Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro opened his show Wednesday morning by announcing a lawsuit filed by his company along with The Federalist and the state of Texas against the U.S. State Department over its censorship effort.  The Daily Wire‚ conservative news outlet The Federalist‚ and the state of Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday night against Biden’s State Department alleging that the government agency funded censorship technology designed to bankrupt conservative media outlets. The lawsuit says the case is “one of the most audacious‚ manipulative‚ secretive‚ and gravest abuses of power and infringements of First Amendment rights by the federal government in American history.” “The U.S. State Department is funding the development‚ testing‚ and marketing of censorship technology used to suppress First Amendment-protected activity by American media outlets like The Daily Wire‚” Shapiro said on his show. “The State Department uses its Global Engagement Center (GEC) to finance the development and promotion of censorship technology and enterprises‚ including organizations like NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index.” MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Just like we sued the Biden administration over the pathetic and ridiculous OSHA vax mandate‚ we have now joined with @FDRLST to sue the U.S. State Department to stop their censorship regime from targeting the Daily Wire and other conservative media outlets. pic.twitter.com/5egyaxkisE — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 6‚ 2023 Founded in 2011 as the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications‚ the GEC focused on countering foreign terrorist propaganda from groups such as Al Qaeda. It was renamed to the GEC in 2016 but continued to defend against terrorist propaganda. Congress even made clear that “none of the funds authorized” for the entity “shall be used for purposes other than countering foreign propaganda.” Nonetheless‚ GEC turned its focus on Americans‚ the complaint alleges‚ using taxpayer funds to finance the development and promotion of censorship organizations such as NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index (GDI)‚ which regularly target conservative media outlets such as The Daily Wire and The Federalist with the stated goal of limiting ad revenue. “Their goal is to paint us as unreliable and therefore to push advertisers away from advertising on programs like this one‚ websites like The Daily Wire‚ websites like the Federalist‚” Shapiro added. “That is being pushed by the State Department. That is an ongoing problem.”  Shapiro said the censorship effort from the State Department is just one aspect of how the federal government is interfering with free speech rights. This same type of censorship has also infected the FBI and other government organizations that have been “coordinating with social media in order to shut off particular stories‚” according to Shapiro.  “We are suing‚ not for money‚” the Daily Wire co-founder continued. “We are suing the State Department for an injunction so they will stop their censorship regime.”  In 2021‚ The Daily Wire sued the Biden administration over the OSHA vaccine mandate resulting in a major win for the company when in January of 2022‚ the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for employers with at least 100 employees. Luke Rosiak contributed to this report.

The fight over a congressional subpoena is poised to escalate‚ with House Republicans warning Hunter Biden on Wednesday about the prospect of contempt of Congress proceedings if he does not appear for a deposition this month. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a short response to Biden’s attorney‚ Abbe Lowell‚ who reaffirmed in another letter earlier in the day that his client was not willing to appear for a closed-door session. “Contrary to the assertions in your letter‚ there is no ‘choice’ for Mr. Biden to make the subpoenas compel him to appear for a deposition on December 13‚” they wrote. “If Mr. Biden does not appear for his deposition on December 13‚ 2023‚ the Committees will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings.” House Republicans aim to have Biden testify as part of the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry into his father‚ President Joe Biden. Other subpoenas and interview requests have been sent out in recent weeks‚ including to the president’s brother‚ James Biden. Lowell‚ in his letter to Comer on Thursday‚ repeated an earlier offer to House Republicans that Hunter Biden would be willing to show up for an open hearing rather than a closed deposition. “He is making this choice because the Committee has demonstrated time and again it used closed-door sessions to manipulate‚ even distort‚ the facts and misinform the American public — a hearing would ensure transparency and truth in these proceedings‚” Lowell said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP While President Biden and his allies insist he committed no wrongdoing and claim the impeachment inquiry is tainted by politics‚ House Democrats have condemned their GOP counterparts for resisting the open hearing offer from Lowell. The top Democrat on the oversight panel‚ Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)‚ issued a statement that said: “Chairman Comer has now apparently decided to avoid all Committee hearings where the public can actually see for itself the logical‚ rhetorical and factual contortions they have tied themselves up in.” During a Fox News interview over the weekend‚ Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) emphasized the importance of “precedent” as he dismissed Lowell’s pitch for a hearing. On Tuesday‚ Johnson announced the House would hold a vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry‚ which began in September‚ in a bid to combat alleged “stonewalling” by the White House. “The House has no choice‚ if it’s going to follow its constitutional responsibility‚ to formally adopt an impeachment inquiry on the floor so that when the subpoenas are challenged in court we’ll be at the apex of our constitutional authority‚” Johnson said.

