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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Press Briefing, 2026
The United States has officially entered what is being described as a “watershed moment in American finance” that helps cement America as the crypto capital of the world and is also being compared to President Abraham Lincoln’s National Currency Act of 1863.
On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had issued a final rule for GENIUS Act stablecoin rules.
“The GENIUS Act marks a watershed moment in American finance, further cementing the United States as the crypto capital of the world. Just as President Abraham Lincoln’s National Currency Act of 1863 established a national framework for bank-issued currency, the GENIUS Act establishes a federal framework for payment stablecoins in the digital age,” Bessent announced on X.
“The OCC’s final rule carries that landmark legislation forward, providing a clear, practical foundation for private-sector innovation, competition, and American leadership in digital assets.”

The GENIUS Act marks a watershed moment in American finance, further cementing the United States as the crypto capital of the world. Just as President Abraham Lincoln’s National Currency Act of 1863 established a national framework for bank-issued currency, the GENIUS Act establishes a federal framework for payment stablecoins in the digital age.
The @USOCC’s final rule carries that landmark legislation forward, providing a clear, practical foundation for private-sector innovation, competition, and American leadership in digital assets.
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) October 21, 2026

Per Trading View, the final rule will set requirements for both permitted payment stablecoin issuers and foreign payment stablecoin issuers under the OCC’s oversight.
The rule also covers certain custody activities by the banks the agency supervises.
“Today’s final rule advances President Trump and Secretary Bessent’s vision for American leadership in digital assets,” Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould explained “We are providing a clear, practical framework for payment stablecoin innovation, with strong standards for reserve backing, redemption, and risk management.
“The OCC is drawing on its longstanding supervisory expertise to support responsible growth and innovation for this new industry.”
Back in July 2025, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law.
Per The Street, this act requires stablecoin issuers to retain 100% reserve backing using liquid assets, such as short-term U.S. Treasuries.
President Trump says this legislation will make America the undisputed leader in digital assets, prioritize consumer protection, strengthen the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status, and bolster national security.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the GENIUS Act is necessary because stablecoins have already grown into a massive, systemically important financial market operating largely outside the federal regulatory framework.
Without clear U.S. rules, the industry would continue developing under foreign regulations, creating consumer and national-security risks while allowing strategic competitors to shape the future of dollar-backed digital finance.
Bessent is also correct to compare The GENIUS Act to what Lincoln passed and signed so long ago.
Before 1863, the U.S. had no national banking system at the federal level, and banks simply issued banknotes that were easily manipulated.
But with one universal banking system with clear rules, this fraud was completely eliminated.
This system served as the foundation of U.S. commercial banking until the Federal Reserve System was created in 1913.
From The Street:
The National Currency Act is a landmark law that Lincoln signed in 1863, establishing a national banking system at the federal level and helping standardize the national fiat currency in the U.S.
Prior to the law, thousands of banks issued their own unique paper banknotes. Their values varied wildly and counterfeits were common.
The National Currency Act addressed these problems by creating a nationally chartered banking system that issued a uniform form of paper currency and establishing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter and supervise national banks.
Both the final rule and the GENIUS Act take effect on January 18, 2027.

