A federal official in El Paso, Texas, recently confirmed a Mexico law enforcement officer's statements claiming that cartels are deploying drones to transport narcotics into the United States, according to Border Report.On Thursday, Chihuahua Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya stated that he is seeing an increase in drone use by Mexican drug cartels flying drugs into El Paso.'We have 15 countermeasure devices against drones.'He said, "In the area of the [Big Red X] monument, they have been using drones to cross packages of drugs and drop them off on the other side."The monument, about 100 yards south of the border, is also known as Plaza de la Mexicanidad.Loya also noted that the cartels in Juarez, Mexico, are using the drones to monitor law enforcement activity on both sides of the border and "as a guide to caravan the migrants into the United States," KTSM reported, translating his comments.A U.S. federal official told Border Report that there have been drug-drone encounters in the area. However, the official could not provide any details about the number of drones or what types of narcotics are being transported.The news outlet noted that Juarez cartels are primarily known for trafficking methamphetamine.Despite confirmations from that official, the Border Report noted that federal officials in El Paso were unable to verify whether drones are crossing into the U.S. or whether they are being used to direct illegal immigrants.Loya reported that his team has taken down a number of drones in the mountains of Chihuahua near the U.S.-Mexico border. "We have 15 countermeasure devices against drones. Some force the drone to turn back, some cut off its signal entirely, so it falls to the ground, and some just track the drone to its base," he remarked.Last month, a leaked bulletin reportedly from the U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma Sector Intelligence Unit warned that Mexican cartels were using drones to "drop explosives" on rival gangs, Blaze News previously reported.Air Force General Gregory Guillot told the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this year that there were "over 1,000" drone incursions each month near the border."I haven't seen any of them manifest in a threat to the level of national defense, but I see the potential only growing," he told lawmakers.While authorities report an increase in drone activity at the southern border, law enforcement officials in Juarez are attempting to stave off a cartel's attacks against their surveillance cameras, according to Border Report. Loya told reporters on Thursday that authorities recently installed 11 cameras on the streets of Juarez to monitor the cartel's activities. Since then, members of the cartel have reportedly shot at the cameras and struck them with hammers. In another instance, they allegedly set a utility pole on fire to destroy the equipment. "Organized crime feels threatened by this system that is being installed throughout the state," Loya stated.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Biden-Harris administration is considering the possibility of committing the U.S. and other NATO countries to a direct shooting war with Russia — assuming Russian President Vladimir Putin is not bluffing about what for him constitutes a red line. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Wednesday in Kyiv, discussing the country's supposed progress toward NATO and EU membership as well possible escalations in its defensive war against Russia. Extra to announcing more than $700 million more in assistance for Ukraine and speaking of "Ukraine's success, Ukraine's victory," Blinken signaled possible support for the embattled nation employing Western long-range weapons to strike targets deep within Russia. The U.S. has up until now blocked the use of such weapons over fears of escalation. The Times (U.K.) indicated, however, that American and British governments have been under mounting pressure to relax such restrictions, including by former elements of the military-industrial complex, NATO, and European political establishment. Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha indicated at a joint press conference Wednesday that he had emphasized to Blinken and to Lammy that it was necessary to "remove all the obstacles and limitations with the use of British equipment, American equipment in the territory of Russia against military targets." Blinken said that he was going to raise the matter with President Joe Biden who is meeting Friday with Britain's leftist prime minister, Keir Starmer, in Washington, D.C. A reporter subsequently asked the trio about the use of American supersonic tactical ballistic missiles, which have a range of up to 190 miles, and the British-made Storm Shadow missiles, which have a range of roughly 155 miles. Ukraine already has the latter but is only allowed to use them within its own territory. 'It would mean that NATO countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia.' The reporter asked further whether the Blinken and his counterparts were still worried "about managing escalation with Russia." "We discussed long-range fires, but a number of other things as well. And as I said at the outset, I'm going to take that discussion back to Washington to brief the president on what I heard," said Blinken. Blinken intimated, however, the U.S. is open to lifting its restrictions, stating, "Just speaking for the United States, from day one, as you heard me say, we have adjusted and adapted as needs have changed, as the battlefield has changed, and I have no doubt that we'll continue to do that as this evolves." Regarding fears of escalation, Blinken said, "Of course that's one of the factors that we always consider, but it's certainly not the only factor and it's not necessarily a dispositive factor." According to the Agence France Presse, Putin said Thursday that an easing of the restrictions on long-range weapons would "in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict." "It would mean that NATO countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia," added Putin, whose nation has over 5,000 nuclear warheads and boasts a supersonic missile with a range of 625 miles. "If that's the case, then taking into account the change of nature of the conflict, we will take the appropriate decisions based on the threats that we will face." Putin characterized the decision to ease restrictions as a matter of choosing "whether NATO countries are directly involved in the military conflict or not." Citing British government sources, the Times (U.K.) noted that the Biden-Harris administration might shift its position prior to the gathering of global leaders at the UN headquarters in New York later this month. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

