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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Sen. John Cornyn of Texas that while the anti-weaponization fund is “dead,” the underlying settlement agreement remains an “enforceable document.” A critical Republican vote needed for Blanche’s attorney general nomination to advance out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cornyn appeared at the Wednesday confirmation hearing accompanied by a poster-sized version of President Donald Trump’s settlement agreement with the IRS. Cornyn pointed to page four, which states that “this settlement agreement may be modified only upon the written agreement of the parties.” Blanche replied that there has not been a written agreement to modify the…

Donald Trump says US troops are no longer needed in Iraq after Iran was weakened by months of US strikes The US has announced the end of its 23-year military presence in Iraq, as it shifts its focus to expanding the war against Iran.US President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said at the White House on Tuesday that US forces will leave Iraq by September 30, ending a deployment that began with the 2003 invasion and the overthrow of then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and later continued under the banner of counterterrorism.Around 2,000 US servicemen are believed to…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has announced the country’s first statewide freeze on new hyperscale data center construction, pausing environmental permits for up to one year while the state develops comprehensive regulatory standards. The Hill reports that Gov. Hochul is halting state-level environmental permits to allow New York time to establish a framework designed to protect the environment, the energy grid, and residents’ electricity costs. The pause will apply specifically to data centers capable of using 50 megawatts or more of power, according to officials from the governor’s office. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete…

During a portion of an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” President Donald Trump said that “it’s unlikely” that the United States will hit the oil on Kharg Island and “As far as taking it is concerned, if we degrade them far enough and deep enough back, I would do that.” Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst asked, “Do you still intend to take Kharg Island?” Trump responded, “I can’t say that to you, because if I did, it would be foolish, right? But it would be nice, it would make little headlines,…

Breitbart News conducts live interviews at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA, on Wednesday, July 15. The summit, which brings together “America’s leading defense and technology leaders, including senior military commanders, industry CEOs, investors, innovators, workforce developers, and entrepreneurs, to accelerate innovation and strengthen America’s defense industrial base,” is hosted by Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick (R), who spoke with Breitbart News on Tuesday about the event. Breitbart expects to speak with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler, and more. Watch: Interview with U.S. Army Secretary Dan…

Tuesday on MS NOW’s “Money Power Politics,” network international affairs analyst Michael McFaul said President Donald Trump’s strategy in Iran was making the United States look “absurd.” Host Stephanie Ruhle said, “We have seen the president order strike after strike on Iranian military targets, yet they still seem to have the capacity to attack ships in the strait. What does that say about how war has changed because of drones and is the U.S. responding properly?” McFaul said, “Well, it says that the war has changed radically, as we’ve seen, and we should have learned from the Russian invasion of…

Todd Blanche fended off questions about his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files at his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning, telling members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that “when it comes to victims of his horrible man, we will never, never not talk to victims.” But pressed by the top Judiciary Committee Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, to meet with 10 victims present in the hearing room, Blanche suggested he is personally prohibited from meeting directly with them and instead offered to have them meet with one of his deputies. “They have lawyers, as you know. I’m prohibited from meeting directly…

Military-age newcomers must prove compliance with Kiev’s mobilization rules under the new scheme The EU has agreed to stop granting temporary protection to newly arriving Ukrainians liable for military service while extending the scheme for others who fled the conflict with Russia, according to the Council of the European Union. The restriction will take effect in March 2027, while the broader protection scheme will remain in place until March 2028.Kiev imposed a general mobilization shortly after the escalation of the conflict in February 2022, preventing nearly all military-age men from leaving the country. Despite the restrictions, many reached the EU,…

Kenneth Kies, Trump’s nominee to be assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department, during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LPKen Kies, the Treasury Department’s top tax policy official who has also been serving as acting chief counsel of the IRS, is expected to leave the federal government. His departure would open another significant hole in IRS leadership. Neither of the two senior IRS leadership positions that require presidential appointment and Senate confirmation—the commissioner and the chief counsel—is currently held by a confirmed official.Kies was confirmed by…

Nvidia has reportedly created a stricter “whitelist” of verified companies in Asia, cutting its list of authorized customers by more than half in an effort to prevent advanced AI chips from being smuggled into China. Tom’s Hardware reports that Nvidia has taken significant steps to tighten control over the distribution of its AI chips in Asia.. The AI giant has established a new whitelist of verified customers that dramatically reduces the number of authorized clients by over fifty percent. This move comes as part of an intensified effort to prevent sophisticated AI processors from being illegally smuggled into China, where U.S.…