NPR (The Associated Press) - Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86.
NYTIMES (Shawn McCreesh) - At Mount Rushmore, Trump Veers From Patriotism to ‘Communism’
On the eve of July 4, President Trump extolled the nation’s founders while branding his opponents as “communists” in what seemed to be a warm-up for November.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Madison Square Garden is abuzz with eager Swifties ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding
Taylor Swift fans gathered outside Madison Square Garden ahead of her wedding, where NewsNation’s Kayla Jardine-Vistocco spoke with them. More: https://www.newsnationnow.com/top-headlines/ap-top-headlines/ap-madison-square-garden-is-abuzz-with-eager-swifties-ahead-of-swift-kelce-wedding/
NEWSNATIONNOW (Katie Pavlich) - Author lived like a founding father to explore ideas behind the US
“Shooting a musket — it’s like 15 steps. It’s like putting together an IKEA desk,” A.J. Jacobs says.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Luke Nicastro) - All Honor to Jefferson
Two-hundred fifty years after the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson continues to embody America The post All Honor to Jefferson appeared first on The American Conservative .
America All Honor to Jefferson Two-hundred fifty years after the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson continues to embody America In June of 1826, the citizens of Washington, D.C. invited Thomas Jefferson to their celebration of America’s 50th Independence Day. His health failing, the Sage of Monticello sent his regrets : I should, indeed, with peculiar delight, have met and exchanged there congratulations personally with the small band, the remnant of that host of worthies, who joined with us on that day, in the bold and doubtful election we were to make for our country, between submission or the sword; and to have enjoyed with them the…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Amir Handjani) - Lose the Battle, Win the Century
Iran doesn’t have to be America’s reckoning. The post Lose the Battle, Win the Century appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Lose the Battle, Win the Century Iran doesn’t have to be America’s reckoning. Washington is once again in the throes of a postwar autopsy. Did the United States win in Iran? America’s latest military operation was launched, seemingly, to achieve regime change and permanent denuclearization. It ended with a messy ceasefire, a still-defiant adversary, and a war powers debate Congress will never resolve. By the standards Washington set for itself, the campaign did not deliver. Tehran’s government did not collapse. The Strait of Hormuz blockade dragged on for months. And it was a negotiated ceasefire, not the final…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Reid Smith) - Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise
The national character is to work to bring our words and deeds in line. The post Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise The national character is to work to bring our words and deeds in line. Hours before Iran’s national soccer team took the pitch in Seattle for its group-stage match against Egypt, the U.S. Central Command announced further strikes against the Islamic Republic. This sequence was without obvious precedent. A World Cup host nation had never bombed a participating country during the tournament. Fortunately, FIFA had already provided the punchline by awarding President Donald Trump the FIFA Peace Prize just over six months before the tournament’s opening kickoff. The…Open
NPR (Susan Bence) - Reflections on America's 250th birthday
NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial.
NYTIMES (Victoria Kim and Lily Kuo) - Australia Tried to Push Back on China. China Pushed Harder.
Relations between Beijing and Canberra have improved over the past four years, but China’s ambassador is now warning of a ‘Cold War mentality.”