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Alan Armstrong was sworn in Tuesday to temporarily fill the seat left vacant by Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s move to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The Republican energy executive took the oath of office from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) just hours after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Armstrong as his choice to succeed Mullin. Armstrong will serve until a successor is elected in November. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) is running and is viewed as the favorite after securing President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Read the full article here
Iranian state media on Tuesday reported the arrest of 466 people for “online activities aimed at undermining national security.” A statement from Iranian police officials said the arrests were based on “intelligence and technical monitoring” that supposedly proved the targets were linked with “enemy” networks that sought to destabilize Iran during the war. “These individuals sought to sow confusion in public opinion, create fear and anxiety in society, promote insecurity and spread propaganda in favor of the enemy,” claimed state news agency IRNA. WATCH — Trump: I “Fully Understand” Iran Protesters Not Rising Up: “Have No Guns,” Regime Has Killed 32,000: Iran…
A 31-year-old Georgia woman was arrested and accused of murder after allegedly taking abortion pills and oxycodone that resulted in her baby being born alive and dying shortly after birth. Alexia Moore, of Kingsland, was arrested on March 4 and was being held in Camden County jail on suspicion of murder and drug possession after police say she took drugs in late December to abort her baby in the second trimester of pregnancy, USA Today reported. Moore was rushed to Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus’ emergency room on December 30 for severe abdominal pain, the report states, citing a…
House Republicans are rejecting the prospect of accepting a Senate housing package in exchange for the upper chamber including a slate of community bank deregulatory bills in pending cryptocurrency legislation, dashing hopes that the trade could resolve a housing bill standoff between the two bodies. “So our good stuff for their bad stuff — not sure I buy that,” said Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), who serves as vice chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Senate Banking Republicans discussed the possible trade at a closed-door meeting last week. Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican who chairs a Senate Banking subcommittee…
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Democrat Emily Gregory on Tuesday flipped the Florida legislative seat that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and defeated the Trump-endorsed GOP state House candidate. Gregory’s win won’t change the overall control of the Florida Legislature’s Republican supermajority. But her victory in the Palm Beach County election is sure to give Democrats a much-needed jolt after years of GOP domination in the Sunshine State and even jokes from Gov. Ron DeSantis that the state party was practically dead. Gregory, a first-time candidate with a background in public health and mental health administration who now runs a fitness…
Tehran has denied “fake news” of talks with Washington, accusing President Donald Trump of trying to “manipulate financial and oil markets” The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, sources familiar with the plan have told Reuters and AP.The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the troops, trained to parachute into hostile territory to secure key airfields and other facilities, could be deployed “in the coming days.”Meanwhile, senior Iranian military adviser Ali-Akbar Ahmadian warned Washington that Tehran’s armed forces have “trained in asymmetrical warfare” for more…
The Pentagon is expected to order roughly 3,000 troops from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East “in the coming hours,” according to a Wall Street Journal report outlining an imminent deployment of a rapid-response brigade combat team to support operations against Iran. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing two U.S. officials, that a written deployment order is expected shortly for the unit, along with the division’s headquarters element responsible for planning and coordination. The move would mark a significant expansion of U.S. force posture in the region, positioning a high-readiness ground force capable of executing…
An illegal alien is accused of choking a woman and then slitting her throat while he was high on meth in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jesus Alejandro Ramirez-Padilla, a 30-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, among other charges. According to police, Ramirez-Padilla was smoking meth with a woman when he began thinking about murdering someone. The illegal alien allegedly told police that he decided he would try to kill the woman. Police allege that Ramirez-Padilla choked the woman from behind until she fell on the ground. The illegal alien allegedly continued…
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to take a “hard look” at the emerging DHS funding deal but that he is unlikely to be “happy” with any agreement Republicans strike with Democrats. It was the first time the president has weighed in publicly on the brewing agreement to fund the agency, as the White House signaled earlier Tuesday that the yet-to-be-finalized solution “seems to be acceptable.” A White House official cautioned that talks are ongoing to fund DHS more than five weeks after money lapsed. “Well I’m going to look at it, and we’re gonna take a…
A new alliance is forming in the Balkans, aiming to give Kosovo an army and make Belgrade a pariah This Tuesday marks 27 years since the start of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and the Western Balkans today is drifting toward a dangerously familiar pattern: polarization, militarization, and the construction of rival blocs. At the center of this unfolding story stands Serbia – once again cast not as a partner in regional security, but as a problem to be contained.For years, Belgrade has pursued a policy of military neutrality, positioning itself as a stabilizing force in a region still haunted…