President Trump will hold a press conference Wednesday before departing France, where he has been attending the G7 summit this week. Trump will face questions about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the Iran war, a 14-point plan that is facing intense pushback from his own allies. Appearing alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi…
Iran has faced suspicion for decades over its nuclear ambitions and whether it’s developing the capability to build an atomic weapon. While the Islamic Republic has always maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful and for energy purposes, that claim has been met with skepticism by the US and its allies.
Republicans in Congress are "quietly" mounting a rebellion against President Donald Trump's snubbing of NATO allies, according to The Hill, seeking to "take back influence" of the situation by using legislation.In a report published Wednesday morning, The Hill revealed that lawmakers in the Senate are pushing back against Trump's recent decision to abruptly withdraw troops from NATO ally countries in Europe. Those widely derided decisions came amid the backdrop of Trump's longstanding disdain for NATO, having long criticized other members for, in his eyes, not doing enough and relying on U.S. protection. Some of these troop drawdowns also seem to have come in response to certain European leaders hurting Trump's feelings."The Senate Armed Services Committee is moving to curb President Trump’s power to remove troops from Europe, as the White House reportedly plans to draw down its commitment of air support to European countries," The Hill explained. "The annual defense policy bill contains several provisions that would prevent the Pentagon from using funds to reduce the number of American troops in Europe below 76,000 without providing Congress with a justification well beforehand. It comes as Trump has, in recent weeks, moved to cancel deployments of troops headed for Germany and Poland."Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the committee who has recently come under fire from Trump, told the outlet that Republican members are supportive of these provisions, "because they, too, want to keep supporting NATO with consistent American troops."“All of us recognize the critical nature of NATO in terms of global stability, and many of the things the president is doing is undermining our relationship with NATO and our ability to deter the Russians,” Reed said. “We’re sending a clear signal… we have to maintain that posture to maintain peace.”Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, stressed how important the matter is among the GOP in Congress, making it clear why they are not afraid of hitting back against Trump on the matter.“It was not a controversial issue,” Rounds said. “It’s very well supported within Congress. We recognize how important it is to have a strong message to our NATO allies that we’re still good partners, and that what President Trump wanted from day one was to have them be even stronger partners and to contribute more to their own defense, and they’re doing that.”
The Senate is moving forward with Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing on Wednesday, despite President Trump's move to delay the installation of the new intelligence chief.
An expensive slugfest between two Republican candidates for governor fighting for the party’s nomination came to an end Tuesday night.The Associated Press called the race for wealthy businessman Rick Jackson at around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. As of late Tuesday night, Jackson had about 53% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.Speaking at his election watch party in north Atlanta, Jackson said he will continue building on the “foundation laid by Georgia’s great Republican governors for the last few years,” and pointed to his rise from a foster child to a billionaire and to becoming head of Jackson Healthcare.“I lived with five different foster families and attended 13 different schools, but with God’s help, I built a business [and] created thousands of jobs,” Jackson said.Jackson mimicked Trump’s style in some ways, making a flashy entrance at his campaign launch by riding down a glass elevator and positioning himself as a political outsider. He also released an ad implying he had Gov. Brian Kemp’s backing, which Kemp later denied.And Jones had been considered the frontrunner in the contest for the GOP nomination before Jackson upended the race in February with the surprise announcement that he was launching a campaign to replace term-limited Kemp.Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, faced wealthy businessman Rick Jackson for the Republican ticket for governor, gives a speech to supporters at an election watch party in Butts County on Jun. 16, 2026, after the race was called. Alander Rocha/Georgia RecorderJones, who was the top vote-getter last month, was backed by President Donald Trump early in the race and very recently picked up Kemp’s endorsement. But Jackson had the backing of several high-profile establishment Georgia Republicans like his former rival in the race, Attorney General Chris Carr. Jackson also had the support of Insurance Commissioner John King and outgoing Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, as well as national Republicans like U.S. Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas who dropped in to campaign for Jackson in recent weeks.Speaking at a campaign event in his hometown in Butts County, Jones congratulated Jackson but kept his speech brief. He said that although he had a strong showing on election day, it was not enough.“It looked like it was coming back pretty good, but the early voting margin was just a little too much to overcome,” Jones said.GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBEJones also blamed his loss on Jackson’s spending, saying that they “were outspent … and it was a very competitive race.”“We felt like we had a chance to win tonight, and just came up a little short,” Jones said.In Jackson’s victory speech, he defended his campaign’s outsized spending, saying he doesn’t need the money. On the campaign trail, Jackson often called his fortune “God’s money.”“I did not run for governor to join their club. I ran to break up the club,” Jackson said.The two candidates together spent over $138.6 million over the primary through the runoff period, according to campaign finance records leading up to Tuesday’s runoff election. Jackson’s spending makes up about 78% of that, representing nearly $108 million in spending that came largely from contributions he personally made to his campaign. Jones loaned his campaign just over $25 million and raised another $5 million.Despite millions spent on ads, often attacking one another, Jones and Jackson had to face off in the June runoff after neither received over 50% of the vote in a crowded May’s primary election.Jackson, who often took shots at Bottoms during the primary period, used his victory speech to pitch why voters should choose him over the former Atlanta mayor in November. He cited her decision to not run for a second term as mayor, saying that she “did such a bad job as mayor, she didn’t even run for reelection.”“She would be an absolute disaster. When the violence started, families were afraid, businesses worried, and police officers needed support, Keisha Lance Bottoms turned her back on all of them. Keisha Lance Bottoms failed,” Jackson said.In a statement, Bottoms fired back and criticized Jackson for having $1 billion in state contracts while opposing full Medicaid expansion for Georgia’s poorer residents.“Georgians deserve a governor who is focused on ensuring they have every opportunity to thrive and who will fight for them when Donald Trump’s reckless policies hurt Georgia – that’s what I will do as governor.
Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump’s approach to Iran, saying, “people confuse the ends with the means,” and arguing that the peace deal delivers on the administration’s primary objective: preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon. Vance argued that critics are losing sight of the ultimate goal, asserting that the deal “ensures that […]
According to political commentator and Contrarian editor-in-chief Jennifer Rubin, while President Donald Trump has been working hard to make himself appear like a winner by hosting events like his UFC birthday bash, he is in fact “getting blown off the court of public opinion” as “his fan base has drifted away.”As evidence of the president’s tanking support, she points to a recent survey by the New York Times, which shows “that a majority of white, non-college educated voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy. The nosedive since the 2018 midterms — when he held a +30-point advantage with working-class white voters — to his current deficit, ranging from 14 to 30 points, confirms that he has lost his most loyal followers.” While she notes that this is one of many telling numbers, “his collapse among independent voters is truly stunning. AP-NORC research shows that ‘while about half of independents without a college education had a positive view of Trump around the 2024 election,’ only about a quarter did by this spring, PBS reported. The education gap disappeared, so independents now have ‘similarly negative views of the president regardless of their level of education.’ Likewise, PRRI’s poll of over 5,400 Americans confirms that Trump’s support has plunged among independents (down from 37 percent to 25 percent since last September) and even further (35 percent to 14 percent) among ‘true independents’ (who don’t lean toward either party).”But according to Rubin, arguably “Trump’s biggest fumble may have been with Hispanic voters, thanks to his disastrous economy and cruel anti-immigrant onslaught. PRRI shows Hispanic support down from 39 percent in September 2024 to 23 percent, the lowest in five years. AP-NORC found Hispanic independent support cratering from 46 percent around the 2024 election to ‘as low as 15 percent during last fall’s government shutdown before landing around one-quarter in the spring.’ In the same vein, the UnidosUS Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters found 67 percent of Hispanic voters nationally disapprove of Trump’s performance, and 66 percent think he and Republicans are not doing enough on the economy.”All told, says Rubin, it’s clear that “Trump’s lame stunts” have failed to “distract Americans from his decrepit appearance and dismal job performance are not helping him.” What’s more, she asserts that when “you look at the reasons for voters’ economic angst, there’s an argument to be made that Trump’s vile displays of self-indulgence will make Republicans’ predicament worse. Behind the polling numbers is an inescapable economic reality. At the very time Americans are most stressed about making ends meet, they are confronted on a daily basis with evidence of Trump’s egregious self-enrichment and an ever-widening chasm between his uber-rich pals and everyone else.”With all this in mind, Rubin’s conclusion is not optimistic for the Republicans’ midterm chances this November: “Only people as clueless and selfish as Trump, MAGA operatives, and the Epstein class could imagine that they can keep the masses at bay and themselves in power with the 21st-century equivalent of Circus Maximus. It is easy to see why, then, Trump’s shenanigans may aggravate the threat to MAGA rule, not stave off its impending political reckoning.”
The Iranian national soccer team is attempting to portray itself as the victim after being required to leave the United States immediately following its opening World Cup match against New Zealand. The post Iran’s World Cup Team Forced to Leave From US Hours After 2-2 Draw with New Zealand — Coach Whines They Are the “MOST OPPRESSED” Team in the Tournament… But This Has ALWAYS Been the Plan appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
President Donald Trump gave a cryptic answer Wednesday that cast doubt on Friday’s planned signing ceremony for the U.S.-Iranian 60-day ceasefire deal. Trump spoke to reporters Wednesday during his bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where he defended the memorandum of understanding ending the Iran war. Still, when asked about his confidence that […]