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NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Josh Hammer says he was targeted by conspiracy theorists after Kirk's death

If tried and convicted in Kirk's death, Robinson could face the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

NYTIMES (Erica L. Green) - Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group

The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - Delusional Leaders Are Dangerous Leaders

When it comes to war, both Trump and Zelensky should return to reality. The post Delusional Leaders Are Dangerous Leaders appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Delusional Leaders Are Dangerous Leaders When it comes to war, both Trump and Zelensky should return to reality. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) At time of writing, it looks like the U.S.-Iran ceasefire may be on its last legs. On Tuesday, the U.S. military launched strikes against more than 80 targets in Iran, retaliating for what the Pentagon termed Iran’s “unwarranted aggression” in firing on three commercial ships earlier in the week. President Trump, asked about the situation at the NATO summit in Ankara, called dealing with the Iranians “a waste of time” and pronounced the interim agreement signed last month “over.” Even before the latest strikes, however, the president had been…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jude Russo) - Some Obvious Points About AI

People don’t like being told their concerns are unreasonable by the gang threatening to destroy their livelihoods. The post Some Obvious Points About AI appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics Some Obvious Points About AI People don’t like being told their concerns are unreasonable by the gang threatening to destroy their livelihoods. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Freddie DeBoer in a Monday Substack post noticed a tic among advocates for more aggressive home-building policies (“YIMBYs,” for “Yes in My Back Yard,” in contrast to “NIMBYs,” for “Not in My Back Yard”). When confronted with opposition, these YIMBYs dismiss the possibility that the other side may have good-faith reasons of its own, instead resorting to ridicule and abuse.  DeBoer points out that this is not really how democratic politics works: You have to get people on board with what you want to do…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (James P. Pinkerton) - The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars

Will Iran be a “blip”? The president certainly hopes to keep it that way. The post The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars Will Iran be a “blip”? The president certainly hopes to keep it that way. President Donald Trump is determined to put the Iran War in the rear-view mirror. On the other hand, the two countries have been trading fire in recent days, and Trump calls Iranian leaders “scum.” He further says they want to assassinate him . So the situation is, shall we say, fluid. Still, it’s clear that Trump wants a deal more than he wants war.  In symbolism-heavy speeches on July 3 and 4, the president cast the Iran conflict as a great American victory, past tense. At Mt. Rushmore , he situated this latest war in a litany of American wins: “We knocked the hell out of Iran.”…Open