Former special counsel Jack Smith defended secretly obtaining Republican lawmakers’ phone records, but he could not say on Tuesday whether his subpoenas sought their physical locations, nor could he recall key details about his demands for conservative fundraising information. The Senate Judiciary Committee marked Smith’s first time testifying to its members about the nature of […]
Iran’s rial hit a new record low compared to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as the embattled country’s economy continues to reach new lows. Iran was already experiencing an economic collapse well before the launch of Operation Epic Fury, leading to the deteriorating living conditions that triggered the largest protests in Iran since the 1979 […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) tore into former special prosecutor Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, alleging his investigations into President Donald Trump were “all about politics from Day 1.” “Your investigation, so-called, your prosecution, so-called, was nothing other than an attempt to interfere, politically, in a presidential election in the United States […]
Kansas Republicans and cattle industry organizations have second-guessed and criticized the Trump administration following a recent flurry of arrests targeting illegal immigrants at cattle processing facilities in the state. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), who is up for reelection in November, called out U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for not giving advance notice to local police […]
A Venezuelan man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop in Texas is facing a federal charge of assaulting, resisting, interfering with, or impeding a federal officer, according to the Justice Department. Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, was shot by an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer on Sept. […]
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says former special counsel Jack Smith obtained checks from at least 4,782 Americans as part of his “Arctic Frost” investigation, giving the Biden administration access to these individuals’ bank accounts and routing numbers. Grassley grilled Smith about the collection of these checks and the privacy consequences of those […]
Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney is shifting his argument about whether she killed her three children, telling a judge Tuesday that prosecutors have not presented enough evidence to prove that she was responsible for their deaths. The argument marked a notable change from Clancy’s first trial, in which her defense did not dispute that she killed […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a cryptic video on Tuesday warning of an “attack” planned before the national election, raising questions and accusations from his political rivals. The video, shot on the premises of Tel Nof Air Force Base, featured the premier speaking directly into the camera as he warned Israel’s “enemies” not to […]
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said Republicans are in a challenging position on how to navigate President Donald Trump’s negative public perception. “Trump is putting these Republicans in a rough spot,” Cusack said Monday on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper. “Do they appear with him or not? They need his base, but yet […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with representatives from nine Middle Eastern and North African countries during a secret visit to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last week, according to Israeli media. The Sunday meeting itself was confirmed by Israel and the UAE, but few details were given outside of the relaying of discussions of […]
