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Trump campaign slams report 'radical' Keith Ellison is on Harris' AG short list: 'natural fit'
The Trump campaign slammed reports that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign told Arab American leaders in Detroit that if she’s elected on Nov. 5, she would likely name left-wing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison as the U.S.’ top cop.
“Keith Ellison would be a natural fit in a Kamala Harris administration. Both are radical liberals who support ending cash bail and releasing violent criminals into American neighborhoods. The good news for the American people is that it’s never going to happen, because President Trump is going to win on November 5,” Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital.
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that the Harris campaign allegedly told Arab American community leaders in Detroit that Ellison is on Harris’ short list of potential attorneys general. Ellison has since denied the report.
“Arab American leaders in Detroit have been told by the Kamala campaign that @keithellison is on the short list to be Attorney General if she should win,” former acting director of National Intelligence under the Trump administration, Richard Grenell, posted to X on Saturday.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison arrives to speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
The Harris campaign directed Fox Digital to a post on Ellison’s X account denying the report when approached for comment.
“This is a lie designed to trigger the Muslim-haters,” Ellison posted in response to Grenell’s social media post.
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Ellison currently serves as Minnesota’s attorney general, a left-wing Democrat who served as a U.S. congressman representing the Gopher State between 2007 and 2019. Ellison was elected as the first Muslim to Congress in U.S. history.
Ellison has long come under fire from conservatives, including last year when he compared Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the slave character in Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film “Django Unchained,” pinning blame for skyrocketing auto theft on car manufacturers, his handling of spiraling crime in the state during and after the 2020 George Floyd riots, and accusing the Republican Party during his DNC speech last month of thinking “they’re above the law.”
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“No one is above the law, and no one is beneath it. In the Republican Party, everyone thinks they’re above the law. Hell, nearly a dozen of their own lawyers are facing serious charges. Even their lawyers need lawyers,” Ellison said during the DNC, when Harris officially accepted her nomination after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race amid mounting concern over his mental acuity.
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embraced by U.S. President Joe Biden during a campaign event at IBEW Local Union #5 on September 2, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. President Joe Biden joined Vice President Harris for her second Labor Day event, for the first time on the campaign trail since he departed the Democratic ticket, and Harris was confirmed as the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election against the Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump. The event was attended by members of the IBEW, United Steelworkers, AFSCME, and other unions. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Social media critics and conservatives sounded off this weekend over the report that the Harris campaign is considering Ellison as a top contender for U.S. AG.
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The media has speculated that Harris’ attorney general shortlist likely includes current deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco, former U.S. associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, and Obama-era deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. Conservative political commentator and journalist Julie Kelly said last month the Harris campaign could also tap Jan. 6 attorney Matthew Graves as AG, if Harris were to win. Graves serves as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and is the chief prosecutor of Trump supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison arrives to speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
The report that Ellison is on Harris’ AG short list comes as Harris faces backlash from both Muslim and Jewish voters over her stance on the ongoing war in Israel, which has continued since Oct. 7.
First known as the “Abandon Biden” campaign, Muslim American voters in Michigan revamped their mission last month to rally support against the Harris ticket. The Abandon Biden campaign first surfaced earlier this year in the heavily Muslim populated city of Dearborn, as voters denouced Biden for his continued support of Israel.
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“This action is a direct response to Kamala Harris’ support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” the Abandon Harris campaign said in the release.
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Enmarket Arena August 29, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia. Harris has campaigned in southeast Georgia for the past two days. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Simultaneously, former President Donald Trump is courting the Jewish vote, predicting that he could win 50% of the demographic. A poll last month found Trump leading Harris among Jewish voters in typically liberal New York.
Ellison’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment on Sunday.
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Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee contributed to this report.
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WEST FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Authorities have identified the man killed and the driver involved in a fatal overnight crash in West Fargo.
Jose Rodriguez, 38, of West Fargo, died after being struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning, according to the North Dakota State Patrol.
The driver, Carly Vizenor, 25, of West Fargo, was not injured. Charges and restraint use remain under investigation.
The crash happened at approximately 2:46 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of 32nd Avenue South and 9th Street West.
According to the State Patrol, a 2016 Ford Fusion was traveling westbound on 32nd Avenue South when it struck Rodriguez, who was crossing the street approximately 20 to 30 yards east of the 9th Street intersection.
The driver left the scene and returned approximately 10 minutes later.
Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene.
The North Dakota State Patrol, West Fargo Police Department, and West Fargo Fire Department all responded to the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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Thirty former Ohio State football players, including some former NFL players, have agreed to join a federal lawsuit against the university over the sexual abuse of student athletes decades ago by a team doctor, a lawyer in the case said Thursday.
The lawyer, Rocky Ratliff, said in an interview that the men came forward some eight years after the first lawsuit was filed because they needed to overcome the shame of revealing that they’d been sexually abused by another man and the fear of taking on the university publicly.
