'WHY DO THE DEMOCRATS LOVE CRIME?': Lisa Boothe Weighs in on Gavin Newsom's Latest Woke Policy
Lisa Boothe, Fox News Contributor and host of The Truth with Lisa Boothe podcast, joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss Gavin Newsom's phony attempt to 'cross the political aisle' with his new podcast–while simultaneously admitting that the Democratic Party has a 'toxic' brand. She also weighed in on Newsom's latest woke policy, which ties speeding ticket fines to economic equity, and the odd rebrand that figures like Jasmine Crockett are bringing to the party. Boothe and Benson also broke down the results of last night's special elections in Wisconsin's Supreme Court and Florida's two House races, analyzing what they could signal for upcoming midterms. Listen to the full interview below!
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Ciattarelli, Sherrill win NJ primaries for governor. Check our live blog for all results
Hello and welcome to blog for New Jersey's 2025 primary election. Check here often for color from our reporters and analysts spread out at candidates' election night headquarters — and don't forget to check back for actual results now that polls have close at 8 p.m. and the counting has begun. There are a number of races on the ballots, including the 11 Democrats and Republicans vying to be their party's nominee for governor as Gov. Phil Murphy ends his final term in January. Our team of reporters at polling places and candidates' headquarters are ready to give updates as they happen. So sit back and enjoy the ride. -Scott FallonThe battle for the governor's seat began as heated as a burger on the White Manna grill. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee, fired the first salvo of the campaign during her acceptance speech. "A state like this is not gonna be led by a Trump-lackey like Jack Ciattarelli," she said to applause. "I'm ready to shake up the status quo, and Jack is the status quo," she said. "He's not change. He's a rerun. He's a ghost of elections past." Ciattarelli, the GOP nominee, didn't hold back either. S 'If you took a shot every time Mikie Sherrill says Trump … you will be drunk off your ass between now and Nov. 4,' Ciattarelli said before going on to say he truly believes the 'future of our state hangs in the balance.' The former assemblyman said the Democratic Party is focused more on pronouns than property taxes and said 'a vote for Mikie Sherrill is a vote for another four years of Phil Murphy.' -Erik Larsen and Gabrielle Kutsup Newark Mayor Ras Baraka: "We're never going to concede fighting authoritarianism. We're never going to concede fighting dictatorships. Standing up for the Constitution. Standing up for democracy." Former Senate President Steve Sweeney: 'While the outcome is not what we hoped for, I couldn't be more grateful to every supporter, volunteer, and voter who believed in my campaign and my vision for New Jersey.' Rep. Josh Gottheimer: "I'll never forget the faith you've put in me for the awesome responsibility you've given me to look after the Fifth District, whether that's a hungry child, a veteran, a struggling small business owner, an American held hostage in a tunnel, or a senior worried about her Social Security."New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller: 'First, I want to congratulate Congresswoman Sherrill on her hard-fought victory tonight. Now is the time for all of us to come together and ensure that an extreme politician like Jack Ciattarelli never sets foot in the governor's office." During the close of their final debate last month, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop argued that Democrats would be in danger of losing in November if the party selected a nominee who was embraced by party establishment led by Governor Murphy — a clear reference to Rep. Mikie Sherrill who stood nearby on the stage. Fulop's point was that New Jersey's Democratic Party was vulnerable to the inevitable attack by Jack Ciattarelli and Republicans that the Democrats had been in charge far too long and that Sherrill would make an easy of that argument Tuesday night, Dan Bryan, a longtime Murphy adviser and informal consultant to the Sherrill race, offered this: 'Voters told you tonight what they thought about Steve Fulop's argument.' -Charles Stile It didn't take long for the national political groups to take credit for Tuesday's primary results. The Republican State Legislative Committee, which claims to have spent $1 million on the race, began trumpeting what will be a key theme of Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli's campaign: that Democrats have ruled the roost in Trenton far too long and voters are now demanding change. 