Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI), an outspoken critic of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-bidens-foreign-policy-says-his-weakness-provokes-war-and-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, announced Monday he is running for retiring Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat in Michigan. 
In his <a href="https://twitter.com/VoteMeijer/status/1721481674293219654" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a>, Meijer said he stands as Republicans’ &#8220;best chance&#8221; for taking control of the seat and “fighting hard for a conservative future.” He is an heir of the Michigan-based grocery store chain of the same name.
“My wife and I prayed hard about this race and how we can best serve our state and our nation,” Meijer said. “We considered every aspect of the campaign, and are confident we have the best chance of taking back this seat for the Republicans and fighting hard for a conservative future.” 
“We are in dark and uncertain times, but we have made it through worse. The challenges are great, but so is our country,” the former congressman continued. “If we are to see another great American century, we need leaders who aren’t afraid to be bold, will do the work, and can’t be bought.” 
Meijer becomes the third high-profile candidate to jump into the race on the GOP side, joining former Congressman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-land-top-recruit-in-battleground-senate-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Rogers</a> (R-MI) and former Detroit Police Chief <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-detroit-police-chief-james-craig-launches-senate-bid-focuses-on-return-to-law-and-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Craig</a> in the race to be the Republican nominee for the open Senate seat.
He was born and raised in Grand Rapids and attended West Point before enlisting in the Army Reserve and serving during the Iraq War as an intelligence adviser. During his time in Congress, Meijer served on the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 
Meijer was one of the 10 Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Trump following the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. He was then primaried in 2022 by Trump-backed candidate John Gibbs, who <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-08-03/john-gibbs-in-the-lead-in-close-republican-primary-for-3rd-congressional-district-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beat</a> Meijer by nearly 4,000 votes. Gibbs would go on to <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/09/hillary-scholten-john-gibbs-west-michigan-u-s-house-race/69608897007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lose</a> to Democrat Hillary Scholten by more than 40,000 votes in the general election. Meijer <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/rep-peter-meijer-michigan-gop-primary/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> Democrats for meddling in his primary as Democrat groups <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/09/27/michigan-congress-race-gop-john-gibbs-democrat-hillary-scholten-jimenez-pkg-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> hundreds of thousands of dollars to boost Gibbs’ campaign, believing he would be easier to beat in the general election. 
While the 35-year-old Meijer boasted an <a href="https://sbaprolife.org/scorecard/former-members" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A rating</a> from the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America organization for his consistent support of protecting the unborn, his voting record on other issues aligned with President Joe Biden and the Democrats more than most Republicans. During his one term in office from 2021-2023, Meijer voted in line with Biden 39% of the time, making him one of the most moderate Republicans in the House, <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/peter-meijer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to FiveThirtyEight. 
National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Jason Thielman wasn’t enthused with Meijer’s entrance into the race. 
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“Peter Meijer isn’t viable in a primary election, and there’s worry that if Meijer were nominated, the base would not be enthused in the general election,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/Simon_Schuster/status/1721554248297492869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> POLITICO.
Both of Michigan’s U.S. Senate seats have been in the Democrats’ control since 2001 when Stabenow was first elected. The 73-year-old senator’s upcoming retirement opens up an important battleground election as Republicans attempt to gain control of the Senate, and Democrats face a bevy of challenges in the 2024 election.

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A former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-dakota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Dakota</a> Republican state senator pleaded not guilty to federal child sex abuse charges on Monday — months after the lawmaker resigned following a <a href="https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/north-dakotas-longest-serving-state-senator-exchanged-72-texts-with-jailed-child-porn-suspect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> revealing he allegedly texted a man in jail for possessing child pornography.
Ray Holmberg, 79, one of the nation&#8217;s longest-serving state senators, faces charges in U.S. District Court in Fargo for traveling to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor and receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-north-dakota-state-senator-charged-traveling-intent-engage-illicit-sexual-conduct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Department of Justice.
Court documents allege Holmberg traveled from North Dakota to Prague, Czech Republic, from June 2011 through November 2016 for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts with a minor. The indictment also suggests Holmberg received material depicting a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct from November 2012 to March 2013.
Mark Friese, attorney for Holmberg, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-senator-indictment-ray-holmberg-prague-8c30a68285dff5ee66668340deb4effc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Associated Press in a text message that authorities investigated his client &#8220;for 2 years or more and allege nothing recent. The conduct they allege is from more than a decade ago.&#8221;
Friese added that authorities released Holmberg with conditions, and the judge did not require him to post any bond.