They are “tearful and living with it,” Ratliff said. “But as this case progresses on, they see how Ohio State’s treating athletes from the university and I think they want people to know it’s OK, even if it is male to male (sexual abuse), to come forward.”
Ohio State has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student athletes against the university over its failure to stop abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. Hundreds say they were abused by Strauss, who worked at the school from 1978 to 1998. He died in 2005.
The men have signed letters of agreement to join a lawsuit filed by other student-athletes who say they are victims of Strauss, Ratliff said.
Of the 30, only three have agreed to make their identities public, Ratliff said. They are Al Washington, Ray Ellis and Keith Ferguson, he said. All were members of the 1980 Rose Bowl team and were recruited by and played for legendary coach Woody Hayes.
Some other former football players have settled with the school in sealed agreements that kept their names a secret, Ratliff said.
In a statement, Ohio State said it has “sincerely and persistently tried to reconcile with survivors, including former football student-athletes, through monetary and non-monetary means, including settlements, counseling services and other medical treatment.”
As of April 15, the university has settled with 317 survivors for more than $61 million, and is remains actively engaged in mediation, the school said.
In an interview, Washington said it was hard to talk about the abuse he suffered and recalled being subjected to “unlawful” physical exams by Strauss when he was 18 or 19. He and the other players tried to make light of it with each other and joke about it.
“But it was really uncomfortable,” said Washington, now 67.
He didn’t discuss it with others over the decades, but watching the 2025 documentary film “Surviving Ohio State” put it back into his thoughts.
“As a matter of fact, I couldn’t make it through that movie,” Washington said. “The pain and anguish that I saw, I just couldn’t take it.”
Strauss was on the faculty and medical staff and Ohio State. He retired in 1998 with emeritus status. School trustees revoked that mark of honor three years ago.
Washington was drafted in 1981 by the New York Jets and played one season for the team. Ellis, a former defensive back, had a seven-year NFL career from 1981 to 1987, playing with the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns. Ferguson, a former defensive end, played in the NFL from 1981 to 1990, including stints with the San Diego Chargers and the Detroit Lions.
The USC Trojans men’s basketball team added one more piece to an already stacked transfer portal class on Thursday.
Transfer guard Isaac Bruns heads to the Downtown Los Angeles region, leaving South Dakota, per college basketball insider Joe Tipton. Bruns follows former Lindenwood University guard Jadis Jones to USC, who committed to coach Eric Musselman and company 24 hours earlier.
Background on USC Addition Isaac Bruns
Musselman swoops up a 20-point scoring option here.
Bruns dropped 20.8 points per game for the Coyotes last season and delivered a 39 percent shooting percentage from behind the arc. He delivered 12 different 20-point contests in 20 games played during the 2025-26 campaign.
The 6-5 shooter even lit up power conference teams and March Madness qualifiers when he was on the floor.
He delivered a 29-point outburst against Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champion Prairie View A&M during South Dakota’s 97-85 win on Dec. 13. Bruns produced 19 points against Kansas State out of the Big 12 during the season, too. He even scored 22 on Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference, plus 16 versus a Creighton team that was ranked No. 23 at the time.
Isaac Bruns Adds Needed Wrinkle for USC
Musselman and the coaching staff are swiftly addressing last season’s weaknesses.
The backcourt play sustained the most hits through injuries and inconsistency. Hence why USC made a run at Georgetown’s KJ Lewis, Colgate’s Jalen Cox, Hawaii’s Aaron Hunkin-Claytor, and the Wednesday pickup out of the Ohio Valley Conference, Jones.
All present their strengths: Lewis offering a combo guard presence, Cox as a facilitator and scorer, Hunkin-Claytor for his reliable defense, and Jones bringing a post and defensive presence.
Musselman and the Trojans still lacked a true long range scoring presence, until now.
The North Sioux City native has buried more than 31 percent of his attempts from behind the arc during his three seasons with South Dakota. Plus, he’s fresh off delivering a career-best mark for 3-point shooting, which featured 11 games in hitting multiple long-distance baskets.
Where USC’s Transfer Portal Class Stands
To recap, USC now has pulled in seven total transfers during this current cycle.
And once again, addressing the backcourt rose as the biggest offseason need. But locating a consistent marksman from deep surfaced as another pivotal need for a USC team that floundered late and missed out on landing in the field of 68.
The now former Summit League star Bruns fills that void in the land of Troy. This officially signals that USC is done adding to the roster, per Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times.
The Trojans will welcome back prized freshman Alijah Arenas for one more season, who boosts the backend of the floor with his return. Arenas now enters a guard room featuring eight different options Musselman can choose from.
USC presents up to eight frontcourt options, which now features the UConn transfer Eric Reibe at center. But Bruns entering the picture will boost the Trojans’ national portal ranking higher from here. Plus, spark conversations for USC, boasting one of the nation’s deepest backcourts, especially among Big Ten teams.
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