Former President Joe Biden teased his long-awaited memoir on Wednesday, now set to hit shelves after the midterm elections. The delayed release comes after Democrats raised concerns that publishing the book before Election Day could hurt the party at the ballot box. “Promise Me, America” is scheduled for release on Nov. 17. Biden, who has fallen out of favor with many Democrats after Trump’s triumphant return to the White House, previously suggested the book would be released before the November election.  A website promoting the tell-all promises a “candid and revealing” account of the “deeply agonizing calculation” behind Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.  “Since I left the presidency, I’ve had a lot of people ask me, ‘Joe, what have you been doing?’” Biden said in the announcement while sitting in a chair. “I’ve been spending a lot of time with my family. I’m dealing with a cancer diagnosis, and I’ve been getting treatment. It’s been going really well.” In the two-minute trailer, the former president said the memoir will chronicle the highs and lows of his presidency, which included decades-high inflation, record illegal border crossings, and new wars erupting in Europe and the Middle East. “It’s about the challenges we faced as a nation, about the decisions I made, and why I made them. Leading the country through COVID, rebuilding our economy, and restoring our democracy after the attack on January 6th, ending our nation’s longest-running war in Afghanistan, strengthening NATO, and supporting Ukraine.”  Conservative critics quickly mocked the book on social media, with some questioning whether Biden, 83, actually wrote it himself. “I can’t believe the autopen wrote a whole book,” said Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire Editor Emeritus, a sentiment echoed by reality TV star Spencer Pratt. “This guy couldn’t even sign his own name. He’s not writing books. LMAO,” Pratt said. “Politicians write books to launder money. Nobody wants to read this, but the corrupt NGOs he provided for as President will buy up 100K copies and burn ’em to hold up their end of the bribes. In June, Biden teased that the book was set for a September release date, a move that would’ve injected the former president into the political spotlight. Despite the delay, Biden’s memoir is expected to arrive not long after former first lady Jill Biden’s book, which included revelations that angered parts of the Democratic establishment. In recent interviews promoting her memoir, Jill Biden said she was frightened by her husband’s June 2024 debate performance against President Donald Trump, recalling that she feared he may have been experiencing a medical emergency. “I was frightened,” Jill Biden said of the debate. “I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never. I don’t know what happened. As I watched it, I said, ‘Oh my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death.” Those comments came more than a year after Biden disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer that had spread to his bones, a diagnosis that fueled renewed scrutiny over his health and questions about the transparency surrounding his condition while in office. “The biggest lesson for us, I think, was that if you don’t explain something well enough, then the question won’t go away,” Jill Biden wrote in her memoir. “There was never a satisfying enough explanation offered for Joe’s debate performance, and a lot of people never got over it.”

During a confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche on Wednesday, Blanche dismantled the Democrat-backed narrative that the Trump administration has not been transparent about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes. Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general since April, said that the Trump administration has made all of the Epstein files available to every member of Congress and stressed the differences in action between this administration and the previous Biden administration. “We made unredacted versions of the entire database available to everybody in this body, and we did that because of transparency,” Blanche said. “Remember, for four years there wasn’t a peep about Jeffrey Epstein. The Biden administration did nothing to be transparent about the Epstein case.” Under Trump, some 3 million pages from the Epstein files have been made available to Congress, while millions of pages have also been released publicly. According to Blanche, he is not aware of a single document that is “responsive” or relevant that hasn’t been released. “We have been extraordinarily transparent in not only producing the records, but letting unredacted versions be available to anybody in this body,” he continued. “And if after reviewing unredacted materials a member had concerns about why something was redacted, they brought them to the department’s attention and we addressed that.” “I want to make sure the American people know that this administration, when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein, has been more transparent than any past administration, than Biden was, or anybody else,” he said. “What we did is we complied with the law, and if we learn new material, we will most certainly review it and make it available when it comes to the victims of this horrible man.” Acting AG Todd Blanche claims DOJ has complied with The Epstein Files Transparency Act pic.twitter.com/JfDTEizAHV — Acyn (@Acyn) July 15, 2026 Blanche also said the administration will hear from women who say they were victims of Epstein. “We will never, never not talk to victims,” the AG nominee said. “We will never fail to do everything we can to prosecute anybody who committed any crimes against any of these women, so that narrative is false.” “We have spoken with over 30 representatives of dozens and dozens of victims since this process started,” Blanche said. “Any victim, if they’re here today, I would encourage them, or their lawyers, to meet with the FBI. We will 100% investigate.” “There are no closed investigations,” he added. “If we learn today, if we learn next week, if we learn next month that there’s an individual who we can investigate, indict, and prosecute out of the Epstein files, you better believe that we will.” Blanche on Epstein: When it comes to the victims of this horrible man, we will never, never, not talk to victims. We will never, not do everything we can to prosecute anybody that committed any crimes against any of these women. There are no closed investigations. pic.twitter.com/PCooP7ftCA — Acyn (@Acyn) July 15, 2026 Blanche is a veteran former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York who later joined Trump’s legal team in April 2023. During his opening statement to the committee, Blanche stressed that his job is to keep the nation safe. He emphasized the spike in criminal arrests under the Trump administration, specifically highlighting the sweeping changes brought to Washington, D.C., and Memphis. “We are keeping America safe, and we are just getting started,” he stated. The nominee also said he will focus on keeping the nation’s borders secure and keeping drugs out of the U.S.

