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#10 FBI Director Kash Patel Replaced as Acting ATF Boss, Army Secretary Steps In - Josh Meyer and Tom Vanden Brook for USA TODAY, MAGA, Gun Owners of America, American Firearms Association, ARMSlist, and Hans Eisenman on X
Three U.S. officials confirmed to USA TODAY on Wednesday that U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has replaced FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, one of several law enforcement agencies under the Justice Department's umbrella. Two Defense officials said Driscoll is now heading the ATF while remaining as Army secretary. A Justice Department official also confirmed Driscoll has replaced Patel but did not comment on the reasons for the personnel move. They were granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters...
#9 Donald Trump's 'Russiagate' Documents: Read in Full - Ewan Palmer for Newsweek, ALX/Sean Davis, John Solomon, and General Mike Flynn on X
Hundreds of files documenting the FBI's "Russiagate" investigation into President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign have been released. The documents from the FBI's Russia probe, known as Crossfire Hurricane, were obtained and published by Just the News and The Federalist after Trump ordered them declassified in late March. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email.
Trump and his supporters have long alleged that the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation was a "witch hunt" launched by the president's political opponents...
#8 Trump’s Space Force Fires Colonel After Email Ripping JD Vance - Janna Brancolini for The Daily Beast, Libs of TikTok, Shipwrecked Crew/Sean Parnell/Military.com, EXX ALERTS, and Mario Nawfal on X
The commander in charge of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland has been fired after she sent an email denying JD Vance‘s claims that Denmark was failing to protect the island from Russia and China. Space Force Col. Susan Meyers was removed from her post Thursday, the same day Military.com reported she had written a personnel-wide email saying base leadership did not share the vice president’s “concerns.”
#7 Donald Trump Opens Cabinet Meeting to Press, Hails Transparency in Historic Move - News X Live on YouTube, Karoline Leavitt, The White House, Fox News, and Frosty Kitty/Anna Matson on X
In a rare and historic move, former U.S. President Donald Trump invited the press to his cabinet meeting, where each secretary briefed the media on their department’s performance. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the administration as the most transparent, competent, and collaborative in American history.#6 House Dem Says She Regrets Voting for Laken Riley Act - Julia Manchester for The Hill, Mike Marinella, Western Lensman, TonyKinnett/Kaitlin Collins, The Gas Stove,
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) said at a CNN town hall Thursday that she regrets her vote in favor of the Laken Riley Act. “As I’ve thought about it over the past couple of months, I probably would have voted differently. It’s a vote that I regret,” Hayes said at the forum. The congresswoman said she initially voted for the legislation because of the provision stating “if it caused injury or death to a police officer.” She added that provision “was one small piece of it.”
#5 The Non-Infectious Pandemic: The Spike Protein Puts The Body’s Natural Killer Cell To Sleep - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, UncoverDC, Kevin Sorbo, Dr. Pat Son Shiong, and Camus on X
COVID-19 and the dangerous mRNA jabs that did nothing to stop it are likely driving a global epidemic of terrifyingly aggressive cancers. While that assertion is not new, the latest declaration comes from esteemed physician Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who has spent the past 30 years of his career pursuing treatments to find a cure for cancer. In a recent interview, he remarked that if the COVID jab is indeed a harbinger of cancer, does that explain why children as young as eight years old are being diagnosed with colon cancer? Given the dramatic rise in cancers since the pandemic, Dr. Soon-Shiong’s astute statements certainly deserve attention...#4 Trump Threatens Tariffs and Sanctions on Mexico for ‘Stealing’ Water From Texas Farmers - Greg Wehner for Fox News, George, Breaking 911, Mario Nawfal, and Barchart on X
President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs and possibly sanctions against Mexico if it continues to rob South Texas farmers of Rio Grande water promised under a decades-old treaty. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump proclaimed that Mexico owes Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, though Mexico was violating their obligation. "This is very unfair, and it is hurting South Texas Farmers very badly," the president wrote. "Last year, the only Sugar Mill in Texas CLOSED, because Mexico has been stealing the water from Texas Farmers. Ted Cruz has been leading the fight to get South Texas the water it is owed, but Sleepy Joe refused to lift a finger to help the Farmers. THAT ENDS NOW!"
#3 Johnson to Budget Holdouts: Remove Me if I Don’t Keep My Promises - Meredith Lee Hill for Politico, Mica Soellner, and Alternet on X
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican holdouts on the party’s crucial budget plan in a private meeting Wednesday night that they could oust him from the speakership if he doesn’t follow through with his fiscal promises, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss it. Johnson pledged to abide by the House budget instructions, including a minimum of $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, for the domestic policy mega bill that Republicans are now able to pursue on party lines after Thursday’s successful vote...