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The chaos engulfing France is a preview of what Democrats want for America, Sen. Eric Schmitt warned, contrasting the unrest with new manufacturing jobs and a federal crime crackdown in Missouri that he credits to cooperation with the Trump administration.”You see what’s happening in France. That’s exactly what they want here, the DSA Democrats,” the Missouri Republican told Fox News Digital.His warning comes as riots, fires and looting have swept France after protests over rising living costs and strained public services turned violent, prompting curfews in parts of Paris and other cities.”I think the Democrat Party at this point is sort of post-American and anti-Western civilization,” Schmitt said.VIOLENT FAR-LEFT RIOTS IN FRANCE ARE ‘CHILLING WARNING’ FOR AMERICANS AT HOME, MIKE JOHNSON SAYSWith control of the House “up for grabs,” Schmitt argued, Republicans need to make the stakes clear while showing voters what they have delivered.INSIDE THE HOUSE GOP’S 4-WEEK BATTLE PLAN TO SAVE ITS MAJORITYAsked what a Democratic House would mean for Trump’s agenda, Schmitt accused Democrats of obstructing Republican efforts on immigration, permitting reform and regulations.’SQUAD’ DEMOCRAT FORMALLY INTRODUCES BILL TO ABOLISH ICE, BORDER PATROL AND DISMANTLE DHSHe warned that Democratic control could jeopardize funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and revive what he described as the political weaponization of government under former President Joe Biden.But Schmitt also argued Republicans need to give voters a reason to support them, pointing to jobs and public safety as areas where he says cooperation with the Trump administration is paying off.KEY AMERICAN INDUSTRY SEEING BLUE-COLLAR JOBS BOOM AS TRUMP’S RE-SHORING POLICIES PAY OFFIn Missouri, he highlighted Boeing’s selection to build the Air Force’s F-47 and the Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX fighter as a potentially transformative investment in American manufacturing.Boeing secured the Navy contract in September after winning the Air Force program last year.BERNIE SANDERS ADMITS DEMOCRATS FAILED WORKING-CLASS VOTERS ON ECONOMICS, DRIVING THEM TO DONALD TRUMPSchmitt, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the programs would mean 7,000 direct jobs, with additional opportunities for suppliers and surrounding businesses.”It means that the goal we’ve been fighting for, which is that St. Louis is the defense tech capital of the United States of America, is coming true,” he said.TRUMP SAYS POLLS ‘DON’T ACCOUNT FOR ONE THING,’ AS HE PLEDGES TO DEFEAT COMMUNISTS ‘ONCE AND FOR ALL’Schmitt said he worked with Trump and administration officials to help land the programs, describing them as “generational opportunities” for Missouri workers.”You think of the good-paying jobs that’s going to mean for generations to come, it’s just a game changer,” he said.He also tied the aircraft programs to the broader competition with China, saying the next generation of fighters would help meet military demands in the Pacific.On public safety, Schmitt pointed to Operation Show Me Justice, an ATF-led enforcement surge that resulted in 435 arrests and the seizure of 166 firearms in St. Louis, according to the Justice Department.Authorities also seized 81 kilograms of drugs and more than $1.25 million linked to suspected illegal gun and drug transactions during the operation, which officials announced had concluded Oct. 15.Schmitt said his conversations with administration officials have carried a straightforward request for his hometown.TRUMP’S LAW-AND-ORDER BLITZ MARKS ONE YEAR WITH EYE-POPPING HAUL OF SUSPECTS, GUNS IN BLUE CITY”St. Louis, we need your help,” he said.The former Missouri attorney general described the toll of violence on families, including grandparents cleaning up broken glass and parents burying their children.”We don’t need to accept this,” he said. “We just don’t need to accept the idea that violent crime needs to be in the headlines every single day.”He pledged the effort would continue beyond the surge.”This isn’t a one-and-done deal. There are more resources coming,” Schmitt said.OMAR’S NEW LEGISLATION TARGETING ICE SPARKS OUTRAGE WHEN THE INTERNET SEES WHAT’S IN IT: ‘UN-AMERICAN’For families wanting to send children safely to school, visit a park or attend a Cardinals game downtown, he said the goal is a better quality of life.”I think the message is help is on the way, and there are real tangible results now, not just rhetoric, not just empty promises,” Schmitt said.”We’re not letting up.”Schmitt’s third major priority is modernizing St. Louis Lambert International Airport, an effort he linked to the region’s aerospace growth and aviation history.His Modern Skies Act would fund improvements to air traffic control technology, towers and airport terminals. He said midsize airports need help securing investments that larger hubs can more readily finance.”St. Louis is the gateway to the West,” he said. “It deserves a world-class airport.”The proposal remains a legislative push rather than a guaranteed funding award for Lambert. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during an October visit that airport funding would be competitive.For Schmitt, those priorities form part of the argument Republicans need to make as voters weigh control of Congress.He cast the election as “common sense versus crazy,” but cautioned that Republicans cannot assume their supporters will show up.”I just don’t think you can take anything for granted,” Schmitt said. “I think we have to fight for every vote and tell an important story.””I think if we do that, we’re gonna hold on to the Senate, and the House is up for grabs.”

