Politics

Israel’s nuclear strategy is like a loaded pistol tucked under the table of a poker game—never acknowledged, always implied, and pointed squarely at anyone thinking about cheating.

Trump demands Iran’s unconditional surrender, OpenAI wins Pentagon AI deal, and more. Welcome to Tuesday’s evening brief, June 17, 2025.

Derrick Anderson’s journey from battlefield commander to Pentagon nominee reads like a war-hardened blueprint for how grit, failure, and redemption can forge the type of leader that this country needs.

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When a former FBI Director starts arranging seashells like he’s playing Scrabble with the Deep State, you can bet your bottom dollar the beach isn’t the only thing that’s politically charged.

What started as one rogue Signal chat turned into a full-blown digital dumpster fire that torched half the National Security Council and left Trump scrambling for loyalists with security clearances.

In the blood-slick corridors of the Pentagon, where loyalty is currency and egos collide like freight trains, Joe Kasper’s fall was less a stumble than a spectacular self-inflicted implosion.

Wall Street’s cocktail-swilling CEOs crying over tariffs is like watching arsonists complain about the heat.

The idea of Trump angling for a third term has had the ladies on The View spiraling out of control like they just found out their favorite vegan café started serving bacon-wrapped freedom fries.

Real leaders don’t blame ghosts in the machine—they say “I screwed up” and get back to work.

Love him or hate him, Trump’s unconventional diplomacy might be exactly what’s needed to get Zelensky and Putin talking—and finally cool down this overheated war.