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Good Samaritans Save Woman Swept Underwater at Sabino Canyon Flooded Bridge [WATCH]
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Good Samaritans Save Woman Swept Underwater at Sabino Canyon Flooded Bridge [WATCH]

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TUCSON, Arizona. A frightening rescue unfolded Thursday after floodwater swept a young woman from a bridge and into Sabino Creek.

The incident delivered a blunt reminder that monsoon danger can persist long after the rain clouds have moved elsewhere.

A family was attempting to cross Sabino Canyon Bridge number one while water from Sabino Creek rushed across the bridge surface.

The crossing looked dangerous, and the current quickly proved that appearances can be dangerously deceiving.

A 20 year old woman riding her bicycle was knocked from the bike and thrown into the rushing water.

The current dragged her beneath the surface and carried her under the bridge, putting her life in immediate jeopardy.

Family members and Good Samaritans rushed to help despite the obvious danger to themselves.

Their quick response became a desperate effort to pull the woman from water powerful enough to overwhelm even experienced swimmers.

When the woman emerged on the other side of the bridge, rescuers began performing CPR near the edge of the creek.

Those critical moments showed just how quickly an ordinary outing can become a fight for survival during Arizona monsoon season.

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Early information from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department indicated that two people were taken to a hospital.

Both were reported to be in stable condition following the harrowing rescue.

The dangerous conditions began developing hours before the incident.

KGUN9 weather radar showed steady rain, with periods of heavy rainfall, falling on Mount Lemmon shortly before midnight and continuing for more than five hours.

That prolonged rain flowed down the mountainside and poured into Sabino Creek.

By the time the water reached the bridge, it was moving rapidly and carrying tremendous force through the canyon.

Monsoon storms do not need to be directly overhead for conditions to become deadly downstream.

Sunshine at one location can create a false sense of security while runoff from distant rainfall races through washes, creeks, and canyon crossings.

KGUN9 spoke with hikers Alek Shapiro and Enzo Mele as they returned from a hike in the area.

Both men said they had been carefully watching the rising and fast moving floodwater.

Shapiro warned visitors against treating the conditions casually.

“I think if you’re joking around and not willing to be cautious and take Mother Nature for what it is, things can get out of hand very quick.”

Mele offered similar advice for anyone considering hiking during the remainder of monsoon season.

“I would say just you know if you’re going to hit the trails this weekend or any time really for the rest of summer monsoon season, just you know really be vigilant out there.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the public must understand the enormous power of rapidly moving water.

A current capable of moving a heavy vehicle is not something a pedestrian, cyclist, or even a strong swimmer can safely challenge.

Nanos dismissed the idea that training or confidence makes such a crossing acceptable.

“I don’t care what level of expertise you have, what you think your skill sets may or may not be. Why are you risking that? There’s five or six people there, who thank goodness, but really scary. They risked their lives to save these two people, and and and I am so grateful for them.”

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The rescue ended with both hospitalized people reportedly stable, but the outcome could easily have been far worse.

The civilians who entered the danger to save them also faced the possibility of being pulled into the violent current.

The episode offers a clear lesson for anyone traveling through Arizona canyon country during monsoon season.

If water is crossing a bridge or trail, turning around is not cowardice, it is common sense, something nature has a brutal way of teaching.

Um, Wut?”: Ted Cruz Sums Up James Talarico’s Attack on the Bible Perfectly [WATCH]
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Um, Wut?”: Ted Cruz Sums Up James Talarico’s Attack on the Bible Perfectly [WATCH]

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Texas Democrat James Talarico is facing a wave of criticism after a resurfaced video showed the United States Senate candidate condemning Bible related education in public schools as propaganda and indoctrination.

The remarks quickly caught the attention of conservatives, including Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

Talarico, a Texas state representative and Christian seminarian, made the comments during a 2025 video hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

He was asked about his legislative fights with people described by the host as Christian Nationalists.

The Democrat pointed to what he called the “most insidious” legislation he had opposed while serving in state government.

He claimed a proposed Texas curriculum would present Christian Bible stories as historical fact to children who were too young to form their own beliefs.

