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Fox News' Jesse Watters halted former Vice President Kamala Harris' Senior Adviser Mike Nellis on Tuesday after he claimed that the National Guard would not be needed in Chicago to halt crime.

While speaking with the press on Friday, President Donald Trump said he was considering sending National Guard troops to Chicago after deploying them in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11. With Democrats increasingly pushing back on the National Guard being sent to address crime, Watters asked Nellis on "Jesse Watters Primetime" if he believes Chicago should be open to help from the White House.

"No, look, I think Chicago needs to do a better job of dealing with crime. Our local leaders need to do a better job of dealing with crime, but the city of Chicago has had a chance to vote for Donald Trump three times, and he lost by 80% each of the three times that he was on the ballot. I think if Donald Trump wants to get involved heavily in issues somewhere else, he should go look at red states, because Donald Trump doesn't have any urgency to deal with Louisiana, which is the murder capital of the United States. He doesn't have anything to say about Oklahoma, which has the worst schools in the nation. Doesn't have anything to say about Arkansas, which has the highest teen pregnancy rate — " Nellis said before Watters jumped in.

"Those are crime ridden too! And if the mayor wants to invite Donald Trump to go in there and do it," Watters said. "Chicago's a little bigger than Baton Rouge, Mike, OK? You live in Chicago, and you should care. Did you hear my friend out there in the monologue talking about her cousin, her uncle, her niece. They're all dead, Mike! Do you care about that at all? Your mayor doesn't care. Your mayor doesn't want any backup. They're offering them more cops, more guards. And he says, 'No, more housing.' What the hell's wrong with him?"

Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a press conference Monday telling the president to not come, with Johnson touting what he said were lowered crime statistics.

Chicago Police Department data through Aug. 16 reportedly shows homicides in the city trending down 25% over the last 12 months compared to 2023. The frequency of killings remains higher than it was before the pandemic, accordingto ABC7 Chicago. Data from the outlet reports that in the last 12 months through Aug. 16, there have been 474 homicides, with an average yearly homicide rate of 722 between 2021 and 2023.

According to a White House press release, the city has had the highest "murder rate among U.S. cities with more than one million people" for seven consecutive years, with Chicago also labeled as having the "most murders of any U.S. city" for 13 consecutive years.

Nellis pushed back against Watters.

"I know I'm not going to feel safe when I take him to a ball game. I'm going to see armed military members. There's a way to do this," Nellis said. "I'm happy to support having more police on the streets of Chicago to help keep us safe. The problem is in Donald Trump's budget that he signed by the Republicans, he cut community police funding by $2 billion, which means there'll be fewer police on the streets."

Watters hit back.

"All right, Mike, you guys defunded the police. So don't talk about cutting funding, OK? Everybody knows the Democrats defunded. They defunded all over the country, Mike,' Watters said. "I don't have time to debate that. But I respect that you are from Chicago, and you want to be safe. But we are all in agreement that Chicago needs to do a lot better. You and I will agree on that."

Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard and invoke Section 40 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act followed after a slew of crimes in Washington, D.C. drew national attention. Among some were the brutal attack against a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer and the fatal June 30 shooting of Republican intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym.

Democrats and legacy media pundits have said Washington, D.C.'s crime dropped 35% in 2024, citing local police data. The statistics left out crimes such as felony and aggravated assault. In July, the Metropolitan Police Department said an investigation was opened against D.C. police Commander Michael Pulliam for allegedly altering crime statistics in his district, according to NBC Washington.

Despite the pushback from Democrats, a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday reported that 54% of registered voters said Trump's crime-fighting efforts in the nation's capital are "justified and necessary." According to U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro on Monday, the federal takeover in the nation's capital has led to 1,007 arrests and 111 illegal firearm confiscations.

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MSNBC's Joe Scarborough continuously pressed Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday as he attempted to dodge a question about policing making communities safer.

While advocating for social programs to bring down crime, Johnson did not want to answer Scarborough's question on whether he would support more federal funding for adding 5,000 additional officers on the streets of Chicago. The mayor's discussion about crime came as President Donald Trump has floated the idea of a federal crackdown in Johnson's city to combat violent crime.

