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Kathy Hochul Caves to Mamdani, Will Bail Out Socialist NYC

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:35:06 +0000

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James Comey and the Deep State’s ‘Plausible Deniability’ Shell Game

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:35:06 +0000

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Major City Pressuring Cops To Stop Pulling Over Too Many Non-White People

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:06:52 +0000

'Mental and emotional trauma' --- 'Mental and emotional trauma'

Biden Will Fight the Release of 70 Hours of Audio Tapes With His Ghostwriter From 2017

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:11:42 +0000

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Democrats Running for the White House: A Parade of Long Shots

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:20:07 +0000

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Editor Daily Rundown: 42% Of Democrats Think Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Staged, Poll Finds

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:22:04 +0000

DEMOCRATS AT CRISIS LEVELS OF DELUSION ... 42% OF DEMOCRATS THINK TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, WAS STAGED ... VINCE COGLIANESE: 42 percent of Democrats believe the Butler, PA assassination attempt on President Trump was staged. This isn't a small group. Massive numbers of Democrat voters are living in a complete state of delusion. (GRAPH) --- DEMOCRATS AT CRISIS LEVELS OF DELUSION ... 42% OF DEMOCRATS THINK TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, WAS STAGED ... VINCE COGLIANESE: 42 percent of Democrats believe the Butler, PA assassination attempt on President Trump was staged. This isn't a small group. Massive numbers of Democrat voters are living in a complete state of delusion. (GRAPH)

Release the Autopsy! Kamala Harris Approves Release of a Devastating Campaign Critique

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:34:51 +0000

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Jimmy Kimmel says his show will 'go dark' for Stephen Colbert's last 'Late Show' episode

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:32:24 +0000

Jimmy Kimmel said ABC will not air a new episode of his late-night talk show next Thursday during the final episode of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," multiple news outlets report. --- Jimmy Kimmel said ABC will not air a new episode of his late-night talk show next Thursday during the final episode of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," multiple news outlets report.

Exclusive | Texas Gov. Abbott welcomes NY companies after Mamdani demonizes wealthy Big Apple CEO Ken Griffin

Mon, 11 May 2026 10:58:03 +0000

Exclusive | Texas Gov. Abbott welcomes NY companies after Mamdani demonizes wealthy Big Apple CEO Ken Griffin --- Howdy, pardner! Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is welcoming Big Apple companies relocating or expanding in the Lone Star State after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani demonized billionaire hedge-fund honcho Ken Griffin for being rich. “Governor Abbott is proud to welcome businesses and job creators from across the country to Texas, where we have no state income tax, reasonable regulations, and a pro-growth environment that encourages free enterprise to flourish,” Abbott’s spokesman, Andrew Mahaleris, told The Post. “Punitive policies that target successful job-creating entrepreneurs only accelerate the trend of companies choosing Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott’s spokesman Andrew Mahaleris said. Christopher Sadowski “Punitive policies that target successful job-creating entrepreneurs only accelerate the trend of companies choosing Texas,” Mahaleris said. Texas has already surpassed the Empire State when it comes to financial sector employment, with a total of 519,000 employees compared with New York’s 507,000, according to data from the nonprofit Partnership for New York City. JPMorgan Chase now has more employees in Texas than in New York — where the Big Apple is at risk of losing its crown as the center of the global financial industry. While welcoming New York CEOs and jobs, Abbott bused more than 100,000 migrants to the Big Apple and other sanctuary cities in the lefty state during the worst of the country’s border crisis. He complained Texas border towns were overwhelmed and that sanctuary cities run by Democrats were failing to help address the problem. The loss of Wall Street business could deal a major blow to New York City’s finances, which are buoyed by taxes on bonuses from the sector. Democratic socialist Mamdani triggered a backlash from Wall Street and business advocates when he used Griffin’s swanky $238 million Midtown penthouse as a backdrop in one of his trademark slick social-media videos to promote a new pied-a-terre tax — a stunt that the hedge-fund titan called “creepy.” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani triggered backlash from Wall Street and business advocates when he used Ken Griffin’s swanky $238 million Midtown penthouse as a backdrop in one of his trademark slick social-media videos. Matthew McDermott for NY Post In a one-two punch, Griffin as well as Apollo Global Management honcho Marc Rowan threatened to expand outside New York City — while a silent wave of businesses have been “quiet quitting” the city over its hostile environment, insiders told The Post last week. A White House adviser said Mamdani’s anti-corporate, anti-rich CEO rhetoric is a gift that could help Republicans retain the White House in 2028 after President Trump leaves office. Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! “Don’t interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake,” the White House insider told The Post. “People in New York are looking at real estate in Dallas and Miami,” said the GOP source with ties to New York. Democratic ex-Gov. David Paterson, meanwhile, ripped Mamdani for demonizing wealthy job creators and said he wants to help the business community fight back and not cower to Mamdani by skedaddling. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrives for the Boom Belt: A Return to First Principles in Public Markets conference on April 7, 2026, in Miami, Florida. Getty Images “[Mamdani] comes from a household of poor judgement,” Paterson told The Post on Sunday. “I made a list of people I know — 13 of them were Democrats and six were Republicans — who would sit down and just have a conversation about where this city is going and not to let it get destroyed by the leadership and also not to let it falter, because the resources that have kept the city alive are thinking about moving to other places,” Paterson added to WABC radio’s the “Cats Roundtable.” Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics Paterson said New York is a rough place and that business and civic leaders must toughen up and form a united front to defend the tax generators and job producers. “This is a great city,” Paterson told host John Catsimatidis. “We’ve been through some really difficult times in this city. I think this is the time when leadership stands up and shows how well they can lead. Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an announcement on Opiod Settlement Funds at Restoration Plaza in Brooklyn. William Farrington for NY Post “I certainly understand how Ken Griffin feels … Mamdani taking pictures and basically humiliating himself right in front of Mr. Griffin‘s home.” Paterson said Mamdani and many of his Democratic socialist supporters despise wealthy and successful people. “They’re jealous and envious of what [other people] have. That is a terrible way to live your life,” he said. “It’s a reflection of the lack of appreciation for what this city is about and what people had to do to make it that way. … Making comments that no one should ever be a billionaire — all that does is foment anger, and the people who it’s directed at now are threatening to protect themselves by leaving. I’m hoping they won’t do that.” Mamdani’s office did not respond to a Post request for comment.

AOC Flunks American History

Mon, 11 May 2026 11:04:23 +0000

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is many things: a radical progressive, a viable presidential candidate, a former bartender, and apparently, America’s foremost revisionist historian. Last week she graced the country with a bombshell revelation, informing us all that it was black Americans who created democracy: I think about the Civil Rights and voting rights movement, and how black ... --- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is many things: a radical progressive, a viable presidential candidate, a former bartender, and apparently, America’s foremost revisionist historian. Last week she graced the country with a bombshell revelation, informing us all that it was black Americans who created democracy: I think about the Civil Rights and voting rights movement, and how black Americans really created democracy in this country… black Americans created democracy. They built something from nothing. I had no idea. I was under the naive impression that it was the ancient Greeks and our Founding Fathers who conjured such a thing, but clearly I was the last to know. Even the podcast host, whom she was enlightening, nodded along in vigorous agreement: “Yes, YES.” Where have I been all these years? There you have it, folks. The 1619 Project rides again. History has been rewritten, you’ve been lied to your entire life, and James Madison was apparently mixed. Unless, of course, AOC hit her head falling out of a coconut tree and is simply, resoundingly, and spectacularly wrong. Let’s take a stroll down history lane. Democracy literally comes from the ancient Greek word dēmokratia: “rule by the people,” from dēmos meaning “the people” or “citizen-body,” and kratos for “power” or “rule.” By the people, for the people. Sound familiar? It describes a system in which citizens hold the power to make decisions, either directly or through their elected representatives. In 508-507 BCE, the true “Father of Democracy,” Cleisthenes, shifted power away from hereditary elites and toward the demos. He reorganized citizens into tribes based on residence rather than bloodline, introduced equality under the law, and reformed governance through popular voting. Long after his death, the historian Thucydides praised the system: “Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy.” Credit for the creation of democracy goes to white, ancient Greek aristocrats. My apologies, Congresswoman. If AOC means American democracy specifically, she’s no less mistaken. American democracy wasn’t “built from nothing” by any single group or era. It was deliberately engineered as a constitutional republic with robust democratic features during the late 18th century. Drawing on ancient Athens and Rome, English common law, and Enlightenment thinkers including John Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone, our Founders designed a republic specifically intended to avoid the pitfalls of pure direct democracy. As Madison argued in Federalist No. 10, this often resulted in mob rule and instability. In its place, they built representative government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism, all to protect individual liberty. This architecture did not spring up overnight. In 1620, the Mayflower Compact established a framework in which settlers agreed to “combine ourselves together into a civil body politic” and make “just and equal laws” by majority consent, planting the seed of consensual self-governance on American soil. Over a century later, on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal,” endowed with unalienable rights from God, not government, and that we have the right to rule ourselves. This culmination came at what historians have rightly called the “Miracle at Philadelphia,” where 55 delegates, including Madison and Washington, met in secret at the Pennsylvania State House and hammered out the most consequential governing document in human history. Popular sovereignty, elected representatives, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism all took final form under the tutelage of the evil, non-pigmented caucasian. Just as it would be inaccurate to say women alone created American democracy, it is equally inaccurate to say black Americans did because it is simply not true. Unless Washington and the Founders were applying considerably more face powder than the portraits suggest. I was reminded of all this just last night at an Independent Women’s event, where extraordinary women gathered to celebrate and defend exactly this history. That’s the spirit we need more of: women, Americans of all backgrounds, who know what this country is built on and aren’t afraid to say so. We should be teaching this, not erasing it. To be uncharacteristically charitable to AOC, one could argue that she means that black Americans, through the crucible of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement, helped make the promise of democracy real rather than merely rhetorical. Indeed, black Americans’ contributions to expanding rights were immense and undeniable, but “expanding and perfecting democracy” is a very different claim from “creating it from nothing,” and conflating the two isn’t empowerment, it’s historical erasure. This revisionist framing flattens a complex, centuries-long story into a single-group morality tale, where one group’s activism gets sole credit for everything good. Meanwhile, that very democracy she claims was created by black Americans is being thwarted by her and her fellow Democrats in Washington, D.C. Barack Obama wants to strip away the voting rights of Republicans of all color, and they’ve promised that when they regain power, they will pack the Supreme Court, enable mass mail-in-ballots, throw away voter ID, and nuke the filibuster to add four more blue senate seats. These are not the actions of people who revere democratic institutions. They’re the actions of people who revere power. The danger of letting the Left rewrite history and promote fallacious ideas is not abstract. When young people and useful idiots are taught a distorted version of the past by a backward education system and p(regressive) leadership, they have no framework to defend what is true. That’s been the design. Gutting civics and history education was not an accident; it was a strategy. Our Founders studied history with rigor, absorbed its lessons, and built something incredible and new: a durable, liberty-focused republic that has endured for nearly 250 years. Its genius lay not in perfection but in self-correction through elections, courts, and amendments, not reinvention. Don’t fall for the lies: communism has failed everywhere it has been tried, Capitalism harasses human self-interest to drive innovation, growth, and prosperity like no other, and our constitutional republic is a miraculous achievement, conceived by a very pale founding bunch and hardened over generations by Americans of different color and circumstance, bound under one creed. That’s not an uncomfortable fact; that’s a beautiful one, and as we approach our 250th birthday, it is one worth defending clearly and without apology. So thank you, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for yet another opportunity to do exactly that.

