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9:45 PM ET, June 15, 2025

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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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Washington Post:
Israeli strikes could cause regime change in Iran, Netanyahu says; Iran fires more missiles at Israel  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that regime change in Iran “could certainly be the result” of Israel's military campaign.  “Because the Iran regime is very weak,” he said in an interview with Fox News.
Rachel Scott / ABC News:
Trump says 'it's possible' US gets involved in Israel-Iran conflict
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US official tells AP
Axios:
Trump has not called Walz following shooting of Minnesota lawmakers  —  President Trump has not called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz more than 24 hours after a prominent Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were killed in what officials have described as a “politically motivated assassination.”
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Riley Moser / CBS News:
Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman's wife shares update after shooting: “We are incredibly lucky to be alive”  —  Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman's wife shared an update after a shooting injured the couple at their home early Saturday morning.  —  U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday afternoon shared …
Wall Street Journal:
Who Is Vance Boelter? The Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect
Washington Post:
Manhunt for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers crosses state lines
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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 …
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.
Discussion: The Bulwark and The Moderate Voice
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.
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The Daily Beast:
MAGA Sen. Mocked for Absurdly Calling Dem Assassin ‘Marxist’  —  JUMPING THE SHARK  —  Senator Mike Lee joined Elon Musk in portraying the suspect in attacks on Minnesota lawmakers as a leftist.  —  Republican Senator Mike Lee faced ridicule for calling the suspect of fatal shootings in Minnesota a “Marxist.”
Salt Lake Tribune:
Marcher wounded in Salt Lake City ‘No Kings’ protest shooting dies  —  Police chief says the victim was not shot by the suspect, who is in jail.  —  Note to readers  •The Salt Lake Tribune has made this story free to all.  —  A marcher critically wounded in a shooting …
New York Times:
How a manhunt works, according to security experts.  —  Police officers converged on an area where investigators said they found a vehicle belonging to the suspect in the shootings of two state lawmakers.  An emergency alert urged caution after officials said the man should be considered armed and dangerous.
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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 …
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
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 and The Independent
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump's FAA Nominee Lied About Having a ‘Commercial’ Pilot License
Discussion: New York Daily News
CBS News:
Padilla warns about what happens “when cameras are not there” after removal from Noem event  —  Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California, who last week was briefly detained after being forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference, tells …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Padilla says FBI agent, Guard member escorted him to Noem's briefing before removal
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
How a city in Nebraska is recovering after the state's largest worksite immigration raid  —  Omaha is trying to forge ahead following the raid's chilling effect on the local workforce and the community at large.  —  OMAHA, Neb. — Every seat in the waiting area of Glenn Valley Foods …
Discussion: NewsNation
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
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
New York Times:
Randi Weingarten Quits D.N.C. Post in Dispute With Chairman  —  In a letter to the party's chairman, Ken Martin, Ms. Weingarten wrote, “I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging.”  —  Randi Weingarten, the longtime leader of one of the nation's most influential labor unions …
Washington Post:
U.S. could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years  —  Net migration could turn negative, some economists warn, weighing on economic growth and fueling inflation.  —  Summary1181  —  For the first time in at least half a century, more people may leave the United States …
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.
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.
Leah Askarinam / Associated Press:
The GOP's big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions  —  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts.  —  But what, exactly, would be a cut?  —  Hawley and other Republicans acknowledge …
Discussion: New York Sun
 
 
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CBS News:
Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 15, 2025
Discussion: Newsbusters and NewsMax.com
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Macron Offers Aid For Greenland Security Amid Trump Threats
Reuters:
Exclusive: US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say
Bernard Goldberg / The Hill:
Some free commonsense advice for Democrats about winning back men
Barbara McQuade / New York Times:
Political Violence Came to Minnesota. It Didn't Start There.
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
‘Trump Inc.’: Filings Show Staff Profited From Being in the President's Orbit
Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth's personal cheerleader
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
How Kennedy's overhaul could make vaccines more expensive
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U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Iraq:
Security Alert for U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Iraq (June 15, 2025)
Discussion: U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran and UPI
NBC News:
Poll: Americans disapprove of Trump's performance, as Republicans manage splits over spending plans
Discussion: New York Times, USA Today and The Hill
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Yes, They're Going After Medicare Too  —  REPUBLICANS SAY THE HEALTH CARE CUTS …
Discussion: The Hill
Madalaine Elhabbal / Catholic News Agency:
House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations' role aiding migrants
Catie McLeod / The Guardian:
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests