The FBI and Department of Homeland Security under former President Barack Obama found evidence that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) committed marriage fraud with a man suspected of being her brother, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
Current and former officials <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/immigration-fraud-claims-ilhan-omar.html">told</a> the Times that the feds investigated Omar&#8217;s marriage in the summer of 2016, but prosecutors declined to pursue a felony marriage fraud case against Omar because the five-year statute of limitations had expired. Omar, whose real name is “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” according to the Department of Justice, married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009, and the couple legally divorced in December 2017. She has repeatedly denied that Elmi is her brother.
The allegations raise two potential criminal issues for the Democrat congresswoman as federal law prohibits knowingly entering a marriage only to obtain a green card, and all 50 states <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/517.03">prohibit</a> siblings from marrying.
Omar’s former husband and suspected brother, obtained a provisional two-year green card after he married Omar in 2009. He attempted to make his status permanent but abandoned the process after immigration officials requested additional information regarding his marriage to Omar. Elmi then left the United States and moved to the United Kingdom.
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Obama called the Trump administration’s probe into the Minnesota congresswoman “appalling,&#8221; despite his FBI reportedly finding evidence that Omar committed marriage fraud. 
“It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say, but that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota,&#8221; Obama said after federal authorities executed a criminal search warrant at Omar’s Washington, D.C., home. The raid on her home is part of the ongoing criminal investigation into Omar under the Trump administration.
Authorities left the congresswoman&#8217;s home with several of her personal belongings including her phone and notebook. Authorities also reportedly collected DNA evidence.
Obama argued the federal government was investigating Omar only because she is “one of the Trump administration’s fiercest critics.” 
In his 426-word statement, Obama did not mention the FBI’s reported investigation under his administration or the evidence officials say it uncovered.
The Trump administration is also reportedly looking into potential false statements on the congresswoman&#8217;s immigration documents.
Omar says she was born 1982. If so, she would have been eligible for naturalization through her father&#8217;s green card status since she would have been under the age of 18 when she arrived in the United States. However, her birth year according to her Minnesota House of Representatives profile is 1981.
If true, that would mean she was too old to receive citizenship through her father. Omar&#8217;s own memoir also points to her being born in 1981 states that she was &#8220;eight years old when civil war broke out in Somalia&#8221; in 1989.

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The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep interest rates steady just six days before the midterm elections. 
The central bank voted 10-2 to keep its target range for the federal funds rate at 3.75%-4.0%, in line with market expectations. The two dissenting votes were from Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Fed Governor Lisa Cook, who were in favor of a rate hike. 
The bank had raised rates for the first time in three years in September. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group’s analysis had put the probability of another rate hike at <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool?redirect=/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html">7.2</a>%.
According to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group&#8217;s FedWatch, markets were betting on no rate cut. 
Typically, the Federal Reserve holds rates steady leading up to big elections, but if it does change rates, it leans in favor of a cut, according to <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/economics/2026/How-the-Fed-Usually-Handles-Rates-Near-an-Election.html">data</a> from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group. Leading up to the 2026 midterm election, the Fed decided against a change even with President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to lower rates.
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Despite persistent inflation from the war in Iran, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-trump-wanted-a-rate-cut-the-fed-gave-him-a-rate-hike">argues</a> that interest rates should be lowered due to the United States&#8217; “stronger credit.” 
Earlier this month, Trump <a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/trump-says-federal-reserve-board-would-like-to-see-the-country-do-badly/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1ZBODMwNzA3MTAyMDI2UlAx?utm_source=chatgpt.com">said</a> the Federal Reserve is keeping rates high because the “board would like to see the country do badly.” Trump has not criticized his new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh following the board&#8217;s recent decisions that have gone against Trump&#8217;s wishes. 
