GOP Senator Thom Tillis is accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of "creating a leadership void" in the Pentagon following Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigning and is urging President Trump to replace him. Iraq War Veteran and Host of the "Independent Americans" podcast Paul Rieckhoff and former Rep. Mondaire Jones join Katy Tur to share their thoughts.
HELL — Feminist icon Gloria Steinem refused to allow Satan to hold the door open for her on the way into hell, in what many are calling her final act against the Patriarchy.
This week’s stunning defection by two centrist Democrats has posed a dilemma for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) — now caught between liberals calling for scalps and others in the party urging restraint ahead of the midterms. From the left, Jeffries is facing pressure to punish fellow Democratic Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), who both blindsided the caucus on Tuesday by supporting a Republican rule that salvaged much of the GOP’s September agenda. Some want them stripped of key committee assignments. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/6067840-jeffries-democrat-defection-dilemma/ #Democrats #HakeemJeffries #Congress #GOP #Dems
Vice President Vance said Thursday that he wouldn’t call the military operation between the U.S. and Iran “a war,” despite the eruption of hostilities this week. #Vance #Iran #VicePresident #Military #Conflict
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Thursday he was informed by the Department of Justice that his phone calls with a Virginia state legislator in the spring were wiretapped. Why it matters: The Democratic congressman is casting the tap as part of a pattern of the DOJ targeting President Trump's political enemies , calling the incident "deeply concerning." - "They have politically investigated multiple states' Attorneys General and the former FBI director. Now they admit they have surveilled conversations by a sitting Democratic Congressman," Subramanyam said in a statement. - The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Driving the news: Subramanyam released what he said was a notice from the DOJ and…