Costco customers are going wild over an indulgent new cookie flavor that combines nostalgic flavors of childhood into one gooey and chewy dessert.Kirkland Signature Marshmallow Crispy Cookies hit the shelves earlier this month and have gone viral, with members racing to the wholesaler to grab the 24-count box of cookies, which cost $9.99 in stores."To me, it's the perfect combo of a sugar cookie and a Rice Krispies Treat," Laura Lamb, the creator and owner of the Costco Hot Finds fan page, said in a TikTok video. "It's chewy but with a little crunch and just out of this world."COSTCO SHOPPERS RAVE ABOUT 'DELICIOUSLY ADDICTIVE' SUMMER TREAT THAT'S GONE VIRAL"Just got these and they're AMAZING," one TiKToker commented on Lamb's video which got over 2 million views on the social media platform."This is enough to start my Costco membership back up," another said of the latest marshmallow twist."I work in the bakery," another person commented."They're SO good! At first, I was disappointed we didn't get s'mores back," she added, referring to another fan favorite.COSTCO CUSTOMERS CAMPAIGN FOR RETURN OF BELOVED $1 TREAT DESPITE NEW FOOD COURT OFFERINGSSome lamented there wasn't a 24-pack of their beloved white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, while others stood by Costco's tried-and-true chocolate chip variety.Others said they were a bit too sweet for their liking, while one man thought they'd be better with chocolate chips."Initially, when I first saw them, I actually thought that too, but trust me, they do not," Lamb replied to him.Angela Ackerman, who runs the social media account Costco Guides, said she was hesitant about the new cookie option at first.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"I didn't know what to expect, but these are so delicious," Ackerman said in a TikTok post."They have a brown butter dough, marshmallows for chewiness and crispy rice cereal for a crunch for only $9.99. Grab them."Another TikTok user described them as if "a Rice Krispy treat and an oatmeal cookie had a baby."Hundreds of Costco lovers took to the Reddit forum dedicated to the big-box store to discuss the recent drop.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyleSome suggested popping the baked goods into the microwave or air fryer for a few seconds.Overall, internet users were all for the trendy treat."Bought these once and can never buy them again They are too good," one person on Reddit said."Straight into the top 4 best cookies of my life," another wrote.The marshmallow cookies join a grocery list of other Costco items released this summer, including the Kirkland Signature Peaches and Cream Bar Cake and the frozen strawberry lemonade.

Hunter Biden covered a lot of ground during his hourslong, profanity-laden meltdown on the "Channel 5" podcast this weekend, but some moments stood out among all the rest.Biden spoke with host Andrew Callaghan for roughly three hours, and the former president's son took care to hash out all of his political grievances, taking aim at everyone from President Donald Trump to actor George Clooney. Here are five of the most unusual moments from Biden's extended tirade.Biden had some particularly vulgar words for Clooney, who he claims sabotaged former President Joe Biden's re-election effort with the "blessing" of former President Barack Obama and his cohorts."F--- him! F--- him and f--- everybody around him. I dont have to be f---ing nice. Number one, I agree with Quentin Tarantino. George Clooney is not a f---ing actor. He is a f---ing, I dont know what he is, hes a brand," Biden said.He and Callaghan were discussing Clooneys infamous New York Times guest essay that became a key moment in the pressure campaign for Joe Biden to drop out of the race. The "Ocean's 11" actor penned the essay, which called for Biden to be replaced as the Democratic nominee, less than two weeks after the former president had a disastrous debate performance against Trump.DNC VICE CHAIR COMPARES TRUMP TO NOTORIOUS SEGREGATIONISTS DURING HEATED TOWN HALL EVENT WITH BETO O'ROURKE"Its devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fundraiser was not the Joe big f---ing deal Biden of 2010. He wasnt even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate," Clooney wrote.Hunter unloaded on the actor, asking, "Why do I have to f---ing listen to you?" and accusing him of having lied about his father experiencing memory lapses at a June 2024 fundraiser."What do you have to do with f---ing anything? What right do you have to step on a man whos given 52 years of his f---ing life to the service of this country and decide that you, George Clooney, are going to take out basically a full-page ad in the f---ing New York Times to undermine the president?" Hunter fumed.Biden compared Trump and his supporters to Confederates and the Ku Klux Klan when the conversation turned toward immigration.Trump, he said, is a "f---ing thug" who is deporting illegal immigrants to a "concentration camp" in El Salvador.Biden said America gets stuck in a "permanent Jim Crow loop" that when the "more perfect union" is nearly realized, a "symbiosis between money and power" ruins it.SETH MEYERS SKIPS ASKING GEORGE CLOONEY ABOUT BIDEN'S MENTAL DECLINE, NOT RECOGNIZING HIM AT FUNDRAISER"There is a minority group that those in power, that came into power through democratically elected means, are going to target this minority group because they're stealing all the jobs," he said, as clips played of Trump from 2016 speaking about "Mexico not sending their best" and claims of migrants "eating the dogs" in Ohio."And what we're going to do is we're going to send masked men to this marginalized group, and we are going to take them, put them on planes, put them on buses, put them on trains and send them to a prison camp in a foreign country," Biden fumed."What am I describing right then? Am I describing Germany? Or am I just describing the United States right now? Because I will tell you what. You think that the prison in El Salvador is not a f---ing concentration camp, you're out of your f---ing mind."Biden then claimed White men are "4-5 times more likely" to commit a violent crime than illegal immigrants.Biden became animated when the conversation turned to his father's disastrous debate performance against Trump in 2024, a debate that ultimately proved fatal to his campaign.He revealed that his father was taking Ambien to sleep while on the campaign trail.HUNTER BIDEN RAGES AGAINST F---ING THUG TRUMP, INVOKES KKK IN IMMIGRATION RANT"I know exactly what happened in that debate. He flew around the world, basically, the mileage that he could have flown around the world, three times. He's 81 years old. He's tired as s---. They give him Ambien to be able to sleep," he said."He gets up on the stage. And he looks like he's a deer in the headlights. And it feeds into every f---ing story that anybody wants to tell," Hunter went on, claiming that CNN anchor Jake Tappers book relied on several anonymous sources for his related expose because, in reality, no one had spoken out against Joe."If this was a conspiracy somehow the entirety of a White House in which you're literally living on top of each other has kept their mouth shut about you now, like what? And what's the conspiracy? Did Joe Biden get old? Yeah, he got old. He got old before our eyes. The people that came out against him were who nobody except Speaker Emerita Pelosi did not give a full-throated endorsement, which allowed everybody else to kind of go, OK.'JOHN KERRY ADMITS TRUMP WAS 'RIGHT' ON BORDER, SAYS HE TOLD BIDEN THAT DEMOCRATS MISSED ON IMMIGRATION"Who came out full-throated? Progressives. AOC, Bernie, the entire progressive wing, [Silicon Valley congressman] Ro Khanna. The entirety of the progressive side of the Democratic Party said Joe Biden has got more of our agenda accomplished in four years than any president in history. The largest investment into climate change in history, just that alone. And so he gets over the hump. He goes and does Stephanopoulos, and everybody said that's not enough."Biden eventually turned his ire toward Democratic strategists who he says sabotaged his father's campaign, including David Axelrod, James Carville and the former Obama staffers behind "Pod Save America.""James Carvillewho hasnt run a race in 40 f--ing yearsand David Axelrod, who had one success in his political life, and that was Barack Obama. And that was because of Barack Obamanot because of f---ing David Axelrod. And David Plouffe, and all of these guys, and the Pod Save America guys, who were junior f---ing speechwriters on Barack Obamas Senate staff, who have been dining out on the relationship with him for years, making millions of dollars," Biden said."