Powered by a clear favorability advantage, a large gender gap and voter discontent with both household finances and President Donald Trump, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has the edge over appointed Republican Sen. Jon Husted in the Ohio Senate race.A Fox News survey of likely Ohio voters finds Brown leads Husted, 52% to 47%.Brown’s advantage is anchored by his stronger personal standing, with his favorability rating 2 points above water (50% favorable, 48% unfavorable), while Husted’s rating sits 13 points underwater (42% favorable, 55% unfavorable).FOX NEWS POLL: COST-OF-LIVING CONCERNS WEIGH ON GOP IN MIDTERMSMore Brown supporters (88%) than Husted backers (83%) say they’re certain of their vote.FOX NEWS POLL: IT’S A LONE STAR SENATE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TALARICO AND PAXTONEconomic unease creates another headwind for Husted, as about two and a half times as many voters say their financial situation is worse than two years ago rather than better (46% vs. 19%). Those who say things are worse favor Brown by 49 points, while those who say their finances are better or the same favor Husted by 51 and 24 points, respectively.The president’s standing in Ohio adds to Husted’s difficulties. Trump won the Buckeye State with 55% of the vote in 2024, but just 43% now approve of his job performance. A 57% majority disapproves, with 46% saying they “strongly” disapprove.Meanwhile, 52% express concern that Husted is too close to Trump, including 38% who are extremely concerned. Brown faces similar concerns about being too liberal, as 50% are worried, though fewer, 30%, are extremely concerned.In the matchup, women favor Brown by 14 points, while men support Husted by 4, an 18-point gender gap. Brown also has advantages among voters under 35, voters with a college degree, union voters, and those living in urban and suburban areas. Husted relies on rural communities, non-college White men, married voters, and has a narrow edge among those ages 65 and up.Partisan crossovers further tilt the field toward the challenger. While Husted receives 90% of Republicans, 9% cross over to back Brown. Some 97% of Democrats support Brown, while just 2% choose Husted — and Brown carries independents by nearly two to one.Voters who view both Senate candidates unfavorably prefer Husted by nearly 20 points.Brown is up by 9 points among those who are extremely interested in the election and leads by 29 points among the 15% of Ohioans who say they have already voted.Legislative preference tilts toward the Democrats, with Ohioans dividing 50% for Democratic control of the U.S. Senate and 48% for Republican control.In the governor’s contest, likely voters favor Democrat Amy Acton over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy by 50% to 48%. Women favor Acton by 10 points, while men back Ramaswamy by 7, a nearly identical gender gap to the Senate race.CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINETicket splitting goes in both directions: 8% of Brown supporters cross over to Ramaswamy, while 6% of Husted supporters back Acton.The survey was completed before a negative television ad from Ramaswamy’s campaign, featuring Acton’s estranged mother, became public.Conducted October 15-19, 2026, under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with a sample of 2,005 Ohio registered voters randomly selected from a statewide voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (219) and cellphones (1,306) or completed the survey online after receiving a text message (480). Results based on the registered voter sample have a margin of sampling error of ±2 percentage points and for the subsample of 1,592 likely voters it is ±2 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population. Likely voters are based on a probabilistic statistical model that relies on past vote history, interest in the current election, intention to vote, age, education, race, ethnicity, and marital status. Results among subgroups are only shown when the sample size is at least N=100. Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report.

The NFL is perfectly comfortable with Steve Tisch continuing his duties as chairman of the New York Giants’ board after reviewing his past associations with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”Everything we’ve looked at we understand,” commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday. “I think we’re comfortable with him participating as the Giants suggest.”Goodell last January said the NFL would “look at all the facts” to determine whether an deep investigation of Tisch’s relationship with Epstein was warranted.NFL SUSPENDS AND FINES 49ERS OWNER JED YORK FOR VIOLATION OF CONDUCT POLICY TIED TO PROSTITUTION ARRESTAnd since then Tisch has remained front and center in the Giants war room on NFL Draft day in April and at games. He was strolling the halls of the Manhattan hotel where owners and representatives from all 32 teams gathered for the fall league meeting this week.Tisch and Giants president and chief executive officer John Mara represented the team in the meetings.So the sordid and scandalous emails released by the Justice Department that showed Epstein connecting Tisch with numerous women passed NFL muster.NFL RESTARTS SOCIAL JUSTICE MESSAGING WHILE BATTLING DOMESTIC ABUSE, DRUNK DRIVING AND PROSTITUTION ARRESTSThere is no telling if more emails naming Tisch exist or any other ties to the since-deceased Epstein will be uncovered. So Goodell said the league will keep its options open.”I think always we’ll look to see if there’s any new information, we’ll look at it and we’ll evaluate that,” Goodell said.And this feels like the NFL is applying the Jedi mind trick on everyone regarding Tisch.First, the league seemed concerned about Tisch’s ties, which led to Goodell’s search for information.Then Tisch and his siblings (Laurie and Jonathan Tisch) requested to transfer their remaining 23.1% direct ownership stake in the Giants to their children’s trusts in March, following prior partial trust transfers completed in 2023 and 2024.The final transfer was completed by September.MORE DETAILS ABOUT JED YORK’S ARREST IN A PROSTITUTION STING COME TO LIGHT AND BEGS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 49ERSAnd that legal and financial maneuver was used by Goodell to make it seem as if Tisch was out.”Steve, and John, and Laurie actually did some transactions as part of their estate planning and are no longer owners,” Goodell said in March.Except Tisch wasn’t out. Isn’t out.He’s very much in the owners’ club, as proven by his attendance and participation in their meetings this week.And so Tisch’s contrite statement in which he regretted his Epstein association seems not quite so meaningful anymore.”We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments,” Tisch said in that January statement.”I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.”All of this is, of course, a rough look for the NFL. It’s bad optics.FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO

Texas hasn’t gone blue in a statewide race in more than 30 years, but that streak could face a serious test this year. A new Fox News poll finds that while Texas likely voters favor Republicans retaining control of the U.S. Senate and give incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott an edge in his re-election bid, the Senate race remains deadlocked.The survey, released Wednesday, finds Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton tied at 49% each among Texas likely voters in the race to replace Sen. John Cornyn, who lost the GOP primary to President Trump-backed Paxton.Last month, Talarico was up by 2 points among likely voters (51%-49%). The shift to a tie reflects Paxton consolidating support among conservatives, rural voters, suburban women and voters who backed Cornyn in the primary.FOX NEWS POLL: TUREK, HINSON IN CLOSE IOWA SENATE RACEAlthough Paxton is falling short of Trump’s 2024 margins, he has strengthened his support a tad among both men (+1) and women (+1) since September, while Talarico slightly lost support (-1 and -2, respectively).Talarico leads by wide margins among Black voters (+65 points), urban voters (+29), those under age 30 (+28), and women with a college degree (+23). Paxton’s strongest groups include White evangelical Christians (+52), White men without a college degree (+32), rural voters (+21) and those age 65 and up (+18).The survey finds Hispanic voters swinging back toward the Democrats. After backing former President Joe Biden by 25 points in 2020, they favored Trump by 1 point in 2024, according to the Texas Fox News Voter Analysis. This key voting bloc now favors Talarico by 30 points (64%-34%) and prefers Democratic control of the U.S. Senate by 29 points.Overall, when it comes to Senate control, Texans choose Republicans by 4 points (51% to 47%), up from +1 point in September.Talarico’s stronger party loyalty is another reason the race is close: 98% of Democrats support him, compared with 90% of Republicans supporting Paxton. Nearly 3 in 10 non-MAGA Republicans cross party lines to back Talarico.FOX NEWS POLL: COST-OF-LIVING CONCERNS WEIGH ON GOP IN MIDTERMSDemocrats also retain an enthusiasm edge: 69% are extremely interested in this year’s election, compared with 61% of Republicans. Extremely interested voters back Talarico by 7 points.”The race is going to come down to two basic questions,” says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps conduct the Fox News Poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. “Do disaffected Republicans show up and, if so, do they grit their teeth and vote for a candidate who they have serious reservations about?”Views of Talarico are net positive, albeit by just 1 point (49% favorable, 48% unfavorable), while Paxton’s ratings are underwater by 17 (41% favorable, 58% unfavorable). Among “double haters,” voters who view both candidates negatively, Paxton leads by 50 points.Voters express similar levels of concern about both candidates: 53% worry Talarico’s positions are too liberal, while 50% are concerned Paxton is too close to Trump. The intensity of these concerns is nearly identical, with 36% extremely concerned about Talarico and 37% about Paxton.In 2024, Trump won the Lone Star State by nearly 14 points, but his job rating is currently underwater by 9 points (45% approve, 54% disapprove). Still, Paxton draws support from 13% of voters who disapprove of Trump, while 6% of Trump approvers back Talarico.When it comes to their personal finances, more than twice as many voters say they are worse off (43%) than better off (20%) compared with two years ago; 36% say they are about the same.Voters who are worse off back Talarico by 45 points, while those who are better off (+49) or about the same (+26) favor Paxton.The governor’s race gives Republicans more breathing room: Abbott edges his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, by 5 points (52% to 47%), unchanged since September.Abbott has a positive job rating (50% approve, 48% disapprove), and nearly all who approve support him in the race, as do 9% of those who disapprove.CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINEAbbott also benefits from slightly stronger party loyalty and more ticket-splitting among Talarico supporters: 7% support Abbott, compared with 2% of Paxton supporters who back Hinojosa.Conducted October 15-19, 2026, under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with a sample of 2,011 Texas registered voters randomly selected from a statewide voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (205) and cellphones (1,303) or completed the survey online after receiving a text message (503). Results based on the registered voter sample have a margin of sampling error of ±2 percentage points, and for the subsample of 1,398 likely voters it is ±2.5 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling errors, question wording and order can influence results. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis and voter file data. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population. Likely voters are based on a probabilistic statistical model that relies on past vote history, interest in the current election, intention to vote, age, education, race, ethnicity and marital status. Results among subgroups are only shown when the sample size is at least N=100.