Holmberg faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison if convicted. Authorities <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nd/pr/former-north-dakota-state-senator-indicted-child-sex-tourism-and-child-pornography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set a trial</a> date for December 5.
The former state senator served more than 45 years in North Dakota until he resigned in April 2022 after The Forum, a local newspaper, reported he exchanged 72 text messages with Nicholas James Morgan-Derosier, a landscaper whom authorities jailed on charges of possessing child pornography. Morgan-Derosier pleaded guilty to seven counts of possession and distribution of child pornography in September.
It was unclear at the time what the two individuals exchanged in the text messages.
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According to an Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-north-dakota-ae29f1793062487dd3b9a744e3e71e18" target="_blank" rel="noopener">review</a> of Holmberg&#8217;s travel records, the ex-lawmaker received approximately $126,000 in reimbursements for about 70 out-of-state trips between 2013 through April 2022. The outlet reported Holmberg&#8217;s travels included four dozen U.S. cities, Canada, Puerto Rico, and several European countries.
In 2021, authorities seized video discs and additional items from Holmberg&#8217;s residence in Grand Forks.
Former North Dakota Republican Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, who served as a lawmaker for the state with Holmberg for nearly 25 years, told The Associated Press if authorities convict Holmberg, his time in public office would &#8220;be forgotten about, and only the negative things will be remembered.&#8221;
&#8220;Here&#8217;s a situation where a man was a public servant and did a lot of positive things for the state of North Dakota, and now, I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to come of this thing, but this really neutralizes all the good,&#8221; said Wardner.

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Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) spoke from the Senate floor on Thursday, calling on his colleagues to support his resolution to prevent the Biden administration from withholding school lunch money funding from schools that don’t allow children to use the bathroom of the opposite sex. Democrats, however, remained mostly united to ensure the defeat of Marshall&#8217;s resolution. 
Marshall&#8217;s resolution needed a simple majority to pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate but came up short, with only 47 senators voting in the affirmative and 50 senators, all from the Democratic caucus, voting against it. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) broke away from his party to vote with Republicans.
Marshall has been sounding alarm bells for months after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated its anti-discrimination policies to include sexual orientation and gender identity in accordance with a 2021 executive order by President Joe Biden. The move means that schools receiving funds from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service must abide by policies that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. 
In July, Marshall <a href="https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-introduces-school-lunch-cra/">introduced</a> the Congressional Resolution Act (CRA) of disapproval that would prevent the federal government from withholding lunch money from schools that don’t go along with Biden’s radical gender theory policies. Marshall’s CRA was criticized by those on the Left, including Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who claimed it “makes it possible for some random lunch lady to deny lunch to a hungry child because she says her god tells her to.” 
Marshall responded to the criticism from the Democratic senator, telling The Daily Wire that it’s the Biden administration that is threatening to take lunches away from school children. 
&#8220;Don&#8217;t be fooled here, the Biden Administration is the only player in this policy fight that is taking away lunches from children,” Marshall said in a statement. “There is real-world evidence that USDA&#8217;s policy has already taken away school lunch funding from low-income children. Weaponizing school lunch money in pursuit of their radical agenda and putting students in the crosshairs is unconscionable, and we will not stand for it.” 
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) also spoke on the floor of the Senate Thursday, joining Marshall in sounding the alarm on the Biden administration&#8217;s updated anti-discrimination policy.
“This outrageous policy by the Biden Administration would deny American children food unless parents and schools ram radical gender ideology down children’s throats,&#8221; Cruz said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire. &#8220;No girl at school should feel threatened because it’s Joe Biden’s policy that a boy can use a girl’s restroom at school. No girl playing girls’ sports should have to compete against someone who has a physical, biological advantage. This Biden Administration rule is the opposite of what Title IX is all about, and I hope Congress puts an end to it.”
The USDA <a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/05/05/usda-promotes-program-access-combats-discrimination-against-lgbtqi#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20May%205%2C%202022%20%E2%80%93,of%202008%2C%20as%20amended%2C%20Supplemental">announced</a> in May of 2022 that the agencies would prohibit discrimination based on sex as defined in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and also “in line with President Biden’s Executive Order on Preventing and Combatting Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” Along with Marshall and Cruz voicing their concerns, 22 attorneys general have also <a href="https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2022/7/26/pr22-24.html">sued</a> the USDA over the updated policy. 
