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- Fox’s Brit Hume Says if Midterms Were Held Today, Republicans Would Lose Big: ...
Fox News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume said that barring a dramatic turnaround, Republicans will lose the House and potentially the Senate in November’s elections. Republicans narrowly control the House 217-212 and the Senate 53-47. Historically, the incumbent president’s party loses seats in midterm elections. Democrats are widely expected to retake the House because of historical trends, as well as President Donald Trump’s unpopularity. In the Senate, Democrats face an uphill climb thanks to a challenging map this cycle. To take the Senate, Democrats will need to net four seats. On Wednesday’s Special Report, Hume offered his thoughts on the midterms. “I think people are concerned about the economy, and the Republicans are likely to pay a price for that,” he said, noting that the war on Iran has created upward pressure on energy prices, which need to come down if the GOP is to have any chance. “There’s some hope among Republicans that if we get a successful outcome of this war in Iran… that the gasoline prices and other prices will come down, people will feel better about the economy, that the Trump program will bring about some strengthening growth, that some of the measures he’s taken in terms of taxes and regulation will pay off, and that they’ll have a chance of doing well in the midterms.” Hume went on to call retaining the House “a long shot” for Republicans. “And I think if the election were held today, given in the middle of this conflict, that the House would be obviously gone. And there’s a good chance that the Senate would go, too,” he added. “But the war outcome, I think, will produce a reset, for better or for worse, for each party. If it turns out well, I think the president would have a lot to run on, and the party would swing behind that because they’ve been behind this war. If it turns out in a way that is unconvincing to people that it was worth it, woe be unto the Republicans.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Fox’s Brit Hume Says if Midterms Were Held Today, Republicans Would Lose Big: ‘The House Would Be Obviously Gone’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.21 mins ago - Trump Seems To Confuse Ukraine and Iran: ‘They’re Defeated’President Donald Trump seemed to confuse two different ongoing wars on Wednesday, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Ukraine was “defeated.” The president spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss their respective wars. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office later that day that Putin seemed open to ending the four-year conflict with Ukraine “relatively quickly,” characterizing their discussion as a “good conversation.” “I talked about Ukraine, and I talked a little bit about Iran. I talked about a few different subjects, mostly about Ukraine. And we had a very good conversation,” he said. “I think we’re going to come up with a solution relatively quickly, I hope.” The president told press that the bulk of the conversation focused on Ukraine, weaving between discussion of both conflicts as he answered questions about the call. “Well, we talked more about the war in Ukraine, but he would like to be of help. I said before you help me, I want to end your war,” he said. “So we had a good talk. I’ve known him a long time. I think he was ready to make a deal a while ago. I think some people made it difficult for him to make a deal. But we talked more about Ukraine.” But when pressed by Collins about which war he believed would end first, Trump seemed to lose track of which war was where, confidently proclaiming that Ukraine’s navy was “underwater,” most of its missiles were “gone,” and their nameless money was “valueless” – a description more likely meant for his war in Iran. “Which war would end first? I don’t know, maybe they’re on a similar timetable,” said Trump. He continued: I think Ukraine militarily, they’re defeated, okay. You wouldn’t know that by reading the fake news, but militarily, look, they’re navy– so they had 159 ships. Every ship is right now underwater. Typically, that’s pretty good. What do you think, Jared [Isaacman]? I mean, it’s going to be hard for them to make a naval comeback. Okay. Now they have an air force. Every one of their planes has been shot down or has been decimated. They have missiles. About 82% are gone. And they have drones. And most of them are gone. Most of the factories are mostly gone. And we have tremendous anti-drone equipment, now, between lasers and that new, very special machine gun that knocks them out of the air… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- Spencer Pratt Raises Eyebrows With Latest Ad In LA Mayor’s Race: ‘This Guy i...