[Theyre] White millionaires that are dining out on their association with Barack Obama from 16 years ago living in Beverly f---ing Hills telling the rest of the world what Black voters in South Carolina really want or what the waitress living outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin [wants]," he continued."I hear Rahm Emanuel's going to run for president," he added incredulously. "I think David Axelrod is going to run his campaign for him theres a f---ing answer; geniuses all."Biden praised former Vice President Kamala Harris during one of the few positive moments in the interview, but he then turned it around to criticize former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Obama and other Democrats for failing to support her fully."She did everything that she could to support my dad," Biden said of Harris. "I truly love her like family, and I think that she would have made an incredible president."OBAMA SEEMS TO SWIPE AT TRUMP IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN, SAYING MIGRANTS 'TREATED AS ENEMIES'"You know who did not want Kamala Harris to be president, and did not want her to be the nominee? Nancy Pelosi didn't want her to be. None of Nancy Pelosi's people wanted her to be. They wanted an open convention. They wanted a floor fight. I don't know what the hell they wanted, but they wanted to anoint whoever they were going to anoint to become the next president of the United States," he continued."Joe Biden, I think, did the most selfless thing that I know of any politician in the history of this f---ing country did. He stepped aside to save the party and in that void filled the only person that he would ever, ever, ever endorse out of the gate, because he chose her as his vice president," Biden added.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I don't know what happened in that election. I don't think that it was her fault necessarily. I don't think that it was anybody's fault except this," he said. "One of the reasons that people would stick with my dad is because of the loyalty that they had to him. And you had to be unified. You have to make it feel like you're part of something. What they proved, what the Democratic Party proved is they have no guts."Fox News' Charles Creitz and David Spector contributed to this report

After lambasting GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota in 2022 and vowing that he would never endorse the lawmaker again, President Donald Trump issued a full-throated endorsement of the incumbent Republican senator in a Truth Social post on Monday.Trump previously endorsed Rounds in 2020, but then excoriated the senator in 2022 after Rounds appeared on ABC's "This Week" and described the 2020 election as "fair.""'Senator Mike Rounds of the Great State of South Dakota just went woke on the Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020," Trump declared at the beginning of a lengthy statement in January 2022.GOP SENATOR INVITES TRUMP TO AN APPRECIATION EVENT LIKE YOUVE NEVER SEEN' IN DEEP-RED STATE"Even though his election will not be coming up for 5 years, I will never endorse this jerk again," Trump later said in the statement."The Radical Left Democrats and RINOS, like Senator Mike Rounds, do not make it easy for our Country to succeed. He is a weak and ineffective leader, and I hereby firmly pledge that he will never receive my endorsement again!" Trump asserted in that statement several years ago.But in an about-face, Trump has endorsed Rounds for re-election.US CAN'T CUT CHINA OFF COMPLETELY, BUT MUST DEFEND AI AND AMERICAN INNOVATION FROM NONSTOP THEFT: SEN ROUNDSIn a Monday Truth Social post, the president called the senator "An America First Patriot," declaring, "Mike Rounds has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!"Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Tuesday morning but did not receive a response by the time of publication.TRUMP BLASTS MASSIE AS THE WORST REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN AND SAYS HE'S SEEKING A CHALLENGER TO SUPPORTRounds thanked Trump for the endorsement on Monday in posts on X, adding, "I look forward to working with you to make America even better!"

