11+ hour, 20+ min ago  (636+ words) Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is not dropping out of the Democratic U. S. Senate primary despite trailing in the polls and having no advertisements booked after Wednesday, the Portland Press Herald reports. I had a great conversation with the great Julie Mason…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago  (696+ words) Bloomberg: "President Donald Trump's declaration of a two-week ceasefire in the war against Iran has soothed global markets. But a series of conflicting statements " and actions " since the announcement suggests fundamental differences remain, making the truce even more fragile." "Trump…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago  (631+ words) I had a great conversation with the great Julie Mason on her Sirius XM show this afternoon. You can listen here. Bloomberg: "President Donald Trump's declaration of a two-week ceasefire in the war against Iran has soothed global markets. But…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (685+ words) New York Times: "The people logging into Truth Social each day tend to count themselves among the most ardent supporters of President Trump and his MAGA movement. In recent weeks, though, even some in the echo chamber have turned against…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago  (677+ words) Aaron Blake: "For Iran hawks on the right, Tuesday night was initially time to revel in how President Donald Trump had again proven his detractors wrong with his supposed Art of the Deal win in obtaining a ceasefire in the…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago  (731+ words) Associated Press: "To end the war with the United States and Israel, Iran is demanding the right to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz as a precondition for reopening the waterway vital to world oil supplies." "Yet collecting tolls…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago  (636+ words) Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on Wednesday called for a federal probe into suspicious trading activity in oil and equity futures markets just before President Donald Trump's announcement of a five-day delay in attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure in March," CNBC…...

18+ hour, 27+ min ago  (637+ words) Among the president's initial war goals'preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon; eliminating its ballistic-missile capabilities; laying the ground for a popular overthrow of the regime; and eradicating Iranian proxies in the Persian Gulf'none have been met." Jonathan Last: Follow…...

16+ hour, 50+ min ago  (628+ words) God deserves all the glory. Tens of thousands of strikes carried out under the protection of divine providence. A massive effort with miraculous protection. God is good." " Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking to reporters. Michael Avenatti " the blustery lawyer who…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago  (652+ words) Washington Post: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine struck different tones on Wednesday while describing the state of hostilities with Iran, with the former characterizing the conflict mostly in the past tense while the general…...