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“Great News! ‘Senator’ Thom Tillis will not be seeking reelection,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. In a follow-up message, he added, “For all cost-cutting Republicans, of which I am one, REMEMBER, you still have to get reelected. Don’t go too crazy! We will make it all up, times 10, with GROWTH, more than ever before.”

Tillis had been seen as one of the most politically vulnerable Republicans heading into the next cycle. His announcement came shortly after he voted against moving forward with the administration’s sweeping legislation, which included significant changes to Medicaid—specifically, deep cuts related to the Medicaid provider tax rate.

The public split between Trump and Tillis intensified in recent days, with the president blasting the senator as a “grandstander” and signaling he would actively work to support a primary challenger. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis,” Trump said. “I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina and, so importantly, the United States of America.”

In his announcement, Tillis appeared to push back on growing partisanship and internal party pressure, remarking that “in Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.”

The senator’s stance placed him at odds with key Republican leaders, including Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who spent the weekend lobbying holdout fiscal conservatives to get behind the bill. While the legislation has drawn praise from the White House and allies for its aggressive approach to spending reform and economic growth, critics like Tillis have argued that some provisions go too far.

As speculation mounts over who may run to replace Tillis, Trump’s public statements suggest he is already playing a central role in shaping the field. The outcome of the 2026 primary will likely serve as a litmus test for continued loyalty to the president and his agenda.

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According to a poll conducted by National Research, Inc. and published by the Daily Mail, podcasts are now the top news source for men ages 18 to 45. The survey, which polled 1,000 registered voters, reveals a clear shift in media consumption habits among young men, with traditional outlets continuing to lose their grip.

Here’s how the trust rankings broke down:

• 26% of men said they were “not sure” which source they trusted most
  
• 18% chose podcasts
  
• 14% chose social media
  
• 14% selected legacy television networks
  
• 12% cited legacy newspapers
  
• 10% preferred conservative news outlets
  
• 7% leaned toward liberal news sources

This trend is particularly notable as Democrats scramble to figure out how to reengage young male voters—a demographic that leaned heavily toward President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. So far, their attempts to pivot have largely fallen flat.

The dominance of podcasts in male media consumption isn’t surprising to anyone paying attention to platform rankings. As of this writing, the top podcasts on Spotify read like a who’s who of right-leaning or politically incorrect cultural commentary, including:

• The Joe Rogan Experience
  
• The Tucker Carlson Show
  
• This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
  
• Flagrant with Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh
  
• The Shawn Ryan Show
  
• Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast
  
• The Tim Dillon Show
  

These shows routinely draw massive audiences, feature headline-making interviews, and cater directly to a male audience that values unfiltered, entertaining, and often contrarian discussions.

Joe Rogan, the undisputed titan of the podcasting world, has become a cultural force in his own right. His show regularly tops charts, drawing millions of listeners each episode. His influence is so substantial that politicians now debate whether appearing on his show can shift public perception.

Despite this, Democrats have largely avoided engaging with the podcasting world that speaks directly to millions of male voters. Vice President Kamala Harris notably declined an invitation to Rogan’s show, instead opting for a soft-focus interview on Call Her Daddy, currently ranked 10th on Spotify.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have made appearances on virtually every major podcast willing to have them, connecting directly with the same male audience Democrats are struggling to reach.

The trend isn’t limited to audio, either. Data from YouTube shows that many popular podcast-adjacent video channels have an overwhelmingly male viewer base—some as high as 90%.

“Young men are eager to be both entertained and educated,” the report notes. And popular podcasters like Theo Von have found the formula that works. Von’s interviews with JD Vance, for instance, were wildly successful and perfectly tailored to the demographic Democrats continue to ignore.

As long as the left refuses to engage with the media platforms where men are most active, it’s unlikely they’ll make significant inroads with that audience.

Ultimately, the rise of podcasts represents more than a media shift—it’s a cultural one. And whether you agree with the hosts or not, the boom in long-form, open conversation is a sign of a society hungry for authenticity.

The question now is: who’s willing to show up and talk?

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Tanden, who served as White House staff secretary and later director of the Domestic Policy Council, confirmed she was authorized to oversee the use of the autopen—a device that automatically signs the president’s name on official documents. “As staff secretary, I was responsible for handling the flow of documents to and from the president,” Tanden told the committee. “I was also authorized to direct that autopen signatures be affixed to certain categories of documents.”