CBS late night host Stephen Colbert didnt mince any words Monday night about his shows cancellation, telling the president off in coarse fashion to audience cheers.During the opening monologue of "The Late Show," Colbert dished on what led to CBS' decision to end his show and gave President Donald Trump a few jabs, joking that he wont be holding back now that his shows on borrowed time."And now for the next ten months, the gloves are off," he said, "I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power, and say what I really think about Donald Trump starting right now. I dont care for him."SCHIFF, WARREN DEMAND TO KNOW IF CBS IS ENDING STEPHEN COLBERT'S LATE SHOW FOR POLITICAL REASONSElsewhere, Colbert fired back at Trump for celebrating his shows cancellation."I absolutely love that Colbert got fired," Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday night. "His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.""How dare you, sir?" Colbert responded on-air. "Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? Go f--- yourself."The liberal audience cheered loudly in response.CBS announced last Thursday that it would cancel "The Late Show" next May at the end of its broadcast season.The network clarified that the cancellation was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," and noted, "It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."COLBERT GRILLS DEM SOCIALIST NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE ZOHRAN MAMDANI ON ISRAEL, ANTISEMITISMDuring the Monday show, Colbert discussed CBS reasons for canceling the show, asking, "How could it purely be a financial decision if The Late Show is number one in ratings?"The host cited Puck News journalist Matt Belloni, who reported that Colberts show "has been losing more than $40 million a year.""$40 millions a big number. I could see us losing $24 million, but where would Paramount have possibly spent the other $16 million?" he asked, mocking CBS News and its parent company's recent $16 million settlement with Trump, following the presidents lawsuit against both.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREMeanwhile, Fox News Channel's "Gutfeld!" has surged to become late-night's highest-rated program. In the second quarter of 2025, the show notched 3 million viewers and 365,000 in the 25-54 age demographic at the 10 p.m. ET hour, putting it ahead of "The Late Show," "The Daily Show," and late-night programs on ABC and NBC.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The Department of Justice signaled a shift in its approach to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche revealing that he has reached out to Ghislaine Maxwell to gauge her willingness to cooperate with prosecutors.Blanche confirmed Tuesday that, under the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ is now open to hearing what Maxwell might have to offer regarding uncharged individuals who may have participated in Epsteins criminal enterprise."This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead," Blanche said in a post on X Tuesday.DEMOCRATS CAPITALIZE ON GOP JEFFREY EPSTEIN FALLOUT WITH NEW DEMANDS FOR JIM JORDANBlanche reaffirmed the July 6 joint statement issued by the DOJ and FBI, which concluded that a thorough review of FBI files related to the Epstein case uncovered no new evidence to support charges against additional parties."Namely, that in the recent thorough review of the files maintained by the FBI in the Epstein case, no evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties," Blanche wrote.DOJ BRASS VOWED FULL TRANSPARENCY ON EPSTEIN BEFORE TURNING UP EMPTY-HANDEDThat memo, which was signed by FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, sparked controversy after President Donald Trump, Bondi and FBI leadersrepeatedly saidthey would release all documents related to Epstein.Sources told Fox News that Bongino, who signed off on the memo, complained about it in private following public backlash.The new outreach to Maxwell is in the hopes that Epstein's convicted accomplice "has information about anyone who has committed crime against victims," Blanche said."President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence" he wrote. "Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms. Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with prosecutors from the Department."The new outreach to Maxwell marks the first time, according to Blanche, that any administration has approached her legal team with an inquiry into potential cooperation."That changes now," Blanche emphasized.Blanche said he "anticipates meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days."David Oscar Markus, Maxwell's attorney, confirmed to Fox News that they are "in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully.""We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case," he said.Patel responded succinctly to Blanche's statement, writing on X Tuesday: "Get it."Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein traffic teen girls. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison and has appealed her case to the U.S. Supreme Court.Fox News Digital has reached out to the DOJ and the FBI for comment.

