"The barbarians are now inside the gate." Speaker of the House Mike Johnson warns that Democratic socialist candidates are gaining ground as the midterms approach. Johnson says the fight for control of Congress is becoming a defining choice over the direction of the country. "The question that voters across the nation have to answer this fall is whether we're going to turn the greatest nation in the history of the world over to communism and big government."

Just hours before leaving office, outgoing Army Secretary Dan Driscoll sets the record straight. Despite reports of a rift with War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Driscoll publicly thanked him in his first statement since announcing his resignation, saying the Army "could not have" made its recent progress without Hegseth's support. The comments come after Fox News reported Driscoll had raised concerns about the Army's transformation and readiness before stepping down after 18 months on the job.