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Top House Intel Committee Republican calls for classified briefing on Biden, Xi call

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The highest Republican on the Home Intelligence Committee is asking for a categorized briefing on the decision final week between President Biden and Chinese language President Xi Jinping, saying the panel wants to know what penalties the Biden administration offered to Beijing ought to they select to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

Throughout an interview with Fox Information on the Home Republican Points Convention Thursday, Mike Turner, R-Ohio, stated understanding what transpired on President Biden’s name with Chinese language President Xi Jinping is “actually related.”

BIDEN WARNS XI OF ‘CONSEQUENCES’ IF CHINA SUPPORTS RUSSIA, WHITE HOUSE SAYS

“Our committee has not been briefed on it and that is actually related for our committee to know each what the president laid out to China, and what President Xi’s responses have been on if the China ought to help Russia militarily,” Turner instructed Fox Information.

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“There ought to be absolute penalties to China,” Turner stated. “China has made statements that they don’t need to be in a battle with Ukrainians, however arming Russia would have them enter that.”

Turner stated that members of the Intelligence Committee “haven’t any transcript of the decision” and “haven’t any data as to what even have been the weather of what Biden supposed to say can be the implications to China.”

“These are essential particulars that we should be introduced up to the mark on,” Turner stated.

Turner formally requested a briefing from White Home nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan Thursday, saying the decision “contained crucial data related to the way forward for U.S.-China relations and the continued battle in Ukraine.”

Turner, in a swipe at Biden, stated that his administration has “a document of weak spot.”

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Rating member Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., are seen through the Home Choose Intelligence Committee listening to titled Worldwide Threats, in Rayburn Constructing on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
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“I’m actually very involved that maybe he has portrayed weak spot once more with China as he has with Russia,” Turner stated. “And that can lead to higher escalation.”

Biden spoke with Xi final Friday on a safe video name for almost two hours.

The White Home stated Biden “outlined the views of the US and our allies and companions on this disaster.” 

“President Biden detailed our efforts to stop after which reply to the invasion, together with by imposing prices on Russia,” the White Home stated. 

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“The president underscored his assist for a diplomatic decision to the disaster,” the White Home added. “The 2 leaders additionally agreed on the significance of sustaining open strains of communication, to handle the competitors between our two nations.” 

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In the meantime, the White Home stated Biden “reiterated that U.S. coverage on Taiwan has not modified, and emphasised that the US continues to oppose any unilateral modifications to the established order.” 

“The 2 leaders tasked their groups to observe up on in the present day’s dialog within the crucial interval forward,” the White Home stated. 

Shortly after the conclusion of the assembly, Chinese language Ministry of International Affairs stated Xi underscored the “extreme challenges” across the globe.

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“The Ukraine disaster is one thing we do not need to see,” the Chinese language International Ministry reported Xi stated. “Related occasions as soon as once more present that state-to-state relations can’t go to the purpose of confrontation. Battle and confrontation usually are not in anybody’s pursuits. Peace and safety are probably the most treasured treasures of the worldwide group.” 

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“As a everlasting member of the UN Safety Council and the world’s two largest economies, we should not solely lead the event of China-US relations heading in the right direction, but in addition shoulder our due worldwide obligations and make efforts for world peace and tranquility,” the Chinese language International Ministry assertion stated.

U.S. intelligence officers stated Russia requested China for navy and financial assist following its invasion of Ukraine. In an try to guard intelligence sources, U.S. officers have been reluctant to element what kind of assist is being sought.

A senior administration official stated this week that the Biden administration has “deep issues” about China’s “alignment” with Russia amid Moscow’s multi-front warfare in opposition to Ukraine.

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The official shared these issues after Sullivan met along with his Chinese language counterpart, director of Chinese language International Affairs Fee Yang Jiechi, final Monday in Rome, Italy.

In the meantime, if Republicans take nearly all of the Home of Representatives after the midterm elections in November, Turner vowed to deliver the main target of the Home Intelligence Committee again to what it’s “supposed to be” targeted on. 

“This committee is meant to be targeted on nationwide safety and that is what we will give attention to,” Turner stated. 

The committee has been chaired by Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., since 2019. 

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“Our efforts are going to be matching intelligence to policymaking and decision-making,” Turner stated. “So, along with specializing in nationwide safety, our aim might be to get the knowledge that we obtain as notifications to Congress and make sure that it’s supplied to the suitable committees for decision-making, for legislating, and for funding the suitable applications and initiatives to make our nation secure.” 

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Nikki Haley responds after Trump says she won't be part of new cabinet, says she wishes him 'great success'

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Nikki Haley, a Republican who ran against President-elect Trump months ago, responded after he publicly announced that she would not be joining his administration.

Responding in an equally public format, Haley wrote that she wishes him “great success.”

“I was proud to work with President Trump defending America at the United Nations,” she wrote in a X post Saturday. 

“I wish him, and all who serve, great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years,” she said.

TRUMP RULES OUT TWO GOP STALWARTS FROM JOINING HIS ADMINISTRATION: ‘WILL NOT BE INVITING’

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Nikki Haley wrote a supportive op-ed about President Trump two days before Election Day. (Justin Sullivan/Win McNamee)

Haley’s gracious response came after Trump took to Truth Social to frankly state that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as former Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo would not be participating in his new cabinet. 

