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‘The Office’ star Lucy Davis ‘at peace’ with 'incurable' cancer diagnosis after nearly ignoring warning sign
Lucy Davis revealed a devastating Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis after quietly battling the disease for the past year and a half.
"The Office" actress said the cancer had metastasized to her spine, right hip and ribs and was now "incurable," with chemotherapy no longer an option.
"The initial lump that I felt, wasn’t a ‘lump’ as such; rather a kind of hard spot. Really tiny," she wrote on Instagram. "I almost didn’t bother getting it checked. So I guess I’m saying don’t ignore anything – get everything checked out."
Rather than dwell on her prognosis, Davis said she was determined to embrace whatever time she had left.
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"As of now, I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can," she explained. "I always like to find the teachable moments in anything negative that happens. And cancer has not disappointed in that regard; there’s a lot I have learned from it, and I’m grateful for that."
Davis said maintaining that outlook had not made the physical realities of cancer any easier.
"As some of you will know, the pain can really be something else," Davis wrote. "Standing and walking for too long a time can be hard, and I need to use a wheelchair sometimes (so if you see me toddling around in one, feel free to give me a push!)"
Despite the pain, Davis said she had found peace with what could come next.
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"I’m not scared of whatever comes next," she said. "I’m at peace with it. I’ll see my Gracie sooner than expected, and for me, leaving my physical body just means going home. Any and all grieving is for my family; it’s far harder for them than for me."
But Davis made clear she had no plans to stop pursuing the work and causes she loved.
"I’m still going to keep up all my work for animal rights," Davis noted. "It’s so important to me. And I still would like to keep working. I’m perfectly able to do so, and acting is one of the biggest joys in my life."
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Davis began acting in the 1990s, with an early role as Maria Lucas in the BBC’s acclaimed 1995 adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice." Her major breakthrough came as receptionist Dawn Tinsley in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s original British version of "The Office," which ran from 2001 to 2003 and became an international comedy phenomenon.
Davis later built a career spanning British comedy and major Hollywood productions including, "Shaun of the Dead," "Wonder Woman," "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and "The Villains of Valley View."
Paramount escalates threat to leave California as Dem AG's antitrust lawsuit stalls Warner Bros merger
Paramount's new chief is threatening to move his studio out of California if the Golden State's attorney general doesn't come to the table to resolve the high-stakes antitrust lawsuit.
Puck News reported Tuesday that Paramount CEO David Ellison is serious about relocating his headquarters to a more business-friendly state like Georgia, Tennessee or Texas if California AG Rob Bonta, who is leading 11 other states to block Paramount's $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), doesn't negotiate a settlement by Oct. 1. According to the report, Ellison is "in contact" with multiple states.
Ellison, who will soon be forced to pay WBD a multimillion-dollar "ticking fee" if the merger stays in limbo, remains convinced that Paramount would be victorious in court — except the antitrust trial isn't taking place until March 2027, meaning his company will have to likely fork over at least $650 million quarterly to WBD if nothing is settled until next spring.
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According to the report, Ellison could move Paramount — and potentially Warner Bros. if he ultimately merges both companies — out of California "regardless of the eventual outcome of the case." Ellison has even developed a five-year plan that would relocate the vast majority of jobs out of the state while still maintaining a footprint in Hollywood.
Bonta slammed the latest Paramount buzz, renewing his accusation of attempted "blackmail" by the studio.
"In a span of weeks, Paramount agreed to halt the merger until a court decision or until June 2027, asked for a November trial, and is now back with another attempt to blackmail the state into letting an illegal deal through. Paramount has lost the plot as it continues to lose in court," Bonta wrote on X. "It didn't work the first time — on the eve of our July lawsuit — and it won't work this time."
"This illegal merger will result in higher costs, fewer options, and fewer people making movies. My office remains committed to stopping illegal consolidation and protecting a vibrant California economy for businesses that play by the rules," he added.
However, while speaking at a Politico conference later in the day, Bonta did signal a willingness to negotiate with Paramount if "structural remedies" are implemented by the company.
Bonta's lawsuit claims the merger would "lead to higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and television, harming movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and ultimately, audiences on every sofa and movie theater seat in the U.S."
