The liberal Canadian premier who launched a $75 million anti-tariff ad campaign in the United States featuring former President Ronald Reagan will yank the effort after pressure from President Donald Trump.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday afternoon that he would pause the ad campaign put out by his administration targeting Americans starting on Monday. That announcement came after Trump on Thursday said he had ended all trade talks with Canada over the ad, calling it an effort to influence American politics.
“Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses,” Ford posted on X. “We&#8217;ve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. I&#8217;ve directed my team to keep putting our message in front of Americans over the weekend so that we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games.”
Ford said he would “pause [the] U.S. advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume” after speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses. We&#8217;ve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. I&#8217;ve directed my team to keep putting our…
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) <a href="https://twitter.com/fordnation/status/1981789712516858293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Ontario’s ad featured clips from an April 25, 1987, radio address Reagan gave on free and fair trade. The ad campaign aired in the United States during a playoff baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. Game 1 of the World Series takes place Friday night, featuring the Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched.
Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together.
Watch our new ad. <a href="https://t.co/SgIVC1cqMJ">pic.twitter.com/SgIVC1cqMJ</a>
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) <a href="https://twitter.com/fordnation/status/1978779503213052337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump on Thursday said that the ad manipulated Reagan’s words.
“The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The ad was for $75,000,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
Trump’s post followed a statement from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute saying that it was pursuing potential legal options over Ontario’s use of the audio. The foundation encouraged people to watch Reagan’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5QK03KXPc&amp;t=181s">full remarks</a> on its YouTube channel.

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Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron has entered the race for lieutenant governor, saying the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk inspired him to “get off of the sidelines” and serve his state.
&#8220;Alabama&#8217;s conservative and cultural values are under attack from every direction,&#8221; McCarron said in a <a href="https://www.wsfa.com/2025/10/23/former-alabama-qb-aj-mccarron-announces-run-lieutenant-governor/">press release</a> announcing his candidacy. &#8220;That&#8217;s why Charlie Kirk&#8217;s assassination affected so many of us so deeply. His example convinced me to get off of the sidelines, get into the game, and stand tall for our conservative beliefs, so today, I&#8217;m announcing my candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.&#8221;
McCarron was a standout quarterback at the University of Alabama, where he led the Crimson Tide to back-to-back BCS National Championships in 2012 and 2013 as a starter. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft and spent several seasons as their backup before brief stints with the Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, and Atlanta Falcons. Most recently, he started at quarterback for the St. Louis BattleHawks in the United Football League.
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McCarron endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016.
The ex-NFL player is currently working as a college football analyst and co-owns McCarron Real Estate with his wife, Katherine, who was Miss Alabama USA in 2012. They live in Mobile with their three children.
Earlier this year, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), the former head coach at Auburn University, announced he was running for governor of Alabama.
“The Montgomery insiders and career politicians have had their chance. It’s time for political newcomers and outsider candidates like me to lead the battle,” his statement said. “When Coach Tuberville is governor, I’ll be the quarterback who helps pass his conservative outsider agenda.”
Other GOP candidates in the lieutenant governor race include Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate, pastor Dean Odle, and Nicole Jones Wadsworth, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46699763/ex-qb-aj-mccarron-running-alabama-lieutenant-governor">ESPN</a>. The state primaries will be held on May 19, 2026.

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The Department of Justice warned multiple top Democratic California politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of potential charges on Thursday, after Pelosi suggested that federal immigration agents could be arrested by state and local police.
Earlier this week, Pelosi, along with Democratic Rep. Kevin Mullin, <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. In response, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a letter to Newsom, Pelosi, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, urging them to &#8220;abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.&#8221;
&#8220;The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,&#8221; Blanche wrote. The deputy attorney general then cited multiple federal laws that prohibit interfering with federal law enforcement operations.
The California Democrats addressed in the letter were told to &#8220;preserve all written and electronic communications and records related to any attempts to or efforts to impede or obstruct federal law enforcement officials.&#8221;
&#8220;We urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,&#8221; Blanche added. &#8220;In the meantime, federal agents and officers will continue to enforce federal law and will not be deterred by the threat of arrest by California authorities who have abdicated their duty to protect their constituents.&#8221;
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1981528588516987011">told</a> Fox News host Jesse Watters Thursday night that if Democratic officials are telling state and local police to arrest ICE officers, they will face charges.
