'I’m like you': Newsom insults audience in a failed attempt to relate to voters in majority-black city



In a stunning attempt to appeal to an audience in a majority-black city, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) revealed what he really thinks about the voters.

Newsom embarked on a book tour for his new memoir, making stops in swing states like Georgia, leading people to speculate that he is soft-launching a 2028 presidential bid. However, his aspirations for higher office may have taken a hit after he made some tone-deaf remarks in Atlanta, unknowingly disparaging his audience in an attempt to relate to them.

'He REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow.'

"I'm not trying to impress you," Newsom said, noticeably tense. "I'm just trying to impress upon you, I'm like you. I'm no better than you. You know, I'm a 960 SAT guy. I'm not trying to offend anyone, you know, trying to act all there if you got a 940."

"You never see me read a speech because I cannot read a speech," Newsom added.

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Newsom's remarks sparked outrage from all sides of the aisle, most notably from a new force on the political scene.

The Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj, took to X to dismantle Newsom's tone-deaf statements, shredding him for speaking to black voters "as if they're children."

"His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read," Minaj said. "This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved."

"Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that will haunt him forever? He’s literally slowing his speech down & talking in a sporadic cadence."

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"He’s not just TELLING them that they’re all probably stupid & probably can’t read, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!!" Minaj added. "As if they’re children!!!! That means he REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow. He’s not just saying it — he didn’t misspeak!!!! He BELIEVES it!!!!"

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'Errand boy': Mike Collins rips Jon Ossoff's silence on Maduro, points to Laken Riley's Venezuelan killer



Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia slammed Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia for his silence and inaction following Nicolas Maduro's capture, arguing Ossoff "sat on his hands and did nothing" when a Venezuelan illegal alien killed Laken Riley.

Collins, who is running to unseat Ossoff, criticized the Democrat for his inaction following Riley's brutal murder. Ossoff first opposed a Senate amendment similar to the Laken Riley Act in 2024 but later reversed his position to support Collins' landmark legislation, which was signed into law in 2025.

Ossoff has also refrained from weighing in on Maduro's arrest, although he never misses an opportunity to brand President Donald Trump an "authoritarian."

'Jon Ossoff doesn’t support anything unless it’s championed by radical leftists or hurts President Trump.'

"Jon Ossoff is an errand boy for Chuck Schumer who would rather ignore the capture of the ruthless dictator responsible for sending Laken Riley’s killer into our country than admit President Trump is right," Collins told Blaze News in an exclusive statement.

"His entire political agenda is to lie to Georgians about his work in D.C. and be a puppet for the California crazies and New York nutjobs. He doesn’t deliver for Georgians; he just resists."

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"When Laken Riley was killed, I made it my sole mission to ensure no family would have to live through their pain again," Collins told Blaze News. "I knocked on Democrat doors in the House and Senate to get the Laken Riley Act passed while Jon Ossoff sat on his hands and did nothing. Jon Ossoff doesn’t support anything unless it’s championed by radical leftists or hurts President Trump."

When asked why he hasn't commented on Maduro's capture, Ossoff said he needed more information about President Donald Trump's vision for Venezuela.

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“We need to understand what the president meant when he said ‘boots on the ground,’” Ossoff said in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We need to understand what the president meant when he said the United States would run Venezuela. Congress needs that information immediately.”

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Schumer Shutdown: Georgia Swing Voters Blame Record-Breaking Government Closure on Dems

A majority of Georgia swing voters surveyed in focus groups this week are blaming Democrats for the record-breaking 42-day government shutdown that ended Wednesday.

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A storm is brewing in Iowa — and Republicans should take note: 'There are danger signs'



In recent years, Republicans have enjoyed sweeping victories in the red state of Iowa, most recently with President Donald Trump's 13-point statewide victory in the 2024 presidential election. However, there are warning signs that this monumental lead is beginning to erode.

