Man pleads guilty to planning a drone attack on a Nashville electricity substation

Prosecutors say a 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a statement that Skyler Philippi, Columbia, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility. He faces up to life in prison at his Jan. 8 sentencing. According to investigators, Philippi told a confidential FBI source in July 2024 that he wanted to attack several electricity substations to “shock the system." Undercover agents arrested him as he was preparing to attach explosives to a drone for the attack.

Fired Trump speechwriter appointed to lead US Institute of Peace

A senior state department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the embattled U.S. Institute of Peace. The move to install Darren Beattie as the institute’s new acting president is seen as the latest step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle the embattled organization, which was founded as an independent, non-profit think tank. It is funded by Congress to promote peace and prevent and end conflicts across the globe. The battle is currently being played out in court.

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Stephen Miller Is Now Yelling About Immigrants Causing Traffic

The top Trump aide pushed a typically inflammatory vendetta against migrants during a Fox News appearance.

A White Nationalist at University of Florida Wrote a Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

The University of Florida student won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people. From there, the situation spiraled.