High-profile Democratic contributors, including billionaires Barry Diller and Michael Bloomberg, are pulling back their financial support for the Democratic National Committee, citing what insiders describe as a growing consensus that the organization is failing to function effectively, the NY Post reports.
The DNC has struggled with internal conflict and a lack of unified leadership in the aftermath of President Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Disillusionment among longtime backers has led several top-tier donors to hit pause on their contributions.
“For a variety of reasons, I have no intention of donating to the DNC,” Diller told The New York Post.

A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the attack. The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. They awarded an additional $60,000 to compensate Jeffrey Smith’s estate for his pain and suffering. The judge presiding over the civil trial dismissed Erin Smith’s wrongful-death claim against Walls-Kaufman before jurors began deliberating last week. U.S.

Some of the very nations that spent years defending, financing, or excusing Iran’s behavior are now lining up to issue outraged condemnations—after Tehran fired missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. Yes, Qatar—one of Iran’s closest regional allies and one of the primary lifelines for Hamas, the Iran-backed terror group responsible for countless attacks on Israeli civilians. For years, Qatar has funneled money—over $1.8 billion by some estimates—into Hamas-controlled Gaza under the banner of “humanitarian aid,” while knowingly propping up a regime committed to Israel’s destruction. Now, that same regime has turned its firepower in Qatar’s direction. Scenes of panic unfolded in Doha as Iranian missiles triggered chaos at a shopping mall, sending terrified shoppers fleeing for cover.

MEANWHILE IN TEHRAN: Initial reports of an IAF targeted assassination airstrike against a senior official.

Israeli intelligence operatives have reportedly contacted senior Iranian officials by phone—speaking fluent Persian—and issued a stark ultimatum: flee the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei within 12 hours, or risk being hunted down. According to the Washington Post, the calls came just as tensions between Israel and Iran erupted into open conflict. On the other end of the line were not anonymous figures—but ranking members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite force at the heart of Tehran’s military and ideological power. “You’re on our list,” an Israeli agent told one senior general, according to an audio recording obtained by the Post. “We’re closer to you than your own neck vein. Put this in your head.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in an interview Monday that Israel is “very close to achieving its two goals” in its campaign against Iran, emphasizing the dismantling of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities and telling Israel’s Channel 14: “We are completing what we need to complete.” Netanyahu added that he remains in constant evaluation of whether the conditions are right to end the ongoing conflict, but stopped short of setting a timeline. The prime minister also noted close coordination with the United States, saying that both he and President Donald Trump were fully briefed on each other’s military actions in Iran. “I didn’t surprise him. He was fully updated on our action. And he didn’t surprise me,” Netanyahu said.

Air Haifa announced Thursday it will begin operating outbound flights from Haifa Airport to Larnaca, Cyprus, marking the expansion of its services beyond current repatriation efforts. The northern-based airline has been running nine daily flights from Larnaca to Haifa as part of a national initiative to return Israeli citizens quickly and safely. The carrier confirmed that additional outbound flights from Haifa to Larnaca are now available for booking on its website for the upcoming weekend, from Saturday through Monday, June 28–30. One-way fares are listed at $360, excluding luggage. Meanwhile, Israeli airline Arkia has extended its daily repatriation operations through June 29, offering return flights from Paris, Vienna, Batumi, Tbilisi, Barcelona, Athens, Larnaca, Dubai, and Rome.

Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Monday for New York City and large portions of the state in response to a dangerous heat wave expected to break records dating back more than a century.
Over the weekend, violent storms swept through upstate New York, triggering deadly flash floods and intense thunderstorms. Meteorologists warned that a prolonged heat wave gripping the Northeast could push thermometers past 100 degrees on at least one day this week, with oppressive humidity making it feel even hotter.
Temperatures in the five boroughs nearly reached triple digits on Monday, and Tuesday’s forecast predicted a high of 102 degrees. If that holds, it would surpass the previous record highs of 96 degrees recorded in Central Park in 1888.

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As Trump announces a ceasefire in a few hours, Israel issues a new evacuation warning for District 6 and Mehran in Tehran, ahead of expected strikes on regime targets.

Iran launched a missile barrage at a U.S. military installation in Qatar on Monday in what it described as retaliation for the U.S. airstrikes over the weekend that struck Iranian nuclear facilities. President Trump dismissed the action as weak and ineffective, calling it “very weak” in a social media post.
“CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!” Trump proclaimed on Truth Social after the Iranian attack failed to inflict serious damage.
Reports indicated that Tehran had signaled its intentions in advance to Qatar, and 13 out of 14 missiles were intercepted mid-air before impact. Footage captured the projectiles being destroyed by Qatari air defenses over the Persian Gulf.

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WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to halt hostilities, declaring a temporary ceasefire that could mark the end of the most intense regional conflict in ove

VP VANCE: The President really hit the reset button and said, ‘Look, let’s actually produce long-term peace for the region…I actually think when we look back, we will say the 12 Day War was an important reset moment for the entire region.”

VP VANCE: “Tomorrow really is a new day — the end of the 12 Day War, the end of the Iranian nuclear program, and I really do believe the beginning of something very big for peace in the Middle East.”

WATCH: VP Vance reacts to the Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement announced by President Trump: “The President without … having a single American casualty obliterated the Iranian nuclear program. We are now in a place where we weren’t a week ago.”

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