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House Democrats help GOP kill Rashida Tlaib push to constrain Trump on Lebanon

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The majority of House Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to defeat a Lebanon war powers resolution forced to the House floor by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).Why it matters: It's a blow to the anti-war left just one day after the House passed a similar measure constraining Trump's ability to wage war in Iran.Wednesday's Iran vote was the result of months of behind-the-scenes efforts by Democratic leadership to get the party's most staunchly pro-Israel lawmakers on board, along with a handful of Republicans.But Thursday's vote reveals that there are still deep divisions between progressive and centrist Democrats on Middle East policy despite their unity on Iran.Driving the news: The House voted 92 to 324 against Tlaib's resolution, which would have directed President Trump to remove all U.S. armed forces from Lebanon within seven days of passage.A decisive majority of Democrats opposed the measure, with 117 voting against it and 91 voting in favor of it. One Republican voted for the resolution, with two Democrats voting present.What they're saying: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies came out against the resolution ahead of the vote, saying in a statement "there are no U.S. service-members involved in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon.""We stand with the Lebanese people, the government of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces in their efforts to live peacefully and defeat Hezbollah," they said.The leaders said they would support an alternative resolution that would preserve U.S. coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces in their fight against Hezbollah.

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Trump DOJ arrests Oklahoma man for alleged death threats against John Thune: report

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Trump DOJ arrests Oklahoma man for alleged death threats against John Thune: report

An Oklahoma man has been arrested on nine felony charges for allegedly making death threats against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).According to Politico, while the motive of 63-year-old David Shuck has not been publicly released, the Justice Department "described the case as part of an initiative related to an order President Donald Trump signed last September, known as NSPM-7, targeting 'domestic terrorism and organized political violence'" — with an emphasis specifically on "Antifa" and other left-wing protest activity.NSPM-7 has raised alarm bells from legal observers, who have warned it could be used to target Trump's political critics.Another criticism of the operation, per the report, is that it characterizes Antifa "as an organized entity when it is a vague label applied to a wide range of dissenting groups and people."Shuck, who, according to the report, previously served 18 months in prison for a marijuana grow operation, is out of jail on $10,000 bond as of press time.Death threats against public figures have been an ongoing issue for years, and have targeted officials in both parties. In one of the most bizarre recent examples, a U.S. Senate candidate was arrested last month over threats to kill President Donald Trump.

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(VIDEO) Trump Says He Couldn’t See Biden’s Cognitive Decline and That Biden Was “Fine” – “He Was the Same Guy… He Was Never the Sharpest Guy”

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(VIDEO) Trump Says He Couldn’t See Biden’s Cognitive Decline and That Biden Was “Fine” – “He Was the Same Guy… He Was Never the Sharpest Guy”

President Trump on Thursday told reporters that Joe Biden was "the same guy I had been watching for a long time" when he last met with Biden in 2024, denying that he was having cognitive health issues. Clearly, Biden was out to lunch for four years, but Trump says he was just "never the sharpest guy." This is a departure from Trump's previous antics of imitating Biden on stage at his rallies. The post (VIDEO) Trump Says He Couldn’t See Biden’s Cognitive Decline and That Biden Was “Fine” – “He Was the Same Guy… He Was Never the Sharpest Guy” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Scott Bessent BEATS DOWN Democrat over IRS audit immunity: 'Short on facts, long on hot air!'

