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Americans could receive an annual $1,000 payment from AI companies under legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced Thursday that would give the public a direct stake in the largest AI firms — an idea that has been echoed by President Trump. wapo.st/3Sypusa

Exclusive: Trump tells The Axios Show there are "no limits" to his power after Iran war axios.com/2026/06/18/tru…

CAPUTO: At the beginning of the conflict, you talked about how you only wanted unconditional surrender. The MOU doesn't look like unconditional surrender. TRUMP: It really probably is unconditional surrender CAPUTO: It is?

The Trump administration’s budget office has redirected $352 million that was intended in part for Secret Service training and recruitment to what it described as security measures at the White House, a government database shows. wapo.st/43JIuX5

JD Vance ends his press conference by turning on Israel: "What does bother me is you've seen people in Bibi's cabinet who have come out and attacked the deal and in some ways very personally attacked the president. My message to them is Donald J Trump is the only head in the state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time."

Donald Trump has hailed America’s deal with Iran as a historic victory that will usher in an era of peace and security. In reality, it’s a humiliating climbdown. On The Insider our editors consider what happens next in the Middle East and beyond economist.com/insider/the-in…

President Trump vowed to clean up what he called the “filthy” and “disgusting” water in the Reflecting Pool. But the algae blooms that have long plagued the pool have come roaring back, spawning much debate about the $14 million renovation. wapo.st/4a9IseL

BREAKING: Iran will invite U.N.'s nuclear watchdog to inspect its nuclear sites, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff tells U.S. lawmakers, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/iran-u…

Trump struggles to clasp the Medal of Honor to Major Nicholas Dockery -- and then ties it?

Gillibrand's son graduated from undergrad on Sunday. Today it's reported that he's received $30 million in venture capital funding to launch a derivatives exchange. His mom sat on the Senate Agriculture committee—which has jurisdiction over derivates—until this past year

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scoop: sen. kirsten gillibrand's 22-year-old son theodore raised at a $300 million valuation to launch a perpetual futures exchange: fortune.com/2026/06/18/the…

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Paint was seen peeling from the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, weeks after a $14 million renovation that included a new color President Trump called “American Flag Blue.”

Trump: "The congressional medal of honor -- I wanted to give it to myself, but I was informed I couldn't do it." (note the audible discomfort of his audience)

The basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing a flu outbreak following the end of mandatory vaccination for all service members. abcnews.link/AA2rFWc

“Iran will learn lessons and build a modern air force once the sanctions are lifted. The next time we are forced to embark on an existential war against it, a completely different Iran will await us,” the source added. “Our air superiority will no longer be taken for granted. Trump, who was supposed to be the messiah of Israel’s security, has become … the man who abandoned us.” Building an air force from politically compromised Western supply chains would be a huge mistake that Iran seems aware not to make. The Pakistani experience shows that its possible now to build a potent air force at lower cost through China. al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW @WIRED: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves to Trump after the 2024 election — who in return mocked them behind their backs, per new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan — Zuckerberg sent Trump a photo of a letter one of his grade-school kids wrote that looked forward to the “golden age of america” — Bezos denigrated The Washington Post to Trump and described the newspaper as one of his worst financial investments — Trump showed off texts from Zuckerberg and Bezos to other guests, including to Elon Musk, who mocked them as “Firstclass groveling” — Months after their dinner, Bezos tried to get a favor from Trump, telling him it was a risk for SpaceX to dominate govt space contracts — Bezos suggested Trump tell Deputy Defense Secy Feinberg to ensure“contractor diversity,” opening the door for Blue Origin to get contracts — But Trump ultimately screwed over Bezos after he reconciled with Musk, and instead expanded SpaceX’s access to US space launch sites — WIRED obtained the details from “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” by @maggieNYT and @jonathanvswan ahead of June 23 release

The White House said Thursday night that Vice President JD Vance was delaying a trip to Switzerland to lead a new round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program — raising questions about what's next for the tentative agreement to end the war. apnews.com/article/iran-u…

UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks reut.rs/4a4uuLk reut.rs/4a4uuLk

Reports of a horrific attack on a Sikh Man in his 50's in Smethwick where he was beaten and burned and left to die. The videos being circulated are horrific. A 17 year old has been arrested. There has been a rise in anti Sikh crime over the past months. Sikhs be vigilant.. Teenager arrested over attack on man in Smethwick | West Midlands Police share.google/cHRShvmv3Y1SPe…

White supremacists with links to banned neo-Nazi groups are helping to fund Restore Britain 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…

HAWLEY: It remains to be seen whether we will actually give them any money. I thought I heard the president say we're not gonna give them a dime. KIMLEADE: But senator, they are allowed to sell oil for the first time in decades on the open market.