Capitol Report Full Broadcast (July 10)

Good evening. Tonight on Capitol Report, a new housing bill set to become law tonight, but without President Trump's signature. Why he says it's crazy that lawmakers haven't passed the Save America Act. Plus, the latest on the talks with Iran. An illegal immigrant child predator pardoned by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Now Secretary Rubio stepping in, what he says as ICE deports the criminal. Americans must never be forced by their elected leaders to live alongside foreign sex criminals who have no right to begin with to reside in our country. A new batch of UFO files just dropped from the Pentagon featuring one of the clearest images yet. The highlights from a 12-foot jellyfish to a six-pointed star-shaped object. This is Capitol Report, live from our global headquarters in our nation's capital. Here's Steve Lance. I'm Fiona Ji in for Steve Lance. Graham Plattner, the embattled Democratic Senate candidate in Maine is officially exiting the race. This comes following a troubled campaign tinted by an allegation of sexual assault. Plattner formally withdrew his candidacy in a letter to the Maine Secretary of State today. This comes two days after he said he would quit the race. In a letter on social media today, the Democrat thanked his supporters and said, I seek to further the movement we have built together and the future we believe in. Now Maine Democrats are seeking a new nominee and several hopefuls have already begun jockeying for that position. They must name their replacement by July 27th. Maine is considered a key state for control of the narrowly divided Senate. Democrats have made it a priority to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins. And President Trump declaring an end to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. That's as he says his administration's agreed to continue talks with Tehran, despite suggesting that the regime may not actually be worthy of any deal. NTD's White House correspondent Mari Otsu brings us more from the North Lawn. They have very little, they have very little left. They called a little while ago, they want to make a deal so bad. I don't know that they're going to honor the deal. That's the problem. President Trump taking the truth social saying, quote, Iran has asked us to continue talks. We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them in no uncertain terms that the ceasefire is over. Now this declaration is coming after the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes against the Iranian regime for two nights in a row after Iran attacked commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump warning of much worse retribution if Tehran attacks commercial vessels again. The president also suggesting that after weeks of negotiating with the regime and their so-called dishonesty, that they may not be worthy of making a deal. They're a little loco. They're a little crazy scum. That's the way they act. We can play games, but I'm not sure I want to make a deal. Let's just finish the job. And in economic retribution following Tehran's attacks on oil tankers in the Strait, the U.S. is sanctioning a top financier for Iran's supreme leader and 13 other individuals and entities. The Treasury accusing Dubai-based Ali Ansari of embezzling Iranian public funds to build a global property empire for Mahabahamani and other regime elites. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant saying the so-called supreme leader is hiding in seclusion while his regime crumbles. Treasury will continue using every tool at its disposal to isolate him and other regime elites from the global financial system. We will preserve these assets for the Iranian people. The Treasury also hitting three major Iranian exchange houses that move billions for sanctioned Meanwhile, closer to home in a push for election integrity ahead of the midterms, President Trump declaring he will not sign the housing bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House in protest over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing the Save America Act. The president, though, did not say he would veto the housing bill, which seeks to lower costs for homebuyers and rein in institutional investors, something he has long advocated for, setting the stage for it to automatically become law. He adds the Save America Act's non-passage is crazy and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it. Friday is the deadline after which the housing will become law without your signature. I'll make a decision. Not that I dislike it. I dislike the fact that people aren't voting for voter ID with a picture. How can you not vote for voter ID? And by the way, the public wants it. Ninety four percent voter ID, proof of citizenship, no mail in ballots other than with the exemptions. And President Trump today had a few closed door meetings. He also has no plans to travel to Bedminster this weekend and is expected to be here at the White House. Reporting from the White House, Mario to NTD News. Moving on, ICE just deported a convicted child rapist who was pardoned by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz just days before he was scheduled to be removed from the country. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley had the details. Americans must never be forced by their elected leaders to live alongside foreign sex criminals who have no right to begin with to reside in our country. ICE just deported an illegal immigrant from Laos who was convicted of raping a child in the U.S. and then recently pardoned by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Tula Vong was convicted in 2006 of repeated first degree sexual assault of a girl from age 10 to 13. A federal immigration judge issued Vong a final removal order that same year, revoking his permanent resident status. But after leaving jail, Vong stayed in the country illegally. It wasn't until last December when ICE first arrested Vong. But in February, a Minnesota judge ordered his release from ICE custody, citing state sanctuary policies, which are limits on honoring federal immigration detainers. Federal officials say Vong was then scheduled to be deported in recent weeks. But just days before that, on June 10th, he was pardoned and his criminal conviction erased by Governor Tim Walz. That pardon complicated his removal. What we saw here was an illegal alien convicted of heinous crimes that was shielded from deportation by Governor Tim Walz. That is, until Secretary of State Marco Rubio stepped in and revoked what was left of his lingering immigration status. He's now deported and permanently barred from reentering the U.S. Because of our action, this foreign criminal will never pose a threat to any American ever again. We've reached out to Governor Walz's office for comment, but didn't hear back. Meanwhile, the State Department is also focusing on counterterrorism efforts in the U.S. and around the world. Washington will host an international meeting next week, bringing together officials from more than 60 countries across the globe, focusing on what they describe as a rise in political terrorism being carried out by far-left groups like Antifa. Far-left political terrorism has been a threat that existed for a very long time, but it has gone unaddressed. And we're making sure that we solve that problem, the terrorist actions that those groups are taking, including kidnappings, including the targeting of critical infrastructure. That's what we're focusing on. These threats include assassinations, kidnappings, attacks on infrastructure, and threats against law enforcement and military personnel. The meeting comes after the Trump administration designated several left-wing extremist groups as foreign terrorist organizations. For NTD News Washington, I'm Jack Bradley. And on the topic of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's decision regarding the revoking of the legal status for that foreign child rapist, we've now got State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggott joining us. Tommy Piggott, it's so great having you on. Thank you for being here. Let's start with what we heard about the State Department stepping in to revoke the status of that illegal immigrant convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Walk us through this. Why did Rubio have to step in for this case? We saw this foreign child rapist being shielded from deportation by a pardon from Governor Tim Walz. And so Secretary Rubio stepping in to revoke his legal status. We also saw DHS and ICE, and we thank them for taking quick action to remove this individual from our country. The bottom line is this. We will not have a circumstance where he is allowed to threaten another American ever again. And this is a clear indicator, once again, of this administration siding with the American people each and every time. To your point there, Tommy, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz did pardon him. What does that say about the attitude towards deportation in these sanctuary jurisdictions? Well, unfortunately, we have seen many people in these positions take actions to impede enforcement of the law. And we have been clear from the beginning of this administration that we are going to see our laws enforced. We had the worst border crisis in U.S. history under the previous administration. And in a matter of days, President Trump brought that to an end. Something people said was impossible. And at the State Department, we're doing what we can here to make sure that we live up to the standard that each visa decision is a national security decision. Of course, when we think of border security, we think of the Southwest border. But that also includes making sure our immigration laws, such as visas, such as other legal statuses, are being enforced. And we are having an America first immigration policy, an America first policy, that makes sure our immigration laws are enforced and the American people are safe. Well, Minnesota isn't the only state with a governor who's lenient towards illegal immigration. Could we be seeing the State Department using similar tools in other cases? The State Department is actually taking action to revoke over 100,000 visas, most of those being for direct violations of the law, criminal activity, arrests, such as DUI, theft and assault. We are not going to allow foreigners here on visas to assault our people, to steal from our stores, to break our laws, to undermine our national security. We have taken concrete, swift action to make sure that if people break our laws, if they undermine our national security, we are acting on that. That is grounds for revocation. We've also been very clear for those that are applying for a visa, that we take visa fraud very seriously. If someone presents false pretenses or lies to a consular officer, that is grounds for action as well. We have been very clear we're going to see our immigration laws be enforced, and we're going to have a policy that lives up to that standard I mentioned. Each visa decision is a national security decision. All right, I want to pivot here for a second. Secretary