A Democratic member of the United States Congress has claimed that 39 American aircraft were destroyed during the war with Iran, raising fresh questions about the scale of US military losses during the conflict. According to the 24NewsHD TV channel report, Congressman Edward Case made the remarks during a special Senate committee hearing where he questioned Pentagon Chief Financial Officer Jay Hurst about the damage suffered by American forces. read more
A right-wing journalist released footage of White House officials saying, "We have to get rid of Trump," while secretly being recorded. James O'Keefe, who founded Project Veritas, known for putting out undercover videos that usually attack the left, released footage of White House officials slamming some of the president's actions. He was ousted from Project Veritas and now runs O'Keefe Media Group. We have to get rid of Trump," Benjamin Elliston, a senior budget analysis and financial manager for the White House, unknowingly told an undercover reporter, thinking he was on a date with someone he met online. "Seriously, he's a mess. He's f" it up for everybody. Everybody!"
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has labelled New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "parasite sucking on the taxpayer" because she collects a federal paycheck - just as he does. Cruz was guesting on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Monday evening when he lashed out at "radical extremists" like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and AOC in a warning to viewers about what is at stake if Republicans lose November's midterm elections. "The stakes are, do we hand over the Congress and the country to a bunch of radical extremists?" the senator said.
With nearly one-fifth of the world's oil under lock and key thanks to Donald Trump's ill-fated war on Iran, oil derivatives like jet fuel are at a premium. That makes it all the more devastating that the US Air Force leaked some 32,000 gallons of the stuff into the Potomac river over the course of just four months. read more
The Trump administration is opening the way to import more steaks and ground beef from overseas, part of a broader effort to address record-high beef prices. The administration is planning to temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would suspend the annual tariff-rate quota -- which applies a higher tariff rate after a certain level of beef imports are reached -- on all beef-exporting nations, enabling more of the product to enter the U.S. at lower tariff rates.
gasoline prices are up 44% nationally from a year ago, diesel up 61%.
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