Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), has apologized for controversial social media posts praising Palestinian terrorists and using racial slurs.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Rama Duwaji, wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), issued a public apology for old social media posts where she praised Palestinian terrorists and used offensive language, including racial slurs.
📺 DETAIL: Posts from Duwaji’s past were exposed in March, including one celebrating Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, an aircraft hijacker and member of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Other posts included a racial slur for black people. Her X (formerly Twitter) and Tumblr accounts were deleted following the exposé. Duwaji, an artist, has also faced scrutiny for providing art for an essay by an author who praised October 7 and referred to “Jewish supremacist vampires.” Duwaji’s Instagram account has also been observed liking posts celebrating the October 7 attacks.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “When a tabloid recently published old tweets I wrote as a teenager, I felt a lot of shame being confronted with language I used that is so harmful to others; being 15 doesn’t excuse it.” – Rama Duwaji
🎯 IMPACT: Duwaji’s apology has reignited scrutiny of her and her Uganda-born Twelver Muslim husband, Zohran Mamdani, particularly regarding their views on Israel and the Middle East. The posts raise concerns for Jews in New York City and the influence Mamdani and his wife may have on various policies, considering his office.
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Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), has apologized for controversial social media posts praising Palestinian terrorists and using racial slurs.
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has announced a record-setting fundraising haul, as the Democrats push to challenge Republican dominance in the Lone Star State.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico announced a first-quarter fundraising total of over $27 million, marking one of the largest hauls reported by a U.S. Senate candidate this cycle. His campaign also reported raising $10 million since his March 3 primary victory over U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX).
📺 DETAIL: The Talarico campaign claims that the majority of donations come from small-dollar contributors. Notably, Talarico’s fundraising significantly outpaces that of his potential Republican opponents, positioning him as a serious contender in what is expected to be a costly and competitive race in Texas. Campaign officials say the funds will be used to expand outreach and build statewide visibility in expensive media markets. However, high fundraising totals do not guarantee victory in a historically Republican-leaning state like Texas, and Talarico has been facing challenges over resurfaced clips in recent weeks, including one in which he states he “loves”trans children.
🎯 IMPACT: Talarico’s fundraising success highlights Democrat efforts to flip seats in Texas, generally a reliably Republican state. The seat he is contesting is set to be a critical battleground in the 2024 Senate fight, where he will face either Senator John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging the incumbent in a Republican primary runoff. Currently, polling suggests that Paxton, a longtime America First conservative, will defeat Cornyn, a Republican-in-name-only with a long history of backstabbing President Donald J. Trump.
📈 DATA: Talarico’s $27 million far exceeds the $6.8 million Beto O’Rourke had raised in the same period during his 2018 campaign.
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Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has announced a record-setting fundraising haul, as the Democrats push to challenge Republican dominance in the Lone Star State.
Hungary’s incoming leader plans to investigate taxpayer funding of Matt Schlapp’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by Viktor Orbán’s government.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, announced plans to investigate the use of taxpayer funds under Viktor Orbán‘s administration, including financial support for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), organized by American Conservative Union (ACU) chairman Matt Schlapp. Magyar criticized the practice of using state funds to support political events, calling it a “crime.”
📺 DETAIL: Following his election victory, Péter Magyar delivered a series of statements emphasizing a “return to democratic norms.” He specifically highlighted concerns about past government spending on politically aligned international events, including CPAC Hungary. As part of this effort, Magyar vowed to task the National Office for the Recovery and Protection of Public Assets with thoroughly auditing previous government spending decisions. He added that CPAC would be welcome to return to Hungary if it is self-financed, with Schlapp responding on X (formerly Twitter) that he was “gratified” and would “take him up on that and work with people of Hungary to defend their sovereignty.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Mixing party financing with government spending from the state budget is, in my view, a criminal offense.” – Péter Magyar
🎯 IMPACT: Orbán’s government courted the American conservative movement. An investigation revealing misuse of public funds could complicate relations between U.S. conservatives and Hungary’s new government, potentially affecting future international collaborations.
