Congress responds to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack with five separate bills aimed at building Donald Trump’s long-desired White House ballroom, even as Trump reportedly tells aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran. Right-wing media rhetoric spirals further with Mark Levin branding critics as Nazis or jihadists, while controversy erupts after a Le Moyne College genocide survivor is reportedly told not to use the word “genocide.” Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted over a 2025 social media post prosecutors claim threatened Trump, and Rep. Thomas Massie warns that automobile kill-switch technology is coming to U.S. dealerships. Meanwhile, OpenAI misses key growth targets ahead of its IPO push, and Drop Site interviews the creators behind the viral AI-generated Lego propaganda videos spreading across social media.

Congress responds to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack with five separate bills aimed at building Donald Trump’s long-desired White House ballroom, even as Trump reportedly tells aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran. Right-wing media rhetoric spirals further with Mark Levin branding critics as Nazis or jihadists, while controversy erupts after a Le Moyne College genocide survivor is reportedly told not to use the word “genocide.” Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted over a 2025 social media post prosecutors claim threatened Trump, and Rep. Thomas Massie warns that automobile kill-switch technology is coming to U.S. dealerships. Meanwhile, OpenAI misses key growth targets ahead of its IPO push, and Drop Site interviews the creators behind the viral AI-generated Lego propaganda videos spreading across social media.

Janet Mills exits the political stage as Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau presses DNC chair Ken Martin over what Democrats learned from their devastating losses. Tucker Carlson unleashes on Donald Trump, declaring “you have failed” as fractures inside MAGA deepen over the Iran war and the economy. Media controversy intensifies after Politico’s parent company reportedly tells employees that support for Israel’s right to exist is a core company value—and dissenters can leave. In Gaza, children born during the war are now surviving with lifelong physical and psychological scars, underscoring the human cost of the conflict. Meanwhile, a House Republican warns that platforms dropping Trump’s Iran-related Truth Social posts could trigger revolution, Steve Scalise claims Republicans solved the gas price crisis, and analyst Mark Lynch bizarrely blames Lindsey Graham for the Hagia Sophia mosque controversy, adding another surreal twist to the geopolitical discourse.

Janet Mills exits the political stage as Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau presses DNC chair Ken Martin over what Democrats learned from their devastating losses. Tucker Carlson unleashes on Donald Trump, declaring “you have failed” as fractures inside MAGA deepen over the Iran war and the economy. Media controversy intensifies after Politico’s parent company reportedly tells employees that support for Israel’s right to exist is a core company value—and dissenters can leave. In Gaza, children born during the war are now surviving with lifelong physical and psychological scars, underscoring the human cost of the conflict. Meanwhile, a House Republican warns that platforms dropping Trump’s Iran-related Truth Social posts could trigger revolution, Steve Scalise claims Republicans solved the gas price crisis, and analyst Mark Lynch bizarrely blames Lindsey Graham for the Hagia Sophia mosque controversy, adding another surreal twist to the geopolitical discourse.

Megyn Kelly says Donald Trump has lost all credibility on Iran and admitted, “I don’t trust a word,” as divisions on the right deepen over the administration’s shifting war narrative. Republicans also scored a major victory in the fight for control of the House after a Virginia court ruling boosted GOP election efforts, while federal and state officials are reportedly discussing shutting down Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.” Elsewhere, Glenn Greenwald tore into the ADL’s latest “antisemitism” report, Kash Patel faced backlash after reports he ordered FBI officials polygraphed in what critics called a “paranoid mess,” and a prominent Christian Zionist organization was revealed to be lobbying U.S. lawmakers on Israel policy. Adding to the unease, reports continue to circulate about roughly a dozen scientists who have recently died or disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Benjamin Netanyahu is now openly signaling the Iran war is far from over, even floating the possibility of U.S. troops entering Iran to secure enriched uranium as fears of deeper American involvement intensify. Neoconservative writer Robert Kagan warns in a dramatic new piece that Washington is facing “checkmate” in Iran and may no longer be able to control the consequences of the conflict. Meanwhile, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted Marjorie Taylor Greene as a “proven bigot and antisemite” during a clash over Gaza, while Cory Booker reaffirmed his support for maintaining Israel’s “qualitative military edge” and backing future arms sales. Elsewhere, a new Supreme Court ruling is being described as the beginning of a new era of aggressive gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is now demanding that Ro Khanna “shouldn’t be allowed” on Fox News, escalating his attacks on critics across both parties.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is now openly signaling the Iran war is far from over, even floating the possibility of U.S. troops entering Iran to secure enriched uranium as fears of deeper American involvement intensify. Neoconservative writer Robert Kagan warns in a dramatic new piece that Washington is facing “checkmate” in Iran and may no longer be able to control the consequences of the conflict. Meanwhile, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted Marjorie Taylor Greene as a “proven bigot and antisemite” during a clash over Gaza, while Cory Booker reaffirmed his support for maintaining Israel’s “qualitative military edge” and backing future arms sales. Elsewhere, a new Supreme Court ruling is being described as the beginning of a new era of aggressive gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is now demanding that Ro Khanna “shouldn’t be allowed” on Fox News, escalating his attacks on critics across both parties.

New U.S. intelligence reportedly shows Iran still retains substantial missile capabilities despite months of escalating conflict, as Naftali Bennett warns the war could last “three months or three years.” Meanwhile, Ana Kasparian sits down with Daniel Davis for a major interview on the state of the war and America’s role in the region. CNN’s Harry Enten was caught on a hot mic reacting in disbelief to a “brutal” inflation report, while controversy erupted after reports that Bari Weiss allowed Benjamin Netanyahu to help choose his interviewer for a recent 60 Minutes segment. Elsewhere, the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to elevate a longtime ICE official to lead the agency, an investigation examined allegations that U.S. donor bodies were used in Israeli military training, and Kash Patel pushed back aggressively during an explosive exchange over accusations of misconduct.

New U.S. intelligence reportedly shows Iran still retains substantial missile capabilities despite months of escalating conflict, as Naftali Bennett warns the war could last “three months or three years.” Meanwhile, Ana Kasparian sits down with Daniel Davis for a major interview on the state of the war and America’s role in the region. CNN’s Harry Enten was caught on a hot mic reacting in disbelief to a “brutal” inflation report, while controversy erupted after reports that Bari Weiss allowed Benjamin Netanyahu to help choose his interviewer for a recent 60 Minutes segment. Elsewhere, the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to elevate a longtime ICE official to lead the agency, an investigation examined allegations that U.S. donor bodies were used in Israeli military training, and Kash Patel pushed back aggressively during an explosive exchange over accusations of misconduct.