JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Hegseth fires Navy Secretary Phelan as naval blockades in Iran continue
Undersecretary Hung Cao will take over Phelan's role in an acting capacity.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - U.S. forces seize another oil tanker shipping illicit oil from Iran in Indian Ocean
"We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the Department of War said.
NYTIMES (Tim Arango and Ariana Drehsler) - After a Hero’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him?
Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had revisit their works after revelations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.
NYTIMES (Nataliya Vasilyeva) - Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery
Since Ukraine attacked the refinery in Tuapse, starting a huge fire, residents have reported drops of dark, oily toxins falling from the sky.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Illegal Immigrant Jailed for Stealing Noem’s Gucci Bag, Committing Wire Fraud.
A Chilean illegal immigrant has been sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud and theft, including stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handbag.
A Chilean illegal immigrant has been sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud and theft, including stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Mario Bustamante Leiva, a 50-year-old Chilean illegal immigrant, was handed a three-year prison term for wire fraud and theft. Among his crimes was the theft of a Gucci handbag belonging to Kristi Noem, the former Homeland Security Secretary. He admitted guilt to three separate wire fraud charges plus one count of first-degree theft, after he preyed on women at restaurants in Washington, D.C., in April 2025. DETAIL: Leiva was caught on surveillance cameras methodically targeting women dining in restaurants, stealing their purses, and…Open
DAILYCALLER (Harold Hutchison) - Tom Steyer Thinks Wanting Truck Drivers To Understand English Is Racist
'Racial profiling is illegal'
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - EXCLUSIVE: Senate candidate SUSPENDED from Kalshi for placing BET on himself SPEAKS OUT | RISING
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Moran joins the show to discuss why he placed a bet on himself on the prediction market Kalshi, sparking accusations of insider trading. #MarkMoran #Kalshi #insidertrading About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website:…
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Democrats Dig in Against ICE As GOP Forces Funding Showdown
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump: Strait of Hormuz 'sealed up tight' while Iran infighting persists
Officially, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late leader, is in charge, though his vital status is a matter of dispute.
NYTIMES (Anthony Tommasini) - Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81
A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.