For the first time in three years, Democrats managed to break the Republicans' supermajority after Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat on Tuesday. Drey won the district by a jaw-dropping 10 points, which is a dramatic departure from Trump's 11-point victory in the district back in November.

'If it can happen in Woodbury County, Iowa, this can happen anywhere in America.'

Steve Deace, a native Iowan and host of the "Steve Deace Show" on BlazeTV, cautioned that this shift is part of a growing political phenomenon in the Hawkeye State that poses a real threat to Republican leadership.

"This is not an isolated incident," Deace told Blaze News. "They have been doing this to us for several years now. If they can do it in Woodbury County, which Trump won by 23 points in 2024, then they can pretty much do it absolutely everywhere.”

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Normally, Republicans easily sail to victory in Western Iowa, Deace said. They could even nominate "a ham sandwich for Congress" and it would win because "there is no blue area in that part of the state." But now that Trump will no longer appear on the ballot, Republicans may have a tougher time.

"What we have seen as a trend line for the last several years now is that if Trump is not on the ballot, our people just don't turn out. That's just a fact."

After Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she would not seek re-election, her imminent departure opened the playing field to a slew of candidates. Notably, Reynolds endorsed Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida's presidential bid in 2023.

On the Democratic side, former Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand has pitched himself as a gun-toting moderate in an effort to capture some of the Republican vote. On the Republican side, Congressman Randy Feenstra has been considered the front-runner, but Deace says he "excites no one."

"This is just a complete indictment of the complacency of Republicans," Deace told Blaze News. "There's energy on the other side."

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One source familiar with Iowa's ongoing political battles told Blaze News that the GOP's inability to put forward an energizing candidate is the product of a perfect political storm.

Sand has focused much of his campaign on improving water quality and advocating against the CO2 pipeline projects, echoing the concerns of landowners and farmers. In doing so, Sand and other Democrats have made an effort to make Republicans synonymous with the pipeline, furthering the apparent divide between the GOP candidates and their constituents.

"There is a lot of grassroots to see [Feenstra] as the pipeline guy. ... There's just not excitement for candidates right now," the source told Blaze News.

"Our people are just not motivated, by and large, to vote for the Republican Party brand as a brand anymore," Deace told Blaze News. "And so you've got to prove to them you're worth their time and effort for them to show up. And I think that this is a wake-up call for the next midterm."

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The source, who was granted anonymity to speak freely about Iowa's political landscape, said the disconnect between the conservative base and the lackluster candidates is ultimately because of external influence in politics.

"There is a little fatigue," the source told Blaze News. "There are a lot of state senators and state reps who are very good, very conservative, if not the most conservative in the country overall. We're so conservative that the moderates that are in there get more conservative voting records because they just don't want to take the flak."

"But there's a money factor in play," the source added, speaking about lawmakers who ascend to national politics. "There's a reason a bunch of these guys don't want to go to D.C. They want to stay home. They got a farm to worry about."

“There are danger signs," Deace told Blaze News. "Because if it can happen in Woodbury County, Iowa, this can happen anywhere in America."

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3 Senate races that could flip the balance of power: 'This is a wake-up call'



With the 2026 primaries fast approaching, there are three U.S. Senate seats onlookers should keep an eye on.

Republicans are currently enjoying a supermajority after sweeping the 2024 elections, controlling the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate.

The freshman senator narrowly won his seat in 2020 by just one point.

After November, Republicans flipped four seats: Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Montana. These victories flipped the Senate and put Republicans in a comfortable 53-seat majority while Democrats fell back to just 47 seats.

Although the GOP has a healthy majority, there are some more potential pick-up opportunities — and losses — for Republicans going into next year's primaries.

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One of the most contentious Senate races will be for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff's seat in Georgia. Several prominent challengers have emerged in recent months, most notably with Republican Rep. Mike Collins throwing his hat in the race back in July. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has also been floated as a potential candidate, but she has not formally moved to run for the seat.

The freshman senator narrowly won his seat in 2020 by just one point against Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue. Given this razor-thin margin, Republicans have set their sights on taking back Ossoff's seat, and early polling suggests it's within reach.

