A lightning rod for controversy since entering the public eye, South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has made headlines again, this time because of a bizarre airport meltdown.
As the Daily Caller reports, security cameras captured the events that led to Mace’s outraged reaction, apparently prompted by what she said was a failure by police to swiftly spot her vehicle and escort her to her flight
The kerfuffle began when Mace arrived at Charleston International Airport on Wednesday morning, showing up in a vehicle different from the one for which local officers customarily watch.
Pulling up in gray or silver BMW, instead of the white model officers anticipated, the lawmaker was not recognized immediately at the curb, sparking the profanity-laden confrontation.
A subsequent incident report from the Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department stated that officers were waiting for Mace before 6:30 a.m. at the ticketing area in order to escort the congresswoman to her flight, but did not see the white vehicle for which they had been instructed to watch.
By 7:00 a.m., Mace had reportedly made her way to the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) checkpoint, but was in a “very irate” state of mind.
The report quoted Officer A. Reed as recalling, “She immediately began loudly cursing and making derogatory comments to us and about the department. She repeatedly stated we were ‘fuc*ing incompetent’ and ‘this is no way to treat a fuc*ing U.S. Representative.’”
Though Mace was reported as having said that “[Sen.] Tim Scott would not be fuc*king treated this way,” authorities at the airport later suggested that if she had been any ordinary citizen, she would likely have been dealt with rather more harshly.
A gate agent working for American Airlines said he was in “disbelief” over the lawmaker’s conduct, with TSA Supervisor Johnny Lynch decrying the manner in which she spoke to agents and declaring plans to report her behavior up the chain of authority.
Also weighing in was current South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is challenging Mace in the Republican gubernatorial primary, and he took to X to express his disdain for the congresswoman’s actions.
Wilson wrote, “Law enforcement and TSA agents show up every day to protect the public, and right now they’re not even getting paid. They deserve respect and appreciation. Not profanity. Not threats. Not tantrums.”
Not hearing a word of it, Mace also ventured to X to defiantly declare, “I wish Alan Wilson spent as much time prosecuting pedophiles as he does spying on me at the airport.”
Despite the controversy surrounding her airport dust-up, the news for Mace has not been all bad in recent months, as she notched a key court win in late August, according to The Hill.
A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against Mace after she used a speech made on the House floor to accuse a former romantic partner of being a sexual predator, noting, “Congress has weighed the risks and benefits…and concluded that libel and related claims against federal officials acting within the scope of their employment are barred under federal law. It is this Court’s duty to uphold the rule of law.”
Vice President J.D. Vance activated the outrage mob by saying that he hopes his wife, Usha, will convert to Catholicism, the New York Times reported. The vice president was asked about the possibility during a Turning Point USA appearance at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday, and his answer sent people across the political spectrum into a tizzy.
Wednesday's event was held in honor of the memory of Turning Point USA's late founder, Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated nearly two months ago. During a question-and-answer portion of the event, Vance was asked about his interfaith marriage and whether he hoped his wife would join him.
The vice president is himself a convert, having been raised in a culturally evangelical household. Vance is outspoken about his deep faith, and it seems he wishes for his wife, who is a Hindu of Indian descent, to have the same experience.
Vance was forthcoming that he hopes "that she is somehow moved by the same thing I was moved by in the church," the vice president reframed the questioner's point before agreeing. "Yeah, I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian Gospel, and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way," Vance told the audience.
Because the left is overly scrupulous about such things, many are apoplectic about his instinct to want to impose his will on his wife. As the Times noted, "some Indians and Indian Americans across the political spectrum who said that Mr. Vance was not respecting his wife’s religious decisions" by wishing for her to come to the faith he loves.
"Some also said his remarks suggested that Hinduism was inferior at a time when aggressive immigration enforcement has left many South Asian Americans and people of non-Christian faiths feeling uncertain and afraid of their place in American society. The backlash reflected worries by some in the South Asian community over the Trump administration’s immigration policies and its embrace of conservative Christian groups," the Times went on.
