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On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their home over the weekend. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is calling it a politically motivated attack.
- President Trump is calling for Iran and Israel to make a deal after the two nations carried out extensive missile strikes against each other all weekend.
- And thousands of people were in the Nation’s capitol this weekend. Some to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, and some to protest against Donald Trump.
In a culture that increasingly downplays masculinity and the traditional family, Hanson calls for a reevaluation of fatherhood—not as an optional accessory, but as a cornerstone of moral courage, responsibility, and strength on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Israel performs its long-awaited strike against Iran.
- A district-court judge rules President Trump must give up command of the California National Guard to Gavin Newsom, then the 9th appeals court reverses that an hour later.
- Senator Alex Padilla is handcuffed for rushing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s podium in a press conference, then hosts a series of pity parties.
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Israel is preparing for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear sites as the entire Middle East is on full alert.
- A major item in the Big Beautiful Bill garners rare praise from both fiscal hawks and the populists on the Right.
- Riots against ICE now extend to Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and other major U.S. cities—except those in Florida.
The full interview with David McIntosh: https://youtube.com/live/o6_u-UK4v0E
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Los Angeles businesses are looted as the riots continue.
- Congressional Democrats mourn the National Guard & Marines deployed to protect federal buildings.
- A district court judge rejects Governor Gavin Newsom’s emergency motion to block Trump’s federalizing of the National Guard.
- Protests & riots spill over into other major U.S. cities.
Victor Davis Hanson: Joe Biden Dismantled Basic Immigration Law. Now, Americans Are Suffering the Consequences
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce basic immigration law within his state “reckless” and “chaotic”, alleging that federal officials were trying to meet an “arbitrary arrest quota.”
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Democrats ramp up calls for rioting as 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guardsmen are sent to Los Angeles.
- Governor Gavin Newsom of California sues President Trump.
- Leaked audio from a Democratic National Committee call shows the party is falling apart from the inside.
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Greta Thunberg’s Flotilla violates military territory and gets arrested by the Israel Defense Forces.
- Riots break out in response to Los Angeles ICE operations, which legacy media and Democrat officials falsely label “peaceful protests.”
- Trump enacts Title X and deploys 2000 National Guardsmen and 500 U.S. Marines.
Victor Davis Hanson analyzes why the Trump budget may be triggering a quiet economic reboot on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“ The economy is doing very, very well. And a lot of it is the expectation of the things that are in process. The $10 trillion of foreign investment. This extensions of the tax cuts. Incentives for investment, in the new budget.
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- A Biden-appointed federal judge issues a temporary block on the planned deportation of an illegal immigrant terrorist’s family.
- President Trump officially orders Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch a full scale investigation into the Biden autopen and health collapse coverup scandals.
- Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announces her own expose book.
- Columbia University is hit with a double disaster on accreditation and Hamas terror links.
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- Immigration enforcement operations continue despite protests and harassment.
- Two Chinese nationals are arrested on conspiracy, smuggling, and visa fraud in a possible bioterrorism plot.
- Steve Hilton shares his vision as a Republican candidate for California governor.
Full interview with Steve Hilton: https://www.youtube.com/live/HGhbxwjK_SQ
It’s simple: A booming economy, a foreign policy grounded in realism, a secure border, and popular working-class policies—all contrasted by a Democratic opposition mired in chaos, antisemitism, and no credible alternative.
Victor Davis Hanson discusses this on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
There is a lot of fear among the Jewish community in America following Sunday’s attack and the shooting in D.C. in May that left two Israel embassy staff members dead. In both instances, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who is Jewish, says the suspects went “hunting” for Jewish people to harm.
“I mean, people are afraid because there’s not enough security to solve for this problem. And what we’ve seen is we’ve seen it tolerated,” Fine said.