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12:20 PM ET, June 15, 2025

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New York Post:
Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter has ties to Middle East and Africa, runs security company  —  The Minnesota man being sought in connection with the Saturday morning assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another runs a security company and has ties to the Middle East and Africa, online biographies showed.
Wall Street Journal:
Who Is Vance Boelter?  The Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect  —  The 57-year-old worked in security and as a pastor.  A list found in his car included prominent abortion-rights supporters in Minnesota, according to an official.  —  MINNEAPOLIS—The suspect in the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers …
Wired:
Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry  —  The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress' fight over security erupts after Minnesota shootings  —  A long-simmering fight over congressional security roared back to the surface this weekend following a pair of shootings against Minnesota state legislators at their homes that left two dead and two others hospitalized.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, CBS News and Politico
New York Times:
What We Know About the Suspect in the Minnesota Lawmakers Shootings
Cameron Arcand / Fox News:
Minnesota rep killed made headlines days earlier over vote on benefits for illegal aliens
Washington Post:
What we know about the at-large suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shooting
Washington Post:
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade  —  For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.  —  Summary0  —  Planes roared over the heart of Washington on Saturday evening …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure  —  The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political speeches  —  WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a hideously expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., on his birthday.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘No Kings’ rallies draw big crowds to protest Trump and his policies  —  Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.  —  Summary2689  —  Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday …
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Melania Appears to Doze Off During Trump's Birthday Military Parade
Discussion: New York Times
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Takeaways From Trump's Military Parade in Washington
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
“No Kings Day” protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump  —  The “No Kings Day” nationwide rallies against Donald Trump/for democracy on Saturday turned out millions of people.  —  That's per a collective crowdsourcing effort led by Strength In Numbers, and involving many members of the independent data journalism community.
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids  —  President Trump's decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise.  It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.
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Axios:
Inside Trump's backtrack on immigration  —  For months, Trump administration officials have been adamant about targeting all the millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, regardless of their work or taxpaying status.  — But now Trump is making a huge exception …
Rebecca Rosman / NPR:
Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict  —  Israel and Iran exchanged another round of intense missile strikes into Sunday, fueling growing concerns that the fighting could escalate into a wider regional conflict.  The latest exchanges came just hours …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pressed to take hard line with Iran after Israel strikes
Discussion: Pravda Trump
Catie McLeod / The Guardian:
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests  —  Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne  —  An Australian man who was detained upon arrival …
U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Iraq:
Security Alert for U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Iraq (June 15, 2025)  —  Event: The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence or attacks against U.S. businesses and locations frequented by U.S. citizens.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Yes, They're Going After Medicare Too  —  REPUBLICANS SAY THE HEALTH CARE CUTS in their One Big Beautiful Bill wouldn't touch Medicare.  —  That is not true.  —  One reason is the bill's projected fiscal effects.  Thanks to all the tax cuts, the legislation would likely increase deficits enough …
NBC News:
Poll: Americans disapprove of Trump's performance, as Republicans manage splits over spending plans  —  Immigration remains Trump's strongest issue, according to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, though Americans are closely divided over how he's handling it.
Discussion: The Hill
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David French / New York Times:   Millions of Americans Like Trump Better in Theory Than in Practice
Elissa Salamy / WTTG-TV:
Man drives into crowd of protesters at ‘No Kings’ rally in Virginia  — Police say 21-year-old Joseph R. Checklick Jr. intentionally drove an SUV into a crowd of protesters in Culpeper, hitting at least one person.  — Checklick Jr. was arrested and charged with reckless driving …
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Gunman Opens Fire on ‘No Kings’ Protest in Salt Lake City  —  ‘DEEPLY TROUBLING’  —  One person has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.  —  A gunman opened fire on thousands of protesters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday evening.
Madalaine Elhabbal / Catholic News Agency:
House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations' role aiding migrants  —  The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability have announced the launch of an investigation into more than 200 nongovernmental organizations …
 
 
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