7. In what should be a much larger story, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is warning of an attack in the United States after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, he couched this as being a threat to Jewish and Muslim communities. But FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the threat is inspired by Hamas’s terrorist attacks in Israel. Meanwhile, in Germany, after an attack that left a policeman dead another radical Muslim attacked a “far-right” candidate for office ahead of elections and highlights the lengths opponents are taking to confront those upset with immigration in Europe.
6. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says, “this is war,” and that the current political conflict in the U.S. is between those who love the country as it has been and those who seek to change it, rather than a simple Republican vs. Democrat issue. During a Newsmax interview, Tuberville criticized the conviction of former President Donald Trump, likening the U.S. justice system to those of Venezuela or China, and vowed to block any Democratic priorities or Biden nominees as a form of protest.
5. President Joe Biden is trying to convince Americans that he is fit to lead by suggesting he could physically take on reporters who question his capabilities dismissing worries about his age, but concerns about his age and ability to perform the duties of the presidency are still obvious as Biden appears frail and confused more often than not. Despite his confident remarks, questions about Biden’s age and mental acuity have persisted throughout his presidency, intensified by a report from Special Counsel Robert Hur regarding Biden’s possession of classified documents, which described him as a “sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.”
4. On the issues voters seem to care about, voters back former President Donald Trump to handle the economy (+15), secure the border (+18), deal with foreign policy (+7), and fight crime (+7), they also believe he is more physically and mentally fit than President Joe Biden. However, Biden leads Trump on handling abortion rights (+12), health care (+7), and protecting democracy (+7), and voters think he is more honest than Trump.
3. The prosecution in Hunter Biden’s gun crime case began by laying out the case against Hunter Biden by playing clips of Hunter Biden reading Hunter Biden’s biography detailing Hunter Biden’s crimes and crack addiction. Prosecutors presented audio of Hunter Biden about his four-year of addiction prior to a California trip in 2019, while FBI agent Erika Jensen confirmed the trip occurred in late April 2019; defense attorney Abbe Lowell argued that prosecutors have not provided evidence of Biden’s drug use at the time he purchased the firearm in October 2018.
2. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) criticized the Democrats’ Right to Contraception Act as a political tactic during a Senate floor speech, asserting that it falsely implies threats to contraception access and infringes on religious liberties. Britt emphasized that Republicans support nationwide access to contraception and introduced the IVF Protection Act with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to further protect IVF services.
1. A week after it was revealed that President Joe Biden’s administration was dropping 350,000+ asylum claims and allowing the criminals to stay in the country, he says he is ready to shut the border, kinda. The White House announced executive actions they say would curb illegal immigration by suspending asylum claims if border crossings exceed 2,500 per day over a week, with President Biden’s proclamation taking effect until the average drops below 1,500 per day for a week, amidst high recent encounter numbers and potential legal challenges from activists.
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 p.m.
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