'For too long, the Democrats in Trenton have prioritized a reckless tax-and-spend agenda over the needs of the people in the Garden State. With New Jersey Republicans rallying around Jack Ciattarelli, we are well positioned to hold Democrats accountable for their poor record and work to deliver the real change that has been promised,'' the group said in a statement. The Democratic Governors Association chair, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, praised Sherrill on her win."As a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, Mikie served our country and took on tough fights to keep New Jerseyans safe, and during her time in Congress, she worked to lower costs, create good-paying jobs, and protect reproductive rights," Kelly said in a statement. "Now she's running to make life easier for Garden State families by creating economic opportunity, building more affordable housing, lowering costs, and funding public schools." The New Jersey and Virginia races for governor stand to grab the national spotlight this fall as the nation's lone statewide races. Party leaders are hoping that the outcome will serve as a barometer on President Trump's chaotic first year before next year's crucial midterm elections. -Charles Stile It'll be Mikie vs Jack this November. U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic nomination for governor in a race called by the Associated Press and New York Times. She will be up against former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli who received the GOP nod earlier in the evening. Sherrill emerged for a large field of candidates that included Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney. -Scott Fallon Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will be the Republican nominee for governor for a second time in a race called by the Associated Press and Washington Post. It took the news organizations less than a half hour after polls closed to make the call. Ciattarelli was leading in the polls heading into the primary over state Sen. Jon Bramnick, former radio personality Bill Spadea, former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac, and Burlington County contractor Justin Barbera. -Scott Fallon It's been months of leaflets clogging mailboxes and a barrage of television ads every night from most of the 11 Democratic and Republican candidates vying to be their party's candidate for New Jersey governor. But will it be enough to get voters to the polls? New Jersey has had historically low turnout for most primaries thanks in large part to the state's 2.4 million unaffiliated voters. But they vary by the gravity of the election. Turnout this year might be a bit higher since the primary contest is for an open governor's seat for the first time since 2017 when Gov. Chris Christie's last term was expiring. About 15% of voters went to the polls in the 2017 primary. Primaries when the presidency is on the line draws more, with about 26% of voters casting ballots last year. When no major seat is up for grabs, turnout is usually in the single digits. Some poll workers interviewed on Tuesday were less than optimistic about reversing those trends. The rainy weather through the morning and early afternoon, many said, brought few voters out earlier in the day. -Scott Fallon It was a quiet and gloomy day at the polling center at the Senior Center of Hasbrouck Heights. The gray skies hung low as voters trickled in and out. Some residents walked out smiling, confident in their choices, while others wore more pensive expressions, weary and uncertain about what the results might bring. Hasbrouck Heights resident Jenna Santana, 45, felt it was important to vote in this year's primary. However, she said the new ballot design could negatively impact the voting process. 'I don't like it," Santana said. "I think that it was fine for me, but I feel like for people who aren't familiar with this new way and putting it in a folder and printing it, it could be very confusing and intimidating.' For others, like father-daughter duo Fred Blake, 65, and Kyra Blake, 18, the new voting format did not cause any issues. Fred Blake said 'taxes and quality of life' were two main reasons that brought him to the poll, whereas Kyra Blake was mainly excited to experience this milestone for the first time. 'I just turned 18. I wanted to go and do my civic duty for the nation,' she said. Hasbrouck Heights resident Jackie Dykeman, 58, felt voting this year could impact how national issues are handled. 'I'm really concerned about making sure we get a governor who is going to help fight against Trump and what he's doing to our country,' Dykeman said. Despite the quiet turnout, the day carried the weight of high hopes and deeper concerns about the future. -Jenna Mattern Ridgewood's polling booth at George Washington Middle School was quiet most of the day. But voters began arriving after stormy weather started to clear around 3 p.m. Claudio Barrigo, a 59-year-old Democrat, said his primary issue is lower taxes but he also believes state government needs to be stronger to make up for looming cuts to services at the federal level. He voted for former Senate President Steve Sweeney. "This year is very important because of the current federal government,' he said. 'It's very disruptive." The rain didn't wash out all the voters this morning. There was a slow but steady stream of people voting at the Pequannock Township Library. The new ballot design was noticed by voters. 'Yeah, big difference,' Lenny Barone said, who has lived in Pompton Plains for over 30 years. 