The Gateway Pundit reported on a recent interview with Gustavo Gordillo is the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York City.

Speaking with Fox News host Martha MacCallum, DSA tried to clarify its position on abolishing key institutions in the United States, including eliminating the Senate and replacing the President and Supreme Court with “an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.”

From DSA’s website:

For the working class to govern, we need a new political system. End political corruption and legalized bribery: get rid of lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, and publicly finance all elections. Abolish the Electoral College. Replace the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.

During the discussion, Gordillo showed that he does not even understand the difference between the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, nor does he understand the system of government he and his fellow radicals are so eager to destroy.

“The United States Senate is an undemocratic institution. It gives more representation to people in smaller states than to the 30 million people in California.”

The Yale graduate apparently thinks the founders created a democracy.  They did not and that was done with forethought.  We are a constitutional Republic.

But no matter what we are, the radicals just want us destroyed.

Several Democrat members of Congress were asked about the radical plans for dismantling the very fabric of America coming from some of their most vocal supporters and they were caught flat-footed.

“I don’t support that,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said when confronted about the agenda.

“I haven’t read the proposal.”

Radical poster girl Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) dodged the question from Fox News Digital with the same flair she has used to ignore the millions stolen from taxpayers in her state by the Somali community.

Per Fox News:

“I’m not a member of the DSA, so I can’t comment on any documents that they put out,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said.

The far-left plan comes as the socialist agenda is proving to be making its way into the mainstream Democratic party as several DSA members and self-proclaimed socialists have been beating out more moderate Democrats in many of this year’s primary elections.

Aguilar told Fox News Digital that he was “not at all” worried about the wave of far-left, socialist candidates complicating the Democratic party’s agenda.

“I look forward to working with all our colleagues who run as Democrats,” Aguilar said.

Emma Vigeland, a far-left reporter and co-host of The Majority Report With Sam Seder podcast and a proud DSA member, made waves recently with what she is willing to accept.

She shared that she has ‘no problem’ supporting a ‘secret Nazi’ as long as they vote according to her DSA views.

Leftist Reporter Says She Has No Problem Supporting ‘Secret Nazis’ As Long as They Support Her Extremist Agenda (Video)

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US Central Command announced the completion of its seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military sites on Friday evening.

Following the roughly six and a half hours of attacks, CENTCOM said in a press release:

U.S. forces ended the seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran on July 17 at 9:30 p.m. ET.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities. U.S. forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in addition to other assets.

CENTCOM continues to hold Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction while fully enforcing a naval blockade against Iranian ports.

More than 50,000 American service members are operating across the Middle East and remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.

WATCH:

Meanwhile, Iran has retaliated by attacking Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, multiple US servicemembers were injured this week in Iranian attacks on two Jordanian bases.

Several US Troops Injured in Iranian Attacks on Two Jordanian Bases: Report

Iran is now being accused of war crimes after targeting civilian infrastructure, after hitting a water desalination plant in Kuwait last night.

Per CBS:

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Britain’s incoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is expected to signal a major change in the UK’s energy policy on Monday by backing increased oil and gas production in the North Sea.

His decision follows repeated calls from President Donald Trump to “open up” Britain’s domestic energy reserves.

According to the BBC, Burnham will use his first day in Downing Street to announce plans aimed at accelerating North Sea oil and gas development after years of delays under former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The announcement is expected to be one of several headline policy moves unveiled during Burnham’s first days in office.

While Burnham is expected to maintain Labour’s formal commitment against issuing entirely new drilling licenses, he is likely to pledge faster development of existing projects and signal support for expanding production from previously approved fields.

At the center of the debate are the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields, which were approved under the Conservative government before being halted following legal challenges in 2025.

Responsibility for moving those projects forward is now expected to fall to Burnham’s incoming energy secretary.

The apparent shift comes after years of criticism over Labour’s restrictive and climate-centered approach to North Sea production.

Trump was among Starmer’s most outspoken critics on the issue, repeatedly urging Britain to “open North Sea oil” and warning that the UK was failing to capitalize on its own natural resources.

WATCH: Donald Trump gives advice to Keir Starmer as 90 Labour MPs call for him to resign

“I’ve told him from day one… open up your oil in the North Sea and get tough on immigration” pic.twitter.com/dho95LUeDi

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 12, 2026

Shortly before Starmer resigned, Trump declared that the former prime minister had “failed badly” on energy and immigration policy.

BREAKING: Donald Trump says Keir Starmer will resign as PM after he “failed badly” on immigration and energy pic.twitter.com/Y2NmHNePYi

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 21, 2026

Rising energy prices during the conflict with Iran also intensified pressure on Starmer from opposition parties, which argued it was reckless for Britain to leave domestic oil and gas reserves undeveloped while relying more heavily on imports.

Burnham is expected to frame Monday’s announcement as a significant change in direction while remaining broadly within Labour’s 2024 manifesto commitments.

The move has reportedly won support from the North Sea oil and gas industry as well as major trade unions, who recently urged Burnham to back domestic energy production.

He is also expected to unveil a wider package of domestic policies, including plans for council house construction, greater public control of water and energy companies, and measures aimed at easing pressure from the rising cost of living.

Burnham will formally become Britain’s Prime Minister on Monday.

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White House defends freedom of expression, London is livid, and Milei teases reclaiming the territory.

The World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and England is still reverberating, and not only for the UK’s frustration for wasting the chance to ‘bring the cup home’, as their only 1966 title is now just a distant memory.