A CRA “requires agencies to report the issuance of ‘rules’ to Congress and provides Congress with special procedures, in the form of a joint resolution of disapproval, under which to consider legislation to overturn rules,” according to the <a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10023#:~:text=The%20CRA%20requires%20agencies%20to,consider%20legislation%20to%20overturn%20rules.">Congressional Research Service</a>. If a CRA of disapproval is passed by both Houses and signed by the president or if Congress overrides the president’s veto, “the rule at issue cannot go into effect or continue in effect.”
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Marshall’s CRA is co-sponsored by numerous Republicans, including Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), James Lankford (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), James Risch (R-ID), Mike Braun (R-IN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Joni Ernst (R-IA). 
“The Biden Administration has no authority to force schools to allow biological boys access to girls&#8217; bathrooms and locker rooms or to allow boys to compete in girls&#8217; sports,” Marshall said. “My CRA overturns Joe Biden&#8217;s egregious rule and takes politics out of the lunch line.”
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A Republican senator is calling for the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco to be shut down over the open-air drug market and dangerous conditions that plague the area just outside.
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter Tuesday to the General Services Administration, which manages the building, suggesting it &#8220;shuttered for the foreseeable future.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m calling to shut down the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building,&#8221; Ernst said in a statement. &#8220;After all, they’ve already been forced to abandon it, so why should taxpayers keep the lights on in Nancy Pelosi’s haunted house?&#8221;
In August, hundreds of employees who work at the Nancy Pelosi building were told to work from home indefinitely due to public safety concerns right outside.
Outside, one of San Francisco’s worst open-air drug markets rages, with dealers and addicts doing business in broad daylight daily. Addicts often hang out and use drugs on the federal building’s concrete benches, the San Francisco Chronicle <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/drugs-crime-nancy-pelosi-federal-building-18292237.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The block around the federal building had 525 drug-related incidents over the past year, city data <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/08/nancy-pelosi-federal-building-security-increased-drug-dealing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a>.
In recent months, federal employees had knives pulled on them three times, and one person was chased with a hammer, the San Francisco Standard <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/08/nancy-pelosi-federal-building-security-increased-drug-dealing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Recently, a fence was <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/08/nancy-pelosi-federal-building-security-increased-drug-dealing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">put up</a> along part of the building to block people from sitting on a concrete ledge where drug dealers were frequently spotted.
In June, two men were charged with attempting to deal drugs in full view of the federal building’s surveillance cameras, the U.S. Attorney <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/san-francisco-residents-charged-allegedly-committing-crimes-front-surveillance-cameras" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a press release. One of the men was in possession of a gun when he was arrested and may have fired a gun at someone near the building months earlier, the release said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Protective Service has <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/25/news/sen-ernst-pushes-to-close-the-nancy-pelosi-federal-building/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> its activity in the area, and some employees have asked to be escorted in and out of the building.
Ernst said the building is now a dangerous place to work thanks to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) herself as well as &#8220;the other liberal politicians that have allowed criminal chaos to overtake the streets of San Francisco.&#8221;
&#8220;Ironically, the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building is a symbol of the way government doesn’t work, &#8230; if it’s not safe for federal employees to work here, it certainly can’t be safe for businesses to operate and families to live here,&#8221; Ernst said.
The 18-story federal building includes Pelosi’s local office as well as the offices of several federal agencies, including HHS, the Labor Department, and the Transportation Department.
Ernst said the San Francisco area has at least five other federal buildings where federal employees could work, allowing taxpayers to interact with government agencies face-to-face &#8220;without fearing for their lives.&#8221;

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GOP Senator Calls To ‘Shut Down’ Nancy Pelosi Federal Building In San Francisco Over Drugs, Crime Outside

GOP Senator Calls To 'Shut Down' Nancy Pelosi Federal Building In San Francisco Over Drugs, Crime Outside

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Capitol Hill authorities issued an advisory to members of Congress and their staffers on Friday, warning them to stay alert as violent attacks against lawmakers have increased around Washington, D.C., in recent months.
The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms reportedly sent a bulletin to Senate chiefs of staff, administrative managers, chief clerks, and staff directors suggesting tips to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of carjackings, armed robberies, or other criminal activity around the nation&#8217;s capital.
&#8220;Local authorities note an increase in carjacking incidents in and around Capitol Hill and the District of Columbia,&#8221; the bulletin reportedly <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-warns-increased-crime-capitol-hill-lawmakers-staff-face-string-robberies-carjackings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, according to Fox News.
The advisory included basic cautionary tips, including securing car doors and windows, hiding valuable items, and parking in a well-lit location near walkways. Other suggestions include never stopping to help a stranger with a broken-down vehicle and reducing walking alone in public.
The executive officer of the Senate also advised Capitol Hill personnel on how to handle being &#8220;confronted by a carjacker with a weapon.&#8221;
&#8220;Your safety is paramount; surrender your car without argument and swiftly leave the area,&#8221; the bulletin reportedly read. &#8220;Attempt to recall the carjacker&#8217;s physical details (gender, race, age, hair/eye color, distinctive features, clothing).&#8221;
Criminal activity in the D.C. area has surged in recent years, according to Metropolitan Police Department data reported by the outlet. In 2021, homicides reached a nearly two-decade high in the nation&#8217;s capital after authorities recorded 226 murders. The rate of homicides dropped in 2022 but still crossed over the 200 mark.
Acting D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith reportedly said the city already recorded its 200th homicide in 2023, meaning murders could reach levels the area hasn&#8217;t seen since the 1990s.
Other crime statistics reported indicate violent crime is up nearly 40% from last year while property crime continues to surge, including motor vehicle thefts increasing 106% and robberies up 65%.
A number of congressional lawmakers and staffers have been victims of violent assaults around Capitol Hill in recent months, including armed robberies and carjackings.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/20/senator-staff-robbed-capitol-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last week a male robbed Amanda Peper — a staffer for Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) — at gunpoint roughly a mile from the Capitol Building. Peper reportedly was walking to her building when the robbery occurred. Authorities said a man approached her, pointed a gun at her face, and demanded she hand over her belongings.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) was carjacked by three armed assailants in D.C.&#8217;s upscale Navy Yard neighborhood earlier this month.
Cuellar later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/carjacked-congressman-says-d-c-two-or-three-times-more-dangerous-than-texas-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Washington, D.C., is about &#8220;two to three&#8221; times more dangerous than his border district in south Texas.
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said when I talk about the border that there is an immigration crisis there. But I would say that when you look at the numbers of murders, rape, assaults at the border — let&#8217;s say in Laredo, Texas — I&#8217;ve always said that Washington is about two or three times more dangerous, and we certainly see it now,&#8221; Cuellar said during an interview with Fox News earlier this month.
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-capitol-building-rep-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in June that a member of his staff was attacked by an armed assailant just blocks away from the Capitol Building. The staffer was assaulted near his home following the annual Congressional baseball game, according to a statement from the congressman. He sustained minor injuries.
Another Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, said in March that one of his staffers was &#8220;brutally attacked in broad daylight&#8221; in D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department said the adult male victim was stabbed multiple times and treated at a hospital for life-threatening injuries. Court documents show the victim told a detective at the hospital that he did not know the suspect, nor did the suspect make any demands before the attack.
In February, Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) was assaulted by a 26-year-old homeless man in an elevator at her D.C. apartment building. Craig said she was &#8220;very, very lucky that [she] was not more injured.&#8221;
Daniel Chaitin and Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cotton-says-federal-law-requires-dhs-to-deport-foreign-nationals-who-expressed-support-for-hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cotton</a> (R-AR), who works closely with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said Friday that President Joe Biden’s request for $105 billion in foreign aid doesn’t stand a chance to pass the Senate in its current form.
Biden announced the foreign aid package that sends $60 billion to Ukraine and includes $3.5 billion for Gaza during his address to the nation on Thursday. The president touted the package as vital support for Israel as well, but the majority of the funds would go to Ukraine. While Ukraine would receive $60 billion under the aid package, Israel would be sent $14 billion for “sharpen[ing] Israel’s military edge,” to replenish its Iron Dome, and to send a message to Iran that the U.S. stands with Israel, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-addresses-nation-in-oval-office-speech-about-wars-in-ukraine-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“President Biden’s slush fund proposal is dead on arrival, just like his budgets. We will not spend, for example, $3.5 billion to address the ‘potential needs of Gazans,’ essentially functioning as a resupply line for Hamas terrorists,” Cotton said in a <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-biden-supplemental-spending-proposal-is-dead-on-arrival" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. 
