Well, that was fast! After a federal judge ruled that President Trump had to rescind authority of the California National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Trump administration quickly filed an appeal. We brought you that report here: BREAKING: Judge Orders President Trump To Hand Over Control of National Guard to Newsom Now, the appeals court has sided with President Trump, granting him authority of the National Guard while litigation continues. It's a solid win for President Trump and means the National Guard can stay in Los Angeles to restore order and peace -- at least for now. Check out the latest development: President Trump just stole the wind from Gavin Newsom’s sails ? #BREAKING A US appeals court has GRANTED President Trump’s request to maintain control over the California National Guard while litigation continues HAHAHAHAAH LOSER https://t.co/WFDXBsnmKm pic.twitter.com/4Dj6Xn87GB — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) June 13, 2025 AP News has the details: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids. The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on Tuesday. The ruling came only hours after a federal judge’s order was to take effect at noon Friday. Earlier Thursday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled the Guard deployment was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority. The order applied only to the National Guard troops and not Marines who were also deployed to the LA protests. The judge said he would not rule on the Marines because they were not out on the streets yet. The ruling, which was part of California's lawsuit against President Trump for deploying the National Guard to help stop violent riots in Los Angeles, was ridiculous in the first place. The President holds the title of Commander-in-Chief for a reason. The executive branch's command of the military is second to nobody. And, it's almost like even the judge knew his ruling was bogus. He had stayed his own ruling until tomorrow at noon, allowing plenty of time for an appeal to go through. However, that didn't stop Gavin Newsom from bragging about his (premature) victory. In light of the appeals court granting President Trump's notion, this looks hilarious: Gavin Sleezy Newsom boasts his “win” to take back Control of the National Guard and calls President Trump a weak, pathetic, dictator whose ego wants a military celebration on his birthday. No Dumbass… The United States Army's birthday is June 14th. This date marks the day in… pic.twitter.com/esKtZnnC1C — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) June 13, 2025 So does this: BREAKING NEWS: An Appeals court has already ruled in Trumps favor saying he can keep control of the National Guard. Who’s going to tell Gavin? pic.twitter.com/6VxSD1t7oC — Based Bandita (@MissVega8888) June 13, 2025 What's your take?

Oil has skyrocketed! Shortly after Israel attacked Iran, oil futures surged as high as 13%. As the WLT Report previously reported, Israel launched several airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and on the homes of top military officials. CNBC had these details to share about the spike in oil futures: Crude oil futures jumped as much as 13% Thursday evening after Israel launched airstrikes against Iran without U.S. support. U.S. West Texas Intermediate last rose 11.38%, to $75.82 per barrel, while global benchmark Brent surged 10.28%, to $76.48 per barrel. Israel launched a “targeted military operation” against Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile program, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an address. Israel hit Iran’s main enrichment site at Natanz, its leading nuclear scientists, and struck the heart of its ballistic missile program, Netanyahu said. “This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat,” Netanyahu said. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear that Israel had taken “unilateral action against Iran” without U.S. support. Rubio warned Iran against targeting U.S. interests. “We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” Rubio said in a statement. “Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.” Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz declared a special state of emergency in Israel in anticipation of Iran launching a missile and drone attack in retaliation. Oil is now up +13% Positive YTD for 2025 pic.twitter.com/XvbUDHkdrx — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) June 13, 2025 Reports in Iran that the Natanz facility has been hit “severely” among oil refineries as well like this one pic.twitter.com/1ZNZzyX0HD — Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) June 13, 2025 Here’s the latest update on Israel’s attacks on Iran, Per Fox News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that one of Iran’s top nuclear facilities had been hit in Thursday night’s strike against the regime. “Iran has produced enough highly enriched uranium for nine atom bombs, nine,” Netanyahu said. “In recent months, Iran is taking steps that it has never taken before, steps to weaponize this enriched uranium. And if not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time.” The Natanz Nuclear Facility – one of Tehran’s key nuclear sites and which has been flagged by security experts that in coordination with the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to produce 11 nuclear weapons within a month – has been hit in the strikes, though the extent of the damage remains unknown. “We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. We struck at the heart Iran’s nuclear weaponization program,” Netanyahu said in live remarks. “We targeted Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz. “We targeted Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb,” he added. The Nantaz Nuclear Facility was at least partially destroyed in 2020 following an explosion, and satellite imagery has suggested Iran began constructing deep underground tunnels to further secure and obscure their nuclear program, reported the Institute for Science and International Security earlier this year. What’s your view on this?

