Sunday, June 22, 2025
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Today's Topics
Trump Briefed Only GOP Leaders Before Iran Bombing While Keeping Democrats in Dark
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune knew about Iran strikes beforehand, but Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries found out only after bombs were already falling. This breaks decades of "Gang of Eight" bipartisan briefing tradition.
Congress Fights Back: Bipartisan Push to Reclaim War Powers from Trump
After Trump bombed Iran without congressional approval, Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna introduced a War Powers Resolution to prevent unauthorized military action. Even some GOP members are saying presidents can't unilaterally start wars.
How Trump's Team is Spinning the Iran Crisis: The Real Story Behind the Official Claims
After bombing Iran, Marco Rubio went on CBS to sell you on why it was necessary and successful. But leaked intelligence assessments, buried assassination plots, and contradictory damage reports reveal a much messier reality than what you're hearing on TV.
Fact-Checking This Week: What Vance and Cotton Actually Got Wrong About Iran
On Sunday , June 22, VP JD Vance and Senator Tom Cotton went on ABC and used every trick in the book to sell you on war with Iran. Here's how to spot the manipulation techniques they used—because once you see the patterns, you'll recognize them every time politicians want your support for something dangerous.
How Trump's 2018 Iran Nuclear Deal Blunder of Obama-Era Policies Led to War
On June 22, 2025, Trump's hand-picked Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine announced that "Operation Midnight Hammer"—7 B-2 bombers striking Iranian nuclear sites—had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program. Trump's 2018 withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal destroyed diplomatic solutions and forced Biden to inherit an impossible situation that Trump is now "solving" with bombs.
Trump Still Can't Accept He Lost in 2020, Demands Special Prosecutor
Four and a half years later, Trump is still fighting the 2020 election results. His latest move: demanding a special prosecutor investigate his debunked fraud claims. Spoiler alert: He's president now and could actually do this.