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&#8220;If they think I won’t [charge them], they have not met me,&#8221; Bondi added. &#8220;Because we will charge them if they are violating the law. We will protect our federal agents.&#8221;
Pelosi and Mullin, who both represent parts of the Bay Area, wrote in a <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">press release</a> on Wednesday that California law &#8220;prevents federal agents from taking certain actions.&#8221; The Democratic lawmakers added, &#8220;Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law — and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them.&#8221;
California Democrats have also moved to make ICE agents show their faces while on the job. Late last month, Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests. The bill was signed as federal immigration agents face a massive increase in attacks on them, including shootings and car rammings. ICE sources told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nice-try-gavin-newsom-cant-stop-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-sources-say">The Daily Wire</a> that the new California law would not apply to the federal officers, and U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told “Fox &amp; Friends” that California “does not and cannot have jurisdiction” over the federal agents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-target-san-francisco-with-immigration-raids">announced</a> on Monday that the Trump administration would soon target San Francisco as part of its crackdown on crime and illegal immigrants. However, after Trump said some of his friends in San Francisco urged him to hold off on the federal law enforcement &#8220;surge,&#8221; the president had a phone call with Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and decided to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-off-deployment-of-federal-agents-to-san-francisco">hold off</a> on the operation.
“The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1981406531926315028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">wrote</a> on Truth Social Thursday. “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around. I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
Jennie Taer contributed to this report.

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President Donald Trump ended “all trade negotiations” with Canada on Thursday after Ontario’s government recently launched a $75 million anti-tariff ad campaign targeting Americans and featuring former President Ronald Reagan.
The ad campaign aired in the United States during a playoff baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. Game 1 of the World Series takes place Friday night, featuring the Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
It is set to air on major networks across the United States and was developed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his provincial administration. Trump responded to the campaign by accusing Canada of trying to interfere with American politics and abruptly ending trade talks. 
“The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The ad was for $75,000,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
Trump’s post followed a statement from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute saying that it was pursuing potential legal options over Ontario’s use of the audio. 
“The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek or receive permission to use and edit the remarks,” the foundation said. “We encourage you to watch President Reagan’s unedited video on our YouTube channel.” 
The audio used for the ad came from an April 25, 1987, radio address Reagan gave on free and fair trade. The foundation posted a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5QK03KXPc&amp;t=181s">link</a> to the full speech on its YouTube channel. Ford’s <a href="https://x.com/fordnation/status/1978779503213052337">ad</a> pulls audio from the speech. 
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It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched.
Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together.
Watch our new ad. <a href="https://t.co/SgIVC1cqMJ">pic.twitter.com/SgIVC1cqMJ</a>
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) <a href="https://twitter.com/fordnation/status/1978779503213052337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;When someone says let&#8217;s impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they&#8217;re doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs,&#8221; Reagan said in the ad. “High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industry shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs.”
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A Ford spokesman <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-trade-negotiations-tariffs-ontario-ad-9.6951469" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the audio was pulled from the public domain.  
&#8220;Reagan knew and spoke directly to Americans that tariffs hurt the U.S. economy, workers and families. He was a strong supporter of free and fair trade between Canada and America,&#8221; the spokesman said. 
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Trump’s tariffs on November 5. Trump on Friday again praised his tariffs, saying that they were making the country prosperous. 
“THE UNITED STATES IS WEALTHY, POWERFUL, AND NATIONALLY SECURE AGAIN, ALL BECAUSE OF TARIFFS! THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER IS IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,” he wrote on Truth Social.
On Friday, Ford said Ontario would pause its ad campaign effective Monday &#8220;so that trade talks can resume.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve directed my team to keep putting our message in front of Americans over the weekend so that we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games,&#8221; he said.

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The FBI unveils a massive, mafia-tied gambling scheme involving big names in the NBA, the United States strikes another drug boat bringing “poison to our shores,” and sparks fly at the final debate for New York City mayor — but will it sway the race?
