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Former Army general-turned-GOP Senate nominee in key battleground spotlights ‘new mission’ in first TV ad

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Former Army general-turned-GOP Senate nominee in key battleground spotlights ‘new mission’ in first TV ad

FIRST ON FOX: Former Military Gen. Don Bolduc says he’s on a “new mission.”

And Bolduc, the Republican Senate nominee within the essential common election battleground state of New Hampshire, says that mission is to tackle what he derides as “the profession politicians” within the nation’s capital.

Bolduc, who’s difficult former governor and first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in a race that’s amongst a handful throughout the nation that may probably decide if the GOP wins again the Senate majority in November’s midterm elections, on Tuesday launched the primary TV advert of his complete marketing campaign.

“He served 10 excursions in Afghanistan, searching terrorists on horseback. Now, Don Bolduc is on a brand new mission,” says the narrator on the prime of the spot, which was shared first with Fox Information.

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“5 bronze stars, 10 fight excursions. The heart to combat Washington’s runaway inflation,” the narrator says as he spotlights Bolduc’s greater than three many years within the army. “A real American hero.”

Bolduc, within the industrial, emphasizes that his marketing campaign “is not about political events, that is about Granite Staters.”

And taking intention at Hassan with out mentioning her by title, Bolduc says, “We do not want profession politicians that function off of cash, particular pursuits, self-interests and lobbyists. We want individuals with a coronary heart.”

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Bolduc’s marketing campaign says the industrial will run statewide on broadcast and cable TV, however they didn’t give any extra particulars on the advert purchase behind the spot. AdImpact, a nationally recognized advert monitoring agency, reported on Monday evening that Bolduc and the Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) had positioned $268,000 to run the advert.

And the NRSC is predicted to spend roughly $8 million in New Hampshire in the course of the common election.

Former Military Gen. Don Bolduc, the Republican Senate nominee in New Hampshire, speaks at a GOP unity breakfast on Sept. 15, 2022, in Harmony, New Hampshire.
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The previous common, who’s making his second straight bid for the Senate in his native state, ran a populist-style marketing campaign, emphasizing his MAGA-Republican and outsider credentials in a crowded and flamable GOP main. Final month, Bolduc narrowly edged extra mainstream conservative Chuck Morse, the state Senate president, to win the nomination. Bolduc struggled with fundraising in his main run and solely launched radio and digital advertisements.

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Hassan, in the meantime, has constructed up a formidable warfare chest, and he or she holds an higher single-digit lead over Bolduc in a mean of the newest public opinion polls.

Whereas that is Bolduc’s first TV advert, Hassan, together with the Democratic Senatorial Marketing campaign Committee, have already spent a mixed $16.5 million to run spots since New Hampshire’s Sept. 13 main, in keeping with AdImpact. And reservations present the Hassan marketing campaign plans to spend not less than a further $7.5 million by the election.

Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is shown after voting in Newfields, New Hampshire, during primary day on Sept. 13, 2022.

Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is proven after voting in Newfields, New Hampshire, throughout main day on Sept. 13, 2022.
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Exterior teams are additionally spending closely within the small however vital swing state.

As Fox Information first reported a month in the past, the Senate Management Fund stated it might spend $23 million to purchase TV time in New Hampshire to focus on Hassan in the course of the common election marketing campaign. The Senate Management Fund is the highest pro-GOP tremendous PAC in Senate races and is aligned with longtime GOP chief Mitch McConnell.

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In the meantime, as first reported by Fox Information final week, the Senate Majority PAC spent $3.7 million to launch its first advert towards Bolduc. Senate Majority PAC is aligned with Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, the highest Democrat within the chamber.

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Judge rules illegal immigrants have gun rights protected by 2nd Amendment

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A federal judge in Illinois has found that the Constitution protects the gun rights of noncitizens who enter the United States illegally.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman on Friday ruled that a federal prohibition on illegal immigrants owning firearms is unconstitutional as applied to defendant Heriberto Carbajal-Flores. The court found that while the federal ban is “facially constitutional,” there is no historical tradition of firearm regulation that permits the government to deprive a noncitizen who has never been convicted of a violent crime from exercising his Second Amendment rights.

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“The noncitizen possession statute … violates the Second Amendment as applied to Carbajal-Flores,” the judge wrote. “Thus, the Court grants Carbajal-Flores’ motion to dismiss.”

Coleman, a President Obama appointee, cited the landmark Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), which established a new standard to determine whether a law violates the Second Amendment. Since Bruen, a multitude of federal and state gun control measures have been challenged in courts with mixed results. 

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The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (iStock)

In this case, U.S. v. Carbajal-Flores, the court considered whether people who enter the country illegally can be banned from owning firearms.

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Carbajal-Flores is an illegal immigrant who, on June 1, 2020, was found to be in possession of a handgun in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. He was subsequently charged with violating a federal law that prohibits any noncitizen who is not legally authorized to be in the U.S. from “possess[ing] in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.” 

In an April 2022 decision, Coleman denied Carbajal-Flores’ first motion to dismiss his indictment, finding that the ban was constitutional. However, Carbajal-Flores asked the court to reconsider that ruling following the Supreme Court’s decision in Bruen and appellate decisions in the Third and Seventh Circuit that considered whether people convicted of non-violent crimes can be prohibited from possessing firearms. 

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U.S. District Judge Sharon J. Coleman, left, presents an award for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service to attorney Paula E. Litt, on May 1, 2019. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)

Upon review, Coleman concluded that Carbajal-Flores’ illegally present status was not sufficient to deny him Second Amendment rights. The judge said the “plain text” of the Constitution “presumptively protects firearms possession by undocumented persons.” 

