CNN’s Jake Tapper is claiming he has been covering former President Joe Biden‘s cognitive decline “for years” as he hawks a new book titled Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, And His Disastrous Decision to Run Again, based on interviews with many Democratic Party insiders.
Despite once claiming that “Joe Biden has dementia” was a narrative pushed by “the Russians,” Tapper is now denouncing Biden’s decision to seek reelection. Tapper and co-author Alex Thompson, of Axios, now say that Biden’s declining faculties were hidden from the public, with Tapper claiming CNN viewers “know” he has “been covering the concerns about President Biden’s age and health for years.” However, he was, in fact, one of Biden’s top apologists.
In a 2020 interview with Lara Trump, for instance, Tapper slammed Lara Trump for highlighting Biden’s mental deterioration, alleging she was “mocking” people with stutters—including “little kids”—and that she had “no standing” to “diagnose” the elderly Democrat.
The book comes as Tapper faces legal challenges. He was central to a defamation case in which Navy veteran Zachary Young accused CNN of misrepresenting him as an “illegal profiteer” during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. CNN was ordered to compensate Young with $5 million in damages.
Jake Tapper wrote a book on Biden’s mental decline and the coverup by the media
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Omar Fateh, a far-left Democrat, lost his bid to become the Mayor of Minneapolis to fellow Democrat Jacob Frey by six percentage points.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Omar Fateh, Jacob Frey, and 13 other candidates, including DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Election results were released on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
💬KEY QUOTE: “While this wasn’t the outcome we wanted, I am incredibly grateful to every single person who supported our grassroots campaign. I’ll keep fighting alongside you to build the city we deserve. Onward.” – Omar Fateh
🎯IMPACT: Jacob Frey secures a third term as mayor, continuing his moderate approach to governance and rejecting the more progressive policies championed by Fateh.
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Omar Fateh, a 30-year-old Somali-background Minnesota state senator and far-left Democrat, has lost his campaign to become mayor of Minneapolis. Fateh was defeated by incumbent Jacob Frey, 44, who secured reelection by about six percentage points, according to results released on November 5.
Frey, who will now serve a third term, ran on a platform focused on what he called “good, thoughtful governance that listens to data, research, and experts to deliver real results.” He was endorsed by Minnesota Governor and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
Fateh, who sought to become Minneapolis’s first Muslim and Somali-American mayor, addressed supporters in a statement on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “While this wasn’t the outcome we wanted, I am incredibly grateful to every single person who supported our grassroots campaign. I’ll keep fighting alongside you to build the city we deserve. Onward.”
A progressive activist in the state legislature, Fateh’s campaign was often compared to that of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist just elected Mayor of New York City. However, Fateh’s early support for the “defund the police” movement and his left-leaning positions, which Mamdani shared but deemphasized on the campaign trail, may have turned away moderate voters.
Fateh’s loss is particularly significant for Minnesota’s Somali-American community, one of the largest in the United States, with an estimated 70,000 to 90,000 residents, most living in the Twin Cities area. Members of the Somali community have been subjects of controversy in recent years, including a Minneapolis resident who was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison for their role in a 2012 kidnapping of American journalist Michael Scott Moore off the coast of Somalia. The U.S. Department of Justice identified former pirate Abdi Yusuf Hassan as a naturalized U.S. citizen of Minneapolis.
Another Somali from Minnesota, Guhaad Hashi Said, a former political operative linked to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a pandemic-era food program scam earlier this year.
The Minneapolis Police Department in late 2024 swore in its first Somali-American woman officer and its first non-citizen officer, following changes in state law that allow legal residents who are not U.S. citizens to serve.
Minnesota adopted a new state flag in 2024, a process driven by woke complaints that the previous design, featuring an American Indian on horseback and a white settler plowing land, was offensive. Critics complained the new design resembles a Somali flag.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Tom Homan, President Donald J. Trump’s Border Czar, announced that immigration raids in New York City will continue despite the election of anti-borders Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as city mayor.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tom Homan, Zohran Mamdani, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
📍WHEN & WHERE: New York City, following Mamdani’s mayoral victory on Tuesday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We will continue operations. Nothing changes.” – Tom Homan
🎯IMPACT: The Trump administration plans to maintain immigration enforcement operations, challenging Mayor-elect Mamdani’s sanctuary city policies.
