Israel launches preemptive airstrikes against Iran after nuclear talks break down. Leftist groups bankroll the L.A. riots and No Kings protests, and sanctuary state governors get blasted by Congress. It’s Friday, June 13, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Morning Wire is available on video! You can watch today’s episode here: If you’d rather listen to your news, today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below: And a quick programming note: Afternoon Update is back! Look for Evening Wire in your podcast feeds on weekdays at 5 p.m. Eastern Time! “Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran” Topline: Israel strikes targets across Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear missiles – how is the U.S. reacting? Israel launched a massive air attack across Iranian territory on Thursday night after U.S.-Iran nuclear talks stalled. Israel targeted missile sites, as well as military command centers, research facilities, nuclear scientists, Iranian military leaders, and other high-ranking Iranian officials. Israel has also closed its airspace and declared a state of emergency in preparation for retaliatory strikes — an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said that only “necessary” business should be conducted on Friday. Hours before the attack, the United States had ordered non-essential personnel out of the Middle East over tensions with Iran. “[American personnel] are being moved out because it could be a dangerous place, and we’ll see what happens,” President Trump said on Thursday. “[Iran] can’t have a nuclear weapon. Very simply, they can’t … we’re not going to allow that.” President Trump has denied any American involvement in the strike, and despite the evacuation efforts in response to the possibility, the Trump administration was adamant in its warning to Iran not to direct its ire against the United States. “Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement on Thursday. “Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense…President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.” President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to reach a nuclear agreement to avoid further military conflict following Israel’s overnight strikes on Iran. “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal,” Trump said. “Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn’t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!” Later Friday morning, Trump posted on social media: “Two months ago I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to ‘make a deal.’ They should have done it! Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn’t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance.” On Thursday, a United Nations watchdog passed a censure vote against Tehran for the first time in two decades. The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran was out of compliance with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations. In response to the censure vote, Tehran said it will be activating a third nuclear enrichment facility. It’s unclear how long it would take Iran to assemble a nuclear weapon, although some estimates suggest they could do so in a few months. Iranian proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis have routinely attacked the state of Israel for years and killed thousands of its citizens – Iran has also launched hundreds of drones and missiles directly at Israel last year. Israel is roughly the size of New Jersey, and even a handful of nuclear bombs could obliterate its major population centers. The Iranian regime has not been shy about calling for the destruction of Israel, as well as the United States. “A nuclear Iran represents an existential threat to Israel,” U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said. “As does Iran with a large amount of missiles.” The operation to disable Iran’s nascent nuclear capabilities is expected to take several days. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the campaign would continue “as long as it takes.” Who’s Funding the Rioters? Topline: The FBI zeroes in on the groups bankrolling the nationwide anti-ICE violence. As the riots in Los Angeles have resulted in the deployment of military forces, focus has turned to the groups organizing these violent protests, especially Indivisible, an activist organization funded by leftist billionaire George Soros. National Guard troops have been deployed to protect federal buildings and federal employees so ICE can do its work.  A Daily Wire investigation found that Neville Singham, a tech billionaire living in Shanghai, is a key backer of the anti-ICE movement. He has been described as a financier of pro-Chinese Communist Party propaganda. He has allegedly funneled more than $20 million to radical groups linked to these riots and the anti-Israel protests. Another key backer is Indivisible, a 501(c)(4) that has openly acknowledged its involvement and organized Tesla protests last month. The group has received some $9 million from George Soros’ foundation. It has received funding from Democratic fundraising platform Act Blue and the Barbara Streisand Foundation. Authorities are now starting to arrest some of the leaders facilitating the unrest. “We have made it a huge priority to try to identify, locate, and arrest those who are involved in organizing, supporting, funding, or facilitating these riots,” U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told Fox News. “It appears they’re well orchestrated and coordinated and well funded.” Around 1,800 “No Kings” protests backed by many of the same groups are scheduled for Saturday in 1,500 cities to coincide with Flag Day and President Trump’s