Spencer Pratt spent Election Day at Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles, contrasting his visit with Mayor Karen Bass and pushing his campaign.
Voters in the Hawkeye State are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide who will be on the ballot to succeed outgoing Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). Rep. Randy Feestra (R) is facing off against a handful of opponents in GOP primary, including state Rep. Eddie Andrews, farmer Zach Lahn, former state Rep. Brad Sherman and…
Texas saw a potential shakeup in government on Tuesday, as Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced her resignation, effective July 17."It has been an honor to serve the people of Texas in this role," said Nelson in her announcement. "My time as Secretary came at an important moment for Texas, and I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish as an agency in under four years."For many Texas conservatives, though, this was a moment to celebrate — since Nelson has been one of the biggest critics of a Texas GOP crusade to adopt "closed primaries," or a system where eligibility to vote in primaries is restricted based on party affiliation of the voter. Many states already use such a system, though in recent years the trend has been more toward adopting open primaries, where all registered voters can choose which primary to vote in each time. The GOP wants to close Texas primaries partly out of suspicion that Democrats can exert undue influence on the process."Texas is going to close the primaries This is a big deal," wrote talk radio host Kenny Webster on X."Embatttled Texas S.O.S. Jane Nelson, the one using Texas taxpayer dollars to keep leftists voting in GOP primaries is reportedly resigning," wrote right-wing commentator Chris Salcedo. "Who wishes she had resigned before wasting our tax dollars to service socialists?""Glad to hear this. Long overdue," wrote right-wing influencer Cary Cheshire. "Nelson opposed the party on closed primaries, allowed local governments to ignore election law, and oversaw elections at mosques and Islamic centers."Other commenters, however, were fearful of what might be coming next, seeing the GOP as increasingly radicalized and that radicalization likely to spill into election administration."There are unsettling things on the horizon for election integrity in Texas, y’all…." wrote state house candidate Sara McGee.
The University of Chicago announced that it would no longer be flying the LGBTQ+ Pride flag for Pride Month at the UC Laboratory Schools after three years.Activists expressed their outrage over the decision in favor of institutional neutrality. The LGBTQ+ flag had been raised at the flagpole in Blaine Courtyard for Pride Month every year since 2022.'You see the display of even basic symbols expressing the dignity of our students would be an unacceptable political stance and violation of neutrality.'Interim Director Ethan Bueno de Mesquita announced the decision in an email Monday that made clear it only applied to the flagpole."To be clear, the full membership of LGBTQ+ people in the Lab community is not a contested issue. It is a core value," he wrote.The UC Laboratory High School is a program for gifted high schoolers to experience the University of Chicago.Bueno de Mesquita said the flag would violate the school's new policy on viewpoint-neutral teaching."I think the university saying that an observer who sees something flying from a flagpole and understands that to be a statement of the institution is a reasonable interpretation of how flagpoles operate, and so that doesn't strike me as an unreasonable rule," he said to U-High Midway, the student newspaper for the UC Lab.The decision drew sharp criticism from the university’s American Association of University Professors."You see the display of even basic symbols expressing the dignity of our students would be an unacceptable political stance and violation of neutrality," the chapter account wrote in a sarcastic tone."The KKK is alive and well at UChicago," another response reads.RELATED: Florida lesbians say $250-per-day fine against rainbow fence violates their constitutional rights However, the College Fix news site noted that a student life office run by the school's Center for Identity + Inclusion continued to offer support for "LGBTQ students, questioning students, and allies in the college and graduate and professional schools." New laws and regulations against the LGBTQ+ agenda have reportedly led to an exodus of gender-confused people fleeing to Seattle, Washington, to seek gender refuge. Activists have called on the mayor to declare a civil emergency to provide support for community aid organizations. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
The lone House seat in South Dakota is up for grabs this cycle, with voters heading to the polls for Tuesday primary elections. Outgoing Rep. Dusty Johnson opted to run for governor, leaving his solid red seat open. State Attorney General Marty Jackley is the favorite in the Republican primary, and Democrat Nikki Gronli, the…
Montana voters are weighing in on this year’s 2026 House races in a Tuesday primary. The 1st Congressional District is open, with Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) retiring this cycle. Democrats view the seat as a prime pick-up opportunity despite the district’s red leanings. Troy Downing, a Republican, is seeking reelection in the 2nd Congressional District.…
New York police are investigating a bizarre mystery involving groups of people emerging from the city’s manholes in recent weeks. Video recorded on 29 May shows seven people climb through a manhole at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Lynch Street in Brooklyn.“The NYPD, to make sure there was not a threat to the public, sent their highly trained Emergency Services Unit officers into the sewer system to make sure nothing nefarious had been left behind by the individuals – nothing was found,” the New York City police department told NBC in a statement on 1 JuneNew York police investigate mysterious cases of people coming out of manholes Continue reading...