Tennis Legend Bashes Newsom As Trans-Identifying Boy Dominates High School Girls

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:22:51 +0000

The radical ideology of gender identity continues to hollow out the integrity of women’s athletics in the state of California, and tennis legend Martina Navratilova has seen enough. Over the weekend, high school preliminaries in Orange County became the latest theater of the absurd. AB Hernandez, a male competing as a senior for Jurupa Valley ... --- The radical ideology of gender identity continues to hollow out the integrity of women’s athletics in the state of California, and tennis legend Martina Navratilova has seen enough. Over the weekend, high school preliminaries in Orange County became the latest theater of the absurd. AB Hernandez, a male competing as a senior for Jurupa Valley High School, dominated the girls’ field in the CIF Southern Section Division 3, seizing the triple jump title by several feet and clearing over 20 feet in the long jump — besting the nearest female competitor by more than a foot. Hernandez also tied for first in the high jump, repeating a pattern of dominance that has sparked fierce protests from athletes and parents alike, the Daily Mail reported. One year later. We’re still doing this. Weak adults who refuse to do the right thing. pic.twitter.com/SSOabYBMNq — XX-XY Athletics (@xx_xyathletics) May 10, 2026 While the “Save Girls Sports” organization and frustrated families gathered at Yorba Linda High School to decry the erasure of female biological reality, the most stinging rebuke came from Navratilova. The 18-time Grand Slam champion, a harsh critic of President Donald Trump, still took aim at the leading Democratic candidate for the 2028 presidential nomination, torching California Governor Gavin Newsom for his refusal to protect female athletes and labeling the state-sanctioned charade as “cheating.” “Newsom could overturn this in a second. No excuse,” Navratilova wrote, emphasizing that the governor has the executive authority to intervene but chooses instead to hide behind bureaucratic red tape. Responding to the news that Hernandez remains seeded at the top of upcoming tournaments, she added a caustic, “Thanks for nothing [Gavin Newsom].” Navratilova’s fury was echoed by fellow Olympic legends. Three-time gold medalist Nancy Hogshead blasted Newsom’s office for its “big fail” in legal and biological analysis. Hogshead noted that while Newsom’s camp pays lip service to “fairness, dignity, and respect,” it pointedly excludes biological girls from that standard. “Females aren’t weakened males; males and females are built from different molds,” Hogshead stated, dismantling the “woke” notion that gender identity can override the material reality of bone density and muscle mass. A spokesman for Newsom attacked the governor’s critics after it was announced that a “Save Girls Sports” protest would be held at the track meet. “The Governor has said discussions on this issue should be guided by fairness, dignity, and respect. He rejects the right wing’s cynical attempt to weaponize this debate as an excuse to vilify individual kids,” the spokesman stated. “The Governor’s position is simple: stand with all kids and stand up to bullies.” This prompted Sophia Lorey of Save Girls Sports to fire back: “Shame on Governor Newsom for calling the girls behind me bullies… These girls are not bullies for defending fairness.” While Newsom remains ensconced in his progressive ivory tower, the federal government is taking notice. The Department of Justice has already filed suit against California agencies for Title IX violations, and the Department of Education has expanded its investigation into 17 other institutions. For Navratilova and those who still believe in the “unique biology of females,” the message to Sacramento is clear: biological reality isn’t a “right-wing weapon” — it’s a fact, and ignoring it is nothing short of state-sponsored cheating.

California professor accused of killing pro-Israel protester will 'likely' avoid lengthy prison sentence

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:49:27 +0000

California professor accused of killing pro-Israel protester will 'likely' avoid lengthy prison sentence --- California professor accused of killing pro-Israel protester will 'likely' avoid lengthy prison sentence

U.K. Leftists Demolished As Conservatives Pick Up Big Election Wins

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:24:07 +0000

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday he would not resign from Downing Street after his Left-wing Labour Party suffered devastating losses in local elections across the country, while the Right-wing party led by Trump ally Nigel Farage made sweeping gains. Early results suggest British voters up and down the country have delivered a scathing ... --- U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday he would not resign from Downing Street after his Left-wing Labour Party suffered devastating losses in local elections across the country, while the Right-wing party led by Trump ally Nigel Farage made sweeping gains. Early results suggest British voters up and down the country have delivered a scathing rebuke of Keir Starmer, who led Labour to a landslide general election victory in the summer of 2024. Starmer’s approval ratings have plunged amid voter anger over mass migration, stubborn inflation, and strains on the National Health Service. Public opinion polls show he’s the least popular Prime Minister in British history. Amid the disastrous results, some Labour members have called on Starmer to step down. After the brutal election results for the Labour Party, Starmer said he’s not going anywhere. “Let me be clear, these are really tough results. I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” Starmer told reporters. “The voters have sent a message about the pace of change, how they want their lives improved. Labour was elected to meet those challenges, and I’m not going to walk away from those challenges and plunge the country into chaos.” “I’m not going to walk away and plunge the country into chaos.” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reflects on “really tough” results from the local elections in England, with Labour losing hundreds of council seats. Latest 🔗 https://t.co/SZHhkmXZUF 📺 Sky 501 pic.twitter.com/LJVKBhKnVJ — Sky News (@SkyNews) May 8, 2026 In the United Kingdom, voters elect councillors who oversee services such as schools, housing, road maintenance, waste collection, libraries, policing budgets, and local planning decisions. Thursday’s vote included roughly 5,000 local government contests in England, along with races that will shape control of the Welsh and Scottish parliaments. Reform U.K., England’s Right-wing party, has won more than 700 council races across the country, according to the BBC. Labour, in distant fourth place, has lost more than 470 races. Farage, who has campaigned on restricting immigration and cutting taxes, called the results a “historic shift in British politics.” “Labour are being wiped out by Reform in many of their most traditional areas, and what you’re going to see later on today is the Conservative Party being wiped out in their heartlands,” Mr. Farage said. “I would honestly say you’re witnessing a historic shift in British politics. This is now the most national of all parties.” ‘We are the only true national party!’ Nigel Farage was in jubilant mood after Reform won control of Havering, outlining his hopes for further success as results continue to roll in. pic.twitter.com/W4rEs6G6lU — LBC (@LBC) May 8, 2026 President Donald Trump has repeatedly ripped into Keir Starmer over a range of issues, including his plans to cede control of the Chagos Islands and Starmer’s initial refusal to grant the United States access to UK military bases for operations related to Operation Epic Fury. In March, Trump expressed disappointment with the United Kingdom and lashed out at the British leader. “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with,” Trump said of Starmer in the Oval Office. As results across the pond pour in, the ascendant Right-wing leader predicts the tides will continue to turn. “I suspect when you see the full results in the red wall, there’ll be a rebellion,” Farage said. “Personally, I’d be very sad to see the Prime Minister go. I would be very, very sad indeed. He’s the greatest asset we’ve got.” Reform UK has wiped out the Tories and won Essex County Council. Kemi Badenoch would not even hold her own seat. pic.twitter.com/hNOeZ7tM6X — Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) May 8, 2026

Gov. Moore Shows Why Democrats Can Never Govern After Interviewer Asks If He Would Let Son Mutilate Genitals Before 18

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:20:05 +0000

Feelings over logic --- Feelings over logic

Mark Hamill apologizes after posting AI image of Trump dead in a grave

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:36:56 +0000

"Star Wars" actor MARK HAMILL apologizes after posting AI image of Trump in a grave: "Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate." --- "Star Wars" actor MARK HAMILL apologizes after posting AI image of Trump in a grave: "Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate."

California GOP Official Preposterously Says That Illegal Aliens Should Vote

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:45:37 +0000

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Disastrous Charlotte Dem Mayor Abruptly Resigns

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:51:22 +0000

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Bernie Sanders Says Trump Administration Is 'Beginning To Face Reality' On AI Risks After FDA-Style Propo

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:01:21 +0000

Bernie Sanders Says Trump Administration Is 'Beginning To Face Reality' On AI Risks After FDA-Style Propo --- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the Trump administration appeared to be acknowledging growing concerns over artificial intelligence after a senior adviser suggested new AI systems could require FDA-style safety approval before being released to the public. Trump AI Regulation Shift Sparks Debate On Wednesday, in a post on X, Sanders said, "Maybe, just maybe, the Trump administration is beginning to face reality." He added that after resisting regulation, officials have now "acknowledged that out-of-control AI is a danger to humanity and must be regulated." He was responding to comments shared by Diego Areas Munhoz, who cited White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo. Hassett reportedly said new AI models "should go through a process so that they're released to the wild after they've been proven safe, just like an FDA drug," comparing AI deployment to the approval system used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He added, "Trump admin treating new AI models like FDA drugs def not on many bingo cards." US AI Regulation Debate Grows U.S. leaders and tech executives expressed differing views on how AI should be managed, highlighting tensions between safety concerns, global cooperation and America's leadership in the sector. Earlier, Sanders called for international coordination on AI safety, warning that even a small risk of catastrophic outcomes required urgent action and arguing the focus should be on preventing harm rather than geopolitical competition. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai urged the U.S. to lead AI development, calling it a transformative technology while acknowledging risks such as job disruption and the need for regulation and workforce retraining. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) said public skepticism toward Congress's ability to regulate AI was justified, noting lawmakers must demonstrate effective action as AI increasingly affects jobs and the broader economy. Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. Photo courtesy: Joshua Sukoff on Shutterstock.com

Democrats Eat Each Other Alive in California Governor Debate

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:06:39 +0000

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'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill posts 'If Only' image of Trump in grave

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:34:56 +0000

"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill posts image of Trump in grave with caption "If Only": "He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss in the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted & humiliated for his countless crimes. Long enough to realize he'll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore." --- "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill posts image of Trump in grave with caption "If Only": "He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss in the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted & humiliated for his countless crimes. Long enough to realize he'll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore."

