Status update (June 19, 2026): The MOU is no longer tentative. Presidents Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian signed the memorandum on June 17 at the Palace of Versailles, and Vice President JD Vance confirmed on June 18 that the formal 60-day negotiation window has begun. The Strait of Hormuz is reopening to commercial traffic, and the U.S. … Read more
In February, the Supreme Court demolished the legal foundation of Donald Trump’s signature economic policy, ruling that emergency powers do not let a president impose tariffs. Four months later, the tariffs are still here — the revenue, by the Treasury’s account, essentially unchanged — and the administration is methodically rebuilding the entire system on different … Read more
US inflation hit 4.2% in May — the highest reading since April 2023 — and President Trump’s response has been consistent: the number is the war, and the war is about to end. After canceling the June 11 strikes and declaring a deal with Iran imminent, he argued that recent figures point to an even … Read more
On Sunday evening, an Octagon will stand on the White House South Lawn. Fighters will walk to the cage from the Oval Office. The Zac Brown Band will sing the national anthem, roughly 125,000 guests will fill the grounds, and 85,000 more fans will watch from The Ellipse — all of it streamed live on … Read more
Open any front page this week and the pattern is the same: Donald Trump is the story. On Wednesday he ordered strikes on Iran. On Thursday he canceled the next wave and declared the war all but over. On Sunday he turns 80 — and celebrates with a cage match on the White House South … Read more
On the morning of June 11, President Donald Trump promised that the United States would hit Iran with a third — and “bigger” — wave of strikes that evening, and even floated seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub. By early afternoon, everything had reversed: Trump announced on Truth Social that he had canceled … Read more
The 2026 World Cup begins tonight not in the United States, the tournament’s biggest host, but in Mexico City — where Mexico face South Africa at the Estadio Azteca. The choice is no accident. The Azteca is the most storied stadium in World Cup history, and tonight it becomes the first venue ever to host … Read more
As the 2026 World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, fans are watching the biggest tournament in the competition’s 96-year history: 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities, and a brand-new Round of 32. But why did FIFA expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams in the first place? … Read more
June 8, 2026 — Day 100. One hundred days ago, on February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched one of the most consequential military operations in modern Middle East history. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening hours. Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan were struck. The Strait of … Read more
Status update (June 19, 2026): The MOU is no longer tentative. Presidents Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian signed the memorandum on June 17 at the Palace of Versailles, and Vice President JD Vance confirmed on June 18 that the formal 60-day negotiation window has begun. The Strait of Hormuz is reopening to commercial traffic, and the U.S. … Read more