Marco Rubio is also inviting officials from 60 countries from across the globe for a global summit on far-left transnational terrorism. Why is this such a pressing issue right now? Well, this has been a threat that's existed for a very long time, but has not been adequately addressed until now. It actually was a gap in how we are addressing terrorist groups, and we are addressing that gap. So that means each action we take on this issue actually compounds, because it has gone unaddressed for so long. So we're saying no longer we're working with allies and partners, because they also face this issue as well. And let me be very clear, when we're talking about these groups, when we're talking about actions that we're taking, we are focused on terrorist activity, kidnappings, threats against U.S. law enforcement, attacks on the civilian population. We are addressing terrorist activity. We are putting that to an end. And part of that is addressing the transnational criminal networks that operate across borders. So the State Department, the Trump administration, stepping up, working with our allies and partners to bring this terrorist activity to an end. Okay, so then a question here, a twofold question. First of all, how specifically will international coordination here be able to stop extremism? And then what specific policies or practices will be in the discussion? Well, part of this is making sure that we have coordination with law enforcement, that we're able to address this threat. One of the reasons why I mentioned this threat existing for a while, but going unaddressed, is that coordination and communication on this issue, on these groups, is incredibly important. So that's a major part of this as well, making sure that we fully understand this threat as we're continuing to see violence from these groups. The coordination we're seeing with international partners, and the reason why that's important, is because of the transnational element of this. The fact that we're seeing some of these groups operate across borders, that we're seeing links between many of these groups. So we're understanding this, we're taking action on this, we're identifying this threat, working with allies and partners. We actually had some recent designations from the State Department of four groups that are linked to Antifa, that profess to have Antifa ideology, that were doing terrorist activity. And again, I want to stress this. This is based off of activity that these groups are doing. Violent terrorist activity that we are working with partners to stop. All right, then I also want to get your thoughts here, Tommy, on the NATO summit this week. We saw President Trump striking a fairly positive tone, I would say, in the end. At the State Department, what's your assessment of this summit, how it went, and what the next priorities are for NATO? Well, President Trump being very clear from the beginning of this administration, really before, that we need to see our allies and partners stepping up when it comes to burden sharing. And because of President Trump's leadership, we've seen a historic commitment from our NATO partners to increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP. Now it's about living up to those commitments. And one of the major things that President Trump announced during that summit were major investments with U.S. companies, defense procurements, that are living up to that 5% defense commitment. That also means American jobs, because of the cooperation investment with U.S. companies. So you have a president, President Trump, who's raising the hard conversations, making sure the alliance is best positioned to meet 21st century threats, is increasing burden sharing, which helps the American people, and is also creating American jobs. That is what President Trump is delivering for the American people. Real wins for the American people that also improve transatlantic security as well. So based on what you're seeing, are you confident that NATO allies will follow through and hit that 5% spending goal? Well, President Trump has already made historic progress in getting these commitments made. Of course, more work is left to be done. And of course, we saw those major announcements of defense procurements. So these conversations will, of course, continue. But it is only because of President Trump that this is happening, only because of President Trump, that we're seeing the defense spending increase, and that makes the entire world safer. All right, Tommy Pickett, spokesperson for the Department of State. Thank you for joining us today. Thanks for having me on. Thank you. And new videos of unidentified aerial phenomena have just been released by the Pentagon, from what's being described as a floating brain to another object resembling a six-pointed star. Here's NTD correspondent Jason Blair with the highlights from the fourth batch of these very intriguing files. New videos were just released in the fourth batch of Pentagon UFO files. Here are some of the most interesting ones. This first video shot in infrared gives us one of the clearest and closest looks yet at a UAP. Some are calling a jellyfish or floating brain. The official report describes it as roughly 12 to 15 feet tall, drifting with the wind and no maneuvering observed. This next one shows a military sensor tracking what appears to be a six-pointed star-shaped object over the Yellow Sea in 2025. It's also one of the clearer and closest shots we've seen in these releases. Then this brief infrared clip from the Middle East in 2023 shows a UAP that suddenly appears large and close at the six-second mark, another unresolved case. And this one captured over the eastern U.S. in 2019 shows a small object moving at a high speed in a straight line. The Pentagon began releasing these files on May 8th after a directive by President Trump. This fourth batch contains 19 new videos, with the fifth batch expected in the next three to four weeks. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. An alleged terror plot to attack the White House during the UFC Freedom 250 event using drones, explosives, and snipers. Eight men now face terrorism and murder conspiracy charges, including a Mexico illegal immigrant. Prosecutors say they planned it all in online chat groups on Signal, Discord, TikTok, and more. Tonight, former prosecutor Wendy Patrick joins Tiffany Meyer to break it all down. What's driving the surge in political violence? Plus, the latest in the Charlie Kirk assassination case as a five-day preliminary hearing wraps up today. Don't miss Tiffany Meyer tonight, live at 8 p.m. Eastern time. And you're now looking at a live shot of the U.S. Capitol. President Trump blocking a bill he supports for his greater priority of the Save America Act. 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Madeleine, John, great to have both of you on tonight. The president has made it clear that he isn't opposed to this housing bill, but at the same time, he's adamant that the Save America Act is a bigger priority. Here's what he had to say on Air Force One, watch. I dislike it. I dislike the fact that people aren't voting for voter ID with a picture. How could you not vote for voter ID? And by the way, the public wants it 94%. Voter ID, proof of citizenship, no mail-in ballots, other than with the exemptions. All right, Madeleine, I wanna start with you. We've got the president very committed to this issue and the housing bill is set to become law at midnight. So with that, do you think the president will find some other point of leverage for the Save America Act? It's very difficult to tell what the president's going to do because it's clear in this particular situation that what he's doing is not looking out for the American people, he's looking out for himself. In this particular issue, right, there's a bipartisan support finally for an issue and that's on housing and it's a thing that we can all agree on, right, that we don't want these big venture capitalist firms coming in and taking up people's opportunities to get their very first homes. This is a great opportunity for the country to come together and the Trump says, no, because I care about this other issue and the way that he's framed the other issue is false. Actually, 80% of Americans, as he said, agree that there should be photo ID when you come to the polls. Nobody's disagreeing on that. That's not what this bill does. This bill requires photo ID to register to vote and it's not just photo ID, it's that your photo ID match your birth certificate or passport and so it's essentially amounts to a poll tax for about five to 10 million Americans. It depends on how you've estimated it and on the flip side, it actually requires that all the states give in their voter rolls, which is unconstitutional if you ask me as an attorney. So there's lots of different ways that you can look at this, but the way that the president is framing it and the sacrifice that he's willing to make is he's framing it falsely and he's sacrificing the one time where Americans are willing to come together to get something done that we all want. Well, John, what do you make of Madeline's arguments there? And also I wanna ask, in addition to that, the president has a unique level of resolve. What do you think his next strategy will be here? Well, first of all, we just, I don't know how to respond to that. It's so ridiculous. First of all, yes, the housing bill is overwhelmingly popular. Secondly, the Save America Act is also overwhelmingly possible, but she glosses over exactly how popular it is. It is equally as popular as the housing bill with over 20% of majorities of black and Latino Americans supporting. It's not a poll tax. Yes, having your driver's license to voter registration match your passport is no different than the real ID requirement that everybody had to do to get on a commercial airline. It is different. Why should this be any different? So no, and there is, and I'm also an attorney, and there is no credible constitutional argument opposing that. The Save America Act should happen. Americans want it. Our election's required. And this wouldn't put an end to anybody ever questioning the validity of an election again. The only people opposing this, by the way, are Caucasian or white liberals and professional Democrats. But you're a man on the street, Democrat? No, they're all for it too. What about the voter rolls? Absolutely, they should be cleaned up. You have hundreds of thousands of people on voter rolls. No, no, no, they're being cleaned up, they're being turned over without the oversight. You're always being cleaned up. No, if you're wrong, no, if you're wrong, if you're against cleaning up voter rolls, you've got states that refuse to do it. And then a lot of people on there, He just fired everyone from the Biden election commission. Be clear. What's wrong? There's nothing wrong. There's constitutionally no, there's no, there's no credible argument against what's in the Save America Act. Let's get it done. Let's clean up the welfare rolls. Let's clean up the Medicare rolls. Let's clean up the voter rolls and put an end to this endless this and debate over