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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Appropriations for next month's of WAR of CHOICE (Iran) : need an extra $88 billion, says Hegseth

 Trump asks Congress

(House of Repr.) for

$88 billion, mostly for

war in Iran -- NY TIMES

reporter Catie Edmondson

5:30 p.m. Eastern

Wed. early evening

Trump lambasts Sen. Cassidy over length of "War of Choice" and called Sen. Murkowski (Alaska) a "horrible person"

 Face-to-face at the closed-to-press

luncheon at CAPITOL HILL - Senate dining area

details

nytimes.com/2026/06/24/

us/politics/

trump-gop-senate-meeting-iran.html

Group B : Switzerland (visitors in World Cup) defeated CANADA 2-1

 Switzerland is a slight favorite

in their decisive World Cup

match today against Canada

in Vancouver.  They have the

edge in tactical experience

and overall squad quality.

3 - 5:15 p.m Eastern TIME

Fox Television

Telemundo

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (apostolic Church key leadership) -- annually June 29 (R. Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, some Lutheran)

 June 29

the celebration is of ancient origin;

honoring the two apostles' faith,

ministry and sacrifice.

This feast always falls on the same

day for R. Catholic and Orthodox. . .

Lee Greenwood, a fave opera tenor C. Macchio, MUSIC acts to highlight July 4, 2026 250th Anniversary national "Party"

 a now-famous Tenor

Christopher Macchio will

headline and beside him

will be Lee Greenwood,

song composer of "God

Bless the U.S.A." --

host to be POTUS 47

Trump . . .

WashingtonPost.com

"The SINGER who stands

by Trump and who is on a

quest to get God to Bless

the U.S.A."

Geoff Edgers

on the singer/songwriter

who has aligned himself

unequivocally with 

Donald John Trump . . .

Midsummer's Day is JUNE 24 (annually)

almanac.com

Old Farmer's Almanac p. 135

The Sixth Month -- June has 30 days

also religious holiday

Nativity of St. John the Baptist

(R. Catholic & Eastern Rite)

Hegseth purges / fires top general (Christopher Donahue) -- exclusive scoop W. Post

 Washington Post

reporter Dan Lamothe

Wed. 6/24 2 p.m. Eastern

Highly regarded inside

PENTAGON, Gen. Christopher

Donahue has been fired by Hegseth,

despite internal efforts in "War Dept."

to extend this key Army "warrior"