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President Donald J. Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, has vowed to press ahead with immigration enforcement operations in New York City following Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in Tuesday’s mayoral race. Mamdani, himself a Ugandan immigrant, has pledged to maintain the city’s “sanctuary” status, hindering local law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
“We will continue operations. Nothing changes,” Homan said Wednesday. Homan, who previously served as acting ICE director, has been a central figure in the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, emphasizing a focus on detaining migrants with criminal records.
So far this year, there has been a surge in ICE arrests targeting offenders accused of serious crimes. In June, ICE conducted nationwide raids that resulted in the detention of hundreds of immigrants charged with offenses including rape, murder, and child exploitation. In Boston, coordinated operations led to nearly 370 arrests, with more than half of those detained facing serious criminal charges or convictions. Homan has also highlighted the administration’s broader goal of raising ICE’s daily arrest capacity to about 7,000 through additional funding, a plan he said would “turbocharge” enforcement.
Homan has pointed to a massive decrease in daily illegal border crossings since Trump appointed him earlier this year, crediting tougher enforcement policies and cooperation with Border Patrol units.
Mayor-elect Mamdani, meanwhile, has condemned ICE as a “rogue agency” and accused it of targeting immigrants unfairly. He has proposed allocating $100 million in taxpayer funds to provide legal defense for illegal immigrants, describing the plan as a “cornerstone” of his administration and pledging to “stop ICE agents from deporting our neighbors.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Kansas Republicans decided against pursuing a mid-decade redistricting effort that could have affected the state’s sole Democratic congressional district.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Republican state House Speaker Dan Hawkins, Republican state Senate President Ty Masterson, Democratic Governor Laura Kelly, and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Kansas, with announcements and developments occurring in late October and early November 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Planning a Special Session is always going to be an uphill battle with multiple agendas, scheduling conflicts, and many unseen factors at play.” – Dan Hawkins
🎯IMPACT: The decision delays redistricting efforts in Kansas, while other states like Texas, Missouri, and California move forward with partisan map changes.
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Kansas Republicans have abandoned efforts to hold a special legislative session in order to pass a redistricting plan that would have targeted Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), the only Democrat member of the state’s congressional delegation. State Representative Dan Hawkins (R), the state House Speaker, announced on Tuesday that he lacked the votes to convene a special session without the approval of Governor Laura Kelly (D-KS).
“Planning a Special Session is always going to be an uphill battle with multiple agendas, scheduling conflicts, and many unseen factors at play,” Hawkins said in a statement, while emphasizing that Republicans still “wish to have a conversation about redistricting.” State Senate President Ty Masterson (R), the gubernatorial frontrunner, stated that redistricting remains a “top priority” for the legislature when it reconvenes in January.
Congresswoman Davids responded to the news on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “For months, extreme Republican legislators in Topeka have been scheming with D.C. politicians to silence Kansas voices. Today, we’ve won the first round in this fight against gerrymandering. But their plan to cheat the system isn’t over.”
Masterson, however, emphasized the continued goal of redrawing the state congressional map, saying, “In 2016, 2020, and again in 2024, Kansans gave President Trump overwhelming record numbers, and they expect their elected leaders to keep fighting for his America-First agenda. That’s exactly what we’ve done in the Senate, and that’s exactly what we’ll keep doing. We’re not backing down, and we’re not sitting out of this fight.”
Meanwhile, other states, such as Texas, Missouri, and others, have moved forward with their own redistricting efforts, creating additional Republican-leaning districts. California voters, in contrast, approved a measure to create up to five more Democratic-leaning seats, with over $100 million spent on the campaign supporting the proposal. Virginia Democrats have also initiated a special session aimed at gaining up to three additional congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterms.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order reducing tariffs on Chinese goods from 20 percent to 10 percent following commitments from China to address the synthetic opioid crisis.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The executive order was signed in November 2025,at the White House, with tariff reductions effective from November 10, 2025.
🎯IMPACT: The decision aims to address the U.S. opioid crisis while maintaining economic leverage over China through revised trade measures.
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President Donald J. Trump has issued a new executive order lowering tariffs on Chinese goods from 20 percent to 10 percent, effective November 10, 2025. The move comes as part of a broader agreement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in which Beijing has pledged to take “significant measures” to curb the export of synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
The order revises tariff rates initially set under Executive Order 14195 and later adjusted by Executive Order 14228. Those tariffs were originally imposed after China was accused of failing to address the role of its chemical industry in the deadly synthetic opioid epidemic, which the Trump administration has officially declared a national emergency.
