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Trump Slashes Two Utah Protected Areas by More than 90%

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President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders slashing two national monuments in Utah to roughly a tenth of their current size, throwing open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel extraction and mining.

Trump signed the proclamations at a White House gathering flanked by Republican officials including Utah’s governor and two senators, who framed the move as an overdue correction of federal overreach.

“We’re doing something very dramatic and very important for the people of Utah and the people of our country,” said Trump.

“These monument designations are supposed to be the ‘smallest area’ possible to protect the antiquities, and these multi-million acre monuments that are bigger than the state of Delaware certainly do not fit that designation,” added Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

“We definitely care about protecting these antiquities and will continue to do so,” he added. (Read more from “Trump Slashes Two Utah Protected Areas by More than 90%” HERE)

MAGA’s Paid Influencer Scandal Exploding Into Full View

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To the Israeli government, enlisting former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale to claw back support among young conservatives who increasingly hold negative or downright hostile views of the Jewish state and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu probably seemed like a brilliant idea. Parscale’s digital influence campaign would all be kept under wraps; none would be the wiser. MAGA social media stars would keep pumping out the posts, and Americans would, after all was said and done, have a rosier picture of Israel and Bibi. In other words, a psyop was needed to convince America that Israel was still an ally.

But boy, did it backfire.

Responsible Statecraft, a publication of the Quincy Institute, first broke the story about Parscale’s registration as a foreign agent of Israel and his pro-Israel psyop, all the way back in September 2025. Since then, more and more stories have been written about the burgeoning scandal, which also involves paid MAGA influencers, though it has not quite reached the levels of scrutiny it truly deserves. Both the Daily Caller and the Daily Caller News Foundation have covered it several times, as well as a Parscale firm’s operation to harvest data from unwitting World Cup fans. Tuesday marked yet another report, characterized by some as a “bombshell.”

Indeed, something feels different about the latest revelations. The scandal seems to be picking up much more steam than it has in previous news cycles. It might be because sleazier details are coming to light in TIME Magazine’s new exposé, published Tuesday.

Brad Parscale, a veteran of Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns, heads Clock Tower X, an enterprise responsible for building several websites designed to broadcast pro-Israel messaging. Under a lucrative multimillion-dollar contract with a state-guided Israeli PR firm, Havas Media Network, Clock Tower X directed $6 million to SparkFire Technologies. The company uses AI bots designed to “persuade people” and advocate for Israel via text messages, emails, and web chats. (Read more from “MAGA’s Paid Influencer Scandal Exploding Into Full View” HERE)

U.S. Treasury Unveils Coin with Trump’s Face, $100 Bill Featuring Presidential Signature

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The U.S. Treasury Department has unveiled a new $100 bill featuring President Donald Trump’s signature and a dollar coin featuring his portrait.

Trump’s signature will be included on all denominations of paper currency alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, making him the first president to put his name on cash.

“As Treasury secretary, I only have two mandates — the currency has to say ‘In God we trust’ somewhere on it, and we cannot have an image of a living person,” Bessent explained to Fox News host Jesse Watters while taking him on a tour of the department this week:

“But we have the president’s signature,” the secretary continued. “Which, again, I think is appropriate for the 250th.”

Bessent used “currency” in the “paper money” sense of the word. The department can, however, include living people’s images on special coins. (Read more from “U.S. Treasury Unveils Coin with Trump’s Face, $100 Bill Featuring Presidential Signature” HERE)

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US Military Unleashes Another Round of Attacks on Iran for the Third Consecutive Night

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President Trump ordered another wave of airstrikes against Iran Monday, marking the third consecutive night the US military has battered regime targets.

“We’re hitting them very heavy tonight, as you know,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office shortly after US Central Command announced the strikes.

“We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. We have numbers that we haven’t had in years, and we’re hitting them very hard and it’ll continue, and we’ll see what happens. But we’re knocking out all of their offensive capability, and we’re controlling the straits.”

CENTCOM announced Monday’s strikes in a statement posted to X.

“At 4:45 p.m. ET today, US Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” read a statement released by the combatant command.

“These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM added. (Read more from “US Military Unleashes Another Round of Attacks on Iran for the Third Consecutive Night” HERE)

As US Runs Low On Missiles, Trump Wants To License Production To Ukraine

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Despite dwindling U.S. stockpiles, President Donald Trump said that he wants to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles during his visit to Turkey on Wednesday.

Trump made the comments about Patriot missile licensing while talking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their televised meeting at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey. Patriot missile interceptors are in short supply as they have been continuously used in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Iran War, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

“A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we’ll give them [Ukraine] the right to make Patriots,” Trump said during his meeting with Zelenskyy. “We’ll show them how to do it. It’s very complex, actually … We’re gonna give a license to you to make Patriots. That’s pretty cool, right?”

“Demand for America’s Patriot missile has never been greater, reflecting its unmatched performance as the world’s most advanced, combat-proven integrated air and missile defense capability,” a Department of War official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “The Department of War remains committed to significantly accelerating and expanding Patriot production to meet this demand, and it continues to pursue industrial cooperation with allies and partners around the globe to seamlessly deliver this critical capability to the warfighter at speed and scale.”

