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Senate GOP hawks who receive large sums from the defense industry could be mobilizing to tank one of President-elect Donald Trump’s national security nominees. Former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, nominated by Trump to helm the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, could face opposition from Senate Republicans with hawkish views on national security over her beliefs on Ukraine and government surveillance powers. Though a considerable number of Trump-aligned senators have endorsed Gabbard, citing her decades-long military service and commitment to reforming the country’s intelligence agencies that have been frequently weaponized against the president-elect, GOP senators whose national security...

Charlie Kirk and Glenn Greenwald Discuss the Unspoken Power of the DNINovember 27, 2024 | Sundance Keep pushing the TRUTH folks; just keep pushing. I’m going to call this a ‘win’ because this is the first time I have seen an accurate discussion of the little-known power of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).More than two decades ago, it was a commonly accepted discussion point that the intelligence apparatus within government was a system of intensely protective silos of information. Heck, the entire precept behind the creation of the ODNI was to put one person into a...

Tulsi Gabbard stirred excitement among MAGA supporters after sharing a heartfelt Thanksgiving message with her husband, Abraham Williams. The 43-year-old posted an Instagram photo of the couple standing atop a cliff at sunset, wearing plate carriers and proudly raising an American flag. 'My heart is filled with gratitude - for God’s unconditional love, for the love and support of my family, for freedom and our great country. Happy Thanksgiving!!' her post reads.

The father of the missing Hawaii woman who vanished while heading to New York City for a vacation was found dead near LAX early Sunday. Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was in Los Angeles to search for his 30-year-old daughter, Hannah Kobayashi, after she missed a connecting flight to New York from Los Angeles International Airport over two weeks ago. Police confirmed that Ryan Kobayashi died after he jumped off a parking structure near LAX sometime around 4 a.m. Sunday, according to NBC Los Angeles. A nonprofit believed to be aiding in the search for Hannah also provided a statement on behalf...

New York's ban on non-resident carry and the state of Hawaii's prohibition on gun ownership for young adults are facing new legal challenges thanks to the Firearms Policy Coalition, the Second Amendment Foundation, and several gun owners who are suing over the infringements to their right to keep and bear arms. FPC and four Pennsylvia residents have filed suit in federal court in New York, arguing that the state's licensing scheme deprives them of their Second Amendment rights when they cross the border into the Empire State. New York doesn't recognize any out-of-state concealed carry licenses, and only allows non-residents...

The numbers behind his loss add up only if one recognizes that a cryptographic algorithm manipulated the outcome. The Democrats may have made a significant mistake in their all-too-obvious attempt to steal a U.S. Senate seat from GOP candidate Eric Hovde. As Hovde explained in a November 12 video, in the early hours of November 6, 2024, he received congratulatory calls for his apparent win. Then, suddenly, by 4:00 am, “a staggering 108,000 absentee ballots were dumped from Milwaukee, with two-term incumbent Senator [and [Democrat candidate]Tammy Baldwin receiving nearly 90 percent of those votes.” Hovde objected: “Statistically, this outcome seemed...

Kamala Harris on Tuesday traveled to Hawaii for a vacation as World War III looms. Harris and woman beater Doug Emhoff departed from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Kalaoa, Hawaii Tuesday afternoon. Kamala Harris is headed to Hawaii for vacation today: pic.twitter.com/xEC3lA8Khw — Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) November 19, 2024 Earlier Tuesday, Russia threatened the US with ‘nuclear war by Christmas’ after Ukraine carried out its first strike inside Russian territory with US-made long-range missiles. The first Ukrainian strike targeted the border region of Bryansk in Russia, and it comes just as President Vladimir Putin updated the nuclear doctrine...

As is always the case, the socialist decomcrats try and accuse others of doing what they themselves have done in spades...and the MSM supports them whole cloth. They blame Trump and his admin of somehow collaborating with the Russians through aides and the security advisor. What is wrong with the America people? Have they forgotten so quickly? In the run up to the 2012 election, Obama...the President himself, in talking to Medved who had been the Russian president, said he could be much more "flexible" with the Russians. Medved promised to pass the message along to Putin. The President himself,...

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard is “someone who is likely a Russian asset,” and “considered to be, essentially, by most assessments, a Russian asset.” Wasserman Schultz said, “Tulsi Gabbard is someone who has met with war criminals, violated the Department of State’s guidance, and secretly, clandestinely, went to Syria and met with Assad, who gassed and attacked his own people with chemical weapons. She’s considered to be, essentially, by most assessments, a Russian asset. And would be the most dangerous –.”

