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Black voters rip Dems over taking them for granted in El-Sayed’s backyard: ‘Hush us up’

Black voters rip Dems over taking them for granted in El-Sayed’s backyard: ‘Hush us up’

Black voters could play a decisive role in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race this November, raising the stakes for Democrats as signs of softer support among the historically reliable voting bloc threaten to complicate the party’s path to victory. National surveys suggest that the proportion of Black Americans who believe Democrats represent their interests is slipping.  Additionally, the percentage of Black voters who identify with the Democratic Party fell by 10 percentage points between 2020 and 2025, according to the Pew Research Center. Fox News Digital spoke with roughly a dozen Black voters on the ground in Detroit, most of whom said they believe the Democratic Party has either failed to prioritize their concerns or has taken their support for granted. FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: AS DEMOCRATS TURN LEFT, BLACK VOTERS TAP THE BRAKES “I feel like some of the stuff that they do is just to hush us up and, like … there you go,” Dalia, an African American from Detroit, told Fox News Digital. “It’s just the way that they don’t address our issues, issues that concern actually Black people, especially working-class Black people,” Vincent, a Black voter from the Detroit area, told Fox News Digital. “It’s always a ploy to get the Black vote, make all these promises, but once that vote is in and stuff like that, then it’s operation as normal,” another Black voter said. Another snag for Democrats is their Senate nominee’s lack of support among African Americans in his primary election. DSA BRAND ON TRIAL AS EL-SAYED STRUGGLES WHERE DEMS CAN LEAST AFFORD IT Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s razor-thin win over Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., earlier this month was closer than expected, and Black voters appeared to have a lot to do with it. In jurisdictions with the highest percentage of Black voters, El-Sayed consistently struggled against Stevens. A collective analysis by The Hill found that, in counties where Black residents account for 15% or more of the population, Stevens outpaced El-Sayed by an average of eight points. Fox News’s Power Rankings have the Michigan Senate race rated as a toss-up while also showing a steady decline in Black support for the Democratic Party. El-Sayed, however, performed strongly in the Arab-American enclaves of Dearborn and Hamtramck. “I guess the Arabs resonate with who’s running for Senate. So, he don’t really have to prioritize us because he has enough people on his side already,” Parisia, another Black Detroit resident, told Fox News Digital. DEMOCRATS ARE IN BIG TROUBLE BECAUSE BLACK AND BROWN VOTERS DON’T WANT SOCIALISM “It’s a fool’s errand to assume terrorist-sympathizing and socialist-aligned candidates like Abdul El-Sayed and William Lawrence can unite Democrats in a general election when they’ve spent their careers disparaging Black Americans,” RNC spokesman Hunter Lovell told Fox News Digital. Even some of the Black voters who told Fox News Digital they were skeptical of the Democratic Party reported favorable feelings toward El-Sayed, however. Those views came despite criticism of El-Sayed’s relationship with socialist streamer Hasan Piker, whose comments about Black voters in a 2024 livestream have been cited by El-Sayed’s critics. During a 2024 livestream about Democratic border policy, Piker reacted to the claim that “Black people care about the border” by saying, “I don’t give a f— what Black people care about or what you think Black people care about,” before accusing Democrats of using Black voters as a “shield” to defend a rightward shift on immigration. “Like, shut the f— up,” Piker said. HALEY STEVENS URGES EL-SAYED TO DITCH HASAN PIKER AFFILIATION AFTER MICHIGAN PRIMARY One Black Detroit area resident told Fox News Digital she was “appalled” by the fact El-Sayed was campaigning with Piker. “I guess clearly you don’t care about Black voters then because you would never bring … somebody to run with you who is against or not even against but who don’t care about Black voters,” she said. Lawrence, whom Lovell referenced, is another DSA-aligned candidate running in the Great Lakes State. Facing off with Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., Lawrence previously said Black Democratic leaders wrongly “defang the White left” because they support the establishment. “The extent to which the older generation of Black political leadership are such a pillar, frankly, for establishment, capitalist, imperialist American power through their role as this kind of traditionalist, establishmentist (sic) pillar of the Democratic Party, it’s a big problem,” Lawrence said in 2024 on his “Hegemonicon” podcast as reported by the Huffington Post at the time. “It really defangs the White left and puts us in impossible positions, really.” Those comments led the Congressional Black Caucus PAC to release a statement saying that people supporting Lawrence should “denounce his hateful remarks and withdraw their support.” Fox News Digital reached out to Lawrence for comment. JASMINE CROCKETT WARNS DEMOCRATS ARE TOO FOCUSED ON WHITE VOTERS, IGNORING BLACK VOTERS An African American pastor serving in the Detroit area told Fox News Digital that, while he strongly supports El-Sayed, whom he knows personally, Democrats can’t necessarily count on the Black vote as a given. “He does understand us,” Keith said of El-Sayed, later noting that Democrats have “discovered that if you’re not courted and not talked to or whatever, we don’t necessarily turn out for you.”

