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Sen. John Fetterman is one of the most outspoken supporters of Israel within the Democratic Party. It seems his top communications staffer is not. Carrie Adams, the Pennsylvania Democrat's communications director, publicly broke with her boss in a new interview that raised eyebrows. 'I don't agree with him,' she told the Free Press after an interview the senator gave to the outlet. 'I have a sense that his international views are a lot less nuanced than my generation, because when he was growing up, it was might makes right, and for my generation and younger who, of course, are the ones protesting this, they have a much more nuanced view of the region,' Adams added.

A federal agent tasked with securing a J.D. Vance event last week broke protocol by sporting the insignia of another agency, DailyMail.com has learned.  The breach came from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent who was tasked with conducting security bag checks outside of the August 7 event near Detroit, Michigan. A photograph of the agent reveals he was wearing a Secret Service patch on his armored vest despite not being a part of the department. 

After 'luck' saved Donald Trump from being 'murdered,' a Democrat is demanding sweeping reforms to the Secret Service after several conspicuous failures led to former president's shooting. Since the near-assassination of Donald Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally exactly one month ago, lawmakers have mulled how to ensure the agency never has such a damning debacle again. Putting forward a tranche of Secret Service-related bills Tuesday on the one-month anniversary of the tragedy, Rep. Richie Torres, D-N.Y., wants to avoid repeating the same mistakes twice. Speaking with DailyMail.com, Torres torched the agency's performance, saying Trump was saved by 'luck' and 'not the skill of the Secret Service.' 'We cannot leave the security of a president or a presidential candidate the chance,' the Democrat told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview.

The House Oversight Committee published a damning report on the United States Secret Service that described an agency 'in crisis'. Report author and former top Oversight staffer Tristan Leavitt, who now runs a whistleblower organization, told DailyMail.com that the Trump shooting showed those same problems persist nine years later. That watchdog is now calling for the resignation of the agency's chief, Kimberly Cheatle who is giving evidence befre Congress on Monday.

Trump, 78, was left bloodied and wounded when a bullet pierced the 'upper part' of his right ear in a horrific assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire from a rooftop just 130 yards from where the former president was on stage speaking to thousands of fans in Butler at 6.15pm. Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot dead at the scene by US Secret Service officers. As loud bangs rang out, Trump suddenly grabbed hold of his ear before ducking to the floor as the Secret Service swarmed around him. He then got to his feet with blood pouring down his cheek and raised his fist in the air and defiantly shouted 'fight' as he was dragged off stage while the MAGA crowd chanted 'USA'. There appeared to be chaotic scenes as Trump was bundled into a nearby vehicle as confused-looking Secret Service agents nervously looked around.

'Candid, comprehensive and clear-eyed conversations' is the alliterative phrase Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries now uses to describe the internal turmoil House Democrats are facing. Eleven House Democrats, mostly vulnerable moderates, have publicly called on Biden to step aside. Progressives - who were critical of him just weeks ago over Israel - are now firmly behind him. The rest of the caucus is weighing whether to turn up public pressure on the president to step aside - and all eyes will turn to Biden's NATO news conference at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres tore into New York Magazine for a story about Democrats leaving the progressive moment after the magazine mixed him up with another prominent black New York official: Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado.

Donald Trump announced he is holding a campaign rally in the Bronx as he runs for president while standing criminal trial in New York for hush money payments. But the congressman who represents the district said that his district would not be fooled by the ex-president. 'Donald Trump announced an upcoming rally in my Congressional District in the South Bronx,' Congressman Ritchie Torres wrote on X. ' The South Bronx has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.

DailyMail.com can reveal that a gated perimeter has been set up with a 24-hour guard at the President's House, a 10,000ft palace just a few blocks from the school where her $42,000, red Tesla Y remains parked in the driveway. The historic six-story mansion was given to the university leader for the duration of her tenure in the role, which has an estimated salary of nearly $5 million per year.  Should it ever go on the market, the property would be worth around $16million.

Anti-Israel protesters in camps on the Columbia University campus received a 48 hour extension from the school's under fire president to disperse after they ignored the original deadline. This comes as protesters claim that the school officials have threatened to call in the National Guard in order to bring back order to the Ivy League campus which has been besieged by pro-Palestine protesters since last Wednesday. In the midst of the unrest, Columbia president Minouche Shafik has been faced with calls to resign.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced there is a midnight deadline for protesters to dismantle their encampment or she will have to consider 'alternative options.'  The Ivy League saw its seventh day of protests on Tuesday as students stage a sit-in to demand the university divest from companies profiting from Israel's war and sever academic ties with its universities. 'The encampment raises serious safety concerns, disrupts campus life, and has created a tense and hostile environment for our community. It is essential that we move forward with a plan to dismantle it,' Shafik said in an email to the community.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said in a message to the school community Monday that she was 'deeply saddened' by what was happening on campus as hoards of students staged anti-Israel protests. 'To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,' Shafik wrote, noting that students who don't live on campus should stay away. In the wake of that decision, Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Democrat, tweeted that the president, who has only been in the role since the summer of 2023, had 'surrendered control of Columbia to an antisemitic fringe.'

