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–Gun seller provides critical testimony in Trump assassination attempt trial regarding rifle acquisition
-DHS attributes rise in assaults on ICE agents to political rhetoric following Charlie Kirk murder
-House Democrat cautions both parties on ‘road to ruin’ amid escalating political divide over Kirk’s assassination
FBI Director Kash Patel is set to testify before House lawmakers on Wednesday, focusing on significant reforms within the bureau during the second Trump administration and the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Patel will respond to questions in five-minute intervals from both Republican and Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee during this annual oversight hearing. This marks his second consecutive day of testimony on Capitol Hill, having appeared before the Senate the previous day.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, raised concerns about the perceived weaponization of the FBI against conservative individuals, echoing issues frequently discussed during FBI Director Christopher Wray’s time in office. Jordan commended Patel for what he described as a necessary course correction…Read more
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POLITICAL SHOWDOWN: Patel confronts House Democrats over Epstein ‘cover-up’ allegations: ‘Categorically false’
INFANT HEALTH POLICY: Rand Paul clashes with a leading Democrat regarding CDC’s infant vaccination push
BROKEN HOUSE: ‘Squad’ member Nancy Mace and another lawmaker engage in a social media dispute: ‘You belong in rehab’
GROOMING CRACKDOWN: Pentagon announces new ‘clean shaven’ standards, with medical exemptions allowed for one year
GOP COLLISION: Republican who opposed Trump on the 2020 election results launches gubernatorial campaign in battleground state
MAYOR VS FAITH: Governor Whitmer remains silent on Muslim mayor’s response to critic of a terrorist sympathizer
BIGGER THAN EVER: ‘This is the turning point:’ TPUSA reports a surge to over 54,000 campus chapter requests following Kirk’s assassination
SPEECH SHIELD: A group of liberal professors supports faculty speech after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, remaining silent on condemning the attack
‘SOMBER’ REFLECTION: Utah Valley University mourns Charlie Kirk as the campus reopens after the assassination, describing the event as ‘extremely traumatic’
LEGACY IN MOTION: Arizona highway may be named in honor of Charlie Kirk following the assassination that has shaken the conservative movement
HATE IN SCHOOLS: Reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death, both celebratory and dismissive, put educators under scrutiny
FREE SPEECH FIGHT: Mamdani labels Kirk a ‘far-right extremist’ who should be canceled from speaking in New York City
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