I guess if you’re rich, you’re not allowed to miss your family. That’s what I’ve gathered from the outrage that followed Fox NFL Sideline Reporter Erin Andrews’s recent comments about how her career affects her during the holidays. “You gotta love what you do because I miss all holidays,” Andrews said on a recent episode of her podcast, Calm Down. “I didn’t get married until I was in my 40s. Not that that is going to be your route. But I live out of a suitcase. I miss a lot of stuff. I missed a lot of weddings. I miss a lot of events. You have to love it to get through the fact, I’m not gonna be home for Thanksgiving next week. Or, you know, Christmas is cut short.” You miss out on a lot of holidays, weddings, events and you live out of a suitcase – @ErinAndrews explaining why you have to love what you do to work in sports pic.twitter.com/yf5gDbwY5P — Calm Down with Erin and Charissa (@calmdownpodcast) November 25, 2025 Andrews wasn’t complaining. She was offering a frank assessment of the sacrifices a sports journalist has to make, especially to those who may want to pursue that career. Nor was she exaggerating. As a journalist who has covered sports for years, I can’t count the number of times I’ve spent Thanksgiving at McDonald’s or Christmas at IHOP while on assignment for a local television station. Sure, Andrews’s life is a bit more glamorous than that. But missing a holiday is missing a holiday — a disappointment we can all understand. Well, maybe not all of us. Andrews’s fans and fellow sports personalities rushed to slam her for her comments. “That’s literally what they pay you for,” sports reporter Trey Wingo said to Andrews. That’s literally what they pay you for. Erin said it herself once: they pay you for the travel and the sacrifices because doing the games is the fun part. https://t.co/gd2PWnB4oF — trey wingo (@wingoz) November 27, 2025 Jenna Laine, who covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said Andrews should consider those less fortunate who have to miss the holidays with their family. “Saw Erin Andrews’ remarks about the challenges in this business,” she said. “Starting out making $40K a year and not having holidays. I appreciate what she’s trying to say, but let’s consider the folks working 2-3 jobs in retail, in warehouses and in the service industry right now, just trying to make ends meet. They’re not getting time with their families either. This would be a dream for them.” 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. So, because Andrews is a well-paid TV star and not performing open-heart surgery, she can’t miss her husband and kid? Granted, talking football on TV isn’t the same as being a first responder; anyone with a quarter of a brain knows that. But Andrews wasn’t asking for sympathy. She was simply observing that even her glamorous TV life comes with setbacks. “I’m sure you saw it was a segment where we answer questions from people,” Andrews said in response to Wingo’s criticism. “Young woman asking about being a sideline reporter. What to know about it. What you miss. My whole point is, it’s not just about wanting to be on camera and hanging with athletes. You have to work and love it. And deal with overreactions to clickbait.” I was glad that Andrews pointed out she’d missed weddings and had to get married later because of her career. I did, too. Because my 20s were spent working every holiday, making no money, missing weddings, losing friends, all because of work. And I still love my job! So does my sister-in-law, who’s going to spend this Christmas in the NICU. Missing holidays is part of many careers. But working holidays doesn’t make you better or worse than anyone else, just like loving your job but wishing you could relax on Thanksgiving doesn’t make you a hypocrite. It’s not a competition. But, if you have a job where you have to miss holidays, think of it this way: the holidays are a season, not just a couple of days. Take it from someone who’s missed many Thanksgivings and Christmases. If you can find any time to celebrate with the ones you love, you’re not missing the holidays at all.

Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s deep red 7th district should cause the Republican Party to “wake up” and “start paying attention to [its] base,” according to Republican Rep. Tim Burchett. Burchett told Fox News on Tuesday morning that he’s concerned about “homegrown Marxists,” including Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn, becoming competitive against Republicans in conservative districts. Burchett pointed out that Behn was “educated in Knoxville, Tennessee.” “It’s not these people moving in from New York, California, or Chicago, even. It’s our own homegrown Marxists that we’re bringing up,” said Burchett, pushing back on a common complaint from Tennessee Republicans, who argue that people who move from blue states are making Tennessee more liberal. “We’ve got to start paying attention to our base and what the heck is going on.” Burchett argued that Republican Matt Van Epps is “one of the best candidates I’ve ever seen.” “This is the proverbial canary in the cave,” the congressman added. “If Matt Van Epps, a qualified candidate in a district that Trump won by over 15 points, can’t carry this thing, we’re in trouble. Republicans are asleep at the switch. We pay attention to presidents, because President Trump is a great president. We should be paying attention to him, but when it gets down to the other races, we forget about it.” Democrats and Republicans have poured millions of dollars into the special election, as polls showed that Behn has a chance to keep the race close. Burchett said Tennessee’s 7th district shouldn’t even be considered a possibility for Democrats to flip. Burchett blamed low turnout from Evangelical Christians and gun owners as the main reason that Republicans often struggle in special elections and off-year elections. 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. “It should not even be a race,” he said. “[Behn] is a Marxist, and she’s not even a friendly Marxist like AOC.” Democrats believe that Behn, who has advocated for abolishing police departments and supports gender procedures on children, has a chance to pull off a remarkable upset and flip the Tennessee district to the Democratic Party. The 7th district seat went up for grabs after Republican Rep. Mark Green retired earlier this year. Polling results, released by Emerson College and The Hill on Monday, showed Behn trailing Van Epps by just two points. Along with pushing leftist policies, Behn has also been criticized for saying that she hates Nashville, parts of which she is running to represent. “I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the things that make Nashville apparently an ‘it’ city to the rest of the country,” Behn said during a 2020 podcast appearance. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders have emphasized the importance of the special election for the GOP heading into the 2026 midterm elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) campaigned with Van Epps in Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday alongside Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty. Trump also called into Monday’s rally and addressed the crowd over speaker phone, The Daily Wire previously reported. Prominent Democrats have rallied around Behn, with former Vice President Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) joining a virtual rally with Behn on Monday night.

Even The New York Times isn’t buying The Washington Post’s hit piece attacking War Secretary Pete Hegseth and claiming that he gave an order to “kill them all,” authorizing a second missile strike on a Venezuelan drug boat when survivors were in the water. The Post’s “exclusive” — which ran on Saturday — painted a picture of two survivors, helplessly clinging to the remnants of their destroyed vessel as a second strike was ordered to ensure they were killed. Citing anonymous sources, the outlet walked right up to the line, but stopped just short of directly accusing Hegseth of executing the two survivors in the water. What followed immediately was absolutely predictable: anchors and guests across the legacy media Sunday shows stepped across the line even WaPo wouldn’t, accusing Hegseth of committing war crimes and claiming those who carried out his orders might also be held to account for doing so. But The New York Times was not quite ready to go all in on the accusation, and instead cited five officials who said that while Hegseth’s initial order was to deliver a lethal strike — which would destroy the vessel and the drugs and kill those onboard — there was no specific order given regarding how to proceed if the first strike did not fully accomplish that. 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. In addition, the officials told the NYT that there was no second command from Hegseth ordering another strike when drone footage showed survivors in the water. Instead, they said that the Special Operations commander overseeing the attack, Admiral Frank M. Bradley, had ordered several follow-up strikes to sink the boat that was disabled by the first hit — and that the survivors were killed as those strikes were carried out. The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway noted that while it certainly tracked that WaPo had run with the story in the first place, it seemed slightly off routine for the NYT to hold back. “It is not surprising that the WashPost, which originated the Russia collusion hoax, the Kavanaugh hoax, and the first Trump impeachment hoax, would run another false info op. It IS a bit surprising that the NYT isn’t going along with it in their normal manner,” she said. The White House’s account of what happened squares with the NYT report, however, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Monday’s briefing that there had been multiple strikes on the drug boat in question, but that the orders had come from Admiral Frank M. Bradley, not Hegseth. Hegseth followed that revelation with an X post declaring his support for Bradley, saying, “Let’s make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made — on the September 2 mission and all others since. America is fortunate to have such men protecting us. When this @DeptofWar says we have the back of our warriors — we mean it.”

The Trump administration has commenced a new deportation operation targeting Somalis in Minneapolis, The Daily Wire has learned. More than 100 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from across the country have descended on Minneapolis with orders to scoop up hundreds of illegal immigrants from Somalia who already have deportation orders, Homeland Security sources told The Daily Wire. One source said as many as 500 Somalis are on the target list and that any additional illegal immigrants found during the operation are fair game. Last month, President Donald Trump announced an end to Temporary Protected Status for Somali migrants in Minnesota after the community was connected to a massive welfare fraud scheme. (Photo by Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via Getty Images) “Minnesota, under Governor [Walz], is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump posted to Truth Social at the time. “I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.” “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing,” he said. “Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!” Fraudsters in the sanctuary state have stolen billions of taxpayer funds, funneling the cash through fake nonprofits and shell companies back to Somalia — and even Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab, City Journal reported last month. A large portion of the fraud has been tied to Minnesota’s large Somali population, who have allegedly exploited state welfare programs. So far, 78 Somalis have been charged for their alleged roles in the fraud operation, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed during a recent press conference. One nonprofit, claiming to support migrants, used federal funds meant to feed thousands of children during COVID to buy houses, luxury cars, and real estate in Turkey and Kenya, according to one example provided by Leavitt. “What we see are schemes stacked upon schemes, draining resources meant for those in need. It feels never-ending,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said. “I have spent my career as a fraud prosecutor and the depth of the fraud in Minnesota takes my breath away.”

