Shooting in Midland, Texas, leaves one dead, others hospitalized as gunman barricades self in ‘standoff’

Active Shooting Midland Texas: 11 Victims, Suspect Holed Up in Building

'Hysterical' Dan Bongino admits wild theory about Butler shooting probe: Tucker Carlson

Prominent conservative commentator Tucker Carlson hurled a shock allegation at President Donald Trump on Thursday involving the federal investigation into Thomas Crooks, the man accused of attempting to assassinate the president ahead of the 2024 election.Carlson was interviewed Thursday by Mario Nawal, a Lebanese-Australian entrepreneur and prominent podcast host, during which he claimed that former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino had told him last December that the federal probe into Crooks had been “shut down” — and by whom.Carlson said he called and texted Bongino to discuss Crooks' online presence – which Carlson has alleged the FBI lied about by claiming Crooks had "no online footprint," a charge the FBI has denied. After multiple calls, Carlson said Bongino eventually “became hysterical with me on the phone.”“I've known Dan a long time, for many years, and always got along with him. That problem began when I brought this information to his attention and he became a different person — he was clearly terrified,” Carlson said. “I didn't get it at first, but he was hysterical, and ultimately, after a long series of text exchanges – which I still have – and phone conversations, he said 'take it up with Trump, he's the one who shut down the investigation.' That was the moment I realized, 'wow, there's no good explanation for shutting down an investigation into your own attempted murder.' Like, this is not what we've been told it was.”The assassination attempt against Trump has received renewed scrutiny in recent days after newly obtained records revealed that Crooks had exchanged emails with a Butler County Sheriff’s deputy ahead of the incident, a revelation that sent MAGA world into a frenzy. A series of omissions in Crooks’ toxicology report have also sparked renewed scrutiny into the incident, with a number of Trump’s biggest supporters now suggesting the shooting was staged.While Trump has yet to respond to Carlson’s claim, Bongino lashed out at Carlson on Friday with fury, calling the prominent conservative figure a “lying nepo baby.”“He’s like Teddy Ruxpin, you put a coin in his back and he tells you a story,” Bongino said in a statement published on social media, referencing the children’s toy popular in the 1980s and known for reading stories aloud.🚨🇺🇸 A terrified Bongino told Tucker that Trump shut down the Butler investigation himself.Tucker says he accidentally obtained the Thomas Crooks social media posts the FBI claimed didn't exist, then called Kash Patel and Dan Bongino looking for answers.Bongino, a friend of… https://t.co/fP090liFgJ pic.twitter.com/RR08fJ1Ba2— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 12, 2026

BREAKING UPDATE: Shooter in Midland, Texas, DEAD After Police Exchange Gunfire with Suspect Barricaded Inside Building – 1 Dead, Multiple Injured

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Pilot scolds plane load of Congress members as Trump show leaves them grounded

A bipartisan group of Congress members sat grounded on a runway for more than an hour Thursday — all because of an airshow rehearsal for Trump's White House UFC fight.Politico Playbook's Adam Wren reported the delegation was stuck aboard a Delta flight from Washington to Detroit. Among the stranded passengers: Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Shri Thanedar (D-MI), alongside Republican Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Bob Latta (R-OH).The pilot told them there could be no traffic out of Reagan National Airport because of an airshow rehearsal tied to Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event — President Donald Trump's marquee White House fight card, scheduled for the South Lawn on June 14, the president's 80th birthday.He added that, if they had complaints, they should call their representatives in Congress.When asked about the delay, the White House didn't apologize. "There were planned, temporary airspace holds put in place while crews performed a rehearsal in relation to Sunday's historic UFC Freedom 250 event," a spokesperson said.

Ex-NSA official warns: Trump’s meddling leaves US in 'pretty dangerous place'

President Donald Trump's rash decision-making caused a key bill to implode this week, and according to an ex-NSA official who spoke with The Hill, it has left the U.S. in a "pretty dangerous place" at a terrible time.With Trump's urging, Congress has been working for months on a long-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which would renew the federal government's authority to conduct surveillance on foreign individuals without first obtaining a warrant. While a deal to renew these FISA powers was reportedly close to the finish in recent weeks, it blew up in the eleventh hour when Trump announced his nomination of Bill Pulte — a thoroughly unqualified loyalist — as the new acting director of national intelligence. This prompted Democrats across the board to boycott the FISA bill, dooming its chances of passing for the time being.In a Friday morning report, The Hill noted that this FISA breakdown comes "just as the World Cup and America 250 celebrations get underway, raising security concerns that experts say will only get more severe as the fight in Congress drags on." Glenn Gerstell, a former general counsel for the National Security Agency, spoke with the outlet about his concerns with the situations, saying that the timing — with the World Cup and the war in Iran ongoing — "could not be worse."“You look out at the world picture and it’s a pretty dangerous place, and add to that heightened concerns over World Cup, other celebrations, etc.,” he explained. “It’s not that those two alone are so significant, but I just say the whole picture generally looks fairly dangerous, and it’s exactly when we want to have 702 in place.”Jamil N. Jaffer, the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University, also spoke with The Hill about the abysmal timing of the FISA expiration.“Of course terrorists and other threat actors are going to be focused on targeting America at a time when we’re hosting one of the world’s largest, most watched sporting events ever," Jaffer said. Sophie McDowall, a research associate at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, explained that any directives, including those likely put in place for the World Cup, can continue despite FISA's expiration, but warned that any new threats that arise while a renewal is worked out could present major problems.“They’re not going to be left with nothing… but it would definitely be better to have it [authorized] sooner rather than later,” McDowall said.

Paxton warns Big 12 of potential legal action over any Texas Tech Sorsby sanctions

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a candidate for governor, is warning schools across the Big 12 Conference that the state would consider suing any institution that sanctions Texas Tech over a decision to play a quarterback who sued the NCAA to regain his eligibility. In a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and Kansas Chancellor…

Abbott seeks new limits on Texas data centers 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is taking steps to implement new restrictions on data centers in the state, including proposals to set water-efficient technology requirements and repeal tax incentives.  The Republican governor directed the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Wednesday to “take immediate steps” to safeguard…

Warsh faces similar trap to the one that led to huge inflation in 2022

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is staring down a rise in inflation that is driven in large part by something the central bank cannot control: the war with Iran. In this scenario, where prices are rising because of disruption to the supply chain for a key global commodity, the advice to a central banker would […]