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Trump Says “I Love Inflation” as Americans Face Highest Rate in 3 Years
Trump claims ending the Iran War will curb inflation, but several questions remain — including when the war will end.
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Trump names Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence
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The announcement follows Trump's decision to nominate an ally and political attack dog to serve as acting director. The pick sparked a backlash that doomed efforts to renew a key intelligence tool.
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Trump scrambles to calm Republican revolt by announcing NEW intel chief pick
Donald Trump has nominated the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission to lead the nation's top intelligence agency after Republicans were stunned by his previous pick.
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Trump confirms he'll skip Iran deal signing if it happens during his UFC fight
President Donald Trump won't attend the signing of his own Iran peace deal — the White House has a UFC fight scheduled for the same weekend.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump announced he had canceled planned strikes against Iran after negotiations reached the "highest level of Iranian leadership." The deal, he said on Truth Social, has been approved by the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt "and others," with a naval blockade remaining in place until the agreement is finalized. The time and place of the signing, he added, were yet to be announced.In the Oval Office, Trump filled in one logistical detail: he won't be there."'The Strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe over the weekend in Europe. I won't be able to be there, but JD will be there — Vice President — and some of the people. Steve Witkoff did a great job, Jared," Trump told reporters.Vice President JD Vance and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will attend the signing in his place.UFC Freedom 250 is scheduled for Sunday, June 14 — on the South Lawn of the White House. In March, Trump left no ambiguity about his plans for that evening."'I will,'" Trump told boxer Jake Paul when asked if he'd attend the fight. "'It's going to be amazing at the White House. And Dana [White] is a great guy…'"June 14 is also Trump's 80th birthday.To host the seven-fight card — headlined by a lightweight title unification bout between champion Ilia Topuria and interim champ Justin Gaethje — the UFC erected a massive structure on the South Lawn known as "The Claw."The 92-foot-tall lighting grid, built by a Belgian firm, was shipped to Philadelphia, tested, then trucked to Washington. ESPN and Time report the UFC is covering roughly $60 million in costs — including $700,000 to re-sod the South Lawn. The structure dwarfs the White House. Trump's Marine One has been grounded for the duration of the build.The day after the fight, Trump is expected at the G7 Summit in France — which may explain why the Iran signing, if it happens "over the weekend in Europe," is being handed to Vance.Two Virginia residents have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to halt the UFC event, alleging improper permitting and a violation of the law requiring congressional approval before structures are erected on public land in Washington. The Justice Department fired back in a filing, calling the plaintiffs "two people who believe they have superior taste and want to spoil the event for everyone else."No hearing has been scheduled.
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Trump says Iran’s leader has agreed to a peace plan — and Islamic Republic will not have a nuclear weapon
Trump expressed confidence Iran would sign on because “they got hit very hard.”
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In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Many people ask whether the MAGA movement can survive after […]
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Who is Jay Clayton, new Trump DNI pick?
President Trump on Thursday selected U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) following weeks of tumult after the president appointed Bill Pulte as the acting director. “Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay,” Trump…
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The end? Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran, saying a peace deal ‘approved’
But state media in Islamist state says text on agreement not yet in hand The post The end? Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran, saying a peace deal ‘approved’ appeared first on WorldNetDaily.
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'This is a capitulation': CNN reporter taken aback by Trump's DNI nomination
CNN's Alayna Treene could barely contain her surprise Thursday when Donald Trump reversed course on his intelligence chief pick just hours after FISA died in the House.Trump announced he was nominating former SEC chairman Jay Clayton as the permanent director of national intelligence on Truth Social, hours after a House vote to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed 198-218. The program is set to expire Friday — though intelligence agencies may continue operating under a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court recertification through March 2027. The whiplash was stunning: days earlier, Trump told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a meeting that he would not give in on acting DNI Bill Pulte. The next morning, he posted that Pulte would begin on June 19."There's no other way to say this — this is a capitulation," Treene said live from the White House.Treene explained that the backlash against Pulte — a housing official with zero intelligence background — had been ferocious and bipartisan. Trump had installed him, she reported, with a short-term agenda: shrink the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, purge perceived disloyalists, and dig into documents related to the 2020 election.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for the Pulte appointment to be "reversed immediately," saying Trump had "tossed a hand grenade into those sensitive negotiations" over FISA reauthorization. Democrats drew a hard line: no new DNI, no FISA votes.Pulte spent nine days as Trump's designee — his scheduled start date was still a week away when Clayton's nomination landed.Clayton, who chaired the SEC during Trump's first term and currently serves as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is a credentialed and confirmable pick — the kind Democrats might accept to revive FISA. Trump's Truth Social post did not mention Pulte.
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