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Recent Briefings

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 13 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: Trump was an hour from new Iran strikes before Gulf states pulled him back, the Senate voted 50-47 to constrain his war powers, and a stalled cold front is about to pa…

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 13 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: Trump pulls back a Tuesday Iran strike at Gulf insistence, a $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' is born from a settled IRS suit, and North Texas heads into a mul…

Monday, May 18, 2026 12 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: Iran formalizes its grip on the Strait of Hormuz just as US-Israeli strike preparations sharpen, crypto takes another macro hit with the corporate accumulation thesis …

Sunday, May 17, 2026 12 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: Trump returns from Beijing with no Iran deal and a Pentagon contingency plan now called 'Operation Sledgehammer,' a drone hits a UAE nuclear plant for the first time i…

Saturday, May 16, 2026 12 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: state enforcement lands on city hall desks as Paxton freezes property-tax authority for 130+ Texas municipalities over audit failures, the Panhandle burns through a 17…

Friday, May 15, 2026 12 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: institutional friction is the frame. The House War Powers resolution tied 212-212 — one vote away — one day after the Senate's 50-49 near-miss on the same question. CL…

Thursday, May 14, 2026 13 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch — institutions under pressure, several threads reaching inflection points. The Iran War Powers vote came within one defection of passing for the first time, the CLARITY…

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 14 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: a ceasefire on 'massive life support' is colliding with leaked intelligence that Iran quietly rebuilt most of its missile network during the lull — and Trump is now in…

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: leverage is the through-line — Trump calling Iran's peace reply 'garbage' as the ceasefire wheezes and a 90% enrichment threat lands in response, Senate Republicans pr…

Monday, May 11, 2026 13 stories

Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: the Iran ceasefire is fracturing — Trump rejected Tehran's counterproposal as Iran formalizes a toll scheme on Hormuz transits, Texas weathered its third statewide sev…