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Scott Bessent BEATS DOWN Democrat over IRS audit immunity: 'Short on facts, long on hot air!'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent battled it out with Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez of California during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee Thursday.Sanchez accused Bessent of being complicit with what she called corruption of the Trump administration when they entered a shouting match at the end of her comments.'The congresswoman is slanderous. She has nothing but the unsubstantiated opinions, and I will not stand for that!' She asked him about whether he had reviewed the decision to give the president's family complete immunity from being audited by the Internal Revenue Service."Why are you allowing President Trump and his family to have complete immunity from being audited?” Sanchez asked. "Since you're a lawyer, you will understand that the U.S. Treasury and the IRS are represented by the Justice Department and the acting attorney general," Bessent responded.Sanchez interrupted and accused Bessent of refusing to answer questions about the immunity order."I'm curious to know who counts as Trump's ‘family’ for the purposes of this immunity. Is it his children, his in-laws, his grandchildren, his second or third cousin, his great-great-grandchildren? Do you know the answer to that question, Mr. Secretary?" she asked. "Again, I imagine you have the Justice Department phone number. I suggest you call them," Bessent responded. "I'm not the one that runs the Department of the Treasury or that oversees what is happening with this immunity that has been granted," Sanchez fired back."I'm not the one either," Bessent said. "We follow the instructions of our lawyers, and we obey the law.""I hope that you're proud of your performance today," Sanchez said."Well, I hope you get some social media clips!" Bessent said to Sanchez."I think it's pretty safe to say that this is probably the most corrupt Treasury Department in our nation's history!" Sanchez said."I am going to have to take exception to that. That is a slanderous statement!" Bessent hollered."While you dance around questions to protect Trump, Americans are suffering in Trump's spiraling economy. Inflation is now raising faster than average hourly wages, gas prices are at an all-time high with the war in Iran," Sanchez said."Nah!" Bessent interjected."The price of groceries has risen 3.2% over the past years, and prices on most goods have gone up because of Trump's tariffs," she continued. "So I don't see how you can call that anything other than a failure of the most corrupt Treasury Department in history."Bessent was given the chance to respond after Sanchez's time was over."The congresswoman is slanderous. She has nothing but the unsubstantiated opinions, and I will not stand for that!" Bessent hollered.RELATED: Scott Bessent slaps down Newsom at Davos: 'He's here with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros' "There is nothing corrupt. We move at the highest levels, and just because she cannot get the answer she wants, if she would like to give me facts — she seems ... short on facts, long on hot air. And I will not stand for that," he added."It's a disgrace to make a remark like that," Bessent concluded.The IRS audit immunity order was announced by the Justice Department as a part of the $20 billion lawsuit from the president over the leak of his IRS documents. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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House committee releases transcript of Bondi interview about Epstein files

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House committee releases transcript of Bondi interview about Epstein files

The House Oversight Committee released the transcript of the interview with former Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding her handling of the Epstein files, during which she repeated that she delegated oversight of the review and investigation of the files to Todd Blanche. The committee also released the transcript of a prison guard working the night that Epstein died.

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Todd Blanche exposed Trump's IRS settlement for what it really is: ex-prosecutor

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Todd Blanche exposed Trump's IRS settlement for what it really is: ex-prosecutor

President Donald Trump's acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, went to bat for one of the surviving parts of Trump's "settlement" with the IRS in his $10 billion lawsuit, and, in so doing, only cemented how improper it was, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman wrote for his "Talking Feds" Substack.Specifically, Litman said, he defended the provision that excuses Trump and his family from IRS audits going forward.Blanche, under pressure from lawmakers, "declared that 'nothing has changed' in that provision. But he talked out of both sides of his mouth," wrote Litman. To start with, "he characterized the provision as a freestanding 'Attorney General order,' independent of the settlement. In virtually the same breath, however, he defended it as part of 'that settlement.' He told the subcommittee, 'Anytime the IRS settles with an individual taxpayer or another company as part of the settlement, it’s standard, it’s typical…to get rid of past ongoing audits.'"In reality, Litman argued, Blanche's own words here show "that the whole settlement arrangement is collusive and, therefore, not a real case or controversy under the Constitution."The problem, he said, is that in an actual lawsuit, "one party can’t simply declare that the settlement is off. The disavowal would be legally worthless. The other party would be quick to enforce the benefit of its bargain." In the case of the IRS "settlement," Litman said, "there was no bargain — just a benefit — to Trump. They were on the same side of the 'v.,' which is why Blanche could purport to speak for them both."This comes after dozens of retired judges urged the court hearing the original IRS case to reopen it and examine whether it was a fraudulent use of the court system.

