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WATCH: War Sec Pete Hegseth Asked How US Plans to Denuclearize Iran While Avoiding Forever War and Why Pentagon Requested $200 Billion from White House to Supplement Iran War

War Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to questions on how the US was going to prevent a “forever war” in the quest to denuclearize Iran and why the Pentagon asked for an additional $200 billion to fund the war.  The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a $200 billion supplemental package to continue the war, though it must be approved by Congress.

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Sen. John Kennedy Introduces Resolution to Withhold Senators’ Pay During Shutdowns — Measure Passes Committee UNANIMOUSLY, But Thune Still Dragging His Feet: ‘I Chased Him Like He Stole Thanksgiving’

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is turning up the heat on Senate leadership after his resolution to withhold senators’ pay during government shutdowns sailed through committee unanimously only to stall at the hands of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

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(VIDEO) War Secretary Pete Hegseth Says US Still “Holds the Cards” After Israel Strikes Iranian Gas Fields without US Knowledge

War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said that the US still “holds the cards” with the war in Iran after Israel struck Iran’s facility at the South Pars gas field, a natural gas field shared by Qatar and Iran, without US knowledge beforehand.  As The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday, President Trump announced that Israel had “violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran,” and that the US “knew nothing about this particular attack.” This prompted Iran to launch retaliatory attacks on Qatar’s liquid natural gas facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

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The Hunters (Iranian Basij) Become the Hunted

Israel’s air defense is now targeting the violent Iranian Basij – who have targeted, beaten, and killed innocent Iranians for decades.  We reported this first a couple of days ago: …

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WATCH: Joe Kent Questions Charlie Kirk Assassination and Attempted Trump Assassination – Says National Counterterrorism Center was Blocked from Investigating Kirk Assassination

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent questioned the narratives surrounding the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the attempted assassination of President Trump at a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, during an interview with Tucker Carlson on Wednesday.

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REPORT: Trump Considering Deployment of THOUSANDS of Ground Troops Along Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island as RINO Warpig Lindsey Graham Demands He “Take Kharg Island”

President Trump is reportedly weighing the deployment of ground troops to Iran along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz or Kharg Island, as the war in Iran approaches the end of its third week.  This comes as Lindsey Graham demands that President Trump escalate the war further on Kharg Island.

BREAKING: Trump Announces Israel “Violently Lashed Out” and Hit Gas Fields in Iran, Claims US “KNEW NOTHING” of Attack and “NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL” Pertaining to South Pars Field

President Trump on Wednesday announced on Social that Israel hit a “major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran,” prompting Iran to launch retaliatory attacks on Qatar’s liquid natural gas facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

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New: Joe Kent Agrees to an Interview with Mark Levin

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent has agreed to an interview with Fox News’s Mark Levin, following his resignation from the Trump Administration, which sent shockwaves throughout the America First movement.  Levin, a former Never-Trumper who has spent the last several months at war with right-wing podcasters, wrote on X this morning, “Joe Kent, I would like to interview you on my radio show either tomorrow or Friday or one day next week.  For a full hour.  I don’t know how to reach you.  Have your people call my people.” “Sure.