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“Iran is dying to make a deal” cnn.com/2026/07/14/pol…

This is exactly what happened in 1974 -- we have tried permanent daylight saving time before, and the House repealed it after a few months by a vote of 383-16 because it was widely hated. But some people refuse to learn history. joshbarro.com/p/this-week-in…

Trump tells @TreyYingst the U.S. military is going to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges next week, if it doesn't come to the table and negotiates

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⏰ House PASSES Trump-backed plan to end switching clocks twice a year, 308 to 117 w/bipartisan support. If passed by Senate (TBD), will make daylight saving time permanent in most of the country. @ddiamond washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Consumer prices just fell for the first time in six years cnn.com/2026/07/14/bus…

Maine ICE shooting video analysis from CNN cnn.com/2026/07/14/us/…

News: @AGRobBonta tells @kaitlancollins that his office is filing for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against Paramount-WBD "later today" to "make sure that the proposed merger is halted during the pendency of the litigation."

Collins: You've been bombing Iran for months now. Is this just the new normal for the American people? Trump: Well, you know, we were in Vietnam for 19 years…

As the NYT details — and people noted at the time — a big red flag was senior aides quitting in October. That’s often something that happens when staff are convinced the principal is not being honest with them.

"As Mr. Platner’s star rose through the winter and early spring, Mr. Katz was privately promoting him as a future presidential candidate for as soon as 2028, if he won his Senate bid" nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/…

For the many-th time, Trump's "$19.2 trillion" figure is a lie. New foreign direct investment in the US - to acquire, create or expand businesses - was $232 billion in 2025. (Source: bea.gov/news/2026/new-….) The White House's own website claims there've been $10.6 trillion (not $19.2 trillion) in "major investment announcements" this Trump term - and even that's a wild exaggeration that includes vague pledges, vague statements that aren't even pledges, and pledges about *trade between the US and other countries* rather than investment in the US. Previous fact check from when Trump was claiming it was $17 trillion: cnn.com/2025/10/11/pol… x.com/atrupar/status…

Exclusive: US military commanders bypassed warnings that intel on potential targets in Iran was severely out of date & approved some strikes — including one that hit a school, killing nearly 200 hundred children & adults -- based on years-old info that was not updated before war started, per multiple sources.

Update from Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson on the Maine Senate race.

Mission accomplished

Greenland isn’t surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships. There hasn’t been $19.2 trillion invested in the US under Trump. Trump hasn’t settled eight wars. Biden’s military aid to Ukraine wasn’t worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The 2020 election wasn’t rigged. Fact check of Trump’s remarks from…a single meeting with Erdogan today: cnn.com/2026/07/07/pol…

President Trump has presented his anti-renewable stance as a way to cut energy costs — but a new analysis suggests limiting energy development at a time of high demand will result in Americans paying even more for power.

A woman says that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation that Platner denies. "These allegations are very serious and Graham vigorously denies them," Platner's campaign said. cnn.it/4vdtiww

“From the first flyby of the Moon since 1972 to July 4, 2026, yet another moment will arrive.” freedom250.org/celebration/sa…

I cannot comprehend how they expect to have a large turnout at a fireworks display on the national mall if you cannot bring a folding or camping chair with you. In any weather let alone a dangerous heat wave.