https://drudge.com/user/REDIAL New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292977/speaker-abandons-floor-agenda-sends-members https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/johnson-luna-save-act Speaker Mike Johnson has once again lost a battle against hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor " and he has no clear way out. By Tuesday afternoon, Johnson was forced into one of the most humiliating possible positions for a House speaker: He conceded he could not regain control of the chamber and instructed members to leave Washington early. It's the second straight week that GOP leaders have had to scrap their plans, this time losing out on nearly an entire week's agenda. The dispute between Johnson and his hardline members is amounting to an intense summertime clash that's jamming up the House and spiking tensions in an already fractious GOP conference. Many Republicans now blame the hardliners " the dozen or so who blocked Johnson's push on the floor to consider the annual Pentagon policy bill " for scuttling what could be their last big legislative effort ahead of the November midterms. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:34:44 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292977/speaker-abandons-floor-agenda-sends-members#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292977 discussion, 0.5 daily 292977 https://drudge.com/news/292957/trump-bipartisan-affordable-housing-bill https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/politics/mike-johnson-housing-bill-trump President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he'd sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was "so unimportant" compared with his efforts to secure a controversial overhaul of federal elections. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpc52e4k3x2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiei46qehulgn2zrnbuxlzbenlppnzrc3qh6uuzof2tsrcch7jggsu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Ossoff: I don't know if you saw the mess in Washington last week. The president was so humiliated in Hormuz, he threw his toys out of the stroller and refused to sign the affordable housing bill. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mpc52e4k3x2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Acyn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z?ref_src=embed">@acyn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mpc52e4k3x2e?ref_src=embed">2:54 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:33:51 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292957/trump-bipartisan-affordable-housing-bill#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292957 news, 0.5 daily 292957 https://drudge.com/news/292946/bill-maher-receives-mark-twain-prize https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/28/politics/bill-maher-mark-twain-award-kennedy-center Comedian Bill Maher on Sunday received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington institution that is entangled in a legal battle over President Donald Trump's effort to overhaul it. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:otjswyhd4fgzid4la5p3a2vk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpefxtphz224" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia5e6cgjuz6b5iy52ruo6fj25xcwvgpk2v5dledjgrhsuvbu2nzce" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Bill Maher will be like "it's destroying the fabric of our country that your side can't ever concede defeat" and JD is like "lol yeah but we're not gonna stop" and then Bill is like "lol okay we'll just move on you rascal"<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:otjswyhd4fgzid4la5p3a2vk/post/3mpefxtphz224?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Gianmarco Soresi (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:otjswyhd4fgzid4la5p3a2vk?ref_src=embed">@gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:otjswyhd4fgzid4la5p3a2vk/post/3mpefxtphz224?ref_src=embed">12:39 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 28, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:34:01 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292946/bill-maher-receives-mark-twain-prize#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292946 news, 0.5 daily 292946 https://drudge.com/news/292929/us-army-gives-chaplains-90-days-remove https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/us-army-gives-chaplains-90-days-to-remove-rank-insignia/ The move to remove rank insignias from uniforms of chaplains comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reduced the number of religious affiliation codes from more than 200 to 31. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpae6if2h22z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicblthok5td3kavpksogpwe4v2va3gdomjolqxxcibz3hkzkhteiq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Army chaplains will have 90 days to remove rank insignia from combat uniforms under new guidance implementing a Pentagon policy announced earlier this year. From Stars and Stripes&#x27; Phillip Walter Wellman:<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mpae6if2h22z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Stars and Stripes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs?ref_src=embed">@starsandstripes.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mpae6if2h22z?ref_src=embed">9:56 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:30:28 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292929/us-army-gives-chaplains-90-days-remove#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292929 news, 0.5 daily 292929 https://drudge.com/news/292883/iran-strike-pauses-un-efforts-evacuate https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/middleeast/un-pauses-hormuz-evacuation-after-us-says-iran-behind-attack-intl-latam Iran struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, forcing a pause on evacuations of stranded seafarers and demonstrating its continued ability to restrict the critical waterway, despite the agreement reached last week with the United States. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5go7u2s52z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigmv5l6axrsnisfmhqqguj4rgr37szhv4wrttlmaktm3r2h5re3ge" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">NEW: Iran is attacking and threatening vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to advance its objective of establishing control over the waterway. These ongoing threats also likely seek to undermine international efforts to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. More: isw.pub/IranUpdate06 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/post/3mp5go7u2s52z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Institute for the Study of War (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz?ref_src=embed">@thestudyofwar.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtm3vnk3ohjx6fhrmundh4kz/post/3mp5go7u2s52z?ref_src=embed">6:03 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:31:36 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292883/iran-strike-pauses-un-efforts-evacuate#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292883 news, 0.5 daily 292883 https://drudge.com/news/292844/lewzer-suddenly-refuses-sign-landmark https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/live-news/trump-capitol-hill-republicans President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell this morning, canceling plans to sign a bipartisan landmark housing affordability bill until he gets action on his controversial elections overhaul legislation. He's expected to press senators at a GOP lunch today to pass the "SAVE America Act" by any means necessary. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:54:46 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292844/lewzer-suddenly-refuses-sign-landmark#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292844 0.5 daily 292844 https://drudge.com/news/292811/savannah-guthrie-speaks-out-her-mother https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm0mgzl33o A ransom note sent days after the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home claimed she had died. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyrw4s7bk2d" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiciyhz6zv3af3ea32mwpfapfjf2k6fhoo3uiwz2bxpvunjai5xzpi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">National television host Savannah Guthrie took time on her morning news show to appeal to the public once more for answers to the fate of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, missing since a presumed abduction over four months ago in Arizona.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3moyrw4s7bk2d?