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Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth refused to answer a series of important questions during his confirmation hearing Tuesday. “I have read multiple reports of your regularly being drunk at work, including by people who worked with you at Fox News,” Senator Mazie Hirono asked Hegseth. “Do you know that being drunk at work is prohibited for service members under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRj7aCxadEohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_by_ContractMurder by Contract is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Lerner. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ben Maddow did uncredited work on the film. Centering on an existentialist hit man assigned to kill a woman, the film is often praised for its spare style and peculiar sense of cool.The film has exerted an influence on American cinema, most notably on director Martin Scorsese, who famously cited Murder by Contract as “the film that has influenced [him] most.”

Speaking before the Armed Services Committee, the Army veteran noted how the “the primary charge” given to him by Trump was to “bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.” He subsequently detailed how he intends to make the Pentagon into an agency “laser focused on warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards, and readiness.”“The Defense Department under Donald Trump will achieve Peace Through Strength. And in pursuing these America First national security goals, we will remain patriotically a-political and stridently Constitutional,” Hegseth said. “Unlike the current administration, politics should play no part in military matters. We are not Republicans or...

Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts that Republicans like Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) saying there could be strings attached to aid for the California wildfires was “beyond shameful.” Goldberg said, “As wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles, burning homes and costing billions in damages, some are calling for award shows like The Oscars to be postponed or canceled while others want them turned into telethons to raise funds for the victims. Right now, The Oscars aren’t until March. What I’m concerned about is this: Republicans like Mike Johnson threatening to put conditions on the aid to...

During a contentious hearing, Donald Trump’s pick for defense chief dismissed allegations of past misconduct and tried to clarify his views on women in the military.Senate Democrats on Tuesday hammered Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, in an early test of Republican loyalty as lawmakers take up the incoming administration’s slate of unconventional and contentious cabinet picks. Hegseth, a former Fox News host and soldier in the Army National Guard, has written and commented extensively on his beliefs that Democrats are “America-wreckers,” that women do not belong in combat, and that international laws meant to limit civilian...

Spain and Morocco want to build an ambitious crossing over, or under, the Strait of Gibraltar by the beginning of the next decade. In this video, we'll explore the possibility of building a bridge or a tunnel between Europe and Africa and why the 2030 World Cup could be the spark that sets everything in motion.0:00 Strait of Gibraltar Crossing0:32 History of the Strait of Gibraltar 2:37 Why Building a Crossing Makes Sense3:29 Could a Bridge Actually Work?4:31 The Greatest Challenge8:04 An Insane Proposal for a Gibraltar Bridge8:40 A Tunnel Between Continents10:17 Gibraltar's New 2030 TunnelGibraltar's Insane $10B Tunnel to...

In his first interview with foreign press since the U.S. presidential election, Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian denied a plot to assassinate Donald Trump. It comes after the Department of Justice charged an Iranian national in November in a plot to assassinate Trump. Nightly News anchor Lester Holt pressed Iran’s leader in Tehran about whether he was willing to promise there would be no attempt on the life of the president-elect.

The biggest threat to your health isn’t your inability to afford an inhaler or to get that weird mole checked, the GOP argues. It’s everything else about American society, from nutrition to neurotoxins.Unfortunately, the party’s agenda would make those other societal problems worse, too.Republicans desperately want to cut taxes this year, which will be expensive. So, they’re plotting to pay for the revenue loss (at least partly) by slashing the safety net. Among the biggest programs on the chopping block: Medicaid and Obamacare marketplace subsidies, which help low- to middle-income Americans purchase private-market insurance.Of course, the last time Republican lawmakers...

A neighbor’s Ring doorbell footage captures the moment a group of officers walk down the hall, where they encounter the man, who is not visible in the footage. Muffled voices can be heard in the clip, though their exact exchange is difficult to decipher. Deputy Chief Rohan Griffith said in a late Sunday press conference that cops repeatedly demanded that the man drop the knife. The footage then shows a female cop encountering the man – who remains out of view – and yells, “Wait, wait!” before firing off two round

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stuck her foot in her mouth while trying to attack defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Hegseth has criticized military generals for entering the lucrative defense industry to make money from their military service. Warren tried to make Hegseth look hypocritical by saying he has not pledged to not enter the defense industry. She said, “You are quite sure every General who serves should not go directly into the defense industry for 10 years but you’re not willing to make that same pledge?” Hegseth retorted, “I’m not a General, Senator.”

Pete Hegseth evoked laughter during his Senate confirmation hearing when he was being questioned by Sen. Elizabeth

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ deputy mayor — whose purview included oversight of the city’s fire department — was placed on administrative leave last month after the FBI raided his home in connection to an alleged bomb threat he made against city hall. The Los Angeles Police Department said at the time that Deputy Mayor Brian Williams was likely the “source of the threat,” but the feds later took the lead on the investigation due to Williams’ close connections with the LAPD. Among his duties were overseeing the city’s police department, fire department, the Port of Los Angeles Police, the...

The Biden administration on Monday proposed a new framework that levies restrictions on the export of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, which industry executives say would limit access to existing chips used for video games and restrict in 120 countries — including Israel — the chips used for data centers and AI products. Local industry experts raised concerns that the new restrictions will make it much harder for Israel to keep up the AI pace, as the US with the new regulation is essentially choosing the winners and the losers of the AI revolution. What it...

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, set the record straight after Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) cited thoroughly refuted anonymous reports claiming he drank on the job at Fox News. Hirono used her time during Hegseth’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to peddle the anonymous reports, which a multitude of Hegseth’s former coworkers at Fox News have refuted on record. “I have read multiple reports of your regularly being drunk at work, including by people who worked with you at Fox News. Do you know that being drunk at work is prohibited for service members...

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Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) hilariously combated leftist smears on Hegseth, asking his fellow Senators, “How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night?” He continued, “How many senators do you know have gotten a divorce for cheating on their wives? Did you ask them to step down?”As The Gateway Pundit reported, Hegseth faced questions this morning before the US Senate Armed Services Committee, battling nasty questioning from Democrats on allegations of misconduct involving alcohol, cheating, and sexual assault. (snip) Mullin: ..."How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night? Have any of you guys asked them...

"There is misinformation spreading on social media and from news outlets claiming our equipment had to pass emissions tests and our equipment and firefighters were turned away or delayed. TO BE CLEAR: THIS IS FALSE." The statement added that trucks and strike teams traveled to Sacramento where they stayed over night, and on the morning of Jan. 9, they went through a routine safety check to make sure their........ engines were mechanically sound.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Preparations are well underway in the nation's capital for next Monday's presidential inauguration, with planners announcing that music star Carrie Underwood will be present to perform a new original song titled "Donald, Take the Wheel." Monday's ceremony promised to be one for the ages, with Trump's team pulling out all the stops to make his historic return to office a memorable one. Underwood was reportedly commissioned to create a new song that captured the current state of the country. "It's a perfect anthem for where we are as a nation right now," said one insider involved in...

A French woman was tricked into handing over a whopping $851,000 after divorcing her millionaire husband, and a botched AI Brad Pitt is to blame. A lady thought she was helping Brad Pitt out but she was actually falling victim to a shocking romance scam. The 53-year-old victim, who gave her name as Anne, forked out 830,000 euros ($851,355) to help with what she believed was cancer treatment for the Hollywood legend. A scammer managed to do so by convincing Anne they were Brad Pitt with a series of AI-generated images. The interior designer told French channel TF1 that the...