Trump revived his complaint that NATO won't help secure the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war: 'Why the hell are we helping them?' NATO's own answer, from EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas: 'We don't know what are the objectives of this war.' #NATO #Iran #Hormuz #ZNN

Leaked texts show FBI Director Kash Patel ordered staff to flood a meme account's replies with 'record year results' after it mocked him over the stalled Epstein files. His deputy warned it would look bad. Patel: 'it's about the number of views.' #KashPatel #FBI #Epstein #ZNN

Commerce Secretary Lutnick says Trump's $5,000 dividend is 'not tax money.' But tariffs are legally taxes, the math is off by 6x, and the Supreme Court already ruled the tariff authority funding it illegal. Oh, and it only arrives if you vote the right way. #Tariffs #Trump #Politics #ZNN

Trump's third 'dividend' promise in under a year: $5,000 per adult, IF Republicans hold Congress in November. His $2,000 tariff dividend from last year still hasn't arrived. The $1,776 one that did arrive was already-appropriated military housing money. #Trump #Midterms #Politics #ZNN

One year since Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University. In 2023 he said some gun deaths every year were a 'prudent deal' for the Second Amendment. His widow now runs Turning Point USA. His shooter stands trial facing the death penalty. #CharlieKirk #TurningPointUSA #ZNN

Trump says the Iran war will end 'immediately' after the midterms, and blames Iran for timing the war to help Democrats. He also predicted gas under $2 a gallon after November. Support for the war is at 31 percent. #Iran #Trump #Midterms #ZNN

A former Obama national security official has a report out arguing the US should prepare to bomb Chinese data centers with conventional munitions if China gets close to AGI first. His words, not ours. The technology in question does not exist yet. #AGI #China #Pentagon #ZNN

Missouri's congressional map got rejected by the Supreme Court and ordered into use by a federal judge, in the same week. Same map. The state's own Supreme Court says it never legally took effect. ZNN is simply counting the judges. #Missouri #Redistricting #Politics #ZNN