WATCH: Bodycam captures chaotic response to deadly Citibank shooting in Florida
Body camera footage shows Hillsborough County deputies rushing into the Florida Citibank campus as frantic 911 calls capture the deadly chaos.
Body camera footage shows Hillsborough County deputies rushing into the Florida Citibank campus as frantic 911 calls capture the deadly chaos.
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Ted Cruz calls midterm election results a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’ of the GOP, warns ‘Americans will be hurt’ by radical Dems
“2026 was not simply a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami. It was an ass kicking. It was not simply a bad 2006 midterm election. It was a Watergate-level repudiation,” Cruz wrote in a lengthy X post.
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Ted Cruz says 'blue tsunami' took over Texas after Democrats swept statewide races
Sen. Ted Cruz called the 2026 midterms a "blue tsunami" after James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott in Texas.
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Massie gives Hegseth impeachment ultimatum as GOP pins blue wave on Iran war
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) gave War Secretary Pete Hegseth an ultimatum Wednesday night, saying the Cabinet official can resign or face impeachment in the 119th Congress’s final stretch. Massie’s move is unsurprising, as he previously disclo
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Mamdani: Dem Wins Weren't More Moderate Candidates, Look at Talarico, Andrews, Bottoms
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) argued that the statewide wins for Democrats weren’t more moderate candidates, and specifically pointed to Sen.-elects James Talarico (D-TX) and An
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Body camera footage shows Hillsborough County deputies rushing into the Florida Citibank campus as frantic 911 calls capture the deadly chaos.
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Three executions are scheduled across Indiana, Florida and Alabama in the second instance this year of three people facing the death penalty on the same day.
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