How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel  —  President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel's push for an assault on Iran's nuclear program.  With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids  —  ICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively affect the food industry.  —  Summary21

GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware: Poll  —  A plurality of voters oppose the tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll this month.  —  Summary936  —  As Senate Republicans race …

Trump Says He Has No Plans to Call Walz After Shootings in Minnesota  —  “I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I'm not calling him,” the president told reporters.  —  President Trump said that he had no plans to call Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota after a man assassinated …

Trump ‘Reamed Out’ Hegseth for Flop Birthday Parade: Author  —  P***ED OFF  —  The president wanted a “menacing” military parade but got the opposite instead, Michael Wolff tells The Daily Beast Podcast.  —  President Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade …

‘Have you no decency?’  Read the scathing letter a Minnesota US Senate staffer sent to Mike Lee  —  The deputy chief of staff for Sen. Tina Smith questioned if joking about the death of Melissa Hortman is a “successful day for Team Lee.”  —  After Utah Sen. Mike Lee promoted right-wing conspiracy theories …

White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending  —  The president's top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.  —  The White House is signaling it may soon invoke a little-known …

NAACP won't invite Trump to convention, breaking a 116-year tradition  —  The civil rights group condemned what it said was President Donald Trump's attempt to undermine democracy.  It has invited sitting presidents since 1909.  —  Summary191  —  The NAACP will not invite President Donald Trump …

Retail sales fell 0.9% in May, worse than expected, as consumers pulled back … Consumer spending pulled back sharply in May, weighed down by declining gas sales and looming unease over where the economy is headed, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.  —  Retail sales declined 0.9% …

The Army parade was a massive success  —  The parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army was a joyous occasion that honored over two centuries of sacrifices of some of the bravest men and women in our nation's history.  With the country less than 13 months from celebrating …

FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020  —  Newly declassified intelligence report partially corroborated but was recalled before it could be fully investigated, officials say.  — Article  — Dig Deeper

Only Nonviolence Will Beat Trump  —  For Saturday's No Kings protests, an estimated five million people marched in over 2,000 cities and towns.  The marches were a striking display of nonviolent dissent amid an increasingly volatile political environment.  —  Together with the military deployment …

How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin  —  Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything  —  Remember ivermectin?  The animal-deworming medication was used so avidly as an off-label COVID treatment during the pandemic that some feed stores ended up going out of stock.

A Senator's Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup  —  For decades, Robert Menendez, 71, was one of New Jersey's most influential Democrats.  He is expected to start serving an 11-year sentence on Tuesday.  —  For decades, Robert Menendez had the ear of presidents and prime ministers.

Centrist Identity Politics Is out of Control  —  Andrew Cuomo?  That guy again? … June 17, 2025  —  5:45 AM  —  The New York Times has sort of endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the race for New York City mayor, and you should consider this bad news—even if you don't live in New York City …

Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

The White House Wants to Numb Voters to This  —  Trump portrays Democratic-led states and cities as un-American, aiming to normalize treating them like the enemy.  —  One major American city in turmoil was apparently insufficient for President Donald Trump.

Hacktivist group claims cyberattack on Iran's Bank Sepah  —  The hacker group Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a cyberattack targeting Bank Sepah, one of Iran's oldest financial institutions with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Army.

Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials  —  Soldiers shot Gazans who were expecting aid trucks, according to the local health ministry  —  Israeli soldiers killed 45 Palestinians who had gathered in the hope of receiving aid near Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis …

Return of the American assassin  —  The right has no monopoly on violent fantasy, but liberals are far less likely to own guns  —  People are not always what they seem.  Vance Luther Boelter is a Christian preacher with a residential security company.  Last weekend he is suspected of killing …

Central Pa. sheriff criticized over Facebook meme showing blood-covered ‘Protester Edition’ truck  —  An image apparently shared on the Facebook page for the Adams County sheriff depicting a blood-covered truck with the words “Protester Edition,” is going viral and prompting outrage.

Starmer Picks Up Trump's Papers, and 2 Small Political Wins  —  The British prime minister scrambled at President Trump's feet in a viral moment, but he may be happier than the other Group of 7 leaders with his moment in the sun.  —  The image was unfortunate: Prime Minister Keir Starmer …