“It was a new state curriculum that would teach Christian Bible stories as historical fact, as the only truth to our youngest students, and I mean kindergarten, first graders,” Talarico said.

“These are kids who aren’t able to think for themselves yet. They haven’t formed their own worldviews.”

He went further, warning that the alleged effort to “push propaganda, to push indoctrination on those youngest students is deeply immoral and should trouble all of us.”

That accusation did not sit well with Texans who viewed the curriculum as an effort to improve cultural knowledge and reading comprehension.

Cruz shared the resurfaced clip and responded with a short but unmistakably bewildered question, “Um, wut?”

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Other conservative commentators soon joined the criticism, arguing that Talarico had badly distorted what the Texas curriculum actually contained.

Mary Elizabeth Castle, director of government relations for Texas Values, called Talarico’s description misleading.

She said the Bluebonnet curriculum was an English Language Arts program adopted in 2024 to help students understand the many biblical references found throughout American history and literature.

“The references to the Bible in the Bluebonnet curriculum help students understand the thousands of everyday idioms that people use every day that have some context to Scripture,” Castle said.

In other words, recognizing biblical references is basic cultural literacy, not some sinister plot dreamed up in a church basement.

Castle also said the curriculum was supported by religious liberty attorneys and prominent officials, including Dr. Ben Carson.

She noted that its biblical material was intended to strengthen reading scores and comprehension, while a majority of Texas parents and stakeholders who testified supported its adoption.

“The majority of Texas parents and stakeholders testified in favor of the curriculum, which passed at the State Board of Education,” Castle said.

She added that several school districts have already purchased it, suggesting Talarico’s view is hardly the dominant position among Texas families.

First Liberty executive general counsel Hiram Sasser said courts have repeatedly recognized the Bible’s influence on Western culture, literature, and history.

“No education is complete without understanding the Bible and its influence, as even the ACLU recognizes,” he told Fox News Digital.

Sasser argued that Talarico had managed to position himself to the left of the ACLU, which agreed in a legal settlement that the Bible may be taught in Texas schools.

That is quite an achievement, though probably not the kind a statewide candidate should advertise in deeply religious Texas.

Tim Graham, executive editor of the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters, highlighted what he viewed as the left’s convenient double standard.

“Democrats have a funny way of defining ‘indoctrination,’” Graham said, arguing that liberal ideology is routinely presented as inclusion while biblical teaching is treated as dangerous.

Talarico’s campaign defended him as a Christian seminarian committed to the teachings of Jesus Christ and opposed to politicians using Scripture for political advantage.

The campaign also accused Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and other politicians of attacking Talarico’s faith.

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During an appearance with podcaster Joe Rogan, Talarico explained that his concern centered on children from minority faiths or those without religious beliefs.

“As a Christian, I think my concern is for the Muslim kid and the Jewish kid, the Hindu kid, the atheist kid who’s sitting in a classroom who now has a poster on the wall forced by the government that says, you know, your religion is inferior, or you’re not welcome here,” he said.

Talarico has also faced conservative criticism for supporting parents who raise children as transgender, although he has opposed gender reassignment surgeries for minors.

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His latest controversy leaves Texas voters with a clear question about whether teaching the Bible’s historical influence constitutes education or, as Talarico insists, propaganda.

‘This Is a Struggle for the Survival of America. It’s That Serious. It’s That Real’: Stephen Miller [WATCH]
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‘This Is a Struggle for the Survival of America. It’s That Serious. It’s That Real’: Stephen Miller [WATCH]

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller argued that the nation’s political debate has evolved beyond traditional policy disagreements and now centers on what he described as a struggle over the future and survival of the United States.

Speaking during a recent interview, Miller said he believes the country is facing an unprecedented political moment.

“This is a struggle for the survival of America. It’s that serious. It’s that real.”

Miller said he believes a series of policy proposals advanced by political opponents would significantly weaken the country if enacted.

“What you talked about: abolishing police, abolishing borders, abolishing ICE, abolishing fossil fuels, gutting the Department of War. these actions collectively would bring America to its knees.”