Cory Booker Vows to 'Reform' SCOTUS if Dems Win Midterms

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:41:33 +0000

Tuesday on MS NOW's "All In," Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections, they will "reform" the Supreme Court. The post Cory Booker Vows to ‘Reform’ SCOTUS if Dems Win Midterms appeared first on Breitbart. --- Tuesday on MS NOW's "All In," Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections, they will "reform" the Supreme Court. The post Cory Booker Vows to ‘Reform’ SCOTUS if Dems Win Midterms appeared first on Breitbart.

Spencer Pratt Hits Back at Karen Bass in Emotional Ad Featuring His Mother: 'The Palisades Isn't Going to Come Back for a Long Time'

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:41:33 +0000

Spencer Pratt hit back at Karen Bass in a powerful new ad after she accused him of "exploiting" the grief of Palisades Fire victims. The post Spencer Pratt Hits Back at Karen Bass in Emotional Ad Featuring His Mother: ‘The Palisades Isn’t Going to Come Back for a Long Time’ appeared first on Breitbart. --- Spencer Pratt hit back at Karen Bass in a powerful new ad after she accused him of "exploiting" the grief of Palisades Fire victims. The post Spencer Pratt Hits Back at Karen Bass in Emotional Ad Featuring His Mother: ‘The Palisades Isn’t Going to Come Back for a Long Time’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Letter to the editor: New York is addicted to woke policies, high taxes

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:47:41 +0000

A recent Siena University poll found that 67% percent of New Yorkers believe the state is going in the wrong direction, due to the unbearably high cost of living. --- A recent Siena University poll found that 67% percent of New Yorkers believe the state is going in the wrong direction, due to the unbearably high cost of living.

California Democrats Fight Over Who Will Tax The Most

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:59:26 +0000

California Democrats running for governor battled Tuesday night over who would impose the most taxes and spend the most money as the state faces an affordability crisis and unprecedented budget deficit. In a televised CNN debate, Democrats — including former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, former Rep. Katie Porter, businessman Tom Steyer, ... --- California Democrats running for governor battled Tuesday night over who would impose the most taxes and spend the most money as the state faces an affordability crisis and unprecedented budget deficit. In a televised CNN debate, Democrats — including former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, former Rep. Katie Porter, businessman Tom Steyer, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa —pushed to break through a crowded field that still lacks a clear frontrunner. Several Democratic candidates, led by billionaire Tom Steyer, endorsed taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants. “It’s going to be a big job to get us to single payer, but the truth is, we don’t have a choice,” Steyer said. “The truth of the matter is, immigrants built this state. Immigrants make this state run. The fact of the matter is, we had a broken immigration system, and now you want to victimize the people who are working here and making this state run.” .@Elex_Michaelson asks candidates beginning w/ @TomSteyer – In last year’s budget, Gov. Newsom “cut healthcare funding for undocumented immigrants to address a budget gap. As governor, would you restore that funding?”@ChadBianco , @katieporterca and @XavierBecerra weigh in. pic.twitter.com/LPdfZMD1a5 — The Story Is (@CNNTheStoryIs) May 6, 2026 Former Orange County Congresswoman Katie Porter backed him up. “We can’t afford to have people who are sick who are making the rest of us sick,” Porter said. “When anyone doesn’t have care, the rest of us are at risk. When people don’t get vaccinations, when they don’t go to the doctor, they wind up in the emergency room, they cause longer lines for the rest of us, they make our healthcare system — they push it to the brink.” Amid a mass exodus out of California, Porter credited illegal immigrants for sustaining the state’s population. “They are one of the only ways our state has been growing in recent years,” she said. .@Elex_Michaelson asks candidates beginning w/ @TomSteyer – In last year’s budget, Gov. Newsom “cut healthcare funding for undocumented immigrants to address a budget gap. As governor, would you restore that funding?”@ChadBianco , @katieporterca and @XavierBecerra weigh in. pic.twitter.com/LPdfZMD1a5 — The Story Is (@CNNTheStoryIs) May 6, 2026 Republican Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco fired back, saying illegal immigrants “shouldn’t be here.” “It’s ridiculous,” Bianco said. “When are we going to draw the line at any other crime? It’s illegal. They entered the country illegally. We’re not going to incentivize them to come here, to take more of the resources that regular Californians aren’t getting.” “It makes absolutely no sense. And health care, no one is talking about, how about we try and make people healthy,” Bianco added. Under California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Golden State faces a $18 billion budget deficit for the 2026-2027 year, which is $5 billion more than state officials expected. In a telling moment, debate moderator Elex Michaelson asked all candidates to provide one word to describe Newsom’s job performance. Porter called him “bold.” Steyer hailed him as “progressive.” For Becerra, Newsom has been “game-changing.” Only two Democrats offered mild critiques — with Villaraigosa calling the likely presidential hopeful “performative” and Mahan describing his governorship as “incomplete.” Both Republican candidates called Newsom a failure. “One word you would use to describe Governor Newsom’s performance as governor?” –@Elex_Michaelson “Performative” “Bold” “Progressive” “Failed” “Failure” “Game changing” “Incomplete”@AVillaraigosa @katieporterca @TomSteyer @SteveHiltonx @ChadBianco @XavierBecerra @MattMahanSJ pic.twitter.com/98UBcQbMBW — The Story Is (@CNNTheStoryIs) May 6, 2026 “It’s not Donald Trump who’s given us gas prices $2 higher than the rest of the country. It’s Democrat policies, which Antonio and all the Democrats here support,” Republican Steve Hilton said. “Donald Trump is the president in all the other states of America, where the cost of living is way lower than in California.” When asked about a controversial billionaire tax proposal — requiring Californians worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time 5% tax on their assets — two Democratic candidates said it doesn’t go far enough. “This tax isn’t going to fundamentally change California’s economy in the way that young people and the working people of California need,” Porter said. “It’s a one-time tax. But we don’t have one-time revenue needs.” Steyer said he would vote for the wealth tax, which has qualified for November’s ballot, but he wants to tax the rich even more. “Billionaires like me should pay more taxes, and the big corporations should pay more taxes,” Steyer said. “But going forward, we do need to go further. This is a one-time tax, and it also doesn’t spread the money across the government; everything else does.” For Bianco, the back-and-forth represents what’s wrong with California. “So these Democrat policies of tax everybody to death and make them leave is how we started this program off to begin with. Everyone is leaving California, and it is because of their horrific policies,” Bianco said. See how the candidates hoping to be the next governor of California responded to a question over a proposed billionaire tax. Watch the California Governor Primary Debate live now on CNN and the CNN app: https://t.co/U59v8fS1nd pic.twitter.com/Ryv7s31DAF — CNN (@CNN) May 6, 2026 Under California’s “jungle primary” system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, and the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November regardless of party. California’s primary election is set for June 2, 2026.

Democrats who rallied at ‘No Kings’ protests applaud King Charles in Congress

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:41:14 +0000

Democrats who rallied at ‘No Kings’ protests applaud King Charles in Congress --- 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' host Piers Morgan discusses King Charles III's state visit and the future of U.S.-U.K. relations on 'Hannity.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats who rallied with liberal activists at nationwide "No Kings" protests just weeks ago were widely mocked for pivoting to offer the United Kingdom’s King Charles III a royal welcome in Congress and elsewhere. Charles’ speech highlighted a contradiction between anti-monarchy rhetoric and public protests involving Democrats and the raucous welcome extended to the British monarch during his address to Congress. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., criticized Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., whom he said hypocritically cheered Charles several months after speaking at a "No Kings" protest in Savannah. "Hold on a minute, wasn't this the same Jon Ossoff who was just out there a few weeks ago hooting and hollering about ‘No Kings’ at his rally. … He'll shout ‘No Kings’ all day, but once the king comes around, man, he’s got him a front-row seat," the Jackson lawmaker said. TIM ALLEN TROLLS ‘NO KINGS’ LAWMAKERS FOR FAWNING OVER ACTUAL KING CHARLES President Donald Trump greets Britain's King Charles III at the South Portico of the White House for a state dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) "I was on my way to hear an actual king speak," Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., said in a statement after Charles’ address. "Funny how the ‘No Kings’ crowd is nowhere to be found. Guess the outrage depends on who’s talking?" At a March 29 "No Kings" protest in Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minneapolis spoke at an event headlined by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, telling the crowd that the U.S. pledges allegiance to the "Constitution, not a King." The day prior, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., spoke to the press at a "No Kings" protest in his area, saying the crowd was exercising its freedom of speech against Trump while titling the clip on his social media page "No Kings, not now, not ever." Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., authored the "No Kings Act" in 2024 in rebuke of the Supreme Court’s ruling that presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution stemming from actions taken under their constitutional authority while in office. "‘No Kings’ protest leaders welcome KING CHARLES with a standing ovation; you can’t make this up," former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani quipped as press cutaway shots of Charles’ address to Congress showed multiple "No Kings" Democrats like Beyer smiling or clapping. 'NO KINGS' CALLS ITSELF LEADERLESS BUT ITS OWN INTERNAL DOCUMENTS TELL A VERY DIFFERENT STORY Rep. Donald Beyer Jr., D-Va., attends a protest in Washington. (Tom Williams/Getty Images) "Look who was elated to see the king – Ms. No Kings," quipped liberal pro-Israel actor Michael Rapaport, who included photos of a grinning Omar taking photographs of Charles on her phone. Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., also called out alleged hypocrisy from the royals’ trip. "Why did I just watch every Democrat in Congress stand and clap for an actual King?" she said, featuring screenshots from Fox News Channel’s House chamber feed. "‘No Kings’ crowd greets King Charles with a standing ovation," added right-wing X commentator "EndWokeness." "Biggest bull---- artists of the century," added commentator Robby Starbuck. Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli shared another clip from the b-roll of Charles’ speech, characterizing Democrats’ position as "No Kings +/- 1." Trump weighed in on the "No Kings" aspect during an interview with CBS’ Norah O’Donnell after she asked him about Hilton assassination suspect Cole Allen attending such a protest in California. TRUMP REACTS TO 'NO KINGS' PROTESTS BY SAYING 'I'M NOT A KING, I WORK MY ASS OFF' Demonstrators rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a "No Kings" protest in Washington on March 28, 2026. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) "No Kings, yeah. ... If I was a king, I wouldn't be dealing with you," Trump replied. After Charles departed for London, the Democrat representing former President George Washington’s longtime home lambasted Trump for what he characterized as a concession to the king. Trump announced Friday he agreed to an apparent request from Charles to remove trade restrictions on whiskey to help Scotland work with Kentucky’s liquor businesses, as the former utilizes the latter’s used barrels. "Now we're taking orders from the King of England," said Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP "George Washington just rolled over." Fox News Digital reached out to Beyer, Ossoff and Omar for comment. Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant. Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital. Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.