“I think Kevin is great, but Kevin is one vote out of a board with numerous people that were put on by Obama and Biden and a couple by me,” the president said. “So you have a board that would like to see the country do badly, in my opinion, because I think interest rates should come down. Michael and Brad would understand this, and Susan. We have a country that makes other countries very rich. If we didn&#8217;t make them rich, we would have a country that would be the greatest AAA credit in history.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who discusses policy with Warsh over breakfast every week, predicted that after the conflict with Iran ends, the market will stabilize, allowing the Federal Reserve to lower rates. 
“Growth here [United States] is strong. What we are seeing is headline inflation is high because of the energy shock,&#8221; Bessent said. &#8220;The core inflation actually dropped last month and is approaching the Fed&#8217;s target. So once we get on the other side of this Iran conflict energy markets are going to be well-supplied.&#8221;

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Two high-speed trains crashed in Spain Wednesday morning, leaving at least 68 people dead and another 80 people injured. 
The trains collided shortly before 9:15 a.m. on the high-speed line that links Madrid with Spain&#8217;s Andalusia region. Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente faulted a failed control system for Wednesday morning’s crash. 
The control system in the Spanish town Urda failed, which caused six trains to stop. One train, however, was reportedly allowed to restart and then hit a stopped train at a high speed. Puente said the decision to allow the train to restart was &#8220;inexplicable.&#8221;
The deadly collision marks the second train crash in Spain this year. In January, 45 people were killed in another high-speed train collision. 
A 62-year-old man who was on the train <a href="https://www.reuters.com/live/spain-train-crash-live-deaths-injuries-after-two-high-speed-trains-collide-near-2026-10-28/">told</a> Reuters that after the initial hit, the train continued to move. 
&#8220;After the first hit I was disoriented, but the worst thing was that the train then kept moving for quite some time from the inertia and that&#8217;s when I thought something would happen to me.&#8221; 
&#8220;It was chaotic. I was close to the doors that were somehow opened, but many people were breaking the windows to escape,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There were some who couldn&#8217;t move because they were trapped under seats. Some were injured, a few seriously so, but not like what I imagine the front part of the train must have been like.”
Other witnesses described people being thrown into the air at the moment of impact. 
“Emergency services are working on the ground to assist those affected and ensure their safety, in coordination with all the involved administrations. My affection, solidarity, and support to all the victims and their families,” <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/28/spain-high-speed-train-crash.html">said</a> Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. 
Sanchez is up for re-election on November 29. One of his political opponents, Santiago Abascal, ripped the current government for overseeing a second train disaster this year. 
“Tragedy again. Rage again over the neglect, the ruin, and the betrayal suffered by the Spanish people,” said Abascal. 
Before 2026, Spain had one of the lowest train fatality rates in the European Union. Over 90% of Spain’s rail network has the highest level of safety control systems available, according to the European railway agency.

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A United Airlines flight turned around midair after a 25-year-old man made terroristic threats on his phone, according to authorities. 
United Flight 1681 took off Saturday night carrying 150 passengers and six crew members from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, destined for Newark Liberty International Airport. As the flight was in the air, a flight attendant allegedly saw Dante Milne texting that he was going to hijack the aircraft and reported the incident to the pilots. 
The pilots <a href="https://x.com/CBSMornings/status/2114690937943138476/video/1">told</a> air traffic control that they handled the situation without saying anything to the passenger suspected of making the threats. 
“The passenger does not know anything is going on. The flight attendant saw him texting that he was going to hijack the aircraft. They called me. We went lock down and we returned to Vegas,” one of the pilots said.  
&#8220;So no restraint, the passenger is compliant because he’s unaware,&#8221; the pilot added.
The Boeing 737 landed safely at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday night where law enforcement was waiting at the gate at the request of the plane’s pilots. 
The Las Vegas Police Department told The Daily Wire that officers arrested Milne on charges of making threats or providing false information related to an act of terrorism.  
“On October 24, 2026, LVMPD officers responded to Harry Reid International Airport regarding a person who made terroristic threats on a flight. Because of this, the airplane turned around and landed safely back in Las Vegas. Officers detained the individual without incident,&#8221; the Las Vegas Police Department said.
