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Trump Calls Iran Critics “Jealous, Stupid, or Bad People” as His Own Party Revolts Against the Nuclear Deal
Trump Calls Iran Critics “Jealous, Stupid, or Bad People” as His Own Party Revolts Against the Nuclear Deal On Wednesday, June 17, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, formally opening a 60-day window to negotiate a final agreement. The deal…
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Pentagon Accepts Qatar’s $400 Million Luxury Jet for Trump — and the Constitution Has Opinions
Pentagon Accepts Qatar’s $400 Million Luxury Jet for Trump — and the Constitution Has Opinions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth formally accepted a Boeing 747 luxury aircraft previously owned by the Qatari royal family on Thursday, June 18, to serve as the next Air Force One. White House officials gathered for a farewell ceremony to the…
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Special Education and Civil Rights Ripped Out of the Education Department in One Stroke
Special Education and Civil Rights Ripped Out of the Education Department in One Stroke The Trump administration announced on June 16–17, 2026, that it will transfer two of the Department of Education’s most consequential functions to other cabinet agencies, completing the most sweeping structural dismantling of the department since its creation in 1979 [1, 2].…
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The Fed Holds Rates Steady — Then Warns a Hike Is Coming
The Fed Holds Rates Steady — Then Warns a Hike Is Coming The Federal Reserve voted unanimously on June 17, 2026, to hold its benchmark interest rate at a range of 3.5 to 3.75 percent — the fourth consecutive meeting without a change — in Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first rate-setting meeting since being…
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Trump Goes 3-for-4 in June Primaries as November Senate Battlegrounds Lock In
Trump Goes 3-for-4 in June Primaries as November Senate Battlegrounds Lock In Primary runoff elections held on June 16 in Alabama and Georgia produced results that were reported nationally on June 17, cementing Trump-endorsed nominees in two critical Senate races while delivering a rare intraparty rebuke to the president in Georgia’s governor contest [1, 2].…
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Trump Signs Iran Framework at Versailles — Congress Erupts on Both Sides of the Aisle
Trump Signs Iran Framework at Versailles — Congress Erupts on Both Sides of the Aisle President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran during a ceremonial dinner at the Palace of Versailles on June 17, 2026, at the conclusion of the G7 summit in Evian, France, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The…
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Trump Cancels His Own Intelligence Chief’s Hearing — Demands Voter ID Law as Ransom
Trump Cancels His Own Intelligence Chief’s Hearing — Demands Voter ID Law as Ransom President Trump posted on social media on June 17, 2026, that he was “cancelling the Senate Hearing RE: DNI today,” pulling Jay Clayton, his nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, from a confirmation hearing scheduled that afternoon before the Senate…
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The Supreme Court Is About to Rule on Birthright Citizenship—And Nobody Is Going to Like the Fallout
The Supreme Court Is About to Rule on Birthright Citizenship—And Nobody Is Going to Like the Fallout The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling in the birthright citizenship case as early as Thursday, June 18, according to reporting published by NPR and WTTW on June 15 and 16. The case challenges Executive Order…
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Trump Tells the G7 Ukraine “Has No Impact on Us”—Then Promises to Sanction Russia Again
Trump Tells the G7 Ukraine “Has No Impact on Us”—Then Promises to Sanction Russia Again President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France on Tuesday in a session that overran by approximately an hour. The two leaders discussed Ukraine’s longstanding request for additional Patriot air…
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DOGE Cut 71,000 Federal Jobs—The Fastest Since WWII—And the Deficit Is Bigger Than Ever
DOGE Cut 71,000 Federal Jobs—The Fastest Since WWII—And the Deficit Is Bigger Than Ever A June 16 Washington Times assessment concluded that President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative is “bearing fruit” in terms of raw headcount reduction, with DOGE having eliminated more than 71,000 federal civilian positions since January 2025—representing the fastest reduction in…