"I'm curious, would you also like to get federal funding to help put 5,000 more cops on the street in Chicago, would that help drive down crime?" Scarborough asked.

When Johnson said policing itself is not the "full strategy," Scarborough said, "No, I understand that. You've talked about the other things you want, and I said those are good and important programs, but I'm asking also, would 5,000 more police officers on the street in Chicago be helpful to go along with all of those social programs that a lot of cities are engaging in and having success with?"

While Scarborough continued to press the mayor, Johnson said Chicago would be safer with more federal funding going toward "affordable housing" and other mental health services.

"I believe that the city of Chicago and cities across America would be safer if we actually had affordable housing," Johnson said.

"Okay, but that's not the question I asked," Scarborough immediately interrupted. "My question is, and I just need a yes or a no. Do you believe the streets of Chicago would be safer, if you got all of those extraordinary programs put back into place, which do have a history of being successful, if that's complimented by having 5,000 more cops on the streets of Chicago?"

The Chicago mayor accused Scarborough of narrowing the crime problem down to policing, and said that "putting out an arbitrary number" of officers would not solve the problem.

"What I'm saying is policing and affordable housing, is policing and mental and behavior healthcare services, is policing and youth employment. It's a full package," Johnson continued.

Chicago experienced a significant surge in homicides in the past decade and reached a 25-year high in 2021 with 797 victims, The Chicago Tribune reported.

There have been 262 homicides in Chicago as of Aug. 26, which is 117 fewer incidents in comparison to 2024, according to the Chicago Tribune. Total violent crime reportedly decreased by 22% in the first half of 2025 in comparison to the previous year.

Trump said on Friday that he will "probably" crackdown on crime in Chicago by deploying the National Guard once he is finished focusing on Washington, D.C. Since Aug. 7, a total of 1,007 arrests and 111 illegal firearm gun confiscations have taken place in the nation's capital as of Monday since the administration's federal takeover, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro said.

ohnson and Democrat Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump would be violating the U.S. Constitution if he deploys the National Guard to Chicago. Johnson accused Trump on Aug. 11 of spreading misinformation about the crime statistics in Chicago and that the National Guard's presence would only "undermine" public safety.

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Joe Scarborough, the left-leaning host of "Morning Joe," is now blasting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, for "quite embarrassing" behavior in recent attempts to act like President Donald Trump.

"The Democrats are trying to find their footing and it's quite embarrassing, actually," Scarborough said Wednesday. "Gavin Newsom, I mean if you've seen what he's doing online."

"Don't try to turn the ship 180 degrees … They don't know what to do!"

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Hillary Clinton, whose 2016 presidential race loss to President Donald Trump was the second time she failed in such a campaign, has adopted a mantra in the following years – now approaching a decade – that Trump's term in office was illegitimate.

Her claims have been based on the completely debunked conspiracy theory she's credited for creating – the Russiagate agenda, that Trump's campaign that year colluded with Russia.

Actually, the players in that conspiracy, Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and many more, now apparently are under investigation by both Congress and the Department of Justice over the damage they may have done to America.

Now, in a stunning new direction, Clinton claims she'd nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if he's able to bring about an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

Actually, Trump already has been nominated several times for the other regional conflicts he's worked to resolve around the globe.

But Clinton, described as "perhaps President Donald Trump's most bitter rival," dropped her "bombshell" on a podcast.

"Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven't seen, but maybe this is the opportunity — if President Trump were the architect of that, I'd nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize," she said.

"Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin."

The promise came just as Trump is heading to Alaska to hold high-stakes talks with Russian chief Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine was invaded, and Western nations, including the U.S., have delivered billions of dollars in aid over the three years of the war.

Putin lately has called for Ukraine to pull troops from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions and admit those areas are part of Russia.

Analysts have said Putin may be open to compromise, as the war has drained his nation of its military equipment, personnel and finances.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he won't agree to giving up Ukrainian land.

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The tariffs on products from India now have hit 50%, as President Donald Trump has piled a new 25% cost on top of the previous 25%, and it's all because of that nation's allegiance to Moscow.

