Jimmy Kimmel took a dig at Donald Trump‘s commemorative medallions and coins — priced as high as $12,000 apiece — for the UFC fight set to take place on the White House lawn June 14, which the late-night host noted have “no face value.” “You really have to hand it to Trump,” Kimmel said in … Read more
Good news, everyone. Donald Trump says the Iran war will be over by the end of the week. “Two or three days,” he told reporters Monday night, adding that there are no “sticking points,” and that “we’re very close to having a very, very good, strong, powerful deal.” The United States and Iran may indeed … Read more
Even before the first whistle blows, the 2026 World Cup—taking place from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—already has winners and losers away from the field. Specifically, at the border, at passport control, in consular offices, and at US airports. Here, amidst denied visas, prolonged checks, and contested entries, … Read more
It is virtually certain that the trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (USMCA) negotiated in President Donald Trump’s first term will not be renewed by the deadline of June 30. And indeed, just this morning, Trump confirmed that he would not be reauthorizing the agreement before the July 1 deadline. Such slippage might … Read more
The time is ripe for European leaders to set aside the self-licking summits in European capitals and get in the room with the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia to orchestrate a modern-day Helsinki Conference. A durable peace for Ukraine will require several interlocking agreements, each of which will be incredibly difficult to negotiate, but all of … Read more
Cornyn said materials from Section 702 generate roughly 60 percent of the President’s Daily Brief, a figure Senate Judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley has also cited. Some Republicans dispute the catastrophe framing. Representative Keith Self of Texas called the warnings “hysteria,” arguing that other FISA authorities remain in force and that proponents should accept reforms such … Read more
President Donald Trump is enthralled with the Ultimate Fighting Championship staging an event at the White House on his birthday this weekend—in effect his present to himself, since he came up with the idea. We have the details on both the anticipated lobbying, as well as the fighting. Lobbying by the Octagon While the White … Read more
Here’s an interesting proof of the idea that America is still a young nation: Since we’re turning 250, anyone who’s 83 or older has been around for a full third of the official national story. These people are, we think, important witnesses to this fraught moment in our civic life — they have the baseline … Read more
John Bolton is expected to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information as part of a plea deal with the Justice Department, which charged him in October 2025 with 18 counts of mishandling sensitive information. According to the charges, the former National Security Advisor shared diary notes from his time in the … Read more
Buried deep inside a 192-page intelligence authorization bill is Section 622, titled “United States-Israel Intelligence Sharing Enhancement.” It would require the president, acting through the director of national intelligence and as necessary the secretary of defense, to “expand and enhance intelligence sharing with the Government of Israel” on a list of subjects that encompasses almost … Read more