NYTIMES (Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer) - Justice Dept. Pushes for Charges Against Cuban Leaders
The move comes as President Trump is ratcheting up his rhetorical assault on Cuba’s leadership.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Gas Prices Hit Highest Level of Trump’s Two Terms Due to Iran War.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Gas prices have surged to $3.32 per gallon, the highest since President Donald J. Trump’s return to office, following U.S.-led strikes on Iran.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and analysts like Torbjorn Soltvedt and Matt Wright.WHEN & WHERE: Strikes began Saturday in Iran, with immediate […] The post Gas Prices Hit Highest Level of Trump’s Two Terms Due to Iran War. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Gas prices have surged to $3.32 per gallon, the highest since President Donald J. Trump’s return to office, following U.S.-led strikes on Iran. WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump , Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and analysts like Torbjorn Soltvedt and Matt Wright. WHEN & WHERE: Strikes began Saturday in Iran, with immediate impacts on global oil markets and U.S. gas stations. KEY QUOTE: “I don’t have any concern about it. They’ll drop very rapidly when this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.” – President Trump IMPACT: Rising gas prices strain household budgets and businesses, while…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - House Dem sues to stop Kennedy Center closure
The Kennedy Center board voted to add Trump's name to the facility in December. The board had already voted to name the opera house after first lady Melania Trump.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - Democrats join legal challenge to Trump’s planned 250-foot arch
“This is a straightforward issue of who’s in charge,” Sen. Angus King of Maine told The Post, citing a law that certain monuments must receive Congress’s approval.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - How DHS approach could change after Kristi Noem's departure
Markwayne Mullin is poised to take over the Department of Homeland Security, which faces obstacles, including funding
DAILYCALLER (Alexis Lapp) - Geopolitical Analyst Warns Trump May Be Getting Sucked Into Boots On The Ground Regime Change War
'The likelihood of this working is very very low'
NPR (The Associated Press) - Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after U.S. jobs report
Stocks fell Friday on worries that the economy could become stuck in a worst-case scenario of stagnating growth and high inflation. Oil prices touched their highest levels since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war.
Stocks fell Friday on worries that the economy could become stuck in a worst-case scenario of stagnating growth and high inflation. Oil prices touched their highest levels since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war.Open
AF (Pentagon News) - CSAF Letter to the Force
Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach released a letter to Airmen.
NYTIMES (Reis Thebault) - Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Learned to Spar in Oklahoma
He hosted a home improvement radio show, fought in cage matches and inherited a plumbing business before becoming a “MAGA warrior” in Congress.