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Dems crown Senate nominee in solidly red Alabama ahead of steep midterm climb
Former Judge Everett Wess has won the Democratic Senate nomination in solidly red Alabama, in the race to succeed Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor this year.
Wess defeated small business owner Dakarai Larriett in the Democratic Senate runoff, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday night.
Wess and Larriett finished first and second in last month's primary, in the four-candidate field. But since no one topped 50% of the vote, Wess and Larriett advanced to Tuesday's runoff election.
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Wess will be considered the clear underdog in the general election against the Republican nominee. Rep. Barry Moore, who was backed by President Donald Trump, defeated former Navy SEAL sniper Jared Hudson in the GOP nomination runoff election Tuesday.
Other than former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones' 2017 special election victory, it's been over three decades since a Democrat has won a Senate election in Alabama.
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Tuberville, a former Auburn University head football coach, is running for governor this year rather than seeking re-election to the Senate.
JD Vance left stunned following 'The View' appearance, reveals what Joy Behar told him during commercial break
Vice President JD Vance was taken aback by how he was treated by the ladies of "The View."
Vance stopped by "The View" Tuesday as he kicked off the book tour this week for his spiritual memoir, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."
"I expected them to be absolutely vicious, and they were only a little bit vicious. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be," Vance said on "Gutfeld!" Tuesday.
"Joy Behar even said during the break, not joking, she said, 'You know what? You're, like, pretty good for a Republican.' And I was like, 'Whoa.' That is a way better compliment than I expected from Joy Behar," he continued.
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It wasn't, however, all sunshine and rainbows for Vance in his debut appearance on the ABC daytime talk show.
"I thought that Sunny, the woman to my left, was going to call me a racist. In reality, it was Whoopi, the woman to my right, who called me a racist. So expectations were defied," Vance joked.
Vance was likely referencing an exchange he had with co-host Whoopi Goldberg, who grilled him over allegations that the Trump administration watered down or removed exhibits of Black history at various museums, an assertion Vance combatted.
He and "The View" co-hosts clashed on several topics, like President Donald Trump's recent comments about inflation as well as immigration.
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Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of the appearance on "The View," Vance was hopeful that he'd have a productive conversation with the liberal ladies.
"It may be the optimist in me, but I just fundamentally think that most people — not everybody, but most people — even if I disagree with them, you ought to try to have a conversation with them," Vance told Fox News Digital in a sit-down interview Monday.
"We're going to go and try to have a good conversation. I hope they meet me halfway. I'm a little skeptical, but we'll see," he added.
Caitlin Clark reclaims WNBA assist lead while demolishing a new team you’ve probably never heard of
Caitlin Clark put on a clinic Tuesday night, leading the Indiana Fever to a dominant 113-91 win over the Toronto Tempo -- a franchise so new that half the audience was probably doing a double take when the score appeared.
Oh, and the win was the fourth consecutive victory for the scorching-hot Fever.
But the biggest milestone of the night was Clark reclaiming the top spot on the WNBA assists leaderboard. She recorded 14 assists in just 32 minutes.
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She was equally effective when looking for her own shot.
Clark finished with 21 points, forcing Toronto to respect her scoring ability and preventing defenders from keying solely on her passing.
By balancing her responsibilities as both a facilitator and scorer, she kept Indiana's offense difficult to predict. She also added five rebounds.
Orchestrating an offense that produced 113 points and a 22-point victory margin was a nice reminder from Clark of her WNBA dominance.
Frankly, we've never seen a player like her, though some have already forgotten.
Indiana's recent surge may be less of a hot streak and more of a glimpse of what's to come in this much-discussed third season for the WNBA phenom.
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Trump-backed candidate sparks runoff against popular prosecutor in key gubernatorial race
Trump-endorsed former Oklahoma state Sen. Mike Mazzei, R-Bixby, and Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond advanced to the August 25 runoff in the Sooner State's Republican gubernatorial primary, defeating a slew of other candidates vying to replace term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Stitt — recently the top Republican at the National Governors Association — was term limited.