Dem Rep. Figures: Trump's Trying to Rig Midterms

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:46:02 +0000

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) said he thinks President Donald Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections. Figures said that he thinks that Alabama’s districts will remain as they are through this The post Dem Rep. Figures: Trump’s Trying to Rig Midterms appeared first on Breitbart. --- On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) said he thinks President Donald Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections. Figures said that he thinks that Alabama’s districts will remain as they are through this The post Dem Rep. Figures: Trump’s Trying to Rig Midterms appeared first on Breitbart.

Connecticut Democrat Gov Lamont signs bill limiting ICE operations in the state

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:51:53 +0000

Democrats originally wanted a ban on ICE agents wearing face masks while carrying out their duties. --- Democrats originally wanted a ban on ICE agents wearing face masks while carrying out their duties.

Democrat Spins Her Profane Rant Against Staffer Into Campaign Ad

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:06:45 +0000

A new campaign video from former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter jokes about her record of profanely berating staff members, with the California gubernatorial hopeful saying it made her more relatable to the public. Porter said she referenced the moment in her campaign video because it showed Californians that she was someone who took “responsibility” for ... --- A new campaign video from former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter jokes about her record of profanely berating staff members, with the California gubernatorial hopeful saying it made her more relatable to the public. Porter said she referenced the moment in her campaign video because it showed Californians that she was someone who took “responsibility” for her former actions and could laugh at herself. Last year, a video resurfaced showing Porter in 2021 yelling at a staff member to “get out of my f***ing shot” when making a video message for the Biden administration. Porter’s new ad, which features her support for abolishing ICE and calls to “Dump Trump,” concludes with her asking supporters lined up behind her to “please get out of my shot.” “I think it’s important to show Californians who I really am. I’m someone who’s not like most politicians,” Porter said in an interview with Nexstar Media Group. “I push a shopping cart, fill a minivan. You see that in the ad, but you’ll also see somebody who’s taken responsibility again and again in this race, and is also able to laugh at herself and show that she’s grown. And I think that is a mark of leadership, and I want to show people that.” 🚨NEW: Democratic candidate for CA governor Katie Porter releasing a new campaign ad referencing the viral video of her yelling at a staffer. Here’s part of our exclusive conversation about why she decided to do this ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Ito7sLd7Cv — Nikki Laurenzo (@NikkiLaurenzo) May 4, 2026 Porter added that she thought referencing the vulgar moment showed humor and was a good way to “laugh at yourself” and acknowledged that the staff video was not her “best moment.” “Most politicians, let’s face it, they don’t push a shopping cart. They also can’t laugh at themselves,” she said. “The real Katie Porter is the one who has been on the campaign trail for the last year, who has made apologies, and has shown that she can do better.” Porter also claimed she performed well during a tough interview with CBS reporter Julie Watts, even though she faced criticism for complaining about the number of follow-up questions she was asked. California’s governor’s race features a crowded Democrat field that has led some to be concerned they could be locked out of the general election because of the state’s jungle primary system. Recent polling shows former Fox News host Steve Hilton and former President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra leading with 18%. In third place is Republican Sheriff Chad Bianco with 14%. Next, is billionaire Tom Steyer with 12%, and Porter comes in fifth with 8%. President Donald Trump has endorsed Hilton, which some strategists have said jeopardizes the chance of a Democratic lockout.

Hakeem jeffries trump whcd maximum warfare

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:42:56 +0000

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Did AOC once say, 'I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy'?

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:07:45 +0000

The quote originated in a 2019 New Yorker profile about the then-up-and-coming New York politician. --- Users on social media claimed U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once said, "The idea that a woman can be as powerful as a man is something that our society can't deal with. But I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy." The purported quote circulated along with photographs of Ocasio-Cortez engaged in a discussion with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following a committee hearing on April 21, 2026. Some users implied Ocasio-Cortez made the statement at that time. Although it's likely the statement is correctly attributed to her, it originated not from a discussion with Kennedy in April 2026 but in a March 3, 2019, New Yorker profile of Ocasio-Cortez. A rumor that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once said, "I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy," circulated online in mid-April 2026. Users online shared the alleged quote on Reddit and X, often coupled with photos of Ocasio-Cortez apparently having a heated dialogue with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following his testimony during a House Committee of Energy and Commerce hearing on April 21. The images originated with a post on X by a Wall Street Journal reporter and were then circulated by users along with the alleged quote. Some who shared the images appeared to suggest the quote represents what Ocasio-Cortez was saying to Kennedy at that moment. Although the quote appears to be correctly attributed to Ocasio-Cortez, it was not from the April 2026 hearing or its aftermath. The statement was originally reported in a New Yorker profile written by David Remnick and published March 3, 2019. We have left this claim unrated until we can independently verify the statement's origin. We've reached out to Ocasio-Cortez to confirm the reporting's accuracy and will update this article if we hear back. A spokesperson for The New Yorker told Snopes via email they could not divulge source information (such as interview transcripts) externally, but emphasized that all published articles are "rigorously fact checked." The New Yorker article — under the headline "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Coming for Your Hamburgers!" — was published months after Ocasio-Cortez was sworn in as a U.S. representative following an upset victory in New York's 2018 Democratic primary. The article featured a significant focus on conservatives' reactions to the rising progressive star and her involvement in the Green New Deal, a public-policy framework aimed at addressing climate change. The article aimed to get Ocasio-Cortez's reaction to perceived sexist or racist comments made by members of President Donald Trump's family, evangelical leader Jerry Falwell and some media outlets. In specific, the quote in question was a response to a Jezebel article from Feb. 22, 2019, which stated: In politics, women are often either characterized as hideous harpies like Hillary Clinton or pretty idiots whose "craziness" is bound up with their sex appeal… …To her critics, Ocasio-Cortez is firmly in the pretty idiot category, with her dedication to climate change, taxation of the rich, and the abolishment of ICE reduced to foolish nonsense from a doe-eyed Latina with a great rack. This is embarrassingly evident among men on the right, who seem twisted by their own sexism; unable to temper their attraction in spite of their contempt for Ocasio-Cortez's policies. According to the New Yorker article, Ocasio-Cortez said she had predicted such a response from "day one," then added, "The idea that a woman can be as powerful as a man is something that our society can't deal with. But I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy." She said she suspected Trump would be "enormously upset" that "the daughter of a domestic worker is helping to build the case to get his financial records." While The New Yorker is generally considered credible, Snopes bases its ratings on primary evidence wherever possible. This claim will remain unrated until such time as we can independently confirm that the statement is correctly attributed to Ocasio-Cortez.

Bernie and AOC Pump the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:05:07 +0000