It’s Friday, October 24, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">NBA Gambling Ring</h2>
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Topline: A sprawling NBA gambling scandal was announced on Thursday, resulting in dozens of arrests, including former and current NBA players, coaches, and members of the Italian mafia.
The alleged scheme involved more than 30 people arrested, including Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, a former player in the Hall of Fame. 
Charges from the investigation included wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery, and illegal gambling. 
“The FBI led a coordinative take down across 11 states to arrest over 30 individuals today responsible for this case, which is very much ongoing,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a press conference. “We also entered and executed a system of justice against Laca Nora to include the Bonanno Gambino Genevese and Luccese crime families.”
First indictment: The case involves two separate indictments. The first relates to an insider betting scheme. Defendants charged in this scheme allegedly received non-public information, such as when players would be sitting out for injuries or planned absences, and used that to profit from gambling bets. 
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“One example occurred on March 23, 2023, in Charlotte, Terry Rozier, an NBA player now with the Miami Heat, but at the time playing for the Hornets, allegedly let others close to him know that he planned to leave the game early with a supposed injury,” said NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “Using that information, members of the group placed more than $200,000 in wagers on his under statistics.&#8221;
Rozier exited the game after just nine minutes. The bets paid out tens of thousands of dollars in profit.
Second indictment: The second indictment relates to mafia-backed fixed poker games, where more than $7 million was cheated. This included new technology, such as an X-ray table that could read cards face down. Current or former NBA players like Billups were used to draw people into rigged games.
“The defendants in this case orchestrated a scheme to use wireless cheating technology to run rigged poker games across the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella. “What the victims, the fish, didn&#8217;t know is that everybody else at the poker game, from the dealer to the players, including the face cards, were in on the scam. Once the game was underway, the defendants fleece the victims out of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per game.”
The poker games played in the New York area were backed by at least four of the five mafia families there.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Drug Boat Strikes And Russia Sanctions</h2>
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Topline: The U.S. military carried out its ninth strike against what it said was a drug boat from a known terrorist entity heading toward the United States. Meanwhile, President Trump has imposed new sanctions on Russia for the first time since he returned to the Oval Office.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the military carried out its eighth and ninth strikes against drug boats. These strikes took place in the Pacific Ocean, a first. Up until now, the strikes have been targeted in the Caribbean, which is a known smuggling corridor for narcotraffickers in Venezuela and Colombia.
Latin American resistance: The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, called to potentially “get rid” of Trump over his campaign of pressure. Trump has accused Petro of playing a role in the drug trade and has pulled U.S. funding to Colombia.
On Thursday, Trump responded to the Colombian president’s threats, saying that the Latin American leader is a “thug and bad guy” who should “watch it.”
For now, the strikes will continue, Hegseth says.
Sanctions on Russia: The Treasury Department has now announced new sanctions on Russia for the first time in Trump’s second term. The sanctions target Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as dozens of their subsidiaries.
The sanctions came alongside additional penalties from the European Union, as well as more from the U.K., announced last week. President Trump’s new pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin was a welcome move in Washington and in Europe.
“You have to compel Russia to engage in the peace process,” <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1981329802754769164">said</a> House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “They&#8217;ve shown they cannot be trusted. There&#8217;s a big appetite in Congress to have sanctions like this, and I think it&#8217;s a very important step.”
More important than the sanctions themselves is the message they convey. In its announcement of the sanctions package, the Treasury also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-sanctioning-russian-energy-heres-what-to-know" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> secondary sanctions against any entity that does business with Rosneft and Lukoil.
Trump on San Francisco: Trump has reversed course on sending National Guard troops to San Francisco. He said in a Truth Social <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115424560133045127">post</a> on Thursday that “friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress.” He said he spoke to Lurie, a moderate Democrat who took office in January, and decided to give him a chance to turn the city around – which means Trump could change his mind in the future if he doesn’t like what he sees in San Francisco.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Mamdani Cracks In Second NYC Debate</h2>
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Topline: The frontrunner in New York’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, faced a barrage of criticism in the final televised debate on Wednesday, raising questions about whether his performance managed to shake his lead or reinforce doubts about his readiness for the job.
The atmosphere of the race was definitely charged—not just because of the policies on the table, but also because of the direct, unrelenting pressure former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put on Mamdani.
