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A.J. Brown headed to New England to reunite with Mike Vrabel after a season of Eagles unhappiness
The Philadelphia Eagles wanted to trade wide receiver A.J. Brown and on Monday did just that. Call that the NFL's worst kept secret the past six months.
Brown is going to the New England Patriots to reunite with his former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who now coaches the Patriots. Brown's new team was the second-worst-kept secret in the NFL the past few months Vrabel loved Brown when they were together in Nashville.
The Eagles announced they have agreed to send Brown to New England in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round selection. The compensation package was decided early Monday.
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Brown will need to pass a physical in order for the deal to be finalized. That hasn't always been an easy thing, as Maxx Crosby and the Baltimore Ravens proved earlier this offseason, so this isn't done, done until that physical is passed, passed.
The reason everyone knew this was going to happen is, well, the signs were unmistakable.
Brown hasn't been happy in Philly for a while.
Philly hasn't been happy that Brown let his unhappiness bleed onto his cryptic social media posts and sometimes even his effort on the field.
And in Foxborough, Mass., Vrabel really wanted his former player to fill a void as a No. 1 receiver the Patriots have been missing since at least the end of last season when they cut Stefon Diggs.
The Patriots not only fill that void but probably get an upgrade. And Vrabel, under withering criticism for his relationship with NFL insider Dianna Russini for going on two months now, gets a welcome change to the conversation.
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The timing of this trade was obvious because at 4 p.m. on Monday the salary cap implications for trading Brown became less onerous for the Eagles. They went from possibly carrying a $43.4 million dead-money charge to make a trade to shrinking that to $16.3 million based on NFL June 1 salary cap rules.
The Patriots inherit the final four years of Brown’s contract while the Eagles will split their remaining cap hit over the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
Brown immediately becomes Drake Maye’s No. 1 receiver in New England. The Patriots are hoping to take the next logical step after playing in the Super Bowl last season but losing to the Seattle Seahawks.
Adding Brown, who has six 1,000-yard receiving seasons in his seven-year career, seems like a solid step toward doing that.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon rips California trans athlete ‘compromise,’ tells Newsom to ‘pick a side’
Education Secretary Linda McMahon rejected California’s reintroduced policy for trans-identifying biological male athletes in girls’ sports, taking direct aim at both the state’s "shared podium" policy and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public posture on the issue.
McMahon spoke with OutKick on Monday as the Department of Education continued to recognize June as "Title IX Month," which the Trump administration is using to highlight its effort to restore sex-based protections in schools and athletics.
The secretary said the administration views Title IX as a protection for female athletes, not as a law that requires girls to compete against biological males.
"I think the president has made it crystal clear as to what he expects Title IX to be," McMahon said. "That is the way it was originally drafted and is expected to be: girls are in girls' sports and boys are in boys' sports."
The debate has also put renewed pressure on Newsom, who said in March 2025 that it was "deeply unfair" for males to compete in women’s sports but has not pushed California to reverse its policy allowing athletes to compete based on gender identity.
Asked what message she would send to Newsom, McMahon said the California governor cannot keep trying to straddle both sides of the issue.
"I think he needs to stick to one plan or the other," McMahon said. "On the one hand, when he's being interviewed, he'll say that it's totally unfair and men should not compete in women's sports, and yet he does nothing about it in the state of California to make that stick. And so, he needs to pick a side and stick to it. He can't have a foot in both camps."
McMahon said Title IX was created to give women athletic opportunities they had long been denied.
"Title IX first came along to give women the opportunity to play in sports because they were shielded from it or prevented from going into sports," McMahon said. "So Title IX really made sports accessible to all women and now that right is being infringed on by boys who are electing to be girls and I just don't think that's correct."
Title IX, part of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits sex discrimination in education programs or activities that receive federal funding and has long been applied to athletic opportunity.
The Title IX fight has become especially prominent in California, where AB Hernandez, a biological male who identifies as a girl, competed in the girls’ division at the California state track and field championships over the weekend.
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Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
Amid backlash, the California Interscholastic Federation reintroduced a pilot policy allowing additional girls to receive podium spots or medals in events where they were displaced by a biological male athlete. OutKick asked McMahon whether she viewed that as a workable compromise.
