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Sean Hannity: DOJ watchdog Horowitz ‘just getting started’ on probe of ‘Jim Comey, Super Patriot’ By Victor Garcia Fox News September 19, 2019 Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is “just getting started” in his probe of the origins of the Russia investigation, so former FBI Director James Comey is a long way from being in the clear, Sean Hannity said Wednesday. Horowitz was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, telling lawmakers his investigators will “assess” new Republican allegations of “inconsistencies” in Comey’s congressional testimony, the Fox News host reported on “Hannity.” Continue Reading…..
Iran warns of ‘all-out war’ if US retaliates in wake of Saudi oil facility bombings By Greg Norman Fox News September 19, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. and its regional allies are in agreement that Tehran is responsible; Rich Edson reports from the State Department. Iran warned Thursday that an “all-out war” could break out if any country attacks it following weekend bombings of Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities that the U.S. believes Tehran orchestrated. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s stark message to CNN comes a day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted…
Morning Update: Mandatory Gun Buy Backs, Election 2020 and More By Scott Rasmussen September 19, 2019 Good morning, Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters at least somewhat favor a mandatory buyback of all semi-automatic weapons. A ScottRasmussen.com nation survey found that 36% are opposed and 13% not sure. Seventy percent of Democrats favor the idea while 53% of Republicans are opposed. Independent voters are evenly divided—43% favor and 40% opposed. However, if such a law was passed, just 24% of all voters think it is even somewhat likely that most owners of those weapons would actually turn their weapons…
Justice Dept. IG referred James Comey for criminal prosecution By Jeff Mordock The Washington Times September 18, 2019 Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Wednesday that he referred former FBI Director James Comey for criminal prosecution earlier this year after concluding he leaked sensitive materials to a friend. “We are required by the [Inspector General] Act to send information that we’ve identified that could plausibly be criminal to the Department of Justice,” said Mr. Horowitz, confirming what amounted to a criminal referral. Continue Reading…..
Trump orders Mnuchin to ‘substantially increase’ sanctions on Iran By Amanda Macias,Jacob Pramuk CNBC September 18, 2019 President Donald Trump said Wednesday he ordered the Treasury Department to “substantially increase” sanctions on Iran. Trump’s announcement follows strikes Saturday on the world’s largest crude-processing plant and oil field in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. accused Iran of carrying out the attacks. It was not immediately clear what steps the president directed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to take. The Treasury Department, White House and State Department did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests to comment. Continue Reading…..
YouTube September 18, 2019 Joel Gilbert Opening Remarks at National Press Club – 9/16/19
James Murdoch: ‘There are views I really disagree with on Fox’ Washington Examiner September 18, 2019 James Murdoch, the son of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, proclaimed that there are viewpoints he “really” disagrees with on Fox News. Murdoch, 46, explained how he’s moved on after leaving the Murdochs’ media company in an interview with the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer, which was published Tuesday morning. He was given a $2 billion severance package when he decided to move on from his roll as the CEO of 21st Century Fox and Sky, P.L.C., and the deputy COO of News…
Ilhan Omar: Administration that lies about weather maps can’t be trusted on Iran – CNN Video CNN September 17, 2019 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) dismissed President Donald Trump’s ability to navigate escalating tensions with Iran, pointing to the controversy over Hurricane Dorian’s path and whether it would hit Alabama. Continue Reading….. COMPLAINT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO ORDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO COMMENCE INVESTIGATION OF REP. ILHAN OMAR Click to View PDF PETITION TO COMMENCE DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES AND/OR PROSECUTION OF ILHAN OMAR Click to View PDF
By Rob Brunner Washingtonian September 17, 2019 Republican DC Council candidate Michael Bekesha has been running a sort of balance-beam campaign in which he positions himself as a moderate, socially progressive “urban Republican” while continuing to work for the right-wing, pro-Trump organization Judicial Watch. That dance got a lot harder to pull off this weekend, after a clip made the rounds on Twitter of Judicial Watch’s Chris Farrell on Lou Dobbs Tonight pushing what seems to be an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory of the type that fueled the Pittsburgh shooter this weekend. The SVP of programming at Fox Business News…
U.S. Satellites Detected Iran Readying Weapons Ahead Of Saudi Strike, Officials Say By Bill Chappell NPR.org September 17, 2019 U.S. surveillance satellites detected Iran readying drones and missiles at launch sites in Iran before Saudi oil facilities were attacked on Saturday, according to two Defense Department officials. The imagery has not been publicly released. The officials tell NPR that U.S. intelligence views the activity as “circumstantial evidence” that Iran launched the strike from its own soil. Saudi Aramco has said the attacks on its plants in Abqaiq and Khurais were “a result of terrorist attacks with projectiles.” Iranian-backed…