The Los Angeles mayor’s race is tightening, and a new Emerson College poll shows political outsider Spencer Pratt gaining traction against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. According to reporting on the Emerson survey, Bass leads the field with 30 percent, while Pratt has climbed into second place at 22 percent. Councilmember Nithya Raman follows at 19 percent. The June 2 primary is nonpartisan, and unless one candidate wins a majority, the top two finishers advance to a November 3 runoff. Pratt’s momentum accelerated after last week’s televised debate, where he pressed Bass and Raman on public safety, homelessness, affordability, and wildfire…
Author: Shane Trejo
The CLARITY Act just cleared a major hurdle in the United States Senate — and for the crypto industry, this is the strongest signal yet that Washington may finally be ready to stop governing digital assets by confusion. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Thursday in a 15-to-9 vote. All 13 Republicans supported the bill, joined by Democrats Ruben Gallego of Arizona and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, giving the legislation a bipartisan path to the full Senate. The bill would create a long-overdue federal framework for digital asset trading, stablecoins, exchanges, brokers, custodians, and…
Virginia Democrats are searching for a way to revive a voter-approved congressional redistricting amendment after the state Supreme Court struck it down Friday — and one psychotic proposal circulating among party allies is to force the entire court into early retirement. The idea, floated after the court invalidated a temporary constitutional amendment adopting new congressional districts, would rely on a little-noticed provision of the Virginia Constitution giving the General Assembly broad power to set mandatory retirement ages for judges. Article VI, Section 9 says lawmakers may require justices and judges to retire after reaching a “prescribed age,” regardless of the…
In a position that may seem counterintuitive, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his nation should begin phasing out American military aid “now” and reduce it to zero over the next decade. In his first U.S. broadcast interview since the war with Iran began, Netanyahu told CBS News’ Major Garrett that Israel should “wean” itself from the $3.8 billion in annual U.S. military support it receives. “I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial component of the military cooperation that we have,” Netanyahu said. “I think that it’s time that we weaned ourselves from the…
New York voters are increasingly pessimistic about the state’s direction, with a new Siena College poll showing widespread concern over the cost of living, housing, taxes and crime as Gov. Kathy Hochul prepares to seek re-election. The survey of 806 registered voters, conducted April 27-30, found that 67% believe New York is heading in the wrong direction when it comes to affordability and the cost of living. The concern cuts across party lines, with 59% of Democrats, 79% of Republicans and 71% of independents or non-party-affiliated voters saying it has become harder to make ends meet. “New Yorkers are very…
Federal agents searched the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senate President pro tempore L. Louise Lucas and a neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing public attention to what people familiar with the matter described as an ongoing corruption investigation. The FBI said only that it was conducting a court-authorized search in Portsmouth. Such a search requires approval from a judge and a finding that investigators have established probable cause to believe evidence of a crime may be found. Lucas, a Democrat who has served in the state Senate for 34 years, criticized the search in a statement Wednesday evening, saying it reflected…
A sinister smear campaign is being waged against President Donald Trump’s choice for Ambassador to Hungary, Benjamin Landa. Landa is an avowed patriot with deep consequential ties to Hungary whose presence there is of the utmost importance as the nation undergoes its first political transition in 16 years. Landa, the son of Holocaust survivors, was nominated by President Trump to serve as ambassador to Hungary. Landa’s father’s first wife and their three daughters were killed in Auschwitz and his mother’s family members were also slaughtered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. “Hitler didn’t exterminate his family,” Landa’s attorney Howard Fensterman…
President Donald J. Trump delivered a decisive endorsement last week in the Republican primary for New York’s 21st Congressional District, throwing his full-throated endorsement behind Anthony Constantino — a battle-tested America First entrepreneur, job creator, and unapologetic MAGA fighter. Trump highlighted Constantino’s loyalty, his defiant 200-foot pro-Trump sign that withstood legal harassment, and his enthusiastic support from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The message was crystal clear: Constantino is the fighter needed to replace Elise Stefanik and advance the America First agenda. Robert Smullen, a state Assemblyman anointed by the establishment for the seat, responded with venom. Instead of accepting…
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack is forcefully defending his recent remarks on the Middle East, refusing to back down to critics and arguing that his works have been mischaracterized by the fake news media. In exclusive written responses to Fox News Digital, Barrack outlined a foreign policy approach rooted in realism and aligned with President Donald Trump’s doctrine of “peace through strength.” Barrack rejected accusations that he equated Israel with Hezbollah or softened U.S. opposition to the Iran-backed militant group. Instead, he described his comments as a candid assessment of conditions on the ground.…
A new campaign has launched called “Gays Against Graham” exposing Graham for alleged indiscretions that have dogged the neoconservative lawmaker throughout his career in politics. The campaign is collecting tips from potential victims and liaisons of Graham, asking: “Has Lady Lindsey touched you with his special pink wand?” The campaign is rallying gay members of the MAGA movement against “Graham’s sexual cowardice, moral hypocrisy and genocidal madness unequivocally.” Journalist Jacob Engels, a gay MAGA supporter, is leading the movement and states that he is extremely serious about his work to expose Sen. Graham’s lascivious behavior. He says that individuals have…