Ex-Dem lawmaker receives GOP nod in uphill race to challenge top Senate Democrat

2026-09-15T20:32:33-04:00 / Fox News

Mike Katz will seek to upset the Dem incumbent in a state that hasn’t seen a Republican senator in decades

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Published September 15, 2026 8:32pm EDT | Updated September 15, 2026 8:50pm EDT

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Former Democratic state lawmaker Mike Katz won Delaware’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday, sending the state’s GOP-backed candidate into a November fight against the Democratic nominee for a seat Republicans have not won in more than three decades.

Katz defeated retired Army colonel John Shulli in the two-way Republican primary and will face three-term Democratic Sen. Chris Coons in the Nov. 3 general election.

Katz, a pediatric anesthesiologist and business owner, previously served in the Delaware state Senate as a Democrat after winning election to the chamber in 2008. He represented the state’s 4th Senate District until losing his re-election bid in 2012.

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 27: U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) walks through the Senate Subway in the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary in a 68-29 vote.(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The anesthesiologist has crossed party lines during his political career. Katz ran for U.S. Senate in 2024 as the Independent Party candidate, finishing third behind Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester and Republican Eric Hansen with about 4% of the vote.

He later registered his 2026 Senate candidacy as a Republican, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Delaware Dr. Mike Katz.(Dr. Mike Katz for Delaware)

Katz entered Tuesday’s contest as the Delaware Republican Party’s endorsed candidate. His campaign has focused on lowering the cost of living, reforming health care, protecting jobs in Delaware, and reducing federal spending, according to his campaign website.

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Katz characterized his move to the Republican Party as an alignment with long-held beliefs rather than a shift in his political views, telling FOX 29 that re-registering as a Republican “was not a change in principle” but an alignment with principles he had held for decades.

“Our campaign is building a coalition. A coalition of Republicans, Independents and Democratic voters to win this race in November to defeat Chris Coons,” Katz told supporters in an ad ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

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Katz will attempt to snap a decades-long losing streak for the party in Delaware Senate races. The GOP has not won a U.S. Senate election in the state since Republican Sen. William Roth won re-election in 1994.

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Trump admin imposes new visa restrictions over alleged racial discrimination, land seizures in South Africa

2026-09-15 20:11 EDT / Fox News

The State Department will target foreign nationals it says are responsible for policies against Afrikaners and minorities

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Published September 15, 2026 8:11pm EDT | Updated September 15, 2026 8:15pm EDT

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The Trump administration announced new visa restrictions Tuesday targeting foreign nationals in South Africa who it says are responsible for race-based discrimination, uncompensated land seizures or inciting imminent violence against racial and ethnic minorities.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the policy under a provision of federal immigration law allowing him to deem foreign nationals inadmissible when their entry into the U.S. could have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences.

The restrictions will target foreign nationals who are responsible for, or complicit in, enacting or implementing laws or policies that the State Department says enable uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination or the incitement of imminent violence against minority ethnic or racial groups in South Africa.

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President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Evan Vucci/AP Photo, File)

Rubio sharpened the administration’s criticism of the South African government in a post on X announcing the restrictions Tuesday.

“As @POTUS has made clear, the South African people are being failed by a government that is destroying its economy through an obsessive pursuit of racial grievance against the Afrikaner minority,” Rubio wrote.

Rubio accused South Africa’s government of failing to adequately address rural crime, what he described as “violent and dehumanizing rhetoric,” and discriminatory policies targeting Afrikaners and other minority groups.

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“Those responsible for these injustices have no place in the United States,” Rubio wrote.

Family members may also be subject to the restrictions, according to the State Department.

The announcement marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s dispute with the South African government over its treatment of Afrikaners and other minority populations.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, File)

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 directing federal agencies to halt aid to South Africa to the extent permitted by law and directing the State and Homeland Security departments to prioritize humanitarian relief for Afrikaners who the administration says are victims of racial discrimination.

The order specifically cited South Africa’s Expropriation Act and accused the government of enabling the seizure of Afrikaner agricultural property without compensation, along with pursuing other discriminatory policies.

President Donald Trump shows press clippings during an Oval Office meeting at the White House in May 2025.(Evan Vucci/AP Photo, File)

Rubio said Tuesday that the administration does not believe South Africa has adequately addressed its concerns.

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The new restrictions are being imposed under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, according to the State Department.

The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

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Dem senator defeats challenger named ‘No-Trump’ in Delaware primary

September 15, 2026 8:19pm EDT / Fox News

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A Democratic stalwart cruised to a primary victory in Delaware on Tuesday, including fending off an opponent with an anti-Trump name.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., easily held on against a small field of primary challengers and clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate in a race for a third term that he’s expected to win in November, and he did it while besting an opponent with an unusual name: E. No-Trump Hansen.