Polls show that while Mamdani is far and away the favorite to win, some also show he would be in a dead heat with Cuomo if Republican Curtis Sliwa were to drop out of the race.
Many media outlets and analysts said Mamdani looked uncomfortable and hesitant. He also appeared severely rushed. Some of his responses felt like watching a video at double speed.
However, some left-leaning outlets, such as Politico, said Mamdani won. The New York Times said Cuomo hurt him, but probably not enough. But the viral clips from the debate have received brutal responses, painting Mamdani as an unprepared left-wing extremist.
The debate: One of the most damaging moments circulating on social media came when Cuomo directly confronted Mamdani on his inexperience. 
“You have never had a job. You&#8217;ve never accomplished anything. There&#8217;s no reason to believe you have any merit or qualification for eight and a half million lives. You don&#8217;t know how to run a government, you don&#8217;t know how to handle an emergency, and you&#8217;ve literally never proposed a bill on anything that you&#8217;re not talking about,” Cuomo <a href="https://x.com/EYakoby/status/1981146015714726293">ripped</a> into Mamdani.
“In your campaign, you had the worst attendance record in the assembly, and you gave yourselves the highest raise in the United States of America. You went from $110,000 to $140,000, and then you never showed up for work, and you missed 80% of the votes. Shame on you,” he continued.
Cuomo also pinned Mamdani down on the rent freeze policy, labeling it as political blather.
“Zohran is a great actor. He missed his calling. Freeze rent sounds great, yeah, it affects about 25% of the number of housing units in the city of New York. It&#8217;s not a new idea. Bill de Blasio did it. It turned out to be a debacle,” Cuomo <a href="https://x.com/nypost/status/1981152739963945271">said</a>.
Often, Mamdani didn’t help himself. For example, when he suggested that when 911 receives a call, dispatchers should decide whether it’s appropriate to send police, or maybe send mental healthcare providers instead.
“Yet what we have in our city is asking those same police officers who are being asked to respond to shootings, respond to murders, to also respond to these calls. I trust the dispatchers who would be receiving these calls to make the determination as to whether there was any indication of violence. If there is no indication of a threat of violence, then we would set the mental health experts and providers to respond to those same incidents,” <a href="https://x.com/EYakoby/status/1981149365818585538">said</a> Mamdani.
How bad was it?: Polling data is still being analyzed, so it’s really too early to tell. But it’s interesting to note that there are reports that Chinese-owned TikTok appears to be pulling out all the stops for Mamdani now, maybe trying to head off any leaks of support.
The New York Post reported that TikTok’s algorithm has been boosting pro-Mamdani content while suppressing pro-Cuomo clips.

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker at first denied, then dismissed Chicago’s notorious murder rate among America’s most populous cities.
Pritzker sat for an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier on Thursday evening and was forced to defend his approach to crime when his state’s capital is consistently one of the worst ranked among comparable urban areas.
The Democratic governor at first claimed that Chicago is “not in the top 30 in terms of our murder rate” before Baier brought up a map of the United States&#8217; most populous cities, showing Chicago’s murder rate, at 17.47 per 100,000 people, higher than that of Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, and San Diego.
“Look, you can pull statistics up. I can, too,” Pritzker responded before asserting that “our murder rate has been cut in half” over four years.
While true, the significant drop in Chicago’s murder rate, down from a peak in 2021 of 30.1 per 100,000 people, mirrors a trend reflected across the United States and is not necessarily because of any specific action taken by Pritzker. Homicide rates have <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5448852/murders-down-nationwide-covid">plummeted</a> across the country since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic when millions of people were barred from work or other activities.
Chicago’s current homicide rate is just better than what it was in 2019 before the pandemic when the city <a href="https://counciloncj.org/crime-in-chicago-what-you-need-to-know/">tallied</a> 18.9 murders per 100,000 people.
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Pritzker declined to note the national trend in crime since the pandemic and instead pointed to his own policies.
“Very importantly, we&#8217;ve been doing the things that are necessary to bring crime down,” Pritzker claimed. “We&#8217;ve invested in community violence interruption. We&#8217;ve invested in police. I&#8217;ve added more state police than any governor in quite a long time. It&#8217;s very important that we do both of those things, and more, to invest in our communities so that we bring crime down.”
