Dems unleash hate on Stevens
The party of “inclusion” apparently has no room for four-term Democrat Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens following her surprise endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers over Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed over the weekend after he told her to avoid his campaign. House Democrat leadership is mulling whether to punish Stevens as prominent lawmakers are calling for her expulsion from the party caucus. Illinois Dem Rep. Delia Ramirez blasted Stevens on X: “Deplorable and embarrassing. Capitulating to fascism, Islamophobia, racism and the policies hurting everyday Americans makes you unfit to serve with the Democratic caucus. Shame on Haley Stevens. She must be removed from the caucus.” Dem Rep. Pramila Jayapal agreed, saying that Stevens “has no place in our party.” If Michigan voters elect Rogers over El-Sayed today, it’s a good bet the calls to expel Stevens will only get louder.

SCOTUS lets noncitizens vote in California
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to block California from counting 20,000 ballots mailed to suspected noncitizens. On Monday, the Court denied the effort, saying the DOJ’s lists were flawed and contained actual citizens. A district court in California also blocked Trump’s order to double-verify those 20,000 ballots. The Associated Press tried and failed to debunk the DOJ’s list: “More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot be found on the state’s voter roll.” That implies six in 10 voters flagged as noncitizens are on the voter rolls — almost 12,000 voters. The DOJ flagged some as suspicious for other reasons, such as old registrations or mismatched addresses. On top of it all, the AP’s analysis comes from an immigrant-rights group that gets paid to help illegal aliens stay in the country.

Vance jokes about raising a Democrat
Vice President JD Vance, speaking at a campaign stop in Rome, New York, told a funny story about his four-year-old daughter: “I was talking to my daughter, who is four years old, and I said ... ‘I’d like you to identify maybe a couple of toys you’d like to donate [to Toys for Tots].’ So she brings me two of her brothers’ toys. And I realized that despite my best efforts ... I have apparently raised a Democrat — stealing her brother’s toys to give to somebody else.” Vance ended the story by reminding voters that what Americans need to do on November 3 is go out to vote to beat the Democrats, who do indeed emphasize taking money from some people and giving it to others while patting themselves on the back for generosity.

U.S. strikes Iran
On Monday night, the U.S. military launched a number of strikes targeting Iran’s Qeshm Island in response to Iranian military using missiles to attack American assets in the region. The U.S. quickly noted that the strikes were limited and defensive, and not a return to war. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said it could “restore security to the Strait of Hormuz” if the U.S. accepted its “legitimate demands.” Baghaei’s message comes after President Trump warned at a weekend rally in Iowa, “The only reason why I’m not finished with Iran is I want to be nice. I want to try and save all those lives if I can. But at some point we’re going to have to give them the hammer.”

Sean O’Brien endorses Florida’s Ashley Moody
In a move that shocked many, union leader and lifelong Democrat Sean O’Brien endorsed Florida GOP Senate candidate Ashley Moody. O’Brien is the president of Teamsters, a historic labor union dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration. The union represents roughly 1.3 million people nationwide. “The Teamsters look forward to working with Sen. Moody in her role on the Senate HELP Committee to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act and get this critical legislation signed into law to protect American workers,” O’Brien said. This signals a greater shift by the unions and the working class away from the modern socialist Democrat Party toward the GOP. These unions represent millions of voters, and attracting the actual working class, instead of the welfare class, could be the key to GOP wins in the future.

Talarico pretends to be bipartisan
In a last-ditch effort to make himself look like a moderate and pilfer some red votes, Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico claimed he “would love to work with Donald Trump to actually fulfill some of the promises of his political project.” He feigned concern for people left behind or forgotten in this country, and he said there’s still time to fulfill “the promise of MAGA.” In previous statements, however, Talarico has said that he wants to dismantle oil and gas companies in Texas, which would, as Trump pointed out, “kill millions of Texas jobs.” That’s quite the flip-flop to say you will work against energy production in Texas and then, five minutes later, say you care about the working people of America. Talarico said he hoped his victory would be a “wake-up call” for Trump to work with Democrats.

Judge rescues Hunter Biden perjurers at FBI
Judge Zia Faruqui has dismissed charges against the two former FBI officials who lied to Congress about knowledge of Hunter Biden’s laptop. Former agents Nikki Flores and Bradley Benavides were arrested for allegedly lying to Congress about their previous knowledge of the bureau’s involvement in covering up the Biden Crime Family scandal. The DOJ “disagrees with the Magistrate’s decision, which remarkably appears to suggest that high-ranking government officials are immune from accountability for making materially false statements to Congress.” According to Faruqui, none of the 10 alleged lies carried enough weight to move forward with the case, despite the evidence. Flores and Benavides had previously testified under oath before the House Judiciary Committee in 2023, where the perceived dishonesty occurred.

Veteran homelessness declines
Community Solutions, a nonprofit that works with more than 170 communities to reduce homelessness, released a report that revealed an 8.2% drop in veteran homelessness in 2026 compared to 2025, the largest decline in a decade. For the first time since veterans were included in the homelessness numbers in 2009, they will be below 30,000 in 2026. Adam Ruege of Community Solutions says the reduction in veteran homelessness is due to the “continued investment and focus of the VA” in services for veterans, such as housing and medical care. Statewide organizations “help fill in gaps for veterans,” he said, and their investment in and focus on veteran homelessness have led to better results. The joint initiative between the VA and HUD that provides subsidized housing vouchers along with medical services has also helped, Ruege pointed out, and he wants to keep the momentum going.

Crypto hackers were from North Korea
On Thursday, North Korean hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance called it the largest digital theft in history. The hackers breached an engineer’s laptop and stole digital coins from Binance wallets. TraderTraitor, the group suspected of the theft, often uses algorithms to spread stolen money through global crypto networks. On Friday, Binance said it had recovered some of the stolen assets, but $3 billion remains lost. The company promised to cover users’ losses. The U.S. estimates that cybercrime funds half of North Korea’s missile program. The theft also highlights broader security problems across the cryptocurrency industry. Crypto hackers carried out more than 300 attacks in 2026, more than double the number in 2025.

Headlines

  • Fetterman casts a big shadow over midterms (Washington Times)
  • El-Sayed supporter attacks Jewish conservative at University of Michigan (Not the Bee)
  • Federal judge tosses Trump admin Harvard admissions lawsuit (Fox News)
  • U.S. greenlights 500 Patriot missiles for Ukraine (Breaking Defense)

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