birthday. Sanctuary State Governors Grilled On Capitol Hill Topline: Sanctuary state governors face tough questions on Capitol Hill. Three Democratic governors, Kathy Hochul of New York, JB Pritzker of Illinois, and Tim Walz of Minnesota — who was Kamala Harris’ running mate — appeared together before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday to testify about their states’ sanctuary policies. This hearing played out as anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles and other cities. At one point during the hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) read off a list of horrific crimes committed by illegal migrants to Governor Hochul, who struggled to respond: STEFANIK: “Well, this is an illegal migrant in New York because of your sanctuary state policies. Do you know what crime he committed?” HOCHUL: “I’m not familiar at this moment.” STEFANIK: “I bet you’re going to be familiar when I remind you. He found a sleeping woman on the subway, lit her on fire, and burned her alive. This is in Kathy Hochul’s New York. And as I’m sure you are aware, and I’ll remind you, that ICE issued an order to detain this violent criminal, but that was rejected by New York officials due to sanctuary state laws. Now, do you know who Raymond Rojas Basilio is?” HOCHUL: “I just want to say this. These crimes are horrific. In all of these cases, we worked with ICE–“ STEFANIK: “–Because of your sanctuary state policies, you did not in this case. They are walking on the streets because of your policies and your executive order that you signed three times.” At another point, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) tried to get Governor Walz to answer whether he agreed with his own Minnesota attorney general, who said it was unlawful for counties to hold illegal migrants in custody for ICE, even with an immigration warrant. BIGGS: “That’s his statement. It’s not yours. I just want to know if you agree with him.” WALZ: “Well, I know you know this, congressman, that all 87 Minnesota counties follow federal law. … The attorney general is elected independently in Minnesota. Nothing in his opinion–“ BIGGS: “So are you telling me you disagree with him? I just want you to answer the question.” Then, in an exchange with Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Governor Pritzker balked at answering whether he thinks a Guatemalan man who was arrested for crashing into two young women at a traffic light while driving drunk had a right to be in the country illegally. That migrant is also under federal indictment for having a fraudulent permanent resident card, Social Security card, and a passport. COMER: “Should that criminal have been here in the first place? Did he have a right to be in this country illegally?” PRITZKER: “If the person is a criminal of any sort, then they ought to be, uh–” COMER: “So that person had a right to be in the United States?” PRITZKER: “They ought to be given their due process rights, and they ought to be convicted.” Hannah Davis, policy analyst at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), told The Daily Wire that the number of sanctuary jurisdictions within the United States has risen rapidly in recent years. “In 2018 was when FAIR did its last report and we found a little over 550. So it’s been a few years, but as of May of 2025, we found 1,003 sanctuary jurisdictions across the U.S.,” Davis said. “What began as a small movement initially surrounding the concept that non-citizens should be able to report crimes to local law enforcement without fear of deportation has been emboldening radical opposition to the enforcement of federal immigration policy.”

It is no secret that most animals enjoy music. While we probably assumed that genre and artist made no difference, Bruce the Saint Bernard says otherwise. During a test of music, Bruce rated each song with his body language. Guns and Roses: check. Sublime: check. Coldplay: check. The Lumineers… The dog hates The Lumineers. Image from TikTok. To determine if it was just the song, “Ho, Hey” by The Lumineers, Bruce’s dad played “Ophelia” next. Although his reaction wasn’t as immediate as with the first song, Bruce ended up standing, growling, and barking at “Ophelia” also. It’s official. The dog hates The Lumineers. @thesaintsandponcho His reaction to the last song is hilarious #saintbernard #dogsvideo #dogsoftiktok #funny #funnyvideo ♬ original sound – The Saints and Poncho Soft music playing can calm a dog with separation anxiety or a reactive dog during a storm. Some dogs love music so much that they will request it in their special way. The Creators at The Saints and Poncho have a bonded pair of Saint Bernards. And then there is Poncho. Poncho is not a chew toy, but it took a bit to convince Bruce and Baby of that. They introduced the little chihuahua to the big dogs. It took some time, but the big dogs eventually realized that Poncho was not a chicken nugget. @thesaintsandponcho Our Family is Complete #saintbernard #chiuahua #dogsoftiktok #dogs #dog #funny ♬ were going to be friends – speedylyric We don’t know if Poncho and the big dogs are fully acclimated to one another. The dog parents are taking it very slowly to ensure safety for all three dogs. Chihuahuas are notoriously bitey, so the concern for safety includes Bruce and Baby. The little ankle-biter is much more dangerous than the huge cuddlebugs. If you want to keep up-to-date on how Poncho is fitting into the household, follow The Saints and Poncho on TikTok. There will probably be more updates on Bruce’s favorite music choices, too. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dog Absolutely Hates The Lumineers & Dad Has Hilarious Proof! appeared first on InspireMore.

