Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) demanded Wednesday that North Carolina Democratic Governor Josh Stein deploy the National Guard to Charlotte after a spate of high-profile murders in the city. 
Harris, alongside Republican Reps. Pat Harrigan and Chuck Edwards, asked Stein in a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/11/11.05.25_Letter-to-Gov.-Stein-re-National-Guard.pdf">letter</a> obtained by The Daily Wire to grant the request of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police to send in the National Guard to Charlotte. 
“Until our judicial system ensures criminals are held accountable, there is a compelling case to deter violence through a visible, stabilizing presence such as the National Guard,” the lawmakers wrote. “While calling upon the National Guard is not a long-term solution to Charlotte’s law enforcement staffing challenges, it is an emergency measure designed to stabilize a crisis situation and protect innocent lives.”
The letter said that Charlotte had a streak of 8 murders in 7 days, and the city’s downtown area had seen a 200% increase in its murder rate from this time last year. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police said assaults involving knives and guns increased from 86 in 2024 to 111 in 2025, while strong-arm robberies have increased from 26 to 32 in the same time. 
“Governor Stein is deaf to the desperate pleas of Charlotte&#8217;s police and residents,” Harris said. “He refuses reinforcements to crush the violent crime surge—exposing him and his party as pro-crime Democrats who coddle criminals while ignoring victims. That&#8217;s why my colleagues and I are fighting for millions of North Carolinians, demanding we reclaim the Queen City. Governor Stein: Stop stalling—send in the Guard now.&#8221;
The lawmakers also discussed the case of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-reps-move-to-oust-judge-who-freed-14-time-offender-before-brutal-train-murder?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=GOP+Reps+Move+To+Oust+Judge+Who+Freed+14-Time+Offender+Before+Brutal+Train+Murder">Decarlos Brown Jr.</a>, who was charged with the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, after he had previously been arrested 14 times. They also referenced the recent release of a 15-year-old who has been arrested over 100 times over the last two years and is still walking freely on the streets. 
“The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police continues to stand by our request for federal assistance,” said  Daniel Redford, the president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police. “What is most concerning is that city leaders, many of whom have served multiple terms, have failed to foresee these police shortages and build the ranks of CMPD at a time when attrition was manageable. The officers of CMPD are now tasked with the burden of their failures and they grow more and more exhausted as each day passes.”
Other cities, like Washington, D.C., and Memphis, have seen decreases in crime after the deployment of National Guard troops.

Kamala Harris Campaigns In North Carolina

Pressure Mounts For Dem Governor To Call In National Guard After Spate Of High-Profile Murders

Dem Governor Pushed To Call In National Guard Amid High-Profile Murders

Charlotte

Josh Stein

National Guard

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The majority of Tennesseans approve of President Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to crime-ridden Memphis, a poll found. 
The Beacon Center of Tennessee released a new poll on Wednesday that found 63% of Tennessee voters approved of Trump’s announcement to deploy the National Guard to Memphis. Thirty-three percent of those surveyed said that they disapproved of Trump’s deployment decision. The majority of Republicans supported the deployment, while most Democrats opposed it. 
The Beacon Center is a nonpartisan organization that provides research on free market solutions to public policy questions. 
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has sent federal law enforcement personnel to Memphis, where they have <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1983613889410728127">made </a>over 1,700 arrests, including over 126 gang members. They have made arrests for individuals wanted on charges related to murder, drugs, gun charges, and sex offenses.
A judge on Monday heard arguments challenging Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s authority to send the National Guard into Memphis, which has historically had one of the worst murder rates in the country. The troops have been patrolling neighborhoods in a manner similar to their deployment in crime-plagued Washington, D.C. 
The Beacon Center of Tennessee Poll also found that a majority of Tennessee Democrats have a favorable view of socialism. The polling was conducted before Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City. 
Surveying 336 Democrat voters, 54% have a positive view, while another 31% had a negative view. Altogether, 56% of Tennessee voters had a negative view of socialism, while 32% had a favorable view. 
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“The favorability of socialism among Democrats is notable, and it will likely influence how Democratic candidates run to the Left in contested primaries, but also could spell doom for the party in general elections if the public’s view on socialism stays the same,” said Mark Cunningham, the Beacon&#8217;s senior fellow for public opinion.
Other key findings from the poll included Senator Marsha Blackburn having a strong lead in the race to be the Republican gubernatorial nominee ahead of Rep. John Rose (R-TN) and state Rep. Monty Fritts. In a hypothetical matchup voted on by 545 Republican voters, Blackburn garnered 58% of the vote, Rose 9%, and Fritts 5%. 
The poll also found that most voters support Tennessee’s deal with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to build a tunnel from the airport to downtown Nashville. 
In all, the poll sampled some 1,200 registered voters from October 26 to 29.

Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation’s Capital

Most Tennesseans Support Trump’s National Guard Deployment To Memphis

Marsha Blackburn

Memphis

Tennessee

Americans support stringent public safety measures when it comes to violent crime and homelessness, according to a new poll first shared with The Daily Wire.
The Cicero Institute’s annual National Public Safety Poll found that 75% of Americans believe violent crime is either going up or staying the same, with only 18% of those surveyed believing it’s going down. Meanwhile, 61% said they would back court mandates for “treatment and stabilization” of repeat offenders with a “history of mental illness.” 
In addition, 64% of those surveyed said they want it to be easier for people to be entered into mental health facilities if they have “violent tendencies.”
“Americans have made their voices heard. They want safe streets for their families, accountable solutions for homelessness, and serious repercussions when our justice system fails,” Stefani Buhajla, Senior Director of Communications for the Cicero Institute, said in a statement.
The new polling data comes amid a nationwide discussion about how to tackle crime in light of President Donald Trump ordering National Guard troops and federal law enforcement agencies into Washington, D.C., and other cities throughout the United States, like Memphis. The Wall Street Journal reported that the surge in Memphis has been considered a positive move by “many” residents, despite major pushback in other cities where the policy has been floated.
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For those with mental illness who are facing a conviction for “aggravated murder,” 46% said life in prison should be considered, 18% said the death penalty, and 18% said both should be weighed as options, compared with 17% who said neither should be a consequence.
“Voters have lost patience with activist leniency that endangers communities. They rightly want violent individuals removed from the streets and overwhelmingly support removing incompetent judges who repeatedly let them off with a slap on the wrist,” she continued.
Other noteworthy numbers from the poll were 60% saying that federal investigations should occur if states have a history of releasing “repeat violent criminals.” And 63% said a judge should be booted from their job if they are “too lenient” on violent offenders.
The poll also revealed heavy support for better tracking of sex offenders and mandating treatment or job programs in order to get “taxpayer-funded housing.”
The poll surveyed 2,102 likely voters, and results were weighted based on demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement and the state election authorities.

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Americans Heavily Back Stringent Measures To Fight Crime, Mental Illness: Poll

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Trump Administration

Speaking aboard the USS George Washington at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, President Donald J. Trump delivered a thunderous message on combating crime in American cities.
“We have cities that are troubled,” Trump declared, his tone equal parts steel and resolve. “And we’re sending in our National Guard — and if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard, because we’re gonna have safe cities. We’re not gonna have people killed in our cities. Whether people like that or not, that’s what we’re doing.”
In September, Chicago suffered one of the bloodiest Labor Day weekends in its recent history — nearly 60 shot, at least nine killed — under Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson’s watch. For the thirteenth straight year, Chicago topped the nation in homicides, with 572 murders in 2024 alone. Yet, instead of seeking help, Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker continued to defy federal offers of assistance. “Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis,” Pritzker had claimed, while insisting that “big cities have crime.”
But the Trump administration wasn’t buying it. “Despite pleas from residents, city council members, and even MSNBC hosts,” the White House stated, “Governor Pritzker is too blinded by Trump Derangement Syndrome to act in the best interest of his constituents.” Trump put it bluntly: “We’re going in. I didn’t say when we’re going in. This isn’t political — I have an obligation.”
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By early October, that obligation took form. The War Department, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, authorized 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal agents and facilities under siege in Chicago. Pritzker immediately dubbed the move “Trump’s Invasion,” railing that “federalized members of the Illinois National Guard” were being deployed “against our wishes.” The administration responded that the troops would defend ICE agents and federal buildings under violent threat — a duty clearly allowed under 10 U.S.C. §12406, which authorizes the president to act when federal law cannot be executed by regular forces.
“Everybody knows Chicago is a hellhole right now,” Trump said. “We’re going to straighten it out.” Operation Midway Blitz followed — a sweep that netted hundreds of illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds, including gang members and murderers. Meanwhile, the Texas National Guard began preparing to bolster the Illinois deployment.
Trump didn’t stop there. As riots erupted in Portland, Oregon, he authorized the deployment of 200 California and Oregon National Guard members, describing cities like Portland and Chicago as “burning.” When a federal judge blocked the order, Trump fired back, calling the decision “shameful.”
“I believe the politicians are under threat,” Trump said. “There’s no way someone can say things are wonderful in Chicago. We’re going to straighten it out. And I think Pritzker — he’s afraid for his life.”
Trump’s message from Japan was unmistakable: under his leadership, law and order will no longer be optional. “We’re gonna have safe cities,” he vowed. “Whether people like that or not.”
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U.S. President Trump Visits USS George Washington In Japan

Trump: ‘We’ll Send More Than The National Guard’ To Keep Cities Safe

American Cities

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President Donald Trump this week praised the FBI for making a “record breaking” string of arrests since his inauguration.
“More than 28,000 violent criminals have been arrested,” the president wrote on Truth Social Monday. “Over 6,000 illegal weapons seized, more than 1,700 child predators and 300 human traffickers taken off the streets, 5,000 innocent children rescued, 2,000 criminal enterprises disrupted, 1,900 kilos of fentanyl taken out &#8211; historic results.”
&#8220;The FBI, under my administration, is doing an incredible job,&#8221; Trump added before praising FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
Thank you for your leadership letting good cops be cops Mr. President,&#8221; Patel wrote on X. &#8220;This FBI is working non stop to make America safe again.&#8221;
Thank you for your leadership letting good cops be cops Mr. President &#8211; this FBI is working non stop to make America safe again. 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> @realDonaldTrump</a><a href="https://t.co/DfLvG5kJx6"> pic.twitter.com/DfLvG5kJx6</a>
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash)<a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1980409061297516898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> October 20, 2025</a>
Patel and Bongino recently concluded &#8220;Operation Summer Heat,&#8221; a three month, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=president+trump+announces+operation+summer+heat&amp;sca_esv=e4e3b1ba951674fc&amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1183&amp;ei=CqT3aJSgMOWe5NoP9o2RmAk&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiUzdaWy7WQAxVlD1kFHfZGBJMQ4dUDCBE&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=president+trump+announces+operation+summer+heat&amp;gs_lp=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_M_ougYECAEYB5IHCDEzLjkuMi4xoAek2gGyBwgxMi45LjIuMbgHvhfCBwY0LjIwLjHIByM&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:ec0da5e9,vid:nui6shIVS-o,st:0">nationwide</a> crackdown on crime.
Speaking to Fox Business&#8217; <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6382861786112">Larry Kudlow</a>, Patel said the purpose of the operation was simple: &#8220;Let good cops be cops.&#8221;
Patel noted that the “28,000 violent offender arrests year to date&#8221; were &#8220;double the amount of violent offenders compared to the Biden administration in the same time period a year ago.” He also noted that the FBI seized “1,900 kilograms&#8221; of fentanyl, &#8220;enough to kill 125 million Americans and a 31% increase compared to the Biden Administration.”
Trump tapped Patel in December to “shake up” the independent agency, which the president said suffered from “years of political bias and inefficiency.” Patel&#8217;s appointment marked a turning point in Trump&#8217;s relationship with the agency, which he faulted for its handling of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s classified email scandal and the Russia collusion hoax.
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Alongside revamping the FBI, President Trump deployed the National Guard to <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/10/nx-s1-5567177/national-guard-map-chicago-california-oregon">four cities</a> this year in his “crackdown on crime” efforts &#8212; and after Monday, it will become five cities, with a federal appeals court overturning a lower court’s ruling, allowing him to send the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-can-deploy-oregon-national-guard-amid-anti-ice-protests-appeals-court-rules">Oregon National Guard</a> into Portland. President Trump expressed interest in sending the National Guard to New York, Baltimore, St. Louis, and New Orleans. However, only Republican governors welcomed this suggestion.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry sent a <a href="https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/2025-Letters/9-29-25-LANG-RFApdf.pdf">letter</a> to U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting the activation of 1,000 Louisiana National Guard personnel.
&#8220;The proposed mission and scope for the Louisiana National Guard would be to deploy throughout the state to urban centers, supplement law enforcement presence in high-crime areas, provide logistical and communication support, and secure critical infrastructure.&#8221;
Governor Landry expects Louisiana will see the troops as early as next month, right before the holidays.
Commenting on his decision to send troops to Los Angeles, President Trump said, “We will always do what is needed to keep our citizens safe, so we can, together, Make America Great Again.” 
In 2028, Los Angeles will host the Olympics, drawing an estimated <a href="https://laist.com/news/politics/2028-olympics-homeland-security-los-angeles-police-state">15 million people</a> to the city.

