Government & Politics

• Biden at UN: Today, Joe Biden made what may be his final major appearance on the world stage, speaking to the United Nations General Assembly. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is describing the summit as an opportunity to address the myriad issues threatening the future of the world, including wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Sudan, as well as the Left’s favorite bogeyman, climate change. Biden delivered a vision for the world body related to that of his own administration. Tellingly, while the world’s despots are in attendance, such as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, those not attending are Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden’s goal is to “rally global action to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.” That’s a tough sell for Biden, whose leadership in the U.S. has only resulted in sowing more division despite his claims of wanting to unite the nation.

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• Kamala to the border: In a desperate move aimed at countering Donald Trump’s lead on the issue of immigration and border security, Border Czar Kamala Harris is finally planning to head to the border in Arizona. A recent New York Times/Siena poll shows that Trump is up five points over Harris in Arizona, which is the real reason for her trip. Furthermore, images of a gaping hole in the border fence courtesy of the Biden/Harris administration’s decision to stop construction of the Trump-era project don’t help. One rancher whose land borders the area and who has witnessed massive numbers of migrants cross his ranch stated, “I am personally outraged that President Biden stopped the wall. The wall works. … Biden stopped Trump’s wall. Hopefully, in my opinion, Trump gets elected so he can finish the wall and secure the border.” It will be tough for Harris to blame the border crisis on congressional Republicans when it was the Biden/Harris administration that intentionally stopped the Trump-era projects that were working to secure the border.

• Dems awash in campaign cash, dwarf GOP in ad spending: Remember when the Democrats were always whining about getting the money out of politics? Times have changed. These days, the Democrat Party is the Money Party, the party of big-time donors and bottomless campaign coffers. As Axios reports, Republicans are projected to end up $500 million behind the Democrats in ad spending between now and Election Day: “As of Sept. 20, Democrats have spent $1.8 billion on ads booked for Aug. 1 through Nov. 5, compared to $1.3 billion for Republicans. That includes spending by campaigns (from the presidential candidates down to lower-ballot hopefuls) as well as by outside groups. Campaigns alone, Democrats have spent nearly $700 million, compared to almost $400 million by Republicans.” As National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director Jason Thielman put it, “Money can’t buy you love, but it can influence the outcome of an election.”

• Ukraine’s Zelensky used U.S. military assets to campaign for Harris in Pennsylvania (More) | Satire: Democrats invite foreign leader to meddle in U.S. elections (More)

• Half of voters plan to cast ballots early, with a huge partisan split (More)

• Washington Post suddenly warning voters to “expect delays on election night” (More)

Security

• U.S. sending more troops to Middle East as latest Israel-Hezbollah fighting sparks fear of all-out war (More)

• J6 security transcripts show Trump tried to protect the Capitol: Donald Trump has for years maintained that he called for National Guard protection days before January 6 and that the failure to act on his authorization rests with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. And now, once again, we learn that Trump told the truth and Pelosi’s rigged January 6 Committee lied. As Just the News’s John Solomon reports, “Trump gave clear instructions to Pentagon brass days before the Jan. 6 riots to ‘do whatever it takes’ to keep the U.S. Capitol safe, including deploying National Guard or active-duty troops, but top officials did not comply because of political concerns, according to transcripts of bombshell interviews conducted by the Defense Department’s chief watchdog that shine new light on government disfunction ahead of the historic tragedy.” In two separate interviews with the Pentagon inspector general, former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley clarified that Trump’s orders to protect the Capitol were clear and unequivocal. Neither Pelosi nor Bowser nor Joe Biden nor Kamala Harris could be reached for comment.

• Is a Trump hater leading the FBI probe into the second hit attempt? Back on July 18, five days after the first attempt on Donald Trump’s life, we warned about the looming FBI whitewash. And sure enough. Now, after yet another attempted assassination of Trump, we’re learning that “a senior FBI official now leading the investigation of the Trump assassination attempt in Florida was promoted despite allegations he retaliated against FBI personnel for their conservative political views.” Imagine that. A Trump hater is leading the probe into Trump hatred. As The Washington Times continues: “FBI Miami field office Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Veltri will be among several senior bureau personnel that Republicans want to know more about when Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz testifies Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.” Never fear, though. FBI Director Chris Wray says “that the men and women of the FBI are working tirelessly to get to the bottom of what happened” and that he’s “dedicated the full force of the FBI to this investigation.” Uh-huh.

• Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh held without bond (More)

• Former AG Barr “dumbfounded” at DOJ’s decision to release letter of Trump would-be assassin (More)

• House moves to bolster Secret Service after assassination scares (More)

• Even Blumenthal is upset at Mayorkas: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have become increasingly frustrated with the Biden administration’s handling of the investigations into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump. The specific complaint is that the Department of Homeland Security has not been forthcoming with detailed information regarding its ongoing investigation. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has not made himself available to lawmakers, contends House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). “Where has Mayorkas been?” he asks. “He’s the guy in charge of Homeland Security. He’s the secretary, and Secret Service is part of that agency. Where’s he been, for goodness sake?” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is equally perturbed, saying last week, “I am reaching a point of total outrage because the response from the Department of Homeland Security has been totally lacking. In fact, I think it’s tantamount to stonewalling in many respects.” He’s even threatening “to use the subpoena power if necessary to get information from the Department of Homeland Security." Why is DHS being so uncooperative?

• An illegal immigrant kills a cop: The bloody consequences of the Biden-Harris regime’s open-border policies continue to be expressed in the currency of American lives. This time, the victim is a St. Louis cop named David Lee. As The Washington Free Beacon reports, "A 24-year-old illegal immigrant was charged Monday in the death of a St. Louis police officer after hitting the officer with his car, according to police. The suspect, Ramon A. Chavez-Rodriguez, was intoxicated when police arrested him and was on probation for beating a woman he lived with.” This prompts the question: What on earth is this guy still doing in our country? Imagine Kamala Harris holding a press conference, and imagine an intrepid journalist asking her, “Is there anything you’d like to say to the family of Officer David Lee?” The Free Beacon continues: “Lee was not the first police officer killed in the line of duty by an illegal immigrant this year. In March, an intoxicated illegal immigrant from Mexico crashed his speeding SUV into Washington State Trooper Christopher Gadd’s patrol car, killing the officer. Earlier, in 2022, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Hartwick was killed after an illegal immigrant without a driver’s license struck him before speeding off.”

• Kids as young at eight are drugged and trafficked into the U.S. by smugglers posing as their parents, Border Patrol warns (More)

• Russian ICBM fails miserably: Earlier this month, Moscow tested its latest ICBM missile, the RS-28 Sarmat, also known as Satan II, which Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed is a “formidable weapon” with no range limitations, able to hit targets anywhere between the North and South poles. Well, to do so, this missile would have to be able to get airborne, which satellite images of the launch site show it failed to do. A massive 62-meter crater, along with extensive damage surrounding the ICBM launch site, indicates that the missile test was a massive failure. Experts speculate that it either exploded during the launch or as it was being fueled for launch. Understandably, the Kremlin has been mum on the issue. But this failure does call into question the true capabilities of Russia’s ICBM system and the genuine degree of Putin’s nuclear threats. The Sarmat program has a history of problems and delays, some of which analysts see as being tied to ongoing sanctions that were raised against contractors for Russia’s space agency back in 2014 after Putin first invaded Ukraine.

Misc.

• Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president (More)

• U.S. homelessness explodes after hitting record last year as migrants flood streets (More)

• Florida firm that teaches companies to recognize hackers accidentally hires North Korean hacker (More)

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