Russian forces persist in making headway across the northern region of Ukraine, according to Sunday morning reports. A series of smaller border settlements are now under Russian control, with Ukrainian soldiers abandoning long-held positions.
“Today, during heavy fighting, our defenders were forced to withdraw from a few more of their positions, and today, another settlement has come completely under Russian control,” said Hostri Kartuzy, a Ukrainian special forces unit. “The Russians are dying in droves. But they are pressing on regardless and succeeding in some areas.”
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Russian troops are moving further into Ukraine, posing a threat to a few small towns on the periphery of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.
The recent Russian offensive, launched unexpectedly on Friday, involves fighter jets, artillery units, infantry, and armor. These forces have been rapidly crossing the northeastern border between Russia and Ukraine.
Meanwhile, cross-border fire continues to escalate in the area. On Sunday, Russia accused Ukraine of hitting a multi-story building in the Russian city of Belgorod, located approximately 45 miles from Kharkiv. Russian state-run news outlet, TASS, reported a presumed casualty count of 17, though the number of deaths remains to be specified.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Streaming has surpassed the combined share of broadcast and cable TV viewing for the first time, according to Nielsen’s latest report.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nielsen, streaming platforms like YouTube and Netflix, and more traditional media companies like Disney and NBCUniversal.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The milestone was recorded in May 2023, as documented in Nielsen’s The Gauge monthly report.
💬KEY QUOTE: “While many have expected this milestone to occur sooner, sporting events, news, and new season content have kept broadcast and cable surprisingly resilient.” – Brian Fuhrer, Nielsen SVP.
🎯IMPACT: Streaming platforms now lead TV viewership, reshaping the media landscape and forcing traditional companies to adapt to consumer preferences.
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For the first time, streaming has outpaced the combined share of broadcast and cable TV viewing, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge monthly report. Streaming accounted for 44.8 percent of total TV viewership in May 2023, while broadcast and cable combined for 44.2 percent. This marks the largest share for streaming to date.
Nielsen’s data shows that since the start of its monthly reports four years ago, streaming has grown by 71 percent, while broadcast and cable viewing have dropped by 21 percent and 39 percent, respectively. “While many have expected this milestone to occur sooner, sporting events, news, and new season content have kept broadcast and cable surprisingly resilient,” Nielen’s Senior Vice President Brian Fuhrer noted.
Fuhrer goes on to explain that streaming’s rise has been driven by free ad-supported streaming TV offerings (FAST channels), YouTube’s exponential audience growth, and shifts by legacy media companies to cater to streaming-focused audiences.
In May 2021, only five streaming platforms surpassed one percent of total TV viewing. As of the most recent report, that number has more than doubled to 11 platforms, including FAST channels like Pluto TV, Roku Channel, and Tubi. Combined, these free services accounted for 5.7 percent of total TV viewing, surpassing any individual broadcast network. YouTube, excluding YouTube TV, has also seen immense growth, representing 12.5 percent of all TV viewing in May and marking its fourth consecutive monthly increase.
Traditional media companies have increasingly embraced streaming, with platforms like Hulu, Paramount+, and Peacock complementing linear TV. For instance, Super Bowl LIX aired on both Fox and Tubi, and the 2024 Olympics will be available on NBC and the broadcaster’s Peacock streaming platform. In addition to its Disney+ streaming platform, Disney has also used YouTube to enhance engagement with its characters and content.
Nielsen noted that Netflix remains the leader among paid subscription services, with a 27 percent increase in viewing over the past four years. While the milestone of streaming surpassing broadcast and cable may not occur every month, particularly during football season, Nielsen predicts streaming will eventually dominate TV viewership permanently.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law restricting the use of transgender treatments on minors.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Supreme Court justices, Tennessee officials, transgender teens, their families, and the former Biden government.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field.” – Chief Justice John Roberts.
