Brickbats: May 2026

President Donald Trump threatened in a Truth Social post Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die tonight" as the deadline nears for an agreement on a ceasefire in the war with Iran

Vice President JD Vance implored leaders in Iran to respond promptly to President Donald Trump‘s demand for a ceasefire deal by 8 p.m. Tuesday to avoid the unnecessary loss of innocent life. While speaking at a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Vance said that the end of the war in Tehran […]

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday to allow Iowa to enforce a ban on LBGTQ books and topics in public school classrooms after a lower court judge issued a temporarily ban on the law last year. The state has been fighting LGBTQ groups and publishing companies since 2023 when the law was signed...

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