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BretBaier</a> presses Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on why Chicago has the highest murder rate of all big American cities <a href="https://t.co/LbhTU0CQMn">pic.twitter.com/LbhTU0CQMn</a>
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Pritzker has battled President Donald Trump in the media for weeks over the president’s attempts to crack down on crime in America’s most dangerous cities. The president’s anti-crime agenda has run parallel to his deportation agenda, though Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have struggled for backing from local law enforcement in deep blue areas.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that his recent referral for criminal prosecution was clear proof that he was being targeted personally by Republicans.
Brennan, appearing on MSNBC, reacted to the news that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) had referred him to the Justice Department — via a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi — over allegations that he had lied to Congress.
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John Brennan says he&#8217;s “sad that this is the state of the country” after being referred to the DOJ for criminal prosecution.
&#8220;They don&#8217;t care about doing things like this to destroy individuals, to go after me, to hurt me and my family and others.&#8221;
Unfreakingreal. <a href="https://t.co/d6aui8PoTJ">pic.twitter.com/d6aui8PoTJ</a>
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&#8220;Well, when these things happen, I certainly get mad,&#8221; Brennan began. &#8220;I get angry. I also get sad that this is the state of our country and the state of our politics these days.&#8221;
&#8220;The fact that individuals like a Jim Jordan are going to go after somebody — I served nearly three and a half decades in public service, a lot involving counter-terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11,&#8221; Brennan reminded the audience clearly taken aback that anyone would dare try to hold him to account. &#8220;They don&#8217;t care about doing things like this to destroy individuals, to go after me, to hurt me and my family and others.&#8221;
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&#8220;And so I&#8217;m saddened by what has happened,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Sometimes I&#8217;m dispirited and disheartened. At the same time, I feel motivated to be able to stand up and I&#8217;m glad that other people are standing up as well. And I see that more and more people are starting to realize what Donald Trump is all about, and so I&#8217;m hoping that the Republicans in Congress, and I know it&#8217;s a — it&#8217;s a wish that I&#8217;ve had for quite a while — they&#8217;re really going to draw the line.&#8221;
Brennan went on to accuse Trump of &#8220;abuse of power.&#8221;

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WASHINGTON — Major pilots associations are calling on Congress to end the government shutdown, citing the &#8220;strain&#8221; on the United States aviation system as the shutdown drags into its twenty-fourth day.
During Thursday&#8217;s White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted that the Thanksgiving holiday is approaching, warning that the White House fears &#8220;there will be significant flight delays, disruptions and cancellations across the country this holiday season.&#8221;
&#8220;If Democrats continue to shut down the government, they will also be shutting down American air travel,&#8221; Leavitt warned. There are about 13,000 air traffic controllers who are considered &#8220;essential&#8221; workers and are currently working without pay due to the shutdown. TSA agents are also having to work without pay.
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (which represents 11,000 Southwest Airlines pilots), the Airline Pilots Association (which represents 80,000 pilots), <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/23/pilot-unions-congress-government-shutdown/86857014007/">the Allied Pilots Association</a> (which represents 16,000 American Airlines pilots), and the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/23/pilot-unions-congress-government-shutdown/86857014007/">NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots</a> (which represents 3,700 pilots who fly for the private company NetJets) are all issuing statements begging lawmakers to end the shutdown ahead of the holidays.
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association and the Airline Pilots Association put out public statements, while USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/23/pilot-unions-congress-government-shutdown/86857014007/">reported</a> that NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots and the Allied Pilots Association both called for the shutdown to end as well. Additionally, the Regional Airline Association (RAA) and the Modern Skies Coalition spoke out against the shutdown in late September.
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“Considering the strain on our nation’s aviation system, SWAPA strongly urges Congress to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to fund the government,” said Captain Jody Reven, the president of Southwest Airlines Pilot Association (SWAPA).
“Our air traffic controllers and the broader air traffic system are already operating under immense pressure — a government shutdown only compounds that stress and threatens the efficiency of our skies as we see the impact of reduced controller availability at facilities across the country,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Likewise, TSA professionals continue to show up every day to safeguard the traveling public, even without pay. These men and women deserve our full support and the certainty of a paycheck.”
