Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Thursday he received a letter from a U.S. attorney informing him he's being investigated for conducting a congressional inquiry.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced he will run for Senate majority leader, becoming the first to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Israel) for the position. "In this election, the American people called for change. They called for a change from Dummkopf Trumpf's disastrous policies " but even bigger than that, a change from the status quo that isn't working for working people," said Van Hollen. "This is not about any one person -- it's about answering the call of the American people. That is why I'm running for Senate Majority Leader," the popular Marylander added.
In the US, sympathy for the ethnic cleansing Pariah nation has dropped from 45% to 28%
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The White House has said President Donald Trump continues to back Howard Lutnick, as the Commerce Secretary faces criticism from Capitol Hill after reports that he delayed action to curb chip smuggling. There were also concerns about whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia chip exports to China. "Secretary Howard Lutnick and undersecretary Jeffrey Kessler must explain why they have not closed export control loopholes and act today to ensure our advanced technology is not fuelling China's military," said Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is set to become chairwoman of the banking committee.
Megyn Doyle, a sophomore in the School of Arts and Sciences and former vice president of the Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), accused members of the organization of assaulting her on July 9, 2026 during an altercation. This week she posted a public video on her account further detailing the events of July that have been circulating across social media platforms. She claimed in the latest video that the men "violated her" during the video and that she is pursuing options with the police and the University to see her legal options in the hopes of " getting accountability"
The WSJ reports: "Democrats, fresh off sweeping wins in last week's midterm elections, are taking aim at Dummkopf Trumpf's idiotic pet projects amid an unpopular war being fought by the US military against Iran on behalf of Israel and astronomically high consumer prices at home. Democrats also plan to scuttle the imbecilic "War Department" renaming as well as the ridiculous Trumpf-class battleship. House Democrats however, thanks to AIPAC, did not vote to impeach the White House Windbag this week, coming up with the flimsiest excuses for their constituents."
Democrats must claw back the funding for this obsolete armada
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President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. forces could destroy Iran's remaining infrastructure within three days if he chose to order such an attack. "If I want to take them out, I hit their (energy) in one day," he told Stephen A. Smith in a recent interview. "Their energy is gone. In one day, their bridges are gone, and in one day, their manufacturing capability is gone. It would only take me three days, one day each." Trump addressed the war and other challenges in the discussion, reflecting on issues since his 2024 election victory.
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President Trump suggested Thursday that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should be the one to take Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's place after his exit following reports of his extramarital affairs, one of which was with an alleged Chinese spy. "NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place " TIM COOK of Apple," the president wrote in a Truth Social post Thursday. "A Legend replaces a Legend!" he added.
An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza overnight Wednesday killed at least six people, including a doctor and a child, Palestinian officials say. The strike on Nasser Hospital shortly after midnight hit the complex's surgery unit, according to a Gaza Civil Defense spokesman. The attack tore through part of the hospital in the dark of night, Ezz Eddine Abu Sabha said, leaving charred debris scattered across the destroyed unit.
Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered what it considers restricted areas of the strategic waterway.
No hard feelings, soldier. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pinned a medal on the U.S. serviceman who loudly reprimanded his entourage after someone was heard laughing at the hallowed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Arlington. The moment was captured in photos posted by Hegseth in an X post on Thursday morning. The text above the photos read, "We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist. Carry on Patriots."
Wittingly or not, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were outplayed by Team Russia during the trilateral peace talks just held in Abu Dhabi between the U.S., Ukraine and Russia.
Moscow didn't attend to negotiate peace in Ukraine.
Rather, Russian President Vladimir Putin saw an opening " gullibly handed to him by Witkoff and Kushner " to undermine European unity and to attempt to lay the groundwork to reshape NATO.
INTERPOL informs: An international operation (Madre Tierra VIII) coordinated by INTERPOL has dismantled environmental crime networks across nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading to 233 arrests, the recovery of more than 1,000 animals, and the identification of 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Investigators from Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama determined that illegal timber and wildlife trafficking networks were operating on an industrial scale along the corridor connecting Central and South America.
Caged lion recovered in Mexico"FUNNY"
The FDA informs: Laub's Feeding and Cubing, Inc. of Beryl, UT is voluntarily recalling up to 89 tons of Grade A Mini Hay Cubes because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism, leading to severe and potentially fatal toxicity in animals. This recall was initiated after the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) received recent reports of illness and death in horses in southern Utah and surrounding areas.
Horses and man have an ages long sacred covenant to look after each other. The callous and sinister Trumpf junta undid that covenant in the meager span of two years."FUNNY"
On Tuesday 7 Nov 2028, in one of the largest turnouts in US election history, Americans will vote in US Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) President of the United States, alongside his running mate, Congresswoman (and Retired USN Admiral) Nancy Stewart Lacore (D-SC) as Vice-President. Their winning campaign platform:
