Trump to America: Thank Me for Your Gas Bill  —  At today's Pentagon press briefing on the ongoing war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth started the show laser-focused on what really matters: not that more American service members had lost their lives in the Middle East …

Vance was ‘skeptical’ voice in White House on Iran strikes … A second senior Trump official said “his role is to provide the president and the administration, you know, all points of views of what could happen from many different angles and, you know, he does that.  But once the decision has been made, he's fully on board.”

Pentagon Is Moving Additional Marines, Warships to the Middle East  —  The Pentagon is moving additional Marines and warships to the Middle East as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials.  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved a request …

How This Oil Supply Shock Compares With the Embargo of 1973  —  Governments have stockpiled oil, and cars are more efficient but the supply shock is global, and there's no sense of when it'll end.  —  In October 1973, oil-producing countries in the Middle East imposed an oil embargo …

Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing ‘essentially zero evidence’  —  Powell said the subpoenas were related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings.  —  A federal judge on Friday said he was blocking subpoenas …

All 6 U.S. crew members killed after refueling plane crashes in Iraq  —  The crash brings the number of U.S. service personnel killed since the Iran war began Feb. 28 to 12.  A 13th died of a medical issue.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  All six U.S. crew members have been confirmed dead …

Exclusive: Grenell expected to shift out of Kennedy Center leadership on Monday  —  Ric Grenell plans to transition out of his role as president of the 54-year-old Kennedy Center on Monday, as the nation's premier performing arts venue finalizes plans for a two-year shutdown for renovations, Axios has learned.

Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate  —  Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”  —  A week out from a crowded and contentious Democratic primary …

Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab  —  Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company.  —  The Trump administration is reviewing proposals to break up one of the world's leading climate …

How a Catch-a-Predator Sting Nabbed a Right-Wing Hatemonger  —  Was Jake Lang evaluating a teenage girl for a bikinis-and-burkas protest?  Or was something more lecherous at play?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Welcome back to False Flag! … ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS HATEMONGERS on the far right appears …

Sinema admits to affair with bodyguard in motion to dismiss lawsuit from his ex-wife  —  Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) admitted to having a sexual affair with her past bodyguard in a new motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the guard's ex-wife last year.

Trump Judge Says Trans Rights Case Is About ‘Swinging Dicks,’ Berates ‘Woke’ Colleagues  —  “This is a case about swinging dicks,” began 9th Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke in his dissent.  —  The case in question centered on the policy of two Korean spas in Washington state that allowed only …

France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage  —  Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut  —  European countries including France have opened talks with Tehran seeking to negotiate a deal …

I graphed every president's approval rating during “rally around the flag” events  —  Donald Trump launched airstrikes against Iran on Feb. 28, 2026.  In the two weeks since, I've already written about how the public opposed the strikes from the start and how nearly every poll on the war so far confirms this trend.

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony  —  Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’  —  US immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods …

E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas  —  The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices.  But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed to weaken limits …

Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians … The high level of opposition to the cuts, which has not been previously reported, hints at the tension between top military officials and their civilian leader over the rules of engagement in combat, which the Pentagon chief has called “stupid.”

What Are We Living Through in Trump 2.0?  Here Are 3 Possibilities.  —  From the whirlwind start of the second Trump administration through the war in Iran, Americans have been put to a very difficult task: How are they to make sense of this cascade of events?

The Republican Party's Nazi Problem Is Getting Worse.  It Should Care  —  Young conservatives are praising Hitler.  The GOP is shrugging  —  In a world spiraling into war, with AI rising and jobs falling, it's easy to miss the little things — like a spate of young Republicans praising Hitler.

The Secret Police Playbook  —  Since the Pendleton Act of 1883, the U.S. federal government has rested on a simple promise: professionalism, merit-based recruitment, independent oversight.  Over time, U.S. federal law enforcement became a global reference point—effective, technically sophisticated …

The Oil Tankers Trump Seized Are Costing the U.S. Millions of Dollars  —  Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.  —  In an effort to crack down on nations it views as promoting terrorism …

Andrew and Peter Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Jeffrey Epstein  —  Trio captured relaxing around a wooden table in photo believed to have been taken on Martha's Vineyard  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson have been pictured in bathrobes alongside Jeffrey Epstein, in the first known photograph of them together.