"I don't think it's the right kind of compromise," McMahon said. "I still believe that men should compete in men's sports and women should compete in women's sports, and they don't have to share a podium. It is the winner of the event who earns the prize. And women should not have to compete against men."
The federal government has already escalated its fight with California over the issue. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found in June 2025 that the California Department of Education and CIF violated Title IX, and the Justice Department sued California the following month.
The secretary also said Democrats have largely refused to confront what she views as the obvious consequences of those policies.
"I just think it's another instance of a lot of Democrats who just don't want to look at what the realities are and the fact that this administration is clearly making it known through the president's executive order that men should not compete in women's sports," McMahon said.
McMahon said the issue extends beyond competition and into female-only spaces, including locker rooms, travel and lodging.
"It’s not just competing, it is also sharing their locker room facilities, et cetera, and traveling in buses and being in hotel rooms and all of those things," McMahon said. "And it just puts women in a very awkward position."
McMahon also pointed to a recent school dispute over locker room access, criticizing the idea that girls should be the ones required to adjust when they are uncomfortable sharing intimate spaces with biological males.
"In fact, there was one school over the weekend that just said, well, if women are uncomfortable in that situation, they just need to find another place to change," McMahon said. "And I don't think that's the way it ought to be. Women have their private and intimate facilities and men do as well. They should be respected."
McMahon pointed to the Department of Education’s resolution with the University of Pennsylvania over Lia Thomas as a model for how institutions can address past violations.
Penn agreed to apologize to female swimmers impacted by Thomas’ participation on the women’s team and restore records and titles to female athletes.
"One of the settlements that the Department of Education had was with the University of Pennsylvania, in which they actually apologized to the female athletes who had lost to males," McMahon said. "And that was a big deal."
Asked what other organizations or institutions she would like to see reach similar resolutions, McMahon said the department is looking across the country.
"Any one of them who are breaking these rules, that's where we would like to see it," McMahon said. "And that's why we filed some Title IX cases throughout the country and are hoping to get those same kinds of resolutions made."
McMahon said Penn drew national attention because of Riley Gaines, who has become one of the most prominent advocates for protecting women’s sports after competing against Thomas in college swimming.
"Penn was clearly in the limelight for so long because of Riley Gaines," McMahon said. "And she's really been a stalwart for this. So that's why I'm really hoping that we'll see more schools step up to the plate on this."
McMahon said the department’s focus this month is making sure schools understand the administration’s view that Title IX requires sex-based protections in sports and private spaces.
"I think that this administration is rightfully celebrating Title IX," McMahon said. "And I really hope that colleges, universities, schools, and everywhere around the country will continue to celebrate this and to be respectful of it."
Taxpayer-funded 'Meth Mansion' under fire as crime concerns mount around homeless campus
A Los Angeles County-funded homeless services campus dubbed a "Meth Mansion" by critics is facing mounting scrutiny after residents, business leaders and law enforcement officials raised alarms about violence, drug activity and public safety concerns surrounding the facility.
The Skid Row Care Campus, located at 442 S. Crocker Street in downtown Los Angeles, was approved by county officials as part of a broader effort to address homelessness in Skid Row. Public records reviewed by Fox News Digital show the site was established as a "Safe Services Space and Harm Reduction Health Hub" offering health care, short-term recovery beds, showers, laundry facilities, case management and harm-reduction resources.
County records show the facility is operated by Homeless Health Care Los Angeles, Social Model Recovery Systems and Wesley Health Centers. The campus costs approximately $26 million annually to operate, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
But recent reporting by FOX 11 Los Angeles documented what critics describe as a growing public safety crisis around the campus, including open-air drug use, overdoses and violent crime in the immediate vicinity.
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According to FOX 11, LAPD officers responded nearly 700 times to the 400 and 500 blocks of Crocker Street this year, averaging roughly six calls per day. The station also reported four homicides occurred on those two blocks during the first four months of 2026.
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Fox News Digital has requested records and comment from the LAPD regarding the reported crime figures.
LAPD Central Division Commanding Officer Capt. Kelli Muñiz told FOX 11 that the concentration of violence should concern city leaders regardless of the neighborhood.
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"Any time you have four homicides in the same area, everybody should be alarmed," Muñiz said. "It shouldn't matter the socioeconomic status of that community. We're talking two small blocks. Four deaths in four months."
