YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - MS NOW Highlights - September 3
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'I wouldn't call it a war': Vance REFUSES to give timeline for end of Iran war
Vice President JD Vance yesterday rejected the use of the word "war" to describe the U.S. conflict with Iran as fighting in the Middle East continues. Vance made the comments to reporters in the White House briefing room on the same day Iran fired on U.S. ally Kuwait in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian targets earlier this week. The vice president also refused to provide a timeline for when the conflict may end and avoided predicting when rising gas prices may return to prewar levels. POLITICO Pentagon reporter Paul McLeary joins Way Too Early to break it all down.
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - Hegseth EXTENDS US Middle East deployments into 2027
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer analyzes the U.S. military presence in the Middle East and discusses a Fox News poll on national pride on ‘The Bottom Line.’ #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #thebottomline #military #usmilitary #veterans #middleeast #deployment #defense #armedforces #servicemembers #dakotameyer #meyer #petehegseth #hegseth #medalofhonor #patriotism #nationalpride #america
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK PM Burnham Plans Early Release of 2,500 Criminals Before Christmas.
The Labour-controlled British government's early release scheme is set to free 2,500 prisoners before Christmas.
The British government’s controversial early release scheme will see thousands of prisoners freed early in the months leading up to and during Christmas. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Labour-controlled British government’s early release scheme for prisoners is set to free 2,500 criminals before Christmas. DETAIL: According to the government’s official timetable, 1,350 prisoners are set to be released in October, followed by 650 prisoners in November and 550 prisoners in December. The Sentencing Act 2026 reduced the threshold for early release from 40 percent to one-third of a sentence, while also lowering the release point for certain violent and sexual offenders. Since the scheme was announced, the government has excluded…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Homeland asks DOJ to probe transfer of private state voter data to Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit
The Department of Homeland Security has referred potential Driver’s Privacy Protection Act violations to the Justice Department, alleging that a nonprofit organization misused millions of citizens' sensitive driver data for voter outreach campaigns.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Trump lifts sanctions on top Al Qaeda recruiters, financiers days before 9/11 anniversary
Above: Abdullah Muhaysini blesses a Saudi teen on his way to conducting a suicide bombing in Syria’s West Aleppo
As the US prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Donald Trump has removed top Al Qaeda figures from the US list of designated terrorists. Among those he delisted was Abdullah Muhaysini, a Saudi cleric who recruited child fighters and teen suicide bombers to wreak havoc across Syria. The administration of President Donald Trump has removed the names of some of the world’s most notorious commanders, recruiters and financiers for the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda from its list of specially designated terrorists. Among those relieved of US sanctions this August was Abdullah Muhaysini , a Salafi-jihadi cleric from Saudi Arabia who participated in videotaped massacres of captive soldiers and recruited droves of foreign youth to carry out…Open
NYTIMES (Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman) - The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control
Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.
NYTIMES (Andrew E. Kramer) - After Fighting Russia Fiercely, He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace
Kyrylo Budanov, a decorated soldier and former military spy chief, advocates a negotiated settlement. Talks are expected to resume this month.
NYTIMES (Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Michael Schwirtz and Vivian Wang) - A Surge of Russian Sabotage Attacks in Europe, and Musk’s Political War Chest
Plus, your Friday news quiz.