Kash Patel

Trump Praises FBI: ‘Historic’ Number Of ‘Violent Criminals Have Been Arrested’

kash patel

Los Angeles

Politics

The Trump administration&#8217;s crime crackdown in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-targets-memphis-crime-with-strategy-proven-in-washington-d-c">Memphis</a> led to the arrests of serious illegal immigrant criminals, The Daily Wire has learned.
Illegal immigrant gang members, pedophiles, rapists, domestic abusers, and drug traffickers have all been taken off the streets by federal immigration authorities deployed by President Donald Trump to Memphis in recent weeks.
“Memphis has suffered from historic levels of violent crime including a murder rate that is four times higher than Mexico City. No American should be afraid to walk down the streets in their own neighborhoods,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
“In Memphis, DHS law enforcement is working hand in glove with Attorney General Bondi to enhance public safety, fight crime, and provide much-needed support to our law enforcement partners at the local, state, and federal level. The Trump administration WILL make America safe again.”
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Authorities arrested Honduran illegal immigrant Luis Alfredo Maldonado-Lopez, who was previously apprehended for fondling a child, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Also captured was Mexican Sureño 13 gang member Jose Eduardo Mena Perez, who was previously convicted of burglary, destroying evidence, unlawful carrying/possession of a weapon, and arrested for larceny, possession of narcotic equipment, assault, and aggravated assault with a weapon.
He had been deported twice previously, according to DHS.
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Luis Alberto Cordova Bandala, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was previously arrested for domestic violence, aggravated assault of a police officer, and resisting a law enforcement officer.
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Convicted illegal immigrant smuggler Simeon Sosa-Camargo, who hails from Mexico, was also caught.
Trump directed federal authorities and the National Guard to target crime in Memphis after successfully doing so in Washington, D.C.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-target-san-francisco-with-immigration-raids?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+To+Target+San+Francisco+With+Immigration+Raids">Trump</a> administration has also pledged to send troops and more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to San Francisco.
&#8220;We continue to have targeted operations in many, many cities, but also very focused on those where challenges are still remaining, such as Portland, Chicago, we&#8217;re in Memphis as well, we&#8217;re going to San Francisco at the direction of the president as well,&#8221; DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said at a press conference Monday.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to continue to make sure we&#8217;re focused not just on those cities that we hear about on the news, but also in cities like Sarasota that we make sure that law enforcement officers in every single community get the chance to continue to get these criminals off of their streets,&#8221; she added.

ICE Nabs Dangerous Illegal Immigrants During Memphis Crime Crackdown

Illegal Immigration

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump can deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland to protect an ICE facility amid protests against the federal agency in the city.
“As we have always maintained, President Trump is exercising his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel following violent riots that local leaders have refused to address. This ruling reaffirms that the lower court’s ruling was unlawful and incorrect,&#8221; Abigail Jackson, White House spokeswoman, told The Daily Wire in a statement on Monday.
The Texas National Guard is still unable to be deployed to the city, according to the <a href="https://x.com/baylisswagner/status/1980351532433568058">San Antonio Express-News</a>.
“Finally, the proportionate response to the events in Portland further support that the President likely invoked [the law] lawfully and in good faith,” Judge Ryan Nelson, who was appointed by Trump, wrote in a concurring <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca9.b3c1c6b0-b390-4c9d-b557-fc5d525fd150/gov.uscourts.ca9.b3c1c6b0-b390-4c9d-b557-fc5d525fd150.61.0.pdf">opinion</a> in the case.
“A grossly disproportionate response could suggest that the executive might be acting pretextually, rather than in response to [the law’s] enumerated predicates,” he added.
However, Senior Judge Susan Graber, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, strongly disagreed with the ruling, saying that “no legal or factual justification” existed to send in the Oregon National Guard.
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“Given Portland protesters’ well-known penchant for wearing chicken suits, inflatable frog costumes, or nothing at all when expressing their disagreement with the methods employed by ICE, observers may be tempted to view the majority’s ruling, which accepts the government’s characterization of Portland as a war zone, as merely absurd. But today’s decision is not merely absurd,” Graber wrote.
“It erodes core constitutional principles, including sovereign States’ control over their States’ militias and the people’s First Amendment rights to assemble and to object to the government’s policies and actions. I strenuously dissent,” she continued.
Protests have been going on in the city since June, including over the weekend when federal law enforcement used tear gas, according to <a href="https://katu.com/news/local/portland-protests-at-ice-persist-as-federal-agents-use-tear-gas-oregon-portland-immigration-donald-trump-arrested-counter-protest-counterprotest-maga-democrats-republicans-no-kings">KATU</a>.
&#8220;At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,&#8221; Trump posted to Truth Social in September.
&#8220;I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221; he added.
Similar protests led to National Guard deployment in Los Angeles over the summer, which led to an intense legal battle.

