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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is Suddenly Raging at Tucker Carlson—and MAGA Is Deeply Rattled  —  You may have heard it said that Donald Trump won in 2024 in part by vowing to end “forever wars.”  During the campaign, Trump ripped Democrat Kamala Harris for campaigning with Liz Cheney, slamming her for wanting …
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Politico:
Inside the clashes between Trump and Gabbard  —  The director of national intelligence has rankled Trump with her statements about nuclear war, and the president has suggested she's off message.  —  As President Donald Trump privately mulled joining Israel's campaign against Iran this month …
Rolling Stone:
Fox News Is Demanding War With Iran.  Donald Trump Is Listening  —  Trump's heavy consumption of Fox News content is increasing his appetite for direct military confrontation with Iran  —  As President Donald Trump weighs sending U.S. forces to help Israel bomb Iran …
Reuters:
Live Updates: Trump Says ‘Nobody Knows’ His Plans on Iran  —  President Trump said he “may” or “may not” order U.S. forces to attack Iran's nuclear sites.  Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected his call for “unconditional surrender.”  —  WANA, via Reuters  —  Tehran
Reuters:
Russia tells US not to strike Iran, warns of nuclear catastrophe  —  Russia is telling the United States not to strike Iran because it would radically destabilise the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, and Moscow said Israeli strikes risked triggering a nuclear catastrophe.
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Absolutely Explodes in MAGA Civil War Gotcha Moment
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Privately Approved Attack Plans For Iran But Has Withheld Final Order
W.J. Hennigan / New York Times:
Trump Is Threatening War Against Iran. Here's Who Can Stop Him.
Washington Post:
Trump gave Iran an ultimatum but has made no final decision on war
Violet Jira / NOTUS:
Steve Bannon Predicts Most of MAGA World Will ‘Get on Board’ with Trump on Iran
David Dayen / Drop Site News:
AIPAC Demands Democrats “Stand With Israel” on Iran
Politico:
State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants  —  Applicants will be vetted for “any indications of hostility towards the citizens, culture, government, institutions or founding principles of the United States.”  —  U.S. diplomats have officially …
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Washington Post:
State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules  —  The new visa requirements could impact hundreds of thousands of visa applications each year, raising concerns about staffing requirements.  —  The State Department is restarting interviews for new student visas …
Discussion: Reuters
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.  The justices' 6-3 decision in a case …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Democrats walk out of Senate Judiciary hearing probing Biden's mental fitness  —  Democrats are refusing to participate in the first congressional hearing focusing on allegations of former President Joe Biden's mental decline while in the White House.  Only Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) …
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Members clash over increasing their own security
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Benjamin Ryan / NBC News:
FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials  —  The twice-yearly injectable drug's potential could be compromised by the Trump administration's dramatic cuts to HIV-prevention infrastructure in the U.S.  —  The Food and Drug Administration has approved …
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ youth suicide hotline next month  —  President Trump's administration has ordered a crisis service for LGBTQ youth to close within 30 days in a move that opponents have said will have dire consequences.  —  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration …
Discussion: SAMHSA, Mother Jones, NPR, Daily Kos and Advocate
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Julie Zauzmer Weil / Washington Post:
Social Security fund could run dry ahead of earlier forecast, trustees say  —  If Congress does not overhaul the funds' financing, automatic cuts will slash Social Security benefits by 23 percent in 2033, according to the latest trustees report.  —  Summary384
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Social Security, Medicare finances worsen, bringing funding cliffs sooner
Discussion: Associated Press
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Deseret News condemns Lee's posts about Minnesota shooting  —  The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a “poor light"' on the Beehive State.  —  The Deseret News has condemned Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee for social media posts about two shootings in Minnesota …
David K. Li / NBC News:
Break-in reported at home of slain Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman  —  Police say someone pried off a wood covering and broke a window to enter the Brooklyn Park house.  —  Police are investigating a reported overnight break-in at the boarded-up home where Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman …
Chris Polansky / Connecticut Public:
'I'm still the hope guy': Former President Obama addresses Hartford crowd  —  Former U.S. President Barack Obama spoke at The Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford Tuesday evening.  —  Obama's appearance came amid political unrest across the country and outrage over actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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Allison Detzel / MSNBC:
Barack Obama warns the U.S. is ‘dangerously close’ to slipping into autocracy under Trump
Discussion: Newsweek, NextDraft and Daily Kos
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie Visited Biohazard Lab With RFK Jr. Before Hospitalization  —  ☣️☣️☣️  —  The HHS secretary shared an image alongside Noem “inspecting the biological hazard labs” a day earlier.  —  Kristi Noem was hospitalized for an allergic reaction …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats probe FBI handcuffing of Padilla  —  The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is scrutinizing FBI agents' forcible removal and handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) at the agency's Los Angeles headquarters last week, Axios has learned.
Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
Hegseth defends Kinglsey Wilson amid questioning about antisemitic record  —  ‘Any suggestion that I or her or others are party to antisemitism is a mischaracterization attempting to win political points,’ the defense secretary said  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered a strident defense …
Marist Poll:
NYC Mayoralty, June 2025  —  Cuomo Breaks 50% in 7th Round of Ranked Choice Voting  —  Andrew Cuomo leads the Democratic primary race for New York City Mayor, but the contest has tightened.  Cuomo is the first-choice candidate of nearly four in ten likely Democratic primary voters …
Politico:
Hegseth defers to general on Pentagon's plans for Iran  —  U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Erik Kurilla is overruling other top Pentagon officials.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given an unusual level of authority to a single general in the latest Middle East crisis …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism  —  👨🏻‍⚖️ PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  Earlier this week, a federal judge in Boston explicitly called …
Discussion: Reuters
New York Times:
The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash  —  Under its new leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee has been plagued by infighting and a drop in big donations, raising alarms from Democrats as they try to win back power.  —  Just months into the tenure of a new party leader …
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Florida Dem who posted huge special election fundraising set for Senate run  —  Josh Weil drew national attention this year when he significantly outfundraised his Republican opponent in a deep-red district.  —  Florida Democrat Josh Weil, the once little-known progressive teacher who stunned …
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Hegseth spars with Democratic senators during Congressional hearing  —  Hegseth came under fire for how the military was used in the protests.  —  Sen. Elissa Slotkin questions Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Senate Armed Services Committee, June 18, 2025 in Washington.
New York Times:
How Dr. Phil and a Top Adams Aide Helped Ease ICE's Path Into New York  —  Kaz Daughtry, a freewheeling deputy mayor, has emerged as a crucial ally for the Trump administration and its border czar.  So has Dr. Phil.  —  If President Trump's border czar was going to meet the goals …
Discussion: AM New York
Grant Smith / Bloomberg:
China's Oil Demand Will Peak Earlier Than Expected, IEA Says  —  China's oil demand will stop growing earlier than expected, reinforcing the outlook for a global peak and prolonged supply surplus this decade, the International Energy Agency said.  —  The IEA slashed forecasts …
 
 
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NBC News:
Kennedy's picks for vaccine advisory panel raise concerns about anti-vaccine bias
Discussion: New York Times and Ars Technica
E.J. Dickson / The Cut:
‘More Babies and Beef Tallow, Less Blue Hair and Birth Control’
Lautaro Grinspan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Hispanic reporter arrested at protest now in ICE custody, faces deportation
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Growing Threat of Homegrown Religious Extremism
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Axios:
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ProPublica:
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Maya Goldman / Axios:
Tariffs drive some health plans to hike premiums
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Trump's FAA pick acknowledges he doesn't have a ‘commercial’ pilot's license
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
5 takeaways from Virginia's primary election results
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Tovia Smith / NPR:
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families
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