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North Carolina Republican lawmakers announced on Monday a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, which is expected to give the GOP one additional House seat in the 2026 midterms. “President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest of the country, and we intend to defend it by drawing an additional Republican Congressional seat,” North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) said in a statement, according to NC Newsline. According to reports, Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, is unable to veto a new congressional map brought by Republican lawmakers. Just in: North Carolina Republicans plan to redraw the Congressional map for the 2026 midterms. The new map would likely turn the 1st District from Blue to Red. The Democratic Governor Josh Stein doesn't have the power to veto the map. pic.twitter.com/ch6YqqNc9K — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) October 13, 2025 NC Newsline explained: There’s little to stand in their way. Passing a new congressional map requires only a simple majority vote in both chambers of the General Assembly, and Republicans hold majorities in both. The new districts are not subject to Stein’s veto. Judicial action is also unlikely, as both the U.S. Supreme Court and North Carolina Supreme Court have held that partisan gerrymandering falls outside of their purview. Hall cited efforts by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to overturn independent maps in his state to create more Democratic seats, which itself came in response to redistricting at President Donald Trump’s urging in Texas and Missouri. “Our state won’t stand by while Democrats like Gavin Newsom redraw districts to aid in their efforts to obtain a majority in the U.S. House,” Hall said. “We will not allow them to undermine the will of the voters and President Trump’s agenda.” Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) — who first floated the idea of a new map last month — said protecting Trump’s agenda requires “safeguarding Republican control of Congress.” “The General Assembly works for North Carolina, not Donald Trump. The Republican leadership in the General Assembly has failed to pass a budget, failed to pay our teachers and law enforcement what they deserve, and failed to fully fund Medicaid. Now they are failing you, the voters. These shameless politicians are abusing their power to take away yours. I will always fight for you because the voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around,” Stein said in a statement. NEW: @NC_Governor has issued a statement in response to North Carolina legislative efforts to redraw the state's congressional map. pic.twitter.com/oqohuFSku1 — The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) October 13, 2025 More from the Associated Press: North Carolina Republicans created a map in 2023 that resulted in GOP candidates winning 10 of the state’s 14 U.S. House seats in 2024. That compared to a 7-7 seat split between Democrats and the GOP under the map used in 2022. Now only one of the House districts –- the 1st District currently represented by Democratic Rep. Don Davis –- is considered a true swing district and could be targeted by the GOP for an 11th seat. Davis won a second term last year by less than 2 percentage points, so shifting slightly portions of the district covering more than 20 northeastern counties could help a Republican candidate in a strong GOP year. But it could weaken districts held by GOP incumbents. The state’s top Republican legislators said their planned action follows Trump’s “call urging legislatures across the country to take action to nullify Democrat redistricting efforts.” Davis wasn’t mentioned by name in their news release.

