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Right. So as the FBI works on the timeline leading up to the incident, the Daily Wire spoke exclusively with the owner of the Tesla Cybertruck that he used. He told us Livelsberger initially claimed to be visiting the Grand Canyon, but set the car to navigate to Trump Hotel from the very beginning. He also says the suspect asked him how to operate the power outlets in the trunk.

Right. So as the FBI works on the timeline leading up to the incident, the Daily Wire spoke exclusively with the owner of the Tesla Cybertruck that he used. He told us Livelsberger initially claimed to be visiting the Grand Canyon, but set the car to navigate to Trump Hotel from the very beginning. He also says the suspect asked him how to operate the power outlets in the trunk.

That's where the bomb was set and whether they could be turned on from outside the vehicle. And importantly, he says cameras in the truck showed the suspect making a stop at a sporting goods store before the incident, coming back to the car with loads of bags, potentially picking up materials used for bomb making.

That's where the bomb was set and whether they could be turned on from outside the vehicle. And importantly, he says cameras in the truck showed the suspect making a stop at a sporting goods store before the incident, coming back to the car with loads of bags, potentially picking up materials used for bomb making.

No doubt investigators will be looking into all those details as they get to the bottom of this very strange, tragic event. Yeah, still more questions to be answered there for sure. Kevin, thanks for reporting.

No doubt investigators will be looking into all those details as they get to the bottom of this very strange, tragic event. Yeah, still more questions to be answered there for sure. Kevin, thanks for reporting.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 21.9% decline in total mortgage applications for the last two weeks of December, which is usually a slow time of year. Refinance applications also fell 36% and purchase applications dropped 13%. Much of the blame is being placed on high interest rates. A 30-year fixed rate hit nearly 7% recently.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 21.9% decline in total mortgage applications for the last two weeks of December, which is usually a slow time of year. Refinance applications also fell 36% and purchase applications dropped 13%. Much of the blame is being placed on high interest rates. A 30-year fixed rate hit nearly 7% recently.

While home inventory has grown compared to last year, high prices and elevated rates continue to deter buyers.

While home inventory has grown compared to last year, high prices and elevated rates continue to deter buyers.

Yeah, this week, the Treasury Department notified lawmakers of a, quote, major cybersecurity incident after hackers, who they've identified as being sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party, remotely gained access to a number of their workstations.

Yeah, this week, the Treasury Department notified lawmakers of a, quote, major cybersecurity incident after hackers, who they've identified as being sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party, remotely gained access to a number of their workstations.

The statement said the hackers found a way in through a third-party software provider used by the Treasury Department, but stopped short of saying just how many devices had been compromised, or more importantly, what documents the hackers actually gained access to.

The statement said the hackers found a way in through a third-party software provider used by the Treasury Department, but stopped short of saying just how many devices had been compromised, or more importantly, what documents the hackers actually gained access to.

Intelligence officials say they could have been after sensitive information regarding sanctions or other international monetary policy. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have launched an investigation to try and figure out exactly what they got access to and to make sure they're not still in the system.

Intelligence officials say they could have been after sensitive information regarding sanctions or other international monetary policy. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have launched an investigation to try and figure out exactly what they got access to and to make sure they're not still in the system.

Well, news of the hack has resulted in new calls for beefing up cybersecurity across the federal government. Leading the way on that front is Missouri Republican Jason Smith, chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

Well, news of the hack has resulted in new calls for beefing up cybersecurity across the federal government. Leading the way on that front is Missouri Republican Jason Smith, chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

Smith is demanding not only a full accounting of how this hack took place, but a detailed plan for how the Treasury Department and other agencies will prevent it from happening again. He also wants a swift retaliatory response against the Chinese. In a statement Tuesday, he said, quote, America's enemies will continue to test our resolve until we make clear that there are consequences.

Smith is demanding not only a full accounting of how this hack took place, but a detailed plan for how the Treasury Department and other agencies will prevent it from happening again. He also wants a swift retaliatory response against the Chinese. In a statement Tuesday, he said, quote, America's enemies will continue to test our resolve until we make clear that there are consequences.