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Noem says DHS, Secret Service investigating Comey over alleged ‘assassination’ threat

by Sarah Fortinsky

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem accused former FBI Director James Comey of calling for President Trump’s “assassination,” saying federal law enforcement authorities are now investigating the “threat.”

“Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump,” Noem wrote on the social platform X on Thursday evening.

“DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately,” she added.

Comey — a longtime foe of the president’s — posted a photo earlier Thursday on Instagram of seashells on a beach arranged to form the numbers “8647.” The post garnered significant blowback from much of Trump’s base, with many understanding the numbers to be a call for violence against the 47th president, Trump. Others suggested the “86” could be calling for the president to be impeached or removed from office.

Comey removed the photo Thursday evening and clarified in a new post that he did not intend to call for violence and didn’t realize his message would be interpreted that way.

“I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,” Comey wrote on Instagram. ...

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Biden admits keeping classified Afghanistan document 'for posterity's sake' in leaked audio

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Former President Joe Biden, in newly leaked audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, admitted he likely kept a classified document related to Afghanistan after he left the vice presidency for "posterity’s sake."

Biden first said he didn’t recall why he had the document when asked about it by Hur, who told him it was found in the library of his lake house.

"I don’t know that I knew," that he had the document, Biden answered, "but it wasn’t something I would have stopped to think about."

Hur noted that Bob Woodward and Jules...
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Biden's autopen use questioned amid released audio from Special Counsel Hur interview

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GOP House Oversight Committee Chairman and other Republicans are raising concerns about former President Joe Biden's cognitive functions were well enough to authorize aides to use an autopen tool to sign important documents on his behalf.

On Friday evening, Axios released exclusive audio footage of Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, which reveals clues about Biden's cognitive functioning while president that the interview's transcript did not elucidate. Biden can be heard slurring his words, muttering and taking long pauses...
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Biden repeatedly says 'I don't remember' regarding classified documents in newly released Hur interview audio

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When asked by special counsel Robert Hur's co-counsel, Marc Krickbaum, in 2023 about a handwritten memo on Afghanistan during the Obama administration, President Joe Biden said he didn't "remember" telling Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter of his book, "Promise Me, Dad," he "just found all the classified stuff downstairs."

In a new audio file released by Axios Friday, Biden said "I don't remember" numerous times as Krickbaum questioned him on the second day of interviews in October 2023 about having classified documents he should not have had after...
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Bumpy Weather Over Newark: House Democrats could face consequences for Delaney Hall incident

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What’s dicier these days?

Flying into Newark Liberty Airport? Or finding yourself near the front gate of an ICE detention center in Newark?

To the mind of famous bandleader Raymond Scott – you’re in for "Bumpy Weather Over Newark" either way. That’s one of Scott’s most famous compositions. It ranks right up there with "Powerhouse" and the scores to 120 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.

A trio of House Democrats scuffled with federal law enforcement officers last week at Delaney Hall in Newark. It’s possible they could face discipline from...
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Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns

  • News source: Ken Dilanian | NBC News
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The Trump administration has decided to permit the sale of devices that enable standard firearms to fire like machine guns, a move that one person familiar with the matter said was “by far the most dangerous thing this administration has done” on gun policy.

The Justice Department on Friday announced a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the National Association for Gun Rights. The lawsuit challenged an ATF rule banning “forced reset triggers” — devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire rapid bursts of bullets.

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Audio of interview confirms Biden memory lapses

  • News source: Ken Dilanian | NBC News
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Newly released audio of a special counsel interviewing then-President Biden confirms memory lapses that White House officials denied at the time, including a president clearly struggling to remember the year his oldest son died.

Even after the transcript was released, Biden aides, including then White House spokesman Ian Sams, insisted that the president did not forget the year that his son, Beau, died of brain cancer The audio shows that Biden struggled to remember the year and had to be prompted by his lawyers, who were sitting in the interview...
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Mace delivers blistering impact statement, shakes hand of trans threat suspect’s father after bond is denied

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., praised a South Carolina judge Friday after bond was denied for the 19-year-old transgender activist accused of threatening to assassinate her. She also shook the hand of the suspect’s father.

Samuel Theodore Cain, who identifies as transgender and uses the name "Roxie Wolfe" online, was arrested May 15 by state agents for allegedly posting graphic threats targeting Mace and her children. Cain remains in custody, and a trial date has not been set.

The judge cited the seriousness of the threats during a hearing.

"Mr. Cain...
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Why Trump's budget plan is hitting resistance from his own party

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President Trump's domestic policy bill hit a major snag after conservatives blocked it from advancing out of the House Budget Committee. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports and Marc Goldwein joins for analysis.
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Trump suggests his opinion of Taylor Swift has made her less popular

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President Trump suggested Friday his swipe at Taylor Swift last year has hurt her popularity.

"Has anyone noticed that, since I said "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT," she's no longer "HOT?"," the president wrote in a Truth Social post Friday, as he flew back from the Middle East to the U.S. after the first major overseas trip of his second term.

A White House official told CBS News: "As a business and entertainment mogul President Trump is highly qualified to comment on the rise and fall of various celebrities," including Swift.

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Cassie at Diddy trial: I'd give back $20m settlement to undo freak-offs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Breaking down in sobs on the stand, Diddy's former girlfriend says the sex parties made her feel "worthless".
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Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.
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U.S. claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,' judge says

  • News source: Michael Kunzelman and Ben Finley | The Associated
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A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”

Trump administration attorneys have argued that releasing details in open court — or even to the judge in private – about returning Abrego Garcia to the United States would jeopardize national security. For example, they said it would reveal confidential negotiations with foreign countries.

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Biden struggles with words, key memories in leaked audio from Special Counsel Hur interview

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Leaked audio from former President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur showed the president struggling with key memories, including when his son Beau died and when he left the vice presidency.

The audio, obtained by Axios, was a clip from several interviews between the former president and Hur related to an investigation into his handling of classified documents.
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Moody's downgrades US credit rating citing rising debt

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.
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Eurovision final 2025: Catch up with the top five favourites

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Meet the five artists who are tipped to take the Eurovision trophy, as Saturday's final draws near.
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