"You’re just really being encouraged not to view these things as something that’s happening in the real world. You’re being told to think of it as it’s all just a game and you’re going to win." trib.al/s5Iy6TD
The horror is not merely infanticide or probing the scars of your child’s ghost, but an institution so horrific that a mother would rather kill her child than see her child live as a slave. trib.al/M04Ioan
“She burnt up a ton of goodwill,” an adviser who spoke with Trump told Axios. “It was everywhere. It was everything.”
In fact, “she had no goodwill on Capitol Hill,” the adviser said. “She mismanaged FEMA. She didn’t show up to hearings. She was disrespectful. No one liked her.” trib.al/WsjHFjf
Immigration as an issue has been transformed from a notable Trump strength into one of his most glaring weaknesses. We’ve learned that most Americans value what immigrants bring to this country. It’s been heartening to see. trib.al/yfAztJ2
Trump booted Noem from her position following a string of abysmal appearances this week before Congress. But the hearings, as it turns out, were just the straw that broke the camel’s back for Noem’s tenure in the executive branch. trib.al/PxdieSc
While women in Iran still have to deal with patriarchal laws under a theocratic government that human rights groups have criticized, Iran isn’t such a backwater that it’s preferable for women and young girls to be dead. trib.al/Ol0MFbk
"I think what we’re seeing is 11-year-olds with the most powerful military in the entire world, which is a pretty scary thing to see in action. And also, doesn’t it really look, from the New York Times reporting at least, like Netanyahu just bulldozed Trump into this?" trib.al/wduBsHM
While speaking at the White House about his illegal war with Iran, Trump was spotted with a dark red patch of skin peeking out from under his collar. In a photograph taken by AFP photographer Saul Loeb, a large scab is visible.
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Talk of escalating the conflict with Iran has ramped up in recent days among chief White House officials, at times in a remarkably disaffected way. The president declared on Friday that he wants “unconditional surrender” from Iran, and would not negotiate a peace deal without it. trib.al/jf939oy
Trump practically admitted Tuesday he had no plan for evacuations—he didn’t even have a plan for the war itself.
Meanwhile, the State Department has pushed back on claims that it left Americans high and dry. trib.al/cCb3Ypm
On Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that reports of Russia giving Iran intelligence to target U.S. assets didn’t matter—a baffling answer given that Iran has already killed multiple U.S. service members in retaliation.
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One of Elon Musk’s former DOGE minions has been tapped to run AI at the Pentagon.
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Donald Trump is insisting that the United States is secretly evacuating citizens stranded in the Middle East—but multiple reports indicate they have been left on their own. trib.al/IVHRVem
Trump administration officials scrambled Friday to explain away the latest horrendous jobs numbers, but couldn’t conjure up more than blaming the weather or fake numbers. trib.al/GbXN0SR
The sinking of the Dena seems to be part of Hegseth’s new policy of ignoring “stupid rules of engagement” and “punching them while they’re down,” and it raises questions of what the Trump administration would say if a country like Iran attacked an American ship it knew was unarmed. trib.al/nmSRRkA
As job growth stagnates, as oil prices spike amid war on Iran, and as the majority of Americans view his second term negatively, President Trump has laid his eyes on Cuba. trib.al/xIQBsKu
The U.S. Navy’s attack on an Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, on Wednesday was the first time an American submarine has sunk an enemy ship since World War II. trib.al/v3g3g0s
The U.S. president could not care less if Iran’s violent retaliation includes the deaths of American citizens. Actually, it’s something he’s planning for.
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This is the first indication that another U.S. adversary has entered the spiralling regional conflict in the Middle East—and it’s the one with nuclear capabilities and an extensive intelligence network. trib.al/2ogjpvh
Attorney General Pam Bondi has tried to take revenge on some of the president’s adversaries, but none of the attempts have been successful yet. That’s probably because none of them have broken any laws in exposing Trump’s misdeeds. trib.al/XlzEpkh
"Trump has squandered some of the country’s greatest sources of strength. By repelling nearly all of America’s allies—alliances that are among the best instruments of leverage Washington has in the world—he has paid China and Russia enormous dividends." trib.al/wYwXS1r
The Justice Department released FBI interviews with a woman who accused Donald Trump of beating her after he sexually assaulted her when she was a child. trib.al/FRCmhds
Trump and his aides think the United States has global leverage that his predecessors refused to use. He seems to forget that other countries have leverage, too—and they’re intent on using it to stop him. trib.al/3uByXJl
The Republicans who introduced the aforementioned bills are “hostage to an extremist group that does not represent the majority of voters,” the State Election Board’s lone Democrat said. “The only reason we’re in this position is because they insist on catering to the election-denier universe.”
One of this year’s most closely watched midterm contests is in Georgia, but if H.B. 1108 were to become law, the whole country might have to wait weeks after the fall elections, or even longer, to learn which party has won control of the chamber. trib.al/Tl4IXKm
This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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The language is American, the characters are American, and, through their unbearable, inscrutable moments, we must confront the ghosts and darkness of history. Morrison’s work was not meant to be a palatable salve. Instead, surprise and provocation are the ingredients of her fiction. trib.al/mhx4xM6
Hegseth’s heartless remarks come as lawmakers warn that more U.S. soldiers are likely to die in Trump’s escalating military campaign in Iran. So far, six service members have died after a drone struck their makeshift operations center in Kuwait. trib.al/6MuY3W3
The president requested more than $850 billion for the military, and Congress responded by handing him $8 billion more than he had requested. trib.al/vy1ZDNF
Matt Schlapp has attempted to justify the killing of more than 100 young girls at an elementary school in southern Iran, by claiming they were saved from religious extremism. trib.al/DJ8uEUJ
