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‘Significant Confusion,’ ‘Lack of Supervision,’ and ‘Delayed Notification’: IG Report Skewers State Department’s Handling of Robert Malley Suspension

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The State Department grossly mishandled its suspension of scandal-plagued Iran envoy Robert Malley, allowing him to continue accessing classified documents and sensitive data after he was disciplined, according to an inspector general report reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The department’s assistant inspector general gathered Senate staffers Wednesday afternoon for a closed-door briefing on the

Harris Becomes First Dem Presidential Candidate in Nearly 30 Years to Not Receive Teamsters Endorsement After Rank-and-File Members Back Trump

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Vice President Kamala Harris became the first Democratic presidential nominee not to receive the Teamsters endorsement in nearly 30 years, with the union declining to back a candidate after a strong majority of its rank-and-file members voted to endorse former president Donald Trump. The union made the announcement Wednesday, saying its “extensive member polling showed

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Signals More Cuts by End of Year

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WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy with a larger-than-usual reduction in borrowing costs that followed growing unease about the health of the job market. “The committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is

Gallup Poll: Trump’s Favorability Jumps as Harris’s Declines, Signaling End of Veep’s ‘Honeymoon’ Phase

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Former president Donald Trump’s overall favorability has risen by 5 percentage points since last month, while Vice President Kamala Harris’s ratings dropped by 3 percentage points, signaling her honeymoon phase may be fading, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted in September before Sunday’s assassination attempt on Trump, shows that 46 percent

‘We All Know and Trust Harris To Make the Right Decisions’: Left-Wing Immigration Groups Plot To Push Harris Further Left After Election

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Dozens of left-wing immigration groups are plotting to push Vice President Kamala Harris further to the left should she win the White House. The groups say they “trust Harris to make the right decisions” and ditch her “MAGA” border policies if elected, Axios reported. The groups, which are temporarily uniting with Harris as they work

Come In, Terrorist: Israel Rocks Hezbollah With Second Round of Blasts Targeting Handheld Radios

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New wave of explosions kills 1 and injures at least 100 more, according to initial report A fresh wave of explosions tore through Lebanon on Wednesday, just one day after thousands of Hezbollah fighters were injured when their pagers simultaneously detonated as part of a sophisticated Israeli strike on the terror group. This time, it

‘We Are Disgusted’: Foxx and Stefanik Slam Harvard for Stonewalling DA Probe Into Anti-Israel ‘Die-In,’ Request Internal Docs

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‘This incident is the latest chapter in Harvard protecting antisemites,’ lawmakers tell president Alan Garber Protesters (harvardoop Instagram), Alan Garber (amacad.org) Harvard University is facing pressure from Reps. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.) and Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) to turn over internal documents on the school’s investigation—or lack thereof—into the October “die-in” protest that led to