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America’s Most Powerful Spy Tool Just Expired — And Everyone’s Fingerprints Are on the Gun
America’s Most Powerful Spy Tool Just Expired — And Everyone’s Fingerprints Are on the Gun Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired on June 12, 2026, marking the first time the surveillance authority has lapsed since Congress enacted it in 2008. The House attempted to pass a short-term extension to July 2 under…
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Trump Says the Iran War Is Over. Iran Didn’t Get the Memo.
Trump Says the Iran War Is Over. Iran Didn’t Get the Memo. President Donald Trump announced from the White House on June 12, 2026, that the United States had reached “a great settlement of the war with Iran,” adding that the deal would be “subject to finalization of documents.” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose…
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Senate Panel Approves the Largest Pentagon Budget Request in American History
Senate Panel Approves the Largest Pentagon Budget Request in American History The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 18–9 on June 11, 2026 to advance the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 to the full Senate floor [1]. The legislation is built around a White House budget request of $1.5 trillion in total defense…
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The Senate Just Gave Trump’s Personal Lawyer a Lifetime Seat on a Federal Appeals Court
The Senate Just Gave Trump’s Personal Lawyer a Lifetime Seat on a Federal Appeals Court The Senate confirmed Justin D. Smith of Missouri to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 11, 2026, on a 47–43 vote [5]. Smith is the co-owner of the James Otis Law Group,…
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Trump Says the Iran War Is Basically Over. Iran Says He’s Getting Ahead of Himself.
Trump Says the Iran War Is Basically Over. Iran Says He’s Getting Ahead of Himself. President Trump posted on Truth Social on June 11, 2026 that the United States and Iran had reached an agreement to end their military conflict, writing that “discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest…
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Trump Put a Housing Regulator in Charge of American Intelligence. Democrats Made the Country Pay for It.
Trump Put a Housing Regulator in Charge of American Intelligence. Democrats Made the Country Pay for It. President Trump named William Pulte, then serving as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of national intelligence on June 2, 2026, replacing Tulsi Gabbard [1]. Pulte has no military, intelligence, congressional, or law enforcement…
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Congress Lets America’s Warrantless Spy Law Die Rather Than Accept Trump’s Intelligence Pick
Congress Lets America’s Warrantless Spy Law Die Rather Than Accept Trump’s Intelligence Pick The House of Representatives voted 198–218 on June 11, 2026 to reject a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the legal backbone of NSA warrantless surveillance of foreign targets’ communications collected from U.S. internet providers. Seven…
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Bill Gates Tells Congress His Epstein Meetings Were ‘A Grave Error in Judgment’ — and He Said It Behind Closed Doors
Bill Gates Tells Congress His Epstein Meetings Were ‘A Grave Error in Judgment’ — and He Said It Behind Closed Doors Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates appeared before the House Oversight Committee on June 10, 2026, for a nearly six-hour closed-door transcribed interview focused on his multi-year relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Gates told…
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Trump Formally Nominates His Former Personal Criminal Defense Lawyer to Run the Justice Department
Trump Formally Nominates His Former Personal Criminal Defense Lawyer to Run the Justice Department President Trump formally submitted the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as U.S. Attorney General to the Senate on June 8–9, 2026. Blanche served as Trump’s personal criminal defense attorney during multiple federal prosecutions before joining the administration as Deputy Attorney…
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Trump Signs $70 Billion ‘Secure America Act’ to Fully Fund ICE and Border Patrol Through His Entire Second Term
Trump Signs $70 Billion ‘Secure America Act’ to Fully Fund ICE and Border Patrol Through His Entire Second Term President Trump signed the Secure America Act into law on June 10, 2026, in an Oval Office ceremony, delivering roughly $70 billion in dedicated funding to federal immigration enforcement agencies through fiscal year 2029. The bill…