Trump called Mazzei a "MAGA warrior" who "will never let you down," throwing the already crowded contest into further uncertainty.
Until that point, Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Mazzei were locked in a tight race with businessman Chip Keating and former Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Tishomingo.
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Trump noted he "won big" in Oklahoma — which, along with West Virginia, is one of only two states with no blue counties in election results.
Mazzei is running on top issues, including eliminating state property taxes, protecting state lands from foreign purchasers, increasing the state’s literacy rate, and cutting waste and abuse from government.
In the latter regard, Stitt appointed Mazzei as his state budget director for part of his term.
Some critics targeted Mazzei for hiring former Nixon campaign figure and Trump ally Roger Stone as a political consultant during his campaign.
Stone, one of the most prolific conservative consultants of the 20th century, famously had his Fort Lauderdale home raided in the middle of the night by the FBI while CNN was waiting and filming, sparking national uproar.
"Roger Stone is one of many political advisers and teammates that we have going back months and months and months," Mazzei told Oklahoma City’s ABC affiliate.
"And, of course, it's helpful to have someone on your team that's aware of what's going on in Washington, D.C. And the aspects of a Trump agenda and how they fit with an Oklahoma agenda."
Drummond is running on his tough-on-crime record as attorney general, immigration enforcement efforts, career as a fighter pilot and ties to Trump similar to those touted by Mazzei.
"When his nation called, Captain Gentner Drummond answered with courage. Leading the first U.S. combat mission of the Gulf War, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement." By the end of Operation Desert Storm, Capt. Drummond was one of the most highly decorated Oklahomans of the war," a statement on his campaign website reads.
Drummond highlighted his efforts fighting "the Biden administration’s radical overreach, including failures on immigration" and policies permitting biological boys in girls' sports.
McCall ran on a platform of "family, faith and moral leadership," and burnished his state legislature credentials and record.
He wants to abolish both the state income tax and property tax, and put forward an economically conservative plan of action.
Keating, who also served in the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, noted on his campaign website he is the only former law enforcement officer running for governor.
Keating pushed a public safety-first platform targeting trafficking, open borders and Antifa, whom he described as "radical domestic terrorists."
DC Guard shooting suspect stares down death penalty in first court appearance
The Afghan national accused of carrying out a deadly ambush-style shooting targeting National Guard members near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to all charges in a 17-count federal superseding indictment.
Just hours earlier, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed the indictment against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, who previously worked for the CIA in Afghanistan. Lakanwal is accused of killing West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and severely wounding Guardsman Andrew Wolfe in last November’s attack.
Prosecutors said the charges, which include first-degree murder, make the case eligible for the death penalty.
"Sarah Beckstrom was 20 years old, serving her country in the nation's capital, when Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly drove across the country and executed her in cold blood steps from the White House," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said. "That is not just a crime, it is a major offense against the United States. We will pursue every penalty the law permits as we seek justice for Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe."
During Tuesday’s arraignment, the suspect was seen wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and skullcap and remained in a wheelchair, as he appears to recover from injuries prosecutors say he sustained during the incident.
DOJ prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta that they will begin the death penalty review process shortly.
The final decision on whether to pursue capital punishment will be made by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Lakanwal remains charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Mehta set the next status hearing for Sept. 16.
According to court documents, Lakanwal allegedly drove his Toyota Prius from his home in Bellingham, Washington, to the District of Columbia while in possession of a stolen firearm.
Prosecutors said he opened fire on West Virginia National Guard members, striking Beckstrom and Wolfe in the head. Two nearby National Guard members then subdued Lakanwal at the scene, officials said.
Investigators reportedly recovered a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver that had been reported stolen in Seattle in 2023.
Officials said Beckstrom died from her injuries on Thanksgiving, while Wolfe continues to recover from his injuries.
