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Trump: Iran Has Agreed to Not Have a Nuclear Weapon
President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear
weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba
Khamenei at some point if things "work out."
"They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon,"
Trump told "Pod Force One" in an interview broadcast on Wednesday,
while speaking about Iran.
Asked about Khamenei's involvement in talks with the U.S. on ending
hostilities, Trump said, "He's involved, absolutely. ... I think they
have a lot of respect for him."
Iran launches retaliatory strike after US attacks on military sites
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a retaliatory strike
after the United States attacked Iranian military sites tied to radar
and drone operations. The exchange followed U.S. strikes on targets in
Goruk and Qeshm Island after Iran shot down an American MQ-1 drone that
Washington said was flying in international waters.
The new attacks marked another direct U.S.-Iran confrontation at a time
when both sides are still publicly talking about diplomacy. That makes
the retaliation important not just militarily, but politically, because
it showed how quickly negotiations can be overtaken by events on the
ground.
Kuwait said its air defenses intercepted incoming missiles and drones,
with sirens sounding as the country responded to the threat. The
Associated Press reported that U.S. forces also shot down ballistic
missiles fired toward bases housing American troops in Kuwait, and no
American casualties were reported.
Iranian drone attack destroys Kuwait airport, causing multiple injuries hours after Iran and US traded strikes
Iran launched a devastating overnight drone attack on Kuwait’s
international airport, killing one person and causing widespread damage
just days after it reopened following earlier attacks.
Officials in Kuwait confirmed that one person died and 63 others were
injured — many seriously — in the barrage that forced the airport to
suspend all commercial flights.
Videos posted on social media show the smoked-out airport smoldering
and covered in debris after the Iranian strikes, which officials said
targeted Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1, which is used by
international airlines.
CBS News boss Bari Weiss sounds off on Scott Pelley firing in dramatic all-hands staff call: ‘Path that he chose’
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss addressed the firing of Scott
Pelley during a staff meeting Wednesday morning, telling employees that
the network had no choice but to part ways with the veteran
correspondent following his public confrontation with management.
“The foundation [of trust and mutual respect] was broken” Weiss said
during the network’s daily 9 a.m. editorial call, according to a
recording obtained by The Post.
“Despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way
back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part
ways,” Weiss told staff.
The remarks marked Weiss’s first direct comments to employees following
Pelley’s termination Tuesday, which came one day after the longtime “60
Minutes” correspondent publicly clashed with newly installed executive
producer Nick Bilton during a contentious staff meeting.
Spencer Pratt surges to runoff in LA mayor's race after angry voters send message to Karen Bass
Mayor Karen Bass was endorsed by Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris but failed to clear the 50% threshold
Reality television personality Spencer Pratt appears on track to clear
a key hurdle in Los Angeles' mayoral race as he seeks to unseat
incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November.
Bass, who has led the city since 2022 amid a turbulent stretch rocked
by her response to wildfires, advanced to a runoff after failing to
secure a majority of the vote in Tuesday's primary election. With no
candidate surpassing the 50% threshold, the top two finishers will face
off in a November runoff.
The anticipated runoff is a symbolic blow to Bass, who was endorsed by
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., and former Vice President Kamala Harris
and has spent decades serving California in a series of elected
Democratic offices.
Hilton, Becerra Lead in California Governor's Primary
Republican businessman and commentator Steve Hilton emerged as the
frontrunner in California’s closely watched gubernatorial primary,
leading the race to secure one of two spots in November’s general
election.
With just over half of ballots counted Wednesday, Hilton held 27.8% of
the vote, ahead of former Biden administration official and Democrat
Xavier Becerra, who received 25.4%.
Under California’s controversial “jungle primary” system, all
candidates compete on the same ballot regardless of party, and the top
two vote-getters advance to the general election.
Trump: Vance, Rubio Teaming Up for 2028 Run Would Be Unbeatable
President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday
that Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, teaming
up for a 2028 presidential run, would be unbeatable.
Both men are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination,
and Rubio's recent turn at the White House podium drew praise from
Republicans and even some Democrats who noted his smooth performance,
which included quips and a 1990s hip-hop reference to describe Iran's
negotiating position.
"I would think that JD and Marco as a team would be very hard to
beat," Trump told Miranda Devine in a podcast interview. "It's
interesting, human thing, the human equation. So I watch them
together, they get along great," he added.