FOX 11 also reported aerial and ground-level footage showing people openly using drugs near the facility, emergency responders treating overdose patients and suspected drug dealing in the surrounding area.
"People are overdosing, people are fighting, people have lit fires. It's just mayhem, 24/7," Estela Lopez, executive director of the Downtown Industrial District Business Improvement District, previously told FOX 11.
Downtown Los Angeles resident David Fleming told FOX 11 that conditions surrounding the facility have become a daily quality-of-life and public safety concern.
"Open-air drug use, open-air drug dealing, animal abuse, public lewd sex acts — anything that you wouldn't want to have in your own neighborhood occurs there on a daily basis," Fleming said. "Don't trust the county and the city when they say they want to put some services in your neighborhood and it won't impact your neighborhood negatively."
Lopez told Fox News Digital that while Skid Row has long struggled with crime and disorder, the conditions surrounding the care campus stand out even by neighborhood standards.
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"Imagine how much worse this place has to be that, in spite of it being a neighborhood of chaos and mayhem 24/7, this location has stood out for how much worse it has made that block," Lopez said. "Imagine how bad this has to be to shine out in that context."
Lopez argued that government officials have failed to hold the facility accountable despite the volume of police and emergency responses associated with the area.
"If this were a private business that was causing this kind of mayhem on the streets, the city would act under nuisance abatement," Lopez said. "When you have generated nearly 700 calls for service in a short period from the police department, there are measures that the city can take."
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"They're saying, 'Well, it's a county facility.' What does that mean?" Lopez continued. "Does that mean another government entity can come in and create mayhem, hundreds of police calls, dangerous situations and homicides, and that's okay because it's a county facility?"
Lopez also criticized what she described as a lack of accountability from county officials.
"I went to the county supervisor who advocated for this facility and funded it, and her staff has been completely stonewalling," Lopez said. "This is the second facility. This is not the first."
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According to Lopez, she raised concerns about another county-backed harm-reduction facility years ago and believes officials failed to address the issues before opening the larger Crocker Street campus.
The controversy has reignited debate over harm-reduction policies, which seek to reduce the health consequences of drug use through services such as clean syringes, smoking supplies, overdose-reversal medication and connections to treatment and housing services.
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, whose district includes the campus, defended the facility's mission in a statement previously provided to FOX 11.
"Everyone in Skid Row, residents, workers, business owners, service providers, and unhoused Angelenos, deserves to be safe and treated with dignity," Jurado said. "The Skid Row Care Campus was created through extensive community input to provide essential services like showers, restrooms, laundry, health care, harm reduction, case management, and respite in a neighborhood that has been neglected for far too long."
Jurado added that, "We cannot solve Skid Row by criminalizing poverty or pushing people from block to block."
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass acknowledged concerns surrounding the site but emphasized that the facility is operated by Los Angeles County.
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"This is a County-operated facility, and I am aware of and concerned about the problems associated with the campus," Bass told Fox News Digital. "I am in discussions with the County about how to resolve these concerns."
The County of Los Angeles previously defended the facility in a statement provided to FOX 11.
"The County of Los Angeles is committed to safety and security at the Skid Row Care Campus and takes any concerns from businesses and neighbors seriously," the county said. "We recently increased campus security and expanded outreach on nearby streets to connect individuals to housing and support. We also work closely with LAPD and LA City leaders on the site's operations."
Public records reviewed by Fox News Digital show county officials envisioned the campus as a key component of the county's broader Skid Row Action Plan, which sought to expand healthcare, housing assistance and harm-reduction services in the neighborhood.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Los Angeles County officials, the LAPD, Jurado, and the facility's operators for additional comment and records regarding campus operations, security measures and crime trends in the surrounding area.
The things Abdul Carter conveniently didn't mention about his distaste for President Trump
The New York Giants have a lot going on with the return of Odell Beckham Jr., along with the addition of two other receivers in JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios, so the controversy caused when Abdul Carter complained teammate Jaxson Dart supports President Donald Trump is on the back burner now.
That's how the Giants want it.
That's how Carter probably wants it because he definitely doesn't need anyone doing any critical thinking about the episode.
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But WFAN host Craig Carton of the Carton Show with Chris McMonigle has apparently given the saga some thought and he shared some of those on Don't@Me with Dan Dakich.
