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• Trump's actions have distanced him from isolationist figures like Carlson and Gabbard. President Donald Trump on June 16 called out fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson by his new nickname, “kooky Tucker Carlson,” who has called Trump "complicit" in Israel's strikes against Iran. Trump also emphasized that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”Carlson represents a faction on the right that is against American involvement in the Middle East, regardless of our interests.

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Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic view for decades. Now that is rapidly changing.

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President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have been fighting over protests and riots taking place in Los Angeles. In response to attacks on federal immigration officers, Trump involved the National Guard and members of the military in order to get things under control. Newsom responded by asking the courts to intervene and saying Trump has "lost it."But this controversy is exhausting because it is clear that nobody involved is interested in the even distribution of justice.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Dace Potas

Late on June 12, Israel began strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. They killed the commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, killed multiple top nuclear scientists and other military leaders, and struck several key sites related to Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The attack was in response to growing fears that Iran was aggressively pursuing a nuclear weapon, something that both the United States and Israel have made clear is unacceptable.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Dace Potas

• The Democratic Party is facing low popularity following the failed Kamala Harris campaign and revelations about the cover-up of President Biden's decline. • Potential Democratic presidential candidates like Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom face challenges due to their association with the Biden administration and progressive policies. • Republicans have a clearer path to 2028 with potential candidates like JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis.