🤔🙂Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that she wanted to “heap praise” on the Trump administration for its response to the Palisades and Eaton wildfires earlier this year — contradicting Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

Earlier this month, Newsom lashed out at the Trump administration, and especially special envoy for special missions Ric Grenell, who has been the White House point man on the ground in the early recovery stages.

As Breitbart News reported, Newsom attacked Grenell for criticizing the state’s fire and water policies, and accused the Trump administration of allowing fires to spread within brush on federal lands in California.

But Bass adopted a different tone in an appearance on ABC News’ This Week. The context was an interview about Bass’s opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

RADDATZ: When you look at that border today, is there anything good you think the administration has done in these six months at the border?

BASS: Well, I will heap praise on the administration for the first six months in Los Angeles with the fires. If you ask me, is there anything that they have done good in terms of immigration? I don’t know. I don’t think so. I think that the viewpoint has been punitive, has been, let’s make it as miserable as possible so that these people don’t come.
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ICYMI💥: Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) called for arrests after new records into the Obama administration revealed that the claims Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election were “manufactured and politicized intelligence.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified records on Friday showing “a treasonous conspiracy” to prevent President Donald Trump from “fulfilling his mandate.” Luna said the report is a “perfect example and reason” to push for reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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NOTHING TO SEE HERE🙄: U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer has been tapped to oversee one of President Trump's requests to unseal Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records. This is the same judge who earlier this year slapped down the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by blocking its access to Treasury resources, a decision that drew sharp rebuke from the White House for overstepping judicial bounds.

For patriots eager to expose the full extent of Epstein's elite network—potentially implicating deep-state darlings and Clinton-era cronies—this assignment smells like another layer of obstruction. Engelmayer's history of rulings against Trump initiatives suggests he might drag his feet or outright deny the release, shielding powerful figures from accountability while the public is left in the dark.

If Engelmayer follows his pattern, expect delays, redactions, or worse— They'll blame President Trump, though.

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Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer has suggested that the sex-trafficking financier's only convicted accomplice should be granted immunity from further prosecution in exchange for coming clean in front of Congress.

Ghislaine Maxwell, 63, is the only associate held criminally or civilly liable in connection with the allegations against Epstein. In 2016, she sat for a deposition in a civil lawsuit, in which she denied recollection of nearly two dozen flights on Epstein's private jet with an underage Virginia Giuffre, who would go on to become the trafficking duo's most outspoken accuser. Epstein's flight logs showed Giuffre and Maxwell on the plane at the same time 23 times before she turned 18, Fox News Digital reported previously.

"[Maxwell] knows everything," Alan Dershowitz, a former attorney for Epstein, told Fox News' Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday." "She is the Rosetta Stone."

An unidentified friend of Maxwell's said in a recent interview with the Daily Mail that she would be open to testifying before Congress. Maxwell's attorney declined to confirm or deny the reporting.
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NEW: Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg failed to replace outdated air traffic control systems while in office — with his agency instead shelling out tens of billions of dollars on a DEI agenda, according to federal spending records and airline industry insiders.

In one meeting, Buttigieg — who is said to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run — told industry executives that air traffic control upgrades would just allow them to fly more planes, “and so why would that be in his interest?,” sources said.

What his department was really interested in was handing out hundreds of diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling more than $80 billion over four years — at least half of the DOT’s entire budget for a typical fiscal year, records show.

“He was definitely pushing an agenda,” an air industry official said, noting the transportation secretary had “little to no interest” and took “definitely zero action” toward air traffic control modernization.
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During an interview with Shawn Ryan, Gavin Newsom seemingly waffles on his Leftist policies, from Gender-Care to Immigration and even Gun Control.

When asked if eight-year-old children should be given medical treatments to change their biological sex, he squirmed, obfuscated, and tried to occupy both sides of the subject.

But Monday's podcast episode is just the latest, though perhaps most egregious, shape-shifting move by the mercurial governor, who has made little secret of his presidential ambitions.

Many believe Newsom will run for President in 2028, and he has not ruled it out.

Republicans are not convinced, and Democrats are not pleased. Conservatives are suspicious of Newsom's intentions, while the liberals feel betrayed.

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NEW❗️: The FBI failed to comprehensively analyze crucial thumb drives containing cyber-intrusion data from the State Department during its investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server, according to a newly declassified Justice Department Inspector General report.