As part of the new arrangement, China has agreed to block the export of certain chemicals used in fentanyl production to North America and tighten global export regulations on others. In return, the U.S. will reduce the additional ad valorem duty rate to 10 percent, reversing the hike implemented in March 2025. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with other agencies, has been tasked with overseeing Chinese compliance. President Trump emphasized that the order “may be modified if the PRC fails to fulfill its promises to combat the synthetic opioid crisis.”
The decision follows a string of high-profile developments linking China to the ongoing fentanyl epidemic. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel recently stated that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “orchestrating the fentanyl crisis to take out generations of young men and women in America,” describing it as an act of “chemical warfare.”
In October, a Chinese national identified as a “cartel money man” was extradited to the U.S. from Cuba after escaping from Mexico. Earlier this year, the administration also announced a visa crackdown targeting the families of known fentanyl traffickers, signaling a broader strategy to apply diplomatic and financial pressure on those connected to the trade.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A coordinated campaign allegedly linked to foreign influence helped propel Zohran Mamdani’s political rise in Queens, New York.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zohran Mamdani, Kazi Fouzia, Neville Roy Singham, DRUM, DRUM Beats, CAIR, Linda Sarsour, and foreign-aligned networks, including CCP-linked entities.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The campaign unfolded in Queens, New York, with significant digital and in-person mobilization efforts leading up to Mamdani’s election.
🎯IMPACT: The campaign revealed vulnerabilities in American civic processes, with foreign influence operations using non-profit networks in order to interfere in American elections.
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The alleged grassroots campaign that catapulted radical socialist Zohran Mamdani into the New York City mayor’s office appears to have been largely a farce, with the operation instead involving a well-coordinated network of politically radical non-profit groups and foreign-aligned operatives. Mamdani’s vaunted army of “Bangladeshi aunties,” who he claimed were swarming New York City neighborhoods to get out the vote, were in reality part of a campaign operation overseen by Kazi Fouzia, a radical Bangladeshi Islamist-Maoist.
Fouzia’s ties to radical elements in the South Asian community were critical to the Mamdani campaign’s ground effort, as was the organization she runs, DRUM, and its affiliate, DRUM Beats. Notably, several of the key organizers for DRUM’s get-out-the-vote operation have close ties to the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party—a radical socialist political party in Pakistan that is widely considered a puppet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Concerningly, Fouzia and DRUM are also linked to Shanghai-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham, who a number of American media outlets have identified as a key figure in CCP influence operations.
Even more troubling, the unofficial headquarters of the Mamdani campaign was located at Singham’s own nonprofit group, The People’s Forum. The group is currently under congressional investigation over allegations that it acts as an unregistered foreign lobbying operation. Solidifying Mamdani’s ties to Singham further, Alicia Singham Goodwin—the niece of the pro-CCP billionaire—headed Jews for Zohran, an operation aiming to deflect criticism of the candidate’s stance on Israel and allegations of anti-Semitism.
In addition to Mamdani’s ties to South Asian and CCP-tied radicals, the mayor-elect also has long documented ties to radical Islamists as well. The National Pulse previously reported that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) emerged as one of the dark money funders of Mamdani’s mayoral bid. Campaign finance records show the group—with alleged ties to Islamic extremists—both directly and indirectly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign over the last year. In addition, Muslim activist Linda Sarsour claimed CAIR was instrumental in pushing the broader American Mulsim community to contribute to Mamdani, making its impact far larger than data suggests.
Just weeks before election day, Mamdani shared a photo on social media where he appeared alongside radical Islamist Imam Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. In the post, Mamdani praised Wahhaj as one of America’s foremost Muslim religious scholars and a local Brooklyn community leader.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Houston Police Officers’ Union is actively recruiting New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers following the election of far-left immigrant Zohran Mamdani, who supports defunding the police, as Mayor of New York City.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Houston Police Officers’ Union, NYPD officers, and newly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani.
📍WHEN & WHERE: November 2025, Houston, Texas, and New York City, New York.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We believe socialism is going to be bad for law enforcement in New York City. There is opportunity here in Houston for officers to come, make a great life for themselves, the cost of living is a lot less and you can actually do police work and be supported by our mayor and our city council.” – Doug Griffith, Houston Police Union President
🎯IMPACT: The union’s recruitment campaign highlights concerns over Mamdani’s anti-law enforcement politics.