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California, claims the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which holds that mergers that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly are illegal. Both sides argued their case last week but Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín waited until Monday to temporarily delay the merger.
The merger, which was set to close this year, is now being delayed until at least June 2027.
Bonta has faced accusations of a conflict of interest from his Republican challenger for California attorney general, Michael Gates, who questioned whether a financial connection to Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings' family influenced Bonta's decision to bring the lawsuit.
"Rob Bonta has turned his taxpayer-funded office into a favor factory for his political bosses and donors. He's pursuing politically-motivated litigation against a competitor for a company that's bankrolled his PAC," Gates told Fox News Digital.
Campaign-finance records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Hastings' wife, Patty Quillin, contributed $1 million to Smart Justice California Action Fund on March 16, 2022. The independent committee was working to boost Bonta and other progressive prosecutors.
Netflix was previously in negotiations to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery before Paramount made its offer.
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Paramount's bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery would be a historic deal merging two major Hollywood studios under one corporate umbrella as well as all of their television networks, including CBS and CNN. Critics of the deal believe such a merger would crush the entertainment industry and lead to mass layoffs. Some have also been vocal against Ellison and his billionaire father, Larry Ellison, who is heavily financing the deal and is a close ally to President Donald Trump.
Liberal critics in particular also claim that, as a result of the deal, CNN would be given a MAGA-bent to its coverage, and it would be run by current CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who has been harshly criticized by some media liberals. The Paramount CEO has previously assured that CNN would maintain editorial independence following the merger.
In an op-ed published in The New York Times, Ellison addressed the "speculation" about what would happen to CNN under his ownership.
"I have regularly voted for candidates of both parties; I hold some views that would be called conservative and others that would be called liberal, just like most Americans; and when it comes to our news operations, I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views. I believe that news should be based on facts and truth," Ellison wrote.
"Great news organizations like CNN and CBS News are here to tell it straight down the middle," he added. "That requires newsrooms that reflect the whole world, not one side of it. And it requires independence."
The deal would follow Ellison's $8 billion purchase last year of Paramount, merging the studio with Skydance Media.
Fox News Digital reached out to Paramount and Bonta's office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News' CJ Womack contributed to this report.
Fever coach Stephanie White launches fiery defense of herself after Sophie Cunningham hit
When Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington hit Sophie Cunningham on Saturday, pundits predictably turned on Cunningham. Meanwhile, Fever coach Stephanie White stayed quiet.
White has stayed similarly quiet when Caitlin Clark has absorbed physical hits and media fire. Heading into Tuesday's game against the New York Liberty, White took the podium and suddenly found plenty to say.
"You know, this isn't necessarily for those people that are in this room. This is more for an online community that's trying to create narratives that simply don't exist. Trying to create a fabrication or distortion of who I am, of what I'm about. Our players' success, our players' health and wellness, our players' safety is always a top priority for me. One of the things I pride myself on is my relationships with players."
White brushed off criticism as a fabricated narrative while Cunningham absorbed the heat.
Then came her explanation.
"For those who have anything to say about the play in the last game? I didn't see the play in real time. I went straight to a press conference. I thought the play got called right. Thankfully, Sophie's okay. Was it egregious? Absolutely. When you have a chance to watch that over and over and over on replay, you can see that. I didn't have that in real time."
Missing the hit live explains Saturday night. It doesn't explain the silence that followed.
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"I take personally any suggestions that I don't 100% always have my players' back. I ride with them 10 toes down all the time, all of the time. They know that. It's a shame that we can't have an opportunity to talk about what great basketball they're playing because they are f***ing playing."
Riding "10 toes down" rings hollow when Cunningham was left to absorb the backlash after Carrington's hit. Clark has faced similar moments before her. Then came the moralizing.
White added, "The reality is with me, I will always lead with love. I will also lead with grace. I will always lead with humility. And I will always lead with integrity. Doesn't mean I'll always get it right. I'm also human."
Nobody attacked her humanity; they called out her passivity. White then framed the criticism as something more sinister.