“We will also not spend $11.8 billion to fund the Ukrainian government’s own non-war spending, such as funding retirement pensions for Ukrainian government employees,” the senator added. “Nor will we spend $4.7 billion for housing, transportation, and ‘services’ for illegal aliens in the United States rather than deporting them.” 
Biden sent his $105 billion request to Congress Friday hours after his Oval Office address. As the House continues to search for a speaker after Republicans’ failed attempts to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats will quickly move to pass Biden’s budget request. 
“This legislation is too important to wait for the House to settle their chaos,” he said. “Senate Democrats will move expeditiously on this request, and we hope that our Republican colleagues across the aisle will join us to pass this much-needed funding.” 
McConnell (R-KY) signaled his support for the aide package but <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4267710-mcconnell-urges-action-spending-israel-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the Senate “must produce our own supplemental legislation that meets the demonstrated needs of our national security.” He encouraged his colleagues to work quickly as &#8220;a number of serious challenges to the U.S. national security require the Senate’s urgent attention.&#8221; 
Another Republican senator, John Cornyn of Texas, expressed that he supports aid to Ukraine and Israel, but added that “without meaningful and substantive policy changes that will address the #BidenBorderCrisis such aid is in serious jeopardy.” Meanwhile, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) said the funding request from Biden will provide the administration with “more money to fuel its disastrous open-borders resettlement operation” and “worsen the border crisis.” 
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In his statement, Cotton promised that Biden’s proposal would be blocked, and Republicans would get to work crafting a better bill. 
“The Biden proposal is going nowhere, and Senate Republicans will take the lead on crafting a funding bill that protects Americans and their interests,” he said.

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Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/major-league-baseball" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major League Baseball</a> star Steve Garvey announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> race as a Republican, saying that his campaign would focus on “quality of life” issues and returning California to being the “heartbeat” of America.
Garvey, 74, had a lengthy MLB career spanning from 1969-1987 where he played first base for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles-dodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and the San Diego Padres. The former baseball player, who won the National League MVP award in 1974, told The Daily Wire that he decided to run after seeing the “dysfunction” of Washington, D.C.
“I talk about a chorus of career politicians from the state of California that have told people what’s good for them, that your life is great, and it’s just not true,” Garvey said in an interview. “They know that their life could be better. They know they’ve seen better days in California, that’s why they are still here; they love California. But they need help.”
Garvey, whose <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC44seizfO8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first campaign ad</a> highlighted his baseball career, indicated that he would use the relationship he built with Californians during his MLB career to earn support.
“I’ve had this 50-year love affair with California, starting with when I first put on a Dodger uniform back on September 1, 1969,” he said. “The fans knew that I played for them, I played honestly, and gave my 100 percent.”
Key issues he said he would focus on included addressing economic challenges like the rising price of food and gasoline, affordable housing, supporting law enforcement, and education. He also said that the border should be secured and that the government needed to “shut down the sources of illicit drugs that are killing Americans.”
As senator, he said that he would focus on making &#8220;common sense decisions for the people of California.” In previous <a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-senate-steve-garvey-baseball-ce5fb39988916e7eb91ec0c5a31c9c1b?taid=6525473069f2640001d99e94&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviews</a>, he said that he would uphold the state’s stance on abortion and would not support a nationwide abortion ban.
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As a Republican, Garvey faces an uphill climb, as a Republican has not won a national Senate seat in over 30 years. Garvey previously <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/10/steve-garvey-california-senate/#:~:text=Former%20Major%20League%20Baseball%20player,who%20died%20earlier%20this%20month." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that he voted for former President Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020.
Democrats in the race for deceased California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s former seat include Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Katie Porter, and Rep. Barbara Lee. California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler, a radical pro-abortion activist, to Feinstein’s seat earlier this month.
Garvey said that ordinary people had been left behind by California polices and that politicians were not making decisions beneficial to the state or the country.
“I saw such a dysfunction in Washington in career politicians really living for the business of politics and not for the people of California or this country,” Garvey told The Daily Wire.

