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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Trump puts Iran on notice, reveals to The Post his one-week ultimatum for new speaker after Tehran’s attack on Israeli oil refinery President Trump on Monday put Iran and the speaker of the Islamic Republic’s parliament on notice after Tehran attacked Israel’s biggest oil refinery and told The Post his response is coming “shortly.” Iran escalated its attack on infrastructure by striking a water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery was set ablaze in the northern Israeli city of Haifa after the Iranian missile attack. Asked for his response on the strike, he told The Post: “You’ll see shortly.” As Trump brings more military might to the region that could inflict catastrophic damage on Iran, he encouraged what’s left of Iran’s regime to make a deal before it’s too late. The president described a dramatic shake-up inside Iran, claiming the old guard has effectively been wiped out and replaced by a new group he said has so far been easier to work with. “There has been total regime change because the regimes of the past are gone and we’re dealing with a whole new set of people,” Trump said. “And thus far, they’ve been much more reasonable.” Trump Warns Iran: Deal or Obliteration  President Donald Trump on Monday morning said the U.S. was talking to a "new and more reasonable" Iranian regime about ending the current conflict, but he also warned that the Middle East country's electric plants and oil wells would be obliterated if a deal "is not shortly reached." In a Truth Social post, Trump signaled both optimism about negotiations and a readiness to escalate militarily if Iran fails to meet U.S. demands, particularly keeping the vital Strait of Hormuz open to global commerce. "The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran," Trump wrote.
Spain Closes Airspace to US Planes Involved in Iran Conflict  Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday. "We don't authorize either the use of military bases or the use of airspace for actions related to the war in Iran," she told reporters in Madrid. Spanish newspaper El Pais had first reported the news on Monday, citing military sources. The closure of the airspace forces military planes to bypass NATO member Spain en route to their targets in the Middle East, but it does not include emergency situations, El Pais added.
Major Airports Return to Normal as TSA Workers Get Paid  Major U.S. airports that suffered massive disruptions for weeks after 50,000 Transportation Security Administration security officers went unpaid since mid-February say operations are returning to normal. Airports in Baltimore, Houston, New York, New Orleans, and Dallas, which have all experienced massive delays in recent weeks, all reported very short lines on Monday. The standoff brought chaos and in some cases security lines topping four hours, the longest in the TSA's nearly 25-year history. President Donald Trump signed an emergency directive on Friday ordering TSA workers to get paid despite a failure of Congress to end the 45-day-old partial government shutdown and the Homeland Security Department said workers are to be paid as soon as Monday.
Federal Judge Stops Nexstar Merger With Restraining Order  A federal district court has temporarily blocked the merger between Nexstar and Tegna, finding that the plaintiff, DirecTV, is likely to succeed on the merits of its antitrust claims. In a major blow to Nexstar, Chief Judge Troy Nunley for the Eastern District of California issued a detailed order granting a temporary restraining order. Nunley found that the transaction likely violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by substantially lessening competition in local television markets and increasing retransmission fees for distributors and consumers. DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite video programming distributor, brought the suit this month seeking to halt Nexstar’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna. Federal election complaint alleges AOC misused campaign funds for psychiatrist services Watchdog requests probe into $19K in AOC campaign funds to psychiatrist for 'leadership training'  A watchdog group filed a federal election complaint alleging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., improperly used campaign funds to pay nearly $19,000 to Boston-based psychiatrist Dr. Brian Boyle for what her campaign reported as "leadership training and consulting." The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) alleged in a March 27 complaint to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) that Ocasio-Cortez, her campaign committee and its treasurer should be investigated over three 2025 payments to Boyle totaling $18,725. "NLPC alleges that AOC’s expenditure of almost $19,000 of campaign funds in 2025 to psychiatrist Dr. Brian W. Boyle ostensibly for 'leadership training and consulting' was expended instead for personal psychiatric services provided to AOC or members of her campaign staff," NLPC counsel Paul Kamenar wrote in the complaint. "Accordingly, those expenses were also misreported by the campaign committee with the FEC. Insurgent Virginia Democrat says his party is ‘completely wrong’ on gun rights and gerrymandering Mark Moran, challenging Sen Mark Warner in Virginia's Democratic primary, also broke with his party over redistricting efforts  A political newcomer and former reality star running in Virginia’s Democratic senatorial primary is causing an uproar in his party after breaking with them on gerrymandering and a slew of new gun control efforts. Mark Moran, a former contestant on the HBO Max series "FBoy Island" and previously a Wall Street banker, is challenging longtime Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Mark R. Warner, D-Va., whom he calls an "oligarch" who is no longer serving his constituents. Warner is the former richest and now fourth-richest senator, with a net worth upwards of $200 million, and is running for his fourth term despite a snippet unearthed by Moran showing him pledging to serve only two. Trump claims donor-funded White House ballroom includes hidden build below with security focus Trump says the roughly $400M project is already ahead of schedule and under budget, replacing the old East Wing demolished in October President Donald Trump said Sunday that the military is constructing a "massive complex" beneath a planned White House ballroom, which he said will feature bulletproof glass and drone-proof protections while being funded entirely by private donors. The project, which Trump said is designed to accommodate large events and visiting dignitaries, would expand capacity at the White House, where he said existing rooms are too small for major gatherings. "The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well," Trump said. Trump said the underground construction is already underway and tied to broader security measures surrounding the site, describing the ballroom as serving a dual purpose tied to what is being built beneath it. DC air traffic controller reveals ‘warning signs were all there’ before midair crash that killed 67  A former Washington DC air traffic controller on duty the night of the fatal January 2025 mid-air collision involving an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter warned how there were “obvious holes” already in the system at the time of the disaster. “The warning signs were all there,” Emily Hanoka told CBS 60 Minutes Sunday, revealing how controllers had identified safety concerns and staffers were forced to keep Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport moving, even though its capacity was being stretched. “You had frontline controllers ringing that bell for years, and years, saying this is not safe,” she said. With one war, Trump is breaking Middle East's old power structure Strikes on Iran part of broader strategy to force a regional realignment that decades of US policy deliberately avoided By Tanvi Ratna
US, Israel target Iran with military strikes as more US troops arrive in Middle East The Middle East is once again on edge as U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian military infrastructure continue. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks. Oil markets have surged, and global shipping lanes are under pressure. But this is not unfolding like a typical war in the region. Even as strikes continue, tankers are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz under constrained conditions. Backchannel communications have not collapsed. Key regional players are not fully committing to either escalation or restraint. Instead, they are doing something far more telling: they are adjusting. That is the first signal that this is not just a military confrontation. It is a system under stress—one that is being deliberately reshaped. The left LOVES kings — the ones with (D) after their name By Post Editorial Board
In Saturday’s “No Kings” protests, the usual “resistance” crowd managed to again show their rage at President Donald Trump and their fury at being out of power; they may even have succeeded in mobilizing Democrats for the midterm elections — but they also broadcast the opposition’s complete lack of any coherent political message. Forget about the waving of Soviet flags and tributes to anti-American dictators at various rallies: The entire “No Kings” conceit is a lie. Democrats against “kings”? Hah! They love them — as long as the king has a (D) after his name. Not long ago, Democrats applauded every abuse of executive power by President Barack Obama. Cowardly GOP senators run home By Miranda Devine
There is nothing more infuriating to a frustrated air traveler delayed for hours by the Democrat shutdown than to see senators strolling smugly by with VIP escorts. The worst offender last week was Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who hightailed it out of DC on Friday morning, hours after stitching up a duplicitous 2 a.m. deal to end the shutdown by caving to Democrat demands to defund ICE and border enforcement, at least for the time being. Elements of the Department of Homeland Security were funded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year, but Thune’s deal freezes out immigration enforcement and border security functions that are all-important as we go to war against the world’s largest sponsor of Islamic terrorism. He knew this would be unacceptable to the Republican base. |
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