Opinion
Iran Closes Hormuz Again—You Pay for Washington's Failed Deal
Israel torched Washington's ceasefire, Iran reclaimed its chokepoint, and working Americans will foot the bill at the pump.
June 20, 2026
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Iran Pockets $1.44 Billion in Five Days While Washington Calls It Peace
The interim deal was meant to restrain Tehran. Instead, it's bankrolling the regime that flogs singers and executes protesters.
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Bibi Bombs the Ceasefire, America Pays the Price
Netanyahu sabotaged a ceasefire to save his own skin — and working Americans are stuck with the tab.
June 20, 2026
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Iran Deal Farce: Strait of Hormuz Blocked, Americans Pay at the Pump
Signed at Versailles, re-signed days later, and the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked—while American drivers foot the bill.
June 20, 2026
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Supreme Court 9-0 Torches Federal Gun-Grab on Marijuana Users
Even the liberal justices wouldn't defend stripping Second Amendment rights over marijuana — a unanimous rebuke to the federal gun-grabbers.
June 20, 2026
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TSA Seizes Ranch Dressing From World Cup Fans While Border Stays Wide Open
The feds play condiment cop with law-abiding travelers while the southern border invasion goes completely unchecked.
June 19, 2026
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Obama's $800M Library Opens With A-List Gala, Locals Get a Basketball Court
The most expensive presidential library in history threw an invite-only A-list bash on Chicago's South Side. Locals got a watch party and a basketball court.
June 19, 2026
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Trump-Meloni Photo-Op Feud Masks G7's Real Story: War and Nothing
The press is obsessed with a photo-op spat. The real story? A war Italy won't fight and a summit that delivered zilch.
June 19, 2026
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Scaramucci's Crypto Crusade Covers the Real Grift: $350M Ballroom
While the 11-day wonder attacks Trump's crypto ventures, $350 million in Secret Service funds gets quietly shuffled to a White House ballroom Congress already rejected.
June 19, 2026
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Senators Block Hegseth Travel Funds Over Iran School Strike, Won't Question Forever War
Bipartisan accountability theater ignores the real scandal: another forever war killing civilians on your dime
June 19, 2026
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