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'Vile and Evil': Lawmakers Slam 'Totally Unfit' Donald Trump After 'Pathetic' Iran Speech

Democratic lawmakers, led by Congressman Seth Moulton, criticise President Trump's speech on the US-Iran conflict, calling it 'pathetic' and 'dangerous.'

International Business Times UK

Oil prices rise as Iran war escalates with Houthi attacks

The increase came as the war moved into its fifth week, showing little sign of abating.

Axios

Trump Backs Section 702 Reauthorization After Once Calling To 'KILL FISA'

The president is much less concerned about the law's potential for overreach now that he's in charge of the government wielding it.

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Uncertainty shrouds key surveillance authority renewal in House

House lawmakers who met with Trump administration officials Wednesday on Capitol Hill emerged with no clear consensus, with some still undecided over whether to reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority without adding more privacy guardrails. The administration, according to lawmakers, has said it wants Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

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Donald Trump demands Congress ignore privacy concerns and extend intrusive law to spy on Americans’ private communications

Each day the right to privacy shrinks further.

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MTG breaks with Trump one last time and claims US involvement in Venezuela ‘doesn’t serve’ American people

Greene says Trump’s voters ‘sick and tired’ of foreign policy focus that she says enriches wealthy interests

The Independent UK

‘They lied to our face’: Democrats decry Trump’s military raid on Venezuela

Lawmakers call US intervention and capture of Maduro ‘wildly illegal’ and say it lacked congressional approval

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Hegseth Won't Let Us See a Video That Might Undermine Support for Trump's Bloodthirsty Anti-Drug Strategy

The defense secretary claims the video, which shows a second strike that killed two floundering survivors, would compromise "sources and methods."

Reason

Hegseth Mulls Releasing a Video That Illustrates the Brutality of Trump's Murderous Anti-Drug Strategy

The footage shows what happened to the survivors of the September 2 attack that inaugurated the president's deadly campaign against suspected drug boats.

Reason

Democrats urge Pentagon to release video of strike on alleged drug boat

Trump team faces mounting pressure as members of Congress allege that the deadly attack was unlawful

The Guardian - US

Scoop: Democrats call Trump's bluff on releasing Venezuelan boat strike video

"We look forward to your prompt response and release of this footage to the public," the lawmakers wrote.

Axios

Admiral says two survivors on ‘narco boat’ hit with second strike had no way to call for help, report says

In a closed-door briefing to lawmakers, Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley reportedly said the two survivors did not appear to have communications equipment

The Independent UK

Admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order from Pete Hegseth, but lawmakers left with serious questions after seeing classified video

Is he putting his career on the line for this administration?

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US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows

Footage seen by US senators shows two unarmed, shirtless men struggling to stay afloat before they were killed, sources say

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The Independent UK

Republicans in Washington circle the wagons around an increasingly damaged Pete Hegseth

NEWS ANALYSIS: Two Republicans are willing to say Trump’s defense secretary acted improperly, but predictably neither one is sticking around, writes John Bowden

Latin Times

Admiral Who Directed Double-Tap Attack Against Alleged Drug Boat Says Hegseth Didn't Give a 'Kill Them All' Order

Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley told lawmakers that he was not given an order to kill all members of an alleged drug boat by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Latin Times

Democratic Rep. Urges DOJ To Open a War Crimes Investigation On Double-Tap Attack Against Alleged Drug Vessel: 'No Statute Of Limitations'

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu urged the Department of Justice to open a war crimes investigation regarding the double-tap attack against an alleged drug vessel in September, noting that "if the Trump DOJ does not investigate, a future Administration will because there is no statute of limitations" for such crimes.

The Guardian - US

Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order

Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service

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Latin Times

Democratic Rep. Stunned By Briefing Of Double-Tap Strike Against Alleged Drug Vessel: 'One Of The Most Troubling Things I've Seen'

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes, the party's top lawmaker on the House Intelligence Committee, said he was stunned after a briefing from military officials involved in the double-tap strike against an alleged drug vessel in September.

Reason

6 Killed Off Venezuelan Coast

Plus: Zohran thinks he's Obama, Department of War tries to muzzle newsrooms, and more...

Axios

"Yes it's illegal, but": Why Democrats aren't fighting Trump's shutdown workarounds

"The legality is questionable, but politically I hope Democrats don't do it," said one vulnerable lawmaker.

The Independent UK

Trump administration delves into MAGA distractions in deviation from the so-called Epstein files

The Trump administration has recently focused on a slew of issues not related to Epstein, from civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, to the names of sports teams in Washington and Cleveland

Latin Times

Conservatives Rage As Democrat Demands Tulsi Gabbard Stop Releasing Info About Alleged Obama Russia Hoax

Conservatives have taken to social media to criticize a Democratic legislator after he demanded that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stop releasing documents and information pertaining to allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard openly accuses Obama of longstanding effort to overthrow Trump in coup

Gabbard claimed Obama and his officials committed ‘treasonous conspiracy’ over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election

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House passes three crypto bills with varying Democratic support - Roll Call

House passage of the measures marks a breakthrough for the digital assets sector and sends one of the bills to President Donald Trump.

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