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US and Iran Trade Attacks

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran have been trading attacks since Iran yesterday shot down an American attack helicopter.   The US struck targets in southern Iran and Iran said it retaliated by launching drones and missiles at US military targets …

Special Edition: “Beat the Press”

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Attached is a link to a special edition of my sister Emily Rooney’s podcast “Beat the Press” in which Emily and I talk about what our father, Andy Rooney, would do or say during the current meltdown at CBS and …

Elections “Rigged” When Democrats Win

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

FAMILIAR TUNE: President Trump is springboarding off the slow count in the California primary to claim the election was rigged against Republican candidate for Los Angeles mayor, Spencer Pratt.   In the past few days of counting Pratt, the former reality star …

Business Keeps Hiring

Saturday, June 6, 2026

YOU’RE HIRED: Employers added 172,000 jobs in May, indicating that business is healthy even while wages are not keeping up with the cost of living for people doing the work.   Many of the added jobs are in restaurants, bars, and hotels.  …

$70 Billion to Fight Immigration

Friday, June 5, 2026

THE MONEY WALL: The Senate stayed up all night while Republicans rammed through a $70 billion immigration bill that pays for President Trump’s hard line through the end of his presidency.    The vote was 52-47, a big win for Trump and …

Republicans Defect on War Powers

Thursday, June 4, 2026

THE WAR ROOM: Four House Republicans joined the Democrats in a vote to direct President Trump to withdraw US forces from the Iran theater or win approval from Congress to continue the fighting.  The Democrats broke into cheers.   The undeclared war has entered …

The Clock Stops at “60 Minutes”

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

TICK, TICK, BOOM: “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired yesterday as the result of a contentious staff meeting with the show’s new executive producer in which Pelley told Nick Bilton that he was barely qualified for his job and news …

Crosstalk and Crossfire in Middle East

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran traded attacks in the past day shaking the ceasefire once again. The US hit  radar and command sites in southern Iran and Iran struck an American military base in Kuwait.   The US said it had …

US and Iran Trade Attacks Again

Monday, June 1, 2026

THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran traded attacks in the past day shaking the ceasefire once again. The US hit  radar and command sites in southern Iran and Iran struck an American military base in Kuwait.   The US said it had …

A Bad Day in Court

Saturday, May 30, 2026

JUDICIAL SCRUTINY: President Trump had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in the courts yesterday with one federal judge reviving his lawsuit against the IRS and another ordering that his name be taken off the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in …