On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we brace for the impact of a major conflict in the Middle East, which may expand into Europe and the open borders of the United States. Don’t expect anyone to ask Vice President Kamala Harris about it; she’s not taking questions from reporters. Harris tries out a few new, very awkward accents on the campaign trail, and former president Donald Trump shakes things up at a journalism conference. Retired Army colonel, author, and Townhall.com senior columnist Kurt Schlichter joins us to deliver his down-the-ballot predictions, praises, and warnings—with just a bit of advice on how to start being a citizen instead of a subject. Finally, those of us not eating bugs and grass walk through the shelled remains of what was once an affordable food economy, and every factor that continues to jack up prices beyond what Americans are capable of paying without going into severe credit card debt. Catch the live radio show and livestream weeknights at 7 p.m. EDT on The Daily Signal’s YouTube, X, or Facebook. The post WATCH: What the Media Refuse to Ask Kamala appeared first on The Daily Signal.

As the media has been filled with the overwhelming liberal bias, regarding Kamala Harris’ campaign, instances of non-partisan journalism have become hard to find. On Tuesday night’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacy Abrams was confronted for her hypocritical statements by the CNN host.  Towards the end of the interview, Collins asked about Abrams’ failed campaign for Georgia governorship: I was listening to Donald Trump the other day and he still talks about the election being stolen. We all know it wasn't. We've seen that we've litigated that literally in courts and in many interviews. But I would've given the fact that he still uses that language. And so often when we confront Republican officials about that I often get people bring up remarks that you made after your governor race with Brian Kemp in Georgia, that you lost, that he won, and the comments that you made after that. I wonder if you have regrets about the language that you use, casting doubt on the outcome of that election in light of what we now see and how Republicans use that to bolster their defense of Trump's claims of a stolen election.     Abrams responded by stating that she had only questioned, “the process that was used,” complaining that “the process was flawed.” Yet, Collins persisted before Abrams cut her off: COLLINS: I do remember the time you told the New York Times, ‘I won.’ You did describe it as a stolen election. The courts did side with the secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger - - ABRAMS: That’s actually -- Kaitlan, Kaitlan, that's actually incorrect. And normally I wouldn't cut you off, but you're repeating disinformation. What the court said, if you read the entire opinion, was that despite the flaws in the process that we acknowledge that the court's acknowledged, they were no longer permitted to complete and fix them. They could not, correct the mistakes because the law had changed between 2018 and 2022 when the case was finally adjudicated. There was never a moment where they said what happened was right. Abrams continued her diatribe on the issue, stating, “I believed then and I believe now - - I have never been the governor of Georgia. I've never claimed to be the governor of Georgia. What I have said is that voters were denied their full rights.” For the record, Abrams is quoted by The New York Times stating, “It was not a fair election.” She can also be quoted making similar comments over 35 times since the race in 2018. It brings up a major point towards the hypocrisy of Abrams actions, and the fact that they often go unchecked. Collins also noted, “the court said that ‘although Georgia's election system is not perfect. The challenge practices violate neither the constitution nor the Voting Rights Act.’”  Credit must be given to Collins for this rare move from CNN. The transcript is below, click “expand” to read: CNN The Source with Kaitlan Collins 7/30/2024 09:11:23 PM EST (...) KAITLAN COLLINS: I'm curious. I was listening to Donald Trump the other day and he still talks about the election being stolen. We all know it wasn't. We've seen that, we've litigated that literally in courts, and in many interviews. But I would've given the fact that he still uses that language. And so often when we confront Republican officials about that I often get people bring up remarks that you made after your governor race with Brian Kemp in Georgia, that you lost, that he won, and the comments that you made after that. I wonder if you have regrets about the language that you use, casting doubt on the outcome of that election in light of what we now see and how Republicans use that to bolster their defense of Trump's claims of a stolen election.  