'It was confusing at first, but it was fine.' There was a mix of different voters at the polling location, but most said they voted for either Jack Ciattarelli among the three Republican candidates for governor, or Mikie Sherrill among the six Democratic candidates for governor. -Liam Kahan and Gabrielle Kutsup Susan Mortaro was thrilled to hear what Rep. Josh Gottheimer had to say about lowering her taxes. That is the main reason why the Wayne resident voted for the five-term congressman from Bergen County to be the Democratic nominee for governor. Gottheimer campaigned heavily on a 'Tax Cut Plan for Jersey,' airing commercials on network TV for the past several weeks. There was something else that charmed Mortaro. 'He seems like a nice person,' she said. 'Like an everyday kind of guy.' Mortaro, 78, was among 31 voters who trickled in to the gymnasium at Ryerson School to cast ballots by noon on June 10. Poll workers acknowledged that it was a meager turnout. The K-5 school, which is about 500 feet west of the southbound lanes of Route 23, is the polling place for two voting districts in the flood-prone 1st Ward. Helen Fernicola, a registered Republican, said she voted for former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli of Somerset County to be the party nominee for governor because she agreed with his position on immigration reform. She said she also believes that he can help those on fixed incomes. 'Taxes are crazy,' said Fernicola, 84. 'Utility bills are off the wall — it's just nuts.' Roy Rosimini, a registered Republican, pulled up to the school parking lot in a large pickup truck and a big idea on his mind: Harmony between the parties. The country should do away with its two-party political system and implement a one-party system of government, he said. 'Give it a shot to see if it works for the people,' he added. 'Even the news channels are different — everything's different,' said Rosimini, 70, a longtime township resident. 'The only time this country really comes together is when we have a tragedy. Other than that, we're always bickering.' - Philip DeVencentis With about eight hours until polls close, Jersey City Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Steve Fulop stopped by The Pickled Herring in Marlboro to chat with supporters and grab lunch. Fulop said that he was 'excited, nervous, stressed, anxious and all the other adjectives' about the day that is ultimately the culmination of his more than two year campaign to represent his party on ballots in this fall's gubernatorial election. 'I'm optimistic and hopeful but ultimately it's in the voters hands now,' he said. 'The response has been good.' Other candidates on the Democratic side also spent the morning doing some last-minute campaigning, including Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer, who greeted rail commuters at stations in Essex and Bergen Counties respectively. Republican Jack Ciattarelli spent the afternoon with supporters at a Raritan pizza parlor. John Bramnick worked the room at a YMCA fundraiser in Westfield on Monday night. Fulop said that he expects there will be a decision tonight or at least a clear indicator in the six way Democratic primary for the state's top elected office. As for that lunch order? Fulop said he was going with matzo ball soup and would defer to Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik for anything to go with it. -Katie Sobko In addition to the governor's primary races, there are also some contested local primary elections and some contested elections for nominations in the race for seats in the New Jersey Assembly, the lower house of the state legislature. Here's our complete guide to New Jersey's June 10 primary. There's information on who's running for each seat, how much money they've raised, and the candidates' positions on a number of key issues facing the state, including how they'd tackle climate change, how they'd preserve access to Medicaid, their stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and how they would fund education. This article originally appeared on NJ primary Election Day 2025: Live coverage, results
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Federal appeals court to hear arguments in Trump's long-shot effort to fight hush money conviction
Five months after President Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case, his attorneys will square off again with prosecutors Wednesday in one of the first major tests of the Supreme Court's landmark presidential immunity decision. Trump is relying heavily on the high court's divisive 6-3 immunity ruling from July in a long-shot bid to get his conviction reviewed – and ultimately overturned – by federal courts. After being convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records, Trump in January became the first felon to ascend to the presidency in US history. Even after Trump was reelected and federal courts became flooded with litigation tied to his second term, the appeals in the hush money case have chugged forward in multiple courts. A three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals – all named to the bench by Democratic presidents – will hear arguments Wednesday in one of those cases. Trump will be represented on Wednesday by Jeffrey Wall, a private lawyer and Supreme Court litigator who served as acting solicitor general during Trump's first administration. Many of the lawyers who served on Trump's defense team in the hush money case have since taken top jobs within the Justice Department. The case stems from the 2023 indictment announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, who accused Trump