Joe Khalil

2 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Joe Khalil

(NewsNation) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, where she discussed the DOJ’s budget and the possible threat of Iranian sleeper cells. Bondi told lawmakers during the hearing that all federal agencies would be taking the threats of sleeper cells attacking the U.S. “very seriously.” As attorney general, Bondi looks over several different law enforcement agencies, like the FBI, which is one of the agencies on the frontline defense of counterterrorism.

3 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Joe Khalil

(NewsNation) — President Trump arrived at the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Tuesday, but his frustration is evident. Before boarding Air Force One on Tuesday, he aimed at both Iran and Israel after apparent ceasefire violations by both sides. Bombings continued overnight into the morning in both nations. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they are doing, you understand that?” Trump said.

3 days ago | thehill.com | Jeff Arnold |KEVIN BOHN |Joe Khalil

(NewsNation) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a congratulatory message to President Donald Trump on Tuesday regarding U.S. air strikes on Iranian nuclear targets over the weekend, saying the move “makes us all safer.”Trump posted the message to his Truth Social account, and NATO has confirmed to NewsNation that the message was sent by Rutte. It was sent early Tuesday before Trump left the White House for the NATO summit at The Hague, the official said.

5 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Joe Khalil

(NewsNation) — The White House is pushing back at reports the Trump administration ignored key Democrats in Congress before the U.S. military bombed three nuclear enrichment sites in Iran over the weekend. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on social media that the White House made bipartisan courtesy calls to Democratic leadership, even talking with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York before the strike.

1 week ago | newsnationnow.com | Rob Taub |Joe Khalil

(NewsNation) — This past weekend’s double shooting of lawmakers in Minnesota has fellow state and federal politicians across the country shaken and questioning their safety. It was evident on Capitol Hill on Monday as Congress returned to start its week. “We have to reevaluate how we are protecting members of Congress and staffs in the face of rising threats,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.