Singer Brenda Lee‚ 78‚ got emotional while reacting to the news that her classic Christmas song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was at the top of the Billboard charts for the first time since its release 65 years ago. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is the third holiday song in history to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100‚ per Good Morning America. The other two holiday hits to earn that distinction are Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You‚” and “The Chipmunk Song” by The Chipmunks with David Seville. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was written by Johnny Marks and released in 1958. It debuted on the Billboard 100 in 1960 but only climbed to number 14 that year. The upbeat song also appeared on charts in 2019 and 2022 but couldn’t break the number two spot‚ the outlet noted.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by billboard (@billboard) The singer was only 13 when she recorded the song‚ which has sold more than 25 million copies around the world and has the 4th most digital downloads of any Christmas single. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Lee has also broken the record for the oldest recording artist to have a number one Billboard song‚ with the title previously going to Cher for having her hit single “Believe” topped the charts in 1999 when she was 52.  “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” also broke the record for the longest gap between a song’s release and reaching the number one position. Previously‚ Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” had that distinction as there was a 25-year gap between the song’s release in 1994 and the song reaching Billboard’s top spot in 2019. Lee recently released a music video for “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree‚” which helped spur its rise up the charts. The song has been used multiple times in movies and television‚ including in the 1990 hit comedy‚ “Home Alone.”  Lee said during a 2019 interview‚ “Somebody called me and said‚ ‘Have you seen the movie ‘Home Alone?’ You ought to‚ because they’ve got ‘Rockin’ really featured in it.’ That’s when it really took off with the youngsters. I knew it was special‚ but you never know what’s going to be a hit — if you did‚ we’d all have hits every day. It has been a wonderful gift.”

Nine-year-old Emma Katzor was in disbelief when she first saw hostage posters with Israeli children on them‚ and rushed back home to her mother to ask if they were real. “I asked my mom‚ is that even allowed?” Emma recounted to The Daily Wire. “Are they‚ like‚ really catching children? She said‚ yes‚ and I felt very‚ very scared.” Emma’s mother‚ Elana Katzor‚ grew up in Massachusetts‚ but moved to Israel to raise her kids. Her husband has been away serving as a reservist in the Israeli Defense Forces since Hamas’ brutal October 7 attack‚ leaving her home alone with her three young children‚ while pregnant. ISRAELI FAMILY STRUGGLES AT HOME WITH COUNTRY MOBILIZED FOR WAR AGAINST HAMAS She said the war has thrown her philosophy on parenting for a whirlwind when she had to decide what information to share with her children. “I don’t lie to my children — I am of the belief that information doesn’t scare children‚ but the lack of information scares children‚” Katzor said. “I didn’t mention the kidnappings because they didn’t ask me. And then all of a sudden the posters started showing up.” Emma said she can’t help but think of what it would be like if she herself was taken hostage‚ and whether children held by Hamas were being cared for. “Do they have diapers‚ shampoo? Do they have clothes? Do they have supplies? Do they have a house?” she asked. “It’s just very scary.” Being alone with her three young children has been difficult for Katzor. She believes Hamas rocket launch times — which occur often at seven‚ eight‚ and nine at night — are part of psychological warfare against children. “Our freedom of movement has been