Milne was booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
United Airlines declined to provide further details on what the flight attendant saw but confirmed to The Daily Wire that the flight was delayed overnight and departed for Newark the next morning. 
The FAA told The Daily Wire that its investigation remains ongoing. 
“United Airlines Flight 1681 returned safely to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas around 11:05 p.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 24, after the crew reported a passenger disturbance. The FAA will investigate.”

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An angry mob of pro-trans spectators clashed with women advocating for keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports, and stadium authorities forcibly removed the pro-women activists from the stadium. 
The women, who held a “Save Women’s Sports” banner at a Portland Thorns professional women&#8217;s soccer game on Sunday, were suddenly surrounded by pro-trans activists. Video from the scene shows at least one angry spectator swinging a flag at a pro-women activist as they shouted at each other.
“We were attacked by fans. We were hit with flags,” said Amy Sousa, one of the women who helped organize the demonstration. 
The Justice Department is now <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/exclusive-doj-reviewing-portland-thorns-incident-showing-womens-sports-supporters-struck-forcibly-removed">investigating</a> the clash.
&#8220;The Justice Department is aware of these reports and will review the matter thoroughly. Where the facts and the law warrant action, the Department will not hesitate to act,&#8221; a DOJ spokesman told Fox News.
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A DOJ official said the department is looking into potential First Amendment violations. 
“Based on what is known so far, the conduct described appears to raise viewpoint discrimination and First Amendment questions rather than sex discrimination,” said the official. “The Department is reviewing it.”
Sousa organized the protest with commentator Brandi Kruse. The two had earlier led rallies backing WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who enraged the Left and many WNBA players and coaches over the summer with her comments on keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports. The group of 20 women unveiled their flag at halftime as well as their XX-XY t-shirts, an apparel brand built around the message that women’s sports should be reserved for women. 
The t-shirts have enraged leftists at sporting events in the past. 
In July, a WNBA team co-owner reportedly harassed and cursed at teen girls who were wearing XX-XY t-shirts. The girls said that Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-co-owner-accused-of-cursing-out-teen-girls-over-xx-xy-shirts?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=WNBA+Co-Owner+Accused+Of+Cursing+Out+Teen+Girls+Over+XX-XY+Shirts">stormed</a> up to them and told them they were “f*cking insane.” 
The girls also held a sign that read, &#8220;Thank you Sophie for speaking up for girls.&#8221;
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” Cunningham said in an ESPN profile published in July. “I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”

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The father of 9/11 hero Todd Beamer, who helped lead the passenger revolt against the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93, urged Michigan voters to reject Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the upcoming Senate election.
“We cannot allow this man to invade and occupy our country,” said David Beamer. “[Abdul] is not an American. He’s anti-American. He is happy to be endorsed by our foreign enemies that hate us, like the Muslim brotherhood. He’s happy to take their endorsement and their money because his views align with theirs, and theirs align with his.” 
Beamer made the comments alongside President Donald Trump at a rally in Michigan on Sunday.
 “Abdul had the choice to decide whether to be American or not but he has chosen otherwise,” he argued. 
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He then said the rise of candidates like El-Sayed is an attack on America from within.
“What’s going on &#8230; here in Michigan is not a surprise. What’s different this time is the enemy has not come from abroad, the enemy is right here among us,” he said. &#8220;They call themselves Democratic Socialists of America.”
Beamer said Michigan needs to show the Democratic Socialists of America that they can&#8217;t win in Michigan.
&#8220;Let them take their energy and their money, go buy an island someplace and try that socialism thing somewhere else,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They might even take Comrade AOC with them. They might take [all] the comrades of the squad with him,&#8221; he added.
While El-Sayed says he is not part of the Democratic Socialists of America, many of his policies are aligned with the radical party.
Beamer contrasted El-Sayed with his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, whom he called &#8220;a Michigan man, [with] a life of service, [who] values and loves this country — an American.”
