DAILYCALLER (Jack Cowhick) - Arkansas Man Charged In Killing Of Daughter’s Alleged Rapist Wins GOP Sheriff Nomination
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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Scoop: Democrats face threat of primary challenges over Iran war powers vote
Progressive groups are preparing to primary any House Democrat who votes against a war powers resolution constraining the Trump administration from carrying out military operations in Iran, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The threat raises the stakes of a highly charged Thursday vote which has split a group of hawkish Democratic centrists from the rest of their party. - "Any Democrat voting against this resolution is really voting against the base of the party, and it will be a very politically perilous vote," a senior progressive House Democrat told Axios. - The lawmaker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that have not been previously publicized, said there are "several progressive groups that will primary…
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - California Democratic Party leader urges gubernatorial candidates to drop out if race is unviable
Hicks warned that with the state's current primary system, which advances the top two vote-getters regardless of party affiliation, Democrats are risking being locked out of the November ballot, despite California being a solidly blue state.
YOUTUBE (Owen Report) - White House Doesn't Rule Out Boots On The Ground As Iran War Enters Day 6
WASHINGTONPOST (Will Oremus) - ‘MAGA is Trump’: President fires back at right-wing mutiny over Iran
Tucker Carlson and other MAGA figures with big online audiences have criticized the assault on Iran, triggering pushback from the president and White House.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Iran-Backed Pakistani on Trial Over Plot to Assassinate Trump.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A Pakistani national was accused of plotting with Iran to kill U.S. officials as part of a broader murder-for-hire scheme.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Asif Merchant, federal prosecutors, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, and unnamed informants. President Donald J. Trump and former President Joe Biden were mentioned as targets.WHEN & WHERE: Merchant flew […] The post Iran-Backed Pakistani on Trial Over Plot to Assassinate Trump. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Pakistani national was accused of plotting with Iran to kill U.S. officials as part of a broader murder-for-hire scheme. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Asif Merchant, federal prosecutors, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, and unnamed informants. President Donald J. Trump and former President Joe Biden were mentioned as targets. WHEN & WHERE: Merchant flew from Pakistan to the United States in an attempt to recruit hitmen, and was arrested one day before the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024 . KEY QUOTE: “This dangerous murder-for-hire plot was allegedly orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran and is straight out of the Iranian regime’s…Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Karoline Leavitt Gets HEATED In Briefing, Defending U.S. Evacuations And Strikes In Iran | TRENDING
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday defended U.S. evacuation efforts in the Middle East after top military officials announced plans for “more and larger” strikes on Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine earlier spoke about the ongoing U.S. attacks on the Middle Eastern country, with Caine saying more bombing is on the way. Leavitt defended the administrations efforts to get Americans out of the region, saying those stranded in the Middle East had prior warning not to travel.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Jasmine Crockett DEFEATED By James Talarico In Texas Senate PRIMARY; GOP RUNOFF In May | RISING
James Talarico defeated Jasmine Crockett in Texas' Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, while John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will go to a runoff election for the Republican nomination. #JamesTalarico #JasmineCrockett #TexasPrimary
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Says Iran War Is ‘Just Getting Started’ | 12:30 Report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a stark update on the escalating U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, declaring that the conflict “is just getting started” as strikes intensify and more forces and firepower arrive.
NYTIMES (Michael S. Schmidt, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer) - Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden
Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department’s increasing inability to follow through on the president’s desire to indict his rivals.