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Tom Kean Jr. turns on Trump agenda as his New Jersey race tightens– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Tom Kean Jr. turns on Trump agenda as his New Jersey race tightens– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) crossed President Donald Trump on Sunday by not supporting the president’s policy agenda during the first and only televised debate in the competitive race for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District.

Kean is on a difficult journey to the general election in November, as the congressman was absent from the House floor for months as he battled depression. During a debate hosted by the New Jersey Globe, a local news outlet, Kean went head-to-head with his Democratic competitor, Rebecca Bennett.

Sen. John Fetterman says it’s “entirely possible” Democrats take back Senate, says “let’s revisit after the midterm” on his plans– www.cbsnews.com

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Sen. John Fetterman says it’s “entirely possible” Democrats take back Senate, says “let’s revisit after the midterm” on his plans– www.cbsnews.com
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Saturday that it’s “entirely possible” his party could win control of the Senate in the midterm elections, but he also left the door open on his own political future.

“Let’s revisit after the midterm,” Fetterman told CBS News’ Major Garrett at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

Democrats faced an uphill battle heading into the midterm cycle as they sought control the upper chamber, with 53 Republicans currently in the Senate and a map that appeared more favorable to the GOP. But as affordability issues have persisted in the Trump administration and amid the unpopular war with Iran, the picture has appeared to improve for Democrats as they aim to secure a majority in the Senate.

Fetterman, who delivered Democrats a crucial victory in a closely watched race in 2022, has been under scrutiny in recent years for breaking with his party, spurring questions about his future. Asked whether he would leave the Democratic Party, Fetterman said Saturday that he doesn’t “have a reason to.” And he emphasized, “I am not a Republican.” But he cautioned that people should wait until the midterm elections to “see what I do.”

“Let’s see what happens if I happen to be 51 — I don’t know,” Fetterman said.

Doc On Trans Youth Abortions Is A Preview Of Newsom Presidency– thefederalist.com

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Doc On Trans Youth Abortions Is A Preview Of Newsom Presidency– thefederalist.com
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This is the pure stuff, an undiluted dose of raw California. A “request for information” (RFI) from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) invites private organizations to apply for a role administering the state’s transgender equity programs. The winning bidder will distribute funds from three separate pools of money:

The section of the RFI describing the background of these grant programs explains that federal policy has caused a crisis in “access to gender affirming care, in particular for children and youth.” Children can’t get their genitals mutilated, so the state must act.

Respondents are required to have administrative experience in the field of youth genital mutilation, being required to submit an application that describes “your organization’s experience providing culturally competent services to transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex (TGI) communities, including gender affirming care,” which has to include particular experience with “communities of color” and people who speak limited English.

Every theme comes together: government spending outsourced to non-profit corporations, transgender kids, taxpayer-funded abortions for the gender diverse, public services for people who just showed up and need a translator to get their free government money. If you’re wondering how California is governed, it’s governed like this.

Talarico Invokes Jesus to Justify His Positions and It Goes All Kinds of Wrong – RedState– redstate.com

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Talarico Invokes Jesus to Justify His Positions and It Goes All Kinds of Wrong – RedState– redstate.com
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We’ve seen a lot of wild statements from Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico.

But Talarico posted a screed on Sunday about how his healthcare positions were based on “biblical grounds,” then misused Jesus to justify his takes.

When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. So when I fight for universal healthcare, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.

When Jesus fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge to turn a profit. So when I say that no child in the state of Texas should go to bed hungry, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.

And when the Hebrew prophets saw corruption in high places, they spoke truth to power. So when I take on the politicians who are serving themselves and not the people, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.

UPenn requires disclosure of ‘controversial speakers’– www.thecollegefix.com

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UPenn requires disclosure of ‘controversial speakers’– www.thecollegefix.com
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The University of Pennsylvania’s “special event review process” is drawing criticism after the school issued the guidelines ahead of the fall semester.

The Special Event Review Group says the guidelines are meant to support “open expression on campus.”

However, critics say the rules will have the opposite effect.

“Does the event have high-level, notable, or controversial speakers,” one mandatory question asks.

The school also requires all details “prior to an event being confirmed or publicized.”

These rules drew criticism from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

The policy is “unacceptably vague, and could be applied to require students planning just about any event to jump through extra bureaucratic hoops,” Laura Beltz, the director of policy reform, told The Fix via email.

Media outlets bashed Sydney Sweeney while sympathizing with child killer Lindsay Clancy | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Media outlets bashed Sydney Sweeney while sympathizing with child killer Lindsay Clancy | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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While Sweeney has faced repeated criticism from major broadcast networks, the same networks gave comparatively favorable coverage to Clancy, who admitted to killing her three children.

