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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Rubio Eyes 2028 Amid Talk of Trump Admin Exit Secretary of State Marco Rubio could resign from the Trump administration to begin aiming toward a run for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, The Independent reported Thursday. Republican insiders in Washington and senior British government officials told The Independent that Rubio is considering leaving his administration roles following Tuesday's disastrous midterm elections, which saw Democrats seize control of both the House and Senate. Rubio, who also serves as White House national security adviser, is viewed as a potential rival to Vice President JD Vance for the Republican nomination to succeed President Donald Trump. A Rubio ally told The Independent that stepping away from the administration could improve his presidential prospects, particularly as Republicans confront voter dissatisfaction over the Iran war and rising energy costs.
Alaska, Mississippi Senate races separated by razor-thin vote margins Daniel J Sullivan garnered 3,600 votes, more than five times the margin separating Peltola and Sen Dan Sullivan Races between the candidates for U.S. Senate in Alaska and Mississippi are separated by razor-thin margins days after polls closed in the crucial midterm elections. In Mississippi, where 95.6% of the votes have been counted, according to the Associated Press, Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., 464,926 votes to 463,788, as of Thursday morning. In Alaska, former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, leads incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, by less than 700 votes. While Alaska still has a quarter of its votes to count, according to the AP, if the gap between Peltola and Sullivan remains this slim, the introduction of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan will loom large in post-election analyses. Democrats Revive Wealth Tax Push After Midterm Wins Democrats are reviving proposals to tax wealthy Americans after winning control of Congress, setting up a potential confrontation with President Donald Trump over how to finance their affordability agenda. Federal wealth taxes, surtaxes on millionaires, and higher taxes on stock buybacks are among the proposals gaining attention as Democrats prepare to take charge of both chambers, Politico reported on Thursday. Trump has threatened to veto some measures, but some Democrats say a fight over taxing the wealthy would help distinguish their priorities and shape the party's platform for the 2028 presidential election. Iran just made a dangerous threat: Tehran would respond to any attack using a geographically unrestricted response Iran is talking tough again. That's nothing new. On Tuesday, as Americans headed to the polls, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that any American "miscalculation" would be met with an unpredictable military response not bound by geography. Fox News paired that warning with President Trump's own statement, delivered on "Fox & Friends" the same morning. Iran's forces, the president said, have been "decapitated." Every ship is on the seabed. All 288 of their airplanes are lying in pieces on the runways. Both men are selling their own version of events as they unfold. Trump says he has ‘every intention’ of keeping Pete Hegseth as pressure grows to oust War Secretary President Trump insisted Thursday that he has “every intention” of retaining Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as pressure grows to make the Pentagon chief the scapegoat for Tuesday’s sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections. “I have every intention to keep him,” Trump told ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl. “I get these calls, you know, about him. I don’t understand why.” Hegseth has faced an avalanche of criticism over his handling of the war in Iran, for which he has been a strong advocate and for which top administration figures like Vice President JD Vance have blamed Democrats racking up wins in House and Senate races across the country.
Harmeet Dhillon set to resign as top DOJ civil rights official: sources Department of Justice civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon plans to resign as soon as Thursday after the GOP took a shellacking in the 2026 midterm elections, sources familiar with the situation told The Post. Dhillon, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment, has helmed the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division since April 2025, handling the Trump administration’s probes of US universities, hate crimes at houses of worship and election integrity efforts. The civil rights chief told “Pod Force One” host Miranda Devine in December that she was proud to oversee “the biggest single personnel self-purge in DOJ history.” Nearly 70% of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division workforce quit, either over differences with the administration or in response to offers of payouts from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) payouts. Russia just got handed a warning from European troops: A peacekeeping drill for Ukraine will rehearse defending against attacks Although the war in Ukraine drags on, seemingly inexorably toward its five-year mark, the war cannot go on forever. Knowing an end will come at some point, British and other European soldiers are preparing for a war game that would have them role-play as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. The games will deploy around 3,000 troops to Poland and reinforce them with warplanes. What would happen if that peacekeeping force came under fire from Russian troops? Would they be allowed to return fire — to defend themselves? Or would the force of Western troops serve as a kind of shield but one unable to shoot back? Speaking to The Times, a British publication, one unnamed Western official was unequivocal: “The force that will deploy and the activities we will rehearse during this exercise give us the ability to protect ourselves across the full spectrum of threats, and we will continue to develop those capabilities.” Rubio 'on resignation watch' from Trump administration after midterms Marco Rubio is on resignation watch from both sides of the Atlantic in the expectation he will quit to launch a bid to be the next US president, The Independent can reveal. Insiders say the US secretary of state and White House national security adviser is preparing for the race to be the Republican nominee in November 2028, with Vice President J. D. Vance currently his main rival. Even before the disastrous midterm results – resulting in the Republicans losing control of both the House and the Senate – senior party sources in the US and senior figures in the UK government told The Independent that Mr Rubio could quit his senior role in president Donald Trump’s administration. The sources doubled down on the expectation after the midterms gave a damning indictment of the Trump presidency, with the Democrats seizing Republican strongholds such as Kansas and Texas. Democratic infighting erupts as Hakeem Jeffries makes bid for speaker but 400k liberals push back Despite winning majorities in both the US House of Representatives and Senate in a 'blue tsunami,' infighting raged within the Democratic Party amid the battle for the next Speaker of the House. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, threw his hat in the ring for the position on Wednesday – but was quickly met with opposition, as nearly 400,000 liberals signed a petition declaring he is 'not the right choice.' 'We believe the Speaker should represent the Democratic voters, not just the Democratic establishment,' the online petition reads. It then goes on to urge House Democrats to 'closely examine Jeffries' public record, policy positions, campaign donor record and leadership... and listen to constituents who do not want him elevated to Speaker.' Miranda Devine: Trump has the opportunity to change course and secure his legacy By Miranda Devine
As we survey the wreckage of Republican political fortunes, it’s clear what comes next. Payback is the first priority of Democrats who want to use their victories to grind Republicans into the mud. You saw it in the gloating, Mamdani-esque victory speech from Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, in which he sarcastically referred to Vice President JD Vance as “habibi” who will have to eat crow when the VP swears him in. You saw it in Minnesota Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan’s speech: “We will rip ICE apart.” You saw it in the salivating from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) about impeaching Trump. You saw it in the ugly threats against Elon Musk and “greedy billionaires.” Trump Is a Winner and Right on Iran By Christopher Ruddy
I am not naive about what happened Tuesday and had been predicting a result like this for some time. But I also realize President Donald Trump has demonstrated real leadership at one of the most consequential moments in American history. His decision to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions was courageous, necessary, and, I believe, one that history will judge favorably. That is why efforts by some high officials to question or undermine his leadership at this critical moment are so surprising — and potentially damaging to America's national security and the president's influence at home and abroad. Trump has been absolutely clear: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. |
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