A Strike, A Statute, And The Old Argument: Rubio Confirms Admin Alerted Gang of Eight

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio strode into the Capitol and delivered a message as crisp as a gavel strike: President Trump did not need Congress’s permission to hit Iran. “No,” Rubio said, when asked if lawmakers had to weigh in first. The answer was not wrapped in legalese. It was wrapped in confidence. “We notified Congress. We notified the Gang of Eight. We notified the congressional leadership. There’s no law that requires us to do that,” he said. Rubio’s point was simple. The War Powers Resolution requires notice within 48 hours of hostilities. The administration says it gave that notice.

Seventeen Visits, Twenty-Seven Flights, One Firm Denial: Bill Clinton’s Epstein Testimony

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The past has a way of pulling up a chair. Former President Bill Clinton sat before the House Oversight Committee on Friday and denied knowing anything about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. The setting was closed-door. Clinton, the first former president compelled to testify before Congress, read from a prepared statement. He defended his past interactions with Epstein and said he saw no sign of criminal behavior. “First, I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing. No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that, at the end of the day, matter more than your interpretation

A Reckoning at the Bureau: FBI Fires 10 Members Who Were Part of Trump Docs Case Team

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The reckoning has come to the Hoover Building. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has dismissed at least 10 agents and analysts who worked on Jack Smith’s classified documents investigation of President Donald Trump. Bureau officials confirmed the move Thursday. It is part of a broader personnel shakeup under FBI Director Kash Patel. Critics call it retaliation. Supporters call it reform. Patel’s office points to newly revealed subpoenas for his phone records and those of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, issued while both were private citizens during the special counsel probe. To Patel, this was not a routine process.

Spanberger’s State of the Union Rebuttal and the Limits of the Democratic Party’s Centrism

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The mask slipped. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger took the stage to deliver the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union, and conservatives immediately pounced. Spanberger, who campaigned as a “moderate,” framed her remarks around “affordability” and a critique of Trump’s immigration enforcement. But online reaction from the right was swift and unforgiving. Her speech drew fire for highlighting school walkouts over ICE activity, defending her party’s economic agenda, and sharply criticizing the president. “This Spanberger speech can basically be summed up as ‘I AM A DEMOCRAT WHO IS MODERATE AND NORMAL. PLEASE BELIEVE I AM MODERATE AND NORMAL,’”

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