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Strike at Iran Could Reshape Primary Election Dynamics
“The United States’ attack on Iran is stirring up an already-roiling Democratic debate over Israel, just as primary season kicks off,” Politico reports. “The joint U.S.-Israel military operation has put…
Flashback Quote of the Day
“We’ve spent $8 trillion in the Middle East. And we’re not fixing our roads in this country. How stupid is it? We’re not fixing our highways, our tunnels, our bridges,…
Just 27% Approve of Trump’s Attack on Iran
Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Trump is…
CIA Closely Watched Khamenei for Months
“For months, Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been secretly watching Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for just the right moment,” CNN reports. “They were monitoring…
Trump Says Iran Wants to Resume Negotiations
One day after launching strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and embroiled the region in war, President Trump told Michael Scherer this morning that the country’s new leadership…
Separation of Powers
Just published: Separation of Powers: How to Preserve Liberty in Troubled Times by Cass R. Sunstein. Why the separation of powers is essential to liberty and democracy. Save to Favorites
Trump Complicates Planned Summit with Xi
“One month before President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are set to convene at a much-touted summit in China, the U.S. leader’s toppling of another friend of China risks stoking…
Poll Finds No Rally Effect After Iran Strikes
Morning Consult: “Trump approval (44% to 53%) and his foreign policy approval (43% to 52%) are unchanged from pre-strike baselines. The strikes have not moved his numbers immediately.” The country…
U.S. Races to Finish Mission Before Munitions Run Out
“When the U.S. military’s top general laid out the risks to President Trump of launching a major and extended attack on Iran, one of the issues he flagged was America’s…
The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos
The Atlantic: “Killing the supreme leader was one thing. Ousting the regime will be another.” Save to Favorites
‘Bored of Peace’
Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump’s character, who touted himself as peacemaker, now addressing the country exulting in war with Iran. Said Trump: “I launched this attack after me…
China Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ Strikes on Iran
“China criticized the US and Israeli military action against Iran, warning that it risks plunging the Middle East into deeper instability and undermining international law,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Democrats Already Plotting Probes If They Retake House
“House Democrats, who hope to regain the majority in the November midterms, are already charting an aggressive strategy of investigating the Trump administration next year, including using subpoena power to…
U.S. Moves Pregnant Immigrant Girls to Texas
“All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human…
Iranian Security Chief Warns of Retaliation
“Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on social media that Iran would hit the U.S. and Israel on Sunday with unprecedented force,” the Wall Street Journal…
The Midterm Primary Season Kicks Off
Texas is about to kick off the 2026 midterm cycle. Tuesday’s primaries aren’t just another date on the political calendar. They’re the first real stress test of the cycle —…
Top Clerics Order Muslims to Avenge Khamenei’s Killing
“A leading Iranian Shiite cleric has issued an order for Muslims to wage jihad against the United States and Israel to avenge the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,”…
Putin Condemns Khamenei Killing
“Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sent his condolences to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Putin…
CIA Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders
“Shortly before the United States and Israel were poised to launch an attack on Iran, the CIA zeroed in on the location of perhaps the most important target: Ayatollah Ali…
No Obvious Successor in Iran
“Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death could be the most existential threat to Iran’s Islamist regime in its nearly 50 years. But it doesn’t necessarily mean a quick end…
