Former Democratic lawmaker Cori Bush posed during a campaign event alongside a communist streamer who once said he would “execute” a political rival and suggested that landlords should be shot. Bush, running to win back the St. Louis-area congressional seat she lost in 2024, posted a picture last week with Christopher Winston, a self-described Maoist streamer who goes by the name “BlackRedGuard.” Winston has a history of violent rhetoric and has argued the United States needs to be overthrown through revolution. The photo, flagged by Manhattan Institute investigative reporter Stu Smith, shows Bush meeting with members of the St. Louis Democratic Socialists of America on July 8. Winston can be seen standing next to Bush with a shirt reading “armed minorities.” Sharing the photo, Winston said “comrades.” “I’m so proud to have DSA by my side, united in our fight against price gouging, big real estate, and billionaires influencing our politics,” she said. I’m so proud to have DSA by my side, united in our fight against price gouging, big real estate, and billionaires influencing our politics. Let’s win this on August 4th! pic.twitter.com/0ZMAEpaRCx — Cori Bush (@CoriBush) July 8, 2026 Bush, a former member of the far-Left “Squad,” is seeking to unseat incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO), a St. Louis County prosecutor who defeated her in the August 2024 Democratic primary. Her campaign is backed by Winston, a member of the radical Democratic Socialists of America Liberation Caucus with a long history of violent rhetoric. During a stream in March 2024, Winston said that “we’re going to execute you after the revolution” in response to a video leftist activist Shaun King made discussing fraud accusations. Winston said that he hoped that cancer “eats” King’s “a**hole out” and called him an “albino snake.” In other appearances, Winston argued that “burning a Waymo is not political violence” and argued that landlords should be greeted by “a strongly worded letter in the form of a very hot piece of metal.” Christopher “We’re going to execute you after the revolution” Winston, aka BlackRedGuard, is standing next to Cori Bush in this recent campaign photo. Watch this compilation of his insane comments. His landlord may want to hear what he says at the end.pic.twitter.com/XANkJXjDUM https://t.co/Z96QKeKC2u — Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) July 14, 2026 The Daily Wire reached out to Bush to ask if she agreed with Winston, who has made numerous posts supporting her campaign. In response, her campaign sent a link to a Fox News article of the View co-host Joy Behar defending democratic socialism, saying the clip should “clear up any questions about the DSA.” Winston, who has over 22,000 subscribers on YouTube, wrote a book called “Blood Red River: Writings of A Black Maoist in Saint Louis Post 2014.” The book’s description says that it “demonstrates how youth come to Communism through bitter experience and disappointment with reformism and other non-revolutionary paths for change.” In other statements, Winston pledged to seize homes from landowners and argued that “the ultimate form of international solidarity is to make revolution in the United States.” “Communists don’t want to take away your house. We’ll cancel your mortgage. You can have one house, not a dozen. Excess properties will be taken from landlords and distributed to actual families to live in,” he said in one recent post. Efforts by some within the DSA organization to keep Winston off of a commission set to train “unarmed community defense” failed earlier this year, the Manhattan Institute reported. Like other leftist candidates across the country, Bush has made a central focus of her campaign “solidarity with the Palestinian people” and attacking the more pro-Israel stance taken by Bell. Her campaign is backed by a cadre of radical groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) PAC, the Democratic Socialists of America, and Abortion Action Missouri.