Hansen, formerly known as Eric Hansen, a former business executive, ran on a platform of curbing presidential power. His solution to President Donald Trump’s “worst impulses” was to pass legislation that would limit presidential power to “restore real checks and balances, and root out corruption and self-dealing.”

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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks during a press conference with the American delegation, consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2026.(Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

“The name E. (Eric) No-Trump Hansen isn’t a gimmick — it’s his complete commitment to positive change,” his campaign website said.

Hansen told local outlet WHYY that he changed his name to reflect his opposition to Trump.

“Trump has said he’ll go after his critics by any means available,” Hansen said. “He will go after me, but I’m willing to bear that risk anyway — because the alternative is letting things get worse for Delawareans.”

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A statement of candidacy filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) showed that Hansen officially began campaigning under his new moniker in July. Previously, Hansen ran as a Republican in 2024 and scored the GOP nomination.

He ultimately lost to Sen. Lisa Blunt-Rochester, D-Del.

Meanwhile, Coons’ victory over Hansen, Jeff Appelhans and Mary Louve tees up a November challenge against either Mike Katz or John Shulli.

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And Coons, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, has history on his side. The lawmaker first entered Congress to replace then-Sen. Joe Biden, who was tapped by former President Barack Obama to be his running mate.

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He won his first full term in 2014 and has maintained his grip on the position ever since. The First State hasn’t sent a Republican to the upper chamber since 1966, when former Sen. J. Caleb Boggs lost re-election.

Boggs was ousted by a 29-year-old Biden, cementing Delaware as a deep-blue stronghold for decades to come.

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Republican upsets party-backed rival to challenge first openly trans member of Congress

2026-09-15T20:59:20-04:00 / Fox News

Joseph “Dr. Joe” Arminio will take on the first openly trans member of Congress Sarah McBride in November

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Published September 15, 2026 8:59pm EDT | Updated September 15, 2026 9:39pm EDT

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Delaware Republicans nominated political scientist Joseph “Dr. Joe” Arminio for the state’s lone U.S. House seat Tuesday, bypassing both the state GOP’s endorsed candidate and its 2024 nominee to send Arminio into a November match-up against Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del.

Arminio defeated Rev. Earl Cooper, the Delaware Republican Party’s endorsed candidate, and John Whalen, the party’s 2024 nominee, for the seat and a chance to defeat McBride in the Nov. 3 general election.

McBride won Delaware’s at-large House seat in 2024, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress after defeating Whalen by roughly 16 percentage points in the general election.

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Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) poses for a photograph after joining other congressional freshmen of the 119th Congress for a group photograph on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

McBride is seeking a second term in a seat Republicans have not won since 2008.

Arminio, a Wilmington native, is a political scientist, author and educator who holds a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on national defense policy and international relations, according to WHYY. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Johns Hopkins University and has taught at American University and Lincoln University.

Tuesday’s race was not Arminio’s first congressional campaign, though it was his first in Delaware. He previously sought the Republican nomination in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District in 2008, receiving about 1.6% of the vote in a four-way primary won by Andy Harris, according to WHYY, a public media organization based in Philadelphia.

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Arminio campaigned on economic issues, arguing that excessive public and private debt has squeezed American families. He identified inflation and the cost of groceries, gasoline and housing among the biggest economic challenges facing Delaware.

“The Republican country for that matter is in dire peril,” he told WHYY in an interview. “The economy’s in very bad shape. We’re suffering from crushing private and public debt. So your typical family is having a hard time making ends meet. The young cannot afford to buy a home. They’re having difficulty in their relationships, getting married. It’s very, very serious.”

Arminio will now try to break Democrats’ long-running hold on Delaware’s lone House seat, which the party has controlled since John Carney took over after former U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del, retired and left office when he did not seek reelection in 2010, instead deciding to run for the U.S. Senate.

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美国以色列上周德国秘密会晤阿拉伯国家军事高层

2026年9月16日 11:51 / 联合早报

也门胡塞武装宣传机构9月15日发布的照片，显示与沙特接壤的也门焦夫省，军事车辆遭袭击后不断冒浓烟。 （法新社）

两名以色列官员向美国新闻网站Axios披露，美国和以色列以及多个阿拉伯国家的军事参谋总长上周在德国秘密会晤，讨论了针对伊朗的战争以及中东地区更广泛的紧张局势。

Axios星期二（9月15日）报道，由美国中央司令部司令库珀召集的这次闭门会议，参与国事前均未对外宣布。虽然过去也曾举行类似会议，但这次是自美以与伊朗开战六个多月来，首次举行此类会晤。

