In today’s newsletter: Trump’s daily Iran video briefing fuels concerns he’s not getting a full picture on the war. Congress seeks more answers about Jeffrey Epstein’s death. And Savannah Guthrie reveals the “agony” her family is going through after the disappearance of her mother. Here’s what to know today. Trump shown daily video montage about … Read more
WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours, three current U.S. officials and a former U.S. official said. The daily montage typically runs … Read more
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee walked out of a briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday night, claiming Bondi refused to commit to follow a subpoena that GOP Chairman James Comer issued. Bondi later told reporters that she would “follow the law,” and Comer called the walkout … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are holding a briefing for reporters Thursday on the latest developments in the Iran war, their first since Israel carried out strikes killing Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani and Esmail Khatib, its intelligence minister. Despite U.S. and Israeli strikes against senior Iranian leaders, Director of National … Read more
A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Jeffrey Epstein probe late Wednesday, as tensions over the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein case continue to simmer. The faceoff took place one day after the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer … Read more
House Democrats walked out of a closed-door hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday while she was briefing lawmakers on the Epstein files a day after being subpoenaed to testify in mid-April. Democratic members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee told reporters that Bondi, who was joined by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, would not … Read more
Gabbard and Ratcliffe questioned about briefing Trump about Strait of Hormuz closure – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Mark Kelly questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about briefing President Trump about possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz. Source link
Sen. Angus King of Maine questioned CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about briefing President Trump about intelligence on Iran in the days and weeks leading up to Operation Epic Fury. King pointed out discrepancies between the intelligence agency’s assessment and what Mr. Trump has said publicly. Source link
Blumenthal says he left briefing on Iran war with “more questions than answers” – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he left a Senate Armed Services Committee briefing on the war with Iran with “more questions than answers.” CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Source link
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are holding a news briefing Tuesday morning as airstrikes continued overnight in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Iran launched new attacks at Gulf Arab countries, while Israeli strikes also hit southern and eastern Lebanon overnight. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told … Read more