THE ISLAMABAD MEMORANDUM: Switzerland postponed a set of talks between the US and Iran that was set for today following an Israeli attack on Hezbollah militants after four of its soldiers were killed. A ceasefire in Lebanon is part of the …

THE ISLAMABAD MEMORANDUM: It sounds like the title of a John le Carré novel but that’s the name of the deal that would give Iran $300 billion for reconstruction, lift restrictions on their oil exports,  and allow 60 days to talk about the …

THE WAR ROOM: President Trump said while at the G-7 summit in France that he hopes the war with Iran would soon be in the “rearview mirror” although he does not have a permanent or detailed peace agreement.   “We’re dealing with …

June 16, 2026Vol. 15, No. 2301 THE ENEMIES LIST: The Department of Justice and FBI have opened an investigation into California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a likely Democratic candidate for president, and his wife, Jennifer.   Newsom announced in a video that federal …

THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement allowing for further talks without reaching a definitive resolution over Iran’s quest for a nuclear weapon. The text of the agreement has not been released.   That didn’t stop President Donald …

THE WAR ROOM: President Trump says he called off a third day of strikes on Iran because a peace deal is imminent. He told Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over the phone, “I don’t know if you heard, but we ended …

THE WAR ROOM: President Trump is stuck where he can’t make peace and can’t make war.   After promising for days that a peace agreement is imminent, Trump ordered US forces to again attack Iranian targets overnight. Among the sites damaged in the …

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 …

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 …

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 …