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North Dakota Republican state Senator Doug Larsen, his wife, and their two young children died in a plane crash in Utah on Sunday night, officials said.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure where the bereavement starts with such a tragedy, but I think it starts with prayers for the grandparents, surviving stepchild of Senator Larsen, and extended family of Doug and Amy,&#8221; North Dakota Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue <a href="https://apnews.com/article/utah-plane-crash-moab-killed-a7064a4f3a883be6f920fb647d10c6ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the email to senate colleagues obtained by the Associated Press on Monday. &#8220;Hold your family close today.&#8221;
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Hogue said the crash occurred after the Larsen family stopped to refuel the aircraft in Utah after visiting family in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Grand County Sheriff&#8217;s Department <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=624695623187102&amp;set=a.205247185131950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Facebook that the plane crashed shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles north of Moab — a tourist city of approximately 5,300 people known for its gateway to massive red rock formations in Arches National Park — and confirmed that all four people on board the plane did not survive.
Authorities reportedly said they dispatched emergency responders after receiving a call from a witness who witnessed &#8220;a plane going into the ground shortly after taking off from the Canyonlands Airfield north of Moab,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12584327/Four-people-killed-small-plane-crashed-taking-Canyonlands-Field-Airport-Utah.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Daily Mail.
National Transportation Safety Board officials reported that the crash of the single-engine Piper was being investigated.
A spokesperson from the safety board said that an investigator was on the scene Monday &#8220;to begin to document the scene, examine the aircraft, request any air traffic communications, radar data, weather reports and try to contact any witnesses&#8221; and would &#8220;request maintenance records of the aircraft, and medical records and flight history of the pilot.&#8221;
It&#8217;s unclear who was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash. The Associated Press reported a Facebook post from Larsen in December 2020 showed a picture of a small, orange plane that noted his wife, Amy, had &#8220;her first flight as a pilot.&#8221;
Larsen became a North Dakota state senator in 2020, where he represented approximately 14,000 people in District 34 and chaired the state&#8217;s Senate&#8217;s Industry and Business Committee, according to reports.
&#8220;As a legislator, he was a tenacious advocate for individual rights and the freedoms he defended through his military service. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to his family and friends,&#8221; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, also a Republican presidential candidate, said in a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/darreonnadavis/2023/10/02/north-dakota-state-senator-and-family-killed-in-plane-crash/?sh=787197645fa3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> shared with Forbes.
Larsen served 29 years in the North Dakota Army National Guard, where he mobilized twice, to Iraq from 2009-10 and to Washington, D.C., from 2013-14, and received several honors, including Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Service Star, and Army Aviator Badge, according to Burgum&#8217;s office.
North Dakota National Guard Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann reportedly said, &#8220;I cannot think of a more tragic loss for one family, and the North Dakota National Guard sends our condolences to all of [the Larsens&#8217;] friends and family.
&#8220;Doug was a true patriot who dedicated his life, both in and out of uniform, to serving others. I had the distinct pleasure to call him a Brother in Arms,&#8221; Dohrmann said.
Larsen and his wife also co-owned a local homebuilding company called Apex Builders and were majority owners of a local hotel.
A Facebook post from his 2020 campaign reportedly displayed him and Amy at a construction site with the caption, &#8220;My wife Amy &amp; I are a team. Together, we run a business, and together, we build things.&#8221;
&#8220;The most important thing anyone can build is a strong family,&#8221; the post reads.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) died Thursday night at the age of 90, her office confirmed.
Feinstein, who represented California in the Senate since 1992, was the oldest member of the Senate and said earlier this year that she planned to retire at the end of her term as she battled health issues and faced calls for her resignation. The California Democrat was at the Capitol on Wednesday where she cast a vote just before noon. She later missed two votes that took place Wednesday afternoon, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C.,&#8221; her office said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1707755426996011079/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Friday morning. &#8220;Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving.&#8221;
Feinstein battled the shingles virus earlier this year, missing work on Capitol Hill for 10 weeks. The senator was then briefly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-briefly-hospitalized-after-fall-senators-office-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> last month after a fall. During her final months in the Senate, Feinstein was pushed around the Capitol in a wheelchair and appeared to be <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/28/dianne-feinstein-confused-senate-vote/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confused</a> at times about where she was and what she was supposed to do as she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-appears-to-have-awkward-moment-reads-speech-during-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read</a> a speech during a vote. The senator also appeared to have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-doesnt-recall-being-absent-from-the-senate-she-was-gone-for-10-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no recollection</a> of her recent — and lengthy — absence from Washington, D.C., telling a reporter she had been “here, voting.”
