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Swarm of agitators descend on hotel believed to be housing top Trump official ...agitators descended on the Oregon hotel where FBI Director Kash Patel was believed to be staying while attending a friend’s funeral over the weekend. Video circulating on social media shows the crowd shouting as they convened outside the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland on Saturday night. Ref: www.foxnews.com

Director Patel Announces Federal Charges Against SPLC We're here today to announce what the [acting Attorney] General just told you. The Southern Poverty Law Center, in a massive, sweeping indictment, has been charged with allegations of fraud and using the banking system to perpetrate that fraud. I just want to talk about a couple of brief things here. The Southern Poverty Law Center themselves advertise to raise money to dismantle violent extremist groups for a period of at least a decade. They used their donor network to raise money to purportedly dismantle violent extremist groups. However, the SPLC, the Southern Poverty Law Center Ref: www.fbi.gov

European leaders rebuff Trump’s call to open the Strait of Hormuz “You have to remember we have 45,000 troops in Japan. We have 45,000 troops in South Korea. We have 45,000, 50,000 troops in Germany,” Trump said. We defend all these countries and then: ‘Do you have any minesweepers?’ And they say, ‘Well, would it be possible for us not to get involved?’” Ref: www.washingtonpost.com

Airline CEOs urge Congress to end shutdown and pay airport TSA officers The CEOs of major US airlines urged Congress on Sunday to move quickly to end a 29-day partial government shutdown that has forced 50,000 airport security officers to work without pay, warning it could further disrupt US air travel. Absences by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers had already disrupted travel at some major airports over the previous week, raising alarm as the busy spring break travel season continues. ...The homeland security department’s funding lapsed on 13 February after Congress failed to reach a deal on immigration enforcement reforms demanded by Democrats. ... Ref: www.theguardian.com

6 US soldiers killed in war to be honored with dignified transfer The dignified transfer of the six U.S. soldiers killed during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will be held Saturday at Dover Air Force Base... The six soldiers who died have been identified as: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska Ref: www.fox10tv.com

Trump Warns Rioters: Federal Property Will Be Defended 'Very Forcefully' he ordered Department of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem to protect federal buildings from vandals and agitators, he said in a Truth Social post. "Please be aware that I have instructed ICE and/or Border Patrol to be very forceful in this protection of Federal Government Property," Trump said. "There will be no spitting in the faces of our Officers, there will be no punching or kicking the headlights of our cars, and there will be no rock or brick throwing at our vehicles, or at our Patriot Warriors.” Ref: townhall.com