Hawaii voters hit the polls as Gov. Josh Green dominates, progressive takes aim at Dem congressman

Hawaii voters will decide Saturday who advances to the November general election, with key contests including the race for governor and the battle to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District.

Gov. Josh Green, who was first elected in 2022, is heavily favored to win the Democratic primary, where he faces three little-known competitors. His challengers include George "Teva" Lucas-Tadeo, a Democratic socialist who has promised on social media to open a government-run grocery store and legalize recreational marijuana.

David "Duke" Bourgoin is mounting his second primary challenge against Green after losing to him in 2022, when he captured only 590 votes against Green’s 158,161. He also lost two bids for Honolulu mayor, in 2022 and 2024.

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Lauren Kapoliahiʻiaka Shim is also seeking the Democratic nomination. She is the CEO and founder of Aloha AI Incorporated, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Neither Lucas-Tadeo nor Shim had campaign websites, and none of Green’s three challengers had raised any money in the race as of June 30, according to Honolulu Civil Beat. Meanwhile, Green has raised approximately $3.5 million, far outpacing Republican Gary Cordery, the race’s second-highest fundraiser, who has raised about $313,000, according to Honolulu Civil Beat.

Cordery, owner of the contracting company Kingdom Builders, and Ken Fujiyama, an entrepreneur and investor, are competing for the Republican nomination and a chance to end nearly two decades of Democratic control of the governor’s mansion. The last Republican to serve as Hawaii governor was Linda Lingle, who held the office from 2002 to 2010.

Cordery has campaigned on lowering Hawaii’s high cost of living, expanding housing and cracking down on government waste and corruption. He has proposed adding 15,000 homes for working families, using state-owned land for housing and eliminating the state’s general excise tax on food and medicine. Fujiyama has also proposed a plan to tackle the housing affordability crisis by developing 100,000 residential lots and partnering with large landowners to spur growth.

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Whoever emerges from the Republican primary will face an uphill battle to unseat Green if he secures the Democratic nomination. Green holds a 56% approval rating, while the Cook Political Report rates the race "Likely Democrat" and gives Democrats a 13-point advantage.

Meanwhile, eyes outside of Hawaii will be locked on the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District, where state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole is challenging Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii.

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Case, who is seeking a seventh term, has represented the district since 2019 and argues that his seniority and position on the Appropriations Committee give Hawaii greater influence in Washington. Meanwhile, Keohokalole, who is endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders' group Our Revolution, is running on a progressive platform that includes Medicare for All and opposition to ICE and President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Keohokalole is seeking to portray Case as out of touch with Democratic voters, pointing to the congressman’s vote with House Republicans to pass Trump's SAVE America Act, which would require voters to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Given the district’s strong Democratic lean, whoever wins the party’s primary will likely be favored to win the seat in November.

Polls close at 7pm local time.

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North Korea expert warns US can 'never take their eye off' Kim Jong Un following missile test during Iran war

A North Korea expert told Fox News Digital that the United States "can never take their eye off" Kim Jong Un and the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang test-fired a missile this week amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.

The launch of the short-range ballistic missile — which Japan said landed in the waters off North Korea’s east coast — unfolded Thursday ahead of joint military exercises to be conducted by the U.S. and South Korea later this month.

"There's this unsettled conflict on the Korean Peninsula. And Kim Jong Un, a very unpredictable leader that seeks attention, that is something the United States can never take their eye off," retired Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital on Friday.

"So we have all these challenges in the Middle East, these challenges with Russia and Ukraine, these challenges with China pressuring and trying to coerce Taiwan. You can never forget that the North Korean challenge to South Korea is sitting right there, and there are no constraints on Kim Jong Un," Montgomery added. "There's no version of an empowered elite or a population or a military that could unseat him. So we should always keep our eye on him, pay attention to him, and make sure we're constantly deterring any provocative behavior."

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said following North Korea’s launch on Thursday that, "We are aware of the missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners."

"Based on current assessments, this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies," it added. "The United States remains committed to the defense of the U.S. homeland and our allies in the region."

Montgomery said Friday that "whenever North Korea does a ballistic missile launch, you have to think there's any of three countries that could be the intended recipient of the message — it could be the United States, it could be South Korea, it can be Japan or it could be a mix."

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He described how Japan recently test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile in late July, with the help of the U.S. Navy.

"Maybe this could be a signal back to them," Montgomery said. "South Korea and the United States are about to start the Ulchi Freedom series of exercises... the most robust series of exercise we have there every August when conducted."

Montgomery also said "recently there have been a lot of reports the United States has expended a large percentage of its theater ballistic missile defense weapons... Patriot 3 and THAAD, in the conflict in Iran."

"Those are the kind of defensive systems that might be used against this weapon. Also, there's U.S. Navy standard missiles, which also have been depleted in the Middle East. In all those cases, North Korea could be signaling to any of the three countries or a mix of the three countries that we're still relevant, we matter, and you need to pay attention to us," he said.

Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report.

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Thousands of migrants remain in Spanish territory after border rush, death toll hits about 100: Ceuta official

Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta after hordes of mostly military-aged men rushed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco late last month, Ceuta's president said Thursday.

While speaking from a video call during an extraordinary session of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Ceuta President Juan Jesus Vivas also revealed around 100 people died during the surge.

Authorities estimate roughly 80,000 migrants rushed into the territory within a 48-hour period in late July.

Vivas called the border crisis an "invasion" and "one of the most difficult moments in the recent history of our city."

"According to the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, an 'invasion' should be understood in its second definition as the abnormal or irregular occupation of a specific place," Vivas said, according to a Fox News Digital translation of his remarks, which he gave in Spanish.

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"That is precisely what occurred on July 30 and 31, when approximately 80,000 people — equivalent to the entire population of Ceuta — stormed into our city. This characterization, moreover, aligns with the statement made by the President of the Government of Spain, who on Friday the 31st, during his visit to Ceuta, stated that we were facing an attack, a violation of Spain's territorial integrity," Vivas continued.

Echoing previous claims from Spain's leftist President Pedro Sánchez and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Vivas acknowledged roughly 75,000 of the migrants had returned to Morocco but added "under no circumstances does it allow us to claim that our city has returned to normal."

"Ceuta has not returned to normal because between 3,000 and 5,000 people who entered during those fateful days of July 30 and 31 still remain," Vivas said. "The reception centers for adult and minor migrants are in a state of collapse, turning the influx into a major humanitarian emergency."

"Added to this are disruptions to public order and a high risk to public safety," he continued. "Furthermore, the morale of Ceuta's residents is severely affected. Our population feels sad, helpless, uneasy, fearful, and worried — and with good reason. It is inevitable to wonder whether this will happen again, and if that next time will be the definitive plunge into the abyss, causing us to cease being what we are: Spain and Europe. It has been exposed to the world that we are extraordinarily vulnerable, and that our security and integrity are in the hands of a third country, Morocco, which does not recognize our sovereignty."

He then proposed a set of actions authorities should take to return the city to normal. The proposals included expelling the remaining Moroccan migrants, provisioning more resources for the city's migrant facilities, and the implementation of a new economic model which he called on to be "More Spain and More Europe."

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"We serve a society that has forged its character through courage to endure and the ability to overcome adversity. We are confident it will do so again, though I emphasize that the requested support from European authorities remains indispensable. Thank you very much," Vivas concluded.

Following the border rush between July 30–31, Sánchez called the incident "an attack, a violation of the territorial integrity of Spain."

Fox News Digital contacted the governments of Spain and Ceuta for additional comment.

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Cleveland's new WNBA team rejects 'Lady Cavaliers' identity in unveiling of name, color scheme

Sirens: mythical creatures who perched along rocky shores, using their beautiful, hypnotic songs to lure unsuspecting sailors to their deaths.

Also, Cleveland’s new WNBA team.

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The expansion franchise unveiled its name, logo and colors Tuesday, officially introducing the Cleveland Sirens ahead of the team’s inaugural season in 2028.

