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Primary Elections In Alabama, Oklahoma And Georgia Further Test Trump’s Influence

An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But is it worth more than $100 million in Georgia? Can it propel a congressman past an insurgent outsider in Alabama? Can it transform a candidate into a front-runner in Oklahoma? Trump has been at the center of this year’s midterm campaigns, and his influence will be tested in different ways Tuesday as four states and the District of Columbia hold primaries. Among Democrats, the primaries will hinge on longstanding divides between progressives and moderates as the party tries to chart the best path forward to November.

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M and M Extra: TERROR PLOT EXPOSED

FBI Director Kash Patel just announced they busted a terror plot targeting the UFC event at the White House. Explosive drones. Snipers. A plan to storm the gates. This wasn't some back-alley operation—this was a coordinated, multi-phase attack, and they were days away from pulling it off. Five suspects are in custody, and the good guys won again. But here's the question: how many times is this going to happen? ------ M and M Extra:Two iconic talk radio hosts. One unfiltered daily conversation. No scripts. No spin. Just Mike Gallagher and Mark Davis breaking down the news the way it should be — with decades of experience and zero apologies. If you love smart unscripted talk show chemistry, you’re in the right place. Subscribe & Watch M and M Extra Live ?? / @mandmextra ?? Weekdays at 12 PM ET Watch The Mike Gallagher Show Live ?? salemnewschannel.com/watch-live ?? Weekdays 9 AM – 12 PM ET Listen to The Mark Davis Show ?? 660amtheanswer.com/listenlive ?? Weekdays at 7AM - 10AM CT

M and M Extra: ALMOST ARRESTED

So, by some mix up Mark gets stuck with the check at a donor luncheon—and I mean stuck. Like, the kind of stuck where waiters start circling, and the manager eyes the exits. Listen to how that crazy story played out. ----- Two iconic talk radio hosts. One unfiltered daily conversation. No scripts. No spin. Just Mike Gallagher and Mark Davis breaking down the news the way it should be — with decades of experience and zero apologies. If you love smart unscripted talk show chemistry, you’re in the right place. Subscribe & Watch M and M Extra Live ?? / @mandmextra ?? Weekdays at 12 PM ET Watch The Mike Gallagher Show Live ?? salemnewschannel.com/watch-live ?? Weekdays 9 AM – 12 PM ET Listen to The Mark Davis Show ?? 660amtheanswer.com/listenlive ?? Weekdays at 7AM - 10AM CT

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act For Munitions, Supply Chains

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to address constraints in weapons supply and development for munitions production and supply chains, according to a memo made public on Tuesday. The move comes amid growing concern in Washington about the capacity of U.S. weapons manufacturers to meet demand. Solid rocket motors, igniters and guidance systems are among the most critical and capacity-constrained sub-systems needed for weapons production, both for legacy systems and future modernization programs. "I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump said in a June 11 memorandum to the Pentagon chief. He cited "limited production capacity, fragile supply chains, long-lead dependencies, and related production bottlenecks." The memo to the defense secretary delegates authority to pursue voluntary agreements with private industry aimed at shoring up the defense industrial base. The Defense Production Act allows the president or those granted authority to consult with representatives of industry, business, and other interests to establish voluntary agreements to help provide for the national defense, but only when conditions exist that may pose a direct threat.

G7 Leaders Express Optimism For Peace After Trump's 'Very Good' Zelenskyy Meeting

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine after a "very good" meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, in comments that sparked cautious optimism among G7 leaders that a peace deal could be struck. The upbeat mood over the Ukraine war, now deep into its fifth year, stands in stark contrast to Zelenskiy's meeting with Trump in the Oval Office last year, when he was told he had no leverage in potential peace talks with Russia. Zelenskiy and his European allies came to this week's G7 summit in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains hoping to impress upon Trump that Ukraine's battlefield fortunes had improved thanks to its drone incursions deep into Russia. Trump, who arrived at the summit brandishing a preliminary deal to end his war with Iran, said he would do what he could do to end the conflict in Ukraine, but there were few details of any concrete steps to raise the pressure on Moscow. "Look, Russia should make a deal," Trump told reporters, adding that too many young men were dying on the battlefield on both sides. "I'm gonna do whatever I can." German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Trump's statement that Russia should end the war was cause for cheer. "I found him to be very cooperative, and I also saw him listening very attentively," Merz told reporters. "And in that respect, once again, it gives me a certain degree of optimism that we here, as Europeans and as Americans, are now doing everything we can, together, to end the war." After the group meeting with Trump, Zelenskiy told Reuters that G7 leaders agreed that Russia was not winning the war. He said they also discussed additional sanctions targeting Russia's oil exports, its banking sector and its military production to bring Moscow to the negotiating table. Zelenskiy, who was due to have face-to-face talks with Trump later on Tuesday, said he had offered to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit, but a Kremlin aide said that did not come up in a call between Trump and Putin. POSITIVE TALKS ON UKRAINE Two European diplomats said that, during the meeting, Zelenskiy showed Trump images of the aftermath of a Russian strike on Monday on Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra monastery. Trump expressed disapproval of the strike, one of the European diplomats said, while the other said that it had been "psychologically" a good move by Zelenskiy to show the images. European diplomats said the tone of the meeting had been constructive. But two of the diplomats said Trump had been noncommittal on imposing further U.S. sanctions on Moscow, as European leaders want. Trump told reporters Washington was now in a position to let Russian oil waivers lapse after an interim accord to end the Iran war soothed markets, but he did not address the question of broader punitive measures. European leaders have wanted to convince Trump that previous U.S. positions on the possible terms of a deal were overly favourable towards Moscow, particularly now that Ukraine's drone incursions into Russia have improved its fortunes. "The tide is turning for Ukraine," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on X. "Russia's fatigue is openly showing. That's the time to double down on our support." A French diplomat said G7 leaders committed to providing Kyiv with more air defence capabilities — a key priority for Zelenskiy as he grapples with increased civilian strikes from Russia. G7 TO EXAMINE HORMUZ SHIPPING PROBLEM European leaders were also set to warn Trump that an interim deal with Iran risks entrenching Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. President Emmanuel Macron said the aim was to guarantee a "solid, serious agreement that is finalised". Tuesday's working lunch focused on the safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran largely closed at the end of February. Leaders also sought to identify alternative routes to bypass the waterway, which Trump said would be "completely open" on Friday. The interim deal should open a 60-day window for complex technical negotiations that would include the fate of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium and the lifting of international sanctions. However, European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team may fail to secure a robust nuclear agreement or address Iran's ballistic missile programme in the next phase, potentially creating a prolonged standoff. Trump said the deal stated "loud and clear" that Iran would not develop a nuclear weapon - something Iran has long denied seeking to do.

