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Democrat James Talarico may win - and the president weakened his hold over the GOP

A top candidate vying among a crowded field for New Jersey's 12th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is facing flak from other Democrats over his alleged terror ties.Physician Adam Hamawy, who also served as a U.S. Army combat surgeon, downplayed his interactions with the "blind cleric" Omar Abdel-Rahman, the late Islamic leader with ties to the terror bombing at the World Trade Center in 1993.'Any Muslim is going to be called a terrorist at some point, and these tropes are outdated and worn. Unfortunately, they continue to be used right now.' Hamawy did not respond to a separate report indicating he had volunteered with a Chicago-based group in Bosnia that was later discovered to be a front for al-Qaeda and shut down.Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, who is also running for the Democratic nomination, called Hamawy a "radical extremist" over his ties to Abdel-Rahman."The blind sheikh was not a marginal or misunderstood figure," Mapp said. "He was a convicted terrorist, convicted of seditious conspiracy. He was connected to one of the darkest chapters in our nation's history."Hamawy admitted that he carpooled with the blind sheikh once in 1991 and later testified for Abdel-Rahman out of a sense of "civic duty," but he called the accusations Islamophobic."I was called as a witness, and I gave my testimony under oath, and then I walked out," he explained. "It was never an issue back then, and they're trying to make it an issue now."He also fired back at fellow Democrat Mapp."My patriotism and my record is clear," he added. "I think he's desperate, and desperate people say desperate things."Hamawy obtained endorsements from high-profile politicians including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ro Khanna (Calif.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.).According to a Jewish Insider report, he also worked for the "Benevolence International Foundation" according to an unearthed interview Hamawy had with the Newark Star Ledger from 1996.The 911 Commission Report found that the group was part of a complex network of organizations set up to help provide resources for terrorist operations linked to Osama bin Laden.Hamawy, who was born in Egypt, cited his extensive service in the U.S. military to undermine the accusations. "Any Muslim is going to be called a terrorist at some point, and these tropes are outdated and worn. Unfortunately, they continue to be used right now," he said. "These are not serious arguments, and they're getting old." RELATED: WHO director was a leader of political group designated as a terrorist organization by US officials Mapp responded by saying he was not attacking Hamawy's faith and accused other Democrats of being too fearful to criticize his past ties to terrorists. Hamawy and Mapp are running for the nomination to seek the office vacated by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), who is retiring. Whoever wins will run in November against Republican Gregg Mele, who ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. Abdel-Rahman died in 2017 at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Democrat James Talarico may win - and the president weakened his hold over the GOP
Top Democratic leaders are cutting ties with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past has caught up with him, which could create chaos amongst the Democratic Party.
A group of former federal judges on Wednesday asked a federal court to reopen President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), arguing that the administration circumvented the court by negotiating a settlement with the president and creating a $1.776 billion fund for those who believe that the government has wronged them. The group…
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Stephen Colbert wrapped up "The Late Show" last week after alleged pressure from President Donald Trump on his parent network, but his replacement isn't exactly filling the gap, according to new reporting. The series finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert drew more than 6.7 million viewers, according to reporting by The Daily Beast, which looked at Nielsen data. The show filling Colbert's time slot on CBS, Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed," drew only 995,000 viewers with its first episode, The Daily Beast reported. Allen is the billionaire owner of the Allen Media Group. Late-night talk shows hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon topped more than 1.5 million viewers on the same night that Comics Unleashed debuted, according to The Daily Beast, which noted that Kimmel aired a rerun that night. According to The Daily Beast, even Colbert's YouTube channel is nearly outperforming Allen's show. Colbert's appearance on the public access TV show "Only in Monroe" drew 928,000 views on Colbert's YouTube, which doesn't include viewers who watched via other channels and platforms. CBS announced earlier this year that Colbert's show would end this month, citing financial reasons. However, Colbert and multiple political analysts have suggested that Trump's criticisms of Colbert were the cause. Bill Carter, a long-time late-night reporter, suggested on MS NOW that Trump was "personally involved" in Colbert's removal, Fox News reported.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Wednesday fired back at President Trump after the president attacked the Texas Democrat following Green’s primary loss the night before. Green on Tuesday lost the Democratic primary runoff for the Houston-based 18th Congressional District to Rep. Christian Menefee. “Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Al Green,…
A Colorado man who repeatedly bragged on social media about his participation in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in connection with a shooting death in Colorado Springs, the Colorado Times Recorder reported on Wednesday.Tim Arvidson "boasted multiple times about taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, posting a photo of himself driving to the event, uploading a video of it as he participated, and later processing what he 'experienced,'" the report reads. "On the way to Washington, D.C., Arvidson posted a selfie with the comment, 'We may stay a while. We’re pissed. This isn’t going to happen! Stop The Steal!'"Despite his repeated conspiracy claims like “The election was stolen, I was an Election Judge in Colorado this current election; the election was stolen; my sworn oath will suffice!" and "Georgia was the same scam as Nov 3rd! Keep fighting, don’t stop, don’t give up! We are now DISENFRANCHISED! Our votes DO NOT COUNT! We are NOT FREE! Fight for your Constitutional rights!” Arvidson went on to hold the position of chair of the Castle Rock Election Commission.This week, according to the report, his life took a darker turn."According to the arrest affidavit, Arvidson approached his neighbor and accused a group of people of selling drugs and having guns," said the report. "After an altercation, Arvidson then allegedly shot 43-year-old Robert Dougher, who later died of his injuries."If Arvidson is convicted, it will be only the latest in a long string of January 6 participants, many of whom received a pardon from President Donald Trump after being convicted of those offenses, to end up back in trouble with the law.Others include Jake Lang, who was charged with contempt of court after his behavior at a bond hearing for an influencer charged with murder; Bryan Betancur, who has been repeatedly accused of stalking and inappropriate touching of women on public transportation; and Andrew Paul Johnson, who received a life sentence for child molestation.
The US military carried out new strikes in Iran Wednesday, targeting a military site that threatened American troops and commercial shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters. The outlet, citing a US official, also reported that drones launched from Iran were intercepted by American forces. The US military carried out new strikes...