The legendary stopwatch is under new management—and it&#8217;s about time.
In a blockbuster move to restore sanity to television’s most iconic news magazine, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has officially tapped tech guru and author Nick Bilton, 49, as the new executive producer of 60 Minutes. Bilton’s high-profile hiring comes as the network attempts to rebuild its credibility following years of accusations of left-leaning reporting and anti-Trump hit jobs.
&#8220;That is why Bari hired me,&#8221; Bilton told staff in an introductory memo. &#8220;Evolving or dying isn&#8217;t a threat. It&#8217;s simple math.&#8221;
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It&#39;s the honor of my career to become the executive producer of 60 Minutes. I just shared the note below with the incredible staff and can&#39;t wait to get started. <a href="https://t.co/4PHmHJF3Bj">pic.twitter.com/4PHmHJF3Bj</a>
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Left-leaning media critics seized on Bilton&#8217;s lack of television news experience, with several framing the hire as evidence that Weiss is remaking CBS News in her own image.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve Had It&#8221; podcast co-host Jennifer Welch ripped the decision, disparaging David and Larry Ellison, who control Paramount Global and CBS News, while describing Weiss as a &#8220;prostitute&#8221; ordered to broadcast &#8220;effusive stories&#8221; on President Donald Trump.
&#8220;The Ellison family purchased her and said we want you to propagandize all day, every day,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/MarcoFoster_/status/2060121372106379720">claimed</a>.
Former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta also claimed Weiss is beholden to the Trump administration.
&#8220;The wheels have come off over at CBS and Bari Weiss only has herself to blame,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/jim-acosta-bari-weiss-ruining-60-minutes-sharyn-alfonsi-firing/">said</a>.
Journalist Katie Couric, who has been <a href="https://mrc.org/meet-real-katie-couric">accused</a> of bias by conservatives for decades, said Weiss &#8220;is woefully unprepared for this job,&#8221; saying, &#8220;Part of the problem was that Bari Weiss has never run a network news division.&#8221;
For years, critics accused 60 Minutes of operating as a protection racket for the Democratic establishment, alienating half the country in the process. Tensions reached a boiling point during the fallout from the now-infamous Kamala Harris &#8220;word salad&#8221; interview scandal in 2024, when CBS was caught selectively editing Harris&#8217;s comments about Israel for a more polished clip from a completely different part of the discussion.
The ensuing outrage sparked a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sues-cbs-news-for-10-billion-over-kamala-60-minutes-interview-edits?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sues+CBS+News+For+%2410+Billion+Over+Kamala+’60+Minutes’+Interview+Edits">$10 billion fraud lawsuit</a> from Donald Trump, which concluded in July 2025 with a defeat for CBS. The parent company, Paramount, was forced to fork over a massive $16 million settlement.
The legal beating triggered a major upheaval inside the newsroom. Longtime executive producer Bill Owens <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/60-minutes-producer-resigns-citing-lack-of-control-over-the-program?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=’60+Minutes’+Producer+Resigns%2C+Citing+Lack+Of+Control+Over+The+Program">packed his bags</a> in April 2025 amid mounting criticism over the program&#8217;s editorial direction.
Weiss stepped in by October 2025, immediately flexing her editorial muscles.
In December, she spiked a planned Sharyn Alfonsi segment that smeared the Trump administration’s deportation policies while burying critical context about violent Venezuelan gang members tied to the story.
It wasn&#8217;t the first time the show had faced such accusations. In 2021, 60 Minutes drew bipartisan condemnation—including from top Florida Democrats—after unleashing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-doubles-down-defends-60-minutes-after-smear-of-desantis?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=CBS+Doubles+Down%2C+Defends+‘60+Minutes’+After+Smear+Of+DeSantis">segment</a> on GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis. Critics accused the show of deceptively editing footage to push a fake &#8220;pay-to-play&#8221; conspiracy involving grocery giant Publix while omitting facts that destroyed their desired narrative.
Meanwhile, the show also faced scrutiny for routinely coddling foreign dictators, including a 2022 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-engages-in-holocaust-denial-cbs-news-lesley-stahl-does-not-push-back?author=Daily+Wire+News&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Iranian+President+Ebrahim+Raisi+Engages+In+Holocaust+Denial%2C+CBS+News’+Lesley+Stahl+Does+Not+Push+back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sit-down</a> where Lesley Stahl failed to adequately challenge Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who openly engaged in Holocaust denial.
Enter Bilton. The former New York Times tech reporter, Vanity Fair investigator, and mastermind behind bestsellers like American Kingpin and Hatching Twitter is vowing that the old days of partisan arrogance are over. Pointing out that consumers are now &#8220;stalked by algorithms&#8221; that weaponize anger, Bilton declared his top priority is fixing the network&#8217;s broken bond with the public.
&#8220;My responsibility is not just technological transformation. It is also our trust with the public,&#8221; Bilton said. &#8220;Above all, that means a commitment to fairness—in story selection, in the edit room, and in the broadcast.&#8221;
Whether Bilton can overhaul one of America&#8217;s most entrenched liberal newsrooms remains to be seen. But according to staff reports, employees have been given 30 days to make their case before major changes begin.

