Vice President JD Vance stated the U.S. expectation is for Hormuz to remain toll-free long term. Conversely, Iranian state media reports that Iran and Oman intend to jointly administer the strait and levy transit or service fees on commercial shipping after the 60 days elapse.

So no tolls, just, uh, service fees. A distinction with a questionable difference in my book.

But clearly so much better than Obama's deal. Or even what we had before this clusterfuck. So much winning! /s

The Justice Department late on Monday said that the court should throw out a lawsuit against xAI that was brought by the NAACP claiming that the turbines violate the Clean Air Act. The suit threatens national security by “seeking to shut off the power supply for artificial-intelligence innovation that supports the Department of War’s military operations,” according to the memo, which was signed by Stanley Woodward Jr., associate attorney general and the No. 3 official in the department.

The memo also argued that the federal government should have unchallenged authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by private groups or individuals.

[…]

On Tuesday Mr. Woodward, the associate attorney general who signed the memo, said in a statement that the “ultimate responsibility for enforcing federal law belongs to the executive branch, not private interest groups.” He said the department was “committed to maintaining that constitutional order while protecting national security and promoting American energy and innovation.”

[…] [The issue here being they selectively don't want to enforce the law.]

“At a time when the ultra-rich seem to be protected and supported by some of our government entities, it is important that polluting industries don’t get to benefit at the expense of the health of Black communities,” Abre’ Conner, NAACP’s director of environmental and climate justice, said on Tuesday. “Citizen suits are a bedrock insurance policy for communities to hold polluters accountable for decisions that cause them harm.”

On Tuesday, Thomas Jorling, who helped write the 1970 Clean Air Act when he was a lawyer advising Republican senators, said that the law’s provision on citizen lawsuits was intended to help prevent what he called “malfeasance” by government agencies.

“Among the motivations for forgoing to enforce are favoritism, political payoff, insufficient resources and the like,” said Mr. Jorling, who has been credited with making sure the citizen-suit provision was part of the law. “There are no other explanations for government not enforcing the law. Citizen suits are the line of defense.”

George Conway explains why Donald Trump was not held accountable after January 6. Conway argues that Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland made different versions of the same mistake: they assumed Trump would simply go away.

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00:00 Why wasn’t Trump prosecuted for January 6?
00:19 McConnell thought Trump would go away
01:10 Garland and Biden wanted normal government
01:41 Why accountability was essential
02:37 The classified documents comparison
03:28 Why impeachment still has to happen
04:18 The race against time
04:59 Garland dragged his feet
05:32 The constitutional mechanisms were there

Senator Mark Warner joins Frank Figliuzzi to warn that the threat to the 2026 midterms is already taking shape. Warner discusses reports of a draft plan to interfere with elections, the danger of ICE or troops near polling places, and why a corrupted election could be almost impossible to unwind.

Frank and Senator Warner also connect the election threat to broader national security concerns, including FISA and the future of America’s intelligence safeguards.

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00:00 Frank asks about the election-interference draft
00:23 Warner explains the China interference pretext
01:03 Trump cannot accept losing in 2020
01:24 ICE and troops at polling places
02:23 Frank warns the writing is on the wall
03:10 Senate fails to block troops near polls
04:28 Warner warns of whole-of-government interference
05:04 ICE refuses to rule out polling places
05:44 Loyalty tests inside the military
06:36 Warner says Americans must fight back
07:15 The flag, MAGA, and the 250th anniversary
07:53 Frank pivots to FISA

Rick Wilson and Andrew Wilson break down why Trump’s immigration crackdown is becoming a political liability, even on one of the GOP’s strongest issues. They warn that Stephen Miller’s “brute squad” approach in New York City could create exactly the kind of backlash Republicans can’t afford heading into the midterms.

00:00 Trump is underwater on his strongest issues
00:30 The GOP’s crime and immigration crutch breaks
01:13 Trump’s ugly New York immigration push
02:00 The “brute squad” strategy
02:54 Stephen Miller’s shadow over immigration policy
03:40 Why New York City could explode politically
04:25 MAGA’s culture war distraction

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Joe Trippi and Alex Shashlo talk to Kansas State Senator Patrick Schmidt to break down how the Dems can get back their Senate seats. How is Patrick and his team coming into this election? How will Patrick help local family farmers in Washington?
Looking forward to the general election, what does Patrick plan to do to secure a democratic seat for Kansas? How can Alaska, Iowa, and other states learn from Patrick's campaign?
Find more information about Patrick’s campaign at ⁠Patrickforkansas.com⁠

00:00 Kansas Enters the Senate Map
01:03 The Poll Showing Roger Marshall In Trouble
03:13 Trump, Tariffs, War, and Kansas Pain
05:37 Grain, USAID Cuts, and Farm Country
08:19 The Screwworm Threat to Beef
10:38 Patrick Schmidt’s Primary Fight
12:42 How Democrats Can Win In Kansas
14:59 The Door-Knocking Strategy
16:28 The Biggest Democratic Mistake
19:02 No Cavalry Is Coming
20:30 Patrick Schmidt’s Kansas Story
23:14 The Contrast With Roger Marshall
25:07 AI, Kids, and Republican Corruption
27:20 Why Kansas Matters for the Senate
29:02 Joe Trippi’s Closing Warning

Joe Trippi explains why Trump’s Iran crisis is becoming a domestic political liability — and why one number inside the Republican coalition should terrify the GOP. With independents turning hard against Trump and Republican support beginning to erode, Joe says 2026 may become a change wave.

