‘A wow moment’: Democrats make big gains in key battlegrounds They notched a landslide victory in Wisconsin and cut into the GOP’s margins in Georgia’s reddest House district.

‘A wow moment’: Democrats make big gains in key battlegrounds

Wisconsin city passes nation’s first anti-data center referendum The vote suggests ballot measures could become a powerful new tool for grassroots activists seeking to block data center projects.

“This is really setting a precedent,” Christine Le Jeune, founder of nonprofit Great Lakes Neighbors United, told Politico after the win. “This is something that other communities can look to.”

At least three other U.S. communities plan to vote on similar ballot measures. States could follow.

#AI

US-Iran ceasefire deal: What are the terms, and what’s next? Trump cites Iran's 10-point plan as a basis for negotiation, signalling potential progress towards long-term peace.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the cessation of hostilities in a post. Pakistan brokered the deal.

Negotiations expected to begin in Islamabad on Friday will test whether this truce can be converted into a more durable arrangement, Al Jazeera reported.

Joe Kent warns two-week ceasefire is 'fragile' YouTube video by Roya News English

“There is no military solution to the conflict right now,” Joe Kent, Trump’s counterterrorism adviser who quit to protest the war, said after Trump declared a ceasefire. “Every action that we’ve taken militarily has only strengthened the regime, and it’s done a lot to destabilize the entire region.”

Trump has his deal. But this senseless episode has caused him incalculable damage Trump really sounds like a man who desperately wants it all to be over

"As he came down a golden escalator in Trump Tower, critics wondered what would happen when you gave control of the nuclear codes to a madman whose idea of strategic thinking is to set his TiVo to record Fox News," writes Daniel Bates.

"Now we have the answer, and it was shocking."

#IranWar

'That is not who we are': Some Republicans break with Trump over Iran threats Sen. Murkowski called Trump's rhetoric "an affront to the ideals our nation."

"I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure ... We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them," Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, a Trump ally who rarely breaks with the president, said on the "John Solomon Reports" podcast, ABC News reported.

Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire deal with Iran after threatening to wipe out its 'whole civilization.' How we got here, and what could happen next. As Tuesday's deadline approached, the president accepted a proposal from Pakistan to temporarily pause hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while negotiators work to end the war.

Let’s be crystal clear: This war never should have started, and Congress cannot allow Trump to continue on this horrifying path of escalation. While we’re relieved Trump has walked back his threats of genocidal war crimes from this morning, words are not enough. 🧵

"Since flipping the court majority in 2023, liberal justices have forced new and fairer state legislative maps by striking down a Republican gerrymander, and rejected GOP efforts to limit access to mail voting by restoring the use of ballot dropboxes," writes Alex Burness.

BERMAN: Do you think Congress should have a vote if the United States is going to make a whole civilization die?

MIKE LAWLER: John, you are parsing here


BERMAN: I was quoting

If Orbán Loses Hungary's Election, It Will Dispel the Air of Invincibility Around Strongmen This would prove that consolidating power does not protect authoritarians from self-destructing, especially when a smart opposition exploits their vulnerabilities

Why does Vance care whether Orban wins? Because if he loses, it will challenge the MAGA belief that history flows in only one direction
from @theunpopulist.net

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JD Vance says Trump and Orban have done the most to end the war in Ukraine.

Might as well include Putin while we’re at it.

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

JD Vance flew to Budapest today to prop up Viktor Orbán…four days before Hungary's election. Iran is on the clock. The world is watching. And the VP is doing campaign work for a foreign strongman. Read that again.

Pope Leo calls Trump's threat against Iran 'truly unacceptable' Pope Leo said on Tuesday that threats ​against the population of Iran are "unacceptable," in an unusual appeal hours ‌after U.S. President Donald Trump said "a whole civilization will die tonight" in ...

"There are certainly issues ⁠here of international law, but even more than that, it is a moral question for the good of the (world's) people," Pope Leo said.

It is rare for the pope, who leads 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, to respond directly to a world leader, Reuters noted.

✌️ on 🌎

Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a 'No Data Centers' note An Indiana politician says someone fired 13 shots at his front door and left behind a note reading “No Data Centers” on his doorstep.

An Indiana politician says someone fired 13 shots at his front door and left behind a note reading "No Data Centers" on his doorstep.

