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Massacres of FBI agents in Florida attract Biden’s grief: ‘A whole price to pay’
After the first major law enforcement tragedy of his presidency, Joe Biden expressed condolences to the families of two FBI agents who died Tuesday while trying to serve out a warrant in connection with child pornography and violence against children in Florida.
“They put their lives on the line and it’s a hell of a price to pay,” Biden of the Oval Office said. “And every day … in general, the vast majority of these men and women are decent, honorable people who put themselves at risk. We owe them.”
He said he had not yet had the chance to speak to the families of the victims, and did not intend to do so on Tuesday.
The shooting at 6 a.m. killed FBI special agents, two in a hospital and one with minor injuries. The suspect was also killed. Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, identified the two murdered agents as Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger. It was the deadliest day for the FBI since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT OUR TOP STORY.
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Ilhan Omar has been targeted by IDP for removal from House committees as Dems focuses on Greene
House lawmakers say they want to push this week to oust U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., From her committee, while Democrats are campaigning for similar action against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. , Fox News has learned.
According to a proposed IDP measure, Omar, who is regularly identified as a member of the ‘group’ of progressive Democrats, should be removed from her committee mandates “in light of the behavior she has shown,” Chad Pergram said. , a Fox News correspondent, said.
In the amendment, Republicans allege that Omar made anti-Semitic comments that are grounds for dismissal. Omar’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
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Jim Jordan calls Dem ‘double standard’ amid Greene inquiry
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Nuclear war with China or Russia is a ‘real possibility’, warns STRATCOM commander
The head of the US Strategic Command calls on military and federal leaders to re-introduce methods of repulsive aggressive action by opponents such as China and Russia, including the ‘real possibility’ of nuclear war.
In a scathing assessment of the current geopolitical landscape, STRATCOM commander Charles Richard warned that China and Russia “began to aggressively challenge international norms” in ‘ways not seen since the height of the Cold War.’
Richard mentions an increase in cyber attacks and ‘threats in space’, as well as their investment in advanced weapons such as nuclear weapons. STRATCOM is responsible for the US nuclear deterrent.
“There is a real possibility that a regional crisis with Russia or China could quickly escalate into a conflict with nuclear weapons, if they consider that a conventional loss would threaten the regime or state,” Richard said in the February issue of ” Proceedings “written. US Naval Institute’s monthly magazine. “Consequently, the U.S. military must shift its main assumption from ‘nuclear work is not possible’ to ‘nuclear work is a very real possibility’ and act to satisfy and ward off reality.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
North Korea likely ‘has’ helped China’ develop new submarine missile: Gordon Chang
China will double its arsenal of nuclear warheads, reports the report
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Tucker Carlson exploded a New York University study saying there was no evidence to support the allegations of conservative censorship.
“They did not hide their findings in footnotes, but they did succeed in the title – ‘False accusations: the unfounded claim social media companies censor conservatives’,” Carlson said during Tuesday’s Tucker Carlson Tonight.
‘It therefore appears that what we have been telling you for years is not true, it is merely an unfounded allegation. There is no truth to that. This is what they came to the conclusion. It’s all in the paper. ‘
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