She insisted there was no wrongdoing, emphasizing that the process she used was inherited from previous administrations. Tanden added, “I had no experience in the White House that would provide any reason to question [Biden’s] command as president.”

Still, the Oversight Committee’s interest stems not from the legality of using an autopen—which the Justice Department clarified in 2005 is permissible under Article I, Section 7—but from growing concerns about whether Biden himself was aware of or mentally capable of authorizing each autopen use.

Comer pointed to at least eight instances where Biden used the autopen to sign executive orders on days he was reportedly present at the White House. “Why use the autopen when the president is in the building?” Comer questioned, highlighting potential red flags about Biden’s day-to-day engagement.

After the interview concluded around 3:20 p.m., Tanden told the Washington Examiner, “I was very happy to answer questions. I answered the questions… I was happy to discuss my public service.” When pressed about whether there was a cover-up of the president’s condition, she bluntly replied, “Absolutely not.”

Despite her cooperative tone, Tanden took aim at Republicans in her opening remarks, accusing them of engaging in political theater. She argued that the committee was avoiding oversight of former President Donald Trump, focusing instead on Biden for partisan purposes. She referenced Trump’s “meme coin and cryptocurrency adventures” as more pressing matters for investigation.

Freshman Democrat Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) echoed that view, slamming the investigation as unserious. “This is for one person, their king, to stroke his ego,” Bell said, referring to Trump. “I’ve seen weak cases, and I’ve seen strong cases. This is no case.”

But Republicans aren’t backing down. They argue that a pattern of autopen use, paired with Biden’s visible public stumbles and limited press interactions, raises legitimate concerns. “This is the first of what will be many interviews with people that we believe were involved in the autopen scandal in the Biden administration,” Comer said.

Upcoming closed-door interviews are scheduled with several more former White House aides, including Jill Biden adviser Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini, Ashley Williams, and Biden’s longtime physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who is slated to testify July 9.

While transcripts of these depositions will eventually be released, Comer stated they would remain confidential until all witness interviews are completed. “I always prefer the transcribed interview/deposition, as opposed to a committee hearing,” he explained. “So much more substantive.”

The autopen investigation is shaping up to be a defining battle in the House Oversight Committee’s broader scrutiny of the Biden presidency, with implications that could ripple into the 2024 election cycle.

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Fetterman, who has not shied away from criticizing Trump in the past, surprisingly took to Fox News on Monday and delivered a strong rebuke to the leftist firebrand. When asked about AOC’s demand to remove Trump from office over the Iran strike, Fetterman didn’t mince words.

“He’s been impeached twice, and now he’s still our president,” the Pennsylvania senator said. “It’s not going anywhere, and I don’t think that’s helpful.”

He went on to warn about trivializing impeachment, a tactic Democrats have gleefully embraced during Trump’s presidency: “I think if you throw that term around, that actually diminishes what the severity of what impeachment is really reserved for.”

Fetterman’s comments came in the wake of President Trump ordering a military strike on Iranian assets Sunday, which he defended as a strong and justified move. “It was the correct move,” Fetterman said—shocking words from a member of a party that usually reflexively opposes anything Trump does.

But AOC, sticking to her playbook of outrage and overreach, called the action a “grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” using the incident to launch another baseless call for impeachment.

Even some Republicans voiced concern about escalating involvement in Iran, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene urging the President not to plunge the U.S. into another conflict, but rejecting the idea that Trump deserved impeachment for protecting American interests.

The tension with Iran escalated further Monday when the regime fired 10 missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar in retaliation, despite Trump’s calls for de-escalation and peace after Sunday’s strike.

While war hawks and anti-Trump Democrats clamor for chaos, Fetterman’s unexpected criticism of AOC’s impeachment crusade signals a growing frustration within his party over the far-left’s obsession with attacking Trump—no matter the cost to national security or constitutional credibility.

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You can’t make this up.

At the heart of the mess is a challenge from Oklahoma Democratic Committeewoman Kalyn Free, who lost out to Hogg and Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta in February’s vote. Free claims the DNC’s push for “gender balance”—a staple of the left’s DEI orthodoxy—was violated when the vote was streamlined to save time. In the rush to wrap up a marathon voting session, the party opted to vote for two vice-chairs at once instead of holding separate votes. That maneuver, Free argues, gave the two remaining male candidates—Hogg and Kenyatta—an unfair advantage.

