Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins has jumped into the gubernatorial race to succeed second-term Gov. Ron DeSantis. “I’m running for Governor because leadership is forged under pressure, not in soundbites,” Collins told Fox News Digital. “I served over 23 years in the United States military, mainly as a Green Beret, where accountability is real, decisions have consequences, and service comes before self. That experience shaped how I lead and why I believe public office is a public trust.” “We chose to make Florida home for my family because it stands for freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility. In the Legislature and as Lieutenant Governor, I’ve worked alongside Governor Ron DeSantis to deliver results and advance a bold, conservative agenda. I did not come to chase headlines. I came to deliver results. Standing with law enforcement. Protecting communities. And to keep Florida strong,” he added. Last August, DeSantis appointed Jay Collins as Florida’s 21st Lieutenant Governor, filling the vacancy created by Jeanette Nuñez’s transition to the presidency of Florida International University. A former State Senator representing Tampa’s District 14, Collins has rapidly ascended the ranks of Florida leadership. During his swearing-in ceremony, Governor DeSantis underscored Collins’ reputation for toughness and resilience, famously dubbing him the “Chuck Norris of Florida politics.” While Collins has established himself as a formidable legislative presence, his identity is fundamentally rooted in his 23 years of military service. A highly-decorated Green Beret and Purple Heart recipient, Collins’ military career is defined by extreme grit. After being shot in the arm during a firefight in Afghanistan, Collins — a senior medic — famously assisted in performing surgery on his own limb, using a war surgery manual to save it. His resilience was tested further after a mortar blast sent him falling 25 feet, causing severe spinal and internal injuries that led to years of chronic, ischemic pain. Despite his leg “dying” to the point of being blue and hairless, Collins continued to serve until the pain became unbearable. In 2014, he underwent a leg amputation; remarkably, he re-qualified for service within a year, returning to the Green Berets for five more years of active duty. This “never-quit” ethos, forged on a farm in Montana and hardened in combat, remains the cornerstone of his political brand. In recent interviews, including an in-depth appearance on “Facing South Florida,” Collins has leaned into his military background to discuss international diplomacy and law enforcement. Collins maintains a warrior’s perspective: “Everything is earned … competition drives excellence.” Whether discussing constitutional originalism or the capture of foreign dictators, Collins positions himself as a leader shaped by service, emphasizing that he is “owed nothing” and is prepared to fight for Florida’s future with the same intensity he brought to the battlefield.

Elon Musk took to X to announce he’s seeking full custody of his one-year-old son after the boy’s mother made pro-trans comments. Musk shares his son, Romulus, with Ashley St. Clair, the formerly conservative influencer. St. Clair has changed her stance on transgenderism, prompting Musk to make his custody claim. “I will be filing for full custody today, given her statements implying she might transition a one-year-old boy,” Musk said early Monday morning. St. Clair didn’t indicate on X any plans to allow her son to transition, but instead apologized to anyone she may have hurt with her anti-transgender comments in the past. “I feel immense guilt for my role. And even more guilt that things I have said in the past may have caused my son’s sister more pain,” St. Clair said. “I have been trying incredibly hard privately to learn + advocate for those within the trans community that I’ve hurt.” The “sister” she is referring to is Xavier, who goes by Vivian. He is one of Musk’s 14 children and recently started identifying as a girl. “I also haven’t said much on this because I have gone back and forth over whether my voice would be helpful on the issue since it will be framed as disingenuous or just turning because I’m ‘scorned.’ Even this reply will become right-wing hysteria but yeah I am sorry. Let me know how I can help,” St. Clair said. St. Clair previously worked for the conservative satire outlet The Babylon Bee when she met Musk on X, per a New York Post report. She wrote a children’s book on identity called “Elephants Are Not Birds” and was routinely outspoken on social media about Left-leaning policies. St. Clair attended Trump’s inauguration last year. Since having her son with Musk, however, she has walked back some of her beliefs. “Twitter was way better when it was woke tbh,” St. Clair posted as a jab to Musk, who purchased the social media platform and renamed it X. According to the Daily Mail, St. Clair filed a lawsuit against Musk last February, claiming he told her to keep the baby a secret. She says Musk then cut off communication with her and her son during child support negotiations, which forced her to take legal action. Musk is famously known for having many children with multiple partners. He has twins, Xavier and Griffin, and triplets, Kai, Saxon, and Damian, with his first wife, Justine Wilson. He has X, Exa, and Techno with singer Grimes. He has twins, Strider and Azure, along with Arcadia and Seldon, with Shivon Zilis. He shares Romulus with St. Clair.