US Has Revoked More Than 300,000 Visas In Trump’s Second Term

Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times,

More than 300,000 foreign nationals have had their U.S. visas revoked since President Donald Trump entered office for a second term, due to criminal activity, fraud, or threats to national security.

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Oct. 20 that the pace of visa revocations by the Trump administration – as it reaches the two year mark of its four year term – has set a record.

“The Trump administration has revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history,” Pigott wrote in a post on X. “Let the message be clear: we have zero tolerance for foreigners here on visas who break the law, commit fraud, or undermine our national security.”

A State Department official confirmed to The Epoch Times via email that the “vast majority” of revocations were due to criminal activity, public safety concerns, immigration violations, fraud, or other information indicating the foreign national was no longer eligible for a U.S. visa.

In 2025, the Bureau of Consular Affairs established a visa-vetting center in Washington, the official said, which led to the overturn of 23,000 of the 300,000 visas.

The majority of these were for criminal activity and other threats to public safety, the State Department official said, including 25 percent for assault and related offenses, 22 percent for driving under the influence, 7 percent for theft, and 7 percent for substance abuse or distribution. Other reasons for revocation included visa overstays and violations of student visa conditions.

Another 4,000 visa revocations targeted aliens who allegedly participated in facilitating birth tourism. These individuals attempted, at scale, to exploit U.S. law which grants citizenship to children born on U.S. soil.

The Supreme Court in a June 30 decision rejected the president’s executive order that aimed to limit birthright citizenship from children of illegal foreign nationals and temporary visa holders.

Following that ruling, the Department of Justice (DOJ) directed its federal prosecutors to prioritize investigations into birth tourism schemes. Attorney General Todd Blanche told The Epoch Times earlier this month that the DOJ is coordinating with other federal agencies to tighten the visa screening process to combat birth tourism.

In August, after the Supreme Court’s ruling, Trump issued two more limited orders for “Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” and “Ending Birth Tourism” in an effort to restrict birthright citizenship consistent with historical exceptions recognized by the Supreme Court. The first of these has since been blocked in federal court.

The State Department did launch a birth tourism prevention task force in August, which has led to the revocation of visas in relation to birth tourism.

“One couple used a conference and a vacation trip to go shopping as cover stories to give birth to two children in the United States, lying about their travel purpose in two separate visa applications,” the agency previously said.

A Record Pace

In January, the State Department announced it had revoked 100,000 visas in the first year of Trump’s second term. By Aug. 10, the department said it had revoked another 75,000 visas in seven months.

Two months later on Oct. 1, that number increased by another 75,000 to a total of 250,000 visa revocations since January 2025.

“Every visa decision is a national security decision. Through continuous vetting on a scale never seen before, we are identifying and removing those who commit crimes, support terrorism, defraud Americans, or abuse our immigration system,” Pigott previously told The Epoch Times. “A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right – and if you violate the terms of that privilege, you will lose it.”

Pigott’s Oct. 20 announcement that revocations have exceeded 300,000 shows the State Department has further accelerated the pace in recent weeks, with the overall rate more than double the 2025 level.

“We are taking, and will continue to take, action to keep our borders, and our nation, secure,” Pigott said on X.

The increasing amount of visa revocations is a sharp contrast from the previous administration. Pigott reported in January that the State Department, in the last year of the Biden administration, revoked approximately 40,000 visas.

A recent report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General found the Biden administration took little action on visa overstays due to limited resources and a policy implemented by then-Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which reshaped how immigration authorities targeted foreign nationals for enforcement action.