📺 FLASHBACK: Matt Schlapp, head of the American Conservative Union, which runs CPAC, received compensation approaching $1 million annually while CPAC’s influence and attendance were reportedly declining, raising questions about financial mismanagement and priorities within the organization. Prior tax filings indicate a significant drop in CPAC-related revenues, with the lowest level since 2018. Schlapp has also been dogged by allegations of carrying out homosexual assaults against young men for years.
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Hungary's incoming leader plans to investigate taxpayer funding of Matt Schlapp's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by Viktor Orbán's government.
Olivia Troye, once a Republican adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, is running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District, as a Democrat.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Olivia Troye, an aide to former Vice President Mike Pence turned vocal critic of President Donald J. Trump, has announced her candidacy for Congress as a Democratin Virginia’s 7th District. Troye claims she is “MAGA’s top enemy” and has “faced countless death threats from MAGA” and that she voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
📺 DETAIL: Troye previously worked for the Republican National Committee and the George W. Bush administration, left the Trump White House in 2020, claiming ethical concerns. She later endorsed Joe Biden. After leaving the Trump administration, she would appear on left-wing networks to attack the President, with a framed picture of now-former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci hanging on her wall in the background.
🎯 IMPACT: Troye’s run tests the viability of “Never Trump” Republicans in Democrat politics. Notably, her congressional campaign is in a district that leans Democratic, with a redrawn map that significantly favors the party. While Pence, her former boss, has not defected, his political activism is now entirely focused on undermining the Trump administration’s tariffs and Make America Healthy Again agenda, as well as discouraging peace initiatives in Iran.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The evil I saw in that White House was staggering. In 2020, I finally said, ‘Enough.’ And they came for me.” – Olivia Troye
📺 FLASHBACK: The first Trump administration stated following Troye’s departure that she did not leave of her own volition, but was effectively let go “because she was no longer capable of keeping up with her day-to-day duties.” In the 2024 election campaign, she was one of around 200 former aides associated with uniparty figures, including Mitt Romney and John McCain, to sign a letter endorsing Kamala Harris.
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Olivia Troye, once a Republican adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, is running for Congress in Virginia's 7th District, as a Democrat.
Representative Thomas Massie is enjoying grassroots fundraising success amid a contentious Republican primary battle in Kentucky’s 4th District.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) raised over $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, with 76 percent of contributions coming from first-time donors. Massie faces a tough Republican primary battle on May 19 against Trump-endorsed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein.
📺 DETAIL: Massie’s campaign has raised a total of nearly $5 million this cycle, relying heavily on grassroots support with an average donation of $94. The Kentucky congressman has clashed with Trump on key issues, including voting against the President’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” and opposing U.S. involvement in Iran, which has led Trump to label Massie “disloyal.” However, Gallrein, backed by Trump, has faced scrutiny for receiving significant donations from people with a history of supporting Democrats.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The good thing about being the number one target is that a lot of people have rallied to support me.” – Rep. Thomas Massie
🎯 IMPACT: Massie has warned the Trump administration and the GOP that it is “shrining the tent” by attacking anti-war voices such as himself, saying, “I’ve told them this already… when I see them in Congress personally that if I lose they’re gonna… alienate a big portion of the coalition that put us in the majority and put us in the White House.”
📺 FLASHBACK: Massie has previously been at odds with the MAGA movement for backing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis against Trump in the Republicans’ 2024 primary, and supporting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. However, his vocal opposition to the Iran war has seen him more aligned with non-interventionists in the MAGA base than elements of the administration in recent months.
Eric Swalwell may be ejected from the House of Representatives, with fellow Democrats urging him to resign.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has suspended his campaign for Governor of California amid allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is investigating, and fellow Democrats are urging him to resign.
📺 DETAIL: A former staffer for Rep. Swalwell alleged in the San Francisco Chronicle that he sexually assaulted her in a New York hotel room after an event in 2024. The same woman also alleged he assaulted her in 2019, the same year now-Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was National Campaign Chair for Swalwell’s presidential campaign. Hours after the Chronicle story appeared, three additional accusers came forward. The women alleged Swalwell engaged in sexual misconduct, including sending explicit messages and unsolicited photos of his genitals. One unnamed woman said she went out for drinks when he visited her city, and he touched and kissed her as she became heavily intoxicated, later waking up in his hotel room unable to remember how she got there. Another woman alleged that Swalwell sent her unsolicited nude images in 2021.
