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659 articles shownof 664 totalLast updated 2026-06-22 09:30 UTC
us politics 7 24m ago 4 min read

Trump Threatens to Expand $15 Billion NYT Lawsuit Over Iran War Coverage He Calls 'Treasonous'

President Trump attacked a New York Times analysis arguing the U.S.-Iran war changed little strategically, calling the coverage 'TREASONOUS' and threatening to fold it into his existing defamation suit. The lawsuit has already been refiled once after a federal judge tossed the original 85-page complaint. The Times says the suit is without merit and an attempt to silence independent reporting.

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us politics 6 3h ago 4 min read

Trump and Meloni's Public Feud Escalates After G7 Photo Dispute, Italian FM Cancels Washington Trip

Since the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains wrapped up June 16, the Trump-Meloni relationship has cratered publicly. Trump claimed Meloni begged for a photo with him. She called it fabricated. Italy's foreign minister cancelled his Washington trip. Now analysts are debating whether this is a genuine break or a political performance.

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us politics 6 4h ago 4 min read

Trump Links FISA Reauthorization to Voting Bill, Puts Senate Majority Leader Thune on Notice

President Trump is threatening to block FISA Section 702 reauthorization unless the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, a voter ID and mail-in ballot restriction bill stalled by Democratic filibuster. Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn't budging, and Republican colleagues say the problem isn't Thune — Trump simply doesn't have the votes.

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gb politics 8 7h ago 4 min read

Starmer Expected to Announce Exit Timetable Monday as Trump Predicts Resignation and Cabinet Holds

Since cabinet ministers began publicly urging Keir Starmer to set a departure timetable, the situation has sharpened overnight: Monday's newspapers are reporting he is expected to announce his exit plan as early as this morning, with Andy Burnham set to be sworn in as an MP Monday afternoon. Donald Trump added his voice Sunday, predicting Starmer 'will resign' on Truth Social.

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us politics 8 7h ago 4 min read

Trump-Backed Outsider Abelardo de la Espriella Wins Colombia's Presidential Runoff by 250,000 Votes

Criminal defense lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's June 21 presidential runoff with 49.66% of the preliminary vote, defeating left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda by roughly 250,000 votes. Outgoing President Gustavo Petro is alleging irregularities without evidence, and Cepeda's campaign is contesting results from about 33,000 ballot boxes. A formal manual count is expected over the coming days before a certified result is issued.

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us health 8 12h ago 3 min read

Seven Dead, 38 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings. Trump Calls for Military Intervention, Pritzker Silent.

At least seven people were killed and 38 injured across more than two dozen shooting incidents in Chicago between Friday evening and Sunday, according to Chicago Police Department data. President Trump renewed his call for military intervention in a Sunday Truth Social post. The office of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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us politics 7 13h ago 4 min read

Trump DOJ Shut Down Criminal Probe into David Gentile Clemency, NYT Reports. Associate Deputy AG Aakash Singh Implicated.

The New York Times reported on June 21, 2026, that Trump political appointees terminated an early-stage criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the president's clemency grant to David Gentile, a convicted fraudster behind a $1.6 billion investor scheme. Five people with direct knowledge told the Times the probe was closed before it could determine whether improper payments influenced the commutation. Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh, already documented pressuring prosecutors on multiple politically sensitive matters, is identified in the reporting as involved in suppressing the investigation.

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us politics 7 13h ago 2 min read

Trump's Border Wall Expansion Is Running Into Real-World Problems

The Trump administration's push to extend the southern border wall is hitting logistical snags that go beyond politics. Supply chains, terrain, land access, and federal contracting timelines are all creating friction. The wall is getting built, but not as fast as the rhetoric suggests.

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us politics 7 13h ago 4 min read

Trump Blocked His Own DNI Nominee's Confirmation Hearing, and Section 702 Stays Dark

Since Senate Republicans spent weeks maneuvering to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, Trump torpedoed the plan with a single Truth Social post on June 18, linking Clayton's hearing to unrelated demands that have no realistic path forward. Section 702 surveillance authority has now lapsed, and the Senate GOP is left holding the bag.

