At a certain point, it becomes logical to ask oneself if various mayors and so-called leaders around the country view their desperately struggling constituents as nothing more than cheap disposable pawns to be moved around a political chessboard in service to personal enrichment, ideology and hate? If so, then one of the first cities to focus upon would be Chicago.As with saving the overwhelmed residents of Washington, D.C. from the continual failures of its "leadership," there are reports that President Donald Trump is eyeing Chicago as the next test case. He must, because in many ways, the people of the Windy City are suffering much more than residents in any other large urban city.Let me give you two truly horrifying reasons why that is so: As theChicago Tribunereported several years ago, over the past 60 years, more than 40,000 men, women and children have been murdered in the city. More than 1 million have been wounded, most of them Black, thousands of them innocent bystanders, including hundreds of children.CHICAGO MAYOR CALLS TRUMP'S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT PLAN 'UNCOORDINATED, UNCALLED-FOR AND UNSOUND'Those are not just statistics. They are obscenities and a national disgrace which should galvanize any leader into action.Yet, not only are these literal crimes against humanity not addressed, but they are also not acknowledged, because they will reflect poorly upon those whose policies and failures allowed them to happen.Please pause for just a few seconds to try and wrap your mind around that jaw-dropping, shocking and truly gruesome number. 40,000 men, women and children murdered in just one American city. Again, that is not a statistic.It is a "killed in action" report from a foreign war.And speaking of foreign wars, it tragically gets much worse for the people and especially children of Chicago.An impossible-to-believe headline from the Chicago Sun-Times a few years ago stated: "Violence in some Chicago neighborhoods puts young men at greater risk than U.S. troops faced in Iraq, Afghanistan war zones, study finds."As the paper reported, "The risk of a man 18 to 29 years old dying in a shooting in the most violent ZIP code in Chicago was higher than the death rate for U.S. soldiers in the Afghanistan war or for soldiers in an Army combat brigade that fought in Iraq."But that is not the worst of the news or reality highlighted by that headline.No.The worst reality regarding that disgustingly distressing headline is the fact that school children must cross that "war zone" twice a day to get back and forth to school.Children.And for what?To get to schools which are failing to educate them in service to seemingly corrupt teachers unions.Following the reports that President Trump wants to do all in his power to save the beleaguered residents of Chicago, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pompously accused Trump of "abusing his power."Posted the failing governor in part on X: "The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention."CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONGee, I have a suggestion for the attention-seeking governor who is desperate to become the Democratic nominee for president in 2028:"Why dont we conduct an actual poll of the most at-risk residents of Chicago to ask if they may want federal intervention to save them from spiraling violent crime; crumbling infrastructures; lack of basic services; and the purposeful denial of education for their children?"The governor further posted: "The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority. There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the @IL_Natl_Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders."Is he kidding? Is that his punch-line to an extremely cruel joke?Over 40,000 murdered. School children having to traverse literal "war zones" twice a day to get to and depart from schools which do nothing to educate them.Just those two disgraceful and entirely preventable realities dont rise to the level of "emergency" for Pritzker?President Trump cant save the city of Chicago fast enough from those using the citys disenfranchised residents for their own selfish interests.

