Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Eric Schmitt of Missouri announced on Thursday that they will be leading a Senate hearing next month aimed at uncovering who was effectively making presidential decisions in place of Joe Biden, and how efforts were coordinated to conceal his cognitive challenges.
The two senators revealed that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first session on June 18, focusing on what they describe as a close circle of Biden family members and staffers who allegedly took over key responsibilities while Biden was “sidelined.”

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The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a ruling that scales back the use of a key environmental law and could accelerate development projects around the country. The 8-0 decision comes after an appeal to the high court from backers of the project, which is aimed at quadrupling oil production in the remote area of sandstone and sagebrush. Environmental groups said the decision would have sweeping impacts on National Environmental Policy Act reviews. President Donald Trump’s administration has already said it’s speeding up that process after the president in January declared a “national energy emergency” and vowed to boost U.S. oil and gas production.

Speaking with Newsmax on Thursday, border czar Tom Homan declared that the United States is currently experiencing its most secure border ever under President Donald Trump’s leadership.
“Illegal crossings on the southern border are down 96%,” Homan stated during an appearance on The Record With Greta Van Susteren. “We have the most secure border in the history of this nation, even beating Trump 45. President Trump is a game-changer, and its success has been unprecedented.”
According to Homan, morale and enthusiasm within Immigration and Customs Enforcement remain strong, and recruitment numbers are soaring.

Vice President JD Vance expressed in a Thursday interview with Newsmax that the Trump administration believes the cryptocurrency sector should be given the freedom to flourish within the broader economy, with its success or failure ultimately determined by market dynamics.
Vance himself is optimistic about crypto’s future.
The vice president, who had just returned from delivering a keynote address at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, shared his perspective during a one-on-one conversation with Greg Kelly on Greg Kelly Reports.
While speaking at the Vegas event, Vance declared that Bitcoin now enjoys solid backing at the federal level, stating, “Bitcoin finally has an ‘ally in the White House.'”

A man who blamed exposure to far-right extremist content for his online threats to kill Democratic election officials in Colorado and Arizona was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday. U.S. District Judge S. Kato Crews said the penalty for such “keyboard terrorism” needed to be serious enough to deter others, particularly because threats against public officials are on the rise. People need to work out differences through the democratic process, not violence, Crews said. “The public must not accept this as the norm,” he said in handing down the sentence for Teak Ty Brockbank.

During an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) leveled serious accusations against Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claiming their actions may have crossed into criminal territory.

A new poll shows that nearly 40% of Syrians now support a peace deal with Israel — a stunning development in a country long considered one of Israel’s most implacable enemies. The nationwide survey, conducted by the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Studies (MADA), found that 39.88% of Syrians are in favor of signing a formal peace agreement with Israel, while 46% remain opposed and 13.76% express no opinion. The results underscore a population deeply divided — but increasingly open to a diplomatic path that would have been unthinkable under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. But even as talk of peace circulates, deep mistrust lingers. A staggering 76% of respondents still view Israel as Syria’s number one security threat — ranking it above Iran, the United States, and Russia.

Judges from the U.S. Court of International Trade who recently ruled against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs have longstanding ties to the Democratic Party and liberal activism, raising questions about their impartiality.
The trio of judges—Gary Katzmann, Timothy Reif, and Jane Restani—who delivered Wednesday’s ruling, which was temporarily halted by an appellate court on Thursday, all have personal and professional histories that align with progressive causes and candidates. Critics say their decision fits a pattern of judicial activism aimed at weakening Trump’s executive authority.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist assemblyman-turned-mayoral candidate, is betting big on a radical economic overhaul that critics say would send New York’s already shrinking tax base into full-blown collapse, a New York Post report warns. His $10 billion blueprint for taxpayer-funded giveaways — including free public buses, universal childcare, a citywide rent freeze, and even government-run grocery stores — relies on a punishing series of tax hikes targeting corporations and the wealthy. And business leaders are sounding the alarm. “This is being proposed at a time when people and their income are leaving New York State and New York City in particular,” a spokesperson for the Business Council of New York State warned Thursday.

New York City police are investigating two detectives who worked security at an upscale Manhattan townhouse where a man says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks by two crypto investors who wanted to steal his Bitcoin, a city official said Thursday. One of the detectives serves on Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail and is believed to have picked up the victim from a local airport and brought him to the townhouse, the official said. It’s not immediately clear if the other detective, who is a narcotics officer, has any connection to the incident.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched a direct attack on former First Lady Jill Biden on Thursday, accusing her of actively covering up former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and calling for her to face questioning over what she knew and when. The bombshell moment came in response to a pointed question from Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, who noted that some Biden aides are now in discussions with congressional Republicans to provide transcribed interviews about how they managed concerns over the president’s health. Doocy asked if the president believed such interviews were sufficient — or whether former First Lady Jill Biden should also testify. Leavitt didn’t hold back.

Two detectives with the NYPD have been reassigned to desk duty following revelations that they were moonlighting as security guards for a group of cryptocurrency investors now accused of kidnapping a man in SoHo, according to law enforcement sources who spoke with CBS News New York.
The department confirmed that an internal probe has been launched, and both officers have had their guns and badges taken away pending the outcome of the investigation.
While it’s common for NYPD officers to take side jobs during off hours—a practice known as moonlighting—department regulations require prior approval. Authorities say these two detectives did not receive such clearance, prompting a response from Internal Affairs.

Federal authorities are investigating a sophisticated impersonation scheme targeting White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. An unidentified individual or group accessed Wiles’ personal cellphone contacts and used that information to impersonate her, reaching out to high-profile officials and business leaders. The impersonator contacted senators, governors, and top executives via text messages and phone calls, some of which featured a voice resembling Wiles. Officials suspect that artificial intelligence was employed to mimic her voice. Recipients reported that the messages originated from unfamiliar numbers and included requests to continue conversations on alternative platforms like Telegram.

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey is turning his recent 25-hour speech on the Senate floor into a book set to be released in November, drawing ridicule across social media platforms.
Delivered on April 1, a date many associate with jokes and pranks, Booker’s extended address became the longest uninterrupted speech in Senate history, surpassing the record held since 1957 by Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
Publisher St. Martin’s Press has announced the upcoming release of “Stand,” a book meant to complement Booker’s prolonged Senate remarks and further expand on the themes he discussed during the oration.

The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which decried America’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs. Kennedy’s wide-ranging “Make America Healthy Again” report, released last week, cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did not actually exist. Asked about the report’s problems, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the report will be updated. “I understand there was some formatting issues with the MAHA report that are being addressed and the report will be updated.” Leavitt told reporters during her briefing.

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