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Saturday, May 30, 2026
Automakers Stock Up Ahead of Hormuz Deal
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Automakers are quietly building ahead, padding inventories from Asian assembly plants to U.S. dealer lots as the war with Iran rattles the raw materials behind plastics, aluminum, and semiconductor chips. The bet is straightforward: hold cars on the balance sheet now rather than risk a repeat of the chip-shortage paralysis that left lots empty during COVID. With a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz still awaiting final approval, the industry is choosing inventory over discipline. The war has pinched supplies of naphtha, the petroleum derivative used to make plastics, along with the inputs that feed aluminum production and the helium, urea, and ammonia required for semiconductor manufacturing. Japanese and Korean automakers, which depend on Middle Eastern naphtha, are most at risk from the squeeze. The shortages have arrived even as a tentative deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz works its way toward approval, a sign that the ripple has already outrun the diplomacy. Michael Robinet, vice president of forecast strategy at S&P Global Mobility, told an Automotive Press Association audience that the build-ahead trend will likely accelerate through the summer. The math, he said, is one carmakers normally resist: "If you can get the feedstocks now, and you can find resin to make plastic, and you can find chips that require helium, and you can find urea and ammonia that are required for different operations, if you can find all of that, then they're going to build the vehicle." Unsold inventory will sit on the books until it moves, but with shortages threatening, a drag on the balance sheet beats empty showrooms. The hedge is showing up beyond the auto sector. U.S. durable goods orders jumped
7.9% in April to $346 billion, the Census Bureau reported Thursday,
lifted by a 21.5% surge in transportation equipment that included a
spike in civilian aircraft.
Pantheon Macroeconomics chief U.S. economist Samuel Tombs told Axios the headline figure looks temporary, describing it as companies racing to build buffer stocks against war-driven supply disruptions. The pattern echoes last year's tariff-driven scramble, when manufacturers raced to lock in orders before President Donald Trump's import duties bit. Whether the Strait of Hormuz deal closes within days or drags into summer, automakers are signaling they would rather absorb the cost of unsold cars than relive 2021, underscoring how fragile global production has remained five years after the chip crunch. |
Boom: New Spencer Pratt Ad Leftist Calls 'Deeply Insulting' May Be the Best One Yet
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's leftist opponents are not happy with how his campaign has taken off. Listen to how upset the Los Angeles city council member Nithya Raman
is about the amazing ads supporters have been putting out that have so animated Pratt's campaign. Raman tried to claim Pratt was promoting his campaign with AI videos, and that was "deeply insulting" to the industry and workers. Interviewer Elex Michaelson
then brings her up short, telling her these are videos by supporters, not made by Pratt. That just killed her argument, big time. She knows it, and she tries to shift to another attack. But it's things like that that show the basic difference in campaigns and in sense. What the Pratt supporters are putting out is better than anything the present mayor, Karen Bass, or Raman are putting out. Of course, part of the problem is that Bass and Raman don't inspire the same positive thoughts for change that Pratt does. READ MORE: Spencer Pratt Delivers the Perfect Response to Opponent's Hypocritical Comment on Homelessness Uh-Oh: Spencer Pratt Files Complaint, Says Karen Bass Filmed Herself Violating Election Law Pratt's opponents are likely to have a cow with the latest ad that's going viral. This ad hits so many things about Los Angeles, even having a doctor looking like a TV doctor. It depicts a woman, rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by her mother. The problem? She has "the Pratt." "Spencer
Pratt is the common sense choice for Los Angeles," the daughter
proclaims. "Our leaders have failed us...Everything is worse under Karen
Bass." The mother admits that something may have slipped through the restrictions she has on the media for the daughter: The New York Times, MSNBC, and NPR. "Maybe CNN...if we're feeling frisky," the mom says. The doctor quizzes the mom, "Does she know anyone, anyone at all who thinks for themselves?" Perhaps that's how she got it. The doctor tells the mom it starts with a mild cough. "The next thing you know, you hate seeing homeless drug addicts injecting your kids. It's very contagious. Better prescribe four doses of NPR, every hour on the hour. Two doses of The New York Times. five doses of The LA Times." "Why was Karen Bass in Ghana while the city was burning (during the Palisades fire)?" the daughter asks. Oh, no! She's thinking! Democrats are afraid of that. The doctor then amends his prescription, upping the dosage, "Six doses of The LA Times." He advises the mother that they'll have to hold the daughter in quarantine for a while, as she's then wheeled in with other affected people. Then the brilliant part at the end: the doctor coughs. He looks around, knowing what has happened, as the caption runs on the bottom, "Vote Spencer Pratt." Thinking, and a good message, is contagious. |
