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Republicans undercut Trump in key part of defense spending bill: report

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Republicans appeared to undercut President Donald Trump in a key part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, according to a new report. The recently released NDAA, a 3, 000-page bill that directs more than $900 billion in spending on various defense programs, reflects “bipartisan concerns” that the Trump administration could significantly reduce the number of American troops in Europe, Politico reported on Sunday. The report adds that the language “stands in stark contrast” to Trump’s isolationist national security strategy. In response, Republicans added language to the bill, which Politico described as a “compromise,” requiring the Department of Defense to meet specific metrics before troops can be withdrawn. “Republicans, led by Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) and House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers (R-AL), broke with the Trump administration, arguing that troop reductions such as a recent decision to remove a rotational Army brigade from Romania would invite aggression from Russia,” Politico reported. “The final bill blocks the Pentagon from reducing the number of troops permanently stationed or deployed to Europe below 76, 000 for longer than 45 days until Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the head of U. S. European Command certifies to Congress that doing so is in U. S. national security interests and that NATO allies were consulted, along with assessments of the impacts of doing so,” the report added. The House of Representatives released their version of the NDAA on Sunday night. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the bill as early as this week. Read the entire report by clicking here.

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Defiant Hegseth doubles down despite war crime accusations: We won’t use ‘kid gloves’

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to back down or apologize amid explosive new reporting that on his orders, military officials went out of their way to fire on survivors of suspected drug trafficking ships that were already taken out, which legal experts have said would be an open-and-shut war crime if true. Hegseth, who calls himself the “Secretary of War” under an unofficial department name change instituted by an executive order from President Donald Trump, issued a statement attacking the media, but also not denying anything that was reported.”As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland,” wrote Hegseth on X. “As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be ‘lethal, kinetic strikes.’ The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization. The Biden administration preferred the kid gloves approach, allowing millions of people including dangerous cartels and unvetted Afghans to flood our communities with drugs and violence,” Hegseth continued. “The Trump administration has sealed the border and gone on offense against narco-terrorists. Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them. Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U. S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict-and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command. Our warriors in SOUTHCOM put their lives on the line every day to protect the Homeland from narco-terrorists and I will ALWAYS have their back,” Hegseth concluded. All of this is occurring as Trump supporters push outrage against half a dozen Democratic members of Congress with military backgrounds, for publishing a video reminding servicemembers they have a legal duty to refuse unlawful orders.

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Jack Posobiec predicted yesterday that the deep state Neo-cons who hate Trump would leak another classified phone call transcript.

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Today, his prediction came true. It’s the same playbook as the phony Ukraine impeachment. They’re trying it again! With @JackPosobiecGrok Summary of AI-Generated Video TranscriptJack Posobiec predicted on a show that, following a certain video, opponents would repeat the 2019 Ukraine impeachment playbook by leaking a classified Trump-related phone call to derail his administration. Less than 24 hours later, Bloomberg published a leaked transcript of a phone call between Steve Witkoff (Trump’s special envoy) and Vladimir Putin’s senior foreign policy advisor. The leak is being framed by critics as a scandal involving Witkoff allegedly advising Russia on how to pressure.

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Witkoff takes fire over call with top Putin aide: 5 takeaways

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President Trump is standing behind his most trusted negotiator, Steve Witkoff, following the leak of a phone call with a senior Russian official, which Ukraine’s backers have criticized for what they see as the special envoy’s attempts to sabotage American support for Kyiv and broker a deal favorable to Moscow. It’s the latest twist over a chaotic week in which the Trump administration’s behind-the-scenes dealmaking between Russia and Ukraine has spurred both optimism and questions about progress toward peace. This includes the leak last week of a 28-point plan for ending Russia’s war that was heavily criticized as hewing to Moscow’s maximalist.

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‘Warrior Nun’ Creator Developing Detective Series ‘Time Of Death’ Following Reality Distortion Field Deal With Omnifilm

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EXCLUSIVE: Warrior Nun and Continuum creator Simon Barry is in development on detective series Time Of Death, which is part of a slate of projects to emerge from a formalized scripted production deal between Canadian companies Omnifilm and Barry’s Reality Distortion Field. Time Of Death will follow a haunted detective who, after a decade spent [.].

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