All around the British islands, they are seething about Argentina players displaying a banner, during their victory celebrations, that read: ‘The Malvinas (Falklands) are Argentine’.

NEW: Keir Starmer hits back at Argentina after their players held a “Falklands are Argentine” banner

“The World Cup might not have been ours but the Falklands Islands are” pic.twitter.com/4M5lOAdGJ0

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) July 16, 2026

The UK is demanding a FIFA inquiry into the banner incident.

“A top U.K. minister is calling on FIFA to investigate the ‘entirely inappropriate’ banner unfurled by some of Argentina’s players after their World Cup victory against England.

Peter Kyle, the business secretary, told Times Radio on Thursday that he hopes world football’s governing body will ‘do a proper inquiry’ into the incident involving the sign, which read ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ — which translates to ‘The Falkland Islands are Argentine’.

The call for an inquiry was reiterated by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson Thursday morning. She told reporters: ‘The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are’.”

NEW: The White House has backed Argentina after their players held up a banner saying the “Falklands are Argentine”

“We believe in our First Amendment rights here in the US” pic.twitter.com/z4u9G8JKF7

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) July 17, 2026

This comes in the wake of the White House defending the Argentine players’ banner.

The Telegraph reported:

“The White House has defended the right of Argentina’s footballers to lay claim to the Falkland Islands following their 2-1 semi-final victory against England.

Andrew Giuliani, the head of the White House Fifa task force, said the players were well within their rights to unfurl a banner that translated as “The Malvinas are Argentine” as they celebrated the win on Wednesday.

‘We believe in our First Amendment rights here in the United States of America’, Mr. Giuliani said during a briefing on Friday, referring to the American right to free speech. ‘And in terms of the ability, the opportunity to be able to make statements, [Argentina] has the ability to do that in the United States of America’.

Argentine politicians stoked tensions around the decades-long row over the territory in the build-up to the match and have since seized on the victory to renew their claim to the British overseas territory.”

A video has been circulating of the Argentina national team chanting about the Falkland War in the dressing room directed at England following their 3–2 victory over Egypt.

FIFA prohibits the display of slogans or chanting of political messages during its tournaments, but…

— The Touchmine | (@TouchmineX) July 12, 2026

Adding more fuel to the fire, Argentine President Javier Milei declared that his government is ‘getting closer every day’ to recovering sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

Politico reported:

“Writing on X, Milei mocked Britain’s reaction to the albicelestes’ post-match celebrations. ‘While some are busy throwing tantrums befitting a terminally mononeuronal teenager, we, through the diplomatic route, are getting closer every day to the recovery of the Malvinas Islands, Georgias, and South Sandwich Islands, and the surrounding maritime space’, he wrote. […] Ahead of the match, Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel had described Britain as ‘usurping pirates’.

FIFA said Thursday that its independent disciplinary committee was reviewing the match reports and the circumstances surrounding the incident before deciding whether to open disciplinary proceedings. Argentina’s football association was fined in 2014 after displaying the same slogan before a friendly match against Slovenia.

The Falklands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, have remained at the center of a sovereignty dispute for decades. Britain and Argentina fought a brief war over the South Atlantic archipelago in 1982, after which London remained in control of the islands.

Milei also defended Argentina’s players, calling their banner a legitimate expression of national feeling. ‘The Malvinas are Argentine, we are going to recover them and we are going to do it at the diplomatic level’, the president told Radio El Observador.”

Read more:

From the ‘Hand of God’ to the Falklands War: World Cup Semifinals Match Between England and Argentina Turns Into a Geopolitical Battle

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President Trump on Friday vowed to hold Canada responsible for the “filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air” as smog and air pollution sweep across the Northern US.

“They are not properly maintaining their Forests and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous and totally unacceptable!” Trump said.

“Canada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal, knowing that such refusal will lead to exactly this result. This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying,” the President said.

Nearly 900 fires are raging across Canada, bringing dangerous air quality to US states and major cities, including Washington, DC.

Canadian firefighters are attempting to extinguish the massive blazes, sending the smoke south into over a dozen US states.

Via Fox:

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser warned on Friday that older adults, children, “pregnant people,” and individuals with heart or lung diseases are most at risk from the unsafe air in the Capital.

Air quality in Washington, DC is unsafe right now, especially for sensitive groups.

Groups at highest risk include:

• Older adults (over age 65)
• Children
• Pregnant people
• Those who have heart disease, asthma, or other chronic lung disease

— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) July 17, 2026

More from NBC 4:

The New York Times reported,

A plume of dense wildfire smoke stretched into the U.S. capital on Friday, as some of the worst air pollution on record in Washington blotted out the view of its stately monuments. Emergency rooms across the Northeast noted a spike in patients, and cities including Detroit handed out filtration masks as breathing outdoors remained unhealthy for tens of millions across North America.

Blazes continued to spread out of control across parts of central Canada and the boundary waters of northern Minnesota, with little sign that they would wane anytime soon. The authorities reported more than 20 new wildfires emerging overnight in the Canadian province of Ontario, where 191 were burning as of Friday morning.

Advancing weather systems are expected to help sweep away some of the stifling heat and smoke from the worst-hit parts of the United States on Friday, at least for a little while, including in Toledo, Detroit, Milwaukee and New York City. But smoke could return to those same places this weekend.

President Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday,

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