Levin: Result of reported US proposal to end Iran war would be 'disastrous'

☮️ Plus: Iran reviews new peace plan; U.S. eagerly waits {beacon} It’s Thursday. I can’t scroll on social media for very long without seeing a reference to the Vineyard Gazette job opening that comes with a furnished home on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. I wonder how many job applications the newspaper is now getting....

Secretary of State Marco Rubio “underscored the strong relationship between the United States and the Holy See” and the “enduring partnership” between them during his meeting with Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff hosted Rubio for 2 1/2 hours Thursday in Vatican City, where the pair reportedly discussed issues ranging from global politics to religious freedom […]

President Donald Trump unequivocally backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R-GA) in the Georgia gubernatorial race on Wednesday night, doubling down on his endorsement for Jones in the wake of businessman Rick Jackson running a Trump-style MAGA campaign. In a tele-rally on Wednesday evening, Trump called on Georgians to get out to vote for Jones in […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) unveiled a $268 billion state budget for New York on Thursday that stopped short of fully embracing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s aggressive “tax the rich” agenda while still moving leftward on taxes, childcare, and immigration enforcement.  The spending plan, reached more than a month after the April 1 deadline, […]