Politics

Trump’s “obliterated” claim is looking more like wishful thinking now that the IAEA says Iran’s nukes could be spinning again by fall, journalists are bracing for subpoenas over leaks that told the truth, and Thailand’s military is inching toward the driver’s seat after a phone scandal lit the match on mass protests—2025 is shaping up to be a year where narratives die hard and power grabs come easy. Welcome to your evening brief for Sunday, June 29th, 2025.

Trump’s big, brash ceasefire rolled off the runway like a flaming shopping cart—loud, chaotic, and destined to explode before anyone could say “mission accomplished.”

We did more than send a message—we carved it into the bedrock with a 30,000-pound pen named MOP and left Tehran to read it in the dark.

Trump’s not looking to invade Iran—he’s watching it unravel, poker-faced behind sanctions and stealth strikes, daring the mullahs to blink again while Israel warms up the bunker busters.

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.