While outsiders worry about their marriage and Usha Vance's autonomy, the vice president's wife is unfazed by such sentiment from her husband. "The kids know that I’m not Catholic, and they have plenty of access to the Hindu tradition from books that we give them, to things that we show them, to the visit recently to India and some of the religious elements of that visit," Usha Vance said in an interview with Meghan McCain in June.
"So it is a part of their lives and they know many practicing Hindus as a part of their lives in their own family," the second lady added. The Vances' children attend Catholic school, and Usha Vance often attends Mass with her family. Still, this isn't good enough for the left because there is allegedly a rise in anti-Asian sentiments with the success of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy in New York City and the controversy of H-1B visas.
Regardless of how this remark is being spun, the truth is that Catholics in particular believe that a person must be baptized to get to heaven, and it makes sense for J.D. Vance to want what is best for his wife. J.D. Vance said as much in a social media post Friday.
Amidst the controversy, J.D. Vance took to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday to dispel rumors and rebut accusations against him, including one that has since been deleted. "What a disgusting comment, and it's hardly been the only one along these lines. First off, the question was from a person seemingly to my left, about my interfaith marriage. I'm a public figure, and people are curious, and I wasn't going to avoid the question," the vice president wrote.
"Second, my Christian faith tells me the Gospel is true and is good for human beings. My wife--as I said at the TPUSA--is the most amazing blessing I have in my life," J.D. Vance explained. "She herself encouraged me to reengage with my faith many years ago. She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage--or any interfaith relationship--I hope she may one day see things as I do. Regardless, I'll continue to love and support her and talk to her about faith and life and everything else, because she's my wife," J.D. Vance went on.
"Third, posts like this wreak of anti-Christian bigotry. Yes, Christians have beliefs. And yes, those beliefs have many consequences, one of which is that we want to share them with other people. That is a completely normal thing, and anyone who's telling you otherwise has an agenda," the vice president charged.
What a disgusting comment, and it's hardly been the only one along these lines.
First off, the question was from a person seemingly to my left, about my interfaith marriage. I'm a public figure, and people are curious, and I wasn't going to avoid the question.
Second, my… https://t.co/JOzN7WAg3A
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 31, 2025
Christians are called to evangelize, and often the most pressing need comes from the people closest to them. Usha Vance is an intelligent woman and surely can handle a discussion about faith. Unfortunately, leftists don't give her enough credit.
President Donald Trump agreed to cut tariffs on China after the nation agreed to accept agricultural trade from the U.S., Breitbart reported. The deal was struck during a meeting on Thursday with the communist nation's dictator, Xi Jinping, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea.
Trump has been excoriated for trying to work with his Chinese counterpart. He has also received heat for imposing tariffs, which his enemies said would make goods more expensive and create an economic downturn in America.
All along, Trump has insisted that the tariffs would put money in America's coffers, while many speculated he was using them as a bargaining chip. Now it appears the world's best negotiator has come away from the table with another win for America its farmers, and the energy sector.
Trump shared his triumph in a lengthy post to his Truth Social on Thursday. "There is enormous respect between our two Countries, and that will only be enhanced with what just took place," Trump's post began.
"I had a truly great meeting with President Xi of China. There is enormous respect between our two Countries, and that will only be enhanced with what just took place. We agreed on many things, with others, even of high importance, being very close to being resolved," Trump went on.
"I was extremely honored by the fact that President Xi authorized China to begin the purchase of massive amounts of Soybeans, Sorghum, and other Farm products. Our Farmers will be very happy! In fact, as I said once before during my first Administration, Farmers should immediately go out and buy more land and larger tractors," Trump advised.
