The Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning a new internal competition to determine the “fittest agents” across its nationwide field offices, the bureau confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The event will take place at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in early July and will include participants from all 56 field offices, according to an […]
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has a new item on his holiday wish list: the firing of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.In a wide-ranging interview with Politico Magazine published Friday, the retiring North Carolina Republican made clear he wants Hegseth gone before he leaves the Senate at the end of the year — and he didn't mince words about why."I'd love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he's incompetent and doing a horrible job," Tillis said. "That's kind of on a Christmas wish list."Tillis, who announced last year he wouldn't seek a third term, said his main priority for his remaining seven months in office is getting Republicans reelected in November — including flipping the House back to GOP control. But ousting the embattled Pentagon chief is clearly a personal mission."As critical as I am of Republicans, a Democrat-controlled Washington concerns me more," Tillis told POLITICO. "It may seem counterintuitive, but every once in a while, you've got to recognize when your party's having problems you want to correct them before it matters, and that is on Election Day."The senator also blamed Hegseth for the chaotic messaging surrounding the U.S. strikes on Iran, saying the defense secretary "misinformed" President Donald Trump on the challenges of the operation."I suspect that Hegseth cast aside concerns he was hearing from some of the finest people that ever served in uniform and took his cowboy-ish approach to going into Iran," Tillis said. "I'm glad the president did what he did in Iran. I'm not glad that he has Hegseth advising him on the details."Tillis pinned the administration's muddled public posture on the defense secretary directly: "Are we in a war? Are we not in a war? Are we in a cease-fire? Are we not in a cease-fire? Do we have a deal? Do we not have a deal? Are they going to have nuclear capabilities? Are they not going to? All of that I'll lay at the feet of Pete Hegseth and his incompetence."The broadside is the latest in an escalating war of words between Tillis and the Pentagon chief. Earlier this month, the senator went scorched-earth on Hegseth over reported plans to downgrade the Army's top command in Europe and Africa and push out four-star Gen. Christopher Donahue, blasting the moves as "amateur hour at best and deadly at worst."In that lengthy X post, Tillis accused Hegseth of disrespecting "our greatest allies and some of our best military professionals with impulsive decisions not grounded in reality or good judgment." He urged the defense secretary to ditch his "mediocre yes-men" and surround himself with "more patriots like General Donahue."Tillis told CNN over the summer that Hegseth was "out of his depth" running the Pentagon, calling his decision to halt weapons shipments to Ukraine "amateurish" — a striking reversal for a senator who voted to confirm Hegseth in January 2026 after a contentious 51-50 confirmation vote.Asked whether the White House is factoring electoral consequences into its decisions, Tillis didn't hold back."I believe that there are people in the White House who couldn't care less about what happens in November, and that goes to show you how stupid they are," he said.
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If Donald Trump doesn’t make radical changes to his inner circle soon, he will be trapped in a living hell during the last two years of his administration.That is the opinion of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), given in a surprisingly candid interview with Politico in which he revealed he has a better relationship with the president than it appears on the surface.Speaking with Politico’s Jordain Carney, Tillis said he wants Trump to succeed at pushing forward conservative principles, but that his close aides are undermining him with poor advice — setting the president up for a fall.In particular, the North Carolina Republican, who is retiring, pointed the finger at Trump insider Stephen Miller and former Fox News personality turned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.“You’ve mentioned Stephen Miller by name before but are there other advisers that you are thinking of?” he was asked.“I think Hegseth misinformed him on the challenges [of Iran]," he responded. "I suspect that Hegseth cast aside concerns he was hearing from some of the finest people that ever served in uniform and took his cowboy-ish approach to going into Iran. I’m glad the president did what he did in Iran. I’m not glad that he has Hegseth advising him on the details.“I think Hegseth is largely responsible for why we’re in this, ‘Are we in a war? Are we not in a war? Are we in a cease-fire? Are we not in a cease-fire? Do we have a deal? Do we not have a deal? Are they going to have nuclear capabilities? Are they not going to?’ All of that I’ll lay at the feet of Pete Hegseth and his incompetence.”He added, “I’d love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he’s incompetent and doing a horrible job. That’s kind of on a Christmas wish list, but what I mainly want to do is get Republicans reelected in November, including bringing them back a majority in the House.” Then he went on to lambast others in Trump's inner circle for their approach to the upcoming midterms.“I believe that there are people in the White House who couldn’t care less about what happens in November, and that goes to show you how stupid they are,” he said.“Because if they don’t get Republicans reelected, they’re going to create the most miserable two years of this president’s life, beginning in 2027. And they will just surf on to something else, saying, ‘Sorry, boss, didn’t see that coming,’ and they’ll just surf off to somebody else to be a parasite on in the future in their little political roles without any accountability whatsoever.”
Backs move to make Daylight Savings Time reality year-round, proposal gets bipartisan committee approval
President Trump praised the vote on social media, saying it's "time that people can stop worrying about the 'Clock.'"