, Trump had signed 24 bills into law.

By this point in Biden’s presidency, he’d signed seven bills into law.

In 2009, Barack Obama had signed 11 bills into law by now.

In 2001, George W. Bush had signed seven bills into law.

In 1993, Bill Clinton had signed 21 bills into law.

At this point in 1989, George H.W. Bush had signed 13 bills into law.

In 1981, Ronald Reagan had signed nine bills into law by now.

Jimmy Carter had signed 19 bills into law by now in 1977.

Richard Nixon had signed eight bills into law by this time in 1969.

John F. Kennedy signed 20 bills into law by the end of March 1961.

Dwight D. Eisenhower had also signed 20 bills into law by this time in 1953.

There are many reasons this Congress has been historically unproductive on the legislative front.

If Republicans lose the US House in 2026, it won’t be because of President Trump or his agenda. It will be because of the do-nothing Congress who cannot be trusted. Enough is enough.

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President Trump unloaded on ABC’s Martha Raddatz Sunday after the longtime network anchor took a bizarre detour during her interview with Cardinal Blase Cupich, insisting that the recent historic election of Pope Leo XIV had “nothing to do with Donald Trump.”

ABC’s Sunday morning show, often hosted by George Stephanopoulos, was immediately dubbed “The Slopadopolus Show” by Trump in his post, a play on its reputation for biased, sycophantic coverage of Democrats and manufactured outrage over anything Trump says or does.

Trump took to Truth Social and torched Raddatz in signature fashion, calling her a Trump-deranged “old timer” during what was supposed to be a reverent post-conclave discussion.

Trump wrote:

“So funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump. It came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind.

Remember, I did WIN the Catholic Vote, by a lot! Bob Iger should do something about the losers and haters he’s got on his low rated shows. It’s time for change. MAGA!!!”

The moment came during an interview on ABC’s This Week, where Raddatz welcomed Chicago’s ultra-liberal Cardinal Blase Cupich to reflect on the elevation of America’s first pope. But rather than focus on the religious and global significance of the moment, Raddatz couldn’t help but inject politics — specifically Trump — into the conversation.

With a sudden pivot that even Cupich seemed unsure how to navigate, Raddatz threw in a loaded remark suggesting the Pope’s selection was totally unrelated to Trump — a statement that, oddly, no one had even claimed in the first place.

RADDATZ: And, of course, Pope Francis cared so much about the poor and migrants. Pope Leo does as well. In some ways, will he be a counterbalance for what’s happening in American politics right now and President Trump?

CUPICH: I think he’s going to help complete and complement our political agenda. He’ll talk a lot about the immigrants as well because he knows about the sufferings of people and the real needs that they have for a better life.

And he knows too that people in Oceania, for instance, where the — the rising sea levels are just — getting — overwhelming those islands, where people are trying to escape, he sees the drug trade that’s happening in Central and South America where there are weapons form the United States going there. He knows that those people need an option.

And he’ll call for, I think, as the bishops have in the United States, fixing this broken immigration system.

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The far-left media and their allies in the Democrat Party are in full panic mode after it was revealed that Lou Prevost, the straight-shooting Floridian brother of the newly elected American Pope Leo XIV, isn’t just Catholic — he’s unapologetically MAGA.

Prevost, a Port Charlotte, Florida native, proudly lives his life like many forgotten Americans—with faith, freedom, and the First Amendment.

But now, after his younger brother ascended to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV, the leftist media mob is frantically digging through Lou’s Facebook page looking for anything to “cancel” him over. And they think they found gold.

What they found instead was a red-blooded American patriot telling it like it is — and it’s absolutely glorious.

Lou Prevost shared a video of a liberal support group for those suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” with the caption:

“For my upset, crying, and left-leaning friends and others suffering from TDS, this service seems right for you.”

But it gets better. Or worse — if you’re Nancy Pelosi.

On April 4, Prevost reposted a video of a younger Pelosi arguing for tariffs on China, exposing the radical 180-degree flip-flop that Pelosi and her Democrat cronies have pulled to appease the globalist agenda.

The original post didn’t hold back, “These fing liberals crying about tariffs is just unreal. Do they not know that there is a thing called video? Just listen to what this drunk c has to say in the mid 90s long before her husband had Grindr dates.”

The Gateway Pundit also reported that Lou Prevost didn’t hide his affection for Donald Trump.

“Obama and the Democrats. They suck. They’re one very small step from being full blown communists, longing for the total destruction of our way of life and turning this country into a dictatorship, and a racist one on top of it.”

Meanwhile, the younger brother, Pope Leo XIV, participated in the Republican primaries.

Al Jazeera reported:

The Will County clerk’s office sent PolitiFact Prevost’s voter information, which lists his party affiliation as “undeclared”. It shows that he voted in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Republican primaries. He voted absentee in the 2024 general election, with an undeclared party affiliation.

The viral screenshots Kirk and others shared on X are from L2, a paywalled database that aggregates consumer and voter data. L2’s profile of Prevost lists “Republican” in its “party” field.

It is unclear how L2 determines a party affiliation for people who live in states such as Illinois, where this information is not included in voter registration. L2 did not respond to PolitiFact’s request for comment.

Despite his participation in Republican primaries, Pope Leo XIV has publicly criticized certain policies of the Trump administration, particularly on immigration.

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A Tennessee court on Wednesday acquitted all state charges against the three policemen involved in the 2023 deadly beating of Tyre Nichols.

