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Trump touts ‘golden age’ at Ohio rally, urges voters to deliver GOP midterm wins
President Donald Trump swept into Ohio Saturday night promoting what he calls a new «golden age» for America, pointing to billions of dollars in investment and new jobs in the Buckeye State as he urged voters to help keep Republicans in power in November.
For the third time in as many nights, Trump rallied supporters outside Dayton for Republicans Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, casting the midterms as a chance to extend the economic and political gains he said the GOP has delivered since his return to the White House.
And with his own name absent from the ballot, Trump gave voters gathered a simple instruction.
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«Just pretend that I’m running,» Trump said. «When I run, we win.»
Trump, who carried Ohio in all three of his presidential campaigns, later echoed the same message as he sought to rally his political coalition behind Republicans fighting to maintain control of Congress.
«If you don’t mind, please pretend that I’m on the ballot,» Trump said. «And you need to turn out for a midterm victory.»
The president used much of the rally to make an economic case for the Republican ticket, declaring Ohio is «booming» as he hailed investments he credited to both his trade and tariff policies.
Trump pointed to a $400 million Stellantis investment in Toledo and an $850 million Electra aerospace investment near Springfield.
Weaving in an anecdote about his daily aspirin habit, the president also featured Bayer’s plans for a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus near Columbus, which the company says will support approximately 600 permanent jobs and 1,500 construction jobs.
«Your state is booming,» Trump told the gathered crowd. «Every state is booming.»
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Trump credited the investments to his tariff agenda, arguing the U.S. is finally leveling the playing field after years of other countries using tariffs against American products while giving companies a powerful incentive to build at home.
The president also threw his support behind Husted’s Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation aimed at shielding consumers from additional electricity costs associated with data centers.
«We want them,» Trump said of data centers. «There’s so much money to be made for Ohio. You can’t just turn them off. They’ll go to China.»
Husted brought the legislation to the Senate floor days before the rally, where it failed to advance. President Trump pledged to sign it if Congress can send it to his desk.
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«I will sign this Ratepayer Protection Act into law immediately,» Trump said.
Trump broadened his victory lap from Ohio to the country as a whole, hailing stock market records, manufacturing growth, investment and employment while contrasting his own administration’s economic record with former President Joe Biden’s.
«Our nation is doing better now than ever before,» Trump said.
He also praised GOP-backed tax provisions, including no tax on tips and overtime, and reiterated his previously announced proposal for $5,000 payments to adult Americans if Republicans retain the House and Senate.
Trump then shifted to immigration and Springfield, Ohio, dedicating his recitation of the poem «The Snake» to the city that became a national flashpoint during the 2024 presidential campaign over an influx of Haitian nationals into the community.
«I dedicate this to Springfield, Ohio,» Trump said. «They went through hell.»
After finishing the poem, which the president has long admired as an immigration allegory, he told the crowd, «That’s what happened at our border,» before hailing his administration’s immigration crackdown.
The president also briefly touched on Venezuela, claiming the U.S. had more than recouped the costs of its military operation against former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro through the country’s vast oil resources.
«We paid for the cost of the war many, many times over,» Trump said. «We’re making a fortune with it.»
Trump repeatedly weaved the election 31 days away into his remarks, urging Ohioans to support Husted, Ramaswamy and Republican congressional candidates.
He also pitched Ohio as a potential home for the U.S. National Space Academy, citing both the state’s aviation history and the Wright brothers.
«If we win the midterms, Ohio will be very, very strongly considered for this,» Trump said. «I really want you to go out and vote again for John Husted and for Vivek.»
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Top investigator in Biden-era election probe wanted to tear key constitutional right away from lawmakers
Newly uncovered documents reveal that one of former special counsel Jack Smith’s top deputies advocated for repealing a key constitutional protection for lawmakers.
«I’m an advocate for repealing the clause but absent that, we’re stuck with it and the way it’s been interpreted,» J.P. Cooney, who served as Smith’s principal deputy prosecutor, wrote in a 2021 exchange first obtained by the Washington Examiner. He was speaking with Molly Gaston, another prosecutor who would go on to join Smith, about the Constitution’s speech or debate clause.
The speech or debate clause of the Constitution protects members of Congress from civil or criminal prosecution stemming from their legislative actions or speech. In theory, it shields the legislative branch from being coerced by the executive branch under threat of prosecution.
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«Records provided to my office revealed that Jack Smith’s right-hand man, J.P. Cooney, flaunted his disdain for the speech or debate clause, which protects the separation of powers,» Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told Digital.
«Later, Cooney and Smith violated this constitutional safeguard by secretly obtaining toll records and text messages from dozens of members of Congress.»
«Jack Smith and his team disgracefully tore up the Constitution throughout his partisan investigation. That’s what happens when runaway Democrat government is in power,» Grassley added.
Smith and his staff were responsible for investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Cooney’s position on the speech or debate clause was a point of contention during Smith’s Tuesday hearing on Capitol Hill.