The 2026 Battle for the Senate Is Still Likely Republican
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Politico continues its dogged faux “reporting” to create a narrative that Democrats are a lock to control the U.S. Senate in 2026. Which gives me a great opening to make one of my periodic updates on some of the crucial Senate races. The Republicans have a 53 to 47-seat majority in the Senate. There are 35 seats up for grabs in 2026. The Democrats need a net pick up of four seats to win control. The central problem for the Democrats is that only two Republican seats – Maine and North Carolina – are in competitive states. The other 20 GOP seats are in states where Donald Trump won by double digits. That almost never happens in Senate elections, let alone twice. In the 2025 Virginia elections, the Democrats won a landslide, but they still didn’t carry a single district where Trump won with that margin. The Democrats also must not lose any of their own competitive seats. And in the blue wave of 2018, the Democrats still lost in an upset for their incumbent in Florida. The GOP is going to have a yuge edge in funding, with the RNC, NRSC, the Senate Leadership Fund, and the MAGA Pac together swamping the Democrats. Finally, another tell that the Democrats are underdogs for the Senate is that they have gone all in for their “Sneaky New Trick – The Indy Imitation Game.” But let’s go to some recent updates: Alaska: Dan Sullivan / 54% R / Lean R Former statewide elected Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The RCP average has the two deadlocked, although it does not include the numerous Alaska Survey Research polls, which consistently show a solid Peltola edge. This may be because the ASR polls have a reputation for being “left-Center biased.” Although Peltola is universally known and generally liked in Alaska, 1) she was beaten as an incumbent Congresswoman by a weaker candidate than Sullivan; 2) she only won her two victories over the very unpopular Sarah Palin; and 3) Sen. Sullivan is a well-liked incumbent with no obvious weaknesses. Both candidates will have plenty of money. Alaska has a weird Ranked Choice Voting system – created to protect renegade Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski – so it is unclear which candidate has the edge from that (although it may be Peltola). But Sullivan should still be the favorite. Georgia: Jon Ossoff / 50.61% D / Leans D On May 19, Georgia had its primaries, and the Republican field to oppose Sen. Jon Ossoff shrunk from three to two, to continue to the June 16 runoff. Rep. Mike Collins (GA-10) seems to have a solid polling edge in RCP over Coach Derek Dooley, who is backed by Gov. Kemp, as my fellow RedStater has reported. The two have about equal money right now, but both heavily trail Sen. Ossoff, who has had gangbuster fundraising – for months, I could not watch music videos at the gym without seeing Ossoff ads pleading for money. Collins has had some scandal issues, but he is also considered more MAGA than Dooley, although the president has not endorsed yet. Georgia has a weird electoral system, too, with a runoff after the November 3, 2026, election, which may help the Democrats. Regardless, Ossoff is the favorite at this junction, although his left-wing record opens him up to criticism in a Republican leaning state. Iowa: Joni Ernst (retiring) / Lean R GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson has the privilege of raising boatloads of money while watching an unfolding June 2 Democrat primary fight between the Bernie Bro candidate Zach Wahls and the Democrat establishment's choice, Josh Turek. Which Democrat has the primary edge is pretty much the choice of which group is polling the race. The Democrat winner is likely to be the underdog in the general, despite Democrat optimism, as President Trump won the state by double digits, and Rep. Hinson represents one of the three competitive districts, which she has convincingly locked down, while the fourth district is heavily Republican. Maine: Susan Collins / 50.98% R / Tilt R The fake working class, Nazi Democrat in Maine, Graham Platner, has established a polling edge over moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Just like her less crazy Democrat opponent from six years ago did. But prominent Democrats are increasingly worried, including a Democrat Congressman from Massachusetts who has called Platner’s radicalism “disqualifying.” Among some of the recent Platner crazy statements that have come out is his call for the death of a hero Army veteran in Afghanistan, and his slander of another war hero, the deceased Chris Kyle, whom Platner accused of slaughtering civilians to boost Kyle’s kill count. My Redstate colleague has also written about Platner’s factually untrue statement that Collins “voted to send me to Iraq.” Because of Platner’s falsehoods, in the latest polls, the 40 percent of the state that is made up of independent voters has turned against him. It also seems likely that some of the polling in the state has a left-wing bias. Despite the polling, there is no question in my mind that Sen. Collins is the favorite for this seat, again. Michigan: Gary Peters (retiring) / Lean D While the Republican candidate, former Rep. Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the 2024 Senate race, raises money and waits, the Democrats are still facing a competitive three-way primary. Bernie Bro and Radical Muslim Abdul El Sayed seems to have established the primary edge in the RCP, but he also performs the worst against Rogers. The establishment favorite, Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11), is being hindered by her lack of a visceral hatred towards Israel and her debate screwup on the filibuster. If El Sayed wins the primary, he will join the crazed Jew-haters team that the Democrats are assembling throughout the country, including the Nazi in Maine and the Al-Qaeda member in a New Jersey House Race. Unfortunately for him, he will be running in a much less Democrat leaning area than the others nuts. Texas: John Cornyn (defeated in the primary) / Lean R On May 26, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton crushed – with huge turnout – incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff. Although Paxton has his own issues, this result should not be unexpected, as Cornyn really shouldn’t have run again. (Incumbents often have a hard time knowing when to quit – see my former boss, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter.) The Democrats are once again confident of victory – despite Wendy Davis, Beto O’Rourke, and Colin Allred, etc. – this time with state Rep. James Talarico. Talarico is a fundraising powerhouse whose ads are now popping up to me repeatedly at the gym. Talarico also leads in the polling, although pollsters tend to undervalue Republican support in Texas. However, Talarico is a far-left crazy, which Paxton has already begun exposing in the media, and Talarico is already being forced to explain his statements, which is always a bad sign. Also, Talarico will have problems getting out his necessary black voters, and the GOP is already uniting behind Paxton. |
FBI Arrests Man Accused of Threatening to Kill ICE Agents and Their Families in Newark
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The FBI has reportedly arrested a man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Newark. Video shows the man identified as Nicholas Scelfo threatening the lives of ICE agents and their families.
Thank you to the @FBI for arresting a rioter who threatened to kill an @ICEgov law enforcement officer and his family outside Delaney Hall.
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EXCLUSIVE: Mary Peltola Caught Trying to Plant Fake Candidate in Alaska Also Named ‘Dan Sullivan’
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Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, appears to be behind a scheme to run a candidate named Dan Sullivan in the race in order to siphon votes away from the Republican incumbent and front-runner with the same name. Sullivan, who announced his campaign today, issued a press release expressing his desire to unseat the incumbent Sullivan. A PDF of the press release reveals that the author is an individual named Amber Lee, a left-wing consultant
who the New York Times has described as a supporter of Peltola.
Sullivan, the candidate who appears to be her client, maintains a campaign website sparse with any information that a perspective voter may hope to see. No issues page appears on the site at this time and contains a low resolution campaign logo on the footer. The only content available on the site is regurgitated from the issued press release. Sullivan’s campaign hasn’t hid the fact that the names of the phony candidate and the incumbent are the same as the press release is headlined “Dan Sullivan Challenges Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate Seat” with a subheading of “Urges Alaskans to defeat incumbent, elect a Sullivan who Stands up for Alaska.” Sullivan has also taken to adopting incumbent Sullivan's original campaign slogan of "Sullivan for Senate." Local media have noted the odd situation and Peltola's involvement, as Peltola recently completed a trip to Sullivan's hometown of Petersburg. Alaska will hold its election on November 3, and the winner will be selected by rank-choice voting. |
Lee hasn’t been shy to the press about her love for Peltola, either. Lee
Trump dumps decaying Kennedy Center onto Congress after Obama-appointed judge blocks world-class renovation
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| U.S. President Donald Trump looks down from the Presidential Box in the
Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as he
participates in a guided tour and leads a board meeting on March 17,
2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump blasted a “Barack Hussein Obama”- appointed judge on Truth Social following a federal ruling that halts the Kennedy Center’s vital structural renovations and mandates the removal of Trump’s name from the building. Following a ruling by Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, President Trump took to Truth Social on Friday to slam the court for sabotaging the world-class restoration of the Kennedy Center. The judge blocked the Trump administration’s planned July closure to repair what Trump exposed as the building’s “years of neglect, decay, and poor maintenance,” halting its transformation into the finest facility of its kind.
