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The Iran War Bill Comes Due: $40 Billion Spent, 13 Dead, Oil Reserves at 1983 Lows, and Trump at 37%
The Iran War Bill Comes Due: $40 Billion Spent, 13 Dead, Oil Reserves at 1983 Lows, and Trump at 37% A comprehensive accounting published Sunday reveals the full scope of the 100-day U.S. military campaign against Iran: the Pentagon officially reported $29 billion in operational costs, while independent analysts put the figure between $35 billion…
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The Base Is Breaking: Trump’s Rural Approval Craters 32 Points as Farm Bankruptcies Surge 46%
The Base Is Breaking: Trump’s Rural Approval Craters 32 Points as Farm Bankruptcies Surge 46% A new NBC News poll conducted May 29 through June 7, 2026 shows President Donald Trump’s overall job approval at 42 percent among registered voters — 39 percent among all adults — the lowest mark of his second term in…
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Cops in 1,300 Jurisdictions Can Now Scan Your Face Into an ICE Database — Including American Citizens
Cops in 1,300 Jurisdictions Can Now Scan Your Face Into an ICE Database — Including American Citizens Local police officers in jurisdictions participating in the federal 287(g) Task Force Model program have access to a mobile application called the ICE Task Force Module that allows them to scan the face of anyone they stop and…
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211 Dead and Counting: The U.S. Military Is Killing People on Boats in the Pacific With No Trial and No Evidence
211 Dead and Counting: The U.S. Military Is Killing People on Boats in the Pacific With No Trial and No Evidence The U.S. military carried out another lethal strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, June 19, 2026, killing three people. U.S. Southern Command said it targeted the boat…
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Trump Said Meloni “Begged” for a Photo. Italy Canceled a State Visit. The Alliance Is Cracking.
Trump Said Meloni “Begged” for a Photo. Italy Canceled a State Visit. The Alliance Is Cracking. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posted a video to social media early Friday morning, June 19, 2026, declaring “Neither I nor Italy ever beg,” in direct response to comments President Trump made to Italian broadcaster La7. According to a…
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A Democratic Socialist Just Won the D.C. Mayor’s Race — and She’s Promising to Fight Trump Head-On
A Democratic Socialist Just Won the D.C. Mayor’s Race — and She’s Promising to Fight Trump Head-On Washington, D.C., City Councilmember Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for mayor of the nation’s capital this week, with her nearest rival, former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, conceding Thursday after updated results showed Lewis George holding approximately 53%…
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Trump Unveils Qatar’s $400 Million “Gift” as the New Air Force One — and Nobody’s Happy About It
Trump Unveils Qatar’s $400 Million “Gift” as the New Air Force One — and Nobody’s Happy About It President Donald Trump toured and unveiled a Boeing 747 jet donated by the Qatari royal family to the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Descending the stairs of…
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Senate Votes 84-8 to Advance the Housing Bill — Homebuyers Cheer the Investor Ban, Real Estate Fumes, and Supply Hawks Say It Misses the Point
Senate Votes 84-8 to Advance the Housing Bill — Homebuyers Cheer the Investor Ban, Real Estate Fumes, and Supply Hawks Say It Misses the Point The U.S. Senate voted 84 to 8 on Thursday, June 18, to invoke cloture on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, advancing the bill toward a final passage vote…
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The DOJ Has a List of 385 Americans It Wants to Strip of Citizenship — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Justice or a Purge
The DOJ Has a List of 385 Americans It Wants to Strip of Citizenship — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Justice or a Purge The Trump administration plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases in federal courts by October 2026, according to a CNN exclusive published June 18 citing a senior Justice Department…
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Obama’s $850 Million Library Opens on Juneteenth — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Historic or a Disaster
Obama’s $850 Million Library Opens on Juneteenth — and Nobody Can Agree Whether That’s Historic or a Disaster The Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opened to the public in Chicago’s Jackson Park on Friday, June 19, 2026, coinciding with Juneteenth. Opening events began on June 18 with a dedication ceremony at John Lewis Plaza,…