The U.S. secretly warned Iran that Islamic State was preparing to carry out the terrorist attack early this month that killed more than 80 Iranians in a pair of coordinated suicide bombings, U.S. officials said.
The confidential alert came after the U.S. acquired intelligence that Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, was plotting to attack Iran, they said.
American officials said the information passed to Iran was specific enough about the location and sufficiently timely that it might have proved useful to Tehran in thwarting the attack on Jan. 3 or at least mitigating the casualty toll.
The Wall Street Journal
The confidential alert came after the U.S. acquired intelligence that Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, was plotting to attack Iran, they said.
American officials said the information passed to Iran was specific enough about the location and sufficiently timely that it might have proved useful to Tehran in thwarting the attack on Jan. 3 or at least mitigating the casualty toll.
The Wall Street Journal
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Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns in the coming days to help broker an ambitious deal between Hamas and Israel that would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began last year, according to officials familiar with the matter.
Burns is expected to travel to Europe for the talks and meet with the Israeli and Egyptian intelligence chiefs, David Barnea and Abbas Kamel, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. The planned gathering has not been previously reported.
Burns’s discussions in Europe are expected to build on his phone conversations with counterparts, as well as the work of the White House’s top Middle East official, Brett McGurk, who this week has held related meetings in Qatar’s capital, Doha and in Cairo
The Washington Post
Burns is expected to travel to Europe for the talks and meet with the Israeli and Egyptian intelligence chiefs, David Barnea and Abbas Kamel, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. The planned gathering has not been previously reported.
Burns’s discussions in Europe are expected to build on his phone conversations with counterparts, as well as the work of the White House’s top Middle East official, Brett McGurk, who this week has held related meetings in Qatar’s capital, Doha and in Cairo
The Washington Post
BREAKING: Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison Thursday for criminal contempt of Congress, with federal prosecutors saying he “thumbed his nose” at the House committee investigating Jan. 6.
NBC News
NBC News
NBC News
Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Federal prosecutors sought six months in prison for Navarro for criminal contempt of Congress, which carries a mandatory minimum of one month behind bars.
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By winning 98 of 99 counties in Iowa and winning New Hampshire even though over half of the voters were not Republican, Trump is really losing.
Figure that one out 😂
Figure that one out 😂
Senior House lawmakers met Taiwan’s president-elect in Taipei on Thursday, marking the first congressional delegation to the island after elections earlier this month, in a show of American support amid an intimidation campaign from Beijing.
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te said he welcomed deepening ties with the U.S. alongside Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.), the bipartisan co-chairs of the House Taiwan Caucus.
“Marking 45 years of the Taiwan Relations Act, we look forward to deepening Taiwan-US partnership and remain committed to advancing regional stability,” Lai wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Taiwan looks to the U.S. as its key partner to counter China’s efforts to subsume the island through diplomatic, economic and military coercion.
The Hill
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te said he welcomed deepening ties with the U.S. alongside Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.), the bipartisan co-chairs of the House Taiwan Caucus.
“Marking 45 years of the Taiwan Relations Act, we look forward to deepening Taiwan-US partnership and remain committed to advancing regional stability,” Lai wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Taiwan looks to the U.S. as its key partner to counter China’s efforts to subsume the island through diplomatic, economic and military coercion.
The Hill
The Hill
House lawmakers make first post-election visit to Taiwan
Senior House lawmakers met Taiwan’s president-elect in Taipei on Thursday, marking the first congressional delegation to the island after elections earlier this month, in a show of American support…
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Anons have essentially taken over the news and ascended the traditional mainstream media matrix in a way that's causing News outlets and hallow out their organizations and give up their fruitless task of indoctrination. A subset of humanity has become so much wiser than any of them. We instantly see through psyops and our BS meter is on alert at all times.
What Q ignited has been set ablaze and spread throughout the world.
We think for ourselves and there's nothing the establishment can do about it.
https://t.me/WeTheMedia/96748
What Q ignited has been set ablaze and spread throughout the world.
We think for ourselves and there's nothing the establishment can do about it.
https://t.me/WeTheMedia/96748
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NEW - Washington Post's "disinformation czar" Taylor Lorenz:
"Pretty much the entire digital media ecosystem that myself and a lot of other millennial journalists came up in has been completely hollowed out."
@disclosetv
"Pretty much the entire digital media ecosystem that myself and a lot of other millennial journalists came up in has been completely hollowed out."
@disclosetv
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Somebody, somewhere, messed up bigly. https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/24-023.pdf
EXCLUSIVE: A current and former law partner to Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor leading the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, have been told to expect a subpoena to testify at a hearing next month on whether he and the district attorney who brought the case should be disqualified over their alleged affair and financial ties, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
The district attorney, Fani Willis, also is expected to be subpoenaed, sources say, and possibly others in her office.
CNN
The district attorney, Fani Willis, also is expected to be subpoenaed, sources say, and possibly others in her office.