&#8220;We have seen the stress and tension this year on the National Airspace System due to short-staffed air traffic controllers,&#8221; <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/23/pilot-unions-congress-government-shutdown/86857014007/">argued</a> the Coalition of Airline Pilot Associations in a statement to USA Today. &#8220;This shutdown only compounds the pressures they face as they now report to work without a paycheck.&#8221;
The Air Line Pilots Association also said this week that the shutdown is &#8220;undermining our system&#8217;s safety.&#8221;
&#8220;Resources are stretched thin, negotiations delayed tech &amp; strain grows daily,&#8221; the association said in an X post. &#8220;Show your solidarity with those still on the job—ATC, TSA, techs—keeping aviation safe without pay. It’s time for Congress to end the shutdown.&#8221;
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This shutdown is undermining our system’s safety. Resources are stretched thin, negotiations delayed tech &amp; strain grows daily. Show your solidarity with those still on the job—ATC, TSA, techs—keeping aviation safe without pay. It’s time for Congress to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndTheShutdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndTheShutdown</a>. <a href="https://t.co/TXFRiUcrOy">pic.twitter.com/TXFRiUcrOy</a>
— Air Line Pilots Association (@ALPAPilots) <a href="https://twitter.com/ALPAPilots/status/1980715753478259120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
On Thursday morning, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers stressed to The Daily Wire that Democrats believe they are benefitting from the shutdown — and thus refuse to end it.
“Democrats say that every day of the shutdown gets better and that they want to use suffering families as leverage to achieve their radical left-wing agenda — but the people they’re using as ‘leverage’ disagree,&#8221; Rogers said. &#8220;From pilots to flight attendants and air traffic controllers, their message is simple: the Democrats need to stop causing chaos and end the shutdown.”

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The most likely employer listed by donors to the Democratic National Committee so far this year is actually no employer at all.
An analysis of donors listed by the DNC in its most <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010603/?tab=raising">recent federal election filing</a> found that &#8220;not employed&#8221; was the top occupation listed in the filing, donating a total of $12 million so far in 2025.
Following “not employed,” some of the top occupations among DNC donors for 2025 include retired, attorney, physician, consultant, investor, professor, chairman, president, and CEO. 
By contrast, the top ten Republican occupations were retired, CEO, self-employed, chairman, founder, president, homemaker, entrepreneur, and investor. 
The donor profiles also show which states contribute the most. Four states appear on both parties’ top-ten lists: California, New York, Texas, and Illinois.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) gained the most donations in all four. California donors gave $6 million to the DNC but twice as much to the RNC — $12.2 million. New York Donors gave $2.9 million to the DNC compared to $4 million to the RNC. The pattern continued in Illinois with the RNC outpacing the DNC by $700,000. Texas gave $11.7 million to the RNC, compared with $1.5 million to the DNC. 
The DNC currently reports $12 million in cash on hand, while the RNC reports $86 million, revealing a $74 million gap between the two organizations. 
Additionally, the filings revealed <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/22/dnc-kamala-harris-campaign-debt">$1.6 million</a> paid to help pay down Kamala Harris’s 107-day campaign debt. She spent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-paid-closer-to-2-5-million-for-oprah-sit-down-report-shows">$1.5 billion</a> during her run for the nation’s highest office. Her 2024 presidential campaign was notable for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-paid-closer-to-2-5-million-for-oprah-sit-down-report-shows">high-profile</a> endorsements and performances by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Cardi B, Jon Bon Jovi, and Beyoncé. 
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Despite financial constraints and $500,000 in outstanding loans, DNC Chair Ken Martin believes “there’s no such thing as an off year.” In a post on X, he highlighted the DNC’s commitment to hiring regional organizers and field staff across Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. 
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There’s no such thing as an off year. The DNC is all-in on hiring regional organizers and field staff across Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey for the final sprint.
We’re going to spend the next two weeks fighting for every single vote. <a href="https://t.co/lPR1dKLXoc">https://t.co/lPR1dKLXoc</a>
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) <a href="https://twitter.com/kenmartin73/status/1980665062135328799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Martin joined CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday and discussed the state of Democratic fundraising. Bash said the party had been struggling with donors, but Martin disagreed.
