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Trump's Iran Deal Breaks Sharp with Obama Playbook

President Trump has unveiled a comprehensive peace framework with Iran that marks a dramatic departure from the Obama administration's 2015 nuclear accord, which Trump himself dismantled during his...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Vance's Iran Claims Don't Hold Up to Scrutiny

Vice President JD Vance made a case this week for engaging Iran in fresh nuclear negotiations, but his defense relied on assertions that collapse under examination.Vance argued that the United Stat...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Admin Diverts Secret Service Funds for White House Renovations

The Trump administration is redirecting millions in Secret Service funding to pay for security upgrades at the White House, even as officials claim that private donations are covering the cost of a...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump's Iran Deal Leaves the Hard Part for Later

President Donald Trump signed a 14-point memorandum with Iran in Versailles yesterday, declaring an end to the U.S. military campaign and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. It's a clean exit that work...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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GOP splits on Iran deal as ballistic missile gap raises alarms

Republican lawmakers are fracturing over a U.S.-Iran agreement, with some members openly questioning whether the deal adequately addresses one of the most glaring security concerns: ballistic missi...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Conservative firebrand Erika Kirk electrifies women's summit in San Antonio

Erika Kirk took the stage at Turning Point USA's Women's Leadership Summit in San Antonio to deliver a message aimed directly at female voters, capturing attention with her trademark intensity and ...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Obama Warns Against Surrendering to Political Despair

Former President Barack Obama is pushing back against what he sees as a growing sense of hopelessness in the political arena, urging Americans to resist the temptation to give up during turbulent t...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump's Power Grab Exposed in New Book by Times Reporters

A forthcoming book by two New York Times journalists offers fresh insight into Donald Trump's efforts to consolidate executive authority during his presidency, drawing on extensive reporting and on...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Three Warriors to Get Nation's Highest Honor This Week

The nation will bestow its highest military decoration on three service members Thursday, recognizing acts of courage separated by decades and theaters of war. Two Marine Force Recon fighters will ...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Polis Freed Election Denier Against His Own Board's Wishes

Colorado Governor Jared Polis overruled his clemency board to grant early release to Tina Peters, a woman convicted of election tampering, according to two members of the secretive panel that typic...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Michelle Obama marks opening of presidential center in Chicago

Michelle Obama took center stage at the debut of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, marking a significant moment for the former first family and the city that launched Barack Obama's politic...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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U.S. Removes Naval Blockade From Strait of Hormuz as Iran Deal Takes Shape

The United States has lifted its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian ports as part of a broader framework agreement with Iran aimed at ending months of military conflict in the regio...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Pentagon sits on deadly school strike report as classifiation fears mount

The U.S. military has completed its investigation into an airstrike that killed more than 170 people at an Iranian elementary school, but the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over wheth...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Court blocks city's push to mandate slavery history at Washington mansion

A federal appeals court has invalidated an order that would have forced the government to restore a memorial and historical display at George Washington's former Philadelphia residence. The three-j...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Vance Draws Sharp Lines Between Obama-Era Iran Nuclear Deal and Trump Administration's New Approach

Vice President JD Vance has laid out a detailed case for why the nuclear agreement his administration is pursuing with Iran differs fundamentally from the deal negotiated under President Barack Oba...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Signs Iran Ceasefire, but Real Negotiations Just Beginning

President Donald Trump has inked a 14-point interim agreement with Iran to halt military conflict and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but the harder work looms ahead. A 60-day negoti...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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ICE's $700 Million Detention Warehouse Gamble Crumbles

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to divest most of its warehouse portfolio, a dramatic reversal of a costly detention expansion that now sits underutilized across the country. The a...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Obama's 2004 Meet the Press debut: When a Senate candidate first faced the Sunday gauntlet

Before Barack Obama became a household name, before he commanded packed arenas and spoke to convention floors, he sat across from the moderators of Meet the Press in 2004 as a rising Illinois polit...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Socialist Democrat Stuns D.C. Establishment in Primary Showdown

A centrist Democrat conceded the D.C. mayoral primary to a more liberal challenger, signaling a rightward tilt in local politics that could reshape the nation's capital ahead of the next presidenti...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Tehran and Washington Edge Toward Nuclear Talks

Behind-the-scenes communications between Iran and the United States have created an opening for substantive negotiations on two critical issues: the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and control o...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Billionaire Tax Measure Clears California Ballot Hurdle, Setting Stage for November Fight

California's proposed tax on ultra-wealthy residents has officially qualified for the November ballot, state officials confirmed Wednesday, paving the way for what promises to be a high-stakes clas...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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McCarthy's Floor Manager: Trump Weaponized Threats Against GOP

A new tell-all account from John Leganski, who served as floor manager under former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, pulls back the curtain on how President Trump used explicit language and intimidation tac...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Socialist D.C. Councilmember Lewis George Poised to Lead Capital

Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist who represents a sprawling northern ward on Washington, D.C.'s city council, has effectively won the Democratic primary for mayor after her leading chal...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Democrats race to lock in voting protection before Trump deploys feds at polls

Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will introduce legislation Thursday designed to prevent the president from stationing armed military personnel or federal agents at polling places during elections. ...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Gun Ban for Casual Pot Users

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that prosecutors cannot automatically bar marijuana users from owning firearms, delivering a sharp rebuke to a federal law that had criminalized gun possessi...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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High Court Scales Back Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users

The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of a longstanding federal law that prohibited people who use drugs from owning firearms, ruling in favor of a Texas gun owner who challenged the statute o...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Rich vs. Poor: Americans See an Unbridgeable Chasm

A new national poll reveals a striking paradox in American sentiment: while most people believe the country shares common ground on race, gender, and core values, an overwhelming majority see wealt...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Obama Center Opens Doors in Chicago, Marks New Chapter for Former President

Barack Obama's long-anticipated presidential center is preparing to open its doors in Chicago, bringing together a museum, library, and community space designed to reflect the 44th president's time...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Northern firebrand eyes the top job. First, he must survive the far-right surge.