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drafting plans to stop processing foreign travelers at airports located in sanctuary cities, but the possible change has some former officials questioning the political implications.
Mullin revealed on “Hannity” Tuesday night that officials are “currently drawing up plans” to pull Customs officers from international airports in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts amid escalating anti-ICE protests outside a facility in Newark, New Jersey.
He then doubled down Thursday, telling Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that while his department won&#8217;t &#8220;halt&#8221; international flights, it will pull Customs officers away from processing those passengers as they attempt to enter the United States.
&#8220;When we have situations like what&#8217;s happening in New Jersey right now, when we have to prioritize where we put federal employees because local law enforcement won&#8217;t help protect their streets &#8230; and keep them from barricading and causing harm to our employees, then we have to decide where we&#8217;re going to prioritize our federal employees,&#8221; Mullin said.
&#8220;What we&#8217;re saying is we just won&#8217;t be able to process them because we don&#8217;t have officers there,&#8221; he added.
The idea immediately sparked concerns from former Homeland Security officials, who questioned the political fallout and consequences of such a move ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the United States is set to co-host.
Former Homeland Security advisor Charles Marino said that while there&#8217;s a need for &#8220;consequences for sanctuary cities, there&#8217;s no way this would be allowed to happen with the World Cup coming up.&#8221;
&#8220;The political pressure on the admin from FIFA, the international community, stadiums, local governments, and businesses would be immense. It also undercuts President Trump, who routinely takes credit for bringing the World Cup to the U.S. To do this now is all risk and no reward,&#8221; he said.
Trump&#8217;s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also appeared skeptical of the proposal.
“We shouldn’t shut down air travel in a state that doesn’t agree with our politics,&#8221; Duffy said during a Congressional hearing last week.
Another former Homeland Security official, who was granted anonymity to speak more freely on the issue, said the Trump administration is trying to play &#8220;hardball,&#8221; adding that it&#8217;s &#8220;the federal government&#8217;s right&#8221; to carry out such a plan. The official, however, warned that &#8220;it is only going to piss off the unaffiliated voters and at the end of the day will not change sanctuary jurisdictions.&#8221;
&#8220;Democrats will still vote for sanctuary,&#8221; the former official said.
Former ICE New York field office deputy director Scott Mechkowski said that Trump&#8217;s base will likely support that move, but that Mullin will need to focus his messaging to present it to the general public as a last-ditch effort to force cooperation from sanctuary cities.
Mechkowski said Mullin has to &#8220;frame&#8221; the initiative as &#8220;an extreme measure.&#8221; He pointed to the Trump administration&#8217;s attempts to &#8220;withhold&#8221; federal funds from sanctuary cities, an effort that has been repeatedly blocked by court orders.
It would also have &#8220;devastating effects,&#8221; spelling financial trouble for sanctuary cities, which he expects would cave easily to meet the Trump administration&#8217;s demands as a result.
&#8220;I think they need to realize that [Mullin] means business,&#8221; Mechkowski said.
Mullin first mentioned the proposal in April, presenting it as a tactic to force sanctuary cities to play ball with federal immigration agents.
“I believe sanctuary cities is not lawful,” Mullin told Fox News’ Bret Baier at the time. “I don’t think they’re able to do that, and so we’re gonna take a hard look at this.”
“If they’re sanctuary cities, should they really be processing Customs into their city?” Mullin asked. “If they’re a sanctuary city and they’re receiving international flights, and we’re asking them to partner with us at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport they’re not gonna enforce immigration policy, maybe we need to have a really hard look at that because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us.”