"I would like to thank President Xi for this! Additionally, China has agreed to continue the flow of Rare Earth, Critical Minerals, Magnets, etc., openly and freely. Very significantly, China has strongly stated that they will work diligently with us to stop the flow of Fentanyl into our Country," Trump continued.
"They will help us end the Fentanyl Crisis," he added. Trump has been adamant about getting the dangerous drug off the streets in America, and turning off the illicit drug pipeline from China goes a long way to getting it done.
Besides helping with the drug crisis and purchasing agricultural products, China has also struck a deal that is good news for the energy sector. "China also agreed that they will begin the process of purchasing American Energy," Trump announced.
"In fact, a very large scale transaction may take place concerning the purchase of Oil and Gas from the Great State of Alaska. Chris Wright, Doug Burgum, and our respective Energy teams will be meeting to see if such an Energy Deal can be worked out," Trump added.
"The agreements reached today will deliver Prosperity and Security to millions of Americans. After this Historic trip to Asia, I am now heading back to Washington, D.C.," Trump said, underscoring the message that his work there is now done.
"I want to thank the Great Countries of Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea for being so generous, gracious, and hospitable. Also, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, who were at the Dinner last night hosted by His Excellency Lee Jae Myung. Hundreds of Billions of Dollars are being brought into our Country because of them. Our Nation is Strong, Respected, and Admired Again and, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!" he concluded.
Trump has made America safer and more prosperous while also getting the nation's adversaries under control. This represents a significant triumph for the president and his administration, achieved in the first year of his second term.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer agrees that some of then-President Joe Biden's autopen pardons could be "null and void" given his cognitive decline and lack of involvement toward the end of his term, Breitbart reported. The Kentucky Republican made this bombshell admission while appearing on Fox News Channel's The Ingraham Angle on Tuesday.
Biden's cognitive decline was apparent even to outsiders, but those closest to him allowed him to continue on with his presidency and even run for reelection. The persistent questions about his possible impairment that they tried to sweep under the rug have come full circle with pardons he granted with the use of the autopen.
Other presidents have used the device, which signs documents in the president's handwriting, but there is a fair amount of evidence that these important documents were signed off on, perhaps without Biden's full knowledge or consent. Comer believes this is enough to undermine some of his most high-profile pardons.
Earlier in the interview, Comer had said that many factors, including the use of the autopen and the lack of evidence that Biden was fully aware it was happening, made his pardons "null and void." The host and former attorney, Laura Ingraham, pressed Comer on whether he truly thought that would be the outcome.
"Are you of the view that, for instance, Biden’s pardon of his brother Jim or, let’s say, Anthony Fauci, are you of the view that those pardons are null and void, given what you know?" Ingraham asked him of the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "I am — absolutely 100%," Comer insisted.
"If anyone doubts whether or not there was a cover-up, they need to watch every minute of the testimony that we got, all of the hours and hours of depositions from these staffers, where you had people like Ian Sams, who was his spokesperson, who would come out every day and give press conferences, blasting me or blasting Robert Hur, or Jim Jordan or someone under oath when we asked him, 'How many times did you meet directly with Joe Biden?'" Comer recalled. Ian Sams had said it was just twice in two years, as did his executive secretary.
"That position is one of the closest to the president, whether it’s Obama, Trump, George Bush, Obama, she admitted that she would go weeks without having any interaction with Joe Biden. They clearly shielded him, not only from the American people, but from their inner staff. If he was an active participant, there would be notes," Comer said.
"There would be notes. The National Archives has no record of notes. There are no emails. It almost looks like they went back and changed their story from he approved it verbally and orally to we had memos and things like that. There were so many inconsistencies," Comer charged.
If what Comer says is true, he believes this will be enough for an investigation and perhaps for the pardons to be vacated. "And I think that the Department of Justice can bring all these people in, especially the three staffers and the doctor who pled the Fifth Amendment, and pressed them for more information, because at the end of the day, the American people know that Joe Biden was in a mental state of decline," Comer said.