We all knew it was coming, didn’t we? Taylor Swift has been an outspoken advocate for abortion and LGBTQ+ “rights.” She endorsed Joe Biden in 2020. That she has voiced support for Kamala Harris should surprise no one. Although we’re far from shocked, we should still be concerned, according to Liz Wheeler. - YouTube www.youtube.com Swift has “283 million people who follow her on Instagram,” and she “has the ear of an extremely vulnerable demographic,” says Liz, adding that that demographic is people her own age. “We’re talking 35-year-old women,” she says. “If she gets them to turn out to vote, I think that's probably more powerful than the debate and will have more impact on the election than the debate.” Some have speculated that Swift’s endorsement was planned – that it was part of Harris’ strategy. However, Liz doesn’t think so. “If you read Taylor Swift's Instagram post, you'll see it's actually about Taylor; Taylor made it about Taylor. She's like, ‘Oh, there was an AI image, a fake image, of me going around pretending that I endorse Donald Trump, so I want to clarify this,”’ says Liz. “If she actually does care about the election, her endorsement would have been more valuable at a different time,” like if “Trump had a win,” for example, but “she wanted to post it then because of her own image.” To hear more of Liz’s commentary, watch the episode above. Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

ABC News anchor Linsey Davis, who co-moderated the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, has admitted there was a motivation driving the decision to fact-check Donald Trump.In a new interview, Davis confirmed that she and co-moderator David Muir fact-checked Trump because of concerns involving President Joe Biden's performance at the June 27 debate. It was that debate, of course, that sent concerns about Biden's cognitive decline into the stratosphere. And those concerns apparently motivated Democratic Party leaders to force Biden to step down as their party's presidential candidate.'There is a stereotype that I am acutely aware of that I can’t be unbiased covering this moment.'"People were concerned that statements were allowed to just hang and not [be] disputed by the candidate Biden, at the time, or the moderators," Davis told the Los Angeles Times.Davis notably used passive language in her remarks. "People were concerned" — but who, exactly? "Statements were allowed" — but wasn't it a debate between Biden and Trump in which both candidates made statements for more than an hour?In the debate this time, Davis was responsible for a memorable — and controversial — fact check.While the candidates were discussing abortion, Trump alluded to the fact that some states — seven states, in fact, including Washington, D.C. — have zero legal restrictions on abortion. Trump even hinted at Minnesota's extreme abortion policies, using his classic Trumpian vernacular, and referred to Ralph Northam's horrifying comments about so-called post-birth abortions.It's all true. And yet Davis chose to fact-check Trump."There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it's born," she interjected. — (@) Technically, it's true. Killing a baby after birth is murder, and murder is illegal. But Democrats like Harris refuse to state whether they support any restrictions on abortion. At the debate, Harris was asked whether she supports restrictions on abortion, but she dodged the question completely.The question, then, is this: If a person doesn't support any abortion restrictions, does she believe abortion should be legal under any and every circumstance and at every gestational age?The problem with Davis' fact-check is not only that it provided false cover for Harris and Democrats, but that Muir and Davis fact-checked Trump only. Harris spewed numerous falsehoods and lies, but most viewers did not know this because the moderators chose not to call her out.The one-sided fact-checking, the moderators' repeated interrupting of Trump, and the framing of many questions led to accusations that ABC was biased against Trump. Davis' comments to the L.A. Times seem to confirm that ABC sought to ensure through editorialized fact-checks — which themselves were not subjected to live scrutiny — that the Democrat on stage did not have another disastrous debate performance.To that point, Davis — who is a part of the same sorority as Harris — acknowledged that she is aware of bias accusations. However, she ignores them."There is a stereotype that I am acutely aware of that I can’t be unbiased covering this moment," she told the L.A. Times. "And the anonymous Instagram people serve as reminders every day."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York was mocked and ridiculed online after he falsely accused former President Donald Trump of making up an extremist policy held by Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Trump bashed Harris during the debate for supporting taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for illegal aliens in prison. Bowman accused the former president of lying about the bizarre policy position. 'He just put words together that scares people and barely forms sentences.' “She wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens in prison," he wrote, summarizing Trump's accusation during the debate. "Yall serious right now? He says anything. He just put words together that scares people and barely forms sentences," Bowman added. A community note corrected Bowman's false accusation against Trump. Many assailed Bowman for his ignorance about a position Harris said she supported in 2019, which had been unearthed by the KFILE investigative team at CNN. "She did say it you jack***. She literally put it in writing. LMFAO no wonder you are a clueless f***ing unemployed empty shell," read one popular response on X. "The crazy thing about Kamala Harris is that her positions are so extreme that when you simply repeat them, even far-left Democrats say 'Nah, that’s f***ing insane, you’re making that up,'" wrote another critic. "Check out the fact check on this pathetic communist brainwashed buffoon," read another reply. Bowman is considered a member of the Squad, a far-left group of congressional members, but he lost his primary campaign for re-election in June and will have to leave his office after this session ends. He lost to a liberal candidate backed by former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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