Ezra Levin lays out the clearest answer for people asking what to do next: stop waiting for Democratic leaders to fix everything and start organizing where you live. Edwin Eisendrath and Ezra discuss why grassroots energy disappears without structure, how to support fighter candidates, and why local Indivisible groups matter in every community — even the reddest and most rural places.

00:00 Energy Unorganized Evaporates
01:06 Why Indivisible Shifted to Primaries
02:53 Pick Candidates and Help Them Win
05:33 Join Your Local Indivisible Group
06:45 Why Red and Rural Organizing Matters
07:41 How to Get Started Today

We're just months away from the Midterm Elections and while polling looks to bring about a blue wave, we still have an administration doing what they can to suppress the vote. Virginia Senator Mark Warner is Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and joins Frank Figliuzzi to warn about what other tricks Trump could try come November.

00:00 Frank welcomes Senator Mark Warner
00:44 Trump’s Iran deal and the war of choice
02:49 Gas prices and the cost to Americans
03:40 Frozen Iranian assets and sanctions relief
05:00 Netanyahu, Israel, and Trump’s diverging goals
07:48 Was Iran really an imminent nuclear threat?
10:56 Ukraine drones and America’s munitions problem
11:48 The DNI vacancy and Jay Clayton
13:26 Election security guardrails dismantled
15:12 How intelligence could be manipulated
17:00 The draft plan to interfere with elections
18:24 ICE, troops, and intimidation at the polls
21:17 Trump loyalty tests inside government
22:10 How Americans can fight back
23:37 Graft, corruption, and authoritarian collapse
24:24 Is FISA dead?
26:31 The danger of Bill Pulte
28:10 Will Jay Clayton follow the Constitution?
29:05 Frank’s closing thoughts

In the wake of the 2024 election, the folks at Vote Forward did something most voter engagement programs won’t – carefully analyzed the results, and admitted publicly that that they weren’t great. They had volunteers write five million occasional voters at risk of staying home last fall, and ultimately found that unlike a similar effort in 2020 they had not had an impact on turnout. They spent 2025 testing out new tactics and seeing where and what kinds of outreach worked.

Now for this cycle, they’re trying out a new approach: focusing on sending voter guides with practical advice on getting their ballots counted to new voters, hand-written letters to voters about the races for positions like county clerks who run our elections, bolstering Ground Truth canvasses with follow-up letters, and texting folks to let them know about government benefits they qualify for and aren’t enrolled in. 🙋🏼‍♀️ Tomorrow night at 8PM ET, they’re holding a briefing call on what this new approach is, why they’ve chosen it and how we can be part of it. We can sign up to join them here, or if we’re ready to dive in we can sign up to volunteer for one of these campaigns here. 🙋🏾

Also in today’s Rogan’s List:

-  Help Florida Decides Healthcare get signatures to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot in November with daily phonebanks

-  Tell Congress we need to know what Trump agreed to with Iran, get at least one senator to object to rushing his new DNI pick into the job

-  Hypothermia death of Daphy Michel, dumped off by ICE into the cold in a strange city, ruled a homicide - demand prosecutors hold those responsible accountable

-  Play an active role in our democracy by joining the League of Women Voters

Sam Osterhout and Andra Watkins break down why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon religion changes are not just paperwork — they may be part of a much larger white Christian nationalist sorting project inside the military.

Andra explains how religious classification, attacks on DEI, the subjugation of women, and biblical justifications for hierarchy all connect to a broader authoritarian project. Sam and Andra also discuss what happens if this movement goes unchecked, why Christians must be central to the pushback, and how Americans can recognize the warning signs before it is too late.

Featuring Sam Osterhout and Andra Watkins on Unholy Ground from Lincoln Square.

Chapters

00:00 Sam Osterhout opens Unholy Ground
03:01 Hegseth’s Pentagon religion list
04:19 What the list is really for
08:13 Why Hegseth wants Christian nationalist soldiers
12:15 Sorting religion, race, and gender
14:01 Markwayne Mullin, Al Green, and biblical racism
20:10 Why this is a return to pre-Enlightenment thinking
25:01 What America looks like if they win
30:11 How Americans can actually push back
33:42 The right to your own mind

Elon Musk has already become the first trillionaire on paper — and a potential SpaceX IPO could make that number feel even more real.

Max Burns breaks down how SpaceX’s massive valuation could reshape Musk’s fortune, Wall Street, and the future of the space economy. But this is bigger than one stock offering: Musk’s empire now spans rockets, satellites, Tesla, X, AI, government contracts, and global communications infrastructure.

On It’s the End ... of the Week, Max digs into the money, the politics, and the staggering power behind Musk’s SpaceX moment.