👤 WHO WAS INVOLVED: Eric Swalwell, accusers and former staffers, and fellow Democratic lawmakers.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I have certainly made mistakes in judgment in my past, but those mistakes are between me and my wife and to her, I apologize deeply for putting her in this position.” – Eric Swalwell
🎯 IMPACT: Multiple Democratic members of Congress, including Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), have publicly called for Swalwell to resign. In addition, more than 50 of his former staff members have signed a letter urging him to step down, emphasizing the seriousness of the allegations against him. On Saturday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office revealed an investigation was underway, urging “survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations” to contact its Special Victims Division.
📺 FLASHBACK: The National Pulse revealed in 2020 that Swalwell accepted campaign donations from Victoria Li, an employee of a Chinese Communist Party-owned company, in 2014 and 2015.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Voters in northwest Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will decide a special runoff election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army brigadier general, and Republican Clay Fuller, a district attorney with President Donald J. Trump’s endorsement.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The special runoff election is taking place on Tuesday in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.
🎯IMPACT: The outcome will affect the closely divided U.S. House, where Republicans hold a slim majority.
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Voters in Georgia‘s 14th Congressional District will head to the polls today to decide the winner of a special runoff election, following a March 10 contest in which none of the 17 candidates captured a majority of the ballots cast. Tuesday’s runoff election features Republican candidate Clay Fuller—a district attorney backed by President Donald J. Trump—squaring off against Democrat candidate Shawn Harris, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general. In the March race, Harris finished in first place with 37 percent of the vote, while Fuller came in second with nearly 35 percent.
The winner of Tuesday’s election will serve out the remaining few months of former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s term, who resigned from Congress this past January. Both Harris and Fuller are also seeking their respective party’s nomination in the May 19 primary to run for the seat in November’s congressional midterm election.
Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is considered a safe Republican seat, with a partisan rating of R+19—meaning GOP candidates typically win by nearly 20 points in most elections. President Trump captured 68 percent of the district’s vote in the 2024 presidential election. Still, a surprise upset could cause significant problems for House Republicans, who narrowly hold the lower chamber with a 217-214 majority.
Harris has raised significantly more funds than Fuller, with $6.4 million compared to Fuller’s $1.3 million. However, Trump’s endorsement is expected to bolster Fuller’s campaign, given the President’s strong support in the district. Turnout in special elections and runoffs is typically low, which could play a crucial role in determining the final outcome.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) announced early Tuesday that she will introduce articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging he is aiding in the commission of war crimes against civilian targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Sec. Pete Hegseth, President Donald J. Trump, House Democrats, and House Republicans.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Ansari announced her impeachment push in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) early Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “As a chief enabler of this illegal war, Pete Hegseth is responsible for directing this insane military action against Iran, which has already killed thousands of civilians, led to the unnecessary deaths of American service members, and displaced over a million people in the region.” — Rep. Ansari
🎯IMPACT: House Democrats have attempted to impeach Hegseth before, via a push based on false reports that the Secretary of War ordered a secondary strike on cartel operatives aboard a drug boat who had survived an initial attack.
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Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) announced early Tuesday that she will introduce articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging he is aiding in the commission of war crimes against civilian targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Arizona Democrat lawmaker cited President Donald J. Trump’s threat to hit Iranian power plants, desalination plants, and bridges if the Islamist regime does not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8:00 PM EST tonight.
“What we have seen out of the Trump administration over this weekend has been absolutely horrifying,” Rep. Ansari—the child of Iranian immigrants—said in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter). She continued, “The threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure and the entire country of Iran are unreal and apocalyptic… Iran is a country of 90 million people. Threatening them with annihilation is a monstrous war crime.”
“As a chief enabler of this illegal war, Pete Hegseth is responsible for directing this insane military action against Iran; which has already killed thousands of civilians, led to the unnecessary deaths of American service members, and displaced over a million people in the region,” Ansari added. “That’s why I’m introducing articles of impeachment against Hegseth for repeatedly violating his oath of office and the Constitution, including the disregard of Congress and the willful targeting of civilian infrastructure in Iran.”
— Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (@RepYassAnsari) April 7, 2026
Notably, this is not the first time House Democrats have attempted to impeach Trump’s Secretary of War. The National Pulse reported last December that Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) filed articles of impeachment against Hegseth, citing false reports alleging that the Secretary of War ordered a secondary strike on cartel operatives aboard a drug boat who had survived an initial attack.
Thanedar’s impeachment push gained little traction, and the articles were never adopted.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) administration released New York City’s first-ever racial equity plan, outlining goals to combat alleged racial disparities.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Commission on Racial Equity, and former Mayor Eric Adams.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Released on Monday, April 6, 2026, in New York City, with public commentary open for 30 days.
💬KEY QUOTE: “While today’s True Cost of Living measure confirms that the affordability crisis touches every corner of our city, we know that these effects are not applied evenly. So often it is black and brown New Yorkers who are hit the hardest.” — Zohran Mamdani
🎯IMPACT: The new racial equity policies are already drawing scrutiny, especially from the federal government, as the Trump administration continues to roll back discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs around the country.
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New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani (D), unveiled his administration’s radical racial equity plan, directing city agencies to address and combat alleged racial disparities through initiatives such as improving pay “equity” in city roles, anti-racism training for staff, and enhancing data collection across demographics.
“While today’s True Cost of Living measure confirms that the affordability crisis touches every corner of our city, we know that these effects are not applied evenly. So often it is black and brown New Yorkers who are hit the hardest,” The Ugandan immigrant mayor said during a press conference on Monday. He continued, “This preliminary racial equity plan is the first step in developing a whole-of-government approach to tackling that reality. It is a plan that lays out these first steps to solve decades of neglect and discrimination, and it places the work of forty-five city agencies in a singular framework.”
The racial equity plan is mandated by the city’s charter following ballot reforms passed by voters in 2022. While a draft was due in early 2024 under former Mayor Eric Adams, the finalized plan was completed but never released during his tenure. The Commission on Racial Equity sued the city and Adams in August for failing to publish the plan on time. Mamdani vowed earlier this year to release the plan within his first 100 days in office.
Notably, Mamdani’s preliminary plan calls for applying “a racial equity framework to all new housing proposals to ensure fair geographic investment.” However, New York City’s new racial equity policies are already drawing scrutiny, especially from the federal government, as the Trump administration continues to roll back discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs around the country. “Sounds fishy/illegal,” Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding, “Will review!”
The “True Cost of Living” report, also released on Monday, found 62 percent of New Yorkers—over 5 million residents—earn less than what is needed to live in the city. Additionally, the report estimates the cost of living for a family with children at over $159,000, while the median income stands at $124,000.
Prior to his election, Mamdani suggested imposing higher taxes on “whiter” neighborhoods.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Steve Hilton, once an advisor to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, in the California governor’s race.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Steve Hilton, rival Republican primary candidate Chad Bianco, and Governor Gavin Newsom (D).
📍WHEN & WHERE: Early Monday morning on Truth Social.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Steve can turn [California] around, before it is too late, and, as President, I will help him to do so!” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The endorsement will likely strengthen Hilton’s standing among Republican primary voters, to Bianco’s detriment.
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President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Steve Hilton, once an advisor to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, in the California governor’s race. The endorsement was issued early Monday morning and will likely hurt rival Republican candidate Chad Bianco‘s campaign.
“I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years. He is a truly fine man, one who has watched as this once great State has gone to Hell. Gavin Newscum and the Democrats have done an absolutely horrendous job,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“People are fleeing, crime is increasing, and Taxes are the highest of any State in the Country, maybe the World. Steve can turn it around, before it is too late, and, as President, I will help him to do so! With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before!” he continued, adding: “Steve Hilton has my COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT.”
GOP leaders had hoped a contentious and fragmented Democrat primary would allow two Republicans to advance to the runoff. Trump’s backing of Hilton may galvanize anti-Trump Democrats in the Golden State, but also make it much less likely that Bianco will advance.
Bianco, Sheriff-Coroner of Riverside County, is a Republican-in-name-only (RINO) who vowed in 2025 that his deputies “are not and will not engage in any type of immigration enforcement,” knelt to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in 2020, and was accused of faking that he had foiled an assassination plot against Trump in 2024.
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