Screenshot via social media Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt made a splash online Wednesday with a new ad that left political commentators across the board suggesting he actually might have a chance to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. Pratt’s 30-second spot begins with him outside the home of incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D), “This is where Mayor Bass lives. You notice something? Or here, where Nithya Raman’s three-million-dollar mansion sits. They don’t have to live in the mess they’ve created, where you live.” After showing scenes of urban decay, Pratt, who is running as a Republican, shows his trailer on the site where his home burned down in recent fires: This is where I live. They let my home burn down. I know what the consequences of failed leadership are. That’s why I’m running for mayor. For my sons and the rest of us Angelenos that want to stop these corrupt politicians from destroying our city. We are going to get the Golden Age of Los Angeles back. A recent UCLA Luskin poll “shows 40% of voters remain undecided ahead of the June 2 primary, with Bass leading at 25%, followed by Pratt at 11% and Raman at 9%,” according to Fox11 in Los Angeles. Pratt and Raman are also leading Bass in the latest round of fundraising, although Bass still has much more cash on hand to spend. If Bass, or any other candidate, cannot win a majority on June 2nd, the top two candidates will go to a November run-off. Keith Edwards, the progressive YouTuber and former Democratic operative, shared Pratt’s ad and added, “Good ad. Democrats should take this seriously.” Good ad. Democrats should take this seriously. https://t.co/uGLhsOHFEs — Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) April 29, 2026 Meghan McCain commented, “I’m telling you this guy is going to win.” I’m telling you this guy is going to win. https://t.co/7XUJpIJWCb — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) April 29, 2026 Below are some more reactions: This is an extremely effective ad. https://t.co/efe04VJIYc — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 29, 2026 I really love this guy. https://t.co/uTwuugkl2Q — Josh Holmes (@HolmesJosh) April 29, 2026 Facts. Wonder if the Democrat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass who is running for reelection has seen this. GOP candidate #spencerpratt https://t.co/r4P1GkeXO4 — HARRISFAULKNER (@HARRISFAULKNER) April 29, 2026 he's gonna… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - House Republican Says Dropping Trump’s Truth Social Posts Over Iran Could Spar...Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) suggested on Wednesday that the Department of Defense could trigger a revolution in Iran if it airdrops leaflets with President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts on them. Hamadeh offered the idea during a meeting of the House Armed Services Committee, where Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified as part of the Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal year 2027. The hearing was contentious at times, as Hegseth battled several Democrats on the panel. Before the hearing, protesters heckled Hegseth and called him a “war criminal” as he arrived at the Capitol. Toward the end of the meeting, Hamadeh asked about the use of psy-ops in the ongoing war with Iran, which is currently paused by a ceasefire. “We have air superiority in Iran,” Hamadeh said. “And it seems like there’s no internet connectivity in Iran. Are we doing any leaflet drops over there?” “We’ve explored a variety of different actions, many of which are classified, but that could restore additional communications capability to the Iranian people,” Hegseth replied. “I would love for President Trump’s Truth Social post to be leafleted all over Iran, to be honest with you,” the congressman said. “I think that would encourage them to actually take to the streets.” Trump has posted frequently about the conflict. In one particularly alarming post, the president suggested the U.S. was about to wipe Iran off the map. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump said of Iran on April 7. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” Watch above via the House Armed Services Committee.The post House Republican Says Dropping Trump’s Truth Social Posts Over Iran Could Spark Revolution first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Nancy Mace Goes Nuclear On Fellow Republican Cory Mills’s ‘Stolen Valor’ I...Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) went off on fellow Republican lawmaker Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) on Wednesday amid claims he wildly misrepresented his service in the U.S. Army, with Mace entering several documents into the record that she said reinforced claims of stolen valor — and some other documents that just made him look bad. Mace used her allotted time during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony before Congress to enter the documents. Hegseth watched with a bemused look on his face as Mace listed off the 10 files. “I take stolen valor seriously,” Mace said, after discussing her recently deceased father’s military service. A moment earlier, she rattled off the documents and held up pictures as she described them. “The first of which is a statement from Cory Mills’ first sergeant, stating his forms and accounts of his military service are falsified,” Mace said. “The second document is a picture of Cory Mills wearing a Bronze Star from 2019, before he ever got a Bronze Star.” Mace continued, saying troops swore a story about Mills administering life-saving care “never happened,” before showing a picture from the second time Mills claimed he was “blown up.” Mace said the picture showed a bloody Mills — but the blood was from another man who was injured. Other documents she entered included a copy of his marriage certificate with a “9/11 imam” and a picture of Mills with “a purported Russian hooker in Afghanistan, which he, of course, denies.” The last document was a “restraining order for dating violence.” Mills has been accused of fabricating details of how he earned his Bronze Star, and combat veterans who served in Iraq have questioned his claims that he was “blown up” twice in the country while serving. Mace moved to censure Mills for the claims last year, as well as claims of domestic violence. He responded to Mace later in the hearing, submitting for the record his form for receiving the Bronze Star. Mills also entered an Army document for his military medals and a document from another veteran supporting his claims to surviving two explosions. Mills then told Hegseth, “You’re pretty familiar with the ideas of slander, defamation, and attack on character, so I apologize for having to take that moment to be able to go ahead to correct the record.” Watch above via CSPAN3.The post Nancy Mace Goes Nuclear On Fellow Republican Cory… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding
In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said he was misled by the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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