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us tech 6 15h ago 4 min read

Trump's Anthropic Reversal Holds, but the Pentagon's Guardrail Dispute Remains Unresolved

Since Trump said last week that Anthropic 'behaved very responsibly' and signaled a willingness to ease export restrictions on its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, the immediate crisis has cooled. The Commerce Department directive from June 12 is still technically in force, and the core fight — whether Anthropic must strip safety guardrails from military-facing products — has not been settled. With Anthropic's confidential IPO filing valuing the company at roughly $965 billion, both sides have financial and political reasons to reach a deal.

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us politics 8 17h ago 4 min read

Trump Posted Starmer's Resignation Before Starmer Did. Burnham's Team Now Weighs Coronation vs. Contest.

Since cabinet ministers told Starmer privately to go and he retreated to Chequers for the weekend, the story has moved on two fronts: Trump publicly declared the resignation on Truth Social before any announcement from Downing Street, and Andy Burnham's allies are now actively debating whether to pursue a coronation or allow a full leadership contest. Starmer has still not confirmed he is leaving as of Sunday, June 21.

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us defense 7 17h ago 4 min read

Trump Threatens Harder Iran Strikes as U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Open in Switzerland and Hezbollah Fighting Continues

President Trump posted a direct threat on Truth Social Sunday warning Iran to stop Hezbollah from attacking Israel or face strikes 'only harder' than those launched last week. The warning landed the same day U.S. and Iranian delegations opened preliminary peace talks in Switzerland, creating a simultaneous diplomatic-and-military pressure campaign. Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon the day before killed at least 16 people, and Hezbollah has continued firing on Israeli positions despite a ceasefire that took effect Friday.

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us politics 7 20h ago 4 min read

Trump Pardoned People His Own DOJ Convicted, and Newsom Built a Website About It

Since California launched its Trump Criminals tracker and Senate Democrats issued records demands, new reporting shows Trump has used his clemency power to undo prosecutions carried out by his own first-term appointees. The pattern raises a concrete question neither side has answered: what standard, if any, governs who gets a pardon.

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us politics 7 21h ago 4 min read

Senate Democrats Escalate Investigation into Trump Pardons, Demand Records by July 24

Senator Peter Welch and Rep. Dave Min have sent four formal oversight letters demanding clemency records from the DOJ, White House, and Secret Service, with a July 24 deadline. The probe targets whether money, lobbyists, or personal access to Trump drove pardon decisions. Democrats lack subpoena power for now, so the investigation is a congressional request, not a legal compulsion.

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us politics 7 22h ago 4 min read

Trump-Endorsed Alfonso Courts Wisconsin 7th Voters with Iran Deal Support and Affordability Counterattack on Democrats

Michael Alfonso, the Trump-backed candidate in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District primary, appeared on Breitbart News Saturday to lay out his campaign priorities. His core argument: congressional action is needed to make Trump's executive-order gains permanent, and Democrats' affordability pitch is cover for policies he calls 'full-blown Marxism.' The interview is a campaign appearance on a friendly platform, not a policy announcement.

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us politics 7 23h ago 4 min read

Democrats Investigate Trump Pardons for Pay-to-Play; Newsom Launches State Website Tracking Clemency Recipients

Congressional Democrats have been pressing pardon recipients for financial records since May, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom is cataloging clemency recipients with fraud convictions on a state website. The facts on the pardons themselves are damning enough to examine on their merits. The core question is whether these were acts of grace for the public welfare or rewards for the well-connected.

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us politics 6 1d ago 4 min read

Republicans Face a Real Midterm Problem, and Trump's Own Allies Are Saying It Out Loud

Trump is winning primaries and his endorsed candidates are celebrating, but Republican operatives are sounding alarms about a broader electorate that's unhappy with gas prices, tariffs, and an ongoing war with Iran. The gap between primary success and general-election viability is the central question heading into November 2026.

