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[ad_1] Editor’s note: This is a developing story. The U.S. launched strikes against Iran Wednesday for the second consecutive evening. Axios and open-source intelligence confirmed the strikes around 5:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox President Donald Trump had signaled earlier in the day that the strikes were coming. “We hit them hard yesterday, and we’re going to hit them again hard today, in case you don’t turn on your television set,” Trump said in the Oval Office. Trump added that the U.S. and Iran had been close to striking a deal…

[ad_1] Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, often touts bipartisanship and moderation. The word “bipartisan” appears 2,635 times on her official website. But her Democratic rival, Graham Platner, said she is a rubber stamp for the Republican president. “If you are an independent voice, why do you vote with Donald Trump 95% of the time?” Platner said, addressing Collins during his June 9 Senate primary victory speech.  That number matches a respected analysis of senators’ votes in 2025, although Collins sided with Trump at a slightly lower rate during his first term. However, a percentage in isolation disregards that Collins has opposed…

[ad_1] Gordon Wood was a towering scholar in every way. He was the best historian of the American Revolution and of the writing of the Constitution and, in general, of the period from 1760 to 1826, of all time. No-one else in the 237 years since the Constitution went into effect even comes close. Gordon’s two biggest contributions were (1) in expanding our understanding of the American Revolution to include a rejection of hereditary hierarchy as well as a rejection of taxation without representation, and (2) in explaining how Americans came to put their faith in our written and amended…

[ad_1] President Trump on Monday called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to “immediately fire” Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to clear the way for Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot. Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] In a brief filed on Friday, Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. argues that a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s brazenly corrupt “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is moot because the Justice Department does not plan to implement the idea. Woodward also notes that the lawsuit, Floyd v. Department of Justice, is based on the premise that the fund was designed to benefit Trump’s supporters, excluding Democrats who claim they were victims of Republican “lawfare and weaponization.” And that, he says, is simply not true. Trump himself cast doubt on both of those arguments in a Meet the Press interview that aired two…

[ad_1] Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay and threatened to attack the Cuban government if it acquired weapons that could strike the American military facility or homeland.  “It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that could reach this base or the American homeland,” Hegseth said on Wednesday. “They would be inviting the kind of confrontation not only do they not want but they could not stand. No country on Earth can match the capabilities of the United States…

[ad_1] Leave It to Hegseth To Ruin D-Day [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Whenever a European football championship final involves a French team, the public prepares as if for war. March 6, 2019: Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after losing to Manchester United. Paris erupted in violence, with 160 arrests, hundreds of acts of vandalism, and numerous police officers injured. Authorities attributed the unrest to isolated groups driven by frustration over the unexpected defeat. May 30, 2026: PSG defeats Arsenal and wins the Champions League. During the ensuing celebrations, Paris once again went up in flames. There were nearly 900 arrests, about 200 police officers injured,…

[ad_1] Platner's 'Journey' Has Off-Ramps From Accountability [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame and Dina Powell McCormick of Meta are teaming up in an effort to bridge the chasm in the U.S.’s growing workforce gap. [ad_2] Source link