Republican Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced Monday that he agrees with a plan to enhance election integrity promoted by former Democrat vice president and senator Kamala Harris.“Agreed,” Sen. Cruz wrote on X.com, replying to the following March 31, 2019 post by then-Senator Harris calling for the passage of a bill requiring votes be cast through paper ballots:“Paper ballots are the smartest, safest way to ensure your vote is secure against attacks by foreign actors. Russia can’t hack a piece of paper like they can a computer. We introduced the Secure Elections Act to ensure our elections are safeguarded. We must be ready.”As a California senator, Harris co-sponsored Democrats’ “Election Security Act of 2019” to require paper ballots. At the time, she publicly stressed the need for the paper ballot requirement, both on television programs such as ABC’s “The View” and during press events. Screenshot X.com Sen. Cruz Today, however, Harris is aggressively opposing Republicans’ SAVE America Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification in order to validate their eligibility to cast ballots.Such safeguards against voter fraud are tantamount to voter suppression, Harris claimed in a July 16, 2026 X.com post:“The SAVE Act (sic)is voter suppression. It is part of a larger agenda of conservatives trying to steal power from the people.”The SAVE America Act passed the Republican-controlled House in February, but has been held up by Senate Democrats’ filibuster ever since. As a result, Republicans have resorted to folding key elements of their effort to ensure that only legal voters vote in U.S. elections into a funding bill, through a process known as reconciliation. Reconciliation requires approval by only a simple majority of the Senate, instead of the two-thirds vote needed to overcome a filibuster.

Image 2026-07-21-MRCGraphic-TruckDrivers3 In just the last three weeks there have been three heinous truck driving crashes that have gone unreported by ABC, CBS, NBC. Why? Probably because they all involved illegals (or in one case a diversity lottery winner) who entered the U.S. during the Biden years. The elitist media types at the broadcast networks don’t want to give the Trump administration any credit for their crackdown on states that were issuing commercial drivers licenses (CDLs) to reckless immigrant drivers who weren’t qualified to be behind big rigs.MRC analysts looked at ABC, CBS and NBC’s evening and morning news programs (from July 4 through the morning of July 21) to see if there was any coverage of the recent crimes involving Biden Border Crisis-era immigrants who obtained CDLs.The following are just three recent crimes that ABC, CBS, NBC aren’t telling their audiences about.  Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Charged In Death of Pennsylvania State Trooper  Authorities have arrested Michael Bon, an illegal immigrant from Haiti, in connection with the crash that killed Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr.Bon entered the U.S. through a Biden-era parole program, according to DHS. The agency has now lodged an immigration… pic.twitter.com/Ea8LTdMvww— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 6, 2026  On July 4, FoxNews.com reported: An illegal immigrant truck driver who authorities said remained in the U.S. despite being ordered to leave has been charged in the death of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who had recently moved home to help care for his mother during her cancer treatment.The crash is the latest in a series of fatal wrecks involving noncitizen commercial truck drivers that have prompted the Trump administration to tighten commercial driver's license rules.Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44, was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Wednesday morning when another semi-truck left the roadway, struck his marked patrol vehicle and the truck he was inspecting before hitting the trooper, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Both semi-truck caught fire after the crash. Pahira later died at a local hospital.The driver, identified as 33-year-old Michael Bon, a Haitian national living in Brockton, Massachusetts, was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and six additional lesser charges. He is being held at Schuylkill County Prison on $700,000 bail. His next court date is scheduled for July 15.The Department of Homeland Security has lodged an immigration detainer against him.Bon entered the United States through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in July 2024 under the Biden administration's humanitarian parole program. He later applied for Temporary Protected Status, but the application was denied. DHS terminated his parole in June 2025 and ordered him to leave the country, but he remained in the United States.While living in Massachusetts, Bon obtained a non-domiciled commercial driver's license in March 2025. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles said he first qualified for the license in 2025 while he was authorized to work under federal law. It was renewed in February 2026 before the Trump administration directed states to stop issuing or renewing non-domiciled CDLs for drivers who no longer met federal eligibility requirements.Pahira’s death comes as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has made tightening commercial driver licensing rules a top priority following multiple fatal crashes involving non-domiciled CDL holders over the past two years.ABC, CBS, NBC evening and morning show coverage: 0 seconds. Biden-Era Diversity Lottery Winner Kills UMass Soccer PlayerOn July 7, FoxNews.com reported: An Uzbek commercial truck driver admitted to the United States via a diversity lottery killed a star college soccer goalie in Ohio over the weekend and had to use Google Translate to speak with state troopers who arrived at the deadly scene, sources told Fox News.Bekhzod Asrarov, 42, rammed the back of a vehicle on Interstate 71 in Madison County, resulting in the death of Tobias "Toby" Forsythe, 21, who played goalkeeper for the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Fox is told. When Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene, Asrarov, who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL) from Ohio, tried ripping off the dash camera and tried to destroy it by smashing it, sources said. He also tried to smash and destroy his three phones and his logging device, Fox is told.Asrarov entered the United States during the Biden administration in 2024 via the diversity visa lottery program. “We cannot let truckers like Asrarov, who can’t read our road signs or speak to law enforcement, drive 80,000-pound rigs on America’s highways,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on X.ABC, CBS, NBC evening and morning show coverage: 0 seconds. Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Kills Three in Southern California Freeway CrashOn July 9, the New York Post reported: An illegal immigrant from India, who entered the United States through the southern border under the Biden Administration, has pleaded guilty to his role in a devastating Southern California freeway crash that left three people dead.Jashanpreet Singh, 21, pleaded guilty to three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for the October 2025 eight-vehicle pileup on the westbound 10 Freeway in Ontario, according to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office.Prosecutors said Singh, who was on drugs, was driving a semi-truck when traffic ahead slowed, but his rig failed to stop before plowing into seven other vehicles, three additional semi-trucks, two pickup trucks, and two passenger cars, triggering a catastrophic chain-reaction crash.Three people were killed and four others were injured, including Singh and a mechanic who had been helping change a tire along the freeway shoulder, according to the California Highway Patrol.The Department of Homeland Security stated that Singh first entered the United States through the southern border in 2022 and was released into the country under the Biden Administration.Following his October arrest, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer against him on charges including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence.The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed Singh held a California commercial driver’s license, NBC reported.ABC, CBS, NBC evening and morning show coverage: 0 seconds. For this study, MRC analysts looked at the broadcast evening (ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News), morning news shows (ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, NBC Today) from July 4 through the morning of July 21.

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media. Top Stories:MRC Catches Jon Stewart Endorsing Supreme Court Packing on The Daily ShowMRC Uncovers Bodycam Video of Sunny Hostin Flexing Influence After Son's Trespassing ArrestMRC Reports Don Lemon Flirts With Presidential Run While Blasting CNN Execs for His Firing MRC Catches Jon Stewart Endorsing Supreme Court Packing on The Daily ShowJon Stewart hosted former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler on The Daily Show to discuss left-wing political strategies.Stewart explicitly backed proposals to expand the United States Supreme Court after Wikler called for court packing and term limits.The Daily Show host brushed off concerns regarding radical Democratic Socialists attempting to reshape the Democratic Party.Stewart and Wikler framed altering the high court and system rules as necessary steps to advance progressive policies. MRC Uncovers Bodycam Video of Sunny Hostin Flexing Influence After Son's Trespassing ArrestBody camera footage revealed ABC host Sunny Hostin repeatedly invoked her media status and past prosecutor role to pressure police during her adult son's trespassing stop.Hostin instructed her twenty-four-year-old son on speakerphone to inform officers that his mother was a federal prosecutor.A legal letter written by Hostin claimed her son was merely jogging on a training incline, despite location data showing an industrial train yard without hills.The incident underscores a notable double standard given Hostin's previous public comments criticizing law enforcement practices. MRC Reports Don Lemon Flirts With Presidential Run While Blasting CNN Execs for His FiringFormer anchor Don Lemon revealed in a podcast interview that he has explored entering the presidential race and discussed campaign logistics with political contacts.Lemon criticized the prospective political field during the appearance, stating that most current candidates fail to impress him.The former host blamed network management for his CNN exit, asserting that executives acted with an agenda to remove him.Lemon downplayed his previous controversial remarks regarding female politicians, alleging the comments were used as a pretext for his termination.  