National Guard To Be Deployed In Portland, Oregon

Trump Can Deploy Oregon National Guard Amid Anti-ICE Protests, Appeals Court Rules

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The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing legal battle over the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
“This case presents what has become a disturbing and recurring pattern. Federal officers are attempting to enforce federal immigration law in an urban area containing significant numbers of illegal aliens,&#8221; Solicitor General John Sauer <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/934568050/25A443">wrote</a>. &#8220;The federal agents efforts are met with prolonged, coordinated, violent resistance that threatens their lives and safety and systematically interferes with their ability to enforce federal law.&#8221;
Judge April Perry of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois initially <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5560445-trump-national-guard-chicago-illinois/">blocked</a> the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. Her ruling was upheld by a three-judge federal appeals court on Thursday. The judges claimed there was “insufficient evidence of rebellion or a danger of a rebellion” and that with “regular forces,” the president could still maintain the law.
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Sauer argues that the resistance forces federal agents to “scramble to protect themselves and federal property” in the face of “violent, hostile mobs.” Thus, presidential authority is warranted.
“Federal officers in Chicago have been threatened and assaulted, attacked in a harrowing pre-planned ambush involving many assailants, rammed in their government vehicles, shot at with fireworks and other improvised weapons, injured and hospitalized, and threatened in person and online, including by a $10,000 bounty for the murder of a senior federal official,” he wrote.
“This court should stay the district court&#8217;s October 9 injunction in its entirety, the injunction improperly impinges on the President&#8217;s authority and needlessly endangers federal personnel and property.”
The Supreme Court has <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5561225-national-guard-deployment-chicago/">told</a> state and city officials to respond to the Trump administration’s arguments by Monday night.

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Trump Admin Asks SCOTUS To Intervene After Judicial Block Of National Guard Deployment

Chicago

Supreme Court

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) lost her cool on Wednesday when a reporter asked her if a new Republican-led committee would find her “liable” for her actions leading up to the January 6 riot. 
“Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6?” LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg asked Pelosi as she walked outside the Capitol with one hand gripping the arm of a staffer. LindellTV is a network founded by MyPillow CEO and Trump supporter Mike Lindell. 
“Shut up,” Pelosi <a href="https://x.com/RealLindellTV/status/1978498747647881514">said</a>. “I did not refuse the National Guard, the president didn’t send it. Why are you coming here with your Republican talking points as if you’re a serious journalist?”
“The American people want to know. We still have questions. Thank you,” Steinberg replied. 
The question of who was responsible for delaying the National Guard’s deployment on January 6 has long divided Republicans and Democrats.
A Republican House <a href="https://cha.house.gov/2022/12/gop-16-appointees-release-report-capitol-security-failure">report</a> released in December 2022 found that the National Guard was not deployed earlier on January 6 because of  “widespread concern from Democrat leadership over &#8216;optics&#8217; in the aftermath of summer 2020 ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests.”
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Later, footage taken by Alexandra Pelosi for an HBO documentary released by the House Republicans appeared to show Pelosi taking responsibility for the chaotic law enforcement response to January 6. 
“You’re gonna ask me in the middle of the thing, when they’ve already breached the inaugural stuff, ‘Should we call the Capitol Police?’? I mean the National Guard. Why weren’t the National Guard there to begin with?” Pelosi said in the footage. 
A staffer replied, saying the National Guard thought they had “sufficient resources.” 
“It’s not a question of how they had … they don’t know! They clearly didn’t know, and I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more,” Pelosi said. 
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“As Nancy Pelosi was being evacuated from the Capitol on January 6, 2021, she admitted that, as Speaker of the House, she was responsible for the security failures, and for not having the National Guard at the Capitol,” Rep Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) said at the time. 
For her part, Pelosi has <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1954950985245225201">blamed</a> President Donald Trump for the delayed activation of the National Guard, while former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has said that it was Pelosi’s Sergeant at Arms who denied repeated requests for more help in the days leading up to January 6.

