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War Continues A Russia-Ukraine ceasefire is looking increasingly unlikely. Russia’s weekend aerial assault—the largest of the 3-year war—continued into Monday. Ukraine says Russia has launched over 900 drones since Friday, many aimed at civilian targets, including Kyiv apartments and...

Tentative Tariffs President Trump is promising to turn up the tariffs in hopes of boosting “Made in the USA” sticker production. On Friday, POTUS warned Apple (and other phone-makers) that smartphones made outside the U.S. will face an additional 25% tariff; Apple has been shifting iPhone...

Swaps and Strikes Russia and Ukraine completed a “1,000 for 1,000” prisoner swap this weekend– the largest of the war so far. The three-day exchange, brokered in Istanbul on May 16, included mostly prisoners of war and 120 civilians. Freed Ukrainian troops returned, draped in national flags...

“He shall choose our inheritance for us.” Psalm 47:4 Believer, if your inheritance be a lowly one you should be satisfied with your earthly portion; for you may rest assured that it is the fittest for you. Unerring wisdom ordained your lot, and selected for you the safest and best condition...

Off the Bench The courts are coming to conclusions. Yesterday, a split Supreme Court blocked a plan to turn a private Catholic school in Oklahoma into the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself, enabling a 4-4 split which upheld...

Shooting Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed Wednesday night in D.C. The shooting took place outside the Capital Jewish Museum, where the suspect—who had been seen pacing outside the museum—approached a group of four, pulled a handgun, then opened fire on the two victims...

Peace Pending Presidents Trump and Putin had a high-stakes chat Monday night. Following the two-hour call—which Trump described as going “very well,”—he announced that Russia and Ukraine would “immediately” begin ceasefire negotiations. He briefed President Zelenskyy and several NATO...

Darkness in Thailand There’s a crisis occurring in Thailand: nearly 700,000 kids have dropped out of school. Many of these children are working to support their families, while others have been drawn into gangs or trafficked; new reports show that over 36% of Thai children have been groomed...

Bayou Breakout Seven inmates remain on the lam after breaking out of a New Orleans jail. Around 1:00 a.m. Friday, ten inmates—including some accused murderers—escaped the jail by pulling a defective cell door off its tracks and ripping a toilet and sink out of the wall. The hole opened into...

Ship Collision Two crew members were killed and 22 others were injured when a ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday. The Cuauhtémoc—a Mexican Navy tall ship (think: traditional ship with sails)—was touring New York City’s East River with 277 people aboard when the ship veered...

On the Stand Two high-profile trials are underway. R&B singer Cassie, 38, took the witness stand yesterday in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, a day after jurors watched a 2016 video of Combs assaulting her in an LA hotel. Through tears, she testified about the details of their relationship...

Deals in the Desert President Trump is wrapping up his jam-packed Middle East business trip today. Wednesday, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, urging the former Islamist militant to deport all “foreign terrorists” from Syria and mend its ties with Israel. The encounter—the...

Traveling Abroad President Trump is makin’ his way downtown around the Middle East. His economically focused four-day visit kicked off in Saudi Arabia yesterday, where POTUS met with Saudi officials to secure $600B+ in investment commitments into the U.S., including a $100B arms package...

Trade Truce Washington and Beijing have agreed to 90 days of trade kumbaya. Under the deal, the U.S. and China have agreed to mutually lower reciprocal tariffs from 125% to 10%, though the U.S. will maintain an additional 20% tariff on Chinese goods (so, 30% total) meant to pressure Beijing...

Aftermath It’s been over a month since the 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, and things are definitely not back to normal. More than 17 million people have been impacted by the quake, which struck near the city of Sagaing on March 28. Since then, nearly 4,000 lives have been lost, and...

Detainments & Deportations Immigrant enforcement dialed up detainments last week: In Tennessee, over 100 people were detained in a joint operation between ICE and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. In Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested (and released hours later) after protesting a new...

Leo’s Lead Pope Leo XIV has opened his papacy with purpose. In his first address, he called for “prayer and commitment” to spread “a great flame of faith and love” across the globe. He explained his papal name of choice honors Pope Leo XIII, who famously fought for workers’ rights during the...

Neighbors on Edge India and Pakistan’s Cold War is heating up. Tuesday night into Wednesday, India launched an airstrike on Pakistan in response to last month’s attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir—an attack Pakistan continues to deny any involvement in. India says its offensive this week...

Habemus papam (We Have a Pope) The new leader of the Catholic Church is the first to hail from the US of A. After the Sistine Chapel’s smoke burned black Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the chimney finally billowed white around 6 p.m. Vatican time yesterday, meaning the 133 voting...

New Plans Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved plans to control and indefinitely hold all of Gaza. The plans reportedly call for Israeli troops to gradually reclaim all of Gaza, flattening any remaining buildings and moving all 2.1M Palestinian residents to a “humanitarian area” in...