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The Houston Police Officers’ Union is urging New York City police officers to relocate to Texas following the election of anti-police Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s new mayor. The union released recruitment ads directly asking, “NYPD, are you disgusted with the election of Zohran Mamdani?”
Mamdani, 34, is a Ugandan Muslim immigrant and longtime progressive activist, and has pledged to send mental health professionals rather than police officers to respond to certain crisis situations across the city. He previously supported the “defund the police” movement. Mamdani has also promised to uphold New York’s sanctuary city policy, which prevents local police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Houston Police Union President Doug Griffith said that Mamdani’s platform poses a direct threat to law enforcement in New York. “We believe socialism is going to be bad for law enforcement in New York City,” he said. “There is opportunity here in Houston for officers to come, make a great life for themselves, the cost of living is a lot less and you can actually do police work and be supported by our mayor and our city council.” The union’s pitch highlights “competitive pay” and a “supportive” local government, aiming to attract officers frustrated by the political climate in New York.
Mamdani, an avowed socialist, previously declared in a social media post: “We don’t need an investigation to know that the NYPD is racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety. What we need is to #DefundTheNYPD.” The posts re-emerged after the killing of an NYPD officer, prompting backlash. Despite his history of anti-police rhetoric, Mamdani has since been assigned an NYPD security detail.
Ahead of the election, polling indicated deep unease about Mamdani’s candidacy. A survey reported that nearly nine percent of city residents, around 765,000 people, said they would “definitely” leave if he won, while another 25 percent, or roughly 2.1 million people, said they would consider moving.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A foreign prisoner was mistakenly released from His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Wandsworth, marking the second such incident in recent weeks.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: A 24-year-old Algerian migrant, the Metropolitan Police, and Britain’s Prison Service.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The release occurred on Wednesday, October 29, at HMP Wandsworth in south London.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries in an effort to locate him and return him to custody.” – Metropolitan Police
🎯IMPACT: The incident raises further serious questions about the competence of the British authorities and the effectiveness of new measures introduced to prevent such errors.
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A 24-year-old Algerian prisoner was mistakenly released from His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Wandsworth in London, England, on October 29, according to the Metropolitan Police. The error marks the second wrongful release of a migrant slated for deporation from a British prison in recent weeks, following the accidental release of convicted pedophile Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford in Essex.
Police said in a statement: “Shortly after 1 PM on Tuesday 4 November, the Met was informed by the Prison Service that a prisoner had been released in error from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday 29 October. Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries in an effort to locate him and return him to custody.” The prisoner, who has not been named, was serving a sentence for trespass with intent to steal but is reported to also have a history of sexual offences. When asked to confirm these claims, police declined to comment.
The case comes as HMP Wandsworth continues to face criticism for a string of security failures. In 2023, terror suspect Daniel Khalife escaped the same facility by hiding under a food delivery truck. Around the same time, a former prison officer, Linda de Sousa Abreu, was jailed for misconduct after being filmed having inappropriate relations with an inmate.
This latest incident has reignited concerns about the competence of the British prison authorities and the effectiveness of new measures introduced by Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy to prevent such administrative errors following Kebatu’s release.
The scandal also adds to growing public frustration over the government’s handling of foreign national offenders. The release of Kebatu, an Ethiopian migrant convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman, was paid more than £500 to be deported, a move ministers defended as the “least costly option” but which left his underage victim distraught, telling the media, “I just cried because I felt like he got paid for what he done to me.”
Migrants housed in taxpayer-funded hotels, like Kebatu, have been linked to crime rises. Over the past three years, more than 300 asylum seekers have reportedly been charged with serious offences, including rape, sexual assault, theft, and attacks on emergency workers. Neighboring Ireland has seen similar issues, with violent protests erupting in Dublin last month after a migrant was accused of raping a ten-year-old girl at a hotel.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. is sending a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team to assist Guatemala in capturing gang leaders following a mass prison escape.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The FBI, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo, and Barrio 18 gang members.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: November 2025, following an escape from the Fraijanes II prison near Guatemala City.
🎯IMPACT: The FBI’s Joint Task Force Vulcan, created during President Donald J. Trump’s first term, will assist in operations aimed at dismantling criminal organizations.
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Guatemala has requested assistance from the United States after 20 members of the Barrio 18 gang escaped from the Fraijanes II prison near Guatemala City. Only four of the fugitives have been recaptured thus far, leading to a security crisis in the country.
