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Trump Threatens Tehran Bridges, Power Plants Over Hormuz Attacks
President Donald Trump on Wednesday
said the U.S. will "destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT" for every ship
Iran fires upon in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump issued the stark warning in a Truth Social post as the United
States continued military operations against Iran and tensions remained
high around the strategic waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of
the world's traded oil and gas normally passes.
"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots
at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket,
Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and
destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or
in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump wrote.
Rubio accuses Iran of flying IRGC personnel into Yemen as Houthi threat escalates
Houthis have declared a blockade targeting Saudi-linked vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening global trade
Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran on Wednesday of flying
members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into Yemen, saying
Tehran’s actions helped ignite a renewed confrontation between Saudi
Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
"They decided to send direct flights from Tehran into Yemen, carrying
IRGC elements and others into the country," Rubio told reporters. "And
the Saudis responded to it."
Rubio did not identify the flights, specify how many IRGC personnel
were allegedly transported or provide evidence supporting the
allegation.
House Dems hand GOP a win on trans sports as party unity cracks
The NDAA amendment led by Rep Nancy Mace passed 221-203, blocking students born male from girls' athletic teams
Five House Democrats broke away from their party leaders on Tuesday
night to vote with Republicans on a measure cracking down on
transgender participation in school sports.
The House voted on a slew of amendments to the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, an annual bill setting military
and national security policy each fiscal year.
Among those that prevailed was an amendment led by Rep. Nancy Mace,
R-S.C., to block students born male from participating on girls'
athletic teams at schools run by the Department of War (DOW).
The vast majority of Democrats — 203 of them — voted to allow
transgender participation, save for Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas,
Shomari Figures, D-Ala., Don Davis, D-N.C., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas,
and Terri Sewell, D-Ala.
The amendment was adopted in an overall 221 to 203 vote, with all Republicans voting in favor.
Rubio Says Any Nuclear Agreement the US Signs Will Not Lead to Nuclear Proliferation
The Trump
administration is expected to sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia as
early as Wednesday that could potentially provide the kingdom with
uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says any deal signed by the U.S. would
not lead to proliferation.
The deal —
confirmed to The Associated Press by two people familiar with the
decision who were not authorized to discuss details and spoke on
condition of anonymity — could allow for the building of a uranium
enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia after a joint U.S.-Saudi study.
Though he
wouldn't confirm the deal, Rubio sought to head off emerging criticism
of the decision under questioning by reporters about the risk that
helping the Saudis fulfill their long-standing desire to enrich their
own uranium could lead to new rounds of nuclear proliferation and
competition in a volatile region.
GOP senators unveil move to memorialize communism victims on CCP's doorstep amid Dem civil war: 'No tolerance'
The bill would place the memorial in International Park honoring those killed from Mao Zedong's rule to the Uyghur genocide
Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced
legislation Tuesday to create a memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring
victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and political persecution
committed by the Chinese Communist Party as the Democratic Party deals
with a socialist civil war in its ranks.
The bill, titled the Honoring the Victims of Communist China's Tyranny
Act, would require the State Department to establish a memorial in
International Park, across from the CCP Embassy, honoring victims of
the Chinese Communist Party's persecution. The memorial would
commemorate victims from Mao Zedong's rule, whose policies historians
estimate killed tens of millions of people, to the Tiananmen Square
crackdown and the genocide against Uyghurs recognized by the U.S.
government.
"The people of China deserve nothing less than the God-given liberty
and unalienable rights America's founders fought for 250 years ago,"
Scott said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Hegseth turns tables on Dems as sparks fly during hearing clash: 'I put this on you'
Sen Gary Peters accused Hegseth of lacking a plan to win the war as the $1.5 trillion budget request faces scrutiny
Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted Democratic senators at
a hearing on Tuesday, clashing forcefully with accusations that the
United States had demonstrated a failure of leadership in its war with
Iran, among other areas.
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., raised skepticism with Hegseth, pressing him
on whether the administration had a plan to bring the protracted war
with Iran to a close.
Peters accused Hegseth of leaving the country in a worse position than when the war began.
N.J. Voter Error Shows SAVE America Act Is Needed
The New Jersey governor's announcement that 6,600 noncitizens were
being removed from the state's voter roll shows "the absolute necessity
of the SAVE America Act," according to a White House spokeswoman.
The White House seized on New Jersey's disclosure Tuesday as fresh
evidence that stronger election safeguards are needed, arguing the
incident validates President Donald Trump's push for the SAVE America
Act and tougher voter verification requirements.
"Democrats and their media allies have repeatedly said it is impossible
for noncitizens to register to vote, let alone cast a ballot," White
House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the Washington Examiner.
"Time and again, they have been proven wrong," she continued.
House OKs Funding Bill Early to Avert Election Season Shutdown
The House moved Tuesday to head off a potential government shutdown
before this fall's critical midterm elections by passing a bill to fund
the federal government through Dec. 4.
The deadline for action is more than two months away, but House GOP
leaders are not leaving to chance another possible shutdown souring the
mood of voters shortly before they go to the polls. House Speaker Mike
Johnson, R-La., dared Democrats to vote against the bill, saying if
they did, "then they alone are going to own the chaos that ensues if
the government shuts down after Sept. 30."
The House passed the measure by a mostly party-line vote of 220-205.
China is building a massive ship that should scare Americans about the future
An 885-foot vessel could become the world's largest dedicated naval resupply ship for carrier groups
By Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, (ret.)
An enormous vessel taking shape near Guangzhou, China, appears designed
to refuel, rearm and resupply Chinese carrier groups far from home. At
roughly 885 feet long, it could become the world’s largest dedicated
naval replenishment ship.
Every Army officer learns the same lesson: weapons attract attention, but logistics decides who can stay in the fight.
The ship does not prove that war is imminent. It does, however, fit a
larger pattern. China is building the physical, industrial and
technological capacity to absorb economic punishment, replace
battlefield losses and project power long after a crisis begins. Taiwan
remains the most dangerous flashpoint, but Beijing is preparing for a
contest that could continue well beyond the opening shots.
Mamdani and his DSA cronies are fueling a racial rift within the already fractured Dem party
By Michael Goodwin
The explosive charge by a black politician that Mayor Mamdani and his
socialist army are guilty of “white supremacy” reveals another front in
the war for New York launched by the radical left.
“White supremacy comes in all forms,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards posted on social media.
He also referenced a well-known quote from the late Malcolm X about “dangerous white liberals.”
At heart, the issue boils down to political power, who has it and competing visions for how it should be used.
A major flashpoint is that Richards is a career pol who has
consistently advocated for expanded black and Latino ownership of
private homes as a means of creating intergenerational wealth.
That’s totally at odds with the views of Mamdani’s agenda, and
especially his top housing aide, Cea Weaver, who has made comments
about housing that are beyond bizarre.