Social media users are losing their minds after discovering how Netflix chose to describe one of the most iconic films of all time.  The streamer’s short description for the historical drama “Gone with the Wind” reads: “A 1939 American Civil War epic known for its racism. To learn more about Black lives in America, search ‘Black Lives Matter.’” The title does not appear to be available to stream in the United States currently. Screenshots of the description went viral on social media, with commenters saying the whole thing was no surprise from a woke company like Netflix. Elon Musk also reacted, saying simply, “Needs to change.” This is not the first time “Gone with the Wind” has come under attack by would-be censors. In 2020, HBO Max pulled the title from circulation amid the public outcry over George Floyd’s death. The move ended up having the opposite effect, with sales of the film exploding. It was later restored to HBO Max and included an introduction from Turner Classic Movies host Jacqueline Stewart. She argued in an op-ed, also published in 2020, that the film deserved to be circulated so everyone could learn more about the evils of the past.  “‘Gone with the Wind’ is a prime text for examining expressions of white supremacy in popular culture,” Stewart insisted, arguing that the film “taps into long standing myths about the gentility of the antebellum South.” “As the title indicates, ‘Gone with the Wind’ looks back nostalgically at idyllic days that are no more (because they never were),” she continued. “By harkening back to the great old days, plantation dramas invite white viewers to imagine appealing but false pedigrees. When working class and poor white viewers identify with a noble white lineage, for example, they might be less likely to form what could be beneficial alliances with their black working class and poor counterparts.” “Gone with the Wind” is a historical romance film based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell. It’s an enduring classic that most people believe to be representative of its time, but it has still become the subject of controversy at different points in time, especially in the last decade. In 2023, the book’s publisher defended adding an introductory warning without changing any of the book’s text. “‘Gone with the Wind’ is a novel which includes problematic elements including the romanticization of a shocking era in our history and the horrors of slavery,” the publishers wrote at the time. “The novel includes the representation of unacceptable practices, racist and stereotypical depictions and troubling themes, characterization, language and imagery.” “The text of this book remains true to the original in every way and is reflective of the language and period in which it was originally written,” the disclaimer went on. “We want to alert readers that there may be hurtful or indeed harmful phrases and terminology that were prevalent at the time this novel was written and which are true to the context of the historical setting of this novel. Pan Macmillan believes changing the text to reflect today’s world would undermine the authenticity of the original, so has chosen to leave the text in its entirety.” “This does not, however, constitute an endorsement of the characterization, content or language used,” it said in conclusion. “Gone with the Wind” is one of the best-known classic movies of all time, earning 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, following its release in 1939. Hattie McDaniel, who portrayed Mammy in that film, was also the first black person ever to win an Academy Award.

