Goldphoner – The long-awaited-by-MAGA Trump T1 smartphone began shipping last week, according to USA Today. Trump Mobile, headed up by Don Jr. and Eric has taken an estimated 600,000 deposits at $100 each, while disclaiming, “a deposit is not a purchase” and “does not guarantee a Device will be produced or made available for purchase.” The T1 will not be produced in the US as first promised, though final assembly will be here. Chipset is by Qualcomm (per The Verge) whose president and CEO, Christiana Amon, was among the oligarchs who accompanied President Trump in China last week.

Tick, Tick, Tick or TACO Tuesday? – Time is just about up, again, for Iran as President Trump Truth Socialed the US ceasefire with the country will end if our enemy does not agree to a peace deal, The Guardian reports. As is usually the case, such a deal hinges on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Tehran has demanded a lasting ceasefire in Lebanon before there could be a broader peace deal.

“For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE,” Trump's Truth Social post reads.

At least TIME will BE OF THE ESSENCE Tuesday, when Trump is scheduled to meet with national security advisors to discuss next US Military steps, Axios reports. 

The ceasefire did not keep Iran from hitting the United Arab Emirates with a drone strike that caused a fire at a nuclear power plant, according to The Guardian. UAE officials called the strike a “dangerous escalation” and blamed Iran and its proxies. 

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, reported intercepting three drones.

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Trump Drops IRS Suit – President Trump moved Monday morning in a federal court in Florida to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service – his own administration’s IRS – over past leaks of his tax returns, The Associated Press reports. A deal to drop the suit if the IRS paid $1.7 billion to his allies over what they claimed were unlawful, politically motivated investigations and prosecutions was not mentioned in the filing in the Florida federal court, where Trump filed the suit in 2025. 

ABC News first reported the potential $1.7 billion deal, the AP reports, which drew instant Democratic backlash. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) called such a deal “unconstitutional.” 

“This, of course, is a political grievance fund that Donald Trump can use to pay off his friends,” Raskin told ABC News This Week.

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Fuel Pains – The national average price of a gallon of unleaded regular is $4.515, down 1.3 cents from Friday and up $1.533 from February 28, the AAA reports. Diesel was down 3.1 cents to $5.631, or $1.834 higher than the day before the war.

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No Crying in Politics – Two-term Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who voted to convict President Trump in January 2021 for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election was defeated for his shot at a third term in Saturday’s GOP primary with just 25% of the vote, according to The New York Times. 

Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), with 45% of last weekend’s vote, faces state Treasurer John Fleming in a June 27 primary runoff. Fleming is an ex-Trump administration official who garnered 28% of the vote. 

Trump Truth Socialed after the vote that Cassidy’s “disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now part of a legend, and it’s nice to see his political career is OVER!”

Conversely, Cassidy told supporters in Baton Rouge Saturday, “When you participate in a democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. But you don’t pout. You don’t whine. You don’t claim that an election was stolen from you.” –Compiled and edited by Todd Lassa