Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over fears of toxic tank explosion

Ex-Gov. Kasich pours cold water on GOP senator keeping Ohio seat and withholds endorsement

Ohio Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) can’t be too thrilled with John Kasich’s appearance on MS NOW on Saturday morning after the popular former Republican governor refused to say if he would vote for him and questioned if he will be re-elected.Brought on to talk about the Republican infighting over, among other things, Donald Trump’s angering GOP lawmakers for pushing for a $1.8 billion “weaponization” slush fund, Kasich was asked by “The Weekend” co-host Jackie Alemany about voting for Husted.“I want to put you on the spot about the Ohio Senate race,” she began. “Obviously, you have Senator Jon Husted, who was appointed to fill JD Vance's position, who's running against Sherrod Brown. Can we get a little bit more into sort of your prognostications of how the state of Ohio — you know, whether or not it's a still a MAGA stronghold? If you think Husted is going to be able to keep the seat and who you're going to be voting for?”“I mean, you haven't endorsed Husted. Are you going to be voting for Sherrod Brown?” she pressed.“Well, I guess, unless you're a voting machine, you're not going to know what I'm going to do,” he demurred. “I don't go telling people how I vote.”“But look, here's the situation with this,” he added. “This is going to be extremely close. Jon Husted has the difficulty of being an incumbent, you know, at a time where he doesn't have any of the benefits of being incumbent, which is the statewide name ID. Sherrod Brown ran, he's older. I think you're going to hear a lot more about that and, you know, he lost the last time. Is he going to try again? But here's what we do know: There's going to be an unbelievable amount of money spent here.”“A real interesting question is with the race in Texas, where they're going to have to pour a lot of money and the Republicans will need to hold that Senate seat. What does that do for all these other races where they need lots of money? Let me also say one thing -- in other words, I don't know who's going to win. I think it's going to be extremely close.” - YouTube youtu.be

Home state voters want nothing to do with fired DHS head Kristi Noem: poll

Any hope that fired Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem might have had about running for office once again in her home state of South Dakota likely died a quiet death on Friday after new polling showed voters want no part of her anymore.According to a KELOLAND Media Group/Emerson College poll, 67 percent of surveyed voters — 586 respondents — said they would oppose Noem running for office in South Dakota again. Only 22 percent said they would support her candidacy, while 11 percent remained unsure.According to the KELO report, the rejection represents a stunning reversal for Noem, who won the South Dakota governorship in 2022 with 62 percent of the vote. The former congresswoman and governor had long harbored national political ambitions, at one point lobbying Trump to make her his 2024 running mate.Those national aspirations appear to have been permanently damaged by her tenure as DHS secretary, during which she became one of the Trump administration's most reviled and ridiculed cabinet members.The Emerson College poll surveyed 875 South Dakota voters, including approximately 450 Republicans, 221 independents, and 201 Democrats. The results show consistent opposition to Noem across party lines.The same poll showed 52 percent approval for President Trump in South Dakota and 38 percent disapproval of current Gov. Larry Rhoden — suggesting Noem's unpopularity is not reflective of broader state Republican sentiment but rather specific to her damaged political brand.

Trump teases full takeover of Iran amid fears of impending US attack

President Donald Trump floated the idea of a U.S.-takeover of Iran Saturday with an image of a map of the Middle East nation overlaid with the American flag, and the caption in the form of a question: “United States of the Middle East?”Trump shared the image on his social media platform Truth Social, and amid growing speculation that his administration is preparing to launch a massive attack on Iran sometime this weekend. Signs supporting a U.S. attack commencing this weekend include the president’s abrupt cancellation of his weekend plans in New Jersey, as well as Iran shutting down much of its airspace until Monday.Trump has already set a precedent for a hostile U.S.-takeover of a sovereign nation after declaring full U.S.-control of Venezuela in January after the Trump administration’s unprecedented attack on the South American nation and abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro.The United States and Iran have been in a fragile ceasefire since early April, and peace talks between Washington and Tehran remain stalled. Iran has warned that it would “spread war beyond the Middle East” were the United States to launch another attack.

Gavin Newsom distracts from his dismal gas-price record

With a record of wreckage behind him, the governor calmly prods the crowds to look away.

Gavin Newsom Is Going to War With Chevron Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives Press Remarks from Sweden

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a press conference with the assembled press pool following NATO discussions in Helsingborg, Sweden. The main topics of concern from the European media is the reduction of U.S. troops from NATO bases and the current status of the conflict with Iran.  Rubio notes that Sweden and Finland joining NATO […] The post Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives Press Remarks from Sweden appeared first on The Last Refuge.

DEVELOPING: At Least 16 People Injured in Massive Explosion at New York Shipyard

At least 16 people were injured in a massive explosion at a Staten Island shipyard on Friday afternoon. The post DEVELOPING: At Least 16 People Injured in Massive Explosion at New York Shipyard appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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