"He hasn’t given a TV interview since he left office. The statement blasting my report today wasn’t from him. It was from an unnamed staffer," Comer went on.
The Kentucky Republican went on to say that the matter has been referred to Attorney General Pam Bondi. "We have handed her this investigation on a platter. We have done the heavy lifting: all the hours of depositions, traced the emails. We have proven no evidence Joe Biden was involved in the decision-making process," Comer said.
"She needs to bring people in, threaten accountability, threaten prosecution, get the truth from these people, and hold them accountable. We had a president of the United States who wasn't fit to serve, like tried to run him for a second term, and then they abused the autopen during the lame duck period," Comer said of the Democratic Party.
This issue is not going away regardless of how the left tries to ignore it. Many on their side have finally admitted that he was deteriorating, but none have gone as far as to say that they must scrutinize every action taken, including the times an autopen signed anything.
The Pentagon has moved to allow swift terminations for civilian employees, allowing managers to fire workers with "speed and conviction" if they're underperforming, The Hill reported. The directive came from a Sept. 30 memo issued by Under Secretary of Defense Anthony Tata, which was made public on Tuesday.
"Supervisors and human resources professionals are directed to act with speed and conviction to facilitate the separation from Federal service of employees performing unsuccessfully," the top personnel policy officer wrote. Tata further informed the managing supervisors that they would be held accountable if they failed to take appropriate action on employees who weren't up to snuff.
This memo has stripped civilian personnel of previously held protections against such action, and some worry that this will become an excuse to dispense with those seen as disloyal to President Donald Trump. However, this was something Trump warned about before Democrats decided to allow funding to run out and the government to shut down.
So far, 334,900 civilian employees, which represents about half of that category of military workers, have been furloughed due to the shutdown. The longer it goes on, the greater the chance these cuts will become permanent, as Trump promised.
The left is attempting to frame these cuts as something nefarious, but cleaning house and saving on payroll budgets is exactly in line with Trump's priorities that he laid out during the campaign. Similarly, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been tightening up the ranks to rid the military of those who oppose the president's agenda for a stronger military.
"The sooner we have the right people, the sooner we can advance the right policies. Personnel is policy," Hegseth said last month to an audience of generals and admirals during a meeting he called of top military brass to the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
Earlier this year, Hegseth cut the Pentagon's payroll by 60,000 people, or about 8% of the workforce, through attrition or buyouts. Now, the memo has streamlined the process for managers, giving them the "flexibility to address performance issues swiftly and effectively," Tata wrote.
Managers use the Douglas Factors, the criteria for evaluating federal workers, to decide whom to cut. "This approach empowers supervisors to act decisively when performance undermines [Defense Department] objectives, reinforcing a culture of excellence," the memo touted.
This will ensure that all civilian employees who fill military roles unsatisfactorily will be weeded out, "so deficiencies in any role can warrant strong action." The employees fired under this change can challenge the decision and unfavorable review within seven days.
This action is part of Trump's promises, including his pledge to use a government shutdown to eliminate jobs. On October 8, just a week into the shutdown, Trump said he had a "substantial" number of government jobs that could be eliminated permanently, Fox News reported.
"We have a lot of things that we're going to eliminate and permanently eliminate," Trump told the press at a White House meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. "I'll be able to tell you that in four or five days if this keeps going on… If this keeps going on, it'll be substantial. And a lot of those jobs will never come back. But you're going to have a lot closer to a balanced budget, actually," Trump said at the time.
Meanwhile, Trump blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democrats for their failure to act to avoid the shutdown which is now nearly a month long. "I look at your leadership. I don't know who to speak to," Trump said of the Democrats.
"I'll tell you what, I'm getting calls from Democrats wanting to meet. I never even heard their names before... the Democrats have no leader," he added.
The American people voted for Trump to clean up the problems in Washington, D.C., including the dead wood in the military and those opposed to its mission. What's happening now is simply the fulfillment of that, and it's all being facilitated by the spineless Democrats who refuse to agree to funding to reopen the government.