President Trump also noted that he took immense personal pride in taking over the financially struggling venue, writing that he had looked forward to “making it into a Great and Prestigious WINNER for Washington, D.C., and indeed, the United States of America.” He compared the halted project to his administration’s ongoing aesthetic and physical restoration of the nation’s capital. Trump highlighted the extensive “construction, renovations, and ‘fix ups’” overseen alongside the Department of the Interior to restore D.C.’s “Waterfalls, Fountains, Monuments, and other things of Beauty.” According to the 47th president, those cleanup initiatives have successfully brought the city back to life “in a now SAFE AND SECURE, after Record Setting Crime, Washington, D.C., which is thriving like, perhaps, never before!” Due to the new court order, Trump revealed that he is walking away from the project entirely, stating he won’t be involved if he isn’t free to do what he does best. He has officially ordered the U.S. Commerce Department to arrange a full transfer of the “failing institution” back to Congress — so lawmakers can handle the financial and physical mess themselves.
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Tax Dollars Misused: NGOs Prioritize Migrants Over Americans
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On Friday’s Carl Higbie FRONTLINE, Carl didn’t mince words — he laid bare how taxpayer dollars are being diverted by nongovernmental organizations into programs that help illegal migrants instead of serving American citizens. His blunt assessment echoed what many patriotic Americans have suspected for years: a permanent activist class has learned how to exploit Washington’s purse strings to pursue its own agenda rather than our national interest. Higbie framed the problem as systemic, pointing to recent revelations that federal grants have flowed to activist groups with little accountability, an issue Rep. James Comer
raised on the same program when he accused the Biden-era EPA of funneling billions to left-wing groups. Conservatives have long warned that when government becomes the ATM for ideological NGOs, taxpayers pay the bill while these groups build power and influence. He also walked viewers through a shocking local example: reporting on a Maine nonprofit allegedly billing millions to state programs while its founder was reportedly pursuing political ambitions abroad that included raising funds for armed forces in Somalia.
That kind of double life — drawing U.S. taxpayer dollars at home while engaging in foreign political scheming — is precisely the sort of abuse that should make every American’s blood boil. This
isn’t an accidental loophole; it’s an industrialized political
arrangement in which NGOs, left-leaning officials, and sympathetic local
governments profit from chaos at the border and from endless grant
programs. The remedy is straightforward and unapologetic: full audits,
clawbacks of misspent funds, and criminal referrals where warranted —
and an immediate freeze on grants that cannot prove they put Americans
first. Patriots should demand that our elected officials stop pretending this is merely policy disagreement and start acting like stewards of the public purse. Cut the money to groups that enrich themselves and import voters, enforce the law, and make sure every federal dollar is spent to benefit hardworking American families — not to prop up a left-wing patronage network. |
Paxton Fights Back: Exposing Talarico's Radical Clips
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Ken Paxton has pushed back hard after Democrats tried to cry foul over campaign ads that spotlight James Talarico’s own past remarks, arguing Texans deserve to know who would represent them in Washington. Paxton’s team moved quickly to define Talarico by his own viral clips, and the early ad exchanges make clear this general-election fight will be won on who convinces voters they stand for Texas values. Talarico didn’t take that lying down — in a CBS interview he accused Paxton of “intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption,” a line meant to turn the camera away from Paxton’s long list of ethics questions. Democrats hope outrage and claims of “out of context” editing will blunt the GOP’s message, but that’s exactly the kind of political theater voters have grown wise to. Fact-checkers
weighed in and found fault with Paxton’s ad for leaving out key
follow-up language from a Talarico debate line about the border, noting
the clip omits where Talarico added a “lock on the door” and said the
U.S. should keep out those who mean harm. Fair or not, campaigns in
high-stakes races clip and juxtapose — voters should see the clips and
the fuller remarks so they can judge for themselves. Let’s be blunt: Democrats want to weaponize outrage and pretend selective quoting is some novel sin while their own playbook is all spin and selective memory. Conservatives understand that when an opponent’s past statements reveal a worldview at odds with Texas — on gender ideology, border policy, or cultural values — it’s the job of Republicans to spotlight those contradictions and defend our way of life. This contest just got national implications the minute Paxton beat John Cornyn for the GOP nod, shifting Cook’s rating and making November a must-win for patriots who refuse to cede Texas as a left-wing laboratory. Both sides are already spending big and testing messages; Republicans must not only defend Paxton from smears but also hold the line on the real contrast voters care about: corruption versus accountability, and traditional values versus radical experiments. Talarico has been his own
problem in many respects — he’s been pilloried by conservatives for past
comments about religion and gender and mocked over a now-debunked
“vegan” jab — and Democrats can’t have it both ways, demanding mercy for
context while selling a narrative that papered over those raw clips for
donors and influencers. The electorate deserves straight talk about
what candidates have said and what those words mean for families,
schools, and public safety. Patriotic Texans should watch this fight closely and refuse to be shamed into silence by the predictable outrage industry that protects Democrats and hounds Republicans. Paxton’s ads may be blunt, but bluntness is preferable to the soft-sell of elites who want to reorder our culture; if conservatives are serious about protecting the country, we must back candidates who will call out radicalism and fight for the freedoms that built Texas. |
Friday, May 29, 2026
GOP Defends Missouri Map Against Court Challenge