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us defense 6 1d ago 4 min read

Trump Says G8 Expulsion of Russia Caused Ukraine War, Blames Obama. The History Is More Complicated.

In a June 19 Axios interview, President Trump argued the Russia-Ukraine war would never have happened if Obama hadn't pushed Russia out of the G8 in 2014. The claim contains a real geopolitical argument buried inside a backwards timeline, and critics on both sides are disputing different parts of it.

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us defense 6 1d ago 4 min read

Trump-Meloni Feud Escalates: Italy Cancels U.S. Diplomatic Visit as Iran Base Dispute Goes Public

What started as a petty photo dispute at the G7 summit in France has hardened into a genuine diplomatic rupture. Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a scheduled trip to Miami after Trump accused Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of 'begging' for a photo and linked the break to Italy's refusal to grant U.S. forces access to Italian bases during the Iran conflict.

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us politics 5 1d ago 4 min read

Texas Senate Race Sharpens: Talarico Attacks Paxton on Child Sex Abuse Plea Deal as Trump Rallies Republicans

Since Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff, the Texas Senate race has escalated fast. James Talarico is now running directly at Paxton's legal record, including a Waco child sex abuse case that drew bipartisan criticism. Paxton's camp says Talarico is exploiting a child victim for votes.

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us tech 6 1d ago 3 min read

Trump Says Anthropic Is No Longer a National Security Threat, One Week After Ordering Its AI Models Shut Down

President Trump told Axios on June 19 that he no longer views Anthropic or its CEO Dario Amodei as a national security threat, reversing a position he held just days earlier. The reversal follows a June 12 government directive that forced Anthropic to suspend public access to its newest AI models, and a subsequent face-to-face meeting with Amodei at the G7 summit.

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us economy 6 1d ago 4 min read

G7 Summit in France Produced Two Storylines: A Critical Minerals Alliance Against China and a Trump-Meloni Photo Dispute

The G7 summit in Evian, France wrapped up with a significant coordinated declaration targeting China's stranglehold on critical minerals, while a separate diplomatic spat between President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over a disputed photo request threatened to overshadow the substance. Both developments carry real consequences: one strategic, one personal.

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us economy 4 1d ago 4 min read

Trump's $14 Million Lincoln Memorial Pool Renovation Has an Algae Problem

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is visibly green, despite a $14 million renovation authorized by President Trump. Scientists say the outcome was predictable. The Interior Department says it is deploying filtration technology and insists the project succeeded.

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us politics 4 1d ago 4 min read

Trump Blames Vandalism for Reflecting Pool's Peeling Paint and Algae Bloom. The Evidence Is Thin.

A $14.2 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, ordered by President Trump ahead of America's 250th anniversary, has produced peeling paint and a stubborn algae bloom. Trump posted Friday that vandals are responsible, naming an ABC reporter and referencing an arrest. The arrested man says he was examining already-loose liner, not destroying it.

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us politics 6 1d ago 3 min read

Trump Threatens Hormuz Tolls, Congress Splits on Iran MOU, and Bill Maher Says Obama Was Right All Along

Congress is divided over the reported memorandum of understanding on Iran's nuclear program, Trump has threatened to charge shipping tolls in Hormuz if a final deal isn't reached within 60 days, and HBO's Bill Maher used his Friday broadcast to argue that the JCPOA model was correct despite Iran's likely cheating.

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us politics 5 1d ago 4 min read

Kennedy Center Removes Trump's Name, Then Hides the Spot Under a Tarp. The Programming Question Remains Unanswered.

Since U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper's May 29 ruling, the Kennedy Center has removed Trump's name from its facade and submitted a court filing outlining three possible paths forward. But as of June 20, tarps still cover the spots where the letters came down, no new programming has been scheduled, and a board vote on what happens after July 5 is not set until mid-July.

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us politics 5 1d ago 4 min read

Trump Blames Vandals for Reflecting Pool Damage, Names ABC Reporter. The Engineering Failure Predates Any Alleged Sabotage.

