June 20, 2025
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Trump's fear of Iran becoming 'another Libya' stalls decision on nuke site strikes for two weeks . . . President Trump's wariness over bombing Iran is due in part to concerns about creating "another Libya" if Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is toppled, administration insiders told The Post — as Trump shelves his decision for up to two weeks. The president in recent days has specifically mentioned the oil-rich North African country's decade-long plunge into anarchy in 2011 — after the US joined a NATO bombing campaign to oust dictator Muammar Gaddafi — three sources close to the administration said. New York Post
Iran talks with Europeans set for Friday; White House sees 'substantial chance' for renewed negotiations
Israeli forces ordered to 'intensify' strikes on Iran as bombardments continue week into their war
Politics
How Trump's DOJ Plans to Use Law Weaponized Against Pro-Lifers to Protect Them Instead . . . Congressional Republicans are fighting to repeal the law used under the Biden administration to prosecute pro-lifers for praying outside abortion clinics. In the meantime, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon plans to use the law to prosecute attacks against pregnancy resource centers. "While the statute is in place, it provides protection for both people who are going to abortion clinics as well as crisis pregnancy centers," Dhillon told The Daily Signal. The Daily Signal
Trump scores major win against Newsom in battle for National Guard control . . . In a unanimous ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, President Donald Trump was allowed to keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles. The ruling stays the lower court order that ordered command of the troops back to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. A president hasn't made a decision about the deployment of a National Guard without the permission of the state's governor since 1965. Fox News
Cornyn Backs Budget Bill Provision Deregulating Firearms Silencers . . . The Senate is moving to deregulate firearms silencers in its long-anticipated version of the budget reconciliation bill. The bill has passed the House and is now being debated in the Senate. Provisions to loosen burdensome restrictions on firearms silencers have been included in the Senate Finance Committee's legislative text for the Senate version of the budget package dubbed the "Big, Beautiful Bill." Daily Signal
Republicans ask for EPA probe into impact of abortion pills on water supply, infertility . . . House and Senate Republicans have called for the Environmental Protection Agency to study whether the rising use of abortion pills is contaminating the nation's water supply, citing concerns that the drugs may be contributing to infertility rates. The letter, led by Sen. James Lankford and Rep. Josh Brecheen, both Oklahoma Republicans, asked the agency to examine potential contamination from mifepristone, a progesterone-blocker and the first drug in the two-pill abortion regimen. Washignton Times
Culture
Leftist group shows its Anti-Christian Bias . . . If a leftist group cited by the FBI puts Christian nonprofits on a "hate map" and says Christian moral theology is evidence of "hate," it's probably anti-Christian—even if it swears to high heaven that's not true. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which the FBI cited in its notorious memo on "radical traditional Catholics," puts conservative Christian nonprofits on a "hate map" alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, claiming they are part of the "infrastructure upholding white supremacy." This year, the SPLC added Focus on the Family to the "hate map," The Daily Signal
Jewish Congressman 'Run Off The Road' By 'Deranged' Man Who Waved Palestinian Flag . . . A House Republican said on Thursday that he was "run off the road" in Ohio by a "deranged" man who displayed a Palestinian flag before leaving the scene. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), who is Jewis hsaid in a post on X. "The deranged hatred in this country has gotten out of control. Today I was run off the road in Rocky River, and the life of me and my family was threatened by a person who proceeded to show a Palestinian flag before taking off," Miller said. Daily Wire
Sadly, this wasn't a deranged man. More like a mainstream Democrat.
'Genetic optimization': Embryo ranking treats children as marketable goods, critics warn . . . An embryo screening service is drawing sharp criticism from scientists, ethicists and faith leaders who say the technology turns parents into shoppers and children into products. Manhattan biotech startup Nucleus Genomics is marketing its Nucleus Embryo platform as a tool for genetic "optimization." It allows couples undergoing in vitro fertilization to upload and rank DNA from up to 20 embryos based on potential intelligence, anxiety, addiction risk and more. Washington Times
National Security
Alleged Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump Heads Through Federal Court . . . An Iranian murder-for-hire conspiracy targeting President Donald Trump has quietly wound its way through federal court, with a pre-trial discovery conference scheduled for next week. The proceedings, postponed to this point because of a lengthy discovery process, will take place on Tuesday. While the discovery materials will not be made public, the government is expected to set trial dates during the conference. Washington Free Beacon
Changing face of war: Hegseth says Pentagon racing to expand use of small offensive drones . . . The U.S. military is investing heavily in military drones based on the battlefield successes by Ukraine and Israel using attack drones in remote strikes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress. Mr. Hegseth said in testimony Wednesday on the current $961.6 billion annual defense budget request that the rapidly expanding use of small, unmanned aircraft requires applying the best advanced technology and innovation to building new U.S. systems, both offensive and defensive. Washington Times
Dodgers say immigration agents denied entry to Los Angeles stadium . . . The Los Angeles Dodgers say they blocked federal agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, as protests against immigration enforcement continue in the city. In a post on social media, the baseball team said "ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots", and were subsequently turned away. BBC
I'd like buy my hot dogs and beer from legal immigrants, thank you.
DHS accuses Hollywood stars of using influence, social media to spread falsehoods about ICE raids . . . Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin is pushing back on some of Hollywood's biggest and most influential stars using their social media accounts to disseminate false and misleading information about the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles. Among them is actress Eva Longoria, who in an Instagram post last week said the ICE raids are taking place in elementary schools and at graduation ceremonies. Just the News
The government should not be attacking the free speech of Hollywood personalities, even if they are idiots peddling falsehoods.
Money
Surging Silver Prices Prompt Americans to Empty Jewelry Boxes and Coin Jars . . . Gold gets all the glory, but silver prices have surged nearly as much this year, up 27% to the highest levels in more than a decade. As with gold, jittery investors are scooping up the precious metal, but silver prices are getting an extra jolt from strong industrial demand, especially from solar-panel makers. Unlike gold, which is used mostly as a store of wealth and in jewelry, the bulk of silver demand, about 80%, comes from manufacturers. Wall Street Journal
You should also know
Trump on Juneteenth: US has 'too many non-working holidays' . . . President Trump said the country is losing money due to the number of federal holidays on Thursday, which marks Juneteenth, the newest addition to the U.S. holiday calendar. "Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed," the president wrote in a Truth Social post. "The workers don't want it either," he added. The Hill
Trump is biased. He doesn't take any days off! Which is nice, following a president who took EVERY day off.
Guilty Pleasures
'Moral Idiocy': Whoopi Goldberg Trashed After Claiming Black Americans Worse Off Than Iranians . . . Whoopi Goldberg took a wave of backlash after she used her platform on ABC's "The View" to claim that black Americans — even in the year 2025 — were no better off than Iranian citizens living under the brutal and oppressive Islamist government. Goldberg and cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin squared off on the topic during Wednesday's broadcast, when Griffin correctly pointed out the fact that an Iranian woman would likely be arrested — or worse — for stepping foot outside wearing even the relatively modest outfit she had on at the time. Daily Wire
More Whoopi, please. She makes so much sense. On Mars.
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