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Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) said the U.S. Military strike on an Iranian elementary school in February was a “war crime.” Ansari said, “This is a national shame. We’re five months past this horrific war crime. I believe it’s a war crime. Credible human rights organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch believe this could be a war crime. It needs to be investigated. This happened during the first few hours of a war that the United States started under Donald Trump’s leadership, that he still has not been able to articulate to us what…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) postponed a Thursday committee vote on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination, his office said Wednesday, after two Republican senators withheld support pending written assurances from the Justice Department on a fund tied to President Donald Trump’s IRS settlement. A Judiciary Committee spokesperson said the markup was postponed as work continues to secure the votes to favorably report Blanche, framing the delay as an effort to set the nominee up for success rather than failure. The vote, set for 9 a.m. Thursday, had already been pushed back once from the prior week. Sen.…
Singer and actress Nancy Sinatra, the daughter of Frank Sinatra, called to “eliminate all guns” after reports of a “mass shooting” in Seattle that turned out not to be a “mass shooting” at all. Nancy reacted to a post by an X user that said: “With the mass shooting at Seattle Center, it might be good to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by nearly half – but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths more than doubled – because it’s the f*cking guns.” Nancy’s response: “Eliminate the guns. The…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has abandoned plans to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general Thursday, according to a committee spokesperson. The decision comes as Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) continue to push the Justice Department to revise a controversial settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the IRS. A “no” vote from either senator would effectively sink Blanche’s nomination. The two senators met Wednesday with Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) but did not announce any breakthrough. “Chairman Grassley works to set President Trump’s nominees up for success in committee, not failure,” said the spokesperson, who declined…
Russia’s terrorism case against the Telegram founder is the latest test of how far platforms can distance themselves from crimes committed by their users Russia’s Federal Security Service has brought terrorism-related charges against Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire behind popular messaging app Telegram, once again placing the entrepreneur at the center of a dispute over whether technology platforms should be held responsible for crimes organized through their services.The case stems from an alleged Ukrainian recruitment operation targeting young Russians through a Telegram dating chatbot. According to the FSB, victims were manipulated or coerced into committing arson, sabotage and other crimes.FSB…
AI-Generated Image The Trump administration scored another major immigration victory on Tuesday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit cleared the way for the Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan and Ethiopia. In a decisive ruling, the First Circuit reversed a lower court order that had temporarily blocked the administration from ending the designation, concluding that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mullin v. Doe foreclosed the legal arguments relied upon by the plaintiffs. The appeals court held that the Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling made clear that the…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) argued that if the U.S. unilaterally ends its Iran blockade, “it puts pressure on Iran, global pressure, to end the blockade — their blockade, which could bring this to some sort of resolution.” Co-host John Berman asked, “We hear the president claiming he is not susceptible to pressure from the Israeli prime minister. How do you think he might respond if Prime Minister Netanyahu leans on him to reignite the military action against Iran?” Landsman answered, “Well, Trump has already reignited the military action, so I don’t think he…
Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Money, Power, Politics,” host Stephanie Ruhle said she was heartbroken by the Senate hearing featuring health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci. Network reporter Vaughn Hillyard said, “You can’t revise that history that everybody lived through. And, you know, my grandma, she was in a nursing home at the time. She made it through one round, ended up passing from after getting COVID a later time. And there’s a reality that more than a million people died. You can’t revise history for people in that way. And so there’s a certain level of arrogance on the part of…
The West has been using Kiev as a “battering ram” against Moscow, the former president has said Russia can only preserve itself by achieving victory in the Ukraine conflict because the West is seeking to destroy the country through Kiev, former President Dmitry Medvedev has said.Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the remarks on Wednesday while addressing young politicians and representatives of parliamentary parties at the ‘Territory of Meanings’ youth forum. He said Russia was facing an unprecedented challenge, citing Western sanctions and political pressure.“Our common task is to preserve our country,” Medvedev said. “The…
John Thune speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill during Wednesday press conference President Trump blasted RINO Senate Majority Leader John Thune again on Wednesday after he suggested there is no path forward on the SAVE America Act or nuking the filibuster. The President has increased pressure on Thune to get his job done, saying earlier this week that the Democrats “can’t believe how lucky they got” with Thune as Senate Leader. Trump previously lit Thune up during a rally in Georgia last week, demanding, “Everybody call John Thune at the Senate. He’s the leader of the Republican Party. And tell him…