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- ‘Misusing His Hospitality’: Fox Contributor Slams ‘Nefarious’ Chicago Ma...
Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo called out Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Friday for his meeting with Pope Leo XIV, claiming the mayor and his delegation were “misusing” the pontiff’s “hospitality.” Arroyo joined Friday’s edition of Fox and Friends to discuss the meeting between Johnson, Pope Leo, and a group of Chicago leaders that took place Thursday at the Vatican. The mayor claimed they spoke about the pope’s recent statements about the church’s role in slavery, along with President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts. “We did talk about ICE. He wanted to know how ICE was, first of all, how it impacted our city and whether or not there were still examples of ICE raids happening in our city,” he told reporters. When host Ainsley Earhardt asked Arroyo for his reaction to the meeting, the Fox News contributor said that Johnson was attempting to “recruit the Pope.” “So, what the mayor is trying to do here, Ainsley, is recruit the pope and wash his own negligence and terrible policies in Chicago by proximity,” Arroyo said. He continued: And he has these conversations with the pope about ICE and ICE enforcement. Well, wait a minute, ICE is law enforcement. They are enforcing retainers and trying to collect people who either have a criminal record and are from out of country or people whose visas have expired. That’s the law. If you don’t like that, change the law. But you can’t obstruct it, and that’s what Mayor Brandon does on a daily basis. Johnson has a community activist group; they literally notify one another when ICE is coming. And again, he’s trying to wrap it in the papacy. I think the pope and his advisers may have gone, and I would urge them to be very careful when they allow politicians, particularly local politicians, to come into the Vatican this way because they’re misusing his hospitality. He met with them for an hour. I know they are all from Chicago, but it makes it look like the pope is somehow behind these policies. And when the mayor says he told the pope that Chicago is strong and transforming. It’s transforming, Ainsley, as you well know, into Gotham City. There were 7,000 people shot in the last three years in Chicago. And it’s a killing field every weekend. To claim that the pope is somehow endorsing this is really nefarious on the part of the mayor, and… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization FundU.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered the Trump administration not to set up or operate the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” set to be operated by the Department of Justice on Friday. The fund was set to be established as part of the settlement President Donald Trump reached with his own administration to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. According to the DOJ press release on the matter, the fund is designed “to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare,” and “will have the power to issue formal apologies and monetary relief owed to claimants.” The fund is set to expire on December 1, 2028, shortly before the end of Trump’s second stint in the White House. CNN’s Paula Reid provided further context on the order on Friday morning: We’re learning that a federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the administration from moving ahead with this controversial $1.8 billion fund that could give apologies and/or money to people who believe they were wrongly investigated. Now in a brief order from this federal judge, saying that-, she says that, “‘Pursuant to the creation or operation of the anti-weaponization fund, which includes the transferring of money to the fund, the consideration of any claims submitted to the fund, and the dispersing of any funds from the fund,” all of that is temporarily blocked. She has set a hearing for June 12th to hear arguments on whether this should be a longer pause. Now what’s not clear to me, Kate [Bolduan], is I spoke with the acting attorney general last week, we did a sit-down interview. He told me that he was in the process of selecting members that would oversee this fund, so it’s really even hasn’t been created yet. It appears this judge’s order would cover Blanche having conversations with people who want to serve on this, selecting members, but Blanche has tried to distance himself from the day-to-day operation of this fund saying he will select the members, there’ll be five members, one will be selected in coordination with Congress. Those members will then set the rules for how this will work. So again, the judge putting a pause on the fund, I think it’s important to note that it really hasn’t been set up yet, but we know this has faced many legal challenges. What is… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘This Is a Race’: Mark Halperin Says James Talarico Has a Real Chance Agains...Longtime political commentator Mark Halperin called this year’s race for U.S. Senate in the Lone Star State a “real race” after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s triumph in the GOP primary. Paxton is set to face off against Democrat James Talarico — whose supporters tout his political talent, and detractors argue is way out of step with his state’s electorate — in November’s general election. During Thursday’s edition of Next Up with Mark Halperin, the eponymous host weighed in on why Paxton prevailed in the primary and why he may fall short a few months from now. “Paxton did not win this nomination because of Donald Trump, and some of my colleagues are already writing that over and over again, ‘Well, Paxton wouldn’t be the nominee, but Trump.’ The reality is the reason I think Donald Trump endorsed him when he did was because it was a foregone conclusion. He wanted to get in front of the parade. Paxton was way ahead, and that’s because his main message is anti-establishment and being tough on the border, and those messages allowed him to beat John Cornyn, an establishment figure, the incumbent, and also puts him up well for the general election in the sense that that’s the mood of the Texas electorate — not everybody — but that’s that dominant mood. Tough on the border, anti-establishment,” submitted Halperin, who continued: Now we also know, though, that Paxton is a weak candidate. And that’s why this is a race, that’s why this is race. Doesn’t mean it’s Donald Trump’s fault that Paxton’s the nominee as a weak general election candidate. He won because within the Republican electorate, he was better suited than Cornyn. But he is unusually polarizing, even by the standards of the way Texas Republicans have run. His ceiling is probably lower in terms of what he can win in a general election that a generic Republican, but he has the advantage because the base will be more inspired to turn out for him than they would have been for Cornyn. But his weakness is manifest, and this is a weakness that comes from all the personal controversies, his trouble with the truth, trouble with the law, trouble in his marriage that’s dissolving. Karl Rove made this point and looked at the data from, in his column in The Wall Street Journal, looked — and he knows Texas well — looked… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Boebert Confronted on Why She and Republicans Are ‘Willing to Take So Much Abu...Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) called President Donald Trump’s personal insults against her and other Republicans part of “D.C. culture” when confronted about “abuse” she and others take from the president. Boebert sat down with Denver journalist Kyle Clark for Next 9NEWS, where she was directly asked about Trump’s insults against her and his threats to endorse a primary challenger, something he’s done to other Republicans recently like Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), both of whom lost expensive primary battles. “Why are you and other Republicans willing to take so much abuse from him?” Clark asked Boebert. “Interesting, I don’t see it as abuse. I think it’s part of the D.C. nature,” Boebert said. “Nothing happens in D.C. without force.” NEW: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) says she doesn't think her rift with President Trump will last and she wasn't bothered by him calling her dumb. I asked Boebert why she and other Rs tolerate Trump's abuse. "I don't see it as abuse, I think it's part of the DC nature," she said. pic.twitter.com/WoDWqvouCS — Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) May 29, 2026 Trump was agitated by Boebert earlier this month after she campaigned with Massie, a fellow Republican lawmaker who has broken with Trump on issues like the Epstein files. “Is anyone interested in running against Weak Minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District?” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He added that it would be his “honor” to withdraw his support for the congresswoman if a challenger comes along. “Boebert is campaigning for the Worst ‘Republican’ Congressman in the History of our Country, Thomas Massie, of the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, and anybody who can be that dumb deserves a good Primary fight!” the president wrote. “Even though I long ago endorsed Boebert, if the right person came along, it would be my Honor to withdraw that Endorsement, and endorse a good and proper alternative.” Check out the exchange below: KYLE CLARK: Here we are, seven years later, and Donald Trump is threatening to endorse a primary challenger against you. Life comes at you fast, huh? LAUREN BOEBERT: It does, yes. A lot has changed over the years. My support for the president has not changed. CLARK: President Trump never just disagrees with people, right? He has to disagree and insult people. President Trump called you dumb. If one of my friends called me… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Optimize Your Air Chain: A Free Ebook
Are you getting the most out of your air chain? In the latest Radio World eBook, we’ve asked consulting engineers and technology suppliers about best practices to help you avoid common problems and missed opportunities. We got back 39 pages of great ideas. Is the audio clean? Is the metadata right? Is the watermarking doing its job? Do the streams function correctly? What other questions should smart engineers and managers be asking to make sure their chains are functioning at top efficiency from microphone to the listener’s ears? Read it here. The post Optimize Your Air Chain: A Free Ebook appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - GOP Fears House Tom Kean Jr.’s Mysterious Absence Could Cost Them ‘Razor-Thi...
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s (R-NJ) mysterious, months-long absence from Congress has triggered “a lot of anxiety” among Republicans, as the GOP fears the congressman’s head-scratching disappearance could cost them their House majority. The mystery surrounding Kean’s whereabouts has made headlines for weeks, as news outlets and lawmakers alike have attempted to track down the congressman. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said last week that he spoke to an “optimistic” Kean about returning to Congress, where Kean has not cast a single vote since early March, after a “medical” problem. The congressman spoke to the New Jersey Globe last Thursday, though he declined to give details on the “personal medical issue” he said he was dealing with in an April statement. “My doctors are confident that I’m on the road to a full recovery. I understand the need for public transparency, and I appreciate the support of my constituents.” he said in a phone interview with the outlet. “I anticipate that in the next couple of weeks, I’ll return to voting and to the campaign trail.” But that return may come too late to save his highly competitive seat, some Republicans fear. GOP operative Doug Heye expressed some of that stress to The Washington Post, claiming the upcoming midterms leave “no room for error.” “No one knows where he is and, from my understanding, the speaker doesn’t know what the exact situation is,” said Heye. “Just as there’s no room for error in the congressional majority, there’s no room for error in this congressional race.” Another unnamed Republican operative in the House voiced similar concern to the outlet, calling the situation a “total information void” that’s testing people’s patience. “No one knows what is going on, which is leading to a lot of anxiety. There is a total information void,” they said, adding, “We cannot hold the majority without this seat. And folks need to know if he is capable of running for reelection and winning. … You can’t just go missing for months and tell people they just need to be patient and wait without any accountability.” Kean won his New Jersey seat in 2022 only after a narrow loss to former incumbent Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) two years prior. The wealthy district is set to determine its Democratic candidate for Kean’s seat in June, while Republicans grow increasingly frustrated at the congressman’s lack of transparency about his… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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