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FBI Announces Multiple Arrests After Thwarting Attack At White House Event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters disgruntled with the direction of the country spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. The FBI obtained encrypted text messages between roughly 20 participants who shared detailed maps of the area and discussed the need for a “safe house” and escape routes after the attack, the documents show. It was unclear from the court records how close the would-be attackers could have come to being able to carry out their plan had it not been thwarted last week. FBI agents learned about the possible threat on June 10, four days before the mixed martial arts extravaganza on the White House’s South Lawn, “and thanks to the rapid action of the FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” Director Kash Patel said in a post on X on Tuesday. Five people were arrested from states including Ohio, Missouri and California, said a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss information that was not yet public. Among those arrested was Tycen Proper, a 19-year-old Ohio man whose mother contacted local law enforcement last week with concerns about his firearms purchases and online communications, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. An assistant federal public defender assigned to represent Proper, who's charged with firearms offenses and crimes including attempted murder of an officer or employee of the United States, did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Proper made an initial court appearance Monday in Columbus and faces a detention hearing on Wednesday. Proper admitted in an interview with law enforcement that he participated in the planning of an attack, according to the affidavit, which says some members of the group began communicating with each other last March through a TikTok group called “Vanguard of the Old.” “The members of the group stated that they wanted to protect the United States, which they believed was headed in the wrong direction,” the affidavit says. “Members of the group believed that the United States needed to be torn down so that it could be rebuilt. Some expressed a desire that people who were involved with Jeffrey Epstein should not govern the country.” The logistics of the planned attack were discussed via Signal, an app that uses end-to-end encryption for its messaging and calling services, through a primary chat of “approximately 19 individuals" and smaller side chats, authorities said. Messages obtained from Proper's phone show he discussed the plot with others and highlighted several lawmakers he said should be targeted because of their support for Israel, the affidavit said. Proper told law enforcement officials that he had been planning to drive with weapons and body armor to a meet-up spot in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where the group was set to gather, it said. He said that though he did not intend to shoot people at the White House, others in the group did, the affidavit said. The plan called for the use of drones that would be detonated over the north side of the White House, prompting a rushed evacuation into the line of fire of waiting snipers in an attack that Proper said was designed to “jumpstart” a revolution in the U.S., authorities said. President Donald Trump, who celebrated his 80th birthday at the UFC event on Sunday, was friends with Epstein many years ago but has said he ended their relationship before the disgraced financier’s crimes became known. Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Évian-les-Bains, France, where he was attending the Group of Seven summit, Trump, a Republican, said he had not been briefed on the thwarted plot.

Trump: Memo Clearly States Iran Will Not Have A Nuclear Weapon

Évian-les-Bains, France, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters at the G7 meetings in France that the memorandum of understanding with Iran states clearly that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. Trump said that he will release the text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum in a formal setting. The president also said he likes the idea of sending the Iran deal to Congress for review, a request by some Republican lawmakers. "I never thought about sending it, never even thought about it, but I will," Trump told reporters. "I will send it to Congress. I like the idea." The U.S. deal with Iran is an agreement to hash out details in the coming weeks. "I think it's going to go pretty quickly," Trump told reporters about the next phase of negotiations with Iran, stipulated with a 60-day deadline. "Iran wants to get it done. They have to get back to business, and the relationship is now normalized, so I think it's going to go pretty quickly," Trump told reporters during his meeting with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, on the sidelines of the G7. "Could go faster, could take longer too, but it could go fast."

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FBI Uncovers Alleged Plot To Attack White House UFC Crowd

Newly unsealed court documents provide a clearer picture of an alleged attack plot targeting the UFC event held at the White House over the weekend. According to federal court filings, investigators uncovered plans that allegedly involved using explosive-laden drones and shooting at people as they fled the area. The event, held as part of President Donald Trump's 80th birthday celebration and the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary festivities, drew thousands of spectators to the White House grounds. The FBI says it obtained encrypted text messages showing roughly 20 individuals discussing the alleged attack. Court records indicate the group shared detailed maps of the area, discussed escape routes, and even talked about securing a "safe house" following the planned operation. Authorities have not said how close the suspects came to carrying out the attack, but officials say law enforcement intervened before any violence occurred. Multiple arrests have been made in connection with the case, including a 19-year-old man from Ohio. Federal prosecutors are expected to release additional details as the case moves forward through the court system. The FBI and Secret Service say the investigation remains ongoing.