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@ISIDEWITH submitted…11mos11MO
Secret Service officials encouraged Donald Trump’s campaign to stop scheduling large outdoor rallies and other outdoor events with big crowds after the assassination attempt on the former president in Butler, Pa., according to people familiar with the matter.In the aftermath of the shooting, agents from the Secret Service communicated their concerns about large outdoor rallies going forward to Trump campaign advisers, three people familiar with the matter said.The people familiar with the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private discussions.For upcoming events, Trump’s team is scouting indoor venues, such as basketball arenas and other large spaces where thousands of people can fit, people familiar with the request said. The campaign is not currently planning any large outdoor events, a person close to Trump said.A Trump campaign spokeswoman declined to comment. A spokesman for the Secret Service said the agency does not comment on its protective methods.
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In recent days, the Lufthansa Group and Air India joined the growing list of airlines canceling flights in the region after the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31 and the killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike near Beirut on July 30.The Lufthansa Group — which includes Lufthansa Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings — canceled all flights to Amman, Jordan, and Irbil in northern Iraq through Wednesday.All group flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut are suspended up to and including Aug. 12, extending a previous suspension on flights to and from Beirut that was in place until Monday.Air India announced last week that it would cancel flights to and from Tel Aviv until Thursday. Italy’s ITA Airways extended a previously announced cancellation of flights to and from Tel Aviv through Thursday, citing “geopolitical developments in the Middle East” in an email to The Washington Post.
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JD Vance is making history as the least liked VP nominee (non-incumbent) since 1980 following his/her party's convention. He's the first to have a net negative favorable rating. Not surprising given how weak he ran in Ohio in 2022. Far worse than the average Ohio Republican.
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A House Oversight Committee hearing became chaotic following attempts to subpoena Elon MuskMusk has been working with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on federal budget and employee reductionsRep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) initiated the subpoena motion over concerns about unauthorized agency restructuringThese changes reportedly include employee terminations, transfers, and early retirement offersThe actions are being conducted without congressional oversight or reviewOversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) moved to block the subpoena attemptThe blocked motion sparked protests from Democratic committee membersRep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) was among those who voiced oppositionThe controversy centers on the extent of executive branch restructuring authorityThe incident highlights growing tension between congressional oversight and executive reorganization efforts
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@ISIDEWITH submitted…7mos7MO
Turkey will "send 6 warships to counter and suppress the Yemeni Houthis" after a missile attack targeted a cargo ship in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, saying measures were being taken to prevent any such further incidents.“We condemn the missile attacks by the Houthis on the Panama-flagged dry cargo ship Anadolu S, owned by a Turkish company, while sailing off the coast of Yemen,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.Since last November, the Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting shipping in and around the Red Sea in a campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels “carried out an operation targeting the ship Anadolu S in the Red Sea with a number of appropriate ballistic and naval missiles,” adding that the “hit was accurate and direct.”
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President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.Picking DeSantis, a 2024 GOP primary rival for the presidency, would amount to a stunning turn for Trump. But he would also find in the governor a well-known conservative with a service record who shares Trump’s—and Hegseth’s—view on culling what they see as “woke” policies in the military.Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth might not survive further scrutiny, according to people close to the president-elect’s team, which considers the next 48 hours to be crucial to his fate.DeSantis, who served as a Navy lawyer in Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, was on an earlier list of potential defense-secretary candidates that transition officials presented to the president. Trump ultimately went with Hegseth. But as Hegseth’s nomination has faltered, that list has been revived and DeSantis is again among the choices Trump is considering, the people said.The discussions are in their early stages, one of the people said, adding that Trump has floated DeSantis’s name in casual conversations with guests at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club.Trump could decide not to choose DeSantis and select another replacement, if Hegseth’s nomination falls apart, the people said. Another potential defense-secretary candidate who has been discussed by Trump allies, according to people familiar with the matter, is Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official and ally of Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump is also considering Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) for the job, some of the people said.DeSantis was once seen as an acolyte of Trump but his decision to challenge the former president in the 2024 GOP primary began a conflict between them, with Trump casting DeSantis as disloyal. Trump easily prevailed in the primary and friends of the two have worked to repair the relationship.
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