This just in: the House of Representatives has just passed the first round of DOGE spending cuts! Originally proposed by President Trump himself, the rescissions package includes over $9.4 billion in spending cuts from USAID, PBS, and NPR! It’s now headed to the Senate. BREAKING: The House passes first round of DOGE cuts, 214-212, slashing around $9.4B from USAID, NPR, PBS, and more. pic.twitter.com/8Whs8CgW10 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 12, 2025 The House Oversight Committee announced: NPR and PBS = DEFUNDED The House just passed President Trump’s rescissions package, enacting @DOGE cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Tax dollars will NOT go towards indoctrinating children with radical leftist ideology.@SenateGOP, it’s your turn to act. pic.twitter.com/I5ZsceeQ55 — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) June 12, 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson released this statement in response to the passage: Today’s House passage of this initial rescissions package marks a critical step toward a more responsible and transparent government that puts the interests of the American taxpayers first. Thanks to DOGE’s work, this package eliminates $9.4 billion in unnecessary and wasteful… pic.twitter.com/kmnwzYI2qd — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) June 12, 2025 The Hill has more details on the package: Trump is seeking to claw back $8.3 billion in foreign aid as part of the request, targeting dollars for items like migration and refugee assistance that the administration says support activities that “could be more fairly shared with non-U.S. Government donors,” USAID efforts they say have been used to “fund radical gender and climate projects,” and development assistance they argued “conflict with American values” and “interfere with the sovereignty of other countries,” among other rescissions. The administration also calls for eliminating funding for the United Nations Children’s Fund, U.N. Development Program and the U.N. Population Fund under the proposal, as well as the World Health Organization and “portions of the U.N. Regular Budget for the U.N. Human Rights Council and the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.” The plan additionally calls for rescinding $535 million in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some funding to NPR and PBS, in both fiscal 2026 and 2027. The proposed $1.1 billion clawback for public broadcasting funds has sparked concern from Republicans in both chambers, who have sounded alarm over what the cuts would mean for local stations and those in rural communities. The package passed narrowly in the House, with four Republicans siding with Democrats against it. Very surprisingly, Rep. Thomas Massie was not among those four RINOs. Yesterday, we brought you this report about how Rep. Massie was the only Republican to vote against the measure to advance these DOGE cuts: House ADVANCES First Round of DOGE Cuts — Lone Republican Sides With Dems To Vote “No” Perhaps the backlash Massie received knocked some sense into him because he ended up changing his mind and voting to pass the cuts. However, these four Republicans voted 'no' on the bill: Michael Turner (Ohio) Nicole Malliotakis (New York) Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) Mark Amodei (Nevada) MTG called them out: DOGE CUTS PASSED!! Two R’s switched Here are the Republican NO votes to cutting USAID, NPR, and PBS!! Unreal. https://t.co/2ikBTr4SZQ pic.twitter.com/6PY3bphkVD — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? (@RepMTG) June 12, 2025 Two Republicans also didn't vote at all: Laurel Lee (Florida) Brad Finstad (Minnesota) Six RINOs have just been exposed. You know what to do in 2026: primary them and vote them out! Still, the package's passage is wonderful news. The House has passed the first of many DOGE cuts! Now, let's hope it does well in the Senate... Uniquely, since the cuts are part of a rescissions package rather than a typical bill, it only needs to get 51 votes instead of the usual 60 to pass in the Senate. Still, Senate RINOs are already planning to stop it in its tracks. CNN noted: The request will now go to the Senate, where just 51 Republicans need to agree — instead of the usual 60 votes needed to end debate. But multiple GOP senators, including Sen. Susan Collins, who leads the Senate Appropriations panel, have raised concerns about the cuts. Collins told CNN this week she is trying to make changes to the measure. “I think we can change it. We’re still figuring out what the set rules are,” Collins said. PBS and NPR — two networks that stand to lose federal dollars from the House-passed bill — said they are now setting their hopes on the Senate. Both public media networks said in statements that they will lobby senators to reject the spending cut proposal promoted by President Trump, which cuts $1.1 billion in future funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. “The fight to protect public media does not end with this vote, and we will continue to make the case for our essential service in the days and weeks to come,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said. What's your take?

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Israel reportedly established a warehouse of war drones within Iran over the years, and last night, together with 200 planes in 4 waves, they launched the drones from within. Iranian military commanders and top officials were blown up in their headquarters and homes by Israel drones. Israel hit Iran’s nuclear sites and buildings said to […] The post Rising Lion: Israel’s Hezbollah-like Operation in Iran appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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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.”