"A whole civilization will die tonight." - Donald Trump

Trump is escalating. Hegseth is giving illegal orders. Rep. Ansari is filing impeachment articles TODAY.

Call your rep. Demand support. We will not be silent.

Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure, an action that experts say could violate international law and constitute a war crime. Read more from Amb. Charles A. Ray:

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The Other Thing Trump’s Dying to Break Reminder: It’s not just Iran.

"The more insane, ludicrous stuff Trump does, the more he hemorrhages his domestic political support." Which makes his election meddling at home even more important to resist.

Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

In an age of creeping relativism, a universal moral law still exists.

Threatening to end an entire civilization of 90 million people in order to bend a nation’s conduct to your will is grossly morally wrong. It is evil. And we should say this loudly.

Trump is threatening to commit massive war crimes against the Iranian people starting at 8 pm tonight.

He is completely unhinged, and it is long past time for Republicans to speak up. Congress should reconvene immediately and vote to end this war, NOW.

Tucker Carlson: "It's vile. It begins w/ a promise to use the US military to commit a war crime. Those people who are in direct contact w/ the president need to say 'No. I'll resign. I'll do whatever I can do legally to stop this, bc this is insane. And if given the order, I'm not carrying it out'"

‘How do we 25th Amendment his a**?’ Alex Jones joins calls to remove Trump over Iran Former MAGA allies and members of Congress urge Trump’s removal as the president threatens to eliminate Iranian civilization

"Trump literally sounds like an unhinged super villain from a Marvel comic movie. This IS NOT WHAT WE VOTED FOR!!”

Well.... that's what you got AND you and yours put the rest of us in the cross hairs.

Rep. Mike Lawler: "I don't support making a whole civilization die, but ... "

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Oil Prices Should Be Popping Ahead of Trump’s Iran Deadline. Why They’re Not. Oil prices are in focus early Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to agree to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“Either there is a climbdown on the part of Washington or Tehran, which could prompt a major rally in equities and easing of energy prices, or a major escalation with all the implications that might have for financial markets,” AJ Bell analyst Dan Coatsworth said, noting deadline could also change.

10 Ohio hospitals face risk of closure due to Trump/Republican spending law, analysis shows • Ohio Capital Journal A 2025 Trump spending law cuts $911 billion from Medicaid over 10 years. A new report says that puts 10 Ohio hospitals at risk of closure.

Public Citizen said 60% of at-risk hospitals in Ohio are in urban areas, while 39% are in rural areas. Hospitals made the list if 20% or more of their payer mix consisted of Medicaid and other low-income patients — and if they lost money between 2022 and 2024, Ohio Capital Journal reported.

#OHSen

Maine jails could soon be able to refuse federal immigration detainees • Maine Morning Star A bill passed by the Maine Legislature aims to settle the legal question at the heart of the dispute over a federal contract with Maine’s largest jail.

Maine jails are already open to risk, given the current lack of clarity in the law, the bill's sponsor told the Maine Morning Star. “If a local jail assumes custody of a person the federal government illegally detained, that jail could face significant liability,” said Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross (D).

Cooper more popular than Whatley as NC voters retreat from GOP, new poll shows North Carolina voters are growing less keen on Republicans keeping control of Congress, a new Elon University poll shows. They also share concerns over the economy as well as the Trump administration'...

The poll shows Democrat Roy Cooper with a broad head start against Republican Michael Whatley among registered voters, in terms of name recognition as well as popularity.

Some 27% of voters say they know little to nothing about Cooper, while 64% say the same about Whatley, WRAL reported.

#NCSen

Poll: Republican priorities of Iran, economy do not gain approval (The Center Square) – Military operations in Iran are opposed, economic conditions are worse under Donald Trump, and leadership by the president, vice president, secretaries of state and war, and

“North Carolinians are showing clear hesitation about further military escalation,” said Dr. Jason Husser, director of the Elon Poll, noting it showed "strong opposition to deploying ground troops, coupled with the bipartisan desire for congressional oversight," The Center Square reported.

#NCSen

Oil prices top $110 after Trump says Iran can be ‘taken out’ in one night Mixed stock market reaction to president’s comments, while IMF chief warns of inflation and slower growth

Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, told Reuters that before the war the IMF expected a small upgrade in its expectation for global growth of 3.3% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027.

Instead, she said, “all roads now lead to higher prices and slower growth," The Guardian reported.