CNN This Morning 7-21-26 Mark Kelly is a uniter! — just not in the way a prospective presidential candidate would want to be.Commenting on news that the Democratic Senator from Arizona is considering a 2028 White House bid, today's CNN This Morning Group Chat was "united" in a blunt consensus: Kelly boasts a sterling resume, but lacks the spark to inspire voters. Bald, straight, white male. The concurrence was brutal. Panelists described the retired Navy pilot and former astronaut as "not the most dynamic speaker," missing that elusive "oomph," lacking the "inspirational" element past winners had, and even being "boring." Ouch!At the end of the segment, CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere, perhaps atoning for having branded Kelly "not the most dynamic speaker,” tried to make the case that he is not that boring after all, pointing to his past as an astronaut, and being the husband of the nearly-assassinated Gabby Giffords. But those are biographical points—they don't speak to Kelly's bland personality.Host Audie Cornish said that Democrats are looking for "manly men"—the kind six-year-old boys say they want to be when they grow up—astronaut, logger [Troy Jackson, Maine], fisherman [faux "oysterman" Platner], and so that would make Kelly an "option."Republican Ashley Davis gave Kelly a backhanded compliment, suggesting Democrats might turn to him as a boring, normie candidate if, in panic, they see someone like AOC gaining traction.   Bor-ing! CNN Dumps on Mark Kelly's Prez Prospects pic.twitter.com/8Yzs3pa4ri— Mark Finkelstein (@markfinkelstein) July 21, 2026 There's precedent for Davis's point. Remember how Democrats shivved Bernie Sanders in 2020? He looked to be on his way to winning the nomination—and losing the general election—until the establishment convinced Rep. James Clyburn to endorse Biden. Propelled by that, Biden won the South Carolina primary and was off to the races.It's not just AOC who strikes fear in establishment Democrat hearts. From now through 2028, prepare to see Republicans reminding voters of the Democrats' loony-left lineup of Mamdani and the DSA candidates who, thanks to him, will be entering Congress, plus Abdul El-Sayed, Ilhan Omar, Hasan Piker, and others from the radical faction of the party!CNN This Morning7/21/266:36 am EDTAUDIE CORNISH: So next, I want to turn to 2028. Arizona Senator Mark Kelly is being talked about, at least in a new article from The Atlantic. It talks about him as, quote, a wingman. The article points to his resume and the goodwill he has accrued as the spouse of Gabby Giffords. Kelly is a retired Navy pilot, as well as a former astronaut. He's an outspoken critic of President Trump and the administration. The Group Chat is back. He's got a solid resume. Right? Can you talk about-- but he was vetted at one point for vice president, what happened there? 'Cause he didn't get that one.EDWARD ISAAC DOVERE: Well, that was 2024, that very rushed process, and he was one of the three finalists. He had an interview with Kamala Harris, but obviously he wasn't the one picked. . . . CHUCK ROCHA: Most folks who run for president, I don't remember anybody ever getting elected president because of their policy portfolio, or we would have a President Elizabeth Warren. Remember, I have a policy for that? Presidents are elected on different thing. This about being a fighter? Think about a Barack Obama, inspirational. Think about Donald Trump, listen to the Democrat here, 'cause he would inspire new people to show up. That's the part in the political operative mind that Kelly's missing. He has maybe the most perfect resume ever, but is he inspirational on the stump? CORNISH: Yeah, so a perfect resume plus 25 million dollars.ASHLEY DAVIS: Yeah, and 25 million dollars these days for a political campaign is nothing for president.But I, I also think that you're exactly right. I don't know if he has that oomph. I mean, like, obviously people like AOC brings people out to the stump and listen to them. Here's my thing. I'm not convinced, Isaac, that people running in 2028 run against Trump, and that's gonna be enough. Like, Trump's gone. DOVERE: No, I don't think it will be enough. I think, but it will be part of the calculation for Democrats, and but part of it is also gonna be who can inspire them, who can make them feel like there is a page to turn. And look, Mark Kelly is not the most dynamic speaker --DAVID: Right, that's --DOVERE: -- to Chuck's point. And, and