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Trump Is Already Outpacing His First-Term Record Number of Airstrikes on Somalia

The Trump administration cut humanitarian aid to Somalia while continuing to pound it with military airstrikes.

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Pentagon updates Iran war casualty numbers with new list separate from Operation Epic Fury tally

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Pentagon updates Iran war casualty numbers with new list separate from Operation Epic Fury tally

The Pentagon quietly updated its war casualty database over the weekend to account for American fatalities and injuries sustained in the Iran conflict since the collapse of a ceasefire, after a discrepancy in numbers sparked confusion and controversy. The Department of War oversees the Defense Casualty Analysis System, which tracks American casualties in conflicts dating […]

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'Massive insecurity complex': Pentagon is on thin ice with Republican lawmakers

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'Massive insecurity complex': Pentagon is on thin ice with Republican lawmakers

Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with the Pentagon and are losing faith in the secretary's leadership as the 2026 midterm elections approach. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has focused more on the physical abilities of U.S. soldiers while President Donald Trump runs another war in the Middle East. The two together are ignoring some of the best military minds of their generation, said one outgoing senator. “I don’t have any confidence in him anymore. I think he’s all over the place, he’s accelerating the retirement or forcing out some of the most distinguished leaders in the DOD that we have,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill. Other Republican lawmakers are displeased with the Pentagon's inability to anticipate the closures of the Strait of Hormuz. The failures in the Iran war have caused an upswing in fuel prices and a significant depletion of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which is now below half full. The war has now expanded into blocking oil transfers in the Red Sea, and problems in the Black Sea persist. Tillis blamed Hegseth's "massive insecurity complex" in dealing with the military. Hegseth has been photographed in several different "workouts" with soldiers, lifting weights and doing pull-ups. This month he announced helping soldiers with low testosterone. "He has a lack of experience in large organizations; he micromanages too much. He’s lost my confidence," blasted Tillis, who was the deciding vote on whether to approve Hegseth last year. A Republican senator who wished to remain nameless told The Hill that Hegseth is also losing confidence with senior military leaders. “I have heard out of the Pentagon that there’s a loss of confidence within the Pentagon. And of course then everyone here on the Hill hears those same concerns,” the lawmaker said.Meanwhile, the Pentagon's forced-retirement announcement list is growing. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is concerned about Chris Donahue, the top U.S. Army commander in Europe. She told reporters she found it "deeply troubling." “These are men and women who volunteered to serve our country and swore an oath to support and defend our Constitution.” She also said she wants “more information” on “the strategy and endgame for the war.”“I do think that the American public’s growing weary,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) said. “Collectively, those of us in Congress are worried about the costs associated with the Department of War and the transparency,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Tillis also noted a broader concern about Trump and Hegseth's leadership purge of women and people of color with expertise in strategic planning. Hegseth is now blocking the promotion of many women and people of color across the armed forces. “Everybody knows about some of the Game of Thrones stuff going on with some of the other service secretaries and Hegseth. It seems like he wants to run the whole place,” Tillis said.“When you’re a leader, you better damn sure have people smarter than you in the room. You’re supposed to be air traffic control for all these brilliant people and he’s undermining the DOD’s success by undermining these brilliant people who spent their career in uniform," he added.

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As COVID deaths mounted, Fauci’s diaries tell a very different story

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As COVID deaths mounted, Fauci’s diaries tell a very different story

Newly released records kept by The Science™ himself revealed just how preoccupied Dr. Anthony Fauci was with “very flattering” coverage “becoming a star that outshines” the president. […]

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Iran War Casualties Increase as Pentagon Quietly Changes Its Math

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Iran War Casualties Increase as Pentagon Quietly Changes Its Math

