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Sharia law victim who fled Somalia issues endorsement in critical Senate race
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EXCLUSIVE: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a high-profile women’s rights activist who fled Sharia law, has endorsed Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, for re-election in a critical Senate race that could determine whether the GOP retains its majority.
In a video announcing her endorsement, Ali, a speaker and author who fled Somalia after suffering female genital mutilation, said that «only John Cornyn has a proven record of stopping radical Islamic extremism.»
«I’ve seen firsthand what radical Islam does to women, to families, and to nations who ignore the warning signs. America is not immune, and neither is Texas,» she went on, adding, «That’s why experience matters.»
This comes amid an already contentious Senate primary race in Texas between Cornyn, who has held the seat since 2002, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas. President Donald Trump has not weighed in on the race, though he recently hinted he may do so, saying, «My problem is I’m friendly with all of them.»
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Left: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Center: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Right: Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas. (Official website of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton; Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Texas leaders have recently sounded the alarm about the growth of Sharia law in the Lone Star State. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott recently issued a proclamation designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as «foreign terrorist organizations» and «transnational criminal organizations» under Texas law.
Ali emphasized the importance of Cornyn’s experience in pushing back against Sharia law, taking subtle jabs at Paxton and Hunt, who would be first-term senators.
She said that Cornyn «has taken the threat seriously when others choose denial or political games.»
«If you want a Texas that protects its people and defends its values, you need a leader who understands the danger and knows how to stop it,» she said.
«To keep Texas strong and safe from radical Islam, vote John Cornyn.»
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Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali attends a book presentation of ‘Reformiert Euch! Warum der Islam such aendern muss – Refurbished you! Why Islam must change’ on April 20, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. ( (Photo by Christian Marquardt/Getty Images))
In response, Cornyn told Fox News Digital, «I am honored to be endorsed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who has spoken fearlessly about the dangers of radical Islam from her own experience.»
Cornyn’s office pointed to several actions he has taken as senator to push back on Sharia Law in the U.S., including recently Introducing the Defeat Sharia Law in America Act, which the office said aims to clarify that discriminating based on Sharia Law is a violation of the Civil Rights Act, co-sponsoring the No Sharia Act, which it said prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing foreign laws or judgments that violate the Constitution and calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate «EPIC Ranches City» in Texas, a master-planned development that allegedly marketed itself as a Muslims-only community.
In 2025, Cornyn also introduced legislation to strip the tax-exempt status from organizations that provide material support to designated terrorist groups, specifically targeting CAIR. He also co-sponsored the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, which directs the Secretary of State to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
«For many years now, I have worked to confront this radical ideology, from working to ban Sharia Law, to identifying, arresting and prosecuting terrorist organizations, and calling on the DOJ to investigate the EPIC City development,» Cornyn said. «I will continue to protect Texans from the threat of radical Islamic ideology anywhere in our country.»
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People arrive at a mosque to attend Friday prayers, in Plano, Texas, on April 11, 2025. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Ali’s endorsement comes just over two weeks until the GOP’s primary election day in Texas.
Cornyn, a high-ranking Senate Republican, has also been endorsed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee as well as the National Border Patrol Council.
Meanwhile, Paxton, who has served as the top attorney for Texas since 2015, was recently endorsed by Turning Point Action, the political arm of the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA. Hunt, a U.S. Army veteran, has been endorsed by Veterans for America First.
Both Paxton and Hunt have also spoken out against Sharia Law in Texas. Paxton sued CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, seeking to shut them down and bar their operations in Texas. He also sued the developers behind EPIC as well, arguing they violated Texas securities law by selling investment interests without proper registration and by failing to verify accredited investor status as required.
Hunt has said Sharia law is «completely incompatible with the founding principles of the United States of America» and argued it should have no place in U.S. legal or civic systems.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) questions former Special Counsel Jack Smith as he testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas and US Senate candidate, during a debate at the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention in Georgetown, Texas, US, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Al Drago/Getty Images; Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
All three Republican candidates have touted their support for Trump and their records of supporting his agenda in their respective offices.
Trump recently told reporters that he may weigh in on the primary race soon, saying, «I’m giving it a very serious look.»
«You know, my problem is I’m friendly with all of them. I like all of them, all three,» Trump said.
«But you’ll be seeing soon,» he went on. «They say whoever I endorse wins. That’s probably right.»
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Whichever Republican emerges victorious from the primary election will face off against either leading Democratic voice Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, or progressive rising star state Rep. James Talarico.
According to Paxton’s office, Ali will appear at a campaign roundtable with religious leaders in North Texas later this week.
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Trump slams Maryland governor, launches federal effort to protect Potomac after historic sewage spill
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President Donald Trump ordered an all-of-government effort to protect the District of Columbia’s water supply and slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as a sewage pipe interceptor rupture in Cabin John has released an estimated 240 million gallons into the Potomac River.
