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Afghan Officials Say Hundreds Dead in Pakistani Airstrike
“At least 400 people were killed and 250 others injured on Monday night after a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghan officials said, in the deadliest…
Trump Allies Fear Iran Is Slipping Beyond His Control
Politico: “Now, more than two weeks into the campaign, some of those allies believe the president no longer controls how, or when, the war ends. They fear Iran’s attacks on…
Could AIPAC Faceplant in Illinois?
Punchbowl News: “AIPAC faces a reckoning in Democratic primaries on Tuesday. The nation’s largest pro-Israel organization is scrambling to regain its footing with a bloc of voters that has grown…
Israel Says It Killed Iran’s Security Chief
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Tuesday that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was “eliminated” Monday night, CNN reports. Larijani is among Iran’s most powerful…
Senate Candidate Guilty in Tarantula Throwing Incident
“A Minnesota woman running for U.S. Senate, accused of throwing a live tarantula onto a staircase leading to where her then-tenant was staying, has been convicted in the 2024 incident,”…
What to Expect in the Illinois Primaries
“Multiple political storylines will converge in Illinois on Tuesday when the state holds primaries shaped by attempted comebacks, the retirement of longtime incumbents and the looming 2028 presidential campaign,” the…
Dire Strait
Paul Krugman: “Donald Trump is now pleading with other countries to rescue his war on Iran by helping to open the Strait of Hormuz — although Trump being Trump, his…
Another Tanker Is Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz
“A tanker anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates near the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile early Tuesday, the first such strike in and around…
Iran War Now Churning the U.S.-China Relationship
“The war in Iran is threatening a fragile détente between China and the United States, with the two powers now moving to postpone a much anticipated summit meeting after President…
Iran Unleashes New Crackdown on Its People
“Iran’s rulers have unleashed a new crackdown against domestic dissent, arresting people suspected of collaborating with foreign entities and threatening would-be protesters with death to hold back the risk of…
Jeffries Faces Growing Threat of Rebellion
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) could get caught in the undertow of the very blue wave he hopes to ride into power this November as a growing number of…
Iran’s Regime Is Consolidating Power
“Despite more than two weeks of relentless airstrikes, U.S. intelligence assessments say, Iran’s regime likely will remain in place for now, weakened but more hard-line, with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary…
U.S. Allies Rebuff Trump’s Demand for Help
“President Trump is pressuring allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and relieve pressure on the global economy. So far, most of them aren’t biting,” the Wall Street Journal…
Trump Says He’s Ready to ‘Take’ Cuba
President Trump says Cuba is on the brink of collapse and the U.S. may be “taking” the island nation, Politico reports. Said Trump: “I think Cuba sees the end. All…
Trump Delays Summit With China’s Xi
“President Trump said he had sought to postpone a planned summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying he wanted to be in the U.S. as the war continues. Trump had…
Georgia GOP Official Voted Illegally 9 Times
“A judge ruled this week that a top Georgia Republican Party official, who has promoted former President Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud affecting the outcome of the 2020…
Mike Johnson May Push War Funding on Party-Line Vote
Punchbowl News: “The speaker inched ever closer to saying that he’ll try to put a large-scale Iran war funding bill in a reconciliation package. Johnson detailed the outlines for a…
Judge Strikes Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies
“In a severe blow to the Trump administration’s health agenda, a federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked the government from implementing a series of decisions on vaccines made over…
Trump Regularly Presented with Off-Ramps for Iran War
“Military officials have included options in regular war planning for President Donald Trump to end the conflict in Iran should he decide to do so,” NBC News reports. “As the…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I knew the Strait would be a weapon. I predicted it a long time ago. I predicted all of this stuff. I predicted Osama bin Laden would knock out the…