After an April 2022 <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> in the San Francisco Chronicle reported several of her political colleagues thought her mentally unfit to serve, Feinstein retorted in a statement, “I remain committed to do what I said I would when I was re-elected in 2018: fight for Californians, especially on the economy and the key issues for California of water and fire. While I have focused for much of the past year on my husband’s health and ultimate passing, I have remained committed to achieving results and I’d put my record up against anyone’s.”
Throughout Feinstein&#8217;s political career, she made her mark as a staunch gun-control advocate. In 1984, as mayor of San Francisco, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco; she authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
In 2003, she voted against a proposal to ban partial-birth abortion. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, she supported lifting the Senate filibuster rule to permit legislation protecting abortion rights. Feinstein also opposed President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; in 2022, she sponsored the Respect for Marriage Act, which required the federal government and all state governments to recognize same-sex marriages.
Feinstein was praised by President Joe Biden, who served alongside her in the Senate, after she announced in February that should would retire at the end of her term.
“I’ve served with more U.S. Senators than just about anyone,” Biden said in a statement. “I can honestly say that Dianne Feinstein is one of the very best.&#8221;
Hank Berrien contributed to this report.

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-calls-on-bob-menendez-to-resign-from-u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) weighed in on the growing calls for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign in the wake of federal indictments for bribery, claiming that fictional mobster Tony Soprano was the last man to stash that much cash in New Jersey.
<a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fetterman-compares-menendez-to-tony-soprano-its-not-a-close-call-he-needs-to-go/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fetterman</a>, who was the first of a number of Democrats to call for Menendez to step down, joined MSNBC host Joy Reid on &#8220;The ReidOut&#8221; to discuss the situation on Tuesday evening.
Reid posed the question to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-delivers-nasty-insult-to-gop-leaves-msnbc-host-stammering" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fetterman</a>, asking how he felt about being the first to call for a member of his own party to resign — and the Pennsylvania senator said that given the charges against Menendez, he was surprised no one else had beaten him to it.
&#8220;Honestly, I was actually surprised that I was the first one. I mean, it’s so black and white. I mean, it’s so clear,&#8221; Fetterman told Reid. &#8220;The last time there’s ever been a man with so much cash in their home in New Jersey was Tony Soprano. You know?&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, it’s not a — it’s not a — it’s not a close call, and if you were looking for the most incriminating kinds of evidence, nobody could even come up with gold bars in a mattress,&#8221; Fetterman continued. &#8220;So, and again, he’s entitled to have his day in court, but he is not entitled to remain in the Senate and he needs to go.&#8221;
Reid continued to press, asking whether Fetterman had spoken to any of his colleagues about what they might have to say on the subject — and he argued that while he couldn&#8217;t speak for any of them, he was not going to budge in his assessment.
&#8220;New Jersey is a safe, blue seat, and they have a governor ready to appoint somebody that’s ready to step in and make the kind of votes that he needs to do. And again, it’s never been about him. It’s about the Senate and the integrity, and he needs to go,&#8221; he said.
Reid also asked Fetterman about the recently-relaxed Senate dress code — which most have attributed to his steadfast refusal to wear anything dressier than a hoodie and gym shorts — and he argued that it was less important than other issues the Senate was facing.
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&#8220;Ted Cruz could show up dressed like Spiderman and I would be A-OK with that,&#8221; Fetterman joked. &#8220;I do think we have more important kinds of things to be worrying about, you know, whether it’s gold bars in a mattress or whether it’s the shutdown or the impeachment.&#8221;

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A popular New Jersey Democrat has announced plans to challenge Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, just days after Menendez was indicted on bribery charges. 
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey’s 3rd District <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyKimNJ/status/1705658967878230372" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> his primary challenge to Menendez on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, saying that the Garden State “deserves better” and that re-electing Menendez in 2024 would be a mistake. The move comes as several top Democrats, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, have said the senator should step down. 
“After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said &#8216;I am not going anywhere.&#8217; As a result, I feel compelled to run against him,” Kim <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyKimNJ/status/1705658967878230372" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to X. “Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity.” 
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After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said “I am not going anywhere.” As a result, I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity. Please join me:<a href="https://t.co/QFIaMsgJc9">https://t.co/QFIaMsgJc9</a>
&mdash; Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyKimNJ/status/1705658967878230372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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On Friday, Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-democrat-sen-bob-menendez-indicted-on-bribery-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted</a> on bribery charges after U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams opened a corruption investigation in October 2022. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. 