Actress Sydney Sweeney received immense negative coverage from major broadcast networks over controversial advertising campaigns over the last year. The same outlets, meanwhile, have broadly been sympathetic toward Lindsay Clancy.

Sweeney faced widespread backlash last year over an American Eagle advertising campaign promoting jeans that played on the words “jeans” and “genes.” The advertisement was intended to imply that Sweeney has great genetic features that make her attractive, but left-wing activists accused the campaign of invoking eugenics and Nazi racial ideology.

AOC Gets Brutal News As She Test-Runs Senate Bid: She Is ‘Rejected’ – RedState– redstate.com

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AOC Gets Brutal News As She Test-Runs Senate Bid: She Is ‘Rejected’ – RedState– redstate.com
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AOC is getting major pushback from swing-state Democrats in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

Their message? Please, just stay away.

Axios unleashed the nasty news and blasted it into the ether on Sunday night.

Democrats in some of this year’s most critical congressional battlegrounds are sending a clear message to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We don’t want you to campaign for us.

Why it matters: If they continue, the snubs could hurt AOC’s standing as a potential contender in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, when many voters will prioritize electability.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is currently testing the waters for a potential Senate bid, so this is not a great sign that she has enough mainstream appeal for the “big leagues.”

Axios reports that Democrats in some of the most important battleground races this fall are shunning Ocasio-Cortez, with party officials saying some candidates have explicitly asked her team to stay away. One senior Democrat strategist working in a key swing district was especially blunt.

“The polling is atrocious for her,” the strategist told Axios. “She’s a lightning rod.”

Here is the background Axios gave on the recent developments:

•  Ocasio-Cortez and her allies argue that her unapologetic advocacy for big progressive policies like Medicare for All would make candidates like her more electable than moderate liberals, but many Democrats in tight races this fall have disagreed.

•  She was welcomed by many Democrats in competitive primary races, but some of those candidates have distanced themselves as they’ve moved to the center to take on Republicans in the Nov. 3 election.

Socialist or MAGA Republican? America has a preference.– www.dailykos.com

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Socialist or MAGA Republican? America has a preference.– www.dailykos.com
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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.

Democratic socialist versus MAGA Republican—it’s a war of two extremes equally likely to turn off voters, right?

Not remotely, the data suggests. And that may have big implications this year.

The latest YouGov/Economist poll ran an experiment that asked voters to pick between pairs of hypothetical candidates. When asked to choose between a “Democratic socialist who supports Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and abolishing ICE” and a “MAGA Republican who supports mass deportations and always votes with Trump,” 51% of registered voters went for the socialist, while only 34% picked the MAGA Republican. The remaining 15% were unsure.

Notably, this figure did not change much when the hypothetical socialist candidate was swapped for a “Liberal Democrat who wants to protect Obamacare (ACA), increase support for child care and housing, and opposes tariffs.” Fifty-five percent backed the liberal Democrat, and an identical 34% supported the MAGA Republican.

Democratic attorneys general work to Trump-proof election– www.latimes.com

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Democratic attorneys general work to Trump-proof election– www.latimes.com
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DENVER — The office of Colorado’s attorney general is a perch 10 stories above downtown Denver. From his aerie, Phil Weiser has a sweeping view of the city skyline, the gold-domed Capitol and, occasionally, a red hawk on the wing.

But looking toward November, Weiser sees something darker.

Federal agents swarming polling places. Voters intimidated or blocked from casting their ballots. A tyrannical president using his powers, real and imagined, to undermine or try to overturn the Nov. 3 election.

“With this administration what we have seen is it’s important that we not limit our imagination to what … type of harm could happen,” Weiser said during a sunny noon hour in the Mile High City.

For that reason, Colorado’s attorney general and his Democratic peers around the country have spent more than a year strategizing — by phone, via Zoom, sometimes in person — on ways to Trump-proof the midterm election.

They’ve researched history and the law, war-gamed what-ifs, divvied up responsibilities and drafted emergency lawsuits and temporary restraining orders so they can be hurried into court at a moment’s notice.

This Is the Perfect Metaphor for the Democrats’ Hasan Piker Problem – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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This Is the Perfect Metaphor for the Democrats’ Hasan Piker Problem – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Establishment Democrats are desperate to put a whole bunch of daylight between their party and Hasan Piker, the far-left Twitch streamer who has become a major headache with the midterms just weeks away.

“Let me just say that I think it’s absolutely disgusting and deplorable the things that Hasan Piker has said,” DNC Chairman Ken Martin said last week. “But he does not represent the Democratic Party, and he certainly doesn’t represent the viewpoints of almost every one of our candidates and our elected officials.”

