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Trump Says He’s Not Ready to End War
President Trump said that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough…
Trump Still Thinking About Endorsement in Texas
President Trump told NBC News that he’s still mulling a potential endorsement in the competitive Republican primary for a Senate seat in Texas. Said Trump: “I’ll let you know that…
FCC Chair Threatens Broadcast Licenses
FCC chairman Brendan Carr said that broadcasters need to “correct course” or risk losing their broadcasting licenses, citing Donald Trump’s recent displeasure with the mainstream media’s coverage of the Iran…
Trump Fundraises Off the Iran War
A fundraising email from President Trump’s political action committee has a provocative pitch: using an image from last week’s dignified transfer honoring six fallen U.S. soldiers, it promises access to…
Israel Running Critically Low on Interceptors
“Israel informed the U.S. this week that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors as the conflict with Iran rages on,” Semafor reports. “Israel had reportedly entered the…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere…
Trump Has No Plans to End the Iran War
Wall Street Journal: “Trump has said repeatedly that the war might end soon and he has already claimed victory. He is facing pressure from outside advisers to end the conflict…
U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq
“The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad urged all American citizens to leave Iraq immediately on Saturday after the embassy was attacked overnight for the second time since the war with Iran…
Trump Asks Allies to Deploy Warships to Strait
“President Donald Trump said Saturday that other nations will send ships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid fears that Iran may restrict the flow of oil and…
Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing
Jonathan Chait: “Hegseth’s presentation gave no remotely skeptical viewer any new reasons to trust that the administration expected the war to go as it has nor that there is a…
How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post
New York Times: “Dissatisfied by expanding losses and dwindling readership, Mr. Bezos is demanding that The Post embrace some of the same ideas that brought him riches at Amazon, including…
Trump Rejects Peace Talks
President Donald Trump rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault,…
Trump Goes His Own Way on Housing
Politico: “The executive orders are notable as the president has remained unusually quiet when it comes to the housing legislation battle gearing up on Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are…
How Iran Is Holding the Strait of Hormuz Hostage
Wall Street Journal: “Ship transits through the narrow waterway have fallen from over 150 a day to single digits by this week, according to monitoring firms. Iran is suspected in…
White House Puts RFK Jr. on Tighter Leash
“The White House is more tightly controlling the messaging and policies—including around vaccines—coming from the Department of Health and Human Services ahead of the midterm elections,” the Wall Street Journal…
Americans View Their Country Very Differently
A new Politico poll, conducted across five countries, “reveals a stark disconnect between how Americans see their country and how several top allies do.” “As the Trump administration’s aggressive posture…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I’m glad I’m not on the ballot.” — Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), to Politico when asked how he was feeling about the November elections. Save to Favorites
Why Little Was Done to Head Off Strait of Hormuz Problem
New York Times: “The reason there is no true alternative comes down to a combination of geography, political tensions and economic competition among the region’s oil powers. There have been…
Orban’s Election Campaign Turns to Russia for Help
“A surpise guest appeared at a recent campaign rally for Viktor Orban’s party in eastern Hungary: a Ukrainian prisoner of war freed from Moscow’s captivity,” Bloomberg reports. “How he got…
Quote of the Day
“When American service members killed in action are returning to the United States in flagged-draped coffins, and even more Americans have lost limbs or suffered terrible brain injuries or are…