“Carbajal-Flores has never been convicted of a felony, a violent crime, or a crime involving the use of a weapon. Even in the present case, Carbajal-Flores contends that he received and used the handgun solely for self-protection and protection of property during a time of documented civil unrest in the Spring of 2020,” the judge wrote. “Additionally, Pretrial Service has confirmed that Carbajal-Flores has consistently adhered to and fulfilled all the stipulated conditions of his release, is gainfully employed, and has no new arrests or outstanding warrants.”

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The court determined that because there is insufficient evidence to suggest Carbajal-Flores is a danger to society, there is no historical analogue that would permit the federal government to deny him his gun rights. 

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A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that the Second Amendment protects the gun rights of illegal immigrants. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“The Court finds that Carbajal-Flores’ criminal record, containing no improper use of a weapon, as well as the non-violent circumstances of his arrest do not support a finding that he poses a risk to public safety such that he cannot be trusted to use a weapon responsibly and should be deprived of his Second Amendment right to bear arms in self-defense,” Judge Coleman wrote. “Thus, this Court finds that, as applied to Carbajal-Flores, Section 922(g)(5) is unconstitutional.”

The ruling has divided gun rights activists, with some arguing that noncitizens should not have rights protected by the Constitution.

Erich Pratt, senior vice president of Gun Owners of America (GOA), told Fox News Digital his group “has historically recognized the dangers unchecked illegal immigration presents, chiefly of which is a serious potential to swing the balance of power into the hands of anti-gun politicians.” 

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Pratt reiterated GOA does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants. 

“In this underlying ruling, the Second Amendment community undoubtedly has mixed feelings, because while illegal aliens are most certainly not part of ‘the People,’ everyone has a God-given right to defend themselves against violent acts like rape and murder,” he said. 

“Of course, the courts wouldn’t have to decide this question if Joe Biden and the Democratic Party would simply secure our borders.”

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Trump sues ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation

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Former President Trump is suing TV journalist George Stephanopoulos and ABC News for defamation for saying he raped advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.

On a March 10 edition of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” the anchor said Trump was “liable for rape” during his interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). Stephanopoulos was pressing Mace, a rape victim herself, on how she could rationalize supporting Trump’s 2024 presidential candidacy.

Trump’s lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Miami, said the jury in the Carroll case found him liable for sexual abuse — not rape — and that Stephanopoulos defamed the presumptive Republican presidential nominee by using the term.

A jury ruled in January that Trump must pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages after finding Trump liable for defamation, the second case related to a 1996 incident that occurred when the two met in a New York department store.

In May, jurors rejected Carroll’s allegation that she was raped but found Trump responsible for the lesser charge of sexual abuse, along with defamation, and awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. Trump, who denied that the incident occurred, repeatedly mocked Carroll over her claims.

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Trump’s suit cites how Stephanopoulos himself reported that Trump was not liable for rape when he reported on the verdict of the previous Carroll case on May 10.

The suit also noted that the headline on an ABC News online story on the Mace interview first used the word “rape” and was later changed to “sexual abuse.”

Trump’s suit is asking for unspecified damages.

ABC News has not issued a comment on the matter.

The tense “This Week” interview was widely shared on social media. Mace took umbrage at Stephanopoulos’ question, claiming he was “rape-shaming” her by bringing up her own experience as a victim, which she has publicly discussed.

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Trump has previously sued media outlets, including the New York Times and CNN, with no success.

Trump sued the Times over its investigation of his finances, which led to the recent New York civil court ruling that has him on the hook for $454 million. The suit was dismissed in March and Trump had to reimburse the Times legal cost.

In 2022, Trump sued CNN for $475 million claiming the news network was waging a campaign against him by booking guests critical of his policies and speeches. The case was dismissed in 2023.

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Mark Milley and former CENTCOM commander to face grilling in Congress over Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal

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Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday for the first time since retiring, potentially freeing him to offer new details about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Joining Milley will be retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who served as United States Central Command (CENTCOM) commander during the 2021 withdrawal. The pair have appeared before Congress to discuss failings in the operation before, but Republicans say they may have been more tight-lipped then because they were still serving under President Biden.

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Both Milley and McKenzie testified in 2021 that they had advised Biden to maintain a small U.S. force in Afghanistan, rather than committing to a full U.S. withdrawal. Milley himself has described the operation as a “strategic failure,” saying he has “lots of regrets.”

“It didn’t end the way I wanted it. That didn’t end the way any of us wanted it,” he told ABC News in September. “In the broader sense, the war was lost.”

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Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the first time since retiring on Tuesday, potentially freeing him to offer new details about the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Tuesday afternoon hearing comes after months of Republican investigations into Biden’s handling of the withdrawal. Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas., has repeatedly demanded the State Department turn over documents relating to the operation.

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has so far refused to offer interview notes relating to the Afghanistan after action report, which blamed senior officials for failing to prepare for all outcomes in the operation.

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Retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, former commander of the United States Central Command, listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Despite the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and the abandoning of tens of thousands of Afghan allies to Taliban rule, Biden strongly believes behind closed doors that he made the right decisions during the operation, according to an upcoming book.

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Following the withdrawal, “no one offered to resign, in large part because the president didn’t believe anyone had made a mistake. Ending the war was always going to be messy,” author Alexander Ward writes in the book, “The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore Foreign Policy After Trump.”

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Despite the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and the abandoning of tens of thousands of Afghan allies to Taliban rule, President Biden strongly believes behind closed doors that he made the right decisions during the operation, according to an upcoming book. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden allegedly told his top aides, including White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, that they had done their best given the situation and vowed to stand by them.

Fox News’ Nikolas Lanum contributed to this report.

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