According to Miller, those policies would have sweeping consequences for the nation.

“It would cripple us. It would crush us. It would destroy everything 250 years of patriots fought, bled, and died for.”

He contrasted those proposals with what he described as President Donald Trump’s policy agenda.

“The people at home, everything that makes your life better, Donald Trump is delivering on and fighting for.”

Miller then listed several accomplishments and priorities that he attributed to the Trump administration.

“Record tax relief, zero illegal immigration, the largest reduction in murder since 1900, the lowest violent crime rates that have ever been recorded.”

He also highlighted tax proposals and national security initiatives.

“No tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime, rebuilding the military, taking the fight to the drug cartels to keep fentanyl from killing our families and our children, issue after issue.”

According to Miller, those policies are designed to improve the lives of American families and strengthen the country.

“President Trump is fighting for our families.”

Miller then contrasted that vision with what he said political opponents are seeking to accomplish.

“And what do they want to do? They want to hand over our nation to illegal aliens, criminals, jihadists, and communists.”

He argued that the current political environment differs significantly from earlier debates that focused primarily on tax policy or other economic issues.

“This isn’t the old debates we used to have 20, 30 years ago, Sean, where we’re saying, Oh, do you want taxes at 30% or 33%?”

Instead, Miller said he believes the country is confronting a much broader ideological conflict.

“This is a debate between people who fundamentally hate America, hate Americans, and want to sell this country to their friends for scraps.”

He emphasized that, in his view, the stakes are unusually high.

“That’s how real this is.”

Miller also criticized political candidates who, he said, seek support from individuals whose views he finds objectionable.

“When you nominate candidates who say that they want the endorsement of individuals who support 9/11, this is a party that is fundamentally committed to the destruction of America at a basic, basic level.”

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Throughout his remarks, Miller argued that issues such as border security, law enforcement, military readiness, energy production and immigration policy should be viewed together as part of a broader debate over the nation’s future.

He maintained that the Trump administration’s agenda is focused on tax relief, reducing illegal immigration, strengthening public safety and combating drug cartels, while contending that competing policy proposals would weaken the country’s institutions and security.

Miller concluded by arguing that the current political divide is fundamentally different from the policy disputes of previous decades, describing it as a defining contest over the direction and long-term future of the United States.

Growing SPLC Scandal Explodes: Lauren Boebert Demands They Lose Nonprofit Status [WATCH]
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Growing SPLC Scandal Explodes: Lauren Boebert Demands They Lose Nonprofit Status [WATCH]

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Rep. Lauren Boebert called for renewed scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s tax-exempt status, arguing that the organization functions as a political activist group rather than a charitable nonprofit and should face the same level of oversight she says other organizations receive.

Speaking during a recent interview, Boebert said she believes the Internal Revenue Service and Congress should examine whether the Southern Poverty Law Center continues to qualify for its tax-exempt designation.

“If this hasn’t been done already, I believe that it certainly should be, because as you said, this is a political activist group, and they’re very extreme.”

Boebert argued that many donors may believe they are supporting efforts to reduce hatred and promote unity but instead are funding activities she believes have the opposite effect.

“When donors are thinking that they are contributing to bring unity and peace and fight hate, but the folks that they are giving the money to are only agitating that hate and division.”

According to Boebert, those concerns warrant a review of the organization’s nonprofit status.

“Like I said, this is something that we should be looking into, looking at their tax status.”

She compared the situation to restrictions she said have historically applied to churches and religious leaders that become involved in political activity.

“I mean, certainly, if this was a pastor at a pulpit just a couple of years ago that was talking political or endorsing candidates, they would have been in threat of losing their tax status with the IRS.”

Boebert argued that similar standards should apply when evaluating politically active nonprofit organizations.

“And so, I think that this is something that certainly should be looked into, and if it’s not already, then I do believe that Congress needs to act and and send more referrals.”

In addition to discussing the Southern Poverty Law Center, Boebert praised Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Department of Justice for what she described as ongoing efforts to pursue accountability in criminal investigations.

“But I think that Todd Blanche is doing an amazing job at the DOJ, bringing forward these charges.”

Boebert said she frequently hears calls for accountability while traveling throughout the country.

“Everywhere I go, people want to see justice, they want to see accountability, they want more people held to account for the wrong that they have caused throughout this country.”

She also referenced what she believes are the financial consequences of misconduct by individuals under investigation.

“The lives that they have ruined, and of course, the money and dollars that have been wasted from their actions.”

Boebert said she supports the Justice Department’s efforts and expressed her willingness to work alongside federal officials.

“So Attorney General Todd Blanche is doing an amazing job, and we’ll do whatever we can to partner alongside of him to bring justice.”

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Throughout her remarks, Boebert argued that nonprofit organizations engaged in political activity should be subject to appropriate oversight and that Congress should take additional action if existing reviews have not already been initiated.

She maintained that examining the Southern Poverty Law Center’s tax-exempt status would be consistent with standards she believes have been applied to other organizations in the past.

Boebert also emphasized that accountability remains a priority for many Americans, arguing that the Department of Justice should continue pursuing investigations and legal action where warranted.

She said she believes Congress and the Justice Department should work together to ensure individuals responsible for wrongdoing are held accountable under the law, while reiterating her support for Attorney General Todd Blanche’s leadership and the department’s ongoing efforts to pursue justice.

Caught Red-Handed: Talarico Erases Progressive Blurbs to Fool Texas Voters [WATCH]
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Caught Red-Handed: Talarico Erases Progressive Blurbs to Fool Texas Voters [WATCH]

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Commentator Sara Gonzales accused Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico of reshaping his public image ahead of the 2026 election, arguing that changes to his campaign website reflect an effort to distance himself from positions she says were previously highlighted.

During a recent segment, Gonzales claimed Talarico altered the messaging on his campaign website after launching his Senate campaign because, in her view, his earlier positions would not appeal to a statewide Texas electorate.

“Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico is running from his past because he knows he can’t get elected in Texas if he tells the truth.”

According to Gonzales, the website was revised shortly before Talarico officially entered the Senate race.

“So much so that he scrubbed his website when he announced his Senate run to remove references to trans kids and Republican extremism, and all of the other crazy radical views that he has, he had to scrub it from his website.”

Gonzales then quoted language that she said previously appeared on Talarico’s website before those changes were made.

“Prior to his Senate run, his website had the blurb, I’m not afraid to stand up to Republican extremism. I’ve led the fight against their efforts to bully trans kids, ban books, whitewash our history curriculum, gut public education with a private school voucher scam, and force their Christian nationalist agenda onto the people of Texas.”

She paused to offer her reaction to that language.

“Which is, first of all, very dramatic.”

Gonzales also said the earlier version of the website prominently described Talarico as supporting progressive legislation.

“There also was a place where he bragged about being committed to bold progressive legislation, no matter how long it takes, like it was right there front and center in his website.”

According to Gonzales, those references disappeared around the time Talarico launched his Senate campaign.

“And then, curiously, in early September 2025, as he was announcing his Senate run, these sentences just poof vanished.”

She argued that the campaign’s messaging shifted toward a different political theme.

“The new homepage that he put in right before he announced that he was running for Senate says that Talarico is fighting quote billionaire megadonors end quote, rather than Republican extremism.”

Gonzales said she believes the revised language reflects a broader effort to appeal to a wider audience.

“That’s nowhere to be found, it’s just these billionaire megadonors.”

She also contended that one particular word had been removed entirely from the campaign’s messaging.

“But more importantly, the word progressive completely vanished from the website.”

According to Gonzales, she was unable to find references to progressive policies after the changes.

“You can’t find it. You cannot find his new bold progressive agenda on his website anymore.”

Gonzales argued that the changes represent an attempt to present a different political identity during the statewide campaign.

She maintained that voters should compare Talarico’s earlier public statements with the language currently appearing on his campaign materials when evaluating his candidacy.

Concluding her remarks, Gonzales accused the Democratic candidate of attempting to conceal his previous positions in order to improve his electoral prospects.

“Because the James Talarico who is running today in 2026 is a total fraud. He is pretending to be something that he is not in order to trick Texans into electing him.”

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Throughout her comments, Gonzales argued that the revisions to Talarico’s campaign website demonstrate what she believes is a strategic effort to rebrand his candidacy for the 2026 Texas Senate race by emphasizing different priorities and removing language that had previously described his political positions.

Operation Round River Bombshell: FBI Possessed Proof of Biden Pay-to-Play and Chose Silence [WATCH]
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Operation Round River Bombshell: FBI Possessed Proof of Biden Pay-to-Play and Chose Silence [WATCH]

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Investigative journalist John Solomon and commentator Carl Higbie argued that newly disclosed information raises additional questions about how federal intelligence and law enforcement officials handled evidence related to Hunter Biden during the 2020 election cycle.

During a recent discussion, Solomon contended that while his reporting on Hunter Biden and Burisma was publicly dismissed as disinformation in 2020, federal investigators already possessed evidence that he says corroborated many of the underlying allegations.

“First off, in the summer 2020, when people were calling my reporting on Hunter Biden and Burisma disinformation or conspiracy theory, we now know the FBI had Hunter Biden’s laptop with all the evidence of the pay-to-play that Congress would later show to us, and it had 14 informants, 14 confidential human sources providing them derogatory information on Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and the Biden crime family.”

According to Solomon, he believes a small group of FBI analysts worked to diminish the credibility of that information rather than advance it.

“Despite that, a small team of analysts was going in and trying to neutralize that information.”

Solomon contrasted those actions with what he said was taking place elsewhere inside the Justice Department.

“Now, keep in mind, while the FBI’s doing this, while it’s neutralizing the Ukraine narrative, the Burisma Ukraine narrative, its sitting Attorney General, Bill Barr, is actually investigating.”

He said Barr had directed a federal prosecutor to evaluate whether criminal charges were warranted.

“He’s asked a prosecutor in Pittsburgh to look at the evidence and see if there are some criminal charges warranted.”

According to Solomon, while that review was underway, the analyst team allegedly took actions affecting the credibility of confidential human sources.

“While that prosecutor’s looking at the information and the underlying confidential human sources that are providing it, the FBI’s analyst team, the Round River team, is going into the files of those informants and marking them Russian disinformation so that they would be useless or neutralized or not trusted to for the purpose of investigation.”

Solomon argued that those actions shielded then-presidential candidate Joe Biden from scrutiny.

“It was the ultimate protection racket for Joe Biden done at taxpayers expense.”

He also referenced the October 2020 public letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story.

“And I think we all thought when the letter came out back in October 2020 from the 51 intelligence experts that maybe the intelligence community put their thumb on the scale.”

Solomon said he now believes the effort extended much further.

“I think we now know they threw their whole body on the scale. This operation was protecting every aspect of Joe Biden’s corruption.”

Higbie responded by arguing that the intelligence community has increasingly operated in a partisan manner.

“That’s what I’ve been talking about. It’s like the intel community I was just talking about this. The intel community has literally been weaponized in favor of Democrats.”

He asserted that officials targeted the credibility of sources rather than addressing the information they provided.

“And when they don’t like the facts, they go after the source of the facts. It’s like, Oh, this guy’s not credible. Like, this to me is insane.”

Higbie then returned to Solomon’s description of the confidential human sources.

“You also report that the effort to portray Joe Biden, the the scandal as Russian disinformation, like, Everything’s Russia. This The 14, you said, informants were providing this information, and instead of being like, Guys, we got a problem, they were like, No, no. All these people are bad, and we should silence them.”

Solomon responded that he believes newly available information paints a more complete picture of how the Hunter Biden narrative developed during the 2020 campaign.

“Yeah, listen, now we have a much picture a much bigger a better picture of the menagerie that’s going on.”

He argued that the Biden campaign, former intelligence officials and elements within the intelligence community all contributed to discrediting the story.

“You’ve got the Biden campaign develops the theme that we’re going to call the Hunter Biden stuff Russian disinformation and conspiracy theory. Then you’re going to have 51 intelligence analysts go out, write a bogus letter saying, Don’t believe the Hunter Biden laptop, even though the FBI has it and has corroborated it.”

Solomon concluded by alleging that longtime confidential human sources were also discredited despite years of cooperation with investigators.

“And then you have the intelligence community going out and discrediting long-term confidential human sources who have been providing information, some as far back as 2008. So these are long-term, reliable confidential human sources, and they’re putting their body in front of any criminal investigation.”

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‘Abdul El-Sayed Breaking Records in the Ways That You Don’t Want To’: CNN’s Harry Enten [WATCH]
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‘Abdul El-Sayed Breaking Records in the Ways That You Don’t Want To’: CNN’s Harry Enten [WATCH]

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Abdul El Sayed barely escaped the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, and his reward is an immediate general election warning.

The socialist backed nominee now faces former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a contest that could determine control of the Senate.

El Sayed was declared the projected winner early Wednesday after defeating Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan’s Eleventh District.

Yet the celebration came with an uncomfortable reality for Democrats, since his margin was only about 5,500 votes among roughly 1.5 million ballots.

A victory that narrow reveals a party split nearly down the middle over its direction and nominee.

El Sayed secured the nomination, but Stevens supporters did not suddenly forget their concerns simply because party officials announced a winner.

Rumors of Democratic defections circulated before primary day, especially among voters who considered El Sayed too radical for Michigan.

Some of those warnings quickly became real after his victory, giving Rogers an opening in a state where statewide races can turn on a few thousand votes.

Rogers, who has President Donald Trump’s endorsement, moved quickly to court dissatisfied Democrats and politically independent voters.

That is exactly what a serious candidate should do when the opposing party chooses an ideological favorite who struggles beyond its activist base.

The first general election poll following the primary delivered more troubling news for El Sayed.

Rogers crossed the 50 percent threshold and held a four point advantage, a result that should have Republicans smiling and Democratic strategists reaching for the antacids.

The poll also showed Rogers drawing support from disaffected Democrats while performing strongly among independents.

In a politically divided state, that combination can provide the foundation for a Republican victory, particularly if El Sayed cannot repair the divisions exposed during the primary.

Fox News polling found that El Sayed was performing worse with Black voters, women, and suburban voters than Kamala Harris did during the 2024 presidential election.

Those are not minor trouble spots for a Democrat, since each group represents an important piece of the party’s statewide coalition.

CNN data analyst Harry Enten delivered an even harsher assessment of the numbers.

After reviewing Michigan Senate polling from across the twenty first century, Enten said El Sayed appeared weaker at this stage than any Democratic Senate candidate he could identify.

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That historical comparison matters because Michigan Democrats have usually entered Senate races from a position of strength.

If El Sayed begins the general election behind Rogers while also carrying negative favorability ratings, his campaign must spend valuable time repairing damage instead of defining his Republican opponent.

There is another uncomfortable wrinkle for Democrats who regularly argue that Fox News polling leans toward the left.

If that criticism is accurate, El Sayed could be in worse political shape than the reported numbers suggest, which would turn an early warning into a blaring alarm.

Plenty can change before voters cast their general election ballots, and one survey does not settle a statewide contest.

Campaign spending, debates, national events, turnout operations, and candidate mistakes will all shape what remains a competitive race in a closely divided state.

Still, Rogers has every reason to be encouraged by the opening landscape.

He is already attracting voters outside the Republican base while El Sayed is underperforming among constituencies Democrats normally count on without asking many questions.

Michigan Republicans have waited decades for another Senate victory, with Spencer Abraham serving as the state’s last Republican senator from 1995 through 2001.

After years of close calls and Democratic dominance, Rogers may finally have the opponent and political environment needed to break that drought.

The stakes extend beyond Michigan because the 2026 midterms will help determine whether Republicans can protect President Trump’s America First agenda.

Holding both chambers of Congress requires winning races like this one, and El Sayed’s shaky beginning gives the GOP a genuine opportunity.

Scott Bessent Delivers the Powerful Economic Case for Mass Deportations [WATCH]
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Scott Bessent Delivers the Powerful Economic Case for Mass Deportations [WATCH]

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is making a straightforward economic argument for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda.

