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The government of Qatar announced on Wednesday that it had given all Iranian diplomats in the country 24 hours to leave, declaring them personas non grata after the Iranian terrorist regime bombed once of Qatar’s most lucrative energy facilities. In a stern message, the Qatari Foreign Ministry also warned what is left of the Iranian regime that it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its territory. “Qatar considers both the military attache and the security attache at the embassy, in addition to the staff of the two attache offices “persona non grata”, and requests that they leave the country…

Former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent is reportedly being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for “allegedly leaking classified information.” Shelby Talcott, a White House Correspondent for Semafor, reported that according to “three sources,” Kent, who resigned from his position on Tuesday, is being investigated by the FBI. The alleged investigation “pre-dates his departure.” In another post, Talcott said, “a fourth source” also confirmed this. In a post on X on Tuesday, Kent shared that he had “decided to resign” from his position, explaining that he could not “in good conscience support the ongoing war…

Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer and a co-executor of his estate, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that he had no knowledge of the convicted sex offender’s crimes and rejected aspersions that he knowingly facilitated Epstein’s trafficking, according to a copy of prepared remarks obtained by POLITICO. The attorney’s defensive posture in the closed-door deposition on Thursday comes amid mounting pressure on the Justice Department and lawmakers to pursue criminal accountability for others who could have played a role in Epstein’s scheme. In his prepared opening statement, Indyke noted that he was appointed a co-executor of Epstein’s estate…

Facing a struggle for survival, Iran is making world’s entire energy economy its battleground By March 19, 2026, the pattern is unmistakable. What began as a war centered on Israel, Iran, Lebanon, and the waters around the Strait of Hormuz has now spilled decisively into the infrastructure heart of the Gulf monarchies.The most firmly established Iranian strike on Gulf energy infrastructure so far is the missile attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial complex, the largest LNG hub on earth, carried out after Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field. At the same time, earlier Iranian retaliatory waves had already hit…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Wednesday unveiled a discussion draft of her legislative framework to establish one, national framework for AI regulation that would combat “woke AI” and anti-conservative bias in AI systems. “Instead of pushing AI amnesty, President Trump rightfully called on Congress to pass federal standards and protections to solve the patchwork of state laws that has hindered AI innovation,” Blackburn said in a written statement. “Now, Congress must answer his call to establish one federal rulebook for AI to protect children, creators, conservatives, and communities across the country and ensure America triumphs over foreign adversaries in the…

Stocks at U.S. wholesalers shrank in January, the second consecutive monthly decline, Commerce Department data showed Thursday. Inventories at merchant wholesalers were down 0.5 percent compared with the prior month, according to the seasonally adjusted figures. In December, inventories contracted by 0.1 percent. The measure of inventories is a key element in the government’s assessment of economic growth. Following the release, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNOW forecast for first-quarter GDP growth was revised down from 2.7 percent to 2.3 percent. Inventories of durable goods–products made to last longer than three years–were flat in January after rising 0.2 percent in December. Wholesale…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) said that the DHS shutdown could end and TSA can be funded, “All that needs to be done is for the Republicans and the President to simply say, you know, you’re right” and do what Democrats want. Co-host John Berman asked Garamendi about his response to President Donald Trump blaming Democrats for the situation at airports and “What responsibility do you think Democrats have to get TSA funded?” Garamendi responded, “Let’s just go back about a month and consider what was going on in Minneapolis. Let’s consider what the…

A group of lawmakers are set to introduce legislation Thursday to examine the use of artificial intelligence in federal courts, according to bill text obtained by POLITICO. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), along with Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), are preparing to unveil the bipartisan, bicameral Research and Oversight of Artificial Intelligence in Courts Act of 2026. The bill would establish a 15-member task force to study the use of AI-powered speech-to-text and speech recognition tools, with a focus on privacy, civil liberties and accuracy. The panel would include federal judges, prosecutors, court clerks and other judicial experts…

Mexican authorities working with U.S. federal agents arrested a man wanted for a double murder in Washington State. The fugitive had been on the run for almost two years and was hiding in Mexico. His arrest came a little over an hour after the FBI added him to their Most Wanted List and listed a $1 million reward for his capture. Samuel Ramirez Jr. had been living in Culiacan, Sinaloa, in an attempt to hide from U.S. authorities in connection with a 2023 shooting where he allegedly killed two women and injured a third person. The shooting took place in…

“President Trump’s decision to issue a 60-day Jones Act waiver is just another step to mitigate the short-term disruptions to the oil market as the U.S. military continues meeting the objectives of Operation Epic Fury,” Leavitt said. “This action will allow vital resources like oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and coal to flow freely to U.S. ports for sixty days, and the Administration remains committed to continuing to strengthen our critical supply chains,” she added. As CNBC notes, the Jones Act was enacted over 100 years ago: The Jones Act, signed into law in 1920 by then-President Woodrow Wilson, requires that…