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She continued, "The hate, the fear-mongering, the divisiveness, the stuff that's trying to hijack our league will not win. It won't win. We are united. We are connected. We will not be divided. Every day, these women put their a** on the line. Every day. When they go low, we go high. Love will win, grace will win. Humility will win and kindness will win. I stand by them, I will always stand by them. Everybody else can go to hell."
After the news conference, Fever president Kelly Krauskopf soon issued a statement backing White.
"Coach White has done a tremendous job leading the Fever and for the second-consecutive season, has us in great position for a playoff push. She has kept our team focused and united, all while under the brightest spotlight our team and our league have ever experienced. She has the full support of leadership."
The statement backs White. But it doesn't answer the criticism.
Cunningham took the hit and the backlash that followed. By the time White finally called Carrington's play "egregious," much of her response was spent defending herself.
That's not riding 10 toes down. That's showing up after the fight is over.
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CBS Sports president says 'no timetable or final decision' on Tony Romo's future after OWI arrest
Tony Romo’s status with CBS remains a fluid situation, but the president of CBS Sports said "there is no timetable or final decision" following his OWI arrest last month.
CBS Sports president David Berson spoke at "NFL on CBS" Media Day on Tuesday, where he was asked about Romo, who was placed on indefinite leave by the network. J.J. Watt was named as CBS Sports’ top analyst alongside play-by-play legend Jim Nantz on gamedays ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
The announcement came after Romo was arrested by Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office deputies after showing signs of impairment while driving in Wisconsin on his way back from a golf event.
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"It’s an evolving situation and we are still assessing," Berson replied to the question about Romo. "There is no timetable or final decision at this time.
"I hope you can respect and appreciate this is a personal matter and a legal one for Tony."
A follow-up question asked Berson why he was placed on leave as the legal situation played out.
"We have to consider the impact on our image and our brand," he replied. "That’s very important to us. The focus should be and needs to be on our presentation and this great product and not on any others.
"Fortunately, we have a deep bench and everybody is stepping up."
Romo was charged with operating while intoxicated after performing poorly during field sobriety tests. He was also charged with having an open bottle of alcohol in his vehicle and with unsafe passing.
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Romo is in the middle of his massive 10-year, $180 million deal with CBS as their top NFL analyst, and he is reportedly still owed $72 million after signing the deal in 2020.
OutKick reported in late July that Romo’s future with CBS is in jeopardy beyond his leave, as there were doubts prior to his arrest about whether the network would keep him as its lead analyst after the 2026 season. It’s also worth noting CBS will be airing the Super Bowl in 2028.
Debate about Romo’s preparation has come up in recent seasons, especially among critics saying he hasn’t gelled with Nantz like in years past.
It’s also been reported that Romo’s contract has an industry-standard morals clause, which CBS could invoke to fire Romo over the arrest video. His legal team, though, would almost certainly fight that with millions still owed.
Romo’s court date has been set for Sept. 21, which comes eight days after CBS Sports’ first NFL broadcast.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from restricting mail-in ballots ahead of midterms
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing part of President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction preventing the USPS from implementing or enforcing Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, or any earlier federal election.
The ruling prevents USPS from refusing to transmit mail-in or absentee ballots under the challenged section and blocks rulemaking to implement certain regulations outlined in the executive order for the November elections.
The injunction does not prevent the federal government from providing nonbinding USPS guidance on ballot-mail envelopes.
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Talwani held a hearing Friday on the plaintiffs' renewed request for a preliminary injunction. The Trump administration is expected to appeal Tuesday's ruling to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Trump signed the executive order in March as part of his election integrity agenda.
It directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compile lists of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote and provide them to states, instructs the USPS to establish new standards for mail-in ballots, and directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prioritize investigations into state and local election officials who issue federal ballots to people deemed ineligible to vote.
"Cheating on mail-in voting is legendary. It’s horrible. Democrats want to use it for cheating," Trump said.
Tuesday's ruling comes weeks after the 1st Circuit rejected the administration's attempt to enforce other provisions of Trump's executive order while a separate legal challenge proceeds.
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In a 2-1 decision July 25, the appeals court denied the DOJ's request to pause a June ruling blocking several provisions of Trump's order in 23 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia.
