Sean Lorne

US Strike Hits Narco-Terror Cell in Ecuador

SOUTHCOM says U.S. forces supported Ecuadorian troops in a targeted strike against a narco-terrorist supply complex. The Pentagon released a statement and unclassified video. Here are the facts and the questions the press release did not answer.

Top DHS Shakeup: Noem and Lewandowski Exit

President Trump removed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and named Senator Markwayne Mullin to take over at the end of March. Senior adviser Corey Lewandowski is also leaving amid questions about a $200 million ad contract and who approved it. The move follows tense congressional testimony and media reports suggesting the contract process was limited to a few firms.

Messi Meets Trump at the White House

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami visited the White House. The team presented gifts, posed for photos, and President Trump welcomed the MLS champions. Here is what happened, who was there, and what it might mean politically and culturally.

DOJ Drops Autopen Probe Into Biden Pardons

Federal prosecutors in Washington have closed a criminal inquiry into whether President Biden or his aides used an autopen to sign pardons. News outlets say the team could not find a legal basis to bring charges despite evidence of repeated autopen use.

Comer Summons Gates and Six Others

House Oversight Chair James Comer asked seven people to give transcribed interviews in the Epstein inquiry, including Bill Gates and former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler. The move follows new document releases and recent resignations tied to those documents.

Jeffries Cornered Over Pelosi’s Libya Defense

Fox reporter Bill Melugin pressed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about Nancy Pelosi’s 2011 claim that President Obama did not need Congress to authorize strikes in Libya. Jeffries said the cases were different and that he was not in Congress then. The exchange highlighted a persistent question about political double standards on war powers.