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The National Republican Congressional Committee and Republican National Committee defended Missouri's newly enacted congressional map, arguing that Democrats and allied groups are attempting to use the courts to overturn a lawfully approved redistricting plan after suffering a series of defeats nationwide. The intervention comes as legal challenges to Missouri's 2025 congressional map continue to unfold, even after the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously upheld Gov. Mike Kehoe's authority to call the extraordinary legislative session that approved the new districts. "The people of Missouri deserve fair and equal representation, not a partisan power grab designed to silence voters and overturn a lawfully enacted map," NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., said in a statement emailed to Newsmax on Thursday night. "The NRCC and RNC are standing up for the integrity of the democratic process and defending Missourians' right to have their voices heard under fair congressional districts." RNC Chairman Joe Gruters accused Democrats of relying on litigation after electoral setbacks. "Democrats across the country are using frivolous lawsuits to cling to power after failing at the ballot box," Gruters said. "The RNC is fighting for the values of Missourians against Democrats trying to use the courts to rig congressional districts in their favor and override the will of voters." The NRCC and RNC said Missouri's congressional map was lawfully enacted by the General Assembly and complies with the state constitution. Republicans also pointed to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which they said reaffirmed that states cannot draw districts predominantly based on race and that legislatures retain broad authority to craft maps reflecting the political makeup of their states. The announcement follows a significant victory for Republicans in Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 7-0 that Kehoe acted within his constitutional authority when he convened lawmakers for an extraordinary session to consider congressional redistricting, KRCG reported. The lawsuit, brought by the Missouri NAACP, argued there was no urgent circumstance justifying the session. The court rejected that argument, concluding that the state constitution places no meaningful limitation on the governor's discretion to call lawmakers into session when the legislature is not already meeting. Republicans currently hold six of Missouri's eight U.S. House seats. The revised map is widely viewed as strengthening GOP prospects in the state and potentially putting additional pressure on Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City-based district. The NRCC noted that Democrats and allied groups have spent millions challenging Missouri's map in court, while also highlighting unsuccessful efforts to redraw congressional districts in other states, including Virginia. Republicans argue that those cases reflect a broader national strategy to achieve through litigation what Democrats could not accomplish at the ballot box. |
Susan Collins Lands a Solid on Graham Platner As He Digs Deeper Hole on Military Enlistment Claims
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That the Democrats are pinning their hopes and dreams of retaking the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms on goofs like Graham Platner shows us the absolute state of things on the left, and it, of course, is not good. Platner is seemingly riding high right now as the party's presumptive Senate nominee for Maine, with the full backing of members of the socialist wing, which includes Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and somewhat favorable polling numbers ahead of the expected general election matchup between himself and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). He's been able to do this despite (or perhaps because of?) a wave of negative stories that started early in the primary and which have continued that largely center around a lengthy history of sexist, racist, homophobic, and inflammatory Reddit comments where he's blamed sexual assault victims for being raped, spouted derogatory remarks about black people, has insulted rural white Americans, and bragged about being a communist. He even went so far as to wish some of his fellow military veterans had died horrible deaths in combat. READ MORE: Graham Platner Was Already Disgusting — These Latest Unearthed Posts Make It Much Worse Between all that, bizarrely bragging about self-pleasuring in a porta-potty, and even the Nazi tattoo scandal, the cringe against Platner is stacking up, which isn't good for a guy who needs to win not just Democrats but some independent voters if he hopes to defeat Collins in the fall. The latest example comes from Platner's repeated insistence that Collins "voted to send me to Iraq," a campaign line he's been using since at least mid-May, when he uttered it in a New York Times interview:
Except Susan Collins voted for the Iraq war resolution in 2002. Platner didn't enlist until late 2003, several months after the war started. Others at the time pointed to comments Platner posted on Reddit, where he noted how enthusiastic he was about enlisting, so that he "could kill some people": Since Platner has continued with the baseless attack, reporters are still talking about it, and Collins was asked about it during a Thursday groundbreaking in Maine. She landed a solid on him, pointing out that not only did he enlist twice after the war started, but that he "also went to work for a controversial security company" sometime after his service was over. Further, she made the point that Platner was "not drafted" to serve:
Incredibly, Platner's response was to pretend she was attacking veterans, and to pretend he was their defender after years of disparaging them:
One of the "selling points" Platner and his prominent backers, like Sanders and Warren, have been using is that he's a veteran who supposedly served honorably. Yet, his Reddit attacks on his fellow service members, including the late Navy SEAL and American sniper Chris Kyle, and now this, where he first falsely presented himself as a victim of Collins' Iraq war vote, and then pretended to be a defender of veterans whom Collins did not attack as she called him out, is a pretty dishonorable thing to do, in my opinion. It is unlikely to sit well with folks for whom serving their country meant a lot more than enlisting just so they "could kill some people." Just how much that impacts his general election campaign remains to be seen, but good on Collins for ensuring that hole Platner keeps digging for himself gets a little deeper. |
New Poll Shows Rep. Mike Collins Surging Ahead of His Opponent in the U.S. Senate Race for Georgia
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The May 19 Georgia primary resulted in a runoff between Republican Rep. Mike Collins (GA-10) and former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley.