The indictment alleges that Menendez and his wife took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes intended to benefit the New Jersey senator and the Egyptian government, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/23/bob-menendez-andy-kim-primary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>. Some of the alleged bribes were in the form of gold bars. Menendez had previously been indicted on federal corruption charges, but that case ended in a mistrial. 
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“Those who believe in justice believe in innocence until proven guilty. I intend to continue to fight for the people of New Jersey with the same success I’ve had for the past five decades,” Menendez <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-pressure-mounts-sen-bob-menendez-resign-rcna117015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement Friday, rejecting resignation calls. “This is the same record of success these very same leaders have lauded all along. It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat. I am not going anywhere.”
Kim was first elected to Congress in 2018, flipping the third congressional district seat, and easily won re-election in 2020 in the district former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/behind-viral-photo-rep-andy-kim-cleaning-midnight-after-riots-n1253519" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> in 2016 and 2020, POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/2022-midterms-new-jersey-andy-kim-win-00065436" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>. 
Several Democrats have <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/new-jersey-democrats-menendez/index.html#:~:text=New%20Jersey%20Gov.%20Phil%20Murphy,indictment%20on%20federal%20bribery%20charges." target="_blank" rel="noopener">called for</a> Menendez to resign, including Governor Murphy, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), and Democratic New Jersey Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Bill Pascrell, and Donald Norcross. 
“The people of New Jersey absolutely need to know the truth of what happened, and I hope the judicial system works thoroughly and quickly to bring this truth to light,” Kim said before announcing his campaign. “In the meantime, I don’t have confidence that the Senator has the ability to properly focus on our state and its people while addressing such a significant legal matter. He should step down.”

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> voted on Wednesday night to approve Air Force General Charles &#8220;CQ&#8221; Brown, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Brown, who has previously been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-group-files-complaint-against-biden-joint-chiefs-nominee-over-race-based-hiring" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized for his comments</a> on mandating diversity throughout the military, was approved by the Senate by a vote of 83-11. The vote followed a months-long standoff between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). 
Tuberville had blocked mass approval votes on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Defense</a> nominees over the Pentagon’s policy of paying for travel for women in the military to get abortions. Schumer moved to vote on Brown’s nomination individually, a move which was only opposed by eight Republicans. 
“In the end, the Senate will overwhelmingly vote to overcome Senator Tuberville’s blockade of these three nominees, … and the abortion policy that Senator Tuberville abhors will remain in place,” Schumer <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/20/brown-confirm-joint-chiefs-chair-00117247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “But the harm he is doing to the military and their families remains and, unfortunately, continues for hundreds of others.”
On Thursday, the Senate is expected to vote on Biden’s nominees to lead both the Army and the Marines. 
The Republicans who voted <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00234.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agains</a>t moving Brown’s nomination forward for a final vote were: Sen. Mike Braun (Indiana), Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), Sen. Josh Hawley (Missouri), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Roger Marshall (Kansas), Sen. Eric Schmitt (Missouri), Sen. Tuberville (Alabama), and Sen. J.D. Vance (Ohio). 
Citizens for Renewing America, a conservative policy group, said it was grateful to the Republicans who voted against moving Brown’s nomination forward. 
“CQ Brown not only has serious command and performance failures, he’s actively pushing race and sex quotas in the military, which is a blatant violation of the 14th Amendment. We hope more members join these patriots in the final vote,” group president and former Trump official Russ Vought <a href="https://twitter.com/amrenewcitizen/status/1704609260754157683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
After the nomination was <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00235.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved forward</a>, three additional Republicans joined in the final vote against Brown. Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming), and Marco Rubio (Florida) all voted against confirming Brown. 
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Brown has faced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-group-files-complaint-against-biden-joint-chiefs-nominee-over-race-based-hiring" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skepticism from conservative groups</a> who have pointed to previous comments and statements about hiring &#8220;for diversity” and calling the military a “white boys club,” suggesting that he would support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the military. 
“You can’t let it just be happenstance that brings in the diversity whether it be race, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, socio-economic background. You really have to spend some time thinking about it because you may miss an opportunity looking at the slate of candidates and then asking some hard questions,” Brown said previously. “As we’re looking at some key positions, who are diverse candidates and are we making sure we are grooming them so they have the opportunity?”

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