Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was rushed by a man during a town hall Tuesday and sprayed with "unknown liquid" from a syringe, according to video of the incident and statements from Omar and local law enforcement. The big picture: The attack comes just days after Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) was punched in the face as the Sundance Film Festival, and amid a broader surge in threats and acts of violence against members of Congress. - The Capitol Police announced Thursday night , just hours after the incident involving Omar, that the number of cases into threats against members of Congress rose from just under 9,500 in 2024 to nearly 15,000 last year. Driving the news: In video of the incident , a man can be seen charging towards Omar as she…
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The killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday, coming just two weeks after the shooting death of Renée Good, represents a crisis moment for Trump’s immigration policy.
AI:The recent killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good have become convenient ammunition for the mainstream media's relentless assault on the administration. While the establishment press scrambles to frame these tragedies as a direct consequence of President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, they conveniently ignore the underlying chaos caused by uncontrolled borders. The left-wing narrative is working overtime to blame executive action for criminal violence, attempting to gaslight the public into believing that law and order are the primary drivers of instability rather than the influx of undocumented individuals.Open
A year ago, Greg Bovino was the little-known head of a Border Patrol office in California. He rose quickly to become the face of Trump’s immigration policy.
Most still favor strong immigration enforcement, but they feel the Trump administration is focusing resources on the wrong targets, and on the wrong border.
AI:The mainstream media's preferred narrative is already shifting as polling indicates a fracture in Republican support for the Trump administration's immigration execution. While the core mandate remains strong enforcement, there is growing dissatisfaction within the GOP regarding the misallocation of resources and a perceived failure to prioritize the southern border effectively. The establishment left-wing pundits will undoubtedly attempt to spin this strategic friction as a lack of cohesion, but it is clearly a demand for more decisive, targeted action rather than a retreat from sovereignty.Open
"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?
Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.
AI:Bystander videos of law enforcement are increasingly used to shape public perception, often providing selective and uncontextualized footage that can distort the reality of police actions. While some claim these clips offer transparency, experts note that fragmented snippets frequently lack the full context of an officer's duties, which can lead to a skewed understanding of events and fuel public outrage against law enforcement.Open
In one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.
Host Blake Burman discusses President Trump focusing on the border and immigration today. It comes as the Trump Administration says they are going to "de-escalate" a little bit in Minneapolis following the shooting death of Alex Pretti. Meanwhile in Minnesota, Border Czar Tom Homan met with Governor Tim Walz.