An Olympic silver medalist is no longer staying quiet. After MyKayla Skinner’s former USA Gymnastics teammate, Simone Biles, attacked Riley Gaines this summer, she is not afraid to speak out anymore. “We shouldn’t let transgender men be in women’s sports. How can you be one of the best athletes in the world and think that it’s okay for that to happen? They’re literally not competing because they don’t want to go up against a man,” she told The Daily Wire. I interviewed Olympic Silver Medalist, @mykaylaskinner, on her latest push for the @iocmedia to ban men from competing as women in the Olympics. She said more athletes need to demand the Olympic Committee protect women’s sports. pic.twitter.com/tGR9GeMerc — Lynden Blake (@LyndenBlake) December 2, 2025 Skinner is now calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban transgender athletes. “I hope that they make a change and that it does happen. Because it’s not fair, it’s not right. It’s just sad to think that we even have to vote on this. Us women work so hard, especially being in the Olympics,” Skinner added. The IOC, under its new president, Kirsty Coventry, created a Working Group on the protection of the female category this summer. An IOC spokesperson told The Daily Wire that a final decision on banning men from the women’s category has yet to be reached. “An update was given by the IOC’s Director of Health, Medicine and Science to the IOC Members during the recent IOC commission meetings,” the spokesperson said. “The working group is continuing its discussions on this topic and no decisions have been taken yet. Further information will be provided in due course.” Skinner said having discussions on whether men should compete in the Olympics against women is “mind-blowing.” “It shouldn’t even be an issue. I couldn’t imagine having to compete against a male and getting medals stripped,” The Olympian continued. “Especially having a daughter, she’s gonna be raised in this next generation, and I want her to have an even playing field like I had. Like we all had on the Olympic team.” During the 2024 Olympics, the IOC dismissed gender tests for Imane Khelif as not legitimate. The Algerian boxer came under scrutiny for competing in the women’s category, winning gold, even though an independent analysis in 2023 revealed a “male karyotype,” according to The Telegraph. Since then, other sports organizations have required sex testing to ensure fair competition. In August, World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for boxers wanting to compete in their competitions. Khelif has refused to take the test and appealed the rule. He hasn’t boxed in a World Boxing event since the testing was put in place. “Watching the last Olympics, it was just so crazy that we’re experiencing this,” Skinner said. “We’re watching it, we’re witnessing it, it just shouldn’t be happening. We shouldn’t have to be competing against trans biological men. Girls need to have a safe place. That’s what I want for my daughter and the next generation to have.” RELATED: ‘We Were Right’: Leaked Medical Report Says Boxer Who Beat Up Women At Olympics Is A Man Coventry, the first female IOC President, wasn’t in power in 2024, but since being elected, she has said she wants fair competition. “There was overwhelming support from all of the Members who were present here, and those who were able to share with us before they left, that we should protect the female category,” Coventry said. Another key action emerging from the ‘Pause & Reflect’ session held with IOC members on 24-25 June is the setting up of a working group that will look into the protection of the female category – on which there was broad consensus. pic.twitter.com/09Pxwfm4Io — IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) June 26, 2025 Republican Senator John Cornyn urged the IOC to make its decision before the 2026 Winter Olympics in February. “As the IOC continues its deliberations, this issue has become a global policy concern and a question of athletic integrity,” Coryn said. “In the United States, President Trump honored his unwavering commitment to women and girls with the issuance of Executive Order 14201: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports. His action reaffirmed the longstanding belief that women’s sports must be preserved for biological females.” 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. While the IOC deliberates, Skinner wants more athletes to publicly state that men should not be in women’s sports. “I would love to see more athletes, my Olympic teammates, Team USA National Team members, join this fight and stand up, because I didn’t have to go through this. If this is something that you’re really passionate about, just find the courage deep down inside, and just speak up.” It took Skinner longer than she would like to admit to speak out on this issue. She was scared of being canceled, but said the amount of support she’s received has been overwhelmingly more than hate. “I feel like I can finally use my platform to do something good. That’s the most important thing to me. I hope by showing that, it will really give all these athletes the courage to do the same.” The IOC told The Daily Wire that no date has been set to vote on a transgender ban.

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