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Heckler Tased at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall as Audience Cheers

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Things are heating up…

A heckler at Rep.ย Marjorie Taylor Greeneโ€™sย (R-GA) town hall on Tuesday was tased by police as supporters of the congresswoman cheered.

At least three people were removed from theย town hallย after interrupting the event, including a man who had to be tased by police after he became violent.

Marjorie Taylor Greene -Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, via Wikimedia Commons

In footage of the incident, posted by several reporters, multiple police officers could be seen struggling to restrain the man while escorting him out of the venue.

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After the man became violent and lashed out against the officers, shouting, โ€œGet the fuck off me!โ€ two officers could be seen deploying their tasers against him as Greeneโ€™s audience cheered and applauded.

โ€œDonโ€™t move! Stop!โ€ an officer could be heard shouting at the man as he continued to resist arrest.

Greene then declared, โ€œThis is a peaceful town hall. Now, this is a peaceful town hall, ladies and gentlemen. This should not have to happen. This is a town hall.โ€

โ€œLike I said before, this isnโ€™t a political rally or a protest. I held a town hall tonight. You know who was out of line? The protesters,โ€ Greene told reporters after the event. โ€œThere was a place designated outside for the protesters because we support their First Amendment right. So you know who was out of line? The protesters. The police did a great job, I am very thankful.โ€

Two other protesters were also removed from the town hall by police, including a man who could be seen resisting officers and asking, โ€œAre you really doing this?โ€ After the man continued to resist, officers could be seen pushing the man to the floor and handcuffing him.

Early on, a young woman went off on Greene as the congresswoman spoke about immigration. In particular, Greene said that โ€œillegal alien criminals, cartels, and terroristsโ€ are living at the U.S. southern border with Mexico and are โ€œall inside the interior of the United States.โ€

Immediately after delivering the line, the protestor stood up and said โ€œHow about the KKK?โ€

โ€œAll inside the interior of the United States,โ€ Greene repeated, as an officer approached the woman in the audience.

โ€œThe protest is outside,โ€ Greene said. โ€œThank you very much. Protest is outside.โ€

โ€œYou butch-bodied bigot!โ€ the woman yelled as she was being escorted out. Many in the crowd stood and applauded after the woman left the room.

Police Arrest Man For Disturbing Act At Charlie Kirk Memorial

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A sick individual…

Law enforcement authorities arrested a man for desecrating a memorial honoring the late political activist Charlie Kirk over the weekend.

Fox News cameras were rolling as the man walked through the memorial, kicking over items including flowers, vases and flags. A mourner gathered at the memorial stepped in to stop the man’s sick actions. A man in a blue polo shirt is seen yanking the man out of the memorial and throwing him to the ground. 

Phoenix police identified the alleged vandal as 19-year-old Ryder Corral. In video of Corral’s arrest, he appears to be wearing a shirt similar to the one worn by the man suspected of assassinating Kirk. 

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Corral was wearing a black shirt featuring an American flag and an eagle. The shirt resembles the shirt worn by Tyler Robinson when he allegedly shot and killed Kirk while he was speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. 

Police also reported that neither Corral nor any of the witnesses who held him on the scene had sustained any injuries โ€” and that the 19-year-old would face multiple charges, including โ€œcriminal damage and disorderly conduct.โ€

Local law enforcement then escorted Corral away from the area. He is now in custody at the Maricopa County Jail on one count of criminal damage and one count of disorderly conduct, according to Phoenix Police Department Public Information Sergeant Philip Krynsky.

On Friday, law enforcement officials arrested the man accused of shooting and killing Kirk, in Utah after a frantic 33-hour manhunt. 

Kirk, a husband and father, was fatally struck by a single bullet Wednesday while speaking at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem. Kirk was rushed to Timpanogos Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 31 years old.

President Donald Trump said the young man who shot and killed Kirk had been โ€œtotally radicalizedโ€ and made โ€œcrazyโ€ by liberal ideology, and also expressed sympathy for the suspect assassinโ€™s parents, saying they seemed like โ€œvery nice people.โ€

The presidentโ€™s comments were made while addressing a small crowd at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday evening.

โ€œSo many things have been learned about [the shooter] so quickly,โ€ Trump. said. โ€œHeโ€™s become totally radicalized and crazy and it must have been traumatic. Because the parents are conservative people, supposed to be very nice people living in Utah.โ€

Trump continued: โ€œThe father turns in the son. Boy, thatโ€™s a tough deal.โ€

Additional information about Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected killer, has been reported over the weekend.

