The quiet money behind those 2024 ads
Plus: US and Iran trade strikes for a second day, and a Minnesota plea deal
Morning Politics | Thursday, June 11, 2026
Today’s Deep Dive
Documents Tie Pro-Trump Nonprofit to 2024 Push to Question Election Certification
A nonprofit incorporated in Delaware in 2023 helped pay for ads that told swing-state officials they could refuse to certify the 2024 election. Its directors include a longtime Trump lawyer and a researcher who now works inside DHS. The documents are new. The implications are not small.
World Politics
US and Iran Trade Strikes for Second Day as April Ceasefire Frays
Centcom hit Iran’s south overnight. Iran answered with ballistic missiles at US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, and says the Strait of Hormuz is now closed. How close is the April truce to total collapse?
Economy & Money
Solar Outproduced Coal in the U.S. for the First Time in May
For the first time ever, solar generated more U.S. electricity than coal in a single month. It happened while the White House is actively trying to revive coal, and as AI data centers send power demand climbing. Is this a turning point or just a sunny May?
Tech & Power
Canada Moves to Bar Under-16s From Social Media, With a Catch for Tech Firms
Canada wants to keep kids under 16 off social media. But the bill quietly hands tech companies a way out, and it also targets AI chatbots. Who actually has to comply?
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