The Cook Political Report currently rates Ossoff's seat as a toss-up, and some polls mirror this rating. In a hypothetical race between Ossoff and Collins, the Democratic incumbent has polled with an average three-point advantage, according to RealClearPolitics. Another recent poll shows Collins trailing Ossoff by just one point, according to findings from TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics.

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Another pick-up opportunity for Republicans emerged in Michigan after Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced his retirement in January. Several Democratic candidates, like Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, have since launched their own campaign bids, but the future nominee will inevitably have to put up a fight against Republican challengers.

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers is considered the frontrunner among the GOP candidates in the Michigan Senate race. Rogers previously ran and narrowly lost against Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin in 2024, but he has since relaunched his Senate campaign with the hopes of flipping the swing-state seat.

Slotkin managed to defeat Rogers by just 0.3% in November, signaling the support behind the Republican challenger. Earlier in the year, Rogers was polling several points ahead of his Democratic counterparts, and Cook Political Report has rated the Senate seat a toss-up.

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Although Republicans are poised to potentially flip some seats, there may be some warning signs in the Midwest.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa) reportedly will not seek re-election in 2026, leaving a vacancy in the deep-red state. The Cook Political Report has rated the seat as leaning Republican, and the GOP has maintained a prominent presence in Iowa at both the local and national level.

Despite the success Republicans have enjoyed in the Hawkeye State, Democrats have begun to secure their own electoral victories. Most recently, Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat, flipping the GOP's supermajority for the first time in three years.

Steve Deace, a native Iowan and host of "The Steve Deace Show" on BlazeTV, told Blaze News that this swing in favor of Democrats is taking place because Iowans are not energized by any Republican candidates they have to choose from.

"There are danger signs, because if it can happen in Woodbury County, Iowa, this can happen anywhere in America," Deace said.

"Our people are just not motivated, by and large, to vote for the Republican Party brand as a brand anymore. So you’ve got to prove to them you’re worth their time and effort for them to show up, and I think that this is a wake-up call for the next midterm."

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Kamala Harris Ignored Memos Urging Her To Break From Biden and Court Moderate Voters, New Book Reveals

During the 2024 election, Kamala Harris received a series of strategy memos urging her to distance herself from her boss, then-president Joe Biden, in an attempt to appeal to Republican and independent voters. Instead, she chose to stay aligned with Biden's agenda, according to a new book chronicling the race.

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Former Trump ambassador sets his sights on flipping key Senate seat



Former Republican Senator Scott Brown (Mass.) has now set his sights on a new political endeavor to boost the GOP's presence on Capitol Hill.

Brown previously represented Massachusetts in the Senate and served as ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during President Donald Trump's first term. Brown announced Wednesday that he intends to continue his political career by taking back a New Hampshire Senate seat and replacing retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

'Chris Pappas wants a better title. I want a better America.'

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Brown is the most high-profile Republican to enter the race after former GOP Gov. Chris Sununu decided not to run for the seat. As things stand now, Brown is likely to face off against Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire.

"Like a lot of you, I'm worried about where this country is headed," Brown said in his announcement Wednesday. "New Hampshire is an amazing place to live, work, and raise a family. ... But in Washington, we haven't been represented by the right people.

"I’m running for the United States Senate to restore common sense, keep our border secure, and fight for our New Hampshire values," Brown wrote in a Wednesday post on X. "Chris Pappas wants a better title. I want a better America."

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Although both of New Hampshire's Senate seats have been held by Democrats for the last few election cycles, this race is not a long shot for Republicans.

New Hampshire has consistently elected Republican governors since 2016, and the GOP has maintained a majority in the state Senate. Democrats have held on and won the state for the past six elections, but by increasingly narrow margins. With a strong GOP presence in the state, it's very possible that Republicans could take back and flip another key Senate seat.