Fox News and other outlets on Saturday reported Robinson was living with his trans partner at the time of the slaying, and that partner is now โ€œfully cooperatingโ€ with the FBI on its investigation. The New York Times reported Robinson had scrawled the phrases โ€œhey fascist! CATCH!โ€ and โ€œBella Ciao,โ€ which it said was โ€œpopularized as an antifascist anthem,โ€ on bullet casings. And in a video clip that has went viral on X and elsewhere, a young man who said he was a former classmate of Robinsonโ€™s said he was a โ€œReddit kidโ€ who had his brain warped by the social platform.

President Trump has said that he will attend Kirkโ€™s funeral in Arizona this week, saying he has an โ€œobligationโ€ to do so.

Republican Congressman To Retire After 20 Years On Capitol Hill

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On Sunday, Republican Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) announced he will not seek another term.

McCaul, 63, has represented Texasโ€™ 10th Congressional District, which spans from the Houston suburbs to Austin, since 2005. He also chaired the House Homeland Security and House Foreign Affairs Committees from January 2013 to January 2019 and from January 2023 to January of this year, respectively. 

โ€œItโ€™s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress,โ€ McCaul toldย Martha Raddatzย on ABC Newsโ€™ย This Week. โ€œIโ€™m looking now for a new challenge. Iโ€™m going to serve the remainder of my term. But Iโ€™m looking for a new challenge in the same space that would be national security, foreign policy, but just in a different realm.โ€

McCaul was elected to the House for the first time in 2004. He went on to beย re-electedย to his seat 10 times, with his narrowest victory occurring in 2018, when he garnered 51.1 percent of the vote to Democratic candidate Mike Siegelโ€™s 46.8 percent.ย 

McCaul did not specify what his next steps would be after his term ends. 

โ€œIt has been the honor of a lifetime to represent the people of central Texas and to chair the prestigious Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Committees,โ€ McCaul said in a post on X. โ€œMy fatherโ€™s service in World War II inspired me to pursue a life of public service, with a focus on defending our great nation against global threats, and I have been proud to carry out that mission in Congress for more than two decades.โ€

A fair number of House Republicans have announced they will not run again (or retire early) heading into the 2026 elections. For example, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) recently announced an early retirement, stepping down after the passage of a major budget/tax bill and citing a private sector opportunity.

In some cases, Republicans are leaving not because they want to retire entirely but because they are running for other offices (governor or Senate) or want to vacate for private sector roles. According to Ballotpedia, as of mid-2025, there are thirteen Republicans in the U.S. House who announced they will not seek re-election in 2026.

On the Democratic side, there are also retirements (or folks not seeking re-election) but somewhat fewer, or in less vulnerable districts. For example, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) has announced he will not seek re-election. Some retirements are strategic for Democrats as well, but the key point is that many open seats will be up for grabs, and Republicans appear to be making more moves in this space.

The GOP has a narrow majority in the House now, so even a small number of seat losses could flip control. That means each retirement โ€” especially in competitive or swing districts โ€” matters a lot. Analysts are pointing out that Democrats will challenge many of those open seats, and that Republicans will need to defend not just incumbents but maintain strength in districts where GOP retirements create open seats.

To preserve control, Republicans will likely lean on a few advantages: favorable redistricting in some states, maintaining strong turnout in rural and suburban areas, and messaging that emphasizes border security, inflation, or other issues where GOP polling tends to do well. But there are headwinds: historically, the party in control of the White House tends to lose seats in midterms, public dissatisfaction with national issues could tilt momentum the other way, and some of the retirements are in districts where Democrats showed strength already.

Given all that, Republican control of the House is not guaranteed but is plausible โ€” if the party runs good campaigns, holds together its coalition, and defends seats well, especially in light of several vulnerable open seats caused by retirements. If you like, I can pull up a list of those Republican districts most at risk and what the forecasts are showing.

‘If I Run, I Win’ Romney Teases Re-election Bid

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First-term Utah Senator Mitt Romney (R) isn’t ready to announce his re-election bid yet but he’s confident in the outcome.

During an interview with Politico, Sen. Romney wouldn’t reveal if he plans to seek another term in the Senate in 2024 but expressed his confidence in leading another successful campaign.

โ€œIโ€™ve faced long odds: Getting the nomination in 2012 was a long shot, becoming a Republican governor in one of the most liberal states in America, Massachusetts. โ€ฆ So Iโ€™m convinced that if I run, I win. But thatโ€™s a decision Iโ€™ll make,โ€ the first-term Utah senator told the news outlet.