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Former first lady Jill Biden said she feared President Joe Biden was &#8220;having a stroke&#8221; during his disastrous 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump.
“I was frightened,” she told CBS News. “I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. When I watched it, I thought, &#8216;Oh my God, he’s having a stroke.&#8217; And it scared me to death.&#8221;
CBS released a 30-second preview clip on Wednesday ahead of the full interview, which will be broadcast on Sunday.
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“As I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death,” Biden told CBS News Sunday Morning’s Rita Braver in an… <a href="https://t.co/1wS5oGDYyX">pic.twitter.com/1wS5oGDYyX</a>
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Despite privately fearing something was seriously wrong, Jill Biden publicly praised the president after the debate.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she told him on stage afterward. 
Biden’s performance sparked immediate concern from both Democrats and Republicans and intensified scrutiny over his mental and physical fitness for office. 
CNN anchor Jake Tapper later co-authored a book about the &#8220;cover-up&#8221; of Biden’s cognitive decline, with many Democrats viewing the debate as a turning point of the 2024 campaign.
Weeks later, Biden ended his re-election bid, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris with just 107 days to run for the highest office. 
Since leaving the White House, the Bidens have kept a relatively low public profile. Earlier this year, Joe Biden disclosed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.

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New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to seize neglected properties from landlords and transfer them to new ownership groups. 
“For buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we will work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards. Stewards that include community land trusts, non-profits, or even the tenants themselves,” Mamdani said. “When necessary we will take aggressive legal action to remove negligent owners and property managers.” 
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Mamdani did not detail how the city would legally seize or transfer ownership of privately held properties. One possible mechanism is New York City’s controversial <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/property/property-in-rem-forclosure.page">Third Party Transfer (TPT)</a> program, which allowed the city to foreclose on distressed buildings whose owners owed back property taxes or water charges and had accumulated significant housing code violations before transferring them to nonprofit housing groups or tenant organizations. 
Under the program, landlords who failed to resolve violations or pay city debts could face foreclosure proceedings initiated by the city. Once the city gained control of a property, ownership could then be transferred to nonprofits, community land trusts, or tenant groups.
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“For buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we will work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards.
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Critics argued the policy enabled the government to strip owners of valuable equity through aggressive code enforcement and foreclosure actions.
The TPT program was paused in 2019 after backlash from property-rights advocates and elected officials. The New York City Council is currently considering legislation that could <a href="https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/09/third-party-transfer-reform-city-council-landlords-property/">restart</a> the program. 
Mamdani said his “rental rip-off” hearings were instrumental in shaping his housing agenda. The Daily Wire attended the first hearing in Brooklyn and spoke with tenants paying well below-market rents in stabilized apartments who urged Mamdani to freeze rents while also demanding repairs and building improvements from landlords.
Mamdani’s latest housing proposal appears aimed at balancing those competing pressures.
On Tuesday, Mamdani also appeared to backtrack on his campaign promise to impose a blanket rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments. Under his revised proposal, some exempted landlords would still be allowed to impose a one-time rent increase on vacant units even if a rent freeze is enacted. 
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/mamdani-says-these-nyc-landlords-will-be-exempt-from-his-rent-freeze-ee53180c?mod=hp_lead_pos5">reported</a> that dozens of landlords could qualify for the exemption. Rent-stabilized apartments are currently subject to a 3% cap on annual rent increases for one-year lease renewals.

