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Ukraine halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using a critical Black Sea port after a request from JD Vance amid concern about further destabilizing energy markets, Ukrainian officials tell @christopherjm.ft.com @malcolmmoore.bsky.social Amy Mackinnon www.ft.com/content/725b...
JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian portWashington alarmed by Kyiv’s drone attacks on vessels collecting Kazakh oil from Novorossiyskwww.ft.com
NEW: Nothing has worked for Trump in Iran. So now he’ll try….nothing The White House’s new push won’t be threats or talks but rather economic pressure that, over time, may force Tehran to buckle But Trump is not known for patience. And the GOP is worried www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump’s New Strategy of NothingBut how long can the impulsive, reactive president show restraint?www.theatlantic.com
Trump indicated willingness to rely on mounting economic pressure to help force a peace deal. From Stars and Stripes' Jennifer H. Svan:
Trump pivots to ‘low-key’ approach using economic pressure to end war with IranThe United States is taking a low-key approach to the war with Iran by emphasizing a continued naval blockade rather than more military strikes.www.stripes.com
EVERYTHING this man does is to divert the focus from the EPSTEIN Files. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
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🚨BREAKING: Election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell lost Minnesota’s GOP primary for governor. Lindell helped mainstream false claims that voting machines stole the 2020 election and built a media platform around election lies.
Election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell loses Minnesota GOP governor primaryNow that he’s out of the running to be Minnesota’s next governor, Lindell is free to return to his pillow empire and to using his tremendous media platform to spread lies about U.S. elections.www.democracydocket.com
South Carolina, questions about Dr. Annie Andrews’ dedication to ending Washington’s corruption as your senator, is like failure to recognize she brings real scientific based decision making with her Not only is she the most qualified, but when has there been a better opportunity to correct course?
“I just got off the phone with Congresswoman Craig, and she assured me she is in this fight with us,” Flanagan said in her victory speech a bit ago. “We are both proud Democrats … and we love this state. And we both know that we can’t just hand Donald Trump another Senate seat.”
Flanagan and Craig are already presenting a united front, urging their supporters to come together and help Flanagan beat Michele Tafoya in Nov. Craig: "I just called the lieutenant governor to congratulate her on her hard fought victory and to offer her my full and complete support going forward."
BREAKING: Progressive Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan wins the Democratic primary in Minnesota's Senate race, defeating moderate Rep. Angie Craig and overcoming an avalanche of outside spending against her www.huffpost.com/entry/peggy-...
Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Senate Democratic PrimaryThe lieutenant governor defeated moderate Rep. Angie Craig and overcame an avalanche of outside spending against her.www.huffpost.com
Close race? Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts.
Close race? Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts.Past recounts have cost millions.dlvr.it
Decision Desk HQ projects Amanda Janoo wins the Vermont Governor Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 12:21 AM EDT
Lindell may not suffer the loss quietly. The MyPillow Guy has been at the forefront of the 2020 election denial movement and continues to promote false claims about election fraud to this day.
Trump-Backed Election Denier Mike Lindell Loses Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial PrimaryPillow magnate and election denier Mike Lindell lost a high-stakes Minnesota GOP...talkingpointsmemo.comBurgum on spiking energy prices: "President Trump is the one leader who knows how to get prices down"
In my lifetime I don’t think anything has made me want to give up on this broken country like the mass shared delusion about something that happened just a few years ago. So many brains are just completely gone and they’re not coming back.
Aaron RuparTuberville: "I'll be the governor of Alabama and I promise you we will find out if there's a possibility that we can bring him to Alabama to put him in front of a court and a jury to see if we can put this guy in prison. He killed millions of people, folks."
Tuberville: "I'll be the governor of Alabama and I promise you we will find out if there's a possibility that we can bring him to Alabama to put him in front of a court and a jury to see if we can put this guy in prison. He killed millions of people, folks."
White House Counselor Peter Navarro complains to Bannon about Jim Jordan. Says Jordan hasn’t done more to reinforce election denial, teases that WH will be putting pressure on Jordan soon: “He has been so unhelpful in so many ways.”
Note: Crabb was demoted soon after Trump took office last year. Crabb went from being a senior and supevising attorney to being relegated to only prosecuting misdemeanors is DC Superior Court.
White House Counselor Navarro yelling at Bannon about Pirro: “Never mention her friggen name to me! Because that woman still refuses, refuses to fire John Crabb - the prosecutor who was involved in putting you and me behind bars, okay!?”
NEWS: Luke Bronin will win the Democratic primary for Connecticut U.S. House District 1, defeating incumbent Rep. John Larson who has held the seat since 1999. Bronin previously served as the mayor of Hartford.