Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum pressed Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Gustavo Gordillo on his gripe New York City landlords make a 12% return on their investment; Gordillo did not specify whether it was annually or not — but either way, he said it was too much during a Friday appearance on The Story.

“How much should they make? What’s fair for the landlord to make, if you don’t like 12?” MacCallum asked.

“They’re complaining that 12 is not enough, and we don’t think that anyone should have a constitutional right to double digit returns on their investment,” Gordillo argued.

MacCallum was clearly dumbfounded by his answer.

“No one should have a double digit return on their investment?” she asked.

“No one has a right! That’s not in the Constitution.,” Gordillo fired back.

“What are you talking about?!” the perplexed anchor said.

He tripled down on his remark before saying landlords are “crying” about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani implementing rent freezes. MacCallum responded by saying some landlords are “lousy” and others are good, but they’re all trying to make a profit on their investment.

It’s also unclear where Gordillo is pulling his stats from, because most rent-measuring sites have NYC pegged at about a 5% annual return for landlords. His appearance on Fox News comes after a handful of socialist candidates won Democratic primaries over the last month.

Two of those candidates in New York — Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) and Claire Valdez (D) — are card-carrying DSA members, just like Mamdani; the mayor backed both Chevalier and Valdez in their primaries. Beyond their shared economic beliefs, both agree with Mamdani ICE needs to be abolished.

MacCallum told Gordillo on Friday she wasn’t loving the anti-capitalist rhetoric she was hearing.

“I just think that the idea that no one should make a double digit profit is the antithesis of the desire to like, you can be anything you want to be in New York.” she said.

Watch above.

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Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) leapt into the race for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat Saturday — a day after President Donald Trump gave his “Complete and Total Endorsement” to the deceased lawmaker’s sister Darline Graham Nordone. 

Norman appeared to ignore president’s endorsement of Nordone, touting his own “America First” credentials.

“For years, Senator Lindsey Graham fought hard to save America and defend South Carolina. Now, President Trump needs another proven America First conservative in the U.S. Senate to deliver on those America First priorities,” Norman said.

“We need to send a fighter to who will stand with President Trump, keep South Carolina RED, hold the majority in the U.S. Senate, and deliver results to our families.”

Norman has been a fairly strong supporter of Trump since he entered the House of Representatives in 2017. He has dubbed Trump a “phenom,” said his tariff plan last year was “good for the country,” and supported the Trump-backed SAVE America Act, which would require ID to vote in federal elections.

Despite his pro-MAGA views, Trump opted to back Graham’s sister Friday.

“It was my Honor to welcome now Senator Darline Graham Nordone (The sister of the Late, Great Lindsey Graham!), from the Wonderful State of South Carolina, into the Oval Office,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “We have known each other for a long time — She is a spectacular person, and a true American Patriot.”

Trump continued:

Lindsey was one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, and his sister shares his deep love of our Country, and the State of South Carolina. During her visit, I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey. Darline, who comes from an absolutely incredible family, has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total Endorsement in the Special Election for U.S. Senate in South Carolina — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. RUN, DARLINE, RUN! President DONALD J. TRUMP.

Nordone was sworn in Tuesday as her brother’s temporary replacement.

Businessman Mark Lynch is the only other Republican to officially enter the race before Norman, but there is speculation several others will join in soon. Those names include Rep. Nancy Grace (R-SC), Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R), and ex-Governor and Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC).

Norman announced he was running during an appearance on Fox News.

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Two U.S. service members have been killed in an Iranian strike on an airbase in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday.

“On July 17, two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. Additionally, one service member is currently missing. Four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals. They have since been discharged. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty,” the report said.

CENTCOM added, “Out of respect for the families, CENTCOM will withhold additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors, until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified.”

The news broke after Iran issued a chilling warning for people to “stay away” from American military bases in the region amid an escalation in the conflict.

Fox News’s Lucas Tomlinson reported from Tel Aviv:

We’ve just learned from the U.S. Military central command in charge of all U.S. Forces in the Middle East that two American service members have been killed and one is still missing after an Iranian missile attack on a base in Jordan.

Additionally, we’ve learned that four American service members were wounded. They were transferred to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged.

This all coming last night after at least two intermediate-range ballistic missiles fired from Iran hit a base in Jordan not long of after U.S. Air force personnel had arrived, part of president Trump’s reinforcements, F16 squadron, as well as an F35 squadron.

Of course, U.S. Air force personnel are deployed throughout the Middle East, have been heavily focused on the two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups in the Arabian sea.

The Air Force isn’t as public about where it deploys its forces, but Jordan is a major hub, along with bases here in Israel, also Qatar, UAE and, of course, in Saudi Arabia.

President Donald Trump has not yet commented on the news out of the Gulf.

This is a breaking story and has been updated.

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CNN’s Dana Bash was thrown for a loop by President Donald Trump’s media company selling “quicker access” to his Truth Social posts, and she flat-out asked, “How is this not insider trading?”

Bash spoke with CNN senior reporter Dave Goldman on Friday’s Inside Politics for a report on the latest move by Trump’s media company.

“President Trump’s media company is going to start selling Wall Street firms faster access to Truth Social posts, including the president and his son’s [posts]. It appears to be yet another example of the Trump family profiting off of his presidency,” Bash said before bringing Goldman on.

Goldman explained that Truth Social is selling access to a service known as its API which provides “instant access to high-speed trading machines.” Companies can essentially pay for faster access to posts on Truth Social, including from the president who often makes policy announcements there.

