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Lara Trump is praising California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton in his Republican campaign to lead one of the country\u2019s bluest states, saying the GOP shouldn\u2019t give up on California.<\/p>

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\u201cHe wants desperately to fix things in this state,\u201d Ms. Trump, former chair of the Republican National Committee, said this week of Mr. Hilton on her \u201cThe Right View\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n

Mr. Hilton aims to bring back to California people who left because of high taxes and costly regulations, said Ms. Trump, who is married to President Trump\u2019s son Eric.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Great Britain, Mr. Hilton is an ex-Fox News host and former adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron. He is running against Democrat Xavier Becerra, former health and human services secretary under President Joseph R. Biden.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe No. 1 state where we raised the most money in all three elections \u2014 2016, 2020 and 2024 \u2014 was California and the most Trump merchandise sold to the state of California,\u201d Ms. Trump said. \u201cThere are a ton of people there that get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said California voters are awake now and Mr. Hilton is reminding people that the last Republican governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was also an immigrant with an accent.<\/p>\n

Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi catch up over breakfast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tulsi Gabbard, who just left her post as Director of National Intelligence, was spotted this week having breakfast with Pam Bondi, who left her job as Mr. Trump\u2019s attorney general earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered\u2019s\u201d source said the two were at Maman in Arlington on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Our source wasn\u2019t able to figure out what they were talking about, but as two powerful women who used to serve in Mr. Trump\u2019s orbit, there is no shortage of possibilities.<\/p>\n

Ms. Gabbard departed from her post, citing her husband\u2019s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Ms. Bondi was pushed out of her job at the Justice Department in April, amid questions over her handling of the release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Ms. Bondi then announced she was battling throat cancer.<\/p>\n

Senator feared fight between Trump, Sen. Bill Cassidy<\/strong><\/p>\n

A confrontation between Mr. Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday had one GOP senator worried the two men would come to blows.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump met with Senate Republicans to implore them to back his election integrity legislation, the Save America Act. He abruptly declared he won\u2019t sign bipartisan housing legislation unless Congress sends him the election bill.<\/p>\n

The president told Mr. Cassidy he didn\u2019t care if the senator voted against him on any matters other than impeachment \u2014 apparently a reference to Mr. Cassidy\u2019s vote to convict Mr. Trump on articles of impeachment stemming from the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n

During lunch, Mr. Cassidy, who recently lost a primary and will vacate his seat at the end of this year, stood and pointed his finger at the president. The exchange became heated amid Senate debate over Mr. Trump\u2019s war powers with regard to Iran.<\/p>\n

One senator feared the two men were about to fight, \u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered\u201d has learned.<\/p>

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\u201cI stood and said, \u2018You have not told the American people what\u2019s going on. It was supposed to last four weeks; it\u2019s lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved, and I want to know what\u2019s going on,\u2019\u201d Mr. Cassidy told reporters after the blowup. \u201cI can\u2019t tell you that\u2019s verbatim, because obviously I was speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my temper. That\u2019s not appropriate. It\u2019s the Irish in me,\u201d he added. \u201cBut I matched his tone and his volume, and it went back and forth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Cassidy\u2019s opposition to the president has grown in recent weeks since he lost the Republican primary in Louisiana: The incumbent finished third behind Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming, who will go to a runoff election to determine the GOP\u2019s nominee. This week, Mr. Cassidy helped the Senate approve a resolution reeling in Mr. Trump\u2019s war powers.<\/p>\n

GOP senators have told Mr. Trump there\u2019s little chance of passing his Save America bill in the Senate, where Democrats have more than enough seats to filibuster. The president has pushed for Republicans to nuke the filibuster, doing away with the supermajority requirement to pass most legislation.<\/p>\n

Washington Times\u2019 \u2019Threat Status\u2019 draws hundreds to U.S. Navy Memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Washington Times hosted more than 300 people on Wednesday at a forum where military experts spoke about maritime power in the Indo-Pacific as competition with China intensifies.<\/p>\n

The IndoPac 2026 forum explored shipbuilding, technology, AI and other innovations to bolster national security.<\/p>\n

Current and retired officials from the Navy, the Senate and the Trump administration shared their takes on the increasing use of technology in the military.<\/p>\n

White House Budget Director Russell Vought; Adm. Daryl Caudle, chief of naval operations; GOP Sens. Todd Young of Indiana and Deb Fischer of Nebraska; GOP Rep. Pat Harrigan of North Carolina; and leaders from think tanks spoke to more than 300 attendees packed into the U.S. Navy Memorial auditorium.<\/p>\n

Backstage, some speakers chatted about ongoing wars \u2014 particularly Russia versus Ukraine. One former military official mentioned traveling in May to Ukraine, where he witnessed 3,500 bodies of Russian soldiers piled up and noted the smell.<\/p>\n

The war, which started in February 2022, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. According to the Council on Foreign Relations Global Conflict Tracker, roughly half a million Russian soldiers died and tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were killed.<\/p>\n

The former military official also said there\u2019s \u201cno quarter\u201d in the Russia-Ukraine war, meaning those who surrender are shown no mercy.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week at the Group of Seven summit, and reports surfaced soon after that Mr. Zelenskyy believes he has Mr. Trump\u2019s support to act more boldly against Russia.<\/p>\n

Correction: A previous version of this column incorrectly described C.J. Pearson\u2019s involvement with the RNC. He is a former youth co-chair.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Seen, Heard & Whispered is a weekly column taking you inside the conversations happening in Washington\u2019s power corridors, the moves being made and the whispers that explain what\u2019s really going on in the nation\u2019s capital. Email tips to whispered@washingtontimes.com. Click here to receive this in your inbox every Friday morning.<\/em><\/p>

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