The nautical branding is a nod to Lake Erie, but the organization had another objective in mind: making sure the new team did not look like a women’s version of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"We don't want to be the Lady Cavaliers, and we don't want to be wine and gold," Sirens President of Business Operations Allison Howard said. "We really need to be very separate, very distinctive."

The Sirens and Cavaliers are both owned by Dan Gilbert’s Rock Entertainment Group and will share Rocket Arena. But Cleveland’s WNBA leadership made clear from the beginning that the two franchises should not share an identity.

Instead of borrowing the Cavaliers’ color scheme, the Sirens will use two shades of blue — appropriately named "Sirens Blue" and "Erie Blue." Their logo features the mythical creature beneath the team name, while the "S" in the wordmark contains a hidden "CLE."

"We love our Cavaliers, and they are such an amazing part of this organization," Howard said. "But this team can exist very much on the independent side of the Cavaliers."

Howard said the organization expects the Sirens to attract a different audience than the Cavaliers.

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"They eat different food, they drink different drinks," Howard said. "They get here earlier. They purchase merchandise differently, and they come from all over the state and even outside the state."

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Cleveland’s approach differs from several WNBA teams that share ownership with NBA counterparts. The Los Angeles Sparks mirror the Lakers’ purple and gold, while the Phoenix Mercury use the Suns’ purple and orange. The Minnesota Lynx and Timberwolves also feature similar combinations of blue and green, and the Indiana Fever share navy and gold with the Pacers, though the Fever incorporate red into their identity, too.

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The Sirens, however, are taking a path closer to the New York Liberty and Golden State Valkyries, which both separate themselves visually from their city’s NBA franchises.

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The Sirens will not be Cleveland’s first WNBA team.

The Cleveland Rockers were one of the league’s original eight franchises when the WNBA launched in 1997. Named as a tribute to the city’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockers played seven seasons before folding in 2003 after owner Gordon Gund was unable to find a buyer.

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Former Rockers player Janice Braxton narrated the Sirens’ introductory video, which carried the theme "Hear the Call." Braxton and several other former Rockers players also attended Tuesday’s unveiling.

The new franchise has already collected approximately 9,000 season-ticket deposits, and Howard expects that number to grow now that Cleveland fans finally know the name of their team.

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Second lady Usha Vance gets candid about new baby, juggling four children and motherhood

FIRST ON FOX: In her first interview since the birth of her fourth child with Vice President JD Vance just a few weeks ago, Usha Vance described the joy of being a new mother all over again during a candid interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, August 4.

The interview came on the same day the newest episode of her popular podcast, "Storytime with the Second Lady," was set to go live. 

"It's been really lovely so far," she said of the experience of having four children, speaking from the Vice President's Residence. "One of the things that has just been beautiful to see is how excited my older kids are about their new brother. They're always fighting over holding him. When we do diaper changes or clothes changes, one of them is always there helping. They're willing to burp him, they want to grab things for him, they want to entertain him."

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She added, "So there's this really great way in which their needs are complementary with his."

Vice President Vance and his wife announced the birth of their fourth child in a July 20 Instagram post, as Fox News Digital previously reported. The couple said their baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born on Sunday morning, July 19. 

"We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning," the couple wrote. "Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother."

On Tuesday in her on-camera interview with Fox News Digital, Mrs. Vance called out the importance of doing things one on one with each of her children and the baby.

"They feel like they're getting their own personal time with both of us," she said. 

"For example, we go out [of the residence] and do something every day. And we've been doing that since the day we came home from the hospital. So yesterday was my middle child's day, and we went to a bookstore, we went to lunch — we did a quick return at a shop, and the whole time, it was just really special.

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"And we're trying to do that all the time. Now, I'm sure there are going to be hiccups here and there! But for right now, they seem to be really thriving."

She added, "My older kids see this as only good for themselves. Like, there's only one more kid to add to their pack. The parents are now outnumbered two to one!"

She referenced the jitters she had a bit ago — and how those were swiftly put to rest, and now part of the past.

