Conservative tech critic seen as leading candidate to be DOJ antitrust chief

Stephen Miller hit with devastating clapback after wildly false claim about candidate

The Democratic National Committee didn't reach for a policy argument when White House senior adviser Stephen Miller deliberately misgendered Texas Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday. They went straight for the jugular.After the DNC posted a photo of Talarico — a cisgender man — declaring it was "time to take back Texas," Miller fired back with a false claim: "The Democrats made history in Texas by nominating their first transgender senate candidate." The DNC's response was five words: "shut up you ugly f—."Miller's post was no accident. It's the latest escalation in a coordinated Republican effort to paint the Democratic nominee as outside the mainstream — and it comes as the GOP appears increasingly rattled by the state of the race.Polling shows Talarico leading Paxton by as much as 8 points, while Paxton's net favorability sits 9 points underwater compared to Talarico's +10. Talarico has raised more than $27 million in the first three months of 2026, dwarfing Paxton's $2.2 million haul during the same period.Republicans have responded with a kitchen-sink assault. The NRSC launched a deepfake attack ad depicting an AI-generated version of Talarico reading his own social media posts, with the committee branding him "the most radical, woke Democrat Texas voters have ever seen." Paxton debuted a string of nicknames at a victory rally — "Tofu Talarico," "Six-gender James," and "Tala-freak-o" — seizing on a resurfaced 2021 legislative statement in which Talarico argued that modern science recognizes more than two biological sexes.Political journalist David Weigel noted the subtext of the GOP attacks has rapidly become text — that Republican messaging has consistently sought to cast Talarico as effeminate or queer.Talarico has pushed back, accusing Paxton of "intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption." Even Karl Rove has warned that with Paxton as the nominee, Democrats have a real shot.Miller's post drew immediate corrections across social media, including from Rowan Fornow, a digital organizer for a Utah congressional campaign, who noted that the first transgender Senate candidate was actually Misty Snow of Utah, who ran in 2016.

Minneapolis police chief RESIGNS after interfering with probe into misconduct allegations, mayor claims

The police chief who oversaw the reforms made by Minneapolis in the wake of the controversial death of George Floyd has resigned rather than face allegations of interfering with an investigation, according to the mayor.Democratic-Farmer-Labor Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday that Brian O'Hara had resigned rather than face the consequences from allegedly deleting evidence.'When trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively.' Investigators are looking into allegations that O'Hara had intimate relations with several city staff members, Frey said. When Frey told O'Hara he would face discipline over the alleged interference, O'Hara chose to resign instead."I accepted the resignation. It was an extremely painful decision, obviously, but I concluded that that was necessary to maintain public trust, and this was the right way to move forward as a city," the mayor said. "When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, trust is not secondary to the job, it is the job," he added. "When trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively." According to the allegations, O'Hara deleted a contact from his city-issued phone in order to "shield" himself, and he also warned a colleague about the investigation after he was specifically instructed not to do so. The independent law firm investigating the sex claims did not find enough evidence to substantiate the allegations. Frey said that Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell would take up the mantle as acting police chief while the city conducted a search for an interim police chief."This is not about being intolerant of mistakes," he added. "Everyone makes mistakes including me. But what I can't allow is a breach of trust." RELATED: 'ICE, get the f**k out of Minneapolis!' Dem mayor calls ICE's claim in deadly shooting 'bulls**t' O'Hara had been criticized for not doing enough to combat federal operations in Minneapolis as well as the police response to the shooting of Davis Moturi. He also oversaw the police response to the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Aug. 2025. Despite the criticism against the police chief, Frey had nominated O'Hara to another four-year term earlier this month. The mayor said Wednesday that he would not have done so if he knew about the allegations.City council members, including the president, criticized Frey heavily over the O'Hara affair. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

(VIDEO) “THEY’RE ALL CROOKS!” – Trump Goes Off on Somali Welfare Fraudsters and Ilhan Omar, Says Massive New Findings to Be Released: “You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet”