Collins held a 10-point lead over second-place finisher Dooley, 40.5 percent to 30.9 percent. Neither candidate reached the 50 plus 1 threshold to go straight to the general election in November. The stakes are high for the Republican who will go up against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Now, two weeks shy of that runoff election, a new poll from JMC Analytics and Polling shows Collins taking a 16-point lead over Dooley. The poll also revealed that 39 percent of undecided voters were leaning toward Mike Collins, versus 27 percent for Dooley. In terms of favorability, 25 percent of voters viewed Collins as "very favorable," versus 16 percent for Dooley. Read More: Georgia Primary Overview: It's Runoff Central With a Few Bright Lights Collins is a two-term congressman known for his fiscal conservatism and championing small business and the working man and woman. Collins introduced the Laken Riley Act to the House and Representatives and was instrumental in shepherding it toward passage in the House. He strongly aligns with the MAGA agenda of mass deportations, strong border security, and is a staunch supporter of veterans and the military. Though Collins has been a loyal ally in seeing the Trump agenda enacted, President Donald Trump has not yet chosen to endorse for this race. Dooley's campaign is more focused on "Georgia First" above America First. Dooley promises he will champion safer communities, fight for more quality education and skills training to prepare Georgians for high-paying roles in the 21st century economy, and better affordability. Dooley has been endorsed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
The Georgia runoff is slated for Tuesday, June 16, 2026. |
Now We Know Who Was Really Behind E. Jean Carroll’s Bogus Allegations Against Trump
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E. Jean Carroll’s rape allegations against President Donald Trump were never credible, and now she’s under investigation by the Department of Justice for perjury. Now, Byron York
is digging into the case and has uncovered what could be the most elaborate political setup in history. Trust me, the picture coming into focus is damning. Carroll has claimed, without any evidence, that Trump raped her sometime in 1995 or 1996. She can't remember which year. Nothing about her allegations makes any sense. Are we supposed to believe that she simply stayed quiet about it through Trump's rise to fame and politics, through his 2016 presidential run, and through the wave of #MeToo accusations that dominated the news cycle? Carroll said nothing about it for decades, and her stated reasons range from concern over her elderly Republican mother's health to worries that speaking out might actually help Trump win key states. Right. Sure. It wasn’t until 2019 that she came forward with her bizarre allegations. But she didn’t tell the police, she didn’t go to an elected official, or even to a journalist. She chose to disclose it in a book. Why? Because no other option would generate royalties. And Carroll had a history of grifting, too. Before the book even dropped, she was charging admission for her "Most Hideous Men in NYC Walking Tour," a 90-minute #MeToo landmark stroll through Manhattan. The tour started at the Bergdorf Goodman entrance on 58th Street, which just so happens to be exactly where she claims she first encountered Trump the day of the alleged assault. She had been leading paying groups past that spot before she’d told the world what had supposedly happened there. Now here's where the origins of these allegations get genuinely interesting. Carroll, by then a certified celebrity of the anti-Trump resistance, attended a party at writer Molly Jong-Fast's Manhattan home, a gathering the New York Times described as "Resistance Twitter come to life." The guest list included George Conway, who apparently advised Carroll to sue Trump for defamation. The case got a critical boost when the New York legislature passed the Adult Survivors Act in 2022, which allowed sexual assault claims to be filed regardless of expired statutes of limitations. Carroll had helped advocate for the bill. The Act went into effect on November 24, 2022, and within hours, Carroll filed a second suit, this time adding a rape allegation in addition to defamation. Recommended: Jill Biden Makes a Brutal Admission About Joe’s Disastrous Debate Night As PJ Media previously reported, tech billionaire Reid Hoffman,
