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“House Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement. This gambit that was done last night is a…
Iranian Hackers Got Into Kash Patel’s Personal Email
“Iran-linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet,” Reuters reports. Save to Favorites
Rubio Says U.S. Can Achieve Goals Without Ground Troops
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the United States did not need ground troops to succeed in the war in Iran, which he said would end within…
Investors Are Losing Patience With the Iran War
New York Times: “The S&P 500 is on course for its fifth straight week of losses and its worst weekly losing streak in roughly four years.” Save to Favorites
Elon Musk Joined Call Between Trump and Modi
New York Times: “Elon Musk participated in a phone call on Tuesday with President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, an unusual appearance by a private citizen on…
Trump Signs Executive Order to Pay TSA Workers
“President Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, a White House official said, bypassing a gridlocked Congress after the latest proposal to fund the broader Department…
Borrowing Costs Surge with Iran War
“The Iran war is sending longer-term borrowing costs surging amid prospects for higher inflation, fewer Federal Reserve rate cuts and more federal borrowing,” Axios reports. “Higher rates create new pressure…
House GOP Rejects Senate’s DHS Funding Deal
NOTUS: “House Republican leadership said Friday that they will not vote on the Senate’s funding deal for the Department of Homeland Security, and the Senate has already skipped town for…
Mike Johnson Stays Mum on DHS Funding Deal
Politico: “Speaker Mike Johnson declined to say Friday whether he will keep the House in over the weekend to pass the Department of Homeland Security funding agreement the Senate approved…
Iran Expected to Respond to U.S. Peace Proposal
CBS News: “The Iranian response to the U.S.’ 15-point framework for a peace deal is expected on Friday.” “President Trump and top White House officials have been told that Iran’s…
Jill Biden’s Secret Service Agent Shot Himself
CNN: “A US Secret Service special agent on former first lady Jill Biden’s security detail accidentally shot their own leg at the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning, an agency official…
Trump Moves Suggest Escalation of the Iran War
Robert Pape: “Since February, the United States has surged more than 150 aircraft, two carrier strike groups, over a dozen warships, and tens of thousands of personnel into the region….
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The Largest Protest In History?
USA Today: “With more than 3,100 events planned nationwide to protest President Donald Trump’s actions and policies, organizers expect the No Kings protests to draw millions of Americans into the…
Big Majority Say U.S. Is On the Wrong Track
A new Fox News poll finds 64% of Americans are dissatisfied with how things are going in the U.S. Save to Favorites
Iran Eyes Second Strait
Politico: “It’s not just Hormuz. There’s a second strait in the Middle East vital to global energy markets that Iran is threatening to close if President Donald Trump fails to…
Iran Is Seeking to Cash in on Strait of Hormuz
Financial Times: “Iran is working to establish a system of approved passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a tightening of control over the crucial waterway that Tehran suggests…
Oil Shock Ripples Through Other Industries
Energy Common Sense: “Ethylene, methanol, and petrochemical feedstocks, the inputs that underpin manufacturing, agriculture, and industrial systems, are tightening. More than half of global refining capacity has been impacted, along…
Democratic Lawmaker Guilty of Ethics Violations
A special panel of the House Ethics Committee has found that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) was guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, Punchbowl News reports. The full Ethics…
Trump’s Net Worth Grew by $1.4 Billion
Forbes says Donald Trump is now worth $6.5 billion, which is roughly $1.4 billion more than he was worth last year. Save to Favorites
