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Pam Bondi accuses Sen. Blumenthal of lying about military service during heated hearing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his
military record after he questioned her about the lobbying activities
of her former law firm.
The confrontation took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee
oversight hearing when Blumenthal asked Bondi about a merger involving
her former firm, Ballard Partners.
"In the merger that took place involving American Express GBT (Global
Business Travel), I understand that Brian Ballard, a longtime backer
and head of the law firm where you worked, was instrumental in lobbying
the Justice Department to drop that lawsuit. … What conversations did
you have with Mr. Ballard?" Blumenthal asked.
Bondi fired back, accusing Blumenthal of lying about his military record.
"Sen. Blumenthal, I cannot believe that you would accuse me of
impropriety when you lied about your military service. You lied — you
admitted you lied to be elected a U.S. senator," she said, speaking
over the senator.
"How dare you? I’m a career prosecutor. Don’t you ever challenge my
integrity," she added. "Do not question my ability to be fair and
impartial as attorney general, or anything regarding my former firm,
Ballard Partners."
WIC Food Program Saved by Tariffs, Axios Reports
The White House says it has found temporary funding to keep a major
federal nutrition program for women and children operating during the
partial government shutdown.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children, which serves about 6 million low-income mothers and young
children, provides vouchers for nourishing food, breastfeeding
assistance, and nutrition education.
The program, known as WIC, had been expected to run out of money within weeks.
According to Axios, President Donald Trump's administration will
redirect funds from tariff revenue to keep WIC running for the time
being, a senior White House official said.
Texas National Guard deploys 200 troops to Illinois for federal protection mission amid protests
Pentagon confirms 60-day mission to Illinois as Chicago mayor calls operation 'illegal and unconstitutional'
Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday to protect
federal personnel and property amid anti-immigration protests, the
Pentagon confirmed.
A Pentagon official said 200 guardsmen were mobilized for an initial 60-day period.
Troops arrived in Illinois "in support of the Federal Protection
Mission to protect federal functions, personnel, and property,"
according to a Pentagon statement.
Senate GOP Confirms Herschel Walker, 106 Others In Massive Single Vote After Backlog
The Senate confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a
single vote on Tuesday evening, significantly clearing the backlog of
the president’s picks awaiting floor consideration.
Senators voted along party lines to approve the large group of
nominees, which included former football star and ex-Senate candidate
Herschel Walker and former White House personnel director Sergio Gor.
The mass confirmation of the president’s picks comes after Senate
Republicans changed chamber precedent to expedite the confirmation
process, citing months of unprecedented obstruction from Senate
Democrats.
Trump has nearly 300 civilian nominees confirmed following the massive group vote.
The 107 individuals confirmed Tuesday include ambassadors, U.S.
attorneys and assistant secretaries, who will staff vacant positions
across the executive branch.
Central witness undermines case against Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources
Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for
allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central
witness in their probe would prove "problematic" and likely prevent
them from establishing their case to a jury, sources familiar with
their findings told ABC News.
Daniel Richman -- a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey
authorized to leak information to the press -- told investigators that
the former FBI director instructed him not to engage with the media on
at least two occasions and unequivocally said Comey never authorized
him to provide information to a reporter anonymously ahead of the 2016
election, the sources said.
Comey, who was indicted last month on charges of making a false
statement and obstruction related to 2020 testimony before the Senate
Judiciary Committee, is due to appear in a Virginia courtroom for the
first time for his arraignment Wednesday -- but Justice Department
officials have privately expressed that the case could quickly unravel
under the scrutiny of a federal judge and defense lawyers.
Dem senator's hefty donation to disgraced AG candidate's campaign comes back to haunt him
Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner's campaign donated tens of
thousands of dollars to the campaign of disgraced attorney general
candidate Jay Jones as calls grow for Jones to drop out of the race
after two bombshell reports about violent comments he previously made.
Mark Warner for US Senate donated $25,000 to Jones’ campaign in August, campaign finance records show.
There is also a joint fundraising page for Jones and Warner on the Democratic Party's top fundraising platform, ActBlue.
In recent days, it was revealed that Jones compared one of his
Republican colleagues, former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, to
mass murderers Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot, adding that if he was given
two bullets, he would use both against the GOP lawmaker to shoot him in
the head.
California gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter tries to storm out of CBS interview after meltdown over Trump question
California gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter snapped and tried to
storm out of an interview after being asked a simple question about
President Trump — with the Democrat raging “I don’t want this all on
camera.”
The irritated ex-California Rep. — who once allegedly dumped steaming
mashed potatoes on her then-hubby’s head — was recorded trying to pull
the plug on the sit-down with a CBS reporter last month.
Footage of the bizarre encounter, which aired on Monday and quickly
started going viral, captured Porter flipping out when the reporter
asked how she planned to win Republican votes as she tries to replace
Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Trump approves Alaska project for mining critical minerals: what is the economic importance?
Ambler Mining District contains copper, cobalt, gallium needed to reduce China dependence
Energy Fair Trade Coalition executive director Bret Manley explains how
Chinas rare earth mineral trade with the U.S. impacts national security
on Mornings with Maria.
The Trump administration on Monday announced the approval of a mining
project in Alaska and took a stake in a Canadian company that will
potentially develop portions of the project as it looks to reduce
reliance on imports of critical minerals.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing the Ambler
Road Project to proceed, which would build a 211-mile road to the
remote Ambler Mining District. The area has large deposits of critical
minerals, including copper, cobalt, gallium and germanium, among others.
Netanyahu: Israel in Time of 'Fateful Decisions' on Oct. 7 Anniversary
"Two years have passed since the Oct. 7 attack, the horrific massacre
of our brothers and sisters," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began
his statement marking the second anniversary of the Hamas invasion in
southern Israel.
Thousands of Israelis marked the day with public memorials and
demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, many of them calling for
the release of the remaining hostages.
"We have paid a most painful price: Babies, children, adults, and the
elderly were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists. Two hundred and
fifty-one men and women were taken as hostages into the terror tunnels
of the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu said.
The prime minister declared that Israel's "bloodthirsty enemies" did not break the country.
‘Joke’ Greta Thunberg ripped for using emaciated Israeli hostage in post about Palestinian prisoners ‘suffering’
Greta Thunberg has been blasted as an embarrassment after she tried to
highlight the “suffering” of Palestinian prisoners in a social media
post — but used a harrowing photo of an emaciated Israeli hostage who
was forced to dig his own grave.
The showboating climate activist had included a skeletal image of the
hostage, Evyatar David, in an Instagram post on Monday about the
alleged mistreatment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
“The suffering of Palestinian prisoners is not a matter of opinion — it
is a fact of cruelty and dehumanization. Humanity cannot be selective.
Justice cannot have borders,” read the post, which was made in
collaboration with a slew of other activists.
The photo, however, had actually come from a sick propaganda video
Hamas put out in August that shockingly showed a 24-year-old David
digging his own grave in captivity.
Michael Goodwin: NY Times should be ashamed of covering up Biden-appointed Jack Smith spying on Republican senators
Leftist media outlets never tire of preaching that the great lesson of Watergate is that the cover-up is worse than the crime.
Fair enough, but the lesson would be more credible if those same outlets followed their own advice.
Yet the leader of the leftist pack, the New York Times, proved again Tuesday it is engaged in a massive cover-up of its own.
The evidence is that the paper failed to report what was arguably the
biggest news Monday out of Washington: that Jack Smith, the
head-hunting special counsel appointed by Joe Biden’s administration to
prosecute Donald Trump, also teamed up with the FBI to spy on nearly a
dozen Republican senators.
Cynical Palestine cult demands more death, no cease-fire
For all their demands for an immediate cease-fire, the Free Palestine
mob has gone silent on the subject now that cease-fire is within reach
— and, indeed, used the second anniversary of the atrocities that
launched the Gaza war to call for more atrocities.
It’s straight out of Orwell: A movement that has claimed to advocate for peace now demands an intensification of the conflict.
All across the world, “pro-Palestine” groups marked the second
anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel not with vigils or calls for
peace, but for continued “resistance” and commemoration of “our
martyrs.”
Columbia University Apartheid Divest (formerly Mahmoud Khalil’s student
group) praised the example of the dead Hamas leader who masterminded
the terror attacks: “In the words of the eternal Yahya Sinwar, ‘Do not
compromise on a dream that is rightfully yours.’”
