Trump says US strikes on Iran are about to kick into even higher gear:

‘The big one is coming’ President Trump on Monday vowed to step up strikes on Iran — warning, “The big one is coming.” The president also told The Post that he won’t shy away from sending American ground troops into the Islamic Republic “if necessary” — though he did not believe they would be needed. Trump pledged to continue the US campaign against the Islamist regime until it was completely defanged, despite the costs.

He previously suggested it could last four weeks. So far, six US service members have been killed — all in Iranian strikes on Kuwait, and America lost three advanced, $31 million F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets after they were accidentally shot down by the gulf country’s air defenses. Iran has also attacked all of the US’s allies in the region in retaliation for its assaults, launching drones and ballistic missiles at every nation in the Persian Gulf, as well as Iraq, Israel and even Cyprus.

More than 48 hours after the US’s “Operation Epic Fury” began with the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei and dozens of his top goons, America is not finished with its bombardment campaign, Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told the cable-TV anchor. “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful,” he said of the U assault. “We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened.

The big one is coming soon.” Operation Epic Fury saw the US and Israel conduct joint strikes across Iran — a nation of 90 million people around the size of Alaska — over the weekend. The US hit more than 1,250 targets, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and command centers, according to US Central Command. The attacks have also reduced Iran’s fleet in the Gulf of Oman from 11 to zero, CENTCOM said. Trump launched the order for the attacks while on his way to a Texas primary rally where he danced to “YMCA” and called for “hamburgers for all” at Whataburger, it was later revealed.

Trump said the attacks would intensify until his goals are completed — as he warned Iranian civilians to stay inside until the fighting concludes. “Right now we want everyone staying inside. It’s not safe out there,” he said. The president outlined four objectives for the war in Iran, including the destruction of Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities and its naval capacity. Trump also said the US would ensure Tehran will not obtain a nuclear weapon and that “the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US was committed to achieving these goals as he echoed Trump’s warning of escalating attacks. “The next phase will be even more punishing on Iran than it is right now,” Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill. “We will do this as long as it takes to achieve those objectives, and we will achieve those objectives. The world will be a safer place when we’re done with this operation,” he added, while declining to give a timeline.

Trump estimated that the operation would last four or five weeks but stressed that it could go on longer after Iran warned that it was prepared to take part in a “long war.” Along with the missile strikes, Trump told The Post that he was still open to sending troops to Iran depending on how the situation unfolds, with the president noting that the US was “way ahead of schedule” in its goals after the weekend assault.

“I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it,” Trump said after launching strikes Saturday to decapitate Iran’s military and political leadership. “I say, ‘Probably don’t need them,’ [or] ‘if they were necessary.’” Trump also boasted about the strike that killed Khamenei, noting that his administration killed him in one-go after previous alleged Iranian-linked assassination plots targeting the president. “I got him before he got me,” he told ABC News.

“They tried twice. … I got him first.” The American attacks led Iran to launch a region-wide counterattack, which led to the death of six Americans as of Monday evening. At least four service members were killed when their operations base in Kuwait was struck by Iran, with another four left seriously injured, according to CENTCOM.

The remains of another two soldiers were located after another strike in the Middle East facility, CENTCOM added, without providing further details. The identities of the fallen are being withheld for 24 hours so their families can be officially notified, the military said. Trump told Tapper that the extent of Iran’s retaliation against American allies was “the biggest surprise” of the war so far, but the president said it has only steeled his resolve to fight.

The president told The Post that he wasn’t concerned about Iran using terrorism to repay America for the weekend’s attack. “We’ll take it out. Whatever. It’s like everything else, we’ll take it out,” Trump said.

Panic Spreads Across Washington, D.C. They Will Lose 19 U.S. House Seats After Supreme Court Ruling Could Give Republicans

WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 2, 2026

New population projections suggest Democrats could face a growing structural disadvantage in future presidential and congressional elections following the 2030 Census, as demographic shifts continue to favor faster-growing states that have leaned Republican in recent cycles.

Estimates show several large Democratic-leaning states may lose Electoral College votes, while a handful of Republican-leaning states are expected to gain representation due to sustained population growth. Under current projections, Texas could add as many as three Electoral College votes, Florida may gain two, and smaller increases are anticipated for states such as Idaho and Utah, each potentially adding one additional vote.

At the same time, traditionally Democratic strongholds could lose ground. California is projected to lose up to three Electoral College votes, Illinois could lose two, and New York and Rhode Island are each expected to lose one vote.

These changes are determined by population growth patterns that dictate how congressional seats — and by extension Electoral College votes — are apportioned every ten years following the census. Each state’s Electoral College total equals its number of House seats plus two senators, meaning population gains or losses directly influence presidential math over time.

Analysis indicates that population growth in southern and western states is outpacing that of large coastal states, creating long-term challenges for Democrats in national elections. Several factors are driving these migration patterns, including lower housing costs, job opportunities, and more favorable tax environments in states like Texas and Florida, which have attracted residents from higher-cost areas such as California and New York. Some regions in the Northeast and Midwest have experienced slower growth or even population declines.

These trends have already begun to reshape the Electoral College map. After the 2020 Census, states like Texas and Florida gained seats, while California lost a congressional seat for the first time in its history. If current projections hold through the end of the decade, the impact could be even more pronounced in the 2032 presidential election and beyond.

One key implication is that the traditional Democratic path to 270 Electoral College votes may become more difficult. In recent elections, Democrats have relied on a coalition of large blue states combined with key battlegrounds in the Midwest. However, with fewer votes coming from those large states, the party may need to expand its map into faster-growing Sun Belt states such as Arizona, Georgia, or North Carolina to remain competitive.