House Republicans have released the outline of their $95 billion reconciliation package, earmarking billions of dollars for conservative initiatives before the midterm elections.  Democratic lawmakers have been using the filibuster to stall legislation such as the SAVE America Act in the Senate, forcing Republicans to resort to reconciliation to pass conservative budget measures. This is the third major reconciliation bill outlined of the Congress, and it has consequently been dubbed “Reconciliation 3.0.” The resolution allocates $60 billion to the House Armed Services Committee for defense spending, $13 billion to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for financing the war in Iran, $12 billion to the House Committee on Agriculture for farm subsidies and grants, and $10 billion for a grant program encouraging states to implement SAVE America Act provisions. A reconciliation bill requires only a simple majority vote to pass the Senate, bypassing the filibuster and cloture rules. The $95 billion is not expected to be offset by spending cuts. Despite the increase in the deficit, many Republicans still plan to back the reconciliation bill.  Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), a strong fiscal hawk, said that he is “getting a little hung up” on the spending, but said that the situations America is facing require emergency funding. “If it’s a reasonably targeted amount on defense, and we’re dealing with these — you know, trying to force the Senate’s hand on SAVE America, then we’ll see if we can get it done,” Roy said. “I’m not one that wants to swallow lack of offsets,” Roy added. “When you have a three-seat majority, you got to figure out how to move. So we’re working through that as we speak.” Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) expressed similar sentiments. “Adding to the deficit is clearly something I don’t want to do, but we have to look at what the consequence is if we don’t do it,” he said.  Speaker Mike Johnson has been working to hammer out the budget resolution, meeting with Republicans on the House Budget Committee and White House officials at Camp David on Monday.  He stated that he has been “building consensus one step at a time” by making agreements such as shrinking farm aid down from $20 billion to $12 billion, Politico reported.  The reconciliation bill will remain under consideration for the rest of the week, with the House expected to vote on the budget resolution next week.

Last week, Christian apologist and Boston College professor Dr. Peter Kreeft, 89, gave heartbreakingly beautiful marriage advice in the wake of the passing of his wife, Maria.  Kreeft, who was married for 63 years, told The Daily Wire’s “Pints with Aquinas” host Matt Fradd that someone should only get married if he loves the other person’s soul, describing his “last view” of his wife and how he fell in love with her again in that moment. Kreeft’s wife died in May. “What advice do you have for someone watching this who’s newly married or who is about to be?” Fradd asked Kreeft. “Do you think, that when you are very old, and your wife is very old and ugly and wrinkled, and fat, and not very bright or even nasty, that you will still find her beautiful?” the author posed. “If so, marry her.” “The last view I had of my wife in the nursing home about an hour after she died, I fell in love with her again. Here is a wasted, emaciated, wrinkled, suffering body — it’s as beautiful as a crucifix,” an emotional Kreeft said. “‘Cause that body ain’t gonna last, but the soul is.” “So if you don’t love her soul, but just love her body, don’t get married,” he added. The moment was marked by deafening silence from Fradd, who looked overwhelmed with emotion. Folks online had a similarly emotional reaction to the marriage advice. “I sent this to my oldest kids this morning because it’s the perfect answer. Tune out the lost boys who say a never ending line of women is fulfillment. What this man describes is,” activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck commented. “Ohhh my word. Instant tears,” conservative host Liz Wheeler said. “This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard someone say.” Pro-life activist Kristan Hawkins reacted, “This was such a beautiful and profound moment on [Matt Fraad]‘s podcast, Pints with Aquinas. When Matt Fradd asked Dr. Peter Kreeft what advice he would give newly married couples, his answer gave me chills. Every husband and wife and anyone who feels called to marriage should hear this.” Watch Matt Fradd’s full interview with Dr. Peter Kreeft

