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Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Trump’s UFC Event at White House Next Week
The “UFC Freedom 250” event is slated to take place on June 14.
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Daily on Energy: Oil price news, Europeans cut back on driving, and upcoming events
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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy World Oceans Day, readers! 🌊🐳 The war in the Middle East escalated over the weekend, with Iran and Israel exchanging fire and hindering President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the conflict. 🇺🇲🇮🇷 International and domestic oil prices this morning responded to the attacks. 🛢️ Meanwhile, as the war […]
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Fired Journalist Says Bari Weiss Pushed to Air Propaganda on CBS News
“Bari Weiss is not a journalist. She is an asset of the Trump administration,” said progressive group Our Revolution.
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Paxton’s impeachment defense lawyer backs Talarico for Texas Senate
A lawyer who helped defend Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) during his 2023 impeachment trial has endorsed his opponent, state Rep. James Talarico (D), in Texas’s high-profile Senate race. Houston-based defense attorney Dan Cogdell, who helped lead Paxton’s successful defense during his 2023 impeachment trial and securities fraud case, said his former client is…
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UK to Sanction Israel Over Settlement Project That Would Cut West Bank in Half
The settlement project would make a two-state solution, which the UK and other European countries support, impossible.
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Washington Examiner
DC Council proposes extensive ‘decoupling’ of Trump’s tax cuts to save $463.6 million in revenue
Washington, D.C., Council Chairman Phil Mendelson returned his budget recommendations on Monday with a proposal that cuts deeper into separating the district’s local taxes from President Donald Trump‘s nationwide tax cuts. In late 2025, after Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s sweeping tax cuts into law, the district approved emergency legislation allowing D.C. […]
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Federal lawsuit aims to stop UFC event on the White House South Lawn
Plaintiffs allege the June 14 event violates National Park Service regulations and benefits Trump and his allies.
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Trump risks sending oil 'well above $200 per barrel' as he nears critical juncture: expert
President Donald Trump has reached a critical juncture, writes geopolitical analyst and expert Trista Parsi, one that could result in either some de-escalation in the Middle East or an unprecedented disruption to global trade that could send oil prices to “well above $200 per barrel.”Parsi’s analysis, detailed in a report published on his Substack Sunday night, comes after Iran and Israel exchanged strikes earlier that same day. On Monday, Trump publicly pleaded with Israel and Iran to stop fighting as his administration continues working toward a negotiated settlement with Tehran, though both nations have frequently defied the president’s wishes.As such, Parsi argued, “the most likely scenario” in the days or weeks ahead is that Israel and Iran will continue to exchange fire. The “key question” then becomes, Parsi wrote, “whether Trump will eventually enter the conflict – or be pulled into it.”“The Iranians appear prepared for either outcome,” Parsi wrote. “If Trump re-enters the war, Tehran may employ options it withheld during the previous conflict, including disrupting Red Sea shipping and targeting GCC oil infrastructure in an effort to drive oil prices well above $200 per barrel. If Trump stays out, such horizontal escalation may be deemed unnecessary.”As of Monday, the price per barrel of oil sits at just over $97, a dramatic increase from the $72 seen one day before Trump launched Operation Epic Fury. Trump’s favorability has suffered as a result, with the average cost per gallon of gas reaching $4.24 last week, up significantly from the $2.98 recorded prior to the war.
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Back-to-back 'Trump-induced' headaches snarl GOP agenda
The past several weeks have been a legislative nightmare for the GOP, as both party infighting and the actions of President Donald Trump have foiled and stalled key priorities. Now, writes Politico congressional reporter Mia McCarthy, “Republicans are about to put one Donald Trump-induced headache behind them — but another is right behind it.”The issues at the center of these difficulties are the immigration budget reconciliation bill and FISA spy powers, both of which have been grappled over for months as Trump has complicated their passage. On Tuesday, it is expected that the House will submit the former to the president for approval. Assuming that he signs off, it will be cause for Republicans to breathe a sigh of relief, as the struggle over the bill has been a long and embarrassing fight, with the airport chaos caused by a lack of DHS funding several months ago fanning talk of the headwinds the party faces heading into the midterms. But even if he does sign it, the GOP’s Trump-inspired headache appears likely to persist as he has “all but quashed” chances of passing the FISA extension by appointing Bill Pulte as Director of National Security, which even conservative lawmakers have admitted is a blatant effort to weaponize the role. Pulte not only has no experience in national intelligence, but has a track record for helping Trump advance the persecution of his enemies. As Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SC) declared, “We don’t need a weaponized DNI; we need professionals there… If he’s somebody they want in that position permanently, he’s got a lengthy road ahead of him.” Critics say that the contested FISA provision would provide such a Trump loyalist with a powerful tool for spying on his opponents, as the primary concern that has previously barred its passage was its allowance for the warrantless surveillance of communications. Now for it to advance before its Friday deadline, it will require substantial support from skeptical Democrats, putting the legislation in jeopardy. “The idea that we’re going to allow Mr. Pulte to be potentially in charge of how this tool is used or manipulated, that’s going to be a very uphill path to convince Democrats,” said Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), the top Senate Intelligence Democrat. “This was a self-inflicted harm.”Warner had been collaborating with Republicans to pass a three-year extension, but Pulte’s appointment has torpedoed the effort, particularly after Trump announced his intention to have Pulte conduct mass firings within the intelligence branches. While Democrats haven’t quite gone so far as to say outright that they would bar the extension over Pulte, congressional Republicans have been admitting that its passage appears unlikely. According to McCarthy, “The path is extremely narrow. About 15 Senate Democratic votes needed, Warner said, and very few are willing to give Trump and his hand-picked new intel chief the benefit of the doubt.”
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