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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > trump-gambles-iran-wants-money-more-than-power

Trump Gambles Iran Wants Money More Than Power

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (163+ words) The Economist: "Having failed to defeat Iran with bombs, can President Donald Trump salvage something with bribes?" "After weeks of haggling over how to end the war, he and his Iranian counterpart have signed a short peace memo. It amounts…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > trump-intel-pick-pulte-getting-access-to-u-s-intelligence

Trump Intel Pick Pulte Getting Access to U. S. Intelligence

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (164+ words) Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump's controversial pick serve as acting director of National Intelligence, is poised to assume that role on Friday after Trump thwarted Senate Republicans' efforts to fast-track confirming his nomination of Jay Clayton for that spot," CNBC…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > trumps-iran-deal-is-the-opposite-of-obamas

Trump's Iran Deal Is the Opposite of Obama's

4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (101+ words) Nothing seems to irritate President Trump quite like having his newly-signed Iran deal compared to Barack Obama's. Which is strange, because the comparison is unavoidable. Scammers don't just guess your number. They buy personal information from data brokers'companies selling your…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > iran-leader-opens-door-to-face-to-face-talks

Iran Leader Opens Door to Face-to-Face Talks

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (100+ words) Said Khamenei: "It is obvious that the face-to-face negotiations that will be held in the future will not mean accepting the enemy's opinion." Scammers don't just guess your number. They buy personal information from data brokers'companies selling your phone number,…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > tom-kean-to-return-to-house-after-117-day-absence

Tom Kean to Return to House After 117-Day Absence

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (108+ words) Rep. Tom Kean Jr. , the New Jersey Republican who has been missing from Capitol Hill since March 5, will return to work later this month " 117 days after his last vote," Politico reports. Scammers don't just guess your number. They buy personal…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > vance-issues-blunt-warning-to-israel

Vance Issues Blunt Warning to Israel

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (187+ words) Vice President JD Vance on Thursday delivered an extraordinarily direct rebuke to Israeli critics of the U. S. -Iran peace agreement, as he sought to defend the preliminary deal with repeated misrepresentations of its terms," the New York Times reports. Said Vance:…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > trumps-anthropic-restrictions-may-be-illegal

Trump's Anthropic Restrictions May Be Illegal

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (191+ words) Politico: "The administration is using export controls " rules that restrict the transfer of sensitive technologies to foreign parties " to bar Anthropic from allowing its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to be used by foreign nationals, including those inside the United States,…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > trump-orders-federal-employees-to-wear-freedom-pins

Trump Orders Federal Employees to Wear 'Freedom' Pins

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (120+ words) The Trump administration is ordering National Park Service employees to wear pins promoting Freedom 250, a semi-private group that the president has used to turn celebrations of the country's 250th anniversary into what critics call a partisan party for himself," Mother Jones…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > vance-worries-about-situation-room-tapes-being-leaked

Vance Worries About Situation Room Tapes Being Leaked

5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (162+ words) Vice President Vance on Wednesday said he was "legitimately worried" about audio tapes of conversations from the Situation Room being leaked to journalists at The New York Times," News Nation reports. His comments come after a recent report alleged that…...

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politicalwire. com > 06/18/2026 > vance-touts-iran-deal-as-win-for-u-s-no-matter-what

Vance Touts Iran Deal as Win for U. S. No Matter What

5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (169+ words) Vice President JD Vance prepared to start a two-month sprint of negotiations with the Iranians by saying that it wouldn't matter if Tehran didn't honor its commitments or even if a final deal was ultimately struck because the U. S. had already…...

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