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This War’s Economic Crisis Could Get Much Worse
Derek Thompson: “This isn’t just about the price of oil. It’s about everything oil becomes—fertilizer, AI chips, plastic—and the cost of snapping the achilles heel of the global shipping economy.”…
Trump Directs War With the Markets Top of Mind
“President Trump’s fixation on financial markets as the measure of his stewardship of the economy came into focus again this week when he vacillated on his outlook for the length…
Bondi Has Moved to Military Housing Because of Threats
“Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases in the Washington area where other Trump administration officials also live, after facing threats from drug cartels…
Trump’s Iran War Messaging Is All Over the Map
Axios: “Across interviews, press conferences and social media, Trump floated and erased timelines, predicted the war’s end or promised new escalation, and argued he must choose Iran’s new leader while…
Inside the GOP Plan to Save the Midterms
“President Trump’s top advisers are urging House Republicans to turn the 2026 midterms into a choice election — and hammer Democrats on taxes, crime and border security,” Axios reports. “Midterm…
U.S. and Israel Have Different Timelines for War
“President Trump’s suggestions that the war with Iran might soon be over are bringing a new problem to the fore: Israel and the U.S. have different ideas on when to…
‘Titanic’ Statue of Trump and Epstein on the Mall
Washington Post: “The anonymous artists who have targeted President Donald Trump with satirical statues and installations in Washington struck again on the National Mall on Tuesday morning with an enormous…
How Trump Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War
New York Times: “The extent of that miscalculation was laid bare in recent days, as Iran threatened to fire at commercial oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic…
White House Isn’t Panicking About Oil Prices
“The Trump administration believes it can withstand a brief spike in oil prices — for as many as four weeks, as one person close to the White House suggested —…
A Tough Time to Be a Republican on Capitol Hill
Punchbowl News: “Dragged by President Donald Trump into another war in the Middle East, the GOP’s problems are growing worse every day, and there’s no sign things have hit bottom…
Eric Swalwell Takes Lead in California Primary
A new Emerson College survey of the June primary for Governor finds Eric Swalwell leading the open primary with 17%, followed by Steve Hilton (13%), Tom Steyer (11%), Chad Bianco…
Democrats Flip New Hampshire State House Seat
Bobbi Boudman (D) flipped a Republican-held seat in the New Hampshire state House in a special election on Tuesday night, the Downballot reports, Save to Favorites
Homeland Security Weighs Nixing Luxury Jet
“Discussions are underway at the Department of Homeland Security about reevaluating plans to buy a Boeing 737 MAX luxury jet that had been used by Kristi Noem prior to her…
Runoff Set for Greene’s Seat
Clay Fuller (R) will face Shawn Harris (D) in a runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th congressional district, CNN projects. Politico: “Fuller, a local prosecutor…
Kevin Hern to Announce Senate Bid from Oklahoma
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) will announce Wednesday afternoon that he is running for Senate, Punchbowl News reports. “Hern, in his fourth term in the House, will run for the seat…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I believe Tucker Carlson is the single most dangerous demagogue in this country.” — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by Politico. Save to Favorites
Tonight’s Election Results
If it’s Tuesday, voters are casting ballots somewhere — and today is no different. Here are the race we’re watching. Georgia’s 14th: Seventeen candidates qualified in the free-for-all to replace…
Deleted Tweet Sends Oil Markets on Another Wild Ride
Wall Street Journal: “A plunge in oil prices intensified in the early afternoon after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on X that ‘The U.S. Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker…
Trump Pick for State Department Drops Out
Politico: “A political commentator who argued that white people are the victims of racism and need help protecting their ‘identity’ withdrew his candidacy Tuesday for a senior diplomatic role in…
U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs
“Amid what the Pentagon said was the fiercest bombardment of Iran since the start of the war, the Pentagon’s leaders said Tuesday that American and Israeli forces were ‘winning decisively’…
