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CNN airs compilation of Trump claiming for months that he is close to making a deal with Iran
Rogan: This war with Iran is not something any conservative wanted. Most people are horrified by the idea. One of the pillars that Trump claimed to stand for was no new wars.
A diarrhea-causing parasite has now infected over 1,000 Americans, spreading across 29 states.
Last year, RFK Jr and Elon Musk dissolved the CDC office responsible for preventing parasitic infections.
A New Mexico town has declared a water emergency after a nearby ICE detention facility overpumped the town's wells.
The White House has put up a printed tarp to obscure new scaffolding on the facade of the building.
Multiple Taco Bell locations have reportedly taken lettuce, pico de gallo, and guacamole off their menus amid an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne parasitic illness that causes severe diarrhea.
A third of ICE detention facilities have not been inspected in over a year, and 5 facilities have no previous inspection on record.
Cyclosporiasis, a foodborne parasitic illness that causes explosive diarrhea, has officially spread to Maryland and Virginia.
Federal agents have fired on at least 21 people during Trump's second term.
5 people, including 3 U.S. citizens, have been killed by these shootings.
Michigan GOP Senate Candidate Mike Rogers argues that concern over affordability is just 'Trump derangement':
Rogers: They say, ‘Trump caused high prices’—people go nuts, they lose their mind. I do believe there is this Trump derangement.
Trump's Trade Rep compares Trump to Abraham Lincoln because they both support tariffs:
Think about Abraham Lincoln. He was against slavery and for tariffs. Trump is for tariffs and against forced labor.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show has received 9 Emmy nominations, the most ever for a halftime show.
ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father of 3, in his car while he was on his way to work.
Host: One of the big cycles that we've seen obviously is inflation. We have some new data where 68% of people say, 'I don't think I can have kids because of the finances associated with it.'
4/8: The U.S. and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire
4/11: The U.S. and Iran fail to reach an agreement after face-to-face negotiations
4/21: Trump extends the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely
6/14: Trump announces the deal with the Iran is complete
7/8: Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is over
Border Czar Tom Homan dismisses ICE violence:
Like every agency—there's bad dentists, there's bad doctors. But I think the men and women ICE perform remarkably under the stress.
A federal judge has thrown out Trump Media's $3.8B defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post.
The suit was filed over an article linking Truth Social to a "porn-friendly bank."
Host: Trump couldn't come up with the initials for the JCPOA. He seemed to confuse the name Putin with Zelensky. He suggested the USS Abraham Lincoln was hit by the Islamic Republic of Japan.
Trump, 80, dozes off at NATO Summit while surrounded by world leaders
Vance checks his phone at the end of his speech:
"I gotta make sure it's not the president... Ok, it's not the president."
Q: Why is the Trump administration looking at the 2020 election in Milwaukee?
Vance: Well... First of all... *chuckles*
JD Vance flips around a poster to show his audience but the glare is so bad it is impossible to see what's being depicted
JD Vance attempts a Wisconsin accent and gets no reaction from the crowd
Mayor Mamdani: These new investments mean bus riders will save up to 6 minutes every trip. If you take the bus to work, that adds up fast. That means breakfast with your family. It means getting home for bedtime. It means arguing with your friends that Egypt was robbed yesterday.
CNBC: Oil prices spiking here as Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is over
New viral video shows Trump's fountain renovation project has filled with brown water
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Trump: Somebody asked, 'do you think you'll hit Iran tonight?' We might, yeah, we might.
Q: It seems that the war with Iran may start again—
Trump: I don't think it's going to start again
Q: Oil markets are up today around about 7%. Are we on the cusp of a full-scale return to conflict?
Trump: The prices of oil are dropping like a rock now. They'll be up a little bit, and this will end very quickly.