“Today’s meeting sent several important strategic signals about Ukraine’s ongoing collaboration with our American partners. The readiness to cooperate on Patriot missile capabilities and move forward on drone deal reflects a shared understanding that our security cooperation is in the strategic interests of both countries,” Olga Stefanishyna, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, told the DCNF. “Strengthen[ing] defense cooperation through joint production, and licensing will accelerate delivery of essential weapons to deter threats and maintain U.S. global leadership in defense technology. At the same time, it will free up U.S. defense capacity to backfill and modernize U.S. forces while meeting urgent foreign demand.” (Read more from “As US Runs Low On Missiles, Trump Wants To License Production To Ukraine” HERE)

Trump: Graham’s Death a ‘Big Blow to the SAVE America Act’

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Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Donald Trump said Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) death was a “big blow” to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.

Host Kristen Welker said, “President Trump, thank you for joining us and my condolences to you.”

Trump said, “Well, thank you. He’s a tough one to lose. He was great. He was unique in every way, actually.”

He continued, “He called and said, ‘We’re all set for the Save America Act. He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy. Got back, said he just landed from Ukraine.”

(Read more from “Trump: Graham’s Death a ‘Big Blow to the SAVE America Act’” HERE)

‘I’ve Left Instructions’: Trump Reveals U.S. Response if Iran Kills Him

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President Donald Trump said Friday he has already given orders for how the United States should respond if Iran ever succeeds in assassinating him.

Speaking with the New York Post, Trump said he has long been aware that Tehran has targeted him. He revealed standing orders are already in place in case Iran succeeds in killing him.

“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump said. “The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”

When asked about reports claiming Israel recently shared intelligence about a new Iranian assassination plot, Trump said he was not aware of any new threat.

CNN reported that Israeli intelligence shared with the Trump administration indicated some Iranian officials within Iran’s leadership wanted Trump assassinated. According to the report, the intelligence suggested discussions and support for targeting the president rather than a specific, operational plot. (Read more from “‘I’ve Left Instructions’: Trump Reveals U.S. Response if Iran Kills Him” HERE)

Israel Says New Intelligence Reveals Iranian Plot to Kill Trump

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Israel shared new intelligence with the U.S. Thursday that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Trump, a finding that would mark an escalation in the war between Washington and Iran. The report follows the latest round of attacks between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has been publicly pledging to assassinate Trump since the US killed Iranian IRGC Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020. Trump on Wednesday alluded to threats to his life when speaking to reporters in Ankara, Turkey:

“They want to take out the U.S. leader — me,” Trump said to reporters. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning [that] I’m on every single one of their [hit] lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky.”

Earlier on Thursday, crowds in Mashhad, awaiting former supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral cortege, chanted slogans demanding revenge on Trump for his death. “I swear by the blood of the Supreme Leader, Trump, we will kill you!” they shouted. They also held up signs saying “Kill Bibi” — the nickname of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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Fox Host Calls Out Ivanka’s Husband in Bombshell Split; Suggests Establishment-Hack Rubio is Better

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Brian Kilmeade called on Donald Trump to remove Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff from the sputtered Iran negotiations, telling him bluntly: “We have a State Department for a reason.”

On The Five, Kilmeade reacted to the resumption of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran after a tenuous peace deal had been agreed to in June. On Wednesday, Trump said the deal, brought about in part through Kushner, his son-in-law through daughter Ivanka, and Witkoff, was “over.”

“I also don’t think that Witkoff and Kushner should be the ones doing this,” Kilmeade told the panel about the pair. “They’re business guys. They have not been effective in Ukraine, not been effective in Gaza. They have not been effective in this. They can’t have three portfolios to begin with. We have a State Department for a reason.”

Kilmeade added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 55, was better equipped for the task of bringing the war—which Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu began in late February—to an end.

“Marco Rubio—even Democrats admit—is looked at as a genius internationally,“ Kilmeade said. ”He is the guy that most people would want, even if you gave truth serum to Democrats. He should take the lead on this because you can’t do this like a business deal. You have to understand the history of the region and how distrustful the Iranians have been. They will only make a decision if they have no other choice.” (Read more from “Fox Host Calls Out Ivanka’s Husband in Bombshell Split” HERE)

Trump Moves To Legitimize Ex-Jihadist Leader’s Regime

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President Donald Trump said that he would work to remove Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism on Wednesday during his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the NATO summit in Turkey.

The State Department followed up on Trump’s comments at the NATO summit by posting a Wednesday press release formalizing Trump’s decision. Al-Sharaa’s movement, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), split from al-Qaeda in 2017, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies; however, the State Department revoked the group’s Foreign Terrorist Organization designation in 2025.

A senior Trump administration official confirmed the development with the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The State Department could not provide a response before the publication deadline.

A reporter asked the president if he would remove Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. (Read more from “Trump Moves To Legitimize Ex-Jihadist Leader’s Regime” HERE)