TAC staffers talk to Scott Horton about the week's events. The post TAC Right Now: Why Trump Attacked Iran This Week w/ Scott Horton appeared first on The American Conservative .
Andrew Day and Harrison Berger talk to author Scott Horton of the Libertarian Institute about U.S. strikes on Iran Tuesday and Wednesday and President Trump’s strange decision to telegraph the attacks in advance. Then, they debate the power of the Israel lobby and discuss a reported investigation of an Iran War critic. Recorded June 11, 2026. The post TAC Right Now: Why Trump Attacked Iran This Week w/ Scott Horton appeared first on The American Conservative .Open
The political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is quietly putting massive sums into helping the group's chair, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), win his primary, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The spending signals how much peril Espaillat's allies think he is facing from democratic socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier. - A newly released Data for Progress poll commissioned by Justice Democrats, a group supporting Avila Chevalier, has her leading Espaillat 39% to 35%, according to Semafor . - The race in New York's 13th District, which covers parts of Upper Manhattan and the West Bronx, has attracted huge independent expenditures from outside groups and national media attention. Driving the news: Rep. Linda Sánchez …
Federal agencies and the UFC are spending at least $60 million to pull off the White House cage fight set to take place Sunday, which is President Trump’s birthday. The funds have gone toward building an octagon fighting arena on the White House South Lawn, purchasing and delivering food and paying up to 900 workers to remain on-site since May 20 for the event’s success, according to court filings. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5919806-trump-administration-ufc-60-million-white-house-cage-fight/ #UFC #WhiteHouse #Trump #America250
At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint.