Debbie Wasserman Schultz triggered anger Friday from supporters of Tulsi Gabbard after proclaiming her as a 'likely Russian asset.' Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the Director of National Intelligence, after she bucked her party as a 'bunch of warmongers' and became a Republican. Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democratic Congresswoman, appeared on MSNBC to condemn Trump's pick as a danger to national security.

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) used the Senate hearing on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump to criticize the “easy accessibility” of AR-15s. When questioning FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, Hirono asked that he clarify the type of firearm used in the assassination attempt. Hirono then claimed that the United States is “a nation awash in guns.” She then zeroed in on AR-style rifles and asked, “Shouldn’t we be doing more to prevent the easy accessibility of these kinds of firearms in our country?” Abbate refused to wade into a gun control debate, making clear he is “focused on...

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the United States needed to “very much acknowledge” climate change was upon us. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Experts warn that extreme disasters such as this one are only becoming more common because climate change is fueling stronger storms, hotter temperatures, more widespread droughts. Earlier this week, President Biden incorrectly claimed he had already declared a climate emergency, which would give him additional powers to combat the climate crisis. Given what you’re seeing on the ground, do you want President Biden to actually declare a climate emergency?”

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said Friday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Republican lawmakers exemplified “anti-women fervor.” Anchor Joy Reid said, “The Veterans Administration, I know you sit on the committee that oversees them. They announced they would offer abortions in cases of rape, incest, and when a mother’s life is at risk. Republican lawmakers just this Wednesday reintroduced a resolution to reverse that policy using a process that would force the vote in the Senate even though it is controlled by Democrats. You have them doing that. You have Republicans who have been lying this whole time, McConnell, Mike Rounds,...

On Wednesday, Hirono spoke on the Senate floor about Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., latest bill proposal to ban abortions after 15 weeks. The bill includes several exceptions, including for rape, incest and when a woman's life is in danger from a pregnancy. It also explicitly bans the prosecution of women seeking abortions. She, along with other Democratic senators, vehemently opposed the legislation for pushing an "extreme MAGA Republican" agenda. "Talk about government overreach. When I hear my colleagues talking about how it should be states’ rights or government should not be telling us what to do, the word ‘hypocrites,’ it...

Democrat extremism in the wake of President Joe Biden’s “Dark MAGA” speech heated up some more on Wednesday when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) issued a “call to arms” on the Senate floor while debating a national abortion ban. “When I hear my colleagues talking about how, you know, ‘it should be state rights’ or ‘government should not be telling us what to do,’ the word ‘hypocrites,’ it doesn’t even go far enough to call them out on what they’re doing,” said Hirono.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) stated that Republicans on the Judiciary Committee attacked Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for being “a black woman representing poor people” and that these statements, along with criticism of her record on sex crimes could be called “dog whistles.” Hirono said that Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has voted to confirm judges with similar sentencing records to Jackson’s and “that’s why I brought it up, and that’s why I asked Judge Jackson, do you think that these judges who have been sentencing along the...

On Friday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) argued that inflation is due to the pandemic and supply chain issues, “none of which the Republicans choose to do anything about except to blame Joe Biden.” And that companies “could give up some of their unearned profits to help the American people.” Host Ana Cabrera asked, “Americans aren’t happy with the economy right now. I don’t need to tell you that. But they’re blaming Democrats. If things like inflation are still high come November, how do you argue to keep Democrats in the majority?”

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii is urging her Republican colleagues to be "open-minded" when it comes to President Biden's Supreme Court nominee. Following the official announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement on Thursday, Hirono appeared on CNN and praised Biden's vow to nominate a Black woman to the highest court in the land, calling the pick "so important" since she will "reflect the diversity of the court," which she suggested did not reflect the "diversity" of the country in various 6-3 rulings.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said she wants Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s replacement to be someone “who will consider the impact, the effects of whatever decision-making is on people in our country so that they are not making decisions just based on” the law.

A run-of-the-mill Senate Judiciary Committee hearing became bad-tempered Wednesday, with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) accusing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) of “mansplaining” after he referenced her in a question to a nominee about the doctrine of judicial originalism. During the hearing to consider U.S. District Judge Gustavo Gelpi’s nomination to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, Cruz told the nominee that Hirono had stated “that you refused to commit to originalism because originalism would prevent [case] outcomes that she supports … she doesn’t want judges who will follow the original understanding of the Constitution.”