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Trump signs order to pay troops during government shutdown

Trump signed an order on Wednesday directing the Pentagon to ensure active-duty military personnel are paid despite the federal government shutdown, the White House said.

Mamdani Uses Interview To Apologize To NYPD & Sends Message To President

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani publicly apologized on Fox News for language he has used in the past to criticize the New York Police Department, saying Wednesday that he is “looking to work with these officers” if he is elected. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, also used the interview to send a direct message to President Donald Trump, looking into the camera to tell the Republican that he is willing to “speak at any time to lower the cost of living,” hitting on one of the defining themes of his campaign. For Mamdani, leveraging a Fox News appearance to address Trump and the city's police department — two looming and major hurdles to his potential mayoralty — came as he works to broaden support and build relationships ahead of next month's election. The state Assemblymember and self-described democratic socialist has been dogged on the campaign trail by comments he made in 2020 in which he called to “Defund this rogue agency” when referencing the city's police department. His stance came during the national uproar over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, and at the time, he described the NYPD as “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety.” Since then, Mamdani has distanced himself from those positions, arguing that they do not represent his current agenda. He's now pledging to maintain the police department's staffing levels, while creating a “Department of Community Safety” that would deploy mental health care teams to handle certain calls. Asked about his previous comments, Mamdani, 33, has said he has worked to make amends with officers in private, though Wednesday's comments on Fox represented his most public attempt to repair his relationship with the department. “Absolutely, I’ll apologize to police officers right here," Mamdani said. "Because this is the apology that I’ve been sharing with many rank-and-file officers. And I apologize because of the fact that I’m looking to work with these officers, and I know that these officers, these men and women who serve in the NYPD, they put their lives on the line every single day.” He went on to explain his prior comments: “In 2020, the year all of these tweets are referring to, it was the year George Floyd was killed and it felt like safety and justice had never been further apart.” At one point in the interview, Mamdani also turned directly to the camera to address Trump, who has threatened to withhold federal money from the city and arrest Mamdani if he wins the mayoral election. “I want to take this moment because you spoke about President Trump and he may be watching right now and I just want to speak directly to the president,” Mamdani said, adding he will be "a mayor who’s ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living.” Pressed repeatedly during the interview about his past criticisms of Israel, Mamdani said he was primarily focused on issues that matter to New Yorkers, but maintained his pledge to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he steps foot in the city. He said it was too early to know if the cease-fire in Gaza would work, but said Trump deserved credit if it “proves to be something that is lasting, something that is durable.” A spokesperson for Trump said the president was not watching the interview when it aired Wednesday.

Hegseth's Plane Diverted To UK Over Cracked Windshield

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe, the Pentagon said. The plane landed “based on standard procedures,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X. After Hegseth left Brussels, open source flight trackers spotted his C-32 lose altitude and begin broadcasting an emergency signal. No members of the Pentagon press corps were traveling with Hegseth, as was regular practice under previous defense secretaries. Instead, Pentagon reporters were emptying their desks and cleaning out their workspaces after rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon. In February, an Air Force C-32 carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jim Risch, was similarly forced to return to Washington after an issue with the cockpit windshield. The incident occurred about 90 minutes after the flight took off from Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington. The C-32, a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial airplane, transports U.S. leaders, including the vice president, first lady and members of the Cabinet and Congress.

Military Members Still Get Paid During the Shutdown

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Los Angeles County Officials Approve Emergency Declaration Over Immigration Raids

Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move allows the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants. The immigration raids that ramped up over the summer have spread fear in immigrant communities, prompting many to limit their outings. Federal agents have rounded up immigrants without legal status to be in the U.S. from Home Depots, car washes, bus stops, and farms. Some U.S. citizens have also been detained. The local state of emergency can also funnel state money for legal aid and other services. Funds for rent will be available to people who apply via an online portal that would be launched within two months, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath's office said. The motion could also be a first step toward an eviction moratorium, but that would require a separate action by the supervisors. Landlords worried it could be another financial hit after an extended ban on evictions and rental increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration was passed by a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger opposing. Horvath and Supervisor Janice Hahn said the raids have spread fear and destabilized households and businesses. In late August, there were more than 5,000 arrests in Los Angeles as part of the crackdown. About a third of the county’s 10 million residents are foreign-born. Several cities in the region canceled their Fourth of July celebrations and summer movie nights as families stayed home due to safety concerns. Since June, the Los Angeles region has been a battleground in the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration strategy that spurred protests and the deployment of the National Guards and Marines for more than a month. “We have residents afraid to leave their homes, we have constituents contacting my office because their family members never came home and they don’t know if they’ve been taken by ICE or where they’ve been taken,” Hahn said. “We have entire families who are destitute because their fathers or mothers have been taken from their work places and they have no way to pay their rent or put food on their table.” Last week the five-member board voted 4-1 to put the declaration up for a vote at its regular Tuesday meeting. The sole “no” vote also came from Barger, who argued that the immigration raids did not meet the criteria of an emergency and that it could be unfair to landlords. “I’m sure we’re going to be challenged legally,” Barger said. The county's eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in multiple lawsuits. Several people said they were against the emergency declaration if it would lead to an eviction moratorium during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s vote. Landlords are “still reeling” from the COVID-era freezes that cost them “billions of dollars in uncollected rent and prohibited annual rent increase,” said Daniel Yukelson, CEO of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. He said housing providers are sympathetic to tenants and their family members affected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. But, he said, the association isn't aware of anyone unable to pay rent due to immigration enforcement. “If local jurisdictions once again allow rent payments to be deferred due to ICE enforcement activities, this will lead to the further deterioration and loss of affordable housing in our community,” Yukelson said Monday.

US issues warning to Russia if Ukraine war doesn’t end

The United States has issued a new warning to Russia about its war with Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Officials Meet With U.S. Weapons Manufacturers Before Trump-Zelenskyy Talks

Ukrainian officials have been meeting with prominent American weapons manufacturers. The delegation from Ukraine met with representatives of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon during a U-S visit. It came ahead of President Zelensky’s meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday. Zelensky is widely expected to request approval to obtain Tomahawk cruise missiles, which could allow Ukraine to strike targets deep into Russia. This past weekend, Donald Trump said he may give the go-ahead if Moscow doesn’t end its war soon

Charlie Kirk's impact on Trump's White House

The Charlie Kirk Show talks about the impact he had on President Trump and the White House.

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Cheryl Hines CLOWNS The Ladies Of the View Over RFK Jr

Mike breaks down the ladies of 'The View' trying, and failing to come at Cherly Hines for her husband's work As HHS Secretary.

Zohran Mamdani's Foreign Influences REVEALED

Mike speaks to Peter Schweizer about Mamdani's foreign influences and how New York City will fail under his leadership.

Israel military says body handed over by Hamas is not a hostage

Israeli officials say that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas this week as part of a ceasefire agreement is not that of a hostage. Four bodies were returned on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile truce, following the release of the last 20 living hostages on Monday. After forensic examinations, the Israeli military confirmed that one of the four does not match any of the hostages held in Gaza. The revelation comes as international pressure mounts on Hamas to fully comply with the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.