Short Take Politics:

Israel not told about ceasefire

The Trump administration didn’t communicate the ceasefire to Israel which was unhappy about it. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-2026-trump-deadline-latest-news/card/exclusive-israel-was-informed-late-about-cease-fire-deal-and-wasn-t-happy-s18QUNCt1s4fL60Rnn03

Soldiers died in Kuwait because they were unprepared

6 service members were killed by a drone strike in Kuwait because the unit was not prepared for an attack. The Pentagon has covered it up. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-war-kuwait-drone-attack-survivors-us-army/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=928032941

Congressional MAGATS embrace their own irrelevance

Ignoring Democratic calls for action over an illegal war further demonstrates the irrelevance of the once-great Republican party. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/against-a-backdrop-of-war-congressional-republican-embrace-their-own-irrelevance