NEWSNATIONNOW (Elizabeth Vargas) - Erika Kirk slams political violence after gala shooting: 'Enough is enough'
Erika Kirk was traumatized by the disturbance at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, a spokesperson says.
ABCNEWS - House passes 3-year FISA reauthorization that will face challenges in the Senate
The House passed a 3-year reauthorization of FISA Section 702 by a vote of 235-191, but the bill could run into problems in the Senate.
DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - Dana White Proves He’s American Badass With ‘F*cking Awesome’ Response To White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting
If every man was like Dana White, America would have zero problems
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE - Hegseth Spars with Lawmakers over Iran
State of the Union: The Pentagon’s comptroller said the U.S. has spent about $25 billion on the Iran War so far. The post Hegseth Spars with Lawmakers over Iran appeared first on The American Conservative .
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified in Congress before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, answering questions about the ongoing war with Iran. “It’s been an astounding military success,” Hegseth told House members. Hegseth clashed with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) about the total costs of the conflict. “What would you pay to ensure Iran doesn’t get a nuclear bomb?” Hegseth asked while being pressed by the lawmaker. Jules Hurst, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller, testified alongside Hegseth and said the U.S. has so far spent “about $25 billion” on the war, mostly on ammunition. It is the first public estimate by the Department of Defense of the war’s total cost. Protesters were seen confronting…Open
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Bessent Sounds Off on Jerome Powell: Staying at Fed 'Flies in Face of Tradition'
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - Feds charge trio in alleged attack on TPUSA journalist in Minnesota
Three people are charged with assaulting Savannah Hernandez on April 11 during an anti-ICE protest.
AXIOS (Megan Morrone) - Musk casts himself as AI's guardrail
Elon Musk portrayed himself in court this week as a leading advocate for AI safety — in contrast to what he described as the profit-consumed OpenAI that he's suing. Why it matters: Musk's self-portrait as a guardian of AI safety clashed with OpenAI's counterargument: that Musk was fine with a for-profit OpenAI when he thought he could control it. - How the debate over Musk's motivations is resolved could be key to the outcome of the lawsuit the richest man in the world is waging against OpenAI. The big picture: Musk was the first witness in his lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI and Microsoft. - Under questioning from his own lawyer, Steven Molo, Musk argued that the only way to keep AI from "killing us all" was to keep…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Corbin Ross) - Outgoing Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson indicted on 30 felony counts
Outgoing Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has been indicted on 30 felony counts.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Bongino says he fears retaliation after finding 'mother lode' of Crossfire Hurricane docs at FBI
Bongino, who left the bureau in January after roughly 10 months in the job, said he found the document in a burn bag that was related to the FBI probe into allegations of Russian collusion in President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.