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The government spent decades trying to make fathers unnecessary. The failure of that experiment put society on the long-term path to collapse. Father’s Day is Sunday. It’s much less popular than Mother’s Day for a sad reason. Fewer fathers are involved in their children’s lives. That’s caused by two main factors, the first being children born to single moms. In 2022, almost 40% of births were to unmarried women, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The second reason is the prevalence of divorce. Statistically, children raised without a father face a bleak future. Homes led by a single mother are more than four times as likely to live in poverty compared to married couples. Poverty is associated with a host of problems, including lower academic achievement. Children without fathers around are more likely to go to prison. They’re less likely to attend college. Children without dads are more likely to act out and have substance abuse problems. Tragically, teenage girls without a father present are seven times more likely to become pregnant. And thus, the cycle repeats itself. “A broken family is one of the biggest reasons why our children are committing crimes,” Nevada’s Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said in a video promoting Dads in Schools. “Fatherless—no father at home is a huge deal. It has a huge impact on a child’s life.” Given this, promoting fatherhood should be a societal priority. It hasn’t been. Welfare once “went to mothers so long as no male was boarding in the household,” Harvard professor Paul Peterson wrote in a 2015 article for Education Next. He continued, “Marriage to an employed male, even one earning the minimum wage, placed at risk a mother’s economic well-being.” Put together, these handouts were generous. “Analysts estimated that in 1975 a household head would have to earn $20,000 a year to have more resources than what could be obtained from Great Society programs,” Peterson wrote. In today’s dollars, that’d be more than $115,000. Little wonder marriage collapsed. Even today, some couples still face a tax penalty for getting married. This is backward. Marriage provides major societal benefits. But most people don’t think so. Last year, Pew asked if “society is better off if people make marriage and having children a priority.” Among supporters of President Donald Trump, 59% agreed. That’s a low number. But among supporters of former President Joe Biden, before he dropped out, just 19% thought so. Among all voters, it was 39%. Those are depressing numbers. It foreshadows the long-term decline of society. Most obviously, a country that doesn’t reproduce shrinks. Look at Japan and South Korea. The U.S. birth rate has also fallen well below the replacement rate. Immigration can boost population numbers, but can also create its own problems, as the country experienced under Biden. More fundamentally, societies, even powerful ones, aren’t eternal. Just ask the Roman Empire. Oh wait. It doesn’t exist anymore. If a country imports people who don’t share its fundamental principles, that society can quickly become unrecognizable. Look at the pro-Hamas protesters calling for “death of America” while in America. A healthy society would grapple with and debate these issues. Sure, there’d be disagreements, but discussions would likely expose areas of agreement and potential solutions. But woe to those who mention how out-of-wedlock births have devastated the African-American community. Or that all global cultures aren’t equal. If you point these things out, Democrats will quickly strawman your argument to accuse you of racism. That may be good politics in the moment, but its results aren’t. It’s one reason why the fatherlessness crisis, along with its negative downstream effects, continues to fester. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post The Government Failed at Fatherhood appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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