🎯IMPACT: The ruling supports similar laws in 24 other states and sets a precedent for future challenges.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that restricts the use of gender transition procedures on children, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, breast amputations, and genital mutilation surgeries. The 6-3 decision, divided largely along ideological lines, is expected to influence similar laws in 24 other states.
In the court’s opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that the Tennessee law does not violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. “This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field,” Roberts wrote.
Far-left Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the dissenting opinion, describing Tennessee’s law as a “ban on lifesaving medical treatment” and alleging the majority “contorts logic and precedent.”
“Tennessee’s ban applies no matter what the minor’s parents and doctors think, with no regard for the severity of the minor’s mental health conditions or the extent to which treatment is medically necessary for an individual child,” Justice Sotomayor said. The far left justice continued: “Transgender adolescents’ access to hormones and puberty blockers (known as gender-affirming care) is not a matter of mere cosmetic preference. To the contrary, access to care can be a question of life or death.”
The former Biden regime, along with transgender teens and their families, had challenged the Tennessee law, arguing it constituted sex discrimination. Enacted in 2023, the state defended the law as being in line with international practices, citing similar measures in Europe, like Sweden and the United Kingdom. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti highlighted ongoing debates over the treatment of minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
While major medical organizations advocate for so-called gender-affirming treatments, opponents argue that restrictions protect minors from irreversible damage as a result of decisions taken in childhood and adolescence.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump slammed the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell, for their inaction on reducing interest rates ahead of the central bank’s June Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Fed Chairman Powell, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Open Market Committee.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Trump’s remarks were made on Wednesday, June 18, on the White House lawn.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I think he hates me… He should, he should. I call him every name in the book, trying to get him to do something,” President Trump responded when asked whether he expected Powell to reduce interest rates. The America First leader added: “He’s just a stupid person.”
🎯IMPACT: President Trump has been unyielding in his push for the central bank to cut interest rates, as other central banks are doing. However, in his Wednesday remarks, the America First leader appeared to back away from the possibility of replacing Powell as Federal Reserve chairman outright.
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President Donald J. Trump hammered Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday while fielding questions on the White House lawn, repeating his “Too Late” nickname for the central bank chief. While over the past several months, President Trump has overtly pushed Powell and the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates, the America First leader acknowledged that Powell was unlikely to do so at the conclusion of today’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
“[W]e have a man that just refuses to lower the Fed rate; just refuses to do it, and he’s not a smart person… I think he hates me, but that’s OK. He should, he should. I call him every name in the book, trying to get him to do something,” President Trump responded when asked whether he expected Powell to reduce interest rates. The America First leader added: “He’s just a stupid person.”
The Federal Reserve chairman has repeatedly claimed the central bank is hesitant to slash borrowing rates out of concern that President Trump’s tariff policies could reignite inflation. However, now several months removed from “Liberation Day” and the imposition of a global tariff, inflation continues to cool, with the current rate just fractions above the Federal Reserve’s two percent inflation target.
Trump stressed this very point, emphasizing that there is scant evidence that his tariffs have caused inflation. In fact, some data has shown the economy experiencing deflationary pressure.
In another twist in the ongoing feud between Trump and Powell, the President appeared to back off the idea of removing the central bank chief before his term expires in May next year. While the White House had indicated that it was preparing to replace Powell this coming Fall, President Trump on Wednesday told reporters that the Fed chairman only has about nine months or so left in his term and that he’d be replaced thereafter. Notably, Powell will continue to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors until 2028.<
The National Pulse reported yesterday that Powell and the Federal Reserve’s FOMC will conclude their June meeting this afternoon, and it is widely believed that the central bank will maintain interest rates at their current range between 4.25 and 4.5 percent.
President Trump is not mincing words with Jerome Powell
“I think he hates me, he should I call him every name in the book trying to get him to do something. I call him ‘too late,’ come on, too late, let’s have dinner.” pic.twitter.com/wOO4MOAwFh
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Nonprofits and community groups in California are paying street vendors to temporarily stop working in public areas to avoid potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Local Hearts Foundation, K-Town For All, street vendors, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: California, particularly in Los Angeles and Koreatown, over recent weeks.