can he become that person? Part of it is that he's a Navy guy, an astronaut. That's what he did. He was very careful about everything.CORNISH: Out of the 45 men who have been US presidents, 31 have had a military record or have served. He is a decorated former veteran. I think it's interesting that right now, Democrats are looking to all these dudes who have jobs that you say you wanna have when you grow up, when you're a six year old boy. It's like, I'm gonna be an astronaut, I'm gonna cut down trees, you know what I mean? Yeah, I'm gonna be a fisherman. Like, it feels as though in the hunt for manly men, like, if there's anybody who, you know, has that energy is kind of an option.. . . DAVIS: If the Democratic establishment sees AOC or someone like that taking off, and they want someone boring [Cornish laughs] 'cause the country is tired of the, you know, Trump days, Kelly is that stable --CORNISH: The standard for boring has changed so much. DOVERE: Boring -- he went to space, his wife was almost assassinated --DAVIS: Yeah, I don't mean, but you know what, he's not like --CORNISH: He's not that boring actually. DAVIS: You know my point.CORNISH: But yeah, yeah, less chaos, less chaos for sure.ROCHA: If there's just two people running, that's the point. But if there are six, you can win this thing with 30% in a primary.DAVIS: But does the establishment get behind you -- or Bernie?

Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon suggested Wednesday that he is considering a presidential bid.In an interview with the podcast Can’t Be Censored, Lemon told Host Travis Dhanraj that he has “stuck his toe into” the idea of running for president, in that he has spoken with those in politics about the specifics of when he would have to declare and what it would take to win.He also told Can’t be Censored that he thinks he would make a good president, and criticized the current prospective field:“I look around, you know, and I see the folks who are, you know, possibly in the running, and some of them are impressive. Many of them, most of them are not.”Lemon also discussed his CNN exit extensively on the program, claiming that he was fired for being a gay black man:“Um, and I didn't like my exit from CNN. I didn't think that they treated me with any dignity and respect. I blame the management and the people who are in control, not only the people who were running the network, meaning the news bosses, but the people above them who obviously had an agenda that they wanted to get rid of me as the gay black guy.”He addressed the comment he made about Nikki Haley not being in her prime according to common understandings of when women are in their primes, that was widely reported to be the cause of his firing. He claimed it was merely a predicate for his firing, and accused Nikki Haley of taking his statements out of context for political points:“No one looks in that interview when I say “that’s not me saying it.”…“They skip over that. That’s why I say (it was) a predicate for me to go.”…“I should be angry with her, rather than calling me, she knows me, and trying to figure out what I said, she immediately turned it into a campaign slogan and raised money of campaign funds.”Don Lemon is among those currently being charged by the U.S. Justice Department for his alleged part in the invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota last January. The indictment charges the defendants with 29 overt acts of Conspiracy Against Right of Religious Freedom at Place of Worship, including a few specific claims against Lemon:“Overt Act #24: While talking with the pastor, defendant LEMON stood 50 close to the pastor that LEMON caused the pastor's right hand to graze LEMON, who then admonished the pastor, ‘Please don’t push me.’”….“Overt Act # 28: At one point, defendant LEMON posted himself at the ‘main door of the Church, where he confronted some congregants and physically obstructed them as they tried to exit the Church building to challenge them with ‘facts’ about U.S. immigration policy.”CNSNews has covered the Cities Church invasion extensively, including when the St. Paul city attorney refused to prosecute the alleged intruders, when it was found that the St. Paul city attorney was suing one of the church’s pastors in connection to his work as regional ICE field directors, and also when one of the defendants on this case, Chauntyll Allen, suggested that dogs should relive themselves on “White, Christian graves.”