A group of pilot unions is urging lawmakers to pass a continuing resolution that would end the government shutdown, Breitbart reported. Republicans have put forth a so-called clean continuing resolution that would fund priorities such as air traffic controllers through the end of the year, but Democrats stubbornly refuse to support it.
Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers continue to go without pay as the Democrats drag their feet. Due to this crisis, statements this week came from unions such as the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots, and the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), calling on lawmakers to act.
"We have seen the stress and tension this year on the National Airspace System due to short-staffed air traffic controllers. This shutdown only compounds the pressures they face as they now report to work without a paycheck," a statement from CAPA said.
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations went on to say that they were urging "Congress to end the government shutdown by passing a clean Continuing Resolution." However, Democrats simply won't budge.
Other unions also made impassioned pleas for the Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to end the shutdown. SWAPA president, Captain Jody Even, said in a statement that the union "strongly urges Congress to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to fund the government."
First Officer Nick Silva of the APA shared similar sentiments in a statement. "Congress should reconvene and work in a bipartisan manner to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to fund and reopen the government,"
“We stand with our brothers and sisters in air traffic control and TSA who continue to show up to work every day without a paycheck. These men and women take their oath seriously to guarantee a safe National Airspace System so we, the pilots, can ensure the flying public reaches their destinations in a timely manner and without harm," Silva added.
Airlines for America, which bills itself as a "trade association for the leading U.S. airlines," said in a news release that paychecks being withheld from air traffic controllers and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) cause unnecessary risk. "Missed paychecks for the federal employees charged with the safe and efficient facilitation of our national airspace unnecessarily increases stress for the thousands of air traffic controllers, TSA officers and CBP employees who work every day to keep aviation safe and secure," the news release said.
The association added that it would "urge elected leaders to act with an appropriate sense of urgency to solve this problem and immediately reopen the federal government." They said the "quickest and simplest way to ensure those critical employees are paid is by passing a clean CR."
According to Fox News, Schumer and the Senate Democrats once again shot down the 13th Republican attempt to pass the clean resolution on Tuesday. The shutdown is in its 28th day, and Tuesday marked the first day that the air traffic controllers went without pay.
The U.S. military passed that milestone on Friday, and the federal nutrition program was unable to fund benefits on Saturday, which also marked the first day of open enrollment for Obamacare. Following the Democrats' downvote, GOP Rep. Tom Keane of New Jersey slammed Democratic lawmakers for holding out.
"Today, Senate Democrats voted for the 13th time against funding our government — after already rejecting a bill last week to pay air traffic controllers and other essential workers. This is outrageous. 13,000 air traffic controllers won't receive their paychecks today because of these political games," Keane posted to X, formerly Twitter, before concluding, "It's time to reopen the government."
Today, Senate Democrats voted for the 13th time against funding our government — after already rejecting a bill last week to pay air traffic controllers and other essential workers.
This is outrageous. 13,000 air traffic controllers won't receive their paychecks today because… pic.twitter.com/v1r4qK5kof
— Congressman Tom Kean (@CongressmanKean) October 28, 2025
The Democrats are digging themselves into a hole from which they have little chance of emerging any time soon. Hardworking Americans are going without pay because Schumer and his ilk are playing politics with the government shutdown, and that's not something voters are going to forget.
From the earliest days of his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made clear his intention to reverse the Biden administration’s border failures and to get control of the criminal operations that thrived during his predecessor’s tenure.
Amid news that a well-known Mexican cartel boss was arrested earlier this month, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has stepped forward to praise the president and the “seriousness” with which he is taking the thorny challenge organizations such as the Sinaloa group represent, as the Daily Caller reports.
The DNI’s comments came during a Saturday interview on Fox News, when she left little doubt about her position on Trump’s commitment to curtailing cartel influence once and for all.
