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The wife of former Rep. Matt Gaetz is seemingly fine with her husband's attorney general withdrawal and recent decision not to rejoin Congress in January . Ginger Luckey Gaetz shared an X post on Friday morning following her husband's first interview since withdrawing his attorney general nomination, in which he told Charlie Kirk Friday that he did "not intend to join the 119th Congress." "I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch," the Florida Republican said during the interview on Thursday. A day after Gaetz's withdrawal, Ginger Gaetz commented on her husband's move: "Unemployment has never looked so good." Withdrawal fallout: Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress next year Gaetz's withdrawal and decision not to return to Congress, which he was reelected to this year , comes as the House Ethics Committee − a bipartisan panel equally divided between Democrats and Republicans — deliberates on whether or not to release the details of an investigation into the 42-year-old. Gaetz is alleged to have paid a 17-year-old girl for sex by funding her travel across state lines, participating in illicit drug use and accepting improper gifts. He has adamantly died all allegations brought against him. Who is Ginger Luckey Gaetz? On Nov. 13, people became curious about who Ginger Luckey Gaetz was when she posted about her husband's nomination for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet: "Attorney General will look great on you my love." The Gaetzs' romance traces back to 2020 when the two met at a fundraiser at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in 2020. The couple got engaged nine months later. The Gaetzs got married in August 2021, eloping in a small ceremony on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. Ginger is the sister of Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, the USA TODAY Network previously reported. Palmer sold the business to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014, with an additional $1 billion going toward retention bonuses and other incentives. He faced backlash after funding an internet trolling group that supported Trump and created anti-Hillary Clinton memes before later leaving Facebook, USA TODAY previously reported. What does Ginger Luckey Gaetz do? Raised in California, Ginger Luckey Gaetz studied accounting at UC Santa Barbara, according to her LinkedIn profile . While enrolled, she served as a skipper on the school’s varsity sailing team. After graduating in 2016, she went on to the University of California-Berkeley, to pursue business studies. At the time of their engagement, Ginger worked as a financial analyst at Apeel, a company that produces coatings for produce to keep food fresh, according to her LinkedIn. She currently works as a manager of accounting firm KPMG’s Enterprise Innovation, Partnerships, and Commercialization department. Contributing: Riley Beggin, Jessica Guynn, Melissa Cruz, USA TODAYThe Nevada attorney general has charged six Republicans with submitting falsified documents to Congress declaring President-elect Donald Trump the winner of the key swing state in 2020. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford argues the defendants signed off on false Electoral College votes for Trump in 2020 even though he lost Nevada by more than 30,000 votes. There was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Nevada during the 2020 election, Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said at the time. Ford filed the charges of “ uttering a forged instrument ” for a second time in Carson City this week after a judge dismissed an initial indictment in Clark County earlier this year , ruling the prosecutor filed it in the wrong venue, the Associated Press reports. Ford has since appealed the ruling to the Nevada Supreme Court. He said in a statement he filed the new indictment to ensure the statute of limitations does not expire while he awaits the appeal, according to the Associated Press. “While we disagree with the finding of improper venue and will continue to seek to overturn it, we are preserving our legal rights to ensure that these fake electors do not escape justice,” Ford said. “The actions the fake electors undertook in 2020 violated Nevada criminal law and were direct attempts to both sow doubt in our democracy and undermine the results of a free and fair election,” he added. “Justice requires that these actions not go unpunished.” The six people named are Michael McDonald, chair of the Nevada Republican party; Jesse Law, chair of the Clark County Republican Party Jim DeGraffenreid, national party committee member; Shawn Meehan, national and Douglas County committee member; Storey County Clerk Jim Hindle; and party member Eileen Rice. The Independent has contacted the defendants for comment. The charges join several state-level criminal cases against Trump allies who were part of a nationwide scheme to overturn 2020 results by certifying “alternate” electors in states that Trump lost. Similar charges related to efforts to overthrow the 2020 election are pending in Arizona, Michigan and Georgia. In Wisconsin, prosecutors also filed 10 additional felony charges this week against two lawyers and an aide who allegedly advised Trump in 2020 to baselessly claim he won the state. Meanwhile, at least 14 people who were reportedly tied to this nationwide “fake electors” scheme in 2020 served as official electors in key swing states such as Pennsylvania , Nevada , Georgia and Michigan during the 2024 election, The Independent previously reported.