A post-industrial corner of northwest England is about to decide something that could reshape the country's political leadership. On Thursday, voters in Makerfield will choose whether to send Andy ...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Trump-backed plan to transform Penn Station moves forward with billions in backing

Penn Station has long been a symbol of urban decay in the heart of Manhattan, a cramped, outdated transportation hub that fails to match the scale or grandeur of the city around it. A broad consens...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Why Cheaper Oil Won't Mean Cheaper Flights

A major geopolitical deal that could ease oil supplies won't necessarily translate to savings at the ticket counter, industry observers say.The sticking point comes down to jet fuel costs, which mo...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Gas Prices Plunge Below $4 for First Time in Months

American drivers are catching a break at the pump as gasoline prices have dipped below the $4 mark for the first time in recent months, marking a sharp reversal from the sustained price spikes that...

Sarah Mitchell June 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Knicks to Break NBA White House Drought, Trump's First Championship Visit

The New York Knicks will become the first NBA champions to visit the White House during Donald Trump's presidency, marking a turning point in a tradition that fractured during his first term as tea...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Iran Deal Splits Republicans Down the Middle

President Trump's recently negotiated agreement with Iran has fractured the Republican party, with prominent figures within GOP ranks questioning whether the administration extracted sufficient com...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump releases Iran deal framework, VP Vance weighs in

The Trump administration has made public the text of a nuclear agreement with Iran, marking a significant diplomatic development as the new administration charts its foreign policy course. The move...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Iran's Unconventional Victory: Economic Chaos Trumps Military Might

In a confrontation that defied conventional military logic, Iran has emerged from recent conflict with a strategic advantage that transcends traditional warfare. Despite absorbing significant milit...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Blocks DNI Hearing, Forces Senate to Postpone Clayton Confirmation

President Trump intervened directly in the Senate confirmation process for his intelligence director pick, instructing Tulsi Clayton not to appear at a scheduled hearing and forcing lawmakers to po...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Game of Chicken with Senate Republicans Hits New Turbulence

President Donald Trump is running an increasingly chaotic operation on Capitol Hill, and his own party is losing patience. Fresh frustrations erupted this week when Trump, speaking from France at t...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Warner Torches Iran Deal as Strategic Disaster for U.S.

Senator Mark Warner has launched a sharp critique of a nascent agreement with Iran, contending that the accord leaves America in a weaker position than it occupied before the conflict began. The Vi...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Federal Agency Targets Transgender Health Guidelines Group With Lawsuit

The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, challenging the organization's role in shaping medical protocols for treating transgen...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Iran Deal Punts Key Issues to Later Talks

Negotiators finalized an agreement on Iran that leaves some of the most contentious problems unresolved, deferring them to future rounds of talks. The deal emerged only after a frantic final push t...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's Iran Deal Sidesteps Ballistic Missiles, Then Casually Resurrects Them

The emerging agreement between the U.S. and Iran leaves a significant gap on one of the most contentious weapons systems in the region: ballistic missiles. Yet in recent comments, Trump has suggest...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Iran, U.S. Release Cease-Fire Blueprint: 14-Point Deal Lays Out Naval Blockade Lift, Sanctions End, Nuclear Framework

A memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has been released, detailing the framework for ending military hostilities and establishing a path toward a comprehensive final agre...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Taps Controversial Pick for Intelligence Post Despite Backlash

President Trump has nominated Bill Pulte for a significant role overseeing intelligence operations, drawing immediate criticism from both sides of the aisle even as the White House signals confiden...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Vows New Iran Deal Won't Repeat Obama Mistakes, Warns of Strikes if Violated

President Trump mounted a forceful defense of his newly announced agreement to end hostilities with Iran, pushing back sharply against comparisons to the Obama administration's 2015 nuclear accord ...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Socialist mayors surge as Trump shapes urban politics

Janeese Lewis George stood before supporters in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and declared victory in the city's Democratic primary with a bold statement about power. "It is the people of D.C. who el...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Trump's Iran Deal Faces Mutiny From His Own Party

President Trump walked into the G7 summit declaring victory over Iran, touting what he called a "very strong deal" despite acknowledging he couldn't quite explain what was in it. But his triumphali...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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FBI Chief's Early Victory Lap Threatens Sprawling Terror Probe

Federal law enforcement officials are seething over FBI Director Kash Patel's public announcement of arrests in a foiled attack targeting a UFC championship event at the White House, concerned his ...

Sarah Mitchell June 17, 2026 0 comments 10 min read