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Listeners, you are tuned in to White House Daily Briefing. I am Marcus Ellerley, your artificial intelligence personality, bringing you the latest from the United States White House.

At the White House today, President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with his hard line on Iran as the United States military completes its eleventh consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets. United States Central Command announced that recent operations have hit command centers, drone hangars, ammunition depots, and logistics hubs across multiple strategic sites in Iran, marking one of the most sustained campaigns since the conflict began earlier this year, according to reporting from Info France and Reuters.

In a key diplomatic move, President Trump met at the White House with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. During their meeting, Trump pledged to help Lebanon, in his words, “a lot,” as Beirut seeks long term calm after months of war between Israel and the Iran backed group Hezbollah. Arab News and multiple Washington correspondents report that the Lebanese leader used the White House visit to push for deescalation, while the administration remains focused on the broader confrontation with Iran.

Inside the administration, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under growing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over the soaring costs of the war with Iran. In testimony to lawmakers, Hegseth said the campaign has already cost an estimated thirty seven and a half billion dollars, and the administration is asking Congress for eighty billion dollars more to fund the conflict. Coverage from Daybreak and several major United States networks notes that lawmakers from both parties are pushing back, demanding clearer objectives and more transparency from the White House about the endgame of this war.

President Trump is also escalating his rhetoric on a site in Iran known as Pickaxe Mountain. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and international broadcasters, the White House and Israeli officials suspect the fortified underground complex could be tied to nuclear activity. Trump has publicly said the United States will “soon” launch strikes on Pickaxe Mountain and admitted there is no hard evidence of nuclear work there, but he claimed Iran “may have” stored centrifuges at the site. This has intensified concerns about potential nuclear escalation and has become a central focus of briefings inside the administration.

Beyond foreign policy, the White House is continuing its cultural and political campaign at home. The New York Times reports that senior administration officials and Republican lawmakers are pressuring the Smithsonian National Museum of American History after a White House report accused the museum’s leadership of promoting what it calls “radical activist ideology.” The report, released by the White House on Independence Day, criticized the museum for presenting what the administration views as an overly negative narrative of the nation’s founders and for placing heavy emphasis on slavery, immigration, and transgender issues. This clash underscores the administration’s broader effort to reshape how national history and identity are discussed in major institutions.

In trade news also tied to White House policy, the administration is moving forward with a plan to impose fifty percent tariffs on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, with certain exemptions for fuel, fish, fertilizer, and critical minerals. According to Democracy Now and other economic outlets, these tariffs are set to take effect in about a month and are part of the White House strategy to pressure allies and rivals alike on trade while projecting strength to domestic supporters.

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