THE WAR ROOM: The US yesterday struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as coastal radar sites in what Central Command called a “powerful response” to the Iranian attack on a container ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz.   The …

June 26, 2026Vol. 15, No. 2310 GET OUT!: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority  handed down two big wins for President Trump yesterday, broadly increasing his power over immigration.    One decision allows the government to turn way migrants seeking asylum at the border …

EARTHQUAKE: Major earthquakes of 7.5 And 7.2  magnitude struck Venezuela, collapsing buildings and knocking out electricity in parts of the country.  It’s still early in the search and rescue but the number of dead is at least 164 and the injured, 971.   The …

THE ART OF THE PEEL: President Trump dispatched the National Guard to protect the newly-refurbished National Mall reflecting pool which he claims was the target of vandals destroying the blue bottom rather than failed workmanship. In Trump’s mind there is never …

CEASEFIRE AND FIRE: Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon continue to shoot at each other, endangering the US agreement with Iran to hammer out a permanent peace deal. Iran has made peace contingent upon  an end to fighting in Lebanon.   An Israeli military …

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 …