When BlazeTV host Christopher Rufo penned an exposé on the rampant Somali fraud in Minnesota — which saw billions of taxpayer dollars go to Somalia and terrorist groups — he wasn’t aware the story would blow up like it did.“The Somali fraud story that we’ve been talking about for the last few weeks is, to my great surprise, still dominating the headlines. And oftentimes when you’re talking about the news, you go week by week by week,” Rufo explains on “Rufo & Lomez.”“Stories have a trajectory where they hit orbit, and then they are spinning and gaining power for weeks and in some cases more than a month. And this is one of those stories. ... We launched it, and now it’s really taken on a life of its own,” he continues.And the Democrats, like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, are not only refusing to realistically address the fraud; they’re making sure the story never dies.“To our Somali community, we love you, and we stand with you. Our police, many of whom are Somali themselves, are trusted partners in keeping people safe. They will not collaborate with any federal agency around doing immigration enforcement work,” Frey announced following the news of fraud.“Our city staff and our law enforcement will not ask the question as to whether an individual is documented or not. That’s not American. That’s not what we are about. And we’re going to do right by every single person in our cities,’ he continued.Frey then attempted to speak in what appeared to be very painful Somali.“That really sums it up,” Rufo jokes, before pointing to something co-host Jonathan “Lomez” Keeperman said regarding assimilation.“You had a great point. You said the liberal myth is that these groups come and become American. But in this case, it’s the precise opposite,” he says. “These groups come, and the Americans become Somalian.”Want more from Rufo & Lomez?To enjoy more of the news through the anthropological lens of Christopher Rufo and Lomez, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

The Indiana House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that would redistrict the state and possibly flip two seats to the Republican column in the midterm elections.Fifty-seven members voted for the bill, while 41 voted against it. The bill will go to the Indiana Senate, where some Republicans have said they oppose the redistricting effort.'Fair maps are essential to protecting Hoosiers' voices in Washington, and today the House voted to do just that.'Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Braun urged the Senate to pass the bill."Fair maps are essential to protecting Hoosiers' voices in Washington, and today the House voted to do just that, delivering a strong congressional map," Braun said. "I commend Speaker Huston and his caucus for having the courage to protect Hoosier voters. I urge the Senate to move quickly next week and adopt this map so Indiana can move forward with confidence."However, efforts to persuade state Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, a Republican, to support the bill have failed so far. Another Republican said that she received a threat over her opposition to the redistricting bill."Unfortunately, my house was the target of a pipe bomb threat on Saturday evening. This is a result of the D.C. political pundits for redistricting," state Sen. Jean Leising wrote on social media.Trump has blasted those Republicans as "RINOs," an epithet meaning "Republican in name only." RELATED: Supreme Court allows Texas redistricting map for midterm elections; liberals dissent Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita cited the Supreme Court's temporary approval of the Texas redistricting map for the midterms to justify his support of the bill. "This specific map is legally solid. If any group or individual is silly enough to sue, we will defeat their attack in court," Rokita said. "As the United States Supreme Court emphasized once again last night, redistricting for political reasons is constitutional. In fact, the Court has said that redistricting belongs in the legislature — in the hands of the people's elected representatives, not judges."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Olivia Nuzzi's fall from grace continues as she parts ways with another magazine. Once a rising star in the journalism world, Nuzzi was first fired from the New Yorker in 2024 after news broke of her alleged sexting with then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., breaking the most basic forms of journalistic ethics and collapsing her engagement to then-Politico reporter Ryan Lizza. Nuzzi was later picked up by Vanity Fair to be West Coast editor. The overlapping narratives inevitably caused a media firestorm.Nearly a year later, the scandal has resurfaced after Nuzzi announced the release of her book "American Canto," which apparently details her alleged behavior with Kennedy but refers to him only as "the politician." In the aftermath of the renewed interest in and attention to the scandal, Nuzzi and Vanity Fair "have agreed to part ways," according to the Wall Street Journal. RELATED: Trump calls New York Magazine's Olivia Nuzzi an 'unattractive wack job' Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for HBONuzzi's attempt at a comeback tour was met with a series of bombshell exposés written by her former fiancé, who began his career as an independent journalist following the scandal. Lizza detailed in his Substack series how he found out about Nuzzi's alleged sexting not just with Kennedy in 2024, but also with former presidential candidate Mark Sanford in 2020. Lizza went on to detail a toxic dynamic between Nuzzi and Kennedy, including graphic details about their sexual proclivities and the intense betrayal, while she insisted that the relationship was merely a "digital" one. Despite the overwhelming evidence and multiple accounts of the behavior, Kennedy has denied the allegations. RELATED: What the mainstream media’s outrage over RFK Jr.’s 'affair' is REALLY about Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe overlapping narratives inevitably caused a media firestorm, but it may not have translated into monetary success for Nuzzi's new book.Since its release on December 2, "American Canto" sat at No. 5,546 on Amazon's best-seller list and at No. 3,059 in the Kindle store. Despite the onslaught of media attention, the supposedly "mesmerizing firsthand account of the warping of American reality over the past decade" is currently sitting at a brutal 1.69-star rating on Goodreads. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Democratic U.S. representative appeared to undermine her own accusations against federal agents when she posted a video of herself claiming to have been pepper-sprayed at a protest.The newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials pepper-sprayed her during a raid at a taco restaurant in Tucson on Friday.'If her claims were true, this would be a medical marvel. But they're not true. She wasn't pepper sprayed.'"ICE just conducted a raid by Taco Giro in Tucson — a small mom-and-pop restaurant that has served our community for years," reads a post from the politician. "When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."She said in the video that there had been about 40 agents in vehicles, most of them masked, but that the community stopped them. She claimed she and her staffers were pepper-sprayed and she was pushed, despite identifying herself as a member of Congress."While I am fine, if that is the way they treat me, how are they treating other community members who do not have the same privileges and protections that I do?" she added.Many on social media pointed out that she didn't have the appearance of someone who had been pepper-sprayed.Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, gave a spirited response to the Democrat's claims."If her claims were true, this would be a medical marvel. But they're not true. She wasn't pepper sprayed. She was in the vicinity of someone who *was* pepper sprayed as they were obstructing and assaulting law enforcement," McLaughlin wrote.She went on to say that two agents were seriously injured by the mob that Grijalva joined.RELATED: Church worker pretended to be ICE agent to extort $500 from massage therapist, police say "Presenting one's self as a 'Member of Congress' doesn't give you the right to obstruct law enforcement," McLaughlin added.Grijalva said she happened to be getting lunch at the taco place when the raid operation began. She coughed once in the video and said it was because of the pepper spray. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!