Former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were found not guilty of second-degree murder and all other state charges related to the death of Nichols, NBC News reported Wednesday.

After a nine-day trial in Memphis, it took jurors more than eight hours to reach a conclusion on Wednesday, according to Fox News.

The acquittal was unanimous, according to The New York Times.

Upon hearing the verdict, the three officers hugged each other and their lawyers.

But not everyone shared their sentiment.

“Today’s verdicts are a devastating miscarriage of justice,” Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, the civil rights attorneys representing Nichols’ family, said in a release. “The world watched as Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by those sworn to protect and serve. That brutal, inhumane assault was captured on video, yet the officers responsible were acquitted.”

Former officers Desmond Mills Jr. and Emmitt Martin, who were also involved in the beating, pleaded guilty to federal charges, and they did not stand trial in state court because of deals made with prosecutors, according to Fox News.

But all five former officers, who are all black, are yet to be sentenced in federal court the week of June 16.

Camera footage showed what happened the night of the beating.

WARNING: The following video and post contain vulgar language and images that some readers may find offensive.

The Tyre Nichols footage is an execution. After initially escaping, Tyre is found in the street and held in place by officers while another repeatedly kicks, batons and stomps him in the head.

Thread. pic.twitter.com/1FlaHeyp2g

— Mises Caucus (@LPMisesCaucus) January 28, 2023

On Jan. 7, 2023, police in Memphis stopped Nichols, a black man, for “reckless driving.”

Body camera footage showed police struggling to keep Nichols on the ground, before they tasered and pepper sprayed him as he fled the scene.

Eventually catching up to him and once again struggling to arrest him, the three officers started beating and kicking Nichols as others joined in.

Other body camera footage showed police afterward discussing the incident.

WARNING: The following video and post contain vulgar language that some readers may find offensive.

After Memphis police cops fatally beat Tyre Nichols, one of the cops takes off his body camera as they laugh and describe the beating in detail.

“Man, I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog,” says one. pic.twitter.com/B3cftkUlBi

— Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (@NickAtNews) January 29, 2023

Nichols died three days later, likely from blunt force trauma, according to another Fox News report citing the autopsy.

The body camera footage of the incident sparked riots across America.

All five of the officers were fired after the incident.

Former officers Bean, Haley, and Smith each faced a count of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and official oppression, along with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of official misconduct, according to NBC News.

They were acquitted of all charges.

“Was I surprised that there wasn’t a single guilty verdict on any of the counts or any of the lesser included offenses, given the overwhelming evidence that I think that we presented? Yes, I was surprised,” Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy reacted, according to NBC News. “Do I have an explanation for it? No.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially released a damning set of visitation guidelines for members of Congress and their staff visiting ICE detention centers — and it’s sending a loud and clear message to the left: you are not above the law.

This comes after Democrat members of Congress and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka stormed the ICE facility in Newark on Friday.

Democrat Reps. LaMonica McIver, Bob Menendez, and Bonnie Watson Coleman were all fighting for the release of dangerous criminal aliens.

Newark Mayor Baraka was arrested and charged with criminal trespass, but the Democrat lawmakers who engaged in riotous behavior have not been charged yet.

Democrat Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman ran to CNN to defend the criminal acts at the ICE facility.

The Department of Homeland Security responded to Rep. Bonnie’s lies by posting bodycam footage of the violent altercation as New Jersey Democrats stormed the ICE facility.

“Let’s check the tape,” the DHS said.

Let’s check the tape. https://t.co/1S66cGSxct pic.twitter.com/LqEFhTrnYl

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 11, 2025

In a pathetic attempt to justify the chaos, Rep. Menendez Jr. released a statement invoking his supposed “right” to access DHS detention centers at will:

“No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice… So despite the Admin’s attempts to spin this, they know we had every right to be there and enter the facility.”

But DHS wasn’t having it.

In a clear and unequivocal post on X, DHS put the lawless Left on notice:

“Members of Congress cannot break the law in the name of “oversight.” All members and staff need to comply with facility rules, procedures, and instructions from ICE personnel on site.”

The post linked to a comprehensive set of updated ICE Facility Visitation Guidelines for Congressional Members and Staff, which makes one thing crystal clear: this is a nation of laws, not of Democrat theatrics.

Key Guidelines That Destroy the Democrat Talking Points:

• Congressional Staff Must Give 24-Hour Notice: No surprise visits from unelected aides. Staffers trying to enter without prior clearance will be denied access.

• Identification Is Mandatory: No one gets in without proper, verified government-issued ID. Period.

• No Recording Devices: Cell phones, cameras, and any recording tools are strictly prohibited inside detention centers.

• No Campaigning: ICE made it clear that political stunts—including town halls, press conferences, and photo ops—are banned from detention facilities under the Hatch Act.

• Security Comes First: Visitors are subject to searches, must pass through magnetometers, and cannot bring in any weapons, drugs, or contraband.

• Detainee Meetings Require Privacy Waivers: Want to talk to a detainee? You better come with the paperwork in order. No more ambushes or media spectacles.

• No Donations: Democrats often bring in supplies for photo ops—ICE says “NO” to donations at detention centers.

Members of Congress cannot break the law in the name of “oversight.” All members and staff need to comply with facility rules, procedures, and instructions from ICE personnel on site.

ICE facility visitation guidelines for Congressional members and staff: https://t.co/jUCZ7rI4at pic.twitter.com/E8HFLcrEKT

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 11, 2025

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