NYTIMES (Sheryl Gay Stolberg) - Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing
Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
NYTIMES (Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt) - Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens
With Iran flexing its might, President Trump appears to be weighing military options again, after rejecting plans to escalate.
ABCNEWS - 'It's his decision': Netanyahu says choice on how to proceed with Iran is Trump's
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that he believes President Donald Trump and the U.S. are in charge of the U.S.-Israeli partnership.
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is jumping into the midterms with a huge investment in a plan to boost Republican voter turnout, Axios has learned. Driving the news: Musk is resuscitating his dormant super PAC, America PAC, which spent more than $260 million to help get President Trump elected in 2024. - America PAC will focus on door-knocking, digital advertising and direct mail aimed at turning out the conservative base, including voters who typically are less inclined to cast ballots in a non-presidential election year, sources with knowledge of the plans tell Axios. - Musk's representatives declined to specify exactly how much he'd spend. But given what he donated in 2024, the number is expected to be high. "America PAC was an essential…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Comey asks judge to toss DOJ charges over ‘86 47’ post | THE GAVEL
Former FBI Director James Comey is asking a judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s criminal case over his “86 47” seashells post. The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld breaks down Comey’s new filing and the claims at the center of his motions. #jamescomey #comey #trump #presidentrump #trumpcomey #fbidirector #fbi #justicedepartment #doj #trumpdoj #thegavel
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - FOREIGN INFLUENCE: Data center panic FUELED by adversaries – Sam Lyman | RISING
OPINION: Robby Soave and Sam Lyman, head of research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, discuss how foreign influence is affecting the data center debate in the United States. #DataCenters #China #Bitcoin #ai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CikCvbZ2WPU&pp=ygUZc2FtIGx5bWFuIHRoZSBoaWxsIHJpc2luZw%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MKVf397SMo&pp=ygUZc2FtIGx5bWFuIHRoZSBoaWxsIHJpc2luZ9IHCQmjCwGHKiGM7w%3D%3D About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political…
AMERICANTHINKER - Dr. Fauci takes the Fifth
By Andrea Widburg Considering that he received a pardon covering all crimes going back to 2014, why in the world did he take the Fifth? There are three good reasons.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Wildfire smoke blankets five states as FEMA denies Oregon aid amid 1.5 million burning acres
Millions across Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington face dangerous air quality as Pacific Northwest wildfires choke the region with toxic smoke, and FEMA has denied federal aid for two of Oregon's largest fires. The National Weather Service issued air quality alerts spanning all five states this week as smoke from massive wildfires pushed pollution […] The post Wildfire smoke blankets five states as FEMA denies Oregon aid amid 1.5 million burning acres appeared first on American Almanac .
Millions across Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington face dangerous air quality as Pacific Northwest wildfires choke the region with toxic smoke, and FEMA has denied federal aid for two of Oregon's largest fires. The National Weather Service issued air quality alerts spanning all five states this week as smoke from massive wildfires pushed pollution readings deep into "unhealthy" and "very unhealthy" territory. In Meridian, Idaho, near the Oregon border, the Air Quality Index hit 234 by 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, a level the EPA classifies as "very unhealthy" for everyone, not just the elderly or those with lung conditions. A reading of 234 sits well above the 200 threshold where the agency warns all residents to limit time…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port, raising alarm over threat to honeybees and crops
A live yellow-legged hornet discovered aboard a ship at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, has prompted agriculture officials to warn that the invasive species could devastate honeybee populations and disrupt American crop production. A state grain inspector spotted and photographed the hornet in April while inspecting a vessel docked at the port in Vancouver, a […] The post Yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port, raising alarm over threat to honeybees and crops appeared first on American Almanac .
A live yellow-legged hornet discovered aboard a ship at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, has prompted agriculture officials to warn that the invasive species could devastate honeybee populations and disrupt American crop production. A state grain inspector spotted and photographed the hornet in April while inspecting a vessel docked at the port in Vancouver, a city on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington state. The Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a public alert after confirming the find and dispatched personnel to survey the surrounding area. They found no additional hornets, but the agency says it is continuing surveillance, trapping, and public outreach to monitor the threat. The sighting marks a new front…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Former NHL star Ron Duguay hospitalized after collapsing at home during Stage 4 cancer fight
Ron Duguay, the 69-year-old former New York Rangers fan favorite battling Stage 4 colon cancer, was rushed to a hospital Friday after fainting at home and suffering severe facial injuries, a frightening setback his family says stems from complications in his liver. Duguay's daughter Shay Thomas broke the news on Instagram, sharing a video of […] The post Former NHL star Ron Duguay hospitalized after collapsing at home during Stage 4 cancer fight appeared first on American Almanac .
Ron Duguay, the 69-year-old former New York Rangers fan favorite battling Stage 4 colon cancer, was rushed to a hospital Friday after fainting at home and suffering severe facial injuries, a frightening setback his family says stems from complications in his liver. Duguay's daughter Shay Thomas broke the news on Instagram, sharing a video of her father being loaded into an ambulance and describing a cascade of medical problems uncovered after he was admitted. He had been found unconscious at his home on July 24, his face bloodied and several teeth knocked out from the fall. Doctors ran extensive tests and found extreme dehydration, internal bleeding, varices, swollen veins that can rupture, portal hypertensive gastropathy, and an ulcer.…Open