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 DC Daily Journal: ... The Obama administration’s dealings with Iran are coming under renewed scrutiny, as a bombshell report reveals how the State Department—under then-Secretary John Kerry—actively interfered with law enforcement efforts targeting Iranian criminals. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a damning report on Tuesday, packed with whistleblower testimony and internal documents exposing how the Obama State Department obstructed FBI and DOJ operations against Iranian targets. This interference, according to the report, coincided with the administration’s desperate push for a nuclear deal with Tehran. Grassley did not mince words in his reaction to the findings, calling the report “chilling” and accusing the Obama administration of having “jeopardiz[ed] our national security.” According to the report, the meddling only ceased once President Donald Trump took office in 2017, reversing course and taking a hardline stance again...

 Red State: They’ve been floating in space since June—just over nine months. The two American astronauts  were stranded  on the International Space Station when the Boeing Starliner craft, which took them into orbit, experienced what NASA described as "multiple issues" and was returned to Earth empty. Since then, it’s been unclear when and if we could get them back. In February, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk dropped a bombshell allegation: he had offered the Biden administration assistance in saving the astronauts, but Biden declined for “ political reasons .” On Tuesday, one of the astronauts said that Musk’s accusation was  absolutely true : One of the NASA astronauts trapped on the International Space Station said he believes Elon Musk’s claim that the Biden administration rejected the SpaceX CEO’s offer to help bring the team home. Barry “Butch” Wilmore made the comment Tuesday during an in-orbit press conference with fellow castaway Sunita Williams nine months after thei...

 PJ Media: The Biden presidency might have been the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the American people. A shocking investigation by the Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project has revealed that virtually every document bearing Joe Biden's signature during his presidency was signed by an autopen — except for one. What makes this revelation particularly damning is that the only document confirmed to have Biden's actual signature was his letter announcing his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. Let that sink in for a moment. Remember when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed his discussion with Biden when Biden couldn't recall signing the executive order halting LNG exports? Now we know why — he probably didn't. The real question is: Who did? Who was running the country while Biden was not all there? ... The use of the presidential autopen dates back to the 1950s, and there's been much debate about its legality . In 2013, Barack Obama became ...

 Breitbart: Tren de Aragua Suspect Faces Florida Gun Charges — Used Biden’s CBP One App to Enter U.S. A Venezuelan national and suspected member of the violent Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang is being charged by federal prosecutors with possessing a firearm as an illegal alien. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, the suspect entered the United States in Texas using the Biden administration’s now-disabled CBP-One smartphone asylum application to enter the United States in 2023. ... It looks like he took advantage of Biden's open-border policy to get here, crossing the Mexican border into Texas before making his way to Florida.  Biden's ridiculous border policy is one of the reasons voters supported Trump in 2024. See also: Jordan slams sanctuary mayor for Venezuelan gang member's alleged attack on ICE agents And:  Feds Bust Huge California-Based Guatemalan Human Smuggling Ring, Suspects Could Pay the Ultimate Price And:   E...

  The Federalist Wire: ... In a candid conversation with The New York Times , Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey didn’t mince words when assessing the Democratic Party’s struggles in the recent election. She pointed to former President Joe Biden’s tenure as the party’s leading voice, arguing it left Democrats at a disadvantage. “I think the party was hampered by having President Biden as the communicator in chief, if I’m being honest,” Healey told journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro. “He wasn’t the strongest communicator in chief, and that hurt us because they weren’t able to sell all of the important accomplishments effectively.” Healey’s critique comes as the party wrestles with the repercussions of Biden’s exit from the 2024 race. After a shaky debate performance in June, Biden faced mounting pressure from within his own ranks to step aside—a chorus Healey herself joined, urging him to “carefully evaluate” his next steps. He eventually bowed out, paving the way for Vice President Ka...

 PJ Media: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent started off his CBS News interview Sunday by ripping leftist media — including CBS — for pretending Joe Biden’s horrible economy was great until he left office. As We the People picked up extra jobs or lost jobs, as we struggled to pay bills and saw inflation eat up our savings, mainstream media swore we were fools who didn’t appreciate a booming economy. But as soon as Donald Trump took office and inherited Biden-Harris’s economic morass, the media began screeching hysterically about egg prices and insurance costs. As Bessent said, these stooges are total hypocrites. Addressing the ever insidious “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan, who expressed concern about prices and economic backsliding, Bessent said, “You know, Margaret, what I find interesting is, for the past year and a half, and during the campaign, most of the media said, Oh, the economy is great. It's just a vibe session. Now that President Trump's in office, ther...