who's getting what wrong. You keep telling people that this bill is about something that it's not. It's absolutely about the election. This is a Democrat talking point. And I, I've heard, you know, we've, we've heard it over and over again. The Americans, American public is for it. Let's pass it. As the response to your other question, does Trump, President Trump, have any real leverage to now? No, I, he really does it now. The only interesting wrinkle now is what is the status of Senator McConnell? You know, if he is not present, you know, that presents, you know, some potential Senate appointment from, by Governor Beshear of Kentucky. And at the same time, if he's not there because he refused to vote for it, this may create a little more room for the Republican caucus in the Senate to do, to create a filibuster exception. So it creates a little bit of an intrigue there. All right. Well, I want to pivot to the topic of education for a second here, John and Madeline. The Trump administration is launching this national crackdown on schools accused of shielding sexual predators by, you know, reassigning them to other districts with California here at risk of losing federal funding over failing to protect students. We've got secretary of education, Linda McMahon, stating a quote, our schools must protect America's children. Parents should never have to wonder whether their kid's school employs and protects sexual predators. Okay, Madeline, a ProPublica investigation has found that 67 teachers kept their credentials despite districts determining that they had committed sexual harassment or assault. Do you see this? Is this a sign that the schools don't have enough oversight here? Yeah, absolutely. I tend to trust ProPublica's reporting a hundred percent. So unless that's been framed incorrectly, I don't have any reason to deny or doubt or say that there's anything wrong with this whatsoever. Other than the fact that we're talking about things that are slightly adjacent to, but not exactly the Epstein files, right? If I'm a political operative and I wanna distract attention from one sexual scandal, we could move on to another one. But in general, right, it sounds like it's a great idea to me. Nobody should be protected that's putting kids in harm's way. John, I'll give you a moment to respond. Yeah, well, let's, I don't know, Jeffrey Epstein, I don't understand. Let's talk about the pathology here of what only liberal Democrats can oppose, protecting children from predatory teachers. And here's why, it's understanding the pathology that is education in California and why California public schools, especially in LA County now and a lot of other urban counties are basically factories of failure. And that is because public schools in California are run by teachers union for teachers unions. And this is why LA Unified School District is emerging students. People are homeschooling, people want out. The average public school teacher in California makes $102,000 a year when the average is $72,000 a year. California Teachers Association is the most potent political force in this one party state of California. And politicians in California, they get jellies, the spines of gelatin whenever they're forced to confront the teachers unions. They get whatever they want. No, they're protecting their membership as their number one priority. And Democrats won't stand up for children in California in this respect. What does that have to do with sexual assault? I think we can all agree sexual assault is bad. I'm not sure where you're going with this. Perhaps it's another Jeffrey Epstein diversion. Well, if they're being investigated, they should have their credentials suspended. They should be removed from the classroom, not reassigned. Here you have teachers that are incompetent or under investigation for sexual assault or inappropriate behavior with a student. And they still keep their job. They still keep their benefits. There's no consequences for teachers in California for non-performance or malfeasance or anything. Well, Madeline, let me ask you here. LAUSD, it's a heavily funded district. And this is one of many problems they're facing here. Why is it that these districts could be failing to provide students with quality education, do you think? Well, I don't know what the pipeline is from government to school and or government to any sort of public interest issue where billions of dollars get lost in California. How is a Democrat supposed to defend that, right? They put however many billions into homelessness and there's been little to no significant improvement. It's silly. Like Democrats have to stand up and try to defend something that's indefensible. And the issue in general, right, where people are talking about funding public education, the problem generally is that it can't keep up with inflation, right? You talk about public school teacher salaries versus how much it costs to live someplace. There have been thousands of studies that have been done where the amount that's invested, people say you can't just throw money at the problem, right? It's never kept up with inflation in terms of how much it's been invested. And on the flip side, right, the argument is always for the charter schools or for the religious schools. Well, that's not going to help people who live in rural areas that don't have close access to transportation. So it's a big give and take there when it comes to your alternatives. But in general, I don't trust California to distribute their money when it comes to any public service projects. I think we can agree on that point