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President Donald Trump returns from the Middle East with the Gaza peace deal secured, NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani faces foreign funding accusations, and the Trump administration battles the courts as it moves to send National Guard troops to Portland and Chicago.
It’s Tuesday, October 14, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump&#8217;s Middle East Peace Summit</h2>
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Topline: President Trump ended his historic peace trip to the Middle East with a short stint in Egypt, where he led a summit on the future of Gaza.
After leaving Israel, Trump traveled to Egypt to cement “peace in the Middle East” by bringing the Arab and Muslim countries together. Trump went to the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh to lead a summit with nearly three dozen world leaders and signed the “The Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity” alongside the leaders of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar.
What comes next?: While many questions about the future of Gaza remain, Trump’s message in Egypt was optimistic: “Together, we&#8217;ve achieved what everybody said was impossible. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East.”
Israel has yet to recover the remains of numerous hostages. While those released alive have returned, the bodies of several victims who died in Hamas custody are believed to remain in Gaza, possibly lost amid the widespread destruction.
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Humanitarian aid is flowing into the warzone after Israeli forces pulled back from the interior of Gaza for the ceasefire. According to Trump, Gazans will be assisted in the rebuilding of the enclave by foreign money and manpower, with much of it coming from Arab and Muslim countries.
Hamas intransigence: Under the Trump peace plan, Gaza is to be administered by a mix of Palestinian and foreign technocrats led by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Their work would be overseen by a board chaired by Trump.
But Hamas must first give up any future role in running Gaza — something the terror group has refused to do. The plan also demands Hamas’s complete disarmament, another condition the group has not met.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Mamdani Campaign&#8217;s Foreign Funders</h2>
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Topline: The high-profile race for mayor in New York City is just three weeks away – and a new controversy has erupted surrounding the leading candidate, far-Left Democrat Zohran Mamdani. A <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/10/12/us-news/mamdanis-mayoral-campaign-took-in-13000-in-illegal-foreign-campaign-cash-records-show/">new report</a> alleges that his campaign potentially accepted thousands of dollars in illegal foreign donations.
Morning Wire spoke to Miranda Devine, a columnist at the New York Post and host of the Podforce One podcast, for more on this story. (The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.)
Morning Wire: We just had news break from the New York Post that Mamdani&#8217;s mayoral campaign took in potentially $13,000 in illegal foreign donations. What are the implications of this? Do you think Mamdani will be held to account – or will this affect the race at all?
Devine: I doubt very much. I mean, Democrats all over the country have been caught red-handed doing all sorts of nefarious things or threatening to murder their Republican foes and nothing happens to them – unless the federal government, the DOJ, perhaps under Pam Bondi, is ballsy enough to actually charge him. There have been plenty of other politicians, particularly on the Republican side, who&#8217;ve gotten into trouble and been charged and even indicted and convicted of this kind of foreign fraud or election fraud. I don&#8217;t see why Mamdani would be any different. On the other hand, we had Donald Trump indicted and charged last year during his campaign – and there&#8217;s something on the nose about, you know, three weeks before an election, about intervening in a sort of illegal sense, which I think would backfire in New York, which is 70 percent Democrat.
Morning Wire: Right, so that might actually work to Mamdani&#8217;s advantage if Bondi continues to be aggressive, as she has been on the national stage. We&#8217;ve also just seen Mamdani&#8217;s wife on social media openly mourn the death of a Palestinian influencer – a man referred to as “Mr. FAFO,” who celebrated the October 7th terror attacks.