💬KEY QUOTE: “L.A. is an immigrant town and we’re gonna protect them as best as we can.” – Andreina Kniss, K-Town For All.
🎯IMPACT: Pro-illegal immigrant initiatives have raised tens of thousands of dollars and could disrupt ICE operations, which have netted mass shooters, pedophiles, and other dangerous noncitizens.
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Several groups in California, including the Local Hearts Foundation and K-Town For All, are paying illegal alien street vendors to temporarily stop working in public areas to avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. These efforts involve purchasing inventory from vendors considered at risk of detention during street-level enforcement operations.
A flower vendor whoreportedly continued working out of financial necessity received $800 from community members to cover her rent and was advised to stay indoors for her safety. K-Town For All has reportedly raised $60,000 to assist 36 illegal alien families in Koreatown with rent, utilities, and food for 30 days.
“We’ve seen the videos from all over Los Angeles, Bell, Lynwood, Southgate, South Central, of fruit vendors, car washers, flower vendors being taken off the side of the road,” said Andreina Kniss of K-Town For All. The Local Hearts Foundation also expressed concern, writing on Instagram: “We saw 3 street vendors today—fathers—out on the side of a highway, selling fruit in fear. Not fear of traffic. Fear of ICE.”
President Donald J. Trump has emphasized his administration’s commitment to immigration enforcement, stating on Truth Social that ICE “must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside.” Pro-illegal immigrant agitators, backed by leading Democrats such as Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), are opposing the ICE operations, with violent clashes between rioters and law enforcement in Los Angeles. In response to the unrest, Trump authorized the deployment of National Guard troops, while Newsom filed a lawsuit attempting to block it.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson earned nearly $3 million from her memoir, Lovely One, according to a financial disclosure.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Penguin Random House, and other Supreme Court justices.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The financial disclosure was released on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
🎯IMPACT: The disclosure highlights significant book-related earnings among some Supreme Court justices, with Jackson joining others who have earned over $1 million from sales.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has earned approximately $3 million from her memoir, Lovely One, according to a financial disclosure. The document revealed that Jackson received a $2 million advance in 2022 and an additional $900,000 in 2023 from publisher Penguin Random House.
The memoir, which reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, has placed Jackson among the top earners in book-related income among Supreme Court justices. Her earnings are comparable to those of far-left Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who received a similar advance for her 2014 autobiography, My Beloved World.
According to watchdog group Fix the Court, Sotomayor has earned a total of $3.9 million from advances and royalties for her books, the highest amount among current justices. Her recent disclosure shows she made $132,000 last year from Penguin Random House for past books and a forthcoming one.
Other justices have also benefited significantly from book deals. Fix the Court reports that Justice Clarence Thomas has earned $1.5 million, while Justice Neil Gorsuch has made $1.4 million from their respective works. However, Jackson’s $2.9 million in earnings places her second, next to Sotomayor, among the justices.
Notably, last year, far-left activists pushed a corporate media narrative targeting Justice Thomas over $4 million in alternative earnings over a period of 33 years—or just over $100,000 per year. These earnings pale in comparison to the gifts received and monies earned by his fellow justices.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: E. Jean Carroll has written a new book detailing her court battles with President Donald J. Trump, titled Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: E. Jean Carroll, President Donald Trump, and attorneys Roberta Kaplan, Joe Tacopina, and Alina Habba.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The book was released on Tuesday, shortly after a court upheld a $5 million civil judgment against Trump.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The behind-the-scenes goings-on at those two trials were so funny and so hilarious.” – E. Jean Carroll.
🎯IMPACT: Carroll’s book offers a detailed and personal account of her legal battles with Trump, potentially reigniting public discussion on the cases.
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E. Jean Carroll has released her new book, Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President, chronicling her experiences during two civil court trials involving President Donald J. Trump. The book takes its name from President Trump’s response to Carroll’s rape allegations, when he said, “I’ll say it with great respect: Number one, she’s not my type. Number two, it never happened.”