there, John. Democrats just conceded that Democrats in California can't be trusted or are not good stewards of taxpayer money. The public school system, Gavin Newsom's train to nowhere, which was promising in 2008, was $8 billion. Now not one centimeter of track's been laid. And it's many, many times that. This is Democrats in action. It's growth of government for the sake of government, for the benefit of government employees. Whether it drives out jobs or hurts people or takes people's tax money to no purpose, they're all for it, as long as government continues to grow for government's sake. All right, Madeline Somerville, John Jordan, I'm glad we reached a little bit of an agreement there at the end. Thank you so much for coming on tonight. It was great having both of you. Thank you. And you're now looking at a live shot of the White House. One year into the president's signature tax cuts, are Americans feeling the effects? After the break, an economist will join us with the numbers. Stay tuned. There's also a significant amount of pressure. My senior year of high school, my dad made the decision that this world no longer needed him in it. I don't know if he was overwhelmed by the bills and checks that weren't gonna be coming in because of the strawberries dying off, but it breaks my heart that my dad made a permanent decision for a temporary issue. Don't feel like you have to go through it alone. 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Jill Homan, Deputy Director of Economy and Trade at AFPI, it's great having you on today. Thank you for being here. Let's talk about the One Big Beautiful Bill, right? It's been a year since its passing, as well as a year since the passing of the Working Families Tax Cuts. Tell us more about how this is affecting Americans' take-home pay, as well as their disposable income. So, thanks for asking. And this is a critical piece of legislation that we're up to the one-year anniversary, and what we're seeing is substantial benefits to families in terms of more take-home pay. So, you had, on average, about $3,400 was the average tax savings for folks, so getting a check for that amount in tax savings. And then you have America's small businesses that are benefiting from items such as upfront expensing, which enables them to reinvest in their companies and pay lower taxes. And we're seeing the posture of America's small businesses reinvesting in their companies in the data, and we're seeing about a 10% increase in business investment in terms of economic data that's come out. So, the benefits of the Working Family Tax Cut, it was and is transformative legislation, and we're seeing the impacts to benefit America that are continuing and will continue in the foreseeable future. And one other just quick point is, well, actually two things. There were one, it prevented what would have been the most substantial tax hike. So, what didn't just cut taxes, it also prevented a tax hike that would have happened if not for the Working Family Tax Cut. And then secondly, one of the new provisions is the start of the Trump Accounts. And so, the Trump Accounts is an investment vehicle for families, both low-income families and non-low-income families to be able to invest in their children's future. And for all families that have children born between 2025 and 2028, they're receiving a $1,000 investment into their Trump Accounts. And if a parent does not, if a child does not touch that until they, when they turn 18, that money would expect, you could expect that to increase by tens of thousands of dollars. And you have philanthropies that are stepping up and investing in low-income children's futures through these Trump Accounts. Some numbers for you. We've got 29 million workers claiming the no tax on overtime deduction, and nearly 8 million workers claiming no tax on tips. How is this going to help working families be more independent from the government and at the same time, help them build that generational wealth for their children? Great question and appreciate the statistics. So a family spends what they take home. And so when you have a family member who's working and taking on those extra hours to be able to pay for those tutoring lessons that their child may need, and then is paying an additional tax on top of that, it just creates a burden on that family. And so to be able to not pay those taxes on those additional hours that maybe the husband takes on to pay for those tutoring lessons is just transformative for a family. And so those provisions in particular, in addition to overall reducing the tax burden in the Working Families Tax Cut will really help families be able to afford and be able to invest in their children's future. And you know, reshoring American industry has also been a big priority for the Trump administration thus far. We just heard from Micron announcing its plan to invest up to $3 billion in U.S. chip supply chains. How is this going to benefit American workers as well as in the big picture, giving the U.S. an edge over China? So we're in an artificial intelligence race with China, and this is a race that we cannot afford to lose. And so we need, and our American companies are superior in this race. And so we need to ensure and have the posture of our country, which the administration is doing to ensure that we can win this AI race. And when you have companies like Micron that is investing considerably in this AI race, I think it's just critically important. And with the Working Families Tax Cut, as I mentioned, the provisions that enable upfront expensing encourage reinvestment and investment in capital expenditures. And so this is just lining up really well to provide the, enable the companies to take that capital and reinvest in their companies to help them win this arms and win this AI race. Jill Homan, thank you so much for coming on tonight. Thanks so much for having me. 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The suspects, their ages ranging from 19 to 32, resided in different states across the U.S., including California, Ohio, Missouri, and Nebraska. The eighth suspect, who was allegedly to participate in the attack as a sniper, was arrested by the FBI in West Virginia this week. The indictment charges all eight men with two crimes. Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a government official. DOJ says the men participated in online chat groups and forums and during these communications, they developed plans for attacks, recruited members, and encouraged each other to prepare for attacks, including the attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event. Authorities say the suspects also planned to assassinate President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and tech CEO Elon Musk. According to a federal affidavit, one of the defendants told investigators that they planned to fly drones carrying explosives into the event and then shoot panicked crowd members as they fled. The court records don't indicate how close the would-be attackers could have come to carrying out the plan had it not been thwarted. According to an FBI affidavit filed in the case, a mother of one of the defendants was the first to notify police about her son's suspicious activities after she noticed he was purchasing firearms and had increased his online communications. Conspiring to provide material support to terrorists is punishable by up to 15 years of imprisonment. Conspiring to commit murder carries a penalty of up to life in prison. The eight suspects are expected to appear in federal court in Ohio for their initial appearances. Jason Perry, NTV News. And emotional moments in the courtroom. The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination calling his final witness a forensic biologist. Here's NTD's Christina Corona. On the final day of Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing, the defense called its final witness, Caitlin Oliver, DNA section chief at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. She testified about the DNA testing methods used in the investigation. Defense attorneys argued that DNA testing cannot prove with certainty whether someone had used a particular item. Oliver also explained how a DNA profile can sometimes be developed even if someone never directly touched an item. So it's possible if, say, the pen that you're sitting there using for the week, you, say, hand it off to the judge and the judge then touches it for a period of time and then I swab it, it doesn't speak to who handled it last. I could test that. I could get both of your profiles. I wouldn't know which person was the last person to handle that item. The defense also questioned whether contact could transfer DNA from one person to another. If you had a lot of DNA on your hand, we shook hands. I then went to pick up an exhibit, a gun. I touched the trigger of it. Your DNA could be on that trigger, right? It is possible, yes. Okay. Even though you never touched the gun? Yes. But under cross-examination, Oliver testified that DNA testing on swabs taken from several parts of the rifle and ammunition supported the conclusion that Tyler Robinson was the primary contributor. For this exhibit, the DNA profile was at least one trillion times more likely if it originated from Tyler Robinson as the major component and three unknown unrelated individuals than if it originated from four unrelated individuals. At the close of the testimony, Judge Tony Graff allowed Charlie Kirk's family to view an enhanced surveillance video prosecutors say shows Robinson on a rooftop at the time of the shooting. As the video played, reports say Erica Kirk embraced Kirk's mother as both became emotional. The Kirk family released this statement saying, As difficult as these last few days have been, it brings our family comfort to know that the world has witnessed the overwhelming evidence of what occurred to Charlie that day. They go on to say, Nothing will ever undo the loss of our beloved Charlie. As this case moves into its next phase, we pray that truth will continue to be heard through a process that is fair, transparent, and grounded in the facts. Judge Tony Graff is not expected to rule immediately on whether the case will move forward to a trial. Both sides will review the hearing transcript and submit written legal arguments before returning to court for oral arguments on September 1st. Each side will have up to four hours to present its arguments before the judge decides whether Robinson will stand trial. Christina Corona, NTD News. The results are in for Colorado's GOP primary race for governor. Victor Marks will face Democrat Phil Weiser in November's election. NTD's Melina Wisecup has these results and also which races are left to watch for in key swing states. A week and a half after Colorado's primary elections, the ticket is set for the governor's race. Republicans chose Victor Marks to take on Democratic nominee Phil Weiser in November. Weiser is currently Colorado's attorney general. Phil Weiser, he's a smart fella, but he represents the current system because he is part of it. And that current system has made Colorado more expensive, less safe, and harder