New York Governor Kathy Hochul did not receive the welcome she expected at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the New Buffalo Bills stadium. 

The new $2.1 Billion Highmark Stadium officially opened on Wednesday with a humiliating flop from the Governor.

Immediately after being welcomed to the stage in her team-colored blue suit and a Bills cap, Hochul unsuccessfully tried to rile up the crowd.

“All right, let’s get this party started,” she said, pointing to the crowd and shouting, “Let’s go.” But nobody responded with the “Buffalo” chant she was hoping for.

She then tried again, shouting, “Let’s go,” throwing her left hand out, and “Buffalo,” throwing her right. But nobody joined.

“All right, seriously? You’re going to win a championship season with that kind of energy,” she said before trying again!

Men and women of labor, you know what I’m talking about. Let’s go! Buffalo!” she said, falling flat.

“All right, we gotta give this place some good karma, right? We gotta send our boys off to a great, great sense of accomplishment and victory in the wings,” she continued awkwardly.

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Others in attendance at the event were Bills Owner and CEO Terry Pegula, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, and Mary Wilson, the widow of Bills founder Ralph Wilson Jr.

Per Fox:

The Bills will open the 60,000-seat facility with a “Return of the Blue & Red” training camp practice on Aug. 8. The stadium is 99.75% complete, according to Bills Senior Vice President of Design and Stadium Operations Frank Cravotta.

Stadium architects Populous designed the building with underground heating coils to allow the natural grass to avoid freezing, along with lights specifically designed for growing grass. There’s also a snow-melt system, and a canopy that blocks wind to keep fans more comfortable during the brutal Buffalo winters.

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Although Democrat strategist James Carville tried to downplay the socialist takeover in New York following Tuesday’s elections, he admits it may be time for the party to split from its radical elements.

He shared,  “Miss Chevalier, The New York Times reported, and I have the quote right here, I’ll get to it, she is against… (unintelligible) she has attacked interracial relationships and the American flag.”

“Lady, I ain’t in the same party as you. I’m sorry. I just not.”

“And I actually do think it’s time for Democrats to talk the S-word, schism. I really do.”

“And everybody’s always said, ‘no, no, we’re coalition, we’re big tent,’ and there’s some, there’s just some sh** that I can’t be in the same camp with. And we talked about what Madami was 3 for 3 last night in Manhattan, or they call it the ‘commie corridor.’ Fine.”

“Jason Crowe’s service PAC, VoteVets, 10 for 11. You wouldn’t know Jason Crowe exists. Okay, you wouldn’t. You wouldn’t know it.”

“You wouldn’t know Abigail Spanberger exists. You wouldn’t know. And I want to be very specific. I understand the free press for being here because if they nominated David Duke or something like that, we’d be the same way. Understand all that.”

“To an extent, I understand The Times because they are The New York Times, so they have to cover… They are the hometown newspaper.”

“But the idea, the idea that we must neglect everything else that’s going on, all of these other primaries, all the recruits Jason has, all the huge phenomenal successes we’ve had, and declare that the party is now under the control of a Democratic Socialist of New York City, is insane.”

“But understand, these people do not like Democrats. Not only are they not Democrats, they wish Democrats poorly.”

“So I just cannot— maybe there’s a way that you can say to— I guess Mamdami is the leader of it— is you try to insist that the people that run under your banner run as a Democratic Socialist and don’t use the Democratic Party as your guideline, and let’s negotiate the terms of a schism here.”

“Maybe we can part under some kind of advantageous terms for both of us. But I’m done. I’m not in that fu**ing political party.”

“I am totally comfortable in a political party that spends time questioning the policies of the government of Israel. In fact, I’m enthusiastic about that.”

“I don’t want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist.”

“That’s just not— I just can’t do that. I’m sorry. It’s just not doable.”

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NEW: James Carville: “I actually do think it’s time for Democrats to talk the S word: ‘Schism’ … there’s just some sh*t that I can’t be in the same tent with … I’m done … I don’t want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist.” pic.twitter.com/O5ATLyvXwV

— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) June 25, 2026

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, has issued a temporary statewide restriction on personal fireworks for the Fourth of July due to wildfire conditions and severe drought across the state.

The move comes as Americans prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.

On Thursday, Cox signed Executive Order 2026-04, declaring a state of emergency and granting the Utah State Forester expanded authority to prohibit the discharge of fireworks.

The restrictions are in effect from July 2 through July 5, through the holiday weekend.

Municipal leaders, working with local fire chiefs and officials, can still choose to designate specific “safe areas” where personal fireworks may still be allowed.

If no safe areas are designated in a community, the full state-level restriction applies.

The executive order temporarily suspends a portion of state law that previously limited the state forester’s ability to restrict fireworks inside city limits.

Officials have stated that increased patrols will be conducted in high-risk areas, and violations can result in criminal and civil penalties.

Cox explained his decision in a post on X.

When the people who’ve dedicated their lives to protecting Utah tell us that this year is different, we need to listen.