Gabbard referenced the Oct. 15 arrest of Leonardo Daniel “El Pato” Martinez Vera, a Sinaloa Cartel Plaza chief whose underlings had reportedly been involved in everything from kidnapping to murder.
The DNI was asked whether the apprehension of El Pato – an operation aided by her agency’s Counterterrorism Center -- is likely to send a strong warning shot to cartel leaders who were able to run rampant at the nation’s southern border during Biden’s time in office.
Gabbard declared in response, “Yes, it’s very significant,” adding that she wished she could reveal details of the operation itself, one which was orchestrated by agents currently working without pay “because of the Democrats’ government shutdown.”
She underscored the importance of Trump’s no-nonsense approach to battling the cartels, stating that “people are seeing President Trump is not messing around with this. If they try to resort to their own games of bribery and all of this other stuff, then they will be putting themselves in the target.”
From the first days of his second term in office, Trump made no secret of his plans to tackle the cartels, issuing an executive order on Jan. 20 designating cartels and other organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists.”
In doing so, the president declared that the “cartels functionally control, through a campaign of assassination, terror, rape, and brute force, nearly all illegal traffic across the southern border of the United States.”
The order went on to state that the activities of the cartels “threaten the safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere.”
In furtherance of the presidential order, on Feb. 20, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation of a host of groups, including Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Cartel de Sinaloa, and more as “Foreign Terrorist Organizations” and “Specially Designated Global Terrorists.”
The designations, Rubio explained, “expose and isolate entities and individuals, denying them access to the U.S. financial system and the resources they need to carry out attacks,” and they also “can assist law enforcement actions of other U.S. agencies and governments.”
In the wake of El Pato’s arrest, Gabbard’s ODNI took a victory lap, stating in a press release, “We will not allow cartel gangs who target Americans to roam freely, whether in the U.S. or across the border in Mexico.”
The agency added, “Now, thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we are surging resources against cartels and gang leadership, disrupting their networks, and working alongside our Mexican partners to make communities safer and protect American lives,” not to mention undoing the damage Biden’s open-borders philosophy wrought for four straight years.
The New York Knicks have ordered Zohran Mamdani, who is the leading New York City mayoral candidate, to "cease and desist" after his campaign used the basketball team's logo in advertisements, the New York Post reported. The team made it clear that it does not support the Democratic socialist's candidacy.
The campaign used a logo similar to the basketball franchise's, with "Zohran" in the place of the Knicks' team name. The color scheme also mimicked the blue and orange logo with social media ads using the tag line, "This is our year. This is our time."
The organization said the ad was "likely to mislead the public into believing that the Campaign is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by, or in some way connected with the Knicks." To make matters worse, the broadcast ad was run on Wednesday night during the Knicks' season opener.
NY Knicks issue Zohran Mamdani cease and desist over logo in campaign ad — stressing they ‘do not endorse’ https://t.co/XNQVxNcbck pic.twitter.com/x2c96oziIQ
— New York Post (@nypost) October 24, 2025
The team made it clear that Mamdani was to stop using the version of their logo to sell New Yorkers on his radical ideas. "The NY Knicks have sent NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a cease-and-desist letter for using the NY Knicks logo to promote his candidacy," the letter stated, according to Fox News.
"The Knicks want to make it clear that we do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor, and we object to his use of our copyrighted logo. We will pursue all legal remedies to enforce our rights," the legal missive added.
This comes as the team's head coach is hopeful for another NBA Finals appearance, representing the Eastern Conference. If they succeed, it will mark the first time in more than a quarter of a century that the team has reached this far since their last appearance in 1999.
The New York Knicks notched a win Wednesday night in their season opener, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 during the matchup in Manhattan. Perhaps the team owner, John Dolan, is worried that this winning year might be overshadowed by a connection with Mamdani.
