NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz publicly defended his vote to pardon  a Laotian national who had been under a final removal order after losing legal status following a child-sex-crime conviction convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 10-year-old girl after the Trump administration deported him to Laos last week.Tou Lue Vang, 42, received a pardon from Minnesota’s Board of Pardons on June 10. Last Friday, the Trump administration announced that Vang’s legal status had been revoked and that he had been deported to his home country of Laos.Asked about the deportation, Walz questioned what the move accomplished.EXPOSED DOCS REVEAL WHY TIM WALZ BOARD AWARDED REPEAT CHILD RAPIST PARDON: ‘NO FUTURE’ “Did that make us any safer?” Walz said Tuesday, according to KTTC. “Did that make the children that are left behind any more stable?””Did it improve the idea that we can’t all be judged by our worst day?” he added.”And I want to be very clear,” Walz continued. “These are horrific crimes. They often are.”ALLEGED CUBAN INFLUENCE OPERATIVE, FAMILY IN FEDERAL CUSTODY AFTER RUBIO REVOKES LEGAL STATUS Walz also said Vang’s pardon was not about immigration policy, noting that the Board of…

Is Lamar Jackson no longer even a top 10 quarterback in the NFL?According to at least one respondent in ESPN’s annual quarterback survey of executives, coaches, and scouts, the answer is no. Fox Sports Radio host Colin Cowherd agrees.”I no longer trust Lamar Jackson in a big spot. I’m selling my stock… I’d take Bo Nix today in a fourth-quarter, come-from-behind situation over Lamar,” Cowherd said Tuesday.SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE OPPOSITE OF MOST WNBA PLAYERS. AND THAT’S WHY SHE IS A MEGASTARCowherd then ranked his top 10 quarterbacks:Josh Allen (Bills)Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs)Caleb Williams (Bears)Matthew Stafford (Rams)Justin Herbert (Chargers)Joe Burrow (Bengals)Sam Darnold (Seahawks)Jared Goff (Lions)Jordan Love (Packers)Drake Maye (Patriots) On the surface, leaving Jackson outside the top 10 sounds like a form of rage-bait.While arguments that Jackson was on the same level as Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes often felt more like culture-war debates than football analysis, Jackson has been one of the league’s premier quarterbacks over the past seven seasons. He won two league MVP awards during that span.Given his previous regular-season dominance, Jackson’s MVP odds this year are rightfully higher than most of the quarterbacks Cowherd ranked ahead of him.That said, there is a valid counterargument. Though Jackson’s ceiling…

As supporters of the Taking Care of America’s Veterans Act defend the legislation as the best chance in years to pass more than 60 veterans bills, the committee’s top Democrat says Congress should be prepared to abandon the omnibus altogether if lawmakers cannot agree on how to pay for it.Years of bipartisan work on the Major Richard Star Act and dozens of other veterans bills could take a different path if it doesn’t get the votes needed on the senate floor this week.Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., ranking member on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, told Military Times on Wednesday that Congress should abandon the omnibus package and instead advance the Major Richard Star Act and other bipartisan veterans bills individually rather than risk losing them over the funding dispute.“If Congress cannot reach agreement on the funding mechanism, I think we can pursue each of these provisions individually,” Takano said. “I believe the Major Richard Star Act would pass in a heartbeat.”The conflicted legislation includes the Major Richard Star Act, and the Love Lives On Act, along with expanded caregiver support, survivor benefits, community care improvements, education reforms and mental health initiatives affecting millions of veterans, military families, caregivers and survivors.…

Vortex Optics has just launched the new and improved Crossfire II red dot line.The original Crossfire was one of Vortex Optics’ most popular red dots, and the company has just updated the line with four new Crossfire II models. This new generation of optics now has motion activation technology, solar capabilities and other enhanced features not available on its predecessor.The Vortex Crossfire II is available with either a 2-MOA red dot or a 2-MOA green dot, and either with or without solar capabilities. The solar models draw power from either the sun or the battery as needed via Auto D-Tec technology. Other features include motion activation with a 10-minute auto-shutoff, new flush, snag-free buttons for illumination control, and night vision compatibility thanks to its 12 brightness settings (2 for night vision). It’s also compatible with magnifiers and comes with Vortex’s famous VIP warranty.Each Vortex Crossfire II will ship with a lower 1/3 co-witness mount, a low mount, a custom tool, a rubber cover, a lens cloth, and a CR2032 battery. MSRPs range from $220 to $250, and the solar red dot option is available in both tan and black. The non-solar red dot and the solar green dot are only…