Boston and Los Angeles are providing a "model for how to fight" President Donald Trump's sweeping second-term agenda in New York City, Zohran Mamdani claimed on Monday."We have seen that the best way to fight Donald Trump is to do exactly that. It's to fight him. It's not to cower. It's not to collaborate. It's not to call him," Mamdani told reporters in Brooklyn in an apparent jab at his competitor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.When asked how the Democratic mayoral nominee would respond if Trump moved to eliminate cashless bail in New York City, as he did in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, Mamdani vowed to fight."The Trump administration is one that we can see a model for how to fight it across this country. You can see that in Mayor Wu in Boston. We can also see it internationally with President Sheinbaum of Mexico," Mamdani said.MAMDANI POINTS TO BRONX POPULATION LOSS AS PROOF NYCS AFFORDABILITY CRISIS DURING HIS ANTI-TRUMP TOURBoston Mayor Michelle Wu has rejected Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration since he won back the presidency last year.MAMDANI TAKES AIM AT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES IN FIERY STATEN ISLAND SPEECH: 'WE ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP NYC A SANCTUARY CITY'Specifically, she reaffirmed and strengthened The Trust Act, an ordinance that limits local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, in Dec. 2024 ahead of Trump's second term.When Attorney General Pam Bondi sent her, and fellow blue-city leaders, a letter threatening federal action over Boston's sanctuary city policies, Wu was quick to defend her home city."Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures. Unlike the Trump administration, Boston follows the law," Wu fired back.Wu was one of several "sanctuary city" mayors who defended Boston's local immigration laws before the House Oversight Committee earlier this year."I think you have to use every single tool available to you, and I think we saw in California how effective it can be to use the tools of the law, even though the Trump administration thinks itself above the law," Mamdani said on Monday.Earlier this year, protests rejecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s Trump-led deportation rollout delved into riots in Los Angeles. For the first time in 60 years, the president federalized the National Guard without the request of the state's governor.California Gov. Gavin Newsom, widely considered a 2028 presidential hopeful, sued Trump for his so-called "unlawful" deployment of the National Guard without Newsom's consent.Newsom and Trump have since been duking out the constitutional legality of such a move, and the California governor has been seizing any opportunity to troll the president.As Trump continues to push border security, fulfilling his leading campaign promise, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the Trump administration's attempt to send U.S. troops into Mexico."It is through belief in the convictions that you hold in the very fabric of the city you represent, that you are able to fight back against an administration that is seemingly hellbent on tearing apart the city," Mamdani said on Monday.The self-described Democratic socialist has joined national Democrats in criticizing Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which Mamdani claimed "will throw millions of New Yorkers off their health insurance, cut SNAP benefits for the hungry, and will make it even more difficult to afford to live in the most expensive city in the United States of America."While Republicans argue the bill only cuts waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), about 10 million more people will be uninsured by 2034 due to Trump's megabill.The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

President Donald Trump touted his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said the two would meet "someday" just before a summit at the White House with South Koreas new president, Lee Jae Myung.During Trumps first term in office, the president met with Kim on multiple occasions including in Singapore in 2018, and then twice in 2019 in Vietnam and within North Korea for denuclearization talks."I have very good relationships with Kim Jong UN, North Korea," Trump told reporters at the White House Monday. "I mean, a lot of people would say, oh, that's terrible. No, it's good. In fact, someday I'll see him. I look forward to seeing him. He was very good with me. We had two meeting we had two summits. We got along great."WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS TO ROCKET MAN AND NORTH KOREA'S THREATS OVER DENUCLEARIZATION"I know him better than you do," Trump said. "I know him better than anybody almost, other than his sister. His sister knows him pretty well. No, I know him well. And I got along with him. You know, I'm not supposed to say I really like him a lot because if I do that, I get killed in the fake news media. But I got along with him very well."Denuclearization talks with Kim crumbled during Trumps first administration when the president refused to get on board with Kims request for sanctions relief, in exchange for shuttering North Koreas primary nuclear complex.While the current Trump administration has signaled ongoing interest in renewing denuclearization talks with North Korea, Kims sister Kim Yo Jong said in July that pressure from the White House for North Korea to denuclearize would be interpreted as "nothing but a mockery."TRUMP REMAINS 'RECEPTIVE' TO DIALOGUE WITH KIM JONG UN DESPITE REPORTED LETTER SNUB"The recognition of the irreversible position of the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state and the hard fact that its capabilities and geopolitical environment have radically changed should be a prerequisite for predicting and thinking everything in the future," Kim Yo Jong said in a statement in July published by the North Korean state news agency KCNA.Meanwhile, Trump also took a shot at ally South Korea hours before Lees scheduled arrival at the White House and weeks after the two agreed to a trade deal.NORTH KOREA BREAKS SILENCE ON TRUMP'S RETURN, SENDS MESSAGE FROM 'ROCKET MAN'"WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a Purge or Revolution. We cant have that and do business there," Trump said in a social media post on Monday morning.Trump told reporters Monday morning his statements stemmed from media reports about raids on churches and on Osan Air Base in July. He told reporters he wasnt sure how accurate the media reports were, but that hed question Lee on the matter because he wouldnt "stand for that."The Associated Press contributed to this report.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Rep. Mayra Flores, the millennial Republican who upset a border-district Democrat amid the Biden border crisis, said Texas redistricting is anything but disenfranchisement of minority voters as its critics claim."Four of the five new districts are actually Hispanic-majority districts. And, remember, in the previous map, the Democrats biggest complaint was that Hispanics were not represented well," Flores, who is rumored to be considering returning to Congress in 2026, told Fox News Digital.Flores said that beyond the crowing about mid-decade redistricting, the lefts complaints about the new district lines are driven purely by political concerns."They're upset because these Hispanics theyre conservative Hispanics have voted for President Trump. This map actually is more of a representation of what Texas is today," said Flores, who was born in Tamaulipas, what is now one of the most violent Mexican states in terms of cartel violence. It directly abuts her home district.AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SANCTUARY STATE REBUKE'S BONDI'S WARNING; DENIES OBSTRUCTION OF ICEIn 2024, 12 of 14 Texas border counties flipped red and went for President Donald Trump, in part because of such concerns including one that hadnt gone Republican since 1912.In 2022, Flores won a special election for the then-34th District, but then lost the seat to Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in the next race."Conservative Hispanics contribute to the political landscape by supporting Republican candidates, policies; particularly on issues such as economic development, family values, religious freedom and, of course, border security," she said.She said liberal interests sued over the current maps, and that there is surprise over how many Hispanics in Texas actually support border security and conservative policies.Flores said Hispanics and Latinos are not a homogeneous voting bloc for the left, pointing also to Florida, where Latinos and other minorities came out in large numbers for Trump and where two Cuban-American lawmakers, Reps. Maria Salazar and Carlos Gimenez of Miami-Dade are both Republicans.Politicians therefore need to seize the redistricting opportunity to make sure every congressional district is representative proportionally to their states political and ethnic makeup, she said.ABBOTT CLEARS FINAL REDISTRICTING HURDLE AS TEXAS SENATE PASSES NEW TRUMP-APPROVED MAPCritics point to New England where no state currently has a Republican member of Congress, despite conservative pockets in places like Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut as a prime example.By contrast, Democrats have lambasted the mid-decennial redistricting as a power grab orchestrated from afar by Trump.Democrats and liberal voices, however, disagreed with Flores assertions."The Don demanded. The Texas Legislature complied. Voters got hurt," blared a Monday editorial from the San Antonio Express-News.The paper accused Republicans of directly "diluting" Latino and Black representation in the new map by "packing them into districts where they have more of a majority than needed to win representation of those seats" or "dispersing them into multiple districts where they lack the numbers to have a say in who their representatives are."BOSTONS WU FIRES BACK AT BONDI, CITING REVOLUTION, AS OTHER CITIES SLAM FEDS OVER SANCTUARY WARNINGSAlong with other Democrats, the paper also referenced the new maps merging of Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Gregorio Casar into the same district confines near Austin.Casar is a millennial "Squad" member and Doggett is, conversely, the longest-serving member of the states delegation. Doggett indicated last week he wont run again if facing Casar.Casar told NPR the new map attempts to "silence the voices of my constituents and get folks like me out of Congress," by adjusting Austin-area lines and claimed it violates the Voting Rights Act.Additionally, Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, went about 55-45 for former Vice President Kamala Harris, but Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is also among its political ranks. The county would see an increase in proportional representation for Republicans, according to reports.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEW APPIn California, which is about half Democratic and left-leaning independent, only nine of 52 congressional districts are held by Republicans. In Maryland, lawmakers finally redrew what a judge called a "broken-winged pterodactyl" of a Democratic district that included several noncontiguous pieces of Baltimore suburbs.Flores said Texas, Florida, California and New York are worth revisiting on a congressional-districting basis if only for the trends of major ingress to the first two from the latter two states."We want to make sure that again every congressional district is a representation of the overall state and for critics to say that this [Texas] map silences the voices of minorities when four of the five of them you map are actually Hispanic majority," Flores said."Look, Hispanics are switching toward the Republican Party and will continue to support the Republican Party because the Democrat Party has gone so far left, and you would think that after 2024, they would have learned their lesson and they would come more to the middle," Flores said."Lets see what happens in the 2026 midterms."