Floyd Mayweather facing felony charges after allegedly bouncing check on $200K luxury watch
Floyd "Money" Mayweather built a fortune around his famous nickname. Now, he may have some explaining to do.
The undefeated boxing icon is facing serious prison time after allegedly writing a bad check for a luxury timepiece in Las Vegas.
Clark County prosecutors slapped the 49-year-old fighter with two serious felony charges, including theft of property valued over $100,000 and passing a check with intent to defraud.
Authorities say Mayweather's alleged theft stems from a shopping trip on New Year’s Eve in 2024 when he set his sights on a rare Audemars Piguet watch.
Mayweather paid with a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo account, but the bank quickly returned it for insufficient funds.
Boutique owners reportedly spent over a year trying to collect the cash quietly.
They even sent a certified demand letter to avoid a public scandal, but Mayweather allegedly ghosted them.
A criminal summons followed, and Mayweather's defense team appeared on his behalf in a Las Vegas court on Monday.
If convicted on both felony counts, the self-proclaimed billionaire faces a maximum of 24 years behind bars.
This $200,000 bad check appears to be just the tip of a massive financial iceberg.
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Mayweather is currently buried under a mountain of debt, including a staggering $7 million federal tax lien from the IRS for unpaid back taxes.
A judge also recently ordered him to pay $1 million in back child support to a former dancer, and he is battling separate civil lawsuits over unpaid bills for private jet services and luxury Manhattan apartment rent.
The aging star has quickly lined up a string of upcoming exhibition bouts, alongside a highly anticipated September rematch against Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather is game to fight anyone except the repo man.
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Trump notches another endorsement win as Barry Moore captures Alabama GOP Senate nomination in runoff
He wasn't on the ballot, but President Donald Trump is a winner in the Republican Senate runoff election in Alabama, as the candidate he endorsed captured the GOP nomination.
Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper, in Tuesday's Republican showdown for the GOP nomination in solidly red Alabama, the Associated Press reports.
Moore and Hudson were the top two finishers in last month's Republican primary, but with no candidate topping 50% of the vote, they both advanced to the runoff.
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Moore, who was also endorsed by Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, will now be considered the clear frontrunner in the race to succeed Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor this year rather than seeking re-election to the Senate.
The congressman, who founded a waste hauling company and later served as a state lawmaker before first winning election to the U.S. House in 2020, was one of the first politicians to endorse Trump in 2015 when the president first ran for the White House.
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Moore, who represents Alabama's 1st Congressional District, in the southern portion of southeastern state, is a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus.
Hudson, running as an outsider, edged out state Attorney General Steve Marshall to advance to the runoff.
Besides being a combat veteran, Hudson has served as a sheriff’s deputy, firefighter, small business owner and current head of a nonprofit that trains law enforcement in taking out human traffickers.
Hudson was endorsed by then-Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is now Trump's Department of Homeland Security secretary, Sen. Tim Sheehy, the National Association for Gun Rights PAC, and conservative activists and media star Riley Gaines.
But Hudson fell short against Moore, who will face off in November against either Dakarai Larriett, a petcare business owner, or attorney and former judge Everett Wess.
LeBron James signals Lakers loyalty as ESPN insider says Lakers deal talks are underway
LeBron James’ basketball future will once again loom over the NBA offseason.
James’ free agency status this summer opens the door for him to potentially switch teams for the first time since 2018. But questions remain about whether will decide to play elsewhere or close the chapter on his storied career.
As questions swirl about James’ future, ESPN reported that James representatives and the Lakers are engaged in talks the structure of a new contract.
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If James returns for a record 24th season, he appears focused on getting a deal done with the team he has spent the past eight seasons with — the Los Angeles Lakers.
"I think LeBron James’ intention is to play, and I think the focus right now is making a deal with the Lakers," ESPN's Brian Windhorst told ESPN Cleveland radio Tuesday. "Right now, he’s allowed to negotiate with the Lakers, and I believe they are negotiating. I believe they’re going back and forth."