The Odyssey may be the epic on everybody’s mind currently, but Boker is getting ready to release a folding knife treat for Lord of the Rings fans out there. The Inarsil is named, and takes its visual inspiration from, a key character in that book’s legendry. Quick history lesson, because this is important. If you know anything about fantasy realms, you know that named blades and generally magical weapons almost always play a crucial role in events. And when it comes to famous swords in Middle-Earth, perhaps none can rival Narsil. This longsword cleaved the One Ring from Sauron’s hand in the War of the Last Alliance – and many years later, its shards were reforged into Anduril, the sword of none other than Aragorn, otherwise known as the ranger Strider. We’ll leave the details of what Aragorn did with his EDC for you to discover. The Inarsil is a flipper Jörg Sprave designed Inarsil in such a way that it channels the look of Anduril/Narsil into a modern, albeit quite large folder. Nobody would call Inarsil a sword, but, with a 4.68-inch blade, it certainly comes in well above the standard range for a daily carry piece (not that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida congressional candidate and former U.S. Marine is facing backlash after posting a video calling President Donald Trump “the Antichrist” and saying the president “must be killed.”William Upham, a Republican write-in candidate for Florida’s 5th Congressional District who describes himself on X as a prosecutor “running to fix a broken political system,” opens the nearly seven-minute video by saying he entered the race to restore bipartisanship, return power to the working class and “fix our broken political system.”The tone quickly shifts, however, as Upham says he has come to believe the country is “broken” and that America is engaged in a spiritual battle.TWO YEARS AFTER BUTLER, THREATS AGAINST TRUMP KEEP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN SHARP FOCUS “We are led by a president who is the enemy of God,” Upham says before citing Bible passages and discussing the oath he took as a Marine officer to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”🚨 Know something we should investigate?📩 stepheny.price@fox.com📸 IG: @fndstephprice🎥 X: @StephenyPriceYour tip could lead to our next story.He then claims there is “no doubt” Trump is “the Antichrist.””He is a false messiah, and he is your enemy and he…

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A U.S. Navy vessel that was being serviced inadvertently dumped hazardous material into the surrounding bay on Monday, the service said.The Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Sampson was at the Vigor Shipyard on Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington, undergoing defueling operations when an estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the surrounding water.“The Navy is working with shipyard contractors and spill response partners to resolve this quickly and responsibly,” the Navy said. “Active, 24-hour on-site recovery operations are underway and most of the fuel has been recovered.”Initial estimates said the amount of oil spilled was closer to 5,000 gallons, but the number had decreased significantly.The exact volume of the discharge is still being assessed, the Navy said.The exact cause of the spill is under investigation.Prior to the incident, the Navy installed an oil containment boon per Navy regulations, which helped to keep the spill contained.Teams are utilizing three portable skimmers and a skimmer boat, along with oil-absorbent materials, to clean up a majority of the spill.The containment boom and absorbent materials will remain until all recoverable oil is removed and the ship is moved to dry dock, the Washington State Department of Ecology said.The U.S. Coast Guard…

This article was originally published by Connor O’Keffee at The Mises Institute.  Senator Lindsey Graham died seemingly out of the blue over the weekend after a tear in his aorta. He was 71 years old. The news was shocking, in part because Graham was a very active senator—he was just returning from a trip to Ukraine—and because he was seemingly at the height of his power, having built one of the most influential relationships with President Donald Trump of any politician. But another reason the news was such a surprise was that, compared to many of his colleagues in Washington, Senator Graham was on the younger side. That impression was fueled by the ongoing ordeal of Senator Mitch McConnell. The 84-year-old serving senator was reportedly found unconscious weeks ago after a fall, leading to his ongoing hospitalization. Early reports that EMS had responded to a cardiac arrest at McConnell’s residence when he was first hospitalized, his wife’s strange trip to China in the middle of all this, and the total radio silence for weeks from a supposedly active senator all led to speculation online that McConnell was faring far worse than his staff and Republican party insiders were admitting. Others went as far…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lindy Li, a former top Democratic fundraiser, believes President Joe Biden is only doing himself a disservice by promising the public another explanation of why he decided to run for reelection in 2024 despite mounting concerns about his age and cognitive performance.In her view, Biden’s upcoming memoir, titled “Promise Me, America,” will only serve to reopen painful wounds that Democrats have struggled to move past since the 2024 election loss. In a way, she believes the book is a bit of a microcosm of Biden’s presidency itself.”They’re thinking ‘why can’t you just shut the f— up? Prior to me leaving the party, they wanted nothing to do with this guy. It was so bad that when, finally, Biden exited on July 21, there was no goodbye party other than a staffer one in the Rose Garden. There was nothing,” Li said.”Jill has him writing books that no one wants to read instead of fully enjoying his retirement,” Li said, referring to Jill Biden, the former first lady.EX-DEM INSIDER REVEALS SHE WILL EXPOSE DEMOCRATS WHO COVERED UP BIDEN’S COGNITIVE DECLINE IN NEW BOOK “Just like she had him out running for president —…