President Donald Trump vowed to sue over a Senate practice that allows a lawmaker to block his U.S. attorney and district court nominees, as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee stood firm against doing away with the tradition.Trump homed in on the "blue slip" tradition in the Senate, which effectively gives Senate Republicans and Democrats the ability to veto district court and U.S. attorney nominees in their home states. His desire to see the practice done away with comes as Senate Democrats have stood in the way of his nominees making their way through the upper chamber in a speedy fashion.TRUMP TELLS GRASSLEY TO TELL DEMOCRATS 'GO TO HELL' OVER BLOCKED JUDICIAL NOMINEES IN SENATE"Were also going to be filing a lawsuit on blue slipping," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. "You know, blue slips make it impossible for me, as president, to appoint a judge or a U.S. attorney because they have a gentlemans agreement. Nothing memorialized. Its a gentlemans agreement thats about 100 years old, where if you have a president, like a Republican, and if you have a Democrat senator, that senator can stop you from appointing a judge or a U.S. attorney, in particular, those two."His decision to turn to the courts also comes after he targeted Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, over the weekend. He again demanded that Grassley do away with the practice.But over multiple posts on X on Monday, Grassley argued that without blue slips, none of Trumps nominees would pass muster in the Senate."A U.S. Atty/district judge nominee without a blue slip does not [have] the votes to get confirmed on the Senate floor & they dont [have] the votes to get out of [committee]," Grassley said. "As chairman I set [President] Trump noms up for SUCCESS NOT FAILURE."Trump argued that it was his constitutional right to appoint judges and U.S. attorneys, but the right had been "completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator."GRASSLEY REBUKES TRUMP'S PRESSURE TO 'HAVE THE COURAGE' TO SPEED UP NOMINATIONS"This is because of an old and outdated custom known as a BLUE SLIP, that Senator Chuck Grassley, of the Great State of Iowa, refuses to overturn, even though the Democrats, including Crooked Joe Biden (Twice!), have done so on numerous occasions," Trump said. "Therefore, the only candidates that I can get confirmed for these most important positions are, believe it or not, Democrats! Chuck Grassley should allow strong Republican candidates to ascend to these very vital and powerful roles, and tell the Democrats, as they often tell us, to go to HELL," he continued.TRUMP TELLS SCHUMER TO 'GO TO HELL' OVER SENATE NOMINEE DEAL FUNDING DEMANDS AFTER NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSEBut Grassley countered that the tool was just as important for Republicans, particularly during the Biden administration, to ensure that Trump had more vacancies to fill when he took office."The 100-year-old 'blue slip' allows home state senators 2 [have] input on US [attorneys] & district court judges," Grassley said. "In Biden admin, Republicans kept 30 LIBERALS OFF BENCH THAT PRES TRUMP CAN NOW FILL [WITH] CONSERVATIVES."Senate Democrats have indeed used the blue slip tradition since Trump took office for his second term to block some of his picks as part of their broader log jam of his nominees.For example, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., used his blue slip privileges to nix Trump's U.S. Attorney nominees for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.And Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim, both Democrats from New Jersey, used the blue slip to object to Alina Habba's nomination to U.S. Attorney in the Garden State. Habba was tapped by Trump to serve in the role on an interim basis, but after her term expired, a panel of judges opted to not extend her position.A replacement was chosen but then fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump then withdrew his nomination for Habba and restored her interim status."Habba was withdrawn as the President's nominee for New Jersey U.S. Atty on July 24," Grassley said. "[And] the [Judiciary Committee] never received any of the paperwork needed for the Senate to vet her nomination."Trumps renewed ire comes after he singled out Grassley last month for not nixing the longstanding tradition, which is not a law, and demanded that he "have the courage" to change the practice.It also comes after Senate Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal on ramming through many of the presidents nominees before leaving Washington for all of August.Finding a pathway forward, including a likely change to the Senates confirmation process, is expected to be a top priority for Republicans when they return to the Hill after Labor Day.

