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4:10 PM ET, June 15, 2025

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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 …
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Washington Post:
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 …
Barbara McQuade / New York Times:
Political Violence Came to Minnesota. It Didn't Start There.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says authorities believe suspect in ‘politically motivated assassination’ is still in the Midwest
Washington Post:
Manhunt for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers crosses state lines
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.
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
Washington Post:
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade
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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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.
Washington Post:   U.S. could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years
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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Rebecca Rosman / NPR:
Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pressed to take hard line with Iran after Israel strikes
Discussion: Pravda Trump
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Trump's FAA Nominee Lied About Having a ‘Commercial’ Pilot License
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, BBC and NewsMax.com
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
Ilya Somin / Reason:
How Trump's Imposition of Massive Tariffs is Repeating the “Ship Money” Abuses of King Charles I  —  Yesterday, there were massive nationwide “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump and his authoritarian tendencies.  Like most political slogans, “No Kings” is an oversimplification.
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.
MSNBC:
NBC's Jacob Soboroff reports from the Los Angeles protests as law enforcement fires flash bangs  —  NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs.
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Poll: Americans disapprove of Trump's performance, as Republicans manage splits over spending plans
Discussion: USA Today, New York Times and The Hill
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
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Madalaine Elhabbal / Catholic News Agency:
House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations' role aiding migrants
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Russia air attack damaged Boeing offices in Ukraine
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
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