«When you became special counsel, what direction did you give your staff to handle speech or debate and attorney-client material? Did you issue any directives? If so, to whom? Please explain,» Grassley asked Smith, citing Cooney’s support for repealing the clause.
«So, with respect to the speech or debate clause, first, we took our obligations seriously under the speech or debate clause. It’s, in my view, an important part of the separation of powers,» Smith responded.
«I had members of my staff who were very familiar with the clause, having worked in the public integrity section for years. We also, when it was appropriate or required, consulted with the public integrity section regarding application of that clause.»
Grassley dismissed Smith’s defense by arguing that the behavior of his staff contradicted his statement.
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Republicans have argued Cooney’s views foreshadowed Smith’s later use of subpoenas for lawmakers’ communication records.
Smith’s team obtained and reviewed communications involving dozens of lawmakers, while separate subpoenas sought telephone records associated with a smaller group of members of Congress.
Among the lawmakers whose messages with White House personnel were obtained and reviewed were senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; John Cornyn, R-Texas; Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Cory Booker, D-N.J.; and the late Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
«In 2023, Cooney, Gaston, Windom and Ray Hulser were given warnings that subpoenaing congressional information could violate the speech or debate clause,» Grassley previously said.
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Cooney complained about statutory restrictions surrounding efforts to obtain lawmakers’ telephone records during a separate 2021 investigation, at one point calling the language «ridiculous,» according to previously released messages.
When asked about Cooney’s position on the speech or debate clause, Democracy Forward, the advocacy organization where he now works, referred Digital to a press release announcing its hiring of both him and Gaston.
Cooney and Gaston said in the release that they had spent years «holding the most powerful accountable for public corruption and civil rights abuses» and said they joined Democracy Forward amid what they characterized as the Trump administration’s «de-prioritization» of public corruption enforcement.
While Republicans have characterized Smith’s investigation as a political witch hunt, he maintains that he acted impartially and in the best interests of the United States.
Proponents argue that Smith’s investigation was necessary because the allegations involved conduct at the core of constitutional government, including efforts to overturn the 2020 election and obstruct the lawful transfer of power, as well as the retention and alleged concealment of highly classified documents on part of President Donald Trump.
Digital reached out to Gaston & Cooney PLLC Wednesday.
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Honduras realiza ocho vuelos de siembra de nubes tras 10 meses de sequía en el Corredor Seco
El Gobierno de Honduras ha realizado hasta la fecha ocho vuelos de estimulación de lluvias como parte del Programa de Siembra de Nubes, una estrategia implementada para favorecer las precipitaciones en regiones afectadas por el déficit de agua, especialmente en sectores del Corredor Seco.
Las operaciones, coordinadas por la Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG) con el aporte del sector privado, han permitido intervenir diferentes zonas consideradas prioritarias por su importancia para la producción agrícola, ganadera y la disponibilidad de fuentes de agua.
Durante los ocho vuelos efectuados se han utilizado aproximadamente 800 litros de yoduro de plata, a razón de unos 100 litros por operación. El programa contempla un total de 20 vuelos, por lo que todavía están pendientes 12 operaciones, cuya realización dependerá de que existan condiciones atmosféricas adecuadas.
Las operaciones se han desarrollado en sectores de Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, Choluteca, Valle, La Paz, Intibucá, Lempira y Yoro, departamentos incluidos dentro de las zonas priorizadas por el programa debido a los efectos provocados por la reducción de las precipitaciones.
En el sur de Honduras, los vuelos han comprendido sectores de Nacaome, San Lorenzo y San Marcos de Colón, en Choluteca, además de áreas vinculadas con cuencas y fuentes estratégicas de agua.
El objetivo es contribuir a mejorar las condiciones de humedad en regiones donde la falta de lluvias ha afectado las actividades productivas.
Mientras avanzan las operaciones, productores del Corredor Seco han comenzado a reportar cambios en las condiciones climáticas. En San Antonio de Flores, Choluteca, agricultores señalan que después de aproximadamente 10 meses de sequía se han registrado precipitaciones de mayor volumen.
Carlos Torres, productor de Tierra Blanca, en el municipio de San Antonio de Flores, relató que el pasado 25 de septiembre se presentaron lluvias después de un prolongado período de sequía.
“Se presentaron lluvias después que estábamos en una sequía, en completo verano en todo este Corredor Seco”, manifestó.
Las precipitaciones generan expectativas entre los productores debido a la posibilidad de mejorar las condiciones de los suelos, cultivos y fuentes de agua, además de representar un alivio para las actividades agrícolas y ganaderas que durante meses han enfrentado limitaciones por la escasez del recurso hídrico.
Sin embargo, las autoridades aclaran que la siembra de nubes no crea nubosidad desde cero. Para ejecutar cada vuelo es indispensable que existan formaciones nubosas con determinadas características atmosféricas que permitan realizar el proceso de estimulación de precipitaciones.
