Socialist Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York claimed that her office was vandalized after she questioned U.S. involvement in the exploding pager operation against Hezbollah. Videos on social media showed the devastating results of an operation that detonated explosives inside of pagers provided to members of the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon. A second round targeted other devices, including walkie-talkies. 'They must live under a rock to not know I don’t take well to bullies.' Ocasio-Cortez demanded to know whether the U.S. had provided any assistance to those who organized the operation and claimed it would be illegal if that were the case. On Friday, she said that someone had vandalized her offices in response. "Yesterday my House office was tagged with blood-splattered signs accusing me of supporting terrorism after I questioned the pager operation, which clearly runs counter to US policy," she claimed."They must live under a rock to not know I don’t take well to bullies," she added. The congresswoman added a section of legal code from the U.S. Department of Defense that she believed proved her case that such operations were against U.S. policy. Commentator David French argued that Ocasio-Cortez had provided an "incomplete analysis" and tried to correct her errors. "First, under the definition below, the pagers--which were encrypted devices specifically sold to Hezbollah--were not 'scattered around and are likely to be attractive to civilians, especially children.' These were military devices sold to for [sic] military purposes to a military force," he wrote in response. "Moreover, as the excerpt from the DoD manual demonstrates, even if the pagers fit the definition of a booby trap, then they can still be used if their use complies with general law of war principles (such as necessity, distinction, and proportionality)," he added before arguing that the operation met each of the three principles. Ocasio-Cortez wasn't the only member of "The Squad" to be hammered for her response to the operation targeting terror leaders. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan was criticized for appearing to side with the Hezbollah militants in the ongoing conflict. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Utah woman flagged down a police officer and claimed she had been raped numerous times in a man's apartment after being kidnapped. Cache County Sherriff’s Office deputy Travis Ricks told KSL-TV that the woman caught his attention on Sept. 11 as he was driving on Highway 89. Ricks said the woman had trouble staying awake and explaining what happened but that she had signs of abuse, including her hair being cut. “When speaking with her, you could see some swelling on her face and that she, you could tell she had been in an assault,” he said. “She was a little, not making complete sense at first. You could tell she was pretty traumatized.”The woman told him that she had sought a ride back to her home in Salt Lake City after her friends locked her out of their room at a Motel 6 in the city of Ogden on Sept. 8. A man had offered her a ride and she agreed, but he instead took her to his apartment in Logan. “She told me that she had been in Ogden, claimed to have been kidnapped by a male, and the male had assaulted her both physically and sexually,” Ricks continued. She said she was hit with a black flashlight and a towel bar, which police said could have caused “serious bodily injury or death.” The woman said she escaped as the man was driving her to drop her off in Idaho. She ran off when he fell asleep in the car. Police found the suspect sleeping in a running car on Highway 89. He was arrested without incident. The man was identified as 46-year-old Christopher Mark Derring. In an interview with police, he claimed that the woman had already been beaten when he found her and that she had gone through a psychotic episode in his bathroom. He also claimed she asked to be dropped off in Idaho before he asked for attorney. The victim went into much further detail later with police, saying that the suspect offered her methamphetamine and accusing him of forcing her to wear clothing he had urinated on. They also found evidence at his apartment that corroborated much of the story given to them by the victim, including a black flashlight, blood evidence, and clumps of hair. Derring was booked on suspicion of forcible sodomy, kidnapping, aggravated assault, possession of a controlled substance, and a misdemeanor charge of driving with a measurable controlled substance. The interview with officer Ricks can be watched on the news video report from KSL on its YouTube channel. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Riley Gaines' Calls Out MT Dem Jon Tester for Failing Women, Paying College Athletes for Endorsement

Insufferable Scold AOC Gets SCHOOLED About 'Islamophobia' After Whining About Political Cartoon

People Have a Lot of Questions About Report That Jill Biden's Signature Is on Legislation Folders

EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel Talks His Latest Book, 'Plot Against The King 3,' and Trump Assassination Attempts

The Spanish Inquisition, which began in 1481 and lasted until 1834, is notorious for its brutal methods, such as torture and public executions, often targeting those accused of heresy or practicing prohibited religious customs. One case involved Elira Campo, who was tortured after being accused of secretly practicing Judaism, following her forced conversion to Catholicism. Her ordeal reflects the harsh techniques of the Inquisition, where individuals were frequently subjected to severe physical torment to extract confessions. Read moreSection: NewsVideosHistoryImportant EventsRead Later 

No one wants to shut the U.S. government down, but Republicans want to make sure "only citizens are voting" in the U.S. presidential election, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio told Newsmax.

A North Carolina Judge has ruled against Republicans' seeking to block University of North Carolina Chapel Hill students and faculty from using their college-issued digital IDs at the polls.

Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., blasted the Biden Administration over their lack of enforcement of oil sanctions during a time of deep political corruption in Venezuela during a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Friday.