06/11/2026, 03:51 PM
The Consumer Price Index surged to 4.2% in May, the highest in three years, driven by energy costs from the U.S.-Iran war. President Trump told reporters, 'I love the inflation,' promising prices would 'come down like a rock' once hostilities end — drawing immediate fire from Democrats who accused him of mocking struggling Americans.
The US launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iranian air defense and radar sites after President Trump accused Tehran of shooting down a US Army helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. Within hours, Iran fired back at bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, shattering a fragile ceasefire.
06/11/2026, 12:01 PM
The National Park Service plans to build the 250-foot monument 20 hours a day, year-round, to complete it within three years. Veterans and a historian have already sued to block the project, arguing it would ruin the iconic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House.
