Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that any new nuclear deal with Iran would have to go far beyond the Obama-era JCPOA, arguing that agreement failed to stop Tehran from building up its enrichment capabilities.
CNN co-host Sara Sidner was bewildered on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced Bill Pulte would take on the role of Director of National Intelligence while also serving in his current role as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Trump announced on Truth Social that Pulte would take over after Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation. Pulte is known for helping Trump find a way to target New York Attorney General Letitia James, a March report revealed. He sifted through James' mortgage application, searching for errors. He then claimed she "committed insurance fraud" and bank fraud when she listed two residences as her primary residence. The charges were ultimately dismissed without prejudice. He targeted a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, Lisa Cook, using the same tactic. Gabbard had been using her office to question the 2020 election and "examine" voting machines in Puerto Rico. Trump argued that because Pulte is an expert at "the safety and soundness of the Markets," he is perfect for the top national security official in the country. He will oversee all of the intelligence community in government, including the FBI, CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). The post also advises the National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security on intelligence matters. Still, Trump said Pulte would do the job and "remain" in his current jobs, including as chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Pulte's responsibilities will be key given that the U.S. is at war with Iran. "I just want to confirm that he's going to take this director of national intelligence job and do the other jobs that are full-time work as well. Did I hear you right?" asked Sidner. "That is what the president said. We have to see, though, how this is going to work," said White House correspondent Alayna Treene. - YouTube youtu.be
Secretary of state appears before Congress and repeats Trump administration’s claims that a deal is within reachIran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program that it had refused to discuss even a month ago, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has claimed, even as Tehran announced it was halting peace talks and moving to fully close the strait of Hormuz.Appearing before the Senate foreign relations committee for the first time since the Trump administration launched the war against Iran – which was pitched as a short, weeks-long war, in February – Rubio repeated the Trump administration’s claims that a deal was within reach. Continue reading...
Secretary of State faces off with lawmakers over Trump's budget request
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is not taking any prisoners today as he testifies on Capitol Hill. The post WATCH: Marco Rubio NUKES Lying Democrat Senator with a Savage One-Liner After She Accuses Him of Partying During the Iran Negotiations appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
An elderly grandmother was stabbed to death on an Atlanta train over the weekend in an unprovoked, daytime attack, authorities said.Arrest warrants indicate that the 66-year-old victim was stabbed 18 to 20 times while aboard a MARTA train Saturday, WXIA-TV reported.'There was nothing she wouldn't do for her family because her family is her everything.'John Elijah Matthews, the 25-year-old suspect, first cut the throat of victim Margaret Swan just seconds after he walked next to where she was seated on the train nearing the Oakland City MARTA station, WXIA said, citing arrest warrants. Oakland City is an Atlanta neighborhood.Video from inside the train indicates that the two never communicated, the station said, citing warrants.Video showed Swan sitting alone aboard the train at 11:21 a.m., WXIA said, adding that just before 11:25 a.m. Matthews is seen walking to the side of the train where Swan was sitting.Just 19 seconds later, Matthews "is seen walking up to [Swan] and standing just to her right," the station said, adding that several seconds later he took out a knife, opened it, and cut the victim in the throat.Warrants say Swan was screaming and trying to get up from her seat as Matthews held her and stabbed her, WXIA reported.Matthews was then seen on video "throwing [Swan] to the floor and standing near her until the train arrived at the Oakland City Station" less than two minutes later, WXIA added.Warrants indicate that when the train arrived at Oakland City, Matthews exited the train with the knife still in hand as officers rushed to the scene, the station reported.Warrants add that officers tried unsuccessful lifesaving measures on Swan, WXIA reported.The station noted in a news video that Matthews was arrested "almost immediately" after the attack and that he waived his Monday hearing.RELATED: Karoline Leavitt blasts media for 'shamefully' ignoring horrific stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Matthews does not have an address or phone number, the station said, citing warrants, and he "did not want to continue speaking with detectives" at the College Park MARTA Police Precinct.WXIA said searches of metro Atlanta court and jail records did not immediately indicate clearly whether Matthews has a prior criminal history in the area.The station added that Matthews is charged with murder in Saturday's killing.RELATED: Van Jones claims there's 'NO EVIDENCE' of racial animus in Charlotte stabbing. Audio in murder footage suggests otherwise. "My mom was the rock of her family," Swan's daughter, Shanae Sams, told WXIA. "There was nothing she wouldn't do for her family because her family is her everything."Sams added to the station that her mother's killer "didn't just take away a mom, but my children's grandmother was taken away."Swan had five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, WXIA reported, adding that her daughter said she used the train frequently.A MARTA spokesperson told the station that "this appears to be a senseless act of violence, and our thoughts are with the victim's loved ones and those who witnessed this horrific incident."The agency added to WXIA that "we understand the concern and fear incidents like this can cause for those who ride and work on the MARTA system. MARTA Police are actively investigating and remain committed to the safety and security of our riders and employees."The station's news video added that with the FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Atlanta this month, concern for safety aboard MARTA trains has increased.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning on the State Department budget request, as negotiations to end the three-month war in Iran have hit a roadblock. The optimism that President Trump projected last week toward securing a deal with the Iranian regime to end hostilities and…
Israeli drones have killed at least eight people in Lebanon despite an announcement Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump that both Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting. Trump’s intervention came as Israel threatened new strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, leading Iran to suspend indirect negotiations with the U.S. to protest Israel’s expanding military offensive in Lebanon. Since March 2, Israel has killed more than 3,400 people in Lebanon while seizing large swaths of the country and displacing about one-fifth of the population. Lebanon is “a weak state, it doesn’t have a lot of leverage, and a lot of people are concerned,” says Associated Press reporter Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut. “They sort of feel beholden to the regional and global powers on their fate.”