 “Fundraising is not going as poorly as you would suggest. We’ve raised a record amount of money in the first eight months of the year,” said Martin, who added that the main driver of funds was from grassroots contributions in small $5, $10, $15 monthly donations.

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Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) fired back at CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju over complaints about President Donald Trump&#8217;s privately-funded ballroom project, arguing that critics of the renovation had no room to talk due to their own previous actions.
Raju attempted to push the narrative that Trump&#8217;s project was taking away from the White House&#8217;s &#8220;iconic&#8221; status by changing its footprint, but Hawley immediately pushed back on the idea that the construction of a ballroom would somehow undercut the historical significance of the building.
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Donald J. Trump Truth Social 10.22.25 09:12 PM EST
Senator Josh Hawley dismantles CNN’s narrative about President Trump’s White House renovation during a live interview.
When reporter Manu Raju asked: “What about just uprooting the—you know—this is an iconic building?”
Hawley… <a href="https://t.co/Q9flVjuazJ">pic.twitter.com/Q9flVjuazJ</a>
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1981264996345463110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;What about just uprooting the — you know — this is an iconic building?&#8221; Raju pressed.
&#8220;Manu, I will just say this. I made this point yesterday, that I hear all of a sudden from my liberal friends that they’re very concerned about our history,&#8221; Hawley replied. &#8220;Really? These are the same people who tore down every statue they could get their hands on in the last four years. Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt.&#8221;
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&#8220;They didn’t have any concern for history then. Now all of a sudden, they’re like, oh, the façade of the East Wing is iconic,&#8221; Hawley continued. &#8220;Oh, give me a break! I mean, give me a break.&#8221;
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a clip of the exchange as well, commenting, &#8220;So true!&#8221;
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So true! <a href="https://t.co/deZ8XVr8Fr">https://t.co/deZ8XVr8Fr</a>
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1981161082413789612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;90% of the people who are upset about the demolition at the White House appear to think that the East Wing is the east side of the White House residence rather than an outbuilding constructed in the 1940s,&#8221; another added.
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90% of the people who are upset about the demolition at the White House appear to think that the East Wing is the east side of the White House residence rather than an outbuilding constructed in the 1940s. <a href="https://t.co/JMULuZFoMm">https://t.co/JMULuZFoMm</a>
— Daniel Friedman (@DanFriedman81) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanFriedman81/status/1981225676427640871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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NewsNation host Chris Cuomo unloaded on a caller who suggested that American citizens should arm themselves specifically as a defense against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who might come to their homes or places of business.
Cuomo pushed back against the caller&#8217;s suggestion — one that was also voiced by Cuomo&#8217;s former CNN colleague Don Lemon days earlier — arguing that in addition to being illegal, it was reckless and highly dangerous to take up arms against law enforcement officers who were acting in their official capacities.
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🚨NEW: Chris Cuomo *UNLOADS* on caller suggesting maybe people should get guns to deal with ICE🚨
&#8220;Violence against an officer who is operating with color of authority is STUPID and ILLEGAL! And suggesting it is stupid and reckless!&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s effin&#8217; CRAZY. It&#8217;s just crazy talk!&#8221;… <a href="https://t.co/3SsoGsmvU2">pic.twitter.com/3SsoGsmvU2</a>
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1980810395896930470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The advice that you&#8217;re giving, about not arming yourself if you&#8217;re confronted by ICE, is advice that somebody would give that&#8217;s not threatened by being confronted by ICE,&#8221; the caller began. &#8220;But what if ICE came to NewsNation and started rounding everybody up? You&#8217;re brown, they decide to detain you, and don&#8217;t give you an opportunity to explain that you&#8217;re a citizen and they want to take you and you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to happen if you go with them. Would your advice be the same?&#8221;
&#8220;One, you&#8217;re assuming effect — &#8216;you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to happen,'&#8221; Cuomo replied. &#8220;You&#8217;re suggesting they may kill you, they may do something bad to you. They are not a gan. They are operating under color of authority. So you&#8217;re suggesting to me that if an officer makes a wrongful arrest, that it is okay for you to be violent to them, that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re saying?&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m saying what advice would you give someone that is being — that is under that type of threat?&#8221; the caller asked.
