President Trump Nominates SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to Serve as Director of National Intelligence

Trump teases peace deal signing in Europe after calling off Iran strikes

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a peace deal with Iran could be signed as early as this weekend in Europe, comments that mark the latest turn toward diplomacy after days of military strikes. Vice President JD Vance would attend the signing on behalf of the administration if a deal is reached, Trump said in […]

Jay Clayton: Trump pick has long legal résumé but few intelligence credentials

Former SEC chair, who has reportedly socialized and played golf with president, has questioned integrity of US elections Days before he was nominated as director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton discussed the potential of fraud in California’s elections, falsely saying the state’s laws left open the “opportunity for fraud”.Clayton, the US attorney for Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a lengthy legal résumé in the private and public sector and a track record of unequivocal support for Donald Trump and his agenda. Continue reading...

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President Trump Holds an Oval Office Press Conference

Leading the beginning of the media event with an announcement of the Iran agreement, President Trump notes a signing event for the negotiated deal will likely take place in Europe attended by JD Vance. President Trump then moved quickly to the topic of an executive order opening fisheries for U.S. commercial fishing fleets, making announcements […] The post President Trump Holds an Oval Office Press Conference appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Ontario blinks first in booze battle—but Trump isn’t interested

Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised the return of U.S. liquor to store shelves once a trade deal is reached, but President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to agree […]

'TACO Thursday': Internet tears into Trump after he ditches attack

President Donald Trump was mocked online Thursday after reversing course on attacking Iran.Trump backed down after saying Thursday morning on his Truth Social platform that he had ordered the U.S. military to hit Iran "very hard tonight," but then he changed his mind."Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump posted.The internet reacted to the president's move."TACO!" Stock trader Tom Hearden wrote on Bluesky."Taco Thursday, y'all," journalist and radio host Kai Ryssdal wrote on Bluesky."Trump cancels his Iran escalation and pulls back on Bill Pulte. Looks like we've got a 2-for-1 TACO Thursday special going on," columnist David Rothkopf wrote on Bluesky."Trump says he has called off continuing strikes on Iran, saying this time there is a deal & 'final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved.' He also says US naval blockade 'will remain in full force' until deal is signed," Abigail Hauslohner, Financial Times U.S.-Mideast foreign affairs correspondent, wrote on X."How many times are we going to do this," Tommy Vietor, co-host of Pod Save America and former Obama administration official, wrote on X.

Graham Platner cheated on fiancée and bragged Nazi tattoo was reminder ‘US was the evil bad guy,’ lover tells Post

Maine Senate Dem nominee Graham Platner says he kept his Nazi tattoo to remind himself “the US was the evil bad guy” while he was deployed overseas, according to a woman who says she dated him while he was engaged to someone else in 2021.

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.