Senate Majority Leader John Thune repeated to White House officials in private what he's been saying in public for weeks: We don't have the votes . Why it matters: President Trump isn't buying it — and he's questioning whether Thune is the man for the job. - "Well, we're gonna find out," Trump said Wednesday. "I'll let you know." - Asked Wednesday evening about Trump saying the votes were gettable, Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters, "That must be a different form of math." Driving the news: Hours earlier, two of Trump's top aides met with Senate Republicans at their weekly lunch to press them to pass a three-part budget reconciliation bill before leaving town, Axios scooped earlier Wednesday . - The goal is to move a House budget…
The U.S. military began conducting airstrikes in Iran on Wednesday evening, U.S. Central Command confirmed in a statement . Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes in Iran since President Trump paused the bombing campaign Friday to give negotiations another chance. - Wednesday's strikes came in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack targeting a U.S. base in Jordan on Tuesday. All of the Iranian missiles were intercepted, according to the U.S. military. - "The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East," CENTCOM said. Driving the news: Trump told reporters Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. would hit Iran "very hard" later in the day. - "It's our turn,"…
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal joins Kei Pritsker to reveal how Israel is activating its proxies inside the Pentagon and the media to keep President Donald Trump invested in a failing war on Iran, where the US is running out of stand-off munitions and interceptor stocks, and explains why Netanyahu has returned to Washington DC for a record eight meeting with Trump.
Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented the Purple Heart to six service members — four of them retired, one on active duty and one receiving it posthumously — during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci faced off against Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-KY) and other Republican senators during a hearing on COVID-19 Wednesday, July 29. Paul has accused Fauci of refusing to speak truthfully about origin of SARS CoV-2, the virus that caused the pandemic. Fauci has maintained that the novel coronavirus emerged through natural mutations, while critics of that theory suggest it was created through human manipulation in a lab. #Fauci #RandPaul #Senate #Coronavirus #COVID-19
As Dr. Anthony Fauci faces Congress , a former colleague of his during the COVID-19 pandemic said she was “surprised” at some of what she read in Fauci’s published diary. Dr. Deborah Birx told NewsNation’s “Morning in America” the diary reveals Fauci was worried about asymptomatic spread before the government adapted to that reality.
In his national address on July 19, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country’s next elections take place in 2027, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office.
The pledge was universally interpreted by Western media outlets as a total ban on voting, prompting hysterical interventions from the US State Dept and throughout South Florida. By John Perry July 19 is a key date in Nicaragua’s calendar – the anniversary of the victory of its Sandinista revolution in 1979 and the overthrow of the vicious US-backed Somoza dictatorship which terrorized Nicaraguans for 43 years prior. Every year, huge crowds gather in celebrations across the country, culminating in a nationally-broadcast speech by President Daniel Ortega. In recent years, Ortega has used the moment to discuss the country’s successes in the year prior, and lay out the agenda for the following year, while lauding not just the Sandinista…Open
Should the government give people jobs? In 1840s France, many thought so. Facing food shortages and rising unrest, France’s government created the “National Workshops” to employ thousands and stimulate the economy. But one quick-witted economist saw the hidden costs. In this episode of Economic Game Changers, teens meet economist Frédéric Bastiat and explore the concept of opportunity cost—learning how visible economic activity can often hide the waste of scarce resources. Check out all of our kids content at PragerUkids.com: https://l.prageru.com/3vkepwq Watch our content ad-free on our app: https://prageru.onelink.me/3bas/vgyxvm79 Follow PragerU Kids on social media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/pragerukids/) YouTube …
