New Jersey Dem Scrubs Progressive Past in Trump District Race

In a classic case of political shape-shifting, New Jersey Democrat Rebecca Bennett, running for Congress in the pro-Trump 7th District, has scrubbed her social media of past praise for progressive icons like Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Positioning herself as a moderate to challenge GOP Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., Bennett’s digital cleanup suggests a strategic pivot to appeal to the district’s conservative leanings.

Bennett, a Navy veteran and Air National Guard member, has been touted by local media as a centrist. Yet, her X account, recently rebranded from @BigRedBecks to @RebeccaForNJ07, once featured posts cheering progressive causes—now conveniently deleted as she eyes a seat in a 'Lean Republican' race, per the Cook Political Report.

Elsewhere, the political circus rolls on. Trump’s pushing tax hikes for the wealthy, dubbing it a 'big, beautiful bill,' while his administration juggles multiple roles for loyalists like Sen. Marco Rubio. Meanwhile, a Trump supporter derailed New York AG Letitia James’ town hall with a pointed question: 'Will you apologize?'—a moment that encapsulates the polarized times.

On the global stage, Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi flexed military muscle in Moscow, while Pope Leo XIV, America’s new pontiff, decried a 'crisis in humanity' due to waning faith. Back home, gas prices in a blue state could hit $8, sparking bipartisan alarm, and California’s Gavin Newsom is accused of eyeing the White House with a new rapid-response website.