Several news sources received leaks yesterday from US negotiators claiming that the “US and Iran have reached a deal - and are awaiting Trump's sign-off.” President Trump has been saying off and on for over a week now that a deal was possible, and close, but that he would not accept anything but a permanent deal to end the war. He specifically rejected Iran’s idea of a 60 day extension that would open the strait of Hormuz and delay any resolution on contested issues like Iran’s nuclear material, until later on. But that looks generally what US and Iranian negotiators have agreed upon, and are presenting to Trump, which he may feel compelled to sign to avoid the impending global oil crisis, now upon us—and threatening to get a lot worse. The ceasefire itself has been broken several times this past week by the US, striking various Iranian naval and missile launch sites and claiming such pre-emptive strikes are “defensive.” Iran, in turn has struck out at a US base in Kuwait in retaliation. The Lebanon portion of the ceasefire has never been fully in effect as Israel continues to bomb targets in Lebanon, claiming they are targeting Hezbollah leaders. Trump is running out of time to avoid a major crisis, which a continued war with Iran won’t solve. To receive a free, one-time sample of this Brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a sample on the left
Reconciliation was the needle through which former President Barack Obama and Democrats injected the poison of Obamacare into America’s body politic in 2010. The dangerously cautious Thune had no such ambitions. Rather than a freight train, Reconciliation 2.0 was a rusty caboose. It funded little more than Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol salaries.
First off, it is abundantly clear that this will be the most hardened overall structure on the White House grounds by a huge margin. It will feature passive defenses against many forms of attack. From the windows to the walls, the facility will be hardened to a level not seen on legacy structures on the property. It will also have active defenses. Clearly, the drone issue is a massive one and has been for many years. This structure will serve as a secure place to do daily business if needed. Based on Trump’s comments, it will also act as a critical active defense node with its roof hosting air defenses, and apparently ones that are capable of at least a limited degree of area defense, not just highly-localized point defense. This is where drones could come into play.
The United States and Iran have tentatively agreed upon a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend their current ceasefire and enable further negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, a U.S. government source has confirmed with The Epoch Times. The deal is awaiting final sign-off by President Donald Trump, the source said on May 28.
Rtrs citing Iran's Fars: Iran's armed forces carries out a missile launch operation from southern regions of the country toward specified targets. Reports of US ships targeted (unconfirmed); also 'warning shots' fired on 'illicit' vessels. Per Axios: "U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give it his final approval." Unconfirmed reports of Ayatollah denial of MOU. Saudi state media reports Pakistan is seeking to convince Washington to allow transfer of Iran's highly enriched uranium to China (Al Hadath). Iran launches ballistic missile on US base in Kuwait, which was reportedly intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. Fresh launch is retaliation for prior evening's skirmish involving US intercepting Iranian drones, and targeting coastal launch location. Stalled talks still stuck on nuclear issue: Iran insists it will keep its enriched uranium as a matter of national soveriegnty.
Armstrong explained, “Over the last 6 years, I’ve heard nonstop, ‘They’re not looking for white.’ — ‘They liked you, but you’re white.’ And, you know, I kept that to myself in silence…the pendulum has swung so far, you know, like, ‘We’re gonna fit this transgender character in here now that we’re PC.’ Natural, organic stories stopped being told.” ....underscores a troubling reality: Hollywood isn’t just leaning into diversity — it’s enforcing exclusion.
“Taxing something that you own repeatedly, which is a property tax, is the worst way to do taxation,” DeSantis said in a news conference on May 27. DeSantis said he hopes that eliminating taxes from Florida homesteads could be a bipartisan effort.
The disaster began early Tuesday morning when a tank holding a million gallons of white liquor—a corrosive mixture central to the paper-making process—imploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, a city along Washington’s southern border with Oregon. At least one death was reported at the time, with nine others unaccounted for, authorities said at the time. The cause remains unclear Wednesday and is under investigation. Federal workplace safety regulators are expected to open a formal inquiry into the cause of the implosion.
"...Not sanctions relief, no" - unless Iran gives up its enriched uranium. "Iran negotiating on fumes," Trump says in cabinet meeting.
What we found is that, in some communities, that food never reaches an American table. Instead, it gets shipped overseas and sold for profit.
On Monday President Vladimir Putin signed a law that effectively wipes clean up to 10 million rubles (approximately $140,000) in unpaid debt for new military recruits and their spouses, at a moment Russia needs more manpower to keep up its grinding 'special military operation' in Ukraine.
While there are now no known Ebola cases in Kenya, the move comes as international and local health officials are racing to contain another deadly outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola in the Congo that is already the third largest in history just weeks after it likely began.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Congress last week that the US was “doing a pause” on the massive weapons package to “make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury,” the code name for the US-Israeli war against Iran.
