Thursday Afternoon News Updates: GOP in Full Revolt over Trump Iran MOU – 6/18/26
Republicans revolt, poll numbers crater, and the Reflecting Pool is swampier than ever
Hi all, Ben here. It’s Thursday and Donald Trump is landing back in Washington after one of the most embarrassing foreign policy stretches of his (or any) presidency. Also, something exciting to note: Ron Filipkowski is back and will be publishing his full bulletin later today! Now let’s get into everything we’re tracking today in our midday update.
Top Stories:
Senate Republicans in open revolt over the Iran MOU
JD Vance holds a White House briefing and lies about Iran’s nuclear program being “destroyed”
Netanyahu refuses to be bound by the deal and Israel keeps striking
Ukraine launches its biggest-ever drone attack on Moscow
Trump’s approval on inflation hits an all-time presidential low
The Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago
The Reflecting Pool is still covered in algae, no matter what the Interior Department posts
Dubai’s real estate market collapses in the wake of the Middle East war
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