President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and deportation rollout has ignited anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests across the United States.House Republicans told Fox News Digital there is a parallel between Democrats rhetoric against federal immigration officers amid this crackdown and the surge in violence against ICE and Border Protection (CBP) officers."The increasingly violent attacks against law enforcement are being egged on by irresponsible Democratic politicians," Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said in an exclusive interview.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday blamed Democrats' "sanctuary city policies" for the shooting of an off-duty CBP officer in New York City.NOEM WARNS OF UNPRECEDENTED THREAT LEVEL FOR ICE AGENTS, BLAMES 'LIES' FROM DEMOCRATSA second illegal immigrant has been apprehended in connection to the shooting of the CBP officer. He was reportedly struck in the face and forearm in Manhattans Riverside Park on Saturday night. Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a Dominican national who was caught by Border Patrol in April 2023, was taken into custody following the shooting.GUNMAN AMBUSHES BORDER PATROL AGENTS DAYS AFTER HOUSE DEMS REJECT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTI-ICE VIOLENCE"Without enforcing our immigration laws, we have no immigration laws," McClintock continued. "Without immigration laws, we have no border, and without a border we have no country. And that's what Americans suffered for four long years with the open borders policies of the Biden administration."Democrat Sens. Alex Padilla and Cory Booker, two of the leading Capitol Hill critics of Trump's illegal immigration crackdown, have introduced legislation that would require immigration enforcement officers to clearly identify themselves without masks.Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga, told Fox News Digital that he has "absolutely" seen an increase in violence, explaining that when a member of Congress uses "radical rhetoric," people take it to heart."We should be applauding them. We should be thankful to them. They are literally removing criminal aliens from our midst and making us a safer nation. And yet these radical Democrats are inflaming the public. And as a result, you're seeing more violence against them. And it's unconscionable that they do that," Clyde said.Federal immigration law enforcement officers have been targeted since Trump signed his "big, beautiful bill" into law, which includes legislation for robust immigration reform. There were at least two ambushes in Texas, and protesters clashed with federal officers at the Portland, Oregon, ICE facility, over the Fourth of July weekend.Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., told Fox News Digital that there has been "growing rhetoric by many on the Democratic side" from everyone except Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. Particularly in Los Angeles, Guest pointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's and Mayor Karen Bass' anti-ICE rhetoric as protests delved into riots in the West Coast city last month.Bass has signed a series of executive orders aimed at impeding ICE deportation raids in Los Angeles, criticizing the "unconstitutional, reckless raids" and establishing a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) working group that expands resources for families impacted by Trump's deportation rollout."When we have Democrats constantly attacking our ICE agents for what they're doing, demonizing them for enforcing the law, that is going to create more violence, and the situation is going to get worse and not better," Guest added.Rep. Mariannette MillerMeeks, RIowa, added in an interview with Fox News Digital that it's "unreal to me that people are attacking law enforcement agents trying to do their job."She said the emphasis should be on supporting ICE and CBP agents."Keep the focus on deporting criminal illegals, people that are bad actors that should be out of the country, focusing on the influence of gangs and cartels in this country," Miller-Meeks added, urging her fellow House Republicans to remind Americans that these deportations are necessary due to the surge of illegal immigration under the Biden administration.Fox News Digital reached out to Biden's office for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele responded late Monday to having his country under the threat of invasion from a future "President Hunter Biden."Bukele, who has emerged as a top ally of President Donald Trump and a partner in the U.S. leader's mass deportation operations targeting illegal immigrants, appeared to laugh off the threat."Is Hunter Biden sniffing powdered milk?" Bukele replied on X, where he shared a snippet of Biden's interview with podcaster Andrew Callaghan."These guys think that we need to run away from all values in order for us to lead," Biden fumed in the clip, initially speaking about the conservative right.KAINE BREAKS INTO SPANISH AS DEMS FORCE VOTE TARGETING TRUMP-EL SALVADOR ALLIANCE OVER DEPORTATIONS"I say, f--- you. How are we getting those people back from f---ing El Salvador?""Because I'll tell you what, if I became president I would pick up the phone and call the f---ing president of El Salvador and say, 'You either f---ing send [illegal immigrants imprisoned in CECOT penitentiary] back or I'm going to f---ing invade."Biden then accused Trump and Bukele of a "f---ing crime" and labeled both men "f---ing dictator-thug[s]."The retort called back to Biden's history of drug use, which notably included a revelation he made to CBS that he would smoke "anything that even remotely resembled crack cocaine," including "more Parmesan cheese than anyone you know."Biden's interview touched on that history, including the incident in which he swore on a federal firearms form that he was not using controlled substances at the time of purchase.BUKELE MOCKS ABREGO GARCIA'S TORTURE CLAIMS WITH PRISON HIGHLIGHT REELBukele followed up by sharing news coverage of a three-party prisoner swap between the U.S., El Salvador and Venezuela, to illustrate ongoing cooperation with the U.S.'s current leadership."Maduro's regime was satisfied with the exchange agreement; thats why they accepted it," Bukele said, adding that Caracas strongman Nicolas Maduro's regime now "shout[s] and express[es] outrage but not because they disagree with the deal, rather because they just realized they are left without hostages from the most powerful country in the world."Bukele had agreed to fly Venezuelan deportees from the U.S. who had been held at CECOT back to Caracas, as the Maduro regime in turn released several Americans being held captive. Venezuela had not initially been accepting of deported illegal immigrant nationals captured by U.S. authorities.Ten U.S. citizens or legal-permanent residents, who had been held by Maduro, were released, according Secretary of State Marco Rubio.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Until today, more Americans were wrongfully held in Venezuela than any other country in the world. It is unacceptable that Venezuelan regime representatives arrested and jailed U.S. nationals under highly questionable circumstances and without proper due process," Rubio said in a statement.Bukele also highlighted a clip of U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler calling him a "good friend" of the U.S.

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A Democrat vying to become Nassau County, New York's next district attorney is in the hot seat after a campaign job posting encouraged convicted criminals to apply and earn up to $7,000 a month.Candidate Nicole Aloise's campaign posted the ad to Indeed.com, seeking a "communications director" to engage with the media and the public but the line "people with a criminal record are encouraged to apply" is drawing ire from her opponent."I think that's exactly what it says," incumbent Republican District Attorney Anne Donnelly told Fox News on Tuesday.ERIC ADAMS HIT WITH ACCUSATION OF OPERATING CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AT NYPD"This criminal coddling that's been going on since they started with cashless bail, discovery reform, pay for free lawyers for everybody, is just getting out of hand. As the district attorney, my job is to prosecute criminals and to help victims, and nobody seems to care about the victims anymore."The job posting was later adjusted to remove the request for criminal applicants and the posting has since expired.Donnelly, a Republican, told "Fox & Friends First" she has no objection to criminals receiving a second chance after serving their time, but insisted Aloise inviting criminals into the "heart of [her] campaign for the highest ranking law enforcement officer of the county" suggests "she's blind to what her job is supposed to be."WATCH: FORMER DEM OUSTED FROM PARTY OVER 'DEFUND THE POLICE' TAKES ON MANHATTAN DA ALVIN BRAGG"We deal with sensitive material, we deal with confidential material, we deal with some of the most intriguing investigations that are going on things that you can't share, except with trusted individuals, not criminals," she added.Some municipalities bar employers from discriminating against convicted criminals, The New York Post reported.Aloise's campaign manager, Ellen McCormick, provided the following statement to Fox News:"Nicole Aloise spent 16 years locking up violent felons. Donnelly's reaction to a setting on a third party website says more about her record than Nicole's. This story is a cheap shot by the Donnelley campaign to distract from the fact that Nicole has outraised her by almost $100,000 and that law enforcement unions chose Nicole over the sitting D.A. Maybe instead of focusing on this distraction, Donnelly should be working on getting crime under control and retaining her own staff. Crime in Nassau is up 44% on her watch while she's lost more than 90 experienced prosecutors due to her failed leadership."Donnelly refuted the statement, calling it the most "disingenuous" she had ever heard."Crime is not up 44%. I spoke to the police commissioner yesterday. We are down in every major crime across the border in Nassau County. We were voted the safest county in the United States by US News and World Report. She did not outraise me by $100,000. I outraised her by $500,000, so disingenuous comments that they're making also say to me [that] she's not being honest in her campaign, she's not being truthful and being a district attorney is all about honesty and truth."

