Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)

Two Americas on Public Safety: Abbott Highlights Texas’ Pro‑Police Record Amid Rising Anti‑Enforcement Rhetoric in Blue States

A deep national divide over public safety isn’t emerging — it’s already here, and it’s impossible to miss. In state after state, Democratic governors and big‑city sanctuary leaders have spent years tearing down law enforcement, tying the hands of federal agencies, and feeding a narrative that treats officers as political adversaries instead of public servants. And then there’s Texas. Governor Greg Abbott has built one of the strongest, most unapologetically pro‑law‑enforcement records in the country, and he hasn’t blinked once.

Two Americas on Public Safety: Abbott Highlights Texas’ Pro‑Police Record Amid Rising

‘We Need to Wake Up’: Burchett Urges GOP to Turn Out for Matt Van Epps Against ‘Homegrown Marxist’ in Tennessee Special Election

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett said Tuesday that Tennessee voters must “wake up” and turn out for GOP nominee Matt Van Epps in the state’s special election, warning that Democrat Aftyn Behn — whom he called a “homegrown Marxist” — threatens to flip a deep-red district that President Donald Trump carried by more than 20 points.

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AOC on Jeffries’ Primary Challenger Osse: ‘Not a Good Idea Right Now’

Speaking briefly to Axios at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she was “not aware” that New York City Councilman Chi Ossé had entered the race  against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. “I certainly don’t think a primary challenge to the leader is a good idea right now,” she added.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., are