That’s debatable. Still, it’s kind of funny that even while condemning Piker, Martin couldn’t bring himself to vouch for the whole party.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) ran out of patience even sooner. Back in August, she was furious when a reporter asked her about Piker yet again.

“I am done, so don’t any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker,” Dingell said. “It’s not what November is about. Republicans are trying to make it. They’re trying to divide us, and we got to stop letting them try to divide us. I don’t agree with Hasan Piker on a lot of stuff, and I really don’t agree with him on some of the woman things he said. And I’m still trying to figure out, is it the reason he exercises and looks buff is why he has so many followers.”

House Democrats Plot Sweeping Trump Investigations if They Retake Majority › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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House Democrats Plot Sweeping Trump Investigations if They Retake Majority › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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House Democrats are preparing an expansive slate of investigations targeting President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if they capture the House majority in November, with impeachment remaining among the tools they could pursue.

Democratic lawmakers are already laying the groundwork for investigations across several committees, focusing on issues ranging from Trump family business dealings and immigration enforcement to foreign policy and administration projects.

“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said.

“If folks have been stealing from the American people, shortchanging the American people or screwing over the American people,” Jeffries added, “we are going to hold the crooks accountable.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who could become Judiciary Committee chairman under a Democratic majority, described the potential scope of investigations as “gargantuan.”

United States v. Minnesota: DOJ Sues the State, Minneapolis, and St. Paul in Federal Court Over 30-Day Handgun Waits That Stretch to Nearly 60– www.usacarry.com

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United States v. Minnesota: DOJ Sues the State, Minneapolis, and St. Paul in Federal Court Over 30-Day Handgun Waits That Stretch to Nearly 60– www.usacarry.com
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The United States has sued the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, and the City of St. Paul in federal court over the state’s 30-day waiting period and permit-to-purchase system for handguns and AR-15 style rifles. The 13-page complaint, captioned United States v. State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, and City of St. Paul, Case No. 0:26-cv-04123, was filed September 24 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and is signed by Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet K. Dhillon.

Last week I covered the notice letter in DOJ Gives Minnesota Until Sept. 23 to Negotiate or Face a Federal Suit Over 30-Day Handgun Purchase Waits That Stretch to Nearly 60, which gave the state until 5:00 p.m. ET on September 23 to say whether it wanted to talk. That deadline came and went. The complaint hit the docket the next day. What was a three-page threat is now a filed case with a case number, three named defendants, and a specific list of what the government wants the court to order.

Maine Democrats dismayed by new senate candidate Troy Jackson’s ‘patronizing’ Facebook posts | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Maine Democrats dismayed by new senate candidate Troy Jackson’s ‘patronizing’ Facebook posts | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The incident unfolded after members began complaining about canceled campaign events.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson was kicked out of his own Facebook group after being “patronizing” to supporters. Jackson is now no longer a member of the “Mainers for Troy Jackson” group.

The incident unfolded after members began complaining about canceled campaign events. An account with Jackson’s name responded to the complaints by writing, “So sad,” before adding, “We have one in Belfast this weekend.”

The responses immediately prompted backlash from his followers, who accused him of being “patronizing” and “insulting.” His account was then removed from the group, and some members questioned if the account was even him.

“This cannot be Troy speaking,” one resident wrote. “He would not speak so insultingly and patronizingly to regular people let alone supporters.”

“This is horrifying,” said another user who had a profile picture of herself with Jackson.

Rutgers University leftist student coalition marches against ICE– www.thecollegefix.com

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Rutgers University leftist student coalition marches against ICE– www.thecollegefix.com
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This past Tuesday, a coalition of progressive student groups from Rutgers University took to the streets to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE, and to present school officials with a list of demands.

According to The Daily Targum, the People Power Coalition — which includes Students for Justice in Palestine, the Young Democratic Socialists of America Rutgers chapter and the Climate Revolution Action Network — previously had presented Rutgers officials with a set of 14 demands which it said “must” be addressed by September 1.

But administrators “failed to meet or agree to” that deadline.

The coalition’s demands include making it “official policy” that campus police will not cooperate with ICE, “continued support” for “cultural centers for vulnerable communities,” and an official statement that Rutgers will “affirm” protection of “undocumented, immigrant, and international students, transgender students, and students of color.”

In addition, PPC representative Brea Yumiguano, who identifies as non-binary, “intended” to have a meeting with Rutgers Executive Vice President and General Counsel William Castner regarding making the school a “sanctuary campus,” but his staff reportedly “delayed” and then cancelled it.

In a statement posted to Instagram, the PPC accused Rutgers of canceling the meeting (and “blocking” entrance to the building) out of “retaliation.”