A confidential source provided the drives with data including emails from former President Barack Obama. Despite an internal draft memo stressing the need to "assess the national security risks" of Clinton's server, the bureau skipped full analysis over privilege concerns about victim data.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba revealed plans on Monday to stay in office to provide “stability” and tackle economic concerns after his ruling coalition saw striking losses in the country’s upper house elections.

Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party, along with longtime partner Komeito, lost its majority in the upper house of parliament during elections on Sunday. The loss, coming after the LDP lost its majority in the lower House last October, marks the first time Ishiba’s party has lost a majority in both houses of parliament since its inception in 1955, sparking growing speculation over the weekend that Ishiba would step down.
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ICYMI💥: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell now faces a formal DOJ criminal referral for perjury, filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who accuses him of lying under oath about the Fed's extravagant $2.5 billion headquarters renovation.

The referral stems from Powell's June 25 Senate Banking Committee testimony denying lavish add-ons. "There's no VIP dining room. There's no new marble. There are no special elevators. There are no new water features. There's no beehives and there's no roof terrace gardens," he claimed.

Luna charges that planning documents contradict him, showing a VIP private dining room, premium marble, modern elevators, water features, and a roof terrace garden. She alleges he also downplayed the $600 million cost surge in his response to White House Budget Director Russell Vought. "Jerome Powell has just been referred to the DOJ for criminal charges for perjury related to his $2.5 billion 'renovation' to the Federal Reserve Building," Luna's allies amplified on X.
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NEW - Hunter Biden says Elon Musk is "some motherfucker," a hypocrite on immigration, "giving us a fucking heil Hitler along the way. Are you fucking kidding me?!"

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“Today, the Department of Justice honored Chairman Grassley’s request to release information relating to former-FBI Director James Comey’s failed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of highly classified information during her tenure as Secretary of State. I commend Chairman Grassley for his unwavering, years-long commitment to exposing the truth and holding those who seek to conceal it accountable. This Department of Justice is fully committed to transparency and will continue to support good-faith efforts in Congress to ensure accountability across the federal government.”

I'm not sure the exact requests this is in response to, but Senator Grassley has been asking for information related to the investigation of Clinton's server from DOJ/FBI going all the way back to July 6, 2016

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-calls-greater-transparency-fbi-following-clinton-investigation

He continued these requests into 2017

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-calls-deputy-ag-clear-cloud-questions-hanging-over-high-profile-fbi

2019
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/chairmen-renew-request-answers-outstanding-questions-fbi-handling-clinton-email

2020
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/johnson-grassley-reiterate-calls-document-productions-declassification-increased

I did not immediately find a recent request for Clinton-related documents on his website, BUT upon the revelation of a 'Prohibited Access' area at the FBI, Senator Grassley reiterated to AG Bondi the many outstanding requests he had lodged over the years—which would include the ones above and more.

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-investigates-prohibited-access-files-at-fbi-demands-accountability-for-document-destruction-and-obstruction-in-mueller-investigation

WATCH🥴: Gisele Fetterman, wife of Sen. John Fetterman, told Meghan McCain on 2WAY's "Citizen McCain" she would not support her husband running for president: "That's a question for him, but I certainly wouldn't be supportive of that."

She dismissed rumors of her own political ambitions, saying she would "never" run for office: "You couldn't pay me to run for office." Fetterman called media focus on her during her husband's 2022 Senate campaign "bizarre," attributing it to "clicks."

The full interview, covering media perceptions and family, airs Wednesday at noon ET on 2WAY.

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State Representative Joe Casello, a public servant and former firefighter, has passed away at the age of 73 following a heart attack on Friday.

“We are so sorry to say that Representative Joe Casello has passed away surrounded by his loving family and girlfriend, following a heart attack,” said the Democratic Caucus of the Florida House of Representatives. “The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to all who have offered their love and support during this difficult time.”

The Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried released the following statement:

Casello also served in the House representing parts of Palm Beach County after winning a fourth term this past November.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died. He was 54.

The actor was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

A rep for Warner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

The actor played the only son of Bill Cosby's character, Heathcliff Huxtable, in the sitcom from 1984 to 1992.

In 2023, Warner told PEOPLE of the show, "I know I can speak for all the cast when I say The Cosby Show is something that we are all still very proud of."
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