"Abdul Carter had nothing to say when his coach did a press conference about his whole family meeting the president," Carton said. "He had nothing to say when Saquon Barkley golfed with [Trump]. No, it's white people. It's white people that offend dumbasses."
It's not just White people. Because Harbaugh is White.
Carter found it easy to say, "if [Dart] chooses to align himself with a man like President Trump, it's my responsibility based on what I believe or what I stand on, to not only show my teammates that I'm against that, but to show the world."
This, while conveniently not mentioning whether he has any problem with Harbaugh, who visited Trump at the White House prior to the 2025 season.
Carter also conveniently didn't mention that Lawrence Taylor, the greatest defensive player in franchise history, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, and the man Carter asked for permission to wear his retired jersey, is a Trump supporter.
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Taylor has appeared publicly with Trump on multiple occasions over the last several years, including campaign rallies, White House events and golf outings.
One of the most notable appearances came in May of 2024 when Taylor joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. Trump introduced Taylor as "the greatest defensive player ever" and referred to Taylor and former Giants running back O.J. Anderson as his "golfing partners."
Taylor then delivered one of his strongest public endorsements of Trump, telling the crowd: "I grew up a Democrat, and I've always been a Democrat — until I met this man right here."
Taylor later added: "[Trump] will not have to worry about nobody in my family ever vote for a Democrat again."
That happened one month after Carter publicly requested the honor of wearing Taylor's retired No. 56. Taylor denied the request and Carter wears No. 3 now, but the second-year player had obvious respect for Taylor.
Has that respect diminished based on Taylor's sheer audacity of supporting Trump more openly than Dart ever has?
We don't know because Carter has never criticized Taylor. Or Harbaugh, his coach.
Or been asked about it, either.
This is where the fabled toughness of the New York media failed last week.
They asked Dart if he made a mistake being with Trump at a rally. They didn't ask Carter if he made a mistake calling out a teammate publicly.
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They asked Dart if he understood why introducing Trump would be considered controversial by some. They didn't ask Carter if he understood how Trump won the vote of 77 million Americans, the second-highest vote total in U.S. history, and his distaste for the president would be considered controversial by some.
And, yes, the media spoke with Harbaugh, too. They didn't ask the coach about his meeting with Trump. And they didn't ask Carter if that visit by his coach similarly offends him?
So, one supposes, there are reasons the New York media also want this story to die because it paints some of them in a light of doing incomplete work.
"People are always looking for something to latch on to, to attack those who support Trump," Carton told Dakich. "It's interesting to me that so many people are upset about a second-year QB introducing the president, but I didn't hear one of those members of the media say a word about Josh Jacobs allegedly strangling his girlfriend."
Everyday task may help detect early dementia signs before diagnosis, study finds
A simple writing test could detect cognitive impairment in older individuals before more serious symptoms occur, scientists have discovered.
Writing is a complex, brain-heavy workout that requires the mind to process information, organize thoughts and send precise signals to the fingers all at once, according to experts.
Because writing draws on so many complex mental functions, researchers believe that small changes in how people write could provide early warning signs for cognitive impairment.
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Researchers in Portugal wanted to see if analyzing the process of writing — such as how long a person pauses or how they organize their strokes — could catch cognitive changes earlier than traditional paper-and-pencil tests, which usually only grade the final answer.
The study looked at 58 older adults between the ages of 62 and 92 living in care homes, according to a press release.
Among the participants, 38 had already been diagnosed with cognitive impairment. Each volunteer was asked to complete various writing exercises using an ink pen on a specialized digital tablet that tracked their precise hand movements.
The tests covered basic pen control, copying sentences from a flashcard, and writing sentences that others spoke aloud, the researchers said.
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Simple tasks, like drawing lines or copying text, did not reveal major differences between the two groups. Because these activities rely mostly on basic motor skills, the team hypothesized that they weren't mentally challenging enough to expose subtle cognitive issues.
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When writing from dictation, older adults with cognitive impairment had writing patterns that were noticeably slower, more fragmented and less coordinated.
"Dictation tasks are more sensitive because they require the brain to do multiple things at once: listen, process language, convert sounds into written form and coordinate movement," Dr. Ana Rita Matias, the study's senior author from the University of Évora, stated in the press release.
As a sentence became more complex, the brain struggled to keep up. Adults with cognitive decline took longer to start writing, paused more frequently and struggled with stroke organization, the study found.