stressful‚” she said. “I don’t drive anymore because I’m scared that I’m with three kids‚ I’m pregnant‚ there’s a siren‚ I have to pull over to the side of the road. I have to manage to get three kids out of the car on a highway.” “It also tends to happen in the evenings right before bedtime‚” Elana said. “Bedtime is more scary and it’s their way of terrorizing us.” Emma said she was scared when she saw the posters of child hostages and had to ask her mom if they were real. (Photo by Kassy Dillon) Katzor said she plans her daily routine around the possibility of a rocket attack‚ for example‚ only showering late at night when rockets are rare. Emma says the rockets scare her‚ but she tries to stay calm for her little sister “I say that it’s okay and that we’re winning and that we have a strong army and that we have a mother here‚” she said. “That’s to make her feel like everything is okay.” Although Katzor’s husband was able to come home for short visits and make frequent video calls‚ Emma said she’s been struggling without having her father around. At school‚ Emma said she writes letters with pictures for soldiers. “Dear soldiers‚ I hope you come back with peace and I hope there is not going to be hurt people‚ like people who broke their arm or their leg‚” Emma said she wrote in one letter. “I just hope that you have a good Shabbat.”

An American chocolate businessman and another man have been charged with the murder of a CGI film pioneer and his partner. Jonathan Lehrer‚ 57‚ the owner and operator of chocolate maker estate Bois Collette Inc.‚ and Robert Snider‚ the alleged “hitman‚” were charged with murder on Wednesday‚ the New York Post reported. The charges come after the bodies of Daniel Langlois‚ 66‚ and his wife Dominique Marchand‚ were found in a burned-out car around 7 a.m. local time on Friday on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. Langlois and Marchand were believed to have been shot before their car veered off the road and into a ravine‚ where it caught fire‚ according to the Telegraph. Langlois founded Softimage Creative Environments in the 1980s‚ an animation studio that produced CGI elements seen in the original “Jurassic Park‚” “Men in Black‚” and “Star Wars.” Langlois sold the company to Microsoft in 1994 for $200 million‚ the Telegraph reported. Langlois and Marchand moved to Dominica in 1997 and spent 20 years building a 285-acre off-grid luxury resort called Coulibri Ridge Eco Resort‚ which opened last year. That resort neighbored Lehrer’s chocolate business‚ and the two had a years-long dispute over the use of a public road that ran through Lehrer’s property‚ Dominica News Online reported. The dispute reportedly started when Lehrer placed boulders‚ dug a trench‚ and placed equipment to block Langlois’ access to his own property. Langlois sued‚ claiming damages‚ loss‚ and tortious interference with his economic interests. Langlois sought an injunction barring Lehrer and his company from blocking Langlois’ access to the road. An interim injunction was issued on October 30‚ 2018. Court proceedings continued into 2019. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP While Lehrer‚ his wife‚ Robert Snider‚ and a fourth person were all detained following the discovery of Langlois and Marchand’s bodies‚ only Lehrer and Snider have been charged. The Daily Mail reported that Snider is the alleged “hitman” hired to kill the couple. Lehrer’s father‚ Robert‚ defended his son against the accusations in a statement to the Journal de Montreal. “Jonathan is a successful businessman‚ not a murderer‚” Robert told the outlet. “We are very close and he is not a violent man at all. I have a hard time believing it…” “He was fed up with illegal crossings on his route and it bothered him a lot‚ but it had been a while since I had any news‚” Robert added. Just one month before his murder‚ Langlois received the Meritorious Service Award from Dominica’s local government for his contribution to sustainable development‚ Radio Canada reported.