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The Department of War shared a Memorial Day message from musician Kid Rock on Monday, reminding Americans about the cost of freedom.
The rock star, known for his patriotism and unapologetic support for President Donald Trump, delivered his remarks from the Pentagon behind a lectern bearing a DOW seal, with an American flag displayed in the background.
&#8220;Hey everyone, this is Kid Rock,&#8221; the video begins. &#8220;And this Memorial Day, we are remembering the sacrifice and service of so many who are not with us today. It&#8217;s a special day, and we are thinking of them. Once again, I wanted to say thank you, God bless all of you, for your sacrifice, for your service, keep on Kid Rockin&#8217; in the free world. God bless you all.&#8221;
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Kid Rock, whose legal name is Robert Richie, has become one of the most recognizable celebrity allies of the president, appearing at campaign rallies and conservative events, and performing at high-profile GOP gatherings such as the 2024 Republican National Convention.
The Michigan-born rocker has cultivated an image of blue-collar America, support for the troops, and defiant nationalism that has made him especially popular with conservatives and Republicans.
Kid Rock&#8217;s Pentagon video is the latest of entertainers taking part in Memorial Day tributes honoring fallen service members. Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw, and Lee Greenwood have also linked to patriotic themes and support for the military, while actor Gary Sinise has become closely associated with advocacy for military veterans.
Memorial Day, observed annually on the last Monday in May, is dedicated to commemorating U.S. military personnel who died while serving the country.
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President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he will not attend his eldest son&#8217;s wedding, opting instead to remain at the White House to focus on official duties.
Donald Trump Jr. is set to wed Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in a small ceremony on a private island in the Bahamas this weekend.
&#8220;While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116619340468924220">posted</a> on Truth Social.
&#8220;I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina!&#8221;
The couple is already legally married, Reuters reported, citing a marriage license filed Thursday in Palm Beach County, Florida. Trump Jr., 48, and Anderson, 39, became engaged in December and had reportedly considered holding the ceremony at the White House before choosing a more low-key venue.
President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he would &#8220;try and make it,&#8221; but acknowledged, &#8220;this is not good timing for me.&#8221;
&#8220;I have a thing called Iran and other things,&#8221; Trump said, referring to ongoing tensions and diplomatic discussions involving the Middle East.
&#8220;That&#8217;s one I can&#8217;t win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don&#8217;t attend, I get killed,&#8221; he added, suggesting the media would criticize him regardless of his decision.
&#8220;Hopefully they&#8217;re going to have a great marriage,&#8221; the president continued.
Trump Jr. was previously married to former model and actress Vanessa Trump for 12 years before they divorced in 2018. They share five children together. Vanessa recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vanessa-trump-reveals-breast-cancer-diagnosis">revealed</a> she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
He later became engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was previously married to California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from 2001 to 2006. Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle broke up in 2024.
Virginia Kruta contributed to this report.
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House Democrats joined with six Republicans on Thursday to block legislation advancing the long-awaited Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, tanking the bill after Republicans added language limiting the museum to celebrating biological women and barring exhibits portraying males as female.
The measure failed on a 216-204 vote after every Democrat voted against it, joined by a small bloc of Republican defectors, halting what had previously been a bipartisan effort to establish the museum on the National Mall. The legislation was led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY).
The collapse of the bill came after Democrats abandoned legislation many of them had previously supported, once Republicans amended it to explicitly define the museum around biological women.
New language added by Republicans stated the museum would be dedicated to “preserving, researching, and presenting the history, achievements, and lived experiences of biological women in the United States,” while also prohibiting the museum from depicting “any biological male as a female.”
Democrats immediately denounced the changes, arguing they excluded transgender-identifying individuals and handed too much authority over the museum to President Donald Trump. Republicans countered that a women’s history museum should, by definition, focus on women.
“The addition of the word biological made them all run for the hills,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Wednesday. “If that&#8217;s controversial in the Democratic Party, we&#8217;re in serious trouble.”
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Malliotakis similarly blasted Democrats for withdrawing support over the added language. 
“A women&#8217;s history museum is supposed to be dedicated to women, period,” Malliotakis told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-revolt-over-biological-wording-womens-history-museum-bill">Fox News</a>. “And the fact that they&#8217;re going to pull their support after overwhelmingly co-sponsoring this bill because the word biological was inserted, to me, is ludicrous.”
Democrats insisted the issue extended beyond transgender inclusion. The revised legislation also gave Trump authority to select an alternative site for the museum on the National Mall and included language calling for “equal representation of the diversity of the political viewpoints and authentic experiences held by women in the United States.”
Leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus accused Republicans of turning a bipartisan project into a political fight. 
“They amended the bill to give Trump and his allies unregulated power over what content and which women can be included in the museum, and the museum’s location,” caucus leaders said in a statement. “A museum about women, fought for and supported by women, should not be controlled by one man.”
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum was initially authorized by Congress in 2020 alongside the planned National Museum of the American Latino, but construction has remained stalled pending congressional approval of a permanent site.
House Republicans widely viewed Thursday’s vote as an opportunity to force Democrats into a politically uncomfortable position on gender after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-finally-admit-what-went-wrong-in-2024">party’s struggles during the 2024 election cycle</a> over questions involving transgender-identifying athletes and definitions of “woman.”
But Republicans also faced internal resistance from fiscal conservatives and lawmakers skeptical that another Smithsonian museum was necessary. Several GOP lawmakers reportedly objected that women were already represented across existing Smithsonian institutions and raised concerns that the institution could ultimately become a platform for left-wing causes rather than a celebration of women’s achievements throughout American history. A source familiar with Republican concerns told Fox that lawmakers feared the museum could evolve into “a shrine to abortion activists like Margaret Sanger or the latest progressive cause” without stronger guardrails written into the legislation.
In the end, those Republican defections combined with unanimous Democratic opposition were enough to sink the legislation, leaving the future of the women’s history museum uncertain and construction plans once again stalled indefinitely.

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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might not make it to his eldest son&#8217;s destination wedding — planned for the Memorial Day holiday weekend — because it&#8217;s &#8220;not good timing&#8221; for him.
Donald Trump Jr. plans to wed Bettina Anderson in a small ceremony on a private island in the Bahamas, Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/05/18/society/donald-trump-jr-bettina-anderson-to-wed-over-memorial-day/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost">reported</a> on Tuesday, and the president said he was going to &#8220;try&#8221; to attend, but was not sure whether he&#8217;d be able to make it happen.
&#8220;He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it,&#8221; Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
His explanation was simple: the timing, given everything going on in Iran and around the world, was not great as far as he was concerned.
&#8220;This is not good timing for me. Everything called Iran and other things,&#8221; he said, adding that there was no answer he could give that would not get him into trouble with someone.
&#8220;That’s one I can’t win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed,&#8221; he said, implying that there would likely be negative coverage from the press if he missed his son&#8217;s wedding — and no shortage of negative coverage if he left Washington to attend.
Don Jr., 48, and Anderson, 39, have been engaged since December — and had initially considered a White House wedding, but ultimately decided that the optics would not be the greatest.
&#8220;They’re very aware that a lavish wedding at the White House while people are dying wouldn’t be well-received,&#8221; an insider told Page Six.
They opted instead for a smaller, more private ceremony — but the end result might be that they have to carry on in the president&#8217;s absence.
&#8220;Hopefully they’re going to have a great marriage,&#8221; Trump added.
News of the imminent ceremony comes just as Vanessa Trump, Don Jr.&#8217;s ex-wife, has announced a breast cancer diagnosis.

