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Ofcom found the major phone networks were not providing good signal on trains, and train companies were slowing down wi-fi. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago - ‘Hold On!’ CNN’s Abby Phillip Drops Fact-Check on Pro-Trump Host in Brawl ...
CNN anchor Abby Phillip dropped an instant fact-check on pro-Trump radio host Jason Rantz during a brawl over President Donald Trump’s pick for acting Director of National Intelligence. Trump announced on Tuesday morning that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte would be his pick for acting DNI, replacing the ousted Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte is the architect of several failed revenge cases against Trump opponents and has no experience in intelligence. On Tuesday night’s election edition of CNN NewsNight, Phillip hosted a panel that included Rantz, Van Jones, Xochitl Hinojosa, Brad Todd, and Ana Navarro to talk election results and news of the day. During a discussion of Pulte’s selection, Rantz accused Democrats of concocting the idea that Trump would “cancel the election,” at which point Phillip stepped in to remind him that Trump has repeatedly made that suggestion himself: HINOJOSA: Well, and it’s also, yes, our national security, but the reason why Trump wants him in this role is because we have an election coming up, and he knows that Democrats are likely going to sweep the House and potentially the Senate. And he needs a DNI director there that will potentially cast doubt on the election, whether it is foreign interference. He can use any tool at his disposal to potentially not only cast doubt but to question the results of the election. And he doesn’t need to have him there for a year. All he needs to do is have him in that position from now until the end of the year or until the new Congress is certified to potentially stop certification, and this is what people are worried about. And when I say people, this is what outside groups and others are worried about when it comes to this. TODD: Are you already pre-selling post-election chaos? HINOJOSA: I am telling you what the president has his eye on. The president doesn’t have his eye on the national- (CROSSTALK) TODD: How do know (inaudible) has his eye on? (CROSSTALK) HINOJOSA: Because we already had Tulsi Gabbard go in and look at boxes in Georgia — TODD: From six years ago. HINOJOSA: — when that is not the role of the DNI director. We know that the President likes to cast doubt on elections as he has done before. TODD: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Let’s don’t project that forward. Let’s presume — let’s presume everybody’s going to… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago - Bari Weiss Addresses CBS Staff After Firing of Scott Pelley: ‘The Path He Chos...
(Sipa via AP Images) CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly addressed the firing of longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley during a Wednesday morning call, saying it was the “path he chose.” Pelley was fired from 60 Minutes on Tuesday just hours after a heated meeting, where the correspondent aired his grievances with the network’s new leadership (Weiss took over in October of last year). Pelley blasted Weiss and new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton during the meeting, and reportedly “pointed out” that Bilton has “no relevant experience to helm television’s most prestigious news program.” The Guardian’s Jeremy Barr first reported on a Wednesday morning staff call in which Weiss addressed Pelley’s firing. “We did not want that to happen, but that’s the path that he chose,” Weiss said. NEW: Bari Weiss just addressed the termination of Scott Pelley on the network's morning call just now. Weiss: "I know I speak for myself, and I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that I'm only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect.… — Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) June 3, 2026 Check out the full comments below: I know I speak for myself, and I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that I’m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect. We cannot do our work without it. That foundation was broken on Monday, and despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part ways. We did not want that to happen, but that’s the path that he chose. That unfortunate outcome does not discount from the amazing contributions and work that Scott Pelley has done for CBS and for 60 Minutes over the course of his career. According to Barr, Weiss also “listed” stories Pelley had been behind in the last season of the show, praising them as “unbelievable stories.” Pelley spent more than 20 years at 60 Minutes. Bari Weiss said that many of Scott Pelley's recent stories "typify 60 Minutes, and they're the kind of stories that Nick Bilton is going to put on the air come September in Season 59 with the amazing team that's still there and hopefully from some new people that are… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago - Dan Abrams Warns Trump’s ‘Downright Dangerous’ DNI Pick Will Get Him in â€...Dan Abrams warned President Donald Trump’s decision to tap housing official Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence, could be “downright dangerous” for the president. On Tuesday Trump announced Pulte, who currently leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, would replace outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte has been a polarizing figure in Trump’s administration, drawing attention for pursuing allegations of mortgage fraud against several of the president’s political opponents. Speaking on the Dan Abrams Show on SiriusXM after Trump announced the nomination, Abrams — the founder of Mediaite — said he doubted Pulte would win Senate confirmation but argued the more immediate concern was the power he could wield in the role. “Pulte has no intel experience, none,” Abrams said. “But the problem isn’t that he’s not qualified, right? There are a lot of people who get positions who are not qualified. This is one of these guys who is uniquely disqualified or disqualifying. And that’s why the president wants him in the role.” He continued: “The Director of National Intel oversees 