Mohamed Hadid , a luxury real estate developer, has spent the past few months messaging Representative Ritchie Torres, according to the New York Post. Torres has seemingly become a target for Hadid over his outspoken defense of Israel since the Hamas attack last October, with Hadid being Palestinian.

Torres, who is gay and chairs the Congressional Equality Caucus, told DailyMail.com, "this is the latest manifestation of the homophobic Republican Party." The law only allows for flying American flags above embassies, implying that flags for occasions such as Pride Month will not be allowed. 'The Republican Party likes nothing more than demagogue at the expense of LGBTQ Americans.' Despite this, he said he would vote for the $1.2 trillion deal that would fund six departments of government. 'I support funding the federal government.' The Republican Party's extremism has held us hostage,' we're told.'

After the game, Democratic congressman Steve Cohen said, "very few people were at Super Bowl for "Lift Every Voice and Sing." The Negro National Anthem. This is not a pretty picture of the Super Bowl crowd.' Andra Day, the singer, has appeared at the last four Super Bowls this year, performed it. On social media, sports followers were split on how the concert of Andra Day had been celebrated by some, with others protesting the song's being sung at all.

Since the October 7 attacks on campus, anti-Jewish slogans were projected on three of the school's buildings, the school has been regularly mocked over anti-Semitism. Since being accused of being a'magnet for anti-Semites,' the school is now facing a civil rights lawsuit.' Now, UPenn student Noah Rubin is describing just the bullying and bigotry that Jewish and pro-Israeli students on campus have endured.

Sen. John Fetterman exploded in a violent crowd in Philadelphia over the weekend, launching threats into a Jewish-owned falafel store. They may be protesting Hamas.' In reaction to a video of the incident, the Pennsylvania Democrat wrote on X that they might be protesting Hamas' systemic rape of Israeli women and girls or requesting that the remaining hostages be released immediately. They targeted a Jewish restaurant in place of a Mexican restaurant.' It's pathetic and rank antisemitism. The group marched in downtown City on chanting: 'We can't hide, we charge you with genocide,' he said.'

Pennsylvania's governor condemned an anti-Semitic crowd for yelling threats against a Jewish-owned falafel store in Philadelphia. The group marched at the Goldie's location in Center City chanting: 'We can't conceal, we charge you with genocide.' Mike Solomonov, an Israeli-born, Pittsburgh raised chef who has received the James Beard Award in the past, is the owner of the Philadelphia restaurant. The chantings were heard across political spectrum, including by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a piece on X. The student at the nearby University of Pennsylvania, who were studying in an 'intifada' - a violent uprising against Israel, was among Sunday's crowds.

When posting a map of well-known New York City landmarks on Instagram, a pro-Palestine group called for 'direct action' to'globalize intifada.' The article has since been archived, but NYPD officers are aware of it. At these locations, there have been no immediate threats or demonstrations.

Tara Tarawneh (right) has been accused of stealing the flag from a house near the University of Pennsylvania campus last month. She was charged with robbery and stealing a house. As Hamas launched its attack on Israel, the college junior, who had previously described herself as 'feeling so empowered and so proud,' was summoned by the court on November 5 where her bail was set at $0. Tarawneh has sparked controversy online after she spoke out against a hate-filled message (left) she gave at a rally in Philadelphia last month in which she celebrated the 'joyful and striking images that emerged from the spectacular October 7' Hamas attack.

The clip, which was posted by Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres, appears to show a student speaking to a crowd and urging them to recall the Israeli scenes from a month ago.

Onlookers have protested the release of a video purportedly showing a University of Pennsylvania undergraduate praising Hamas' 'glorious October 7' incursion into southern Israel. According to the clip, which Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres posted, a student is seen addressing a crowd and urging them to remember the events in Israel a month ago today. She describes the 'joyful and uplifting images from the glorious October 7', adding that she remembers being so empowered and so joyful.'

Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from New York, chastised anti-Israel demonstrators for indoctrinating young people. He called out a Democratic Socialist who arranged a pro-Palestine rally at which a protester held up a swastika. The only acceptable reaction to the attack that killed over 1,400 Israelis, according to the congressman, was outrage.

During the deadliest attacks on Israel in history, liberal Democrat Ritchie Torres fired two members of the squad for expressing support for terrorists. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib's remarks, according to a South Bronx congressman, are "reprehensible and repulsive." Israel's troops were still fighting to recapture Hamas' towns from Hamas gunman as of Monday, recognizing that the conflict was taking longer than anticipated two days after the terrorists broke through the fence from Gaza on a deadly rampage. At seven or eight locations within Israel seized by the rebels, who killed 700 Israelis and confiscated hundreds of hostage.