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- Officials Throw Cold Water on FBI Claim That Iran Sought to Attack California Wi...
AP Photo/Vahid Salemi On Wednesday, ABC News reported that Iran “aspired” to attack unspecified targets in California using unmanned aerial vehicles. The source for the reporting was an FBI alert that warned California police departments about the potential threat. “We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran,” said the alert, which was sent out in late February. “We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.” The FBI’s use of the nebulous term ‘aspired to’ left much to the imagination, as the bureau did not say how close Iran was to realizing the alleged aspiration. But hours later, CBS News Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs said officials told her colleague, CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Nicole Sganga, that “there is no credible intelligence underpinning the bulletin”: Multiple US and state law enforcement and intel officials told @CBSNews there is no credible intelligence underpinning the bulletin distributed on the unverified possibility that Iran could retaliate for American attacks by launching drones at the West Coast. “This is not actionable,” a California-based federal law enforcement official told CBS. “All this means is we got this information and we want to get it out to law enforcement executives to make sure they’re up to speed on it,” another California law enforcement official said. “There is absolutely nothing more to it.” The bulletin to local law enforcement by the FBI’s Los Angeles division stemmed from an apparent tip that surfaced **prior** to the Iranian conflict. via @NicoleSganga The U.S. and Israel began their most recent bombing campaign of Iran 11 days ago. More than 1,000 Iranians have been killed since last Saturday, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of top officials. An elementary school was hit in southern Iran, killing at least 175 people, mostly children. Trump administration officials reportedly believe the U.S. was responsible, though so far the president denies it. Seven Americans have been killed by Iranian retaliatory strikes.The post Officials Throw Cold Water on FBI Claim That Iran Sought to Attack California With Drones first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Jesse Watters Tells Co-Hosts That Shoes Aren’t the Only Clothing Item Trump Ha...
Fox News host Jesse Watters told co-hosts of The Five on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s favorite shoes are not the only piece of clothing the president has given as gifts. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Trump has been giving out shoes to staffers, agency leaders, lawmakers, and other Oval Office visitors. Specifically, the president has taken a liking to Florsheim shoes, an inexpensive, American-made brand that he gifts to staffers so frequently, he’s taken to guessing people’s shoe size. The co-hosts of The Five discussed the story on Wednesday, with Jessica Tarlov highlighting a quote from The WSJ report that claimed that “everybody’s afraid not to wear” the shoes because they were gifts from the president. “Jesse, the best part is that they wear them even when they don’t fit,” said Tarlov. “Like Marco Rubio has a four-inch gap in his shoes.” Recent photos of Rubio’s feet have gone viral on social media after he was pictured wearing shoes that appeared to be many sizes too big. Watters told Tarlov that he, too, had been gifted an article of clothing by the president that he felt slight pressure to wear. “This is what the president does,” said Watters. “I used to wear these really English spread collars on the air, and it used to really upset the president, and he’d see me and go, ‘Jesse, your collar is so spread it looks like it’s going backwards behind your head, so he bought me a bunch of shirts with a normal collar. Just like one shirt. And then, I felt like pressure to wear it. I mean, it was too big, but now I wear normal collars. But he was right, my English collar was really messed up.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Jesse Watters Tells Co-Hosts That Shoes Aren’t the Only Clothing Item Trump Has Gifted first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Do It Fast!’ Trump Tells Businessman To Hurry Rally Speech Because ‘They ...President Donald Trump held a rally in Kentucky on Wednesday, where he invited a local businessman to say a few words even though attendees “don’t wanna hear from you.” In Hebron, Trump played many of his greatest rally hits and touted the Republican-backed tax cuts enacted last year. The president claimed his administration has helped create jobs, though the unemployment rate has gradually ticked up over the past year. At one point, the president – as he occasionally does at rallies – asked someone to come on stage and say a few words, in this case Verst Logistics CEO Paul Verst. While doing so, Trump made sure to tell the CEO that the crowd was not interested in what he was about to say: And some of the jobs we’re creating and protecting are right here at Verst Logistics. So, let me call up your outstanding CEO, Paul, come on up, real fast, Paul. Come on. Paul Verst. Come on up here, Paul. Let’s go. Do it fast, Paul! They don’t wanna to hear from you. Verst thanked Trump and spoke for the next three minutes despite the president’s request that the CEO “do it fast” and that the audience did not want to hear from him. “Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to share our experiences, how your economic policies and the one big, beautiful bill have positively impacted our employees, company, and family,” Verst said. The CEO ended his laudatory remarks about Trump with a prayer. “I’m going to say a quick little prayer for President Trump if I could,” he said. “May God bless and keep you healthy and safe, and may God bless our beloved United States of America, and everything it stands for. Thank you, President Trump.” Elsewhere during the rally, a woman fainted and was assisted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Watch above via C-SPAN.The post ‘Do It Fast!’ Trump Tells Businessman To Hurry Rally Speech Because ‘They Don’t Wanna Hear From You’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Piers Morgan Asks Mehdi Hasan 7 Times If He’s Happy Ali Khamenei Is Not Ruling... Maybe the eighth time would have been the charm? Piers Morgan asked his guest Mehdi Hasan seven times on Wednesday whether or not he was happy that recently-eliminated Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is no longer running Iran, but the Zeteo founder said the “weird gotcha question” was not so easy to answer. “No Piers, it’s not as simple as that!” Hasan said at one point. Hasan argued it was a complex issue, considering Khamenei was a “spiritual ruler” as well as a political leader. “To kill him, to assassinate him on Day 1 of the war, will have insane consequences,” Hasan said, before saying there will likely be “blowback” for killing Khamenei in such a “blasé” way. “I didn’t ask you if you supported killing him, I just said are you pleased he’s no longer ruling the country,” Morgan told him at one point in the back-and-forth. “Sounds like you are, but you are just very reluctant to use the word ‘yes.'” Hasan said that is because he needed to “think through the consequences” of his answer. He branded Operation Epic Fury a strategic “disaster” because Khamenei’s son was named his successor. and Hasan said it was up to the Iranian people to decide their fate at any rate — not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or President Donald Trump. He added: “It wrong to kill [Khamenei], it was illegal to kill him, it will have disastrous effects for the region, it’s mad to take out a head of state and a spiritual leader, and it’s even madder when you replace him with his son who is quote un quote ‘worse’ than him both for Iran and for U.S. and Israeli interests.” Still, Morgan could not get an answer to his initial question. Hasan tried to flip it around on him at one point, asking “Are you pleased that Saddam Hussein is not ruling Iraq? “Yeah,” Morgan said matter-of-factly. Watch above via YouTube.The post Piers Morgan Asks Mehdi Hasan 7 Times If He’s Happy Ali Khamenei Is Not Ruling Iran in Wild Exchange first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Probe Into DOJ’s Epstein Files’ Redact...
(AP Photo/John McDonnell) A group of U.S. senators called for the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Trump Justice Department over its release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and the redactions within the documents, which have sparked outrage and accusations of a cover-up. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) signed the letter alleging that the DOJ did not fully comply with the law compelling the files’ release last December. President Donald Trump signed the law under pressure from both chambers of Congress after it passed with near-unanimous support. “Contrary to Congress’s explicit directive to protect victims, these records included email addresses and nude photos in which the names and faces of publicly-identified and non-public victims could be identified,” read the letter, adding: But when it came to information identifying powerful business and political figures who are alleged coconspirators or material witnesses, DOJ appears to have heavily redacted those records. “This horrific scandal is one where powerful, wealthy men groomed, abused, and raped young women, men, and children,” the senators continued, adding, “It is critical to understand what led to DOJ’s failure to redact the victims’ information and re-victimize those individuals while violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act in its redactions of information related to their alleged abusers.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) later in the day sent another letter formally asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to “preserve” records related to the release of the Epstein files. “It appears that 37 pages of records still have not been released—including FBI notes associated with agents’ interviews of the accuser,” Whitehouse wrote, referring to reporting that pages related to Trump are still missing from the files.The post Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Probe Into DOJ’s Epstein Files’ Redactions first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - WATCH: Trump Pauses Rally Speech as Attendee Faints — Dr. Oz Jumps In to Assis...President Donald Trump paused his speech during a rally Wednesday when an attendee fainted, waiting as Dr. Mehmet Oz assisted her. The president was in Hebron, Kentucky to support former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who is challenging Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who drew the Trump’s ire for his support for the release of the Epstein Files, opposition to the strikes in Iran, and other criticism. The president was in the middle of bashing another of his favorite targets, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), when a woman in the stands behind him went limp. She was caught by other rally attendees who waved and called out for help, catching Trump’s attention. “Do we have a doctor in the house? A doctor?” Trump said. “These are great people,” he said, talking about his supporters who had been “waiting so long, hours and hours” to see him speak, as first responders working at the rally went to assist the woman. “First responders are incredible, by the way,” said Trump, turning around again to watch as they helped her and other attendees used their signs to fan her. After a few minutes, Trump turned back to the crowd and asked, “Wanna play a song?” Calling out to the sound techs, he asked for them to play “Ave Maria — because [she] is going to be okay.” (The song was not played.) The first responders were joined by Oz, who serves as Trump’s administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and they were able to help the woman to her feet. The video showed her with a grateful smile, Trump clapped, and the audience cheered. “Take your time, doctor, take your time,” said Trump, as Oz nodded. Oz and the first responders held the woman’s arms as they walked with her off of the risers. “It’s Dr. Oz!” Trump called out. “Can you believe it? Dr. Oz! And he’s a good doctor. Thank you, Oz. Thank you, everybody. Great job.” “Well, thank you very much. We’re talking about Gavin Newscum,” said Trump before continuing his remarks. Watch the video above via CSPAN Networks.The post WATCH: Trump Pauses Rally Speech as Attendee Faints — Dr. Oz Jumps In to Assist first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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