NYTIMES (Yeganeh Torbati) - Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post
The appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council suggests that Iran’s old guard is consolidating power.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Iran War Day 163: Trump Considering Walking Away, Per Report
State of the Union: The Iranians claim to be communicating with the U.S. through intermediaries. The post Iran War Day 163: Trump Considering Walking Away, Per Report appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, citing U.S. officials, said that President Donald Trump would be willing to “extend the current ceasefire indefinitely” if Iran’s nuclear program can be “kept in check” and traffic resumes in the Strait of Hormuz. According to those officials, Trump had been “laying the groundwork” to declare victory if the Strait of Hormuz—which was free and open before the U.S. bombed Iran on February 28—can be reopened. They say that Trump would then be willing to walk away and declare victory even without a nuclear deal and would also probably lift the U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, published on…Open
NPR (Rebecca Rosman) - Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, demands Hamas disarm first
Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Nolan Wells case: Digital evidence, 911 call and new investigative questions | Backscroll
A NewsNation compilation examining phone data, the enhanced distress call, social media evidence and the latest developments in the Nolan Wells investigation.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump's week: Major Iran strikes halted, fallout for Pirro, new birthright citizenship challenges
President Trump on Sunday, August 2, explained his decision to cancel a new round of major strikes on Iran last weekend, saying that U.S. allies in the Middle East and Iran itself had asked for an alternative to the aggression. Speaking with reporters the next day, Trump returned to the subject of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, criticizing the decision by District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to drop the case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn for allegedly vandalizing the pool. On Thursday, the president signed executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, expressing displeasure at the Supreme Court's reversal of an earlier action from his administration with similar goals. #Trump #WhiteHouse #Iran #Pirro…
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Delta Flight 2204 evacuated by emergency slides after smoke forces landing on Atlanta taxiway
Roughly 200 passengers and crew aboard a Delta flight bound for Orlando evacuated down inflatable slides on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after smoke filled the cockpit, and the FAA says it will investigate. Delta Flight 2204 had barely left the ground Saturday morning when the crew reported fumes in the flight deck, […] The post Delta Flight 2204 evacuated by emergency slides after smoke forces landing on Atlanta taxiway appeared first on American Almanac .
Roughly 200 passengers and crew aboard a Delta flight bound for Orlando evacuated down inflatable slides on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after smoke filled the cockpit, and the FAA says it will investigate. Delta Flight 2204 had barely left the ground Saturday morning when the crew reported fumes in the flight deck, declared an emergency, and turned back toward Atlanta. The aircraft lifted off shortly before 7:30 a.m. and was back on the ground by about 8 a.m., landing not on a runway but on a taxiway at the nation's busiest airport. Within minutes, at least three inflatable evacuation slides deployed, and dozens of passengers clutching carry-on bags lined up along the pavement waiting for buses to ferry…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sarah May) - New York City fires Haitian municipal workers after courts uphold TPS termination
Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged that New York City dismissed dozens of Haitian employees who lost work authorization after federal courts cleared the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status, a program the government itself defines as never meant to be permanent. Mamdani's office released a statement Friday confirming that the city reviewed the work authorization […] The post New York City fires Haitian municipal workers after courts uphold TPS termination appeared first on American Almanac .
Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged that New York City dismissed dozens of Haitian employees who lost work authorization after federal courts cleared the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status, a program the government itself defines as never meant to be permanent. Mamdani's office released a statement Friday confirming that the city reviewed the work authorization of Haitian TPS holders on its payroll and separated from those who could not show an alternative legal right to work. The mayor framed the move as compelled by federal law, not chosen by City Hall, a distinction that did little to soften the outcome for the workers who lost their jobs. The dismissals followed two court decisions that, together, removed…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Rep. Max Miller's lawyer takes blame after sensitive photo of lawmaker's daughter surfaces in public Dropbox folder
Ohio Rep. Max Miller's attorney says he alone is responsible for accidentally including a sensitive photo of Miller's two-year-old daughter in a Dropbox folder the congressman shared publicly online, a mistake now fueling calls for Miller's resignation and a formal House Ethics Committee investigation. Miller posted the folder on X on August 2 alongside an […] The post Rep. Max Miller's lawyer takes blame after sensitive photo of lawmaker's daughter surfaces in public Dropbox folder appeared first on American Almanac .
Ohio Rep. Max Miller's attorney says he alone is responsible for accidentally including a sensitive photo of Miller's two-year-old daughter in a Dropbox folder the congressman shared publicly online, a mistake now fueling calls for Miller's resignation and a formal House Ethics Committee investigation. Miller posted the folder on X on August 2 alongside an almost-20-minute video denying domestic abuse allegations made by his former wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. The folder was meant to contain documents supporting Miller's defense. Instead, it included a photo of his toddler daughter that Moreno's attorneys now allege could constitute child sexual abuse material. Attorney Aaron Minc, who assembled…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Carlson and Greene float a right-wing third party — and risk handing 2028 to the Democrats
A group of conservative figures led by Tucker Carlson and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is openly building toward a third-party presidential bid rooted in opposition to the Iran war, a move that polling suggests would damage Republicans far more than Democrats. Greene posted a statement this month on X alongside an image of herself […] The post Carlson and Greene float a right-wing third party — and risk handing 2028 to the Democrats appeared first on American Almanac .
A group of conservative figures led by Tucker Carlson and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is openly building toward a third-party presidential bid rooted in opposition to the Iran war, a move that polling suggests would damage Republicans far more than Democrats. Greene posted a statement this month on X alongside an image of herself with Rep. Thomas Massie, Carlson, and former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent. The message framed the group as the vanguard of a new political movement, one that accuses President Trump of abandoning his campaign pledge to avoid new foreign conflicts. Just the News reported on the growing third-party chatter and its potential electoral consequences. Greene's post left little room for…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Ocasio-Cortez claims Democrats are uniting around 'working people' — while her party's centrists push back on socialism
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a Sunday television appearance to declare Democrats unified heading into the midterms, but a growing faction inside her own party is spending millions to stop the socialist wing she represents. Ocasio-Cortez sat down with ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl on August 9, fresh off Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's primary victory […] The post Ocasio-Cortez claims Democrats are uniting around 'working people' — while her party's centrists push back on socialism appeared first on American Almanac .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a Sunday television appearance to declare Democrats unified heading into the midterms, but a growing faction inside her own party is spending millions to stop the socialist wing she represents. Ocasio-Cortez sat down with ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl on August 9, fresh off Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's primary victory in Michigan's U.S. Senate race. El-Sayed, a progressive who defeated centrist Rep. Haley Stevens despite millions in super PAC spending aimed at branding him too extreme, won with less than 50 percent of the vote. Ocasio-Cortez endorsed El-Sayed in July and campaigned alongside him in Michigan , appearing in ads and joining him and Sen. Bernie Sanders at The People V. The Powerful…Open