A bill from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposes a moratorium on new AI data centers until oversight mechanisms and legal safeguards are in place. --- Artificial intelligence is a hungry species. It is designed to steal people’s livelihoods, hoard personal data, and devour enough energy and land to remake and ruin entire towns. Senator Bernie Sanders, long critical of the wealthy accumulating power at everyone else’s expense, has warned with increasing alarm that unregulated AI in the hands of tech oligarchs represents that process in its most radical, existential form. The AI revolution has the potential to dwarf the nineteenth-century industrial revolution in both impact and pace, and perhaps even to dominate human society. But its spoils are not poised to be shared with anyone but tech capitalists and other members of the economic ultraelite. The executives and venture capitalists spearheading the expansion of AI technology have curried favor with a federal administration that is, so far, cutting them a blank check to build a network of massive data centers, even over the objections of some state and local governments. Among the planned data centers is a Meta facility that Mark Zuckerberg boasted would rival Manhattan in size. The staggering footprint of this infrastructure matches the scale of potential economic displacement; research compiled by Sanders’s staff on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee projects that AI-driven automation will severely hollow out the American workforce, potentially destroying nearly one hundred million jobs within a decade. Last week, Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bill to impose a federal moratorium on new AI data centers and on the export of AI chips to countries that do not sufficiently regulate the technology. The proposed moratorium would be lifted only after Congress passes comprehensive AI legislation that establishes safeguards to ensure “the safety and prosperity of the American people.” The Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act would also require the Department of Energy to collect and publish all financial, environmental, and operational data related to AI data centers. At the press conference to unveil the legislation, Sanders said: [The American people] understand that at a time of massive income and wealth inequality when a billionaire class has never, ever had it so good, some 60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. And the American people understand that the AI revolution, these massive investments, are being driven by some of the wealthiest people in our country and the world, people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison. They understand that these billionaires are investing huge amounts of money into AI and robotics, not to improve life for working families but to dramatically increase their own wealth and power. If passed and signed into law, the bill would provide federal cover for the more than one hundred local communities that have already enacted their own restrictions on data centers, in addition to the twelve states currently pushing forward with statewide proposals. In Loudoun County, Virginia, local officials recently stripped developers of their ability to build facilities “by-right,” which previously allowed them to build data centers without facing a public hearing or seeking approval from the local planning commission. In the Atlanta metro area, counties like Coweta and Douglas imposed emergency pauses to fend off a wave of server farms until residents could establish protective zoning codes. Policies like these are attempts to forestall AI-induced harms that include the daily siphoning of millions of gallons of municipal water for server cooling, incessant jet-engine-level noise pollution emitted by industrial air chillers, and the prospect of residents footing the multibillion-dollar bill for the massive electrical grid upgrades demanded by the data centers’ appetite for energy. Those interventions are largely driven by local concerns and do not capture the full breadth of AI technology’s impact across society. Unregulated AI is becoming a tool for controlling and extracting profit from everyday life. Workers are deprived of work. People grow addicted to AI as a source of illusory companionship amid a mounting loneliness crisis. A nominally democratic system is beset by waves of AI-generated misinformation that undermine civic functioning. And the privacy and safety of Americans as a whole are under constant threat from companies that are collecting unprecedented amounts of personal data to do with as they please. Only federal legislation stands a chance at truly leashing a monster of this size. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez’s bill naturally provoked the ire of pro-AI executives and allied media. Last Wednesday, the day Sanders formally introduced the bill to the Senate, the Bezos-owned Washington Post editorial board likened the effort to regulate AI to opposing the invention of the first lightbulb. China certainly isn’t going to hold back its AI development at Sanders’s behest. And while the new technology will cause disruptions to the job market, that doesn’t mean there will be fewer or worse jobs. Markets respond with new innovations and opportunities much better than government ever could. Wielding the threat of a cold war to extort American workers and equating “market innovation” with broad social prosperity are both well-worn tactics. In the 1990s, a unified political and economic establishment promised the country that unfettered free trade would usher in a golden age of shared wealth; instead, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allowed companies to shutter thousands of American factories and move their jobs overseas. Time and time again, corporate-led “innovation,” far from lifting all boats, has delivered only new ways to corner the market, replace workers without providing any alternative means of survival, and force the remainder into low-wage gig-economy work where collective organizing is forbidden. The profiteers of AI technology have all but confirmed their designs. “Probably none of us will have a job. If you want to do a job that’s kinda like a hobby, you can do a job,” Musk said at an event. “But otherwise, AI and the robots will provide any goods and services that you want.” At an Oracle meeting in 2024, Ellison predicted that AI surveillance would help ensure that “citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.” That is exactly the kind of future that a moratorium hopes to prevent.

AOC Predicts Gerrymandering War Between Blue and Red States

Fri, 01 May 2026 18:46:27 +0000

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) predicted a gerrymandering war in the future as blue and red states pursue redistricting strategies aimed at benefiting their parties. The gerrymandering fight has played out on the national stage since 2025 when Texas and other red states redrew their maps to give the GOP more seats in Congress. --- Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) predicted a gerrymandering war in the future as blue and red states pursue redistricting strategies aimed at benefiting their parties. During a Wednesday interview with a reporter at the U.S. Capitol, she discussed a proposed New York constitutional amendment that would allow lawmaker to redraw its districts outside the usual 10-year census cycle if other states make the same move. The objective is to help Democrats gain more seats in Congress. “Should New York respond in kind by doing its own redistricting once [the] amendment passes?” the reporter asked. “I have long felt that we all have to play by the same set of rules,” Ocasio-Cortez responded. “And the Republican caucus has made it very clear that they want and are setting rules of partisan gerrymandering.” She further noted that “The Democratic Caucus had tried to pass nonpartisan gerrymandering for 10 years” but “Republicans have rejected it.” “So, if Republicans are going to redraw North Carolina, if you're gonna redraw Texas, if they're gonna redraw and gerrymander every one of their states, then unfortunately we have to provide balance to that until we get to the day where we can all finally agree to put this behind us and pass nonpartisan gerrymandering federally,” she said. The gerrymandering fight has played out on the national stage since 2025 when Texas and other red states redrew their maps to give the GOP more seats in Congress. Blue states like California took similar action with lawmakers seeking to redraw their districts as well. Democratic leaders are looking to do the same in Washington, Oregon, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, and Colorado. The challenge for Democrats is that not all blue states can push redistricting as quickly as the GOP has in states like Texas and North Carolina. This means they won’t be able to make the necessary changes in time for the upcoming midterm elections. However, it could still have a long-term impact as they will be able to make the changes by 2028. If things play out the way AOC predicted, with both blue and red states pushing gerrymandering, it could shrink the number of competitive House seats and make primaries the real battles for power instead of general elections. Editor's Note: Do you enjoy Townhall's conservative reporting that takes on the radical left and woke media? Support our work so that we can continue to bring you the truth. Join Townhall VIP and use promo code FIGHT to receive 60% off your membership.

AOC wrestles with left-wing Dems as 2028 decision looms

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:49:51 +0000

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AOC's hide-and-seek strategy with the press

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:02:33 +0000

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At DSA forum, AOC pledges not to vote for any military aid to Israel

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:06:09 +0000

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez previously said she supported sending “defensive” arms to Israel, which had led some DSA members to oppose endorsing her for reelection. ---

Supreme Court roils 2026 midterms with Voting Rights Act ruling

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:22:54 +0000

Senators in both parties say the Supreme Court has roiled the political landscape ahead of the midterm elections by effectively striking down majority-minority House districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Democrats vented their rage over a ruling they said would return the nation to the Jim Crow-era policies of the 1950s and early '60s, when Black... --- Senators in both parties say the Supreme Court has roiled the political landscape ahead of the midterm elections by effectively striking down majority-minority House districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Democrats vented their rage over a ruling they said would return the nation to the Jim Crow-era policies of the 1950s and early ’60s, when Black citizens voted at far lower rates than today because of restrictions such as poll taxes and literacy tests. They also fear it could help Republicans pick up as many as 19 new GOP-leaning House seats. Republicans hailed the decision as a big political victory, and some GOP lawmakers, such as Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), immediately called on GOP state legislatures to redraw congressional districts, even though House primaries are only weeks away. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) declared the ruling “upends half a century of precedent” and “defies the spirit of the American civil rights movement.” “By some estimates, this decision could lead conservative state legislatures to draw as many as 19 additional seats that favor Republicans in the House,” he said. Tuberville, one of President Trump’s closest Senate allies, called on the Republican-controlled Alabama state legislature to move aggressively. “LET’S GO!” Tuberville wrote on the social platform X, reposting an op-ed he wrote Tuesday urging Alabama’s attorney general and secretary of state to file a motion to vacate a federal district court injunction locking in Alabama’s congressional district map through 2030. “Our own state of Alabama — which voted for Trump by 65% in 2024 — by all rights should send an entire Republican delegation to Washington,” he wrote. Alabama now has two majority-minority congressional districts — the 2nd District, represented by Rep. Shomari Figures (D), and the 7th District, represented by Rep. Terri Sewell (D). “In a country where only 20 House seats are truly competitive, two more Republicans from Alabama could mean the difference between gridlock and advancing Trump’s agenda,” Tuberville wrote. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who is running for governor of her state, called on Republican state lawmakers to convene a special legislative session to draw a new congressional map and eliminate the majority-minority district in Memphis, which is represented by Rep. Steve Cohen (D). “It’s essential to cement @realDonaldTrump’s agenda and the Golden Age of America. I vowed to keep Tennessee a red state, and as governor, I’ll do everything I can to make this map a reality,” she posted on X along with a graphic of Tennessee made up of entirely red congressional districts. Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who pushed hard for Republicans in Indiana to redraw their congressional districts ahead of the midterms, said it’s too late for his home state to redraw its lines but predicted the Supreme Court’s decision could give new impetus to Republicans in other states. “If both sides are doing it, you kind of have an arms race,” he said. “The Supreme Court decision today I think further motivates that case.” An hour after the Supreme Court handed down its decision, the Republican-controlled Florida House approved an aggressively gerrymandered map that could net Republicans four more House seats after the 2026 election. The new map could put Democratic Reps. Kathy Castor, Darren Soto, Jared Moskowitz and Debbie Wasserman Schultz in danger of losing their seats in Florida. The ruling could impact congressional maps in other Republican states, such as Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and South Carolina. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said “it will certainly apply to Missouri.” “If it affects our current map, I don’t know,” he added. “We need to comply with the Supreme Court ruling. I imagine our attorney general will weigh in on this. … What the court basically said is that you cannot draw districts on the basis of race unless there is the tightest of connections to the harms identified by the Voting Rights Act … which I think is right and appropriate.” In Wednesday’s decision, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. Writing for the conservative majority, Justice Samuel Alito argued “the Constitution almost never permits the Federal Government or a State to discriminate on the basis of race” and that Louisiana did not have a compelling interest to justify in basing its congressional district map on race. Liberal Justice Elena Kagan penned a forceful dissent accusing the court’s majority of gutting the landmark Voting Rights Act and arguing that plaintiffs alleging schemes to dilute the representation of minority voters will find it “nearly impossible” to succeed in court. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) called the ruling “another evisceration of [Section] 2 of the Voting Rights Act.” “It’s really something that’s very disturbing when you see further disenfranchisement of voters,” he said. “That’s the whole reason why we have the Voting Rights Act, to stop legislature from trying to undermine fairness of elections — to stop them [from trying] to undermine Blacks from having fair representation,” Booker added. “It’s based on a really dark history. … We’ve seen evidence that still exists.” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) called the ruling “yet another assault on voting rights from the same Supreme Court that hobbled the Voting Rights Act in Shelby v. Holder.” “I’m deeply disappointed by the decision that we saw today, but I refuse to be discouraged,” he said. Both parties before the decision had been gerrymandering in states they control, moves that looked to be a wash. Democrats in Virginia last week scored a victory by winning a statewide vote on a new gerrymandered House map that could net Democrats four more House seats. Earlier, Texas had redrawn its legislative maps to provide Republicans with a chance of winning five more seats, while California’s voters approved new maps in a referendum that could help Democrats gain five seats. Republicans’ fears about this year’s midterm elections have been on the rise as the Iran war has raised gas prices and President Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Takeaways: Supreme Court signals it will side with Trump on Haitian and Syrian migrants

