US Defense Strategy & Policy - The discussion revolves around the US Department of Defense, with concerns raised about renaming the agency and its potential impact on military strength [1][2][3] - The report emphasizes the importance of strategic investments in defense to maintain the US as the strongest military power [2][3] - The analysis highlights the need for careful consideration of actions in escalating situations, such as those involving Venezuela, including the importance of intelligence gathering and force protection [4][5][6] Congressional Oversight & Covert Operations - The report raises concerns about the White House acting independently without informing key members of Congress, particularly regarding covert operations [10][12] - It references a specific instance of SEAL Team Six conducting a covert mission in North Korea in 2019, raising questions about congressional awareness and legal compliance [12][14] - The report underscores the importance of informing key congressional members about covert missions, citing the briefing of congressional leaders on the Osama bin Laden raid as an example of best practice [16] Risk Assessment & Leadership - The discussion acknowledges the inherent risks in national security operations, citing both the North Korea mission and the raid on Osama bin Laden as examples [19] - It emphasizes that leadership involves taking calculated risks to protect national security interests [20]

Morgan, now to a major milestone for American veterans. 1 million have been hired into new jobs through a program designed to boost veteran employment and support military members when they return to civilian life. I had a chance to learn more about some of the vets who say the program is making a major difference in a time when many veterans benefits are being cut.Michael Russell spent 40 years serving this country. The twoar army general did five years of combat tours in the Middle East. I like to tell pe ...

Earlier on your fed answers, sir, you said that you're looking at maybe three candidates or three candidates. >> Should we interpret that. You like Secretary Vess in his current role.>> Well, I like him too, but I had him as a fourth. I No, I had four. You know, you were talking about four. Now I'm talking about three.He told me I'm not leaving. >> He wants to be doing and if he was leaving, uh I mean, he would certainly be uh one of the people I'd wanted, but I I asked him specifically. I could ask him rig ...

Donald Trump, a president who campaigned on a promise to the American people. This is how the story went during the campaign. The economy was broken and he alone could fix it.So, naturally, the Trump administration is on a spin cycle today. >> So, we're very very excited about where things are going. It's a little bit of a disappointing job number, but I pretty much expect it's going to revise up.It's >> just not an acceptable acceptable thing that uh the jobs numbers are so unreliable that they're being re ...

Yeah, gold and stocks both rallied as rates fell this morning, but only gold continued to shine by the close. So, I still like it. And if you're looking for an options trade, think about call spread risk reversals on GLD.>> So, Mel, uh, college football or NFL football opening opening weekend. I mean, >> last weekend was opening weekend. >> Well, not of NFL.I mean, this is >> Oh, NFL college football. >> She's she's right there. Zillow.I think these housing stocks, actually, those peripherals, especially th ...

We're joined by Ben Emmens, founder and chief investment officer at Fed Watch Advisors. Ben, great to have you with us. >> Hey man, it was good to be on again.Thank you. >> So, we saw that record hit on the S&P 500 early in the session and then the market started really thinking like, uhoh, why do we really need so many cuts. Are you worried that there is a growth scare ahead of us.>> Not really. actually now because I I I've noted from the GDP data and even from some of the ISM and regional PMI data there' ...

So, this is something we thought long and hard about. We've been talking about it for months. Pete and I and Dan, we've been talking about this uh Department of War.So, we won the First World War, we won the Second World War, we won everything before that and in between and then we decided to go woke and we changed the name to Department of Defense. So, we're going Department of War. And uh I'd like to ask our uh Secretary of War to say a few words.Uh Pete Hex said I think it's a much more appropriate name ...

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To New Yorkers. I want to speak directly to you. There has been so much speculation.Communications, announcements of what I'm doing. No matter what I have stated over and over again publicly. So I want to be clear with you.Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race and I'm the only one that can be undone. Andrew has had a career of pushing black candidates out of races.You've heard me say it over again. Carl McCall, Charlie King, David Paterson. This is his career.That must stop with me. This cit ...

So, you maybe missed it last night, but big names in tech came to the White House. And there was one big notable absence, Elon Musk. Compared to early 2025 and 2024, well, this is quite a contrast here.Instead, Musk saying that he would be sending a representative to this meeting, that he couldn't make it. But, of course, it was just this summer that Musk said that he thought that Donald Trump should be impeached. He called the big beautiful bill anything but big and beautiful.and he said that he was going ...