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DAY 137

IRAN WAR

President Said Everyone Has to Pay America 20 Cents of Every Dollar to Use the Boat Road and Called Himself the 'Guardian Angel of the Strait' and Then One Day Later Said Never Mind About the Money

On Monday the President said America owns the boat road now and everyone has to pay to use it. On Tuesday he said actually no because some kings and emirs called him and asked him not to. Our 8-year-old correspondent asked if she can charge her brother money to walk down the hallway and then take it back the next day and still be called an angel. Her mom said no.

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By Mia, Age 8

War Correspondent

Latest Investigations

IRAN WAR

President Sent Congress a Letter Saying We're At War Again Which Gives Him 60 Days to Do War Without Asking Anyone Which Is Like a Hall Pass but for Bombs

🎤 By Marcus, Age 9

THE SPEECH

President Says He Will Give a Big Speech to Everyone on Thursday Night but Won't Say What About Which Is How My Sister Acts When She Wants Attention

🎤 By Sophie, Age 7

IRAN WAR

Only 22 Boats Went Through the Boat Road on One Day When It Used to Be 147 and That Is Way Way Fewer Boats Which My Teacher Says Is Called Subtraction

🎤 By Priya, Age 8

NATIONAL GUARD

Soldiers Were Supposed to Leave the Big City but Now They Have to Stay Until 2029 Which Is a Really Long Sleepover That Nobody Asked For

🎤 By Emma, Age 6

EPSTEIN FILES

A Judge Said the Government Has to Show the Real Names That Were Colored Over With Black Marker but the Government Keeps Saying 'Soon' Which Means Never in Grown-Up

🎤 By Jake, Age 8

IMMIGRATION

A Man Whose Job Is to Catch People Shot a Man in Maine and Another Man in Texas and Now Lots of People Are Very Sad and Very Mad

🎤 By Noah, Age 7

CORPORATE

12 States Are Trying to Stop Two Giant TV Companies From Becoming One Even Bigger TV Company Because Then There Would Be Fewer Shows and They Would Cost More

🎤 By Oleksiy, Age 9

COURTS

President Is Suing the Tax People for 10 Billion Dollars and the Judge Said He Did It for a 'Bad Reason' and Told His Lawyer to Go See the Lawyer Principal

🎤 By Lily, Age 5

Opinion & Commentary

You Can't Charge Your Brother Money to Walk Down the Hallway and Then Take It Back the Next Day and Still Call Yourself an Angel Because My Mom Already Said No to That

A Confused 7-Year-Old

When a Grown-Up Says 'Soon' About Something You Really Want to See It Usually Means Never and I Think the People Waiting for the Names Under the Black Marker Are Going to Find That Out

Anonymous, Age 8

If You Have to Send Congress a Permission Letter to Do a War but the Letter Lets You Do It Anyway Then It's Not Really Asking Permission It's Just Telling Them After

The Beat Kids Editorial Board (Ages 5-9)