与会的中东国家包括沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国、巴林、科威特、卡塔尔、约旦、埃及。

消息人士说，库珀向与会者做出保证，尽管美军在当地的基地遭到伊朗袭击，但美军绝不会撤出中东地区。同时，他还向与会代表介绍美国旨在保障和扩大霍尔木兹海峡船只通行的计划。

一名以色列官员透露，以色列国防军总参谋长扎米尔向与会各方通报以军多线作战的最新进展。

美国中央司令部发表声明，确认日前在德国主持一场计划内的会议，并与来自八个国家的高级军事将领共同探讨深化中东安全合作的潜在契机。

据悉，以色列和沙特正在美国中央司令部的协助下，探讨以色列如何支持沙特针对也门胡塞武装的军事行动，并参照此前支持阿联酋的模式，提供情报、监视、侦察方面的协助。

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Coast Guard, FBI boarded Texas-bound commercial oil tanker to investigate cyberattack

2026-09-15T22:57:00-0400 / CBS News

Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded a Texas-bound commercial oil tanker last month before it could arrive at a port after determining the ship’s network may have been compromised by a foreign actor as it was crossing the Atlantic, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.

On Aug. 21, a specialized team of Coast Guard law-enforcement personnel, a vessel inspector, Coast Guard Cyber Protection Team members and FBI Cyber Action Team operators boarded an inbound foreign-flagged commercial vessel, the Coast Guard said. The team examined both the vessel’s operational technology and information-technology systems, working with the crew and the ship’s corporate operators to oust the threat.

“Currently, there are no reports of operational disruptions, vessel instability, physical danger to crews, or environmental impacts,” the Coast Guard said Tuesday.

The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the breach.

The Coast Guard did not identify the ship, but the vessel named in Iranian reports appears to be the VL Prosperity, a 333-meter Liberian-flagged very large crude carrier capable of carrying roughly 2.3 million barrels of oil. Public vessel data shows it was bound for Galveston, Texas, at the time.

Unconfirmed reports of the attack first surfaced publicly after the ship passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco.

On Aug. 20, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported that VL Prosperity had been attacked on Aug. 7 while sailing from Egypt’s Sidi Kerir terminal toward the United States, losing communications for 30 hours. Mehr, citing an unnamed crew member, alleged that the attackers penetrated engine-room systems, reduced engine cooling flow, increased engine speed and interfered with fuel and lubricating-oil systems.

Four days later, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency published an article: “No American Vessel Is Safe Anymore: Will Cannons Give Way to Codes?”

The U.S. has not provided details on the extent of the possible breach, only confirming there were indications the vessel’s network was compromised. Iranian state media has claimed that hackers obtained control over propulsion, navigation and cargo systems.

The risk of penetrating a commercial oil tanker’s system goes beyond stolen data or disabled communications. Modern tankers use interconnected operational technology, or OT, to control the vessels — with propulsion, navigation and cargo systems all internet-connected. If a hostile state can reach and even hijack those systems remotely, while unlikely, an attacker could theoretically manipulate a vessel’s movement or critical machinery, potentially turning a massive oil tanker into a weapon against a port.

US charges 5 people in alleged Russian-backed murder plots

2026-09-16T03:30:59.981Z / Reuters

By Christian Martinez

September 16, 2026 3:30 AM UTC Updated 28 mins ago

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Sept 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has charged five people in connection with alleged Russian plots involving ​surveillance, recruitment and targeted killings, according to an ‌indictment unsealed on Tuesday.

The five people allegedly worked for Russian intelligence services to “conduct attacks and murders around the world, including in ​the United States,” the DOJ said in the indictment, ​adding the individuals were still at large.

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The DOJ said ⁠Russian national Yuri Khrameev, 63; his son, Kirill Khrameev, 27; ​Cuban nationals Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, 35, and Yaidel Delgado ​Suarez, 35; and Venezuelan national Angel Eduardo Castro, 22; were charged with an alleged conspiracy to finance terrorism. Khrameev, Suarez, and Castro ​were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder for ​hire.

Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters the plots included “efforts to murder ‌a ⁠Russian dissident who investigators believed was located in the Washington, D.C., area.”

According to the Justice Department, the network allegedly recruited multiple people in the United States to provide surveillance on Russian ​dissidents, including ​one living in ⁠the U.S. and one in Lithuania.

One recruit was allegedly offered “$40,000 to ‘eliminate’ or ‘disappear’” a person residing ​in the U.S., according to the Justice ​Department. ⁠Last year, another U.S. recruit was allegedly offered $25,000 to kill a person living in Lithuania, it said.