After all, it's not like Dolan is not used to leftist politics. In 2022, he donated $70,000 to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign. Mamdani is the favorite to win against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic side and "Guardian Angels" founder and political activist Curtis Sliwa for the Republicans, who will face off on Nov. 4.
There was mayoral race drama surrounding the Knicks even before the latest attempt to co-opt the Knicks' logo. According to The Hill, Mamdani slammed Cuomo for appearing courtside at Wednesday's game alongside the outgoing Democratic Mayor Eric Adams. Cuomo shared a photo at the game with Adams on his account on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. Mamdani took it and ran with it, sharing the post labeled "Corrupting goes courtside," Mamdani said.
Corruption goes courtside. https://t.co/TaEItxMAmc
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) October 23, 2025
Cuomo is the only candidate who has not shied away from accepting Adams' endorsement should he offer it, and it appears Mamdani is positioning himself to attack him for it. Meanwhile, Cuomo has plenty of ammo against Mandani for his radical polices and lack of experience.
"I did things. You’ve never had a job. You’ve never accomplished anything. There’s no reason to believe you merit or qualification for eight and a half million lives. You never showed up for work, and you missed eighty percent of the votes. Shame on you," Cuomo said to Mamdani.
This is an embarrassing situation for Mamdani with the logo change, but it likely won't hurt his campaign. The people of New York seem eager to usher in a communist regime that will be the proverbial final straw that breaks the struggling city's back.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes that federal law enforcement officers should be subject to arrest if they break local laws that prevent illegal immigration enforcement, Breitbart reported. The California Democrat seems poised to go toe-to-toe with the Trump administration, but may be in legal trouble after making these statements.
President Donald Trump has begun to crack down on illegal immigration throughout the nation. Part of that includes sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions.
"While the President may enjoy absolute immunity courtesy of his rogue Supreme Court, those who operate under his orders do not. Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law — and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them," a joint statement from Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA) said.
This tough talk came after San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins allegedly saw federal agents "roughing people up" in Chicago and Los Angeles. "I had lead time to think about what authority I have and what I can do. This is something I felt very strongly about, and I had my office research it," Jenkins claimed.
Democrats don't care about the regular people who suffer at the hands of criminal illegal immigrants and other deviants who prowl about city streets. Instead, they're worried that these people might be treated a little roughly by law enforcement agents who aim to get them off the streets.
They want to see the agents, not the criminals, arrested, though Jenkins claimed it wouldn't come to having local officers cuffing federal agents. She said that they would use surveillance camera footage to determine if the criminals are treated too unkindly, and she would direct a judge to issue a warrant for the agent's arrest.
To really drive home that their priority is the comfort of suspected illegal immigrants, California Democrats passed a law banning government agents from wearing masks while making arrests, which would make it easier for Jenkins to pursue them. Of course, the agents were forced to do this after several attacks on ICE agents that put them and their families at risk, but Democrats seem unconcerned about that.
Meanwhile, Jenkins worries that Trump may ignore the arrest warrants altogether or challenge the move in court. "For me, this is about San Francisco and what I need to do for San Francisco," Jenkins claimed.
Others, like Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, believe this is not an overreach at all and see it as a stopgap against abuses. "As long as the ICE agents are acting legally, the state can’t prosecute them and hold them liable, even if it dislikes what they’re doing," Chemerinsky said.
Pelosi's tough talk against federal agents is not without consequences. While speaking to Fox News host Jesse Watters on Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Pelosi and others making these threats that they could face consequences. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is among those actively opposing federal agents and their mission to clean up crime on city streets.
She created the ICE Accountability Project, a nonprofit focused on making ICE officers "unmask" while making sure to log "purported criminal actions of ICE and CBP agents." Bondi warned Lightfoot that she "will be getting a letter from us tomorrow to preserve anything she has done as well, to make sure that she’s not violating the law," she told Watters.