Romney previously served as the Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP presidential nominee. However, the Republican has made a name for himself by bucking his own party and his repeated criticism of former President Trump.

Romney voted to convict the former president in both impeachment trials, the single GOP senator to do so in the first trial and among one of seven GOP senators the second time around. Trump was ultimately acquitted in both trials.

High-profile Republicans have stayed quiet over Romney’s potential re-election bid but have signaled they plan to support his next campaign.

โ€œHeโ€™s been a really important part of our conference. People respect his intelligence, his assessment of the era we find ourselves in. And I think his running for reelection would be very important,โ€ Senate Minority Leaderย Mitch McConnellย (R-Ky.) told Politico. โ€œItโ€™s important for the Republican Party and the country that he runs again.โ€

Trump-aligned Texas Congressman Loses Primary

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Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America,

Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw of Texas lost his primary bid Tuesday night, marking a major upset and ending the four-term lawmakerโ€™s run for a fifth term in Congress.

Crenshaw was defeated by Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, a staunch conservative who successfully rallied support from the partyโ€™s most hard-line voters in the Houston-area district. The loss makes Crenshaw one of the first Republican incumbents to be ousted in the 2026 election cycle and underscores ongoing ideological divisions within the GOP.

Although Crenshaw has voted consistently in support of former President Donald Trumpโ€™s policy agenda, he entered the race as the only House Republican in Texas on the ballot without Trumpโ€™s endorsement. Toth seized on that dynamic, presenting himself as the more reliable ally of the president and the conservative grassroots base.

The contest intensified when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) publicly backed Tothโ€™s campaign and appeared in a political advertisement promoting the challenger.

โ€œYou deserve an unwavering fighter, a Republican who walks the walk. Thatโ€™s why Iโ€™m proud to endorse Steve Toth for Congress. Steve Toth has a strong record of standing up for limited government, faith and freedom, and fiscal responsibility. Washington needs a no-nonsense Texan like Steve Toth to secure our border, fight alongside Trump, and put money back in peopleโ€™s pockets. Please join me in electing Steve Toth,โ€ Cruz said in the ad, which was funded by the Alamo Freedom Fighters PAC.

Toth also sought to portray Crenshaw as out of step with the partyโ€™s conservative base. During the campaign, he criticized the congressman for refusing to repeat Trumpโ€™s claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and for supporting a bipartisan immigration proposal negotiated toward the end of the Biden administration.

Crenshaw rejected the criticism and defended his conservative record in office.

โ€œIโ€™m out there defending Trump in places where Republicans are too scared to go,โ€ Crenshaw told The New York Times during the campaign.

First elected in 2018, Crenshaw quickly became one of the Republican Partyโ€™s most recognizable figures. A former Navy SEAL who lost his right eye in Afghanistan, he built a national profile as a foreign-policy hawk and vocal advocate for military veterans. In Congress, he often supported aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia and backed tough sanctions against Venezuelaโ€™s socialist government.

Despite that record, Crenshawโ€™s relationship with segments of the conservative movement grew strained in recent years. His willingness to criticize some right-wing media personalities and his refusal to embrace claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent drew backlash from MAGA-aligned activists and commentators.

The congressman also faced personal controversy last year after an incident during a congressional delegation trip to Mexico. According to Punchbowl News, Crenshaw was having drinks with a group of Mexican officials when one official made a crude remark that made a woman present uncomfortable.

โ€œDuring an August trip to Mexico, Crenshaw was having drinks with a group of Mexican officials,โ€ reported Punchbowlโ€™s Andrew Desiderio. โ€œOne Mexican official cracked a crude joke that made a woman present uncomfortable. Crenshaw toasted the remarks.โ€

The incident led to a tense meeting between Crenshaw, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House Intelligence Committee Chair Rick Crawford (R-AR). Crawford ultimately banned Crenshaw from international travel with the committee for three months, a rare disciplinary step. Crawford also sought to remove Crenshaw from the Intelligence Committee entirely, though leadership declined to do so. Instead, Johnson shut down Crenshawโ€™s proposed cartel task force within the committee.

Those controversies, combined with ideological attacks from the right, helped erode Crenshawโ€™s standing with Republican primary voters in the newly drawn district.