That lawsuit was led by California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington. The states argued that the Constitution gives states primary responsibility for administering federal elections and that Trump exceeded his authority by directing federal agencies to impose new voting requirements.
Talwani had previously blocked several provisions of the executive order in June, finding they likely exceeded the president's authority. The appeals court left that injunction in place July 25, while the administration's appeal proceeds.
The DOJ previously told the appeals court it could seek emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court if it did not prevail.
The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts praised Tuesday's ruling, saying it protects voting rights for people who rely on voting by mail.
"The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts commends the court for upholding one of our most sacred constitutional rights: the right to vote," a representative for the organization wrote in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. "We are pleased to see this ruling and are committed to remaining in the fight to protect voting rights – not just for the Bay Staters who rely on mail voting, but for every American who utilizes this safe, secure, and trusted tool."
The White House, DOJ and USPS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
Talwani ordered the plaintiff organizations in Tuesday's ruling to post a nominal $100 bond by Aug. 18.
Taliban wipes out decades of progress as 2.4M Afghan girls remain locked out of school, UN agency says
Five years after the Taliban reclaimed reclaimed Afghanistan, 2.4 million girls remain locked out of secondary school, wiping away decades of progress and leaving a generation of young women without access to the classroom.
Afghanistan is now the only country in the world that formally prohibits girls and women from receiving an education beyond the primary level, according to UNESCO, which issued a new call Tuesday for the "immediate and unconditional" restoration of their right to education.
The United Nations agency warned that the consequences of the Taliban's policies now reach far beyond the classroom, with women barred from most paid jobs and public-facing professions and facing restrictions on their ability to travel without a male guardian.
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"Women have been erased from public life, and as a new generation of girls grows without an education, their future becomes increasingly dark," UNESCO said in a statement.
The Taliban swept back into power on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from Afghanistan after two decades of war.
The Taliban soon barred girls from secondary schools and later expanded the restrictions to universities, employment and other areas of public life.
Despite years of pressure from the United Nations, humanitarian groups, human rights advocates and several Islamic countries, the Taliban has refused to lift the education restrictions and has maintained that the issue is a domestic matter, according to The Associated Press.
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The impact has been a dramatic reversal of the educational gains made by Afghan girls during the previous two decades.
While girls had severely limited access to schooling in 2001, nearly 1 million were enrolled in secondary education by 2021, according to UNESCO.
Five years later, an estimated 2.4 million girls are excluded from secondary education.
"Five years is not a temporary interruption in a child's education," Hoda Jaberian, UNESCO's program coordinator for education in emergencies, said during a video news conference Tuesday, according to The AP. "It is clearly almost an entire secondary school cycle."
UNESCO warned that denying education to girls while restricting women's ability to work could deepen Afghanistan's already severe economic problems.
Nearly half of Afghanistan's population lives below the poverty line, according to UNESCO, which said preventing women from studying and working further limits their ability to support their families and contribute to the country's economy.
The agency also warned that excluding girls from school can damage their mental and physical well-being and increase the risk of early marriage.
The effects could also reach Afghan boys.
UNESCO said the Taliban's ban on female teachers teaching boys is worsening teacher shortages and undermining the quality of education across Afghanistan.
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With formal secondary and higher education closed to women and girls, UNESCO says it has turned to community-based education, literacy and skills development programs and psychosocial support to keep them learning.
Nearly 70,000 people have participated in UNESCO's programs, with women accounting for 73% of the learners, according to the agency.
Some literacy and skills classes take place in community spaces and in the homes of facilitators with the knowledge of authorities, according to The AP. More than 1,000 literacy facilitators are involved, most of whom have been trained by UNESCO and its partners.
UNESCO said a recent study found evidence that its literacy and skills programs have helped increase household incomes and improve livelihoods.
The agency acknowledged, however, that such efforts cannot replace formal schooling.
"Afghanistan's girls and women have the right to learn, to work, to move freely, and to shape their own futures," UNESCO said, adding that "the world must not look away until their human rights are restored."
UNESCO said it would continue working with local communities and partners to maintain alternative opportunities for Afghan women and girls while pressing for the education ban to be lifted.