La técnica consiste en dispersar yoduro de plata sobre nubes que ya reúnen condiciones específicas, con el propósito de favorecer los procesos que pueden contribuir a la formación de precipitación. Por ello, los vuelos no pueden realizarse de manera automática ni bajo cualquier condición climática.
Los equipos técnicos realizan un monitoreo de variables como la temperatura, humedad y nubosidad para identificar los momentos y lugares que presentan mejores condiciones para efectuar las operaciones.
La programación de los vuelos, por tanto, está directamente condicionada por el comportamiento de la atmósfera.
El programa contempla una cobertura estimada de entre 1.8 y 2.3 millones de hectáreas, principalmente en áreas del Corredor Seco que han sido afectadas por la reducción de las lluvias y que presentan una alta dependencia de las precipitaciones para sus actividades productivas.
Las primeras operaciones también abarcaron sectores relacionados con las cuencas que abastecen la represa José Cecilio del Valle y el río Nacaome, además de otras zonas consideradas estratégicas para la disponibilidad de agua.
De igual manera, se han efectuado intervenciones en áreas vinculadas con las cuencas que abastecen las represas del Distrito Central y otras reservas estratégicas, debido a la importancia de estas fuentes para el consumo humano y el abastecimiento de las poblaciones.
La iniciativa forma parte de las medidas adoptadas por el Gobierno para hacer frente al déficit de precipitaciones y buscar alternativas que contribuyan a recuperar las reservas de agua necesarias para diferentes sectores de la población.
El propósito del Programa de Siembra de Nubes es favorecer el incremento de las lluvias y contribuir a la recuperación de las fuentes y reservas de agua utilizadas para consumo humano, agricultura y ganadería.
Las autoridades prevén continuar con las operaciones hasta completar los 20 vuelos programados, siempre que las condiciones meteorológicas permitan identificar nubes con las características necesarias.
De esta manera, aún quedan 12 vuelos pendientes, cuya ejecución estará determinada por la evolución del clima en las zonas priorizadas.
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France’s violent student protests are fueling fresh warnings about the consequences of open-border immigration policies, with the unrest being held up as a «cautionary tale» for the U.S.
«I would also say as we’re sitting here in beautiful New York City, this is a cautionary tale,» «The Big Weekend Show» co-host Tomi Lahren said Saturday.
She continued: «This is something we’re learning from Europe, and we would be wise to learn from Europe. They decided they wanted to have open borders. They decided they wanted diversity as their strength, and of course, Joe Biden tried that for four years. We’re undoing that currently.»
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Policemen stand in front of burning garbage as they face students during a protest against under-resourced schools in Paris on Friday. (Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo)
Lahren posited that «when you let so many people come into your country, leech off of your system, then the people who are from there are going to at some point get upset.»
She said that anger often becomes misplaced and, «they end up lighting things on fire, which I think is stupid no matter what you’re angry with, but it’s no doubt these countries that say we’re going to be a global home for everybody, they end up paying the price, and it’s usually the native Frenchmen, or whenever they are that end up paying the highest price.»
Students in Paris began to protest late last month against what they deemed as overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, long school days and deteriorating conditions, blaming the government for not investing enough in education.
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A student kicks a tear gas canister during a protest against under-resourced schools in Paris on Friday. (Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo)
The demonstrations started peacefully in Paris’ poorer suburbs but quickly spread to Paris itself, then went nationwide in cities like Marseille, Strasbourg, Tours, Nantes, Toulouse and Lille, becoming increasingly violent as they expanded.
The protests were also fueled by the government’s 2027 budget unveiling on Thursday, which showed education spending would rise by only 1.7%, excluding teacher pensions, an increase which is below the rate of inflation, Reuters reported.
Rioters have committed arson, vandalism, thrown objects at police and even assaulted people in some cases, prompting authorities to respond with tear gas and rubber bullets.
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Students block the entrance of Voltaire high school in Paris as they protest against under-resourced schools on Friday. (Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo)
More than 5,000 protesters were arrested this week across the country, according to Reuters, and more than 400 schools remained closed as of Friday.
Euronews reported Friday that at least 65 school staff members, including 40 principals, have been injured since the unrest began, along with roughly 170 students.
More than 100 high schools have suffered what Education Minister Édouard Geffray described as «severe damage.»
French intelligence agencies told a government crisis meeting Thursday that the protest movement had been initiated by politicians from the hard-left France Unbowed Party, known as LFI, Reuters reported Friday.
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Anti-riot police officers face protesting students carrying out blockading action outside the secondary school Le Corbusier, in Aubervilliers, northern Paris on Friday. (Lou Benoist / AFP via Getty Images)
LFI has denied the allegations and accused President Emmanuel Macron’s government of politicizing the protests ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election.
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, senior envoy to Europe at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the unrest began with legitimate concerns but has since evolved into something far more serious.
«The students’ grievances about missing teachers and deteriorating schools were real at first,» Rodan-Benzaquen said. «But dousing a principal in gasoline and attacking firefighters are acts of extreme violence. What makes this politically significant is the effort to turn frustration over schools into a much broader confrontation with the government.»
Fox News’ Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.
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