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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 …
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Minnesota killings spread fear in country riven by violence against politicians — The shootings revealed that America's political fractures have penetrated even into the homes where elected officials sleep. — Summary209 — Daniel Hernandez, whose life has been shaped by violence directed …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress' fight over security erupts after Minnesota shootings
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Rachel Scott / ABC News:
Trump says he ‘may’ call Walz after Minnesota shootings, calls him ‘grossly incompetent’
Trump says he ‘may’ call Walz after Minnesota shootings, calls him ‘grossly incompetent’
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Axios:
Trump has not called Walz following shooting of Minnesota lawmakers
Trump has not called Walz following shooting of Minnesota lawmakers
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New York Times:
How a manhunt works, according to security experts.
How a manhunt works, according to security experts.
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Barbara McQuade / New York Times:
Political Violence Came to Minnesota. It Didn't Start There.
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
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Washington Post:
Manhunt for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers crosses state lines
Manhunt for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers crosses state lines
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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.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump's Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President — Three dozen horses, 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, and millions of taxpayer dollars later, and Donald Trump's military birthday parade was still a flop at best. — A crowd that was well under the administration's …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank — It would be a gross understatement to say it rained on Donald Trump's birthday parade Saturday night. Man, it poured.The 47th president had hoped to rule over Flag Day by deploying the artillery of a strutting strongman …
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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.
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Hosts $45 Million Military Parade For Himself Before Underwhelming Crowd
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US officials say — President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. — “Have the Iranians killed an American yet?
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump ruled out Israeli assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, U.S. officials say — Over the weekend, Israel had an operational window to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but President Trump made it clear that he is against such a move, U.S officials told Axios.
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Rebecca Rosman / NPR:
Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict
Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict
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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 …
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Trump's FAA pick has claimed ‘commercial’ pilot license he doesn't have — Bryan Bedford, the nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration, for years erroneously stated in his Republic Airways bio that he is a pilot with a “commercial” rating. — President Donald Trump's nominee …
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Krystal Frasier / KSTP-TV:
Sources: Vance Boelter's wife detained for questioning after traffic stop near Onamia — Vance Boelter's wife detained for questioning after traffic stop near Onamia — A manhunt is underway for Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers - one of them fatally - as well as their spouses.
New York Times:
Syrian General Questioned in Case of Missing American — The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012. — A top Syrian general under President Bashar al-Assad before his ouster …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Padilla says FBI agent, Guard member escorted him to Noem's briefing before removal — Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said Sunday that a member of the National Guard and an FBI agent escorted him into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference last week before he was forcefully removed.
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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 …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
How Amy Coney Barrett Is Confounding the Right and the Left — President Trump appointed her to clinch a conservative legal revolution. But soon after arriving at the Supreme Court, she began surprising her colleagues. — As President Trump was leaning toward appointing Amy Coney Barrett …
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 …
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.
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New York Times:
‘Golden Share’ in U.S. Steel Gives Trump Extraordinary Control — Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals. — To save its takeover of U.S. Steel, Japan's Nippon Steel agreed …
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