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Iran attempts to sneak oil ships through the blockade. Bernie Sanders teams up with China to take on AI and newly discovered lithium deposits in the Appalachians could power America for centuries. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, April 30th. This is Evening Wire.
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a $1.5 trillion budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has more.
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The hearing began just hours before the war in Iran passed the 60 day mark, a key date because under the War Powers resolution Act of 1973, the President has 60 days from the beginning of any military conflict to seek congressional approval or end military operations. But in the hearing, Hegseth told Democrat Senator Tim Kaine that Congress may have to wait a bit longer to hear from the administration on Iran.
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Ultimately, I would, I would defer to the White House and White House counsel on that. However, we are in a ceasefire right now, which are understanding means the 60 day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire. So they're not in. That's, it's our understanding, just so you know. Okay, well, I, I do not believe the statute would support that. I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow.
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Hexeth also faced heat for recent cuts he has made at the top levels of the military. The war secretary said his department has been run poorly for social experiments rather than on basic principles.
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Underwriting the the change that we've seen in our department was a laser focus on getting back to basics. And the key word to that is me. We had a department that was obsessed with gender ideology and race, diversity, equity and inclusion. In fact, the mantra you would hear dripping from the lips of generals with a serious look on their face was our diversity is our strength, which is the single dumbest phrase in military history.
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Maine Governor Janet Mills has pulled out of the state's race for Senate. That leaves the controversial Democratic candidate Graham Platner squarely in command of the Democratic nomination. And it would pit him against Republican Susan Collins. Morning Wire spoke with South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He expressed confidence that Collins would pull off another win in the blue state.
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I was 100% sure that Susan Collins was going to win yesterday. And so it can't get better than 100%. I will say, however, that Graham Platner makes it easier for us to show the contrast between what common sense Mainers want and what the Democrat Party is offering consistently and completely out of step with Maine.