At the end of his speech, Beamer asked the audience to join in and quote his son’s last words. 
“Are you guys ready?” he said. “On three: one, two, three, ‘Let’s roll.’” he said, referencing his son&#8217;s last known words on United Airlines Flight 93 as he led a crew to storm the cockpit that stopped the plane’s hijackers from crashing the plane into its intended target in Washington, D.C. 
“Thank you so much David and Peggy [Beamer’s wife],&#8221; Trump said after Beamer&#8217;s remarks. &#8220;That’s from the heart. And your boy is looking down very proud of you both. Thank you.” 
El-Sayed has denied connections to the Muslim brotherhood but has yet to comment on why he penned an open letter, urging the Muslim Brotherhood “to purge the media and police.” 
El-Sayed refused to discuss the topic again with Fox News&#8217; Bret Baier on Friday. 
During a debate last week, El-Sayed slammed Rogers for bringing up the issue.
“He keeps raising this question about this association with the organization,” said El-Sayed. “I’ve never been a part &#8230; it doesn’t make any sense. And it’s actually really quite beneath you, Mike. It’s really quite beneath you.”

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Embattled Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar scrubbed a post from her social media that identifies her father, a key piece of evidence towards the claim that she married her brother.
Omar deleted a 2013 post that said, “Happy Father’s Day to my aabo Nur Said, I am forever grateful to Allah for giving me the best father,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/us-news/ilhan-omars-deleted-tweet-may-reveal-that-she-really-did-marry-her-brother/">according</a> to the New York Post. &#8220;Aabo&#8221; is the word for father in Somali, Omar&#8217;s native language.
The post shows that her father’s name closely matches the name of her ex-husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who is alleged to be related to Omar. Federal investigators say that Omar&#8217;s real name is, in fact, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi.
Omar married Elmi in 2009. Since then, her critics have claimed Elmi is her brother, and that the marriage was an attempt to get him a green card, which he never obtained. 
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When asked directly if she had married her brother, Omar replied, “Not to my knowledge.” 
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On Friday, Omar assured reporters that her name had always been Ilhan Omar. “Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, you know it,” Omar told Fox News Digital before she headed into prayers on Friday. “It’s Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.
She claimed the Department of Justice calling her Illhan Nur Said Elmi was another example of their “corrupt” behavior. 
“The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history,” Omar<a href="https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2113678575601692766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2113678575601692766%7Ctwgr%5E6922238b01514d8b88ce01462336efc03c258fa8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Filhan-omar-trump-name"> said</a>. “Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.”
The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ilhan-omar-demands-authorities-return-passport-computers-seized-in-home-search">searched</a> her home last week as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into Omar. Hours later they left with seventeen of her personal items, including her phone. 
Through her attorneys, she demanded that the Department of Justice return her personal items. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice Emily Covington said, “Our attorneys and law enforcement partners complied with all court orders and legal obligations, as they always do.”
She announced on Wednesday that she would be moving out of her Washington, D.C. home saying that the raid made her feel unsafe. 
&#8220;Obviously, I can&#8217;t continue to live there,&#8221; Omar <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/ilhan-omar-reveals-details-federal-raid-plans-move-out-dc-home">said</a> in an interview. &#8220;So, we have to figure out where to move to because our address has been public, and with the death threats that I deal with, it’s no longer going to be feasible to be in that house and have my kids visiting off and on, having people track them.&#8221;
“I&#8217;m confident in my truth,&#8221; Omar said. &#8220;I&#8217;m confident in the fact that I didn&#8217;t do anything wrong.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump announced Saturday that German automaker Audi will build its first American factory in Georgia, a move that is expected to create 4,500 new jobs.
“I’m thrilled to announce a massive auto manufacturing investment in the great state of Georgia by a fantastic company,” Trump said at a midterm campaign rally in Perry, Georgia. 
