Good afternoon, everyone. I can confirm today that the House of Representatives is preparing to launch an “unprecedented” investigation into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the alleged war crimes tied to the reported double tap strikes. This is the kind of information the White House and those close to Hegseth have been working to keep out of public view.
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This afternoon I spoke with Congressman Ro Khanna, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, who confirmed to me that the Committee will be launching an “unprecedented” investigation into Pete Hegseth and the Trump Administration. He further confirmed that if the evidence confirms Hegseth ordered the double-tap strike, it would be an impeachable offense.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries accused the White House of lying about its explanation of Pete Hegseth’s reported “double tap” strike, saying, “The White House is lying… they lie for a living and the American people know it.”
Senator Mark Kelly: “When Trump was driving the Taj Mahal Casino into bankruptcy, I was being shot at over Iraq…. When Trump was writing birthday greetings to Epstein, I was the first on the scene to recover the bodies of my fellow astronauts… When Trump was peddling conspiracy theories against President Obama, I was sitting next to my wife’s hospital bed… I’ve been through a lot worse in service to my country. The President and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me.”
A new report from current and former FBI agents says Kash Patel refused to exit his plane in Provo after the Kirk assassination until given an FBI raid jacket with proper Velcro patches, ultimately taking a female agent’s jacket but still insisting on the patches.
There remains a lot of chaos within the FBI, according to current and former FBI special agents:
Costco has sued the Trump administration to recover all tariffs it paid under Trump’s IEEPA-based “reciprocal” tariff orders, arguing the law does not authorize the president to impose such duties, as similar challenges await a Supreme Court ruling.
The White House said President Trump underwent an MRI of his heart and abdomen during an October physical, with his physician reporting all results as “perfectly normal” and describing the scan as preventive and appropriate for his age.
Rep. Darrell Issa is considering running for a Texas House seat—specifically a red district in the Dallas area—if the Supreme Court upholds the state’s new maps, after being drawn out of his California district, Punchbowl News reports.
According to NBC, Joaquín Guzmán López, son of “El Chapo,” pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges as part of a deal admitting his role in overseeing large-scale production and smuggling of multiple drugs for the Sinaloa cartel.
At a White House Christmas party, Trump acknowledged he has just over three years left in office, praised the National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and claimed their deployment has made the city safe again.
The World Health Organization issued new guidelines recommending long-term use of GLP-1 drugs as part of obesity treatment for adults — alongside diet and exercise counseling — calling the medications a major shift toward viewing obesity as a chronic, treatable disease, while noting the need for more long-term safety data and lower drug prices.
A massive protest broke out against gerrymandering in Indiana this afternoon. This video was obtained by Hannah Adamson:
President Trump’s team, calling talks with Ukraine “very productive,” is heading to Moscow for a meeting with Putin as both sides try to refine a revised U.S.-backed peace proposal, though major obstacles remain, including Ukrainian corruption concerns, unresolved “tough issues,” and Putin’s continued insistence on territorial concessions.
Senator Chuck Schumer said multiple New York offices received bomb threats from an email labeled “MAGA” claiming the 2020 election was rigged, thanking law enforcement for swift response and condemning politically motivated threats.
NBC has confirmed, at least 11 Indiana Republican lawmakers have faced threats or swatting attempts after Trump publicly pressured them to pass new GOP-favoring congressional maps, prompting bomb threats, intimidation incidents, and bipartisan condemnation as lawmakers prepare to take up the redistricting legislation.
A prison guard testified that accused shooter Luigi Mangione was kept on constant watch to avoid an “Epstein-style situation” after his arrest, as a weeklong pretrial hearing began over evidence in the case involving the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with testimony detailing Mangione’s monitored behavior, conversations in custody, and the circumstances of his arrest.
According to the Associated Press, starting Feb. 1, TSA will charge air travelers without REAL ID–compliant identification a $45 nonrefundable fee covering 10 days of travel, aiming to push passengers to obtain enhanced IDs as stricter federal standards take effect.
Emails show that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of killing a National Guard soldier near the White House, had been struggling with severe, years-long mental health decline marked by isolation, inability to work, and erratic cross-country drives after resettling in the U.S., with community advocates warning he was deteriorating but not violent before the Thanksgiving-eve shooting.
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said critically wounded National Guard member Andrew Wolfe showed encouraging signs of recovery, giving a thumbs-up and wiggling his toes in the hospital after last week’s D.C. shooting.
About 200 protesters in Manhattan blocked ICE, CBP, and DHS vehicles during a planned immigration raid, leading to scuffles, arrests, and the eventual abandonment of the operation, while New York officials condemned both the raid and the NYPD’s involvement, calling the federal action cruel and in violation of local sanctuary laws.
Italian and Canadian volunteers helping protect Palestinians in Ein al-Duyuk were beaten and robbed by masked Israeli settlers amid a surge in settler violence tied to a new outpost, prompting condemnation from Italy and Canada and renewed criticism of Israeli authorities for failing to intervene.
