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Advisory Warns of ‘Heightened Threat Environment’
An advisory from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned on Sunday of a “heightened threat environment in the United States” following overnight U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites,…
Trump Says He’s Open to Regime Change in Iran
President Trump suggested that could he see Iran rejecting its government leadership, after officials in his administration stressed that the White House was not seeking a regime change, the AP…
Greene Prays U.S. Is Not Attacked by Terrorists
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reacted to the U.S. strikes on Iran by urging Americans to pray that terrorists do not attack “our homeland.” Said Greene: “Let us pray that…
Trump Launches Super PAC to Oust Thomas Massie
“President Trump’s political operation has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, its first such effort to defeat a sitting Republican incumbent,” Axios reports. “By going after…
Iran’s Stockpile of Enriched Uranium Is Intact
“After the surprise U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, administration officials worked to assess the extent of the damage,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Vice President JD Vance signaled that…
Iran Tries to Project a Sense of Normalcy
“Iran was reeling from American military attacks on its three main nuclear sites early Sunday, with four officials describing the mood in the government as one of defeat and national…
Republican’s Pregnancy Collided With Abortion Politics
“Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) arrived at the emergency room in May 2024 terrified by what she had just learned: Her pregnancy could kill her at any moment,” the Wall Street…
Parliamentarian Rejects GOP Proposal on Enforcing Contempt
“The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against a controversial provision in the Senate Republicans’ megabill that would have made it significantly more difficult for courts to enforce contempt findings against the…
Trump Pledges to Campaign Against Thomas Massie
President Trump excoriated Rep. Tom Massie (R-KY) as a “loser” and vowed he will campaign against him next year, after the lawmaker raised questions about the constitutionality of the strikes…
Ranked-Choice Voting Is Not Undemocratic
There are legitimate criticisms of ranked-choice voting — it can confuse voters and doesn’t always guarantee a majority winner. But Annie Lowrey’s critique — using this week’s New York City…
The U.S. Has No Single Voice on Trade
Countries trying to negotiate trade deals with the U.S. have struggled to balance Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer, who are often perceived as…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue. A number of countries are ready to directly…
GOP’s Food Stamp Plan Violates Senate Rules
“In another blow to the Republicans’ tax and spending cut bill, the Senate parliamentarian has advised that a proposal to shift some food stamps costs from the federal government to…
U.S. Troops May Face Retaliation
Haaretz: “The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that the large number of U.S. military bases in the region will make it hard for the American forces to entirely evade…
Iran Could Become a New North Korea
New York Times: “Iran could slowly recover, its surviving nuclear scientists could take their skills underground and the country could follow the pathway lit by North Korea, with a race…
The Unknown Unknowns Lurk in Iran
Playbook: “In the run-up to the war in Iraq, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was asked in 2002 whether there was any evidence that Saddam Hussein’s government was actually attempting to…
U.S. Strike on Iran Began With a Ruse
“Saturday morning, flight trackers picked up a host of stealthy U.S. B-2 bombers that took off from their Air Force base in Missouri and headed west over the Pacific. It…
Trump Takes a Huge Gamble His Predecessors Avoided
David Sanger: “For Mr. Trump, the decision to attack the nuclear infrastructure of a hostile nation represents the biggest — and potentially most dangerous — gamble of his second term.”…
Some Early Thoughts on War with Iran
President Trump said the objective of the airstrikes in Iran last night was the “destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity.” He claimed success, saying in a televised address that the…
Iran Strike Tests Trump’s Propensity to Play to Both Sides
New York Times: “Since his first campaign for president 10 years ago, Mr. Trump has excelled at appearing to favor both sides of the same issue, allowing supporters to hear…