The break was first noticed on security cameras off the Clara Barton Parkway just north of the District line Jan. 19, and within several days, crews from DC Water were able to segregate much of the spill into the paralleling Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, according to local reports.
The pipe takes wastewater from several towns in the John F. Dulles International Airport area all the way to Washington, where it is processed farther downstream at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Anacostia, D.C.
«There is a massive ecological disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the gross mismanagement of local Democrat leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland,» Trump said in a Truth Social post late Monday.
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Sewage clings to flotsam in the Potomac near Glen Echo, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
«This is the same Governor who cannot rebuild a bridge. It is clear local authorities cannot adequately handle this calamity,» Trump said, referring to the newly elongated timeline and reported projected multi-billion-dollar cost-projection overruns for the rebuilding of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on the Baltimore Beltway.
The catastrophe affects the region’s other Francis Scott Key Bridge in Georgetown, D.C., as Trump alluded to the explosion in e.Coli counts downriver from the spill.
«I am directing Federal Authorities to immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination to protect the Potomac, the Water Supply in the Capital Region, and our treasured National Resources in our Nation’s Capital City,» Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social. «While State and Local Authorities have failed to request needed Emergency Help, I cannot allow incompetent Local ‘Leadership’ to turn the River in the Heart of Washington into a Disaster Zone.»
Moore spokesperson Ammar Moussa blasted Trump in response, saying he has his «facts wrong — again.»
«Since the last century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor, which is the origin of the sewage leak. For the last four weeks, the Trump Administration has failed to act, shirking its responsibility and putting people’s health at risk,» Moussa said. «Notably, the president’s own EPA explicitly refused to participate in the major legislative hearing about the cleanup last Friday.»
«Apparently the Trump administration hadn’t gotten the memo that they’re actually supposed to be in charge here,» Moussa said.
Trump also cited the Palisades fire in California, saying that Democratic officials have a «war on merit» with «real consequences.»
He also noted that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is currently subject to a partial government shutdown affecting Department Homeland Security.
«FEMA, which is currently being defunded by the Democrats, will play a key role in coordinating the response,» he said, as many of those workers may go unpaid.
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Sewage in the Potmac, left; Workers try to fix a pipe in Cabin John, Md., right. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Maryland state Del. Linda Foley, D-Potomac, whose district is just upstream from the spill, said at an Annapolis hearing that it has been characterized to her as «one of the worst ecological disasters in the eastern part of the United States.»
Moussa said that Maryland, by contrast, has taken action — pointing to the shellfish fishery closure downstream to the Nice Bridge — and told Fox News Digital that Annapolis sent personnel «within hours» to help coordinate the response and protect drinking water in Montgomery County.
«The Potomac isn’t a talking point, and the people of the region deserve serious leadership that meets the moment.»
Moore’s Department of the Environment did issue an emergency closure for shellfish harvesting downstream of the spill, as ecological effects are being felt all the way at the Harry Nice Bridge where U.S. 301 crosses between Bel Alton, Maryland, and Dahlgren, Virginia, nearly 60 miles south of Washington.
Rather than most cases where a state line runs down the center of a waterway, Maryland controls nearly all of the Potomac — save for the part where the District of Columbia briefly covers the Old Line State’s historical boundaries.
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The unique boundary is also why eccentricities like Lady Bird Johnson Island, on the «Virginia side» of the Potomac near the Pentagon are actually in the District of Columbia.
David Gadis, CEO of DC Water, wrote in an open letter that the Potomac River is a «shared treasure» and that «any event that threatens its health understandably causes concern, frustration, and a sense of loss.»
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«Our immediate priorities have been containment, environmental monitoring, and stabilization – working closely with federal, state, and local partners to assess water quality, ecological impacts, and necessary remediation,» he wrote.
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Tourist arrested after destroying multiple check-in kiosks in Hong Kong airport rampage
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A shocking scene unfolded inside Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Monday when a man was seen pushing over check-in kiosks and trying to smash them with a metal pole.
Footage of the incident went viral and showed the man dressed in a black jumper, blue jeans, and wearing a cross-body bag striding toward a row of automated check-in kiosks in the departure area.
Without hesitation, he began forcefully pushing the machines over one by one.
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The 35-year-old man was allegedly trying to buy a plane ticket before the violent episode at Hong Kong International Airport.
The kiosks toppled to the ground in quick succession, crashing loudly onto the terminal floor.
Not satisfied with knocking them down, the man then grabbed a nearby metal stanchion — one of the poles used to guide passengers in queue lines — and used it to smash the machines repeatedly.
Stunned travelers and airport staff were seen watching with no one intervening.
The rampage reportedly resulted in damage to around 10 kiosks, as well as metal barriers, nearby counters and even a glass panel.
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Viral footage shows the man using a metal stanchion to smash fallen check-in machines as travelers watched. (ViralPress)
The South China Morning Post reported that the man was later identified as a 35-year-old British tourist who had been trying to buy a plane ticket before the violent episode began.
