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Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reported that Trump is in a "deciding mode" and said "very big things are going to be happening in the not so distant future." The remarks signal an escalating posture toward Tehran as diplomatic and military options remain under active consideration. Source

🇺🇸 Trump Asks 'When Do I Blow the Entire Nation Up' on Iran President Trump publicly speculated Sunday about the future of U.S. military action against Iran, saying his question is "if and when do I blow the entire nation up?"

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The move follows earlier restrictions on reporters covering the Pentagon, and Trump has also pursued legal action against The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC. The ban is expected to face legal challenges on First Amendment grounds. Source

Trump posted on Truth Social: "Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States." He threatened that additional outlets could face similar bans.

🇺🇸 Trump Bans CNN, MSNBC and Politico From White House President Donald Trump announced Friday that CNN, MSNBC and Politico are banned from the White House, effective immediately, citing what he called their "constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS."

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The longer yields remain at this level, the more pressure builds on fiscal projections — adding urgency to congressional debates over spending and borrowing. Source

Higher yields mean the federal government must pay more in interest on newly issued and refinanced debt. With the U.S. carrying a multi-trillion-dollar debt load, sustained elevated rates translate directly into larger annual interest payments, squeezing the federal budget.

💵 5% Treasury Yields Push U.S. Debt Costs to Multi-Year Highs U.S. Treasury yields have reached 5%, a level not seen in years, significantly increasing the cost of servicing America's national debt.

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President Trump dismissed AI fears as a “hoax” in a call with the CEO of the world’s top chipmaker. The industry’s leaders rallied over the weekend to call for a slowdown of the pace of development to give their companies more time to work on safety.

In onstage call with Nvidia CEO, Trump deems AI fears a ‘hoax’

The president has rejected calls by industry leaders for a coordinated slowdown in technological development.

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Ukraine has been targeting Russia's oil and gas infrastructure with long-range strikes for months, prompting fuel rationing inside Russia. The demand marks a rare public rebuke by Trump of Kyiv's military strategy. Source

"Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing: He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia," Trump told reporters. He cited U.S. diesel prices above $6 a gallon and said the strikes are "hurting the world."

🇺🇦 Trump Orders Zelensky to Stop Hitting Russian Refineries President Donald Trump on Sunday publicly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt military strikes on Russian oil refineries, saying the attacks are driving up fuel prices and creating a global diesel shortage.

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The Iran war has lasted far longer than many expected — and so has a functioning oil market. There are real questions about whether — and how long — those conditions can hold. https://cnn.it/4dc6cjQ

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The two-day event featured keynote addresses from Trump and Vice President Vance,tributes to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk,and broader warnings to the party faithful.The convention comes as the economy faces pressure from the ongoing Iran conflict and a trade dispute with Canada.

🗳 GOP Maps Midterm Strategy as Iran and Trade Weigh on Economy Republican leaders convened in Dallas for the party's midterm convention, centering their strategy on President Trump ahead of November elections where the GOP aims to hold both chambers of Congress.

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Abdul El-Sayed on an RNC attendee yelling that he should be shot: "Look, I'm a dad with two daughters. And I hope those daughters get to grow up and live with their dad."

With federal interest costs running at a record pace, the dual headlines highlight the scale of fiscal pressure on Washington as midterm campaigns accelerate. Source

Separately, President Trump has proposed a $1.3 trillion payout to voters contingent on a Republican midterm victory, though no legislative details have been provided in the source.

💵 U.S. Debt Interest Hits $1.05 Trillion in 11 Months The U.S. Treasury has spent $1.05 trillion servicing the national debt over the past 11 months, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report — averaging roughly $95 billion per month.

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The expansion marks a significant escalation in the administration's mass deportation effort, extending its reach to a wider population of undocumented immigrants than previously targeted. Source

The surge is increasingly sweeping up immigrants with no criminal record, including individuals already known to federal authorities. Officers are under pressure to hit numerical targets, a shift that has broadened the scope of enforcement beyond those with prior criminal histories.

🛂 ICE Arrests Top 50,000 Two Months Running, Noncriminals Swept Up U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recorded back-to-back months of arrests exceeding 50,000 — a record for the second Trump administration — as officers push to meet quotas set by the White House.

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The ruling cites Supreme Court precedent, following a 6-3 Supreme Court decision that previously found Trump's initial effort to limit birthright citizenship illegal. The setback puts the birthright citizenship fight on course to return to the Supreme Court. Source

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday in a case brought by two immigration advocacy groups — the same groups that challenged Trump's first such order.

⚖️ Judge Blocks Trump's Second Birthright Citizenship Order A federal judge in Maryland has blocked President Trump's latest executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, ruling it is "almost certainly unconstitutional."