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:16:36 +0000

In one of the most significant immigration appeals to reach the high court during Trump’s second term, the six-justice conservative majority signaled that it believes federal courts might not even have the power to review legal challenges when an administration turns Temporary Protected Status designations on and off. Because the justices were so dialed in on whether the court could even review the case, they spent far less time talking about whether the Trump administration had violated the law or the Constitution in how it made its decisions. --- The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will back President Donald Trump’s push to end temporary deportation protections for potentially millions of foreign nationals who hail from countries enduring war and natural disasters. In one of the most significant immigration appeals to reach the high court during Trump’s second term, the six-justice conservative majority signaled that it believes federal courts might not even have the power to review legal challenges when an administration turns Temporary Protected Status designations on and off. If that is true, it would have profound implications beyond the Haitian and Syrian nationals who challenged Trump’s decision to end TPS for their countries and could effectively bar suits against other decisions. More than 1 million immigrants are permitted to live and work in the United States under the program. Here are five takeaways from oral arguments: Conservatives signal courts have no role Several of the conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, focused on the idea that federal courts have no power to review the legality of TPS decisions. That’s because Congress included a provision in the TPS law that makes clear that an administration’s “determinations” are not reviewable. “I really don’t understand how you can prevail,” conservative Justice Samuel Alito said, if the court interprets that provision as it has in past decisions. Ahilan Arulanantham, the attorney arguing on behalf of Syrian TPS beneficiaries, argued that while a final decision isn’t reviewable, the process that officials used to get there can be challenged But Justice Amy Coney Barrett, another conservative, seemed to doubt that. “Why would Congress permit review of the procedural aspect when really what everybody cares about is the substance?” she asked. The court’s focus on procedure, while technical, is also telling. Because the justices were so dialed in on whether the court could even review the case, they spent far less time talking about whether the Trump administration had violated the law or the Constitution in how it made its decisions. Trump’s comments matter – but only to the liberals Looming large over Trump’s revocation of TPS for Haiti are a history of offensive comments he has made about the island country and its people who have found a home in the US. Those comments and similar ones from former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the official who formally revoked TPS for Haitians last year, factored heavily into a federal judge’s decision to rule that the policy change was motivated at least in part by racial animus. That is important because if the decision to end TPS was made based on race, it would violate the equal protection clause. The liberal justices zeroed in on that point Wednesday as they questioned whether the administration’s decision last year was unconstitutionally discriminatory. “We have a president say at one point that Haiti is a ‘filthy,’ ‘dirty’ and ‘disgusting’ ‘shithole country,’” Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court’s senior liberal, said at one point to Solicitor General D. John Sauer. “And where he complained that the United States takes people from such countries instead of people from Norway, Sweden or Denmark.” “He declared illegal immigrants, which he associated with TPS, as ‘poisoning the blood’ of America,” Sotomayor said of Trump, adding: “I don’t see how that one statement” doesn’t show a “discriminatory purpose may have played a part in this decision.” Sauer responded that the comments from Trump and Noem don’t mention race specifically. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson also pressed Sauer to explain how the court was simply supposed to look past Trump’s comments when the lower court that considerd the TPS move did not. “The statements about Haiti and eating pets and the names that were called with respect to these immigrants – even though they are lawfully in the United States – those are pretty recent,” she said, referring to Trump’s claims during the 2024 election that Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating dogs. “What do you say about those kinds of things?” Sauer said the remarks were “made in different contexts that are remote in time” and are therefore “un-illuminating” for this case. The court’s conservatives, however, largely avoided the president’s comments. Kavanaugh focuses on present day Syria Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a member of the court’s conservative wing appointed by Trump, was one of the only justices who had questions about the administration’s actual decisions. But those questions indicated Kavanaugh, who is often a key vote in high-profile cases, agreed with the administration’s decision. The Obama administration granted TPS for certain Syrians in 2012 following the crackdown on protesters by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. That designation was repeatedly extended amid a civil war that erupted there. But Trump officials have noted that the Assad regime fell in 2024, and the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would end the TPS designation last November. “It’s not the Assad regime anymore though,” Kavanaugh told an attorney representing the Syrian immigrants. “After 53 years of complete oppression and brutal treatment, it’s gone.” Picking up on a line from the administration’s brief, Kavanaugh pressed Arulanantham on how many Syrians had returned to the country on their own. “So do you agree the Assad regime change is a significant change in the history of that country and the Middle East more broadly?” he asked. “I don’t think it’s as simple as that,” Arulanantham responded. But, Arulanantham said, he didn’t need to get into a debate about whether Syria today is safe or not because, he said, the point is the administration did not conduct an adequate review. Kagan: ‘I mean, really?’ One of the central questions in the cases is whether the Department of Homeland Security sufficiently consulted with the State Department about conditions on the ground in the two countries before it moved ahead with terminating the TPS designations. That consultation is required by federal law, but the attorneys representing the TPS recipients said the Trump administration gave that process short shrift. In both cases, a DHS lawyer employee emailed a State Department official about the designations, but the communications they received in return simply stated that State has no foreign policy concerns over a termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria. Lower courts found that consultation to be far short of what federal law requires DHS to do. But Sauer told the justices that such consultation is highly deferential, and that it didn’t matter what other government agencies told DHS as part of the termination process so long as some communication occurred. That prompted a series of increasingly incredulous hypothetical questions from liberal Justice Elena Kagan. What if the DHS secretary asked the State Department for an assessment of the conditions in Syria but never received a response, she asked. What if, instead of responding with information about conditions on the ground, the State Department instead responded with thoughts on a recent baseball game? “If she sought input from State, she has consulted,” Sauer responded flatly, adding that would full under the “plain meaning” of the word “consulting.” “I mean, really?” Kagan shot back. “The plain meaning of the word ‘consultation’ seems to be, like, you consult with somebody on a topic.” Sauer held firm. Even if the State Department was completely unresponsive, he said, the Homeland Security secretary had done all that was required under the law. “If she sought input from State,” he said, “she has consulted.” TPS for other countries at stake The court’s decision, which is expected before the end of June, could affect more than 1 million immigrants in the United States, even though the case itself is focused on some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. When former President Joe Biden left office, the US had provided — or extended — TPS protections for people from 17 countries. Since Trump returned to office last year, his administration has ended — or attempted to end — TPS designations for all 13 countries that have come up for revie. The administration has also moved to end TPS designations for South Sudan, Syria and Ethiopia, among others. Many of those decisions are still being reviewed by federal courts and those cases will heavily influenced by what the Supreme Court majority concludes. The Supre

Connecticut Governor Wants to Ban Glocks. Guess What That's Doing to Gun Sales.

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:03:07 +0000

Connecticut's proposed Glock ban boosts gun sales amid debate over enforcement and gun control laws. --- Nothing sells guns like politicians trying to ban them, a fact that's recently been borne out in Virginia, where sales of "assault firearms" like the AR-15 are soaring after the Democrat-controlled legislature introduced a ban on the sale, manufacture, and transfer of many popular firearms. In February, there were 22,122 NICS checks associated with purchases and transfers of long guns in Virginia, compared to 14,286 checks in February, 2025. That figure grew to 27,691 in March of this year, and I expect the number will be even bigger when the April NICS data is released next week. Gun stores in Connecticut are getting a similar boost in sales of Glocks and other striker-fired pistols thanks to Gov. Ned Lamont, who's spearheading a bill that would ban the sale of those pistols based on the fact that they can be illegally converted to fire full-auto with the installation of a "switch," an item which is already illegal to possess under state and federal law. Lamont's gun ban bill passed the Connecticut House of Representatives last week, and many FFLs in the state say their customers have taken notice. “We figured it’s about 30% of our sales,” said Richard Sprandel, the owner of Blue Line Firearms and Tactical in Monroe, referring to Glocks. “There are other guns that we can sell that are very similar, but [Glock] is the most popular firearm in the United States.” ... “We are seeing a lot of people coming in specifically for Glocks because they want to get them before a possible ban does go through,” Sprandel said. “So we have seen an uptick in sales, but it’s majority people looking for Glocks.” Connecticut’s estimated handgun sales increased by 19% from February to March of this year, according to seasonally adjusted data collected by The Trace. Estimated numbers show a 33% increase for March of this year compared to March of last year, the fourth largest increase in the nation. Opponents of Lamont's legislation have argued that prosecutors need to vigorously go after the small number of individuals who are using illegally-converted pistols in violent crimes, while gun control advocates claim that manufacturers need to redesign their products so that they can't be illegally converted to begin with. Glock did announce a redesign last fall, but the change didn't satisfy anti-gun groups like Everytown nor their political allies in states like Connecticut. The CT Mirror, though, has discovered that 2A groups like the Connecticut Citizens Defense League are on to something when they say prosecutors can do more to combat the use of illegally-converted pistols. The number of criminal charges involving machine guns has increased in recent years. But while the number of charges has increased, the number of convictions has remained the same — in 2025, 46 of the 47 charges for use of a machine gun for aggressive purposes were dropped. Some gun dealers, like Sprandel, believe the state should convict those charged with related crimes, rather than banning the sale of a specific product. “If they’re finding these illegal modifications on criminals in Connecticut, how many of these criminals have been tried or convicted of converting a firearm into a fully automatic machine gun?” Sprandel said. “Why are we not going after the criminal? Why are we going after the law-abiding citizen who buys them legally in a gun store?” Why on earth were more than 90% of charges dropped in cases that involved actually using an illegally-converted pistol in the commission of a crime? I'm not generally conspiratorially-minded, but I'll admit that a part of me wonders if that wasn't an intentional strategy to help make the case for banning the pistols that can be illegally converted, and not just the conversion device itself. I hope that CT Mirror reporters Sasha Allen and Angela Eichhorst will do a followup piece exploring why the vast majority of these cases weren't prosecuted. In fact, I dropped Eichhorst an email earlier today encouraging her to do just that. Maybe there's a good explanation for prosecutors taking a pass on the vast majority of criminal cases involving the illegal use of a machine gun, but I can't think of one off the top of my head. I'd also be curious to know what Lamont thinks about that statistic, given that he justified his gun ban bill to the Mirror by arguing "you've got to continue to update your gun safety laws as the bad guys continue to come up with ways to turn recreational firearms into murder weapons.” Any gun can become a murder weapon (so can any hammer, butcher knife, or fists and feet) without being illegally converted to a machine gun, so Lamont's comment doesn't really make any sense. And given that 46 of 47 cases involving the criminal misuse of an illegally converted firearm were dropped by prosecutors, why isn't the governor raising hell with prosecutors instead of going after some of the most popular pistols in the country and placing them off limits to most residents? The current law isn't being enforced. So why isn't that Lamont's top priority? In fact, why does it seem like it's not even a minor issue for the governor?