Trump-appointed judge blocks blue state’s crackdown on ICE detention center

Trump-appointed judge blocks blue state’s crackdown on ICE detention center

A Trump-appointed federal judge dealt a blow to Colorado’s effort to ramp up oversight of an ICE detention center by temporarily blocking key provisions in a state law after finding the state likely overstepped its authority. Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico issued the preliminary injunction Thursday, ruling that Colorado likely crossed a constitutional line in a state law by imposing new requirements specifically targeting the GEO Group’s Aurora ICE Processing Center, which operates under a federal contract and is the state’s lone ICE detention center. “Here, GEO has shown that it is singled out for a special bill that applies to no other facility,” Domenico wrote.  “That other facilities might have some similar regulatory burdens does not change the fact that none of them are required to comply with HB 1276. As GEO notes, the extent of the additional burden is irrelevant for purposes of this test.” BLUE STATE’S ANTI-ICE PLEDGE COLLAPSES AS GOP WARNS OF NEW SANCTUARY ‘CONFEDERACY’ Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 26-1276 into law June 4, expanding state and local oversight of immigration detention centers. In his order, Domenico noted that GEO’s Aurora detention center was the only facility in Colorado subject to the law’s additional regulations as of May. “And though Colorado argues that the law only brings GEO into compliance with existing state regulations applied to other detention facilities, that law singles out this one category of facility for a separately defined set of restrictions and rulemaking,” Domenico wrote.  “And that is sufficient to establish that HB 1276 discriminates against GEO based on its status as a federal contractor.” FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS NEW YORK LAW BANNING ICE AGENTS FROM WEARING MASKS The blocked provisions required unannounced inspections of the facility at least once every three months, and GEO was required to pay for the inspections. The law also authorized civil penalties of up to $50,000 for each refusal to permit an inspection. “At least some of the burdens of this bill are unique,” Domenico wrote. “The requirement of a certain number of unannounced visits, for example, does not appear elsewhere. And the state acknowledges that the penalty scheme is not imposed on other facilities.” Colorado argued that the law simply put GEO on the same footing as other private detention centers. But Domenico said if the state had required immigration facilities to follow the same regulations governing facilities carrying out state policies, that argument “might be persuasive.” CITIZENS BANK CUTS TIES WITH ICE PRISON CONTRACTORS AFTER MONTHS OF ACTIVIST PRESSURE The ruling relied heavily on the Constitution’s supremacy clause. Domenico cited Supreme Court precedent stating that federal government activities generally must remain free from state regulation and that protections can extend to private contractors carrying out federal operations. Colorado’s new law also sought to give the state authority to impose additional reporting and staffing requirements. Those provisions include potential annual reports concerning people with chronic health conditions and disabilities, dietary restrictions, access to attorneys and access to spaces for worship.  The law also addresses the housing of minors and requires onsite medical and mental health professionals. Domenico did not block those provisions because Colorado told the court they were not being enforced and would require a future rulemaking process, which the state said it had no immediate plans to begin. The preliminary injunction will end Oct. 15, when GEO’s existing federal contract to operate the Aurora site expires. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES COLORADO OVER IN-STATE TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Democratic Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said the ruling was only a minor victory for GEO. “Today’s ruling granted the GEO Group a narrow, temporary injunction against one provision of a new 2026 law — not the broad relief it sought — and leaves Colorado’s existing public health and safety authority intact,” Weiser said in a statement Thursday.  “Separately, our lawsuit filed yesterday seeks to enforce that existing authority and require GEO to cooperate with the state’s investigation into tuberculosis at the Aurora facility, and we will continue using every available tool to protect the health and safety of Coloradans.” Colorado sued GEO on Wednesday, seeking to force the company to comply with a public health order stemming from a tuberculosis investigation at the Aurora center. Health officials confirmed an active TB case there on June 22, but the state alleges GEO has failed to provide the records and cooperation needed to determine the extent of potential exposure. The state argues its authority to investigate communicable diseases predates HB 26-1276 and remains intact despite Domenico’s decision temporarily blocking the law’s new inspection requirements. Fox News Digital reached out to GEO and Polis’ office for comment.