Ironically, it was the party’s own rigid gender-quota rules that supposedly required electing at least one man to maintain equity. But now, in a stunning turn of events, the DEI Frankenstein the Democrats created has come to devour its creators.

The DNC Credentials Committee agreed Monday evening that the vote was, in their words, “incomplete.” Their recommendation? Throw the whole thing out and do it over, meaning Hogg and Kenyatta may soon be booted from their positions.

The vote isn’t final until the full DNC weighs in, but the signal is clear: the Democratic Party is eating itself alive in an identity-politics-driven meltdown.

Naturally, the fallout is already brewing into a civil war. Hogg, never one to miss a moment for martyrdom, said the dispute “looms large” over his efforts to “reform the party,” casting himself as a victim of the DNC’s refusal to embrace his progressive crusade—like challenging incumbent Democrats from the left.

“I ran to be DNC Vice Chair to help make the Democratic Party better, not to defend an indefensible status quo,” Hogg declared, as though his own position wasn’t awarded through the same convoluted system he’s now condemning.

Kenyatta, meanwhile, took the recommendation personally, calling it “a slap in my face,” and insisted he “worked [his] a– off” to get there. He also tried to distance himself from Hogg, saying, “This story is complex… but it’s not about [David Hogg]. Even though he clearly wants it to be.”

It’s a full-blown circus.

New DNC Chair Ken Martin tried to downplay the drama, chalking it up to a simple “procedural error.” But a three-hour virtual meeting and a deadlocked committee vote tell a different story—one of dysfunction, finger-pointing, and a party in disarray.

In the end, the resolution passed 13–5, calling for a new election “as soon as practicable,” leaving the future of Hogg and Kenyatta up in the air. Both can run again—but given how quickly the party turns on its own, they might want to think twice.

This is the Democratic Party’s DEI doctrine in action: a tangled web of quotas, identity boxes, and impossible-to-navigate rules designed more for optics than outcomes. Now it’s backfiring publicly, and the people it was meant to empower are left holding the bag.

Welcome to the diversity disaster.

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Crockett further elaborated, “I had a donor on the phone with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate. So I can tell, and I tell you, it’s not a Black person, nor a woman, OK?”

These remarks have drawn criticism from various quarters, with some labeling them as racially insensitive and divisive. Critics argue that such statements undermine efforts to promote unity and inclusivity within the political landscape.

This isn’t the first time Rep. Crockett has been at the center of controversy. In April, she faced backlash for referring to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as “Governor Hot Wheels” during a campaign event. The comment was widely condemned as disrespectful and ableist. 

Additionally, during a speech at Grace Baptist Church in Waterbury, Connecticut, Crockett remarked, “We done picking cotton,” suggesting that Black Americans are no longer willing to engage in agricultural labor and implying a need for migrant workers. This statement was met with discomfort and criticism for perpetuating stereotypes. 

In a House Oversight Committee hearing on the “Dismantle DEI Act,” Crockett argued that white men have not faced oppression in the United States, stating, “There has been no oppression for the white man in this country.” She emphasized the historical injustices faced by Black Americans and highlighted the disproportionate representation of white men in elected offices. 

These instances have led some to question Crockett’s judgment and suitability for leadership roles within Congress. As discussions about the future of the Democratic Party continue, such controversies may influence perceptions of potential candidates and party direction.

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The 133 voting cardinals, who began their secret deliberations Wednesday evening, remain locked inside the historic chapel as they work to choose the next leader of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis passed away on April 21 from a stroke and heart failure.

After nearly three hours of voting, black smoke billowed from the chapel’s chimney—an unmistakable sign to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square and viewers around the world that no candidate had secured the necessary votes.

In the conclave, a candidate must receive a two-thirds majority—equivalent to 89 votes—to be elected pope. Until that threshold is met, the ballots are burned with a special chemical that produces dark smoke to indicate an inconclusive result. Once a pope is elected, a different chemical is used to create white smoke, marking the successful selection of the pontiff.

“Black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel after nearly 3 hours of voting,” observers noted, as eyes turned skyward to watch the dark plume rise above Vatican City.

While the world waits, the centuries-old ritual continues behind closed doors. Once the cardinals come to a decision, the new pope will don the traditional white vestments and make his first appearance from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, greeting the faithful and revealing the name he has chosen for his papacy.

Crowds packed St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, scanning the chimney for signs of smoke and praying for guidance as the Church embarks on a new chapter. Photos captured worshippers gazing upward in anticipation of the next signal.