Our firefighters are risking their lives to protect Utah. Right now, they need our help.

Today, I signed an executive order to temporarily restrict fireworks… pic.twitter.com/svrWGGcMZz

— Governor Cox (@GovCox) June 25, 2026

The governor wrote in full:

When the people who’ve dedicated their lives to protecting Utah tell us that this year is different, we need to listen.

Our firefighters are risking their lives to protect Utah. Right now, they need our help.

Today, I signed an executive order to temporarily restrict fireworks statewide through July 5.

More than 75% of Utah’s wildfires have been human-caused, and the danger to lives, homes, and our firefighters is simply too high.

This order gives local leaders, working with their fire chiefs, the flexibility to identify where fireworks can still be used safely.

I love celebrating the Fourth with fireworks, but this year is different. Our goal is to make sure our neighborhoods and communities are still standing on July 5.

Conditions will continue to be monitored closely in the days leading up to the holiday.

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An eighth White House terror plot suspect, 20-year-old Alexander Iniguez Mercado of Chicago, has been arrested for his involvement in planning a drone and sniper attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event earlier this month. 

Two more arrests were made this week. The plot reportedly involved 23 people as part of the network.

“The conspirators allegedly planned to deploy drones armed with explosives in and around the UFC Freedom 250 event in order to force an evacuation of the event and then planned to deploy snipers to fire upon ‘high value targets’ within the fleeing crowd,” the DOJ said in a press release earlier this month.

Mercado was arrested on Thursday for his role in plotting the attack as an administrator in a group chat on the encrypted messaging app, Signal. He has also been charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly deleting his Signal app and destroying the evidence.

He now faces up to 20 years in prison.

According to the Department of Justice:

Alexander Iniguez Mercado, 20, of Chicago, was allegedly an administrator and member of Signal messaging groups that included members who appeared to communicate with others regarding the planning of a violent attack targeting the UFC event at the White House on June 14, according to an indictment returned Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Seven other individuals from multiple states have been charged in connection with the planning of the violent attack. More information about the other defendants charged as part of this investigation is here and here.

According to the indictment against Mercado, the day before the UFC event, a special agent from the FBI spoke with Mercado by telephone. The agent informed Mercado that he was calling to discuss online threats regarding the UFC event, and he asked whether Mercado planned to travel to Washington, D.C., to help with the attack, the indictment states. Mercado allegedly denied those plans and advised the agent that he did not want to meet with the agent. Mercado then uninstalled the Signal application on his phone, which caused the data on his phone relating to those messages to become unavailable, the indictment states.

Mercado is charged with obstruction of justice. If convicted, the maximum penalty is 20 years in prison. Mercado was arrested on Thursday. He is scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court in Chicago today at 3:00 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes for the Northern District of Illinois.

The FBI disrupted the plot days before the historic White House UFC fights after learning of the threat around June 10. A concerned parent reportedly alerted authorities, helping thwart what could have been a devastating attack on a patriotic gathering celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and President Trump’s milestone birthday.

According to an FBI agent’s affidavit, the group “expressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments, specifically citing grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.”

As The Gateway Pundit reported, it was discovered that the plot was orchestrated by a Mexican illegal alien who remained in the country under Obama’s controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

MORE:

CONFIRMED: White House Terror Plot Ringleader is an Illegal Alien Who Was Granted DACA by Obama, DHS Says

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A mistrial was declared in the Pacific Palisades arson case after a jury deadlocked.

Prosecutors said they will retry the case.

Last October, federal prosecutors announced that 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht of Orlando, Florida, was arrested for intentionally setting the Palisades fire.

Rinderknecht was an Uber driver at the time he intentionally set the fire.

Federal prosecutors said Rinderknecht intentionally set the fire in January 2025 which left 12 people dead and caused more than $150 billion in damage.

The 360 degree annihilation of parts of Pacific Palisades is genuinely difficult to take in… pic.twitter.com/wzu2YDcND4

— alex thomson (@alextomo) January 9, 2025

On Friday, a judge declared a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.

“The split wasn’t close: 10 jurors voted to acquit Jonathan Rinderknecht, while two voted to convict,” Fox News reported.

BREAKING: A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case against the man accused of intentionally starting the deadly Palisades Fire after jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict.

The split wasn’t close: 10 jurors voted to acquit Jonathan Rinderknecht, while two voted to… pic.twitter.com/qi7O6nO6rA

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 26, 2026

NBC News reported:

After two days of deliberations, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the case concerning the origin of the devastating January 2025 fires in Los Angeles.

On Thursday afternoon, jurors were told to return to deliberate Friday after they sent a note to U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang stating that nothing could be done to reach a unanimous verdict on all of the counts against Jonathan Rinderknecht.

The 30-year-old former Uber driver faces three federal charges of destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire for the January 2025 Palisades Fire.

The note said that jurors on both sides “are unwilling to change their opinion” and that they are “at a standstill,” unsure of how to proceed.

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