The announcement came after rumors have swirled regarding President-elect Trump’s cabinet members.

NIKKI HALEY PENS SUPPORTIVE OP-ED IN FAVOR OF TRUMP AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY: ‘EASY CALL’

“I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation,” the president-elect posted on Truth Social early Saturday evening. 

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“I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country,” he continued. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Nikki Haley visits Hamas attack site in Israel

Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, during a news conference in Sderot, Israel, on Monday, May 27, 2024. The former US ambassador visited sites including Kibbutz Nir Oz and the site of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival.  (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Haley during her run for the Republican candidate attempted to cast herself as an alternative to Trump, but eventually penned a supportive op-ed about the presidential candidate two days before Election Day.

The former South Carolina governor wrote the recently-published opinion piece, which is titled “Trump Isn’t Perfect, but He’s the Better Choice.”

“I don’t agree with Mr. Trump 100% of the time,” Haley conceded. “But I do agree with him most of the time, and I disagree with Ms. Harris nearly all the time. That makes this an easy call.”

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Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.

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Trump blasts Newsom's plan to shield California from the next White House

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President-elect Trump is not thrilled with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aggressive, highly visible campaign to shield California from the Trump White House.

“Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Friday, with his oft-used nickname for the state’s Democratic governor.

Trump’s post came one day after the governor convened a special session of the state Legislature to prepare for potential Republican-led attacks on abortion rights, environmental protections and disaster funding in the liberal state.

Trump wrote that Newsom “is using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just overwhelmingly won the Election.”

Newsom’s preemptive strike signals the return of the hostile relationship between Democratic-controlled California and the Trump administration.

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In a video address to small donors and supporters Friday afternoon, Newsom said Trump’s criticism felt familiar.

“It’s a tired, old playbook of grievances. No prescriptions. No solutions. Just grievances,” he said.

The governor’s proclamation for the largely symbolic special session says his administration anticipates that Trump could seek to limit access to abortion medication, pursue a national abortion ban, dismantle environmental protections, repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and withhold federal disaster response funding, among other promises he made during the campaign.

Newsom is asking lawmakers to provide additional funding to the California Department of Justice and other agencies in his administration to immediately file lawsuits and defend against litigation from the Trump administration.

The governor’s aides said increases to the state’s legal defense would be paid for with income tax revenues that have exceeded projections in the current fiscal year, but the amount of funding will be determined in negotiations at the state Capitol. The special session is set to begin Dec. 2.

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The president-elect on Truth blasted the “INSANE POLICY DECISIONS” of California’s Democratic leaders, blaming them for people fleeing the expensive state. (State data show that, last year, California’s population increased by 0.17% after three years of losses.)

“They are making it impossible to build a reasonably priced car, the unchecked and unbalanced homeless catastrophe, & the cost of EVERYTHING, in particular ‘groceries,’ IS OUT OF CONTROL,” Trump wrote.

Trump’s social media post included a promise to demand voter identification and proof of citizenship in order to cast ballots. This fall, Newsom signed a law that bans local governments from imposing voter identification requirements.

The president-elect also criticized the “rerouting of MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER A DAY FROM THE NORTH OUT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, rather than using it, free of charge, for the towns, cities, & farms dotted all throughout California.”

Speaking at his Rancho Palos Verdes golf club in September, Trump indicated he would revive his first-term fight with California leaders over water allocations and environmental laws meant to protect endangered fish such as the tiny delta smelt.

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He said he would “revert water up into the hills where you have all the dead forests, where the forests are so brittle” in order to prevent wildfires. And he threatened to withhold federal firefighting aid for California unless “Newscum” agreed to “sign those papers” — an apparent reference to water policy, although he did not specify which papers.

In an interview days before the election, the governor cast Trump’s “Newscum” nickname for him as a win.

“We clearly are in his head and that’s a good thing, from my perspective,” Newsom said. “It means we’re doing the right thing.”

Though Trump and Newsom sparred on social media, in the press and the courts during the president-elect’s first term, their relationship wasn’t always fraught. The governor publicly praised Trump on several occasions for providing federal aid for California wildfires. And Trump also used a clip of Newsom commending him for sending COVID-19 testing swabs to California in an ad during his 2020 presidential campaign.

The pair maintained a cordial relationship behind the scenes, but it appears to have ended.

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In his video address Friday, Newsom thanked the people who tuned in — 35,000 in total, he said — for their work to help elect Democrats in 2024.

He said he respects the presidency and wants Trump to succeed. But he’s not naive about the president-elect’s agenda.

“We know the playbook,” Newsom said. “He is going to be more, I think, aggressive than he was in the past.”

The special session is about getting prepared, the governor said, as he hinted that he has other moves up his sleeve.

“We’re not done by any stretch,” Newsom said.

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Women’s March Holds Rally in Washington

About 200 people showed up to the Women’s March protest and dance party in Washington D.C. The goal of the event was to reinvigorate the organization’s progressive base after the election.

(chanting) “I believe that we will win.” “Say I believe that we will win.” “I believe that we will win.” “Say I believe that we — That we will win.” “There’s so many people that came before us and had fought for our rights. And I would hate to let that legacy, I’d hate to let that go. (music)

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