President Trump claimed Friday that chemical vandalism, not contractor error, caused the latest damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The science tells a more complicated story: materials experts say the blue coating was likely to fail regardless, and the algae bloom is a textbook consequence of rushing a major aquatic renovation.

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us politics 5 2d ago 3 min read

Minnesota Poll: Walz Hits Record-Low 39% Approval, Trails Trump by 2 Points in His Own State

A Mason-Dixon poll conducted June 8-10, 2026 found Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at 39% approval — his lowest since taking office and two points below President Trump's 41% in the same state. Social program fraud is the dominant driver, with 81% of Minnesota voters describing it as a concern and a plurality trusting Republicans over Democrats to address it.

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us politics 3 2d ago 4 min read

Carville and Landrieu Take Shots at Trump. Here Is What Their Arguments Actually Say.

Two prominent Democrats went on cable news this week to predict Trump's political decline. One made a health-based forecast he admits could be wrong. The other raised a pocketbook critique aimed at broken campaign promises.

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us defense 6 2d ago 3 min read

Trump's 'Begged for a Photo' Claim Blows Up the Meloni Relationship. Italy's Foreign Minister Canceled a Washington Visit.

Since our earlier coverage of Trump alienating right-wing European allies, the Meloni-Trump fallout has sharply escalated. Trump told an Italian television channel this week that Meloni had 'begged' him for a photo at the G7 summit in France. Meloni denied it publicly, accused Trump of showing more deference to Western adversaries than to old allies, and Italy's foreign minister canceled a scheduled trip to Washington.

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us economy 6 2d ago 4 min read

Trump Administration Moves to Replace Open-Ended F-1 Student Visa Status with Fixed-Date Rules

A Department of Homeland Security proposal approved by the Office of Management and Budget on June 16 would end the decades-old practice of admitting F-1 and J-1 visa holders for an indefinite 'Duration of Status,' replacing it with a fixed expiration date. The change is described as the most consequential overhaul of student visa rules in three decades. Universities, medical groups, and immigration attorneys oppose it; enforcement advocates say the current system functions as an unacknowledged work visa.

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us defense 6 2d ago 4 min read

Vance Rebukes Israel's Ben-Gvir and Smotrich Over Iran Deal Opposition, Warns Against Alienating Trump

Vice President JD Vance publicly challenged two senior Israeli ministers who oppose the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, signed by President Trump on Wednesday in Versailles. Vance told them to name a better plan, warned that Trump is Israel's last sympathetic ally among world leaders, and defended the deal's terms — including Iran keeping some ballistic missiles — as conditioned on Iranian behavior. Prime Minister Netanyahu has NOT publicly attacked the deal to the same degree, and Vance says that's because Netanyahu actually knows what's in it.

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us defense 6 2d ago 4 min read

Ceasefire With Hezbollah Is Leaking. Strikes Continued After It Took Effect, and Tehran Is Blaming Trump.

Since the U.S.-brokered memorandum of understanding took effect last week, the Lebanon front has refused to stay quiet. At least 47 Lebanese died in Israeli strikes the night before the ceasefire took hold on Friday, and rescue officials in Nabatieh told BBC News that a dozen more strikes hit after the 4 p.m. local ceasefire start time. That gap between the deal on paper and the reality on the ground is now the central problem for every party involved.

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us politics 4 2d ago 3 min read

Trump Endorses Both Republicans in South Carolina Governor Runoff, Days Before the June 23 Vote

President Trump, who endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette on May 29, added Attorney General Alan Wilson to his endorsement list on Friday, June 20, after polling showed Wilson pulling ahead. The dual endorsement is a transparent hedge: Trump wants to be on the winning side of Tuesday's runoff and said publicly he couldn't afford to hurt either candidate.

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us politics 6 2d ago 4 min read

Trump Has Now Alienated Multiple Right-Wing European Allies. The Pattern Goes Beyond Meloni.

Since the Trump-Meloni photo dispute erupted at the G7, Newsweek reports that Italy is just one node in a broader fracture between Washington and Europe's own nationalist leaders. The rupture spans Iran policy, Greenland threats, and tariffs, and it is now straining relationships Trump once counted as ideological partnerships.

