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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Trump convenes rare Camp David Cabinet meeting as Iran deal pressure grows US conducted strikes on mine-laying vessels and missile launchers near the Strait of Hormuz Sunday  President Donald Trump will convene a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David Wednesday as negotiations with Iran enter a critical phase. All Cabinet members are expected to attend the meeting, first reported by the New York Post and confirmed by Fox News, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The gathering comes as the administration weighs next steps in high-stakes negotiations aimed at securing a broader agreement with Tehran amid a fraying ceasefire. Trump in recent days has suggested the sides are nearing a potential breakthrough, while Iranian officials have publicly pushed back on claims that a deal is imminent. Trump to Hold Camp David Cabinet Meeting Amid Iran Tensions  President Donald Trump reportedly plans to hold a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday. The rare gathering at the presidential retreat in rural Maryland comes as the Trump administration faces a pivotal moment in negotiations with Iran amid renewed military action in the Middle East. Newsmax has confirmed that all Cabinet members — including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard — are expected to attend the meeting, where officials will discuss economic gains, anti-fraud initiatives, affordability issues, and foreign policy developments.
Iran Seeks Release of $24 Billion in Potential Agreement With US  Around $24 billion of Iranian funds frozen overseas must be released under a memorandum of understanding being negotiated with the United States, a source close to Tehran's negotiation team said, according to report by Iran's Tasnim news agency on Tuesday. The agency said Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Baqr Qalibaf, had traveled to Qatar to reach agreement on a mechanism to implement this demand.
US says 'slight progress' in Iran talks amid uncertainty about whether war will resume  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty about whether a deal will be reached or war will resume. He spoke days after President Trump said he was holding off on a military strike against the Islamic Republic because “serious negotiations” were underway. Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement. Rubio spoke ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, where the military alliance is expected to discuss what role it could play in helping police the Strait of Hormuz once the war is over. Sara Carter reveals the exact moment she knew the FBI was spying on then-President-elect Trump Carter says she went to John Solomon's office after sources pointed to possible surveillance of the incoming president  Sara Carter still recalls the moment crucial details behind the Trump-Russia collusion narrative first began to unravel. "I didn’t want to believe what I was seeing," she said in a "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" exclusive. At the time, Carter was working closely with investigative reporter John Solomon when information from sources began pointing toward possible surveillance of then-President-elect Donald Trump. DOJ fraud official announces 'unprecedented' charges in Minnesota  Trump administration officials announced criminal charges against 15 defendants in Minnesota for alleged fraud schemes that targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer dollars, including cases involving Medicaid and autism-related benefits. "Today's charges are unprecedented," Colin McDonald, who leads the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, said at a May 21 press conference in Minneapolis. "They include the highest loss amount ever charged in a Medicaid case in Minnesota, and the largest autism fraud scheme ever charged by the Department of Justice," McDonald added. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Putin's troops sent reeling as Ukraine makes its biggest gains since August 2024  Long-term conflicts often look like an endless game of chess, with each side trading minor advantages over months of grueling effort. But sometimes, a series of coordinated moves can suddenly tilt the board and force an aggressive opponent onto the back foot. After months of absorbing heavy pressure, Ukrainian forces are successfully seizing control of the battlefield tempo across multiple front lines. According to the May 20 update on the war from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), recent Ukrainian counterattacks have delivered some of the most notable territorial advances for Kyiv in nearly two years. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner embraces democratic socialism at Bernie Sanders rally in Portland The presumptive Democratic nominee told progressives he would do 'whatever it takes' to fuel a 'political revolution'  Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner appeared alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Monday and echoed several Sanders-style progressive themes, criticizing five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. weapons spending tied to conflicts in Gaza and Iran. Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee seeking to unseat Collins in November, made the fiery remarks during a "Fighting Oligarchy" rally led by Sanders in Portland — an event aimed at mobilizing progressive activists and expanding grassroots organizing efforts ahead of the midterm elections. The Portland event was one of Sanders’ Maine stops with Platner and gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson. During the rally, Platner leaned heavily into anti-corporate rhetoric, telling a crowd of cheering progressives they must build a "political revolution" and take back "what is ours." After more than two decades in Senate, Cornyn's political future hangs in the balance High stakes: After more than two decades in Senate, Cornyn's political future hangs in the balance  The senator, who took office in late 2002, has served in the upper chamber of the nation's legislature for more than 23 years. If Cornyn were to win and serve another six-year term, he would end up serving in the Senate for just over 30 years. Last week President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Senate seat. Rubio Aide Gets Top White House Security Job  A longtime aide to Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been promoted to assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser. Mike Needham, a former Rubio Senate chief of staff and longtime conservative policy operative, is moving into the influential White House national security post as the Trump administration confronts growing challenges involving China, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela, Axios reported Tuesday. Needham replaces Robert Gabriel Jr., a close ally of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, in one of the administration's most important foreign policy jobs.
Israel supporters slam Harvard’s appointment of controversial NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s wife  Harvard has named the wife of controversial New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof to one of the university’s top leadership posts — sparking backlash from pro-Israel critics who accused both the Ivy League school and the Gray Lady of amplifying anti-Israel narratives amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Sheryl WuDunn, a journo who jointly won a Pulitzer with hubby Kristoff, was named last week as vice chair of the executive committee of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, the university’s second-highest governing body, according to the Harvard Crimson. The appointment triggered online backlash from supporters of Israel still furious over Kristof’s explosive May 11 op-ed that alleged widespread Israeli abuse of Palestinian detainees, a piece experts blasted as distorted. Trump’s Supreme Court appeal targets #MeToo injustice that’s warping our courts By Betsy McCaughey
When the accusation is sexual assault or rape, the rights of the accused go out the window. President Trump knows that firsthand — and he’s asking the US Supreme Court to remedy it. Prosecutors and plaintiffs’ lawyers can drag in character assassins who know nothing about the alleged assault, but instead make their own claims — without proof — that they too were victims of the accused, often years or even decades earlier. Democrats don’t dare stand with parents against trans extremism By New York Post Editorial Board Bet that Senate Democrats never allow a floor vote on the Protect Kids Act, which passed the House last week — because they don’t dare go on the record about opposing parents’ rights against the “trans the kids” cult. The bill simply requires schools to get an explicit parental OK before socially transitioning children, or lose federal funds. Eight House Democrats, including Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), dared vote “yea,” and no doubt a Dem senator or three would as well — but Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will use the filibuster to ensure they never get a chance as he shields other Dems from the burden of voting against parental rights. That the practice of social transition ever took root at all in schools is horrifying: It includes teachers and administrators changing a child’s pronouns, permitting them to dress as the opposite gender, and the like. This approach does real psychological damage, especially when done in elementary school, when kids’ claims about gender identity should be taken as seriously as their claims of being princesses or superheroes. |
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