The Washington Examiner reports Trump's executive order raising the tariffs specifically stated, "I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil."

Trump has worked to implement policies and practices for the United States around the world that reduce oil revenues for Russia, which has been using them to fund its invasion of Ukraine.

"Trump announced that he would impose a new 25% tariff on goods from India as well as an additional import tax for purchasing Russian oil," the report said.

He was critical of Indian officials for buying military equipment and energy supplies from Russia when "everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE."

Officials in India have given no indication they'll change their procedures.

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A conservative who launched a joke at Hillary Clinton fans during the 2016 election, telling them to avoid the lines and vote online, which of course was impossible, was the target in a war from Joe Biden's administration as soon as he took office.

Ultimately, his case was thrown out, and now he's striking back with a lawsuit for damages.

A report at Revolver explains it is Douglass Mackey who revealed on Donald Trump Jr.'s show that he is suing the U.S. government.

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A member of Congress has sent to the Department of Justice the name of Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, asking for an investigation for his alleged "lying under oath."

Powell is facing headwinds in his position now as he's push for leaving interest rates relatively high despite the booming economy, low inflation, and more, under President Donald Trump.

And specifically, he's come under fire from several interest groups or individuals for the renovation of the agency's headquarters where the costs have exploded from a planned $1.8 billion to more than $2.5 billion.

A report at Fox News explains U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., now has referred Powell to the DOJ for investigation, and possible charges.

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Despite their president's ongoing criticism of those demanding his Justice Department release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case, Wednesday calling them "bad people" who've "bought into this 'bullsh**,' hook, line, and sinker," some Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed onto a discharge petition demanding release of all the files related to the late, disgraced sex offender.

The petition, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is a procedure tool that bypasses House leadership.

"In 7 days we can start collecting signatures," Explains Massie in an X post. "At 218 signatures, the House must vote on our bill requiring a full release of the Epstein files."

Continued Massie, "We all deserve to know what's in the Epstein files, who's implicated, and how deep this corruption goes. Americans were promised justice and transparency."

The "Epstein Files Transparency Act" would require the Department of Justice to declassify and release all Epstein-related documents, including investigative records, communications, flight logs, visitor lists, sealed agreements and any information involving known or suspected co-conspirators.

Current cosponsors of the bill, H.Res. 581, include Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who posted, "The American people deserve and can handle the truth. Let's see the files."

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The administration of President Donald Trump for months now has been trying to convince Harvard University, which sits on billions of dollars in endowment cash, to fix problems with anti-Semitism and racial discrimination on its campus.

A coalition of 16 state attorneys general already has endorsed the move, because, as their statement explained, "Harvard itself admits that anti-Semitism both exists and is a problem on its campus but is unwilling to address the issue. Jewish students deserve equal protection and access to education which is why I led a 16-state coalition to support President Trump's actions."

The Trump administration already has frozen $2.2 billion of Harvard's federal grants and contracts over the issue, with a court hearing pending.

And it has ordered, in a move that is under challenge, that Harvard no longer be allowed to enroll foreign students.

Playing a role in the fight is that the Supreme Court previously has held that the federal government is not required to fund universities that practice illegal discrimination.

Now the government has just piled on the school, determining that Harvard is in violation of Title VI "due to persistent indifference toward anti-Semitism on campus."

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Officials in the sanctuary city of Denver have decided to close down a successful anti-theft program in order to protect illegal aliens, including criminals.

Constitutional expert Jonathan Turley explained the program was "a highly successful anti-theft auto license plate tracking system."

But the fight against crime was not derailed because of privacy concerns, or finances.

"It was shut down because Democratic members believed that ICE could use the data to deport illegals," he explained. "In May, the council refused to renew the $666,000 contract with Flock for camera monitors around 70 Denver intersections to screen for car theft. That system resulted in the recovery of 170 stolen cars and 300 arrests. It is also credited with key evidence in the investigation of hit-and-run and murder cases."

But, he noted, "It could also be used to assist ICE, and that is all that matters."

He cited the confirmation from Councilman Kevin Flynn: "We know that it can help solve crime. But I think since maybe Jan. 20 of this year, those concerns are greatly heightened and have a new reality about them."