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#1US Bombs Iranian Military Sites; Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at US Base in Kuwait

U.S. Central Command struck Iranian radar installations and IRGC drone command sites over the weekend, describing the action as "self-defense strikes" after an American MQ-1 surveillance drone was shot down over Iranian territorial waters. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. military forces stationed in Kuwait, which American and Kuwaiti air defenses successfully intercepted. CENTCOM confirmed no American casualties in the exchange.

🔗 Breitbart

#2Trump Sends Tougher Iran Nuclear Deal Demands Back to Tehran; Peace Talks Stall

With a peace framework described as roughly ninety-five percent complete, President Trump declined to approve it at a Situation Room meeting and sent an amended proposal back to Tehran demanding stricter limits on enriched uranium stockpiles and explicit commitments to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials publicly insist no final agreement is close, even as both sides continue talking. The deal Trump describes as "the exact opposite" of Obama's remains unsigned.

🔗 Breitbart

#3Trump Approval Sinks to 37 Percent — Lowest of Second Term — as Midterm Outlook Darkens

New polling shows President Trump's job approval has fallen to 37 percent, the lowest reading of his second term, driven by voter frustration over rising prices and growing anxiety about the ongoing military conflict with Iran. On economic issues specifically, just 33 percent approve of Trump's handling while 64 percent disapprove. Democrats currently hold a significant early advantage in generic midterm ballot polling, with prediction markets giving them an 82 percent chance of retaking the House.

🔗 Washington Examiner

#4Federal Appeals Court Clears Texas Migrant Arrest Law; ICE Deportation Pace Accelerates

A federal appeals court cleared Texas to enforce SB4, the state law allowing local police to arrest people suspected of crossing the border illegally — a major legal win for immigration enforcement advocates. ICE is currently holding more than 60,000 detainees and is deporting over 2,700 people per day, with expansion plans to reach 92,600 detention beds. DHS this week also celebrated more than 80,000 voluntary departure cases since enforcement stepped up.

🔗 The Daily Caller

#5France Seizes Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker; UK Sanctions 544 Shadow Fleet Vessels

French naval forces boarded and seized a sanctioned Russian-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic on May 31, with active British support — the most aggressive enforcement action yet against Russia's sanctions-evading shipping network. The UK has now sanctioned 544 alleged shadow fleet vessels, and Russia's crude oil revenues have fallen to their lowest point since the war in Ukraine began. The squeeze on Moscow's energy lifeline appears to be tightening.

🔗 The Epoch Times

#6Gulf States Intercept Hundreds of Iranian Missiles and Drones; Joint US-Gulf Condemnation Issued

As Iran launched waves of missiles and drones across the region in response to American strikes, Gulf state air defenses lit up and intercepted hundreds of projectiles, with Kuwait's military confirming its air defense systems engaged multiple threats. The United States and its Gulf allies subsequently issued a formal joint condemnation of Iran's actions, signaling the regional coalition against Tehran is holding despite the chaos. No coalition casualties were announced.

🔗 Fox News

#7Iran Claims It Struck a US Airbase on June 1 — But Won't Say Which One

Iran's military publicly claimed it successfully struck an American airbase on June 1 but refused to identify the target, a detail U.S. Central Command has not confirmed. The ambiguous claim is being read by analysts as either a psychological warfare tactic or a face-saving narrative as Iran absorbs American strikes. In a conflict this volatile, the gap between Tehran's claims and verifiable facts is becoming a story of its own.

🔗 Washington Examiner

#8NASA Unveils Moon Base Blueprint; Three Missions Set to Launch by End of 2026

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced three unmanned missions targeted to launch by end of 2026 as the first phase of what the agency is now formally calling "Moon Base" — a permanent lunar outpost designed to enable sustained astronaut missions and eventually support Mars exploration. The first mission will deploy Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander to the lunar south pole's Shackleton Connecting Ridge. Officials say this is just the beginning of more than a dozen Moon Base missions planned over the coming year.

🔗 Fox News

#9Body of Missing Los Alamos Nuclear Lab Worker Found in New Mexico Forest

A hiker discovered the remains of Melissa Casias, a 54-year-old Los Alamos National Laboratory worker who had been missing since June 2025, in the McGaffey Ridge area of the Carson National Forest, with a handgun found alongside her remains. Cause and manner of death are still under investigation by the Office of the Medical Investigator. Her case is now part of a White House-ordered probe into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of more than 11 American scientists and researchers with ties to nuclear secrets and classified government programs.

🔗 Fox News

#10Supergirl Box Office Projections Are "Disastrously Bad" Ahead of June 26 Release

Pre-release tracking for DC Studios' Supergirl puts the opening weekend between 47 and 65 million dollars on a 175-million-dollar production budget — projections analysts are calling disastrous, given the film would need roughly 500 million dollars worldwide just to break even. The film's star, Milly Alcock, drew controversy before a single review landed by suggesting she expected attacks from audiences for "simply existing as a woman" in a superhero franchise. Hollywood is watching nervously after a string of high-budget woke-adjacent flops.

🔗 Breitbart
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