"UNESCO continues to call for the immediate and unconditional restoration of girls and women's right to secondary and higher education," Jaberian said Tuesday. "It is not negotiable. It's a basic human right and we reiterate that there is no substitute for this."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tyler Feehan's mother and fiancée recall his excitement before fatal Middle East deployment
The grieving family of slain Army 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan remembered him as brave and passionate about life during an exclusive interview with "The Story" on Tuesday.
Feehan, a 25-year-old Army soldier from Georgia, was one of three U.S. service members killed in an Iranian drone attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 18.
"We are so proud of him, and it's just so touching that the country is also sharing in that pride with us," his mother Shari Feehan said.
In the emotional tribute, Feehan’s mother and fiancée shared details about his final resting place in Georgia and recalled how elated he was to be deployed to the Middle East.
"He was so excited to go," Feehan’s fiancée Claire Fletcher told Fox News. "He was just so excited to finally do his job that he's been training for and working towards, and he was so excited to get out there and make a difference and change lives."
While she was upset about her fiancé leaving on deployment, Fletcher said she was also excited for him to do what he loved and ultimately "come home."
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"I was obviously very sad when I got the news that he was going to go, but I was very proud of him. I was like, ‘You know what, I just — I just want you to go out there. I want you to get the experience that you are wanting to get out of this, and to come home,'" Fletcher said.
"He was positive the entire time, and he was always like, ‘Oh yeah, I did so great today. We shot down 10 missiles,'" she added.
Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The Gold Star family told Fox News that military service is important to the Feehan family.
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"He [Tyler] loved serving his country. His father did 26 years in the Army, and so the military and the country have always been very important to our family, and he carried that legacy on," Shari Feehan said.
The 25-year-old was laid to rest in Georgia on Friday, directly beside his grandfather, a Vietnam War veteran, who died a few days after the soldier’s tragic death in Jordan.
"Georgia National Cemetery, where Tyler is laid to rest with his grandfather, is just such a beautiful, peaceful place for our son," his mother told Fox News.
"They were together and very close in life, and now they can rest next to each other," she added.
Feehan’s mother also reflected on the family’s flight home to Georgia aboard Air Force One following an invitation from President Donald Trump.
"It was such a nice experience to be able to meet and talk with the president," she said. "I feel like he was very genuine in speaking with us, and we got to let him know a little bit more about Tyler and the wonderful young man that he was."
Tyler Feehan will posthumously receive the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge.
New York Islanders pick their top 8 fan-designed jerseys and social media hates them all
Back in July, the New York Islanders announced plans to toss fans the keys and let them take a crack at designing the team's next third jersey.
I figured at the time that it would mean fans couldn't complain about this third jersey — as they did about so many jerseys the Isles have worn — if they were the ones responsible for the masterpiece or abomination.
Well, how wrong I was, because the team has unveiled the eight finalists, one of which will be selected by way of a bracket, and social media hates all the options.
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None of those are offensively awful... but none seem that exciting.
If I had to pick one because my life depended on it — and man, what a terrible stroke of luck that would be, huh? — I would probably go with the one all the way on the bottom right. Navy with the "ISLANDERS" wordmark and chest stripe.
I'm a sucker for a good ol' fashioned chest stripe.
It's kind of a shame that the Elite 8 is a little lackluster, because the design tool the team rolled out was great.
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In fact, yours truly submitted at least one design that I thought was pretty great...
...their loss, I suppose.
But these all seem pretty tame, and one even looks almost exactly like the Edmonton Oilers' old orange jerseys that they used to wear.
NHL fans, many of whom likely had their designs shot down as I did, took to social media to voice their displeasure with the team's selected crop of potential sweaters.
Well, while the reception has not been warm, it looks like one of those eight sweaters will be hitting the ice.
According to the team's original release about the contest, the winner will debut next season, with the winning designer earning themselves a "VIP gameday experience."
Carville warns Democrats may need to block far-left candidates from joining caucus, moderate group disagrees
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville warned last week that the Democratic Party may need to consider shutting out far-left candidates in order to keep them from co-opting the party.