"In the next 14 days, I think he’s going to try to make a deal with the Lakers," he continued.
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James is already the league's longest tenured player.
LeBron and Savannah James first began dating in high school. The couple shares three children, including Bronny James who spent the past two NBA seasons playing alongside his father.
James appeared on the "Everybody’s Crazy" podcast in October 2025 alongside popular social media personality and YouTuber and online streamer Kai Cenat and two other guests. Savannah co-hosts the show.
During the episode, James reflected on his childhood, work ethic and his business philosophies.
Last month, Lakers were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals.
James largely carried Los Angeles to a first-round series win over the Houston Rockets without teammates Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic. While Reaves returned for the conference semifinals, Doncic was unable to recover in time to rejoin the starting lineup at any point in the postseason after suffering a hamstring injury late in the regular season.
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Trump's endorsement fails to save MAGA candidate as billionaire advances in key governor race
ATLANTA, Ga. — President Donald Trump's endorsement wasn't enough to boost Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to victory Tuesday night in the ballot-box showdown for the southeastern battleground state's Republican gubernatorial nomination.
Jones was defeated by billionaire businessman Rick Jackson in the GOP runoff election for Georgia governor, the Associated Press reports, in the race to succeed term-limited conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.
Jackson, who shelled out over $100 million of his own money on his bid, will now face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who served in the Biden administration, in this autumn's general election. Bottoms avoided a runoff by winning a majority of the vote as she topped six other candidates in last month's Democratic gubernatorial primary.
"When I announced my campaign, I said the political class protects itself….it’s a cartel and I said I’m coming to break it up. Well, tonight, we shattered it," said Jackson, who launched his campaign in February, in his victory speech.
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"I'm the only candidate who doesn't owe a thing to the political establishment," Jackson emphasized. "I can't be bought, and I'm not going to back down…. Tonight we did more than win a runoff. Tonight we proved that the people of Georgia are in charge."
Jackson was unknown to Georgia voters a few months ago, but thanks to an avalanche of ads, his story of building a business empire despite growing up in foster care and not being able to afford college became well known in the Peach State.
"I know what it’s like to feel like nobody sees you, especially the elite and the powerful," Jackson said in his speech a hundreds of supporters. "When you grow up the way I did, you never forget where you came from. You never forget the families who are working harder than ever, but still falling behind."
Jackson was also boosted in the final stretch ahead of the runoff election by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.
Throughout his campaign, Jackson has said that Trump inspired him to run.
"I just thought, you know, if you had somebody doing business solutions for the state of Georgia, just like Trump is for the United States, I just felt like I would have a major impact on the state of Georgia, and so that was one of the reasons I wanted to get in. I was inspired by President Trump," Jackson told Fox News Digital last month.
And he repeatedly highlighted that, like Trump, he's an outsider and businessman. "I'm going to be Trump's favorite governor because we're just alike on the way that we handle business and handle problems, and I want to do exactly in Georgia what he's doing at the federal government," he reiterated in a Fox News Digital interview Sunday.
And Jackson spotlighted his outsider credentials, saying that voters could "see somebody that's actually like Trump, not just endorsed. And from that standpoint, I think having an outsider is what our people want."
Cruz joined Jackson on the campaign trail for a runoff eve rally.
"Rick has an extraordinary record, an extraordinary life story. And I also think he's positioned to win. And the stakes are too high. This election is a battleground all across the country. We can't afford to lose Georgia," Cruz told Fox News Digital.
When Cruz endorsed Jackson on Friday, he also supported South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is facing off in a week against Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.
Asked if he's trying to put some daylight between himself and the president on the campaign trail, Cruz quickly responded, "No. Not remotely....The president and I agree on the vast majority of races. What I try to do in every race is endorse the strongest conservative who can win. And typically I get in races late in the race at a time where my support might be able to make a difference and be helpful."
Jones, on the eve of the Cruz visit, took aim at Jackson.