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Mike Rogers launches Senate campaign to replace retiring Democrat



Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.) announced Monday that he will once again be running for a Michigan U.S. Senate seat, this time to replace retiring Democrat Sen. Gary Peters in 2026.

Rogers was previously the Republican nominee in the 2024 race to replace now-retired Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. Although Republicans managed to flip four Senate seats in the 2024 election cycle, Rogers narrowly lost to his Democratic challenger, now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin.

Similar to Rogers' first Senate bid, the Michigan race is expected to be one of the most contested. As of now, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is the only Democratic candidate in the running. Notably, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg clarified that he would not be running to replace Peters.

'Michigan is a battleground state, and with Mike as our candidate, I know we will add his seat to president Trump's Senate majority in 2026.'

"President Trump needs strong allies in the Senate to help him deliver on the mandate given by the American people," Rogers said. "That means bringing manufacturing jobs back to Michigan, protecting seniors’ Social Security, lowering the costs of gas, groceries, and prescription drugs, and setting our kids up for success by improving the quality of their education. Michigan, let’s get to work."

Although Democrats have had a steady winning streak in Michigan's Senate seats in past cycles, the swing state's mixed electorate makes for another pickup opportunity that Republicans have set their sights on. Rogers has also maintained support from senior Republican senators, strengthening his bid for the seat.

"Michigan is a battleground state, and with Mike as our candidate, I know we will add his seat to president Trump's Senate majority in 2026," NRSC Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a statement.

"Mike Rogers is the conservative leader that Michigan needs in the U.S. Senate," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said in a statement. "As an Army veteran and former special agent, Mike understands the importance of putting service before self. We need him in the U.S. Senate to help achieve President Trump's America First agenda and to bring manufacturing and good-paying jobs back to Michigan."

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Republicans set their sights on vulnerable Democrats in Congress



The National Republican Congressional Committee announced which House Democrats it is targeting next election cycle to expand the GOP majority.

The NRCC has set its sights on 26 "prime pickup opportunities" in light of the GOP's sweeping victory in November 2024. After taking back the White House, the Senate, and keeping the House, Republicans are eager to expand their power on Capitol Hill.

'Vulnerable House Democrats have been hard at work demonstrating they are painfully out of touch with hardworking Americans.'

House Democrats will be hit hard in swing states and even in deep-blue states. The NRCC is targeting five Democrats from California, including Reps. Josh Harder, Adam Gray, George Whitesides, Derek Tran, and Dave Min. Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez from the neighboring blue state of Washington is also on the NRCC's list.

The NRCC is also targeting New York Reps. Tom Suozzi, Laura Gillen, and Josh Riley. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, who was the sole Democrat in the House to vote in favor of the GOP-led funding bill on Tuesday, was named as a target.

The NRCC is also keeping an eye on the Midwest, with Democratic Reps. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Emilia Sykes of Ohio, and Frank Mrvan of Indiana on its list.

The swing-state Democrats from Nevada are on the NRCC's radar, including Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford. Democratic Rep. Don Davis from fellow swing state North Carolina is also one of the NRCC's target seats.

After making significant gains with Hispanics, the NRCC is also targeting Democrats with significant Latino populations like Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Rep. Nellie Pou of New Jersey, and Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico.

Although the South is usually a safe bet for Republicans, the NRCC is vying for a few pickup opportunities below the Mason-Dixon line, including Democratic Reps. Eugene Vindman of Virginia, Darren Soto of Florida, and Jared Moskowitz of Florida.

"House Republicans are in the majority and on offense,” NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson said. “Meanwhile, vulnerable House Democrats have been hard at work demonstrating they are painfully out of touch with hardworking Americans. Republicans are taking the fight straight to these House Democrats in their districts, and we will unseat them next fall.”

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Democrats in Disarray Over How To Respond to Trump Immigration Crackdown as Left Wing Threatens a Revolt

Democratic tensions over immigration policy have heightened in recent months, with swing-district Democrats supporting President Donald Trump's crackdown on sanctuary cities even as immigration groups threaten a "break" between the party and progressives.

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