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Maria Bartiromo’s sources tell her the reason Democrats are doing this is they want to attend the No Kings march next Saturday. To date, the people organizing these No Kings riots are communists with other assorted leftist groups. I guess that is more proof Democrats are communists who don’t care about the working people and […] The post Democrats Demand Government Remain Shut So They Can March with Radicals? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed several media outlets on Monday after they refused to sign off on the Pentagon’s new press policy — which they say violates the First Amendment and Hegseth says will put the Pentagon in line with the policy governing press on every other U.S. military installation. The new policy was detailed in a memo in late May, and said in part, “All members of the press issued a Pentagon Facility Alternate Credential (PFAC), will be required to read and sign a new in–brief form outlining information security requirements, the new physical control measures, and Department of War expectations of their compliance with safety and security requirements.” But several outlets have taken issue with the policy, and several have made it clear that their journalists will not sign the requisite forms. Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray issued a statement on Monday saying, “Journalists from The Washington Post will not be signing the Pentagon’s new press access policy. The proposed restrictions undercut First Amendment protections by placing unnecessary constraints on gathering and publishing information. We will continue to vigorously and fairly report on the policies and positions of the Pentagon and officials across the government.” Hegseth responded with a waving hand emoji. ? https://t.co/JhA7EutLqL — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief of The Atlantic, offered a similar statement: “The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. We fundamentally oppose the restrictions that the Trump administration is imposing on journalists who are reporting on matters of defense and national security. The requirements violate our First Amendment rights, and the rights of Americans who seek to know how taxpayer-funded military resources and personnel are being deployed. We will continued to cover matters of defense, war, and national security independently and fairly.” Again, Hegseth responded with a waving hand. ? https://t.co/kBdhMyxrnB — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 The New York Times also issued a statement through Washington Bureau Chief Richard Stevenson: “Journalists from The New York Times will not sign the Pentagon’s revised press pass policy, which threatens to punish them for ordinary news gathering protected by the First Amendment. Since the policy was first announced, we have expressed concerns that it constrains how journalists can report on the U.S. military, which is funded by nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars annually. The public has a right to know how the government and the military are operating. The Times is dedicated to pursuing the public interest through deep, fair reporting and an unwavering pursuit of the facts.” ? https://t.co/wnTQiHJZyC — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 Hegseth followed those posts with a brief explanation, saying, “Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: Press no longer roams free; Press must wear visible badge; Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts. DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every U.S military installation.” Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: ✅ Press no longer roams free ✅ Press must wear visible badge ✅ Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every… — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 A number of other outlets — including a few that skew to the political Right — have made it clear that they are not on board with the policy either, citing some of the same concerns. Newsmax issued a statement that read, “Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter. We are working in conjunction with other media outlets to resolve the situation. We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further.” The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Examiner, CNN, The Associated Press, and The Guardian all followed suit.

Democrat Jay Jones’ texting scandal is threatening to sink Democrats’ chances in the gubernatorial race for the commonwealth of Virginia, according to pollster Brent Buchanan. Buchanan, founder and president of the polling firm Cygnal, said Jones’ August 2022 texts, which wished harm against a state GOP lawmaker, have flipped typical election dynamics to drag down other Democrats on the ballot. The scandal, as well as Democrats’ failure to condemn transgender ideology, has given Republicans an edge in a couple of campaign fundamentals. “There are some key fundamentals to any political campaign, and that is money, message, and messenger. The message and messenger is on the Republican side, but the money’s on the Democratic side right now,” Buchanan said in an interview with Morning Wire that aired on Monday. Jones is running to be the state’s next attorney general, and since his texts were made public earlier this month, he has fallen behind Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. But over the same timeframe, the fallout has appeared to spread to other races as well, as former Democrat Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s lead over Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears in the governor’s race has shrunk. “Normally, governor’s races drive down-ballot races, and because of the scandal with Democrat Jay Jones and his text messages and the fact that no Democrats are coming out and saying that he should resign, drop out of the race, it’s really flipped the race on its head,” the pollster said. Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout “The proof that it’s affecting the governor’s race is that, in September, we had Winsome Earle-Sears down by seven, and now have her only down by four-and-a-half,” said Buchanan. “I know that doesn’t sound huge, but when you consider how much money has been spent by the Democrats, and little in comparison by Sears, it’s essentially proof that the [attorney general] race is driving the governor’s race now.” Spanberger may have much more to lose before the election, scheduled to take place on November 4. “What’s fascinating is, we polled right after Labor Day,” Buchanan said, “one of the things we found in the survey is that there’s a huge swath of voters in Virginia who still have not heard about these text messages.” In addition to the text messages, Spanberger may also suffer from her messaging around transgenderism. In a Virginia governor’s race debate last week, Spanberger evaded weighing in on debates over school bathroom and locker room policies regarding students who identify as transgender. Spanberger repeatedly said it was an issue to be taken up locally. “The transgender issue is popping its head back up,” said Buchanan. “The culture wars are what won Donald Trump the 2024 election, and I think we’re seeing that play itself out again in 2025 as if Democrats just can’t learn the lesson.” “Republicans are firing on all cylinders right now, making sure that this is the one issue being spoken about in paid advertising. The challenge is that Democrats still have a very large spending advantage,” he added.

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