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What new U.S. strikes on Iran were reported and how are missile stockpiles affected?
I'm Lisa Lacerra, Fox News. The U.S. military says it's launched a new round of strikes against Iran after yesterday's failed attempt to attack U.S. troops in Jordan. A military commander says the attacks on Iran are broad and ongoing. This as the military is depleting its missile stockpile.
Before February 28th, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the U.S. had 2,330 Patriot interceptors. CSIS estimates the U.S. has about one-third of their Patriot stockpile since before the Iran conflict.
How many Patriot interceptors has the U.S. lost and what production increases are underway?
U.S. defense contractors have increased Patriot missile production from roughly 300 annually to more than 650 last year.
Fox's Jennifer Griffin in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General after Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Tom Tillis of North Carolina withheld their support. Senators want written assurances from the Department of Justice on the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS that allowed President Trump and members of his family protection from tax audits. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the country's response to the COVID pandemic before the Senate Homeland Security Committee this morning for a contentious hearing where he invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times.
Fauci didn't answer when asked about his diary, what ignited the pandemic, or even the mundane. His defiance exasperated Republicans. already livid about Fauci's lockdown and mask policies. Democrats saluted Fauci.
Fox's Chad Pergram at the Capitol. Committee Chair Rand Paul claims the virus was man-made and came from a lab in China, which the National Institutes of Health funded. He wants to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Fauci's attorney was removed from the hearing after trying to intervene on behalf of his client multiple times. America is listening to Fox News.
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A daughter is charged in the grisly killing of her father. Detectives from the Porter County, Indiana Sheriff's Office coming upon a blood-filled scene as they conducted a welfare check at a Morgan Township home Sunday where they found 69-year-old Gregory Dolnick's dead covered in stab wounds with his heart cut out of his chest. Serena Dahlnix, who lived there with her father, was taken into custody after being found in one of the bedrooms wearing a shirt covered in blood. She had multiple injuries to both hands, which she claimed she got from a weed whacker or a small saw while working in the garden. Police finding no garden on the property. She also told police... She didn't observe her father injured or hurt at all.
Lillian Wu, Fox News.
White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets about President Trump's speeches on the online prediction market. Calci is out of a job. That's according to a White House official who confirmed that teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez no longer works in the federal government, would not say if he resigned or was fired. A company that watches how power is used regionally proposes tracking entities that use high levels of power in communities.
PJM is a company that, its website says, coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity across 11 states and the District of Columbia. It's proposing a registry for large load energy users. One example, data centers used by artificial intelligence companies. PJM's plan, released this week, would call for heavy power users to report where their centers are, how much power they need, and if they can supplement the area's current grid.
Why was Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination delayed and what assurances are senators seeking?
Communities nationwide have expressed concerns over AI data centers and their potential to drain power and affect the environment. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would have to approve the proposal.
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Chapters
3 chapters
1
What new U.S. strikes on Iran were reported and how are missile stockpiles affected?
0:02–0:37
2
How many Patriot interceptors has the U.S. lost and what production increases are underway?
0:37–3:55
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Why was Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination delayed and what assurances are senators seeking?
3:55–4:10