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• Spanberger Backs Va. AG Hopeful Despite Violent Texts
  
  Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat nominee for Virginia governor, declined to withdraw her endorsement of her party's nominee for attorney general, who admitted to sending violent texts about a political rival.
• Grenell to Newsmax: Trump Deserves Nobel for Mideast Peace Deal
  
  Richard Grenell told Newsmax that no one but President Donald Trump could have secured the breakthrough ceasefire and hostage release deal approved by Israel, warning that the Nobel Peace Prize committee risks its own credibility if it refuses to honor the president.
• GOP Offer Seen as Olive Branch in Shutdown Talks
  
  Senate Democrats on Thursday expressed cautious optimism over a possible Republican olive branch to end the federal government shutdown: a guarantee of a future stand-alone vote to renew expiring Obamacare subsidies, the Washington Examiner reported.
• Fla. Bill Ties College Funding to Naming Roads for Kirk
  
  A Florida state legislator introduced a bill this week that would withhold state funds from Florida's 40 public colleges and universities that fail to rename a campus street for the late conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
• Kari Lake to Newsmax: N.Y. AG James 'Will Look Good in Orange'
  
  Kari Lake, a senior adviser for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told Newsmax on Thursday the indictment of New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James is proof that "law and order" is finally being restored - and she didn't hold back.
• Netanyahu Adviser to Newsmax: Israel Can't Trust Hamas
  
  Caroline Glick, an international affairs adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that while Israel is cautiously optimistic about the U.S.-brokered peace deal with Hamas, it remains vigilant and skeptical that the terrorist group will honor its commitments.
• Scoop: CBP Secures Border With New $4.5B Smart Wall
  
  The Trump administration has awarded $4.5 billion in new contracts to expand the Smart Wall system along the southwest border, marking the first projects funded under President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.
• Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment in Illinois for 2 Weeks
  
  A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a "danger of rebellion" is brewing in Illinois.It's a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with...
• Melania Trump Documentary Gets Release Date
  
  An Amazon MGM Studios documentary about first lady Melania Trump will be released next year.
• Trump: Obama Won Nobel Peace Prize for 'Doing Nothing'
  
  President Donald Trump has derided the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former President Barack Obama, saying the 44th president got it for "doing nothing" and "destroying our country.
• Trump Admin Weighs Extra $12B Clean Energy Cut
  
  The federal government is considering canceling $12 billion in Congressionally-mandated funding for clean energy projects beyond the cuts announced last week, a list of targeted projects showed. The projects on the list include two major direct air capture ...
• Eric Trump to Newsmax: Letitia James Indictment Is Ultimate Irony
  
  Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, hammered home on Newsmax what he called the "irony" in New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James' indictment, accusing her of pursuing the very sort of mortgage fraud schemes she now stands charged with.
• USCIS' Edlow to Newsmax: Democrats Undermining ICE Operations
  
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow warned Thursday on Newsmax's "The Chris Salcedo Show" that the ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing national security and emboldening cities that defy federal immigration law.
• Don't Use Force on Chicago Journalists, Judge Orders Feds
  
  A federal judge in Illinois has temporarily barred the Trump administration from using force against journalists covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement site near Chicago.
• Quinnipiac Poll: Cuomo Up With Adams Out of NYC Mayoral Race
  
  In the wake of New York City Mayor Eric Adams ending his reelection bid, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo saw a 10-point increase in a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.
• Okla. GOP Gov. Questions National Guard Move to Ill.
  
  Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt broke with Texas and the Trump administration on the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Chicago, citing his belief in federalism and "states' rights," The New York Times reported Thursday.
• Rep. Mike Rogers to Newsmax: Trump a Change Agent, Biden Reactive
  
  President Donald Trump's leadership style is the direct opposite of former President Joe Biden's, House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers, R-Ala., told Newsmax on Thursday, describing Trump as aggressive and willing to lean in on global crises.
• Most States With Guard Troops in D.C. Plan Fall Withdrawal
  
  More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement initiative in Washington have set target dates for their withdrawal later this fall, state officials told The Associated Press.The dates, in late October and...
• Israel Says 'All Parties' Signed Phase One of Gaza Deal
  
  Israel said Thursday all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that Hamas freeing the captives would "bring the end to this war".The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US...
• Man Accused of Starting LA Fire Wrote Anti-Trump Posts
  
  The man accused of sparking the flames that burned swaths of Los Angeles posted on social media about how climate change causes wildfires.
• N.Y. AG James, Who Targeted Trump, Indicted on Bank Fraud Charge in Va.
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has built much of her political career attacking President Donald Trump, has been indicted on a bank fraud charge by a federal grand jury in Virginia.The grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned the indictment...
• Sen. Rick Scott to Newsmax: 'Hopeful' Mideast Peace Deal Will Last
  
  Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. told Newsmax on Thursday that he's "hopeful" the Middle East peace deal President Donald Trump announced Wednesday will last.
• Jeffries Hails Trump-Led Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Thursday applauded the news that Israel and Hamas have formally agreed to the first phase of a hostage release deal, calling it "a very, very positive step in the right direction."
• US Passes on World Bank Joint Statement on Climate Agenda
  
  The U.S., the World Bank's largest shareholder, has declined to endorse what it called the bank's continued drift into climate politics, refusing to sign a statement by most of the bank's executive directors reaffirming support for its work on alleged manmade climate change.
• Minn. AG: Transgender Athletes Competing With Girls Don't Harm Anyone
  
  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says having biological males compete with girls in school athletics "doesn't harm anyone."

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