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(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) President Donald Trump declared a “BIG NIGHT FOR MAGA” in Arizona after every Republican candidate he endorsed in the state’s primary elections secured victory on Tuesday, prompting the president to tout a “7-0” record and a “100%” success rate in one of the country’s most closely watched battleground states. Trump spent Wednesday morning celebrating the results on Truth Social, posting individual graphics featuring each victorious candidate alongside his own image beneath the banner: “Endorsed by President Trump!” Among those highlighted was former NFL kicker Jay Feely, who captured the Republican nomination in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, a highly competitive House seat expected to play a key role in determining control of Congress in November. Trump also celebrated victories for Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s 2nd District, Mark Lamb in the 5th District, Rep. Juan Ciscomani in the 6th District, Rep. Abe Hamadeh in the 8th District, Rep. Paul Gosar in the 9th District, and Rep. Andy Biggs, who won the Republican nomination for governor. Trump capped the run by sharing another graphic declaring himself “7-0” on endorsed candidates and highlighting a “100%” record in the Arizona contests. (Screengrab via Truth Social) The president singled out Biggs in a separate post, writing: “Congratulations to Congressman Andy Biggs, who will be a GREAT Governor. Must now defeat a Radical Left Dumocrat, one of the worst governors in the Country, Katie Hobbs, who is weak on Crime, but strong on Raising Taxes. Go Andy, Go!!! President DJT.” Biggs, a longtime Trump ally and former chair of the House Freedom Caucus, will face Hobbs in one of the nation’s marquee gubernatorial races. Feely’s victory also sets up a closely watched general election battle in Arizona’s 1st District, an open suburban Phoenix-area seat viewed as one of the nation’s most competitive House races. Meanwhile, Ciscomani advanced unopposed on the Republican side in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District and will face Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza in another contest expected to be central to the fight for control of the House.The post ‘7-0!’ Trump Flexes as MAGA-Endorsed Primary Candidates Surge to Victory, Including Ex-NFL Kicker first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Breadsticks and Ballots: CNN Trolls Republicans With Supercut of Olive Garden Vo...
CNN’s Laura Coates has some questions about the Republicans’ latest voter fraud talking point. The host of Laura Coates Live and her panel did a deep dive into the GOP’s current obsession with Olive Garden, and the restaurant chain’s policy of asking for identification to serve its $100 “never-ending” pasta bowl promotion. Republicans have hyped up the Olive Garden ID policy as they beat the drum on passing the SAVE America Act, which critics say would block millions of people from voting. “You think I’m crazy, but Olive Garden is part of this,” said Coates before playing a supercut of Republicans making the connection between ballots and breadsticks. “Now Republicans are singling out Olive Garden as part of their push for — we talked about voter ID — and they pointed to this post from Olive Garden about the Never-Ending Pasta Pass. I can’t make this up, people. “OK. Um, the restaurant says, quote, pass holders must present a valid photo ID along with the pass at the time of ordering. Obviously this is catnip for Capitol Hill because first of all, those breadsticks and salads, delicious. I’m just putting that out there,” she added, before asking if the GOP had a point. “If others are pointing out a need for voter ID, photo ID, is this the right argument that they should be making now?” Washington Post journalist Josh Rogin pointed out the importance of helping voters feel that elections are secure, if nothing else: I mean, if you need a look, if you need a voter ID for anything from breadsticks to participating in different sports leagues to all types of, I mean, everyone has to pull out their id for all types of activities in day to day life, then I think it’s fair. You know, one of the privileges of being a citizen in this country is getting to vote. And so I think it is perfectly fair to bring up wanting voter ID in elections. It’s not just about, to your point, elections being secure, which we know broadly that they are. They’re obviously anomalies, but it’s people feeling that they’re secure. And I think that voter ID is a way to do that and also undercut some of the president’s more bombastic rhetoric about it. If states take that on themselves. That’s when WaPo journalist Carine Hajjar chimed in. “But do you… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - ‘Evil Anti-Semite!’ Mamdani Ignites MAGA Firestorm – and Draws Liberal Pra...