STACEY ABRAMS: Well, go back to elementary school again and use comprehension as the basis. I acknowledged that Brian Kemp won that election. What I called into question was the process that was used and courts agreed with us again and again during the overtime after Election Day and again afterwards. So much so that he actually signed legislation to fix some of the problems that we were able to reveal. I never once said that he did not win. What I said is that the process was flawed and that's why we have the Voting Rights Act in the United States. That's why we have the Help America Vote Act. We know that sometimes we don't get it right and it takes calling out the mistakes to improve. I'm always going to be proud of fighting for voters fighting for Americans, making certain that every vote that gets cast gets counted. That's work that I'm proud to do, whether I'm a candidate or a citizen, and I'm going to make certain that in 2024 every vote that gets cast, gets counted and that every American who wants to vote is eligible to do so, feels comfortable that they can do so in our country. COLLINS: Well, I do remember the time you told the New York Times, “I won.” You did describe it as a stolen election. The courts did side with the secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger - - ABRAMS: That’s actually -- Kaitlan, Kaitlan, that's actually incorrect. And normally I wouldn't cut you off, but you're repeating disinformation. What the court said, if you read the entire opinion, was that despite the flaws in the process that we acknowledge, that the court's acknowledged, they were no longer permitted to complete and fix them. They could not, correct the mistakes because the law had changed between 2018 and 2022 when the case was finally adjudicated. There was never a moment where they said what happened was right. What they said was there was no capacity to correct the mistakes. And so it's important that we not only use the headlines, but we read the fine print because that's where the mistakes were made. COLLINS: Yeah. ABRAMS: That's where the challenges are. I believed then and I believe now -- I have never been the governor of Georgia. I've never claimed to be the governor of Georgia. What I have said is that voters were denied their full rights. Courts agreed with me in the time of that election, they agreed with me post-election, the state made changes to the flaws, some of them, unfortunately, too many of them have been restored in different ways and we continue to face voter suppression, not only in Georgia, but around the country because Republicans are using the ability to change the laws because we no longer have the protection of the Voting Rights Act to make it harder for average voters to show up at the polls and have their votes counted, that should be the that should be where our focus is that should be where our attention is and anyone who tries to distract us from that is not doing the work of protecting democracy in America. COLLINS: And I take your point that obviously you do not agree with the laws that replaced, you didn't like the new ones that governor Kemp signed. But -- and we do read past the headlines in the fine print and one of them, the court said that “although Georgia's election system is not perfect. The challenge practices violate neither the constitution nor the Voting Rights Act.” And so I just wanted to give you a chance to respond to that, given it is something we've heard from Senator Ted Cruz and others on this show. Stacey Abrams, thank you for your time tonight. ABRAMS: Thank you Kaitlan.

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador is accused of running over and killing a grandmother with her own vehicle during a deadly carjacking Sunday at a 7-Eleven in Sterling, Virginia. The male carjacked the vehicle owned by 54-year-old Melody Waldecker of Silver Spring, Maryland, around 11:39 a.m.'This is another reminder of why it is essential that localities collaborate with our federal counterparts charged with enforcing U.S. immigration laws.'Witnesses said Waldecker was ejected from her Kia during the carjacking, WUSA-TV reported, citing scanner audio.With that, the suspect struck Waldecker with her own vehicle and took off, the Loudon County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. The grandmother was pronounced dead at the crime scene.Waldecker's son told WUSA she was on her way home from visiting her mother at a nursing home when she made a stop at the convenience store.WUSA reporter Matthew Torres posted video on X from a local resident showing the alleged stolen vehicle screeching and speeding down a residential street.Law enforcement took the suspect — identified as 21-year-old Jose Aguilar-Martinez — into custody at 12:17 p.m. The suspect was transported to a hospital after "appearing to have an unrelated medical condition." He was then taken to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center in Leesburg. Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin reported that Aguilar-Martinez has been charged with felony carjacking. Melugin added that more charges are expected, and the suspect is being held without bail. On Wednesday, the Loudon County Sheriff's Office confirmed in a news release that Aguilar-Martinez is an illegal immigrant. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told Fox News that Aguilar-Martinez entered the U.S. as a "gotaway" at an unknown date and location.ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations has placed a detainer request for him to be handed over to immigration authorities upon his release from local custody.The El Salvadorian illegal alien did not have a fixed address but did have a California driver's license, according to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office.Sheriff Mike Chapman from Loudoun County stated, "This is a horrific tragedy, and we mourn the death of Melody Waldecker as the result of the heinous actions by a suspect in our nation illegally. This is another reminder of why it is essential that localities collaborate with our federal counterparts charged with enforcing U.S. immigration laws." The Loudon County Sheriff's Office noted that it cooperates with the Homeland Security Investigations and ICE "as a matter of practice."The sheriff's office stated that ICE had issued 479 detainers for non-citizens arrested in Loudoun County for other offenses in the fiscal years of 2023 and 2024. This is the second deadly carjacking in Virginia in two weeks. On July 20, 37-year-old Jose Vasquez Galvan was killed in Dumfries after a suspect carjacked his Lexus and ran him over during the escape.Too close for comfortBlaze News on Tuesday reported about a Honduran national with multiple immigration detainers against him and at least one assault and battery conviction to his name who allegedly beat a man to death in Fairfax County, Virginia, earlier this month. Thing is, ICE reportedly filed multiple immigration detainers against the suspect with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center — but ICE said the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office refused to honor the detainers, WJLA-TV reported.Chapman commented in regard to this case that "we need to make sure that we're not keeping these people in our community that can do further harm. It makes no sense to me to allow these people to stay in the area and then commit another crime if we know for a fact that they're violent and that they're here illegally."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Video, audio, and witness accounts show that more than two minutes before would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot former President Donald J. Trump, police knew he had a rifle on a warehouse building roof, yet the U.S. Secret Service said it was unaware of the gun before Crooks opened fire.A timeline developed by U.S. Senate investigators, along with social media videos and eyewitness accounts, show there was plenty of time for the Secret Service to extract Trump from the rally stage before he was hit with a bullet from Crooks’ AR-15 rifle.The picture that has emerged from a U.S. Senate hearing on July 30 — along with accumulating evidence from early investigations — shows local police broadcasted reports of a man with a gun on a nearby building roof, but somehow, the Secret Service never heard those reports.Investigators are inching closer to identifying those responsible for not stopping Crooks, 20, before he fired a volley of eight shots into the packed crowd at the Butler Farm Show fairground in Butler, Pennsylvania.“At a minimum people knew that this guy had a gun at least two minutes before the shooting happened," said U.S. Sen Mike Lee (R-Utah) during heated Senate questioning of Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe. 'When the Secret Service screws up, people die."I want to know what you can tell me about what happened during that final two-minute period, where a whole bunch of people in the crowd saw and were shouting, ‘He’s got a gun!’"“No information regarding a weapon on the roof was ever passed to our personnel," Rowe replied.“How is that even possible?" Lee said.Paul Abbate, deputy director of the FBI, testified that the information about the gun was not shared by local police with the Secret Service. Lee wasn't buying it."But there’s still time," Lee said. "At that time if there were an open channel of communication in which they were able to tell him, 'He’s got a gun! Take him out!' you could still take President Trump off the stage. You could have him duck. You could have the shooter neutralized."Dramatic new video captured by Butler resident Dave Stewart shows a Pennsylvania State Police trooper with his gun drawn, looking up at the roof of Building 6 of the American Glass Research campus — 2 minutes 7 seconds before Crooks opened fire.A half-dozen police officers circled the building trying to spot Crooks, who was in a prone shooting position shielded from view by a 5 inch-high gable at the top of the slightly pitched roof, the video showed.Video shot by bystanders yards away from the west end of the building showed Crooks belly-crawling up the sloped roof with his rifle. They shouted to nearby police officers to warn them, first of Crooks' presence and then of his gun. A Beaver County Emergency Services Unit SWAT medic struggles to get through the fence leading onto the American Glass Research property from which would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired at former President Donald J. Trump.Beaver County Emergency Services Unit SWATA local police officer on traffic duty who heard reports about the gunman on police radio ran to Building 6 and was given a boost by a second officer. When he pulled himself up and peered over the roof line, Crooks pointed his rifle at him, causing him to drop about eight feet to the ground, the FBI said.Video shot by Michael Difrischia of Greenville, Pennsylvania, showed Crooks with his head down, lining up the shot. Stewart's video from the south side of the building showed Crooks raise his head above the gable about five seconds before the first crack of gunfire.At 6:11:03 p.m., a local law enforcement officer broadcast over the radio that "the individual on the roof of the AGR building is armed and laying down," Sen. Johnson's timeline said. Eight seconds later, an officer updated the broadcast, adding the man on the roof was armed with a long gun.On the Stewart video, a man was heard shouting, "He's got a gun!" five seconds before gunfire erupted.A new video posted to X on July 31— filmed by one of the rallygoers shot by Crooks — shows the gunman running across the roof of the AGR building then kneeling before dropping into a prone shooting position. It was all clearly visible from the event stage 130 yards away.At the time, James Copenhaver, 74, was seated in the bleachers behind the stage, to Trump's left. He was struck by one of Crooks' eight bullets. He was recently released from the hospital and is now in rehabilitation.Five seconds before the first shot rang out, the Stewart video showed, Crooks lifted his head above the roof gable as he lined up his shot. Shortly before that, what appeared to be a drone was seen on Stewart's video flying from the nearby water tower in the direction of Building 6.The first shot from Crooks' rifle was fired at 6:11:33 p.m. followed by two more volleys, a slight pause, and then a hail of five more bullets. Stewart's video captured the sounds. Almost simultaneous with the eighth shot, a round from a Secret Service counter-sniper struck Crooks, killing him. A second counter-sniper shot was heard 10 seconds later.Much like a U.S. House hearing on July 22, the July 30 Senate hearing showcased palpable frustration by senators with acting Director Rowe. 'The worst and most catastrophic security failure of the Secret Service since 1981.'There were repeated questions on how the roof of Building 6 was unguarded, leaving an ideal shooting platform for Crooks. Rowe's replies ranged from not knowing the answers to appearing to shift blame to local police.“You said that the Secret Service provides explicit instructions to the locals [police]," said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). "Were explicit instructions provided to cover the roof of the AGR building and locals just not following, or were those explicit instructions not provided?”Rowe replied: "My understanding what was communicated was the locals had a plan and that they had been there before.”Noting that local counter-sniper teams were supposed to be in the building behind Building 6, Rowe placed a large photograph on an easel showing the view looking out of the second-story windows of the building."If they'd just held their position and looked left," he said.One of the counter-snipers who took photographs of Crooks from one of the second-story windows at 5:14 p.m. said he left the building at one point to help search the grounds for Crooks when police lost sight of him.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the Trump rally "the worst and most catastrophic security failure of the Secret Service since 1981—the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan.” Cruz said if there was any accountability at the Secret Service, former Director Kimberly Cheatle would have resigned on July 13.Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) read from a counter-sniper whistleblower email sent to everyone in the uniformed division of the Secret Service. The email made a prediction of another assassination attempt before Election Day due to a failing bureaucracy.The whistleblower said serving on a Secret Service counter-sniper team used to be a point of pride, but it is now "a stain I will never be able to cleanse."Blackburn said the stakes in the work the Secret Service does could not be higher."There are 31 protectees that the Secret Service is responsible for," Blackburn said. "The urgency of their mission speaks to the fact this isn’t like a federal agency that misses their casework numbers or a company that misses their revenue numbers.