CNN
CNN
EXCLUSIVE: Willis, Wade and others expected to be subpoenaed for hearing on Fulton County DA affair allegations | CNN Politics
A current and former law partner to Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor leading the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, have been told to expect a subpoena to testify at a hearing next month on whether he and the district attorney who brought the case…
Watch Live: Trump Georgia Co-Defendant Jeffrey Clark Gets Hearing in Search for Fani WIllis-White House Records
Thursday's 2 p.m. hearing centers around Jeffrey Clark's motion to force the Fulton County DA into turning over any evidence she has showing meetings with the US government, including the White House counsel's office
Watch the hearing live here: https://youtu.be/QSuSeaFpdEg
The Messenger
Thursday's 2 p.m. hearing centers around Jeffrey Clark's motion to force the Fulton County DA into turning over any evidence she has showing meetings with the US government, including the White House counsel's office
Watch the hearing live here: https://youtu.be/QSuSeaFpdEg
The Messenger
President Donald Trump on Thursday joined an effort by a co-defendant in his Georgia election interference case to disqualify prosecutor Fani Willis, according to a court filing.
Trump co-defendant Michael Roman has alleged in previous court filings that Willis had an inappropriate relationship with Nathan Wade, the lawyer she hired to help run the criminal case.
Trump's defense team endorsed those claims and leveled new accusations that Willis "inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus" during a speech responding to Roman's allegations.
Reuters
Trump co-defendant Michael Roman has alleged in previous court filings that Willis had an inappropriate relationship with Nathan Wade, the lawyer she hired to help run the criminal case.
Trump's defense team endorsed those claims and leveled new accusations that Willis "inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus" during a speech responding to Roman's allegations.
Reuters
Reuters
Trump seeks to disqualify Georgia prosecutor, accusing her of 'stoking racial animus'
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday joined an effort by a co-defendant in his Georgia election interference case to disqualify prosecutor Fani Willis and dismiss the criminal charges, according to a court filing.
U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an investigation into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them.
The action targets Amazon, Google and Microsoft and their sway over the generative AI boom that’s fueled demand for chatbots such as ChatGPT, and other AI tools that can produce novel imagery and sound.
AP News
The action targets Amazon, Google and Microsoft and their sway over the generative AI boom that’s fueled demand for chatbots such as ChatGPT, and other AI tools that can produce novel imagery and sound.
AP News
AP News
FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups
U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them.
🚨 NEW: During a hearing today for Jeff Clark in Fani Willis’ RICO case, DA office admitted it received 2 letters from Biden White House counsel.
Judge wants both letters filed under seal for en camera review in his chambers.
Julie Kelly
Judge wants both letters filed under seal for en camera review in his chambers.
Julie Kelly
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Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2)
NEW: During a hearing today for Jeff Clark in Fani Willis’ RICO case, DA office admitted it received 2 letters from Biden White House counsel.
Judge wants both letters filed under seal for en camera review in his chambers.
Judge wants both letters filed under seal for en camera review in his chambers.
President Trump moved Thursday to adopt a motion to dismiss the election interference charges against him in Georgia, with his lawyer pointing to an alleged improper romantic relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
“Although this Court may not have the authority to disbar DA Willis, it certainly does have the power to dismiss the indictment and to disqualify her, the special prosecutors she hired and her office from any further involvement in this case or any related matter, and should do so here,” Trump attorney Steve Sadow said in the court filing.
NBC News
“Although this Court may not have the authority to disbar DA Willis, it certainly does have the power to dismiss the indictment and to disqualify her, the special prosecutors she hired and her office from any further involvement in this case or any related matter, and should do so here,” Trump attorney Steve Sadow said in the court filing.
NBC News
Nbcnews
Trump cites Fani Willis relationship allegations in effort to dismiss Georgia election charges
A Trump co-defendant in the election interference case alleged this month that two key prosecutors in the case were engaged in a romantic relationship.
Part 1: Full Scope of Dominion ICX Hack in Federal Court is FAR Worse than Just the BIC Pen Hack
By Brian Lupo @CannCon
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/part-1-full-scope-dominion-icx-hack-federal/
By Brian Lupo @CannCon
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/part-1-full-scope-dominion-icx-hack-federal/
The Gateway Pundit
Part 1: Full Scope of Dominion ICX Hack in Federal Court is FAR Worse than Just the BIC Pen Hack - With Transcript | The Gateway…
Last week, University of Michigan professor Dr.
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Resurging Iran Proxy in Iraq, Neutralized by Trump, Promises ‘Painful’ Terror Attacks Against U.S.
Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH, or the Hezbollah Brigades), an Iranian proxy terrorist organization in Iraq, promised “painful” terrorist onslaughts against American forces in the country on Wednesday in an attempt to support the Gaza-based jihadist terror group Hamas.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/25/resurging-iran-proxy-iraq-neutralized-trump-promises-painful-terror-attacks-against-u-s/
Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH, or the Hezbollah Brigades), an Iranian proxy terrorist organization in Iraq, promised “painful” terrorist onslaughts against American forces in the country on Wednesday in an attempt to support the Gaza-based jihadist terror group Hamas.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/25/resurging-iran-proxy-iraq-neutralized-trump-promises-painful-terror-attacks-against-u-s/
Breitbart
Resurging Iran Proxy in Iraq, Neutralized by Trump, Promises 'Painful' Terror Attacks Against U.S.
Kata'ib Hezbollah promised "painful" terrorist onslaughts against American forces in Iraq to support the terrorists of Hamas.
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Republican Governors Band Together, Issue Joint Statement Supporting Texas’ Constitutional Right to Self-Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 25 Republican governors released the following joint statement in support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense. The statement comes as the Biden Administration continues to attack Texas and refuses…
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