The U.S. Coast Guard has shifted six patrol ships from the Middle East to the western Pacific, giving Washington another tool to counter China’s increasingly aggressive maritime presence in the region. The six 154-foot fast-response cutters are now working from Singapore and Subic Bay in the Philippines as part of the Coast Guard’s reimagined Expeditionary Cutter Squadron, which can be deployed around the world, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The cutters are approved to operate from the two locations through at least September. While larger Coast Guard cutters have previously visited Subic Bay, this marks the first time the service’s smaller fast-response cutters have operated from the former U.S. military base. The Coast Guard said command and logistics for the ships are being handled from Singapore, while the vessels rotate through Subic Bay on the Philippine island of Luzon. Their arrival comes as the United States expands its presence across the Indo-Pacific in an effort to deter China from moving against Taiwan or seizing disputed territory in the South China Sea. Beijing has increasingly relied on its coast guard to enforce its sweeping territorial claims. Chinese vessels have intercepted Philippine ships attempting to reach military outposts and fishing grounds, at times using water cannons and other pressure tactics to turn them away. Operating from Singapore and the Philippines will place the American cutters closer to some of the region’s most contested waters. The ships are supporting U.S. Pacific Command, which oversees American military operations across an area covering roughly half the earth’s surface, from the waters off the U.S. West Coast to the western border of India. The deployment could also help maintain an American presence in the Pacific while U.S. Navy ships remain in high demand in the Middle East following the war with Iran. “The Coast Guard is one way of maintaining a U.S. presence when the U.S. Navy is clearly much in demand in the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East,” Euan Graham, a nonresident senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told the Journal. The Coast Guard’s law enforcement, maritime security, and search-and-rescue missions may also make it a more acceptable partner for countries that are wary of hosting an overt American military presence. That could include Vietnam and Pacific island nations without their own militaries. The cutters were previously stationed in Bahrain, where Coast Guard ships have operated since the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In recent years, they helped intercept weapons and drug shipments in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The ships were moved out of Bahrain as hostilities between the United States and Iran escalated earlier this year because they are not equipped with missile-defense systems. China, meanwhile, has invested heavily in its coast guard, adding larger ships with heavier weapons that can remain at sea for longer periods. Its fleet includes the world’s largest patrol vessels and operates alongside the Chinese navy and a maritime militia made up partly of fishing vessels that sometimes carry out missions for Beijing. The U.S. Coast Guard faces its own challenges, including aging ships, delays in the production of new vessels, and a manpower shortage. Under its Force Design 2028 strategy, the service plans to increase its military workforce by 15,000 from the roughly 46,000 active-duty and reserve personnel it had in 2024. Coast Guard recruitment in 2025 reached its highest level in decades, while Congress authorized roughly $25 billion for new vessels, aircraft, and other investments.

Olive Garden is betting America still has an appetite for unlimited carbs, bringing back its iconic Never-Ending Pasta Pass for the first time since 2019. The popular promo always causes a sensation, and for good reason. Passholders get to gorge on 13 weeks of unlimited pasta, homemade sauces, and protein toppings along with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks as part of the Never-Ending Pasta Bowl promotion.  Beginning July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, Olive Garden addicts can visit PastaPass.com and pay $100 to reap all the carb-tastic benefits. There are only 10,000 passes available. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass debuted in 2014 and was an instant hit with restaurant goers, per PR Newswire. A company rep said people have been asking for it ever since it was last available seven years ago. “Guests still ask us about Never-Ending Pasta Pass, which speaks to the lasting enthusiasm and connection our fans have for it,” Jaime Bunker, Olive Garden’s senior vice president of marketing, said of the promo. “Bringing it back felt like the right way to recognize the loyalty of so many guests who have kept it top of mind all these years, while celebrating what they love most about Olive Garden – abundance and incredible value – all wrapped into one experience.” Those who grab the $100 pass can load up on Olive Garden’s bounty beginning August 31 through November 22. The passes are non-transferable and require photo identification for use. The company noted that it can only be used for dine-in orders, and not for takeout or online purchases. While many chain restaurants have been struggling due to rising food costs and people generally spending less on dining out, Olive Garden has remained a top performer in the space. However, it has been slipping and was dethroned by Texas Roadhouse last year as America’s number one dining spot.  This was based on systemwide sales data from Technomic for the Top 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S., as reported by Yahoo in 2025.  Olive Garden had been in the top position since 2018. The nationwide chain recorded $5.2 billion in U.S. systemwide sales for 2024 and opened 15 new restaurants. It currently operates more than 900 locations in 49 states.