DANIEL VAUGHAN: Trump Isn't Fighting High Oil Prices. He's Weaponizing Them.

Oil prices hit $108 a barrel this weekend. Gas is climbing past $3.45. The usual suspects are invoking the 1970s.…
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Ilhan Omar calls Nancy Mace 'drunk' after Mace mocks her over Khamenei's death
Rep. Ilhan Omar fired back at Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday, calling her a "drunk" after Mace posted a sarcastic tribute suggesting Omar and fellow "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib were mourning the death of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the NY Post, Khamenei…
Barron Trump's draft eligibility becomes social media flashpoint as US strikes Iran
As U.S. and Israeli strikes hit Iran over the weekend, a segment of the American internet decided the most pressing national security question wasn't nuclear proliferation or Middle Eastern stability. It was whether a 19-year-old college student would be conscripted. As reported by The Mirror,…
Harvard Harris poll shows eight-point swing toward Republicans as midterm battle takes shape
Likely midterm voters are now split evenly between Democrats and Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new Harvard Harris poll, a dramatic reversal from just weeks ago when Democrats held a comfortable lead. The survey, conducted February 25–26 among 1,999 registered voters,…
Supreme Court signals support for marijuana user challenging federal firearms ban
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared sympathetic on Monday to a Texas man's argument that the federal government cannot strip his Second Amendment rights simply because he uses marijuana. The case could reshape how drug use intersects with gun ownership for millions of Americans.…
Iranian-American Democrat blasts her own party for condemning Trump after Khamenei's death
Moj Mahdara, an Iranian-American Democrat who co-founded The Iranian Diaspora Collective, went on CNN over the weekend and did something vanishingly rare in American politics: she told her own side to shut up and pay attention. Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahdara condemned…
Johnson rallies votes to defeat war powers resolution as Khanna and Massie force House showdown on Iran
Speaker Mike Johnson is mounting a full-court press to kill a bipartisan war powers resolution that would strip President Trump of authority to continue military operations in Iran, calling the effort "a frightening prospect" as a vote looms this week. Reps. Ro Khanna, a California…
Hegseth outlines three-part mission to dismantle Iran's offensive capabilities as Operation Epic Fury enters second phase
War Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at the Pentagon podium Monday and laid out what he called a "clear" three-part mission against Iran: destroy its offensive missile capabilities, cripple its navy, and prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. As reported by Fox News, the briefing…
Supreme Court takes up whether drug users can legally possess firearms
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case that could reshape the legal boundaries of the Second Amendment: whether regular drug users have a constitutional right to possess firearms. The case, U.S. v. Hemani, arrives after a lower court struck down the…
Former Louisiana mayor on trial for alleged sexual assault of son's 16-year-old friend at pool party
Misty Roberts, the 43-year-old former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, is standing trial for the second time on charges of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles. The charges stem from a late-night pool party at her home in 2024, where prosecutors say she…
House Republicans demand Johnson force Senate showdown on voter ID legislation
House Republicans are losing patience with the Senate's refusal to take up the SAVE America Act, and several members used a Sunday conference call to press Speaker Mike Johnson into picking a fight with his own party's upper chamber. The push came during a lawmaker-only…
Over 50 arrested outside Minneapolis federal building as anti-ICE protesters hurl rocks at law enforcement
At least 54 people were arrested Sunday outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis after an anti-ICE protest turned violent, with demonstrators hurling rocks, ice chunks, and water bottles at law enforcement officers. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said deputies issued dispersal orders…
Trump honors fallen service members, warns of more casualties as Operation Epic Fury continues
Three American service members are dead, and at least five more are wounded as Operation Epic Fury enters its earliest and most dangerous phase. United States Central Command confirmed the casualties as of 9:30 a.m. EST Sunday, marking the first U.S. combat deaths since President…
Trump signals talks with Iran’s post Khamenei rulers as U.S. bombing campaign continues
President Donald Trump says Iran’s new leadership has reached out to talk, and he is ready to meet them, even as the United States continues a bombing campaign inside Iran and the wider region absorbs the shockwaves. In an interview with the Atlantic on Sunday,…
Sasha Obama spotted vaping outside West Hollywood gym
Sasha Obama, the 24-year-old youngest daughter of former President Barack Obama, was seen leaving a fitness facility in West Hollywood while puffing on an e-cigarette just minutes after finishing a workout. She was snapped taking a drag of a vape, spotted wearing a black crop…
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