"It appears she is. You cannot disclose the identity of a federal agent—where they live, anything that could harm them," Bondi added. She had the same warning for Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Jenkins, and Pelosi. "We told them: ‘Preserve your emails, preserve everything you have on this topic.’ Because if you are telling people to arrest our ICE officers, our federal agents, you cannot do that. You are impeding an investigation, and we will charge them.”
🚨 BREAKING: Attorney General Pam Bondi has just ORDERED NANCY PELOSI to “PRESERVE HER EMAILS” after she ORDERED ICE to be ARRESTED 🚨@PamBondi: “You are impeding an investigation, and we will charge you. If they think I won’t, they have not met me” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/l79LRwQNwP
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) October 24, 2025
This crusade against agents enforcing federal law has got to stop, but the Democrats believe they have a right to run roughshod over the laws of the land. Pelosi and her ilk are about to see what the Trump administration is willing to do to enforce the laws of the land and the will of the American people.
President Donald Trump said the Department of Justice "probably owes me a lot of money" for the many federal investigations against him that amounted to nothing but a hassle, Fox News reported. Sources say Trump is seeking $230 million in damages, but the president said it wasn't about the money but about principle.
There were several investigations launched against Trump, beginning with the Russia-collusion hoax during the 2016 campaign that was built on a false dossier. The FBI later raided Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in 2022 over the supposed mishandling of classified documents, which again was thrown out in court.
These investigations turned Trump's life upside down for years and threatened to keep him off the ballot, but they ended up being mostly baseless. Now, the New York Times claimed that Trump is seeking $230 million in compensation, which would be well within his rights.
After all, Trump spent millions on his legal defense and likely lost earning potential as his time and attention were turned toward these baseless investigations. However, when asked about it at the Oval Office by a reporter, Trump seemed genuinely unconcerned about the money and instead wanted justice.
When Trump was asked about the possibility of a lawsuit, he noted that it was certainly something to consider, given how much time and money had been wasted defending himself in these cases. "Well, I guess they probably owe me a lot of money for that," Trump told the female reporter.
The president made it clear he wasn't in it for the money. "No, I get no salary. I gave up my salary. It's a good salary. Not as much as these guys make, but that's OK. It's a lot of money, and I don't, as you know, I didn't take it in the first four years. I didn't take it these four years either," Trump pointed out.
However, he did acknowledge that the DOJ owes him. "But as far as all of the litigation, everything that's been involved, yeah, they probably owe me a lot of money," Trump said.
"But if I get money from our country, I'll do something nice with it. Like, give it to charity or give it to the White House while we restore the White House, and we're doing a great job with the White House, as you know, the ballroom is under construction," Trump added. A clip of the exchange was posted by RedWave Press to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.
Reporter: “Are you asking the Justice Department to pay you compensation for [the] federal investigations into you?”
President Trump: “Into me? I don’t get any compensation. I do it for nothing. I gave up my salary… They probably owe me a lot of money for that.”
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— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) October 21, 2025
While the media was singularly focused on the financial implications, Trump just wants justice after all he's been through. "We'll see what happens. We have numerous cases having to do with the fraud of the election, the 2020 election, and because of everything that we found out, I guess they owe me a lot of money," Trump said.
"But I'm not looking for money. I'm looking for — really, I think it's got to be, it's got to be handled in a proper way… We don't want it to happen again," Trump said, once again alluding to the fact that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from under him.
"We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen," Trump added.
The president went on to say that he does not know the exact figure his legal team may be seeking. "I don't know what the number is. I don't even talk to them about it," Trump said. He noted that he would be the one to decide based on the law ultimately, but Trump admitted it would be "awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself."
Since the day the results came in, the president has contended that he was robbed of his 2020 victory. Though he has never produced definitive proof of those accusations, Trump notably went on to win the 2024 presidential election handily, clinching both the popular vote and the Electoral College. He accomplished this even while the government was busy prosecuting him, and Trump deserves justice for this.