Trump’s new Medicaid rules will kick in, and GOP states are tougher about proving inability to work– fortune.com

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Trump’s new Medicaid rules will kick in, and GOP states are tougher about proving inability to work– fortune.com
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Work requirements for some Medicaid beneficiaries begin across the U.S. in January, the result of President Donald Trump’s big 2025 tax cut and policy law, and a handful of Republican-led states are imposing tougher rules than the law requires.

At issue is how someone can prove they are too medically frail to work. While federal regulations say the state can take the recipient’s word for it for the first year, at least six states are requiring documentation immediately. There is a continuing push in other states to follow suit eventually.

Advocates say that could create problems, especially for new applicants to the joint state-federal health insurance program for lower-income people.

“Someone may not be able to work, but they can’t see a doctor because they can’t afford it. So they’re now applying for Medicaid,” said Jennifer Tolbert, director of state health policy and data at the research organization KFF. “But Medicaid is saying you need documentation from a provider.”

TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN – nytimes.com– news.google.com

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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN – nytimes.com– news.google.com
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  1. TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN  nytimes.com
  2. Trump’s disruption to TV coverage during Xi visit frustrates Chinese officials  CNN
  3. Major TV Networks Resume Live Coverage of White House After Ban  Bloomberg
  4. 5 major networks rejoin White House TV pool after CNN standoff  The Hill
  5. What summit? US TV blackout and midterms turmoil overshadow red-carpet treatment  South China Morning Post

 

Report: Serious Security Flaws On Campus Where Kirk Was Killed– thefederalist.com

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Report: Serious Security Flaws On Campus Where Kirk Was Killed– thefederalist.com
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Utah Valley University failed on a number of fronts to protect Charlie Kirk from the assassin who took his life at an outdoor event a little over a year ago, according to an independent review released on Friday.

While the 157-page report from the Illinois-based Lake Forest Group found no evidence UVU employees or agents acted in “bad faith or in willing and wanton disregard for the safety of others,” it does reveal serious security “gaps” and a failure of UVU officials to follow their own policies.

The “After-Action Report,” according to the Kirk family, reaffirms the facts laid out in the family’s recent notice of impending legal action: The university’s security failures rendered the conservative icon “helpless to the rooftop shooter in an assassination that could have been avoided.”

“UVU security was woefully understaffed and unprepared to manage the obvious risks associated with an event of this nature,” Kirk family attorney Brett Parkinson said in a statement to The Federalist. “UVU hosted this event, and in doing so, assumed responsibility for the safety of all in attendance, including Charlie.”

The university did not respond to The Federalist’s follow-up questions, but UVU President Jon Anderson released a brief statement.

“Our commitment does not end with this report,” Anderson said. “Its findings will guide our continued safety efforts as we move forward together with care, civility, and resilience.”

Professors worry ‘immigrants’ left out of school choice, don’t say if illegals included– www.thecollegefix.com

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Professors worry ‘immigrants’ left out of school choice, don’t say if illegals included– www.thecollegefix.com
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OPINION: Prof’s previous paper ‘deconstructs’ concept of ‘restrictive immigration’ and ‘intrinsic rights of individuals to cross borders’

A pair of College of Charleston professors recently lamented that “immigrant” students often get the short end of the stick when it comes to school choice.

But oddly enough, the words “illegal” and “undocumented” appear nowhere in William McCorkle and Beth Lloyd’s piece in The Conversation. The former never replied when I asked via email for clarification regarding the article.

But that’s OK; it appears the answer comes from McCorkle’s 2022 paper “Teachers’ Views on Deportations, DACA, and a Pathway to Citizenship,” the “theoretical framework” of which (“critical border and migration studies”) says “modern conceptions about borders and migration need to be re-examined and critiqued”:

“[…] to deconstruct the whole notion of restrictive immigration and expand on often controversial subjects like open borders and the intrinsic rights of individuals to cross borders.”

Muslim Migration Crisis in Britain: A Warning for America– www.dailysignal.com

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Muslim Migration Crisis in Britain: A Warning for America– www.dailysignal.com
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When Nick Freitas walks down a city street in the opening scene of his new documentary, recounting his days as a Green Beret, most viewers might think he’s somewhere in the Muslim world. I certainly did.

He’s in Britain. And the transformation he documents there, driven by decades of mass Muslim migration and a political class unwilling to demand assimilation, is one Americans ignore at their peril.

Freitas, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, joined me on “Midterm Report” to discuss “The Immigration Crisis That Will Destroy the West,” a film he made with The Heritage Foundation and The Blaze. It features Heritage experts Mike Gonzalez, Nile Gardiner, and Lora Ries.

Asked how a nation is demoralized and destabilized, Freitas has a simple answer.

“In the simplest terms, you give it an identity crisis,” he told me. “And I think we’re suffering that in the West in general, and we’re starting to see it become a significant problem in the United States.”