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Currently, diagnosing cognitive decline often involves expensive brain scans or lengthy psychological testing.
"The long-term goal is to develop a tool that is easy to administer, time-efficient and affordable, allowing integration into everyday healthcare contexts without requiring specialized or expensive equipment," Matias said.
The study did have some limitations, including that it was relatively small. As it was limited to 58 older adults living in care homes, larger and more diverse groups need to be tested to confirm the findings, the researchers noted.
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The study also did not account for the participants' use of medications, which could potentially impact both handwriting and brain function.
The study was published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Jimmy Kimmel says he felt 'defeated' after Colbert show was cancelled, says CBS is using 'made-up numbers'
Late-night talk shows used to be a unifying force in American television. Millions and millions of people tuned in to watch Johnny Carson poke fun at everyone, identify and support up-and-coming comics, entertain with clever and timeless skits, bring on musical guests and tell jokes.
Those days are long, long gone.
Late-night talk shows are now yet another vehicle for left-wing political activism. Hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver and Seth Meyers have all but abandoned any pretense of comedy in favor of yet another lecture on their ideological preferences. As a result, despite outsized salaries, ratings have dropped dramatically, and these shows are less important than they've ever been.
That led to the cancellation of "Late Night with Stephen Colbert" after years of losing money, with CBS saying they were losing $40 million a year to do a less entertaining version of an MSNBC show. Naturally, the few devoted left-wing viewers of the Colbert show were furious. And that includes Jimmy Kimmel himself.
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Kimmel, in a new interview with Vulture, explained how "defeated" he felt when he heard that Colbert's show was being taken off the air.
"I feel a little bit defeated about it," he said in the interview. "In a lot of ways, I feel like I’m looking at my own future."
Kimmel, of course, blamed President Donald Trump for the show's cancellation, and cast doubt on CBS' statement that Colbert's show was losing a fortune. His proof? That in 2023, the New York Times reported that Colbert turned down a longer, five-year contract in favor of three. To him, that implies the show wasn't losing money for the network.
"Am I to believe that over the course of those two years, they suddenly started losing $40 million a year?" he said. "These are just made-up numbers."
As for Trump, Kimmel claims he feels "sorry" for the President of the United States.
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"I feel sorry for him," he claimed. "He obviously didn’t get hugged a lot." Says the man who joked about Melania Trump having the "glow like an expectant widow."
Kimmel saying he felt "defeated" by the Colbert show cancellation gives the game away. These aren't meant to be comedy programs to entertain people, they're part of a political project. Opposition to the right, group therapy for the "resistance" left.
And Kimmel, who has never been accused of thoughtfulness or thoroughness, claiming that Colbert's contract offer proves something is once again wrong. That offer would have been made long before a new regime headed by David Ellison took over at CBS. A regime that does not view losing money in service of the Democratic Party as a noble goal. For most in entertainment, it doesn't matter how well a show or movie performs as long as it carries the correct ideological outputs. Just look at Disney's last four to five years of film and television releases.
The issue with Kimmel, and Colbert of course, is that over time, they lost whatever infinitesimal humor they may once have had. They are not funny. Their shows are not funny. Nobody cares about their skits or "jokes" or monologue’s. Random YouTubers routinely get millions more views than they do. And they're either completely clueless as to why, or unable to fix it. That's on them, not us.
Newsom blasts Democrats for their 'victim mentality' that enabled homeless crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to podcaster and academic Scott Galloway on Thursday about how the Democratic Party has made major missteps in recent years that continue to damage its reputation.
On the "The Prof G Pod" podcast, Galloway pointed to Los Angeles as an example: "LA does feel like as a proxy for — if Democrats can't figure out a way to run cities and operate them well, we're just going to have trouble across the whole federal stack in terms of elections."
While Newsom said that progress has been made in California, he admitted it has not been visible or felt as much as it should.
"The ultimate manifestation of that failure, the byproduct of the affordability crisis, what's happening as it relates to street homelessness," he said. "Unsheltered homelessness, encampments in particular, the permissiveness particularly that came at peak during and after COVID as it relates to tents out on the streets and sidewalks, the quality of life, the diminution of quality of life and this notion that we couldn't do anything about it."
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Newsom argued that the inability of local leaders to take action on the issue reflected "this sort of victim mindset that, frankly, was almost universal with many of the leaders in local government."