(Screengrab via X) New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani triggered a political firestorm on Tuesday after urging the federal government to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the United States, drawing fierce condemnation from allies of President Donald Trump while earning praise from some voices on the left. In a video posted to social media, Mamdani said his administration had explored whether New York City could enforce the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu, but concluded it lacked the legal authority to do so. Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. pic.twitter.com/YRezmW6YVx — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 22, 2026 “My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the international criminal court’s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here,” Mamdani said. “It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.” He added: “The federal government, however, does – and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.” Mamdani also declared: “Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.” The mayor described Netanyahu as “a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people” and reiterated that he believes the Israeli leader “belongs in The Hague,” where the ICC is based. Netanyahu is expected to travel to New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister in 2024 over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The U.S., however, does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction and is not a party to the Rome Statute. Still, Mamdani’s comments quickly prompted a wave of criticism from leading Trump allies. In response to the video, Trump’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, trashed Mamdani as “an evil anti-semite”: Would be easy to say NY Mayor is just an ignorant bigot, but he is not dumb. He's an evil anti-Semite who deliberately lies about serious things like "genocide" to stoke Jew hate. If anyone should be arrested, it's the Mayor of NY for incitement. NYC should be ashamed. https://t.co/II04aOSzJU — Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 22, 2026 Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) also criticized the mayor: This from the same guy who opposed Nicholas Maduro’s capture and arrest — despite him being indicted… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Scott Jennings Confronts CNN’s Abby Phillip Over Her Voter Fraud ‘Tolerance...Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings clashed Tuesday with NewsNight host Abby Phillip after demanding to know her “tolerance” bar for voter fraud during a heated panel debate over New Jersey’s mistaken registration of thousands of noncitizens to vote. The exchange came after New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s (D) announcement that a software error at the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission had mistakenly placed roughly 6,600 noncitizens on the voter rolls. State officials said fewer than 400 ultimately cast ballots before the registrations were canceled, and the state has moved to replace the software vendor responsible for the mistake. Opening the discussion, Phillip noted the White House had quickly cited the incident to bolster support for President Donald Trump’s “voter ID bill”, reading a statement that said: “Democrat glitch registers thousands of noncitizens to vote. Another reason to pass the SAVE America Act.” She added that while the error was significant, “it also doesn’t demonstrate that there’s widespread voter fraud in New Jersey or anywhere.” That prompted Manhattan Institute Vice President of External Affairs Jesse Arm to push back, arguing, “6,600 noncitizens made it onto the voter rolls. That, to me, is pretty widespread voter fraud.” Phillip repeatedly challenged that characterization, pointing to the scale of New Jersey’s electorate and noting the registrations represented “0.006% of registered voters in the state.” She also argued that even if fewer than 400 ballots had been cast for Sherrill, they would account for “about 1/100 of a percent of all the votes cast.” As Phillip repeatedly pressed Arm on how he could call that “widespread,” but he held his line: “6600 noncitizens made it onto the voter rolls. That’s pretty bad, I think.” Jennings then entered the exchange by turning Phillip’s questioning back on her. “What’s your tolerance for this?” he asked. Phillip replied, “This is not about tolerance, this is about widespread, or is it something that is relatively rare.” Jennings answered, “You’re pounding him over the word widespread. I just would ask you, what is your tolerance for any fraud at all?” After Phillip again asked whether the problem was widespread, Jennings responded, “Absolutely, over 6,000 people.” “What is your bar?” the host snapped. “My bar is I want no tolerance,” Jennings fired back. “I have zero tolerance. By the way, this isn’t the only place this is happening. Phillip then shifted to broader election administration, questioning why Jennings was for… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- Audacy Sports, News and Talk Stations Will Be Heard on SiriusXM