The president told the crowd that Audi is making the $4 billion investment to avoid the tariffs he rolled out last year on the country&#8217;s trading partners. 
“If you want your tariff rate to be zero, then you build your product right here in America,” Trump said at the time.
Trump called Audi’s plant the largest single investment in the modern U.S. auto industry. He said it will build 200,000 vehicles a year, with construction starting in 2027. Audi expects production to begin by early 2030s. 
Audi is the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/business/audi-factory-georgia-trump.html?eafs_enabled=false">last</a> major German car brand without a U.S. factory. The company has instead shipped the cars it sells in America from factories in Germany, Mexico, and Central and Eastern Europe. Its main rivals, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, have long-term plants across the South. 
The company raised prices on several models last year to cover tariff costs, which it says cut its 2025 profits by roughly $1.4 billion. Audi said it expects a similar hit this year.
The Georgia factory is the latest in a string of investments Trump has unveiled on the campaign trail ahead of the midterms in an effort to get out the vote for Republicans. At a rally in Kentucky last week, he touted a $100 million federal <a href="https://fox19.com/2026/10/18/president-trump-pitches-100m-investment-incentive-during-nky-rally">investment</a> in a drug manufacturing plant in Winchester.
The news gives Republicans a boost in Georgia, which has become a swing state in recent years. Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is running for governor against Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and Biden White House official, while Republican Rep. Mike Collins is trying to unseat Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff.
Beyond the campaign trail, the Audi announcement adds to a series of corporate investments in U.S. production. Earlier this month, defense company Anduril committed $3.7 billion to a new Maryland <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-announces-construction-push-to-beef-up-americas-military-muscle">shipyard</a>, which is expected to bring over 13,000 jobs to the region. Japanese brewer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/beer-company-shifts-production-to-u-s-as-trump-tariffs-bite">Sapporo</a> announced last month it will shift production of nonalcoholic beer for American customers from Canada to the United States, after Trump’s 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods took effect.
The White House has pointed to rising factory employment as evidence that Trump’s economic agenda is delivering results.
“After years of decline, manufacturing employment is rising once again with 72,000 new manufacturing jobs added in 2026 so far,” the White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/10/national-manufacturing-day-2026/">said</a> in a statement earlier this month.

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Alaska Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola postponed her campaign events this week after she sustained &#8220;minor injuries&#8221; that required medical attention from a car accident in Anchorage on Saturday night.
Peltola and her family were struck by another vehicle as they were heading to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet, her campaign said in a <a href="https://x.com/burgessev/status/2114398422094537173?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">statement</a> Sunday.
“Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits,” Peltola’s campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said. “Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary’s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover.”
Bruce added that Peltola is &#8220;disappointed&#8221; the accident is taking her off the campaign trail with nine days to go before the midterm elections. 
“Mary is disappointed that the accident is delaying the start of her Alaska Always Tour, and she is eager to get back on the campaign trail to speak directly with Alaskans about her plan to take on the rigged system and lower costs for working families,” Bruce wrote.
Peltola&#8217;s campaign said it is moving her events that were originally scheduled for Sunday and Monday to later in the week, allowing her time to recover. 
Peltola is in a tight race with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, where she holds a narrow lead in the polls. Trump won Alaska in 2024 by 13 percentage points, a margin that would normally make it likely to go to Republicans. However, this year’s ballot is complicated.
There is a third candidate running named Daniel J. Sullivan, who, with a similar name, could possibly take votes away from Dan S. Sullivan, the incumbent. Republicans filed with Alaska’s Division of Elections to get the other Dan Sullivan off the ballot and initially succeeded, citing that Sullivan was not running in “good faith” and allegedly had ties to a Democrat strategist. 
The election agency sided with Republicans and kicked the other Dan Sullivan off the ballot, but a judge later reversed that decision and Alaska’s highest court upheld it. Following Trump&#8217;s orders, the Department of Justice <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/doj-preemptively-sues-block-alaska-senate-results-republican/story?id=137512876">filed</a> a lawsuit on Thursday to preemptively block Alaska from certifying results if Sullivan narrowly loses.

