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Pentagon Launches Wide-Ranging Probe To Uncover, Prosecute Leakers
Getty Images The hunt is underway for Pentagon leakers who fed the media what the Trump administration is calling blatant Fake News, according to reports. On Thursday, The New York Times—citing unnamed sources—reported that Elon Musk was set to receive a classified briefing on U.S. military plans for a potential conflict with China, raising alarm over…
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Musk Shares Clip Of Obama Calling For DOGE-Style Cuts In 2011
Getty Images Elon Musk fired back at critics of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last week by sharing a resurfaced clip of former President Barack Obama announcing a nearly identical initiative over a decade ago. Taking to his X platform, Musk reposted a 2011 video of Obama launching the “Campaign to Cut Waste,” an…
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Noem, Rubio, Bondi Invoke State Secrets, Refuse To Give Info On Deportations
Getty Images Three top officials in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet have used the “state secrets privilege” to refuse to give the judge more information about flights to deport hundreds of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. On March 15, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg tried to stop deportation flights, but two seemed to take…
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Fox’s Jarrett Decries Judge’s ‘Troubling’ Decision to Halt Deportation Flights
Getty Images A federal judge’s ruling to block President Donald Trump’s deportation order targeting Venezuelan gang members in the country illegally has ignited fury among conservatives, with legal experts warning it marks an alarming expansion of judicial power. The criticism comes following U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s ruling last week in which he issued a…
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Former U.S. Attorney Found Dead At 43 Investigating CIA, Russian Fraud
Getty Images A report published on Monday revealed what former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber, 43, who was found dead over the weekend, had been investigating and prosecuting. According to the New York Post, Aber “had been in charge of some of the biggest cases targeting leaks in the CIA and…
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