Vice President JD Vance indicated that the United States was prepared to build a whole new relationship with Iran — if the nation’s new leadership was truly ready to give up its nuclear dream. Vance made the remarks in Switzerland, where the first round of talks with Iran began under a 60-day memorandum of understanding meant to lay the groundwork for a broader peace deal. “What the president has asked us to do is turn over a new leaf to transform our relationship with the people of Iran, and to extend an outstretched hand that says to the people of Iran that if your leadership is willing to give up being a driver of regional instability,” Vance said, according to the New York Post. “If they are willing to give up nuclear weapons ambitions for the long term, then the United States is willing to fundamentally transform our relationship with that country,” he added. “That is certainly our goal.” The vice president’s remarks framed the talks as a possible turning point in U.S.-Iran relations, but also made clear that any improvement would depend on Iran’s willingness to change course. “The opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the ending of the Iranian nuclear program, all of these things have already been accomplished,” Vance said. “The question before us now is, how much more can we accomplish together?” “Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently? Or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference,” he added. Vance’s public offer came as President Donald Trump struck a much harder tone toward Tehran, warning Iran to stop its proxies in Lebanon from escalating the conflict. “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social.  “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!” Vance’s remarks came as Trump separately warned Iran over Hezbollah, placing the diplomatic talks alongside the administration’s public threats of further action if Tehran’s proxies continue causing trouble in Lebanon. The Switzerland talks had been delayed because of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, according to the New York Post. The MOU laid out a template for peace between the United States and Iran while giving both sides 60 days to work toward a more detailed agreement. Trump has also warned Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that remains central to the talks and to global energy security. “You close it, and you won’t have a country,” Trump said, according to Fox. “You won’t even make it back to your f*cing country.” The president also criticized Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian after he said Iran would not give up its right to enrichment and that the United States would be “forced to accept it.” “He better watch his mouth. He better shape up, or we’ll take over the rest of the country,” Trump said, according to the Post. The talks are moving forward as Vance conveys a possible shift in U.S.-Iran relations, while Trump continues to warn Tehran over Hezbollah and the Strait of Hormuz.

Podcast host Joe Rogan revealed the fear he voiced to President Donald Trump ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 fight night at the White House — and what the president said to him in return. Rogan, speaking with UFC fighter Justin Gaethje and MMA trainer Trevor Wittman, discussed his concerns ahead of fight night about how vulnerable they could be to an attack — particularly because Trump had been targeted so many times in the past. WATCH: HILARIOUS: Justin Gaethje: “I was like, f*ck it. If I get taken out in the middle of the case, how f*cking legendary would that be?” Joe Rogan: “I said to Trump, ‘I hope we don’t die in a terrorist attack.’ He goes, ‘We gotta go somehow.’ I go, ‘What the f*ck, dude?’” pic.twitter.com/6y32fDS1mL — RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) June 20, 2026 “I was honestly really nervous, Joe,” Wittman said. “I was like, dude, there’s like — just being around everybody and something could happen — the drones, that kid that you know they stopped, like … Again, I wasn’t knowing what to expect and then ’til after the fight because again, we couldn’t take it in, it was a beautiful thing, and Justin —” “I was like, f*ck it, if I get taken out in the middle of the cage, how f*cking legendary’d that be?” Gaethje chimed in. Rogan said then that he’d actually brought concerns to President Trump before the event, saying, “I said to Trump, ‘I hope we don’t die in a terrorist attack.’ He goes, ‘We gotta go somehow.’ I go, ‘What the f*ck, dude?’” Gaethje said he was right there with Trump, adding, “Everyone will remember it for the rest of eternity!” “I’ll pass,” Wittman interjected as Gaethje declared, “Sign me up!” “It’s better the way it went,” Rogan replied. “The way it went was way better, it was a way better outcome.”