In recent months, several high-profile elections have seen far-left candidates, including candidates aligned with or backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, defeat their establishment opponents. Carville has warned in response that there may need to be a formal "schism" within the Democratic Party to stop it from being taken over.
Last week, "The Sharpe Exchange" podcast host Wyatt Sharpe asked Carville about whether he sees this phenomenon of anti-establishment Democrats as a growing phenomenon.
"Well, it's certainly getting more common. I mean, you can't deny that," Carville replied. "They’re very aggressive. The country overwhelmingly rejects their agenda."
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He lamented that even though many of the far-left candidates identify themselves as democratic socialists, they run in primaries as Democrats.
"Why do you want the name Democratic? Call yourself something else. You're not you're not a Democrat! These people are not Democrats," he said. "Why not get your own name? Why do you have to appropriate our name?"
He then suggested that the Democratic Party’s leadership will need to take concrete institutional steps to protect its brand and its control of the party.
"I think that Hakeem [Jeffries] and other people are going to have to consider some of these people who run against Democrats, should they be allowed in the Democratic caucus? Should they be assigned committees, assuming that we win the House?" Carville asked.
He also wondered if there are certain politicians whom Democrats will have to tell, "‘Well, no, you can't. You're not a member of our party.’"
"At some point, it's, you know, political parties, and you can say, ‘Hey, I feel like I'm a Republican. I feel like a Democrat. I feel like I'm an independent.’ But there are people that are actually appropriating the name of the Democratic Party while they're running against the Democratic Party," Carville said. "Well, the party should be able to take some measures to protect its brand."
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He listed several centrist Democrats running for office, arguing that the party of those candidates "is being hijacked" by the new faction.
The center-left think tank Third Way spoke to Fox News Digital about Carville's comments.
"If someone gets elected as a Democratic Socialist and wants to caucus as a Democrat in the House and the Senate, they should be able to do so. Let’s not forget, Bernie Sanders has never been a registered Democrat in his life, and he’s caucused as a Democrat in both the House and the Senate for more than three decades," Jim Kessler, Third Way's executive vice president for policy said.
"Is there a line that could get you tossed out of the tent? Yes, but it has to be truly abhorrent personal behavior or taking a political position that is deeply offensive to a segment of the population," he added.
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Kessler shared one key warning, however, about the worst-case scenario.
"My issue with the DSA members potentially coming to the caucus is whether they are trying to hold a place in the tent or trying to burn the tent to the ground," he said. "Listening to some DSA members, they seem to be armed with a torch. Nonetheless, if they get elected fair and square, they should have their place. But only their place."
Florida man arrested doing 110 mph tells deputy he was racing to catch his cheating girlfriend
A deputy with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office stood between a Florida man and his attempt to catch his cheating girlfriend in the act. To be completely fair to the officer here, he was just doing his job.
Florida's "super speeder" law put Gavin Ames in handcuffs in the back of the deputy's vehicle. He was clocked just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 1 for allegedly driving 110 mph in a 60 mph zone, FOX 13 reported.
When the deputy asked him the reason he was driving so fast, Ames didn’t dispute that he was speeding or even trying to play word games in order to search for an excuse.
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He didn’t need to. He had a perfectly good excuse. Not one that was going to get him out of trouble, but one that anyone who has been cheated on can relate to.
He replied to the deputy, "I'm actually on my way to my cheating girlfriend's house." That answer was met with the customary step out of the vehicle and put your hands behind your back.
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The deputy then explained that anything over 50 mph over the speed limit was good for a free trip to jail. He placed Ames in cuffs and then in his vehicle for his free trip.
Trying to process the fact that he had ended up in the back of a police vehicle while he was on his way to catch his girlfriend cheating on him brought Ames an interesting realization.
He was going to be calling this cheating girlfriend of his to bail him out.
"I’m just in shock right now. I’m in the back of a cop car listening to Boss Man D-Lo at one o’clock in the morning to catch my cheating girlfriend," Ames said on video to the deputy from the backseat of the deputy's vehicle.
"Now, I’m going to get bailed out by her."
All in all, the early morning could have ended much worse for this Florida man. He could have caused an accident or, potentially even worse, actually caught his girlfriend in the act and snapped.