of falsely categorizing payments he said were made to quash unflattering stories during the 2016 election. Trump was accused of falsifying a payment to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to cover up a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out before the 2016 election about an alleged affair with Trump. (Trump has denied the affair.) Trump was ultimately convicted last year and was sentenced without penalty in January, days before he took office. The president is now attempting to move that case to federal court, where he is betting he'll have an easier shot at arguing that the Supreme Court's immunity decision in July will help him overturn the conviction. Trump's earlier attempts to move the case to federal court have been unsuccessful. US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, nominated by President Bill Clinton, denied the request in September – keeping Trump's case in New York courts instead. The 2nd Circuit will now hear arguments on Trump's appeal of that decision on Wednesday. 'He's lost already several times in the state courts,' said David Shapiro, a former prosecutor and now a lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. And Trump's long-running battle with New York Judge Juan Merchan, Shapiro said, has 'just simmered up through the system' in New York courts in a way that may have convinced Trump that federal courts will be more receptive. Trump, who frequently complained about Merchan, has said he wants his case heard in an 'unbiased federal forum.' Trump's argument hangs largely on a technical but hotly debated section of the Supreme Court's immunity decision last year. Broadly, that decision granted former presidents 'at least presumptive' immunity for official acts and 'absolute immunity' when presidents were exercising their constitutional powers. State prosecutors say the hush money payments were a private matter – not official acts of the president – and so they are not covered by immunity. But the Supreme Court's decision also barred prosecutors from attempting to show a jury evidence concerning a president's official acts, even if they are pursuing alleged crimes involving that president's private conduct. Without that prohibition, the Supreme Court reasoned, a prosecutor could 'eviscerate the immunity' the court recognized by allowing a jury to second-guess a president's official acts. Trump is arguing that is exactly what Bragg did when he called White House officials such as former communications director Hope Hicks and former executive assistant Madeleine Westerhout to testify at his trial. Hicks had testified that Trump felt it would 'have been bad to have that story come out before the election,' which prosecutors later described as the 'nail' in the coffin of the president's defense. Trump's attorneys are also pointing to social media posts the president sent in 2018 denying the Daniels hush money scheme as official statements that should not have been used in the trial. State prosecutors 'introduced into evidence and asked the jury to scrutinize President Trump's official presidential acts,' Trump's attorneys told the appeals court in a filing last month. 'One month after trial, the Supreme Court unequivocally recognized an immunity prohibiting the use of such acts as evidence at any trial of a former president.' A White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. If Trump's case is ultimately reviewed by federal courts, that would not change his state law conviction into a federal conviction. Trump would not be able to pardon himself just because a federal court reviews the case. Bragg's office countered that it's too late for federal courts to intervene. Federal officials facing prosecution in state courts may move their cases to federal court in many circumstances under a 19th century law designed to ensure states don't attempt to prosecute them for conduct performed 'under color' of a US office or agency. A federal government worker, for instance, might seek to have a case moved to federal court if they are sued after getting into a car accident while driving on the job. But in this case, Bragg's office argued, Trump has already been convicted and sentenced. That means, prosecutors said, there's really nothing left for federal courts to do. 'Because final judgment has been entered and the state criminal action has concluded, there is nothing to remove to federal district court,' prosecutors told the 2nd Circuit in January. Even if that's not true, they said, seeking testimony from a White House adviser about purely private acts doesn't conflict with the Supreme Court's ruling in last year's immunity case. Bragg's office has pointed to a Supreme Court ruling as well: the 5-4 decision in January that allowed Trump to be sentenced in the hush money case. The president raised many of the same concerns about evidence when he attempted to halt that sentencing before the inauguration. A majority of the Supreme Court balked at that argument in a single sentence that, effectively, said Trump could raise those concerns when he appeals his conviction. That appeal remains pending in state court. 'The alleged evidentiary violations at President-elect Trump's state-court trial,' the Supreme Court wrote, 'can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.'