For years, if you were a New York sports fan and were well out of terrestrial radio range of WFAN, without streaming, you’d be out of luck to listen in on the reaction to a Yankees’ playoff game the day after. Now, an agreement between Audacy and SiriusXM will deliver WFAN’s programming and that of 42 Audacy stations overall onto SiriusXM’s streaming and some of its in-car satellite platforms later this year. Beginning Sept. 1, nine of Audacy’s sports stations, including WFAN(AM/FM) in New York, WIP(FM) in Philadelphia, WEEI(FM/AM) in Boston, KRLD(FM) in Dallas and WXYT(FM) in Detroit, will be available to to SiriusXM subscribers in their vehicles and on the SiriusXM app. Several more sports stations, including KNX(FM) in Los Angeles, WJFK(FM) in Washington, D.C., WZGC(FM) in Atlanta and WQAM(AM/FM) in Miami, will also be available on Sept. 1 in the SiriusXM app, as well as in vehicles specifically equipped with 360L radios. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported that Audacy is receiving a licensing fee in the deal, while SiriusXM is able to sell its own ads when listeners tune into the local stations on its platforms. As part of the sharing agreement SiriusXM personalities — like former longtime WFAN host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo — may appear as cross-promotional guests on Audacy stations, Marchand reported. An additional 19 news and talk stations, including WINS(AM/FM) in New York, KNX(AM) in Los Angeles, WBBM(AM/FM) in Chicago and KYW(AM/FM) in Philadelphia will launch later this year on the app, as well as those vehicles with 360L radios. “Audacy’s sports brands are deeply connected to the cities, teams and fan communities they serve, and being able to extend our reach nationally through SiriusXM is a natural fit, ” Audacy President and CEO Kelli Turner said in the release. The Audacy sports stations will be available to the majority of SiriusXM subscribers through its subscription plans, including Platinum, All Access, Music & Entertainment and other options, the release said. [Do you receive the Radio World SmartBrief newsletter each weekday morning? We invite you to sign up here.] The post Audacy Sports, News and Talk Stations Will Be Heard on SiriusXM appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago - “An Outbreak of License Forfeitures”The author is publisher of Inside Music Media, where this commentary first appeared. Subscription info can be found here. The radio industry’s passion to relax ownership limits to presumably buy more stations is contrary to what is happening now — quiet voluntary license forfeitures where the cost of owning is not worth the return — so which is it? More stations or more forfeitures of licenses? A broadcaster permanently discontinuing operations must notify the commission through an LMS Cancellation Application and surrender the authorization. A separate rule automatically expires a license after 12 consecutive months of silence, so several 2026 cancellations occurred just before that deadline. Saga just gave up WZAN(AM), Portland, Maine, dispersing the content to digital systems by pulling the plug on terrestrial radio — they are not the only ones. And surrendering a translator is not equivalent to eliminating a full-power station. Between the lines Cumulus is among the most aggressive killers of radio stations. What makes Cumulus unique is that several cancellations were connected to rejecting transmitter-site or tower leases — a license can still carry an expensive lease, environmental obligations, engineering costs and a legal requirement to resume broadcasting before the one-year deadline. Townsquare management has been unusually candid about the economics — COO Erik Hellum said certain stations were losing money because of substantial tower-lease and utility expenses. In 2025, Townsquare cancelled KVLL-FM in Texas and WUPE(AM) in Massachusetts — just outside this requested 12-month window — and subsequently surrendered WJZN(AM) and WDOS(AM) after extended silence. Saga is a debt-free radio group yet they have financial pressure: First-quarter 2026 revenue fell to about $22.9 million, station operating expenses slightly increased and the company recorded a $2.39 million net loss. Their model is to preserve the content and translators, digital distribution and HD channels while pocketing the cost of running another terrestrial station. What it means Radio groups are taking the weakest station silent to stop immediate losses and relieve pressure of public scrutiny, markets or debt watches. Moving formats to an HD subchannel, translator, stronger sister station or stream. Testing whether a buyer will pay more than the cost of preserving the license. Avoiding transmitter repairs, tower rent or a forced temporary return solely to protect the license. File a cancellation notice before the station reaches 12 consecutive months silent. Retain the audience-facing brand while eliminating the expensive physical signal whenever FCC… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago
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