The following excerpt is taken from the new book “Life In The Pits: My Time As A Trader On The Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors‚” by Brad Schaeffer (Post Hill Press‚ December 2023) The Big Dog And The Fox You have to work pretty hard to lose almost $7 billion in a week.  Brian Hunter managed to do just that. Although he was coldly indifferent to the devastation his activities had wrought‚ it was an agonizing experience for Amaranth’s remaining investors‚ such as county pension funds representing teachers and public servants and others far removed in both geography and understanding of what was happening to their quickly evaporating money. But‚ once again‚ as seems to be the mantra of the trading and brokering business‚ their pain was our gain. The day after Hunter flew back from a golf outing‚ for example‚ the hosting broker received a call calmly instructing him to sell tens of thousands of one-year-out strips of call options. And these phone calls and instant messages from Hunter and his assistants were going out all over the broker community. One broker was paid a million dollars in fees for one day’s work … somehow‚ even though the fund lost billions‚ they managed to scrape together the money to pay the commissions.  As lucrative as it was to be a broker in the Big Dog’s pound‚ being one of the traders on the other side of Hunter’s epic collapse was a far better deal … if you had the deep pockets and diamond-hard testicles to stay the course in the face of his attempts to artificially squeeze you out of your fundamentally correct position in natural gas spreads and other derivatives by relentlessly buying and pushing the market up in your face until you were compelled by margin calls to turn the paper loss into a real one. This happened to one well-respected fund manager who got the trade right but entered just a little too big and a tad too early to withstand the paper losses he was incurring due to Hunter’s Banzai charge of nonstop buying‚ especially of the March/April spread‚ known in energy trading circles as “the widow-maker” for its propensity to gyrate wildly with the slightest weather events. Eventually the fund manager’s investors couldn’t take the heat and bailed on him‚ forcing him to buy back his shorts and lock in his losses in a liquidation to meet a wave of redemptions. Down in Houston‚ John Arnold was also taking heavy paper losses as Hunter dug his own grave deeper and deeper by buying gas that no one with any fundamental understanding of the supply/demand dynamic in play would want anywhere close to these inflated prices once he stopped his artificial short squeeze. But Arnold had made his investors a mint already‚ and they’d learned to trust his judgment. So the ever-calm trader patiently waited for Hunter’s inevitable tumble from the mountaintop once he ran out of bullets and had to turn around and offload his position … to no one. When Amaranth initiated a fire sale of their non-energy positions just to meet Hunter’s rising margin calls‚ The Street knew there was blood in the water. Cover design: Cody Corcoran/Post Hill Press The besieged Canadian’s problems only worsened when on August 29‚ 2006‚ the expiration day of the September 2006 contract‚ he decided to make a huge play by selling more of the September futures and buying the October throughout the course of the day. Since he owned the more expensive leg‚ he was effectively long the September/October spread starting at 36 ticks October over. By noon‚ his selling of September and buying of October had pushed the spread to as wide as October trading 50 over September … meaning what Hunter was short (September) was falling more than what he was long (October). The trade was moving in his favor. Or‚ more correctly‚ he was muscling it his way. Given the sheer size Hunter was trading‚ he inevitably widened the differential between the two months‚ which in turn prompted him to pay higher and higher prices to keep it moving in his favor. He was caught in a vicious cycle. Still‚ he figured that‚ as the September contract would expire in a few hours‚ he might just run out the clock before any correction occurred. By 1:30 p.m. that afternoon‚ the September futures had only one hour left until it expired and so its settlement price would be locked in place. Hunter could then sell out his long October position‚ which wasn’t set to expire for another month‚ and be flat‚ with a tidy profit. All would be well…at least for this day. That’s when Arnold made his move. He sensed from the sudden slowing of trading activity that Hunter had run out of ammo and thus was no longer able to hold his September shorts down relative to the long Octobers to protect his massive bet. This was due to trading limits and the already enormous size of his other positions relative to his total capital. (In some months Amaranth held over half of the total amount of open interest