The U.S. Embassy called the escape “utterly unacceptable” and demanded immediate action from the Guatemalangovernment. President Bernardo Arevalo dismissed his Interior Minister, Francisco Jimenez, and replaced him with Marco Antonio Villeda, who formally requested Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assistance. The FBI’s Joint Task Force Vulcan, established by President Donald J. Trump during his first term in office, will now assist in the operation.
Barrio 18 has been classified as a terrorist organization by both the United States and Guatemala. The U.S. government blacklisted the gang in September as part of its broader efforts to combat drug trafficking and gang violence.
According to the Salvadoran government, Barrio 18 and MS-13 are responsible for approximately 200,000 deaths over the past three decades. The Trump administration’s designation of these groups as terrorist organizations has allowed for more aggressive actions, including lethal strikes on drug-trafficking vessels.
The Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office recently requested that President Arevalo’s immunity be lifted to investigate potential negligence related to the jailbreak.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court will review the legality of President Donald J. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, and plaintiffs including Learning Resources, Inc.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Supreme Court oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday, following earlier rulings by lower courts such as the Court of International Trade.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Tomorrow’s United States Supreme Court case is, literally, LIFE OR DEATH for our country,” Trump said on social media, adding that the U.S. is “virtually defenseless against other countries who have, for years, taken advantage of us.”
🎯IMPACT: A ruling could set a precedent on presidential powers under the IEEPA and the separation of powers between Congress and the executive branch.
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The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on whether President Donald J. Trump‘s use of the Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose reciprocal tariffs is constitutional. This will be the first time during President Trump’s second term that the Supreme Court will thoroughly examine a core administration policy on its merits, with its ruling potentially having far-reaching implications for presidential power.
“Tomorrow’s United States Supreme Court case is, literally, LIFE OR DEATH for our country,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that the U.S. is “virtually defenseless against other countries who have, for years, taken advantage of us.”
At issue is Trump’s use of the IEEPA to impose a 10 percent universal tariff in April, along with reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries. The America First leader argued at the time that foreign trade deficits constituted a “national-security crisis,” which enabled him to invoke the emergency provisions under the IEEPA.
The court will hear arguments on two consolidated cases, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections. In both cases, the plaintiffs, seeking to overturn the President’s tariff policies, achieved success in lower courts. Notably, a three-judge panel for the Court of International Trade ruled earlier this year that Trump’s powers under the IEEPA are not “unbound.” However, the administration argues that the IEEPA grants the president broad powers to counter “unusual and extraordinary threats.”
Additionally, the Department of Justice (DOJ) contends that the “denial of tariff authority would expose our nation to trade retaliation without effective defenses.” Trump’s Solicitor General JD. John Sauer warned in a court filing that overturning the trade levies would have “catastrophic consequences” for American foreign policy and efforts to secure the country’s foreign supply chains.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Jay Jones is projected to win the Virginia attorney general race despite a scandal involving violent text messages.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jay Jones, Jason Miyares, Winsome Earle-Sears, Abigail Spanberger, former President Barack Obama, and Todd Gilbert.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Virginia, Tuesday night, during the attorney general race.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Jason Miyares is Trump’s attorney, not ours,” said a narrator in one of Jones’ closing ads.
🎯IMPACT: Democrats now control the attorney general’s office in 22 states, with Jones pledging to oppose Trump’s policies and protect abortion.
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Democrat Jay Jones is projected to win Virginia’s attorney general race despite having fantasized in text messages about murdering a Republican lawmaker and their children. The violent text messages became the dominant issue in the race, with numerous state and national lawmakers having called on Jones to drop out of the race.
Jones defeated incumbent Republican Jason Miyares, who had previously run the attorney general’s office in alignment with President Donald J. Trump‘s policy agenda. Despite running five points behind Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat Party’s victorious gubernatorial nominee, Jones was able to hold off Miyares with a campaign focused on abortion and attacks on the Trump White House.
The scandal centered on text messages Jones sent to a Republican lawmaker, where he expressed ideations about shooting then-GOP Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children. The controversy became a central focus of Republican ads, with even gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears highlighting the issue. Jones apologized, but his fundraising suffered, and Democrat leaders largely avoided campaigning with him until a rally with former President Barack Obama in Norfolk.
Jones’s victory ensures Democrats now control the attorney general’s office in 22 states.
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