Trump continues to insist that Iran’s military capabilities have been obliterated—even while U.S. officials say Iran downed a U.S. Army Apache helicopter Monday, and Iran launched another series of military strikes Tuesday. trib.al/td7BWsC
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Hegseth: "The United States of America controls the Strait of Hormuz"
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"Regime Change":
New book reveals Trump team's Epstein leak fears
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The US-Iran ceasefire is breaking down
What happened to Trump’s “very, very good deal” with Iran?
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Inflation is the highest it has been in three years.
Prices have soared on many things Americans buy every day, including coffee, lettuce and more. While the war in Iran has fueled most of price increases, tariffs and drought have been playing a role.
Haberman and Swan:
Trump wanted the Epstein issue buried and snapped at anyone who mentioned it.
In the days before WSJ published that Epstein birthday book scoop, Trump tried to quash the story by calling Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.'s chief executive, and The Journal's editor in chief.
He failed.
Fox correspondent: "I asked the president what will happen if the Iranians don't sign an agreement that was put forward by American negotiators. President Trump said, 'We'll bomb the s**t out of them tomorrow night.'"
Some experts believe the ultimate objective of any Texas school district takeover is to disenfranchise local communities.
“It all begins at the school board level to then completely disempower the community,” said NYU professor Domingo Morel.
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Since 2020, the state education agency has taken over eight school districts — four in just the past few months — and installed leaders linked to Houston’s controversial superintendent, Mike Miles. At...
BREAKING NEW RESEARCH: There is now only a single major religious group (guess which!) with a majority still holding a favorable view of President Donald Trump.
@melissadeckman.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social and I unpack the new @prri.org data.
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The White House is now abuzz over the leak about leak control.
Trump: "I love the inflation." Somehow it seems likely that's a clip that voters will see a lot between now and November. @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/b...
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Plus, a conversation with Diana Butler Bass and an invitation to support the production of rigorous, independent research that is the backbone of democracy.