Gaetz Floats Plan To Run For Florida Senate Seat

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(Miami - Flรณrida, 09/03/2020) Presidente da Repรบblica Jair Bolsonaro durante encontro com o Senador Marco Rubio..Foto: Alan Santos/PR

Former Rep.ย Matt Gaetzย (R-Fla.) openly floated the idea of running for Sen.ย Marco Rubioโ€™sย (R-Fla.) Senate seatย on Sunday.

โ€œMany have asked which perch I will be fighting from next, and some of you throughout this conference have even given me a few suggestions,โ€ Gaetz said at Turning Point USAโ€™s AmericaFest. โ€œMy fellow Floridians have asked me to eye the governorโ€™s mansion in Tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in Congress.โ€

โ€œIt seems I may not have had enough support in the United States Senate. Maybe Iโ€™ll just run for Marco Rubioโ€™s vacant seat in the United States Senate and join some of those folks,โ€ Gaetz continued, nodding to the fact that he struggled to win enough support among senators to be President-elect Trumpโ€™s attorney general.

Rubio is leaving his Senate seat after being tapped by Trump to be his secretary of State. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will appoint Rubioโ€™s replacement. Though it was not clear if Gaetz was seriously considering running for Senate, his remarks drew applause from the crowd.

Gaetz immediately resigned from Congress when he was tapped to be Trumpโ€™s attorney general. He later dropped his bid amid concerns that he didnโ€™t have enough support in the Senate for his confirmation.

Gaetz had sued to stop the House Ethics Committee from releasing its report,ย with a lawsuit slamming the report,ย saying it included โ€œuntruthful and defamatory information.โ€

The Ethics Committee released the report on Monday:

Lara Trump,ย President-elect Trumpโ€™sย daughter in law and former Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair, removed her name from consideration to replace Sen.ย Marco Rubioย (R-Fla.).

โ€œAfter an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,โ€ Trump wrote in a Saturday post on the social platform X.

โ€œI could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during the most high-stakes election of our lifetime and Iโ€™m truly humbled by the unbelievable support shown to me by the people of our country, and here in the great state of Florida,โ€ she later added.

Musk Says Trump Would Have Lost 2024 Election Without Him

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He can’t take this back…

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s feud about the “Big Beautiful Bill” hit a fever pitch on Thursday when the tech billionaire responded to the president’s criticism in a post on X.

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate. Such ingratitude,” Musk wrote in a post responding to Trump’s remarks about him.

While speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said that he was “very disappointed” by Muskโ€™s vocal criticisms of the bill. The president claimed that Musk knew what was in the bill and “had no problem” with it until the EV incentives had to be cut.

“I’m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it,” Trump said. “All of a sudden, he had a problem. And he only developed the problem when he found out that we’re going to have to cut the EV mandate.”

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Report: Trump Aide Indicted In Classified Documents Investigation

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Donald Trump via Gage Skidmore Flickr

A close aide for former president Donald Trump has been indicted in Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s alleged mishandling of classified information.

Fox News has reported that Walt Nauta, who served as a Trump personal aide and valet in the White House and later at Mar-a-Lago, has been indicted. It’s unclear what exact charges Nauta is facing.

Sources told Fox News that Nauta was seen on surveillance video moving boxes of sensitive material from a storage area at a time when the government had sought information about those documents. At some point, he reportedly had stopped speaking with investigators.    

Nauta’s indictment comes after a Miami grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday.

During an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital Thursday night, Trump said the case is “election interference” and “the greatest witch hunt of all time.” Trump said he will “of course” plead not guilty to charges in federal court on Tuesday, and said he is “totally innocent.”

“This is the most corrupt administration in historyโ€”there has never been an administration so corrupt, and theyโ€™re just starting to find it right now,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “They are trying to deflect all of their dishonesty by bringing this ridiculous boxes hoax case.”

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Georgia Official Who Broke With Trump In 2020 Announces Gubernatorial Bid

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) has officially entered the race for governor, setting the stage for a competitive Republican primary to succeed outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who is term-limited. In a two-minute campaign launch ad released Wednesday, Raffensperger portrayed himself as a principled conservative willing to take tough stands, vowing to uphold the Constitution and defend Georgia values.

โ€œIโ€™m a conservative Republican, and Iโ€™m prepared to make the tough decisions,โ€ Raffensperger declared in the ad. โ€œI follow the law and the Constitution, and I always do the right thing for Georgia, no matter what.โ€

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The announcement pits Raffensperger against prominent GOP contenders including Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who has received former President Donald Trumpโ€™s endorsement, and Attorney General Chris Carr, both of whom have strong support among grassroots conservatives. The winner of the GOP primary will likely face a high-profile Democratic opponent next November.