The European Unions first-ever defense commissioner has issued a stark warning: the worlds "most dangerous moment" could arrive as soon as 2027, when Russia and China may coordinate aggressive moves designed to overwhelm Western defenses.Andrius Kubilius, the EUs commissioner for defense and space, echoed recent remarks by U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATOs top commander for air operations. Both officials highlighted 2027 as a potential flashpoint year when simultaneous military actions by Moscow and Beijing could stretch the transatlantic alliance to its limits."The most dangerous moment can be in 2027, when both Russia and China will make these aggressive moves in a coordinated way," Kubilius told reporters during a briefing in Washington.Grynkewich had warned last week that the United States and its European allies must be prepared to fight two wars simultaneously one in Europe, should Russian President Vladimir Putin escalate in Ukraine or Eastern Europe, and another in the Pacific if Chinese President Xi Jinping launches an invasion of Taiwan.UKRAINES EX-FOREIGN MINISTER BACKS TRUMP ON DEFENSE SPENDING, WARNS DIPLOMACY WITH PUTIN IS NEARLY EXHAUSTED"Were going to need every bit of kit and equipment and munitions that we can in order to beat that," Grynkewich said.In a speech later Monday evening, Kubilius said the U.S. has the "right and reason" to turn its focus to China."We are recognizing that you, Americans, have really the right and the reason in the longer-term perspective to start to shift more and more toward the Indo-Pacific in order to mitigate Chinese rising military power," he said."We Europeans need to ramp up our defense capabilities," the former Lithuanian prime minister said, adding: "That is what we are doing."Their warnings align with growing concerns across the U.S. defense establishment over what is often referred to as the "Davidson Window" a term coined by former Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Philip Davidson, who testified before Congress in 2021 that China could attempt to forcibly reunify with Taiwan by 2027. The assessment has since become a widely cited benchmark for military planners preparing for a potential crisis in the Indo-Pacific.The 2027 window has taken on added urgency as China rapidly accelerates its military modernization program, aiming to achieve what Xi Jinping has called "world-class" warfighting capabilities by the Peoples Liberation Armys centennial in 2027. U.S. and NATO officials also fear that Russia, despite sustaining major losses in Ukraine, could reconstitute and redirect its forces toward renewed aggression in Eastern Europe by that same timeframe placing strategic pressure on two fronts simultaneously.Kubilius traveled to Washington to assess potential shortfalls in European defense capabilities as the U.S. increasingly pivots its strategic attention toward the Indo-Pacific. He said EU member states are actively preparing for a shift in the American military posture on the continent.As of 2025, more than 80,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Europe a presence widely expected to decline in the coming years as the Pentagon presses its European allies to assume greater responsibility for their own defense."We are preparing ourselves to take responsibility on our shoulders," Kubilius said. "We don't know what Americans will decide."Kubilius emphasized that Europe must not only fund its own defense but also build it. He noted that the EU has reduced its reliance on U.S.-made weapons from 60% of total imports to 40%, and hopes to lower that dependency further through increased domestic production.TRUMPS NATO TURNAROUND: FROM THREATENING TO PULL US OUT TO 'DADDY' OF THE ALLIANCEAs defense commissioner, Kubilius is tasked with implementing an $840 billion framework to "Re-Arm Europe," including a 150 billion loan facility available to member states for building out their armed forces and industrial capacities.Separately, NATO leaders at last months summit in Washington agreed to a sweeping pledge to increase defense spending raising the benchmark from 2% of GDP to 5% for member countries, a historic shift in alliance posture amid growing global instability.Adding to the sense of urgency, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would offer advanced weapons systems to Ukraine on the condition that European partners cover the cost. Western defense ministers convened on Monday to discuss the proposed financing mechanism."We're going to be sending Patriots to NATO and then NATO will distribute that," Trump said last week, referring to the high-value air defense systems that Kyiv has long sought.Kubilius declined to elaborate on which other weapons may be included in the package, but underscored the critical importance of maintaining unwavering support for Ukraines defense against Russias full-scale invasion."China is watching," he said. "China will be able to make a conclusion that if the West is weak in Ukraine, then we can expect aggressive behavior from China against anyone."