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California Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell took aim at Barstool Sports chief Dave Portnoy over the sportsman’s support for Trump’s actions in Iran on Saturday. Portnoy gave his full-throated support for President Trump’s military actions in Iran and described the Mullah’s regime as “a terror nation with a long history of some of the worst human rights atrocities in the world.” And he added, “We are on the right side here.” Congressman Swalwell, who is also running to be California’s next governor, ripped Portnoy and told him to “stick to sports.” Despite that Swalwell talked of “Iran battlefields,” there does not…
Brent crude briefly surged to a 14-month high as the attacks plunged the Middle East into renewed conflict Global oil prices jumped by as much as 13% on Monday after intense US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered major concerns about global economic disruption. Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has already been heavily impacted as attacks continue across the Middle East.The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, carries about 20% of global oil and gas supplies. Although Iranian authorities say it remains open to tankers, news reports indicate shipping is largely paused due to strike risks.Brent…
Eliminating the supreme leader doesn’t end the conflict. It transforms it into a matter of principle and raises the odds of a wider Middle East war Overnight, Tehran confirmed the death of the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following US and Israeli strikes on his residence early on February 28. In strategic terms, this marks a watershed moment in the architecture of the Middle East conflict. This was not a tactical raid or a calibrated show of force, but a decapitation strike at the very apex of Iran’s state system.The confrontation between Iran on one side and…
The Washington Post is painting a softer picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against the oppressive Islamist regime on Saturday. Khamenei was 86 years old when he died, and the newspaper said the Shiite Muslim cleric “played a behind-the-scenes role in Iran’s Islamic revolution, served two terms as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades as supreme leader.” The Post then said, “With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but…
FOX News’s Bill Melugin is reporting that the shooter who killed two innocents and wounded numerous others at an Austin, Texas, nightclub was wearing a shirt that said, “Property of Allah.” The shooting suspect was killed while exchanging gunfire with police and identified as a 53-year-old man from Senegal, which is in West African. According to Melugin, the 53-year-old is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) echoed the reports on the shooter’s shirt with an X post: “I’ve heard from multiple sources that the Austin shooter wore a shirt saying ‘Property of Allah.’ — in addition to Quran…
Tom Kean Jr. faces the same problem as every other vulnerable Republican in the midterms: Donald Trump. But the president is making it extra hard for Kean, a soft-spoken House member who has a cavalcade of Democrats seeking to oust him in his wealthy suburban New Jersey district, which includes the Bedminster golf course that doubles as a summer retreat for Trump. It seems immaterial to Trump in his war against blue-state Democrats over immigration and more. The administration just purchased property in a Republican town for his aggressive immigration efforts and last month paused funding for a new tunnel…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Military Department to activate service members under Operation Fury Shield, launching expanded patrols at energy facilities, ports, and the southern border as state leaders brace for potential retaliation following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The deployment includes heightened cybersecurity operations and coordinated security efforts with DPS and federal partners, according to the governor’s announcement. “Yesterday, I directed the Texas Military Department to activate service members under Operation Fury Shield to work alongside state and federal partners to safeguard our communities and critical infrastructure,” Abbott said in a written statement on Sunday.…
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was wrong to kill the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini because “it posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States.” Host George Stephanopoulos asked, “Ayatollah Khomeini led a regime that brutalized its own people, launched attacks around the world for almost 40 years. So, as the president, is he right to take him out?” Schiff said, “No. You’re right about the Ayatollah. He was a brutal dictator. This is a murderous regime. But at the same time, it posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States.…
Most of the political world will be watching Tuesday’s Texas primaries to see who will match up in a blockbuster Senate race. But many House Republicans are instead keen to find out if Lone Star State voters are going to help them solve a big, messy problem. That would be Rep. Tony Gonzales, the third-term Republican lawmaker who stands accused of having an affair with his staffer and pressing her for sexually explicit photos. She later died by suicide. Gonzales has denied the allegations, which have been bolstered by the release of text messages and interviews given by the late…
The suspect in the mass shooting has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized American citizen born in Senegal who became a citizen approximately 10 years ago. In an X post on Sunday, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) reported hearing from multiple sources that the suspect wore a shirt saying, “Property of Allah,” and a copy of the Quran was found in his vehicle. Early on Sunday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation told reporters they had discovered evidence at the scene of the mass shooting at a popular Austin nightclub that indicated a potential nexus to terrorism. During the latest press…