"Somehow we were applying the standard that it was compassionate to step over people in the streets and the sidewalks in the name of, you know, their personal liberty," he said. "When, in fact, the degradation of the communities, the businesses that were impacted by that, the family structure — you know, mom that just wants to walk his or her kid down to the playground, or in the stroller — was outraged and furious and didn't trust government."
"And so it is the issue that defines people's angers. It's the issue that defines my anger as governor," Newsom added. "Here's the good news. For the first time in close to two decades, Scott — no other governor has been able to say this in decades — we've seen almost a double-digit decrease in unsheltered homeless in the state of California."
Galloway noted that he loves visiting the LA area where he was born and raised but that he typically only stays in the "bubble" of a nice hotel where people come to visit him.
"Whenever I step outside of my bubble, I'm somewhat rattled by the extreme homelessness," he said.
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Newsom touted progress on the homeless issue in California, including in LA, due to new policies in the state that didn't exist six or seven years ago.
"Again, the state had no homeless strategy, no homeless plan. It was not there for the cities and counties," he said, noting various reforms, including using more coercion to get people off the streets.
"And again, it's a flywheel. Progress has finally been made, but it does mark, you're right, so much the anger and frustration, particularly in the country's second-largest city, LA," Newsom added.
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Later in the conversation, Newsom was asked about what actions he was proud of and which he regretted during his governorship.
"You know, I think the biggest problem with the Democratic Party is we're perceived, rightfully, as too slow, weak, and ineffective," he said. "We got to be more aggressive, stronger, more assertive, more clear, more conviction."
He also noted that Americans are more wary of the government after experiencing missteps during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"You know, we lost a lot of trust during COVID, and we haven't gotten that back," he said. "And I think we've under-indexed how so much has changed since COVID, and I was a little slow at understanding how much had changed."
"So it's not a specific action per se," he said of trying to recall an action he is proud of or that missed the mark. "But it's, I think, just broader tonal appreciation that everything had changed, but I hadn't changed to the degree that I should as a leader of the fourth-largest economy in the world. I have begun to address that in much more robust ways, but I think that would be something I would reflect on as a point of critique and consideration."
Former IndyCar driver Rick Treadway dies in motorcycle crash at 56
Rick Treadway, a former IndyCar driver who raced at the 2002 Indianapolis 500, died on Saturday in a motorcycle crash, the company announced. He was 56.
Treadway raced the 2002 Indy 500 under his father Fred Treadway’s race team. He started in 17th and finished in 29th in that race. He got his first start on the IndyCar circuit in 2001 in Kentucky midway through the season. He made eight starts the following season.
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"The Indy 500 start was the highlight of Treadway’s INDYCAR SERIES career, which consisted of 11 races in the 2001 and 2002 seasons for his father’s teams, Treadway-Hubbard Racing and Treadway Racing," Indianapolis Motor Speedway said in a news release.
IndyCar drivers like Conor Daly and Arie Luyendyk paid tribute to Treadway in posts on X.
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"Really sad to see this news today. If you listen to @SpeedStreetPod you know how much this name means to a certain segment of our show. RIP Ricky. We’ll keep doing our #indy500 driver research in your honor!" Daly wrote.
Luyendyk added, "Sad news hearing Rick Treadway passed away last Saturday. Our condolences go out to my former @IndyCar team owner Fred Treadway, Janice and Brian Treadway. Rick was a fun, crazy, humble, wild and brave personality.
"RIP Ricky. We are thinking of you, Treadway family."
Treadway previously competed in the Formula 2000 junior formula racing series and competed in the Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am Race from 2014 to 2018.
Trump admin backs off controversial $2B fund, clearing path for stalled GOP immigration bill
The Department of Justice (DOJ) pressed pause on the Trump administration's "anti-weaponization" fund on Monday, giving Senate Republicans runway to hammer through a massive immigration enforcement funding package in the process.
The DOJ announced on X that it would abide by a Virginia federal court's order to not move forward with the fund. It comes as Republicans in the upper chamber punted their plan to advance a $72 billion immigration enforcement package over deep concerns about who could access the flow of taxpayer dollars from the nearly $2 billion fund.
The DOJ said in a statement that it "disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund" by the Virginia district court, "wherein the Court stated that, under no circumstances, may the Department of Justice proceed with the Anti-Weaponization Fund recently established in order to make up for the tremendous abuse, harm, and hate unfairly shown to so many people."
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"This fund was open to anybody who was so weaponized, targeted, or persecuted, whether they were Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independent, or otherwise," the agency said. "The Department will abide by the Court’s ruling."
For the time being, that could ease Republicans' concerns over whether those convicted of assaulting police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, could access the money. And it will likely allow the GOP to restart the budget reconciliation process with that political pressure point now sidelined.
It comes as Democrats are gearing up for a deluge of bills and amendments that likely could have passed had the administration not halted the fund. But still, it's unclear if it means the fund has totally been nixed, or if it's just a temporary pause.
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When asked if he thought Democratic amendments and bills would survive, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that the administration would have to be crystal clear about what happens next.
"If the administration effectively shuts it down, and makes that very, very clear, and that, to me, should answer the question," Thune said.
Whether the fund has permanently come to an end is still an open question. Fox News Digital was referred to the DOJ by the White House for comment, and the DOJ did not immediately respond.
Given that grey area, Senate Democrats plan to move full-steam ahead with their slate of legislation and amendments geared toward completely terminating the "anti-weaponization" fund.
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"If Trump and Republicans are truly abandoning this corrupt scheme, they should have zero problem banning it in law," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on X. "This week, Senate Democrats will push legislation to ban this slush fund and ensure no president can ever do this again. Trump’s word is nowhere near enough."
Schumer had already primed Democrats to take advantage of the brewing dissent within the GOP with an aggressive legislative strategy during the forthcoming "vote-a-rama," where both sides of the aisle will get a near unlimited number of amendments to vote on for the immigration package.
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., already plans to introduce three bills that would redirect the funding to address growing affordability concerns in the country.
"My bills will redirect the $1.8 BILLION slush fund money to SNAP, Medicaid, and law enforcement programs like those that help our local police departments hire more officers," Rosen said on X.
"You work hard for your money, and I’ll be damned if I let Donald Trump or anyone else use it for a slush fund for their friends. Let’s see if Washington Republicans agree," she continued.
Two hikers capture terrifying video of charging grizzly bears at Glacier National Park
A pair of hikers got the scare of a lifetime while trekking through Glacier National Park over Memorial Day weekend when they found themselves face-to-face with not one, but two charging grizzly bears.
The terrifying encounter was captured on video and later shared on Instagram by hiker Mason Van Zeeland, who was exploring the Montana park with Alyssa Olsen when the pair crossed paths with the bears.
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According to ABC News, other hikers had warned them that grizzlies had been spotted on the trail. Even so, nothing could have prepared them for what happened next.
One bear ran past the hikers before a second stopped nearby.
"I was kind of like, joking, and then the bear growled and I was like, 'Oh no, this ain't happy times anymore,'" Olsen said.
The video shows just how quickly the situation escalated.
"We're going to die. We're actually gonna die. Holy heck!" Olsen can be heard saying as the bears move through the area.
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At first, the hikers thought they might simply be able to wait out the encounter.
"We decided after a few minutes to keep going and just stay ready and I guess, being optimistic isn't always the best," Van Zeeland said.
That plan changed when one of the grizzlies turned its attention toward them. That’s when Van Zeeland deployed the bear spray.
"It definitely looked at us and then that's when I let out a little spray, and it turned the other way and ran off into the woods by the lake," he said.
The hikers later speculated that the bears may have been siblings. Thankfully, both bears and both humans were unharmed.
But their close call serves as another reminder that Glacier National Park remains very much grizzly country.
The National Park Service recommends hikers stay at least 100 yards away from bears whenever possible, carry bear spray, avoid running during encounters and slowly back away if a bear is nearby.
The incident comes less than a month after a hiker was found dead in Glacier National Park following what authorities described as a suspected bear attack.
Search-and-rescue crews discovered the hiker's body approximately 2.5 miles up the Mt. Brown Trail on May 7. Authorities said the victim was found "approximately 50 feet off the trail in a densely wooded area with downed timber."
The incident marked Glacier National Park's first deadly bear attack since 1998.
For Olsen and Van Zeeland, their encounter ended with a story they'll never forget — and a strong reminder for all of us that carrying bear spray in grizzly country isn't optional.
It may be the only reason they're around to tell the tale.