Devine: Yes, look, I mean, repellent, but not surprising. This is an influencer who is a Hamas guy. He&#8217;s a Hamas fan. For Mamdani&#8217;s wife to be openly celebrating him on social media just shows how clueless they both are about the optics – in a very Jewish city – of celebrating the murderers of so many Jews on October 7. And particularly at this time when the hostages are coming back, when Donald Trump has managed to pull off this immense peace deal. It seemed churlish and sort of yesterday. She&#8217;s operating on a yesterday view. And it really shows you how he and his entire family are so unsuitable for any kind of leadership role, let alone in America&#8217;s greatest city.
Morning Wire: What do you expect in the next few weeks in this race? Are there any signs of Sliwa dropping out, or any movement for Cuomo – or does Mamdani have this wrapped up?
Devine: Cuomo has surged in the polls most recently, and that&#8217;s because he&#8217;s benefited almost entirely from Eric Adams dropping out. Eric Adams was at the bottom of the pile, not doing well at all. Curtis Sliwa is at 15%. In a very Democrat city, he really hasn&#8217;t managed to make a mark. And, you know, there&#8217;s a lot of push for him to pull out, so that it&#8217;s just a Cuomo versus Mamdani race. Cuomo is now at about 33%, Mamdani is at 46%. With Sliwa in the race, there&#8217;s really no hope. Cuomo, he’s starting to up his game a little bit. There are a few ads that are coming out. Mamdani is being booed and heckled wherever he goes. It&#8217;s been noted that he has a vast security force around him. … He&#8217;s such a smiling sort of Teflon candidate and Cuomo is battered and bruised and has enormous amounts of baggage he&#8217;s lugging around from his governorship. And yet, now Mamdani is starting to have some of the gloss come off him. And look, it&#8217;s really up to Cuomo in the next three weeks. Is he going to be able to convince Sliwa to drop out? Is he going to be able to put some more energy and pep into his campaign?
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Judges Block Trump&#8217;s Efforts To Deploy Guard To Blue Cities</h2>
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Topline: President Trump says the deployments are needed to protect federal property and crush violent unrest in Chicago and Portland, but the efforts have been held up in the courts due to ongoing lawsuits.
The Trump administration is facing expected pushback from the sanctuary states of Illinois and Oregon, which don’t believe President Trump can federalize state National Guard from their own states, or from other states such as Texas and California, to come in amid a rise in anti-ICE demonstrations, some of which have turned violent.
Although judges in these cases say troops must stand down for now, the Trump administration is finding more ways to expand manpower in these areas. That includes continuing to pull Border Patrol agents from the border and ICE agents from other offices in other states.
The Trump administration is still pushing for National Guard deployments amid a 1,000% uptick in assaults on immigration agents. In the meantime, additional ICE officers and Border Patrol agents are deployed in Portland and Chicago to provide security, conduct immigration raids, and work in detention centers to process new detainees.
Missing children: President Trump inherited a massive crisis of lost alien children from the Biden administration.
John Fabbricatore is leading the Trump administration’s effort at Health and Human Services (HHS) to find the more than 320,000 migrant kids who crossed the border without parents and went unaccounted for under former President Joe Biden.
Some of these children were never even given court dates for their immigration cases, and others never showed. When children cross the border unaccompanied, they are sent to HHS, which is tasked with connecting them with their sponsor in the United States.
However, under Biden, HHS was vetting these sponsors with a phone call and a photo. As a result, many of these children ended up being trafficked and in very inhumane conditions.
Fabbricatore told The Daily Wire that the Trump administration is prioritizing not only finding these children, but also fixing the vetting system that allowed this tragedy to unfold. That means making changes to the system inherited from former President Biden.
The Trump administration requires sponsors and other adults living with them to submit their fingerprints to undergo background checks. Additionally, sponsors are required to submit proof of income to show they can support the child. Sponsors who claim they are related to the child will also undergo DNA testing.
Homeland Security agents also meet with the sponsor, and HHS officials visit the home to ensure it’s a safe place for the child. Migrants 14 or older can opt to leave with the help of the federal government, which will assist them in reconnecting with their families back home by offering flights and a $2,500 stipend. All of this is voluntary and has to be approved by an immigration judge.

