Trump tells everyone in Tehran to evacuate. Israel struck one of Iran’s underground nuclear sites as millions of Iranians fled Tehran, heeding Trump’s warning. Read more.
Elon Musk shares drug test results to refute White House exit charges. The test showed him negative for ketamine, which was rumored to be a reason for his departure. Read more.
Trump aims to expand the travel ban to 36 more countries. The order will be in addition to his previous travel restrictions on 19 countries. Read more.
FBI accuses China of plot to swing U.S. election with fake ballots. China allegedly mass-produced fake U.S. driver’s licenses to use with fake mail-in ballots in the 2020 election. Read more.
Mass exodus: Tehran highways jammed as thousands flee amid escalating conflict
U.S. News:
Anti-war right and left try to block Trump. Republican Thomas Massie is working with ‘The Squad’ to block U.S. involvement in Iran. Read more.
Iran’s leader loses his entire inner circle. Khamenei is becoming the last man standing in Iran. Read more.
Trump reverses Biden dam-removal project. The Snake River rams will stay, which will prevent an ecological disaster triggered by Biden. Read more.
George Soros Mysteriously Skips Son’s Wedding. The event was a who’s who of Democratic politics. Read more.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is liable for defamation. The jury reduced the payout penalty to $2.3 million, down from the requested $62.7 million. Read more.
Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez reports to prison. He is serving an 11-year sentence in the gold-bar bribery case. Read more.
Tropical Storm Eric to become a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific. It’s expected to bring rain into Texas. Read more.
Tornados sweep through the Midwest and Plains states. Wichita, Kansas, recorded wind gusts of 101 mph. Read more.
06-16-2025 Dickens, NE – Large, long-lived tornado
Pop Culture News
Hollywood Director James Gunn says the movie industry is dying. He blames films getting made on unfinished scripts. Read more.
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart was hospitalized. The 90-year-old had a heart attack in his Louisiana home. Read more.
Matthew Perry’s doctor faces 40 years in prison. He pled guilty to supplying the actor with the lethal drug. Read more.
Live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ star David H. K. Bell dead. The news was announced by his family, who did not list a cause of death. Read more.
What I’m reading
Iran tried to stop Trump’s election. Now he’s stopping them. Iran faces the downfall of more than its nuclear program. Read more.
Where has the slow-burn TV hit gone? Streaming television promised one thing but has delivered another. Read more.
AI ‘Job Apocalypse’ Could Be the Biggest Political Issue of the Next Decade. Job losses are expected to accumulate. Read more.
China was caught playing with bioweapons again. The DOJ is bringing charges. Read more.
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And now… the really weird.
Chinese space station video blasted as fake. Online viewers pointed to a mysterious glass of water in the clip. Read more.
Mount Lewotobi erupts, sending ash plume 10 miles into the sky. Indonesian authorities have issued red alerts and tsunami alarms as eruptions continue. Read more.
Moment huge Indonesian volcano erupts with 6-MILE high ash cloud triggering flight & tsunami alerts
POLL: If given the choice, what would you like Trump to do with Iran and Israel?
The U.S. should not intervene at all in this conflict
The U.S. should help Israel, but do nothing direct
The U.S. should step in an destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities and nothing else
The U.S. should fully join Israel in the conflict
Unsure
Not conservative. Not liberal. Just Christian.
Trust in media is at an all-time low (shocking… we know), but let’s keep “walking around completely uninformed” as a backup plan.
The Pour Over provides concise, politically neutral, and entertaining summaries of the world’s biggest news paired with reminders to stay focused on eternity.
Daniel is a lawyer, columnist for The Conservative Institute and The American Almanac, and host of The Horse Race on YouTube. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee and cheers all things Tennessee sports.