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Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers argued Sunday that his opponent Abdul El-Sayed can count out key Democrat voting blocs ahead of the midterm election, some of whom Rogers says are turning to his campaign.
“The Democrat coalitions that we have are the fastest-growing coalitions we have,” Rogers <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/mike-rogers-on-trump-calling-abdul-el-sayed-a-terrorist-i-ve-never-called-him-a-terrorist-272191045618">said</a> on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
He then named the voters he believes El-Sayed has lost. “Jewish Democrats say, ‘We can’t vote for him,’” Rogers said. “African Americans in Detroit and Pontiac and Flint say, ‘We can’t vote for him.’”
Rogers also cited a defection from the Democratic Party’s former leadership. “The chairman of the Democrat Party just came out and said he cannot — the former chairman, sorry, he cannot vote for Abdul,” he said.
Rogers was referring to Lon Johnson, a former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. Johnson co-wrote an op-ed in The Detroit News with longtime Democratic strategist David Kramer <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/former-democrat-leader-won-t-023742059.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM_LaITzcsFkVttEhnyAUmyzjPSGkaNn3QWjc2yCM7KEiZybkgjtXNuxSKvaLVib4rwKgRK1vGNE6x6kuH9la5ly8tlGoEsu5xRhy4MbCK3B_Y9TC9V_WNqUsxkaR82pIonXy9ECon4KKycGKN5pU9uowKg6cKEbu3aVEHNY-ZS5">declaring</a>, “We&#8217;re not going to vote for him.” 
Meanwhile, El-Sayed is working to hold the voters Rogers says are slipping away. Former President Barack Obama campaigned with him in Detroit on Saturday, hoping to help the Democrat nominee pick up voters who loved Obama but are questioning El-Sayed. 
Obama <a href="https://michiganadvance.com/2026/10/24/obama-on-attacks-against-el-sayed-we-have-seen-this-movie-before-i-starred-in-it/">said</a> El-Sayed’s opposition is using the same moves he faced years ago. “They will use lies, and they will use fear, and they will use division, and their name, or your faith, to somehow suggest that you are dangerous and less than trustworthy and less patriotic and less American than they are. We have seen this movie before. I starred in it.”
El-Sayed has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abdul-el-sayed-makes-his-pitch-to-people-of-faith-will-christians-buy-it">tried</a> to go after some of Roger’s strongest voters: Christian men. 
In a recent campaign video, El-Sayed described himself as a man of faith without revealing the religion he practices. “My name is Abdul. It means servant,” he said. “I pray every day. I reflect on that role, on this life, on this earth, how we leave it better than we found it. To serve God, to serve our neighbors. All across Michigan, families pray. They feel hopeless. Faith is a thing there is just too little of in Washington.”
He closed the video arguing more people of faith should be in power. “We need a few more people of faith in Washington. I’m Abdul El-Sayed, man of faith. That’s a good thing.” 
El-Sayed has faced allegations from critics that he would use his faith to shape policy. “Can you imagine him being in the Senate, being able to recommend federal judges to presidents,” asked Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell. “That’s his goal. His goal is to be able to recommend federal judges to presidents for appointments, and then we’re going to find ourselves in Sharia law all over this land.”
The contest to become Michigan’s next senator is one of the country’s tightest races, with most polls showing El-Sayed holding a narrow lead over Rogers.

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Forget ‘Starships.’ Nicki Minaj could be headed straight for the White House.
The Trump administration teased the rapper as the next press secretary in a social media post. 
“Ladies and gentlemen, I think we may have found the new White House Press Secretary! Nicki Minaj,” Steven Cheung, the White House director of communications, joked Sunday on X, alongside a video of the two sitting across a table aboard Air Force One.
The official White House account also played into the fun by replying with the eyes emoji. 
