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Sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya was projected to win the Republican nomination for Minnesota's Senate seat on Tuesday evening. Tafoya handily won the race, with her claiming 52.4% of the vote at the time of the Associated Press's 9:50 p.m. race call. Her nearest opponent was Adam Schwarze, who took 23.3% of the vote. Her opponent was not clear as of press time, with Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, D-Minn., locked in a close contest for the party nomination. Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on The Katie Miller Podcast on Wednesday, and it was a departure from your typical Donald Trump cabinet member interview. Rubio's wife, Jeanette, was there at his side, and the two talked about their marriage, their children, their family life, and just what they do on normal days — or whatever counts for a normal day when you're one of the most powerful men in the world. There was also a lot of talk about...well, Pop-Tarts, but it seems as though the secretary has something of a sweet tooth.

For those who might look askance at the headline to this article, I can only point out the obvious: Donald Trump would have been blamed if the big cities' crime rate rose, so that must mean that he gets the credit (or blame) when the rate of violent crime reaches historic lows.In truth, the post-COVID drop in the violent crime rate has been happening since 2022. At that time, the rate of murders, rapes, and other violent crimes could only go down. In 2020, murders were up 29% from the previous year, increasing another 4.3% in 2021.