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) announced on Monday that he’d filed a lawsuit jointly naming War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, the Department of the Navy, and the War Department as defendants. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Kelly claimed that Hegseth had overstepped his constitutional boundaries by ordering a Uniform Code of Military Justice review following his participation in the “Seditious Six” video. “Pete Hegseth is coming after what I earned through my twenty-five years of military service, in violation of my rights as an American, as a retired veteran, and as a United States Senator whose job is to hold him—and this or any administration—accountable,” Kelly claimed. “His unconstitutional crusade against me sends a chilling message to every retired member of the military: if you speak out and say something that the President or Secretary of Defense doesn’t like, you will be censured, threatened with demotion, or even prosecuted.” Pete Hegseth is coming after what I earned through my twenty-five years of military service, in violation of my rights as an American, as a retired veteran, and as a United States Senator whose job is to hold him—and this or any administration—accountable. His unconstitutional… — Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) January 12, 2026 Kelly spent the rest of the lengthy post reminding his audience that “military rank is earned, not given” and listing his personal accomplishments — particularly those that showcased his willingness to risk his life for those he served. “I gave everything I had to this country and I earned my rank of Captain, United States Navy,” Kelly said, adding, “Now, Pete Hegseth wants our longest-serving military veterans to live with the constant threat that they could be deprived of their rank and pay years or even decades after they leave the military just because he or another Secretary of Defense doesn’t like what they’ve said. That’s not the way things work in the United States of America, and I won’t stand for it.” Kelly went on to recall his oath to defend the Constitution and claimed that his lawsuit was simply the next phase of that mission: “Our freedom of speech, the separation of powers, and due process are not just words on a page.” “So today, I filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of Defense because there are few things as important as standing up for the rights of the very Americans who fought to defend our freedoms,” he said. Hegseth moved to officially censure Kelly in early January, launching a review of Kelly based on his role in creating a video that encouraged active duty service members to question the legality of their orders in real time. Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline. As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he… — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) January 5, 2026 “Captain Kelly’s status as a sitting United States Senator does not exempt him from accountability, and further violations could result in further action,” Hegseth said at the time. “These actions are based on Captain Kelly’s public statements from June through December 2025 in which he characterized lawful military operations as illegal and counseled members of the Armed Forces to refuse lawful orders. This conduct was seditious in nature and violated Articles 133 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to which Captain Kelly remains subject as a retired officer receiving pay.”

A Nevada ballot measure that would enshrine in the state constitution the right of athletes who identify as transgender to compete on women’s sports teams is likely to be put before voters in November, drawing increased attention to the gubernatorial race. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the “Protect Girls’ Sports” initiative last week after teasing it throughout last year. The measure would “amend the Equal Rights Amendment to protect fairness and integrity in girls’ athletics,” particularly regarding public funding, according to a press release. “We are taking thoughtful steps to ensure girls’ sports are fair and athletes are safe,” Lombardo, who’s seeking re-election, said in a statement. “It’s important that female athletes have the opportunity to succeed in their athletic field. By bringing together a diverse coalition now, we can establish clear and fair standards that protect generations of female athletes to come.” If the measure gathers enough signatures to qualify for a statewide vote, it would first be on the 2026 ballot as a question, then return to the 2028 ballot for final approval before being added to the constitution. “Title IX was instituted for a reason – to create a level playing field so that girls and boys have an equal chance to succeed in our schools,” petition initiative director Adriana Guzmán Fralick said in a statement. “But there has been an attack on girls’ athletics that seeks to disrupt that equality. The people of Nevada do not support this, and I’m proud to help them make their voice heard on this issue at the ballot box.” The issue is already a hot topic on the campaign trail, as Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said he does not personally believe athletes who identify as transgender should compete in women’s sports, but nevertheless opposes the ballot initiative, according to the Nevada Independent. “My faith teaches me that every person is a child of God and deserves to be treated with humanity, dignity, and respect,” the Democrat stated, according to the outlet. “And as Attorney General, I will continue defending the constitutional rights of every Nevadan.” On December 23, Ford was listed on an amicus brief in a Minnesota case challenging a ban on transgender-identifying athletes. The brief states that “discrimination against transgender youth—including denying them the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities consistent with their gender identity—can have serious health consequences.” The Daily Wire reported that Ford signed onto a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals amicus brief in 2023 regarding two minors who identified as transgender, and whether or not they could play on a girls’ sports team in Arizona. “Plaintiffs simply want to participate on their school’s girl’s sports teams with their friends,” the brief said. “They have not experienced any of the physiological changes associated with male puberty and have no ascertainable competitive advantage over their cisgender peers,” it continued, saying that the plaintiffs identified as “girls in all aspects of their lives since an early age.” He also signed on to a 2022 amicus brief challenging an Arkansas law on “gender-affirming treatment” for minors. “We must protect our children from discriminatory laws that bar access to necessary, gender-affirming health care,” Ford stated in 2022. “Over and over again, evidence has shown that denying transgender youth access to gender-affirming care has a detrimental effect to their mental health and quality of life.” The Daily Wire reached out to the Ford campaign. At the national level, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in cases related to the issue.

A shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and an anti-ICE activist Renee Good left the former injured and the latter dead. Despite evidence to the contrary provided in multiple videos — from several different angles — media outlets were quick to assist Democrats in their claims that the ICE agents were nothing more than aggressors, carrying out the whims of President Donald Trump. For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed. Even after videos emerged showing Good intentionally blocking federal agents with her car and taunting them — and then accelerating and striking the agent before he began firing his weapon — Democrats and the legacy media persisted in pushing several distinct narratives. While their coverage varied, the common thread was a simple one: the ICE agents had done something wrong. ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz brought in Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to discuss the situation, and Smith complained that the Department of Homeland Security had referred to Good’s behavior as “domestic terrorism” before details had been released. Of course, by the time Smith joined the broadcast, it had become apparent that Good was part of an anti-ICE activist group and had been trained to obstruct federal agents as they worked to enforce immigration law. Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith criticizes the Trump administration’s response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer: “They were calling her a domestic terrorist before they even knew what her name was.” https://t.co/kfto0xsFHL pic.twitter.com/EFdfteguUD — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 11, 2026 Credit: @ThisWeekABC/X.com Smith claimed the ICE agents suddenly snapped after a friendly exchange with protesters, arguing that better training would have prevented the incident. “No professional law enforcement would exchange words or banter with somebody who is engaged in their legal right to protest and then lose control, which looks to me like what happened here,” she said. Sen. Smith reacts to the new video of the moments leading to the shooting of Renee Good: “No professional law enforcement would exchange words or banter with somebody who is engaged in their legal right to protest and then lose control, which looks to me like what happened here.” pic.twitter.com/Q9UTCVAASj — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 11, 2026 Credit: @ThisWeekABC/X.com Raddatz also spoke with former acting ICE Director John Sandweg about the shooting, asking how the landscape had changed in recent years. Marching straight through the door Raddatz had opened for him, Sandweg said that ICE had adopted new “tactics” — and that those tactics were the real reason agents were facing dramatic increases in assaults against them as well as confrontations that ended in violence. “This is a new environment for ICE and it’s not one that’s part of their core mission,” he said, suggesting with no pushback from Raddatz that the ICE agents stepping outside of their “core mission” was the root cause of the problem. Former acting ICE Director John Sandweg on how the shooting of Renee Good compares to what he has seen historically: “This is a new environment for ICE and it’s not one that’s part of their core mission.” https://t.co/zeciQhyQ95 pic.twitter.com/5SKI8qfw7Q — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 11, 2026 Credit: @ThisWeekABC/X.com On CBS News, “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan spoke with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) about the shooting — and she too made the claim that the ICE agent in question had not been properly trained. “Renee Nicole Good, as you hear her say, she’s not mad, she’s sitting in her car, peacefully waving cars to get by,” Omar said, leaving out the fact that Good had positioned her vehicle so that it created a choke point that would only let one car, moving slowly, to get around her. She then immediately identified the ICE officer as the aggressor, describing his actions as wholly unnecessary and suggesting that Good was attempting to flee the scene because he’d scared her. “And then you see the other officer, who can clearly see the car is moving, move toward the front of the car, which if they are saying that he has ten years on service and is trained, he should know that you shouldn’t be trying to get in front of a moving car,” Omar claimed, despite multiple video angles that show the officer standing in front of the vehicle prior to Good’s acceleration. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) tells @FaceTheNation it is “not acceptable” for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, President Trump and Vice President Vance to make judgements about the moments surrounding the shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis “without there being a… pic.twitter.com/neMjx6SoET — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 11, 2026 Credit: @FaceTheNation/X.com Although Brennan offered no challenge to Omar’s narrative — despite the video evidence that contradicted it — she did push back slightly when she asked whether it was reasonable to have citizens effectively stalking federal agents while they were attempting to do their jobs. Omar insisted that it was “very important” for Americans to record ICE agents while they work “to create the level of accountability and transparency,” adding, “I think it is fair for citizens to document what law enforcement is doing in their communities.” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), speaking to @FaceTheNation, says “it is really important for Americans to record” ICE agents “to create the level of accountability and transparency.” Asked to clarify further, as the Trump administration claims its ICE officers are being stalked and… pic.twitter.com/ahi8gEa0Jy — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 11, 2026 Credit: @FaceTheNation/X.com On CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Jake Tapper spoke with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D), who claimed that the ICE presence in his city was not doing anything to help people. “ICE and Kristi Noem and everything they’re doing is making [Minneapolis] far less safe,” he said, despite the growing list of violent offenders who have been apprehended in his city since the surge began. “That was some wild and crazy stuff.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responds to Jake Tapper’s interview with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that, “ICE and Kristi Noem and everything they’re doing is making [Minneapolis] far less safe.” pic.twitter.com/4d8vLWxpZY — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) January 11, 2026 Credit: @CNNSOTU/X.com Frey took things a bit further, also attempting to spin Renee Good’s clearly intentional blockage of traffic as her simply not being very good at turning around. “(Renee Good) was doing a three or a four or five-point turn… if doing a three point turn or a four point turn is a domestic terrorist and my wife is a criminal every single day,” he said. MAYOR JACOB FREY: “(Renee Good) was doing a three or a four or five-point turn… if doing a three point turn or a four point turn is a domestic terrorist and my wife is a criminal every single day,” Mayor Frey doesn’t know what a three-point turn is. ?? pic.twitter.com/OfIm19O0PU — Andrew @ Don’t Walk, RUN! (@DontWalkRUN) January 11, 2026 Credit: @Don’tWalkRUN/X.com

The Department of Agriculture is continuing to promote whole milk — this time using a milk-mustachioed President Donald Trump to relay the message. On the heels of the newly revised food guidelines from the USDA and Health and Human Services (HHS), which now promote healthy fats and protein, the Agriculture Department has brought back the milk mustache. “Drink up, America,” the USDA message reads, captioning a photo of Trump with a milk mustache. The photo says, “The milk mustache is back,” and “Drink whole milk.” Drink up, America.#DrinkWholeMilk ? pic.twitter.com/eemI31G1wx — Dept. of Agriculture (@USDA) January 12, 2026 The post was published on Sunday, National Milk Day, and has already racked up more than 2.2 million views. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins also promoted whole milk, posting on X, “Today, we celebrate the goodness of milk, and this year is EXTRA special! The new, REAL FOOD Dietary Guidelines are putting WHOLE milk front and center, recommending full-fat dairy for better nutrition.” “Also, milk prices have plummeted over 41% from those SKY-HIGH peaks during Bidenflation – making it easier than ever to enjoy a glass (or three!),” she added. “Biden broke it, [President Donald Trump] is fixing it! Cheers to healthier, more affordable dairy!” Happy National Milk Day! ??? Today, we celebrate the goodness of milk, and this year is EXTRA special! The new, REAL FOOD Dietary Guidelines are putting WHOLE milk front and center, recommending full-fat dairy for better nutrition. Also, milk prices have plummeted over 41%… pic.twitter.com/38bvzpcuUh — Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) January 11, 2026 The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which were released on Wednesday, flip the food pyramid upside down, advising Americans to eat whole foods, prioritizing healthy fats and protein, and limiting or avoiding ultra-processed foods. Whole milk is featured near the top of the new food pyramid, which is now the base of the pyramid. Both Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have stressed that the war on “healthy fats” and protein is over. Americans, they say, should prioritize high-quality, nutrient-dense protein foods in every meal, including a variety of animal sources, such as eggs, poultry, seafood, and red meat. Plant-sourced protein, such as beans, peas, lentils, legumes, nuts, seeds, and soy, is also recommended. Credit: HHS The National Milk Producers Federation, which represents about 18,000 dairy farmers, praised the Trump administration’s new guidance for “recognizing dairy’s critical role in a healthy diet.” “We are proud to benefit American health in fundamental ways, and we welcome the potential these guidelines hold for expanding upon dairy’s critical role in the diet,” the NMPF said in a statement released Wednesday. “As also shown in the scientific report that preceded today’s guidelines, reducing or eliminating dairy from the diet leads to undernourishment in key nutrients for millions of Americans,” the statement added. “These guidelines encourage consumption of dairy nutrients critical to human health. Meanwhile, not all fats are created equal, and because the guidelines acknowledge this, dairy’s benefits are better reflected in this iteration of the guidelines.” Related: RFK Flips The Food Pyramid And Announces Massive Changes To Dietary Guidelines