Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch held a closed-door meeting Wednesday with lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee on files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which did not go over well with Democrats as Bondi faced a subpoena from the committee. “We were told 24 hours ago, the Attorney…
Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated a Democratic-sponsored resolution to extend war powers to prevent President Trump’s military attacks against Iran, a conflict that has sent oil and gas prices soaring. The Senate voted 47-53 against rejecting a resolution to rein in Trump’s authority from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Rand Paul (Ky.) was… Source…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for an end to the US and Israeli conflict against Iran over energy and water infrastructure. “I have spoken today to the Emir of Qatar and President Trump following the attacks on gas production facilities in Iran and Qatar,” Macron said in a post. Source link
Joe Kent, the former top intelligence official in the Trump administration who resigned this week over the US military’s ongoing operations against Iran, discussed his decision in a podcast interview on Wednesday with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, who shares many of his opinions on the war. Kent conducted an extensive interview with Carlson and argued…
{Beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI, crypto spending sees mixed gains in Illinois Tuesday night’s primaries in Illinois saw a mix of major losses and a few wins across artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency groups, as the midterms continue to serve as a litmus test of tech groups’ spending power in 2026. © AP… Source…
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday accused Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) of fabricating information to prevent the release of an unclassified Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wyden first flagged the report in February and sent a letter to DEA Administrator Terry Cole requesting an unredacted version, which… Source…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and others on Wednesday praised organizer Dolores Huerta and several women who have come forward to allege that civil rights icon Cesar Chavez sexually abused or assaulted them. The allegations came after the United Farm Workers (UFW), the labor union founded by Chávez… Source link
According to AAA, regular gas prices are at their highest level since 2023 amid the US and Israel’s conflict against Iran, the Associated Press reports. On Wednesday, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline nationally rose to more than $3.84, according to AAA, with gas prices not this high since September 2023, the…
The Iranian government on Wednesday threatened to attack oil and gas facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in response to the attack on its South Pars natural gas field. Iranian state media warned that the country would target Saudi Arabia’s Samref refinery and its Jubail petrochemical complex, as well as……
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he does not plan to endorse Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security. His comments came after a clash between the two during Mullin’s confirmation hearing in which Paul confronted Mullin for calling him a “snake” and said he…
