It's the "single greatest threat I've ever seen to the country," says President Trump: "These are communists, by another name," the president said earlier this month about the crop of "stone cold crazy" radical left-wing politicians who have gained notoriety recently. The communist platform "is a loser." "Always has been, and it always will be."
On Wednesday’s “Finnerty,” Senator Rand Paul remarked on Dr. Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a Senate COVID hearing, and that the Senate panel will vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt.
Spc. Omarion R. Nesmith, from Ocala, Fla., died in an off-post accident July 10 when his motorcycle collided with a tractor trailer an hour from Fort Bragg.
After unenrolling more than 500 incoming first-year students over missed deadlines, Howard University said it has reinstated over 200 incoming students.
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,"…