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A &#8220;small group&#8221; of the 200 Texas National Guard troops deployed to Illinois was reportedly sent home after a photo of several heavyset guardsmen arriving in the state sparked viral criticism over fitness standards.
The Texas Military Department said that an unspecified number were not &#8220;in compliance&#8221; with its &#8220;validation process,&#8221; Task &amp; Purpose <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-national-guard-chicago-standards/">reported</a>. A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer and published by ABC News last week showed the larger-bodied National Guard members.
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Members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Illinois, according to sources familiar with their whereabouts and video taken of them at an Army Reserve training facility in a Chicago suburb.
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“In less than 24 hours, Texas National Guardsmen mobilized for the Federal Protection Mission,” a spokesperson told Task &amp; Purpose by email this weekend. “The speed of the response necessitated a concurrent validation process, during which we identified a small group of service members who were not in compliance and have been replaced.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth responded to the Task &amp; Purpose article on social media, writing, &#8220;Standards are back at The [Department of War].&#8221; Since taking over at what was previously known as the Defense Department, Hegseth has gone on a fitness blitz, urging military leaders and troops to uphold strict standards, telling military leaders last month that it&#8217;s &#8220;tiring&#8221; to &#8220;see fat troops&#8221; and &#8220;it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals.&#8221;
The National Guard Bureau, which operates within the War Department, released a <a href="https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/4322684/ngb-statement-on-fitness-standards-for-mobilization/#:~:text=When%20mobilizing%20for%20active%20duty,standards%20will%20take%20their%20places.">statement</a> after the photo went viral, emphasizing that troops “are required to meet service-specific height, weight and physical fitness standards at all times.”
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&#8220;When mobilizing for active duty, members go through a validation process to ensure they meet those requirements,” the bureau added. “On the rare occasions when members are found not in compliance, they will not go on mission. They will be returned to their home station, and replacements who do meet standards will take their places.”
Social media users poked fun at the troops shown in the AP photo. One X user <a href="https://x.com/sportsdummie/status/1975653450810859930">wrote</a>, &#8220;Meal Team 6 reporting for duty,&#8221; while another person <a href="https://x.com/homemade_jorts/status/1975670929314529690">said</a>, &#8220;Guess they missed @PeteHegseth memo about weight.&#8221;
The <a href="https://nationalguard.com/basic-combat-training/army-combat-fitness-test">Army Fitness Test</a>, which National Guard troops are required to pass, &#8220;consists of six events that assess strength and endurance, improving readiness and preventing injuries.&#8221; Troops are required to take the test at least once a year.
The Trump administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-deploys-national-guard-to-chicago-as-pritzker-melts-down-over-invasion">deployed</a> around 300 National Guard troops to Illinois as the president seeks to crack down on illegal immigration and violent crime in the Chicago area. The Trump administration, however, has been <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/appeals-court-blocks-trump-deploy-national-guard-illinois-rcna237065">blocked</a> by an appeals court from deploying those troops to the streets.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi tore into Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Tuesday morning hearing, squaring off with the Illinois lawmaker over President Donald Trump&#8217;s plan to send National Guard troops into the city of Chicago to protect federal employees and property.
Durbin raised the question, noting that members of the Texas National Guard had been tapped to deploy to Chicago, and suggested that it wasn&#8217;t necessary despite dangerous clashes between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
&#8220;The word is, and I think it&#8217;s been confirmed by the White House, they&#8217;re going to transfer Texas National Guard units to the state of Illinois,&#8221; Durbin prompted. &#8220;What&#8217;s the rationale for that?&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGPamBondi</a> TORCHES <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorDurbin</a>:
&#8220;I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump&#8230;The National Guard are on the way to Chicago. If you&#8217;re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/zHIvLYkWmm">pic.twitter.com/zHIvLYkWmm</a>
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&#8220;Chairman, as you shut down the government, you voted to shut down the government and you&#8217;re sitting here, our law enforcement officers aren&#8217;t being paid, they&#8217;re out there working to protect you,&#8221; Bondi replied. &#8220;I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.&#8221;
&#8220;Currently the National Guard are on the way to Chicago. If you&#8217;re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will,&#8221; she added.
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Bondi went on to explain why additional resources were necessary, particularly in Chicago, saying, &#8220;Your city has a murder rate five times higher than New York&#8217;s — 571 homicides last year. If you were serious about protecting your people, you would be asking this administration for help.&#8221;
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&#8220;Your city has a murder rate five times higher than New. York&#8217;s — 571 homicides last year,&#8221; says <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGPamBondi</a> to the insufferable <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorDurbin</a> on the National Guard in Chicago.
&#8220;We&#8217;re there to help make America safe and Illinois safe — whether or not you want to.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/qgbZIryITP">pic.twitter.com/qgbZIryITP</a>
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&#8220;You&#8217;re saying that we&#8217;re coming into your state and your city?&#8221; Bondi pushed back, noting the static the Trump administration was getting from both Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. &#8220;We&#8217;re there to help make America safe and Illinois safe — whether or not you want to.&#8221;

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