for regular families to trust government. The Marine Corps veteran founded All Things Possible Ministries to provide medical aid and trauma relief to victims of trafficking, terrorism, and violence in some of the most dangerous regions across the world. Marks said one reason for running for office is because he understands the hardship many face after having lived through a traumatic childhood, a story he shared publicly. His race was too close to call on election night last Tuesday, while the Democrats candidate easily slid to victory. The future of Colorado will not be decided by out-of-state billionaires. The race is expected to be an uphill battle for Republicans. The party hasn't won the governor's seat for more than two decades. While several states have chosen candidates for the November ballot, there are a number of swing states that have yet to hold races. Later this month, Arizona voters will choose nominees for congressional races, some of which are toss-ups that could decide which party controls the House until the end of President Trump's term. In August, Michigan's holding primaries for the U.S. House and Senate. The Democrats' divide will be on full display in the Senate race as a progressive and moderate go toe-to-toe. The question about whether or not Israel has a right to exist is actually quite secondary to whether or not they have a right to our tax dollars. He's endorsed by progressives, while Congresswoman Haley Stevens has the support from mainstream Democrats. The work that I stand by is long-term peace and a two-state solution, where people in Palestine and Gaza can live peacefully, side-by-side with the people of Israel. It is deeply concerning that Abdul equivocates when talking about Israel's right to exist. Senator Mike Rogers is running unopposed on the Republican side. As for the House, the Democrats are trying to flip a seat in Michigan's 7th congressional district, held by Republicans. And Republicans are looking for a gain in the 8th district. Later in August, races will take place in the swing states of Alaska and Wisconsin. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTV News. President Trump's Great American State Fair is wrapping up on the National Mall. This comes after a 16-day run celebrating America's 250th anniversary. Today's theme was The Next 250 Innovation. Now the Trump-backed non-profit Freedom 250 organized the event. It featured state pavilions, government exhibits, concerts, rodeo performances, and a 110-foot ferris wheel. Daily programming also included appearances by Trump administration officials. Several states declined to participate, citing budget constraints, while others drew visitors with interactive exhibits. Organizers say about 150,000 people attended during the fair's first three days. Final attendance figures have not yet been released. And as we continue to celebrate America's semi-quincentennial, what are your hopes for our nation's next 250 years? On the final day of the Great American State Fair, NTD's Sam Wong was out on the fairgrounds to hear from the people. What are your hopes for the next 250 years in America? That we become more patriotic, our economy gets better. That abortion becomes unthinkable. Restoration of the American family. I think we should go all out in space, make colonies. We're going to win the next 250 World Cup. I hope that we can find a common ground. Deep down, we all really do have a common goal and a common wish to just get along. Get back to just anchoring ourselves in God. And I think if everybody did that and we had a big revival in our country and had that our focus, this world would be a whole lot different. Which industry would you like to see thrive in the next 250 years? I think trains, really. I know that might be a little old-fashioned sounding, but rail travel could really be useful. Cars, space, anything, mechanics, any kind of trade. Hey, please bring the batteries here, not China. I think we should become the leaders in every industry, because if we don't, it might grow scarce. I think we need to win the AI race against China. If AI is in the wrong hands, it can be used very badly. Well, I'm real excited about what we're doing in outer space. I feel like, obviously, we ought to be thinking about what lies the next frontier, what lies beyond the next frontier. There's only two frontiers that we haven't really explored much of, and that's space and the oceans. I mean, we have just a wonderful creator that has created all these things for our enjoyment. We haven't even tapped into half of what he has. What are some of the principles you would like to see future generations carry forward? Faith is the most one. We are seeing in Gen Z, there's a big faith rise. If we have more faith in Gen Z and in this country, it's going to soar even more over the next 250 years. I think God and family, and we need more presidents like Trump. Understanding really where our rights, that was one of the things that the founding fathers really wanted to make a point about with founding our country. Integrity. Taking a bold stand for what's right, even if you might be the outcast for it, I think is where it's going to start. Make sure our amendments all continue on. We have to get back to what life is, and it's a God-given right. Only he has the power to give and take away. And that's all we have for you tonight on The Capitol Report. Stay connected to the stories that matter. Visit us at ntd.com slash live, or download our NTD app. From the nation's capital, I'm Fiona Gee. Have a nice evening, and we'll see you back here next week.