The voting process often takes multiple rounds before a consensus is achieved. Historically, however, conclaves have moved relatively swiftly in modern times. Pope Francis was elected in just two days in 2013, and the past 10 conclaves have averaged about 3.2 days before a new pontiff was named.

As speculation swirls over who will succeed Francis, faithful Catholics and curious onlookers alike continue to wait patiently beneath the Vatican’s skies, looking for that long-awaited white smoke to declare the election of the next pope.

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In the 2018 interview with Al-Jazeera, Omar made the following claim while discussing domestic terrorism threats in the U.S.:

 “I would say our country should be more fearful of White men across our country, because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country.”

She added, “And so if fear was the driving force of policies to keep America safe, Americans safe inside of this country, we should be profiling, monitoring, and creating policies to fight the radicalization of White men.”

The video was re-shared this week by major conservative influencers like Laura Loomer and Libs of TikTok, racking up millions of views and prompting an intense backlash online—including from within the Biden administration.

Vice President JD Vance didn’t hold back, writing on X: “This isn’t just sick; it’s actually genocidal language. What a disgrace this person is.”

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) echoed the outrage, saying on X, “This is blatant racism. Who condemns it?”

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the GOP House Majority Whip, also weighed in, blasting Omar: “@ilhanMN never ceases to be an embarrassment for Minnesota.”

Conservative commentator Paul Szypula went further, claiming: “There’s never been a more anti-American member of Congress than Ilhan Omar.”

In response to the uproar, Omar’s office directed Fox News Digital to her recent post on X defending her comments. Omar explained: “In this nearly 8yr old clip, I am referring to the rise of white nationalism in an annual report issued by the Anti-Defamation League that said white supremacists were responsible for 78 percent of ‘extremist-related murders.’ PS you should look up what ‘genocidal’ actually means when you’re actively supporting a genocide taking place in Gaza.”

This latest controversy follows another dust-up involving Omar earlier this month. She was caught on video telling Daily Caller News Foundation reporter Myles Morell to “f— off” after he questioned her about Democratic lawmakers visiting El Salvador to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported by the Trump administration.

Doubling down on her defiance after the video spread, Omar posted: “I said what I said. You and all your miserable trolls can f— off.”

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The segment, which aired Saturday, featured CNN’s Isobel Yeung speaking to a cartel gangster whose identity was concealed with a mask, sunglasses, and latex gloves. The interview took place in what the reporter described as a secret location in Mexico, just days after Trump reiterated his commitment to cracking down on cartels and labeling them terrorists due to their role in trafficking deadly drugs like fentanyl into the United States.

“According to the Trump Administration, you are a terrorist … what do you make of that?” Yeung asked pointedly.

Instead of lashing out at Trump, the cartel member gave a surprisingly measured response: “Well, the situation is ugly, but we have to eat.”

Yeung pressed further, asking what message he would deliver directly to Trump. The gangster’s answer caught many off guard: “My respect. According to him, he’s looking out for his people.” He went on to note, “The problem is the consumers are in the United States. If there weren’t any consumers, we would stop.”

The interview rapidly went viral online, drawing fierce criticism of CNN’s approach. Social media erupted with users accusing the network of desperately fishing for an anti-Trump soundbite—and failing spectacularly.

“CNN is in full meltdown mode. All their usual smear tactics have failed—again. So what’s their next brilliant move? Interviewing the freaking Sinaloa Cartel,” one user mocked on X (formerly Twitter). “They were clearly hoping for a ‘Trump is evil’ quote. Instead? Total backfire.”

Another chimed in, “Not the answer the Communist News Network wanted.”

Critics also blasted CNN for what they perceived as an attempt to humanize or even sympathize with violent criminals. “So CNN is worried about hurting the cartel’s feelings? This isn’t the flex they think it is—it’s insulting to Americans,” one viewer tweeted. Another added, “Unbelievably, CNN gives a cartel member a platform to throw a pity party, but he ends up acknowledging Trump is just looking out for his people.”

The interview comes as Trump’s administration and the U.S. Coast Guard continue high-profile operations to combat cartel activities. Earlier this year, authorities seized over $500 million worth of drugs in the Eastern Pacific, underscoring the severity of the cartel crisis.

Rather than damaging Trump’s image, CNN’s segment appears to have inadvertently bolstered his tough-on-crime stance—while further eroding trust in the network’s journalistic judgment.

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