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Trump allies accuse FBI, demand swift Senate action to confirm new chief
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump are condemning him FBI for initially characterizing a brutal car attack in New Orleans as unrelated to terrorism, before the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency picked up the slack and launched an investigation into terrorism allegedly linked to ISIS.
“The FBI has a no-fail mission. There is no room for error. When they fail, Americans die. It is imperative that Kash Patel be confirmed as soon as possible,” a source close to Trump told Fox News Digital on Thursday morning.
Chaos erupted on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday morning as New Year’s Eve revelers partied in the streets. The suspect, later identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is accused of driving a truck into a crowd on a popular and famous party street, killing at least 15 and injuring dozens of others. Jabbar, who was armed with a Glock and a .308 rifle, was killed afterward opening fire on the police.
As details emerged Wednesday morning, law enforcement officials, including the FBI, held a press conference where the special agent initially told the public that the attack was not terror-related…Read more
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) asks a question during an oversight hearing for a Federal Communications Commission inquiry on June 24, 2020, in Washington, DC. – The hearing was held by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NEWTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) PHOENIX, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 22: US President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 .in Phoenix, Arizona. The annual four-day conference aimed at mobilizing and connecting conservative youth hosts some of the country’s leading conservative politicians and activists. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) CHARLOTTE, USA – OCTOBER 10: Kash Patel at the Team Trump bus tour in Charlotte, United States on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
New Year’s terror
‘RADICALIZATION’: New Orleans terror suspect’s brother says attack is sign of ‘radicalization’…Read more
NEW ORLEANS: What we know about the victims of the terrorist attack in New Orleans…Read more
A New Orleans police vehicle blocks the entrance to Bourbon Street, near where people were killed by a man driving a truck in a New Year’s Eve party attack, in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 2, 2025. (REUTERS/Octavio Jones)
AIRBNB LINK: Bomb-making materials found on Airbnb in New Orleans linked to Bourbon Street terrorist: Report…Read more
THE WAR AGAINST TERROR: New Orleans, Las Vegas suspected of being the latest in a long line of military radicals…Read more
THE INFLUENCE OF ISIS?: A pro-ISIS group has called on Muslims for a New Year’s Eve attack ahead of the New Orleans massacre…Read more
SIGNS OF TERROR: Protesters in New York follow the attack in New Orleans by calling for an ‘intifada revolution’ hours after the rampage…Read more
LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas police say the Cybertruck that exploded at Trump’s hotel had fuel tanks and large fireworks shells…Read more
Flames rise from a Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Las Vegas hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, January 2025. (Alcides Antunes/via REUTERS)
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED: The suspect behind the Cybertruck that exploded at Trump’s hotel has been identified as an active-duty U.S. military…Read more
World stage
TARGETED CHRISTIANS: Christians are increasingly persecuted around the world as ‘contemporary and historical factors converge’…Read more
The Trump transition
OBCURI 2025: As Trump returns to the White House, these are the elections to watch in 2025.Read more
VICTORY RALLY: Trump will lead a ‘victory rally’ in the nation’s capital on the eve of the inauguration…Read more
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive on New Year’s Eve at his Mar-A-Lago club on December 31, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump continues to fill positions in his incoming administration ahead of his January 20 inauguration. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
‘LIVES DEPEND ON IT’: Republicans are pushing for a quick confirmation of Trump after the attack in New Orleans…Read more
Capitol Hill
‘CAN’T GO TO HELL’: Derrick Van Orden takes aim at Chip Roy for chairman vote: ‘Chip struggles to keep his brand marketable’…Read more
BATTLE OF SPEAKS: Mike Johnson gets public endorsement from Senate GOP ahead of close vote for House speaker…Read more
Speaker Mike Johnson holds a press conference and speaks with a gavel (Getty)
RULE CHANGE: House Republicans decide to change impeachment rules a year after McCarthy’s ouster…Read more
Across America
SPOKE TOO SOON?: Hochul’s Christmas brag about a safer subway came amid a spate of alarming violent attacks…Read more
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