Still The (Military) Base Case
By Michael Every of RabobankHormuz traffic is climbing, but refined product prices are lagging, and crack spreads are blowing out: one can’t just look at the oil price to understand the overall energy dynamic.On the geopolitical front, things are also still mixed. Talks about the US-Iran MoU in Doha, without either side speaking to the […]
President Trump Delivers Interesting Remarks Before Boarding Newest Airforce One for First Official Flight
President Trump delivers remarks to the assembled press pool before departing Joint Base Andrews en route to the Theodore Roosevelt Museum dedication ceremony. This is President Trump’s first flight aboard the new Airforce One. President Trump makes note of the inaugural flight and discusses the airplane, then begins to answer questions on current events. At […]
House Conservatives Rebel Over Stalled SAVE America Act
The House remained largely at a standstill Tuesday after more than a dozen conservative Republicans continued blocking legislative business in protest over the stalled SAVE America Act. The group of holdouts, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., voted against a key procedural measure, preventing the House from moving forward with legislation. Advertisement Their opposition came […]
Melania Trump Cites Memoir After SCOTUS Ruling On Girls’ Sports
First Lady Melania Trump cited a passage from her best-selling memoir Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled that states can restrict women’s and girls’ sports teams to biological females, saying the ruling is in line with a position she has long held. Trump cited a passage from Melania in a post on X months before […]
Socialist Defeats 15-Term Lawmaker in CO Democratic Primary
In a high-profile primary Tuesday night, 30-year incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., lost to a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed challenger. In a Democratic primary for a deep-blue House seat anchored in Denver, Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old socialist, defeated DeGette. Advertisement It was a major victory for the socialist left Tuesday evening. The DSA had […]
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Double Standard: Love All Women, Unless They Work for Trump
By Cynthia HughesFounder of Hughes Foundation and Weaponization Watch We hear it all the time: women should support women. We’re told that all women deserve respect, that their voices matter, and that they should be empowered, protected, elevated, and celebrated. We’re told women should be free to choose their own careers, beliefs, and political affiliations […]
Fugitive In $250 Million Child Nutrition Fraud Case Captured In Somalia
A fugitive accused of helping mastermind a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federal child nutrition program has been captured in Somalia after nearly four years on the run, the Justice Department announced Friday. Federal authorities said Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was taken into custody Thursday in Mogadishu, bringing an end […]
Times/Siena Poll Finds Talarico and Paxton Tied in Texas Senate Race
The Democratic Party has a serious chance to win a Senate seat in Texas for the first time in a generation, as James Talarico, a Democratic state legislator, begins the summer locked in a tied race with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general weighed down by past scandals, according to a New York Times/Siena […]
July 1st – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 528
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