CENTCOM denies that US Navy has officially restarted guiding ships through Hormuz Strait amid fresh tanker explosion and fuel leak incident. IRGC says its military shot down an MQ-9 drone and forced an F-35 jet out of Iranian airspace. Tehran formally accuses Washington of "ceasefire violation" while warning a final deal is not yet imminent, while Pentagon cites "self-defense" strikes in Hormuz overnight. Ayatollah Hajj message: US will "no longer have a safe haven for mischief & the establishment of military bases in the region." Teran is demanding "12 billion released now and 12 billion after MOU 30 days runs out to open Hormuz."
The Deep State just upgraded from clunky human fact-checkers to AI that scales narrative control at lightspeed. No more paper trails, subpoenas, or exposed biases—just seamless manipulation.
Europe risks a major gas storage shortfall if disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz continue for another 1–3 months, with inventories still far below normal seasonal levels. LNG supply disruptions, strong Asian demand, and distorted gas pricing have made refilling storage unusually difficult and expensive across the EU. Equinor warns prolonged disruptions could push Dutch TTF gas prices toward €90/MWh, forcing industrial demand destruction and fuel switching across Europe.
CBS detailed how the isolation is to keep Western intelligence from mapping his coordinates, which involves only being reached via a slow, archaic network of physical couriers designed to conceal his location.
... The right of a police officer to conduct a “knock-and-talk” is no greater than a Girl Scout has to approach a house to sell cookies. Since a Girl Scout cannot walk around your house to the back yard to the back door, neither can the police. Since a Girl Scout cannot come to your house in the middle of the night, neither can uninvited police. No peering through windows. No forcible entry. No hanging around without invitation from the occupant. No repeated trips back to harass the occupant. No surveillance devices. And, the occupant must have the right to refuse to talk, and to revoke the “implied license” for the police to remain and talk whenever he chooses. The police have a tough enough job. Fuzzy rules of procedure not only jeopardizes the peoples’ liberties, but also law enforcement safety.
It is further and more broadly warning all foreign persons to exit the Ukrainian capital, which has already been getting pounded at various intervals, stretching back days. Russia's foreign ministry slammed the college dorm attack, which killed and wounded dozens - the "last straw" and that the military will initiate "systematic strikes" on assorted targets across the Ukrainian capital from now on.
Mamdani told the crowd: When necessary, we will take aggressive legal action to remove negligent owners and property managers. And for buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards. Stewards include community land trusts, nonprofits, or even the tenants themselves. IT BEGINS… NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils plan to "transfer ownership" from landlords to "the community"
The bottom line is that the supply shortfall will build in coming months as temporary buffers are depleted. And if markets grow increasingly pessimistic over an eventual resolution to the impasse in the strait, oil prices may rise materially higher.
Massie said the move allows him to keep raising money for his political operation while he decides what comes next. "This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office," Massie wrote in a post on X. "I haven't made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run."
The message comes amid a tense standoff between Iran and the United States, as negotiations continue for a possible diplomatic settlement of the war.
Hours ahead of Russia's huge attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used social media to warn that an Oreshnik assault was in the works, citing intelligence received from American and European partners. He also said the use of such formidable weapons shouldn't be tolerated by other countries:
Russia fires Oreshnik missile for third time in conflict Bombardment of Kyiv one of the heaviest since war began Zelenskiy says there must be consequences for Russia European leaders condemn 'escalation'
"[Macron] highlighted the risks Belarus will face if dragged into the war in Ukraine. He also called on Lukashenko to take necessary measures to improve relations between Belarus and Europe," a source told AFP. Lukashenko let Russia use Belarus as a staging area for the 2022 invasion, and has continued to let Russia launch missile and drone strikes from Belarus over the more than three years of war.
Israel launches significant new attacks on the Gaza Strip just as word of a tentative US-Iran peace deal is driving international headlines. Trump says an Iran peace agreement has been “largely negotiated” and will be announced “shortly,” with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz included among the deal’s key elements. Mediators believe they are edging closer to a deal to extend the US ceasefire with Iran by 60 days Waiting game in Tehran, via Iran Foreign Ministry: "We need to wait and see what happens over the next three to four days." Trump, officials have canceled prior travel plans: Trump says "Circumstances pertaining to Government" are keeping him from attending his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding this weekend.
"I didn't want what happened to me to happen to other vulnerable girls and women," she said. Her lawsuit alleged professional malpractice, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud, each rooted in the same core allegation: that she was neither properly evaluated nor genuinely informed before she consented to an irreversible procedure. "And I wasn't given true informed consent. And that's something that everyone deserves to have for any medical procedure," she said.
The US has lost around $1bn to Reaper drones destroyed by Iran, compounding the cost of war
According to a newly declassified U.S. defense intelligence assessment first reported by Bloomberg, Moscow’s frontline command-and-control structures suffered a catastrophic blackout earlier this year due largely to coordinated crackdown that disabled thousands of black market Russian Starlink terminals.
Ukrainian forces have borrowed a page from China's hypersonic glide-weapon testing and applied it to the Eastern European theater, using one-way attack drones against Russia. Instead of launching the Hornet strike drone from a ground-based catapult, Ukrainian operators tethered it to a high-altitude balloon, extending its range.