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Keir Starmer ‘Fed Up’ with Trump Impacting Energy Bills
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” seeing energy bills in the U.K. swing up and down because of actions taken by President Donald Trump and Russian…
DNC Rejects Resolution Condemning AIPAC
The Guardian: “The Democratic National Committee’s resolutions committee voted on Thursday to kill a measure targeting the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC and deferred two further resolutions on Middle East policy…
Labor Secretary Faces Discrimination Complaints
At least three people have lodged formal workplace discrimination complaints against Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, alleging she created a toxic workplace and sought to retaliate against women who reported her…
The Iran War’s Biggest Loser
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Melania Trump Denies Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
First lady Melania Trump denied ever having a relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and said the claims about it are defaming her, Reuters reports. Said Trump: “The lies linking…
Trump Says Iran’s Leaders Are ‘Reasonable’ in Private
President Trump told NBC News that he was “very optimistic” a peace deal with Iran was within reach as a diplomatic delegation led by Vice President JD Vance prepared to…
Trump Asked Israel to Scale Back Strikes in Lebanon
NBC News: “Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call yesterday to scale back Israel’s strikes in Lebanon to help ensure the success of the Iran negotiations.”…
What’s in the Iran War Ceasefire?
Aaron Blake: “This weekend’s talks to end the war with Iran are some of the most high-stakes negotiations not just of Donald Trump’s presidencies, but of recent American history.” “One…
Will a Wave Crash on Zach Nunn?
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GDP Growth Revised Downward Again
The final GDP report for the last quarter of 2025 was downgraded to 0.5% from the previous 0.7% estimate which had already been revised downward from 1.4%.Save to Favorites
The Iran War Is Tearing MAGA Influencers Apart
Wired: “Candace Owens spent years building a pro-MAGA audience by supporting President Donald Trump. Now, she’s calling for his removal from office.” “Over the past few months, right-wing media figures…
Politicians Spent 5 Times the Amount on Security in 2024
“The rise of violent rhetoric and threats against politicians has led federal election campaigns and committees to spend more than five times the amount on security measures in the 2023-2024…
Iran War Will Drag Global Growth Lower
New York Times: “The war in Iran has dealt a new blow to the world economy, which the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday will mean slower…
Justice Department Opens Probe Into NFL
Bloomberg: “The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that drive up the cost for consumers of watching games.”…
The Art of Pretending You Have a Deal
Dan Drezner: “Trump’s last-minute cease-fire acceptance is an example of the Madman Theory only insofar as the madman gambit has a lousy track record of securing greater concessions — and…
Viktor Orbán and His American Apologists
Matt Welch: “Why has this administration shredded all precedent by going whole-hog campaign mode for the fading autocrat of a country whose GDP ranks somewhere between Greece and Uzbekistan?”Save to…
Greenland Hits Back at Trump
“Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Thursday that he represents a proud nation seeking to maintain global order, pushing back against the latest comments about the Arctic island by…
1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump
The Atlantic: “It sure feels like 1979 again. Iran is fighting the West. The price of gas has been rising for weeks. Moscow is aiming to take advantage of a…
Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed
“Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked Thursday, limited to a handful of Iran-linked ships, another sign that a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran has yet…
Automatic Registration for Military Draft Coming
USA Today: “Eligible men will be automatically registered into the U.S. military draft pool by December in an effort to streamline the existing self-registration process, according to the agency that…