18 agencies, all right? Has access to all of the nation’s greatest secrets. That’s why the president wants Bill Pulte there. So he can go after the president’s political enemies.” Abrams then pointed out that Pulte, who currently oversees government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had already “been using those databases” to access records of Trump’s political opponents, pointing to criminal referrals involving figures including former Rep. Eric Swalwell, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. “This isn’t just bad. It’s downright dangerous,” Abrams said. “I’m gonna go a step further and say I think this is gonna be really bad for President Trump,” he continued. “I think this guy is going to get him in trouble. What do I mean by that? The president clearly wants him to have access to as much information on his political opponents and enemies as possible, potentially to use it in improper ways is my theory. And that’s exactly the sort of stuff that got [Richard] Nixon in trouble, right?” He added: “Now we’re in a different world. In the world we live in today, in the media environment we live today, Nixon wouldn’t have resigned. But, even in the world we live in today, I think that Pulte is going to do things that cross… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
- MAGA-Friendly Senator Trashes Trump’s New Director of National Intelligence: â...Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) is the latest lawmaker to cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s “odd” pick for Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte. Cramer was asked for his thoughts on Pulte, who would replace the outgoing Tulsi Gabbard, during a Wednesday appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box. Cramer said: Well, I think it’s a funny pick, to say the least. Of course, here we are in the banking room where we actually deal with housing and urban affairs issues. It seems like a funny pick. It’s interim for now, I guess. We’ll see. But I think it is an odd pick. But remember, he’s replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who was a Democrat not very long ago. And her and I were House members together and classmates. So we could have said that was a bit of a funny pick as well. Pulte has received bipartisan pushback with some critics believing he could “weaponize” his new role. Pulte serves as the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he’s faced accusations of targeting Trump’s political enemies with allegations like mortgage fraud. Pulte has no military or intelligence background. When Joe Kernen asked Cramer “how long” he thinks Pulte could actually stay in the DNI position, Cramer said: That’s a good question. I don’t know. I was thinking about that just this morning. I’m not sure what the rules say about that or the law say about it, in the interim role is what I’m saying, before you have to get approval by the Senate through a confirmation process. Generally, I think what it is is if we adjourn and come back, then that term ends. That’s my understanding, but I don’t t know for sure that there’s not another way to do it because a full confirmation would be unlikely. A full confirmation of him would, I’d think in this environment, would be pretty unlikely but I don’t know him well enough to know whether he has the credentials to do the job but that’s a problem. Watch above via CNBC.The post MAGA-Friendly Senator Trashes Trump’s New Director of National Intelligence: ‘A Funny Pick, to Say the Least’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
- Trump Posts Appeal for a Pardon by Ex-Congressman Slapped With Insider Trading C...
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump appears to be seriously considering pardoning a former congressman convicted of insider trading, based on his social media posts. Trump uploaded a letter asking for a pardon for former Indiana Congressman Stephen Buyer (R) to Truth Social on Tuesday. The letter is dated April 22, 2025, and it is signed by former Republican National Committee Chairman Robert James Nicholson. The president previously posted a letter signed by five lawmakers asking for the same thing on Sunday. Trump did not offer comment on the Nicholson letter, which can be read below: Dear Mr. President, Without any reservation, I strongly endorse a full and unconditional pardon for Congressman Stephen Buyer, Ret. He served Indiana for 18 years in Congress before announcing his retirement when his wife was diagnosed with an incurable disease. He also served our nation in the US Army during war and peace in both active and reserve components for 30 years before retiring as a Colonel. Congressman Buyer is an honorable man and an extraordinary American guided by his faith and committed to values and beliefs that I have personally witnessed. Like you, however, he has suffered the consequences of a politically weaponized federal and state judiciary. Prior to the election of President George W. Bush, I served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. During the Administration of President Bush, I had the honor and privilege to represent our country as Ambassador to the Vatican and served as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. As a young Army officer, I served in Vietnam. During my tenure as Secretary of the VA, it was a distinct honor to work with Congressman Buyer when he was in Congress serving as Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. As a veteran of the first Gulf War, he took his service to veterans and their needs most seriously. He strived to increase the quality of veteran healthcare and benefits, promote IT security, and bring efficiencies to the VA’s health enterprise. I worked with Chairman Buyer to centralize the VA IT architecture in line and budget authority to promote security, commonality, efficiency, and savings through strategic sourcing. These accomplishments were inordinately important as our nation began to respond to the increase in wounded servicemembers who experienced traumatic brain injuries from Improvised Explosive Devices during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. As the number of wounded,… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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