Former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, the man who spent years tormenting President Donald J. Trump with a baseless, taxpayer-funded witch hunt over “Russia collusion,” is dead at 81. MS NOW reported: The cause of death was not immediately known, but Mueller had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years, the people said. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/breaking-former-special-counsel-robert-mueller-dead-81/ “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump declared in a post on Truth Social. An Iranian leader previously revealed that lawmakers in Iran’s parliament “are pursuing a plan under which countries will pay tolls and taxes” to Iran if they want to use the Strait of Hormuz. Several unauthorized drones were detected near a U.S. Air Force Base (AFB) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, earlier this month, resulting in a brief shelter-in-place order. The news comes after the U.S. military launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran to prevent its Islamic regime from using nuclear weapons, which has heightened security at Air Force bases across America, Fox News reported Friday. A confidential briefing document said the drones came in waves and entered and exited in a manner that suggested their operator was trying to avoid being located, ABC 13 reported Friday. ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy, who is a former deputy assistant secretary of defense, said the incidents appeared to be more than just an average drone enthusiast. “It looked like this was deliberate and intentional to see just how they would react,” he commented. Riverside County Sheriff and California gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November’s election as part of an investigation into potential discrepancies in the county’s vote count. The probe follows allegations from the Riverside Election Integrity Team that the county’s tally may have been inflated by more than 45,000 votes. “This investigation is simple: Physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes recorded,” Bianco said at a Friday press conference. He said the review will determine whether the results are accurate. The move has predictably upset Democrats, who fear what Bianco may find. Among them is Attorney General Rob Bonta, who called the investigation “unprecedented in both scope and scale” and said it appears “not to be based on facts or evidence.” Bianco said a Riverside County Superior Court judge has ordered the appointment of a special master to oversee the ballot count. Swalwell missed more votes in 2025 than any other active member of Congress, more than even the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died in March. The story also raises questions about Swalwell’s California residency. Swalwell claims to have lived in a rented Livermore home since 2017, but neighbors there say they have never seen him, despite his living on the street for years. His actual family home is in Washington, D.C. The Post reports: The Bay Area congressman’s neighbors in Livermore couldn’t identify Swalwell when The Post showed them his picture, despite Swalwell claiming to have lived on the quiet cul-de-sac since 2017. Swalwell’s campaign, which did not respond to The Post’s requests for comment, has refused to provide any documentation on a lease agreement or monthly payments for the three-bedroom house, which is just 1,350 square feet and also home to another family. Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton told the Post, “I honestly can’t figure out what’s going on with Eric Swalwell.” “He obviously has no interest in his current job, because he missed more votes than a member of Congress who died,” Hilton added. “He clearly doesn’t have any real interest in California either, because he lives in another state.” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/swalwell-misses-more-votes-than-dead-congressman-while/ 
BREAKING: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Dead at 81:
Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Reopen Strait of Hormuz or U.S. Will ‘Obliterate’ Iran’s Power Plants:
VIDEO: Waves of ‘Unauthorized Drones’ over U.S. Air Force Base in Louisiana Prompt Investigation:
Democrats Rattled After California Sheriff Seizes 650,000 Ballots in Election Integrity Crackdown:
Swalwell Misses More Votes Than a Dead Congressman While Lounging at Donor’s $23M Beverly Hills Mansion During Gubernatorial Campaign: