James Talarico Calls Biden’s Border ‘Utter Chaos’ In Attempted Immigration Rebrand

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Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico slammed former President Joe Biden’s border policies in an apparent immigration rebrand during a podcast episode released Monday.

Talarico is currently running for U.S. Senate in Texas and while running for the Democratic nomination in January he said there should be a “welcome mat” at the border. However, months later he framed himself as a “border security Democrat” during his appearance on the “Cogdell Law Uncensored” podcast.

“I called out Joe Biden for failing to secure our southern border and I got a lot of heat in my own party for doing that. But I remember talking with my colleagues in the legislature who represent border communities and they told me about the utter chaos caused by President Biden’s policies and the Democratic Party,” Talarico told the Podcast’s host, attorney Dan Cogdell.

“And so, I’m a border security Democrat,” Talarico added.

This comes after Talarico said, ” Our southern border should be like our front porch. There should be a giant welcome mat out front,” in a Jan. 24 primary debate against Democrat Jasmine Crockett, who he defeated in March. (Read more from “James Talarico Calls Biden’s Border ‘Utter Chaos’ In Attempted Immigration Rebrand” HERE)

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NBC Reporter’s Six-Word Claim about California Elections that Caused Trump to Storm Off

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An NBC News reporter’s comments about California’s elections and the 2020 presidential race caused President Trump to storm out of their interview Sunday.

Kristen Welker sparred with the commander-in-chief over his claims the state’s voting was rigged as the counting continues and Democrat candidates suddenly enjoy a late stream of votes from mail-in ballots.

“That’s how they vote in California,” Welker replied after Trump pointed to the state’s still-unfinished ballot count as proof that something nefarious was happening.

The tense moment came during an interview on “Meet the Press,” when the president revived his longstanding allegations about election integrity while discussing California’s primaries.

The exchange became increasingly heated before Trump accused the network of bias and cut the interview short.

“It’s happening again right now in California,” Trump said, referring to the state’s vote-counting process. “This is happening right now in California, right now. It’s four days.” (Read more from “NBC Reporter’s Six-Word Claim about California Elections that Caused Trump to Storm Off” HERE)

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Trump Insists Israel’s Netanyahu ‘Won’t have any Choice’ in Accepting Iran Peace Deal after Fresh Strikes: ‘I Call the Shots’

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By New York Post. President Trump said Israel’s prime minister would be forced to play ball with Iran after the Islamic Republic launched a missile attack on the Jewish State Sunday — and insisted that he is still the one who “calls the shots.”

Iran fired at least 10 missiles at Israel on Sunday, hours after the Israeli Defense Forces launched its own attack on a Hezbollah command center in Beirut.

Trump told the Financial Times that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to accept any ceasefire deal that the US brokers because he “doesn’t call the shots.”

“[Netanyahu] won’t have any choice. I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots,” Trump said.

Trump assured that Sunday’s shake-up, which effectively terminated a delicate ceasefire Israel and Lebanon agreed to just last week, will not have “any impact” on US-Iran negotiations. (Read more from “Trump Insists Israel’s Netanyahu ‘Won’t have any Choice’ in Accepting Iran Peace Deal after Fresh Strikes: ‘I Call the Shots’” HERE)

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Report: Trump Moves to Rein in Benjamin Netanyahu After Israel Strikes Beirut Following Hezbollah Missile Attack

By Breitbart. President Donald Trump is reportedly moving to rein in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following Israel launching a strike at Lebanon after Hezbollah struck northern Israel.

In a post on X, Barak Ravid, a global affairs correspondent for Axios, shared that Trump told him he was “going to call Netanyahu” and tell Netanyahu “not to strike back.”

Trump’s comments to Ravid come after Iran retaliated with a missile strike on Israel after Israel struck Beirut in response to an attack from Hezbollah, according to Axios.

Axios reported that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “said sirens sounded in northern Israel as four missiles were launched from Iran”:

Iranian state media reported a third wave of missiles had been launched, but Israeli officials said all had so far been intercepted.

President Trump told Axios he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urge him not to retaliate for Iran’s missile attack.

An IDF spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Efi Defrin, stated that the IDF “was working on military plans and will continue striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut.”

(Read more from “Report: Trump Moves to Rein in Benjamin Netanyahu After Israel Strikes Beirut Following Hezbollah Missile Attack” HERE)

Poll: Vice President JD Vance and Kamala Harris Dominate Potential 2028 Candidates

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A recent poll showed Vice President JD Vance (R) and former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) dominating within their own parties among potential 2028 candidates.

The recent 2028 presidential poll showed Harris at 37 percent and Vance at 38 percent, according to Political Polls:

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was just under Vance with 18 percent and President Donald Trump’s son, Don Jr., polled at 10 percent.

Rubio recently said he would be the first to support Vance if he ran for president in 2028, and it is unlikely Don Jr. will run. Therefore, if one were to add Rubio’s and Don Jr.’s numbers to Vance’s percentage — since those two are likely to support Vance from the get-go — it would show Vance starting with a dominant majority of Republicans at 66 percent with the total of those three combined.

President Donald Trump this week commented on a potential 2028 Republican presidential ticket of Vance and Rubio, stating, “So I watch them together. They get along great. They have a good relationship. They’re sort of similar in a lot of ways, but they’re very talented. I think the two of them running together as a team would be very unbeatable.” (Read more from “Poll: Vice President JD Vance and Kamala Harris Dominate Potential 2028 Candidates” HERE)

Blue State Faces Election Fraud Investigations Amid Major Vote Count Delays

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First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli announced multiple investigations Friday into California’s elections as vote counts for key races continue to face major delays.

Essayli announced his office will be investigating election integrity in California as a “top priority” alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Los Angeles, saying the current system is plagued with “serious structural vulnerabilities.” Essayli cited universal vote-by-mail and the lack of voter ID requirements as facilitating potential election fraud, ultimately “eroding public confidence.”

Both California’s gubernatorial and Los Angeles’ mayoral race are facing ongoing delays several days after Tuesday night’s primary. The vote count for the races has stagnated at roughly 60%, with both elections too close to call.

This is standard procedure for California elections, with votes often taking several days and even weeks to finalize.

“We will follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent,” Essayli said in a post on X. (Read more from “Blue State Faces Election Fraud Investigations Amid Major Vote Count Delays” HERE)

Epstein Guard Testimony Deepens Mystery of ‘Orange Flash’ seen Before Prison Death

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Former Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center corrections officer Tova Noel testified before the House Oversight Committee last month offering new details about the night Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019—but left unanswered questions about a cryptic image captured on surveillance footage that has fueled conspiracy theories, ABC News is reporting.

Noel has remained a central figure in Epstein’s death, having been accused of falsifying logs the night the accused human trafficker died. Her involvement has made her a target for threats and speculation about whether she played a role in facilitating or covering up his death.

In November 2019, Noel and another prison guard were accused of falsifying records to create the appearance they had completed routine rounds. Prosecutors alleged both officers spent most of their shifts at their desks browsing the internet instead, leaving inmates in the Special Housing Unit unchecked for eight hours until Epstein was discovered unresponsive in his cell.

Both Noel—a National Guard veteran who served during Operation Enduring Freedom in Kuwait—and her colleague ultimately reached deals with prosecutors. Their cases were dropped in December 2021, the report notes.

According to just-released transcripts of her testimony, Noel addressed one of the most persistent mysteries surrounding Epstein’s death: Department of Justice documents reveal that investigators observed “an orange-colored shape moving up a staircase toward the isolated, locked tier” where Epstein’s cell was located at approximately 10:39 p.m. on August 9, 2019, according to a report from CBS News. (Read more from “Epstein Guard Testimony Deepens Mystery of ‘Orange Flash’ seen Before Prison Death” HERE)

Republicans Supported Gay Marriage ‘Rights’ Until They Saw It Destroy Children’s Rights

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Conservatives are jumping the gay marriage ship. According to a new Gallup poll, Republican support for same-sex marriage has plummeted from 55 percent in 2021 and 2022 to just 37 percent today.

The reason is simple: Republicans were told that supporting same-sex marriage meant supporting their gay brother, daughter, coworker, or friend. They were told that opposing it meant they hated gay people, and many bought it. If supporting same-sex marriage was simply the price of treating loved ones with dignity and respect, they were willing to pay it.

What they were not told was that same-sex marriage would victimize kids. No sooner had gay marriage been achieved on the grounds that marriage had nothing to do with children than activists, judges, and lawmakers turned around and demanded parenthood too.

Republicans have no interest in persecuting their gay friends and family members. What they reject is the claim that adult equality requires making children lose their mother or father. And after a decade of watching the consequences unfold, it has become obvious that “equal marriage” was never just about adult “rights.” It was about parenthood and children.

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Justice Anthony Kennedy, author of the Obergefell majority opinion, wrote that same-sex couples needed access to the full “constellation of benefits” associated with marriage. The last decade has proved that children were among those so-called benefits. In the name of constitutional rights, the law had to accomplish what biology prohibits: making two same-sex adults the legal parents of a child. Thus, through the use of language and state force, activists began to meticulously eradicate a child’s mother and father. (Read more from “Republicans Supported Gay Marriage ‘Rights’ Until They Saw It Destroy Children’s Rights” HERE)

Is AI Making Your Kids Dumber? Over Half Of Teachers Surveyed Say It May Be

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Most teachers are concerned about their students’ education amid the looming artificial intelligence revolution, a recent survey shows.

Fifty-four percent of K-12 teachers say AI is making it harder for their students to learn critical thinking skills, IPSOS reported Friday. NPR/IPSOS surveyed a representative sample of teachers between April 27 and May 5.

Forty percent of teachers said AI has had a negative effect on education, whereas only 9% said it’s been positive, according to the survey. Additionally, 57% of teachers said AI is making it harder to assess their students’ knowledge level, and 59% said AI is tarnishing trust between them and their students.

Despite 78% of surveyed teachers saying they believe students should be taught how to responsibly use AI, over half (52%) said their school has not offered clear guidance on AI.

However, 69% said AI has made them more efficient, according to IPSOS. (Read more from “Is AI Making Your Kids Dumber? Over Half Of Teachers Surveyed Say It May Be” HERE)

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Trump Pardons Former US Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading

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President Trump has pardoned former US Representative Stephen Buyer, an Indiana Republican, who was convicted of securities fraud ​for engaging in insider trading in 2018 as a T-Mobile US ‌consultant ahead of a $23 billion merger with Sprint.

The proclamation, issued on Thursday and announced by the White House on Friday, gave no specific rationale for the pardon other ​than to assert that Buyer’s service as a US Army judge ​advocate general and member of Congress “was distinguished and highly productive.”

It ⁠also said that Trump, in granting Buyer a “full, complete and unconditional pardon,” was acting ​on the “advice and recommendation” of 52 current and former members of the US ​Senate and House of Representatives listed in the proclamation.

Buyer served in the House as a Republican from Indiana between 1993 and 2011 before working as a corporate consultant. He ​was found guilty in March of 2023 on four counts of securities ​fraud, and was sentenced in September of that year to 22 months in prison.

Prosecutors said ‌at ⁠trial that Buyer bought Sprint stock after learning from a T-Mobile executive that the telecommunications companies were in merger talks in 2018 and made illegal trades again the following year. (Read more from “Trump Pardons Former US Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading” HERE)

Tulsi Gabbard To Declassify COVID Cover-Up Docs Before Exit

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is racing to declassify documents about the COVID-19 cover-up and Havana syndrome before she leaves the administration at the end of the month, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

“DNI Gabbard is actively working to declassify information about the COVID-19 pandemic and Anomalous Health Incidents before June 30,” an ODNI official told the DCNF.

Havana syndrome, officially known as anomalous health incidents (AHIs), describes a cluster of symptoms first reported in 2016 by a CIA officer stationed in Havana, Cuba, and experienced by American diplomats, spies and other officials abroad. Many of these officials describe a loud noise and intense pressure in the head and ears followed by symptoms including severe headaches, brain fog, blurred vision, tinnitus and vertigo.

Five agencies in the intelligence community assess that it is “very unlikely” to be caused by a foreign actor, according to a declassified January 2025 report. One agency assesses that it is “likely” that a foreign actor developed a novel weapon that causes some Havana syndrome symptoms, while another agency assesses a roughly 50-50 likelihood.

The full scope of intelligence about the source of the COVID-19 virus has garnered intense speculation and public interest since 2020. (Read more from “Tulsi Gabbard To Declassify COVID Cover-Up Docs Before Exit” HERE)

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