Nancy Guthrie Case: Police Drain Pool During Evidence Search

Investigators Launch Pool Drain Operation at Guthrie Residence

Authorities conducted a new search operation at the home of Nancy Guthrie on Tuesday, drawing attention from neighbors and media as forensic teams began draining the property’s swimming pool.

The operation took place at Guthrie’s residence in Tucson, Arizona, where investigators have been examining potential evidence connected to her disappearance. Law enforcement vehicles, forensic specialists, and search personnel were seen working around the property as the pool water was pumped out.

Officials have not confirmed what prompted the decision to drain the pool but indicated that the action was part of ongoing efforts to review every possible source of evidence.

Forensic Teams Examine Pool Area

According to preliminary reports from the scene, investigators began draining the pool early in the morning while securing the surrounding property.

Witnesses nearby reported seeing investigators closely monitoring the area and collecting items from the pool as the water level dropped. Authorities have not disclosed what those items may be.

A spokesperson for the investigation said only that officers are “examining all potential evidence.”

“At this time, we are reviewing any materials recovered as part of routine forensic procedures,” the spokesperson stated.

Officials emphasized that any objects found during the search would undergo laboratory testing before investigators determine whether they are connected to the case.

Property Secured During Investigation

During the operation, the residence remained secured by law enforcement while specialists continued their examination.

Forensic investigators were seen documenting the pool area and surrounding yard, suggesting a careful and methodical search.

Law enforcement agencies often conduct detailed property searches in missing-person investigations when new leads or evidence emerge that could indicate additional areas to examine.

Authorities have not said whether the search was triggered by new tips, forensic analysis, or previously overlooked details.

Nancy Guthrie Case Continues to Draw Public Attention

Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has remained under intense public scrutiny since she was reported missing from her Tucson home.

The case quickly drew national attention in part because Nancy Guthrie is the mother of Savannah Guthrie, the longtime co-anchor of NBC’s Today show.

Investigators have previously released surveillance footage showing a masked individual approaching Guthrie’s home during the early hours of the night she vanished.

Despite extensive searches, forensic testing, and thousands of tips from the public, authorities have not yet announced a confirmed suspect.

Authorities Remain Cautious About New Findings

Officials involved in the investigation have been careful not to speculate about the significance of the pool search.

Law enforcement representatives stressed that evidence recovered during the operation must be thoroughly examined before any conclusions can be drawn.

“In cases like this, investigators review every possible area that could contain evidence,” the spokesperson explained.

The draining of the pool, they noted, does not automatically indicate that investigators expect to find a specific item.

Investigation Still Active

Authorities say the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance remains active and ongoing.

Detectives continue reviewing tips, witness statements, and forensic results as they attempt to determine what happened the night she vanished.

Officials are expected to release additional updates once laboratory analysis of any recovered materials is complete.

For now, the search at Guthrie’s home has raised new questions — and renewed hope that investigators may uncover evidence capable of advancing the case.

Gavin Newsom Has A New Problem - $1 Billion Fraud Scheme Discovered

Los Angeles has a homeless crisis. Everyone knows this. What California GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton’s walk through Skid Row just exposed is something considerably darker than simple government incompetence: there is an organized, well-funded operation actively working to make sure the crisis never ends.

Meet LA CAN — the Los Angeles Community Action Network. While Karen Bass holds press conferences about her commitment to solving homelessness and Gavin Newsom crisscrosses the country pretending California is fixable, LA CAN has been in the courts blocking every attempt to actually clear encampments, remove drug users from public sidewalks, and restore basic safety to neighborhoods that have been abandoned by the government supposedly responsible for them.

Their legal theory is breathtaking in its cynicism: homeless individuals camping illegally on public sidewalks have personal property rights that police cannot violate by enforcing the law. The courts, remarkably, have entertained this argument long enough to give LA CAN repeated injunctive wins against cleanup operations. When Hilton walked through Skid Row and asked why police weren’t clearing the encampments he was stepping around, the answer was simple: LA CAN had obtained legal orders preventing it.

Here is the economic reality that explains everything you need to know about LA CAN’s actual incentives. The city of Los Angeles is spending nearly $1 billion annually on homelessness — and the problem keeps growing. LA CAN has positioned itself as the indispensable advocacy organization standing between the homeless population and whatever the city is trying to do about it. Money flows to LA CAN because homelessness exists. The moment homelessness is meaningfully reduced, the money stops. So does the relevance. So does the organizational purpose.