a virulently anti-Trump donor, bankrolled the whole operation. Yet Carroll testified under oath in October 2022 that no one was paying her legal fees, calling it "a contingency case." It wasn’t until shortly before the trial that her own attorney wrote to Trump's legal team admitting that Carroll had "recollected additional information" while preparing for testimony. Trump's lawyers noted that the "belated disclosure" raised "significant concerns" about Carroll's "bias and motive." Hoffman has some skeletons in his closet, too. In 2018, he had to apologize for funding a group that secretly mimicked Russian disinformation tactics to help a Democrat win an Alabama Senate seat. York's reporting suggests that a criminal probe is now zeroing in on exactly these origins: the anti-Trump resistance party, the politically motivated lawyers, the billionaire backer, the conveniently timed legislation. What conservatives have been saying for years is now getting the scrutiny it deserves. |
NM Democrat Governor Probably Said the Dumbest Thing Regarding Winning Elections
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Democrats don’t seem to realize what’s coming. Once the restrictive wars end and the 2030 census data is released, they’ll become a regional party. It will be one where they dominate cities and coasts. Our system favors parties with geographic diversity, and while we have that, Democrats do not. They’re panicking. Take New Mexico Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who finally found the task of attracting more male voters too much of a hill to climb. She said that if their party focuses on Democratic women, they don’t need to worry about male voters. I’m not kidding. That’s peak idiocy. First, limiting options is just flat-out dumb in anything. In politics, where there are multiple ways to skin the electoral cat, relying on one path can lead parties to irrelevance. I’m not complaining if Democrats choose to do this — we’ll hold the majority for a generation — but this is trivial stuff. It’s also not a new problem. For at least twenty years, white males over 40 have been a concern for Democrats. Forget liberal men, forget black men, too, and focus on the Chardonnay-drinking Karens from the suburbs who watch too much Bravo and MS Now. That’s the Democratic base, Michelle? You think it’s just miserable singles, overeducated, blue-haired freaks, and their equally insufferable boomer counterparts that can win you elections? You are sadly mistaken. We can discount half the electorate and still win—what a clown party. It’s almost as bad as when Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson tried to argue analytically that they beat the New York Knicks two out of three times in the series. They were mostly blowouts, my dude, and you got swept. |
Adams trolls Mamdani's decision to boycott Israel Day parade: 'I'll be there'
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Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams took a direct jab at his successor, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, by announcing that he will attend this Sunday’s Israel Day Parade – an event the current mayor plans to skip. Adams’s pointed public criticism marks a dramatic break from the long-standing political tradition of former New York City executives avoiding public fights with their successors. It also highlights a historic shift at City Hall as Mamdani (D-N.Y.) is the first sitting New York City mayor to skip the parade since 1964, breaking a 62-year streak of unconditional mayoral attendance.
