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New York governor debate heats up as Blakeman, Hochul spar over Trump, sanctuary status, ICE shooting
The New York gubernatorial race heated up Tuesday as Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman clashed on the debate stage, with the pair trading jabs over President Donald Trump, a recent ICE-involved shooting and inflation.
The debate opened with the candidates being asked about the conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which last week drew outrage in New York City following the shooting of a 28-year-old Dominican national whom the Department of Homeland Security said refused to comply with lawful orders during a targeted operation in the Bronx. A 5-year-old boy inside Oscar Bergal’s vehicle was unharmed.
«Kathy Hochul appealed to ICE to let this criminal out. The question that New Yorkers have to ask is what was this guy doing in New York in the first place? It’s because Kathy Hochul has made us a sanctuary state,» said Blakeman, a Republican.
«Think about it. This guy came into the country illegally. He’s been convicted of a crime. He’s got pending charges for dealing drugs, poison to our children. And he’s a gangbanger. This is who Kathy Hochul is defending?» Blakeman continued. «I have a cooperative agreement with ICE until Kathy Hochul said we could no longer cooperate with ICE. We got over 2,000 illegal migrants out of my county with criminal records ranging from rape, attempted murder, robbery, burglary, drug dealing, carjacking, gang activity. And that’s because we cooperated with ICE, and we didn’t raid one school, one hospital, one daycare center or one church. If you cooperate with federal law enforcement, it makes for a safer community. That’s what I did. Kathy Hochul is taking that ability away from us. That’s why things like this happen.»
Hochul called Blakeman’s response a «non-answer,» because «he refused to condemn what ICE did.»
«So he basically says in the state of New York, he’d be fine if ICE agents shoot into cars, shoot guns into vehicles, not knowing who’s inside and could have killed a 5-year-old child. If that doesn’t shock the conscience of everybody — and it should shock his conscience as well — that he says, that’s OK, that’s how ICE is supposed to do it,» Hochul added. «I’ll tell you what. I oversee over 500 policing agencies in the state of New York, over half a million arrests every year. That’s not how you conduct yourself. ICE is out of control. It’s out of control in Nassau County.»
Blakeman pushed back, saying, «it never would have happened» but for Hochul’s «sanctuary policy.»
«You have invited criminals to come into our state and prey on our communities. And now you won’t let local law enforcement cooperate with ICE in an orderly way, like we did in my county,» Blakeman added. «We didn’t have any incidents in my county because we were allowed to cooperate with local law enforcement. But you took that tool away. The reason why that happened is because of you, Kathy Hochul, and your immigration policies, where you actually invite people into our state, give them free everything, and you don’t care whether they’re criminals or not. That’s a bad policy.»
As part of her rebuttal, Hochul said, «I have a right to answer this one because this is so absurd. I have said, from the president on down, I said, New York is not a sanctuary for criminals, not a sanctuary for criminals. Full stop.»
The two candidates also clashed over Trump and the state of the U.S. economy.
«He promised to cut energy costs. He promised to cut down grocery costs. And you know what? Everything has happened under your friend, Donald Trump, who you are the president of the fan club for Donald Trump. It’s absurd how adoring you are of him. My gosh,» Hochul told Blakeman. «Well, what he has done is raise gasoline prices and energy prices and the cost of tariffs have driven up everything in the state. If you bought groceries lately, my God, the people are suffering. And that didn’t have to be the case. Why are we at war with the rest of the world?»
«You like to talk about Donald Trump all the time, because you don’t want to talk about your record,» Blakeman responded.
«I’m talking about my record right now,» Hochul said.
«Because it’s a record of misery and failure,» Blakeman continued. «The highest taxes, utility rates that are 70% higher than the national average. But let me say something about Donald Trump. Donald Trump is my friend. He’s endorsed me. But so is Bonnie Lautenberg, a liberal Democrat whose husband, Frank, served in the United States Senate and was a pillar of the Democratic Party. Actor Debra Messing, who is a liberal Democrat who supports me because she trusts me to make safer communities, improve the quality of life here in New York.»
«Alright, you got two votes,» Hochul said. «Good for you.»
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Erika Kirk channels Charlie with blunt message to conservatives after GOP midterm losses
Erika Kirk had a message for conservatives reeling from Republican election setbacks, and she turned to her late husband Charlie’s words to deliver it.
«I miss Charlie so much every single day, but especially on a day like today,» she wrote.
«He always said that when things are going well, we need to stay humble. And when things aren’t going the way we want, we need to stay positive, keep our faith, and get back to work.»
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The widow of Turning Point USA CEO and founder Charlie Kirk said her husband had built a political operation meant to endure both victories and defeats.
«Charlie’s vision for Turning Point Action was always bigger than one election,» she wrote. «He wanted a permanent, year-round operation with the people, relationships, and resources to compete in every cycle.»
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«He knew there would be victories and setbacks because he had experienced both and that’s why he built for both.»
Kirk also thanked the staff, students, volunteers and ballot chasers who worked during the election cycle.
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«I know Charlie would be unbelievably proud of each and every one of you, and I am, too,» she wrote.
In a lengthy post on X, Erika Kirk said Republicans saw once comfortable races tighten or flip as candidates she described as democratic socialists campaigned on the cost of gas, groceries and housing.
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«A rising stock market doesn’t mean much when nearly half of Americans don’t have a 401K and just want to put gas in their trucks, put food on the table, and provide a good life for their families,» she wrote.