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In the months leading up to the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. intelligence community’s alarms were blaring. By late 2021, analysts were almost certain of Russia’s intent to dramatically escalate. A flurry of statements and de-classified intelligence attempted to mobilize action in the face of a potentially dire invasion. In the public sphere, organizations using open-sourced intelligence noticed conspicuous preparations, including blood drives and pontoon bridges . Despite overwhelming evidence presented by the intelligence community, media, and open-source researchers, Ukrainian leadership was skeptical . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy worried Western warnings would hurt the Ukrainian economy and cause social instability. It was not until just hours before Russian forces crossed the border that Zelenskyy acknowledged the risk and ordered earnest preparations to begin. While the tactical warning achieved by Ukraine was sufficient to prevent the complete destruction of its air fleet and air defense network, Ukraine would have fared far better had it heeded Washington’s warnings weeks before. An important lesson from this episode is the difficulty of communicating risk to societies already living under latent but perpetual fear of invasion and diagnosing intent in strategic warning. Nowhere in the world is this lesson more relevant than in the Taiwan-U.S. security relationship. China has been watching Ukraine closely, taking its own notes. There is little doubt Beijing has learned much not only from Russia’s failure to conceal its activity in the lead-up to the invasion – but also from how long Ukrainian society took to accept the reality of invasion and mobilize in response to it. Currently, the way that the United States and Taiwan have approached messaging about risk is wrong. Even if Washington had clear knowledge of a Chinese plan to invade, how would it communicate risk to Taiwan when the ceaseless, existential, “ five alarm fire ” has been anything but? The practice of talking down to the Taiwanese public must end. Despite extensive discourse about invasion threats, polling has consistently shown that Taiwanese citizens maintain different threat perceptions from those assessed by Washington. Instead of dismissing these views, U.S. policymakers need to understand why this disconnect exists. The true risk is that if the United States and Taiwan continue on this course and the time for true panic arises, Taipei, and more importantly, the people of Taiwan, aren’t likely to answer the phone. Essential to Washington’s complicated relationship with Taiwan is the messaging that occurs within the United States. There is no shortage of articles explaining why Taiwan matters , or even why it really, really matters . There are countless definitive remedies prescribing what Taiwan needs and how the United States should go about making it happen. However, much of this discussion is predicated on the ability to predict China’s movements, a flawed assumption that risks disastrous policy failure. The problem of communicating risk comes from both ends: like Washington, Taipei shares some of the blame. Continuous posting about Air Defense Identification Zone violations by China’s military as a metric to assess Beijing’s movements and predict action is full of confounders. We saw this after the hype over balloon overflights into Taiwanese airspace in late 2023 and early 2024 was shown to be little more than hot air . This pattern does nothing but reinforce the cycle of creating urgency over a potential threat and not following through with any action. Without interdictive action, Taiwan drawing attention to China’s intrusions creates its own problem. Like the little boy who cried wolf, ringing the alarm bell every time China commits a technical but ultimately quotidian violation sets Taiwan up to miss legitimate threats and erodes U.S. credibility in the region. The problem extends beyond Taiwan-U.S. relations: Risks of a communication failure spill over to regional alliances. South Korea, Japan , and the Philippines have their own security considerations, and there has been skepticism regarding involvement , something that will certainly accelerate should the United States fail to accurately diagnose intent Perhaps more important for Washington than accurately communicating risk to Taiwan is convincing itself. Policymakers in Washington must have confidence in the assessments of the United States’ own intelligence community. Preparations for an invasion, should the U.S. seek to intervene to defend Taiwan, would be considerable . Air defense would be surged to bases in the region, air wings and forces would have to be dispersed and re-organized, and the U.S. economy must be prepared for considerable shocks due to trade disruption. These preparations require time, and potentially more importantly, certainty. If, judging an invasion was imminent, the United States was to make rapid changes to its force posture, there is a danger it could reveal its hand in the face of what is actually a drill or feint by China. Should this occur, Washington could give substantial information to the Chinese government, information that would greatly facilitate Beijing’s war-planning and its ability to predict how the United States might react to a blockade or invasion. Perhaps more importantly, it would undermine the credibility of signaling, possibly de-railing attempts to build a coalition to defend Taiwan or send critical humanitarian aid. Understanding this dilemma, China will likely employ deception to greatly confuse the United States and Taiwan’s ability to predict intent. This could be accomplished by several means, including public disinformation campaigns, fake or distorted movements to confuse geospatial intelligence, or conducting several large-scale drills around the time of the intended action. Regional allies are crucial for any effective deterrence strategy, but current U.S. messaging often undermines these relationships. When Washington emphasizes the importance of protecting treaty allies against diagnosed threats without decisive action, it erodes credibility with regional partners. These relationships require development through consistent support on issues that matter to them – whether it’s North Korean provocations or South China Sea disputes. Building trust through reliable partnership on these issues will strengthen regional solidarity when it comes to Taiwan. Avoiding this trap requires a paradigm shift, one that understands the natural restraints of the United States and Taiwan’s ability to shape the behavior of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It requires policymakers and academics alike to reject falling for media hype campaigns, and reject Beijing’s use of military maneuvers around the island to de-legitimize deterrence. Taiwan, the United States, and its allies in the region should adopt a healthy dose of skepticism in its assessments of PLA action around the island. The recent confusion stemming from Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense reports of large PLA Navy movements surrounding Taiwan are evidence of this. Building up these drills and exercises as provocations to be responded to only plays into the PLA’s hand by associating these actions as legitimate acts to “dominate” Taiwan. When everything the PLA does around Taiwan is articulated as a gray-zone tactic that seeks to undermine Taiwan’s ability to defend itself, nothing will ever be considered important enough to drive Taiwanese society into real action – until it’s too late. Preventing this means developing a framework that distinguishes between routine military activities, genuine provocations, and actual invasion preparations. Such clarity would allow for more measured responses and help preserve credibility when raising genuine security concerns. There are some that argue that because Taiwan isn’t doing enough , or isn’t serious , that Washington should continue its approach. But in emphasizing the need for immediate action and putting constant pressure on the Taiwanese populace creates political instability, which politicians attempt to alleviate with big ticket purchases such as aircraft and naval vessels that won’t survive the early hours of conflict. This strategy detracts from investment in domestic capacity and long-term military reform such as asymmetric defense. This creates a never-ending obsession with getting newer and flashier military technology rather than going to the roots of the problem of military modernization for Taiwan. These issues highlight a central problem in intelligence analysis: For fear of missing critical warnings and indications of attack, we often get duped by deliberate misinformation and feints. To mitigate the problem, the U.S. intelligence community should focus more on refining assessments than on collecting information. It is clear that there will be signs of a blockade or invasion, as it is simply impossible to hide all levels of preparation. What is less certain, however, is if intent can be parsed through a flood of incoming information and data. The challenge isn’t finding a needle in a haystack. Rather, it is about identifying the right needle in a warehouse of them. 