In the roughly two-minute clip, Cheung questioned Minaj in the style of a mock job interview. Minaj was traveling with President Donald Trump on Sunday ahead of a campaign rally in Michigan.
Asked how the economy is doing under Trump, Minaj credited the president’s business background.
“Well, we have a president who understands economics, first of all,” Minaj said. “If he can do that himself, with his own finances, surely he knows what to do with the country.”
When Cheung asked whether anyone works harder than Trump, Minaj answered, “Absolutely not.” 
The post appeared to bring some humor to a rocky stretch for the White House press office after Karoline Leavitt’s departure as press secretary in August. Earlier this month, Trump picked conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to replace her, but Zacharia left the job just five days after starting. Her only press briefing ended after she took questions from three reporters. Ultimately, Zacharia left on good terms with the White House and is said to be potentially transitioning into a new role for the White House. 
Conservative podcaster Miranda Devine <a href="https://x.com/mirandadevine/status/2114415637670056031">played</a> into the humor by putting focus on Cheung instead. “Yes! I think [Steven Cheung] makes a great White House press secretary.”
For Minaj, the exchange was the latest public display of support for Trump. The rapper has become one of his most visible celebrity backers, appearing alongside him in January at the Trump Accounts Summit at the Treasury Department.
At the event, she praised Trump’s new policy, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-says-trump-accounts-are-antidote-to-socialism">saying</a>, “If I had access to something like this, my whole life would be different. So now I’m thinking about those kids who are bright and aren’t born with a bank account or wealthy relatives or parents, but they have so much to offer this world. Now they get to have some sort of hope.”
Minaj, a California resident, found herself in the Trump circle after she said she got the cold shoulder from California Governor Gavin Newsom. She then contacted Trump&#8217;s communications team, which received her warmly and cemented her support for the president.

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Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker joked Friday that he couldn&#8217;t walk the Victoria&#8217;s Secret runway because he “had to hold it down in Illinois.” 
In the video, Pritzker and content creator Kamaryn Johnson walk down a sidewalk before turning toward the camera, pretending they&#8217;re on a runway. Social media users sent their praises. “Immaculate. Next time let him hold your purse,” said one user. “The duo I didn’t know I needed,” said another. 
It is not the first time Pritzker has tried modeling on social media. In August, Pritzker was mocked for a video in which he posed for the camera with a series of model expressions. The caption read, “when you’re in an aura-farming contest and your opponent is JB.” Aura-farming is slang for trying to look cool or charismatic. 
The video was ruthlessly mocked. The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh said, &#8220;Pritzker is kind of a medical marvel. He looks gaunt and frail from Ozempic and also still morbidly obese at the exact same time. He&#8217;s taking the concept of ‘skinny fat’ to places never thought possible.&#8221;
 White House deputy assistant to the president<a href="https://x.com/Kaelan47/status/2092047716717097341"> Kaelan Dorr posted</a>, “Only thing bigger than the ratio this tweet is getting is…well.” 
&#8220;Might be the cringiest thing he&#8217;s ever posted, and that is saying a lot,&#8221;<a href="https://x.com/TomBevanRCP/status/2092011901286801708"> RealClearPolitics president</a> Tom Bevan wrote. 
Pritzker has also embraced the phrase &#8220;governor-maxing&#8221; on social media. 
In September, Pritzker opened up about his 80-pound weight loss and attributed it to starting a GLP-1 regimen. 
“I’ve been driven my whole life to lose weight,” Pritzker <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/jb-pritzker-glp-1-ozempic-2028-presidential-race.html?eafs_enabled=false">said</a> in the CBS interview. “The fact that I am now able to do it because this GLP-1 became available is truly like, I mean, it’s something that has meant a lot to me.”
Asked about a potential 2028 presidential run, Pritzker declined to comment.
“I have not made any decisions about what I might do in the future,” he said. “I can tell you, I want to be the governor of the state of Illinois for a while longer.”

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