FBI raids $35M SoCal mansion of tech boss charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs
Federal agents
pounced on the opulent $35 million Newport Beach mansion of an Iranian
tech boss charged with supplying US computer hardware to the Iran’s
military and nuclear programs in a daring predawn raid on Wednesday.
The California
Post was there as the FBI arrested Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast,
who was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act and is expected to appear Wednesday afternoon in
Santa Ana federal court.
The
businessman, who is a dual citizen of Iran and the US, is accused of
selling computer hardware to the Iranian government for use in its
military and nuclear operations. Prosecutors allege Ghomi made millions
on those deals and invented elaborate schemes to hide the transactions.
Ghomi’s opulent Newport Coast mansion was raided by federal agents early Wednesday morning.
Department of Justice
Joe Biden crashes Jill’s book talk, steals spotlight to ask whom she loves the most in incredibly cringey moment
Former
President Joe Biden crashed his wife Jill’s debut book talk Tuesday,
stealing her spotlight to bizarrely ask the former first lady whom she
loves the most in a cringe-inducing moment before aides could cut him
off.
Jill Biden had
been wrapping up a Q&A about her newly released book, “A View from
the East Wing,” with moderator Whoopi Goldberg at the 92nd Street Y on
the Upper East Side when Biden, 83, left his seat in the audience and
wandered up to the edge of the stage.
Goldberg had
read a comment from the audience thanking Biden for his service, and
Jill, 75, stood up to give her husband a standing ovation when the
ex-president’s seemingly unplanned speech began.
Gallup poll finds Americans' support for LGBTQ+ issues sliding backward amid cultural shift
Support for legal same-sex marriage drops to 65%, down six points from its 2022-2023 peak
California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer defended allowing
transgender student athletes to take part in female sports on the "I've
Had It" podcast.
A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' support for LGBTQ+ issues has
plateaued and begun to slide backward, with fewer Americans favoring
same-sex marriage or viewing gay relationships as morally acceptable.
The survey, released Wednesday, finds while a majority of Americans
(65%) still support legal same-sex marriage, that figure has dropped
six percentage points from its peak in 2022 and 2023. Meanwhile, moral
acceptance of gay and lesbian relationships has dipped to 62%, which
Gallup says is its lowest point since 2016.
Public acceptance of gender transition has experienced an even steeper
decline over the last five years. Today, just 38% of Americans believe
changing one's gender is morally acceptable, down eight points since
2021, while a 57% majority view it as morally wrong.
The real reason your electric bill is soaring this summer will surprise you
If we want to meaningfully lower
energy bills across the country, we don’t need a less capable grid; we
need to start with a simple, commonsense solution: produce more
electricity and do it faster
By Calvin Butler
As summer approaches, millions of Americans are bracing for higher
electric bills. For many families already stretched by rising costs,
that’s simply not sustainable.
This isn’t just about hotter weather. It’s about a fundamental imbalance in our energy system that is driving costs higher.
Electricity demand is rising fast, driven by data centers, new
manufacturing, population growth and the electrification of everything
from vehicles to home heating. The United States is using more power in
more ways than ever before, but we’re not building enough new
generation to keep up. Simply put, we need more supply.
Across Exelon’s utilities, about 75% of recent bill increases are tied
to the cost of generating electricity — the supply side of the equation
— not delivering it. Those costs are set in wholesale markets and
passed directly to customers.
Don’t believe the anti-Trump media’s fishy narratives on the Iran talks
By NY Post Editorial Board
Much of the media, and at least some government insiders who collude
with them in pushing dubious narratives, want you to believe President
Trump is breaking with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran
negotiations; expect such lies to get louder and more self-assured the
longer those talks drag on.
The two nations’ interests aren’t identical, nor are the two leaders’ —
but reports of a growing divide are mainly an effort to create one.
Take the Axios story claiming Trump screamed at Bibi the other night
for fighting back after Hezbollah launched fresh attacks on Israel: We
hear the friction was in fact two-way, after Trump posted something
suggesting Israel had agreed to do nothing while a Netanyahu tweet
seemed to indicate full-scale fighting was back on.
OK: The president confirmed to our own Miranda Devine that he called
Bibi “effing crazy,” but also gave key context: “I like Bibi a lot, and
I work very well with him”; this was a blip in relations between “a
wartime president” and “a wartime prime minister.”
