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Senate Republicans Threaten Hegseth Over Iran Girls’ School Strike

Congress is finally demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Iran.

Senators are threatening to cut off Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon provides more details about the deadly U.S. strike that hit a school full of children on February 28, Politico reported Wednesday.

At the time, Pentagon intel had led them to believe that the school was actually an Iranian base. It was…

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Lindsey Graham Is as Confused About Trump’s Iran Deal as Rest of Us

Republican senators are being kept in the dark about the exact terms of Donald Trump’s deal with Iran—and they’re not happy.

The Trump administration has yet to release the text of the memorandum of understanding officials signed with Iran, leaving senior GOP members frustrated at everything they don’t know, Politico reported Monday.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a defense and Iran hawk, voiced…

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川普的劣跡:執政第一年

這是一份記錄,涵蓋唐納·川普(Donald Trump)第二任期的頭十六個月,從2025年1月20日就職到2026年6月初。我會整理這篇文章,是因為我發現我的台灣朋友,即使是密切關注國際新聞的人,也只能看到整體圖像中的一小部分。我先用英文整理出這篇文章,再用AI翻譯成中文。你可以在這裡找到本文的英文原版。

本文分為五個主題。

  • 外交政策與戰爭
  • 移民與族裔民族主義
  • 民主與法治
  • 科學、健康與(假)訊息
  • 教育、文化與公民權

即使是這樣一份全面的概覽,仍有許多內容被略過,但我希望這能幫助我的台灣朋友更清楚地理解美國在川普治下所面臨危機的深度。

本文的素材來源是「川普行動追蹤器」(Trump Action…

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The Worst of Trump: Year One

This is a record of the first sixteen months of Donald Trump’s second term, from the inauguration on 20 January 2025 through early June 2026. I assembled this post because I realized that my Taiwanese friends, even those who follow international news closely, were only getting a small glimpse of the larger picture. My goal was to assemble the post first in English and then use AI to translate it…

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New York Republican governor candidate faces questions over the antigay company he keeps

A Republican candidate seeking to govern one of the nation's most influential states is facing growing criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic officials over his ties to politicians and activists who have opposed marriage equality, supported restrictions on LGBTQ+ visibility, and made remarks condemned as homophobic.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a close ally of President…

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Why Did Trump Cave on Intel Chief? It Wasn’t to Save Key Legislation.

The president’s preference for who fills the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reportedly comes down to a casual disregard for the role in its entirety.

Donald Trump tapped Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, on Thursday as his pick for Tulsi Gabbard’s permanent replacement. It was a shocking about-face for the typically stubborn commander in…

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“Sounding the Alarm”: Oil Execs Rush to Warn Trump About Gas Prices

Gas prices could climb even higher in the coming months.

Industry officials have already warned the White House that the prices could spike yet again due to rapidly diminishing inventories, reported The Washington Post Thursday.

Since the beginning of the Iran war, commercial and government inventories have supplemented gas consumption across the U.S. The reserves have allowed prices to hover…

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“Trump’s Going to Blow”: Allies Warn He’s Fuming as Losses Pile Up

The White House is corroding from the inside.

The president is reportedly “pissed” and “increasingly frustrated with everyone” surrounding him—though the drama seems to be a mess of his own creation.

The pressing issue started last week, when Donald Trump suddenly appointed Bill Pulte—a national real estate developer serving as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency—to run U.S.…

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Politico Relaunches Magazine With New Weekend Focus on Examining Power

Politico wants to power its way into your weekend news diet. The political-news behemoth, part of Axel Springer, is relaunching its longform journalism efforts this weekend with a new crack at a weekly “magazine,” or in this case a package of five to six longform stories that will examine the people and polices that shape […]

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Transcript: Trump Iran Rants Get So Crazy that Adviser Visibly Rattled

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 11 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here_._

Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.

Donald Trump’s latest claims about the Iran war are lurching wildly in different directions. He just claimed that he loves the…

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“Happy Pride”: Sarah McBride Has Perfect Response to Nancy Mace Loss

Representatives Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace have spent years trading barbs due to the South Carolina lawmaker’s numerous attacks on the transgender community. But on Tuesday, after Mace lost the state’s gubernatorial Republican primary race, McBride kept her comments short and sweet.

“Congress’s top bathroom sheriff, Nancy Mace, was on the ballot,” McBride commented to Axios. “And while all of…

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Key DOJ Staffer Wanted to Apply to Trump’s Slush Fund

A top staffer at the Department of Justice asked to recuse himself from work related to Donald Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” so he could cash in on it.

The sudden request from Patrick Davis, the assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, concerned his colleagues because he’d been charged with liaising with Congress in order to set up the president’s slush fund, according to two…

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Graham Platner wins Maine primary as past scandals loom over Senate race

Oyster farmer, firearms instructor and veteran, Graham Platner, was declared the winner of Maine’s Democratic Senate primary by The Associated Press shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night.

He was ahead of former Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who stopped campaigning in April, 72%-20%, as of late Tuesday night.

He will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November’s general…

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Trump Sticks With Disastrous New Intel Chief as Democrats Lead Revolt

House Speaker Mike Johnson failed Tuesday to convince President Donald Trump to sacrifice his crooked crony in order to save FISA.

In a meeting at the White House, Trump indicated that he would not nominate a replacement for Bill Pulte, the wildly inexperienced housing official he appointed as acting director of national intelligence.

Pulte’s appointment prompted Democrats to pull their support…

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Two House lawmakers unveil bipartisan AI legislation that would override some state AI laws and require top AI developers to implement risk-management plans (Politico)

Politico:
Two House lawmakers unveil bipartisan AI legislation that would override some state AI laws and require top AI developers to implement risk-management plans — But it's the proposal to preempt state rules on AI developers that has drawn the fiercest attacks from AI safety advocates and tech critics in both parties.

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OpenAI diverges from Trump's AI EO in a new policy paper, proposing cyber risk evaluations for advanced AI systems be mandatory and led by CAISI, not the NSA (Brendan Bordelon/Politico)

Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
OpenAI diverges from Trump's AI EO in a new policy paper, proposing cyber risk evaluations for advanced AI systems be mandatory and led by CAISI, not the NSA — OpenAI's new proposal comes as its CEO Sam Altman descends on Washington for a series of Wednesday meetings with White House officials …

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Senate Republicans Refuse to Fund Trump’s Ballroom in Spending Bill

Senate Republicans decided not to allocate federal funds to Donald Trump’s ballroom project in the latest draft of their budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday, in a blow to the president’s architectural takeover of the nation’s capital.

Before the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” overshadowed it, Trump’s ballroom project was the clearest example of how his solipsism was hurting American…

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Marco Rubio Runs Out Clock to Avoid Crucial Question on Cuba

Marco Rubio just refused to provide a clear answer regarding the administration’s plans for Cuba.

The state secretary appeared before Congress Wednesday for the second day in a row as part of the executive branch’s efforts to defend its $2.2 trillion budget request for 2027. But Rubio’s seemingly endless talking points abruptly ended when he was asked a yes or no question by Representative…

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