Erika Kirk paired her warning with a defense of free enterprise, arguing conservatives must understand why voters looked elsewhere without embracing the policies their opponents offered.
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«We can disagree with the solutions voters were offered while still recognizing why they were looking elsewhere for answers,» she wrote.
Erika Kirk warned conservatives against turning on one another as she urged them to take voters’ frustrations seriously.
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«The biggest mistake conservatives can make right now would be to allow this moment to become another exercise in finger-pointing, in-fighting, or trying to secure their own political preservation,» she wrote. «That does not solve the problems the American people are demanding be solved.»
Erika Kirk said exit polls showed voters were concerned about the economy and the war in Iran.
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She said those concerns echoed what Turning Point had been hearing from students around the country for months.
«This isn’t a surprise to us because we’ve heard the same concerns from our students around the country for months and we’ve been concerned about it too,» she wrote.
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Erika Kirk rejected socialism as an answer, arguing it places economic power in government hands rather than allowing individuals and families to build prosperity.
She said that approach conflicts with the free enterprise, individual liberty and opportunity at the heart of the country.
But she also warned that Americans will not simply stick with a party out of habit.
«Americans are not looking for labels and don’t subscribe to unquestioned party loyalty anymore either,» she wrote. «They will support the candidates who can both speak to their concerns and deliver on what THEY need and dream about for their families.»
She identified affordable homes, safe communities and greater opportunity for the next generation as the promises voters want fulfilled.
Erika Kirk said the organization would study the results, listen to voters and spend the next two years making the case that conservative policies and free markets can address the problems Americans face.
She pledged to continue building relationships in communities across the country and preparing for «2028 and beyond.»
«Our principles haven’t changed and neither has our mission,» she wrote.
«Onward.»
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A Canadian woman and her daughter were killed in a suspected grizzly bear attack over the weekend while hiking on a trail near their home, according to authorities.
Jennifer Balcarras, 48, an art therapist, and her daughter, Selah Reed, 20, went missing Saturday after going for a walk on the Snooka West Trail, just minutes from their home in Bella Coola, British Columbia.
Loved ones grew concerned when Balcarras failed to show up for a scheduled online meet-up on Saturday, her brother, Matt Balcarras, told The Vancouver Sun.
Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, were killed in a suspected grizzly bear attack. (Facebook/Josh Kara Balcarras)
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After failing to reach the pair, relatives asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for a welfare check on Sunday morning.
Authorities discovered Balcarras’ vehicle parked at the trailhead. Her body was recovered Monday, and search teams found Reed’s body on Tuesday.
A Grizzly bear in Jasper National Park, Canada. A Canadian woman and her daughter were killed in a suspected bear attack in British Columbia over the weekend, conservation officials said. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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«There was evidence to suggest a bear may have been involved,» Jeff Tyre, an inspector with the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service, said in a video update posted to social media.
Tyre noted that officers were actively working to «locate and capture any bears involved» and said it was not immediately clear if more than one animal was responsible.
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«Any captured bear will be assessed,» conservation officials added in a statement. «If it is determined to have been involved in the attack, it will be dispatched in accordance with provincial human-wildlife conflict response guidelines to protect public safety.»
Matt Balcarras expressed shock over the location of the attack, emphasizing that his sister and niece were experienced in the region.
«They were not naive city folks,» he said. «They were strong women living the life.»
The tragic encounter came less than a year after a grizzly bear injured 11 people, including fourth- and fifth-grade students, during a school field trip near Bella Coola.
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Quién es Chris Pappas, el demócrata que ganó en New Hampshire y será el primer hombre abiertamente gay en llegar al Senado de EE.UU.
El demócrata Chris Pappas ganó este martes las elecciones al Senado de Estados Unidos por el estado de New Hampshire y se convertirá en el primer hombre abiertamente gay en ocupar una banca en la Cámara alta del Congreso. El legislador, de 46 años, derrotó al republicano John Sununu, exsenador e hijo del exgobernador del estado, y consiguió retener para su partido el escaño que dejará vacante la histórica senadora Jeanne Shaheen.
En su discurso de victoria, pronunciado en la ciudad de Manchester, Pappas combinó los agradecimientos personales con un mensaje político dirigido al gobierno de Donald Trump. Uno de los momentos más emotivos llegó cuando se refirió a su esposo, Vann Bentley, que lo acompañó sobre el escenario.
“Quiero agradecer al hombre que está a mi lado, mi increíble marido Vann”, dijo ante sus seguidores. La ovación que recibió Bentley llevó al senador electo a bromear: “Parece que en la boleta estaba la persona equivocada”. Luego agregó: “Él siempre estuvo a mi lado. Y esta noche, gane, pierda o empate, soy el hombre más afortunado porque estoy casado con el hombre que amo”.
Pappas también hizo referencia a una presunta campaña sucia que sufrió este año y destacó el significado personal de su triunfo. “A pesar de todos los ataques negativos y las mentiras, es lindo saber que el amor y la verdad prevalecieron esta noche”, afirmó.
La elección marcará un antecedente en la representación de la comunidad LGBTQ+ en el Congreso estadounidense. Hasta ahora, la presencia abiertamente LGBTQ+ en el Senado había estado representada por mujeres, entre ellas Tammy Baldwin, elegida en 2012, además de Laphonza Butler y Kyrsten Sinema.
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