The Pentagon has once again changed the Iran war casualty number, adding 142 new wounded soldiers to its count over the weekend—bringing the total to 624 wounded service members and 18 deaths.The way the Pentagon is reporting the numbers is tricky, splitting the casualty tolls into two separate pages. One page on “Operation Epic Fury” has a casualty count starting on February 28, and another page, titled “Overseas Operations,” begins the count on July 7, when the short-lived ceasefire fell apart and bombings ramped back up. The move raises concerns that the Pentagon is willfully obscuring the numbers to make its failure of a forever war look better on paper.The Pentagon faced backlash last week after it reduced its casualty totals from 482 wounded and 18 dead. And while Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez told media the reduction was due to “temporary data disruptions,” the Trump administration has refused to include four soldiers killed in recent days in the page on Operation Epic Fury’s death toll.The Pentagon has been credibly accused of downplaying the severity and number of casualties in the war on Iran. In March, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth referred to an Iranian strike on a U.S. makeshift operations center in Kuwait as “a squirter,” and later whined that coverage of dead troops was only intended to “make the president look bad.” Six soldiers were killed in that strike, with over 30 hospitalized for burns, shrapnel wounds, and brain trauma. And last month, the Pentagon classified soldiers who suffered severe brain injuries in that attack as having “minor” injuries, causing their families to speak out against that decision.This lack of transparency from the Pentagon is strategic, and ultimately foolish. This war is only dragging on as it grows increasingly unpopular. That will undoubtedly lead to more wounded soldiers and more body bags. Those are impossible to hide.

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'Absolutely devastating numbers for Trump': CNN analyst startled by new economy polling

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'Absolutely devastating numbers for Trump': CNN analyst startled by new economy polling

President Donald Trump is facing a dramatic reversal on the issue that helped secure his 2024 win, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten.In October 2024, a plurality of voters, 44 percent, believed Trump would improve their financial situation, compared with 38 percent who expected to be worse off, but that dynamic has flipped sharply. Current polling shows 58 percent of voters, nearly three in five, now say Trump is making them financially worse off, while the share saying he's made them better off has collapsed from 44 percent down to just 13 percent."These are absolutely devastating numbers," Enten said. "The issue that got Trump re-elected, now the voters absolutely turn against him."The shift extends to broader perceptions of the economy. In November 2024, just 42 percent of Americans, well under half, said the economy was getting worse. That figure has since jumped to 59 percent, while only about one in five now say conditions are improving. With inflation and the economy widely expected to be the top issue in the midterms, Enten said, those numbers present a serious problem for Republicans heading into the fall."That's an equation that does not work out to success," he said.Historically, Trump's standing looks especially weak. According to a CBS poll, his net economic approval rating is 30 points underwater at this point in his second term — worse than George W. Bush's numbers heading into the 2006 midterms, a comparison Enten noted has not historically boded well for the president's party.The economic anxiety comes as Trump pushes for interest rate cuts and has installed a new Federal Reserve chair. But prediction markets aren't betting on it happening soon. According to Kalshi, there's less than a 1 percent chance the Fed cuts rates at its meeting this week, and only about a 19 percent chance of a cut at all this year.The bottom line, Enten said, is that the public and financial markets alike currently see little reason to expect the economic relief Trump has promised. - YouTube youtu.be

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‘Tony’s Diary’ Indicates Fauci Believed COVID-19 Death Rate was Far Lower Than What He Told Lawmakers Under Oath

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‘Tony’s Diary’ Indicates Fauci Believed COVID-19 Death Rate was Far Lower Than What He Told Lawmakers Under Oath

The Gateway Pundit reported that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee,recently released diary entries, Tony’s Diary Package, from former White House COVID advisor Dr. The post ‘Tony’s Diary’ Indicates Fauci Believed COVID-19 Death Rate was Far Lower Than What He Told Lawmakers Under Oath appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Panicking Trump issues dark warning to GOP: ‘Stupidity brings losing and death!’

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Panicking Trump issues dark warning to GOP: ‘Stupidity brings losing and death!’

President Donald Trump issued a panicked plea Monday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as the clock ticks on his controversial voter ID bill known as the SAVE Act, warning the South Dakota Republican that “stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH.”“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!”The SAVE Act has stalled in the Senate, with Thune repeatedly claiming he lacks the votes to advance the bill. As a means to force through the SAVE Act, Trump has pressed Thune to eliminate the filibuster, a Senate rule that effectively blocks legislation from advancing in Congress’ upper chamber without 60 votes. Thune has consistently resisted pressure to do so.Described by some critics as a form of “voter suppression,” The SAVE Act would require voters to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote, something experts say could pose hurdles for the 52% of voters who don’t possess a passport and the 11% who don’t have access to their birth certificate. The bill would also disproportionately affect voters with lower incomes, who make up a significant share of Democratic Party voters.

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