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Los Angeles Republican mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt revealed that his political role model is &#8220;Jesus Christ&#8221; — and that the modern politician with whom he most identified was former President Barack Obama.
Pratt, during an interview with CNN&#8217;s Elex Michaelson, discussed everything from why he decided to run for mayor in the first place and what led him to become a Republican to his plan to manage the homelessness crisis — and he got candid about political comparisons and role models.
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&#8220;Who is your political role model?&#8221; Michaelson asked the question directly.
Without a second&#8217;s hesitation, Pratt replied, &#8220;Jesus Christ.&#8221;
&#8220;Okay, I mean —&#8221; Michaelson tried to reframe the question.
&#8220;He was a politician, you know, he had to go in and —&#8221; Pratt defended his response.
Michaelson tried a different tack: &#8220;Are there any modern politicians that you&#8217;re especially studying or drawn to that —&#8221;
&#8220;No, no, no,&#8221; Pratt was insistent. &#8220;I am not a politician. I don&#8217;t want to be a politician. I want to be a fighter for the people.&#8221;
&#8220;But you&#8217;ve mentioned, though, that —&#8221; Michaelson pressed again, and Pratt interrupted.
&#8220;Obama, yeah,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m most similar to Obama. And I know &#8216;The View&#8217; ladies said that I don&#8217;t have a law degree, so I&#8217;m gonna work on that online in the next — before November — I probably can get one, and do the Baby Bar.&#8221;
Pratt argued that he was most similar to Obama because he viewed the former president as first and foremost a community advocate — and that was also how he thought of himself.
The former MTV reality star — in the mayoral race because of the fallout from the deadly Palisades fire that took his home — also explained during that same interview how he had come to be a Republican in a town teeming with young liberals.
It was all about his own personal safety, he said, explaining that when he&#8217;d been on MTV&#8217;s &#8220;The Hills,&#8221; his personal security team had advised him to get a firearm for his own protection. He and his wife, Heidi Montag, had done so and had learned in the process that Republicans were the ones supporting their right to do that.

Spencer Pratt

Spencer Pratt Reveals His Political Role Model

Spencer Pratt's Political Role Model? Jesus Christ

Barack Obama

Jesus Christ

Los Angeles

Two police officers who defended the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to block a new $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund designed to provide relief to Americans the administration says were targeted by politically motivated Biden-era prosecutions.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges filed suit this week against President Donald Trump, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, claiming the administration lacks the authority to establish what critics have labeled an “anti-weaponization” fund without congressional approval.
The lawsuit argues the fund could ultimately compensate some January 6 defendants and members of “paramilitary groups,” with the officers <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/jan-6-officers-lawsuit-trump-fund.html">warning</a> it could embolden political violence.
 “In the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century, President Donald J Trump has created a $1.776bn taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name,” the complaint states.
The Trump administration, however, has framed the program very differently — not as a reward system for rioters, but as a mechanism to compensate Americans who faced politically selective prosecutions and excessive legal punishment under the Biden administration.
Vice President JD Vance defended the program during a White House press briefing on Tuesday, accusing the media of distorting the fund&#8217;s purpose. 
“This is about compensating Americans for the lawfare that we saw under the last administration,” Vance said. “Anybody can apply for it. Republicans can apply for it, Democrats can apply for it.”
Vance also rejected claims that the fund would personally benefit Trump or his family. 
“Is $1 of this money going to the Trump administration? No. Is $1 of this money going to Donald Trump personally? No,” he said.
When pressed on whether individuals convicted in connection with January 6 could potentially receive compensation, Vance said the administration would review claims individually rather than issue blanket exclusions. 
“We’re not trying to give money to anybody who attacked a police officer,” Vance said. “We’re trying to compensate people where the book was thrown at them, they were mistreated by the legal system.”
The vice president argued the fund is part of a broader effort to “turn the page” on what the administration views as politically motivated prosecutions during the Biden years. 
“Let’s not prosecute people because they said the wrong thing, or because they had the wrong political candidate, or because they had the wrong viewpoint,” Vance said.
Critics of the program point to the more than 1,500 pardons and commutations Trump issued for January 6 defendants earlier this year, arguing the compensation fund could become another avenue for rewarding political allies. 
Supporters of the initiative, however, argue that many defendants faced disproportionate charges, financial ruin, and years-long legal battles tied to what they view as prosecutions they believe were politically driven.
The lawsuit comes as the administration continues to make anti-weaponization and transparency efforts a central political theme heading into the 2026 midterms.

