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/293157/lewzer-turns-white-house-columns-next https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/politics/white-house-columns-trump-construction The White House North Portico is covered with significant scaffolding, now covered by a drape, that's gone up in recent days as workers rehabilitate the exterior columns at President Donald Trump's request. The column updates mark the latest effort in a spate of construction projects the president, a former real estate developer, has undertaken both at the White House and across Washington, DC. "We've taken about 150 years of paint off of the columns, and re-did them," Trump told a crowd of supporters in the Rose Garden on Monday, asking if they'd noticed the scaffolding. Trump questioned whether his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, noticed problems with the columns. "Do you think he walked in the office and said, I don't like the shape of the columns'? I don't think so, Biden. I don't like the shape of the columns " he didn't notice things like that." Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:40:45 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/293157/lewzer-turns-white-house-columns-next#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293157 discussion, 0.5 daily 293157 https://drudge.com/news/293153/uss-abraham-lincoln-passes-200-consecutive https://www.twz.com/sea/supercarrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-passes-200-consecutive-days-at-sea-mark The U.S. Navy's Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been underway for 210 straight days " well over half a year " in support of Operation Epic Fury and the subsequent blockade of Iran. This looks to be a record-setting milestone. Lincoln, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3), is currently operating in Middle Eastern waters. Abraham Lincoln, the fifth Nimitz class supercarrier and self-styled "most capable CSG in the fleet," departed Naval Base Guam on December 12, 2025, after a quick one-day port call. Port calls, or temporary visits to friendly countries, allow the crew to disembark for "liberty" " to step on solid ground " and break up the grueling, nonstop schedule experienced during deployments. However, the stop in Guam, a strategic U.S. territory in the Western Pacific, was so brief that much of the crew likely never went ashore. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:49:32 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/293153/uss-abraham-lincoln-passes-200-consecutive#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293153 discussion, 0.5 daily 293153 https://drudge.com/news/293071/fifa-stunned-soccer-world-voiding-usa https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/05/sport/folarin-balogun-eligible-to-play President Donald Trump's role in FIFA's stunning decision to allow striker Folarin Balogun to be eligible to play against Belgium on Monday in Seattle is under the microscope. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwcsab7vs24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieu4cvbnuobtfkdfuqqwistrx7sgivs6ze7c62rmhwhrmqikobgf4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">This is sure to make other countries think FIFA is on the level, especially after Trump got the &quot;FIFA Peace Prize.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/post/3mpwcsab7vs24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mark Jacob (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw?ref_src=embed">@markjacob.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/post/3mpwcsab7vs24?ref_src=embed">3:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 5, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:30:28 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/293071/fifa-stunned-soccer-world-voiding-usa#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293071 news, 0.5 daily 293071 https://drudge.com/news/292977/speaker-johnson-abandons-floor-agenda-sends 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 ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjzonm7k225" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibgnv5rzbyeokdhrpazrlgkvvw2dwume6zby33ak3ue2nvjtqp2pi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BREAKING: MAGA hardliners in the U.S. House hijacked control of the floor from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Tuesday in yet another unsuccessful attempt to force through President Donald Trump's pet anti-voting legislation www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mpjzonm7k225?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Marc Elias (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7?ref_src=embed">@marcelias.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mpjzonm7k225?ref_src=embed">6:15 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:30:41 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292977/speaker-johnson-abandons-floor-agenda-sends#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292977 news, 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