AOC wrestles with left-wing Dems as 2028 decision looms

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:49:51 +0000

UCLA Lets Protesters Shut Down Speaker, Threatens Conservatives Who Call It Out

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:05:20 +0000

UCLA protesters disrupt DHS event as school warns conservatives over identifying students --- UCLA Lets Protesters Shut Down Speaker, Threatens Conservatives Who Call It Out The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong UCLA's School of Law let student protesters shout down a senior federal official, then threatened the conservative group that invited him with campus discipline for talking about it publicly. The controversy began on April 21, when the UCLA Federalist Society hosted DHS General Counsel James Percival for an event titled "Inside DHS: A Conversation with General Counsel." Percival took time from running the legal operations of a major federal agency to engage UCLA law students on immigration policy. A coordinated group of protesters made sure that engagement was as difficult as possible. Rather than discipline the disruptors, UCLA Administrator Bayrex Martí sent emails the very next day, warning Federalist Society President Matthew Weinberg not to publicly name the individuals caught on video. “I would strongly encourage you and other organizers to not disclose those details,” Martí wrote. The warning extended further. Martí told Weinberg that if identified students later reported harassment, the Federalist Society and its members could face campus discipline for outcomes deemed “reasonably predictable.” “If that information is shared… the student organization and/or individual students could be connected to it… and subjected to campus processes,” Martí added. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) fired back, sending UCLA a letter calling the warning a direct threat to the Federalist Society's First Amendment rights. The university, FIRE argued, was using its conduct code as a weapon: not to punish disruption, but to silence the people who reported it. “As painful as online criticism may be at times, UCLA may not restrict protected speech merely to shield student protesters from the consequences of their actions,” FIRE attorney Jessie Appleby wrote. FIRE also noted the glaring double standard: Protesters had already publicly identified and mocked conservative students online, including posting photos of Weinberg taken outside the event, with no warning from the administration whatsoever. The disruption itself was extensive and, according to McNeal, planned. More than 150 protesters gathered for the event. Those inside booed Percival, called him a "Nazi," held up profane signs reading "F— you loser," and blasted disruptive noises from their phones. Outside, demonstrators chanted "No ICE, No KKK, No Fascist USA.” UCLA's own conduct rules prohibit behavior that effectively silences a speaker. That standard was met before the first question was asked. Read More: UCLA DEI Chief Finds Out the Hard Way That Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Murder Was a Sick Thing to Do This is what the legal community calls a "heckler's veto": sustained disruption used as a substitute for argument. Event moderator Professor Gregory McNeal said it was coordinated in advance through messaging apps and began before the program had even formally opened. "They weren't there to hear, listen or question, they were there to disrupt in a coordinated manner," McNeal wrote. University of Chicago Professor Steven Durlauf noted that McNeal "moderated with much grace," a measure of just how hostile the room was. The planned open Q&A, the one forum where students could have actually challenged Percival on the merits, never happened. Percival didn't flinch. "I really felt like I had an obligation to the people I work with not to back down, to show up and take some abuse," he said afterward. He noted that the DHS employees he works with face threats simply for showing up to their jobs every day. UCLA Law Dean Michael Waterstone acknowledged that some individuals were warned and escorted out, and offered the standard reassurances about civility and open inquiry. “Legal education… require[s] a willingness to question assumptions and engage opposing arguments seriously,” Waterstone said. Fine words. But he has yet to explain why no student has faced discipline, or whether he signed off on Martí's letter threatening the Federalist Society. UCLA insists the event "proceeded to its conclusion" and says it remains committed to free speech and academic freedom. But the record tells a different story: No disruptors punished, a conservative student group threatened with discipline for speaking publicly, and a dean who has gone quiet. UCLA has said it "plans to respond" to FIRE's letter. The legal community is watching to see if that response matches the rhetoric. Editor's Note: President Trump is fighting to ensure America's kids get the education they deserve. Help us fight back against Big Government waste and restore power to the states. Join RedState VIP and use promo code FIGHT to receive 60% off your membership.

SCOOP: Hawley’s AI Chatbot Bill Expected to Pass Committee

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:15:54 +0000

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s GUARD Act is expected to have the votes to pass the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Signal. The Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue, or GUARD Act, bans AI chatbot companions for minors. The bill has bipartisan support; three Democrat senators co-sponsored... --- Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s GUARD Act is expected to have the votes to pass the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Signal. The Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue, or GUARD Act, bans AI chatbot companions for minors. The bill has bipartisan support; three Democrat senators co-sponsored the bill. Parents of children who were coached to commit suicide by AI chatbots and victims of AI will be in the room on Thursday during the committee’s markup, The Daily Signal has learned. “We look forward to the GUARD Act passing,” a Hawley spokesperson told The Daily Signal. “These families deserve justice after their children lost their lives to AI chatbots.” The bill also mandates that AI chatbots disclose “non-human status” and creates new criminal prohibitions on companies making chatbots for minors that solicit or produce sexual content. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced an alternative bill with co-sponsor Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Tuesday that limits chatbots for children under 13, rather than 18. It also does not require tech companies to implement an age verification functionality. The bill requires AI chatbot companies to offer family accounts so parents could access their children’s chat logs and set time limits. The bill would preempt state laws that conflict with it, but would allow states to pass their own laws protecting kids under 13 from chatbots. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, has fought for preempting state AI laws in the past, including an attempt to put broad preemption powers into the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” The Senate overwhelmingly rejected that attempt. Hawley’s GUARD Act is a critical part of Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s TRUMP AI Act, which the Tennessee Republican intends to be the legislative vehicle to pass President Donald Trump’s National Framework on AI. Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11 ordering the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to recommend federal AI legislation preempting state laws in conflict with the administration’s policy. As parents are rallying around Hawley’s bill, Cruz’s bill is earning the support of the AI industry, including OpenAI. “This bill reflects many of the provisions we have advanced with Common Sense Media in the proposed California Parents and Kids Safe Ai Act and represents a strong step toward a much needed federal framework,” the company told Punchbowl News.

Chicago Cop Killed by Naked Convicted Felon That Smuggled Gun Into Hospital [WATCH]

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0000

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Age verification laws do not make us safer

