Exclude NB

Crews at the White House are preparing for a UFC Freedom 250 event scheduled for June 14th, celebrating the nation's 250th and President Donald Trump's 80th birthdays.

Described as a "construction zone eyesore," The Daily Beast reports two cranes are constructing a metal arch for lighting over the UFC stage near the Executive Residence.

Veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez claimed Saturday that alleged direct energy weapon attacks have left her "permanently injured."

“They attack you at your most vulnerable and trusting, in your home, in bed, and do not kill right away. They plant pain and illness that can take years, months, weeks, days to kill, and do it in a manner intended to gaslight the target into doubting their own experience, as the pulsed energy can hit one person and not the others,” said Valdes-Rodríguez in a Saturday Substack post.

Foreign policy analyst Trita Parsi questioned whether President Donald Trump authored his Saturday Truth Social post announcing a negotiated Iran war settlement.

During his appearance in the "Breaking Points" show, Parsi highlighted the lack of characteristic misspellings, grammatical errors, and personal attacks — all typical of Trump's posts. He also noted the post correctly cited world leaders' titles and names — a stark contrast to Trump's usual social media style.

Despite publicly appearing defiant about Iran peace negotiations, President Donald Trump is allegedly backing away from a deal with Iran under extreme internal pressure from Israel and its domestic allies, according to Israeli-American academic Shaiel Ben-Ephraim.

Ben-Ephraim cited sources indicating Trump is reconsidering the agreement, describing it as a "terrifying turn of events."

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum Monday via Truth Social to nearly a dozen Muslim-majority nations, threatening exclusion from his Iran deal if they refuse to simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords — normalizing relations with Israel.

Named countries include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain. Said nations, particularly Saudi Arabia, have resisted Israeli normalization for domestic political reasons, lining out a credible path towards Palestinian statehood — a condition Israel's current government rejects.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang received the maximum 10-day contempt sentence under Tennessee law Thursday after being removed from a bond hearing for Dalton Eatherly, a white livestreamer known as "Chud the Builder" charged with attempted murder, according to NBC News.

Judge H. Reid Poland III ordered Lang removed after he attempted to speak despite being told he had no speaking role.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to run away Friday when reporters asked about President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."

DeSantis broke into a sprint up stairs to exit onto the street.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi published an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday criticizing Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) for xenophobic and anti-Muslim remarks targeting Virginia state Sen. Saddam Salim, an immigrant from Bangladesh who authored gun violence prevention legislation.

Clyde's social media post called for denaturalizing and deporting Salim, claiming immigrants with beliefs incompatible with the Constitution endanger the country.

Tulsi Gabbard resigned as Director of National Intelligence on Friday after months of pressure from President Donald Trump, with her last day set for June 30.

In her resignation letter, published by Fox News, Gabbard cited her husband Abraham's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer, stating she could not ask him to face the battle alone and maintain the demanding position. However, the departure follows months of reports indicating Trump wanted her gone due to internal friction.

Political analyst David Pakman reacted Thursday to video footage of President Donald Trump freezing during a softball question from reporters, ahead of his Coast Guard Academy commencement address.

Trump appeared confused when discussing the Afghanistan troop withdrawal, incorrectly attributing 13 service member deaths to former President Barack Obama when the withdrawals actually occurred under President Joe Biden in 2023.

White House adviser Kurt Olsen attempted to ban Dominion Voting Systems machines used in more than half of U.S. states and their territories by asking the Commerce Department to declare their components national security risks, according to Reuters reporting.

The plan would have effectively removed the machines before the midterms in November.

Anderson Cooper criticized CBS News head Bari Weiss during his "60 Minutes" exit interview published Sunday.

According to media watchdog Status, Weiss was not given advance notice of Cooper's remarks.

Sarah Kellen, 46, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime personal assistant, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, saying she was repeatedly raped and abused by Epstein. She also provided lawmakers with names of three previously unknown alleged offenders.

Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) described her testimony as "by far the most substantive and productive interview," after the closed-door hearing took place, according to Capitol Hill correspondent Joe Khalil.