A Staten Island man was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for participating in a plot to kill a journalist and prominent critic of Iran‘s government in a case prosecutors say was directed by operatives tied to Tehran. Jonathan Loadholt, 37, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to commit stalking and […]
The Democratic Party issued a foul-mouthed insult to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller after he called Texas Senate candidate James Talarico 'transgender.'
President Donald Trump had his third hospital visit in 13 months on Tuesday – purportedly for a medical and dental checkup – but despite declaring himself to be in "perfect" health after the exam, prominent physician Vin Gupta flagged a telling omission in the president's lab results on Wednesday that raised questions about his condition.“What we see with our own eyes is difficult to ignore: his day-to-day performance as president, and often he’s falling asleep at these major Oval Office events,” Gupta, who frequently appears on MS NOW as a medical analyst, said in a video published Wednesday by Zeteo. “He seems like he has a lot of daytime somnolence.”With his 80th birthday approaching next month, Trump is the oldest living president in U.S. history, and as such, has faced growing scrutiny surrounding his physical and cognitive health. In recent months, onlookers have observed Trump with swollen ankles, bruising on his hands, a rash on his neck and appearing to doze off during meetings.The White House has provided a number of explanations for the president’s various symptoms, but it was its explanation for the president’s swollen ankles that caught Gupta’s attention.“He has pretty noted lower extremity swelling. The White House claims that it’s chronic venous insufficiency, which for our audience, maybe you have a loved one that has had that,” Gupta said. “Is that a sign of aging? Potentially.”What raised concern for Gupta, he explained, was the White House’s claim that Trump’s condition was “chronic,” a condition that is persistent or recurring, and not acute, which is a condition that is severe and sudden.“They said that it was ‘chronic.’ He had three appointments in the last year – it did not note that this was on his problem list,” Gupta said. “And so, is it acute? Did this just happen, and is there a reason for that? Is there a heart issue that could explain that?”Zeteo’s John Harwood, who was interviewing Gupta, asked the physician if Trump’s ankle swelling was consistent with congestive heart failure, a chronic condition in which the heart muscle is too weak to pump blood efficiently.“If this is acute – say, it happened over the last weeks to the last few months, which, based on the readouts from his physicians, one could claim that that’s exactly what’s happening – sure, that could indicate that,” Gupta said.How Bad Is Trump's Health? Medical Analyst Dr. Vin Gupta Weighs in by Mehdi HasanA top doctor breaks down what we know about the U.S. president's mental and physical health, and what to make of the bruise on his hand, his genocidal threats, and his falling asleep during meetings.Read on Substack
The Texas attorney general's record will mean more attention on the issue of corruption, which Democrats can run on across the country.
President Trump declares Iran's navy and air force are gone, warns at Cabinet meeting he may have to finish the job if no deal is reached soon.
Mike Needham, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been promoted to a top national security job in the White House, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Needham's new post as assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser is one of the more important jobs in a Trump administration consumed with foreign policy challenges from Iran to China, Cuba and Venezuela.Zoom in: Needham replaces Robert Gabriel, whom White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles last week called "a trusted confidant and dear friend to me and his White House colleagues."Like Gabriel, Needham has good relations in the White House, including with Vice President JD Vance's team."Everyone likes Mike. He gets the policy. He gets the politics," said a senior administration official.Because Rubio is also the president's national security adviser, Needham's transition still puts him in close contact with the secretary.Rubio said in a statement: "Mike has been a key player in delivering President Trump's overwhelming foreign policy successes. In his new role as Deputy National Security Advisor, Mike will continue to implement the President's America First agenda and build upon the historic record of the Trump National Security Council."The backstory: Needham entered Rubio's orbit as his Senate chief of staff in 2018 after leaving Heritage Action, a conservative political group, then joined the Trump administration with Rubio to serve as his State Department counselor.Dan Holler, Rubio's current chief of staff, will now take Needham's job as counselor and serve as acting director of policy planning. Holler served with Needham in Rubio's Senate office and at Heritage Action before.Matt Rhodes, now chief of staff to the counselor, will take Holler's spot as chief of staff at the State Department.
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