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Trump official alarms onlookers with claims about a destructive parasite: 'Totally fine'

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Trump official alarms onlookers with claims about a destructive parasite: 'Totally fine'

An uncomfortable description of a threatening parasite by a Trump administration official is drawing startled reactions.Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke at an oversight hearing on Thursday about the spread of the New World Screwworm that threatens cattle ranches."It's a vexing challenge that we thought we had beaten in the 1970s," Rollins said. "You need about 400 million sterile flies per week to mate with the bad flies...the larva [of the screwworm] is what actually eats the flesh."Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) called the confirmation of screwworm "alarming." Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles McCall noted that cattlemen across his state are "extremely nervous, and for good reason.""NEW WORLD Screwworm. Totally fine," political commentator Owen Shroyer posted on X. The account FactPost dug up and posted a Fox News clip of Sec. Rollins saying in November that, "We have screwworm under control.""This is what Trump and his cabinet members ALWAYS do," wrote Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI). "Tell you that a problem is going to resolve itself by a certain time and then hope you forget once that turns out not to be true.""Did the screwworms buy a pardon from Trump?" joked writer Grant Stern.We are treating the confirmed case of New World Screwworm in a Texas cattle ranch with the utmost seriousness and are responding aggressively alongside our state partners @TAHC.USDA's proactive actions bought us nearly a year to prepare, as models had projected New World… pic.twitter.com/Ws5ceLc9ew— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) June 4, 2026

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House Agriculture Committee hearing devolves into chaos

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House Agriculture Committee hearing devolves into chaos

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins faced sharp questioning from Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) during a tense House Agriculture Committee hearing.Rollins was repeatedly unable to answer basic questions about the farm economy.Craig documented the administration's record with data: the U.S. lost 15,000 farms in 2025, farmers face $28 billion in losses, and 70% cannot afford necessary fertilizer. Farm diesel prices hit $5.41 per gallon in May —up 95% year-over-year. When Rollins blamed the Biden administration, Craig countered, "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers." When discussing fertilizer, Craig asked what share of farmers can't afford it this planting season. Rollins instead broke down fertilizers by categories. "Oh, my God!" Craig cut in, adding, "70% is the answer." Found by the Farm Bureau, which worked with more than 5,700 farmers to obtain the amount. The hearing intensified over SNAP fraud rates when Rollins disputed United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, data showing 1.6% fraud, prompting Craig to state, "I honestly don't think you understand the difference between error rates and fraud rates." Rollins then accused Craig of grandstanding, but Craig warned the administration must understand family farmers are suffering, not thriving.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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Republican lawmaker launches $250 million ploy to help Trump rig elections

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Republican lawmaker launches $250 million ploy to help Trump rig elections

A House Republican is drafting legislation to try to bypass Senate rules and advance President Donald Trump’s push to require enhanced voter identification. The bill would cost taxpayers $250 million over five years.According to Politico, U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) is working on the “SAVE America Through REAL ID Act,” which would provide funds for lower-income voters to obtain a REAL ID, while encouraging states to require a REAL ID to vote.“In order to address that one issue, we’ve created this grant program for states to use to help people who meet the income qualifications … to be able to get a free REAL ID,” Fedorchak told Politico. Fedorchak hopes the $250 million price tag will make the legislation eligible to pass in the Senate under the reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority — thus potentially bypassing the need for any Democratic votes.Fedorchak’s bill would be “an alternative to the proof-of-citizenship and voter-ID mandates in the original SAVE America Act that would likely be excluded from a party-line bill by the Senate parliamentarian,” Politico reports.Politico’s Meredith Lee Hill reported that House GOP leaders were “scrambling to find ways to squeeze pieces of the SAVE America Act into their next party-line bill.” That would include “using funding carrots instead of policy mandates to clear the Senate parliamentarian.”Despite repeated pressure from President Trump, as recently as Thursday afternoon, the SAVE America Act has stalled in the Senate. Trump wants that legislation to require all voters to show voter ID and proof of citizenship, while sharply narrowing the use of mail-in ballots. Trump is also pressing for the bill to ban “men in women’s sports,” and “transgender mutilization [sic] surgery for our children.”Back in February the president vowed the SAVE America Act would pass into law, “one way or another.” Critics see the controversial bill as voter suppression legislation.Democrats oppose the bill in part because it requires a passport or birth certificate to register to vote — something tens of millions of Americans do not currently have, according to voting rights groups. It also narrows generally accepted forms of photo ID to vote.Others oppose it because it requires states to run their voter rolls through federal immigration databases, which reportedly have a high error rate. Critics also say that it creates a large unfunded administrative burden for states.In April, Trump told Republicans that enacting the SAVE Act would “guarantee the midterms” — while claiming that was not the reason he was pushing the bill. “I don’t think you can politically exist if you’re not going to do voter ID and these things.”

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