 DC Daily Journal: ... A former top staffer in the Biden White House recently expressed his frustration with how the Biden-Harris administration managed concerns over President Joe Biden’s age and polling numbers, particularly in light of his 2024 reelection bid. Michael LaRosa, who served as a long-time press secretary to former First Lady Jill Biden, spoke candidly to Puck News on Wednesday, accusing the administration of “gaslighting” Americans by dismissing valid concerns about the president’s declining support within his own party. LaRosa, who was deeply involved in Biden’s public communications, revealed that the Biden team was also “scared to death” of the president participating in unscripted, unrehearsed interviews, an issue that, according to him, was directly linked to Biden’s age. Despite many Americans, including some prominent Democrats, raising questions about Biden’s cognitive fitness, the White House consistently denied these concerns. LaRosa’s comments provide an...

 The Federalist Wire: ... In a heated oversight hearing on Wednesday, House Republicans sharply criticized the Biden administration’s use of foreign aid, accusing it of supporting left-wing causes that undermine American interests globally. The committee focused on how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has advanced a progressive policy agenda under Biden, which, according to Republicans, has alienated key U.S. allies and compromised American safety. The hearing, convened by the House Oversight Committee’s Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee, was led by chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Republicans called on experts to testify on the alleged misuse of foreign aid, arguing that USAID’s activities under the Biden administration have gone beyond traditional diplomacy and development work. Critics contend that taxpayer funds have been used to push left-wing ideologies, often in conflict with the cultural norms and values of recipient nations. Som...

  Red State: It looks like some heads may be rolling, and soon. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in an interview with Breitbart News, stated that he has already decided on the investigators that will be looking into the disastrous Charlie-Foxtrot that was the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Pretty much everything about this operation from start to finish was done wrong, and now, we should finally  learn not only who screwed up but how . “We’ve already identified folks that’ll be in charge of that full investigation inside the Pentagon,” Hegseth said in the interview Thursday. “I don’t have a timeframe on it. Sadly, we’ve already waited two-and-a-half years, three years since what occurred. I don’t want to wait longer, but I always want to get it right,” he said. Getting it right is essential, not only to bring accountability to the people who planned and executed this debacle but to make sure it never happens again. In July 2021, the Biden administration ...

 Trending Politics: President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have announced a sweeping investigation into the Biden administration’s handling of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. During his first Cabinet meeting since returning to the White House, Trump signaled that military leaders involved in the withdrawal will face consequences, suggesting that mass firings could take place. When asked whether his administration would remove top military officers who oversaw the operation, Trump did not hesitate. “Well, that’s a great idea,” Trump said. “I’m not going to tell this man what to do, but I will say that if I had his place, I’d fire every single one of them.” Hegseth, who was tapped by Trump to lead the Defense Department, confirmed that a full-scale review is already underway. “We’re doing a complete review of every single aspect of what happened with the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan and plan to have full accountability,” Hegseth said. “It...

 The Federalist Wire: ... During Thursday’s White House press briefing, Stephen Miller delivered what he called a “civics lesson” on presidential authority, a moment that resonated strongly with conservatives. The deputy chief of staff for policy took the opportunity to respond to what he saw as a glaring contradiction in media narratives—concerns over Elon Musk’s influence as an “unelected bureaucrat” while seemingly ignoring former President Joe Biden’s cognitive state. “You’re tempting me to say very harsh things about some of our media friends,” Miller quipped. “It is true that many of the people in this room for four years failed to cover the fact that Joe Biden was mentally incompetent and was not running the country.” Miller then shifted focus to what he viewed as a fundamental misunderstanding of government structure. “It is also true that many people in this room who have used this talking point that Elon is not elected fail to understand how government works. So I’m glad ...

 Blaze: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency announced the discovery last week that the Biden-Harris administration parked roughly $20 billion at an outside financial institution as part of a scheme "purposefully designed to obligate all of the money in a rush job with reduced oversight." In the days since, Zeldin has raised questions about one of the intended recipients of the funds — a new nonprofit linked to a staunch ally of the former president and vice president, failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. "I made a commitment to members of Congress and to the American people to be a good steward of tax dollars, and I’ve wasted no time in keeping my word," Zeldin told the Washington Free Beacon, which highlighted the connection in a report Wednesday. "When we learned about the Biden administration’s scheme to quickly park $20 billion outside the agency, we suspected that some organiz...

  Post Reply See new posts Conversation Autism Capital  @AutismCapital Subscribe NEW: Elon Musk shares that the Biden Administration was importing illegals to flip swing states and did everything possible to amplify illegal immigration on taxpayer dime. ELON: "It's important for people to understand the Biden Administration sent any possible money they could send to amplify illegal immigration. They took money from FEMA meant for helping Americans in distress and sent it to luxury hotels for illegal immigrants in NY. That is an outrage. They actually did that. Not only that, even after The President signed an EO saying it has to stop, the deep state bureaucrats still pressed send on $80M last week to send money to The Roosevelt Hotel and other places. Now they're mad and they're trying to sue to have it restored. The gumption of these people." SCHMITT: "Do you think they were trying to create a new voter class?" ELON: "Yes. Look at basic incenti...