As a result, the report found that from fiscal years 2021 to 2024, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received more than 3 million leads about possible alien overstays, with 104,049 classified as potential threats to national security and the American public.

Only 496 investigations were opened and eight foreign nationals arrested, the report showed.

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Vice President JD Vance sharply called out WNBA players in the league finals over skipping the national anthem during an interview Wednesday, calling them “disgraceful.”Players from both the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries have left the court during the national anthem before the first two games of the WNBA Finals, despite a rule in the league’s own rulebook specifically calling for players to stand and line up during the performance.”I think it’s disgraceful,” Vance told host Raymond Arroyo on “Arroyo Grande.” “I think that you should not express some criticism of a public policy of a given politician by disrespecting the country writ large. I mean, those women who play for the WNBA, think of the public safety, think of the incredible wealth and privilege, the amazing jobs that they have. They have a lot to be grateful to the United States for, and I think that if they had a bit more of a spirit of gratitude, they’d be happier people, and they wouldn’t offend so many people as well.”Vance also appeared to cite Saint Augustine’s idea of Ordo Amoris, a concept from Catholic thought that Vance cited in 2025 to defend administration deportation policies.NBA STAYS SILENT ON WNBA FINALS TEAMS SKIPPING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE GAMES 1 AND 2″I’ve gotten some trouble talking about this, but I’ll just talk about it again,” Vance said. “One of the ways I understand the Catholic understanding is that we have various orders of duty, and you know, our closest and most immediate duty, of course, is to our family and to the people in our immediate circle. But we, of course, owe duties to the entire world. We owe duties to the stranger. But I also think a good and coherent understanding of the Christian self is that you are part of a national community.”He added, “Whether you were born in the United States or whether you came here by choice, this is your country. And I think that we’re all meant to love it. We’re all meant to try to make it the best version of itself. But fundamentally, I think, without love of country, I think that you’re going to be a disordered human being.”Fox News Digital spoke to veteran GOP strategist Mary Marslender, who argued, like Vance, that the basketball players lack perspective on how great it is to live in the United States.OUTKICK READERS BLAST WNBA PLAYERS FOR HIDING DURING FINALS NATIONAL ANTHEM”The WNBA players are treating a country that has given them extraordinary privileges as if it were an oppressor, while ignoring that American women enjoy rights and opportunities that remain rare or nonexistent for most women elsewhere,” she said. “They seem to forget that a league like the WNBA exists and its players can publicly dissent without fear of state reprisal solely because of these rights and opportunities. If these activists hate this country that much, they are free to leave it. The rest of us are done with this disrespect.”Fox News Digital reached out to the WNBA, as well as the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, and did not receive an immediate reply.OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske contributed to this report.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller tore into foreign fraudsters and scammers ripping off Americans during a White House roundtable on cybercrime. 
Miller said that the Trump Administration has “declared cyber warfare against the cyber criminals” under the President’s March executive order, titled “Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against Americans.”
“With the executive order that you signed, for the first time ever, we are using offensive cyber capabilities to dismantle, disrupt, and disable these foreign scam centers,” Miller said.
Miller went on to highlight the “common theme” with Trump’s handling of various issues, including “welfare fraud where we’re getting ripped off by these refugees and foreign scammers” and “cybercrime where you have entire foreign economies that are propped up on stealing from American seniors.”
“What you’re saying is America is not a pile of treasure for other countries and other people and other scammers all around the world to loot for themselves. You’re protecting American wealth for American people and American families in a way no leader has ever done before. Thank you, sir,” Miller said to President Trump.
WATCH:

