The emerging peace deal between the U.S. and Iran has created some strange bedfellows in the nation’s capital. While a handful of Democrats recognize the importance of seeking a timely resolution to the military operation, a few Republicans have actively campaigned against the agreement. One somewhat surprising defector has been Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who recently asserted that he believes President Donald Trump has received “some very poor advice” during negotiations. As The Hill reported, Trump’s eldest son responded with a swift rebuke: “The only problem with this quote is that @tedcruz is lying thru his teeth about the deal. We’re not giving them a cent and he knows that. Using fake news about the peace deal to undermine @realDonaldTrump is the opposite of MAGA.” On Wednesday, Cruz described the MOU as an “ill-advised” deal that would “not remotely” benefit American interests.  “History teaches that giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea. I think the president is receiving some very poor advice on this deal,” Cruz told The Hill. The MOU between the U.S. and Iran includes a $300 billion fund to help reconstruct Iran. President Trump has said the U.S. will not provide money for the fund, but companies in the U.S., the Gulf states, Asia, South America and Africa have already agreed to commit to financing more than half of the $300 billion fund, according to Reuters.  The social media feud drew a wide array of comments: Teddy Cruz is Israel first so that's all you need to know — Tay (@Tayrealone) June 18, 2026 Donald Trump is the only reason the republican party is still around, beat down after beat down for over a decade. Without him where would our country be? — Phresh (@Phreshie) June 17, 2026 The only thing I care about is that our stock market is skyrocketing and oil prices are plummeting! pic.twitter.com/1pBY3J5jiQ — Missy in So Cal

In her attempt to drag her uncle’s reputation through the mud, Mary Trump found herself on the wrong side of a $100 million lawsuit. This week, reports surfaced that President Donald Trump has reached a settlement in the dispute against his niece. The Hill provided this recap of the latest development: Both parties announced the settlement in a joint filing Tuesday, according to court documents. “The parties are pleased to report that they have reached a settlement and anticipate being able to stipulate to the dismissal of this action with prejudice in the ensuing weeks, following completion of certain conditions precedent,” the letter reads. Details regarding the terms of the settlement were not made public, and a formal dismissal is expected in the coming weeks. The dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the president could not sue again in the future. News of the development soon sparked some social media discussion: Hope she learned lesson. — Rich Hill (@RichHil18634529) June 17, 2026 Good choice of photo. You can see nuts from miles away. — g_schottler (@GG91412) June 17, 2026 funny how TDSers try to pose this 1-0 score as 0-1 — m Casual (@mCasual1) June 17, 2026 Newsweek provided some context on the substance of the lawsuit: The case was first filed in 2021 and centered on a 2018 New York Times articleabout the president’s finances. It reported that Fred Trump, the president’s father, had given his son at least $413 million over the years, including through tax-avoidance schemes. The article went on to win a Pulitzer Prize. Mary Trump was accused of improperly providing records to the Times for the article. Court records filed by Trump’s lawyers described the leak as a “blatant breach” of a settlement agreement. Mary Trump’s lawyers argue in court filings that the lawsuit was “baseless” and should have been dismissed. “Mr. Trump wields the confidentiality provision as if it were virtually unlimited in scope and time, precluding speech on issues that became of central public concern once he first ran for President of the United States. His interpretation is unreasonable and has already been rejected by Dutchess County Supreme Court Justice Greenwald,” her lawyers wrote. The complaint stated that Mary Trump revealed details about the disclosure in her 2020 book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. The lawsuit was partially dismissed in 2023, with claims against the newspaper and reporters being dropped. However, in 2024, a New York court allowed the claims against Mary Trump to proceed and held that there was a “substantial” basis for Donald Trump’s claim against his niece to move forward. The appeals court at the time also suggested that Trump might only be awarded “nominal” damages against his niece if he wins the case, rather than the $100 million he sought. The five-judge panel wrote that “at a minimum, nominal damages may still be available on the breach of contract claim even in the absence of actual damages,” according to Reuters. Here’s some additional coverage from shortly after the lawsuit was initially filed: What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post President Trump Reaches Settlement With Niece In $100 Million Lawsuit appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

A decade ago, she was making the case that her then rival and his millions of supporters were deplorable. Fast-forward to 2026, however, and Hillary Clinton appears to be one of the few Democrat voices willing to give any credit at all to President Donald Trump. As Fox News reported, the former secretary of state gave the president credit for the way he handled the Israel-Hamas conflict, even acknowledging that many in her own party wouldn’t because Trump orchestrated the peace framework: The unexpected show of support came as Clinton spoke with The New Yorker’s David Remnick at 92NY on Monday, during a conversation in which the former Democratic presidential candidate touched on topics ranging from the Israel-Iran conflict to former President Joe Biden’s decision to run for re-election. Remnick then turned the conversation to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and pressed Clinton on her longtime support of a two-state solution in the region.  “But if I look at the Israeli polity, they don’t want a two-state solution, certainly not now. And if you look at the Palestinian polity, which is an even more complicated set of geographies and population, a two-state solution is not anywhere near the offing there,” Remnick said. He went on to ask Clinton if the concept of a two-state solution is still viable within the region, as officials push for peace.  “So other than some constituents — now it’s diminishing — in the West and elsewhere, a two-state solution, which was fought for so hard but began going out the window many years ago, seems impossible,” Remnick added. “Am I wrong?”  “You might be, but you might not be,” Clinton said. “And here’s why. I’m going to say something positive about Trump — so hold on.” “Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is actually a pathway to security for Israel, reconstruction for Gaza, and the possibility of self-determination — however defined — for the Palestinians,” Clinton continued. “There are a lot of people who reject it because Trump did it, but it’s the only game in town. There’s nothing else.”  Clinton said that if officials take Trump’s 20-point peace plan and implement it in its entirety, it may provide a feasible solution to end the war overseas.  “But I really believe if we took this 20-point plan, which starts with the disarmament of Hamas — a huge, important step yet to be accomplished — but took all of the 20 points so that it wasn’t just disarm Hamas, and maybe do some reconstruction and build some hotels, resorts on the coast,” Clinton said. “But if you really took the whole approach that is embodied in that 20-point plan — and I know there are people who are working to try to move forward on that — there is a glimmer of a possible path forward.” Of course, we’re still talking about Hillary Clinton, so she couldn’t resist taking potshots at the man who crushed her White House ambitions: Watch | Hillary Clinton mocks Trump’s handling of the Iran war Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized President Trump, saying: “When Trump launched the war against Iran and then, out of the White House, you hear ‘nobody told me about the Strait of… pic.twitter.com/wWgTtBBNrO — Paddystinian (@Paddystinian) June 17, 2026 Notably, her critique also extended to the other Democrat who lost in a landslide to President Trump: WATCH: Hillary Clinton says Joe Biden's decision to seek reelection was a "terrible mistake," arguing that if he had stepped aside earlier and allowed a competitive primary, another Democrat would have defeated President Trump. pic.twitter.com/ujFZfv4ESq — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 16, 2026 This week wasn’t the first time Clinton applauded Trump’s work on the peace plan, as The Hill reported in October: “It’s a really significant first step, and I really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after,” Clinton told CBS News in an interview. “Most importantly, the conflict hopefully will end with the ceasefire,” she added.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Israeli military will retreat to an agreed upon line in the Gaza Strip, cease its military strikes and liberate2,000 Palestinian prisoners.  In exchange, Hamas will release all hostages, both still living and dead. The Trump administration brokered a deal that would also eventually end in Gaza being turned over to an independent Palestinian body.  Here’s a relevant clip of Clinton’s latest remarks about the Middle East: What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post Hillary Clinton Signals Support For President Trump’s Middle East Policy: ‘A Pathway To Security’ appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

A Florida appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the state’s ban on concealed carry by adults aged 18 to 20 violates the Second Amendment. The three-judge panel of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Broward County unanimously ruled against the law, which was passed in 1987. LEGAL ALERT: A Florida appeals court has ruled that the state’s law prohibiting 18-20-year-olds from applying for carry permits violates the Second Amendment. https://t.co/ZtScg5dVpl pic.twitter.com/MJLc1bX1fz — Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) June 17, 2026 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier celebrated the ruling. “In another win for the unalienable rights of Floridians, the 4th DCA agreed with our position that Florida’s law banning adults under 21 from conceal carrying a firearm is unconstitutional. We will not seek further review and will work with @FDACS to implement the court’s order,” Uthmeier said. In another win for the unalienable rights of Floridians, the 4th DCA agreed with our position that Florida’s law banning adults under 21 from conceal carrying a firearm is unconstitutional. We will not seek further review and will work with @FDACS to implement the court's order. — Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 17, 2026 More from The New York Times: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, a two-term Republican, lawmakers and court rulings have made it easier to carry guns in Florida. In 2023, Mr. DeSantis signed a law that eliminated the requirement for a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Law-abiding Floridians have been able to openly carry firearms since 2025, when a state appeals court in Tallahassee ruled that a previous ban on the practice violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Some of the few new gun restrictions in the state’s recent history were passed in 2018, following the massacre of 17 students and staff members at a high school in Parkland, Fla. They included raising the minimum age for all gun purchases from 18 to 21, and mandating a three-day waiting period for prospective gun buyers. The Florida House has repeatedly tried to roll back the age restriction for the purchase of long guns, with Mr. DeSantis’s support, but the State Senate did not go along. The case stemmed from the 2024 arrest of an 18-year-old for carrying a