"The public support is the latest sign of Trump allies' attempts to save Hegseth's prospects as he faces a tough confirmation process, amid mounting allegations related to Hegseth's workplace behavior and treatment of women, including a surfaced sexual assault allegation from 2017, which he has denied.

Amid calls for more vetting, Hegseth's name was submitted to the FBI for a background check, and his attorney, Timothy Parlatore, said Thursday that his client had "received the forms yesterday from the FBI, and we're working on them right now."

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How many times must it be said? Only the best people!

As I understand it, the Appointments so far consist of something like 10 billionaires, 11 donors, and 12 former Fox contributors.

Make America For Sale Again!!

The Ketchup is scared to death!

But Loony Loomer and M. 'Trailor' Green are fighting over him now, so he may calm down.

"Israel used more than 100 aircraft, carrying fewer than 100 munitions, and with no aircraft getting within 100 miles of the target in the first wave, and that took down nearly the entirety of Iran's air-defense system," Radakin said during a Royal United Services Institute lecture in London.

"It has destroyed Iran's ability to produce ballistic missiles for a year and left Tehran with a strategic dilemma in how it responds. That is the power of fifth-generation aircraft, combined with exquisite targeting and extraordinary intelligence," Radakin said.

"And that was all delivered from a single sortie."

full transcript printed below the short vid

"Lee's tweet thread, along with Musk's apparent concurrence, serves as an outline of the arguments the GOP may use to undermine faith in Social Security, the better to soften it up for "reforms" that will translate into costs imposed on retirees, disabled workers and their dependents.

I recently reported on all the ways that Trump could quietly or secretly undermine his pledge to protect Social Security. Lee's thread and Musk's apparent endorsement are different " they amount to a frontal attack on the program."

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all the details at the link... which ya'll might consider actually reading, as it details the attacks that are coming and why they are LIES.

The way to financial rationality in gov spending is to grow the economy, not cut off your nose to spite your face.

Funny.... even most of the House ------- at least disliked him. Guess they must be looking to the future for a precedent to keep their own investigations from the public... whom they supposedly represent.