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Reuters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r?ref_src=embed">@reuters.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3moyrw4s7bk2d?ref_src=embed">9:41 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:32:22 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292811/savannah-guthrie-speaks-out-her-mother#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292811 news, 0.5 daily 292811 https://drudge.com/news/292792/lewzer-iran-not-charge-hormuz-tolls https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/20/trump-vows-iran-will-not-charge-strait-of-hormuz-tolls-but-says-us-might United States President Donald Trump has pledged there will be no tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, unless they are collected by his own country. Trump's statement, made in a Saturday afternoon post on Truth Social, is the latest sign that a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) may be unravelling. "There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired," Trump wrote, "unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America." Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:13:45 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292792/lewzer-iran-not-charge-hormuz-tolls#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292792 discussion, 0.5 daily 292792 https://drudge.com/news/292759/trump-brags-presidential-airplane https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/politics/trump-plane-air-force-one The wood paneling on the new presidential aircraft is the highest quality, President Donald Trump says. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopdgkmgb22x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicixmqlptz6st5tspk2g5rr3uch4lrtenuqapmpyicwomifoc3oyy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">American taxpayers just paid hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade a plane gifted to Trump by Qatar ... Which he then gets to keep when he leaves office. This is just insanely corrupt.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/post/3mopdgkmgb22x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Otto English (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu?ref_src=embed">@ottoenglish.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/post/3mopdgkmgb22x?ref_src=embed">3:27 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:31:34 -0400 redial https://drudge.com/news/292759/trump-brags-presidential-airplane#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292759 news, 0.5 daily 292759 https://drudge.com/news/292741/trump-tacos-plan-close-ocean https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/climate/trump-administration-reverses-decision-ocean-monitoring-system?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=most-popular-article-end&tenant_id=trending.en.s3 The Trump administration is U-turning on its controversial decision to dismantle a critical ocean monitoring system ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cz2kqdg6gks3tx4h4lnyvllv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol4rqat722e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreialx5kbrggpzlhhm27i6qxqf55pgtnjnveuk5rn3rxvvdrbxdrzsu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BREAKING: TRUMP WALKS BACK ENDING OUR OCEAN MONITORING SYSTEM! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz2kqdg6gks3tx4h4lnyvllv/post/3mol4rqat722e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Colette Delawalla, PhD (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz2kqdg6gks3tx4h4lnyvllv?ref_src=embed">@cdelawalla.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz2kqdg6gks3tx4h4lnyvllv/post/3mol4rqat722e?ref_src=embed">11:18 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:31:57 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292741/trump-tacos-plan-close-ocean#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292741 news, 0.5 daily 292741 https://drudge.com/news/292723/us-and-iranian-presidents-sign-deal-aiming https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr8z4z2er9o The presidents of the US and Iran have signed an initial peace deal aiming to end the war, allowing it to immediately take effect. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:19:55 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292723/us-and-iranian-presidents-sign-deal-aiming#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292723 discussion, 0.5 daily 292723 https://drudge.com/news/292649/uk-armed-forces-intercept-russian-shadow https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyek039l2vo British armed forces have intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3moam5fn4ls25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifxluldzl5lthonyarh5aovnogziz6cynkdsxbrlnuovjmpmbuuki" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="uk">UK seizes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in &#x27;first operation of its kind.&#x27; "This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fueling Putin&#x27;s war in Ukraine that we will not let them hide," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3moam5fn4ls25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Kyiv Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh?ref_src=embed">@kyivindependent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3moam5fn4ls25?ref_src=embed">6:53 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:31:01 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292649/uk-armed-forces-intercept-russian-shadow#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292649 news, 0.5 daily 292649 https://drudge.com/news/292612/trump-again-claims-deal-end-iran-war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78y6w78828o US President Donald Trump has claimed an initial agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran is close after posting that he had cancelled strikes on the country. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzszps3kk27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig6j6mxddtcz3qoskn7qwciadebi5jjz2i6wf7wuvtr3dpdgjzmim" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">So we are now up to 38 announcements of an Iran deal?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57/post/3mnzszps3kk27?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- David Corn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57?ref_src=embed">@davidcorn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57/post/3mnzszps3kk27?ref_src=embed">2:08 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:31:45 -0400 redial https://drudge.com/news/292612/trump-again-claims-deal-end-iran-war#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292612 news, 0.5 daily 292612 https://drudge.com/news/292550/jailed-crypto-founder-sam-bankman-fried https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwgd6jqd5do Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns7pdmqc62p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicdpcs6psqwn2ssm4jpl43ttpgd6m5jljamjuxsqacz33u3vq6eg4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon ft.trib.al/7VUv0jR<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mns7pdmqc62p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Financial Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb?ref_src=embed">@financialtimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mns7pdmqc62p?ref_src=embed">1:34 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:30:24 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292550/jailed-crypto-founder-sam-bankman-fried#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292550 news, 0.5 daily 292550 https://drudge.com/news/292537/xi-jinping-lands-north-korea-meet-kim https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cdepg4kw985t Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived by car to Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, where a military band and a "jubilant crowd" eagerly awaited their arrival, according to Chinese state news outlet Xinhua. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnr6s7o3e42u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicwblbihflx5ym735eirkx2tlns4g2fcf3udqvsv3cwwdjrpbqmea" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Kim Jong-un used the pandemic to tighten his grip on North Korea, then energized its economy by leveraging the war in Ukraine.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mnr6s7o3e42u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mnr6s7o3e42u?ref_src=embed">3:45 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:31:41 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292537/xi-jinping-lands-north-korea-meet-kim#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292537 news, 0.5 daily 292537