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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) challenged Maine Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner to prove that he didn’t send “dick pics” to minors, stating that he would “wear a suit every day in the Senate” if Platner did so. While speaking to Fox News’s Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday in America, Fetterman was asked about “an interesting deal” he had made, the New York Post reported. Fetterman suggested that Platner could “set the record clear” regarding messages he sent to women early on his in marriage. “You proposed an interesting deal. You said, ‘Let’s make a deal,’ these are your words, ‘I’ll…
Congress appeared to be on track to reauthorize a national spy program that’s due to expire in the coming days. Then Donald Trump stepped in. The president’s decision to name Bill Pulte — a MAGA ally with no national security experience — acting director of national intelligence has upended bipartisan plans to pass a long-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which has been floating along on a stopgap patch since April amid broader political disagreements about the fate of the spy law. Members on both sides of the aisle are concerned that U.S. citizens are…
Israel struck military and petrochemical targets inside Iran for the first time since an early-April ceasefire on Monday after Tehran launched ballistic missile barrages at the Jewish state. The actions launched a new round of direct exchanges that saw Iran fire additional missiles at Israel and the Iranian-backed Houthis resume attacks from Yemen as President Donald Trump pressed to keep negotiations alive. The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes across western and central Iran, with Iranian and Israeli reports indicating targets included sites near Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj, and the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, while Iranian missile attacks triggered sirens…
At least 12 people were wounded by gunfire Saturday as multiple shots rang out near a busy street festival in Ohio, leaving eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed to help the victims. The victims’ ages ranged from 16 to 61. AP reports no suspects were in custody in the hours that followed the 5:30PM exchange of fire, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan said. Officials urged anyone at the festival to step forward with any photos or videos on their phones for possible leads as the hunt for the perpetrators goes on. The shooting happened near the Old West…
A “Block the Merger” protest came together in Los Angeles on Saturday as opponents to the proposed Paramount Skydance takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery took their grievances to the public domain. Writers, actors, crew members, and small business owners were in Beverly Hills alongside leaders from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)and the Writers Guild of America West amongst them. They added their voices to others already moving against the merger. Reuters reports stand-up comedian Adam Conover framed the ongoing media consolidation as an existential threat to an industry that made the United States a cultural power.“It’s…
The plan reportedly calls for the military’s four death-row inmates to be executed within 150 days of presidential approval The US Army is preparing to carry out its first executions of death-row service members since 1961 if President Donald Trump orders them, ABC News reports, citing an internal planning document.Trump has advocated wider application of the death penalty as a deterrent against violent crime.ABC News reported on Saturday that the plan – known as Operation Resolute Justice – was circulated internally in February and requires the military to be ready to carry out executions “no later than 150 days from…
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte was a “national security threat.” Warner said, “I didn‘t think Trump could still surprise me, but he literally shocked me. And I think all of my Republican colleagues on the intel committee by picking somebody with literally no security background. As you pointed out, he didn‘t even have a security clearance. As a matter of fact, the job description, because this position was created after 9/11 to coordinate all our 18 intelligence agencies, was supposed to be somebody with national…
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Donald Trump said he would pay applicants of the anti-weaponization fund the “kind of money they deserve.” Host Kristen Welker said, “Are you backing off the fund completely as your acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, has said. Or are you looking for another avenue to revive?” Trump said, “Let me explain what the fund is. People have been hurt so badly by radical left lunatics that work for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe. They’re vicious, they’re violent, what they did to people. And of course, they went after me more than anybody…
Police said at least 12 people were wounded in Toledo, Ohio, with the suspected gunmen still at large At least 12 people have been wounded in a shooting near a street festival in Toledo, Ohio, with videos from the scene showing crowds fleeing in panic as police launched a manhunt for the suspects.The incident occurred near the Old West End Festival in Toledo on Saturday. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at around 5:37 PM local time near the event and found multiple gunshot victims upon arrival, according to the Toledo Police Department.“Many victims have been transported to nearby…
Fort Worth police are seeking a suspect dressed in “all black” after four people were shot around 9:10 p.m. Saturday night, according to CBS News. The shooting occurred in Historic Stop Six Park and left a child, elderly woman, and police officer, with non-life-threatening injuries. The fourth shooting victim, a woman, was shot in the head and her condition is unreported. WFAA reported the shooting occurred during “a large scheduled gathering” at the park. The suspect in the shooting “emerged from between a business strip center and an apartment complex to the east of the park and began firing indiscriminately at the…