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) delivered a Bible-based — and very personal — Father’s Day message specifically aimed at children who were growing up without fathers. Scott joined CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Sunday morning’s broadcast of “State of the Union,” where he talked about the fact that he’d grown up from the age of seven without his own father present — and then, when he married, he’d become a stepfather to his new wife’s adult children. He spoke about advice from a pastor, who’d reminded him that he had to “earn the right to influence” the lives of the adult children in his newly-blended family — and he said that advice had so far served him well. But then Tapper asked what advice he had for fathers — or for those who might be living without a father. WATCH: Senator Tim Scott’s powerful Father’s Day message: “If you are without a father, do not think that his absence somehow makes you less qualified to do anything. You are fearfully and wonderfully made… Do not let your dad’s absence be an excuse for doing something that you will… pic.twitter.com/QUZErFshMg — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) June 21, 2026 “On this Father’s Day, what’s your message to all the people out there, either the dads or the people who don’t have dads?” Tapper asked. “If you are without a father, do not think that his absence somehow makes you less qualified to do anything. You are fearfully and wonderfully made,” Scott said, quoting Psalm 139:14. “But it is your responsibility at a certain age to take responsibility of your life and to make the most out of it.” “Do not let your dad’s absence be an excuse for doing something that you will later regret,” he added. Scott told Tapper that even though his own father had left when he was young, he’d always felt motivated to go out and make him proud. Senator Tim Scott’s dad left when he was 7 years old, but he still saw him through rose-colored glasses: “I don’t know very many kids who don’t want to make their dads proud.” pic.twitter.com/t1eGwVO028 — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) June 21, 2026 “I don’t know very many kids who don’t want to make their dads proud,” he said.

Comedian Bill Maher scorched Democrats — former Vice President Kamala Harris chief among them — for ignoring and even mocking the idea of patriotism until they needed to win elections. Maher, during his Friday broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” scolded Democrats who were refusing to celebrate the United States as it passed it’s 250th anniversary, arguing that they were only making themselves look petty and small in their efforts to attack President Donald Trump. Bill Maher on America’s 250th Birthday: “I’m NOT DOWN with this attitude of ‘Well, we’re having a party, but if Trump’s going, I’m not.’ That’s so high school it should be in the Epstein files.” ⁰“Go to the party; it’s a big celebration. You probably won’t run into him. This… pic.twitter.com/u0rlUhmOsc — RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) June 20, 2026 “This is about America. He isn’t America. He’s a temporary caretaker of America, America’s employee. And the message should be that America isn’t actually his and that no one’s side gets to own being psyched about the country,” Maher argued. “So I’m not down with this attitude of ‘Well, we’re having a party, but if Trump’s going, I’m not.’ That’s so high school it should be in the Epstein files,” he added, drawing laughs from the audience. “Go to the party; it’s a big celebration. You probably won’t run into him. This country’s 3.8M square miles, and that’s without Greenland.” Maher went on to argue that a lot of the dire events Democrats had predicted had failed to materialize — not the least of which being their fear that Trump would barricade himself in the White House and refuse to leave after losing in 2020 — before he turned on the former vice president. Jabbing at Harris’s 2024 call for Democrats to “take back the flag,” he pointed out that eleventh-hour conversions would never be convincing.

Summer has dropped and with it has come the new Trader Joe’s tote bag — the new hot item causing some customers to arrive at 3 a.m. to camp out at the stores. The bags are simple in design and measure 13 inches x 11 inches tall x 6 inches, and debuted on Wednesday, causing lines to stretch for blocks as customers hoped to snag the famed bag before it’s gone. The Striped Mini Canvas Tote Bags — sold for $2.99 — come in four colors: pale pink, sky blue, seafoam green, or desert sand Stripe. They are described as perfect for small shopping trips or a quick grab-and-go meal. Customers arrive earlier and earlier, hoping to grab a bag before the store runs out. Luckily for them, the bags are restocked daily and some stores limit the customers to four bags per person. One influencer arrived an hour and a half early and the line was still wrapped around for blocks.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Rachel (@eatsbyrachel) These bag drops unfortunately do get out of hand on occasion. A TikTok influencer said that the line to get into the store wrapped around the entire perimeter of the parking lot. The store initially had the bags in a corner as a free grab instead of handing them out until they “realized chaos would ensue.”  At one location, a customer claimed the bags were sold out — which the manager denied. In an attempt to keep things from getting out of control, the employees tried to have customers arrange in a single file line —  but the customers refused to cooperate. The line was rerouted to the back door instead. This store was only allowing customers to take six bags a person.  Trader Joe’s tote bag hype has developed a cult-like following, reaching back to March of 2024. The bags are so coveted that they can sell for up to $50,000 on eBay. But why? The bags are viewed by many as a status symbol, according to Forbes. They are merchandise that can only be found in U.S. stores — across some 600 locations — and they can’t be ordered online. The bag speaks to culture and wealth, and since the bag can only be found in the United States, having it in an outside country shows the ability to afford an international flight. It can also make owners seem well-traveled with an “international outlook.” Material status symbols are nothing new. Tyrian purple was only permitted for the elites in Rome, and anyone who wore it illegally was killed. Pineapples were the “ultimate cost signal” in Victorian Britain. Now it’s little striped totes bags — but what they all have in common is their ability to inspire child-like behavior from adults.