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Newt Gingrich -- Image: Gage Skidmore
US NewsPoliticsJune 1, 2026

Gingrich Hails Trump’s Coalition Leadership in Iran Conflict as Path to Historic Victory

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich declared on X that President Donald Trump is on the edge of an historic victory in the Iran conflict through skilled leadership of a broad Middle East coalition. In his May 29, 2026 post, Gingrich wrote: “After spending this...

President Trump with fist clenched.
US NewsPoliticsJune 1, 2026

Trump Hails Departure of Over 10,000 Federal Government Lawyers as Positive Step to Drain Washington Bureaucracy

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – More than 10,000 federal government attorneys have left their positions since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, according to federal employment data analyzed by The New York Times. The federal civilian legal workforce dropped to...

 Oil tanker Maran Castor under way in the Arabian Sea
US NewsWorld NewsJune 1, 2026

US Military Coordinates Safe Passage for Dozens of Commercial Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran Tensions

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. military has quietly coordinated the safe transit of approximately 70 commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz over the past three weeks, providing a critical alternative for shippers avoiding Iranian interference in the vital waterway. U.S....

Ex-Obama Intel Official Reports 2020 Hunter Biden Laptop Letter as Potential Coordinated Deception Operation, Referred to DOJ
US NewsPoliticsJune 1, 2026

Ex-Obama Intel Official Reports 2020 Hunter Biden Laptop Letter as Potential Coordinated Deception Operation, Referred to DOJ

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – A former senior intelligence official who served as advisor to the Deputy Director of National Intelligence during the Obama administration has filed a formal complaint asserting that the October 19, 2020, public letter signed by 51 former intelligence...

President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House
US NewsPoliticsMay 31, 2026

Trump Calls for Cancellation of Freedom 250 Concert on National Mall

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has publicly called for canceling the Freedom 250 concert scheduled for July 4 on the National Mall, citing recent artist walkouts and calling the planned event “third rate.” In a statement released Saturday, Trump said the large-scale concert...

Tina Peters to Be Released from Prison After Sentence Commutation by Colorado Governor
US NewsPoliticsMay 31, 2026

Tina Peters to Be Released from Prison After Sentence Commutation by Colorado Governor

By Tommy Flynn

DENVER — Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from a Colorado prison on Monday after Governor Jared Polis commuted her nine-year sentence on May 15. Polis announced the commutation as part of a larger batch of clemency actions, describing the original...

President Trump watches the start of Operation Epic from Mar-a-Lago.
US NewsWorld NewsMay 31, 2026

Trump Demands Major Edits to Iran Deal Language Before Signing

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is demanding significant changes to the language of the proposed Iran peace framework before he will sign off on any agreement, according to multiple administration officials. Trump told aides during a May 31 meeting that the current draft is...

E. Jean Carroll
US NewsMay 30, 2026

DOJ Denies Criminal Perjury Investigation into E. Jean Carroll

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has firmly denied opening a criminal perjury investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll regarding statements she made during her civil lawsuits against President Donald Trump. In a direct response to inquiries from Just the News, a DOJ...

A gavel rests on a block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom. Photo: Shopify Partners / Burst
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 30, 2026

Federal Jury Convicts Three Spokane Protesters of Conspiracy to Impede ICE Agents

By Tommy Flynn

SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal jury on May 28, 2026, convicted three individuals known as the “Spokane Three” on charges of conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers during a protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility last year. Bajun Mavalwalla II, a...

Judge Christopher R. Cooper
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 30, 2026

Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump’s Kennedy Center Renovation and Name Addition

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, appointed by former President Barack Obama, issued a ruling on May 29, 2026, blocking the Trump administration’s plans to undertake major renovations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and add President...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 29, 2026

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Compensation Fund

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the $1.776 billion compensation fund created as part of President Donald Trump’s settlement of his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the unauthorized leak of his tax returns. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, a...

The IRAN Conflict. Image created with Grok.
US NewsWorld NewsMay 29, 2026

Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting on Iran Deal But Makes No Final Decision

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump convened a high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to review the latest version of a tentative peace framework with Iran, but no final decision was announced after roughly two hours of discussions. Trump had signaled...