Adams, a moderate Democrat who served as New York City mayor from 2022 to 2025, has repeatedly criticized Mamdani’s progressive administration over the city’s budget. Additionally, he has also taken aim at Mamdani’s handling of the deaths of unhoused individuals during a severe winter storm, as well as the mayor’s outspoken criticism of Israel. Mamdani, a progressive anti-Zionist who took office in January, defended his decision to boycott the event. However, the mayor insisted that his geopolitical stance is separate from his support for Jewish New Yorkers.
However, Adams argued that showing up to the “Israel Day on Fifth” march is more vital than ever this year. |
Trump: No Deals with Iran as US Strikes and Hezbollah Threat Grows
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We are watching a very dangerous moment unfold in the Middle East. This week, U.S. forces struck Iranian-linked boats and missile sites, Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, and talks with Tehran remain murky at best. At the same time, the Justice Department filed a civil-rights lawsuit over antisemitism at a major university. These are not separate stories—they are connected pieces of a contest that stretches from the Strait of Hormuz to American college campuses.
Tensions on the Water and in the Air
The U.S. strikes on vessels and missile-launching positions came after threats to commercial shipping and American forces. President Trump has been blunt: no sanctions relief for Tehran in exchange for uranium, and a warning that the U.S. will act if necessary. That toughness is the right stance. Appeasement is a cheap gamble when nuclear capability is on the table. If Iran thinks it can buy time while rearming and then demand concessions—or, absurdly, trillions in reparations—then they are misreading American resolve.
Israel vs. Hezbollah: A Wider War Looms
Israel has intensified strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and issued evacuation warnings for large areas. If Hezbollah is not broken as an effective fighting force, the fighting will keep spreading. The U.S. and Israel share a common goal: prevent a wider, multi-front war that would drag in regional heavyweights. That means precision, resolve, and clear red lines. Flirting with half-measures only invites escalation. As President Trump put it bluntly, if diplomacy fails, “we’ll just have to finish the job.” That is the language of deterrence. It is also the kind of clarity our commanders and allies need.
The Domestic Front: Campus Antisemitism and National Unity
While missiles fly and ships get struck, the home front matters too. The DOJ lawsuit alleging a hostile, antisemitic environment at a major university is welcome news. Words and actions that isolate and threaten American Jews are part of the same rot that fuels radical movements abroad. Combating antisemitism on campus is not a culture-war headline—it’s national-security commonsense. Institutions that tolerate mob tactics and threats against students should face consequences. If we want to keep our country and our allies safe, we must also defend the idea that every American can study and worship without fear.
We are at a test of will and wisdom. Strong defense, clear diplomacy, and a refusal to normalize hatred at home are all necessary. Learn the history. Support our soldiers and allies. And while diplomacy should be tried, it must not come with the price of our security. The world is watching. It’s time for steady leadership, not hedging and hand-wringing. If we stand firm now, we give ourselves and our allies the best chance to avoid a far worse war later.
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