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Trump Now Says Iranians Face ‘Big Hurdle’
President Trump on Friday tempered his call for Iranians to rise up against their rulers, acknowledging that they would be gunned down for trying, the New York Times reports. Trump…
Trump Locks Kristi Noem Out
Rachel Bade: “A week after ousting his Homeland Security secretary, President Donald Trump has made it clear to staff and associates: Kristi Noem is not welcome.” “The president has told…
Trump to Replace Ric Grenell as Head of Kennedy Center
CNN: “Grenell’s tenure as interim president of the Kennedy Center since February 2025 has been marked by tumult, plagued by high-profile performance cancellations, protests, declining ticket sales and financial strain…
Judge Throws Out Subpoenas to Federal Reserve
“A federal judge threw out a pair of subpoenas the Justice Department issued to the Federal Reserve, handing a victory to the Fed and dealing a heavy blow to U.S….
The Republican Party’s Nazi Problem Is Getting Worse
John Avlon: “Not so long ago, hugging Hitler was one of those lines you just didn’t cross in a decent democracy, and for good reason: fascism, the Second World War…
Oil Tankers Trump Seized Cost U.S. Millions of Dollars
New York Times: “The seizures have put the U.S. government in a financial bind. The ships are highly expensive to maintain. And the Trump administration cannot legally sell their oil…
Scandal Hasn’t Sunk Ken Paxton Yet
Ken Paxton could become the most problematic Republican Senate nominee since Roy Moore. He brings a lot of baggage to the race: indicted on securities fraud charges, divorced amid infidelity…
Florida Republicans Downplay Early Redistricting Effort
“Democrats are on the verge of neutralizing President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the nation’s congressional maps to help his party keep power in the November midterm elections,” the Washington…
‘No Quarter, No Mercy’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. will provide “no quarter, no mercy for our enemies,” the first part of which would violate international law, the Wall Street…
EPA Weakens Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas
“The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas, from manufacturing facilities that use it to sterilize medical devices,” the New…
Quote of the Day
“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years. And now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a…
Republicans Focus In on a Corey Lewandowski
“Republicans in Congress are growing increasingly concerned about how contracts were handled at the Department of Homeland Security under Kristi Noem’s leadership. Their investigation into the matter includes one of…
Trump Says Iranians in the U.S. Are ‘Under Watch’
President Trump said the U.S. has Iranians who are residing in the country “under watch” amid new concerns about the potential for domestic terrorism during the war with Iran, Bloomberg…
Trump Says He Thinks Putin Is Helping Iran
President Trump said he thought Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in the war against the United States and Israel, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I think he might be…
Kyrsten Sinema Confirms Affair with Her Bodyguard
“Kyrsten Sinema says she did in fact sleep with her bodyguard while he was still married … admitting as much in legal docs — though she says his estranged wife…
No ‘Rally Around the Flag’ This Time
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Trump Says War Will End ‘When I Feel It In My Bones’
When asked about when the Iran war will be over, the Wall Street Journal reports President Trump said: “When I feel it—feel it in my bones.” Trump also refused to…
The Worst Oil Shock in History
New York Times: “Many of the hallmarks of the 1973 shock were a result of poor domestic policy decisions, and the hit to supply is far greater now, said Bob…
Globalization Faces Its Next Crisis
New York Times: “The consequences of upending commerce in much of the Middle East are far broader, and increasingly apparent in industries beyond energy. From industrial commodities to tropical fruits,…
