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LA Mayor Karen Bass is bragging that every $5 donated to her reelection campaign gets turned into $35 — courtesy of Los Angeles taxpayers, through a city program that matches donations 6-to-1... all through ActBlue. Meanwhile, the UK Home Office is handing migrants a literal instruction pamphlet explaining that child abuse and assault are illegal in Britain — yes, that's a real government document in 2026. And in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed is facing brutal new scrutiny after comparing himself to Jesus, just as new reporting reveals his mother worked for a U.S.-designated terror-financing organization.

TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN:

- LA Mayor Karen Bass touts the city's 6-to-1 taxpayer-funded campaign donation match, turning a $5 gift into $35 in her own reelection war chest — legal under LA's ethics rules, but drawing outrage as the city struggles to fund basic services
- The UK Home Office distributes guidance to asylum seekers explicitly explaining that child abuse and sexual assault are against the law in Britain, "even if they look older" — a jaw-dropping admission of what officials feel they need to spell out
- Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compares himself to a "radical" Jesus while facing fresh scrutiny after reports surfaced that his mother worked for years at a organization the U.S. Treasury designated as a global terror-financing group
- Newly nominated Democratic socialist Angie Nixon pulls off a stunning upset in Florida's Senate primary, becoming the first DSA member ever to win a statewide major-party nomination — we break down her most eyebrow-raising positions

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Florida holds its primary today — governor, Senate, and House races all on the ballot in the last major primary batch before November. Meanwhile Chuck Schumer just quietly told the Washington Post Democrats can win the Senate even without Michigan, an extraordinary admission about Abdul El-Sayed's chances there. And Iran just fired two ballistic missiles at the UAE, prompting Abu Dhabi to cut off all trade and financial ties with Tehran on the same day Trump posted a graphic labeling the Strait of Hormuz "new U.S. territory."

TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN:

- Florida's primary is today — the last major primary of the cycle — with key governor, Senate, and House races we're tracking as results come in tonight
- Chuck Schumer tells the Washington Post Democrats can retake the Senate even if Abdul El-Sayed loses Michigan, a stunning hedge as the party quietly shifts hope toward Georgia and Sen. Jon Ossoff — who's facing fresh scrutiny of his own, including nearly $3,000 in campaign spending on a Hollywood makeup artist and a new "theater kid" nickname from the White House
- Iran fires two ballistic missiles at the UAE — the first attack on Emirati territory in months — prompting the UAE to cut off all trade and financial transactions with Tehran, as President Trump posts a graphic labeling the Strait of Hormuz "new U.S. territory"
- A federal appeals court rules against ICE's policy of making warrantless arrests at churches, temples, and mosques, the latest in a wave of court fights over immigration enforcement nationwide

The Tony Kinnett Cast is The Daily Signal's nightly flagship show, hosted by national correspondent Tony Kinnett — covering the day's biggest stories with analysis, commentary, and guests from across the political and media landscape.

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Democrat Senate candidates keep making the same insulting argument against voter ID: that Black voters and women are too poor or too incompetent to get a REAL ID or birth certificate. It's condescending, it's not backed by the data, and Democrat insiders know it's a losing message heading into November. Meanwhile, Abdul El-Sayed's Islamist-funding problem in Michigan keeps getting worse, and the Iran ceasefire deadline just expired with President Trump telling Tehran to wave the white flag.

TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN:

- Senate Democrats like Jon Ossoff and Sen. Tammy Duckworth keep insisting Black voters and married women can't realistically obtain a REAL ID or birth certificate — we've got the data showing that's simply false, and why party insiders are worried this message is backfiring
- Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign faces mounting scrutiny after a Senate Judiciary hearing detailed his campaign's $115,000+ in donations from CAIR-linked donors, including his own father-in-law's ties to Muslim Brotherhood-connected groups
- The 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline expires today with no deal in sight — Trump tells Iran to "put up the white flag of surrender" as Tehran shifts to what it's calling a "maximum deterrence" posture
- More as news breaks

The Tony Kinnett Cast is The Daily Signal's nightly flagship show, hosted by national correspondent Tony Kinnett — covering the day's biggest stories with analysis, commentary, and guests from across the political and media landscape.

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A federal judge's repeated stays blocking the end of Temporary Protected Status for Somalis finally ran out today, clearing the way for termination after months of what DHS called open defiance of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Luigi Mangione stood up in federal court and admitted it himself: "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died" — a guilty plea that guts a year of online conspiracy theories and folk-hero mythmaking overnight. And Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is having the worst 48 hours of his campaign.

TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN:

- Temporary Protected Status for Somalia officially expires today after Judge Allison Burroughs' latest stay lapsed, following a Supreme Court ruling that lower courts can't override DHS on TPS terminations
- Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal court to stalking charges tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting "I shot Mr. Thompson" on the record — a plea that could still collide with his separate state murder trial next month
- Chaos at the Iowa State Fair as Democrats stumble through soapbox season, with agriculture secretary candidate Chris Jones facing brutal blowback over resurfaced comments calling farming "not that hard" and Iowa farmers "wealthy, older white guys"
- Abdul El-Sayed's campaign is reeling from two fresh scandals in 48 hours — records showing nearly 4,700 dogs and cats euthanized at Detroit Animal Control on his watch as health director, and his sister, a University of Chicago professor, resurfacing in old video celebrating October 7th
- Is the Strait of Hormuz about to become a U.S. territory? We tease what's coming next in the region

The Tony Kinnett Cast is The Daily Signal's nightly flagship show, hosted by national correspondent Tony Kinnett — covering the day's biggest stories with analysis, commentary, and guests from across the political and media landscape.

Go to JoinADF.com/TONY to receive ADF's free, 5 part video series on the dangers of progressive gender ideology and how you can respond and advocate for religious rights and freedom.

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A Chinese intelligence official and trained sniper purchases a historic building overlooking the White House. Michigan's new Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing brutal online mockery after old reporting resurfaced showing Detroit's animal shelter had a 74% kill rate under his watch — while he campaigns today talking about his "beloved" dogs. Meanwhile, disgraced former Maine candidate Graham Platner is stepping back into public life for the first time since his campaign collapsed, and gun owners are celebrating after the DOJ quietly declined to appeal a landmark court ruling gutting nine decades of federal red tape on suppressors.

TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN:

- A MASSIVE report from the Daily Caller News Foundation details a Chinese Communist Party intelligence official and trained sniper's purchase of a historic building just 600 feet from White House grounds in Washington DC. Read the report here: https://dailycaller.com/2026/08/13/exclusive-ccp-intel-official-building-purchase-steps-from-white-house/

- Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash as resurfaced reporting shows Detroit's animal control had a 74% euthanasia rate under his leadership as health director, with a whistleblower lawsuit describing the shelter as a "slaughterhouse" — an awkward look for a candidate who campaigns on loving pets
- Graham Platner makes his first major public appearance since ending his scandal-plagued Senate campaign, headlining a Labor Day rally near his hometown
- The DOJ declines to appeal a landmark federal court ruling striking down NFA registration requirements for suppressors and short-barreled rifles as unconstitutional — the biggest Second Amendment win in over 90 years
- The latest on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's 60-day ceasefire deadline approaches this weekend with no extension in sight
- CNN draws fire for framing a Mississippi woman's death with loaded imagery about the South's history — while quietly leaving out that the person arrested in connection with the case is her boyfriend, not a stranger

The Tony Kinnett Cast is The Daily Signal's nightly flagship show, hosted by national correspondent Tony Kinnett — covering the day's biggest stories with analysis, commentary, and guests from across the political and media landscape.

🎙 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044
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📩 Contact Tony: https://www.tonykinnett.com/contact
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