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Newsom says Los Angeles rioters will be prosecuted, slams Trump for 'traumatizing our communities'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, on Tuesday said anti-ICE protesters who engage in violence will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law while also criticizing President Donald Trump for a "brazen abuse of power" in sending troops to respond to demonstrations. Newsom said during a news address that 220 people have already been arrested in connection with the Los Angeles riots and that officials are reviewing footage to build additional cases. The governor also thanked individuals who protested peacefully during demonstrations against deportations and ICE raids on migrant workers at local businesses. Peaceful assembly is not what Trump wanted, the governor said, accusing the president of choosing "escalation," "more force" and "theatrics over public safety." Newsom Files Emergency Motion To 'Immediately Block' Trump's Use Of Military To Stop La Riots Newsom and the president have taken jabs at each other in recent days over the Trump administration's move to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles, with the governor saying it threatens state sovereignty, wastes resources and worsens the situation, while Trump argues that the move was necessary to quell any violence. Read On The Fox News App "These are the men and women trained for foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement," Newsom said Tuesday. "We honor their service. We honor their bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own armed forces. Not in LA, not in California, not anywhere. We're seeing unmarked cars, unmarked cars in school parking lots, kids afraid of attending their own graduation." "Trump is pulling a military dragnet all across Los Angeles, well beyond his stated intent to just go after violent and serious criminals," he continued. "His agents are arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers and seamstresses. That's just weakness. Weakness masquerading as strength. Donald Trump's government isn't protecting our communities. They're traumatizing our communities. And that seems to be the entire point." Newsom had sent a letter on Sunday urging the administration to rescind its deployment of National Guard troops and return them to his command. The state has also filed a lawsuit against the administration over the federal deployment. Hegseth Defends National Guard La Deployments, Says Ice Agents Must Be Protected "Just yesterday, we filed a legal challenge to Donald Trump's reckless deployment of American troops to a major American city," the governor said Tuesday. "Today, we sought an emergency court order to stop the use of the American military to engage in law enforcement activities across Los Angeles." The governor said if some people could be snatched off the streets without a warrant based only on suspicion or skin color, then nobody is safe. "Trump and his loyalists, they thrive on division because it allows them to take more power and exert even more control," he said. "And by the way, Trump, he's not opposed to lawlessness and violence as long as it serves him. What more evidence do we need than January 6th?" Newsom also cited border czar Tom Homan's threat to arrest him for alleged immigration interference, an idea Trump later endorsed, saying Newsom's "primary crime was running for governor because he's done such a bad job." "He's calling for a sitting governor to be arrested for no other reason than, in his own words, for getting elected," Newsom said of Trump. The governor had previously dared Homan to make good on his threat, saying "arrest me" and "come and get me, tough guy." But Homan eventually backed down, admitting that Newsom had not done anything to warrant his arrest. Newsom concluded his remarks on Tuesday by warning that Trump's actions he says threaten state sovereignty and democracy are not exclusive to California. "When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation," Newsom said. "This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball, a wrecking ball to our Founding Fathers' historic project." "If you exercise your First Amendment rights, please, please do it peacefully," he continued. "I know many of you are feeling deep anxiety, stress and fear, but I want you to know that you are the antidote to that fear and that anxiety. What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence to be complicit in this moment. Do not give in to him."Original article source: Newsom says Los Angeles rioters will be prosecuted, slams Trump for 'traumatizing our communities'