Goldman reported:

Those are the kind of machines that really make money on Wall Street. And we’re talking about when we’re talking about high speed, we’re talking about milliseconds, right? And those milliseconds can make millions of dollars for Wall Street firms and really put retail investors like you and me at a disadvantage. Now we know that President Trump makes news and really announces policies, often before his own administration knows that it’s coming, on Truth Social. And so by selling instant access to that, Wall Street can make more money by buying or selling, depending on what President Trump is saying. Now, the company has a statement about this. It says that until now, “no official integrated api has existed and firms that prioritize tracking influential Truth posts have relied on manual monitoring.” That’s crucial. “Truth API closes the gap for organizations that place a premium on immediate, verified access to information.” So basically, this is the company saying, yes, we acknowledge that people are buying and selling stocks based on what the president says on Truth Social. And now we’re going to sell even faster access to it so that the company can make money.

“I think this is one of those moments where I have to ask you the bottom line question that probably everybody watching is asking, how is this not insider trading?” Bash asked, throwing her hands in the air.

Goldman noted that other social media platforms provide similar services and Trump’s media company is looking for a way to bring in cash.

He said:

Yeah, it’s legal. And this isn’t the only company that’s doing this. X, owned by Elon Musk, and Meta, others either offer for free or sell high speed access to the data that’s available on their platforms. But here’s the key. President Trump owns the platform that he’s making news on. And so by selling access to it, he is thereby making money. Remember, he owns 41% of the parent company, Trump Media, which owns Truth Social. And the company could use some money, Dana, because it only made $3 million in ad revenue last year. It lost, get this, $711 million in operating losses. This is not a profitable company, and they’re looking for ways to make some money.

Watch above via CNN.

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, a Biden appointee, released a statement on Friday hammering President Donald Trump as a “bully” for his call to revoke network’s broadcast licenses for not carrying his speech the night before.

“It is ridiculous to call for broadcasters to lose their license simply for making the same editorial decisions they’ve made under presidents of both parties,” Gomez said in a statement reported on by the Wall Street Journal.

“Those editorial decisions are protected by the First Amendment, and the FCC has no authority to punish a station for refusing to air a blatantly political speech. This is a naked attempt to bully broadcasters, and the FCC should have no part in it,” she added.

Trump raged about the decision on Thursday night, saying, “In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news have both said that they would not cover this speech. They knew what it was about.”

“Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses,” Trump added.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin also slammed the networks during remarks on Friday. “How shameful is that?” Mullin said of NBC and ABC not carrying Trump’s speech. “Why? What are they trying to cover up? Why wouldn’t they want to inform the American people? Why are they calling themselves a news outlet if they’re not actually trying to put the news out there?”

Notably, even Fox News ran a quick disclaimer of Trump’s claims, saying, “Fox News has not seen the evidence yet and is not in a position to evaluate the accuracy of the president’s statement and claims.”

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Scam calls are nothing new. They've gotten so bad, in fact, that many of us simply refuse to answer unrecognized phone calls. But FaceTime calls are a bit different—while a phone call can come from any device that knows your number, FaceTime calls (both video and audio calls) require an Apple device to know your FaceTime contact details, which could be either your phone number or email address.

In short, FaceTime feels more personal than a phone call, which is probably why many of our guards fall a bit when we get a call that way. However, that probably shouldn't be the case, if a new scam is anything to go by.

Don't trust strange FaceTime calls

As spotted by Malwarebytes Labs, Apple is now warning users to be skeptical of strange FaceTime calls. It comes as an update to Apple's guide on recognizing phishing schemes, which details the many ways hackers try to trick you into handing over sensitive information or financial data. That might have something to do with the uptick in scams involving FaceTime calls. These calls may come from contacts purporting to be "Apple Support," which can be indistinguishable from legitimate phone calls on the surface. In addition, some scammers text victims directly, including their contact info in the message.

These calls may run the gamut of schemes: The scammer may say the victim has experienced credit card fraud, or an issue with their device, or an authentication request for an account. Maybe they have a refund offer for you to take advantage of, or a limited-time deal you need to claim now. Whatever the case, the situation will likely put pressure on you to act fast, reducing the chance you'll see through the act.

The point of the FaceTime call may be to lure users into a false sense of security, since, as I've said, victims may be less skeptical of a FaceTime call, especially from "Apple Support." However, it may also give hackers an advantage during the scheme: After starting via a FaceTime audio call, scammers can request to switch to a video call, and have the victim share their screen. Scammers often employ the use of video calling or sharing apps to walk victims through specific steps on their device. And while many convince users to install remote control software on their devices, FaceTime lets users request to control the other caller's screen remotely. Malwarebytes says that scammers have successfully emptied bank accounts with these schemes.

How to protect yourself from FaceTime scams

Scams are everywhere these days, but that doesn't mean they're inevitable. The best defense here is to follow some simple cybersecurity best practices. That involves assuming every call (FaceTime or otherwise) from someone other than a trusted contact is suspicious—even if the call says it's from an organization like Apple. If on a call, never share private information, especially any that could be used to access your accounts or finances. And while FaceTime scams don't necessarily rely on security vulnerabilities, it's helpful to install the latest security patches to plug any known holes in your defenses.

Apple even invites you to report FaceTime calls you suspect of being malicious. If you receive one, take a screenshot of the caller ID, and send that image to reportfacetimefraud@apple.com.