1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (682+ words) President Trump threatened to destroy Iran's energy plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened. Said Trump: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago  (663+ words) This could make for a big electoral win for Democrats in November, despite the division in the party and its overall nominally unpopular rating" This is the pattern I'd expect in a midterm environment that favors the out-party. But with…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago  (717+ words) Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter speech Sunday to deliver a resounding call for peace in times of renewed war, declaring, "Let those who have weapons lay them down!," the Washington Post reports. Said Leo: "Let those who have…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (710+ words) An Air Force weapons officer whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. Special Operations forces in a risky Saturday night mission that took commandos deep into enemy territory," the New York Times reports. The rescue…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (715+ words) President Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran's power plants if the country's leaders don't agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Trump: "If they don't…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (629+ words) Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric again on Saturday, warning that if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, "all hell will reign down on them." The phrasing was striking " not just for the familiar Trumpian misspelling, but…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (622+ words) The White House unexpectedly cut off press access to President Trump at 11 a.m. ET Saturday, The Guardian reports. Unlike most recent weekends, Trump has remained in Washington this weekend instead of traveling to Mar-a-Lago. Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric again on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (678+ words) After a phone call with President Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Iran will be facing "overwhelming military force" if they do not give in to U.S. demands." Said Graham: "I am completely convinced that he will use overwhelming military force…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (705+ words) The Economist: "Beyond his loyal, red-capped base, Donald Trump has never been especially popular. Our tracker of polling data from YouGov shows that, across both his terms in office, he has spent only eight weeks with more Americans approving of…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (655+ words) Bloomberg: "The next steps in the U.S. military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions." "The order to pull the $1.5 million weapon from Pacific stockpiles was…...