After just one day of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ordering officers to temporarily stop making traffic stops, President Donald Trump said he’d like them to resume, and federal immigration officers are cheering on his push. The pause on vehicle stops came in the wake of two fatal shootings of migrants by ICE officers in Houston and Maine. ICE said the Houston shooting involved a Mexican illegal immigrant who “weaponized” his vehicle against ICE officers. In the Biddeford, Maine, case, an officer fatally shot a Colombian man who “attempted to flee the scene” of a traffic stop. Both incidents are under investigation. Meanwhile, Trump came out in opposition to the halt, writing on Truth Social Wednesday morning that the move meant ICE was caving to criminals and anti-ICE Democrats. “The Open Border Policy of Sleepy Joe Biden allowed 25,000,000 people to pour into our Country, unchecked and unvetted,” the president said. “Many were Criminals, and we have to get them out. In order to do this, we must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal’s hands.” “The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch. I.C.E., be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job,” he said. “Keep those Crime Stat Records coming! Remember, you are loved and respected in America.” Multiple ICE sources told The Daily Wire they have already had difficulties making arrests under the latest pause and are ready to start pulling over vehicles again. “I’m happy,” one source said in response to Trump’s post. “Hopefully they let us stop soon,” the source said, adding that it was “a lot harder” to make arrests under the pause. Sources also questioned whether Trump was consulted before the pause was ordered. “Not sure how they don’t consult Trump about this before they send out guidance to every field office,” one source said. On Tuesday, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan credited Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin with making the decision to cease vehicle stops, adding that it wasn’t “a policy change” and just a “temporary pause.” A White House official told The Daily Wire that Trump had officially overturned the freeze on vehicle stops. Sources within ICE, however, say they’ve yet to receive official orders to resume the tactic.   Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images In response to Trump’s Truth Social post, Mullin said the Department of Homeland Security’s “#1 goal is to keep our officers safe and get criminals OFF our streets,” adding that “Illegal aliens will be arrested and deported wherever they are.” “If you are here illegally, LEAVE NOW. As our officers carry out operations to enforce our nation’s laws, they are facing a more than 1,300% increase in vehicle attacks,” Mullin said. “We remind illegal aliens attempting to evade arrest is dangerous. This reckless illegal alien activity comes after sanctuary politicians held webinars and shared resources for how to openly defy ICE,” he added.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) successful fundraising going into the midterm elections has handed House Republicans a massive war chest to fight back against radical leftist policies — but they are still staring down a brutal historical buzzsaw. The Louisiana Republican just announced a powerhouse second-quarter haul of $19.1 million, surging his hard-dollar total for the year past $53 million. Over the course of this election cycle, the speaker has raked in a jaw-dropping $135 million. It is a historic, record-shattering high-water mark for any Republican leader in congressional history. And that’s to say nothing of the hundreds of millions more sitting in his endorsed Super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund. Since taking the gavel over two and a half years ago, Johnson has generated a mind-boggling $200 million-plus to protect the thin line of defense holding the House. “While Democrats lunge further into disarray and to the far-left, House Republicans are united, well-funded, and on offense to win the midterms,” Johnson said, drawing a stark line between Republican common sense and the Democrats’ “embrace of crazy and Communism.” He is putting his money where his mouth is, distributing $80 million across the party, including $38 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee, $21 million to protect battle-tested incumbents, and $3.9 million to fire up red-wave challengers. Despite Johnson’s historic financial muscle, the GOP is up against a deeply entrenched Washington landscape. The battlefield math is incredibly tight. Republicans hold a narrow 218–212 majority with four vacancies, meaning Democrats only need to claw back a few net seats to reclaim the speaker’s gavel and resume their far-Left agenda. History is also a major hurdle. The party holding the White House has lost House seats in 90% of midterms since 1946. Liberal forecasters and mathematical models are already gleefully predicting a standard “referendum” backlash that could cost the incumbent party roughly 28 seats. Compounding the challenge is a wave of early exits from Capitol Hill. Congress is experiencing a near-record exodus, with 68 lawmakers calling it quits — the second-highest number since 1992. Crucially, the departures are lopsided: 36 House Republicans are stepping down compared to just 22 Democrats. This breaks the previous single-party retirement record set by the GOP back in 2018, right before a punishing midterm cycle. Defending these newly opened seats without the advantage of an active incumbent is a statistically steeper climb. With recent generic congressional polls showing Democrats clinging to a 2-to-6 point edge in surveys from Echelon, YouGov, and Morning Consult, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Mike Johnson has successfully built an unprecedented financial fortress. The real test this November is whether that historic mountain of green can permanently break the iron law of midterm history.