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U.S. and Israel Attack Iran
“The United States and Israel on Saturday launched a major attack on Iran, with President Trump vowing to devastate the country’s military, eliminate its nuclear program and bring about a…
Trump Accused Iran of Trying to Interfere with Election
“President Trump posted a news story early Saturday on social media accusing Iran of trying to interfere to stop him winning the 2020 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections,” the Wall…
Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports
“Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for months failed to appropriately respond to the findings of an internal watchdog that one of her biggest changes to airport security—allowing passengers…
Pentagon Cuts Ties with Elite Universities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops’ attendance at graduate programs at some of the nation’s top universities, calling them “woke breeding grounds of…
Trump Was Upset with Kash Patel
“President Donald Trump was disappointed in FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and conveyed his displeasure in a conversation with him,“ NBC News reports. “Patel went…
Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic AI
President Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, CNBC reports. Save to Favorites
Kamala Harris Records Robocall for Jasmine Crockett
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a robocall for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to turn out voters for the Dallas congresswoman in Tuesday’s hard-fought Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, the…
Trump Floats ‘Friendly Takeover’ of Cuba
President Trump suggested the U.S. could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as the president has used a fuel blockade to increase the pressure on the communist regime in…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I like Bill Clinton and I don’t like seeing him deposed.” — President Trump, quoted by Politico. Save to Favorites
Trump Still Hasn’t Decided on Striking Iran
“President Trump on Friday expressed frustration about nuclear talks with Iran, but said he hasn’t decided yet whether to launch a military campaign,” Axios reports. “With the region on high…
AI Industry Floods Campaigns with Ads Not About AI
“Competing super PACs backed by the AI industry are already pouring money into the 2026 midterms, starting with the year’s first primaries in Texas and North Carolina,” NBC News reports….
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them.”…
Jamie Raskin Opens Probe Into Howard Lutnick
“The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has opened an investigation into potential conflicts of interest between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, following the…
Israelis No Longer Ahead in Middle East Sympathies
Gallup: “Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis.” “The five-percentage-point difference is not…
Marco Rubio’s New Loyalty Oath
Julia Ioffe: “Ideological screenings are just the beginning of the State Department’s political tests for new foreign service officers, who must affirm their support for Trump’s executive orders, navigate training…
Be Careful What You Normalize
As Bill Clinton answers questions from lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein today, it’s not just another chapter in a scandal that refuses to die. It will be a precedent. Join now…
U.S. Has More Than 1,100 Measles Cases
“The U.S. has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” CNN reports. “It’s…
Democrats Say They Have the Votes to Subpoena Lutnick
“Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have the votes to force Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before their panel about his relationship with convicted sex offender…
Bill Clinton Says He ‘Did Nothing Wrong’
Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that his “brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light,” the AP reports. Said Clinton: “I saw nothing,…
U.S. Tells Embassy Staff in Israel They Can Leave
“With the threat of a U.S. strike on Iran looming, the United States embassy in Jerusalem has told its workers that they may leave Israel and warned them that if…