The first case of a travel-associated human screwworm infection has been detected in Maryland.Andrew Nixon, spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the patient had recently returned from a trip to El Salvador, a country affected by a screwworm outbreak.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked in conjunction with theMaryland Department of Healthto investigate the case.FIVE DEATHS REPORTED AMID BACTERIAL INFECTION OUTBREAK IN MAJOR CITYThe CDC confirmed the diagnosis on Aug. 4 after experts reviewed larvae images."The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," Nixon said.New World screwworm, also known as myiasis, is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae that feeds on live flesh, according to the CDC.A person can contract myiasis when females drop their eggs on or near a person's wound, nose or ears.It can also be transferred through ticks and mosquitoes after the fly attaches its eggs to the insects, per the above source.In the case of an infection, a lump will develop in the persons tissues as the larvae grow and eat flesh. It can be fatal if not treated at an early stage, health experts warn."Myiasis is not common in the U.S.," the CDC states on its website. "Most people diagnosed with myiasis in the U.S. were infected when traveling to tropical areas where myiasis most often occurs."Livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats are highly vulnerable, making it a significant economic pest, according to the CDC.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERReuters reported last week that the CDC had confirmed a case of New World screwworm in Maryland from a person who traveled from Guatemala.The discrepancy in the reports regarding the origin of the case has not been confirmed.This summer, the U.S.Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a plan to build a sterile fly facility in Texas to combat the pest.It is estimated that a screwworm outbreak in Texas could cost the states economy $1.8 billion in livestock deaths, labor costs and medication expenses, according to Reuters.For more health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthThere have not been any confirmed animal cases this year.Fox News Digital reached out to USDA for comment.Reuters contributed to this report.

What began as a war of words over Baltimore crime between Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and President Donald Trump is now turning into a high-stakes commerce fight.Federal funding for the Francis Scott Key Bridge, destroyed last March when a container ship lost power and slammed into it, has become the new flashpoint.TRUMP SAYS HE COULD SEND THE NATIONAL GUARD TO MARYLAND TO ADDRESS CRIMEOn Sunday, Trump raised in a Truth Social post the possibility of revoking bridge funding and even deploying the National Guard to address the citys crime problem: "I gave Wes Moore a lot of money to fix his demolished bridge. I will now have to rethink that decision."The revelation came on the heels of tit-for-tat barbs exchanged by Moore and Trump over Baltimore's crime rates.Moore argues that the prospect of withholding those dollars threatens to derail critical infrastructure projects tied to the Port of Baltimore, injecting uncertainty into efforts that businesses, labor unions, and federal agencies rely on to keep goods moving through one of the East Coasts busiest shipping hubs.The new bridge, which sits at Baltimore's harbor entrance, is expected to cost approximately $1.9 billion. Without federal dollars, Maryland would struggle to cover that cost and construction timelines could slip past the current 2028 target completion, prolonging disruptions for commuters, truckers, and shipping.BALTIMORE KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE: CARGO SHIP THAT CAUSED DISASTER HAD 2 POWER FAILURES BEFORE DEPARTUREThe Port of Baltimore is an economic engine that supports upwards of 20,000 jobs, underpins the operations of more than 900 businesses and handles approximately $7billion in trade. Though the port handles a relatively modest share of U.S. trade, nearly 5% of imports and a little more than 3% of exports, it is essential for certain goods.The port is a key gateway for heavy machinery like bulldozers and tractors, and for critical metals and coal. In fact, it handles nearly all of Americas tin imports and more than a third of its nickel, both vital for electronics, steel, and batteries, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics. With most of its trade tied to Europe and Asia, this port also serves as a crucial link in international supply chains."President Trump's attack threatens this bipartisan agreement that is a win for port workers, truckers, small businesses, service members, and working families throughout Maryland and across America. Any threats to this funding will cause irrevocable damage to the national economy and to the entire State of Maryland," a spokesperson for Moore wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital.The spokesperson added that reconstruction is already underway: "We have already begun rebuilding, and now that Maryland is showing great progress, our