The former transportation secretary recounted being kept away from his 4-year-old twins overnight after an anonymous report accused him of posing a threat to them. The police said the report was false.
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says he was separated from his four-year-old twins after an anonymous report was made to Child Protective Services that authorities have confirmed was false. NBC News’ Jonathan Allen explains Buttigieg’s response to what he is calling a politically motivated attack.
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
President seizes on wins by Mamdani-backed candidates to warn darkly of threat to ‘traditional American way of life’Donald Trump has previewed a Republican strategy for the midterm elections, seizing on a progressive sweep in New York to portray Democrats as “godless communists” who pose an existential threat to the nation.The US president, who was a child during the “red scare”, seized on wins by democratic socialists backed by the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, to stoke fears that the Democratic party has embraced extremism that could lead to the violent persecution of Christians. Continue reading...
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Ambassador Julianne Smith says US strikes on Iran, which CENTCOM says came in response to an Iranian attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, could "spiral into something bigger," Glenn Ivey, Democratic Representative of Maryland, says the US should focus on entrenching a cease-fire and moving toward a longer-term peace deal, and Gregory Allen, Decision Tree Research Founder and CEO, discusses Open AI's latest model and says the government's rollout rules are 'opaque.' (Source: Bloomberg)
The former transportation secretary said he was forced to spend 24 hours away from his 4-year-old twins during the probe. Police determined it was a false report.
Police say anonymous tip was unsubstantiated after what Buttigieg calls ‘deeply distressing’ day apart from childrenPete Buttigieg, the former US transportation secretary, said on Friday an anonymous and – police say – meritless accusation led Child Protective Services to investigate his family.In a Substack post published on Friday, Buttigieg described the incident – which resulted in him being separated from his four-year-old twins – as “among the darkest hours of my life” and likened the accusation to “swatting”, the practice of calling police with a false report of an emergency to trigger a law enforcement response. Continue reading...
The Pentagon says that the U.S. military has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran after a commercial vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had teased a potential retaliation against Iran while speaking to reporters at the White House, just hours after claiming that Iran had violated the ceasefire agreement signed last week.
The U.S. military struck Iran on Friday after Tehran attacked a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command announced the strike, calling it a “powerful response to yesterday’s attack.” The renewed fighting came after the United States and Iran agreed to engage in peace talks last week. “U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile […]