Trump Tells FT He Calls the Shots Hours Before Israel Defies Him on Iran
Trump said 'I call the shots' in an FT interview, then Israel struck Iran without US sign-off — the first public commander-in-chief orders defiance.
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Kaine Demands the War's Legal Basis and the Administration Goes Silent
The Senate war powers vote is scheduled, but the administration refuses to provide its legal justification — and Kaine is naming the refusal on X.
Freedom House and V-Dem Converge on Democracy Erosion Warning
Two independent democracy indices now agree the US is declining faster than peer democracies.
Kaine Demands Legal Justification as Senate Clock Runs Out
The House voted — the Senate hasn't. Kaine's X post names what MSM frames as procedure: the administration won't say what law authorizes the war.
Seven-Day Removal Records Stack Up as Schedule Policy Closes
The seven-day clock is now removal paperwork — career officials are leaving faster than replacements can be confirmed, and the record is the story.