The exact trigger for his outburst was unclear.
Airport authority personnel and airport security responded by rushing to the scene and warning him to stop further vandalism.
Officers then arrested the traveler and launched an investigation into his airport meltdown, according to Viral Press.
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Inbound passengers walk through the arrivals hall at Hong Kong International Airport. (Li Zhihua/China News Service via Getty Images)
When the man was detained, officers reportedly found that he was carrying four Viagra pills without a prescription.
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«Airport Authority personnel and airport security immediately arrived at the scene, warned the man to stop further vandalism, and called the police. Officers then arrested him and are continuing their investigation,» an Airport Authority spokesperson said, according to the Telegraph.
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Israel despliega miles de policías en Jerusalén ante un nuevo Ramadán marcado por las restricciones
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Israel desplegará miles de agentes policiales en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén para supervisar el mes sagrado del Ramadán, que comienza este fin de semana, en medio de crecientes tensiones por las restricciones de acceso que las autoridades israelíes mantienen sobre la Explanada de las Mezquitas. El operativo, anunciado este lunes por el comandante de la policía del Distrito de Jerusalén, Avshalom Peled, incluirá efectivos de la Policía Fronteriza y unidades de refuerzo trabajando día y noche en los lugares sagrados y rutas utilizadas por los fieles musulmanes.
La policía israelí informó que miles de agentes estarán de servicio durante las oraciones de los viernes, que concentran las mayores multitudes en la mezquita de Al Aqsa, tercer lugar más sagrado del islam. Peled enfatizó que el objetivo es “garantizar que todos los musulmanes puedan rezar en el Monte del Templo”, la denominación judía para el recinto. Sin embargo, la gobernación palestina de Jerusalén denunció que las autoridades israelíes volverán a limitar los permisos para palestinos de Cisjordania ocupada a hombres mayores de 55 años y mujeres mayores de 50, siguiendo los criterios aplicados durante el Ramadán de 2025.
El alto oficial policial Arad Braverman indicó que la policía había recomendado emitir 10.000 permisos para residentes de Cisjordania, quienes necesitan autorización especial para ingresar a Jerusalén, aunque precisó que el número final y las restricciones de edad serán decididos por el gobierno de Benjamin Netanyahu. Durante el año pasado, Israel impidió a palestinos de entre 12 y 55 años —50 en el caso de las mujeres— acceder a la Explanada durante los viernes de rezo, justificando las medidas en razones de seguridad.
Las autoridades palestinas también acusan a Israel de obstaculizar los preparativos habituales del Ramadán. Según la gobernación de Jerusalén, funcionarios israelíes impidieron que el Waqf Islámico —organismo administrado por Jordania y encargado de gestionar el recinto desde 1967— realizara instalaciones esenciales como toldos para sombra y clínicas de atención médica temporal. Una fuente del Waqf confirmó que 33 de sus empleados fueron impedidos de entrar al recinto en la semana previa al mes sagrado.
El Waqf islámico gestiona la administración cotidiana de la Explanada bajo custodia jordana desde la Guerra de los Seis Días de 1967, cuando Israel ocupó Jerusalén Este. El tratado de paz entre Israel y Jordania de 1994 reconoce “el papel especial del Reino Hachemita en los lugares sagrados musulmanes de Jerusalén”, aunque Israel mantiene el control de seguridad y acceso al sitio. Esta división de responsabilidades ha generado tensiones recurrentes, especialmente durante el Ramadán, cuando cientos de miles de palestinos acuden a rezar a Al Aqsa.
Israel siempre ha justificado las restricciones argumentando que durante el Ramadán aumentan los “intentos de terroristas para incitar al desorden o cometer cualquier tipo de violencia”. Sin embargo, desde el inicio de la ofensiva israelí en Gaza en octubre de 2023, el gobierno de Netanyahu no solo prohibió el acceso de gazatíes a Jerusalén, sino que ha aplicado restricciones más estrictas para los palestinos musulmanes que residen en Cisjordania.
El contexto para este Ramadán es particularmente tenso. Cisjordania vive desde comienzos de 2023 su mayor escalada de violencia en dos décadas. Según datos de Naciones Unidas, más de 1.000 palestinos han muerto en el territorio desde octubre de 2023 por operaciones del Ejército israelí y ataques de colonos. Durante 2024 se registraron cerca de 500 fallecimientos palestinos, y en lo que va de 2026 las cifras ya superan las 210 víctimas.
La Explanada de las Mezquitas, conocida como Monte del Templo para los judíos, es el primer lugar sagrado del judaísmo y el tercero del islam. El recinto ha sido foco constante de enfrentamientos entre las autoridades israelíes y la población palestina, especialmente durante el mes de Ramadán, cuando las tensiones históricas se intensifican. Con este nuevo operativo policial, Israel busca mantener el control sobre un espacio que condensa décadas de conflicto religioso, político y territorial en Tierra Santa.
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