January 6

J6 Officers Sue Trump Over $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

Capitol Police

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Courts

Georgia voters on Tuesday rejected two state Supreme Court justice candidates backed and funded by Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Incumbent conservative justices Sarah Warren and Charles Bethel, both appointed to Georgia’s top court by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, defeated liberal former state Sen. Jen Jordan and attorney Miracle Rankin. 
The nonpartisan races drew outsized attention as Democrats nationwide sought to flip the seats in a blue-leaning electorate and reshape Georgia’s high court ahead of looming redistricting and abortion battles
&#8220;Epic Dem flop, this is an electorate that should have gotten their Supreme Court candidates over the line. Good bit of Dem/abortion group spending but Dems went to polls and didn’t know who their candidates were,&#8221; Semafor political reporter <a href="https://x.com/daveweigel/status/2057080178325459014?s=20">David Weigel posted on social media.</a> 
In Warren’s race, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-georgia-supreme-court-justice-warren-seat.html">the results reflected a blowout</a>, with the Republican-appointed justice winning nearly 60% of the statewide vote, including a chunk of the black vote, and carrying all but three counties.
&#8220;Sarah Hawkins Warren is pulling out legitimately insane numbers for a Republican,&#8221; Ryan Girdusky, a conservative political consultant, <a href="https://x.com/RyanGirdusky/status/2056892399788445899?s=20">said on X</a>. 
Zachary Donnini, head of data science at Vote Hub, said Warren&#8217;s victory likely preserves Georgia&#8217;s conservative court majority through 2030. 
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Republican-backed Justice Sarah Warren has held her Georgia Supreme Court seat despite a blue-leaning electorate, likely preserving the GOP’s court majority until at least spring 2030.
The result could especially matter for future abortion and redistricting cases. <a href="https://t.co/fxwG8D9hkx">https://t.co/fxwG8D9hkx</a>
— Zachary Donnini (@ZacharyDonnini) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZacharyDonnini/status/2056888928817348750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2026</a></blockquote>
In Charles Bethel’s race, the result was closer but produced a similar outcome, with the Republican-appointed incumbent defeating Obama-backed Miracle Rankin <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-georgia-supreme-court-justice-bethel-seat.html">with 51% of the vote.</a>
&#8220;Georgia’s electorate is already D+7, and will grow with the Atlanta-area vote still out, but the key story is persuasion: many black Democratic voters backed incumbent Republican justices,&#8221; Donnini <a href="https://x.com/ZacharyDonnini/status/2056943230747398498">said</a> on X. &#8220;Dems probably needed to spend some money to tell their base who they should vote for.&#8221;
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Obama isn’t having a great night <a href="https://t.co/f0OF1UJfTA">https://t.co/f0OF1UJfTA</a>
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/2056914990867562613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2026</a></blockquote>
A sitting Georgia Supreme Court Justice has not lost re-election in more than a century, according to the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/04/georgia-supreme-court-races-turn-into-partisan-battleground/">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a> — but this year’s races attracted Democratic heavy hitters — including former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris. 
&#8220;You have the chance to send Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to the Georgia Supreme Court. They are extraordinary leaders who will fight to protect your rights and uphold the rule of law,&#8221; Harris posted on social media. 
The high-profile endorsements ultimately fell short. 
&#8220;The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged,&#8221; Obama said on Election Day. &#8220;Let’s get this one right, Georgia.&#8221; 
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The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged.
Today, voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/2056825363989459163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2026</a></blockquote>