Supreme Court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue for now

Supreme Court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue for now

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed above-ground construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue Friday, issuing a stay of a lower court injunction that would block the work. Roberts issued an administrative stay of a preliminary injunction entered April 16 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, putting the injunction on hold “pending further order” from Roberts or the Supreme Court. The move puts the case in a temporary holding pattern while the Supreme Court considers whether construction can continue and the underlying legal battle plays out. Above-ground construction can continue for now. JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP TO HALT WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION, ESCALATING LEGAL FEUD Trump celebrated the decision Friday, saying he was “grateful” to the Supreme Court and touting the project as vital to national security. “Construction is under budget and ahead of schedule,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump called the project the “Military/Ballroom Complex” and said it would be “THE GREATEST OF ITS KIND!” He also claimed presidents have wanted such a facility for 150 years and the military has sought one for the past century. A federal appeals court mandate blocking construction had been scheduled to take effect Friday. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court last week to intervene in the months-long legal battle, arguing that halting construction would threaten national security and the safety of the president and other senior officials. TRUMP PULLS BACK CURTAIN ON WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM’S FORTRESS-LIKE DEFENSES ABOVE AND DEEP BELOW In its emergency application, the administration described the project as an “integrated military complex” that includes a secure ballroom space and argued that the project is critical to protecting the president, his family, White House staff and visiting foreign leaders. The administration also pointed to assassination attempts against Trump in arguing for additional security measures associated with the new complex. The emergency application went to Roberts, who handles emergency matters arising from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is suing to block the project, opposed the administration’s request and argued that Congress has authority over federal property and had not authorized the ballroom project. REPUBLICANS RUSH TO GREEN-LIGHT WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM FOLLOWING THIRD TRUMP ASSASSINATION SCARE The preservation group also accused the administration of attempting to outrun judicial review by accelerating construction while the litigation proceeded. In its filing, the group said a 250-person crew had been working “20 hours a day, 7 days a week.” The Trump administration has taken an aggressive position in the dispute, arguing that construction has advanced to the point that judicial intervention would be too late. APPEALS COURT LETS TRUMP RESUME WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION, SEEKS LOWER COURT CLARITY The legal fight reached the Supreme Court after a divided federal appeals court ruled that Congress had not authorized the ballroom. The ruling would have blocked above-ground construction while allowing underground work associated with new security features to continue. Roberts’ order on Friday keeps the lower court injunction on hold for now but does not resolve the underlying dispute over the project. MORNING GLORY: SCOTUS SHOULD URGENTLY ALLOW CONSTRUCTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO PROCEED The White House referred Fox News Digital to President Trump’s Truth Social post on the matter.