TODAY  Trump Says Ceasefire “Is Over”

THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran have traded fire again threatening the shaky truce. “I think it’s over,” President Trump said. He called Iran’s leaders  “evil, sick people” and “cancer.’’

YESTERDAY  Maine’s Platner Accused of Rape

IT’S POLITICAL: Graham Platner, the oyster fisherman running as the Democratic nominee for senator from Maine, is under pressure to back out of the race following a woman’s accusation that he raped her. Platner denied the accusation but said he must “reflect” on his path forward.

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  Oil prices jumped six percent on the news.

  The US revoked permission for Iran to sell oil around the world and carried out air strikes in  response to what the Pentagon said were Iranian attacks on three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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Russia Attacks on Eve of Summit

Monday, July 6, 2026

THE WAR ROOM: Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv today, killing at least 12 people and wounding 64 on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey. It was the second major attack in less than a week.   The unending Ukraine …

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America at 250

Saturday, July 4, 2026

SELF EVIDENT: The United States of America celebrates its 250th anniversary today.    At the inception of this country, Thomas Jefferson wrote the monumental words:    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by …

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Justice Dept. Indicts Ham Sandwich

Friday, July 3, 2026

FEELING BLUE: On the theory that a grand jury could be convinced to indict a ham sandwich, Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn of Bethesda, Maryland has been indicted on a felony charge of vandalism on a claim that he ripped a section …

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Monday, October 2, 2023

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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Monday, September 13, 2021

It's Been Said

"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote."

  • Donald Trump courting the vote of the Christian right