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us tech 6 2d ago 4 min read

Trump Says Anthropic Is No Longer a National Security Threat, But Leaves Defense Production Act on the Table

In a pre-taped interview with Axios published Friday, President Trump said he no longer views Anthropic or its CEO Dario Amodei as a national security threat, walking back language from the week prior. The softened tone came after Anthropic's technical staff met with administration officials and Amodei personally crossed paths with Trump at the G7 summit in France. Trump still refused to rule out invoking the Defense Production Act against the company.

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us politics 6 2d ago 4 min read

Trump-Meloni Rift Deepens: Italy Cancels Foreign Minister's U.S. Trip After 'Begged for a Photo' Claim

Since Meloni publicly called Trump's G7 photo story 'completely fabricated' on June 19, the diplomatic fallout has widened. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has cancelled a scheduled visit to Washington, and Italy's entire political spectrum, including coalition allies and opposition figures, has rallied behind the prime minister.

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us politics 5 2d ago 3 min read

Mexican President Sheinbaum Says Trump Is 'Not Well Informed' on Cartels After G7 Remarks

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pushed back this week on Donald Trump's G7 claim that cartels control Mexico, calling him misinformed and saying she has told him so directly. The exchange highlights a persistent fault line between the two governments on how to characterize cartel power and who bears responsibility for it. The honest answer is that both leaders have political reasons to frame this their way.

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us politics 5 2d ago 3 min read

Meloni Calls Trump's G7 Photo Story 'Completely Fabricated,' Italy's Foreign Minister Cancels U.S. Trip

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly rejected Donald Trump's claim that she 'begged' him for a photo at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, calling the account invented. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani then cancelled a planned U.S. trip this weekend, calling Trump's remarks 'serious and offensive' to Meloni and to Italy. The rupture marks a significant deterioration of what was, until recently, one of Trump's closest relationships with a European leader.

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us defense 4 2d ago 4 min read

Qatar's Gifted Boeing 747 Arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Trump Unveils New Air Force One Paint Scheme

The Boeing 747-8 donated by the Qatari government landed at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, June 19, ahead of schedule. Trump toured the plane, praised its workmanship, and revealed a new red, white, and blue exterior replacing the Kennedy-era color scheme. The aircraft still must complete Air Force commissioning flights before it can carry the president.

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us politics 7 2d ago 4 min read

U.S.-Iran Implementation Talks Cancelled as Israel Strikes Lebanon, Splitting Trump's Own Coalition

Planned U.S.-Iran technical talks in Switzerland were cancelled Friday after Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed 18 people and Hezbollah fighters killed four Israeli soldiers, threatening the ceasefire condition that underpins the entire MOU. Back in Washington, the White House is now trading insults with pro-Trump conservative commentators who called the deal a humiliation, while Senate Republicans like Tom Cotton are raising specific, dollar-denominated concerns about sanctions relief. The deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz is opening, and the opposition is fracturing on multiple fronts simultaneously.

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us tech 7 2d ago 4 min read

Trump Says Anthropic Is No Longer a National Security Threat. His White House Is Now Negotiating a New AI Security Framework With the Company.

Since the U.S. government imposed export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models last week and forced them offline, the dispute has shifted from confrontation to negotiation. Trump told Axios he no longer views Anthropic as a threat, and the White House is now working with the company to build a formal framework for assessing AI security flaws. The export controls have not been lifted as of June 19, 2026.

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us politics 6 2d ago 3 min read

Trump Says Presidential Power Has 'No Limits' After Iran Deal, Warns Cuba Could Face Venezuela-Style Treatment

In an interview with Axios, President Trump defended the Iran memorandum of understanding as having prevented a global economic depression and declared he has found 'no limits' to his presidential power. He also raised the possibility of taking action against Cuba and flagged a short-lived national security concern involving AI company Anthropic.