"I would say I had all sorts of angst about this. My family [had] felt so complete. My kids were growing into a new phase," said Mrs. Vance. 

Now, she said, "I'm really glad that we took this plunge. I'm really glad that we decided to move into the unknown and do something that felt like a little bit of a risk to a settled and happy family dynamic because it's only become happier."

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"And we're looking forward to seeing what the next few years bring."

She is also continuing to expand and develop her podcast, "Storytime with the Second Lady."

The latest episode features author Jackie Oshry reading her children's book about summer camp. Mrs. Vance said the podcast is designed to encourage children not only to read books but also to imagine creating stories of their own.

"One of the things we're trying to do with this podcast is highlight authors of books to show [the children] that it's not just reading that you can do," she said. "You can imagine your own stories. You can write them yourself."

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So why this signature issue for her as second lady — and not others that she might have chosen? Mrs. Vance said that reading has long been one of her favorite hobbies and something she enjoys sharing with her own children. 

She said she chose literacy as one of her key initiatives because she wanted to make "a concrete change" while serving as second lady. She noted how critical it is that children in America develop a love of, and facility with, reading from a young age. 

She is also encouraging children in kindergarten through eighth grade to participate in the White House Summer Reading Challenge by reading 12 books before the end of August. Families who complete the challenge will be entered to win prizes — including a chance to visit the White House, she said.

In the waning weeks of summer, Mrs. Vance said her family is preparing for a new school year by gathering school supplies, organizing clothes and spending as much time outdoors as possible before classes begin for her older children.

"We're trying to make it a celebratory thing," she said of the family's back-to-school traditions. 

"Over the month of August, we slowly get everything prepared so it doesn't come as too much of a shock when they have to wake up at 6:30 again every morning."

President Donald Trump declared in a Truth Social post right after the Vances' new baby was born, "Congratulations! A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family."

His post included a photo of the infant and two children.

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‘Special sauce of crazy’ — Midwest Dem candidate’s policies too extreme for voters: opponent

DETROIT, Michigan — Republican Mike Rogers is confident he'll defeat whichever Democratic rival he faces off with in the midterm elections in the crucial Senate showdown in this Great Lakes battleground state.

"It doesn't matter to us. We've looked at both candidates. We feel confident we're going to beat either one of those candidates that come out of that race," Rogers said in a Fox News Digital interview two days before Michigan's primary.

Abdul El-Sayed, a former Wayne County Health Department director who unsuccessfully ran an insurgent campaign for governor in 2018, is facing off for the Democratic Party's nomination in Michigan against Rep. Haley Stevens, a more moderate candidate backed by the establishment. The primary race is the biggest battle to date in the party's ideological war between the far-left and the center-left.

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Rogers says both El-Sayed and Stevens "are very radical, and they are way too extreme for Michigan." And pointing to El-Sayed, he charged, "Abdul, he has his own special sauce of crazy."

The expensive and combustible scrum between El-Sayed and Stevens in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, who is backing Stevens, is bolstering Republicans and potentially endangering a must-hold seat in November for the Democrats as they face an uphill challenge to win back the Senate majority.

"That certainly helps," Rogers said as he pointed to the Democratic primary battle.

Rogers, a former congressman who lost the 2024 Senate election in Michigan by a razor-thin margin while President Trump narrowly carried the state, touted that while the Democrats engage in what some describe as a civil war, "we've unified the Republican Party in a way I haven't seen in decades here on this particular race."

"We're building our team, our resources, and are ready for the fight after August 5 in a way I don't think Democrats are expecting," he highlighted.

El-Sayed, who, if elected, would make history as the nation's first Muslim senator, has made support for Medicare-for-all a major component of his campaign.

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He has also called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and is a vocal critic of Israel amid its war with Hamas — even characterizing Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide" against Palestinians. And El-Sayed, who served as a top surrogate on Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, has vowed not to accept PAC donations.

El-Sayed, who is backed by many leaders on the left and was joined on the campaign trail two weeks ago by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, has reiterated that he's not a socialist.

But Rogers argued that El-Sayed is "in a different league altogether about pushing that socialist agenda, Democrat Socialists of America are in Michigan working for him right now. They're parachuting in from all over the country."

"If you believe in the future of America and your own prosperity and your individual liberties, well…. We're going to talk about it because they've got plans to take all that away," Rogers claimed, as he pointed to the far left and El-Sayed. "And just because you're a smooth talker and could sell ice to an Eskimo doesn't mean people are ready to give up their rights."

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Both El-Sayed and Stevens are confident that Democrats will unite following Tuesday's primary.

"Let's make sure that anyone but Mike Rogers gets to the United States Senate," Stevens told reporters on Sunday. "After the primary, you're going to see a united Democratic Party. You are going to see us going full force, full fledge ahead."

And El-Sayed told Fox News Digital, "I think we all understand the risk of Donald Trump. We all understand the risk of Mike Rogers."

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"This is a guy who is not going to stand up and take on the war machine. He's not going to stand up and take on Big Pharma. He's not going to stand up and take on Big Tech. He is going to do the bidding of large corporations," El-Sayed argued as he referred to Rogers. "I think everybody understands what the stakes are. So I'm looking forward to welcoming everybody who might have voted differently in the primary."

Asked about El-Sayed's comments, Rogers charged, "The guy lies... this guy will lie from today until November 4, trying to get people to... walk past how bad he is for our state and our future in the country."

Fox News' Luke Trevisan contributed to this report.

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Chevron CEO warns Iran conflict has created 'very real' threat to global oil supplies as gas prices climb

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned of "very real" dangers for the global oil industry as tensions escalate in Iran and Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities fuel concerns over a potential new shipping crisis.

His comments come as oil prices climb following President Donald Trump’s pause on U.S. strikes against Iran and as Saudi Arabia reportedly builds an international coalition to protect vital shipping routes.

"We now see, not only the Strait of Hormuz, but the Red Sea and the Black Sea have risks and uncertainties. So, some of the challenges have expanded, and the risks to supply are very real," Wirth said during an appearance on "Sunday Morning Futures."

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While oil demand remains strong around the world, Wirth said energy markets are "fragile and uncertain" as the U.S. conflict with Iran festers into a sixth month and as global inventories continue to decline.

"The world energy system has been stressed and the need for supplies to markets and customers has never been higher," the Chevron CEO said.

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital trade routes, is one of the most contentious aspects of the United States conflict with Iran. Traffic has sunk to only a handful of vessels passing through the waterway each day.

Recent Houthi attacks on another vital Middle East shipping route, the Red Sea, have raised fresh concerns about the reliability of that corridor.

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"I think the unfortunate thing is that energy assets have been targeted in this conflict. And what that means is it degrades the capacity of the energy system to meet global demand," Wirth said. "And how quickly that comes back will be one of the things that determines when markets actually get back to some sort of a new equilibrium."

"We've seen supply constrained, we've seen damage to infrastructure. And we have new risks that I think will be priced into the market on shipping."

U.S. crude oil is trading at roughly $84 per barrel, while the national average price for a gallon of gasoline stands at $4.09 – nearly $1 higher than the $3.15 average one year ago, according to AAA.

Despite the growing geopolitical uncertainty, Chevron’s production is up 20% year-on-year, with a 5% increase from Q1 to Q2 of 2026. The oil giant also set a record for producing more than 2 million barrels of oil equivalent in one day, an all-time high for the U.S., Wirth said.

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Wirth, who said the U.S. has "stepped up" to solve the global oil crisis, told Fox News that Chevron is exploring ways to bypass oil shipping through the Middle East’s vulnerable and unpredictable shipping waterways.

"We are in discussions with Iraq about potentially entering one or two oil fields there," the Chevron CEO said. "Part of those discussions would include a framework that would allow the construction of a pipeline that would go North and then move to the Mediterranean Sea and create a pathway for that production to get to market that would not have to go through the route today, which is through the Strait of Hormuz. "

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