Allegations swirl that a broker for Pete Hegseth inquired into an investment in key defense companies before the Iran war began. The Morgan Stanley broker allegedly made an inquiry with BlackRock regarding an investment into a defense-focused equity fund. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump. The US government has directed all of its embassies and consulates to launch coordinated campaigns against foreign propaganda.
Marco Rubio signed a cable on Monday directing the embassies to coordinate with the US military’s psychological operations unit to address disinformation. José Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican national, becomes the 14th known person to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since the beginning of the year. The army is investigating a helicopter fly-by at Kid Rock’s hillside swimming pool in Tennessee on Saturday. Two army choppers on a training run visited and hovered by the rocker’s house as he saluted them.
According to the army, there was no official request for the fly-by, which triggered the administrative review. Continue reading...