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Judge set to choose new congressional map in fight that could reshape House control

District Judge Dianna Gibson chooses between three congressional maps that could reshape 2026 midterm battlefield

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News  

A district judge in Utah is expected to make a blockbuster ruling on Monday on which of three congressional maps the red state will use in the 2026 midterm elections.

The decision by Utah District Judge Dianna Gibson on which map she chooses could determine if Democrats have a fighting chance next year of flipping one of the state's current four Republican-controlled U.S. House seats.

Utah is the latest state to find itself smack in the middle of the high-stakes redistricting showdown between President Donald Trump and Republicans versus Democrats to shape the midterm battlefield in the fight for the House majority.

The faceoff over redistricting in Utah, a state Trump carried by nearly 22 points in last year's presidential election, was triggered by a lawsuit by the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, which prompted Gibson to throw out the state's current congressional map. The plaintiffs argued that the current map favored Republicans. Read more here.

Op-ed: 

Why Mamdani Really Won

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google   

...A “nepo baby” indeed for Zohran Mamdani has failed at almost everything he previously attempted. For example, the now mayor failed at being a rapper (gag me please), a musician; and even a low level political campaign manager. In fact, since 2014, the year Mamdani graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in African Studies, he has only been gainfully employed for a mere three years. Says a lot now doesn't it...says a lot the media all but ignored... says a lot about Mamdani not having any tangible qualifications to be mayor...says a lot about the man who considers himself to be but a political “demigod”  of sorts. How so... because Zohran Mandani fits the very definition of one, as in he who seeks political support and power by appealing to popular desires, prejudices, and fears rather than by using rational arguments and tangible realities to attract supporters. Read entire article and see video here.

Trump says tariff revenue to fund $2K checks for Americans, lower nation’s $38T debt

Tariffs have raised billions, hardly enough to dent the national debt

Amanda Macias / FOXBusiness

 

President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to use tariff revenue to issue $2,000 payments to low- and middle-income Americans, with any remaining funds directed toward paying down the nation’s massive debt. 

 Over the weekend, Trump called those who oppose tariffs "fools" and defended his proposal, saying revenue from the duties would

"All money left over from the $2000 payments made to low and middle income USA Citizens, from the massive Tariff Income pouring into our Country from foreign countries, which will be substantial, will be used to SUBSTANTIALLY PAY DOWN NATIONAL DEBT," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

With the nation’s debt hovering just north of $38 trillion, it’s unclear how tariff revenue could really chip away at it.

Tariffs typically raise billions, not trillions, in revenue, a fraction of what would be needed to meaningfully shrink the national debt. Read more, see video and charts here, 

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