The Russian embassy did not ⁠immediately respond ​to a request for comment. ​Russia has previously denied conducting such plots on foreign soil, including in ​the United States.

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Washington Democrat claims majority of recent DHS arrestees posed ‘no threat to public safety’

September 15, 2026 9:38pm EDT / Fox News

ICE arrested nearly 51,000 illegal immigrants nationwide in August

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., claimed that “for the first time this summer,” the majority of people arrested by DHS posed “absolutely no threat to public safety.”

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., claimed Tuesday that “for the first time this summer,” the majority of people arrested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “pose absolutely no threat to public safety.”

Speaking during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on immigration enforcement, Jayapal argued the Trump administration has increasingly focused its immigration enforcement on immigrants without criminal convictions or pending criminal charges rather than those with criminal records.

“For the first time this summer, the majority of people that DHS arrested were people who pose absolutely no threat to public safety, and the number of people with criminal convictions who are arrested by ICE actually decreased — decreased, not increased,” Jayapal said.

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., claimed Tuesday that “for the first time this summer,” the majority of people arrested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “pose absolutely no threat to public safety.”(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

She argued the administration’s enforcement priorities are making communities “less safe.”

“That’s because when DHS expends all of its energy to go after parents, longtime friends, neighbors, when Homeland Security Investigations agents who are supposed to investigate serious crime and human trafficking are instead being moved to street sweeps and riding along with local police for random traffic stops, we are less safe, not more safe.”

Jayapal’s comments echoed claims her office made in a Sept. 1 press release, which said ICE data showed “the majority of people they arrest have zero criminal charges or convictions” and that arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions or pending criminal charges had increased 770%.

Independent analyses of ICE data have likewise found that while overall ICE arrests reached record highs during the summer, the share of people arrested without criminal convictions or pending criminal charges also increased.

Her remarks come as the Trump administration has touted record immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.

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Jayapal’s remarks come as the Trump administration has highlighted record immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.(Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested nearly 51,000 illegal immigrants nationwide in August, according to DHS, marking the highest monthly total on record.

“The hard-working men and women of DHS continue to break records as they defend the homeland and protect the American people,”DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement.

Mullin added, “For the third straight month, ICE set a new record for the highest number of illegal aliens arrested in a single month, nearly 51,000. This is promises made and promises kept in action. Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE is working around the clock every day to arrest and deport illegal aliens from American communities.”

DHS also highlighted August arrests of illegal immigrants convicted of crimes including murder, child pornography and sexual assault of a minor.

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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin previously said “the hard-working men and women of DHS continue to break records as they defend the homeland and protect the American people.”(Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

According to DHS, more than 3 million illegal immigrants have left the United States since Trump returned to office.

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A spokesperson for DHS and Jayapal could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.

Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Story tips can be sent to sophia.compton@fox.com.

去年美国佐治亚厂区遭突击逮捕 逾300韩国工人发起索赔

2026-09-16 09:45 / 联合早报

超过300名韩国工人为佐治亚州移民执法逮捕行动，向美国九个联邦机构提出行政赔偿要求，美国国土安全部为其中之一。 （路透社）

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道，去年在美国佐治亚州韩国电动车电池厂的一次移民执法突击行动中被拘留的300多名韩国工人，正向美国政府发起法律挑战。

去年9月，美国当局在对现代-LG电池项目厂区进行的突击行动中逮捕了400多名厂区员工，其中超过300人为韩国公民。

CNN星期二（9月15日）报道，申诉方代表律师说，目前已开始向九个联邦机构提出行政赔偿要求。在正式提起联邦诉讼之前，这是法律规定的必经程序。

这些机构包括美国国土安全部、移民与海关执法局（ICE）、海关与边境保护局（CBP）、联邦调查局（FBI）、司法部及劳工部。

国土安全部发言人对路透社说：“作为针对非法雇佣行为及其他严重联邦犯罪指控的持续刑事调查的一部分，隶属于移民与海关执法局的国土安全调查处（HSI）执行了一项司法搜查令。”

他说，这项调查旨在追究违法者的责任并维护法治，但未直接针对韩国工人发起的法律挑战进行置评。

由于非工作时间，现代汽车未立即回应路透社的置评请求。

遭突袭的佐治亚州工厂由现代汽车和韩国LG新能源的合资公司运营。这场突袭被视为美国国土安全部历史上规模最大的一次单点执法行动。

现场的视频和照片显示，被捕的工人戴着手铐、腰缠铁链、脚套镣铐。这些影像流传开来，震惊了美国的重要盟友韩国。

由于工人们的手机也被当局没收，其中一些工人直到重获自由，才终于能向国内的亲人报信。