The book became available on Tuesday, just days after an appeals court upheld a $5 million civil judgment against Trump related to alleged sexual abuse in the mid-1990s and defamation. Jeffrey Epstein-linked Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman initially bankrolled the case.
Speaking to MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Carroll said the “behind-the-scenes goings-on at those two trials were so funny and so hilarious,” despite their supposedly traumatic subject matter. She also revealed that the book was kept secret during its development, with her publisher locking copies in their offices to avoid leaks. “It was a top-secret job. I think we got away with it,” she said.
Carroll highlighted various figures involved in the legal proceedings, including Judge Lewis Kaplan, whom she described as “a steel rod of a man” with a sharp wit, and Trump’s attorneys Joe Tacopina and Alina Habba. Referring to her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, Carroll said she had “a lust for battle.” She noted the courtroom dynamics as a blend of “hijinks, humor, and dead serious days.”
Carroll dismissed accusations that her book is an attempt to profit from her legal battles with Trump. “I’m an old journalist,” she said, claiming there “was no way, no way I could help myself but to take note of what actually was going on.”
The book’s release will likely draw renewed attention to Carroll’s strange allegations. The 81-year-old advice columnist claimed Trump raped her in New York’s Bergdorf Goodman department store, in changing rooms that, by her own admission, are usually locked, on a floor that is usually bustling with staff and customers, but was on this occasion deserted. Bizarrely, jurors found Trump was not liable for rape, but was liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
Carroll has accused at least seven men and boys besides Trump of attacking her over the decades in separate incidents.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The White House released a detailed breakdown of potential economic gains under President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” showing sweeping tax cuts and wage increases in all 50 states.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the Council of Economic Advisers, and American working families nationwide.
📍WHEN & WHERE: June 2025; analysis published by the White House covering all 50 U.S. states.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver historic tax relief, bigger paychecks, and a booming economy for every American.” – Donald J. Trump
🎯IMPACT: Economic modeling shows massive wage gains and after-tax pay boosts in every state, with some families projected to gain more than $16,000 annually.
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The White House is touting what it calls the “One Big Beautiful Bill” as the most expansive and transformative tax reform in American history. According to the Council of Economic Advisers, the bill promises an economic resurgence through deep tax cuts, deficit reduction, and targeted incentives for work and investment. A newly released state-by-state analysis reveals the bill’s projected impact on real wages and take-home pay for typical families in all 50 states.
Families in states like California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are forecast to gain over $16,000 in annual take-home pay, while even historically lower-income states such as Mississippi and West Virginia stand to benefit by nearly $10,000. The Council estimates long-run wage increases of up to $14,800 depending on the state, thanks to tax incentives, full expensing for business investments, and reductions in statutory and effective tax rates.