Removing illegal immigrants from the labor force can raise wages for American workers while easing competition for jobs, housing, and strained public resources.

Bessent pointed Thursday to improving economic indicators, including stronger construction and manufacturing employment.

He also highlighted a lower unemployment rate and stability among workers from their middle twenties through their middle fifties.

His central point is one Washington elites often pretend not to understand.

Supply and demand still matter, even when acknowledging that reality makes the open borders crowd uncomfortable.

“Things are getting better. We’re seeing construction jobs picking up. We’re seeing manufacturing jobs picking up. The unemployment rate dropped. We’re seeing the big component of the workforce, the mid 20s to mid 50s is very stable. And Rob, the other important thing too, is these jobs are going to Americans. Like we have seen over 2 million jobs created for Americans and we’ve seen over a million illegals leave the workforce. And guess what- mid-20s to mid-50s, supply and demand still work,” the Treasury Secretary said.

“When you take the illegals out of the workforce, working-class wages go up. When you send them back home, rents go down.”

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That economic logic is hardly radical.

When the government stops flooding labor markets with illegal workers, employers face greater pressure to recruit Americans, improve compensation, and offer better conditions.

Housing follows a similar pattern because every additional person needs somewhere to live.

Reducing illegal immigration can ease demand in communities where rents, shelters, schools, hospitals, and local budgets have been stretched to their limits.

The Trump administration is right to enforce immigration law and remove people who entered or remained in the country illegally.

Biden’s border disaster created economic pressure that ordinary Americans were forced to absorb while Washington Democrats congratulated themselves for their supposed compassion.

Yet mass deportations cannot carry the entire burden of restoring affordability.

Prices rose under Barack Obama and other presidents who did not permit illegal immigration on the astonishing scale seen during the Biden years.

Immigration enforcement can provide meaningful relief, but it is not a magic wand for every expensive feature of American life.

Housing, healthcare, energy, insurance, food, and transportation have also been driven upward by taxes, regulation, government mandates, and restrictions on production.

Republicans therefore need to attack the affordability crisis from both directions.

They should reduce artificial demand created by illegal immigration while also removing government barriers that prevent businesses, builders, doctors, energy producers, and innovators from expanding supply.

That means embracing free market solutions without apology.

Lower taxes, fewer regulations, stronger competition, greater consumer choice, and less government interference would do more for struggling families than another pile of subsidies designed by federal bureaucrats.

Housing reform is especially urgent because local zoning rules and permitting delays often make new construction painfully slow and needlessly expensive.

State and local leaders must allow builders to increase supply instead of protecting bureaucratic obstacles that enrich insiders and punish young families.

Healthcare requires a similar dose of competition and transparency.

Government programs should be protected from fraud, but policymakers must also dismantle rules that limit choices, conceal prices, and allow powerful institutions to avoid real competition.

Energy policy matters just as much because energy costs are embedded in nearly everything Americans purchase.

Expanding domestic production and reducing regulatory delays can lower costs throughout agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, construction, and household budgets.

The Trump administration has already pursued parts of this agenda by cutting taxes, shrinking parts of the federal government, exposing abuse in public programs, and reducing regulatory burdens.

The One Big Beautiful Bill also advanced the broader effort to leave more money and decision making power with American workers and businesses.

Technology, including artificial intelligence, can further increase productivity and lower costs if government does not smother innovation before it matures.

America should lead the next economic era rather than surrender it to competitors because frightened politicians demanded another regulatory maze.

Many necessary reforms cannot come from Washington alone.

Governors, state lawmakers, mayors, county officials, and voters must challenge the local rules and entrenched interests that keep housing scarce, healthcare opaque, and basic services expensive.

Mass deportations remain an important economic and national policy tool, and Bessent is right about the immediate benefits.

But lasting affordability will require secure borders, lawful labor markets, abundant production, competitive industries, and a government finally willing to get out of the American people’s way.

