Jared Kushner May Visit Israel for Gaza Talks Next Week 
Canada, US Hold Fresh Trade Talks as August 19 Tariff Deadline Nears 
Putin Visits Japan-Claimed Iturup Island, Drawing Strong Protest From Tokyo 
Trump Imposes New US Tariffs on Drone Imports Over National Security Concerns 
Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Hits 265 as President Announces Emergency Fund 
Trump Orders U.S. Navy to Return to Steam Catapults for Aircraft Carriers 
Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota Democratic Senate Nomination 
Israel Warned US of Alleged Iran Plot to Assassinate Trump 
Rebecca Cooke to Challenge Derrick Van Orden in Key Wisconsin Race 
North Korea Slams US-South Korea Drills, Vows Stronger Nuclear Deterrence 
Meloni Loses Ground Among Young Italian Voters Ahead of 2027 Election 
U.S. Military Operations Killed 153 Civilians in 2025, Pentagon Says 
Nigel Farage Faces Count Binface in Clacton Election Test 
Missile Threat Forced Trump to Secretly Switch Air Force One in Turkey 
Israeli Troops Enter Qusra Homes as West Bank Settler Siege Continues 
Iran War Escalates as US, Houthis Target Ships Near Key Oil Routes 
Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death After Syria Regime Collapse 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Republicans, including Donald Trump, have constantly tried to push the narrative that former vice president Joe Biden wants to defund the police, which is a far-left Democrat agenda. Republican congressman Steve Scalise’s attempt in pushing the narrative has since been met with backlash following posting a manipulated interview of the former vice president.
The Daily Mail reports that Twitter flagged Scalise’s video as “manipulated media” over the weekend, following the backlash Scalise received from health care activist Ady Barkan, who interviewed Biden. In the interview, Barkan, who suffers from ALS and uses special equipment to speak, asked the Democratic candidate if he supports redirecting some of the funding for police departments to public safety as well as mental health, to which Biden said yes.
In the manipulated video, Scalise inserts the words “for police” into Barkan’s question. Following the tweet, Barkan called Scalise out and asked to take down the video as well as apologize to the entire disability community. “These are not my words. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. Please remove this video immediately. You owe the entire disability community an apology,” tweeted Barkan.
Scalise initially defended the decision to post the video, insisting that on both versions, the former vice president wanted to defund the police. Biden has repeatedly voiced his opposition to the agenda, which has garnered him criticism from the far-left Democrats. Biden also condemned Scalise following the controversy on Twitter, as did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Liz Jaff, Barkan’s co-founder of the Be A Hero PAC.
Biden traveled to Pennsylvania to address the ongoing protests that are happening in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and in Portland, Oregon, refuting Trump’s accusations that the former vice president is against law enforcement. In his address, Biden condemned the violence that has come from the protests and reasoned that it is not the right way to bring change.
“Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Setting fires is not protesting. None of this is protesting. It’s lawlessness, plain and simple. And those who do it should be prosecuted. Violence will not bring change. It will only bring destruction. It is wrong in every way,” said Biden.