The table below summarizes the projected economic impact by state:
State
Long-run wage increase (Inflation-adjusted)
Take-home pay increase (Typical family with two kids)
Alabama
$4,800 to $9,100
$6,500 to $10,800
Alaska
$6,400 to $12,200
$8,100 to $13,900
Arizona
$5,800 to $11,100
$7,500 to $12,800
Arkansas
$4,500 to $8,600
$6,200 to $10,300
California
$7,500 to $14,300
$9,200 to $16,000
Colorado
$7,000 to $13,300
$8,700 to $15,000
Connecticut
$7,300 to $14,000
$7,300 to $14,000
Delaware
$6,100 to $11,700
$7,800 to $13,400
Florida
$5,800 to $11,000
$7500 to $12,700
Georgia
$5,800 to $11,000
$7,500 to $12,700
Hawaii
$7,000 to $13,300
$8,700 to $15,000
Idaho
$5,500 to $10,500
$7,200 to $12,200
Illinois
$6,200 to $11,800
$7,900 to $13,500
Indiana
$5,100 to $9,800
$6,800 to $11,500
Iowa
$5,200 to $10,000
$6,900 to $11,700
Kansas
$5,200 to $10,000
$6,900 to $11,700
Kentucky
$4,700 to $8,900
$6,400 to $10,600
Louisiana
$4,700 to $8,900
$6,400 to $10,600
Maine
$5,400 to $10,300
$7,100 to $12,000
Maryland
$7,200 to $13,800
$8,900 to $15,500
Massachusetts
$7,700 to $14,800
$9,400 to $16,500
Michigan
$5,200 to $10,000
$6,900 to $11,700
Minnesota
$6,300 to $12,100
$8,000 to $13,800
Mississippi
$4,300 to $8,100
$6,000 to $9,800
Missouri
$5,200 to $9,900
$6,900 to $11,600
Montana
$5,300 to $10,000
$7,000 to $11,700
Nebraska
$5,700 to $10,800
$7,400 to $12,500
Nevada
$5,800 to $11,000
$7,500 to $12,700
New Hampshire
$7,000 to $13,300
$8,700 to $15,000
New Jersey
$7,700 to $14,700
$9,400 to $16,400
New Mexico
$4,800 to $9,100
$6,500 to $10,800
New York
$6,800 to $13,000
$8,500 to $14,700
North Carolina
$5,500 to $10,500
$7,200 to $12,200
North Dakota
$5,500 to $10,500
$7,200 to $12,200
Ohio
$5,200 to $10,000
$6,900 to $11,700
Oklahoma
$4,800 to $9,100
$6,500 to $10,800
Oregon
$6,000 to $11,400
$7,700 to $13,100
Pennsylvania
$5,700 to $10,900
$7,400 to $12,600
Rhode Island
$6,300 to $12,000
$8,000 to $13,700
South Carolina
$5,200 to $9,900
$6,900 to $11,600
South Dakota
$5,400 to $10,300
$7,100 to $12,000
Tennessee
$5,300 to $10,000
$7,000 to $11,700
Texas
$6,000 to $11,300
$7,700 to $13,000
Utah
$6,600 to $12,500
$8,300 to $14,200
Vermont
$5,900 to $11,300
$7,600 to $13,000
Virginia
$6,900 to $13,100
$8,600 to $14,800
Washington
$7,200 to $13,800
$8,900 to $15,500
West Virginia
$4,300 to $8,200
$6,000 to $9,900
Wisconsin
$5,500 to $10,400
$7,200 to $12,000
Wyoming
$5,200 to $9,900
$6,900 to $11,600
According to the White House, these projections are based on economic modeling similar to that used to forecast the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which proved accurate in delivering wage and growth gains post-enactment. The Council highlights gains from reduced tax burdens and increased labor supply, as Americans respond to greater incentives to work and invest.
The administration emphasizes that this bill will lift the middle class, reward small businesses, and cut wasteful spending while reducing the deficit. With presidential re-election messaging tied closely to economic revival, the “Big Beautiful Bill” now forms a cornerstone of Trump’s pitch to voters and legislators alike.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: House Oversight is demanding answers from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) over years of alleged security breaches, visa abuses, and insider corruption, citing national security risks and ties to foreign adversaries.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: USAGM, Kari Lake, James Comer, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and the Biden and Trump administrations.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Letter dated June 17, 2025; Washington, D.C.; oversight spans back over five years of agency operations.
💬KEY QUOTE: “USAGM is vulnerable to exploitation by foreign spies.”
🎯IMPACT: The House is investigating allegations that USAGM improperly issued visas, mismanaged funds, and allowed thousands of unauthorized personnel to access sensitive systems, possibly compromising U.S. national security.
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Congressional Republicans have launched a sweeping investigation into the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which houses the controversial Voice of America outlet, citing systemic national security failures, corruption, and visa fraud spanning multiple administrations.