President Trump went off during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, highlighting the billions of dollars in waste, fraud, theft, and abuse of federal tax dollars his administration is uncovering through schemes across the nation. The post (VIDEO) “THEY’RE ALL CROOKS!” – Trump Goes Off on Somali Welfare Fraudsters and Ilhan Omar, Says Massive New Findings to Be Released: “You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Poll Leader or Problem? Leading Candidate in NJ Congressional Race Haunted by Ties to Blind Sheik

Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer following her removal from the DOJ

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after President Donald Trump removed her from the Justice Department in early April. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took over her role.Bondi, 60, underwent treatment and is recovering, according to Axios. Katie Miller, wife of Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, confirmed the diagnosis Tuesday evening on X. She posted, "Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's a-- the last few weeks," adding that Bondi has a heart of gold.Despite her health battle, Trump appointed Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a high-profile AI policy panel co-chaired by White House AI czar David Sacks and science adviser Michael Kratsios. The panel includes tech executives like Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Bondi's role will consist of facilitating coordination between the federal government and tech executives on the panel. She will also serve as an advisor for national infrastructure."Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president's team, and I'm thrilled for her and for all of us that she's going to remain involved," Vice President JD Vance said in a statement to Axios.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

Trump says Vance’s anti-fraud efforts will save Social Security and lead to ‘balanced budget’

President Donald Trump hosted the 12th Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, where he claimed that the White House’s anti-fraud task force may balance the federal budget and save Social Security. Trump opened by praising Vice President JD Vance, who leads the task force, and said he was “very proud” of the initiative. The president […]

Leading election forecaster gives Texas GOP the news it feared after Paxton win

While President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters might be celebrating Ken Paxton's dominant win in Tuesday's Senate primary, according to one of the leading election forecasters, the result has tipped the general election odds in the direction that the Texas GOP most feared.Paxton, whose time as Texas attorney general has been plagued by scandal and corruption, trounced incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a primary runoff this week, spelling the end of one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate. This came after Trump, at the last minute, issued an endorsement of Paxton, calling him a staunch MAGA ally, despite the warnings of his party. Given his history, Paxton has a lot of toxic political baggage, prompting considerable alarm that voters might turn their noses up at him and open a path to victory for Democrats.The blue opposition is also fielding one of its strongest Texas Senate nominees in years in the form of state Rep. James Talarico, who has built a strong campaign with a focus on economic issues voters are most worried about, as well as his devout Christianity. Numerous polls have shown that Cornyn might have been able to fend off Talarico, Paxton's chances were much closer, with some even giving the Democrat the edge.These worries were reflected by the latest update from the Cook Political Report, a firm that issues predictions for every major political race in the country based on evolving circumstances. In the wake of Paxton's win, per The Hill, the report moved its prediction for the Texas Senate race to be more in favor of a Talarico win. Cook still, overall, gives the Republican Party the edge in the race, but now, it is more slight. Whereas the rating used to be "likely Republican," Paxton's win saw it changed to a "lean Republican" rating, the sort of momentum shift that the Texas GOP does not want to see. It also noted that the Texas AG has no shortage of weaknesses for Democrats to exploit, potentially helping them move the race more in their favor through November."Paxton has a litany of ethical lapses for Democrats to exploit — from allegations of bribery and misuse of his office to marital infidelity, which led his wife to divorce him on ‘biblical grounds,’” Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor for the Cook Political Report, explained. “Given the national environment, this is a race that certainly may have become competitive even if Cornyn had won, but Paxton’s flaws warrant an immediate move to the Lean column."

‘Knives are out’ for Democrat critical of Graham Platner: Guy Benson

Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson slammed Democrats for their criticisms of Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), who called out Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate for Maine. “They are eating him alive on the Left,” Benson said on Fox Business’s The Bottom Line on Tuesday. CNN on Monday interviewed Auchincloss, who said he found Platner’s tattoo […]