"He keeps on bringing in these out-of-state senators, and I would much rather have the president's endorsement," he said. "He's having to go out of state to get his support. We're keeping all our stuff in state."
And Jones repeatedly questioned his rival's support for the president, pointing to Jackson's past donations to Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans as evidence that he was out of step with the MAGA wing of the party.
"He's been dishonest about who he is. He's been dishonest about who he's supported in the background," Jones charged. "He's actually, you know, portraying himself as something that he's not."
Jackson pushed back, saying the attacks on him were "just lies."
Jones and Jackson were the top two finishers in last month's crowded and competitive GOP gubernatorial primary, which also included state Attorney General Chris Carr and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Because no candidate topped 50%, Jones and Jackson advanced to the runoff.
Jones, a former captain of the University of Georgia football team, an oil executive and heir to the Jones Petroleum Company, served as a state senator before winning election in 2022 as lieutenant governor. A major Trump supporter, he was endorsed by the president last August.
"He and I have a long-standing relationship — friendship — and I've always been a big supporter of his, and he's a very big supporter of mine, as well," Jones said last month in a Fox News Digital interview as he pointed to Trump.
And he repeatedly showcased the president's endorsement during the primary and runoff campaigns.
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Kemp made a last-minute endorsement on Sunday, backing Jones. And at an event Monday morning, Kemp explained that his mission is "to make sure that we have the best folks at the top of the ticket that can win in November and you know, that's why I'm supporting Burt Jones for governor."
"When you think about the direction of the state, the great things that we've been able to do, I think he's best suited to move the state forward," Kemp said. And he warned of the "consequences of not winning, like we'll be going the way of Virginia, New York, California, we just cannot afford to do that."
Jackson, looking to the general election battle with Bottoms, told Fox News Digital that when it comes to his spending, "I'll put in whatever is necessary. We cannot have somebody that doesn't know how to run the city that now wants to run the state. So, from that standpoint, I'll do whatever is necessary to win in November."
Bottoms, in a statement, took aim at Jackson.
"Rick Jackson is focused on enriching himself as Georgians are losing their health care coverage and are forced to pay soaring costs. Jackson has made more than a billion dollars off of a no-bid state contract for his health care company, but he opposes Medicaid expansion to lower the cost of health care," Bottoms argued in a statement. "Georgians deserve a governor who is focused on ensuring they have every opportunity to thrive and who will fight for them when Donald Trump’s reckless policies hurt Georgia – that’s what I will do as governor."
While he wasn't on the ballot, Trump's immense clout over the GOP was facing another key test in Georgia.
The brute force of the president's endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past six weeks, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.
But Trump's endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped two weeks ago when his 11th-hour endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn't enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.
Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Trump rebounded last week, as the candidate he endorsed in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, finished first in a crowded field and clinched one of the two tickets in the race for the nomination.
Meanwhile, longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham did win a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.
Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.
FDNY deploys 140+ personnel to JFK after Delta flight reported with flat tires on approach to landing
A Delta Air Lines flight arriving at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday sparked a massive emergency response from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) after initial reports of landing gear trouble.
Delta Flight 1966, an Airbus A321neo traveling from San Juan, was carrying 170 passengers, two pilots and four flight attendants.
At 4:45 p.m. local time, authorities received a call reporting an inbound aircraft with "two flat front tires," FDNY officials told Fox News Digital.
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The report prompted an immediate "normal stand by second alarm" from the department, which deployed a massive force of 46 units and 141 fire and EMS personnel to prepare for a potential emergency.
Delta told Fox News Digital there was only "some damage" to one tire and clarified that the tire never blew, but rather suffered from tread wear.
The airline noted the situation ended up being "far more precautionary than needed."
After an assessment by the maintenance team, the aircraft was deemed suitable to continue, avoiding a taxiway tire replacement.
The flight was given clearance to taxi normally to the gate under its own power.
FDNY officials said the plane safely reached the gate with no injuries reported, and the scene was declared under control by 5:06 p.m.