A June 17 letter to Kari Lake, the agency’s Senior Advisor, outlines grave concerns over using foreign nationals, falsified background checks, and insider enrichment schemes involving millions in federal grant dollars.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, detailed years of documented misconduct, including improper vetting, falsified Social Security numbers, and personnel with access to sensitive systems who were never properly cleared. Many have since “disappeared into U.S. society,” raising questions about the potential infiltration of the federal government by foreign agents.
USAGM’s use of J-1 cultural exchange visas instead of proper I visas for journalists is also under scrutiny. Lawmakers allege that this practice violates federal policy and creates a backdoor path to permanent residency for foreign nationals working in journalism—an abuse that may have exposed the U.S. to foreign espionage operations. The letter demands documentation for every visa issued and clearance held over the past five years.
Financial records show that grantees like Radio Free Asia and the Open Technology Fund steered millions in contracts to entities with ties to their own advisory boards, in clear violation of federal conflict-of-interest rules. Additional complaints include the misuse of federal funds for political content and the concealment of journalists’ locations in high-risk zones—conditions that reportedly worsened under the Biden government after the rollback of Trump-era reforms.
Trump recently issued an executive order dismantling non-statutory elements of the USAGM, describing the agency as a “hubris-filled rogue operation” aligned with leftist media. The letter requests a trove of internal documents, visa logs, grant records, and settlement agreements by July 1. With U.S. taxpayer dollars and global credibility on the line, lawmakers appear poised to force major structural reform on an agency once intended to champion freedom abroad.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Trump told reporters the United States will not be entering a long-term war amid questions about the Iran situation.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, CNN, Brian Glenn, and members of the White House press corps.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: June 18, 2025, outside the White House, Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We’re not going to get into a long-term war.” – Donald J. Trump
🎯IMPACT: The president’s comment signals a restrained posture on Iran, despite rising regional tensions and media speculation about potential escalation.
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47th President Donald J. Trump assured the press today that the United States will not be entering a drawn-out military conflict, despite heightened scrutiny over his administration’s handling of the situation in Iran.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump responded directly to questions from CNN and Brian Glenn, stating firmly, “We’re not going to get into a long-term war.”
His remarks come amid growing media chatter over potential U.S. military action in the Middle East. Critics suggest the administration may be inching toward escalation, and Trump’s brief but decisive statement appears aimed at quelling that speculation.
The White House has not released additional details on diplomatic or military plans regarding Iran. However, Trump’s comment reaffirms his long-held posture against foreign entanglements, a cornerstone of his 2016 and 2024 campaigns.
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.@POTUS: "We're not looking for long-term war. I only want one thing — Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That's it." pic.twitter.com/8gl7Wp2NBy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 18, 2025
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President Donald J. Trump has said the Iranian leadership has reached out to his administration to negotiate an end to the Israel-Iran conflict. Speaking to the press at the unveiling of a new flagpole at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said, “Iran’s got a lot of trouble, and they want to negotiate.”
“It’s very sad to watch this,” the President said of the conflict, noting that there are many Iranians in America who are “incredible people.”
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With respect to the prospects of a peace deal, he said that “nothing’s too late,” but that he was upfront with the Iranians when they reached out to him that “it’s very late… to be talking,” and that he was disappointed they did not negotiate with him in earnest when he attempted to before the first Israeli strikes.
“We may meet,” Trump added. Still, he stressed that, “There’s a big difference between now and a week ago,” with the Iranian regime having sustained heavy damage and the possibility of a U.S. strike on Iran’s hardened nuclear facilities on the table.
🚨 LMAO! President Trump just clowned on a “reporter” for asking for specifics about a potential US strike on Iran
“You don’t seriously think I will answer that question, right? ‘Will you strike the Iranian nuclear site and what time exactly, sir? Sir, will you strike it? Would… pic.twitter.com/3L7tJhATdS
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President Donald J. Trump has said the Iranian leadership has reached out to his administration to negotiate an end to the Israel-Iran conflict. Speaking to the press at the unveiling of a new flagpole at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said, "Iran's got a lot of trouble, and they want to negotiate."
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