“When the Secret Service screws up, people die." Following the hearing, Sen. Johnson expressed his frustration with the lack of answers from federal agents even as local law enforcement officers have been forthcoming. "Federal officials just gave us the big middle finger," Johnson said. "Local law enforcement they started talking to us. They provided us information."Updated Shooting TimelineOn July 30, Johnson released an updated version of the shooting timeline.4:26 p.m. — A Beaver County officer leaving the grounds after his shift alerts other officers about Crooks and his location at a picnic table.5:10 p.m. — A local sheriff's counter-sniper located on the second floor of a building on the American Glass Research campus first notices Crooks.5:14 p.m. — A local counter-sniper takes two photographs of Crooks as a "suspicious person."5:30 p.m. — Former President Donald J. Trump arrives at the Butler Farm Show grounds for his scheduled speech.5:32 p.m. — The local sheriff's counter-sniper observes Crooks scrolling on his phone and using a rangefinder, a device for measuring distances in golf or sport shooting.5:38 p.m. — A local counter-sniper sends a text to other law enforcement snipers describing Crooks.5:40 p.m. — The local sniper is told to call into command center regarding Crooks.5:41 p.m. — The local sniper sends a description of Crooks and his use of a rangefinder over the police radio.5:45 p.m. — A sniper from Butler County sends the photos and description of Crooks to one of the Secret Service counter-snipers at the rally, describing his use of a rangefinder.5:53 p.m. — A counter-sniper team leader sends a group email indicating that "local law enforcement [is] looking for a suspicious individual outside the perimeter."6:03 p.m. — Former President Trump takes the stage.6:06 p.m. — According to the FBI, Crooks pulls himself up onto the roof of AGR Building 6.6:08:20 p.m. — A local law enforcement officer reports over the radio that there is someone on the roof of AGR Building 6.6:10:04 to 6:10:19 p.m. — A rallygoer records a video that appears to show Crooks on the roof. A person can be heard trying to get police attention: "He's on the roof. Right there."6:11 p.m. — Crooks points his rifle at a local police officer who pulled himself up at the roof edge to take a look. The officer drops to the ground to get out of the line of fire.6:11:03 — A local law enforcement official reports over the radio that the man on the roof of Building 6 is armed and lying down.6:11:11 — A local law enforcement officer reports on the radio that the man on the roof is armed with a "long gun."6:11:33 — First two shots are fired at Trump and the crowd.6:11:34 — Five more gunshots are heard, followed by a return shot.6:11:40 — Police are ordered via radio to lock down all roads.6:11:52 — A final gunshot is heard.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Texas officials are responding to a local high school that painted over pro-Trump design made by students in parking spaces for their senior year tradition. The students at Keller High School are allowed to purchase parking spots for $200 and paint them in their senior year so that they can park in them. Two students chose to paint designs to honor former President Donald Trump. 'There is nothing offensive or controversial about respectfully painting or honoring a current or former President.' After reviewing the designs, the school ordered they be painted over with gray paint. The school sent a statement about its decision to WFAA-TV. We can confirm that there were a few spots that had to be repainted because they included content that had the potential to cause unnecessary distractions to the learning environment. Every year, a few students will attempt to include a political message, controversial statement, or inappropriate words or images in their parking spot painting. When that occurs, campus administrators allow them to repaint their space. After the story started to get attention online, officials in Texas said they would step in to correct the school district's actions. Keller Independent School District board president Charles Randklev wrote on his Facebook page that the board would take up the cause for the pro-Trump students. Let me be clear. There is nothing offensive or controversial about respectfully painting or honoring a current or former President for the United States of America. We will take action and make it clear that the students can honor President Trump as the 45th, and soon-to-be 47th President of the United States, as they wish. Keller City Mayor Armin Mizani similarly criticized the school district in a statement on social media. "Painting a parking spot with the image of a former U.S. President, is neither controversial or inappropriate. If we have the images of several former Presidents on U.S. currency, then surely the image of a President at a parking spot should be allowed. I trust that Keller ISD leadership will correct the situation," wrote Mizani. He went on to say that he would reimburse the families of the students for their painting costs if they chose to repaint their designs. Keller City councilman Greg Will also commented about the incident. “I trust that the school board will take appropriate action to ensure those responsible for violating these students’ first amendment rights will be appropriately held accountable,” Will said in a statement.Keller is a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth with a population of about 45,400 people. 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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