This is not speculation. It’s the inevitable logic of activist organizations that have confused their existence with their mission. LA CAN was supposedly founded to help homeless people. It now deploys lawyers to prevent the city from removing homeless people from sidewalks where they are actively dying of drug overdoses. It has a choral group — the Freedom Singers, composed of formerly homeless individuals — that has appeared on national television to raise the organization’s profile and drive donations. The formerly homeless members are now raising money for an organization legally fighting to keep people in the condition they escaped.

You genuinely cannot make it make sense. Unless you follow the money. Then it makes perfect sense.
Karen Bass’s office, according to reporting from Hilton’s walkthrough, actively coordinates with LA CAN — the same organization blocking her own city’s cleanup efforts. This is the California Democratic machine in perfect miniature: politicians who campaign on solving a crisis, nonprofits that fundraise off the crisis, lawyers who litigate to preserve the crisis, and residents who live with the consequences of all three.

One billion dollars a year. Skid Row looks exactly like it did a decade ago.

California doesn’t have a homelessness problem. It has a corruption problem. The homelessness is just the most visible symptom.

Thune Breaks With Trump, Backs Cornyn After Paxton Endorsement

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he will continue supporting Sen. John Cornyn despite President Donald Trump endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in one of the most closely watched Republican Senate primaries of the 2026 cycle.

Speaking to reporters following Trump’s endorsement announcement, Thune praised Cornyn as “a principled conservative” and an “effective senator” for Texas, signaling a rare split between Senate Republican leadership and the president.

“Cornyn is a principled conservative. He is a very effective senator for the state of Texas,” Thune said.

“None of us can control what the president does. That doesn’t change the way I feel. I will continue to be supportive of Senator Cornyn in his re-election,” Thune added.

The comments came just hours after Trump formally endorsed Paxton on Truth Social, delivering a major boost to the Texas attorney general as he seeks to unseat Cornyn in the Republican runoff election.

In his endorsement, Trump criticized Cornyn for insufficient loyalty during politically difficult periods of his presidency.

“Ken Paxton has been a warrior for Texas values and for our America First agenda,” Trump wrote. He added that Cornyn “was not supportive of me when times were tough.”

The endorsement immediately intensified an already bitter and nationally significant Republican primary battle that has exposed growing tensions inside the GOP between establishment Senate Republicans and Trump-aligned populists.

Early voting in the runoff began Monday and continues through Friday, with Election Day set for May 26.

Despite the internal divisions, Thune expressed confidence Republicans would retain control of the Senate in November.

“I’m very confident we’ll hang on — and maybe even expand the majority of the United States Senate,” Thune said.

Republicans currently hold a six-seat Senate majority. Democrats would need a net gain of four seats to retake control of the chamber.

Several races, including contests in Maine, Michigan, and North Carolina, are currently viewed as highly competitive.

The Texas race has become particularly important because Democrats believe a bruising Republican runoff could weaken the eventual GOP nominee heading into the general election against Democratic candidate James Talarico.

Recent polling has suggested an unusually competitive general election environment in Texas. One survey released Monday reportedly showed both Cornyn and Paxton running roughly even with Talarico in hypothetical head-to-head matchups.

That possibility has alarmed some Republicans, particularly moderates concerned that Paxton’s legal controversies and polarizing political image could jeopardize a seat long considered safely Republican.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski openly criticized Trump’s endorsement Tuesday, warning it could backfire politically.

“I was supremely disappointed,” Murkowski said. “How does that help strengthen the president’s hand when we lose a state like Texas?”

Paxton has remained a dominant figure among Texas conservatives despite years of legal and political controversies, including securities fraud charges that were later resolved and an impeachment battle in the Texas legislature from which he was ultimately acquitted by the state Senate.

Trump allies have framed the race as a test of loyalty to the president and the broader America First movement, while Cornyn supporters argue the longtime senator offers stability, fundraising strength, and legislative experience critical for maintaining Republican control of the Senate.

Cornyn, who has served in the Senate since 2002 and previously chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has longstanding ties to GOP leadership and donor networks in Washington. But critics on the right have increasingly portrayed him as part of the party establishment out of step with the Republican base.

Paxton has sought to capitalize on that frustration, presenting himself as a fighter aligned more closely with Trump’s populist agenda on immigration, election integrity, and federal power.

The runoff has also become a broader proxy battle over the future direction of Senate Republicans after Trump’s sweeping victories reshaped the party.