president is threatening to intentionally harm Maryland. We will continue to move full steam ahead because we know how vital this bridge is to the entire nation."Trump, meanwhile, escalated the feud on Sunday after bristling at Moores invitation to join a Baltimore public safety walk."As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this crime disaster before I go there for a walk," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. He accused Moore of having a poor record on crime "unless he fudges his figures on crime like many of the other Blue States are doing."Trump added that he did not appreciate the tone of Moores invitation."But if Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A., I will send in the "troops," which is being done in nearby DC, and quickly clean up the crime," Trump wrote. He added that Baltimore ranks among the worst cities in the U.S. for crime and murder.Moores office fired back, renewing calls for Trump to visit Baltimore in person. "This is a president who would rather attack his countrys largest cities from behind a desk than walk the streets with the people he represents," a spokesperson said, adding that Trumps "blissful ignorance, tropes, and 1980s scare tactics benefit no one." A spokesperson for Moore, added that the city has recorded its lowest homicide level in 50 years.Earlier this month, the Trump administration rolled out a plan aimed at making Washington, D.C., "safer and more beautiful" as his administration doubles down on efforts to address crime and a growing homeless population in the nations capital.Trump said he would address crime in other major U.S. cities, describing D.C. as a "hellhole" before federal law enforcement and more than 2,200 National Guard members were mobilized to patrol the citys streets. "Now its safe," the president said a day after visiting with deployed troops in the capital.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said last week that more than 700 arrests have been made in D.C. since Aug. 11.

Former DNC chair Donna Brazile dismissed Gov. Gavin Newsom's social media tactics against President Donald Trump on Sunday and said, "these are serious times."ABC's "This Week" host Jonathan Karl read one of Newsom's social media posts during the show on Sunday and pointed out he was mimicking the president. The ABC host asked Brazile if imitating Trump was the right approach."Everybody likes a good laugh, and now hes about to, I guess, issue his own cup and golden tennis shoes and who knows what else," Brazile said. "These are serious times that require serious people to be at the table."Brazile used Newsom as an example of Democrats fighting back harder earlier in the panel discussion about how the Democratic Party has lost registered voters in record numbers, according to The New York Times.CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS ACCUSE NEWSOM OF 'SINISTER REDISTRICTING SCHEME' AFTER TRUMP MOCKERY"The Democratic Party has outsourced so many functions to third-party organizations that didnt produce the registration numbers. This is a wake-up call as Democrats gather, starting tomorrow in Minnesota, where we are going to have to figure out what is the road forward? We have to do the basic things. But we also have to be prepared to do what Gavin Newsom is urging Democrats of all different persuasions, fight back, punch harder. If were going to regain Congress and get ready for the White House, Democrats are going to have to come up with a different playbook," Brazile said."We couldnt agree more with Donna here serious times call for a serious President. What MAGA doesnt get is that Governor Newsom isnt imitating Donald Trump, hes holding up a mirror and mocking him," Newsom's director of communications, Izzy Gardon, told Fox News Digital in a statement.Comedian Bill Maher praised Newsom's tactic during his HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday and told his panel, "I think its very funny.""I feel like Gavin has grasped the essential thing about American culture in this day and age," Maher said.CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR DEMANDS TRUMP ABANDON TEXAS REDISTRICTING PUSH, THREATENS BALLOT MEASURE RESPONSE"Dont try to outsmart people," he continued. "You have to outstupid them."While Maher and other outlets havepraised Democrats possible 2028 presidential candidate for "aping" Trump, one of Mahers guests wasnt fond of Newsoms antics."Im not sure its smart," Frank Bruni said. "Since Trump came down that escalator in 2015, Democrats have been mocking him and belittling him as a strategy."Newsom's press account on X, as well as the governor's personal account, have been imitating and mimicking the president's social media writing style.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURENewsom has also posted links to merchandise that mocks Trump, including a red hat that reads, "Newsom was right about everything."An MSNBC opinion piece deemed Newsom's strategy effective."His new routine represents a rare foray by a politician from a largely milquetoast and earnest party toward something playful, transgressive and edgy," MSNBC opinion writer Zeeshan Aleem wrote.