Barack Obama Joins Kamala Harris As She Campaigns For President In Georgia

Democrats Quietly Took A Big Loss In Battleground State

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Georgia

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News

Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) topped off his concession speech with a swipe at Jews in a comment about his Republican primary challenger Ed Gallrein.
Massie spoke to supporters on Tuesday evening after his campaign went down in flames, claiming that he was late to deliver his remarks because he&#8217;d first had to track down Gallrein in Tel Aviv to offer his concession personally.
&#8220;I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took awhile to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv,&#8221; Massie said, prompting laughter from his supporters as he suggested that his opponent was beholden to Israeli interests.
&#8220;I did give the call, though. I have called and conceded the race,&#8221; Massie continued, claiming, &#8220;We&#8217;ve been honorable the whole time, and we&#8217;re gonna stay that way.&#8221;
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The Kentucky Congressman&#8217;s campaign leaned into antisemitic advertising as the heated contest drew to a close.
One ad, created by pro-Massie PAC Hold the Line, claimed that &#8220;the gay mafia&#8221; would &#8220;own&#8221; Gallrein if he won, and pointed to Gallrein&#8217;s billionaire Jewish donor Paul Singer as the prime example. The ad featured the LGBTQ+ flag overlaying the Star of David, called Singer a &#8220;pro-gay, pro-trans activist working with far-Left, hardcore Democrats,&#8221; and claimed that Singer would &#8220;bring his trans madness to Kentucky.&#8221;
In the final hours of the campaign, Massie&#8217;s team <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/massie-rolls-out-fake-trump-endorsement-with-hours-to-go-before-polls-close">fired off</a> a text blast that featured an endorsement from President Donald Trump. The endorsement was a real one, but it was from 2022 — and Massie&#8217;s campaign removed the date to make it appear as if it were current.
President Trump fired off a quick response via social media, demanding that Massie withdraw the &#8220;FAKE STATEMENT&#8221; immediately.
&#8220;Horrible Congressman Thomas Massie put out an old Endorsement, from many years ago, of him by me long before I found out that he was the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2056827052851105947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2056827052851105947%7Ctwgr%5E2b8df505d2491211326c6d5292d3f5ee21d905f3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fmassie-rolls-out-fake-trump-endorsement-with-hours-to-go-before-polls-close">posted</a>. &#8220;I endorsed Ed Gallrein, a true American Patriot, which Massie knows full well, so the statement that he put out is fraudulent, just like HE is fraudulent. WITHDRAW YOUR FAKE STATEMENT, MASSIE, RIGHT NOW.&#8221;
CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings laid into Massie over the &#8220;nasty, gutter politics&#8221; on display, saying, &#8220;There was an undercurrent of antisemitism in this race on the Massie side. There&#8217;s been an undercurrent of it in his career, unfortunately, and it really came out in an ugly way tonight, and I think it needs to be stated, acknowledged, and condemned.&#8221;
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🚨 NEW: Scott Jennings blasts Thomas Massie on his way out the door: “Despicable, anti-Semitic, nasty, gutter politics… it needs to be condemned.”
“What a way to go out. He said, ‘I’d have called Gallrein but I had to find him in Tel Aviv.’.. it needs to be stated, acknowledged… <a href="https://t.co/2TlzBF8syJ">pic.twitter.com/2TlzBF8syJ</a>
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVNewsNow/status/2056939356393263128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2026</a></blockquote>
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