&#8220;I&#8217;m saying that violence against an officer who is operating with color of authority is stupid and illegal! And suggesting it is stupid and reckless!&#8221; Cuomo continued. &#8220;If that person has a boss and they&#8217;re in the media, they should be fired &#8230; I&#8217;m not telling you don&#8217;t bear arms, or don&#8217;t protect yourself, but just think about what you&#8217;re saying.&#8221;
Cuomo went on to give an example of a police officer coming to the door and saying they believe someone to be the person they&#8217;re looking for and making the arrest.
&#8220;You&#8217;re basically saying in that situation, you should be able to shoot them,&#8221; Cuomo observed. &#8220;It&#8217;s effin&#8217; crazy, okay? It&#8217;s just crazy talk!&#8221;
&#8220;How could you ever want to suggest that people should be violent?&#8221; he asked.
Cuomo&#8217;s comments come just days after Lemon, speaking with Wajahat Ali, argued that non-whites should take up arms in case ICE agents paid them a visit.
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Lemon tells non-whites to get armed to fight ICE: &#8220;Get a gun for when they go knockin on your door&#8221; CC: <a href="https://twitter.com/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBI</a> <a href="https://t.co/7wvJPJ7Bsb">pic.twitter.com/7wvJPJ7Bsb</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1978909346726547783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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‘Stupid And Reckless!’: Chris Cuomo Unloads On Caller’s ‘Effin’ Crazy’ Plan To Fight ICE

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A 21-year-old Indian national arrested over a fatal California crash that killed three people was released into the United States by the Biden administration after illegally crossing the border in March 2022.
Jashanpreet Singh was arrested on Tuesday by the California Highway Patrol after the semi-truck he was driving <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/10-freeway-ontario-deadly-crash/">smashed</a> into slow traffic on a freeway in Ontario, causing an eight-vehicle pile-up, according to law enforcement. Investigators say Singh had drugs in his system at the time of the crash. In addition to the three fatalities, four others were injured. 
Singh is <a href="https://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/corrections/inmate-locator/">charged</a> with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of drugs causing bodily injury. He is currently in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and is not eligible for bail. He is set to make his first court appearance on Thursday.
Border Patrol apprehended Singh in March 2022 after illegally crossing into California, then released pending a court date, Fox News first <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrant-trucker-accused-fatal-california-crash-released-biden-admin-after-2022-border-crossing">reported</a>. 
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy commented on the footage of the crash on Wednesday, noting the Trump administration’s battle with California over commercial truck licensing standards. 
“This is exactly why [the Department of Transportation] has withheld $40 MILLION from California for failure to comply with our rules to protect drivers,” Duffy <a href="https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1981098822601494833">posted</a> on X. ”We cannot allow our roads to be a dangerous place!”
Earlier this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/21/criminal-illegal-alien-kills-indiana-man-after-driving-semi-truck-oncoming-traffic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lodged</a> a detainer against an illegal immigrant from Serbia and Montenegro who was accused of killing an Indiana man while driving a semi-truck without a valid commercial license. Borko Stankovic was arrested on October 15 after he allegedly swerved his truck into the wrong lane and fatally crashed into 54-year-old Jeffrey Eberly.
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Illegal aliens have NO BUSINESS operating 18 wheelers on America’s highways.
Borko Stankovic was driving a semi-truck without a valid commercial license when he swerved into oncoming traffic and struck an Indiana man, who tragically died at the scene.
Stankovic has been in the… <a href="https://t.co/nxd3z3xs5q">pic.twitter.com/nxd3z3xs5q</a>
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1981044543676911927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Trump administration has attempted to crack down on illegal immigrants operating commercial trucks and rolled out new English proficiency requirements for commercial drivers in May.
Duffy announced last week that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would withhold $40 million from California for its failure to comply with English-language standards. A federal investigation found that from June 25 to August 21, California allowed at least 23 drivers with documented violations of English proficiency in other states to remain on the road.
Florida has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-sues-california-over-sanctuary-policies-trucker-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> California for issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. That suit came after a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from India was arrested after he was accused of making an illegal U-turn while driving on the Florida turnpike and killing three people.

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