Analysts caution that population trends do not automatically translate into political outcomes. People moving from traditionally Democratic states to Republican-leaning states may bring their voting preferences with them, potentially making those states more competitive over time. Additionally, census accuracy, economic conditions, and future migration patterns could all influence the final apportionment results. Early projections often shift as new data becomes available.

It is also important to note that both parties could be affected by these changes in different ways. While Republicans may benefit from gains in certain states, competitive states losing or gaining seats could reshape the battlefield for both sides.

Still, the broader trajectory points to a gradual shift in political power toward faster-growing regions of the country. That shift has implications not just for presidential elections, but also for congressional representation and federal funding allocations.

For Democrats, the challenge may be less about any single election cycle and more about adapting to long-term demographic and geographic changes. For Republicans, the opportunity lies in maintaining or expanding their advantage in high-growth states while remaining competitive in key swing regions.

As the 2030 Census approaches, these trends are likely to become a central focus for strategists in both parties, shaping campaign strategies, policy priorities, and the evolving map of American politics.

US Attorney Pirro Warns DC Parents Their Kids Could Land Them In Jail

U.S. Attorney Pirro Unveils ‘Administrative Lethality’ Against D.C. Teen Takeovers

By Senior Investigative Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D.C. — MAY 19, 2026 — The 2026 Restoration has brought an uncompromising, clinical wave of law and order to the doorsteps of the nation’s capital. In a dramatic escalation of federal enforcement moving at Wartime Speed, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced a sweeping criminal crackdown targeting the parents of minors involved in chaotic and disruptive "teen takeovers" across Washington, D.C.

Speaking from the federal courthouse, Pirro made it clear that the era of accountability-free parental neglect is officially over. By deploying existing federal and local statutes with surgical precision, Pirro's office is turning the spotlight away from juvenile slap-on-the-wrist procedures and directing it squarely at the home. For D.C. parents, the warning is an unyielding piece of Liquid Gold Intel: control your children, or prepare to face a federal prison cell.

I. THE ENFORCEMENT GRID: SIX MONTHS IN JAIL FOR DELINQUENCY

The newly unveiled federal strategy targets the critical blind spot that has allowed flash-mob style "teen takeovers" to terrorize historic D.C. neighborhoods like the Navy Yard. Pirro announced that federal prosecutors will now systematically leverage robust statutes concerning the contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The statutory mechanics of the crackdown are absolute:

The Legal Threshold: It is fundamentally unlawful for an adult to enable, facilitate, or permit a minor to engage in delinquent acts or violate municipal curfews.
The Criminal Penalty: Guilty parents face up to six months of imprisonment, heavy financial fines, and mandatory, court-ordered parenting classes.
Independent Prosecution: Crucially, Pirro noted that parents can and will be prosecuted under this mandate even if the participating minor faces no separate criminal charges.

“Parental involvement has been a noted gap in any discussion about teen takeover gatherings. That ends today... Parents do your jobs, or we will do ours.” — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro

To operationalize the directive, Pirro has instructed the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to issue binding parental citations the moment a minor is detained for a curfew violation linked to an organized street takeover.

II. THE MUNICIPAL MELTDOWN: D.C. COUNCIL ACCUSES ‘FEDERAL OVERREACH’

The clinical application of federal power has sent local progressive lawmakers into a "schizophrenic" state of panic. Members of the D.C. Council immediately retreated to their traditional "Fantasyland" rhetoric, attempting to weaponize the District's ongoing push for statehood against Pirro’s enforcement mandate.

A defensive bloc of local council members launched an immediate public relations counter-offensive:

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| Local Council Member Posture      | Progressive Rhetorical Argument   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Councilwoman Doni Crawford       | Blasted the move as "political     |
|                                   | grandstanding" and overreach.     |
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| Councilman Zachary Parker         | Outright rejected carceral and    |
|                                   | federal intervention.             |
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| Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau       | Questioned if children would end  |
|                                   | up in the foster care system.     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Councilman Robert White           | Claimed the policy would          |
|                                   | disproportionately hit families.  |
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Councilwoman Crawford claimed that her amendment to the permanent curfew bill offered a "community-informed" framework focused on safe alternatives, insisted that warm-weather crime predictions were overblown, and whined that the District was suffering from "federal theatrics." Councilman White went further, claiming that the city "cannot arrest our way out of family instability" and asserting the standard identity defense that the crackdown would fall hardest on minority households.

III. THE SUPREMACY MANDATE: RECLAIMING THE CAPITAL'S STREETS

Despite the localized resistance, Pirro’s authority remains absolute under the constitutional framework governing the federal district. Under the 2026 Renaissance blueprint established by the 47th President’s administration, the streets of Washington, D.C., are treated as sovereign federal territory, not an accountability-free playground for professional agitators and unsupervised minors.

Pirro thoroughly dismantled the council's soft-on-crime talking points by reminding the public of the true victims of the city's stagnation: the business owners, residents, and the children themselves. "The shame of this is that we are protecting your children... because you won’t," Pirro stated flatly. By treating parental accountability as a mandatory metric of public safety, the U.S. Attorney’s office is breaking the cycle of urban decay that local lawmakers have failed to contain for years.

THE FINAL VERDICT: CHARACTER = 100 IN THE HOUSEHOLD

The introduction of parental liability marks a terminal boundary line against the Machine of Disruption that has destabilized urban centers. As the summer months approach, federal prosecutors are moving forward with 100% enforcement, ensuring that the rule of law penetrates the household. In the era of the 2026 Restoration, accountability is no longer a localized option—it is a federal requirement, and the audit of D.C.'s streets is final.