Jen Psaki Melts Down Over Karoline Leavitt for Refusing to Worship the Corporate Press [WATCH]
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Jen Psaki Melts Down Over Karoline Leavitt for Refusing to Worship the Corporate Press [WATCH]

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Former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki used her Thursday MS NOW program to launch a blistering attack on outgoing Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt, accusing her of dodging difficult questions, misleading the public, and turning the briefing room into friendly territory.

The criticism came after President Donald Trump announced that Leavitt would leave the administration to prioritize her family.

Leavitt, the youngest person ever to serve as White House press secretary, has held the position since Trump returned to office last year.

Psaki argued that conflict between journalists and the White House is an essential part of the briefing room.

She insisted Leavitt had little interest in participating honestly when reporters challenged the administration.

“The relationship between the press and the White House is supposed to be adversarial by design,” Psaki said.

“But Karoline Leavitt didn’t want to engage in good faith with those reporters and their tough questions.”

Psaki claimed Leavitt transformed the briefing room into what she described as a personal safe space.

She also complained that Leavitt generally conducted briefings only once or twice each week, which Psaki portrayed as an effort to avoid scrutiny.

The former Biden spokeswoman also targeted Leavitt’s effort to expand access for new media organizations.

Psaki accused her Trump counterpart of filling the room with MAGA loyalists and friendly podcast hosts who were more likely to praise the president than challenge him.

Legacy media outlets have complained about the new media seat, particularly when its occupants have asked favorable questions.

Of course, those same institutions rarely showed such concern while Biden officials enjoyed years of remarkably gentle treatment from much of the Washington press corps.

The White House quickly rejected Psaki’s broadside.

Spokesman Davis Ingle responded with a reminder of the reputation Psaki developed while repeatedly promising reporters that she would return later with answers.

“Jen ‘Circle Back’ Psaki couldn’t hold a candle to Karoline Leavitt,” Ingle told Fox News Digital.

Psaki maintained that Leavitt’s approach carried consequences beyond frustrating reporters.

She argued that the briefing room is supposed to provide Americans with reliable information about what their government is doing.

“That room is supposed to be where the American people get answers about what their government is doing. And when an administration doesn’t take that responsibility seriously, the American people are the ones who pay the price,” she said.

Psaki then accused Leavitt of repeatedly lying and serving Trump rather than the public.

The charge was especially rich coming from a former spokeswoman for an administration known for scripted answers, carefully managed appearances, and persistent efforts to shield Biden from uncontrolled questioning.

“It’s been about telling the version of the truth according to the serial liar who sits in the Oval Office. Reporters in the room don’t matter. The American people who rely on the reporting from the reporters in the room [don’t] matter, she’s never seen her job as working for the American people as a public servant,” Psaki said.

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Tricia McLaughlin, who served as assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, strongly disagreed with Psaki’s portrayal.

She pointed to favorable assessments of Leavitt from organizations hardly known for giving Trump officials an easy ride.

“I’ve seen coverage from the New York Times to even Newsweek and CNN that was pretty glowing about Karoline’s professionalism, how quickly she would get back to reporters, how she was actually in the room and had the information firsthand, which is so important for a press secretary to understand the policies, understand the president, where he is on the issues, and then be able to communicate that back to those reporter,” McLaughlin said.

Several White House correspondents also praised Leavitt after her departure was announced.

One veteran reporter told Fox News Digital that Leavitt was easier to work with than the press secretaries who represented Biden.

“Karoline was the best press secretary I’ve ever worked with, and there have been many,” the reporter said.

“I think the reason she’s so effective is because she spent real time with Trump, as well as time understanding his policies and reasoning behind them.”

The reporter contrasted Leavitt with Biden press secretary Karine Jean Pierre, saying the former Biden spokeswoman neither spent comparable time with the president nor developed the same command of his policies.

The reporter also said Psaki treated journalists with disdain, while Leavitt understood how to work with them.

No replacement for Leavitt has been announced.

As the White House considers its next press secretary, Psaki’s attack appears unlikely to erase the positive reviews Leavitt received from reporters who actually dealt with her, no matter how loudly the former Biden spokeswoman circles back to partisan complaints.


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