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10:25 AM ET, June 13, 2025

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New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  The Israeli government has been making preparations for weeks for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.  —  Here's the latest.  —  Explosions rocked Tehran early Friday morning, and Israel's defense minister said his country's warplanes had carried out an attack on Iran …
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Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
In Twist, U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Israeli Surprise Attack  —  Talks seen as a way to keep the peace gave Israel the opportunity to land heavy military blows  —  U.S. negotiations with Iran aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program were widely seen as an important way to preserve regional peace.
New York Post:
Israel launches ‘preemptive’ air strikes on Iran  —  Israel launched air strikes inside Iran late Thursday, the latest effort by the Jewish state to destroy Tehran's nuclear program.  —  The targets of the operation, the extent of the damage, and any casualties were not immediately clear.
Axios:
Israel's strike on Iran was 8 months in the making  —  Israel's stunning and sprawling operation overnight targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, missile sites, scientists and generals followed eight months of intensive clandestine preparations.  —  Why it matters: The operation launched …
Axios:
Israel strikes nuclear and missile sites across Iran  —  The Israeli Air Force conducted dozens of strikes in Iran on Thursday targeting nuclear and missile sites.  —  Why it matters: Israel is directly attacking its biggest and best-armed adversary, without clear backing from the U.S.
Washington Post:
Israel strikes Iran, killing 3 commanders; Trump urges Tehran to ‘make a deal’  —  Israel strikes Iran; explosions rock Tehran  —  President Donald Trump urged Iran to “make a deal” with Israel “before it is too late,” after Israel launched what it called a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear program and military targets.
Associated Press:
Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran  —  Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites.  The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Israel launches strike against Iran
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As Israel launches a major attack on Iran, Trump's pre-election rhetoric runs into reality
Discussion: Raw Story, Al Jazeera and Mediaite
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. told Israel it won't participate in an Israeli strike on Iran
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
'Before there's nothing left': Trump pushes Iran to make nuclear deal; live updates
Crispian Balmer / Reuters:
After years of waiting, Israel's Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran
Punchbowl News:
6/13/25 ☀️ AM: … Israeli forces launched a punishing wave of attacks …
Discussion: CBS News
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Sen. Alex Padilla Tells MSNBC FBI ‘Escorted’ Him To Trump DHS Presser They Claim He Crashed  —  Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) told MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff that he was “escorted” to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference by FBI agents, where he was then manhandled by agents under the claim they didn't know who he was.
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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Sen. Alex Padilla disputes Trump administration's account of incident that led to federal agents handcuffing him  —  Padilla called the degree of force used by federal law enforcement agents “excessive” and warned similar force may be used during ongoing immigration raids.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Tensions explode on House floor over Padilla incident  —  Rep. John Mannion (D-N.Y.) shocked colleagues in both parties Thursday by tearing into Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in what sources described as a tense and profane confrontation over the forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Noem Says National Guard Occupation Is Meant To ‘Liberate’ LA From Its Mayor And Governor  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  Just before Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press briefing, forced to the ground and then handcuffed …
Discussion: MSNBC
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Sen. Padilla Pushed to Ground, Handcuffed for Demanding DHS Not Lie
NBC News:
Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democrats make a mark in their rowdy pushback to Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump administration can keep control of California National Guard troops for now, appeals court rules  —  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has paused an order for the National Guard to leave Los Angeles.  —  The Trump administration can maintain control of several thousand National Guard troops …
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Politico:
Judge sharply questions Trump's Guard deployment to Los Angeles  —  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer says he's poised to rule as soon as Thursday evening.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge cast doubts Thursday on the legality of President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles …
Washington Post:
Trump plans broader use of National Guard in immigration enforcement
Discussion: New Republic and CNN
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump exceeded powers by sending National Guard, Marines to L.A., judge rules
Wall Street Journal:
Hundreds of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Planned in Opposition to Trump  —  Progressive groups hope to cast a ‘split screen’ with the president's military parade  —  Boasting tanks, cannons, soldiers and fireworks, President Trump's military parade Saturday is designed to be a spectacle.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Dictator Cosplay
Will Selber / The Bulwark:
The Real Costs of Trump's Parade
Discussion: Advocate
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate GOP Strips Provision From Tax Bill That Would Let Trump Rule As A King  —  They removed jarring language from the House GOP's “big, beautiful bill” that would have limited the ability of courts to enforce contempt orders.  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans have quietly removed …
New York Times:
Trump's Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades  —  The authors reviewed distributional analyses from bills over the last 35 years.  —  The Republican megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor.
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions.  The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.  —  Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems.  For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
All the polls on the LA protests and Trump's response so far  —  I have struggled to come up with more to say on the Los Angeles protests that isn't repetitive of some of the great things other people are writing on the subject.  But then it struck me that it may be useful to readers …
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
ICE agents get green light to make unjustified warrantless arrests  —  The agency announced an accountability policy has been rescinded. … On Wednesday an email landed in the inboxes of all ICE employees with the subject: “Termination of Castañon-Nava Settlement Agreement.”
 
 
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