concealed firearm and improper exhibition of a firearm. Although the individual attempted to dismiss the concealed carry charge, the trial court ruled that the age restrictions were constitutional. The individual pleaded no contest to the charges and reserved the right to appeal. Florida’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying concealed weapons has been struck by a state appeals court, leaning on the Second Amendment and support from the state’s top cop. https://t.co/LytRVqVbWw — Bloomberg Law (@BLaw) June 17, 2026 Courthouse News Service shared further: The appellate decision cited a handful of U.S. Supreme Court and federal court decisions, including the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and a 2024 federal appeals court decision that struck down Minnesota’s age restrictions on concealed carry. “Eighteen- to 20-year-olds can defend the country without restriction but can only utilize their Second Amendment right to self-defense with severe restrictions,” wrote Levine. “This burden on law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds’ right to public carry — and specifically here concealed carry — which is not applicable to any other adults, is a burden that is facially unconstitutional as to 18- to 20-year-olds.” Thomas Cottone, the public defender for Eubanks, said the ruling was “even better than I had hoped.” “This will help in other motions I will file in other gun-related cases,” said Cottone, now in private practice. “There is some language in this order that will help with that.” In particular, Cottone said he is working on the constitutional defense of convictions of firearm possession by a felon in which the underlying charge is nonviolent. The post Republican Attorney General Announces HUGE Second Amendment Win appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Several counties along the Florida Panhandle have moved to ban data center developments. Walton County adopted a “complete and outright permanent ban on data centers,” WEAR-TV reports. Walton County bans data centers, Pensacola city councilman hopes to mirror ordinancehttps://t.co/hoFZ9ZKbPP — WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) June 17, 2026 WEAR-TV has more: This also includes large load centers if they require more than 50 megawatts. The ordinance was adopted unanimously at a Walton County commission meeting last week. The rule takes effect immediately. It’s expected that revisions may come in the future to comply with state laws. The decision to adopt a ban is causing a chain reaction, as a Pensacola city councilman says he’s pushing for a similar ordinance. “For those of you that aren’t aware, Walton County, the county commission, just passed a an ordinance that would prohibit data centers from being constructed in their boundaries,” Councilman Charles Bare said. “And I am working on an ordinance that we can consider for July that will kind of mirror that.” “The Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) made it clear that sprawling data centers designed to meet the demands of AI technology are not welcome in Walton County,” the Walton County Commission stated. Nearby Jackson County also banned data centers. AI data centers bring major risks with limited benefits – Jackson County says NO https://t.co/IrejcjWha7 via @OutLoudNews — America Out Loud News (@OutLoudNews) June 16, 2026 WFSU explained further: Jackson County commissioners have unanimously agreed to ban data centers, associated accessory structures, and affiliated businesses. The vote came after strong opposition from community members like Elijah Simmons. He says he’s concerned about the impact data centers, which are often linked to heavy water use, can have on the environment. “These aren’t regular data centers,” Simmons says. “This isn’t storage for your files. This is a giant computer that requires cooling, and the cheapest way is an open-loop evaporation-based water cooling system.” Other residents say they think the commission was too quick to make a decision. Last month, the commission had voted to put a one-year moratorium on data center projects while they studied the issue. This week’s meeting changed that plan, putting a long-term ban in place instead. That ban will take effect June 23. In addition, Wakulla County joined the list of Florida counties to ban data centers. Wakulla becomes latest Florida county to restrict data center construction Reporting by @FabrizioGowdy#FlaPolhttps://t.co/oZD18LNoEG — Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) June 16, 2026 Florida Politics shared further: The vote came even as the board’s attorney cautioned that an indefinite ban put the county on a riskier legal footing than a temporary moratorium. Acknowledging the packed meeting room and numerous speakers in favor of the ban, Commissioner Ralph Thomas argued constituents clearly had an “appetite” for a ban. Most residents who spoke during public comment cited water usage and environmental concerns as their biggest reason for opposing data centers. Wakulla County is home to Wakulla Springs, the most extensive submerged cave network in North America. “Wakulla County’s greatest asset is not something that we built … but actually something that we inherited: our natural resources, our water, our coastline, our springs, our river, our fishery,” said local resident Hunter Levine, a full-time fishing podcaster. Commissioners leaned heavily into SB 484, which the Legislature passed in March to regulate data centers. Among other things, the law reaffirms local governments’ authority to restrict data center development through their comprehensive planning and land development regulations. “It’s a unanimous ‘no,’” said Commissioner Quincee Messersmith, taking a lighthearted jab at those who have criticized the board for unanimously approving developments in the past. Stopping overdevelopment has become a rallying cry in Wakulla County, and Messersmith has drawn a Primary challenger who has positioned herself as a slow-growth candidate. The post Multiple Counties In Red State BAN Data Centers appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.