on the exchanges…”open interest” meaning the number of contracts or commitments outstanding in futures and options that are trading on an official exchange at any one time.) Arnold‚ however‚ had a deeper reservoir of money‚ along with a fundamental conviction‚ based on both weather forecasts and gas in storage going into the end of summer‚ that the spread should be closer to flat than October trading a full fifty cents over September. So once Hunter was done‚ with less than an hour to go before the contracts expired‚ Arnold swooped in and bought thousands of September futures…the very ones Hunter was short and needed to stay low into expiry. His quiver now empty‚ the Big Dog could only watch helplessly as his enemy — for he saw Arnold as his chief rival — pushed up the September contract in his face with a torrent of unrelenting buying. By the time the clock hit 2:30 p.m. and the September contract’s final settlement was posted‚ the spread‚ which had shown Hunter a hefty profit when it was trading at $0.50 to the October just forty-five minutes before‚ settled at a mere six cents. Arnold had crushed him. This one episode cost Amaranth another $600 million. Hunter fumed‚ insisting that he was the victim of market manipulation. But no. He was just on the losing end of a battle he initiated. In short‚ his ego was now writing checks his dwindling account could no longer cash. The market knew that he was in a bind. And they had no interest in letting him out without a serious‚ even fatal‚ exit toll. Finally‚ inevitably‚ with the March/April spread steadily collapsing in the face of a serene winter outlook‚ once again earning its ominous “widow-maker” sobriquet‚ with his losses in other overleveraged positions across the board mounting‚ it was time for Hunter to shut it all down and pay the piper. But his inventory of futures and options was so colossal that there was no way he could ever trade out of them piecemeal. The market would eat him alive. As such‚ Hunter’s last hope to offload his enormous portfolio that stretched out for years along the curve was to find someone willing to buy the entire decimated book in one trade. It was the only way Amaranth could raise the funds quickly enough to meet its multi-billion-dollar margin calls from anxious clearing firms. In desperation‚ Hunter went directly to the victorious Arnold—whose inventory of futures and options was the opposite of the defeated Canadian’s now-hemorrhaging natural gas book—and asked him to name a price to take it all off his hands. The bid Arnold showed was both reasonable and devastating. The taciturn Texan was telling Hunter in no uncertain terms that without his artificially moving the market where he wanted it to go‚ this was the true value of his depleted book. Take it or leave it. Hunter left it.  As it turned out‚ another hedge fund‚ Citadel‚ and the energy trading group at J.P. Morgan took Amaranth’s losing positions onto their books for a slightly better price than Arnold had shown‚ if still at a crushing discount. The giant one-off transaction stopped the bleeding. But Amaranth‚ the once admired hedge fund whom their rogue trader had brought to its knees‚ was forced to shut its doors for good. There were at least no market repercussions as it was an orderly and contained unwind. When the hedge fund/IB duo made its final price for buying what remained of Hunter’s demolished position to close out his trades in one massive asset transfer‚ the losing trader chafed at the great “deal” the buyers were getting at his expense. “Brian was right; it was a good deal for us‚” said my Citadel client‚ who was one of the hedge fund’s chief traders assigned to take the book onto their balance sheet. But he reminded Hunter that “maybe you shouldn’t put yourself in a position to hold a fire sale to begin with.” After grudgingly accepting the terms of the position transfer — thus locking in what was at the time the largest loss suffered by any single trader in Wall Street history — Hunter asked the Citadel trader with a hint of irritation at surrendering his massive portfolio that had defined him for two years: “You sure you can handle a book this size?” My customer‚ a math whiz‚ and as humbly brilliant as the man chafing on the other end of the phone was patronizing‚ was honest. “No‚” he said‚ “I’ll just have to do my best.” And though he was above ever pointing it out‚ the irony of the question considering who’d asked it was self-evidently astounding. It certainly showed that even at the very end‚ after he’d destroyed a business that others worked years to build‚ and sent investors across the country reeling‚ he never lost his sense of who he was…the biggest monster trader to ever sling natural gas. He also was finished in the industry. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP As for John Arnold‚ who’d won the game of high-stakes chicken‚ Reuters reported that in 2006 his fund returned over 300 percent net of fees. He’s retired now and doing charitable work with his Matterhorn-sized pile of money. Well played. Interesting side note. Although Hunter’s 2006 losses eclipsed the $4.6 billion lost by bond-trading guru John Meriweather’s hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998‚ which had been the most sizable nonfraud-related trading loss in history up to that point‚ astoundingly just two years later‚ the Big Dog himself would be dethroned as trading’s single biggest losing individual. This accomplishment was courtesy of a relatively unknown credit default swaps trader at the staid white shoe investment bank Morgan Stanley. Howie Hubler managed to sacrifice an astounding $9 billion to the gods of the market‚ albeit real quiet-like. To my knowledge‚ all of these men who had‚ as the phrase went‚ “blown up their books” managed to walk away from their debacles with tens of millions. Wall Street is one of the only businesses wherein over the course of your career you can be a net loser and still come out on top. I liken it to an architect who may have designed a house or two that stayed up nicely but then designed a skyscraper that came crashing down and still walked away from the rubble with millions. Nice work if you can get it. * * * Brad Schaeffer is a commodities trader and author. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal‚ New York Daily News‚ National Review‚ The Federalist‚ The Hill‚ The Daily Wire‚ and Zerohedge among others.  This excerpt is taken from “Life In The Pits: My Time As A Trader On The Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors‚” by Brad Schaeffer. Copyright © 2023 by Brad Schaefer. Reprinted by permission from Post Hill Press.  The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Taylor Swift finally spilled the details about her romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and said they were already a couple when she went to his first game back on September 24. The 33-year-old pop singer was named by Time magazine as its “Person of the Year” for 2023‚ and in the wide-ranging interview‚ Swift gave the timeline of her and Kelce’s relationship‚ which now dates back to Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast in July. “This all started when Travis [Kelce] very adorably put me on blast on his podcast‚ which I thought was metal as hell‚” Swift said. “We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew‚ which I’m grateful for‚ because we got to get to know each other.” Taylor Swift says she was already dating Travis Kelce when she attended her first Chiefs game: “I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.” “When you say a relationship is public‚ that… pic.twitter.com/q2SR7XOsvK — Variety (@Variety) December 6‚ 2023 “By the time I went to that first game‚ we were a couple‚” she added. “I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.” “When you say a relationship is public‚ that means I’m going to see him do what he loves‚ we’re showing up for each other‚ other people are there and we don’t care‚” Swift continued. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP When asked about all the attention their romance has generated during NFL games‚ Swift said: “I don’t know how they know what suite I’m in. There’s a camera‚ like‚ a half-mile away‚ and you don’t know where it is‚ and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast‚ so I don’t know if I’m being shown 17 times or once.” “I’m just there to support Travis‚” she added. “I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads‚ Brads‚ and Chads.” “Football is awesome‚ it turns out‚” the “Shake It Off” hitmaker continued. “I’ve been missing out my whole life.” Swift also talked about the challenges of being in the public eye and said she’s learned how to navigate her life over time. “Over the years‚ I’ve learned I don’t have the time or bandwidth to get pressed about things that don’t matter‚” the singer said. “Yes‚ if I go out to dinner‚ there’s going to be a whole chaotic situation outside the restaurant. But I still want to go to dinner with my friends.” “Life is short. Have adventures‚” she added. “Me locking myself away in my house for a lot of years—I’ll never get that time back. I’m more trusting now than I was six years ago.” Related: Travis Kelce Reveals Nickname He Has For Taylor Swift