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us health 6 2d ago 4 min read

Trump Administration to Phase Out PEPFAR Funding for South Africa, Citing Diplomatic Failures.

The Trump administration plans to permanently wind down PEPFAR funding for South Africa, explicitly linking the decision to Pretoria's geopolitical stances rather than any health program failures. South Africa has more people living with HIV than any country on earth. The drawdown is framed as a push toward self-reliance, but the conditions attached have nothing to do with how the money was spent.

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us politics 5 2d ago 3 min read

Trump Claimed Meloni Begged for a Photo at the G7. She Called It Fabricated. Italy's Foreign Minister Cancelled His U.S. Trip.

At the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, Trump told Italian broadcaster La7 that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had begged him for a photo and he 'felt sorry for her.' Meloni responded the same day calling Trump's account 'totally invented.' Within hours, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a planned visit to the U.S. scheduled for June 21 and 22.

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us finance 6 2d ago 3 min read

Trump Signs Agreement with Iran on Uranium Dilution and Strait of Hormuz Access

The United States and Iran signed an agreement Wednesday that Washington says will require Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and open the Strait of Hormuz to free oil transit. The deal would immediately lift sanctions and allow Iran to sell oil on global markets. Key details, verification mechanisms, and enforcement terms remain publicly unspecified.

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us economy 5 2d ago 4 min read

Trump Administration Extends H-2A Seasonal Visa Program to Year-Round Dairy Workers

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on June 17 that DHS will allow dairy farms to hire workers under the H-2A seasonal visa program, despite dairy being a year-round industry. Critics argue the move redefines 'seasonal' to circumvent a statutory limit Congress has never changed. The policy's supporters say it addresses a genuine labor shortage; opponents say it undercuts wages and discourages automation investment.

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us politics 5 2d ago 4 min read

Trump's Primary Wars Are Costing Senate Republicans Money, Votes, and Patience

Donald Trump's campaign to install loyalists in Republican primaries is generating a growing backlash from within his own party. A senior Senate GOP operative told Politico the recent primary wins are 'self-owns,' not victories. The fallout is concrete: a botched DNI confirmation, $90 million already spent backing a candidate Trump just abandoned, and a lame-duck senator now voting against the White House.

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us economy 6 2d ago 4 min read

Pentagon Asks Congress for $80 Billion as Trump Invokes Defense Production Act Over Munitions Shortfall

Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers this week the Pentagon needs roughly $80 billion to cover Iran war costs and other military expenditures. Separately, President Trump signed a memo invoking the Defense Production Act to accelerate munitions manufacturing, as a Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis estimated the U.S. may have burned through more than half its inventory of four critical munitions during the Iran campaign.

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us defense 6 3d ago 3 min read

Trump Claims 'No Limits' to His Power After U.S.-Iran War, Calls MoU an 'Unconditional Surrender'

In an Axios interview released Thursday, President Trump said the U.S.-Iran conflict demonstrated there are 'no limits' to his ability to exert power. He insisted the memorandum of understanding that ended the fighting amounts to Iran's unconditional surrender, even though the outcome fell short of the explicit capitulation he originally demanded.

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us energy 6 3d ago 4 min read

Trump DOJ Drops Wind Energy Appeal, Leaving Federal Permitting Freeze Permanently Vacated.

The Trump administration's Justice Department voluntarily dismissed its appeal of a federal court ruling that struck down the president's January 2025 wind energy permitting freeze. The First Circuit entered judgment on the dismissal, cementing the lower court's finding that the freeze was unlawful. Wind leasing and permitting at the federal level can now resume — but significant legal and policy questions about the administration's energy agenda remain open.

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us tech 4 3d ago 3 min read

Bezos Called the Washington Post His Worst Investment, Told Trump the Staff 'Don't Listen'

Jeff Bezos reportedly told President Trump over a late-2024 dinner that the Washington Post was his worst investment ever and that its staff 'don't listen.' The paper lost $100 million in 2024, shed roughly 40 percent of its workforce, and has yet to find a path to profitability.