A 22-year-old law graduate recently died after suffering a rare but catastrophic allergic reaction during a routine CT scan, shining a spotlight on the risks of a procedure millions undergo every year.Jam Press reported that Letcia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye.The incident occurred at Hospital Regional Alto Vale in Rio do Sul, in Santa Catarina, Brazil.FAMILY HIRES ATTORNEY AFTER MAN'S TRAGIC MRI ACCIDENT INVOLVING 20-POUND CHAINDoctors intubated the young woman and placed her under intensive care, but she died on Aug. 20, less than 24 hours later.Paul had originally visited the hospital for a scan linked to her history of kidney stones.In a statement, the hospital said it "regrets the loss and extends its condolences to the family," adding that all procedures followed recommended clinical protocols, per Jam Press.FAMILY REVEALS SHOCKING DETAILS OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN FATAL LONG ISLAND MRI ACCIDENTAccording to one study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, approximately 93 million computed tomography (CT) examinations are performed on 62 million patients annually in the U.S.Contrast-enhanced CT scans are often performed with iodinated dye, helping doctors capture sharper images of organs and tissues.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERThe procedure is generally considered safe, but in rare cases, the contrast can trigger allergic reactions."Although rare, medical problems or allergic reactions can happen with contrast material," Mayo Clinic warns."Most reactions are mild and result in a rash or itchiness. More rarely, an allergic reaction can be serious, even life-threatening."Studies show that severe reactions occur in roughly one in 5,000 to one in 10,000 scans.While hospitals are typically equipped to handle such emergencies, in some cases, even immediate intervention may not be enough.Pauls funeral was held on Aug. 21 in Rio do Sul, followed by cremation in Balnerio Cambori, as reported by NeedToKnow.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthWhile most people experience only mild symptoms, experts advise patients to alert a healthcare professional if they notice a reaction to contrast material.

Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders reportedly agreed to a three-year contract extension on Monday with about two weeks to go before the start of the regular season.McLaurin sought a new contract at the start of training camp and didnt initially show up for the summer workouts. He was placed on the physically unable to perform list when he reported and later asked for a trade when negotiations were at a standstill.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, it appeared the two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver had made up his mind. The deal was worth $96 million."Job well done by my partner Josh Harris and GM Adam Peters," Commanders co-owner Magic Johnson wrote in a post on social media. "Terry is more than just a great football player, he is an outstanding leader and does tremendous things in the (Washington area) community."The Commanders selected McLaurin in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Even as the team struggled at times, McLaurin produced. He recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in five consecutive seasons.NFL QUARTERBACK BEN DINUCCI HANDLES LATEST SETBACK WITH AIRPORT BEERLast season, McLaurin had 82 catches for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was targeted 117 times in Jayden Daniels rookie season and is set to be the focal point of the offense once again.Washington is set to welcome the New York Giants for Week 1 on Sept. 7. Giants head coach Brian Daboll had high praise for McLaurin."Hes a heck of a player: dynamic, versatile player," Daboll told reporters on Monday. "He makes a lot of plays, explosive, run after the catch. He was very productive last year with Jayden productive before that, but even more so when youve got 5 with him."The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.