|
Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump's foray against Iran without congressional approval.
|
|
With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage.
|
|
After meeting with defense contractors at the White House, President Trump said the companies were all committed to increasing production.
| RELATED ARTICLES | | | | |
|
(First column, 9th story, link)
Related stories: Pentagon religious shift sparks troop complaints... Massive price tag for war could be massive problem for Republicans...
| RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
He hosted a home improvement radio show, fought in cage matches and inherited a plumbing business before becoming a "MAGA warrior" in Congress.
|
|
(First column, 2nd story, link)
Related stories: TINA BROWN: Messing with the Mullahs... From MAGA to MIGA...
|
|
Kristi Noem has been ousted from her position as homeland security secretary after intensifying calls for her resignation. Noem's tenure has been marked by allegations of corruption, deadly immigration raids and legal challenges. ProPublica reporter Justin Elliott has reported extensively on Noem's tenure, including a $200 million ad campaign that may have been the inciting incident for her firing. "This did not go through the normal competitive process," says Elliott. Instead, the ad "went to a Delaware LLC that was formed only a few days before."
President Trump has announced Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as the new homeland security secretary. Mullin "has been known as a hard-liner," says Chris Stein, senior politics reporter for The Guardian US. Stein adds that the Trump administration will continue its aggressive immigration policies despite the change in leadership.
|
|
(First column, 10th story, link)
Related stories: Pentagon religious shift sparks troop complaints... National security offices weakened by firings...
|
|
Amid global oil and gas disruptions, China stands prepared for the electrostate era.
|
|
The sale had been under informal review in Congress, but the State Department declared an emergency because of the war in Iran.
|
|
(Main headline, 3rd story, link)
Related stories: IRAN THREAT TO NUKE TEL AVIV MOSCOW PROVIDING INTEL TO TARGET US FORCES OIL SURGES 35%; BIGGEST GAIN IN HISTORY POLL: LOW SUPPORT FOR WAR
|
|
(First column, 4th story, link)
Related stories: US national security offices, weakened by firings, confront Mideast war... TINA BROWN: Messing with the Mullahs...
Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron
|
|
It is the seventh day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and Israel is escalating attacks on Lebanon after ordering the entire population of southern Lebanon to flee. This comes as Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to turn areas of Lebanon into another Gaza in a video shared on social media Thursday. "The word on everyone's mouths here is ethnic cleansing," says Lylla Younes, an investigative journalist speaking with Democracy Now! from Beirut. "People are basically fleeing north with nowhere to go. Shelters are filling up rapidly. People are sleeping on the pavement in the winter nights."
Human rights lawyer Omar Shakir, the new executive director of DAWN, has urged Iran to give the International Criminal Court jurisdiction over apparent crimes committed by the U.S. and Israel in strikes on schools and hospitals. "There is more and more evidence emerging every single day of grave war crimes being carried out by the United States and Israel," he says. "The Israeli government, because of impunity, is emboldened across the region. And unless we see a strong response from states that are willing to use the tools of accountability, … the risk to civilians across the region will continue to grow."
|
|
Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House.
|
|