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Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson

A full slate of major national and local headlines today — from intelligence questions on Iran, to immigration battles in New York, to a major court ruling that could cost Amazon millions in South Carolina.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declined to confirm whether Iran posed an “imminent threat” to the United States prior to recent military operations — raising new questions after President Donald Trump repeatedly stated that such a threat existed.

In New York City, an immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a former city council employee who was found to be in the country illegally and had a prior assault arrest. But city leaders, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are pushing back — calling the decision a “miscarriage of justice.”

Meanwhile, in Arizona, frustration is growing in the ongoing search for the missing mother of NBC’s Savannah Guthrie. Local criticism is mounting against the sheriff’s office, with some residents now discussing the possibility of a recall effort over how the investigation has been handled.

And here in South Carolina, a major legal decision with big financial implications. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in a 3–2 decision that Amazon is responsible for collecting sales taxes on behalf of third-party sellers — a ruling that could result in millions in back taxes owed to the state.

• Tulsi Gabbard pressed on Iran intelligence claims

• Deportation ruling sparks backlash in New York City

• Arizona sheriff faces criticism in missing person case

• South Carolina Supreme Court rules against Amazon

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