FBI Director Christopher Wray warned this week that the United States is facing a heightened threat level from foreign terrorist organizations that can exploit the southern border following Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel. Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and urged them to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act‚ warning that failure to do so would result in the U.S. Intelligence Community being blinded as it tries to identify and neutralize threats. “Stripping the FBI of its 702 authorities would be a form of unilateral disarmament‚” he said‚ adding that “702 is key to our ability to detect a foreign terrorist organization overseas directing an operative here to carry out an attack in our own backyard.” He said that failure to reauthorize Section 702 “would be akin to laying bricks to rebuild another pre-911 style wall.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Wray said he has never seen a threat environment as unique before where “all the threats or so many of the threats are all elevated all at exactly the same time.” “So blinking red lights analogy about 9/11‚ all the lights were blinking red before 9/11‚ apparently‚” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). “Obviously all of us missed it. Would you say that there’s multiple blinking red lights out there?” “I see blinking lights everywhere I turn‚” Wray said. “I am concerned that we are in an elevated threat environment‚ a heightened threat environment from foreign terrorist organizations for a whole host of reasons‚” Wray said. “And obviously their ability to exploit any port of entry including our southwest border is a source of concern. There’s a lot of discussion about numbers and numbers are important‚ but let’s not forget that it didn’t take a big number of people on 9/11 to kill 3000 people. So while numbers are important‚ numbers don’t tell the whole story. And we have seen an increase in so-called KSTs‚ Known or Suspected Terrorists attempting to cross over the last five years.” Wray said that Iran was “the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism” and that it has tried to carry out multiple assassinations on U.S. soil and has launched cyberattacks against children’s hospitals in the U.S. over the last couple of years. He also pointed out China is a major contributor to the fentanyl epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans per year and that Russia is conducting aggressive cyberattacks against the U.S. on a regular basis.

“The View” co-hosts got into a heated discussion over the topic of anti-Semitism on college campuses — and Sunny Hostin argued repeatedly that students should be allowed to engage in protests calling for the genocide of Jews. The conversation on Wednesday’s broadcast was a reaction to the Capitol Hill testimony from several university presidents that took place a day earlier — during which Harvard University President Claudine Gay argued that calls for Jewish genocide only violated the school’s code of conduct in certain “contexts.” Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar weighed in first‚ disgusted by what they had heard from the leaders of such prestigious institutions. “There is no justification‚” Goldberg said. WATCH: Sara Haines calls out the international women's groups that are refusing to condemn Hamas raping Israeli women on October 7:"We had a believe all women and recently discovered the violent rape in Israel and women's groups around the globe were quiet…" pic.twitter.com/dov8Et7BYy — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 6‚ 2023 Co-host Sara Haines argued that colleges had a responsibility to make sure that Jewish students felt safe on campus — and that especially following years of people being told that words were violence‚ there should be some consistency when the words were being directed at Jewish students. Haines went on to criticize women’s groups worldwide for failing to speak up amid reports of Hamas terrorists using rape and sexual violence as weapons against Israeli women during the October 7 massacre. “We had to ‘believe all women’ and recently discovered the violent rape and mutilation in Israel and women’s groups around the globe were quiet or late to speak up‚” she said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Hostin jumped in then‚ saying that colleges were the “perfect place” to have discussions that were “uncomfortable” and argued that free speech should be absolute on college campuses‚ even if students were calling for genocide. She went on to argue that “context” did matter‚ saying that if large groups were calling for genocide it was protected speech‚ but if one student issued the same statement directly to a Jewish student one-on-one‚ that was when it would constitute harassment. WATCH: Hostin doubles down on defending the calls for genocide and claims she knows how it feels because she's "been the subject of hateful comments."She claims that private universities can't have strict policies against the calls for genocide and scoffs at the idea of "moral clarity" pic.twitter.com/u2fOYdzRt6 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 6‚ 2023 Hostin continued to argue that the law protected such speech‚ even when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed out the fact that universities were allowed to implement stricter polices — and had done so when it came to speech attacking other minority groups.