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Wednesday on MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump’s cabinet was “woefully unqualified” and therefore besieged by scandals, conflicts of interest and misdeeds. Host Jen Psaki said, “There seems to be this desperation for people to hold on to their jobs. Trump knows that he’s using that. They’re willing to do any range of things. I mean, both Blanche and Patel were made sure they were the ones announcing these charges. They’re the faces of the investigation. What do you make of that, and kind of what’s going on there?” Booker said, “Well, Trump hired a…
The US Department of Justice has settled Carter Page’s lawsuit over FBI surveillance for a reported $1.25 million The US Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit brought by Carter Page, an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, over secret surveillance by the FBI amid the Russiagate investigation.Page filed the suit in 2020, claiming he was a victim of “unlawful spying.” The ex-aide also alleged a series of irregularities by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in their 2016 and 2017 applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to spy on him on suspicion of…
British comedian and actor Russell Brand admitted to sleeping with a 16-year-old girl when he was age 30, saying he was being “exploitative.” Brand revealed his past deed during an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, though he clarified 16 is the legal age of consent in the United Kingdom. “Thank you, Megyn Kelly, for giving me the grace to address, in particular, your anger, which is entirely legitimate and recognizable,” he said. “And the plain fact of it is that in Europe and in the United Kingdom, where I’m from, the age of consent is 16, and I did sleep…
Anheuser-Busch, the brewers of Budweiser, Michelob Ultra, and Bud Light, announced on Wednesday a $600 million investment to boost American manufacturing jobs. The move is part of Anheuser-Busch’s Brewing Futures initiative that aims to increase investments in American operations over two years, open 15 new technical skill training centers and collaborate with technical trade schools, and strengthen career opportunities for veterans. Anheuser-Busch has touted that 99 percent of its beer sold in the United States has been made in America. The company said that its plan aims to upskill more than 90 percent of its American manufacturing workforce over the…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) rescued a ten-year-old boy who was reportedly taken to Cuba by his biological father and his father’s partner without the knowledge of the boy’s mother, allegedly for the purpose of “gender reassignment surgery.” The unnamed biological boy, who reportedly identifies as a “female child,” was supposed to be going on a camping trip to Canada with his biological father, Rose Inessa-Ethington, also known as Eri Ethington, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah. Rose, as well as Rose’s partner, Blue Inessa-Ethington (also known as Carly…
President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the U.S. Navy to shoot small boats dropping mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced the move in a post on Truth Social “I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” he wrote. “Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to…
Energy prices are more expensive in the United Kingdom than practically any other country on earth and few nations can claim to be experiencing faster demographic change through mass migration, and turning these around could save embattled Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s skin, President Trump has said. U.S. President Donald Trump told British state media that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer probably “doesn’t have a chance” but may have one last opportunity to save his leadership by abandoning his dogmatic views in favour of doing things the voting public would benefit from. Speaking to the BBC ahead of the forthcoming…
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” host Jim Sciutto responded to Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) saying that we have “a president that’s trying to rig a midterm election” by saying that “The president, of course, claimed that this election was rigged. He does that — he has a habit of doing that for elections he loses,” and asking Vindman if he fears “that the president will, again, not just claim they’re rigged, but attempt to overturn them or block the results in some way or pressure the House speaker not to seat Democratic candidates who win?” Vindman said,…
The move follows Hungary lifting its veto, while the bloc also adopted new Russia sanctions The European Union has formally approved a €90 billion ($105 billion) emergency loan for Ukraine for 2026–2027 and adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s presidency said on Thursday.European Council President Antonio Costa said in a statement that increasing pressure on Russia was part of a strategy “to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.”EU ambassadors approved the loan and sanctions package on Wednesday after Hungary lifted its veto following the election win of pro-EU politician Peter Magyar, who is slated…
Peruvian lawmaker Ilich López on Wednesday announced he will collect signatures from his peers to start an impeachment process against Marxist interim President José María Balcázar over his handling of an F-16 fighter jet deal with the U.S. López, who serves as third vice president of the Peruvian Congress, spoke with RPP on Wednesday and accused Balcázar of violating his constitutional obligation to guarantee Peru’s national defense in his handling of the F-16 deal with the United States. A series of conflicting public statements has so far led to the resignation of Balcázar’s defense and foreign ministers. Both ministers left from their positions on…