Transcript:
Everybody knows the stories. It’s affected almost every family in America. Your grandmother, your grandfather, your parents, they get a phone call saying a loved one has been arrested. Wire $10,000 right away to get them out of jail.
Except nobody was arrested, nobody’s in jail, and the money goes to a foreign scam center. And then that pension, that retirement account that senior citizen has saved for their entire lives is gone, and then you have senior citizens who were going to be living their golden years are now living in poverty. And for years and years and years, this went unmet and unanswered.
With the executive order that you signed, for the first time ever, we are using offensive cyber capabilities to dismantle, disrupt, and disable these foreign scam centers. That has never been done before, and then we’re working with foreign governments and the Department of Justice to bring these individuals into our prison system to face real jail time here in the United States for their crimes against the American people.
So, you have effectively declared cyber warfare against the cyber criminals, and that is saving the pensions, the life savings, the retirement accounts, the earnings of countless American citizens. Not to mention protecting people from sextortion, from child trafficking, from human trafficking. So, we’ve talked so much, Mr. President, about how you’ve brought crime to record lows, violent crime to record lows, the murder rate to the lowest in 125 years, but now you’re bringing cybercrime to the lowest level since this has existed as an industry.
It’s just one more example of how you have put the American people first. You’ve put the American people’s safety first. I’ll make one more point on this. There’s a common theme in all of the challenges that you have systemically tackled and solved, whether it’s the trade deficit where we’re getting ripped off by foreign countries, whether it’s welfare fraud where we’re getting ripped off by these refugees and foreign scammers, or it’s cybercrime where you have entire foreign economies that are propped up on stealing from American seniors.
What you’re saying is America is not a pile of treasure for other countries and other people and other scammers all around the world to loot for themselves. You’re protecting American wealth for American people and American families in a way no leader has ever done before. Thank you, sir.

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The Ohio EPA said Wednesday that an “error” during transfer led to an incident in which a chemical tank started venting its contents in Toledo.

Bloomberg Drops $80 Million On Democrats’ Midterm Push: $24 Million To Everytown, $16 Million To House Majority PAC

Michael Bloomberg has sent about $80 million to Democratic causes in September and October, with at least $50 million aimed at House races and roughly $10 million more on the way, according to figures his team gave The New York Times. The filings that would confirm the gifts are not yet public: they are due this week, and some of the giving was still under way when the Times reported it Tuesday.

Former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg delivers remarks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United National General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersThe biggest House checks went to two groups: $24 million to Everytown for Gun Safety, which he co-founded, and $16 million to House Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Bloomberg is now the largest disclosed donor to both groups. His Everytown money also freed up House Majority PAC funds for a roughly $10 million joint ad campaign for eight women House Democrats who have worked on gun safety.

The rest, as itemized: $5 million to the super PAC allied with the League of Conservation Voters, $3.5 million to a group electing Democratic scientists and doctors, $2.5 million to a super PAC backing Texas Senate nominee James Talarico, $8 million across about six battleground governor’s races, and $2.5 million to a super PAC backing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Those seven gifts add up to $61.5 million, so about $18.5 million of the $80 million is not broken out by recipient, and one donation backing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a possible 2028 candidate, carries no amount.

Howard Wolfson, Bloomberg’s political adviser, said the donor “believes in participation in our democracy,” that “resources matter in campaigns,” and that he “expects a result.” “The difference between 221 and 230, in terms of the House majority, really matters,” Wolfson said. Jeffries said Bloomberg “played an incredibly instrumental role” in the 2018 midterms and that his support “will once again help Democrats flip the House.”

Bloomberg, 84, is concentrating on the House because Democrats are favored to win it, while the Senate is seen as a toss-up and other big donors are shifting money there. Wolfson described him as a centrist who is worried about the party’s leftward drift, particularly on Israel, and said he is not funding candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. He has not picked a 2028 candidate but would likely back one with a similar outlook.

The money lands against a Republican spending wave. Trump told reporters he plans to steer $400 million to $500 million to Republicans in the midterms, Reuters reported in September. The Trump-affiliated No Going Back PAC had reserved more than $74 million of ad time across 15 House races and Senate races in six states, MAGA Inc. put $10 million into the Texas Senate race, and Musk’s America PAC has spent more than $7 million on digital ads, texts, calls and mailers. The Times describes Democrats as watching nervously while Musk and Trump’s super PAC spend hundreds of millions, a question we took up earlier this month in asking whether Musk can rescue Republicans.

The party committees are lopsided. The Republican National Committee started September with about $126 million and was down to $76 million by Oct. 14, after sending more than $44 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, according to a Times report. The Democratic National Committee, by contrast, has reported negative cash on hand, counting debt, for nearly the entire 2025-26 cycle.

Bloomberg’s fall budget resembles his 2018 midterm spending, which his team regards as his most effective campaign. That year he pledged at least $80 million in June and CBS News reported his total reached $110 million by late October, when Democrats took the House. Since then he has spent more than $1 billion on a failed 2020 presidential run and, this spring, $11 million to help Assembly member Micah Lasher win the Democratic primary for Jerrold Nadler’s seat.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 10/21/2026 – 17:40