Pam Bondi ducks questions about possible foreign influence
Pam Bondi ducks questions about possible foreign influence
Attorney General Pam Bondi ducked questions from Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley about possible foreign influence over President Donald Trump after a recent White House dinner for top purchasers of the president's memecoin.
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Pam Bondi ducks questions about possible foreign influence
Attorney General Pam Bondi ducked questions from Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley about possible foreign influence over President Donald Trump after a recent White House dinner for top purchasers of the president's memecoin.
01:46 - Source: CNN
Trump maintains Iran strikes caused 'total obliteration'
US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities caused 'total obliteration,' although he acknowledged the intelligence was 'inconclusive' and preliminary. An initial classified report, revealed in a CNN exclusive, found that the attack only set back Tehran's nuclear program by a few months.
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Watch how Fox News covered Trump dropping an F-bomb vs. a Democrat
CNN's Abby Phillip rolls the tape on Fox News' apparent double standard over the use of the F-word.
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Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC Democratic mayoral primary
New York State assemblyman and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani declared victory in a speech as he is poised to win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, with his top challenger Andrew Cuomo conceding the race. According to CNN's projection, Mamdani, whose campaign focused on affordability, will garner less than 50% of the vote, meaning the race will formally be decided by ranked-choice votes.
02:35 - Source: WABC
Mamdani camp electric after Cuomo concedes
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman and democratic socialist, moved to the brink Tuesday of a stunning win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, with his top challenger, Andrew Cuomo, conceding the race.
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Cuomo called Mamdani after conceding NYC mayoral primary
New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was on the brink of a stunning Democratic primary win Tuesday for New York City mayor, with his top challenger, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceding the race.
00:38 - Source: CNN
Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran
President Donald Trump condemned both Iran and Israel as the ceasefire he brokered between the two countries appeared to grow more fragile. Trump was critical of both sides, but reserved his harshest condemnation for Israel, who he said 'unloaded' on Iran 'as soon as we made the deal.'
02:01 - Source: CNN
Reporter asks Trump if he wants regime change in Iran
When questioned about Iran while aboard Air Force 1, President Trump addressed whether he desires a change in the countries' regime.
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Father of Marines detained by ICE
Narciso Barranco, a father of three US Marines, was detained by federal agents while working as a landscaper in California. Video captured the moment he was confronted by the agents.
01:10 - Source: CNN
'Complete bait and switch': MTG calls out Trump over Iran strikes
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) calls out President Donald Trump's for reversing course on "key promises" on the "MAGA agenda" after U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear facilities.
00:36 - Source: CNN
Bernie Sanders reacts to US strikes on Iran during speech
Sen. Bernie Sanders held a "Fighting Oligarchy" rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he received news of President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.
01:38 - Source: CNN
Trump announces air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran
US President Donald Trump announced that the United States has completed a 'very successful attack' on nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
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Trump's remarks on US strikes in Iran
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House after US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran.
03:39 - Source: CNN
Why Trump rebuked his own intel chief
CNN's Kristen Holmes reports on how Tulsi Gabbard's standing inside the Trump administration has diminished in recent weeks. President Donald Trump has come to see the director of national intelligence as "off message" when it comes to the conflict in the Middle East, according to one senior White House advisor.
02:04 - Source: CNN
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Intel leaders say new intelligence shows Iran's nuclear sites could take "years" to rebuild
The heads of two key American intelligence agencies issued statements Wednesday on what they said was "new" intelligence on the damage resulting from the recent U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, each noting the Iranian program was likely to have been set back by "years." The statements were released after President Trump decried a leaked, preliminary assessment produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency that said Tehran's nuclear program had only been pushed back by a matter of months. Mr. Trump had ordered airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities late Saturday, adding to a more than weeklong Israeli campaign against targets in Iran. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a statement Wednesday that "a body of credible intelligence indicates Iran's Nuclear Program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes." "This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years," Ratcliffe's statement said. It added the agency would continue to collect "additional reliably sourced information" to share with policy makers, and, when possible, to provide updates to the public. A CIA spokesperson declined to elaborate on the intelligence referenced by Ratcliffe's statement, including the confidence level associated with it or whether it included Israeli or other foreign intelligence. Earlier on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard also wrote on X that "new intelligence confirms what President Trump has stated numerous times: Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed." "If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities (Natanz, Fordow, Esfahan) entirely, which would likely take years to do," Gabbard's statement read. An intelligence official later confirmed to CBS News that the information shared by Gabbard was based on new American intelligence, but declined to specify its confidence level. Neither of the statements directly addressed some of the questions raised by lawmakers and nonproliferation experts in the aftermath of the strikes about what kinds of residual nuclear capabilities Iran may have retained. There are also conflicting views about whether Iranian officials had managed to transport enriched uranium away from the sites before they were bombed. The DIA assessment indicated at least some of the enriched uranium had been moved, according to one source familiar with it. But when asked whether enriched material was successfully moved during a press availability following the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday, President Trump said, "We think we hit them so hard and so fast, they didn't get to move." The president also said the U.S. and Iran were expected to hold talks "next week." The format remains unclear, for now, but special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is expected to lead the talks, if they happen, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Witkoff has spoken with the Iranian foreign minister, and recently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance have also become more involved in the diplomacy, a U.S. and regional diplomat told CBS News. Both Ratcliffe and Gabbard were slated to participate in a classified Senate briefing on Tuesday on the U.S. strikes in Iran, but the session was cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday. The House is expected to be briefed on Friday. It is unclear whether both leaders will still participate in both briefings. Ratcliffe and Gabbard's statements on Wednesday also included criticism of the leak to media outlets of the DIA assessment, which a spokesperson for that agency later said was issued with low confidence and would be refined as additional intelligence becomes available. The initial DIA report said the entrances to two Iranian nuclear sites — including the Fordo facility — were sealed off in the strikes, but that Iran could reconstitute elements of its program once it dug out and made repairs to water and electrical systems, according to sources familiar with it. The assessment also provided a range of possibilities for how long it could take for Iran to regain access to the underground facilities and resume some operations, ranging from a few months to less than a year, one source familiar with the assessment told CBS News. Administration officials have blasted those findings, which are at odds with Mr. Trump's repeated assertions that Saturday night's airstrikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities. Speaking from the NATO summit, Mr. Trump said the airstrikes set back Iran's program by "basically decades." "They said it could be limited or it could be very severe. They really didn't know," Mr. Trump said of the U.S. intelligence assessments. Appearing alongside the president, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the damage to the sites was extensive. "If you want to make an assessment of what happened at Fordo, you'd better get a big shovel and go really deep, because Iran's nuclear program is obliterated," he told reporters. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said in a press availability on Sunday following the strikes that a full battle damage assessment of the strikes "will take some time." He said at the time that the three targets "sustained extremely severe damage and destruction." Hegseth is set to lead a press briefing Thursday morning, which Mr. Trump said "will prove both interesting and irrefutable." , , and contributed to this report.
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Yahoo
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