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has something that professional politicians can’t manufacture: authenticity.And BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler explains this powerful trait has left his opponents terrified.“If we had a video camera on the faces of the Democrat political strategists and on Spencer Pratt’s opponents, you can bet your bottom dollar that they are just shell-shocked by this. They don’t know how to deal with this. They are so scared,” Wheeler says.The reason why the Democrats are “scared,” she explains, is because while Pratt is all about no-nonsense policy, they have no policy to run on at all.“They can't run on Karen Bass’ record. They can’t run on Nithya Raman’s ideology. So what they do instead as their sort of final move — this is one week before the election; people are already casting early votes — is they try to use famous people to invoke groupthink among voters,” she continues.And unlike past elections, this strategy isn’t working — as Pratt’s “X factor,” which Wheeler explains as “political savvy that can’t be taught” — is winning over voters left and right.“It allows him or it enables him to speak in a way to voters that is not only relatable, but completely without the fear of offending the politically correct police,” she says, before playing a clip of Pratt demonstrating this “political savvy.”“What are your plans for the over 40,000 homeless in Los Angeles?” a reporter asked Pratt.“Well, they’re not homeless. They’re drug addicts. Most of these people are addicted to fentanyl and meth. This isn’t Spencer making it up,” Pratt responded.“No matter what anybody tells you, we have housing and shelter for everyone that’s living on the street. They are choosing to be on the street because they want to do drugs. They don’t want rules. They don’t want to listen. They want to have animals to abuse. This idea that they are forced on the street right now is a lie that our city is perpetuating,” he continued.“We’ve paid $24 billion to house these 40,000 people. There’s spots for all of these people. They are choosing, because they’re an addict, and you can do fentanyl and sewer meth on the sidewalk with no repercussions,” he added.When the reporter pressed him on how he plans to address the “homeless” issue, Pratt explained that he plans to use federal land to build facilities for them in just 90 days — but only for the true Los Angeles homeless who want to change their lives for the better.“These 40,000 people, 60% of them, City Watch just announced this week, are not from Los Angeles. They’re not from California. These people have been bussed in by scam rehabs, scam NGOs, scam homeless nonprofits. These people, when I unplug them and say, ‘You're not taking our tax money any more,’” they’re all going to go to Seattle, where the mayor will welcome them,” Pratt said.“So the people that want to keep doing drugs and live on the sidewalk — a lot of these people are going to leave. The other ones, there’s a lot of criminals, there’s people that are getting naked in front of kids. They’re going to jail,” he continued.“Not everyone goes in the same box. So we have the money, we have the resources, and we have the facility,” he added.“The reason that this is so effective,” Wheeler says, “the reason that the political savvy, the X factor that Spencer Pratt possesses, is so effective is because voters recognize authenticity when they see it.”“Spencer Pratt is giving it to them straight,” she adds.Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.
The president said Tuesday that he has agreed to reschedule the White House Correspondents' Dinner in order to defy the wishes of the man who allegedly tried to assassinate him.The ritzy event on April 25 ended abruptly after Cole Allen allegedly rushed through a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun, prompting the Secret Service to usher President Donald Trump away.'This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling.'Two months later, the president says the event has been rescheduled."In a sign of Strength and Fortitude, it was just announced that The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which violently ended rather abruptly on April 25th, will be rescheduled to July 24th," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account Tuesday. "This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling."He went on to say that White House Correspondents' Association President Weijia Jiang asked him to speak at the rescheduled dinner and he accepted."I don't know whether or not I will give the same rather nasty statements, at least as it concerns certain people, but we will soon find out," he continued. "In any event, it will be a 'HOT' ticket!"The suspect was captured in the Washington Hilton lobby and charged with a slew of crimes, including the attempted assassination of a president and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon. He has pleaded not guilty.Along with the surveillance video appearing to show Allen rushing into the event with a gun, investigators also discovered a manifesto where the suspect allegedly confessed to planning to kill the president.RELATED: DOJ releases new video of WHCD shooting to dispel 'friendly fire' rumor The new location of the dinner will be the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue, a ballroom that the president renovated during his private career before entering office and sold in 2021.Allen faces life in prison if convicted of the charges.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!