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:27:22 +0000

The advocates of enforced age verification promise safe and secure technologies that protect user privacy. Age verification mechanisms have, they insist, developed sufficiently, users need not fear, and skeptics’ arguments are relics of a bygone time. The newest security protocols, they argue, have rendered the privacy and cybersecurity concerns once attached to age verification outdated. But promises of what can, theoretically, be done by public policy often founder when implemented — when practical, technological, and human constraints mount a counteroffensive against the best-laid plans of academics’ white papers. If privacy is to be forfeited, the citizenry can demand evidence that their sacrifice will yield significant benefits, but the data provided so far gives little assurance. The claims of robust security can be dispensed with: Age verification services routinely succumb to hacks, data breaches, leaks, and sloppy data-management practices. These failures publicize users’ government-issued documentation and other personal information. The latest case study from the European Union lends no assistance to the advocates of age verification. Only hours after Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced the EU’s new age verification platform, soon to be made available — and mandatory — to the continent, the app proved rotten. Security consultant Paul Moore, as reported by Politico, claimed to have hacked the app in under two minutes. He found in the application myriad deficiencies, including one that enabled users to evade the verification process altogether. The EU repaired its code, but Moore quickly dismantled the updates. The EU has stumbled, joining a lengthy list of compromised verification platforms. Count among their number Outabox, AU10TIX, and two third parties employed by Discord. Add to these a breach of IDMerit, which alone compromised 1 billion records of personal data. In March, hundreds of security and privacy academics signed a letter “call[ing] for a moratorium on [age verification] deployment plans” — at least “until the scientific consensus settles on the benefits and harms” of the technologies in question. The manifest dangers of age verifications remain unresolved, even as regulators rush to enact mandates that would precondition access to everyday digital services on the user’s willingness to give up sensitive information about himself to vulnerable digital databases. “Two critical issues have not been addressed: whether age assurance is efficacious and what the potential damages to general security and privacy are,” the letter reads. Besides the privacy failings, the letter raises another inconvenient question: the efficacy of age-verification regimes. If privacy is to be forfeited, the citizenry can demand evidence that their sacrifice will yield significant benefits, but the data provided so far gives little assurance. RELATED: The FBI should get a warrant before reading your messages J. David Ake/Getty Images The implementation of the Online Safety Act in the United Kingdom was met with a rush of British users resorting to virtual private networks, which allowed them to circumvent the age verification process. Australia attempted to bar minors from major social media platforms, instituting age verification to effect the mandate. And yet, according to the findings of the Molly Rose Foundation, “three fifths (61%) of [12- to 15-year-olds] who previously held accounts on restricted platforms continue to have access to one or more active accounts.” Moreover, seven in 10 children called it “easy” to dodge the law. Children are by nature troublemakers and hell-raisers. They carry these qualities — at once endearing and enraging — into the digital world. The government cannot ensure that children remain safe online, because it cannot love or know children as parents can, nor can it monitor children’s operations in the digital world. Age verification is sold to credulous legislators as the one-size-fits-all fix for a world populated by innumerable young people, diverse in their abilities, proclivities, desires, and weaknesses. As extant age verification mandates demonstrate, noncompliance is, quite literally, at the fingertips of minors enterprising enough to best the regulatory requirements they confront. No government knows enough about any given child or what he does every day to parry his every thrust. Once more, the responsibility comes home to parents, who must raise and protect their children as vigorously in the digital world as in the physical one. From one vantage, it seems logical to support enforced age verification. But the technological and human facts of the case reveal the policy’s manifest dangers and scant chances of success. Traditional child-protection standards lodge primary responsibility for children’s formation and well-being in the family — with parents. The digital world is novel, but human nature is eternal. Even in the digital world, the remedy is to be found at kitchen tables, not in legislatures. --- The advocates of enforced age verification promise safe and secure technologies that protect user privacy. Age verification mechanisms have, they insist, developed sufficiently, users need not fear, and skeptics’ arguments are relics of a bygone time. The newest security protocols, they argue, have rendered the privacy and cybersecurity concerns once attached to age verification outdated. But promises of what can, theoretically, be done by public policy often founder when implemented — when practical, technological, and human constraints mount a counteroffensive against the best-laid plans of academics’ white papers. If privacy is to be forfeited, the citizenry can demand evidence that their sacrifice will yield significant benefits, but the data provided so far gives little assurance. The claims of robust security can be dispensed with: Age verification services routinely succumb to hacks, data breaches, leaks, and sloppy data-management practices. These failures publicize users’ government-issued documentation and other personal information. The latest case study from the European Union lends no assistance to the advocates of age verification. Only hours after Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced the EU’s new age verification platform, soon to be made available — and mandatory — to the continent, the app proved rotten. Security consultant Paul Moore, as reported by Politico, claimed to have hacked the app in under two minutes. He found in the application myriad deficiencies, including one that enabled users to evade the verification process altogether. The EU repaired its code, but Moore quickly dismantled the updates. The EU has stumbled, joining a lengthy list of compromised verification platforms. Count among their number Outabox, AU10TIX, and two third parties employed by Discord. Add to these a breach of IDMerit, which alone compromised 1 billion records of personal data. In March, hundreds of security and privacy academics signed a letter “call[ing] for a moratorium on [age verification] deployment plans” — at least “until the scientific consensus settles on the benefits and harms” of the technologies in question. The manifest dangers of age verifications remain unresolved, even as regulators rush to enact mandates that would precondition access to everyday digital services on the user’s willingness to give up sensitive information about himself to vulnerable digital databases. “Two critical issues have not been addressed: whether age assurance is efficacious and what the potential damages to general security and privacy are,” the letter reads. Besides the privacy failings, the letter raises another inconvenient question: the efficacy of age-verification regimes. If privacy is to be forfeited, the citizenry can demand evidence that their sacrifice will yield significant benefits, but the data provided so far gives little assurance. RELATED: The FBI should get a warrant before reading your messages J. David Ake/Getty Images The implementation of the Online Safety Act in the United Kingdom was met with a rush of British users resorting to virtual private networks, which allowed them to circumvent the age verification process. Australia attempted to bar minors from major social media platforms, instituting age verification to effect the mandate. And yet, according to the findings of the Molly Rose Foundation, “three fifths (61%) of [12- to 15-year-olds] who previously held accounts on restricted platforms continue to have access to one or more active accounts.” Moreover, seven in 10 children called it “easy” to dodge the law. Children are by nature troublemakers and hell-raisers. They carry these qualities — at once endearing and enraging — into the digital world. The government cannot ensure that children remain safe online, because it cannot love or know children as parents can, nor can it monitor children’s operations in the digital world. Age verification is sold to credulous legislators as the one-size-fits-all fix for a world populated by innumerable young people, diverse in their abilities, proclivities, desires, and weaknesses. As extant age verification mandates demonstr

Guess Who This Democrat Blames for the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:08:44 +0000

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Karoline Leavitt names and shames Democrats who inspired WHCD assassination attempt

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:37 +0000

'Mentally perturbed individuals are led to believe these words are truth.' --- In the aftermath of the third assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to the podium on Monday to call out specific Democrats for heightening tensions and calling for violence. Just days after 31-year-old Cole Allen allegedly sprinted through a security checkpoint and opened fire in the lobby at the Washington Hilton, wounding a Secret Service agent, Leavitt is pointing the finger at Democrats who have inspired deranged leftists to take up arms. 'These are Democrat-elected officials calling for war.' "It's not just the media. ... The entire Democrat Party has made their pitch to voters across the country that Donald Trump poses an existential threat to democracy, that he is a fascist, and that they compare him to Hitler," Leavitt said Monday. "I mean, these are despicable statements that the American people have been consuming for years, and so many mentally perturbed individuals are led to believe these words are truth and then are inspired to act on it." RELATED: Stunning new details reveal the 'depraved' motivation of the suspected WHCD shooter Truth Social/Anadolu/Getty Images Leavitt said those incessantly likening Trump to dictators who deserve to be met with violence inspired the three assassination attempts and countless threats waged against the president and his allies. "Rep. Hakeem Jeffries just this April, this month, said, 'We are in an era of maximum warfare everywhere all the time,'" Leavitt said. "Governor Josh Shapiro said, 'Heads need to roll' within the administration. Senator Alex Padilla said people are 'dying because of fear and terror' caused by the Trump administration." Leavitt went on to list several more prominent Democrats like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Adam Schiff (Calif.), and Ed Markey (Mass.), Gov. JB Pritzker (Ill.), Rep. Ayanna Presley (Mass.), and Rep. LaMonica McIver (N.J.), who have made similar appeals likening Trump to a fascist, dictator, or authoritarian and calling for ambiguous escalations. "These are Democrat-elected officials calling for war against the president of the United States and his supporters," Leavitt said. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

FBI and DHS Raid Dozens of Minnesota Fraudsters, Including ‘Quality Learing Center’

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:58:52 +0000

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Dem Candidate Dismissed Hamas Claims at Gaza Hospital - Sinwar Was Later Found Below It

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:58:54 +0000

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Jasmine Crockett Floats Conspiracy Theory About Latest Attack On Trump

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:19:12 +0000

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested that the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner may have been “fake” because she couldn’t believe there would be so many assassination attempts targeting one president. “Back to the shooting… has there ever been a president have this many close ‘attempts’ on their life? Maybe it’s lax gun laws, ... --- Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested that the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner may have been “fake” because she couldn’t believe there would be so many assassination attempts targeting one president. “Back to the shooting… has there ever been a president have this many close ‘attempts’ on their life? Maybe it’s lax gun laws, maybe it’s lack of mental health funding, or maybe it’s fake… who knows,” Crockett wrote on her Jasmine For US Threads page just hours after the attack. Crockett made the post shortly after law enforcement detained a man who rushed into the Washington Hilton with a pump action shotgun. The man, who was tackled by Secret Service agents, has been identified as Cole Thomas Allen of California. Crockett, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the Texas Senate Democratic nomination earlier this year, took a less conspiratorial approach on her official accounts. In a post on her official X account, Crockett condemned political violence. “The political violence is unacceptable and must stop,” she wrote. “I am grateful that everyone attending tonight’s WHCD is safe.” Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts and was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. A few months later, a man armed with a rifle attempted to take Trump out while he was golfing in Florida, but was chased away by the Secret Service. Evidence from the Justice Department appears to show that Allen was targeting Trump and other top administration officials. An FBI affidavit unsealed on Monday afternoon showed an email Allen is said to have sent to his family saying that he was no longer willing to allow “a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” The message also identified potential targets. “Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest,” the email stated. The affidavit further indicates that the attack appeared to have been planned for weeks. Allen booked a room at the Washington Hilton on April 6, then traveled by train from the Los Angeles area to Chicago on April 21, arriving April 23 before continuing on to Washington, D.C. Prior to the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Allen reportedly shared posts comparing Trump to Hitler and posts that suggested the attack on Trump in Butler that left one of the president’s supporters dead was a hoax.

Lee Zeldin Infuriates Purple-Haired Democrat While He Schools Her On Basic Supreme Court Cases

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:21:44 +0000

'You think I made up these cases?' --- 'You think I made up these cases?'

Obama Claims Shooter’s Motive Is Unknown Despite Manifesto Raging Against Trump

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:17:58 +0000

Former President Barack Obama commented Sunday on the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and claimed that it was unclear why the gunman opened fire at the event. Obama addressed the shooting in a social media post hours after reports shed light on the gunman’s plan ... --- Former President Barack Obama commented Sunday on the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and claimed that it was unclear why the gunman opened fire at the event. Obama addressed the shooting in a social media post hours after reports shed light on the gunman’s plan and reason for targeting Trump at the dinner. When Obama condemned the attack, however, he claimed that “details about the motives” remained a mystery. “Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, it’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” Obama wrote. “It’s also a sobering reminder of the courage and sacrifice that U.S. Secret Service Agents show every day. I’m grateful to them – and thankful that the agent who was shot is going to be okay.” The shooter, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California, laid out his plan and defended his violence in a 1,000-word document that he posted minutes before his attack. In the manifesto, Allen referred to Trump as a “pedophile, rapist, and traitor” and called himself the “Friendly Federal Assassin.” Allen wrote that his goal was to murder Trump administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, targeting them from “highest-ranking to lowest,” excluding FBI Director Kash Patel for unknown reasons. After the shooting, Republicans — including President Donald Trump — urged Democrats to tone down their political rhetoric and “resolve our differences.” “I do think that the hate speech of the Democrats … is very dangerous,” Trump told CBS News during a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday. It appears that Allen bought into many leftist talking points regarding President Trump and his administration’s policies. Allen latched onto conspiracy theories about Trump’s involvement with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and condemned U.S. military strikes on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean, calling them “fisherman executed without trial.” Allen, who described himself as a Christian, argued that his faith required him to turn to violence for the sake of people who are being “oppressed.” In his manifesto, Allen sought to reconcile his faith with his heinous plan. “Turning the other cheek is for when you yourself are oppressed. Turning the other cheek when someone else is oppressed is not Christian behavior; it is complicity in the oppressor’s crimes,” Allen wrote. While the gunman claimed that he intended to “minimize casualties” of event attendees, he wrote that he was willing to open fire on anyone in the ballroom. “I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that,” he wrote in the manifesto. Allen was taken down by Secret Service agents at the Washington Hilton before he made it to the ballroom. One Secret Service agent was shot by the gunman, but his bulletproof vest stopped the bullet.