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Farmers to make fresh bid to reach Delhi todayRed Wings netminder Cam Talbot is ready to return from his lower-body injury and is expected to start on Thursday in Philadelphia, Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News reports. As such, rookie Sebastian Cossa ’s services were no longer required on the active roster and he was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids, the team announced. Talbot, 37, missed four games with the injury, which he sustained midway through an eventual overtime loss to the Canucks on Dec. 1. Detroit was already without No. 2 option Alex Lyon , who remains on injured reserve with a lower-body issue, forcing them to summon Cossa to complement veteran third-stringer Ville Husso for the time being. Husso will stay around for a while yet as Talbot’s backup until Lyon is ready to return. While a few of the moves that Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman made this summer appear to be backfiring, signing Talbot isn’t one of them. The 12-year veteran has arguably been the Red Wings’ most valuable player in 2024-25, posting a .915 SV% and 2.73 GAA in 15 appearances behind a Detroit team that’s allowing 30.9 shots per game, fifth-worst in the league. Talbot’s 10.1 goals saved above expected rank fifth behind Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck (16.8), Anaheim’s Lukáš Dostál (14.0), Utah’s Karel Vejmelka (13.2), and Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson (12.6), per MoneyPuck . The Red Wings, who need a serious winning streak to put themselves back in playoff contention, are certainly happy to get that level of play back between the pipes. Husso has floundered often in his six starts and one relief appearance this year, posting a .870 SV% and 3.74 GAA while allowing 7.6 goals above expected. He most recently allowed three goals on seven shots against the Sabres on Monday before being pulled, leading to Cossa’s NHL debut. The 22-year-old Cossa, who the Wings selected 15th overall in the 2021 draft, made 12 saves on 14 shots en route to a comeback 6-5 shootout win. More development time isn’t a bad thing for the 6-foot-6, 209-lb netminder, but Cossa has taken a demonstrable step forward with Grand Rapids this season. Now in his third professional campaign, the 2022 World Juniors gold medalist has a sparkling 2.21 GAA and .925 SV% in 14 appearances with a 9-4-1 record. He’s on track to clear the career-best 2.41 and .913 marks he set with Grand Rapids last season. The Red Wings’ active roster count stands at 21 with $4.31M in cap space after Cossa’s demotion, per PuckPedia . Talbot was never placed on injured reserve, so no transaction is required to make him available for Thursday's game. This article first appeared on Pro Hockey Rumors and was syndicated with permission.

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New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said Wednesday that "very qualified" and "reliable" sources believe the mystery drones populating New Jersey's skies are originating from an Iranian "mothership" parked off the US East Coast, a claim the Pentagon subsequently denied. "Here is the real deal," the GOP lawmaker told Fox News' Harris Faulkner. "I'm on the Transportation Committee, on the Aviation Subcommittee, and I've gotten to know people. And from very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources. I'm going to tell you... Iran launched a mothership probably about a month ago that contains these drones. That mothership is off the east coast of the United States of America." Van Drew did not provide the names of sources responsible for the information, citing confidentiality. "You know that Iran made a deal with China to purchase drones, motherships and technology in order to go forward..." he added later. "...These drones should be shot down. Whether it was some crazy hobbyist that we can't imagine, or whether it is Iran – and I think it very possibly could be – they should be shot down. We are not getting the full deal and the military is on alert with this." Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin asked Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh during a briefing today about Van Drew's allegations, and she said there was no truth to them. "There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there's no so-called ‘mothership’ launching drones toward the United States," Singh said. Van Drew's claims come as officials and state residents demand answers on the mysterious development, yet major agencies remain puzzled by the ordeal, including the FBI. The agency is investigating the sightings and have urged the public to report any drones they see. Recordings of drones soaring over homes at night, with flashing lights and no apparent purpose, have circulated in the news. Some have been seen nightly in some areas, and have been spotted traveling in groups at times. Some are even said to be SUV-sized. Drone sightings were also previously reported on Staten Island in New York. Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy posted to X last Thursday that "there is no known threat to the public at this time." State officials have said they are taking the mystery drone sightings "seriously." Originally published as Pentagon denies lawmaker's claims that random drones flying over New Jersey are from Iran: 'Should be shot down'