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us finance 6 3d ago 3 min read

OpenAI Hires Google DeepMind's Noam Shazeer and Former Trump AI Official Dean Ball Ahead of IPO

OpenAI is stacking its roster with technical and political firepower before going public. Transformer co-author Noam Shazeer is leaving Google DeepMind for OpenAI, and former Trump White House AI policy official Dean Ball starts July 6 to lead a new Strategic Futures team.

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us politics 6 3d ago 4 min read

Senate Republicans Openly Defy Trump on SAVE America Act as FISA Standoff Hardens

Since Trump's weekend ultimatum threatening to veto FISA reauthorization without the SAVE America Act attached, Senate GOP leaders have held firm against the strategy, with a closed-door caucus lunch Wednesday turning into an open rebellion against Sen. Mike Lee. As of June 18, Section 702 remains expired and Jay Clayton's intelligence director confirmation hearing has been blocked by Trump himself.

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us health 6 3d ago 4 min read

RFK Jr. Admitted Trump Approved the ACIP Firings. Now Senate Democrats Want It in Writing.

Senate Democrats are pressing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to explain contradictions between his public statements and April 2026 Senate testimony, in which he acknowledged President Trump and White House staff personally approved firing all 17 members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee. The ACIP was dissolved in June 2025, and the fight over who actually made that call — and why — has been running for nearly a year.

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us economy 6 3d ago 4 min read

Trump's FY2027 EPA Budget Proposes 90% Cut to Federal Water Revolving Funds. Congress Rejected the Same Idea Last Year.

The Trump administration's proposed FY2027 EPA budget would slash federal drinking water and wastewater revolving loan funds by roughly 90%, dropping the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund from $1.12 billion to $150 million and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to $155 million. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin argues Congress has gutted the program with earmarks anyway. Congress rejected a similar proposal for FY2026 and appropriated $8.8 billion for the EPA instead.

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us finance 5 3d ago 3 min read

Fed Governor Lisa Cook's Legal and Security Bills Topped $1.3 Million After Trump Fired Her. Nonprofits Paid It.

A new ethics filing shows Fed Governor Lisa Cook ran up more than $1.3 million in legal and security costs after President Trump attempted to remove her in August, citing mortgage fraud allegations. Outside nonprofits, not Cook personally, covered the tab. The Supreme Court is expected to rule within weeks on whether Trump had the authority to fire her.

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us tech 6 3d ago 4 min read

Trump Announces Apple-Intel Chip Partnership on Truth Social. Neither Company Has Confirmed It.

President Trump posted Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and build chips in the United States, sending Intel's stock up roughly 9% in pre-market trading. Apple and Intel had not officially confirmed the deal as of this writing, and critical details — which chips, for which products, at what scale — remain publicly unknown. The announcement builds on a months-long effort by the Trump administration to revive domestic semiconductor manufacturing, including the federal government's $8.9 billion stake in Intel taken in August 2025.

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us energy 6 4d ago 4 min read

Trump Administration Pays $765 Million to Cancel Four More Offshore Wind Leases, Pushing Total Buyout Spending to $2.6 Billion

The Trump administration struck a deal with Chicago-based Invenergy on June 17 to terminate four offshore wind leases, including one off California's Morro Bay, for $765 million. The payout brings the total the administration has spent dismantling the U.S. offshore wind program to nearly $2.6 billion across three separate agreements since March. Invenergy will redirect the funds into natural gas plants and geothermal projects.

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us politics 6 4d ago 4 min read

Trump Blocks Jay Clayton's DNI Confirmation Hearing, Ties Senate's Hands to Force SAVE America Act Vote

Since the bipartisan scramble to confirm Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence began earlier this month, Trump upended it Wednesday with a pre-dawn Truth Social post that postponed Clayton's Senate confirmation hearing and linked the nomination to passage of a GOP voting bill. The move keeps Bill Pulte, Trump's acting DNI pick with no intelligence background, in position for at least several more weeks. Sen. Tom Cotton had initially said the hearing would proceed, then reversed course within hours.

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