Revisiting the 2020 Election Clash With Trump

Raffensperger became a household name during the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, when Georgia became a critical battleground. After President Trump narrowly lost the state to Joe Biden by just under 12,000 votes, Trump and his allies raised concerns about election irregularities and widespread allegations of voter fraud. Raffensperger, as the stateโ€™s chief elections officer, found himself at the center of the storm.

Despite mounting pressure from Trump and many Georgia Republicans to challenge or overturn the results, Raffensperger maintained that his officeโ€™s audits and recounts showed no evidence of widespread fraud that would change the outcome. In a now-famous phone call, Trump urged Raffensperger to โ€œfindโ€ enough votes to change the result โ€” a conversation that later became a flashpoint in national debates over election integrity and presidential power.

While Raffenspergerโ€™s stance drew praise from Democrats and corporate media, it also alienated many in the Republican base, who felt he failed to investigate potential irregularities aggressively enough. That divide has lingered within Georgia GOP politics and is certain to shadow his gubernatorial campaign. Many grassroots conservatives remain skeptical of Raffensperger, while others credit him for adhering to the letter of the law during an unprecedented political firestorm.


A Crowded Field on Both Sides

The Republican primary is shaping up to be one of the most watched in the nation. With Raffensperger, Jones, and Carr already in the race, GOP voters will have a clear choice between different brands of Republican leadership โ€” from establishment-minded governance to more populist, Trump-aligned approaches.

On the Democratic side, the field is also taking shape. Declared candidates include former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, former GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, former state Sen. Jason Esteves, state Rep. Derrick Jackson, former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, and former pastor Olu Brown. There is also persistent speculation that Stacey Abrams could enter the race again, potentially setting up a dramatic rematch after her narrow 2018 and 2022 defeats.

Georgia has transformed into a true political battleground over the last decade, with Republicans still holding most statewide offices but Democrats making steady gains. The 2026 gubernatorial race will be pivotal in determining whether Georgia remains under GOP control or flips blue.

The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates Kempโ€™s seat a โ€œtoss up.โ€

Can Raffensperger manage to make peace with Trump and secure his endorsement? Tell us what you think in the comments below!

GOP Presidential Candidate Drops Out, Makes Key Endorsement

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Conservative talk show host Larry Elder has suspended his presidential campaign and is throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump.

In a statement Thursday evening, Elder expressed gratitude for his supporters and said he was honored by their enthusiasm and grassroots support. He further explained that after assessing his campaign and the state of the race, he had made the “difficult decision”ย to suspend his campaign.

“Throughout my campaign, I have been steadfast in my belief that the biggest issues facing our nation are the crisis of fatherlessness, the dangerous lie that America is systemically racist, the need for an amendment to the constitution to set federal spending to a fixed percentage of the GDP โ€” otherwise government gets bigger whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge, and the need to remove the Soros-backed DAs across the country who refuse to enforce the law,” he said in a statement.

“The breakdown of the family structure and the absence of positive father figures in the lives of many children have far-reaching consequences for our society, including the crime wave we are currently seeing in America today,” he continued. “I hope that my campaign has helped shine a light on these critical issues and sparked important conversations about how we can solve them.”

In August, Elder made waves after he threatened to sue theย Republican National Committee (RNC)ย for not including him in the first GOP debate. While the RNC determined Elder had failed to meet the required threshold for number of individual donors and polling, he accused them of purposely silencing him.

“I said from the beginning that it appeared the rules of the game were rigged, little did we know just how rigged it is. For some reason, the establishment leaders at the RNC are afraid of having my voice on the debate stage,” he said in an X post at the time.

In his Thursday statement, Elder encourages Republicans to support Trump for president.

“Now that I am exiting the race, I am proud to announce my endorsement of Donald Trump for President of the United States. His leadership has been instrumental in advancing conservative, America-first principles and policies that have benefited our great nation,” Elder said. “We must unite behind Donald Trump to beat Joe Biden and fight back against Bidenโ€™s unprecedented election interference and the leftโ€™s destruction of America.

“I want to thank my supporters, volunteers, and donors who invested their time, energy, and resources in this campaign. From Iowa to New Hampshire to Nevada and beyond, I am grateful for the opportunity to have met so many incredible Americans who share our values.”