3 Things To Know Today

1 U.S. Shot Down Iranian Drone Threatening American Ship

President Trump has confirmed that a U.S. Navy warship shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking from the White House, Trump says the USS Boxer, took defensive action yesterday "against an Iranian drone...ignoring multiple calls to stand down" and adding "the drone was immediately destroyed." Of course, tensions have been running high in the Persian Gulf after Iran shot down an American drone last month and the British seized an Iranian tanker for violating terms of the Iran nuke deal. Then yesterday, Iran claimed it seized a Panamanian flagged tanker and its 12-man crew. As for losing their drone? Iran is calling it fake news. “We have not lost any drone in the Strait of Hormuz nor anywhere else,” Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi offers via Twitter. “I am worried that USS Boxer has shot down their own UAS by mistake!” The Pentagon has confirmed the drone as Iranian and said it was brought down with electronic jamming.

2 Officially, Trump Disavows Chants Of "Send Her Back"

Did he or didn’t he? Supporters of President Trump responded to his comments about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with chants of "Send her back!" at a rally in North Carolina Wednesday night. That night, he allowed the chanting to continue – but yesterday, he told ABC’s Jonathan Karl that he tried to stop it by “speaking very quickly.” The issue with that statement? Video of the event shows he remained silent for 13-seconds. But when he was asked about the chants, he replied that he disagrees with the sentiment that was expressed by the crowd. "I was not happy with it. I disagree with it,” Trump offered. “But…I didn't say that. They did. But I disagree with it." The chants erupted after he sharply criticized Omar. She is one of four minority Democrats that Trump attacked in a tweet Sunday, saying they should go back to their countries. The three other Congresswomen Trump attacked – New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Michigan’s Rep. Rashida Tlaib – were born in the United States. Omar was born in Somalia.

3 House Passes Bill To Increase Minimum Wage

A bill raising the federal minimum wage is heading to the Senate after passing the Democratic-controlled House. The legislation would increase the national minimum wage to 15-dollars per hour over the course the next five years, by 2025. The House voted 231 to 199 in favor of passing the legislation. The legislation would increase the national minimum pay rate per hour over the course the next five years. The current minimum wage is seven-dollars and 25-cents per hour, which has not been changed since 2009. Republicans and other experts argue raising the minimum wage would cause millions of people to lose their jobs and small businesses would suffer. Speaking of which, the bill faces a very uphill battle in the Republican-controlled Senate.


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